Fee fi fo...film?

With the wet weather outside, I knew I wouldn't be leaving the house today, so I wanted to spend some time in my craft room. I pulled out a brand new set I'd received as a gift from Stampin' Up! that I hadn't used yet. It's the hostess set called Because I Care. 

This is an exclusive hostess-only stamp set that is not available for purchase, but can be earned FREE with a qualifying party.  If you'd like the opportunity to earn this set, give me call!

Once again I was browsing the Mojo Monday blog for inspiration and came across a sketch from May.

When I saw the color blocks, I remembered an awesome technique I'd learned at one of the demonstrator get-togethers I'd been to.  It's called the Faux Filmstrip technique.  I thought it would work perfectly for this card sketch.   Originally I had something super bright and whimsical in mind, but when I started pulling colors together, my idea changed.  This is what I came up with.  Click the image for a closer peek.

I am SO happy with the results!  I used one of our flower designer brads on the ribbon and one of our new self-adhesive rhinestones to add a little extra sparkle. 

It may be hard to see, but I used our textured Rich Razzleberry cardstock for the first layer.  I absolutely LOVE the look of an image stamped on textured cardstock - it just has a slightly aged/vintage look to it.


The film strip is just a strip of our Basic Black cardstock and punched along each side with our spiral punch and then three Whisper White blocks punched with our 1-1/4" square punch!  So simple!  Can't you just see this on a scrapbook page using photos instead of white blocks?  How adorable would that be!

If you try your hand at this technique, I'd love to see what you come up with!

Happy Stamping!

Finding my Mojo!

If you're like me, every now and then you need a bit of inspiration to jump start your stamping. I've been feeling in a bit of a stamping slump the past couple weeks, but when I rediscovered a fabulous blog that I'd completely forgotten about, I got that jump start I needed and couldn't wait to ink up some stamps!

This blog is called Mojo Monday and each week a new card sketch is posted. This is the sketch for this week:

As soon as I saw this weeks sketch I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I popped into my office this evening and stamped away!  I'm quite happy with the way it turned out.  You can click the image for a closer peek!

It's a simple design, but that can be a good thing!  I used my clear mount Elements of Style stamp set.  I just love that set.  Of course I had to use my Big Shot for something - I used my Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder to emboss the Old Olive layer.  LOVE how quick and simple it is!  I popped up a couple flowers for some added dimension and used my mat pack and paper piercer to pierce the entire edge of Whisper White for some added texture.  The flowers and leaves are colored with my Stampin' Write Markers.  Love it!

Let me know if you have any questions or if you decide to give this card sketch a try as well.  I'd love to see what you come up with!

Happy stamping!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!!!

My "baby" girl turned 2 today and to celebrate we had a very small birthday celebration at home. Of course I had to scrap some of the pictures we took as soon as the party guests had left. ;)

This is a double page layout I did in My Digital Studio.  Click the image for a closer peek.

WOW, my style has certainly changed since her 1st birthday that I digitally scrapped! ;)  I absolutely love the ease of digital scrapbooking! I don't know HOW many times I changed my mind on this project when it came to paper choices, picture sizes and ribbon colors! Of course, I didn't end up with any wasted product when my "choices" didn't work out. Love it. ;)

To coordinate everything, I'd made my party invitation AND my little thank you note (which I attached to the kids goodie bags) in My Digital Studio as well.

It was SO simple and quick.  I just can't get enough of this software! :)

Happy Stamping!