Stamping Fun with Sherrie

Stamped Cards for All Occasions!

My February Card classes start February 21, and we will be making 10 cards (2 each of the 5 cards pictured above). For class details, please contact me at stampingsherrie@gmail.com.

I love this new stamp set in the mini catalog called Love and Laughter. I found a lot of samples using this stamp set on Stamp Crazy Girl's website, and I used those as my inspiration! Thank you to her!!

This is a classic card using Morning Mocha designer series paper. It could be a masculine card if you used the striped paper rather than the swirly design. The card is embellished with ivory satin ribbon and the scallop punch. I used the medallion stamp from the Fresh Vintage Sale-A-Bration stamp set.

I cannot take any credit for this card! One of the wonderful ladies in my downline, Marilyn Goodrich, designed this card using the new Mixed Bunch stamp set and Blossom punch. The only thing I added was the brad (from the Sale-A-Bration Everyday Enchantment brad pack) in the center of the flower.

This card features Sprinkled Expressions (from Sale-A-Bration) and is quick and easy. I stamped in Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink, and I ran the paper through the Big Shot with the Lattice embossing folder. Accessorized with Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon.

I discovered this card on a fellow demonstrator's site (Stamp4fun) and fell in love with its simplicity. It features almost all Sale-A-Bration products: Fresh Vintage stamp set, Everyday Enchantment designer series paper, Everyday Enchantment brad and ribbon pack.

Hope you can come to the Occasions Cards classes - all will be held at my house in Mason, Ohio! Happy Stamping!

February Stamp Club - Valentine's Day & Sale-A-Bration

I always love February - spring is within reach and, of course, Valentine's Day is a great way to remind the special people in your life that you love them! :) This month at stamp club, we are making a simple Valentine's Day treat as well as two all occasion cards.

This simple treat container resembles a sour cream container and couldn't be easier to make! Take a piece of paper or card stock (here, I used the doily designer series paper) that measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Roll up like a toilet paper roll and tape. Then, pinch one end together and adhere. Turn 1/4 turn and pinch again and tape (first put chocolate or some other goodie inside). You can crimp the ends to give it extra security. The tag was very simple - the decorative label punch embellished with the Fashionable Hearts embosslits die in multiple colors (Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral and Pretty in Pink).

Sale-A-Bration is in full swing, which means free product. The card above was created with almost ALL Sale-A-Bration items. I absolutely love the Sale-A-Bration designer series paper (Everyday Enchantment). The stamp set also is from the Sale-A-Bration catalog - Fresh Vintage. I used Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral and Poppy Parade markers to ink the stamp. The greeting is from the Outlined Occasions stamp set. The coral ribbon and brad accessories are in the Everyday Enchantment ribbon and brad pack, and are the perfect touch to any card. The background ribbon is our new pleated satin ribbon in Pear Pizzazz from the Spring Occasions mini catalog.

Last, but not least, here is a cute, fun and different card you can make very quickly. The highlight? I used the melon scented embossing powder found in the new spring occasions mini catalog. It smells great! I embossed the popsicle using the Versamark pad and scented emboss powder onto Calypso Coral card stock. The background paper is the new Sweet Shop designer series paper. Also, I used the Labels Collection framelits dies for the white and coral pieces behind the popsicle. Happy creating!

 

Valentine's Day & Occasions Mini Catalog Card ideas

Happy New Year!

Valentine's Day is around the corner, which means it's time to start thinking about Valentine's cards and creations. Using new products from the Stampin' Up! Occasions mini catalog, I created some fun Stamp Club projects:

Products used: Adorning Accents Edgelit Die with Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders and Bordering on Romance border stamp; Take It to Heart stamp set; Melon Mambo card stock; Blushing Bride pleated satin ribbon; Whisper White ink; Twitterpated Designer Series Paper, Dazzling Diamonds glitter; Heart punch.

Products used: Matchbox Die for the Big Shot; Candy Conversations; Melon Mambo striped grosgrain ribbon; It's a Wrap Holiday stamp set; pearl accents.

Products Used: Twitterpated Designer Series Paper; Mixed Bunch stamp set; Blossom punch; Pear Pizzazz pleated satin ribbon; So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz card stock. Cut two petals from punched flower to create butterfly. In addition, the rock-n-roll technique was used for the butterfly color.

Picture Christmas Card

Every year, I make my own photo Christmas cards... I try to make each one unique, and I think I've featured some of them through the years on my blog. Now that Emma is in college and Lindsay is in high school, it's really fun for them to go back through the cards and see how they have changed through the years (complete with precious "young years" and the "awkward preteen years").

This year's card uses the new silver glimmer paper for lots of bling! And, I love the Stitched Stocking stamp set and Stocking Builder punch. I ran the black card stock through the Big Shot with the snowflake embossing folder, too!

Christmas & Cookies at Club

Had a great stamp club tonight with a great group of ladies!

Several of these ladies have been in stamp club for almost 10 years with me... I appreciate them so much!! :)  Our projects tonight were all about Christmas!

This is a simple gift card holder using an envelope. Seal the envelope and cut one inch off a shorter side. Then run a border punch along the edge (I used the scallop edge). Decorate front of envelope with designer series paper, ribbon, and of course a little glimmer paper! I embellished with the Stitched Stocking set and stocking builder punch with Cherry Cobbler ink and silver glimmer paper. The insert is made with Lucky Limeade card stock and a stamped greeting. Just affix gift card with a mini glue dot (see below). Easy and cute!

The card below is another easy one. I ran some sheets of Old Olive through the Big Shot using the Lattice embossing folder. I punched out six hearts, sponged the edges with Whisper White ink and arranged in a tree pattern. Decorate with red circles as ornaments and a yellow star on top.

For the card below, I used the new Stocking for the Big Shot, folded a 12x6" piece of card stock in half and placed the fold just beneath the top edge of the stocking die, so that stocking would be a folded card. Then, I embellished with designer series paper for the stocking accents and stamped greeting. 

 

30 Cards from Christmas Lane Simply Scrappin' Kit

Each year my friend and fellow demonstrator Susi B. and I come up with cards from the holiday Simply Scrappin' kit featured in the Stampin' Up! catalog. We were excited with this year's Christmas Lane kit - lots of great die cuts, and we were able to get 30 cards from half of the kit! I will be offering classes in November (and "to go kits") where you would have all of the supplies to make 30 cards (envelopes included). Cost will be around $45 and includes everything except adhesive.

Class and kit details are coming in my eNewsletter this week. If you would like to subscribe to my eNewsletter or would like more details about this great holiday card making opportunity, please contact me at stampingsherrie@gmail.com.

Below are just a few of the cards we designed...more to follow in future posts. Have a great day! :)

Get Stamping this Fall - Card Classes!

Fall officially begins this Friday. While I am a self-proclaimed "summer girl," the fall season does get me in the mood to stamp! :) Here are some creations that we will be making at my classes at the end of the month. If you haven't signed up yet, there are still a few spots available. Email me if you would like more information!

Fall abounds with the new Gently Falling and Hand-Penned Holidays stamp sets and the Spice Cake designer series paper. Add a little Dazzling Diamonds glitter and Soft Suede and Pool Party card stock, and you're good to go. I really like these colors together!

Pinwheels are everywhere in the new idea book and catalog! For this card, I cut small squares out of the Flirtatious designer series paper, cut diagonally, and folded the corners in. I placed them in a circle and affixed with a silver glimmer brad. Other items used include the Houndstooth embossing folder for the Big Shot, oval punch, oval scalop punch, Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon, and So Saffron, Melon Mambo and Wisteria Wonder card stock.

Here is a card idea incorporating fall colors and berries from the stamp set Clearly for You. I stamped with Black Staz On ink and used the Aqua painter to color in. I stamped the Pumpkin Pie card stock wtih the swirl stamp from Baroque Motifs and punched a large oval in the center for the berries to be placed behind. It has a 3-D effect with Stampin' Dimensionals. I used the Framed Tulips embossing folder for the Big Shot for the card base. I also used the new Demim ribbon - love that!

This last card is an adaptation of a card I received from convention swaps. It's very cute and simple. Circles were punched out of the Paisley Petals designer series paper and arranged on a piece of Pear Pizzazz card stock. The card base is Cajun Craze. Other embellishments include Early Espresso ribbon and scallop edge punch.

Halloween Already?

It might just be September, but it's not too early to start creating Halloween cards and giftables! Here is a quick Halloween card I designed for this month's stamp clubs.

Stamp Set: Jack of All Trades, Frightful Sight Designer Series paper, Spider Web embossing folder, Top Note Big Shot die, black scallop dot ribbon. Card stock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, and Whisper White.

Christmas in August?

It's only August -- however, with the great new holiday products in the Holiday Mini Catalog, I couldn't resist!!!! Items are available beginning September 1.

This first item was created with the Holiday Stocking and Stocking Accents die cuts for the Big Shot. Super easy! I ran the stocking through the Big Shot again using the new Snow Burst textured impressions embossing folder. The sample I made is a flat stocking, but you could create a thin box between the two stocking pieces to give more room to put things in, or you could even place a mini lunch bag between the two stocking pieces, so it would expand. Lots of options! Other items used: Tag punch, Real Red, Pool Party, and Whisper White card stock, Old Olive ink, and Real Red striped grosgrain.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on the new Stocking Builder Punch -- it's adorable. I made this simple car using the punch with Real Red paper and the stocking accents were punched with the new silver glimmer paper! Also used: Holly Berry Bouquet designer series paper, Wild Wasabi card stock, Early Espresso card stock and ink, Scallop die for the Big Shot, large circle punch and Modern Label punch.

Card Ideas using stamps from new Idea Book & Catalog!

For my August stamp clubs, we are using stamps and accessories from the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog. There are so many awesome, new things! This first 3x3 card features the new Triple Treat Flower stamp, which coordinates with three different punches. I used the Designer Frames oval embossing folder along with the Happy Greetings stamp set. Colors used: Old Olive, Concord Crush and Melon Mambo.

 

Origami is not usually my best skill, but I saw this origami dress and had to try it out. The finished card is pictured first, followed by a step-by-step "how to" (thank you, Stefanie for helping me figure it out!). Colors used: Calypso Coral (ink, card stock and Designer Series paper). Stamp set: Friendly Phrases.

 
 
 

We also created these cute boxes below (similar to the ones pictured in the catalog). It took us awhile to figure out that the box base is the Matchbox die for the Big Shot, and that the wrap around piece is actually cut down and attached like a box lid. Stamp set is: It's a Wrap Occasions, and I stamped labels with Island Indigo ink. Please note that I stamped on mailing labels and wrapped those around the Hershey's Chocolate Nuggets. For safety reasons, avoid having the labels on the Hershey packaging for a long period of time, as there are chemicals associated with adhesives.

 
 
 

Last, but not least, I designed this card using the wonderful new Delicate Doilies stamp and Flirtatious Designer series paper. I love pink and orange together, and had a lot of fun with this one! Guests at my Mystery Hostess event made this project.