Pumpkin Box

I found this idea from Jenn Zinck in early September. I decided to make one of my own the very same day. It uses the Pillow Box die, but I also used the Woodgrain background stamp set on mine.

Autumn Days

This is a set that very much reminds me of when I lived in Iowa and my father would hunt for this big, beautiful bird. I always loved their colorful feathers. I decided it would make a great stamp set to create cards for Fall and also a very masculine set that could be used all year. Mary Davidson created a card with this set using the Cracked Glass technique with Glassy Glaze Enamal and I was so inspired I knew I wanted to make a similar card using the same technique.

Punch Pals Gift Card

This is another card my customers made at a recent workshop of mine this month. My hostess wanted to learn how to make a gift card. I found the video of this gift card on Dawn Griffith's Blog
Stamp Sets: Punch Pals, Sparkling Jumbo Wheel
Cardstock: Whisper White, Ballet Blue and Brilliant Blue
Ink: Stazon Black, Brilliant Blue ink cartridge and various markers
Other: Jumbo Handle, Corner Rounder, Scoring Blad, Word Window Punch, Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals and Bone Folder

Crazy for Cupcakes with Rich Razzleberry

This was a birthday card my customers made at a recent workshop this month. I loved using the color combination

Stamp Set: Crazy for Cupcakes, On Your Birthday
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry (In-Color) Regal Rose and Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black, Rich Razzleberry and markers
Other: Big Shot, Texturz Plate, Standard Crease Pad, Impressions Pad, Scallop Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Polka Dot Grograin Ribbon, Dimensionals, 2-Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds, and Snail Adhesive.

Embrace Life (Reinker Spread)

The technique from this card was originally created by Crystal French. This technique is called “reinker spread”. The idea was also cased from Diva who used the Pacific Point In-Color from Spring-Summer 2009.

Stamp Set: Embrace Life and Oval All
Cardstock: Shimmery, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark Pad, Whisper White Embossing Powder
Accessories: Heat Tool, Aqua Painter, Tempting Turquoise and Taken with Teal Reinkers, water spritzer, Whisper White grosgrain ribbon, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals

You will need to emboss the Shimmery cardstock with the Versamark ink pad with the flower image. Then sprinkle the Whisper White Embossing Powder over it. Shake off the excess. Heat set with Heat Tool.

Next, you will need to spritz the Shimmery cardstock with water where there are actually puddles of water. Use the Aqua Painter to pick up the Tempting Turquoise and Taken with Teal reinkers and touch it to the puddle.
It will take about 10 minutes to dry after you reach your desired look.

Big Winner!

This is a box made with the Top Note die to put a deck of cards inside. I think my son will enjoy this box for his birthday. I used a deck of cards to measure the size of box lid and bottom.


Stamp Sets: Card Games and Game Night
Cardstock: Jackpot DSP, Very Vanilla, Real Red
Ink: Basic Black or Black Stazon,
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Bigz die, Corner Rounder, Paper Snips, 5/8” Grosgrain Real Red Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Sticky Strip and/or Snail Adhesive, Dimensionals, Jumbo Deck cards

Top of box: Cut out 4” x 5” Real Red cardstock. Score at 5/8” on 4 sides.

Bottom of box: Cut out 3 7/8” x 4 7/8” Very Vanilla Cardstock. Score at 5/8” on each side.

Cut out one Top Note die from the Jackpot DSP for the top. Stamp Card Game stamp in Basic Black or Black Stazon on Very Vanilla. Trim out with Paper Snips. Cut out a Real Red cardstock at 2” x 2½” . Use corner rounder on each of the four corners. Adhere Card Game stamped image to the Real Red piece. Stamp “Big Winner” on Very Vanilla Scrap. Punch out with Large Oval Punch. Using Real Red cardstock, punch out a Scallop Oval Punch. Layer oval to scallop oval with Snail Adhesive. Wrap red ribbon around the Top Note Die DSP that you cut out and adhere to the back. Attach oval layers to the top of the ribbon with a Dimensional. Use Sticky Strip to adhere to the top of the box for the lid.

Cut out one Top Note die from the Very Vanilla for the bottom. Adhere with Sticky Strip to the bottom of the box to create the box for your deck of cards.

Created by Nancy Endwright Stampin’ Up! Artwork 2009

Crazy for Cupcakes Shaving Cream

This is a birthday card made with shaving cream and reinkers. I dropped a couple drops of Tempting Turquoise and Lovely Lilac reinkers in shaving cream onto a plastic plate. I used a wooden skewer to swirls the colors and pressed Whisper White cardstock into the shaving cream. I lifted it up and scraped off the shaving cream and a paper towel to wipe off the excess. I let it dry before making my card.