More ideas...

Look at these cute ideas Meredith has come up with for the Round Tab punch! Can you believe how many things you can create with all of the Stampin' Up punches? I just love the apples, they are perfect for a back to school card or a Thank You card for a teacher.

Oval Punch

Here are some more cute ideas from Meredith, this time using the oval punch.

More Punches!

Still nothing new as I am in the process of unpacking, but check out all of the fun things you can do with the Designer Lable Punch!

I finally made it

Hello again! I made it here to the land of 10 million acres of corn (aka Minnesota). Since I'm still unpacking my stuff I don't have anything new to show you that I have made, but I do have some punch sheets that I will be sharing with you over the next few days that another demonstrator, Meredith Burnsed, has created. Meredith is so creative and you will be amazed at what she has created with her Stampin' Up! punches. Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions about how something is made.

Favors

It's been awhile since the shower, but I just realized I haven't posted the favors I made so I thought I would post them.

I found a template for them on another blog, but I can't find the link right now. If you recognize where these came from let me know and I will post the link.

Recipe:

Stamps: N/A

Ink: N/A

Paper: Bashful Blue

Accessories: Soft Subtles eyelets, crop-o-dile, 1/4" Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, small cellophane bags.

Thank you gifts

My summer has come to an end :(. I had quite a few Stamp Camps, Technique classes, and Scrapbooking classes these last few months and I had two very loyal customers (one of them was my mom) who attended every single class. I thought I would make one of the suitcases from Becky's Traveling Trio set for each of my customers and include some matching cards to go with the suitcase. I am so pleased with how they turned out!

If you have any questions on how I made anything or what I used please don't hesitate to contact me.

Monkey Tower

Joana and I made some "It's a Boy" favors to give out after Nathan is born. We put a few Hershey's Kisses that are covered in blue foil and say it's a boy inside the small Stampin' Up! cellophane bags and tied some bashful blue 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, then we put the bags inside of the boxes we made using the Big Shot (boy do I love that thing!!).

Recipe:

Stamps: Monkey Business, I can't remember the name of the roller right now

Ink: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Whisper White

Accessories: Small cellophane bags, 1/4" Bashful Blue grosgrain ribbon, Big Shot

Gift box

Last Saturday I went to baby shower #2 for Nathan. Another friend of Joana's hosted this shower over in Seattle.

I had this little monkey and pair of socks I bought for Nathan awhile back so I made a box and set them inside. The instructions for the box can be found on Becky's website. She has some amazing step-by-step tutorials that you can buy at a very reasonable price.

Recipe:

Stamps: Monkey Bussiness, Everything Baby

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Accessories: Key Tag punch, Small and Large Tag punches, double stitched chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon, Hemp

Techniques Class

Throughout the summer I have been doing a techniques class. This last Tuesday was the last class of the summer. Here are the two cards my customers created after learning their new techniques.

The first technique was watercoloring roses from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set. Patty does a great tutorial if you are interested.

The next technique was the mosaic technique. I learned this from a fellow demonstrator. It's a great way to use up DSP scraps that you just can't seem to throw away.

Mosaic directions

1. Cut up 1/2" strips of Designer Series Paper (DSP) into small pieces. The pieces do not need to be the same shape or size.

2. Arrange your pieces onto a sticky sheet of paper (I used a mailing label).

3. Once you have arranged your randomly cut scraps onto the sticky paper sprinkle embossing powder over your sheet. Shake off the extra powder and emboss with your heat tool.

4. Add to the front of your card and embellish as desired.

Baby Buggie

Here is the card I made Joana for her shower. I got the idea from this adorable card.

Recipe:

Stamps: Riveting

Ink: Bashful Blue

Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Bashful Blue DSP

Accessories: Eyelet border punch, Scallop punch, 1 3/8" punch, 1 1/4" punch, Whisper White taffeta ribbon, Big Shot scallop circle die

By looking at the card that Liz made I just kind of made up my own version. If you are interested in how to make the card let me know and I'll try my best to walk you through the directions.

Baby Shower pictures

Here are a few pictures from the baby shower on August 1st. Everyone had a great time and Joana and Steve recieved some wonderful gifts for baby Nathan.

My mom and I stamped the white paper tablecloths with monkeys and bananas so the table wasn't so plain looking. Stamping on a paper table cloth is a great alternative to confetti.

All of the food was prepared by both grandmas and one of many great aunts.