Craft Fair Fare

Good morning, Stampers. I hope you have had a great week. I have. I was home yesterday, so I worked on more projects for a craft fair I have coming up next month. Want to see?

First up is one of the cards I made for a 4 pack of note cards. I thought they turned out cute. I like the clean look as well as the springy feel they have. I don't know why I waited so long to get that stamp set!
Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Razleberry Lemonade DSP
Ink: Melon Mambo, Garden Green, Summer Sun, Rich Razzleberry (green and yellow were markers)
Stamps: Hello Again.






Next up is a frame I altered. I love the cuteness of this one. I used last years SAB paper, but it worked so well!

Cardstock, Whisper White, Old Olive, Delicate Dots DSP
Ink: Summer Sun (with a hint of Night of Navy left over on a sponge dauber), Basic Black, assorted Stampin' Write Markers
Stamps: Love Bug
Misc: 5 Petal Flower Punch, plain picture frame, Stampin' Dimensionals

I hope you enjoyed looking. I hope the craft fair goers like them. Do you think they will? What do you think? Let me know and remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!

Fine Butterfly Birthday

Hello, Stampers. I hope you have been having a great week. I have another birthday card to show you. Sorry it's not the best picture. We all know that a photographer I am not.... Anyhow- I have fallen in love with the Fine Flourish stamp and the kissing technique.

It makes an especially pretty butterfly with the Butterfly Accent stamp. Both are available as single stamps in the Occasions Mini catty through April 30. You can order from my website 24/7 at tory (dot) stampinup (dot) net and click on the shop now button in the upper right hand corner.

Well, this is just a short mid-week post. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week and a lovely weekend. It looks like another busy one around here! Until next time, remember, if I can stamp, you can, too.

Coworkers birthday card

I have couple more co-workers with birthdays this month, so I have been working on cards for them. I finished one tonight and I'm pleased with how it turned out. It also fits the weekly challenge over at Late Night Stampers, my yahoo group. The challenge was to use "bling." If you can't tell, you can click the picture to make it larger and so you can see that I spritzed the pink cardstock with shimmer mist made from shimmer paint and alcohol. It's really pretty and shimmery IRL.

Cardstock: Very Vanilla and Pretty in Pink

Ink: Basic Black

Stamp Set: Happy Thoughts

Misc: Stampin' Markers (Pretty in Pink, Green Galore, Sahara Sand, Summer Sun), Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Big Shot, Very Vanilla satin ribbon, paper piercer and Matt Pack, oh and Stampin' Dimensionals

Until next time, remember, if I can stamp, you can, too

Cards, cards and more cards

Hello, stampers. I hope you have had a wonderful weekend. I had a busy but good weekend. I have several cards to show you. Some fun, and some not so fun to make. Let's start with a more fun one.

A couple of the ladies on my Yahoo group, Late Night Stampers (for more information on this group, click the owl on my side bar) asked for some of us to send cards to friends that needed a pick-me-up. this first one is a "thoughts and prayers" kind of card. It is a really simple one. Cardstock: Whisper White, Rose Red, Good

Neighbor DSP

Ink: Basic Black

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Misc: Crimper, Sweet Pea Felt Flowers

This next one is a birthday card for another lady that needs a pick-me-up. I thought a bright cheery card might do the trick. This one makes me smile every time I look at it.

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Pixie Pink

Ink: Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun, Pixie Pink

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Fox and Friends

Misc: Scallop Circle punch, Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

The next 2 cards are sympathy cards for one of my friends at work and her sister. Their grandmother passed away, and my friends sister was raised by the grandmother, so even though I haven't yet met her, I thought I should make her a card. I decided to make them similar but different. They both use the same cardstock, stamp set and ink, but different ribbon and layout.

Cardstock: Whisper White, Dusty Durango, Garden Green

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, Basic Brown

Stamp set: Three Little Words

Ribbon: Very Vanilla satin ribbon/Always Artichoke 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon

I also took a card to work for my boss' birthday this past week, but you have already seen it here. That is 7 of the 30 items I am doing this month.

Next is to make a surprise for the charter meeting of my monthly stamping club. I hope they like it! I'm not telling what it is because some of them read this blog... So...if you'd like to find out first hand what this surprise is and you are in the OKC metro area, I still have a couple of spaces available in my club. Email me and let me know you are interested! You get to make (on average) 3 projects and get a written instruction sheet for them for you to keep, AND you get the hostess benefits one month out of 6. You do have to agree to purchase $25 in Stampin' Up! merchandise each month for the duration of the club. But let me tell you, it is SO MUCH FUN and a great way to build up your stamping supplies on a budget. If this sounds fun to you, my email address is tabray@sbcglobal.net .

Until next time, remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!

New space for creating

Hi, stampers. I have been trying to organize my new stamping area. It's not huge, but it's all mine!

I have a large and a small storage cabinet, punch storage (yes it is a dollar store curtain rod), and some great basket drawers to hold my big shot dies. There's even a nice wooden top on the basket drawers for the Big Shot itself. Oh! And some cardstock storage. I didn't take a full picture of my personal crafting space because my table was a big mess just like it is most of the time. Of course, I always say that a clean work area is a sign of a non-productive stamper. If only the messy space meant I'd been productive!!!

The other thing I haven't finished is putting my butterflies on the walls. I have a few on the tall cabinet, but the rest are waiting for me to get them scattered around the room. I love butterflies and I love red. What could be better than a stamping room with red butterflies? Well, maybe a stamping room with red butterflies and a table! I still have to find one of those, too. Always something! LOL

I'm trying to get it all set up so it will be ready for my first club meeting on the 14th. I'm so excited! I haven't seen some of these ladies in several months. It will be great to get together to stamp again!

I will try to have a project to post for you in the next few days. The list mom on my yahoo group (Late Night Stampers) gave us a challenge to serve 30 people in March. I'm going to try to send out more cards. I've sent 3 birthday cards and two sympathy cards and I have a couple of special cards I need to get ready and mailed.

I still have half of a busy weekend ahead of me. Today was a meeting with my upline, her upline, HER upline and all the connected demos. It was a lot of fun. We visited, learned, ate, laughed, and stamped. Then I was off to get my hair cut. It had been driving me crazy for a couple of weeks and I'd had enough! Then I had just a few errands to run before I got to head home.

I guess I should start on my chores so they aren't all waiting for me tomorrow afternoon! Until next time, remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!

Birthday cards for two

Hello again, Stampers. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I was WAY too busy. But then, that's how most weekends go. LOL

Here are a couple of birthday cards I made last week. One is for my dad and on is for DS3. Can you guess which one is for who?

This top one is simply Not Quite Nave and White Frost Shimmer Paint with a punch of Whisper White. I thought it turned out really pretty. The sentiment in the center is Not Quite Navy and then I daubed over it with the shimmer paint.

Stamp sets used were Medallion background stamp and Vintage Labels (FREE SAB ITEM)

This cute little monkey card was a lot of fun.

cardstock: Soft Suede and Sahara Sand

Ink: Soft Suede

Stamps: Fox and Friends

I hope you enjoyed these quick projects. If you'd like to find out more about making these cards yourself, please let me know. My email address is tabray@sbcglobal.net and I'm always glad to help you stamp!

images © Stampin' Up!

Oh, yea! The monkey card is for my DAD! He's always up to some kind of monkey shines!

A sweet spring card

One of my co-workers has decided to leave us for another department in our organization, and this is the card she will get tomorrow. I know purple is her favorite, so that's what I worked around. I stamped some flowers, added a few die cut butterflies, a scallop border and a sentiment.

Everyone is bringing finger foods for her last day, too. I think it will be a lot of fun. We'll miss her even if she is just going upstairs.

Well, it is getting late, and I have devilled eggs to finish for tomorrow's "feast". Until next time, remember, if I can stamp, you can, to!

More Craft Fair Items

Hello Stamper Friends! I hope you had a wonderful Monday. Mine was not too bad. I guess the long weekend did me good! I did get quite a bit of organizing and stamping/creating done. I'm trying to get ready for a spring craft fair on April 30.

Here are my latest creations. I found some picture frames at the dollar store and thought they'd be fun to dress up. I did this pretty pink one first and like it so much, I wished the DSP was current so I could enter it into the challenge over at Late Night Stampers. It was all about punches last week. Anyway, I ended up making another out of current Stampin' Up! products as that is the rule over there. All current Stampin' Up! products only.

This lovely pink one uses last years Raspberry Tart paper. I think it is sooooo pretty. I guess you can see I'm still on a paper flower kick. hee hee! These are made out of vellum and sponged with Regal Rose ink






This second one is covered in our ever lovely Cottage Walls DSP. I added more vellum flowers sponged in Rich Razzleberry. The phrase is from the Razzle Dazzle stamp set. I thought it turned out pretty, too, even if I did shabby it up a bit. I found an old picture of my 2 oldest boys. Look, the little one has on daddy's shoes and socks! LOL Of course they are both grown now, but it was a fun trip down memory lane just so one of the frames had a picture in it.

I know, I know. Some days I'm too silly for words! Oh well, at least I have fun! That's it for tonight. I hope you guys have a great week! I know I will be glad when it's stamping time again. As a matter of fact, I'm having a Learn to Stamp class on Saturday the 27th. If you are in the OKC Metro area and would like to come, let me know. I'd love to stamp with you! Until next time, remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!

March Club Projects

Hi, Stampers. Today I am posting pics of the projects we will create in my March Stamping Club. I have a couple of spots still available, so if you are in the OKC Metro and you are interested in joining us, let me know. You can email me at Tabray@sbcglobal.net .

I will tell you that I have spring on the brain AND I've been stuck in a yellow/pink mode for the past week or so. I'm trying to break out of that, but I'm still thinking spring!


This sweet little matchbox was cut with the Big Shot and the Stampin' Up! Matchbox Die. It was quick and easy!

Cardstock: Old Olive, Welcome Neighbor DSP (Sale-a-Bration)
Ink: Crushed Curry
Stamps: Tiny Tags
Misc: Sweet Pea Felt Flowers, Medium Jewelry Tag Punch



I hope this card looks spring-y to you. I got it made and then couldn't decide if it looked like spring or not.

Cardstock: Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Welcome Neighbor DSP
Ink: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Glorious Green
Stamps: Whimsical Words, Good Neighbor
Misc: Tag Corner Punch, Wide Oval Punch, Stampin' Sponges





This is for St. Patrick's Day. I put a self-stick bar pin on the back so it can be worn, but I'm sure you could find other uses for it.

Ink: Glorious Green
Stamp Set: Fine Flourish
Misc: Fun Foam, Clear EP, bar pin, Crystal Effects, Movers and Shapers Die, Big Shot,

That's about it for today. I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. Remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!

Finished at last!

Hi, Stampers! I know I promised I would share the project I teased you with on this post. I finally finished it. Here it is in part of it's glory. I am only showing a couple of the letters, but it's enough for you to get the idea. I hope you like it as much as DD did! She even re-arranged her wall decorations to give it a place of honor!

Let me know if you like it. It was a lot of fun to make.

Ingredients: On Board Heart Book, Sending Love DSP, Very Vanilla, Real Red and Pretty in Pink cardstock, Beautiful Wings and Heart of Hearts emboslits for the Big Shot, Serif Essentials Die for the Big Shot, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Scallop Circle punch , mini brads and tissue paper (for the flowers).

Fun Paper Flowers

I saw some great flowers done by another Stampin' Up demo, Lee Conrey and they were beautiful. She said she used an old cookbook. Well I like my old cookbooks, so I used a magazine and a PHONE BOOK!!! How green is that?!? Seems like I get a new phonebook on my porch every few weeks. They were really stacking up, but now I can turn them into beautiful flowers! All it takes is a Scallop Circle punch from Stampin' Up!, a little ink, a Stampin' Sponge, and a brad. Voila! A flower as pretty as can be!

I hope you like them. Give it a try. They were a TON of fun to make! Until next time! Remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!

Pretty Birthday Card and A New Winner

Hello, Stampers! Hope you are all happy and warm tonight. I never did hear from Jacqui, so DD drew a new name from the bowl.

Colleen said...



Hi there my kids were doing there valentines this weekend too. We just did suckers on the back of the cards.
My guess:
Sedning Love Specialty DSP
Sefit Essentials Alphabet
On Board Heart Book

Colleen, please email me with your address by Wednesday evening so I can mail your candy to you!

Now....Here's a card I made for a co-workers birthday coming up.

I am tired of winter and this seemed to have a nice warm spring feel to it. The inside is not pink. I'm just not a photographer. Obviously! LOL Here's the deets;
Cardstock: Barely Banana, Pink Passion, Summer Sun
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Passion
Stamp Sets: Happy Moments, Whimsical Words
Misc: Su! Markers
I think she'll like it. She's one of those fun, bubbly personalities and I know she likes yellow!

Well, that's about it for tonight. Remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!

And the Winner Is...

I have not heard from my winner as of 2:30 p.m. 2/14/09. If I do not hear from the winner before 2/15/09, I will have to draw a new winner. 

Hello Stampers.  I had a great time seeing what you guys thought I'd used in my project sneak peek.  Some of you were really good!  I guess I should tell you what I did use.  Lets see....On Board Heart Book, Sendling Love DSP, Go Anywhere Glue Stick, Very Vanilla Cardstock, Serif Essentials Die, Big Shot, and Stampin' Deminsionals.  I still haven't finished, but it will be a name banner for my DD's room.  I promise I will show you when I do finish.

I suppose you are all on pins and needles waiting to hear if you were the winner of the blog candy.  OH!  You want to know what the blog candy IS!  The winner will recieve, from me, the single stamp Flowers in Silhouette and some 6x6 sheets of Sending Love DSP.  Now on to the WHO!!!

Jacqui said...



Hmmm... Big Shot, sending love DSP, & the M from On Board Timeless Type, oh! And Stampin' Dimensionals! Can't wait to see!

Jacqui, please email me with you address so I can get your candy in the mail!  That about wraps it up for this evening, folks.  Remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!

Sunday Afternoon and Blog Candy

I told you I'd let you know what my sister and I were up to yesterday afternoon. She came over and we (she, me and DD) stamped and talked and ate and stamped and laughed. It was a lot of fun!

Sis was tired of the boring ugly white showing when her work ID flipped over, SO....she created this insert to go behind her ID in the plastic holder. Isn't it gorgeous? It makes me wish my
work ID was in a pouch. However, I have to swipe mine to get through doors, so no pouch. :(

DD was working on valentines to take to her friends at school. I admit I did help her a bit, but she chose colors and worked really hard on these great candy treats. She and I took turns running the cardstock through the Big Shot with the Matchbox Die. She assembled all the bases and I punched hearts out of the sliding cover. She put the candy in and put the cover on. I think she did a great job, don't you?!?

I spent part of my time working on a project that is not quite finished. I'm going to tease you with a sneak peek. Can you guess what I'm using to make it? Here's the deal. Name 3 Stampin' Up! items from this photo and I'll put your name in a drawing for my very first Blog Candy! Just leave a comment with your guess and I'll pick and post a winner on Thursday night 2/12/10! All the names will go into a bowl and DD will draw one out randomly. Good luck!

Edited to change drawing date. I said I would draw a winner for the blog candy on Thursday 2/12/10, well, Thurdsay is actually 2/11/10 and THAT is when I will draw. Sorry for any confusion! Have a stamping good week.

Heart Matchboxes with the Big Shot

This is what my DD and I worked on this weekend. It was a busy weekend, but we got Valentine treats made. We (meaning she) picked some colors of cardstock and we took turns cranking it through the Big Shot. She assembled most of the box bases while I punched hearts and assembled the slide on cover. She filled them with conversation hearts and had a great time mixing up the base and cover colors. All in all it was a wonderful project to share with her, and now we don't have to worry about Valentines for her friends! Yea!

I also spent part of today playing with paper crafts with my sister, but I'll show you those pictures later.

I've heard it very likely is going to snow here again tomorrow, but for now it's just rain. Try to stay warm and dry wherever you are and remember-if I can stamp, you can, too!

Later!

Another Crazy Day

Good morning, Stampers! It is snowing again! I can't believe it. All the schools are closed, and so is my work. DH had to go in, but *I* don't!

I thought I'd share a tiny little thank you note that I made for my newest customer and friend. Hi, Sherri! Hope you are enjoying your new stamps!

I made this cute little 3x3 card to slip into her order, just so she knows that I appreciate her business. I used some of the SAB Good Neighbor paper pad layered onto Bermuda Bay cardstock. I stamped the larges stamp from Three Little Words, and then used the "thanks so much" stamp from the Tiny Tags stamp set to complete the phrase. I punch out the thanks and one Bermuda Bay and one Melon Mambo tag with the new Medium Jewelry Tag punch. I used the paper piercer to make a hole in the 3 tags and threaded some crochet threat through them and attached it to the card. I thought it turned out cute. I hope she liked it. I hope you like it, too. Let me know with a comment.

Haitian Disaster Relief

To help the victims of the terrible earthquake in Haiti, Stampin' Up! has announced that they will donate $2.00 for every I {Heart} Hearts (117010 wood mount $26.95 or 118571 clear mount $18.95) stamp set sold between now and February 28, 2010. To place your order on my website, click here 24 hours a day. If you would rather, you can email me at tabray@sbcglobal.net to place an order.

Two Challenges in One Card

Hello stampers! Today I have card that I made for 2 challenges. I used the sketch over at Stamping 411, SSC134 AND the challenge over at LNS, which was to use this picture for inspiration.

Cardstock: So Saffron, Rose Red, Whisper White

Ink, Rose Red, Regal Rose, So Saffron, Old Olive

Stamp set: Vintage Vogue

Accessories: Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

My daughter loves it, but I wasn't 100% happy with it. What do you think? Thumbs up or thumbs down?

Stamping 411 sketch challenge 133

Here's a card I made for the sketch challenge this week over at Stamping 411.

cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Rose Red

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Basic Black, Rose Red

Stamps: I {heart} Hearts, Holiday Best

Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Sweet Pea Felt Flowers, Stampin' Sponges, Paper Piercer, Stampin' Dimensionals

First Post of the New Year

Hi, Stampers! I am going to try to post more often this year. It is one of my goals for this year. Sale-a-Bration has started! All the new items in the new Occasions Mini catty are available now, too! Just click on the picture of the catty on my sidebar to see all the great new stuff! If you haven't heard of Sale-a-Bration, it is the biggest sale of the year for Stampin' Up! For every $50 in merchandise you order, you get to pick an item from the sale-a-bration book for FREE! What could be better than free stamps and paper? And this year there is a punch! It is the new punch design and it is beautiful! To order, simply go to my website ( tory.stampinup.net) and click shop now. It's that easy!

Here are a couple of cards that feature some of the new items. I made them for a swap and since I have received all my cards, I figure everyone has my cards, too. Now I can share without spoiling any surprises. I used the Movers and Shapers Die for the Big Shot for the pink card, along with the Vintage Labels stamp set from the Sale-a-Bration Catty. The black and vanilla card were made with the I {heart} Hearts stamp set from the Occasions Mini, along with the super yummy Real Red satin ribbon. I don't think you can see the glitter on the hearts, but the patterned ones on the right have glitter. Very sparkly IRL. The punch used along the edge is the free punch in the Sale-a-bration catalog. I told you it was pretty. There is a matching corner punch in the Occasions mini!

Well I guess that's about it for today. Try to stay warm! It's been hard to do here. It was 12 when I left for work this morning and is supposed to be colder tonight! Great weather for staying in and stamping. Remember, if I can stamp, you can, too!