Monograms

So todays challenge on SCS was to make a monogram...I wasn't really inspired to make a card so I made little bracelets for the girls (David and I were workin on patterns with beads, he made necklaces for me, Andrew, Emelia, and himself) and so that's what I did! I used the Jumbo Outline Alphabet and stamped in on Shrink plastic, cut it out, shrunk it and added crystal effects and glitter. it looks so darn cute, if I say so myself!

I just used a white pony bead and some little red beads I had from a project long ago and some stretch jewlry string and there you have it. The girls really like it and now we'll be able to tell who's is who's!

Supplies:

Stamps: Jumbo Outline Alpha (SU!)

Ink: Stayzon black

Paper: none

Accessories: Shrink plastic, Crystal effects, dazzling Diamonds glitter, beads, stretch elastic for jewlry making, heat gun

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a stamp Happy Day!

Silvia

Wedding Shadow Box Fame

So a while back my sister out me in touch with a gal (hi Lauren) that wanted me to make her a shadow box frame for her bosses wedding gift...well I finally got theinvite from my sister today and went speedy quick to work...I have been looking ofward to this project for quite some time now!

Here are the deets!

Supplies:

Stamps: Dream by Little Paper Shop

Ink: Encore Silver

Paper: Blush Blossom, shimmery silver, paper vellum, transparency overlay by Hambly Screen Prints

Accessories: Silver eyelets, embelishments by Jolees, Crop-a-dial, wedding invitation

Now for some fun stuff we did yesterday, I say fun, but it was really quite a lot of work! We are going to be moving to Greece and therefor renting our house out...so we wanted to get some cleaning done! We started on the outside with the siding (is that how you spell it?) and decided to make it a family affair...cuz you know God gave us all this house and we all need to learn to take care of it, even the baby! LOL

Here's a picture of Andrew and all the kids getting to work...don't worry I helped too, I just wanted to get some pics to share with you guys!) When we got to the garage and we rinsed it off we were suprised to find that the garage door is actually white! Can you believe it, this whole time I thought it was kahki, or orange mud!

And I just had to share this one! David and Bella were so busy with their work! Bella was just too cute doing what the big kids were doing! She had so much fun and then took a wonderful nap after we were done! Mela was re-charging her scrubber with more bubbles...she seemed to be at the bucket a lot, I think she enjoyed playing in the water!

Thanks for stopping by! I appreciate your visit today!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

Sorry about Tuesday's Teacher

I was planning on posting yesterday and I just didn't get all the pics done that I wanted to and then I had to go back to the hospital for another MRI and that totally threw me off schedule and I was totally exhausted by the time 8pm rolled around...I will try to have my Tuesdays teacher from now to the time we move, but I can't promise anything. I will be busy packing and getting things ready to rent our house out and I just don't know if I will have time to put a tutorial together...hmmm maybe I can still do a bible verse and card that day...that won't take near as long!!!

I hope you understand, thank you for stopping by! I will have a project to share with you later today!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

And the Winner is

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...
I would love to be entered for this. I am hoping to get some cardmaking done today.
Saturday, October 04, 2008

Thank you so much for playing ladies...see it does pay to be fisrt sometimes! Thank you for stoipping by and Debbie please e-mail me at mabieme1999@yahoo.com and I will ship your goodies asap!

Now for my excitement from Saturday! It was a gorgeous day out and there were a ton of people at the Youth for Tomorrow Country Fair and it was a blast! I did forget my camera at home...remembered when I was about half way there and by then it was too late! Ohh poo. I was able to grab my sisters for a couple of shots, but thats about it!

Here is my excitement, I got to stand next to Joe Gibbs and I even touched his arm...I know it was pretty cool! So maybe I'm not as cool as my sister who was the Hostess at the VIP tent and got to have lunch with Joe and his wife, she had an actual conversation with him and everything, but hey I will get whatever I can right!

And then I got my picture taken with a Hoggette named Nickette...it's a man dressed in silly unmatched womens clothing and a pig nose, they have been going to every Redskins (who have won 4 games this year by the way!) game. The hogettes are even in the Hall of fame! And he even game me his trading card and autographed it for me! Pretty cool if I say so myself!

Anywho I'm off to make blueberry muffins with my little boy while the girls are napping and then hopefully tonight I'll be able to post a pic of somethingI've created! I hope you have a wonderful afternoon!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

World Card Making Day & a little blog Candy

Hello all, just wanted to let you all know that today si world Card Making Day...and although I won't be around...I'm going to be at the Joe Gibbs Youth For Tomorrow Country Fair to raise funds for the school...I didn't want you all to miss out on any fun! There are many challenges going on right now and lots of exciting offers...here are a few to get you started!


Little Paper Shop- is having some challenges on their blog here...plus you get 20% off ALL the stamps in the store, including the ones being released today! So stop on by and say hi to the other design team gals and the Big Boss Lady Julia!

Gina K. is being such a sweety, if you haven't ever visited her site or seen her blog you don't know that she is constantly giving away goodies...amd today is no different...but there's a twist...go to her blog post here to find out what she has in store for you!

And as you know it wouldn't be a party without our beloved Splitcoast Stampers...they are having a bunch of challenges and fun to be had by all over here...I hope you enjoy the goodies and make a card today! It is World card making day after all!

Thanks for stopping by! Leave me a comment and I will pick one person to send a special little something to give away on Sunday when I get home from church! A little Card Making Day Blog Candy!!!

Have a wonderful weekend, sorry I can't share it with you! I will Share pics from my weekend asap!

Hugs and happy Stampin'

Silvia

October LPS Sneak Peek #2

Hello there ladies and gents (if there any that come to my blog!) Just wanted to share with you another sneak peek to another fantastic set by Little Paper Shop...this one is a sentiment set and it's called Dream...boy are the sentiments just perfect! This set along with Topiary will be released this Saturday...World Card Making day at the Little Paper Shop on-line store!

For this card I wanted to go with some colors that I seldom use...so I started off grabbin a piece of Brilliant Blue and then went over to my little designer paper stash and found these gorgeous papers by Bo Bunny. I love love love how they look together and decided to grab a piece of So Safron to coordinate. Don't the colors just remind you of something your grandma might have...it does for me anyways!

So I had the card pretty much together when I decided it needed some ribbon, went over to my ribbon stash and nothing really struck my fancy but this red and white gingham...but it was red and white and did't match my colors...so whats a girl to do but take her So Saffron marker to the ribbon and color it in...the results? A super cool coordinated ribbon and the plus part is you can do this with just about any color! AWESOME!!!!

Before I stamped the sentiment I stamped the swirly tree from a set called Swirls using so safron ink on shimmery white cardstock and then stamped the sentiment from the new set Dream with Brilliant Blue and punched it out using my 1 1/4 circle punch, layered that on a So Saffron 1 3/8 circle punc and Brilliant blue scallop circle punch added some rhinestones and called it a day! This card came together in about 10-15 minutes tops!

Supplies:

Stamps: Swirls & Dream from Little Paper Shop

Ink: Brilliant Blue, So Saffron

Paper: Brillian Blue, So Saffron, shimmery white, Designer paper from Bo Bunny

Accessories: gingham ribbon, rhinestones, punches

Don't forget to stop by the Little Paper Shop Blog to see what the rest of the gals have in store for you with this set!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

October LPS Sneak Peek #1

So the Little Paper Shop is going to be having 2 releases this month...one being this Saturday in honor of world card making day and the other being on the 14th. Twice the excitement! I am super excited about both releases, but I super love the set we are previewing today...it's called Topiary and it is so stinkin cute! It's a 3x4 set and has this super cute tree you will see below and 5 sentiments...I just love how versatile it is! Great job Julia!!!

First I wanted to show you this super cute little box...It's called a mini Magazine bog but I can not remember where I got the instrcutions...blog surfing one day and I didn't write it down...shame on me! (if you know who created this please let me know so Ic an give proper credit please!) Isn't it just the cutest? I lvoe this little card set...the cards measure 3 x 4 and I just think they are precious! A perfect little thank you for a gift or kind gesture someone extended to you!

And this is a little side view of te box...cute huh! I love this because I can make another set using a different sentiment from this set and another box and line them up on a shelf...not only will they look pretty, but also convenient!

And this is what the cards look like! They are very simple...I lvoe one layer cards! But i think they pack a punch! They are not exactly one layer as they have a little trip of designer paper just above the scallop boarder, but the are still cute! One thing I love to do when I make a scalloped edge like that is add a snippet of designer paper to the inside, it adds such a nice touch!

To the topiary I stamped it in Wild Wasabi ink and colored the flower pot with my Chocolate Chip Marker and masked the edge and stamped...I colored the topiary part with an aqua painter and reinker adding different amounts of ink to vary the shade.

For the little flower pot I actually colored it in with river rock and my aqua painter fisrt and then went back and added color accents and highlights with my Tangerine Tango ink refill and aqua painter. Punched some holes, tied some ribbon and added glitter and this baby is done...after stamping the sentiment with Tangerine tango of course! (Tip: Stamp the sentiment BEFORE tied the knot...grrrr)

Thanks for stopping by! Julia has some awesome things planned for Saturday (World Card Making day!) so stop by the Little Paper Shop or the Little Paper Shop blog to see what's in store and to check out what the other design team members have made for todays release!

Thanks for Stoppin' by!

Happy Stampin'

Silvia

****Edited to add that you can find instructions fort his little Magazine Holder here at Inking Idaho...Thanks to Stacy for finding it for me!****