This is the time of year to start your stamping! Here are a couple of ideas for you. These are the ones we stamped at my Christmas Stamp a Stack this year.
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November 02, 2009
October 05, 2009
Scrapbooking with My Digital Studio
I have been having fun playing around with My Digital Studio, and created a scrapbook of our summer holidays. I'm going to get this professionally printed :) But for now here's a picture of one of my favorite pages.
What do you think? Have a wonderful week!
September 14, 2009
Embossed Ornaments
Red and gold really do look like Christmas!
Here I've taken real red and embossed it with the Petals -a- Plenty embossing folder (from the Holiday Mini) using my Big Shot, and embossed gold ornaments from the Delightful Decorations stamp set, also from the Holiday Mini. This punch from the mini is the greatest thing, it made cutting these out a breeze, and I love that you can use the punch to make ornaments out of anything, from Designer Series Paper to hand-stamped cardstock- it's a most versatile punch.
Some of the other accessories include the old Zig Painty, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Gold Cardstock.
The greeting is from a level 1 hostess set called " Holiday Best"
Enjoy!
September 04, 2009
Holiday Mini 09 Christmas Card
It's a funny thing to be making Christmas cards when it's well about 25*C. Still, some friends came out and we stamped an afternoon away in late August.
I got my Holiday Mini preorder and LOVE the punch and flocked paper that I ordered. I felt the embossing folder for my Big Shot is well worth the cost. This card looks awesome in real life- silver cord, flocked paper, silver pen embellishment...but my computer is acting up and so the image isn't as great as it could be.
Still, I hope you like it. Happy stamping!
July 28, 2009
Baby News
I'm a bit guilty of not blogging in a few months...ok, more than a bit guilty. My husband and I welcomed a little baby boy into our family in early April. He's perfect, and everything is ok, I'm just tired and adjusting to a newborn baby's schedule. And let's be honest, the heat we get in summer isn't really my cup of tea. It's hard to do much when it's too hot to move.
January 05, 2009
December 15, 2008
A Christmas Tree Star
Well, my son is in school for the very first time this year- Kindergarten- and he's learning all about Christmas traditions from the past as well as the present. I think they're probably reading stories and talking about different elements of Christmas, because he has come home with definite ideas about what you are "supposed" to have for Christmas.
I took out our angel the other day to put atop the tree and he informed me it's supposed to be a star. I'm fine with stars, we just happen to own an angel, but I told him I'd give it some thought.
I ended up creating a star using the 5-point star die that I bought for my Big Shot machine. I cut it out of cardstock vellum, and punched snowflakes (punch from EK Success) on both sides of each point. Each piece was adhered to the others using Sticky Strip. To make the part that fits on the tree, I rolled a piece of vellum and attached that with sticky strip as well. The tree just slides right through. I love how it looks when all the lights are out except the tree- the light shines through the vellum really nicely.
For my first attempt, I'm happy with the result. I'm not going to re-do it this year unless I miraculously end up with more time before Christmas, but if I do it again I'd use a transparency or window sheet for the tube instead. The way it is now, the point gets lost with the tube right behind it.
My son? Well, he loves it. And I'm happy I could create it with what I have on hand. It didn't take too long, and now that I know what I'm doing, the next ones will be quicker. I hope you enjoy this idea!
Have a great week,
Stacy Westman
