Palette O'Prints Coaster Book

I actually got to stamp yesterday with some demonstrator friends! It has been awhile; I've been so busy and preoccupied with other matters. This coaster book using the Palette O'Prints that was a special offer in May from Stampin' Up! was one of the projects we did. Thanks to Jann McCollom for bringing this project and leading it! We used four coasters and covered each with one of the color papers in the Palette: Rose Red, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst and Certainly Celery. A Sanding Block was then used on the coaster edges to give it the popular distressed look. On the back of each coaster "page" we added stamping and coloring with sponges, markers, AquaPainters, Blender Pens, etc., each of us in our own style and designs.
I used the Doodle This set from the Spring Mini Catalog on the front cover, colored with AquaPainter and markers, and then highlighted it with a good dose of Dazzling Diamonds in the center and accenting the edges. These papers are beautiful by themselves but I just couldn't resist adding some doodle-y swirls on the edges of the front and throughout the mini book. This set is so much fun to stamp with... I love the whimsical nature of the stamps and projects made with them! A few grosgrain ribbons give a finishing touch to the album!

These little booklets make great mini albums for a special occasion or remembrance. They are also a great size (4"x4") to carry in one's purse to show off pictures of loved ones (such as children, grandchildren or pets?!) : ) I don't have any pictures in mine yet, but hopefully soon!

In the upcoming Stampin' Up! Collection (new term for the catalog), these 12"x12" "Prints" Designer Papers will come in packages of 12 sheets, 2 each of 6 designs and each package will be an individual color. There will be 16 color choices available plus a selection of the new In Colors™! Wow! Lots of cool new Designer Papers!!

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Gayle is one of the demos I stamped with yesterday and she presented me with an early birthday card! I love this card! It is that same wonderful set, Doodle This, done in Tempting Turquoise and Green Galore. Gayle, who always makes the coolest things, used the Signo white gel pen to highlight the swirls on the turquoise side; I love that look, don't you?!! A touch of the green grosgrain ribbon and Dazzling Diamonds in the flower center set the card off just perfectly. Thanks again for the lovely card, Gayle!
I'm working on a big project right now so my postings may be a bit more infrequent. I'm not ignoring you nor forgetting to post; it's just that my time will be limited for awhile.
Thanks for dropping by!!

Spring Flowers Post-It™ Holders

Hi! I've been so busy lately helping to prepare for a Stampin' Up!™ Demonstrators' Retreat last weekend! It went really well and was lots of fun! We made some great projects which I will be including in future posts.

Today I want to share with you some more Post It note holders. At the Retreat, one of the things I demonstrated was making these with the pulpboard coasters. They measure 3 1/2'" x 3 1/2" and were also my door prizes.

I used some smaller pieces of the Spring Flowers Designer Paper left from other projects and also Sahara Sand cardstock for the inside. The flower stamps used are from the Looks Like Spring, Big Blooms and Office Accoutrement sets.
The new Round Tab Punch is great! I stamped the cardstock with the "Daily Notes" stamp from Office Accoutrements in Chocolate Chip ink then punched this out with the Round Tab Punch and added one to each of my Post It Holders. You can make so many things with this punch and use it in so many ways it's just amazing! I really like products that are so versatile!

I'll be posting more projects soon! Thanks for coming by!

Wild Rose Coaster Picture Frame

Here is another project made with those chipboard 4 x 4" coasters. I covered both sides of the coasters using several of the patterns from the Recollections Designer Paper then punched two 1/8" holes in each coaster. I stamped the rose and three sets of leaves from the Wild Rose stamp set (which incidentally, is the exact match to the flowers in the paper), cut them out and layered them on the left coaster. Then I added the oh, so sweet saying from the Buggies and Booties set (which was just perfect for this project) layered on Mellow Moss cardstock . On the right side I layered the picture of Ella on additional Mellow Moss cardstock. The Burgundy designer paper strips were edged using my retired Stampin' Up! scallop scissors and added to each outside edge. As a finishing touch, and because the saying inspired it, I added some touches of Dazzling Diamonds glitter with the Two-Way Glue Pen. : )

Finally to put it all together, I used Cranberry Stitched Grosgrain ribbon to tie the two sides together. I love this sweet way to display this special photo!

Thanks for coming by!

Au Chocolat Post-It™ Holder

Au Chocolat!! This new double-sided Designer Paper is enough to make your mouth water! : ) This Post-It note holder is made from Au Chocolat and two paperboard coasters cut to size, then decorated with more of the same paper, flowers and a stamp from the Office Accoutrement set. All these products are from the Spring Mini catalog.

Here is a side view:

The pink color is added to this paper by adding Pretty in Pink Classic Ink with a rubber brayer! This means you can have a veritable rainbow of papers by brayering your choice of ink color onto your piece of Au Chocolate paper! Now, that's artistic freedom! : )

The pink flower was stamped on Vanilla cardstock then cut out; the "leaves" are made by stamping an addition flower in Chocolate Chip ink then brayering Certainly Celery over it to give the same look as the paper. The "notes" stamp was stamped then punched out with the Word Window Punch.
The Au Chocolate paper under the brayer, holder and pad is how it looked before the pink ink was added. All products except coasters are Stampin' Up!™

Happy Friday, everyone!

Treehouse Paper Coaster Calendar

I wanted to use one of the 4" x 4"pulpboard coasters I bought to make a calendar; I remembered this Treehouse Designer Paper that has numbers on it and decided to use it. The background of the paper is True Thyme and it also has Cranberry Crisp and Buckaroo Blue in it. For the base I adhered Cranberry Crisp cardstock to the coaster with Stampin' Up! Glue Stick (which is just wonderful for projects like this and quite inexpensive) then layered the Treehouse paper over it, again with Glue Stick. I accented it with three Buckaroo Blue tabs punched with the Round Tab Punch and then stamped with words from the Expressive Flexible Phrases. Images from Perennial Favorites set were stamped in Buckaroo Blue onto the Treehouse Paper and small circular images from Little Pieces (love that set!) were stamped and punched with the 1/2" circle punch then adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals™ to give the whole thing some variation in heights for interest. Thyme stitched grosgrain was added with Vintage brads for a hanger and is the finishing touch.

These little calendars can be hung or can be made without the hanger and a magnet back added. They make nice little gifts that can be tucked into a card for mailing.

All products with the exception of the coaster and calendar are ©Stampin' Up! Cranberry Crisp, True Thyme and Buckaroo Blue are three of Stampin' Up!'s 2006-2007 "In Colors" which will only be available through the end of June. You may want to stock up on some ink refills and cardstock before then! I'll be sorry to see them go but we will have some new colors for next year!

Have a good weekend!