Stamping with Michelle

Color Combo #4

Well, I think it is high time I resurrect a past feature....the Color Combos!  I have actually had this card sitting on my computer table ready for this post for longer than I am willing to admit!

First, here is the color combo:

I honestly don't remember where  I had picked up the inspiration for this combo.  I may have flipped through the color coach, but it was too long ago.

Here is the sample I created with this combo:

Materials: Circle Circus and Curly Cute

Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, River Rock, Baja Breeze and Whisper White

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Baja Breeze and Early Espresso

Accessories: 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch and 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, Early Espresso 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Clear rhinestones, 1/16" circle punch and Stampin' Dimensionals

I did this card before Christmas, but it is actually a great color combo for this time of year.  It is a muted without being depressing!  It would also make a great color combo for a masculine card.

I'd love to see what you do with this color combo.  Email me a photo of your creations, and I'd love to share them!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Thinking Spring

The other day when we had that bit of a warm spell, I was headed out to my card and I heard a chickadee for the first time since winter began.  What a wonderful sound!  Between the fresh smelling spring air and the sound of the bird, I really got a pick me up and a reminder that spring isn't far around the corner.  

I was thinking about that, and it reminded me of this card that I did:

Materials: Nature Walk

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, and Ivory Naturals

Ink: Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray ink pads and Crumb Cake marker

Accessories: Very Vanilla 1/8" taffeta ribbon, Aquapainter, Air Art Gun, stamping sponge, stampin' dimensionals

 

Here is the image of the entire stamp set:

  
 Nature Walk (wood)  #121925    $25.95

Nature Walk (clear) #121997    $18.95

Nature Walk (digital download)  #123603    $1.95

 

This is one of my favorite stamp sets from the Occasions Mini catalog.  As soon as I saw it, I knew it would be one that I would order....just because I liked it!  The coordinating paper is to die for too!  

You can order this stamp set through April 30.  Click on the shop now button to got to my website and you can be playing with this stamp set before you now it!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Elijah's Valentine's

I know that Valentine's Day was Monday, but I just had to show you the Valentine's I made with my six year old son for his class:

Of course, I designed them, and I cut and scored the card stock, but he pretty much did everything else.  Here's a close up of one of them:

                            

And here's the inside:

                                           

Materials: Love You Much

Cardstock: Whisper White and Real Red

Ink: Real Red and Pink Pirouette

Accessories: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, Stampin' Dimensionals

He was so proud of his Valentine's!  

I had mentioned on Facebook that I spent last Friday in his first grade classroom and we made Valentine's with the kids.  We didn't quite finish them, so his teacher was going to take pictures on Monday and send them to me.  Unfortunately, over the weekend, a radiator burst in her classroom.  There was four inches of water on the floor and steam so thick you cut through it.  Among many lost and damaged items, were the kids' cards.  So, I don't have any pictures to share with you, but I can tell you that they came out really cute, but, most importantly, the kids had a great time stamping them!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Happy Valentine's Day!

Today is the day that hopeless romantics everywhere raise their glasses in celebration.  I, personally, don't get all hyped up about Valentine's Day.  It seems like a waste of money to buy chocolates I don't need to eat or flowers that only last for a few days.  I'm secure in my husband's love :)  There is, however, something uniquely enjoyable about working with pinks, reds and hearts!

Here is a sample that I created last month that I've been showing off and on at my workshops:

Materials: XOXO

Cardstock: Real Red, Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo card stock; Real Red Glimmer paper

Ink: Real Red and Pink Pirouette

Accessories: 1 3/4' x 7/8" oval punch, Scallop Rectangle Clearlit and Big Shot, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

Here is a better look at the stamp set so you can see the images that come with it:

        

 

 

        XOXO  121909    $16.95 (wood)

        XOXO  121973    $12.95 (clear)

        XOXO  123691    $1.95 (digital download)

 

 

I think may favorite part of this card is the glimmer paper.  I have a love-hate relationship with glitter.  While I love the glitz and glam, I hate the mess!  The glimmer paper is the best of both worlds!  I can only hope that they come out with more colors :)

To order the glimmer paper or any other products, be sure to click on the Online Ordering button on the left of the screen.

Happy stamping and a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Michelle

Autism Awareness Paper Crafting Day

I am pleased to announce that I will be participating in a paper crafting day to raise money for autism awareness.  It will be held on Saturday, April 2 at the Knights of Columbus on East Avenue in Lewiston.   Here is the flyer with the details:

You can download a PDF for this registration by clicking here

I will be there for most of the morning, if not a good part of the afternoon, and I will be providing one of the make and takes.  This is a great opportunity to bring your scrapbooking or cardmaking supplies and just spend some time with friends creating!

I hope that you can join us for that day.

Michelle

Button, Button, who's got the Button?

One of the new stamp sets in the Occasions Mini Catalog is the set Button, Button.  

This makes a great set for general occasion cards.  The stamps also make great background.  Here is a fun card we did at my last stamp a stack

 Materials:  Button, Button and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi and Whisper White

Ink: Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango and Wild Wasabi

Accessories: 1/14" Square punch, 1 3/8" Square punch, 1" circle punch and Modern Label punch

 

This card makes for a fun and cheerful birthday card.  It could also be used for a thinking of you, thank you, or even get well.  The possibilities are endless!

This stamp set is available until April 30.  Click on the Online shopping button on the left of the blog to get to my website where you can order this or any other stamp set!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle

Flowers in the snow

I hope that wherever you are today, you are able to hunker down at home and avoid having to go out in this storm!  We've surely been making up for last year's mild winter, haven't we?  I don't mind the big storms like this, it's the little piddly ones that I'm getting sick of!

Anyhoo, I thought I'd brighten your day with a happy flower card that will help remind us that Spring always does follow Winter!

Materials: Awash with Flowers and Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Sahara Sand, and Whisper White

Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Garden Green

Accessories: Melon Mambo ribbon (retired), Modern Label punch and Stampin' Dimensionals

The astute among you will notice that I've got a retired ribbon on this card.  This was a sample that I had done up last Spring for a class I did specifically with this set. I've been holding on to it for a good time to post :)  I think I have one more sample from that class that you might see in the next few weeks.

Don't forget that Sale-a-bration is under way.  You can click the shop now button on the left of the blog to get to my website.  There, you can shop from the comfort of your home, in your PJ's, at midnight!  Well, only if you want to.  But, with the snow blowing out there, you won't have to leave your house to have some fantastic new stamping toys making there way directly to you!

Happy Stamping!

Michelle