March Club 3d project

So tonight is my stamp club. I always look forward to this evening. I decided to show the 3-d project we are doing tonight a little early! I will post the card and scrapbook page tomorrow. so here is a picture of the treat box we are going to do. Since Easter is just around the corner, that is the theme of the evening. I made the Easter lilies on the box from whisper white card stock and our 5 petal flower punch. Here is a close up of the flowers...Paper flowers are so easy to make and add such a nice touch to 3-d items

Polka Dot Gift Bag

Just the other day I posted about our annual stamp till you cramp event. Each guest in addition to the projects they make, door prizes they win and ideas they go home with gets a goodie bag! Since the them this last time was Celebrate the moments, I thought the celebrate you stamp was perfect as the center of the tag on the gift bag. I mad one sample of this bag then we all got together and mass produced a tone-one for each guest! I thought they turned out so cute!

Sandy's Birthday!

A good friend of mine, Sandy just celebrated her birthday on the 9Th of this month. Here are the adorable innovations and place settings she made for the event! Didn't they turn out cute? And of coarse since she made them, they were all perfect! Thank you Sandy for inviting me! I had great time! And when I got home, Aaron thought you had turning 10 years younger~

Trendy Trees

This is such a great set! Last October we had our annual Stamp Till You Cramp event in Thousand Oaks. It was a great success and a ton of fun. This is the set of cards I did for the group. Everyone rotates tables through out the day and goes home with a ton of great projects, door prizes and great ideas! Email me if you are interested in finding out about our next event!

Birthday Boy

So my nephew is turning 5 today! I can't believe it. I decided to make him a card with the Just Surfing Set out of the full size catty. Right now you can earn this set Free with a $50.00 purchase through the end of the month. I had been eyeing the set for a while, and had to get it for Sale-a-bration!

Gift Card Cupcake

So I found this cute gift card at Target the other day. I was planning on getting a gift card for my sister, because who can't find something they want at Target. Anyways, I figured why not make her card into a gift card holder...

Here is the picture with the gift card removed.

And here is the finished product. I thought it turned out pretty cute.

Julie's gift to Zavian

I posted yesterday the cute gift wrap Maria had done, and realized I never posted the creative bag Julie made me! I love the monkey she did on the front of this! It is so cute...thank you again Julie!

A gift to Zavain

One of my friends and side line gave me a gift for our soon to be born little one. I had to post the adorable gift wrap and card she made me! Maria you are so talented! I absolutely love the thought and time that went in to this!

Carrot pouch

Today is an open house for my mom and my customers. I had posted the chocolate bunny tag earlier in the month for advertising it. Here is one more of the cute make-n-takes we are doing. I got this idea from leadership, someone(unfortunately I am not sure who) had made something similar to this as a swap. It was just to cute to resist!

A gift to me!

I have been really lucky! My secret sister is great! Here is a picture of the gift I got from her this month. I love tea so the mug and tea box she made are perfect! I don't know who she is yet(although I have a good guess) but Thanks to who it is!

Here is a close up of the great details

Gift Card Holder

I don't do pink very often, but when I do I have to say one of my favorites is melon mambo! This is a gift card holder I had made for one of my girl friends for her birthday. I used to hate giving gift cards, and thought I had to find that perfect gift for everyone. Well now with two kids and # three on the way, I gave it up. They can find there own perfect gift, I will just give them the gift card to do it with, and package it with love :)

The DSP I used here is retired...I love black and white, so I am hoping that SU! comes out with a new black and white in the next catty!

Eggcoutrement

On Tuesday we held a stamp camp at my house-it was a very nice time. We made two sets of two cards, a spring planting tin, and a mini milk carton holder. I already posted a picture of the "bunny butt" card I came up with for the event, so here is the other card we did... I used the Eggcourtrement set out of the current occasions mini, along with teeny tiny wished set. The colors are chocolate chip, so saffron, and whisper white...I love the way these colors look together!

My Happy Birthday Girl

Here is my little birthday girl. She is quite determined to be a "big girl". My mom took this picture of her and I thought it was just to cute...look at those big brown eyes! So I decided to use it in my thank you cards.Here is a picture of the thank yous I made. I think they turned out pretty cute! I was determined to use my digital studio for these...keep a look out because I am using them for Zavian's birth announcements once he gets here :)

I am not sure why it is blurry, but here it is close up. I did the entire card front on MDS then layered it on tempting turquoise, and then layered on kiwi kiss(I miss that color). I punched out the words on the card and layered them on card stock as well, popping them up to give it more depth. So quick and easy!!!So back to the party...

Here is a picture of some of the cupcakes I made. Since it was a luau I needed to stick with theme! And cupcakes are so much easier then cake with little ones. I needed to keep it as simple as possible since I was making 40. I was happy with the way they turned out! And what really mattered is that they tasted good!Makai

Blowing out her candles...Digging in!

And finished :) Frosting in hair and all!

Simple but Sweet

Today I decided to show off two VERY simple but cute projects.

Treat Box!!!I love these treat boxes from SU! They are so quick to put together and so easy to add that extra handmade touch to! I absolutely adore hearts and I feel that they can be used any time of year. So here is my 5 min treat box...the cutting on the scallop edge took the majority of that time :)

The products I used on this project were...

Treat Boxes 115690

Real Red Ink 103133

Real Red Cardstock 102482

Pumpkin Pie Ink 105216

Pumpkin Pie Cardstock 105117

Old Olive Ink 102277

Old Olive Cardstock 100702

I {heart} hearts set 118571 (clear mount) 117010 (wood mount)

Bubble Gum!!!

There is something about a bubble gum machine that I just love. I bought this set because I couldn't live with out this stamp :)

Real Red Ink 103133

Real Red Cardstock 102482

Whisper White Cardstock 100730

Sweet treat Cups 116802

1 3/4" circle punch 112004

Something Sweet Set 118589(clear mount) 117688(wood mount)

Baby Shower invites and Thank yous!

Here were the invites that I came up with for the baby shower my mom through for my sister and I. It was a great time! Mostly everything I used was retired...hey you got to use it up somewhere:) We used both color combos randomly since I am having a boy and my sister had a girl.

This is what I came up with for the Thank yous. They were very simple, but I had a lot to make!

March Challenge Card

I love this stamp! This month Julie won the card challenge and she selected a layout...FYI I hate layout challenges!!!! But I don't back down from a challenge, so here it is! The card had to be the layout as shown below and the colors could only be shades of brown (and vanilla) plus one extra color. I picked bashful blue! And I think it goes great with my Chocolate bunny! I have a funny feeling you will be seeing a lot more of him! I am not a huge chocolate fan, but there is something about Easter and Chocolate Bunnies!!! We don't know who the winner is since the meeting when we vote is today! I will keep you posted on the next challenge! Feel free to play along!

sponges!

So I sponge everything! Well not everything, but most of what I stamp. So I need those guys in reach at all times! I was getting frustrated with the container that I had them in so I decided to decorate a tin and just have them sit out on my desk! It is nothing fancy, but does the job!

Spring is in the Air

This week Pals Paper Arts challenge is spring! So what is more springy then yellow and bees!

Calla Lily Tin

I LOVE CALLA LILIES!

To me they are such a pretty flower with such a unique shape. And this time of year mine 5 plants are in full bloom! I figured what better then paper ones! And with stampin' ups ornament punch and small oval punch they are SO easy to make. So check out below the simple steps on how to create your own!Here is the front view of the tin I put them on.

(for give me for some of the pictures being side ways)

Step 1: What you need.

Punches:

small oval

ornament

Ink:

Creamy Carmel

Summer Sun

Old Olive

Card stock:

Summer Sun(big enough for one small oval to be punched)

Whisper White (big enough for one ornament to be punched)

Old Olive(2-3"x3/4" strips)

Other:

Mini glue dots

sponge for each color of ink

tombo mono multi glue

scissors

bone folder

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Step 2: Distress, Punch, Cut and Sponge

Distress you paper by running your bone folder under it, and break down the fibers.

Punch one small oval from the summer sun card stock and trim the tip off.

Punch one ornament from the whisper white card stock and trim the "top" of it.

Cut the two strips of old olive card stock into "leaf" shape. These don't have to be perfect, but you may want to cut them together to come out with the same size, and try to use the majority of the strip in order to have large enough leaves.

Then sponge around the edge of all 4 pieces, on BOTH sides.-trimmed oval with summer sun ink, trimmed ornament with creamy caramel ink and leaves with old olive ink.
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Step 3: Curl

Take the trimmed small oval and roll it up, place a mini glue dot to hold it closed.

Curl the trimmed ornament "in" so that it will curve around when it is ready to assemble.

Curl both leaves as shown in picture.
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Step 4: Place one small dot of glue at base of trimmed ornament.

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Step5: Attach center of flower

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Step 6: Roll and assemble

Roll edges of ornament in and place a mini glue dot to hold it in place.

Place a single glue dot towards the bottom of the straight part of one of the leaves, with the curl being placed out, and attach it to the other leaf(with the curl on that one being placed out as well)Then glue dot the flower to the leaves.

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And there you are~

Hope you enjoy!

Lucky Heart!

Since good old St. Patty's Day is just around the corner...and I had some left over hearts from my "home" banner. I thought for my downline meeting I would have them make a lucky heart hanger. I really like the size of the chip board albums! So here it is!

Happy Birthdays....

I am so bad with dates! Really I forget everyone but my families birthdays! I can always seem to remember the month, but days, forget it! I am even worse at remembering to send out cards! So after the last few years of failed attempts to make sure the my side and down line get cards in time, I have come up with a new plan! We have large quarterly meetings for the entire Crazy Stamping Lady group. I have decided that everyone for the two months prior and that month are getting there cards then! So here they are, hopefully I didn't forget anyone!!! Simple but cute.

I used a few new products including the DSP pack from Sale-a-bration, the hugs notes and the new sale-a-bration boarder punch. Also the stamp is from Bitty Birthday Cheer!

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events
UPCOMING STAMPING EVENTS WITH MAUREEN and HEIDI,

DON’T MISS OUT – SIGN UP NOW!!

SPRING ANYTHING BUT A CARD STAMP CAMP (ALMOST :)7:00 – 9:30 pmTuesday, March 9, 2010Heidi’s Home in Thousand Oaks (RSVP for address if needed)You won’t want to miss this evening of fun and happy Spring-time stamping.
You'll make a total of four projects
(two 3-D items and 2 sets of 2 cards - thus the almost :).
Plus enjoy snacks and the great company of your stamping buddies.
Cost: $20 - plus you'll received punches on your punch card towards FREE merchandise for any purchase made this evening over $10.
RSVP to hold your spot. Limit: 12*
Sample of one of the two cards we'll be making on March 9th!!~*~*~*~*~

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION EVENT1:00 -4:00 PMSUNDAY, March 14, 2010Maureen’s Home in Simi Valley (RSVP for address if needed)Okay - so I'm Cancer FREE - and now I really want to celebration!! It's time to have some FUN!! Come join us for my annual customer appreciation event - open to all customers old, current and potential - so mark your calendar, call a friend to come with you, and RSVP to join us. We'll have some great snacks, make some cute and creative make and takes, have a discontinued stamp and merchandise sale, draw for some great door prizes PLUS more! Come see all Stampin' Ups! great new products - new stamps, new jewelry items, new punches in a new punch design, and our brand new acrylic blocks and stamps. This event is an open house -so feel free to stop by when you can - but be sure to RSVP by March 13th to be sure we have enough food and projects. The FIRST 10 RSVP's get a special gift from me the day of the event. Bring a friend whose not currently my customer, for a chance for each of you to make a BONUS make and take. Hope you can all join me in this celebration!!
Sample of one of the make and takes at my Open House!!

These two events Co-sponsored by:

Stampin’ Up! Manager and Independent Demonstrator – Maureen Rauchfuss

Phone: 805/581-6209 Email: mrauchfuss@aol.com

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Stampin’ Up! Sr. Supervisor and Independent Demonstrator - Heidi King

Phone: 805/241-4589 Email: stampinking@gmail.com

*Stamp Camp Cancellation Policy - If you cancel your reservation at least 48 hours in advance of the event there will be no cost to you. If you cancel within that 48 hours I will try and place someone from the waiting and if that works there will be no charge to you; otherwise you will be responsible for the class fee but you will receive the material packet with pictures (by email) to make your projects. Stamping will not be done for you, so you may need to adjust the project slightly using what stamps you have available.

Home sweet Home

I have this great shelf in my kitchen that I have some vintage looking frames and rooster sitting on...I love the way it looks but always felt it needed a little something hanging from it! So I decided to make a banner from our new heart shaped chip board. As you can see my kitchen walls are pretty darn close to ridding hood red, so I decided to pull out some old DSP and make it work! I used the swirly stencil out of the new stencil trio and embossed it then distressed over it. Hopefully my little ones don't put there hands all over it , and it last a little will in the kitchen!!! Here is an upclose look at the "O" you can see a bit more of the details this way.

February Challenge Card

Happy Sunday! Well as most of you know every month for my moms downline meeting we have a card challenge. I was the lucky winner for the last one so I got to pick the challenge for the next time. So I decided on polka dots and bird theme. Here is what I came up with for my entry... You can't win the challenge on the month you pick it. But I still think it is fun to play along!
I used the new Sweetheart set that is not in the catty or mini, but a special promo from SU! the set coordinates great with the heart shaped sweet treat cups we have! And it has this cute little bird in it! I also used the bitty birthday for the words, our new polka dot embossing folder and a varrity of our buttons.

My little Hula Baby!

So my Baby is turning two! Ok so she isn't going to be my baby much longer, considering that I am due with our third child in just over a month, but when she turns two on March 7th, she will technically still be my baby!!!
So we are having a luau...yes in march! And here are the invites!Here are two of the birds up close. I markered them instead of water coloring to make them go a bit faster.

And here are the rest. I did 24 in all. I think they turned out cute. The coral and turquoise aren't really my thing...but once I did them I was glad I did! So for supplies...the stamp set I used is a retired SU! set called tickled pink. I love this set and have not been able to let it go! My mom actually bought it for me years ago, before I liked stamping much, just because I love birds and flamingos! Everything else is current...DSP is called Pink Flamingo, Card stock and main colors are Tempting Turquoise, Cameo Coral, and Whisper White. As I said I markered the Bird and flower in, then put crystal effects over the all the flowers on the flamingo and the one popped up in the corner! Hope you like it!~