Stamped Silly

I love the stamps in the new Occasions Mini Catalog! The bird from Nature Walk caught my eye. Here is the card that I created:

Materials:

Nature Walk Stamp Set
Clearly for You Stamp Set
Pear Pizzaz Springtime Vintage Button
Chantilly Crochet Trim
Dimensionals
Card Base: Basic Black 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
Very Vanilla – 4″ x 3 1/4″
Crumb Cake – 2″ x 3 1/4″
First Edition Designer Paper – 3″ x 4 1/4″

Tear edge of Very Vanilla cardstock, ticket punch other two corner. Attach Crumb Cake and tear edge. Attach ribbon to First Edition Designer Paper and thread through Pear Pizzaz Springtime Button. Attach all to Basic Black cardstock. Use a dimensional behind button to keep in place.

Stamp flower/stem with Pear Pizzaz onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Stamp again without reinking. Stamp bird with Basic Black ink on top of flower/stem. Clean stamp and then stamp again with Crumb Cake ink. You do not have to line it up it should look a little off to give a shadow effect. Stamp “for you” in Basic Black ink and clean. Then stamp in Crumb Cake ink to give shadow effect. Attach to card with dimensionals.

I haven’t been scrapbooking for a while, but I broke down and did this digital page with My Digital Studio. I love this program from Stampin’ Up!.

Stampin’ Up! has put together some bundles to help you save money this Holiday. Each bundle set is 20% off. This offer is good from October 19 to December 16, 2010.

The Challenge this time was Impress with Less. The idea was to create a simple small scene with a black backdrop (frame) on a white background. I used My Digital Studio by Stampin’ Up! to create this card:

You can see all the cards here.

About 6 months ago, I purchased My Digital Studio from Stampin’ Up! I had just started getting into digital scrapbooking and I like that it offered the colors, papers and stamp sets that I love in a digital format. After you purchase My Digital Studio, you can receive updates for free including new colors and papers. The current update includes a trifold card, a journal and postcards perfect for Holiday cards.

Right now, Stampin’ Up! has lowered the prices on professional print products. Up to 60% on some items. To see prices click here.

Here are some of the recent creations that I have made using the product. My Digital Studio runs for $79.95. Click here to see the product and other Stampin’ Up! products as well.

I love this Craft Tote and wish that I could get one! If you join Stampin’ Up! as a Demonstrator now through October 18, 2010, you can get this cool tote for FREE. Joining is easy. For $175 you receive four stamp sets, one wheel, designer paper, card stock, stamp pads, markers and more! Plus you get business supplies to help you get your business started. Contact me today if you are interested in this great opportunity.

Are you looking for cute Halloween, Christmas and Valentine stamp sets? How about new designer paper, decorative elements and accessories? You can find all this and more in the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog good through January 3, 2011.

Browse through the catalog online here.

The second challenge at the Crafty Catwalk was to Use What Ya’ Got and create a frame using designer paper. The inspiration was based on these cool sunglasses.

I used my new Owl Punch from Stampin’ Up! to create this card. The designer paper is Greenhouse Gala. Here are the dimensions:

Card Base – Pear Pizzaz 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
Chocolate Chip – 3 3/4″ x 3″, 4 3/4″ x 1 1/4″, 1 3/8″ circle punch and Owl body and eyes
Designer Paper – 3 1/2″ x 2 3/4″, 4 1/2″ x 1″ and scraps for owl body eyes and cutout flower
Real Red – Owl punch hearts
Whisper White – Owl punch eyes
Pear Pizzaz – 2 3/4″ x 2 1/4″

I love the new Owl Punch! You can see the other cards made by the Crafty Catwalk Designers here.

There are several ways that you can build your new color collection with Stampin’ Up!

Stampin’ Write Makers – 13 markers in the new colors
Stampin’ Pastels Color Kit – 19 new colors
Card Stock and Classic Stampin’ Pads – 16 Classic Stampin’ Pads in the New Colors and an assortment of Card Stock
WaterColor Wonder Kit – 17 Total Crayons
InColor Kit – 5 Classic Pads in the new InColors and an assortment of InColor cardstock
Card Stock and Classic Stampin’ Pads New Colors only – This only includes colors never before seen at Stampin’ Up. Six Classic Pads and an assortment of Cardstock

For more information, download this flyer with pricing!

As I mentioned before, I belong to a design challenge called the Crafty Catwalk. The challenges are all related to fashion and the first challenge was a color challenge based on this picture:

The colors that we had to work with were Chocolate Chip, More Mustard and Pacific Point. Here is the card I came up with (you can see the other cards here).

I used watercolor paper to stamp images using from Fifth Avenue Floral with Pacific Point ink. I used the Aqua Painter to color in the image and then cut out. The More Mustard piece was stamped with the same flower. I also used the Big Shot and a Texture Die to give the background dimension.

You can join the challenge too!