Oh where? oh where? are you Wez?

I'm still waiting for Wez to contact me so I can send out snowman card to you.  Please email me or I'll have to pick another winner.  I'll wait till Friday, December 11, 2009 after that the snowman will go to someone else.  This give Wez two weeks to contact me after that I will draw another name for this little snowman.

The winner is ............................. Wez!


who had the most interesting guesses: 1. skates 2. scallops 3. smile 4. snow white(color) 5. stripes (in the hat)

Wez please email at stamprsue@aol

Daring Cardmaker - White Christmas

Theme is White Christmas for Daring Cardmakers-friday challenge

Used punched flowers and self sticking crystals.

enjoy!

Theme Thursday - Holiday creations

Here is my card for Theme Thursday-challenges

This week challenge is to make a Holiday creation so for me it's a card.

An adorable santa created with paper punches.

Enjoy!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

enjoy!


all images by Just Rite Stamps

Lots to Do Saturday - Free theme

The theme for Lots To Do - Saturday challenge this week is free another words do what you want.
I made this triangle shaker card with an envelope.
enjoy!

TGIF - Femme Fatale

This week theme for Thank God it´s Friday is Femme Fatale and I think this dancing lady with the vale fits the bill.

enjoy!

"S" Snowman card contest

And the winner is ............................. Wez! 
who had the most interesting guesses:  1. skates  2. scallops  3. smile  4. snow white(color)  5. stripes (in the hat)
Wez please email at stamprsue@aol. by Friday Nov. 27, 2009 so I can send snowman card to you.  Congratulations!

Thank you everyone who joined in this little fun contest.
enjoy!

Corny Birthday Present

Corny Birthday Present
Here is my husband's birthday present.  I discovered a Do it yourself Ceramic studio.  What fun! I painted four corn on the cob dishes for my husband. 

supplies:

celebrate – ATC Mini Words EZMount stamp set (SI)

cornstalk – Scarecrow EZMount stamp set (SI)

Happy Birthday – Party Numbers Posh #69 (SI)

Staz-On Jet Black ink pad (SI)

Colorbox Pigment Mediterranean ink pad

White wrapping paper

empty box

Instructions:

1.Cut white wrapping paper to fit box that will be wrapped.

2.Ink cornstalk with multi color Colorbox Mediterranean ink pad. When inking stamp remember to ink it vertically as not to contaminate the different colored inks.

3.Stamp the inked cornstalk image vertically across the wrapping paper.

4.Ink cornstalk again and stamp under the vertically stamped images in the opposite direction.

5.Repeat this process till the paper is stamped completely. Allow the pigment ink to dry on it's own or speed up drying time with heat tool.

6.Stamp Happy Birthday with Staz-on Jet Black ink three times in the middle of stamped wrapping paper.

7.Stamp celebrate with Staz-on Jet Black ink three times above and below the stamped Happy Birthday.

8.Wrap your present.

Enjoy!  stamping sue

Winter Wonderland challenge - no christmas stamp or paper

Here is my entry for no christmas stamp or paper over at Winter Wonderland-sun. christmas challenge. 
A while back a bunch of us got together and used purchased Holiday cards that were sent to us to make postcards & tags.  It was a lot of fun and I thought very creative.  The two postcards are cut up in equal strips layered on a piece of 4 x 6 cardstock with glitter in between the strips.  The tags are cut up cards in different sizes.  Hope you enjoy these creations.  stamping sue

Daring Cardmaker - 1st letter of name - challenge & contest

The challenge for Daring Cardmakers-friday challenge this week is to create a card using the 1st letter of your name but the catch is ...... three times!  So for my card I did "S" for Sue and the three things are:
1.  snowman
2.  snowflakes - cuttlebug background
3. scarf

How about a little contest.
Can you find anything else with the letter "S"?
I know of two more.  The winner will win this card so leave a comment with a way to contact you if you win.  If you join my following I will count you twice in the drawing.  Come back on Wednesday morning for the winner.
enjoy!

Glittery fun

Here are a couple of cards I made to send out for the holidays.  I always make at least four different cards because I get bored making more than a dozen of each card.  They are very glittery in person.

Enjoy!







*remember to leave a message because you never know when I'll decide to do another give away*

Blog drawing --- WINNERS!

Morning All!
I did a random drawing last night for the three star books.  In the drawing I included all the posts from when I started talking about the drawing and all my new followers so ended up being 21 in the drawing.  Without further delay here are the three winners of my star books:

1.  JessieMae
2.  rxmom45@yahoo.com
3.  Lourdes  -  lourdesfay@gmail.com

Congratulations!  I will email you to find out your snail address.  enjoy!

Friday the 13th!

It's Friday the 13th and my husband's birthday so that makes it a lucky day for me and everybody!  Today is the last day to leave a comment and join my following for my star book drawing.  I will pick the three winners tomorrow and let you know by Sunday.  Please don't forget to leave me a way to contact you if you are one of the winners.

See pictures of star books open on Wed. Nov. 11 post. 
GOOD LUCK!

Theme Thursday - pattern paper

This week challenge Theme Thursday-challenges  is to use pattern paper.  I chose to use stamps and pattern paper from Memory Box.  They have great papers ..... not affiliated just like the products.

enjoy!

Star Book - blog candy

Here are pictures of the three star books for my blog candy.  I will be picking three people so if you want to be included in on the drawing leave a comment today through Friday. You have till Friday because that's my DH's birthday so you get a gift in honor of his birthday.   I'll announce the winners over the weekend.  Don't forget to leave a way for me to contact you.   GOOD LUCK!

Blog candy - star book

I decided to award one person a star book I made a while back. I have three of them each one a different theme.   I don't have a picture right now but will get one up very soon.  I will pick a winner in the next few days......another words before the weekend.  enjoy!

More Postcard Buddies - oct. 2009

Country for October was Germany which turned out to be a challenge for all of us.

Mine has an image of Marlena Dietrich (The Stampsmith), Zepplin (hand carved by me) and a mug of beer (RBBB) using the colors of the flag - red/black/yellow.

Grace went a whole other way.  She treated it like she was going on trip to Germany. 

Muriel also used the flag colors with items of Germany.

enjoy!

China Postcard buddies

If you follow my blog you will know that every once in a while I put up pictures of postcards that I do for swap with a few friends.  This year of postcard theme is countries.  Click on picture to enlarge.
Here are September postcards ..... theme - China

enjoy!

Crazy Amigo - bleach challenge

Here is my entry for Crazy Amigo Challenge-tuesday challenge
theme is bleach.
All images Sunday International Rubber Stamps and more

enjoy!

Band wagon - random blog candy fun!!!

I wanted to let everyone know that I'm jumping on the band wagon for blogs where you leave a comment and/or join following anytime and I will randomly pick someone to win some blog candy of my choice.

So starting today I will be checking comments/following.  Let me know what you think of my blog or comment on a card/project I've made.  Please leave a way I can contact you in case you win. Thank you, stamping sue

Here are a couple of pics of cards I've made in the past:
All images by Faerie Song Art Stamps ~ Fantasy Themed Images

Enjoy!

Kissing Camel

I called this Kissing Camel because I did the kissing technique on the camel. 

KISSING CAMEL
stamp credits:

Camel, sleeping lamb, star, joy – Peace On Earth EZMount stamp set (SI)
supplies:

Brilliance Graphite Black pigment ink (SI)

Colorbox Gold pigment ink

Gold embossing powder

heat tool

Self sticking crystals

Paper Shaper circle punches

Marvy circle punch

Fiskars circle cutter

corner rounder punch

Ranger pop dots

3M double stick tape

decorative paper (SU)
Instructions:
1.Cut a piece of black cardstock 10” x 5”. Fold in half to form 5” square card.
2.Cut a piece of gold decorative paper 4 ¾” x 4 ¾”. Round the corners with punch and tape to black square card with double stick tape. Save scraps to use later.
3.Cut piece of red cardstock 5” x 2 ½”. Round the corners with punch.
4.Stamp saying Joy with Colorbox gold ink on bottom of red strip. Sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat with heat tool. Tape stamped Joy card to right side of black square card.
5.Make a 3 ¼” circle out of gold cardstock with Fiskars circle cutter. Mount on card with Ranger pop dots.
6.Punch out a black circle with Marvy circle punch and tape to gold circle with double stick tape.
7.Ink camel with Brilliance black ink. Ink star with gold ink and stamp it onto camel stamp with black ink. Stamp camel with star onto turquoise cardstock. This technique is called stamp kissing. An image within an image.
8.Ink sleeping lamb with Brilliance black ink and stamp next to camel. Color the lamb with Prisma white pencil.
9.Punch out camel with lamb with Paper (2 ¾”) circle shaper punch. Tape it to black and gold circles on black square card with double stick tape.

10.Stamp star onto a piece of turquoise cardstock with gold ink, sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat with heat tool.
11.Punch out gold embossed star with small Paper circle shaper. Tape to a punched out black circle that is 1/8” bigger with double stick tape.

12.Mount embossed star on camel circle with Ranger pop dot.

13.Cut two strips of decorative (two sided) paper out of scraps, tape to top right side of card and bottom left.

14.Add mini gold self sticking crystals to the two strips of decorative papers and one light blue crystal above “J” of Joy.
Enjoy!

Three Muses - couples

Here is my entry for Three Muses - wed. challenge
theme - couples.
Don't know if Myna and Brett were a real life couple but they made a nice couple in the movies.
image by The Stampsmith

Enjoy!

Holiday Candle

HOLIDAY CANDLE
With the holidays right around the corner here is a fast and easy gift anyone can make.

Supplies:

Peace on earth, lambs, angels, star, shepard – Peace On Earth EZMount stamp set (SI)   Sunday International Rubber Stamps and more

Distress Embossing ink pad (SI)

Copper embossing powder

Heat tool

Candle

White Tissue paper

Ribbon (optional)

Instructions:

1.Cut tissue paper to fit your candle. For this candle tissue paper is cut to 8 ½” x 2 ½”.

2.Stamp all images on tissue paper with Distress embossing ink pad.

3.Sprinkle copper embossing powder on all images.

4.Hold the heat tool an inch or two away from stamped tissue paper while heating embossing powder to avoid burning the light weight tissue paper.

5.Heat the candle with heat tool till it looks wet then start placing the stamped tissue paper on the candle. Repeat this process all the way around the candle.

6.The stamped tissue paper will stick to the heated candle. The candle is burnable with the stamped tissue paper.

7.Tie a ribbon around the candle and give as a gift.
Enjoy!