Tickets of Thanks

Posted on February 18, 2013 by amyoneillblog

I’d mentioned in a previous post that I was attending the Stampin’ Up! regional event in Dallas on Saturday. As usual, Stampin’ Up! put on a great event! There were great demonstrations, tips, and stamping. And of course there was swapping! Here is one set of swaps I made for the day. I made 28 of them, and I’ll be happy to not use my paper piercer again for a while. 🙂

Here is a close-up picture for you.

I hope you have a great Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: That’s the Ticket, Oh, Hello
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Pool Party, Island Indigo
Paper: So Saffron, Island Indigo, Very Vanilla, Tea for Two dsp
Embellishments: Honeycomb embossing folder, Ovals Collection framelits, Occasions Paper Piercing pack, 5/8″ Flower Trim, Designer Builder Brads, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Ticket Duo Builder punch, Victoria 5/8″ Crochet Trim, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button pack, Color Spritzer tool, Bitty Butterfly punch

A Baby Card — PP 133

Posted on February 17, 2013 by amyoneillblog

It’s time for a CAS challenge at the Paper Players this week. Anne Marie has chosen a fun one.

I was afraid I was going to be in a bit of trouble with this challenge, as I don’t own a single baby-themed stamp set. I know — it’s shocking, especially when one considers how many stamp sets I have. 🙂 But fortunately, there was a baby themed sentiment in the Ciao, Baby! set (misleading name — this is the only “baby” stamp in the set).

I know this is an unusual color combination for a baby card, but I love these colors together. I got the combo from the Color Coach (love that thing). Here’s a closer view of the smashed bottle cap:

I used the sketch from the Freshly Made Sketches site.

I hope you’ll be able to join in the fun at the Paper Players this week! Here’s what the other designers did with the challenge:

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Ciao, Baby!, Delicate Doilies, Sweet Essentials
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Pool Party, So Saffron
Paper: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Tea for Two dsp
Embellishments: Tea Lace Paper Doilies, 2-1/2″ Circle punch, 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle punch, 1″ Circle punch, 7/8″ Scallop Circle punch, Pearl Basic Jewels, Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Seam Binding ribbon, Subtles Designer Buttons, Soda Pop Tops, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch

A Teacher’s Birthday Gift

Posted on February 16, 2013 by amyoneillblog

My second grader is blessed to have a great teacher this year, and her birthday was yesterday. I decorated this plain white paper sack to hold some birthday treats.

My daughter helped me fill it with little treats for her teacher — little post it notes, Dove chocolates, and a roll of stickers.

I hope you enjoy your Saturday! I’m attending a Stampin’ Up! regional event in Dallas today. I’m so excited! Stampin’ Up! always puts on such fun events, and I can’t wait to see some of my stamping friends that I don’t get to see often enough. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Blue Ribbon
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist
Paper: Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Parker’s Patterns dsp
Embellishments: Ovals Collection framelits, 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/8″ Circle punch, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Daffodil Delight 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon, white paper sack

A Purple Flower — FabFri12

Posted on February 15, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Are you ready for a color challenge today? Well, Mindy has a doozy for us this week at the Fab Friday Challenge blog!

When I saw the colors for this one, my little stamping heart received quite a shock — there’s a purple in there! Oh, no! Purple and I are not stamping friends. 🙂 I even had to unwrap the packaging on my Perfect Plum ink pad to do this challenge, which tells you how often I use this color. But it is called a challenge after all, so I gathered up my courage and ventured on.

I applied some Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the flower and it did not want to photograph well. It looks like there is only glitter on the bottom half of the flower, but it’s really over the whole flower — I guess it was just the way the sun was hitting the card when I took the picture. Here’s another look:

I was inspired by all of the Polaroid/Instagram looks I’ve been seeing everywhere these days, and decided to make a frame based on the look. I just cut a rectangle of the dsp and drew a square on the back, and then cut out the square with my paper snips. I then popped it up with dimensionals.

Enjoy your Friday! I hope you can find some time to join us at Fab Friday for the color challenge. Remember, you get two weeks. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Secret Garden, Beautiful Birthday
Ink: Basic Black, Perfect Plum
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Subtles dsp stack
Embellishments: Secret Garden framelits, Wisteria Wonder Baker’s Twine, Pearl Basic Jewels

Valentine Brownies

Posted on February 14, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you receive some special Valentine’s treat today, whether it be chocolate, flowers, a sweet card, or to just hear the words, “I love you.”

Here are the treats I made for my children, husband, and a favorite teacher.

I didn’t want to put too much effort into them, as I know my children will tear into them without spending much time examining the packaging. However, I still wanted them to be special.

I used some glassine bags that I had on hand. And what’s inside the bags, you might be asking? Well, I think the title of my post gave it away, but I put heart-shaped brownies inside.

Hmmm… they don’t look too appetizing in this picture, but they really are good. I think I need to practice my photography of food. I’m not very experienced at that. 🙂

I hope you have a great Valentine’s Day! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: That’s the Ticket
Ink: Pool Party
Paper: Very Vanilla, More Amore Specialty dsp
Embellishments: Ticket Duo Builder punch, Hearts a Flutter framelits, Pearl Basic Jewels, Pool Party 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon and Baker’s Twine, Tea Lace Paper Doilies

Last Valentine’s Card (?)

Posted on February 13, 2013 by amyoneillblog

I needed one more Valentine’s card that I could easily stick in the mail, so I made one more card yesterday. I think this may be my last one.

I used the sketch over at Retro Sketches for this card.

I really didn’t stray from the sketch at all, which shows how much of a rules follower I am. 🙂 It also shows how quickly I had to make the card to get it in the mail in time. That’s one great thing about sketches — they can save time thinking of a layout.

So are you ready for Valentine’s Day tomorrow? I finished my second grader’s gifts for her classmates yesterday. And I finished my kids’ treat sacks yesterday. Now all I have to do is do some baking today. I’ll post some pictures tomorrow.

Have a great Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Pool Party, Basic Gray, Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla, More Amore specialty dsp
Embellishments: 5/8″ Flower Trim, Pearl Basic Jewels, Hearts a Flutter framelits, Hearts Collection framelits, Finishing Touches edgelits, Color Spritzer Tool

A Sent with Love Valentine

Posted on February 12, 2013 by amyoneillblog

I needed to get some Valentines in the mail today, and so many of the ones I’ve made over the past couple of months aren’t easy to mail. I ordered the new Sent with Love bundle and it has been patiently sitting by my desk waiting to see some love. I’ve been so busy with other projects that I haven’t been able to even open it up. But I figured I had the perfect excuse today. I must say that I LOVE this bundle! The colors are right up my alley and I love all of the stamps in the set, and the dsp has lots of great patterns.

Since I knew this card would be going in the mail, I tried to make it as flat as possible. I’m just not a one layer kind of girl though. So I tried to avoid big bows and buttons and bulky things like that.

When I first saw this stamp set, I immediately thought about how fun it would be to use to decorate envelopes. Now I confess that I don’t normally decorate envelopes. I’m lucky to get a card in the mail. 🙂

This is what I did with the front of the envelope. And here’s what I did with the back:

This bundle would be great for scrapbooking travel-related pages, but I think it will be fun for card making and even more fun for decorating envelopes.

Sent with Love Stamp Set #131847

sent with love dsp copy
Sent with Love Designer Series Paper #132182

Item	Description	Price
131847	Sent with Love Stamp Set (clear-mount; English only)	$17.95
132182	Sent with Love Designer Series Paper	$10.95
132851	Sent with Love Bundle Includes the Sent with Love Stamp Set, Sent with Love Designer Series Paper, and Calypso Coral Baker’s Twine	$25.50 20% off retail value!

Enjoy your Tuesday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Sent with Love
Ink: Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Pool Party
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Sent with Love dsp
Embellishments: Small Heart punch, Full Heart punch, Postage Stamp punch, Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button pack

Happy Day Flower

Posted on February 11, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Oh, I love these colors together — Pool Party, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and a touch of Basic Gray and Lucky Limeade. I stamped the flower with Versamark ink on Real Red card stock and embossed it with white Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Then I easily cut it out with the Secret Garden framelits. Love how easy they make it to cut out these flowers!

Well, I hope you have a good Monday! I have been spending LOTS of time stamping lately — preparing swaps for a Stampin’ Up Dallas regional event this coming weekend, Valentines for my 2nd grader’s classmates, challenge cards, Valentine treats for my kids, and some cards for my next class. Whew! Busy, but it’s all fun stuff and it’s stuff I love.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Secret Garden, Friendly Phrases
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Versamark, Basic Black
Paper: Pool Party, Basic Gray, Real Red, Whisper White, Polka Dot Parade dsp
Embellishments: Chevron embossing folder, Secret Garden framelits, Pumpkin Pie 1/8″ Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Modern Label punch, 3/16″ Corner punch, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder

Thinking of You In Color — PP132

Posted on February 10, 2013 by amyoneillblog

Ann has a color challenge for us this week at the Paper Players, and it features three of the newest In Colors. I’ll confess that I kinda struggled with this color combo a bit. I couldn’t decide which direction to take. I thought the first two would be good for a more masculine card, but then what to do with the pink? So in the end, I kinda compromised.

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week. I love seeing how you interpret the challenge. Here is some inspiration from the other designers:

Enjoy your Sunday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Just Thinking
Ink: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit
Paper: Very Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Comfort Cafe, In Color dsp stack
Embellishments: 3/16″ Corner punch, Window Frames Collection framelits, Finishing Touches edgelits, In Color Dahlias, Primrose Petals 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

A Happy Pinwheel Birthday

Posted on February 9, 2013 by amyoneillblog

I love the bright colors and fun patterns in the Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp. I wanted to play with the Pinwheel Sizzlits die, and I thought the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches would be a perfect sketch for it.

I hope those of you on the East coast are warm and safe. Enjoy your Saturday! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Made for You
Ink: Pacific Point
Paper: Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles dsp
Embellishments: Pinwheel Sizzlits die, Delicate Doilies Sizzlits die, 3/16″ Bright Brads, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, 2-1/2″ Circle punch