Sock Monkey

I got my preview order from the new catty this week. I got a couple of stamp sets and all the new in-colors. And of course I had to give the new stuff a try.
I decided to start with the Sock Monkey stamp set. I love sock monkeys. My DH has one from when he was little and my DS got one for Christmas last year.

This is the first card I made with this set. I stamped the monkey on Whisper White and Kraft card stock and the paper pieced the poor thing. I had to check on DS's monkey to see if I was getting the parts right. I sponged the background with Baja Breeze. The card stock colors are Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette and Kraft of course. I used a new scallop border punch to punch the red scallops.


I had a person in mind when I made this card. We've got a few birthdays coming up next month. I decided to see how the in-colors match with colors from other families. I picked Taken with Teal because that's the birthday girl's favorite color. The other colors are Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango and Sahara Sand. I like how it turned out! I also used a scrap piece from the Bali Breeze Designer Paper.

This is also a birthday card for August. I wanted to try to make a rectangle with the scallop border punch. It was my first try so of course I made a small mistake but managed to hide it. The monkey is stamped on watercolor paper and then colored in with close to cocoa and Riding Hood red. the card base is Naturals White. And again I used the new in-colors. The sentiment stamp is from a retired set named Party Punch. I sponged it with Kiwi Kiss and Riding Hood Red.

Here's the last one I made. I thought I'd get a chance to make one more today, but that didn't happen. The colors are Pink Pirouette, Regal Rose and Whisper White. Pretty Simple. The sentiment is from Short and Sweet. I used Crystal Effects on the monkey and the heart.

Next weekend I'm going to show you Prehistoric Pals. It's in the current catalog, just new to me. I swapped a hostess set for it ;)

TFL

Fruit stand

The Fruit Stand is a small stampset, only 3 stamps. I really like all three images. I haven't done many cards with this set though. So it's about time to get some cards done!!!


I stamped the image on Whisper White using my Jet Black Stazon. I then used my blenderpens and inkpads to color in the image. The grapes are Perfect Plum and the leaves are Mellow Moss and Old Olive. The designer paper is from Bali Breeze, I stamped on it with the Print Pattern background stap (retiring). The cardbase is Old Olive and I also used Perfect Plum cardstock. I added Crystal Effects to the grapes.


This image is also stamped on Whisper White with my Jet Black Stazon. And again I used my blenderpens and inkpads for coloring. The colors are Real Red, Mellow Moss and Bashful Blue. I covered a part of the Mellow Moss card stock with torn copy paper before I used my Print Pattern stamp for the background. the image is on dimensionals.

This one I'm not too happy with. I seriously need more background stamps or something. Maybe a couple of brads would have done the trick. The image was done the same way as the two cards above. I used Mellow moss, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal and Groovy Guava. The ribbon is Mellow Moss. DP is Old olive.


These were fun to make. I stamped the images on Lavender Lace cardstock with my Versamark. I then used my black embossing powder and embossed the images using my heating tool. And then I used an old blenderpen and bleach to change the colors of the images. It was very interesting and it took me a while to pick out which color I should try this on. I like it. So the colors are, Whisper White, Lavender Lace and Basic Black. These would be easy to make in sets if you want to make a box with notecards or "thank you" cards.

I have not yet decided what I want to show you next weekend, I'm running out of stampsets to show you. I might have to start all over again with the stamp sets I've already used until I get my preorder from the new catty.
Have a nice week and check back in next weekend :)

TFL

ETA: I forgot that I was tagged by Laura over at Stamp Happy with Laura.
The "rules" of the game: Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5-6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.

1. Ten years ago - I was having fun in Bergen, Norway. I was working there as an Au-Pair for an awesome family. That fall I started studying at the University of Education in Reykjavik.

Five things in today's do list:
1. Finish a couple of cards
2. Fill out job applications
3. Turn the applications in
4. Send in a SU order
5. Blog!!!

Snacks I enjoy: Popcorn and Coke
Things I would do if I was a millionaire: Buy a house. Visit with my family in Iceland every year. Open a preschool maybe or a small craft store.
Places I have lived - Grindavik, Reykjavik, Hveragerði, Drangsnes (all in Iceland), Bergen (Norway), Härnösand (Sweden), Asheville and Fairview (NC, USA).

;)
If you have a blog consider yourself tagged by me!!!
;)

Designer Series Paper 2

I'm going to start off with a new product Stampin'Up will be offering, starting the 1st of July.

Décor Elements <--Click here for brochure

These are kind of like really big rubons made from vinyl. They do come of your walls if you are worried about that. You can use them on walls, mirrors, cabinets, glass, cars...!

And now on to my projects. I had a a scrapbook page pretty much ready, just needed to print the title (I don't own any alphasets yet) and I guess my computer and my printer finally decided to get a divorce. They act like they don't know each other and won't coopperate :( So I guess I'll do scrapbooking some other time. But this is what I've got:

I made this little bag out of half a sheet (6x12 in.) from Berry Bliss. The dimensions are 4x4x1 in. The stamps are from the stampset Embrace Life. I used my horizontal slot to punch the holes for the ribbon and my word punch for the sentiment. I stamped the flower and the sentiment onto a scrap paper from Berry Bliss.

When I saw this idea I just had to give it a try. It's a mini pizzabox. The idea is from Jen Del Muro. It's got the same dimensions as the bag above. I used Bali Breeze designer paper and I think the base is Pumpkin Pie (orange) rather than Only Orange. I just remember trying to decide which one looked better with the DP. The brad is from The Pretties Kit.

Here's a picture that showes better what I did with the flowers that I cut out from one of the Bali Breeze sheets.

A couple of months ago I was looking at the dollar spots at Target and found colorful coasters, a bunch in a package for a $1. This is what I made usinng one of those:

The post-it notes are 1.5x2.5 inches. I don't remember where I got those. The DP is from Porcelain Prints. The ribbon is Mellow Moss. I sponged the edges with my sponge and Chocolate Chip inkpad. You can put magnets on the back and put it on the refridgerator. Tie a pen to the pad or make a loop to keep a pen in (didn't think of that when I made it).

Here's my tribute to July 4th. Just a little something I came up with last night.

I have a few white gift bags/lunch bags sitting unused in a drawer and I just had to cut a little bit of the top to be able to use one. The front and back are 5x8.5 in. Each stripe is 1 in. I used Naturals White CS for a base. Sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip. The Designer Paper is Western Sky. You can easily make a card to go with the bag.

Remember to get some of the retiring stampsets while they are available!!! I think I have a link in my last post.

Next weekend I'll be using the Fruit Stand stampset.

TFL