Gorgeous Wood hand made art and gift

I was one of thooooose girls growing up.  I played football in the street with the boys, climbed trees, played in the mud and in high school I was one of the few (the only one in my classes) who took wood shop and metal working.  I also received the best grades in those classes while having a BLAST!  Creating this fun gift/wood art was a nod to my love of all crafts, creating, wood and my passion for stamping!  See this fun video tutorial below.  Join Us at our upcoming card and crafting classes (in-person and to-go) where we will be creating fun projects like this (at our next Creative Connections class and dinner on July 29th).

Product List

Happy Birthday Gorgeous Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143662]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[126983]

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

[126959]

Aqua Painters

[103954]

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I love wood.  The smell, texture, and potential.. Adding nature to my hand crafted projects makes my heart so happy!

~  Using these slices of wood and Black Archival ink stamp the Hello Gorgeous saying from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set.

~  Stamp the roses next and then the stem.

~  Water color in the flowers with the Aqua Painters and our Daffodil Delight ink.

~  Add depth and color with the Calypso Coral ink for that two toned effect.

~  Color in the stem with the Wild Wasabi ink.

~  Seal this off with wood sealer or Modge Podge (like I did).

~  Allow to dry.

~  Hot Glue the strong magnets to the back.

Easy Peasy WOW crafting that makes my heart soar!

I'm in Thailand thanks to my hard work, the support of my crafting friends, family and my husband, kids and Stampin' Up!  I joined to score the discount 11 years ago and I haven't stopped since - lol!  I'm so blessed to do what I love, love what I do and share what I love with others.  Right now the top 1% of World Wide Stampin' Up! is HERE in Thailand!!!  I am so honored that my hard work and passion for crafting has brought me here.

RIGHT NOW the Starter Kit is ON SALE!  See more here - grabbing $200+ for ONLY $99!  Teach Classes like I or score the discount like I originally planned (and is still one of the best parts of my job).

Created for my Swaps with the other Top Demonstrators of Stampin' Up! in Thailand... this Gorgeous Wood hand made art is sure to wow your friends and family!

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Stack them up... Oh my goat, I had the BEST Time creating these!  I decided to seal them off to make sure they'll stand up to the test of time.

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Creating something small like this is a great way to feel hugely blessed.  I was loving sharing them with some of my friends who do what I do from across the world!  I'd love to send one to you!  Comment below, on my blog and on my Facebook or Instagram on this and I'll do a drawing to send one to YOU!  Create, share and bless others with a small piece of handmade art.  Join Us and create while connecting over card making and coffee, in-person or to-go and on my Facebook.com/GettinCraftyStampin LIVES - we'd love to have you!

You are the best hand-stamped card

"Waste not want not" was what my dad and grandparents told me as a child.  This card came to life with the whispers of my elders.  These cute chevron pieces came from THIS 3D Butterfly Bookmark!!  I love when a project works to create Two Projects!!  Join Me in creating some beauty and fun, just like this easy hand-stamped card!

Create this card with:
Friendly Wishes stamp set wood 138698/clear 139579)

Old Olive card stock (100702)

Calypso Coral card stock (122925)

Basic Black card stock (121045)

Very Vanilla card stock (101650)

White Craft ink pad (101731)

Calypso Coral ink pad (126983)

2" Circle Punch (133782)

Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130653)

Big Shot Die-Cut machine (113439)

Glue Dots (103683)

Stampin' Dimensional adhesive (104430)

Wax Paper, Dryer Sheet

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Start with the chevrons that are created when using the Banner Triple punch.  I created so many that it was a shame to toss away these cute shapes!  Instead, layer them and turn it into a focal point on a hand-crafted card.  Glue Dots work wonders to hold them together and easily adhere them to your card.

Take this cute card up a notch.  I had extra die-cut butterflies (see the book mark for an example and tutorial).  Using them on this cute card takes it up a layer (or two when you use the wax paper piece).  

Say it out loud!  Show someone that they are the best.  From an accomplishment to just being themselves... it's great to show someone how amazing they are.  Using the White Craft ink pad it pops with a chalk board type feel on this Basic Black card stock.  POP it up with our Stampin' Dimensional adhesive for additional depth.  This Friendly Wishes stamp set is ideal in sending a hand-stamped card to cheer on that special person!

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"One person's trash is another man's treasure" a saying my mom taught me (she's the queen of finds at thrift stores and yard sales).  Take what you may have tossed away as a new element to your hand-crafted cards.  Using this as a Swap for the Inspire, Create and Share Stampin' Up! Convention I will have fun sharing this with 4,000 of my fellow stamping and crafting friends!  Deliver a unique and cheer filled rubber stamped card to someone special.  Join Me in creating little bits of art and deliver cheer to all who receive and see it!

Family Banner

Do you ever resent wasted paper??  I love the look of banners but am often frustred by the paper that is unusable.  In our Eco-Friendly world, my stamping friends often take my extras and use them in their other projects. 

 

HERE is a fun and easy project to do with

NO Wasted Paper or Time while

PACKED with FUN!

Using our Epic Day This and That Designer Series Paper (#130814) cut into 6" x 6" squares. 

 

Using our Stampin' Trimmer (#126889) and SCORE at 3" (down the middle).

 

CUT the now SCORED line (at the 3" point) with the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439), Big Shot Magnetic Platform (#130658), zig-zag Finishing Touches Edgelits.  (The Magnetic Platform holds the Edgelit EXACTLY where I want it - on that scored 3" line!)

CUT these strips at 2" intervals and the Designer Series Paper is not wasted!

 

Here with the Typeset Alphabet Bigz (#127553) the letters F A M I L Y.  Adhere them over this Daffodil Delight (#119683) card stock that was punched with the 1-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch.

The SNAIL adhesive (104332) allows for this to stick together (like a family should) with clean lines and layering. 

 

String it together, our Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (#126872) for a clean look that mimics the pattern in the Epic Day paper.

This zig-zag look is ideal, it's the same on both sides!

What a FUN Swap this was at Convention!

 

My girlfriends and roomies loved this banner, it's easy creation and conservation of paper! 

 

Hang a banner (or two, three, four - lol).  Celebrate occasions, seasons, memories and

what is important to you!

 

See how YOU can take home the Big Shot, Typeset Alphabet Bigz and more at 1/2 OFF or FREE!!  CLICK HERE to see HOW with our AMAZING Hostess Benefits (you can earn with or with out a Private Class/Party!) and have fun with me!!

 

Leave me a comment and let me know what You'd Place on a Banner??  Which of our Designer Series Papers would you use?? 

 

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Lemon Thoughts

I love the smell of citrus trees as they bloom in the Spring. Being blessed to live in mild weathered California and have 3 Orange trees, a Palmelo, Mandarin, and a lovely Meyer Lemon tree, my home is full of color, growth and the sweet smell of life.

When my dear stamping friend, Carol, blessed me with an Embroidered Kitchen Towel with stunning lemons on it, I wanted to create a Thank You card for her (which then was modified for one of my Convention Swaps). 

This sweet card (or is it tart?) came to life. I love the combination of White, Black and our yellow (Daffodil Delight) look together. 

The Big Shot (#113439) and my Woodgrain embossing folder (#127821) ran through in only one area allow me to have multiple leveled look with out multiple levels. 

Accented and "zoned off" these 1/8" strips of Basic Black card stock (#121045) is easy and really helps the project pop while coordinating with the Basic Black ink (#126980) stamped Hostess Exclusive Express Yourself (#130339) stamp set. 

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Looking at this lemon makes my mouth water!!  I grew up picking lemons with my Nanna and Pappa. I would cut them and eat the lemon sprinkled with salt!  Ohhhh the joy this memory brings. (My dad would tell me to stop before I damaged my teeth, lol). 

Here the Daffodil Delight card stock (#119683) run through my Big Shot and the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder (#117335). Using the Extra Large Oval punch (#119859) and the circle punch from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (#118309) this lemon is created!  I even made the 'lemon' curl like a real one - using my Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive (#104430) and adhere down one side, bowing it out slightly, adhere the other.  This strong adhesive will hold true to where you place it!

Do you think this card is Fresh?

Tart or Sweet??

Leave me a comment and let me know. 

Thank you, Carol!  I just adore my new kitchen towel!!  Many people have commented on it sheer loveliness as it sits prominently in my kitchen. It brings in the fresh fruit look with out having to pick some fruit from our tree!

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Please Pin This, Facebook, Email, Tweet and Instagram this!  Lets take this fun walk we call life, together!  

Thank you for coming by!  I look forward to seeing you back soon!  (Bring your friends and family with you!!). Have a SWEET (or tart, depending on how you like it) day!

Vintage Beautifully Baroque

Elegance? (Check)

Vintage? (Check)

Distressed? (Check)

Awesome??  (Check, Check, Check!)

 

I love card making... and this card was a fun one to make!  With a fun inspiration, one that was in my head for a loooong time... I am so glad to have created it (and 25 of it's siblings) for a swap at the 25th Anniversary Stampin' Up! Convention!!

With our Crumb Cake (#120953) card stock and ink (#126975), Very Vanilla card stock (#101650) this neutral card comes to a rich life!

Shhhh... so I love purses, jewelry, shoes, clothes... when I purchased a Spring-Summer purse this year, this purse caught my eye!

 

I knew that the moment I owned it, I'd make a card inspired by it.  This is the inspiration for this card.

Stamping our Beautifully Baroque (#130895) stamp on an Embossing Buddy (#103893) prepped card stock with Versa Mark ink (#102283) the Black embossing powder (#109133)  becomes so elegant.

 

Two for One??  YES!  Using my Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439), Big Shot Magnetic Platform (#130658) and the Apothecary Accents Framelits (#127003).  The shape mimics the Baroque.

 

Cut in 1/2 and use both sides... on two cards.

The Beautifully Baroque Embossing Folder (#130917) and Big Shot take this Very Vanilla to a new level.  Rubbing the embossed surface with our Stamping Sponge (#101610) and Crumb Cake ink for this highlighted the embossing and also distresses it.

 

Our Hostess Exclusive Express Yourself (#130339) stamped with our Basic Black ink (#126980).

Curl the edges with the Bone Folder (#102300) and sponge it for this elegant look.

I know that this is one of my favorite cards for convention...

what a great swap, if I do say so myself - lol.

 

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Thanks for coming by, I look forward to a visit from you, again, soon!!

Bright Butterfly

When my friend Stephany asked me to modify a current card I had with her... I loved the idea!

Here is a fun project we created and change for my Stampin' Up! Convention.  It sure is a great way to brighten the day of a friend!

Please let us know what you think with a comment!!

With a Pumpkin Pie card stock base (#105117), Basic Black card stock (#121045) primes this card for a fun look.

 

Heat emboss the Swallowtail (#129216) background stamp.  Prep the card stock with our Embossing Buddy (#103083) and stamp, with our Versa Mark pad (#102283) this image.  White embossing powder (#109132) creates a fun chalkboard image look.  Our Heat Tool (#129053) is so quiet and easy to use!

I toted these beauties to Utah and my beloved nieces, Claire and Meagan, jumped in to help me finish my swaps for convention!  Family time rocks!!

This clean image is very pretty.  CLICK HERE to see my original card, inspired by Vera Bradley.

Permanent Markers in this bright turquoise really POPS on this background!

Adding a fun bright orange to tie in the paper and remind me of one of my favorite butterflies, the Monarch. 

I can't wait for convention!

Thousands and thousands of women and some men will fill the Salt Lake City Convention Center as Stampin' Up! Celebrates their 25th Anniversary!

 

Join me as I will be posting pictures and more on my blog!  CLICK HERE to see my upcoming classes!  The 26th will be my Bringing Back Convention class... see what is new and have fun creating unique cards!

 

I look forward to seeing you back here and soon!

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Another of my swaps... Going lacy

Did I mention that I LOVE our Color Coach?? I may start out with a color and then find the coordinating colors for the card (or outfit lol)

Here I started with Crumb Cake ink and Paper and the Color Coach showed Chocolate Chip as the monochromatic color balance for it.

With our new Delicate Doily Sizzlits, the Big Shot and the Delicate Designs Folder helped to create this lovely card. I punched out the doilies in both both Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake. I ran the Chocolate Chip paper thru the folder to create the lacy edge. I thought the larger doily was too plain do I stamped, with Crumb Cake, the Gossamer Lace lil stamp. Sooo cute and it really tied it all together.

The crochet lace ribbon we sell sealed the deal. I alternated the doilies and created this card. I stamped the sentiment and punched it out with our Decorative Label punch. I stamped the Gossamer lace over the Garden Green sentiment from the Perfectly Penned greeting set.

I hope you feel all lacy. I love this new line of lace and doilies, don't you??

During convention people asked if Arabella helped stamp my cards. Lol. My 6yr old,Genevieve, and hubby pushed the lil chads out of the punched doilies with our stylus. My 4 yr old, Carina, ran about picking up the 45 cards worth of chads that ended up on the floor and not in my trash bibs. Lol. My 14 month old helped turn the handle on the Big Shot. My 8 yr old son, Sal, skateboarded outside telling me that this card was too girly. Lol. They all help, in their own way.

Mini me??

Ok so my kids are real lil mini me's. Whether its looks or personality i love when I see a bit of me in them! We planned out this summer and found that we all would rather Sea World and Lego land to Disneyland! Who knew a kid wouldn't pick Disney?!?!!

I wanted to give my kids a dash of Disney for the summer and this quickly became a swap for Convention! I had people tracking me down!! Seriously asking if I was the Mini Mouse lady!! Made me laugh!! I felt soooo good too!

I was holding this paper when a call came in from a neighbor who wanted this paper! Sooo trippy! She had me order her some and I made this card! What do you think??

I planned to use our Real Red button from the Brights set. When I decided to make it a swap?? I realized that I didn't have 24+ lil red flower buttons! So hmmmm what to do, what to do?!?? I tried the clear buttons but that was not as cute!

So out came my punch bin and I realized that the lil flower from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack!! So stinkin' precious!! It works, it was unlimited in what I could punch (Seriously, howwww many can one get from an 8 1/2" x 11" paper?? Tons!!)

This easy card really is ideal with the use of our Simply Scored (sooo easy and fun too! I scored the whole 12x12 sheet of Real Red from the Polka Dot Parade paper. The white cardstock is fun after being run through the Perfect Polka Dots Folder and my Big Shot! It now emulates the polka dots on the DSP! Creating the Mini Mouse with 1" & 1/2" black punched circles, could it get any easier??

Remember that Hot Glue allows for the scored and folded lil "lolly" to stay where you want it! I used it to assemble the Mini Mouse and flower too! Sentiments were easy and fun with both the new Itty Bitty or the label words. I hope you feel a lil bit of Disney with this card, I sure do! Want to play?? Let's talk!

(This is such an I Am Savvy card or an I Am Having Fun card, isn't it?!? Lol)