Stamping with Michelle

Love Never Ends

Today's sample features the Just Celebrate set from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I just love how versatile this set it.  The large open features of the images make them really easy to work with since there is not a lot of fine detail to color in.






















Materials: Just Celebrate and Rough Texture Jumbo Wheel
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Rose Red, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla and Kraft
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Rose Red and Ballet Blue
Accessories: 5/8" Chocolate Chip grosgrain, Aquapainters, and Stampin' Dimensionals

Don't underestimate the value of sending a handstamped card "just because".  In this electronic age that we live in, hardly anybody sends a real letter anymore.  Imagine the pleasant surprise of opening your mailbox and finding a card sent at an unexpected time.  Now think of somebody that you can share that joy with, and send them a card in the mail.  I guarantee it will be a worthwhile $.42 spent!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Pick a Petal....or a whole bouquet!

After the long winter that we had, I think we are all eager to get into our gardens and plant some flowers!  Here is a fun card that is sure to make the recipient smile! 






















Materials:  Pick a Petal and Hugs and Wishes
Cardstock: Purely Pomegranate, Groovy Guava, Basic Black and Whisper White
Ink: Purely Pomegranate and Groovy Guava
Accessories: 1 3/8" circle punch

This was a card that we made at my stamp a stack class last month.  It is quick and easy and with all the different petals in the Pick a Petal set, you can create a whole bouquet of flowers, each unique!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Lovely, lovely Lilacs!

Lilacs are my absolute favorite flower.  They were my dad's favorite flower too.  He's be gone for five years now, but every years when the lilacs bloom, it makes me think of my dad.  The season is always far too short for me!  Anyhow, in celebration of lilacs, I designed this card as one of my make and takes at my workshops this month.



















Materials:  Blossoms Abound
Cardstock: Lavender Lace, Elegant Eggplant, Mellow Moss and White Naturals
Ink: Lavender Lace, Elegant Eggplant, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke
Accessories:  Slit punch, 1/16" circle punch, Silver brads and Stampin' Dimensionals

It's a simple card, but it makes me smile!  Go enjoy the lilacs and I hope you have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Cutie Pie Scrapbook Pages

I haven't posted very many scrapbooking pages lately, so I thought I'd share what my scrapbook club did this month.  I will be taking sign up soon for my fall memberships in clubs.  If you have any interest in joining, let me know and I can give you more details.













Materials:  No stamps!
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron and Bashful Blue; Cutie Pie DSP
Ink: No ink
Accessories: Round Tab Punch, Five Petal Punch, Soft Subtles Brads, 1/16" circle punch

I only got a few pictures on.  Above the wallets, that frame is sized to fit a 5x7 photo, and then on the other side the frames are sized for snapshots.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Only two weeks left.....

There are only two weeks left if you would like to be able to take advantage of the chipboard promotion.  Don't forget in addition to the diecut chipboard pieces, we also have clipboards, notebooks, and a mini scrapbook that you can have fun embellishing as well.

Here is another sample using a chipboard flower with the chunky glitter!

Materials: Pretty Amazing and Short and Sweet
Cardstock: Real Red, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie, Pixie Pink and Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive, Pixie Pink and Basic Black
Accessories: On Board Blossoms and Basics, Chunky Glitter, Ice Circle Rhinestone brads, Corner Rounder, Blender pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Crop a Dile, Tombow liquid adhesive

I applied the glitter to the chipboard using the new Tombow glue.  I put a thin layer of glue all over and then sprinkled on the glitter.  Once the glitter dried, I punched a hole using the cropadile!  That thing punches through chipboard like a hot knife in butter!

Don't delay...order your chipboard today!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Chipboard everywhere

I'm so sorry I haven't posted yet this week.  I started to try yesterday, and I encountered technical difficulties and I never got back to it.

Anyhoo....You still have two more weeks to take advantage of the chipboard promotion.  To whet your appetite for chipboard here is the card I made for my mother for Mother's Day.

Materials: Just Like You and Short and Sweet
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Whisper White
Ink: Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Rose Red Classic ink and Rose Red Craft ink
Accessories: Bashful Blue striped grosgrain, Key tag punch, On Board Blossoms and Basics, Pretties Kit, Cropadile

The chipboard flower I colored using the craft ink and a sponge dauber.  That is my favorite way to color chipboard and I think probably the easiest!  The flower in the middle of the chipboard comes from the Pretties Kit and to dye that, I just pressed it into the ink pad until I liked the color.  The rhinestone brad in the center also comes from the Pretties Kit.

Let me know what you think and how you are using chipboard!  If you email me a picture of your sample, I'd be happy to post it.  Just be sure to use only Stampin' Up products.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Mmmm....Cake!

Birthday cards are always fun to make, and I don't know about you, but it seems I always need one!  Here is a quick and easy card using the Just Celebrate set from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Materials: Just Celebrate, Dilly Dally
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal, Confetti White
Ink: Basic Grey and Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Stylized Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Stampin' Pastels, Chocolate Chip Poly Twill ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Next time you need a quick birthday card, give this one a try.  It is also a layout that you will find I got back to frequently.

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Scrap Fun 2008

Unfortuantely, this event has been canceled.  However, I'm still planning on holding this class.  I will hold it on Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30pm at my house.  The cost to attend is $35, and I need your prepaid RSVP by June 23.  You will get the supplies to create two of these albums, one of which we will complete that night.

am excited to announce that I will be part of the first Scrapbooking Expo to be held in Maine!  Scrap Fun 2008 will be held at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine July 18-20.  I will be there on Saturday and Sunday as a vendor and I will be holding a class on Saturday, July 19 at 9:00 making the Amazing Folding Scrapbook.

Here are pictures of the fun scrapbooking project!

Pardon my thumb in that last picture, but it gives you an idea of how the scrapbook folds up!  I'd love to see you all!  For more information visit the Colisee's website here

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Happy Little Puppy!

Our "For Father" set from the Occasions Mini catalog has four adorable stamps that will make great masculine cards.  OK...maybe adorable isn't the word I should use.  Hmmm....macho?  No...fabulous?  Well, anyway, they are great stamps for masculine cards not the least of which you'll need for Father's Day cards next month!

Materials: For Father and Flannel Plaid
Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Chocolate Chip, River Rock and Confetti Cream
Ink: Basic Grey, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip and Blue Bayou
Accessories: River Rock ribbon, Antique Brads, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Crop a Dile, Stampin' Dimensionals

This is a stamp set that you are not going to want to miss.  But, don't wait too long!  You've got until June 30 to order this stamp set or anything else that catches your fancy from the Occasions Mini catalog!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle