Favors for friends

At annual stamping weekend with friends in New Hampshire I'll be passing out these trivets and tea candle tea cakes as their favors.  This is something you do if you want to ..... in past years I've haven't done it so I decided to go all out this year.  I picked up the trivets or tiles at Lowes then stamped on them with Ranger Ink black archival ink, sprayed with Krylon matt finish spray next added a thin layer of Diamond Glaze.  Coffee Gal or as I like to call her Tea Gall image is from The Stampsmith Art Rubber Stamps the swirl image on the sides is from ASITH and what's brewin is from Stampa Rosa which I believe is out of business.  The tea cake is a battery operated tea lite!  too cute even if I say so myself.  Learned how to make them from my friend Petti who is a SU demonstrator. 

***just want to let you know I have no affiliation with any of the companies listed above ...... just like to add links to make it easy for you, my blog readers, to find the stamps or supplies if you like what you see here.***

Traditional holiday cards

I started making holiday cards with traditional colors but knowing me I will have to create one or two with colors not expected for our holiday.  As you can see in photo three are traditional holiday cards but what do you think the kraft card is going to be?  I will be putting these cards together while at a stamping weekend with friends so planning to get a little heads up on my holiday cards.  Images used are from Stamps by Lasting Impressions with Panache and Hero Arts plus all coloring is done with P R I S M A C O L O R color pencils.

***just want to let you know I have no affiliation with any of the companies listed above ...... just like to add links to make it easy for you, my blog readers, to find the stamps or supplies if you like what you see here.***

Another view of Halloween

Here are the last of my Halloween view master cards.  Turn the wheel and see all the different images.  It really is an easy card to create out of a regular note card.  If you want a tutorial just leave a comment and let me know and I'll be glad to post a tutorial.  Images on this card are from various companies but the white lace behind the Memorybox Stamps and Scrapbooking paper is from May Arts . 
While you are reading this post I will be on my way for a fun filled stamping weekend with friends!  I'll post pics when I get home.  Bet my husband will be glad to have a weekend to himself for sleeping in late and not having me going around the house making noise.  lol!

***just want to let you know I have no affiliation with any of the companies listed above ...... just like to add links to make it easy for you, my blog readers, to find the stamps or supplies if you like what you see here.***

Craft it Forward

***this post will stay up top for the month of October so please join in CRAFT IT FORWARD! please scroll down for new postings***  +++++come on down!  it's fun to share your art.***

Over on my friend Susan's blog:  My Mother's Apron String-Susan Tierney Cockburn she is doing this Craft it forward project and I thought it would be a fun and sharing thing to do so I'm in......how about you?
Here is post from her blog:

It seems only fitting that on Saturday, October 1st, I received in the mail gifts from a fellow Blogger--Char of We Blog Artists, with a "Craft it Forward" concept she came up with, to share with five followers who posted on her blog, her beautiful creations. We needed to make the promise to do the same on our blogs.

I say "fitting" because on October 8th would have been Kelly's 39th birthday and I had decided to make the month very special in her memory. Kelly's blog, with her best friend, Kandyce, is Notions & Threads and both of them would have loved to participate because they knew the meaning of sharing and giving in the most extreme way.

***note from me (stampersue):  also fitting for me because on Oct. 25 my son Michael would have been 34 and so I think it would be nice for me to craft it forward because he was a very sharing person and would given you the shirt off his back if you needed it.***

So, in addition to creating every post this month with Pumpkin, which was Kelly's favorite, I will continue the "Craft it Forward" for the first five (5) people who comment on this post and send you a craft that I have handmade. I believe reaching out to one another through crafts is a way we share ourselves.

The rules are simple:

1) Comment    2)Agree to post the handmade gift on your blog and;   3)Make a handmade gift to pass on to 5 people who comment on your blog.
***If anyone would like to join in but they don't have a blog to show off what they craft ..... I would be glad to put up a picture on my blog for you.  Just comment here that you would like to play then email me a picture of your project***

chance to win

 Over on this blog Marj is giving away one of Tim Holtz A Compendium Curiosities book.  So pop over to She Who Stamps & Scraps for all the details.  I have no affiliation with her just thought it would be fun to join in her giveaway.

Unbirthday

Want to ramble a little today.  Today was my son's birthday he would have been 34 today.  I don't usually bad mouth or really give opinons but today I will just a little.  My son was working (driving dump truck) and was run off the road by young persons fooling around in two cars.  Please when you let your teenagers get their driver's licsence please please teach them responsibility!!!!! so other mothers don't have to grieve for their sons and daughters.

Craft it Forward gift

I received this beautiful necklace from my Susan for Craft It Forward gift.  This necklace is actually made out of paper that Susan coated with a product called Ice Resin to make it like porcelain.  She also let me know that a pansy stands for "thinking of you" which I didn't know so besides getting a lovely necklace I learned something about the pansy.   Susan, my friend thank you so much.
  All the information for this is here ....basically you post on original post  that you agree to craft it forward which just means you share your art with someone share a picture with everyone.
***Ina Ftacek please email me so I can send out your craft it forward gift. thank you***

Still Halloween

 Got a late start on making Halloween cards but I'm going strong switching from honey pop cards here
and here to View Master cards!  haven't made this type of card in years...sometimes it is fun to go back into the past and revisit old techniques.  Remember view master toy when you were a kid (dating myself)....do they still make view masters?  Anyway you turn the wheel to view different images.  These cards use various companies.  If there is one image showing you really need to know just ask me in a comment and I'll get back to you.  Used more of the Memorybox Stamps and Scrapbooking papers for the strips on three of these cards.  On the real orange card I stamped the spider web over and over.  Don't know if you can see in the scans but the ghosts and pumpkins are glittered with Ranger Ink stickle glues and used up more of May Arts black webbing ribbon.  It feels good to start using all the stuff I have accumulated over the years.  Think this will be my new motto......Stamp It!  Use It!  Create It!

Happy Accidents

 In stamping there is a saying, "there are no mistakes in rubber stamping just happy accidents." so how could I resist this challenge here on May Arts ribbon blog last month. Here are my samples for this challenge and of course I couldn't stop with just one card or box.  It all started with an anniversary card to my husband which was the same month, September, of the challenge after that I continued with a couple more cards then moved on to decorating boxes.  Sooooooooooooo please go  here to vote for your favorite ribbon ideas and best part is you will also be included in a drawing to win the same ribbons we used for the challenge.  Good Luck!

 

More Witches

 

Yes, I can't help myself I did four more honey comb witches....two green and two orange.  In order to see the honey comb cauldren look here .  The saying and witch is by Inky Antics Rubber Stamps and the papers are from Memorybox Stamps .  Of course the coloring for the witches are done with
 P R I S M A C O L O R color pencils but did add some Ranger Ink Stickles glitter glue on the band of the hat plus some ribbon from SU. 

***just want to let you know I have no affiliation with any of the companies listed above ...... just like to add links to make it easy for you, my blog readers, to find the stamps or supplies if you like what you see here.***

Stamping with a friend

Stamping with a friend is always fun but it was extra rewarding because I helped her finish up the sweet pea baby tags  - see here - for her sister's baby shower she will be hosting. Roberta and I have a good time when we get together to stamp.   After we finished the tags we started playing with Rubber Stamp Tapestry, Seagrove, NC stamp sets.  We just got stamped pieces done .... no finished cards or tags.  We did some usual and unusual color schemes that you can see by my scans.  Not really sure about the butterscotch color scheme but do like the dark blue and greens with the tea stamp set.  I just purchased tea set and animals stamp sets back in June at a convention so it was good to break them out of their boxes and ink them up!

When I make them into cards/tags I will show you but might not get done for a couple of weeks because I need to prepare for a weekend getaway at the end of the month. 

***just want to let you know I have no affiliation with any of the companies listed above ...... just like to add links to make it easy for you, my blog readers, to find the stamps or supplies if you like what you see here.***

Another Halloween honey pop & stripe challenge

  Over on Art Impressions Stamps-challenge blog it's stripes so thought this would work into thier challange.  Still making Inky Antics Rubber Stamps honey pop cards.  They are so much fun!  they take a little time to cut out the honey pop paper --- my tip: use a sharp pair of scissors.  See the witch she is colored in with ...... I'm sure you know if you read my blog on a regular basis......... P R I S M A C O L O R pencils.
All the images are by Inky Antics except for the little web from PSX an old company that unfortunately went out of business years ago.  The stripes for this challenge is the paper from Memorybox Stamps and that great ribbon that looks like black webbing is from May Arts a local ribbon company here in Connecticut......just wish they had a store.  They only sell wholesale.  Wouldn't it be great to have a store just with all thier ribbons!!!  Hey May Arts --- what do you think?  or maybe you could do like another company warehouse does.....a sale one day a year where they open up to the public.  wouldn't that be great!

***just want to let you know I have no affiliation with any of the companies listed above ...... just like to add links to make it easy for you, my blog readers, to find the stamps or supplies if you like what you see here.***

Halloween is coming.....

Can't believe I just started making Halloween cards!  Got out my Inky Antics Rubber Stamps honey comb stamps and paper.  What fun!  Takes a bit of time to make these cards but they are worth it.  My husband even asked if I made one for him...lol!  Here is the frog honey comb card inside and out.  Only image not Inky Antics is the little web that is an old stamp by PSX which I think has gone out of business years ago.  All the coloring is done with  P R I S M A C O L O R   color pencils as you know is my favorite coloring medium.  Here's something you might not know about me is that I hoard papers.  I've decided to start using it.....why am I saving it!!!!  Needless to say I used some of my Memorybox Stamps and Scrapbooking papers.....yeah for me!  Also used May Arts ribbon for a fun embellishment.

***just want to let you know I have no affiliation with any of the companies listed above ...... just like to add links to make it easy for you, my blog readers, to find the stamps or supplies if you like what you see here.***

Play Date Cafe challenge

Halloween colors are the theme over at The Play Date Cafe this week as shown in picture.

I decided to pull out a stamp I bought last year and never used so it is about time ink was put to this image from Stampin' Up.  Did one of my favorite techniques....resist.  Stamp image with VersaMark ink, emboss with clear embossing powder then sponge on colors, buff and done. 

Oh Baby tags

A friend asked me over to help her make tags for an upcoming baby shower for her sister's D-I-L so of course I said yes.....any excuse for me to stamp and I'm there.  I brought over my two Oh Baby cards....see here:  http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/2011/10/oh-baby.html

so we took the same sweet pea idea and made them into tags.  Aren't they just too adorable!  I like to add gold edging with Krylon gold leafing pen. 

Oh Baby!

 I needed to make a baby card because I want to send to my neighbor who is having a baby soon.  I searched the web to find some type of baby card to make because I don't have any stamps for that theme....never needed them.  Anyway found this idea using punches!  Too adorable don't you think so?  An oval punch and circle punch is all that is needed to make these two cards except for an alphabet set to spell out baby and the inside I'll computer generate some saying.  A little sponging on the face for cheeks some white freckles with white gel pen (need a new one-had a devil of a time getting it to work), ladybug spots made with Ranger black Enamel accents and scroll image on sweet pea baby by Memorybox Stamps .  Let's see did I forget anything oh yeah, vellum wings for baby lady bug and the hands/feet are freeform cutting out. 

And I always tell my students, "there are no mistakes in stamping just happy accidents."  I'm reminding you of this saying because I smudge a couple of the black paint dots on baby ladybug card so had to do something to fix it.....can you find the fix? 

***just want to let you know I have no affiliation with any of the companies listed above ...... just like to add links to make it easy for you, my blog readers, to find the stamps or supplies if you like what you see here.***

warehouse sale

Hi everyone,

Here's a photo of some of my buys from Ranger warehouse sale in New Jersey.  This was my third time going there....it's a lot of fun as long as you don't mind rooting through boxes with lots of other people.  Good deal, though....fill bucket....they weigh it and charge you $6 a pound....you can get a lot for your money.
Got to the sale about half hour after it opened and had to wait in line for almost an hour to go through the doors to the sale......but......it was still fun. Started outside waiting in line talking to stampers/scrappers who also were waiting to get inside. Anticipation was high but it was all worth it!!! Justin who was in charge of letting us in the door got permission to give us $10 off our price at checkout for being so patient and waiting so long outside to get inside. Filled my bucket with crackle paint, stickles, pop dots, dimensional pearls, color spray washes and lots more. After checking out my husband and I went to the mall to walk around a bit and have a salad at the food court then the 2 1/2 hour drive home. All in all it was worth it. stamping sue
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