November Stamp Club projects

I know I haven't been posting lately and I'm sorry for that, but getting back into the job scene has been a little crazy and working retail during the Thanksgiving season has been even crazier. Yes I had to work Black Friday, but it was fun!

Anyway, here is the project I started with to make at the November stamp club:

After I had it done, I thought it needed some more color, so changed it to this:

I really like the black behind the sentiment better. As you can see this card uses the Silver Glimmer paper. LOVE how it sparkles and it was a cinch to cut the snowflakes out using the Northern Frost die and the Bigshot. The card base is Cherry Cobbler.

Here is the other project we made:

My hostess wanted to use the Holiday It's a Wrap stamp set and make a nugget box. So we used the Matchbox die to make the box. The box part is using Cherry Cobbler and the cover is using a thick window sheet so we could see the nuggets inside.

Stamp Club projects

Last night was my monthly stamp club and here are the projects we made:

First I showed them how to use the Simply Scored to make this cute purse out of a 6x6 piece of Designer series paper. If you remember, I am making some of these for an upcoming craft show and you can see those in an earlier post.

For this one we used the Spice Cake designer series paper out of the Holiday mini. Everyone made one that looked different because they all had a different pattern. I had them all cut out a leaf from the Leaves die and texture it using the Square Lattice embossing folder to attach to the 'buckle'.


For this card we just used Whisper White card stock. I saw this on a website that is for demonstrators only. This card was inspired by Barb Dykhouse.

I wanted to use the Doily background stamp and love love the Field Flowers stamp set. For the Doily stamp I used Crumb Cake classic ink, the flowers - Always Artichoke and Cajun Craze and the sentiment - Early Espresso.

We used the Houndstooth Embossing folder for the 'sandwich' piece to add some dimension to the card.

I love how the pearls in the corner just add the right something also. You could make this card using any color combination and I think it would turn out just as lovely.

Gently Falling

I know I haven't posted in quite a while and I apologize for that. But I have an excuse. I got a new job working at an hunting/camping/fishing store and with the hunting season closing in on us, I have been working many many hours.

Today I was lucky and got a day off so I was able to stamp. Of course I have stamp club tonight and really needed to create something for them to do.

Looking through ideas I found a card that really caught my eye and I just knew that my clubbers could create this also:

I love how this card showcases a lot of the different designer series paper patterns from the Spice Cake collection. As you can see I did some paper weaving with the strips.

The leaf image is stamped using the rock n roll technique and isn't that button the bomb?!!

Other product used:

Stamps - Gently Falling, Petite Pairs
Paper - Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Spice Cake DSP
Ink - Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, Soft Suede
Accessories - Spice Cake Jumbo Buttons, Hemp Twine, Modern Label punch, Sponge, Stampin Dimensionals

I do have to thank Lynn Pratt - a fellow demonstrator - for the inspiration of this card.

Also looking through sample ideas, I have been seeing a cute box made from the Milk Carton die, that I found out someone at StampinUp Convention demonstrated making. So of course I thought this would be really cute to go along with the above card for tonight:

This is a 6-sided box. I used the Spice Cake DSP again and also the Pear Pizzazz card stock. I stamped a couple of the different leaves from the Gently Falling set using the rock n roll technique again and cut those out, punched a hole and put the hemp twine through those to hold them on. I love how easy this box went together also.

Well that's all I have for you today. I hope you found inspiration and I hope my stamp club gals enjoy these projects tonight!

Day 4 - Pennant Parade and stamp club

Here is a card we made at stamp club last night. It's white on white, which I am just loving this tone on tone look. The top white layer we ran through the bigshot using the Polka Dot embossing folder to give it some dimension.

This shows some more versatility with this stamp set again. We used the Cupcake builder punch to make an ice cream cone. Come back tomorrow to see the cupcake holder that we made to go along with this card.

Product used on this card:

cardstock - Whisper White, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Real Red
ink - Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake
Accessories - Cupcake builder punch, Petite Pennants building punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, Bigshot, Polka Dot embossing folder, Corner rounder punch, Stampin Dimensionals

Stamp Club projects

Well another year of stamp club has come and gone. I can't believe how fast that year went. I had a lot of fun with everyone! Last night was our last night and here is one of the projects that we made:

This card is using the bleach technique. Some of my clubbers had never used bleach on cards, so this was fun. All you do is make an 'ink pad' using a small foam plate and a folded up paper towel. Pour a little bleach on it and viola, you have an ink pad. Each color card stock looks different when using bleach. Last night we used the hostess set from the Summer mini catalog called Love & Care and stamped a flower on Elegant Eggplant using the bleach. It looks kind of pinky.

We used markers to color the main flower stamp - Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze and Elegant Eggplant and stamped on to Whisper White card stock. We tore a piece of Certainly Celery for the layered piece. We punched a Scalloped oval piece in Baja Breeze and layered it with the sentiment, which is stamped in Elegant Eggplant, and punched with the large oval punch. The button is Elegant Eggplant also.

They were all amazed at what the bleach would do and that you can actually use it with your stamps. If you have a slightly stained stamp, it will actually clean it. You do however want to clean your stamps after using bleach, because it will dry the rubber out and make it crack.

The next project I found on the front cover of a magazine called 'Stampin Success', which is a monthly magazine only Stampin'Up! demonstrators receive. I had received that magazine in the mail the day before and just had to try one of them. Unfortunately I cannot post a picture of the front cover of my magazine because it shows some of the new product from the upcoming new Idea Book & Catalog, but I can post a picture of the flowers we made:

These flowers are made with only using 4 different punches -

Large Heart punch
Heart to Heart punch
1 3/8 circle punch
3/4 circle punch

The magazine showed these flowers on a wire flower stem, but we just made them without so they can be put on a card, scrapbook page or even a box. I had everything punched out for them when they arrived, so they were very easy to assemble.

Stamp club may be over for this catalog year, but another starts up next month with the new Idea Book & Catalog. I still have a few spots left if you are interested in joining. We have a lot of fun! Even if you live far away and can't make the meetings, contact me and we can work something out! Remember when you join, you receive all the catalogs for FREE!!!

If you don't want to commit to a stamp club, but would like a FREE catalog, all you have to do is have a workshop of your own, whether it's a in-home party or a book party. It's a great way to earn what you want for FREE!!!

There she is!!!!

I know, I've been a lot MIA lately. It's just been so busy.

Well I did have to stamp yesterday because I had stamp club and as of yesterday morning I really didn't know what we were going to do. But I pulled it off and we had a great time last night.

Here is the first project we did. I did copy this from a fellow demonstrator, Connie B. I wanted to show some of the new product in the Summer mini catalog, which by the way can be found in the left column of my blog.

This card uses one of the new fabulous punches called Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch. It's 3 punches in 1!!!!

I started with a Soft Suede base of 8x9 to make a larger card of 4x9, which will fit in a #10 envelope. I then ran a piece of River Rock through the bigshot using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and rounded the corners. The flowers are punched with Daffodil Delight with a Soft Suede center, punched from the Boho Blossoms punch and Whisper White. I sniped the Daffodil flowers to give them a little dimension. The leaves are punched with the Bird punch and the stems are just cut from Always Artichoke. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and punched with the small oval punch.

This is not a card you would want to make a lot of, but the result is beautiful!

The second card we did was doing a technique - crayon resist. We also used a couple of new stamp sets - Flower Fest and Happy Greetings.

We started with a Wild Wasabi card base and layered it with Glossy White cardstock. Using the Flower Fest stamp set, we stamped in Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi and Melon Mambo. Once that dried we took a white crayon and make marks where we wanted the cardstock to show through. We then took sponge daubers and sponged ink over the images. Then we took a tissue and wiped off the access ink and crayon to reveal where the crayon marks were.

We stamped the butterfly in Melon Mambo and to Melon Mambo cardstock and punched it with the butterfly punch. That's what's great about this stamp set, it coordinates with so many of Stampin'Up! punches.

For the sentiment we used Melon Mambo again and stamped on Whisper White cardstock and punched using the Decorative Label punch. We punched another using Melon Mambo, which we cut in half and layered under the sentiment.

I hope you find some inspiration with these cards and I hope to post more often.

Second stamp club card

As promised, here is the second card we did the other night at stamp club:

This card uses a FREE sale-a-bration stamp set called Bliss, which you can get with a $50 order. We did an older technique called polished stone. If you would like to learn this technique, contact me soon to set up your own workshop or class.

Card stock used: Crumb cake(#120953 $6.95), Baja Breeze (#111352 $6.95), Basic Black (#121045 $6.95), Whisper White (#100730 $8.50) and Glossy White (#102599 $5.95).

Ink used: Baja Breeze reinker (#105221 $2.95) & Baja Breeze classic ink pad(#111833 $5.95), Plantinum Shimmer Paint (#116807 $5.95) and Black Stazon (#101406 $7.95).

Accessories used: Bigshot (#113439 $99.95), Elegant Lines Embossing folder (#119277 $7.95), Decorative Label punch (#120907 $16.95), 1 3/4" circle punch (#119850 $16.95), Silver brads (#104336 $6.95), Crumb Cake Seam Binding (#122332 $6.95), Basic Rhinestones (#119246 $4.95)

I hope enjoyed the last 2 projects. Hopefully I can find my mojo again and create!

Stamp Club projects

Last night was my monthly stamp club and here is 1 of the projects we made:

The first card is using new stuff from the Occasions mini catalog. The Build-a-blossom stamp set (#121923 $25.95 wood, #121994 $18.95 clear) is a must to have along with the Blossoms Petals punch (#121808 $16.95). The punch makes this stamp set so easy to use. The next new item used on this card is the Framed Tulips embossing folder (#121809 $7.95). Love love this folder, so elegant. The Antique brads are found in the main catalog (#117273 $5.95) and the sentiment is an oldie but goodie - Sincere Salutation (#115068 $23.95). Cardstock used is: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Basic Black and Whisper White. Ink used is: Rose Red, Always Artichoke and Basic Black.

Come back tomorrow for the other card we made.

Stamp club projects

I hope you are enjoying my MDS scrapbook pages, but I thought you might like to see what we did for stamp club last night, which by the way was a lot of fun! Thanks Janet for hosting it at your house instead of mine for a change! LOL

It felt good to stamp again too. Janet asked that we do birthday cards, one for a girl and one for a boy. Here is what I came up with. I did start with some inspiration from a demonstrator forum called 'Stampin' Connections'.

The first card, which is the 'girl' card, uses some new product from the Occasions mini.

The cupcake was made using the wonderful new punch called Build a Cupcake (121807 - $16.95). For the bottom of the cupcake, I ran a piece of Early Espresso through the crimper first then punched it out to make it look like a cupcake paper.

The 'frosting' uses the new 'Glimmer paper' (121790 - $3.95). Love it! The glitter does not come off at all. It's easy to punch through too. And what girl doesn't like a little bling!!

I left the little tag open so the age could be stamped or written on it.

Other products used are:

Early Espresso cardstock - (119686 - $6.95)
Real Red cardstock - (102482 - $6.95)
Very Vanilla cardstock - (101650 - $8.50)
Jolly Holiday DSP - (117159 - $9.95) - it's not just for Christmas !!!
Early Espresso classic ink - (119670 - $5.95)
Real Red brads - (119740 - $6.95) - comes as part of Brights collection
Eyelet Border punch - (119853- $15.95)
Modern Label punch - (119849 - $16.95)
Jewelry Tag punch - (117190 - $10.95)
Party this Way clear stamp set - (120609 - $11.95)
Stampin' Dimensionals - (104430 - $3.95)

The second card, which is the 'boy' card, uses products from the main Idea Book & Catalog:

Can you guess what the silver paper is? Aluminum foil!!! Yes, when you run a piece through the bigshot, the embossing comes out great! What a great way to add 'chrome' to a guy card! What guy doesn't like chrome!

For this card I used:

Garden Green cardstock - (102584 - $6.95)
More Mustard cardstock - (100946 - $6.95)
Basic Black cardstock - (121045 - $6.95)
Whisper White cardstock - (100730 - $8.50)
Garden Green classic ink - (102272 - $5.95)
More Mustard classic ink - (103162 - $5.95)
Basic Black classic ink - (101179 - $5.95)
Extreme Elements stamp set - (115181 - $26.95)
Extreme Guitar stamp - (115328 - $8.95)
Perfect Punches clear stamp set - (120516 - $17.95)
Stampin' Dimensionals - (104430 - $3.95)
Aluminum Foil - found at any grocery store!

I hope you like these cards. I know my stamp clubbers did! If you would like to make one or both of these at your own workshop, contact me soon and we can set something up. Remember Sale-a-bration is going on right now and you can earn FREE product with EVERY $50 order!!! And you can earn sale-a-bration product along with all the other hostess benefits when you host your own workshop.

You can view all the great stuff in the Occasions mini and the Sale-a-bration catalogs by clicking on the catalog pictures along the left column on my blog.

Where has Sheryl been?

I know, it's been a while since I've been out here. 18 days to be exact. I'm so sorry about that. With the holiday season, it's seems to be the last thing on my mind.

I did however have to think about it, because I had stamp club last night. And of course I didn't even figure out what we were going to make until yesterday morning. I know gasp!

Well I did figure it out and this is what we made:


I wanted to make something that they could enjoy for a while. As I was making this yesterday morning and struggling with it, I thought there was no way I could show them how to do this. But as I kept going and figured out each step and how to put it together the easiest way, it really did turn out great. I didn't hear too many complaints either as all my clubbers were making them.

So I guess over all it was a good project and they all loved it when they were done. They were all thinking of a place to hang it as they left too!!

If you would like to join in on the fun of a stamp club, please contact me.

Also, today is the last day to take advantage of the great sign up special -- HALF PRICE!! $87.50. Check the information on that on the previous post. Also today is the last day for my online shopping discount on select items and bundles. Go check it out now: Sheryl's online store.
There is also a lot available on the clearance rack yet here: Sheryl's clearance rack.

Well on to other things now. Have a good day today everyone and thanks for stopping!!

Stamp Club project

This was one of the stamp club projects I had the gals make last week. For the top 2 pictures, which is just 2 different angles of the same pumpkin, I used the 2 3/8" scallop circle punch. The next 2 pictures, I used the large scallop circle bigz die along with the Bigshot.

This was such an easy and fun project to make. These could be made using any size oval or circle punch, any size circle die or by using the circle scissors plus and cutting different size circles. You need 11 pieces to make one. The stem is just a small piece of chocolate chip rolled up and stuffed into the center with a strip of green, which was rolled around a pencil to curl it, taped to it.

Easy peasy!!! I hope you try some for your holiday decorating!

Corner Bookmarks

Here's another item we made at stamp club this last time. It's a corner bookmark. I love how these work. They will never fall into the book so you can't find your page because they 'hook' onto the corner of your page and they are always visible. They work on magazines too! No more folding the page over to keep your spot.

This one uses all current product....

...but this one uses current stamp set and cardstock but retired designer series paper. I am making these for my craft show next month and this is a great way to use up scraps of retired product.


If you would like to learn how to make these, consider hosting a get together at your home with some friends and family members and I can teach you how. They are fun to make!!!

2-Step Bird punch card

This is a card I did for my stamp club girls the other night. I wanted to show them a different way to use the 2-Step Bird punch. They loved it!!! The petals for the tulips is the wing of the bird.

I'm back!!!

Sorry I've been gone so long, but I've had to deal with some family issues and getting the kids back to school has taken all my time. But now I'm back!!!

I've been getting ready for a craft show I'm doing in Byron Center, MI in November and this is one of the items I will be selling. It's an aluminum candle holder made using the Bigshot.

Last month with my stamp club, I had them make one of these and they couldn't believe how easy it was for the Bigshot to cut through the aluminum flashing using the Flower Folds XL bigz die (which by the way is exclusive to Stampin'Up!). Part of it was even run through again and embossed using an embossing folder. The butterfly was also cut and embossed with the Bigshot. I hooked all the layers together with mini glue dots.



Come back tomorrow for another type of item I will be selling. Thanks for stopping!!

Stamp club scrapbook pages

This is the 2 page spread that we did at stamp club last night. I told everyone that you could change the stamp set and the designer paper and use the same layout. The ideas are endless.

Over the top card

This is a card that I found on a fellow demonstrators site and thought it would be fun to make. It's a little over the top from what I have been making recently. It really wasn't that hard to make though. I used the Bigshot to make the flowers and emboss the card front. The leaves are made with the Large oval punch and the crimper. So I guess it looks over the top, but it really isn't too bad.

If you would like to learn how to make this card, contact me and we can set up a fun night together with your family and friends.

Wonderful Mother card

Here's a card that I made using some 3-D Roses made with the XL Fancy Flower punch found in the Occasions mini catalog which is still available until April 30. I found a great tutorial for this flower on Julie Williams blog here. She uses regular card stock and I used Designer Series paper. Here is a close up of the roses.

Aren't they just gorgeous!! I will be teaching my stamp clubbers how to make this flower tomorrow night.

The leaves are punched with the 2-step Bird punch which is also found in the Occasions mini catalog. Obviously you can't mail this kind of a card, but to see the persons face when you personally hand them this card is worth more.

If you would like to purchase this punch and learn how to make one of these fabulous flowers, contact me soon or go right to my online store to make your purchase: www.sheryldreyer.stampinup.net.

Thanks for stopping today and come back tomorrow for another type of 3-D flower made with another punch.

Stamp Club Cards

Well I had stamp club last night, the first one during Sale-a-bration. Wow, what a fun time we had. Here are the two cards we made. My hostess wanted to do Valentine's Day cards and to use some of the 'yummy' new designer paper called Sending Love and I wanted to use some of the new punches and the clear mount stamps. Boy did I sell a lot of punches!

Lori my hostess (in blue) and Janet (in glasses)

Nikki, Jay, Tammie and Tam (sorry this picture is a little blurry)

Mary and Pat (they're mother and daughter)

Jennifer

As you can see we have a lot of fun, and I didn't even have everyone here. It gets pretty crowded when everyone is here, but we still have fun. Most of these gals have been coming for 3 years now.

If you would like to join us sometime, or know of enough people to start another club, please contact me soon.