STAMPS WELL WITH OTHERS

CNY Shoebox Swap 5/14/11

2011-05-13T19:15:00.003-04:00

YEAH!!! Tomorrow is one of those prized days that I get to spend stamping with my friends from all over NY and even PA! These will be my contributions to the swaps

This one will be my TWISTED swap. I'm hoping you can read the words on the sentiment. Or maybe not, if you are easily offended....but wait...it you were easily offended, you wouldn't be reading my blog :) This sentiment stamp made me laugh out loud when I saw it, so I had to get it. I ordered it online from Viva Las Vegas Stamps - boy do they have some doozies! The girl is from a clear set by Inkadinkadoo (I think). Her slippers even have fun flock on them :)

This is the inside of the card...yes, it's intentionally stamped upside down :)This is a crappy pictgure, but it's my ATC. It's supposed to look like a TV with one of those old test messages. This sentiment is a stamp, but I can't remember where I got it from. It's stamped on Vellum and then adhered to patterned paper to get the striped background. The bottom was punched with just a portion of the curvy label punch to make the "legs" on this old console TV.One of the girls heading up a table (you know Whoooo you are Heidi!) is a showoff and made a beautiful table centerpiece identifying the table number and said she didn't want to be a slouch and just put a number on a piece of paper.....well, guess what I had planned to do for my table....yep, put a number on a piece of paper. I crumbled under the pressure and went to work. This is not my original idea, I saw it on Splitcoast stampers and made my own version to mark Table #4, the BEST table! So there Heidi, lol!Thanks for stopping in! Have a great day!

I'll be back later with pictures from the swap when it's over!

2011-03-20T17:55:00.001-04:00

Here are the Make & Take projects from the Day. I loved them all!

2011-03-20T17:51:00.000-04:00

More SU Regionals pictures

2011-03-20T17:47:00.001-04:00

From the swap boards

A sneak peak a new set in the Summer Mini....Sunny Fun!

Stampin' Up Regionals, Hartford CT 2011

2011-03-20T17:41:00.003-04:00

More workshop wows! Check out the ships wheel made with 2 circle punches and some 1/4 strips of paper oooooh....what a great tip we got for 2 step stamping with clear blocks. LOVE THAT ONE!

Mediallion stamed with versamark and then sprayed with smooch spritz...beautimous!!

Another example of the clear mount 2 step stamping

Make your own brads with circle punch and crystal effects!!

Stampin' Up Regionals, Hartford, CT 2011 (Cont....)

2011-03-20T17:37:00.002-04:00

Some workshop Wow's from Regionals, a shot of the group and some more swap cards

Stampin' Up! Regionals, Hartford CT (Cont....)

2011-03-20T17:31:00.004-04:00

Here's some more pictures from the day at the SU Regionals, CT. These are swap boards and close ups of swap cards

Stampin' Up! Regionals - Hartford, CT

2011-03-20T17:23:00.004-04:00

What a fun day I had at the Hartford, CT SU Regionals yesterday. Tons of inspiration, swaps, tips, tricks and laughs. Followed by some shopping at the local scrap book store (Wiggles and Giggles) and then a trip to IKEA which always makes me happy. It was a long day as I had to leave my house by 4:30 am, which meant waking up at 3:45 am (are you kiddin' me?!?) and we didn't get home until 12:30 sunday morning, but it was oh, so worth it! Here's some eye candy from the day:

Masculine Diva Swap Cards-2

2011-03-07T21:06:00.003-05:00

Each month there are 10 Demo's that get together for the "Demo/Diva" club. The hostess for the month picks the swap theme and all the other members make swap cards using that theme. The hostess brings the Make & Take Project, so she doesn't have to make a swap card that month, but gets to take home one of everyone else's cards....it's a fun, fun group of gals. We always have alot of laughs! Here are the Masculine (boy or man) cards from February.Here is my swap card. It's supposed to look like one of those large stand up toolboxes: This is Sue's contribution

Denise made this one:

Gayla's contribution to our swap:

And, Lindsay's Gate fold card:

Masculine Diva Swap Cards

2011-03-07T20:51:00.006-05:00

This one was made by Meg And this beauty was made by Sharon:

An adorable froggy with falanges by Stacey:

Sock Monkey by Jen:

And, this is the Make & Take project for the night. Nancy gave us all a lesson in brayering - thanks Nancy!

Love my Divas!!! If you'd like more info on how I run this "club", let me know :)

I herd the Moos.....

2011-03-01T15:29:00.004-05:00

This is a Onesie card I made by request from my sister to give to her friend that just found out she was preggers! Isn't this cow just the cutest?!? Her name is Tilly and guess who she is named after?.....me! She was created by my stamping friend Diane Zechman who is (was) the illustrator of Cookie Crumbs Stamps. Check out Diane's stuff...she's my hero!! Inside the card, I used a sentiment I just got from Michaels along with 2 sentiments from the Tilly Set. It reads "Oh Baby. I herd the moos...cow-gratulations!! How cute is THAT?!?
Sorry for the bad picture, I had to take it with my cell phone before I sent it off to my sis.

Other Random Eye Candy

2011-02-26T20:25:00.004-05:00

I'm so behind and while I haven't created alot of cards in the past couple of months, I have done some while I was taking a blogging break.... Here is one I made for my niece who is in love with cows. She had a princess party, so I incorporated both a princess and a cow, lol! I just LOVE "out of the ordinary" images. This little guy is named Zed and he's my current favorite Doodle Factory charater! This card is the result of a left over "card kit" from a previous class. I have lots of pre-cut pieces from classes that I throw into a box and when I have time, I use the pieces to see what I can come up with.

Here is Beerafella. Another left over card kit was used to make this card. I need to replenish my stash after the holidays as I give lots of assorted card packs to friends and family as gifts.

This card was one that we did in Cards & More club. It features the SU set Studio Sketches and the inked block technique. I'm not sure it that's the corrent name, but the pink solid image was created by inking a clear block and using that as a stamp....cool, huh?

Thanks for stopping by!

2011 Punch Art Calendar

2011-02-26T19:52:00.003-05:00

I'm finally getting around to posting some old projects on my poor, neglected blog. Today marked the official end of hockey season, so weekends are actually going to be mine again!! This is a project that we worked on last year during DIVA club. We made 2 pages per meeting in no particular order. Each page consisted of punch art as most of the DIVA's had more stamps than they could possibly use, so I decided to focus on punches. When all the pages were complete, we had one night to create the cover and bind all the pages together using the Bind it All. Enjoy!

2011 Punch Art Calendar

2011-02-26T19:50:00.002-05:00

2011 Punch Art Calendar

2011-02-26T19:46:00.001-05:00

Oh My.... it's been a long time!

2011-01-20T13:10:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to pop in and say hello! I knew that I've been busy, busy with the holidays and my 2 boys hockey teams, but geez....not even 1 post since November - wow!

I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, although sometimes I feel like I have, lol. We are headed to Canada for a weekend hockey tournament, but I hope to finish some swaps while I'm there and post for you when I return (or maybe even from the hotel). I'd better go pack my laptop!

Have a great one and I hope not everyone has left me for good :)

Do you like a sale?

2010-11-22T12:55:00.002-05:00

Well, I've got a DOOZY for ya! From now until Nov. 30th only, there is a ONLINE SPECTACULAR going on! Get some Christmas shopping done at up to 50% off or just pick up a few items for yourself that are at a price you just can't refuse!

This is an online promotion, so orders must be placed through my Stampin' up! website. If you want me to combine your order with the things that I'm ordering, please get in touch with me by Monday, Nov. 29th. Have a great holiday!

The aftermath.....

2010-11-20T21:50:00.003-05:00

Well, the 3rd Annual Sauquoit Shopping Expo is in the books. It was a fun day, followed by a whirlwind unload and a trip across town to a soccer game. When I got home, everything was still right where I left it...

Now to get to work cleaning it up for my new club's first meeting on Tuesday! For anyone that didn't make the show here's a picture of the set up, and some of the goodies offered for sale. I have quite a bit of "inventory" left, so I'm setting up the display in my basement for a week or two - if you'd like to stop by and browse, just let me know (via email or facebook if you don't have my phone #) and we'll arrange a private shopping time :) I also plan to take some individual pics and put them on my Stamps Well With Others Facebook Page. Thanks to everyone who stopped by my table to say hi - it was nice to see some old friends and meet some new ones!

sympathy cards for craft show

2010-11-16T21:17:00.003-05:00

Hi again! I've been spending all my free time getting ready for my annual craft show. For my local readers, it's this weekend, sat. the 20th from 10-4 at Orchard Hall. My card supply was a little low on Sympathy Cards, so I made these tonight to offer in my cards for sale bin. I think they turned out nice, yet they were fairly easy to make. Here's a very rough set up in my basement so you can see some of the goodies that I'll have at the show. I'll post more pics from the show off the real table and the actual items. Hope to see you at the show!

Peace on Earth

2010-11-04T22:09:00.003-04:00

wow - it's been a looooong time since I posted. Sorry about that! I hope there are still some people out there reading my blog to see this card I made tonight (actually 12 of them) for a Christmas Swap I'm participating in. I love it cause it's all mine, I didn't copy anyone, lol! It's really shimmery and pretty in real life. The picture is taken with my phone as it's been so long since I posted, I can't even find my camera!! Products used:
Paper: Marina Mist, Shimmery White, Shimmery Gold
Ink: Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, craft white
Accessories: champagne mist shimmer paint mixed with alcohol, circle cissors plus, dimensionals
Stamps: Snow Burst and the new level 2 set peaceful season

Thanks for stopping by!

school is cool pencil made of rolos

2010-09-18T20:32:00.004-04:00

Check out this cool "pencil" I made for my son's teacher! It uses a base of a package of Rolos candy. Just cover the candy with a piece of summer sun paper that was cut to 4.5 x 3.5 and then scored every .5 inches. Then I added a 3/4' x 3.5 piece of pink at the top for the eraser. The gold band is made using a gold paint pen. easy peasy and oh, so cute!

Whitesboro, NY Shoebox Swap card

2010-09-12T10:57:00.005-04:00

This is the project that I brought as my shoebox project to the Whitesboro, NY gathering. For those of you not familar, a shoebox project is one where you pre-design and pre-cut all the materials for everyone in attendance to make your project. All the supplies then get packed up (usually is a box, sometimes even a shoebox) and brought to the venue for everyone to share projects. Hence, the term Shoebox project. Anywho..... This is a stairstep card and while it looks a bit complicated it really isn't. I had precut and scored all the card bases (there were boy and girl kit choices). The participants in the shoebox gathering just had to shade the ink, punch the decorative pieces and assemble the project. This idea is NOT my original idea. I first saw it here on Jackie Topa's blog. All the instructions for the card base cut and folds are there and possibly a video as well. Thank you Jackie Topa for sharing!

Whitesboro, NY shoebox swap 9/11/10

2010-09-12T10:42:00.003-04:00

We had a GREAT time at the Whitesboro, NY gathering yesterday (9/11/10). Thanks to Nancy and Meg for being such good hostesses! The first picture I like to call Jesus Loves Me! This life sized statue was in the corner of the room the whole day and for anyone that knows me..... you know he was there to keep an eye on me so I didn't get too crazy, lol. Here is a group shot of the room from mine and Jesus' vantage point. There were 8 tables set up for our shoebox projects. We each had a list of the 30 shoebox projects and rotated around to the different tables until we had completed them all (or as many as we could before we had to pack up so mass could start upstairs)

Another room view. Yep, I appear taller in this pic.... I was standing on a chair :)

Here is a shot of some of the girls at the "after party" in the rubber room. After a little, shopping, we returned to my house to finish each other's shoebox projects, order some dinner, chat and laugh and as my husband put it this morning "just drink lots of water, lol". The girls also pumped out 100, yes 100! cards for the troops as the return home from duty. This is done under a program called Operation Welcome Home.

Here's a shot of some of the pile of the Operation Welcome Home cards. Thanks to Arlene for providing and pre-cutting all the materials.

It was another great day of stamping with friends. Can't wait to do it again!

Gettin' Twisted Swap Card

2010-09-10T21:07:00.003-04:00

I've been at it again.... This is the swap I'll be bringing to the CNY Whitesboro Gathering tomorrow (9/11/10). You can see my other "contenders" in the posts below. I opted for this one as I've had this rubbernecker doggie for a while and never used it. He didn't come with the "drops", just the hydrant. His "drops" are water splashes from another set (Just so Hippy, I believe).
I created the grass with my watercolor pen and ink, stamped the grass tufts and the tree is from SU's Forest Friends Set. The clouds were made using my cloud template (love that thing). I also used my movers and shapers curly label die to cut the red mat so that my punched sentiment would fit inside. The die also gives a nice pierced look. I hope you can click on the image to see it larger and read the sentiment. If not, the front reads "Treat stressful situations like a dog"....

Inside reads: "If you can't eat it or hump it, piss on it and walk away" :)

Gettin' Twisted again...

2010-09-09T13:26:00.004-04:00

Here is another one of my "twisted/humor" swap possibilities that didn't make the cut. Actually, I made 17 of this one and then decided it just wasn't twisted enough...the girls expect more from me, lol. It features shoes/boots from various Stampin' Up! sets I have. The sentiment is not from Stampin' Up! Unfortunately, I can't remember it's maker...maybe hambo or rubbernecker? The card above was posted directly to my facebook, but not on my blog, so I thought I'd add it here too. I love twisted cards - they have inspired me to make cards again!

Gettin' Twisted

2010-09-05T10:32:00.004-04:00

Next weekend several of us stampers from Central NY and surrounding areas are getting together for a shoebox swap. One of the swaps (the one that somehow I got chosen to oversee, lol) is the Twisted/Humor Swap. This is the first card idea I came up with. This one didn't end up making the cut... While I loved the humor of it, I just wasn't so happy with the visual appearance of the card.

Inside the card reads: It's your birthday, party your panties off!

2010 Holiday Mini is here!

2010-09-04T14:47:00.003-04:00

Whoo Hoo! The Holiday Mini is finally here. Click on the picture above to see a PDF version of this great new mini. If you'd like your own copy and didn't receive one in the mail from me, just let me know and I'll be sure to get you one. I can't wait to use that new santa stamp that you see on the cover! There is also a new Big Shot Die that I can't wait to get my hands on... see the scallop border thing around the red box... yep, it's a die cut! It's gonna be great for my new scrapbooking club too!!!

Don't drink the water......

2010-09-04T14:14:00.004-04:00

As many of you know, there are a bunch of stampers in the Central New York area, that gather frequently to swap and share shoebox projects. Apparently, at one of these gatherings a number of gals "drank the water" as this summer brought 4 new babies to our "family"! 3 boys and 1 girl have recently been welcomed into the CNY stampers brood. These are the cards I made for them. Congrats to Kris, Jenn, Kristen and Andrea on your beautiful new bundles of joy!

Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy the rest of this beautiful summer we're having!

New Clearance Rack Items Added!

2010-08-28T12:50:00.003-04:00

Click on the picture above to go to my online store and see all the clearance rack items.... you can even shop in your jammies if you want!

Stampin' Up! has added some new items to the Clearance Rack.

The Clearance Rack contains discontinued Stampin' Up! products at up to 60% off. Woo hoo!!!!

This time there's lots of retired cardstock colors on clearance. I personally stocked up on Basic Black 8 1/2 x 11 for $2.99 per pack. This is the 40 page pack that was offered last year!!!! You cannot beat this deal!!!

There's also lots of your retired favorites for $2.49 a pack for 8 1/2 x 11. At the time I am writing this, there's Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, etc......

There's lots of other goodies besides cardstock too!

Clearance Rack items are only available for purchase on online orders and only while supplies last. The Clearance Rack will be a permanent part of the Stampin' Up! Online Store."

Stamp Camp Projects

2010-07-23T17:11:00.004-04:00

Here's the projects we'll be doing at stamp camp tonight! Never heard of "Stamp Camp"? It's a fun night stamping with the girls where all the projects are designed, pre-cut and ready to go for you. All you have to do is show up (with your adhesive) and stamp and assemble your projects. They even come with envelopes! It usually takes about 2-3 hrs and all levels of stampers are welcome. The "old pros" are always willing to help the "newbies". Cost is $12. Please leave a comment on my facebook if you'd like me to add your name to my email list or watch my facebook page for upcoming "Camps". The first card features the eyelet border punch and the ribbon of hope stamp. This card was "cased" from splitcoast and features the owl punch and the brand new 2 3/8" scallop punch. It also uses some of the new soft subtles designer paper.

This is a cute little "beach tote". It's hard to see, but if you look closely, you'll see the pattern embossed onto the front panel, making it look like a weaved bag. We will even stamp tissue paper to match!

The last card is my favorite and uses a new stamp set called create a monster. You have the 3 basic monster shapes and tons of eyes, mouths and tenticles/hair to choose from to make your very own monster. Love fun stuff like this :)

Here's a picture of all the baskets with the individual projects. See...everything you need is right there for you all in one place! Give it a try - sign up for Stamp Camp!

Scrapbook Club - looking for members!

2010-07-16T14:15:00.000-04:00

Many, many people have asked me to start a scrapbook club or class. It's finally here!! I'm so excited as now I can get my scrapbooks up to date too! Click on the flyer below to learn more about how this club works and let me know if you have any questions. Club is limited to the first 8 members to sign up so contact your friends and sign up together. Day and time of meetings will be determined based on what works best for the group.

Cards & More Club - looking for members!

2010-07-16T13:50:00.000-04:00

Do you like to rubber stamp or would you like to learn some new rubber stamping techniques? I'm starting a new club where we make cards and gift items. Wouldn't it be nice to have a card on hand when you need one? Clubs are a great way to build your supply while having a fun night out with the girls! Click on the picture for a closer look and let me know if you have any questions or would like to join. This club will have 8 members, so get your friends together and reserve your spots today!

Happy Birthday to my Dad!

2010-07-11T14:04:00.003-04:00

Today is my dad's 69th birthday. Happy Birthday Dad (Yes, I know he doesn't read my blog!). Hopefully my mom or my sister will tell him that I gave him some love on my little piece of the web! Here's a picture of him doing one of his favorite things. He bought an old school bus and converted it into a "redneck" limo of sorts. He takes all sorts of people on tours of the wine country and the bus has been nickednamed the "fun bus" or the "drunk bus" around town. Where was he with this bus when I was a kid, lol?!? He is a great dad and I definately get my wit and my humor from him - so thanks alot dad, you sure have gotten me into alot of trouble,lol!

Here's the card I made for him. Kinda appropriate for him as he's a bigger wise-a$$ than I am! I'm' sure he'll chuckle! At work, we were getting rid of a bunch of these old fingerprint cards, so I snagged them to cut up for card fronts. I had the Crime Scene Kit stamps that were a perfect add-on. Cool, heh? The fingerprints were made by actually rolling my fingers in the ink - that was fun! Thanks for stopping in and if you see "Ike" wish him a Happy Birthday!

I only have eyes for you Baby!

2010-07-09T21:42:00.002-04:00

I got my first order from the New Catalog today. Make a Monster was the first set I cracked open, I just think the little monsters are adorable. My husband reminded me during dinner tonight that our anniversary is tomorrow - ummmm, thought the MEN were supposed to forget those things - oops! The monster has lots of eyes stamped on him and the sentiment is computer generated. Happy Anniversary Dear!

New 2010 Catalog is Finally here!

2010-07-01T14:56:00.002-04:00

Isnt' she beauti-mous? Today, July 1st marks the date that the brandy new catalog goes live! Whoo Hooo!!! Take a peek, there are LOTS of new stamps and accessories to make your projects stand apart. Click on the picture above to open an online version of the catalog. If you would like one of your very one to have and to hold (and kiss goodnight if you want to, lol), call, email me or leave a comment here and I'll be sure to hook you up! Cost is $7. $10 if you are not already on my customer list.

You can shop from this catalog RIGHT NOW and have items shipped directly to you by clicking here to visit my demonstrator website . Happy Stampin'

My baby's Birthday!

2010-06-19T08:38:00.003-04:00

Happy Birthday "T"!! My baby reached double digits today... he's 10 already. Here he is fresh out of bed with his new cell phone. He's been begging for quite some time and we kept putting it off saying when he's 10. Well, he quickly became 10 and we reluctantly gave in to technology. I couldn't find a baby picture of him on this computer, so this is one from when he was 4 with my nephew, Austin. Dontcha just wanna pinch those cheeks?!? Why do they grow up so fast....

And here is the card I made for him using Extreme Elements and Extreme Dirtbike stamps from Stampin' Up. Have a great day. We'll be at the ball field all day and then my niece's sweet 16 party. Nothing like cake at the baseball field for your birthday, lol!

Summertime, Summertime.....

2010-06-18T16:16:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone! Sorry it's been so long since I posted, hope you are all still hanging around here....
We've had lots of baseball and soccer games going on as well as lots of birthdays and end of school activities. I made this card and little tote awhile ago for a friend's birthday. The card uses sets from Stampin' Up! called Summer fun, Tropical Party and Itty Bitty Backgrounds along with some sponging. The surfboards are dimensional stickers - cool, eh? This is a little basket full of ribbon made using the Baskets & Blooms die and the square lattice embossing folder. How fun is this?!? I filled it with some shredded DSP (gasp!) and lengths of in-color ribbon.

You can have it all at your fingertips!!!

2010-06-01T20:15:00.006-04:00

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Last chance for these stamps and accessories!

2010-06-01T07:45:00.005-04:00

A selection (a rather large one) of stamps and accessories from the 2009-2010 catalog are retiring and now is the last chance to get them. Click on any of the images to see the lists for Stamps, Accessories and Home Decor (Decor Elements).

Accessories are "As Supplies Last"! The list gets updated daily at 6 pm. You can click on the picture to check and see what's out of stock or call me and I'll check for you!
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or would like me to order something for you!

A challenge to be Wicked!

2010-05-31T15:28:00.004-04:00

There are many, many challenges out there to help spur our creativity. This challenge was to use one of the soon to be retired colors, Dusty Durango. I also used Rich Razzleberry and some of the cottage wall Designer paper. The stamp set is named Awash with Flowers will be in the new catalog when it is released on July 1st. Thanks for looking and a special thank you to all the service men/women for protecting the freedoms that we enjoy daily!

graduation gift card holders

2010-05-24T19:56:00.002-04:00

It's graduation time again! My co-worker needed some gift card holders, so I used the My Digital Studio softare to type in the name of the school and the class year, chose the color ink I needed to match the stamped images, copied and pasted and viola - a gift card holder! I printed a full sheet of paper and then used my Sizzix gift card holder die to cut them out. The stamped graduation caps are from the new set called Go, Graduate (Wood Mount $19.95 or Clear Mount $14.95) from the Summer Mini. Here's the inside of the holder. The gift card goes in the little pocket on the right. Here's the whole stack of them!

Thanks for stopping by!

My Digital Studio - Clear Mount DVD case insert

2010-05-18T12:19:00.003-04:00

Today I have a fun MDS project to share! I've decided not to wood mount these stamps and instead, I'm storing them in one of Stampin' Up's! new plastic DVD style case. They all fit into one slim case - LOVE IT! The new clear mount stamps you get from Stampin' Up! come in these cases and have a great insert that shows the stamp images on the front and down the spine, so I created my own insert. I can't take all the credit though, I've seen some done on blogs and such, but I did import all my own images, and create my own margins, so I guess it's kinda mine, lol!Here is my first whack at it! I really was pretty easy once you fool with the margins and stuff. Now I have a template I can use for any future sets I decide to unmount. What do you think?

doodle factory creatures

2010-05-15T20:05:00.006-04:00

Today I have some cards that I made for a friend. She has the same goofy sense of humor as I do, so I know she'll love these kinda "off-color" cards. Please stop reading if you are easily offended!

I made a group of 10 cards using the Doodle Factory Critters (I and II). This first card features Zed who is new. I just love these little guys and I wish that I had gotten the whole new set at the recent stamping expo.

The inside of this card reads "may the simple pleasures be yours today and throughout the coming year". Don't cha just love him... he even has a little green fun flock booger :)

This is Snargle, I like him as he can be for a man or a woman!

The inside of this card reads: "I just wanted to give you a reason to celebrate a little longer" Happy Belated Birthday.

And below is the whole set of cards. They are all birthday cards and will be a birthday present for my goofy friend, lol! I hope you can click the picture to see them in detail.
And here's a shot of my workspace after my 10 cards in one day frenzy. Why do I always seem to end up with only 6 inches of space to work in...

Gotta go clean up the Rubber Room now! Thanks for stopping by - have a great weekend!

Red, White and Blue Wheel

2010-05-12T19:58:00.003-04:00

Do you ever look at the wheels in the catalog and think, they're cute, but I never use the wheels once I have them. ME TOO! I've recently decided that I will not be afraid and I will cut apart my wheels....yes, CUT APART!!! I know it sounds scary, but look what can come of it! This is a card I made for a Summer Mini Catalog swap. It features the Red, White and Blue Jumbo wheel from the new Summer Mini. Below is a picture of the wheel cut apart, and stored in a CD case (although I may change to a SU DVD case now). This is the "inside" of the card. See the back of the star now? That is done using the movers and shapers die and the "half-cut ornament window" technique as shown on Dawn Olchefske's youtube channel. Cool, huh?

The jumbo wheel was carefully cut apart, tombo mono-multi adhesive applied and allowed to dry and then I just use these stamps on my clear blocks. I can even put them all back together (I'm good at puzzles, lol) on a large block if I want the "wheel" affect again. Another cool, huh?

Thanks for stopping by! I'll post my other swap card featuring Tropical Party tomorrow.

WNY Spring Fest 2010 pictures

2010-05-08T14:26:00.003-04:00

If you follow my blog, you probably remember me saying how excited I was to be able to attend the 3rd annual WNY (Western NY) Spring Fest held in Buffalo on May 1, 2010. This is a wonderful event, hosted by Tracy Harp. This year was the biggest year yet with over 100 stampers registering!! We were to make a "shoebox" project for our assigned table. A shoebox project is where you provide and cut all the materials for everyone at your table (usually 8-10) to make your project. Once you are at your assigned table, the projects get passed around and everyone does everyone else's project!... Fun Stuff!!!! This was my shoebox project. It features the Totally Tess set that was available in the Ocassions Mini. The sentiment on the panel reads "My husband told me if I'm gone one more night stamping, he'd leave me.... I'll miss him!" As part of the WNY Spring Fest, you are asked to sign up for at least one swap as well as bring a shoebox project. I signed up for the 6 x 6 recipe swap and the ATC (artist trading card) swap. I had to make 36 recipes....

And 32 ATC's...

I have some other pics from the day itself that I'll post over the next couple of days. Thanks for stopping in!

From invitaiton to card.....

2010-05-07T22:09:00.003-04:00

When we have a wedding to attend, I really like to take the couple's wedding invitation and use pieces and parts to make their wedding card out of. Recently, we received this invitation to a wedding.....

I did some creative cutting, punching and stamping and this is what I came up with for the wedding card. It is a gatefold card with a "belly band". The black swirls are embossed and have tiny crystals on some of the dots. I also added two bigger crystals on the blue "A" mat after taking the picture. Their names are punched from the invitation with the word window punch and adhered to the front of the card.Here is the inside of the card. Again, the black is embossed. I realized after I was all done, that I didn't incorporate the ribbon at all.... maybe I can find a spot for it on the envelope. At least I know they will like the colors as they picked them, lol!

My Niece, the 2010 Dairy Princess

2010-04-27T12:44:00.003-04:00

A little shout out to my niece, Nicole who was recently crowned the Madison Co. Dairy Princess - yeah Nicole! You are a great girl and I'm sure you'll represent the County well in your reign as Dairy Princess... We are all very proud of you! Isn't she beautiful...

And here's the card I made to congratulate her. It features a set names Anabelle designed by my friend Diane Zechman. I've had this set for quite awhile and have used it quite a bit as I grew up on a a dairy farm, so cows are near and dear to our hearts. Nicole now lives on the family farm as my brother (her father) took it over and runs it now with his wife. As I was making this card, I said to my husband... is it really bad that I haven't made a card for Nicole making National Honor Society yet, but I'm making her a Dairy Princess card?Hay (pun intended), we all have our priorities, right? I just know how hard Nicole worked and how much she wanted this title, so good job Ne-cole! We love you!

Spartan Baseball Birthday Card

2010-04-24T21:45:00.003-04:00

Well, it's baseball season again! Today marked the offical opening day of Little League here in New Hartford and another birthday party tonight! My son's travel baseball team-mate invited him to his birthday sleepover, so I of course had to make a card. I love that my kids' friends are expecting a special "Mrs. Moran" card, lol. My son wanted me to make his friend a "spartans" card. The t-shirt image is a stamp from TooMuchFun Rubber Stamps and really does come in handy with 2 sports maniacs as kids. I stamped the image in versamark and clear embossed, then colored in the fold lines with brilliant blue ink. Then I highlighted the trim with my white gel pen. I tried to cut the spartans baseball part with my cricut, but didn't have enough time (or patience) to continue, so I resorted to stickers and a hand cut swoosh thingy. I'm not sure if you can see or not, but I even added 2 "buttons" covered with crystal effects. The back was kept simple with letters cut with my serif alpha from Stampin up and more stickers for the #. When I was all done, I also covered a piece of white typing paper with coordinating stamps (used inside the card) and used that to wrap the gift (a movie sized box of candy and an i-tunes card). Hope he likes it! Thanks for peeking at my blog :)

Everything Nice

2010-04-09T19:17:00.002-04:00

So I got a text tonight from my friend that she needed a baby card for a girl by Sunday. I came home and went to Splitcoast for some inspiration. I found this card by Kim and fell in love! I didn't have all the exact same punches, etc so I made a few alterations. As I got started, I realized that I didn't have the stamp set Everything Nice (Stampin' Up!) and thought that maybe it was one of the many that was included in My Digital Studio (Did you know that the program comes with over 60 stamp sets?!?) Anyway, this set wasn't one of them, so instead I used My Digital Studio to type in my own sentiment, printed it out and viola, a card was born! Thanks for stopping by today!

Color Renovation at Stampin' Up!

2010-04-08T07:09:00.008-04:00

As you've probably heard by now, Stampin' Up! is going through a renovation.... a Color Renovation. They have done extensive research and found that this cosmetic update is needed. In the process of the re-vamp, they have decided to discontinue 29 of our former core colors once the new catalog comes out on July 1 st. While I'm VERY excited to hear that some of our beloved old "in-colors" (like River Rock , Pink Pirrouette and Wild Wasabi) are returning to be part of the basic colors, I am a bit apprehensive about losing some of the current colors. So, for people like me who will miss certain colors (for me it's creamy caramel for my build a bear die and blush blossom for my punch art people's face, arms and legs), I have put together a paper share. There are 7 categories that each contain 4 colors of paper. Each share costs $6 and includes 6 sheets of each of the four colors for a total of 24 sheets. The groups are listed below as well as represented by their corresponding number on the color dot. I hope that you can click on the image to enlarge it... sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

If you would like 1 (or many) spots in this color share, please email me at tillyhead @ roadrunner . com . If you are not local and would like to participate, just add $4.95 flat rate shipping per 3 shares.

p.s. Flyer created using My Digital Studio Software... lovin' this program!

Sweet Scoops - Sneak Peak

2010-04-06T12:08:00.002-04:00

Ssssshhh.... this is a sneak peak of a new stamp set from Stampin' Up!'s Summer Mini. The mini goes live on May 1st. Because I'm a demo, I get to pre-order from mini so I can be all ready to show samples when it is open to the public. This set I actually earned for free for placing a qualifying order within 3 weeks of the regional that was supposed to be held in Syracuse, NY but was canceled due to snow (the drawback of living in CNY). This cute little set has the 2 cone types and hard and soft ice cream scoops as well as sprinkes, a cherry, a wood grain looking stamp that gives your hard scoop ice cream that striated look and the sentiment. I'm just realizing that I managed to use ALL the stamps from the set on this card.... yeah me! The darker green cone on the right is done by inking the solid hard scoop and then taking some ink off by stamping the un-inked texture stamp onto the inked ice cream scoop. The hard scoop ice cream on the left is what is left on the texture stamp after removing ink from the other cone. Confusing I know, but worth the effort of explaining I hope. What do you think?

My Digital Studio - Pee Wee Hockey Scrapbook

2010-04-04T22:30:00.007-04:00

I have spent the better part of 3 days working on this digital scrapbook for my son's hockey team. They were an AMAZING group of kids this year and pretty darned good hockey players to boot! They participated in several important tournaments including our own Travel Tournament, a Thanksgiving International Invitational, A Northeast Regional qualifier and the Silver Stick International Finals in Michigan, Pre-Sectionals, Sectionals and ultimately the New York State Championships! Wow - how's that for a bit of a brag :) The scrapbook was made using My Digital Studio and is the first real project that I've done with it. It was so easy. A bit time consuming (83 pages), but that's because I didn't have all my stuff together and I had to scan a bunch of newspaper articles and clippings in. I've pulled a sampling of pages to show you here. The best part of this digital scrapbook is that when the players are viewing their copies, they can click on the "hot spots" and see the articles written about them! The program even has the ability to record (we read in some of the coaches emails) and add audio bytes as well as video bytes. Unfortunately, my video camera wasn't cooperative this weekend so that will have to be next year's scrapbook! Enjoy the pages and please let me know what you think! CLICK ON ANY OF THE PAGES TO SEE MORE DETAIL!

I'm bummed that the coach wears purple page got messed up during exportation. The fonts didn't transport, so it screwed up the placement. It is supposed to read "Our COACH rocks... even in PURPLE". It's one of my favorite pages. He obviously didn't know the reporter was coming to do a story on the (red and blue) team.

Note: These awesome photos were purchased and downloaded from http://www.myhometownsports.net/ articles Jeff Pexton at http://www.photoreflect.com/
Jeff does an awesome job covering local sports and highlighting them online. Thanks Jeff!

This page features grandma and grandpa with the "fatheats" that I made of my son and his friend (the goalie). Also pictured are the fans holding up their kids' heart during the game. Believe it or not, for playoff games, we are not allowed to bring noise makers to the arena. What kind of hockey is quiet?!?

It's a boy!!!

2010-03-25T10:59:00.004-04:00

Yeah.... I'm an aunt again! My sister welcomed her new baby boy, Connor Daron into the world this morning - Happy Birthday Connor! He joins his big brother Adam and big sister Lexi at home. They are all represented in this card, lol - adam and lex as the 2 little monkeys and Connor as the sweet little giraffe. Congrats to Shannon and Shane on their new addition. This card uses the new fox and friends set from the Ocassions Mini, the cloud template that I love so much, a retired single stamp called Beautiful Baby and the naturally serif die.
Yesterday was my mom's birthday (she' staying with my sis right now for the birth) and we were really hoping that the baby would share a birthday with her... he almost made it too! They got to the hospital at 11:40 pm last night and Connor came at 12:07 am this morning! (yep, thats 27 minutes!!) Phew, that was close :) Apparently, my sis does NOT recommend an epidural-free birth though, lol. Thanks for stopping by today - if you're having a baby today - get the drugs!!

a Bunny Box

2010-03-18T12:05:00.005-04:00

It's almost time for easter! I subscribe to several blogs for ideas. This bunny box is one of those things that I saw on an email that I get when I subscribe to a blog and is a project that one blogger, Marie is doing for an upcoming class. I have a workshop coming up this weekend and open house at school tonight, so I thought I'd make 2 based on her picture... one for my hostess and one for the teacher. I took a pic of the pieces and the punches I used as I don't have time to compile a tutorial (sorry), but at least you can get an idea by the pictures. Pretty straight forward punching, shading and assembly. The only part you may need help with is the "box" part. When I decided to CASE (Copy and Share with Everyone) Marie, there was only a picture of this adorable box and no instructions as she hadn't held her class yet. When I make these boxes (like the Turkey one in a previous post) I use Tammy's tutorial found here. This little basic box will work with almost any top note creature you can come up with and is a good thing to keep as a reference! Have fun and Hoppy Easter!

ETA: Since my adaptation of Marie's bunny box, Marie has posted a wonderful tutorial on her blog -check it out here!

Using SU Vinyl as decor

2010-03-04T12:31:00.005-05:00

I wanted to add a quote over the french doors in my kitchen. So I pulled out my negelected Chocolate Vinyl from Stampin Up! and fired up my Cricut machine. It was more difficult than I anticipated to get the letters to stay uniform in size, but I like the overall affect. Not perfect, but hey, neither am I, lol!

Sorry for the bad pictures, I'm still struggling with my photo editing software. I can't edit any pictures, so whatever comes out of the camera is what I have to post here.

1st Annual Redneck Regionals!

2010-02-27T10:33:00.006-05:00

Well, the snow may have kept Stampin' Up! from us, but it didn't keep us from Stampin' Up! The Syracuse, NY Regionals was cancelled due to whether conditions (this is actually the day after so the driveway is MUCH clearer in this pic, but you still get the idea), but we didn't let that stop us from enjoying a day of stamping with friends. Prior to the Regionals, we had made plans to gather after Regionals to go to dinner and do some shoebox projects and swap 3 x 3 cards, so some of the girls just brought their shoebox projects here and we did a small 3 x 3 swap. Here are some pics from our day:

Wish we could have stamped all day, but I had to close the Rubber Room early to attend a hockey game in Auburn (east of Syracuse). I"ll post our very small (4 card) 3 x 3 swap later. Gotta shower for a hockey game! My son is playing for the Sectional Title and a chance to compete in the NY State Pee Wee Hockey Championship - stamp...eeer, wish us luck!

A Sale-A-Bration Flier with My Digital Studio!

2010-02-25T12:35:00.002-05:00

Hopefully you can click on this to see it better. If you are not on my mailing list and would like join it or for me to email you a copy, please contact me at tillyhead@roadrunner.com and I'll be happy to add you. If you would like to take advantage of my specials that day, but cannot attend, please let me know and we'll figure it out!

I created this flier using the new Digital Design Software from Stampin' Up! called My Digital Studio. Isn't it great? It has sooooo many stamp sets included - it's really a great value. Once I figure out all the tips and tricks, I'll be hosting classes! For those who purchase this software from me, some classes will be free! SAB is a GREAT time to get My Digital Studio - you'll earn a FREE stamp set!

SU Regionals - Syracuse, NY 2/26/10

2010-02-24T20:47:00.003-05:00

I'm sooooo excited! Stampin' Up! is coming to Syracuse, NY! I've even heard rumor that Shelli Gardner (the co-founder of Stampin' Up!) might be there. This is an event for demo's or potential recruits and is a great opportunity to get tips, tricks and TONS of ideas to bring back to our customers. While there, you can take "swaps" to trade with other demos. I've made 64 cardfronts to trade with other demos, so I will be coming back with 64 brand new ideas to show all of you! The swaps have to be made using all current SU things - here's mine...

This one is made using the Baroque Motifs stamp set and the large solid petal from Pick A Petal (it's the carrot). The flourish on top of the carrot is from the Wings of Friendship set (a current hostess set). I made the lines in the carrot by running a stylus across the stamp before putting it to the paper.
This next one is my favorite! I got the I {Love} Love wheel from the Occasions Mini and cut it apart! This allowed me to use the words from the wheel in any combination that I wanted! There was a "I Love You" and a Heart to Heart sentiment, so I cut 'em up and combined them to form the I Heart You sentiment! The rest is pretty self explanatory. The great border punch is one that I got for FREE from the SAB catalog - ask me how!

This is a cardfront that I had made for another Demo meeting and I had extras of. The fun thing about this cardfront (I like to do at least one unexpected thing on a swap card) is that the brick wall behind the guitar player is a home-made (by my friend Linda Tarolli) stamp made by using leftover rectangles of rubber mounted on an extra block. Also, the silver "eyelets" are made by dipping a pen cap into the silver Shimerz paint!

And.... this adorable little fishy is a 3 x 3 card that will be my contribution to a swap after Regionals. A bunch of us are planning to get together for dinner and more stamping afterwards. The fish is made with the Delightful Decorations Stamp Set and the Ornament Punch (which, BTW is still available even though it was in the Holiday Mini) This is not my original idea, I saw it on a blog somewhere and had to make my own.

some more CNY * SNY swap peeks

2010-02-22T20:42:00.003-05:00

Here's an over view group shot with table 3 (the best table, lol) in the foreground. Starting 0n the right and counterclockwise there is Diane H. (Diane617), Judy K (JudyK), Denise (DeMud), Jeanette K (JKinney) and LouAnn (CrookedStamper). What a nice table to spend the day with!
Diane WITHOUT a smirk on her face! Nice smile TOD!

The coveted Bunny Box. Jeanette brought this project made with the Stampin' Up! Fancy Favor Box - cute stuff!

Here are the ATC's I received from from the ATC swap. Some great additions to my binder!

some more CNY * WNY swap peeks

2010-02-22T20:26:00.004-05:00

So I got to spend the day this past saturday stamping, chatting, laughing and eating (lots!) with my friends in Maine, NY. Here are some of the great projects that we did. The first pictures are of the "shoebox" projects that we did. A shoebox project is where you design a card or a quick project and prepare enough supplis for each person at your table to complete your project, then we rotate seats until we've done all the projects at our table. Fun Stuff!

The one on the left was designed by Diane (Diane617) and the easel card was by Denise (demud).
This gift card holder was designed by Judy (JudyK).

This coaster album was designed by a newbie to gatherings, Lou Ann (CrookedStamper). Great job Lou Ann!

Here's the coaster book open.

Here is a group shot of the Demo Quality Swaps I received. Mine is shown below (The chocolate bunny one.)

SNY * CNY Swap, Maine, NY Feb 20, 2010

2010-02-19T22:41:00.003-05:00

Yippee!!! It's time for another Shoebox Swap in Central New York! I will be heading to the Binghamton, NY area tomorrow to stamp with a great group of girls from all over the state. I'm kinda beat, so this will be short.... but this card will be my Demo Quality Cardfront swap.... And this one will be my shoebox project for The Bestest Table there.... #3!

And this little beauty will be my ATC swap. (sorry about the picture, something happened to my photo editing software when I installed updates on my computer.) Stay tuned....I'll be back later in the weekend to share some of the projects from this swap (and also some projects that I've put together for the upcoming Stampin' Up! Regionals being held in Syracuse, NY next week!

Surprise Brian is turning 40!

2010-02-11T12:46:00.004-05:00

So my good friend is turning 40 (finally, lol) and his wife and I made some invitations for his party. Aren't they cute? I used the movers and shapers die to cut the window out of the front and then popped the 40 up on foam dots (stampin Up! dimensionals are GREAT for this as they are nice and thin!) I cut the 40 out using my cricut machine. The cute little old guy is from the Stampin Up! set called Golden Oldies. We paperpieced his shorts and colored his polo shirt to match. Oh, the random words on the front panel were printed on my computer using different fonts. If you see Brian this week at hockey, be sure not to let him know about his surprise party!

love bandit birthday card

2010-01-28T12:47:00.004-05:00

Finally, I got a chance to play with some of my goodies from the mini! This card features the new set called Love Bandit and I'm lovin' that it's unmounted to use with my acrylic blocks. It sure made getting that squirrel onto the tree stump much easier! The cloud background is done using my handy little cloud template that I put together with oval and scallop cirlcle scraps. This is an idea that I saw on Patty Bennett's blog. The ballons are from the Itty Bitty Birthday set. Thanks for looking.

New Hartford Hockey headed to Michigan!

2010-01-19T09:46:00.006-05:00

I found a use for all that leftover packing paper from my SU deliveries! Here I've used it as a base for a sign that I made for my son's ice hockey team. They won a regional tournament and are headed to compete for the finals in Michigan soon. I used my Cricut machine to cut each players' name and the big letters. I left it so that I could fold it down the middle for easy transport (hopefully). It got approval from the 12 yr. old as "not embarassing" so hopefully it will be okay to display it, lol!

I try not to do it often, but sometimes I just gotta brag on my kids a bit! These are pictures from our recent home travel hockey tournament. Both of my sons competed at different levels. The best thing about being the tournament director is that I get to hand out trophies and since my kids both got them this year, I get to give them a congratulatory kiss instead of a handshake like the other players all get. It's my special treat for all that hard work :) It's a family affair too - that's my hubby holding the box of trophies to be distributed. Wish us luck in michigan and when I get back I might have some some Mini Catalog samples to show you as I'll be taking some stamping on the road with me!

Get well Coach!

2010-01-15T21:30:00.004-05:00

Well, it's been quite a while since my last post. Hope you didn't all leave me! If you follow my blog, you know that my kids (and DH and I) are VERY involved in ice hockey. Sadly, my oldest son's coach was recently diagnosed with a cancerous tumor and underwent surgery yesterday to remove his colon. The kids all miss him and tomorrow they have their first game without him on the bench. I wanted to make a card so they could all sign it so he knows we are all rooting for him and how special he is to them (and us parents too). Recently, A fellow stamper sent me this and some other great ice hockey images. I don't know what company to give credit too, but I just loved them. Thanks for stopping by and if you are the praying type, please say a prayer for Coach Mahoney!

My UPS man rocks!

2009-12-21T21:36:00.006-05:00

Any Stampin' Up! Demo that has a good UPS man is a happy SU! Demo!

Luckily, I've had a few great UPS guys and the current one is the best. He delivers to my work too, so if he knows I have an order on the truck, he'll bring it into work for me! I saw this punch art guy on Marie's blog and just had to make one for him. How stinkin' cute are they? She has great directions on her blog, so I didn't do them over.

The first one (Mike) has spikey hair, just like IRL. The other one is an extra that I made as I didn't want to give my only one away and not have one to show off anymore, lol!

I LOVE the idea Marie had to use the tiny SU label from the grid paper as the package labels!

Merry Christmas!

Gift Card Beanie

2009-12-20T20:39:00.005-05:00

I've had a very busy day (week, month...). It's crunch time and I'm trying to get all those nagging little projects done. Speaking of nagging, this one is for my MIL, lol!

This is a beanie gift card holder. The top swivels up to reveal the gift card underneath. It was a recent challenge at a stamping site I visit. I started with a 5" circle cut with my circle scissors plus. Then cut that circle in half, adhere one half to the back of the white scalloped strip (5 x 1.5), then use a brad to attach the second half-circle on. Decorate and insert a gift card. This design was inspired by the pretty, velvety gift card from wal-mart. When DH saw it, he said... "cool, did you make it". I love that he thinks I'm THAT talented :) The ribbon got a little messed up as I attempted to reposition it and it frayed a bit, but tough luck - I'm sure she won't even notice anyway! If I don't get a change to get back on before Christmas, please have a wonderful, safe and happy holiday with your family and friends!

new blog siggy too!

2009-12-12T13:04:00.004-05:00

Here is the new blog signature that I made with My Digital Studio to go with my new blog background and header. Look! It's the flourish from Baroque Motifs, the scallop circle punch, the modern label punch, certainly celery grosgrain ribbon, brocade pretty in pink paper and basic black brads all in digital format! If you are interested in the My Digital Studio software, check it out here! Hopefully soon I'll have enough time to play with the program enough so I can do some blog tutorials on MDS (My Digital Studio).

trying a new blog background made with MDS!

2009-12-11T18:48:00.001-05:00

It took some time and some help from a really nice SCSer by the name of Motherof6, (thanks Debbi!), but I finally got it to work.... sorta. I wanted the sides to show more pink paper, but I'm lovin' it so far! What do you think? Can't wait to play some more :)

Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph - Triangle boxes

2009-12-05T19:08:00.003-05:00

We made a rudolph triangle box last week at my christmas giftables class. While at the class, we used the snowflakes on another project and one of the girls mentioned that it would look cute on the deer. I agreed and made Rudolph a little ms. after class. Too cute or what? The box started as a 10 x 5 sheet of close to cocoa. The antlers are made with the Stampin' Up! Scribble Swirl die (love that thing), the eyes are small ovals topped with half of a large oval and the lashes are made using one "sprig" of the snowflake punch. Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Giftable Class Dec 2, 2009

2009-12-01T12:28:00.004-05:00

I can't believe it's DECEMBER already! December.... really?!? It did snow this morning, so I guess it really is official! Tomorrow night I'll be having a Quick and Easy Christmas giftables class.

Here are some of the projects that will be featured. Sorry about all the background "junk".

There is a stocking gift card holder, a 3-d ornament package decoration. a hershey kiss holder (the long blue thing) and a reindeer triangle gift box. Hope the attendees like them :) Have a great day - hope it includes some stamping for you while I'm at work!

Craft Fair from your home!

2009-11-23T12:58:00.004-05:00

Don't get dressed and go out to shop! I've brought the craft show to you! Below are items that were offered at a recent craft fair - seems that I was a little too ambitious and made waaaay too much stuff. That's good news for you as now you have a chance to do a little craft fair shopping without the crowd or the travel! Have a look at the items that I've listed and also at the pictures of the table display. If you're interested in something you see in the display that has not been listed, let me know and I'll check for you.

Remember, that all images can be clicked on for a larger view. Items generally look better in real life than they do on the computer, so if you're local and would like to stop by for a "shopping trip" EMAIL ME or call me to shedule a time!

If you are not local, I will mail anything - you just pay actual shipping charges please. It's easiest to use USPS priority flat rate, so combine whatever will fit into a flat rate box and pay just $4.95 shipping!

If you get "lost" on the site, just click here or use the side bar labels and choose "For Sale" to see all the items! Have fun shopping :)

Leather Journals - $7.95

2009-11-23T12:47:00.003-05:00

These are leather Journals that have been covered with beautiful Stampin Up! coordinating papers. They measure 6.5" x 9" and have a zipper to keep all your important papers secure inside. They also contain a note pad that has been embellished to match the outside. They can be personalized with the initial of your choice (as shown at top) for no charge!

There are 6 of these available as shown in the 2 pictures.

Click on any picture to see a larger image.

Email me for more pictures, info or to get yours!

2010 Coaster Calendar - $2.95

2009-11-23T12:39:00.003-05:00

These little cuties are 4" x 4" and have a magnetic back. There is also a small clippie so that it can be hung on a bulletin board or hook as well.

There is a monthly tear off calendar. They come packaged, ready for gift giving in a clear resealable envelope!

Click on the picture for a larger view.

Email me for more pics, information or to get yours!

2010 Weekly Planner - $3.95

2009-11-23T12:15:00.004-05:00

These are 2010 Weekly Planners. They measure 5" x 7.5". They have a protective plastic cover to keep them safe in your purse or on your desk.

** Remember to click on any picture for a larger view!

In this picture:
Chalkboard Best Teacher (2 available)
Blue and Green Striped - quote has the definition of the word "Original"
Pink and Brown Seriously (one of my favs)

In this picture:
Brown and blue - Quote reads "An Unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth"
Black Music Time (2 available) Great for those music lesson teachers!

White Doodle Pad - fun!
Pink Coneflowers - Quote reads "Live with Passion"
Froggie Time - Best Teacher

And here's what the inside looks like:

Email me for more pictures, info or to get yours!

Clipboards - $7.95

2009-11-23T11:56:00.003-05:00

Another perfect gift for anyone on your list! These are clipboards measure 14.5" x 9" and are made of pressed paper. The front's have been covered with beautiful Stampin' Up! paper and the attached pencil has been covered to match! So cute! They can be personalized with name, school or quote, per request for $1 extra.

There are 10 available. I'll refer to them by number from top left to right in the first picture for ease in ordering:

Top Row:

1. pink and brown

2. green, pink and purple flowers

3. Holiday Ornament

4. Light blue and brown

5. Moss Green and Pink Squares

Bottom Row:

6. Blue, green and orange bursts

7. Brown, red and green

8. Blue, orange and white dots

9. pink polka dot

10. Moss green and brown

Remember that you can always click on any image to see a larger picture. Also, keep in mind that things really do look better in person than online!

Email me for more pictures, info or to get yours!

Handmade 10 Card Variety Pack - $15

2009-11-23T11:50:00.003-05:00

This is a package deal that was offered at the craft fair and one of the more popular items. This package deal includes 10 cards of your choice. If your local, stop by and pick out your own or if you aren't local or can't get here, let me know what categories (limited to supply on hand) you'd like and I'll put a variety pack together for you.

This is a wonderful gift for teacher or for that great aunt that you just don't know what to get! Envelopes and display box with ribbon and tag included!

Email me for more info or to get yours!

Card Kits - $4.95

2009-11-23T11:37:00.005-05:00

These cute little kits (a fav of mine) include all the materials needed to make 3 cards. Your kids (or you) can color and assemble them with the included crayons and glue, then put them in the coordinating stamped envelope to send off to make someone's day! The come packaged in a see-through adhesive envelope for easy gift giving - a PERFECT stocking stuffer!

Kit #1 - Sports (3 available)

Kit #2 - Very Punny (2 available)

Kit #3 - Silly Sealife Friendship (1 available)

Kit #4 - Silly Sealife Birthday (1 available)

Email me for more info or to get yours!

Photo/Memo Cubes - $4.95

2009-11-23T11:12:00.007-05:00

These cubes are a wooden base with the HUGE paper clip firmly attached. The square ones measure 2 3/8" and the paperclip is 6 1/4" tall. The 2 wider/narrower ones measure 3 x 1 and have 2 clips! They can be used to hold pictures, christmas cards, memo's, receipts, recipes, almost anything you'd use a regular paper clip for, but boy are these better looking than a boring old paper clip! Each one comes with a barcode stamp that reads "made just for you, beacuse you're PRICELESS". From top left corner to bottom I'll refer to them by numbers 1-8 for ease in ordering.

First Picture:

1. Grey top

2. Green top

3. Snowflake top (3 available)

4. flower top with butterfly embellishment

Second Picture:

5. Fall leaves top

6. pink 3 x1

7. green 3 x1

8. Snowflake top (same as #3)

Email me if you want more pictures or to get yours!

12 x 12 framed pages - $12.95

2009-11-23T11:03:00.004-05:00

Welcome - Cocoa colored background with 3-dimensional Sunflowers. Sunflowers have patterned centers and celery colored leaves. The letters that spell welcome are cut with polka-dot paper. The butterfly is attached to the outside of the frame and has great dimension!

Girls Rule - How cute would this look in your daughter's or neices room?!? I've left open 2 spots for pictures of your girl and her BFF!

Click on any picture for a closer look. email me for more info or to get yours!

Teacher's Gifts - Framed Art - $7.95

2009-11-23T10:42:00.013-05:00

What teacher wouldn't love on of these on his/her desk? They measure 7 x 9 and have an easel back or they can be hung up. Click on any picture to see larger. Email me for more info or to get yours!

glittered ornaments and a singing reindeer - Craft Fair 2009

2009-11-20T14:18:00.005-05:00

Hey Everyone! Hope you day is going well. I've had quite a nice day to myself in the rubber room. I took today off from work today as my birthday holiday and I've spent it playing with ink - yeah! I made some glittered ornaments for tomorrow's craft fair at Orchard Hall. Love these things - they are a bit of work, but worth it. Here's the tree - in true redneck fashion, only the front it decorated so people don't have to strain (or knock it down) trying to see the ones in the back, lol.

Here's the little topper/price tag I made to go on it. How cute is this little singing reindeer (Jackie Topa's idea) made with punches! I just adore him.

And ewwww.... he's just my left hand after the process! Can you believe that I've even washed my hands prior to to this picture! And, this is the left one and I'm right handed!

Table Display Craft Fair 2009

2009-11-15T15:21:00.003-05:00

I'm almost ready - and it's a good thing, the show is next Saturday, lol! I had a hard time setting up my table last year, so I thought I'd take a trial run in the Rubber Room today. Here is what I hope my table will look like next week at Orchard Hall (10-4 for those local). I'm glad I did this trial run! By the time I got all the price tags printed (aren't they cute? I used SU's new My Digital Studio to do them) and all the other little things done, I was well into hour 5!!! Hopefully it won't take me that long to set up next week, lol! Hope to see ya there! p.s. You can click on any picture to make it bigger ;)

More Craft Fair 2009 goodies!

2009-11-13T23:25:00.004-05:00

Lots of Random Craft Fair goodies! Hope to see you there.... at Orchard Hall on Saturday, Nov. 21st 2009 10-4 pm. There will be LOTS of vendors, like me, pampered chef, silpada, wild tree, mary K, etc., etc.

What's your favorite?

gifts for gram's nurses

2009-11-07T19:58:00.002-05:00

My gram is finally progressing well since her surgery (she had her esophagus removed due to cancer) and she's coming home next week! She wanted a little gift to give her favorite nurses. She requested something with angels as she calls them "her angels". This is what I came up with late last night. I had some glass ornaments yet to be altered so I stamped the only angel image I had onto acetate with Staz-on black ink, then I cut it with my circle scissors plus. Before I placed her in the ornament, I covered her wings and robe with some glue and dazzling diamonds glitter and stamped the you are incredible sentiment also. Then, I just rolled it up like a flatbread sandwich and shoved it in and let it unroll. Then I added a little buffalo snow and viola', a personal ornament! I HAD to make a quick box for presentation, so they are not as ornate as I would have liked, but still cute for short notice. Thank you all for your well wishes for Gram - she sure is one tough lady!

Deal of the Week 10/26-10/31!

2009-10-26T12:46:00.003-04:00

This is the last one for October... therefore, it doesn't run a full week - only until October 31st! If you're interested, please let me know and we'll find the best way to get it in your little hands:)

116214 pg. 174
Princess Party Kit
reg: $15.95
SALE: $9.99

116213 pg. 175
Pirate Party Kit
Reg: $15.95
SALE: $9.99

Click here for more information or to order directly from my online Store!

The Rubber Room is a Mess!!

2009-10-25T10:37:00.003-04:00

The Rubber room has seen some action lately!

Unfortunately, the cleaning lady (that'd be me, lol) has been on break.....

I REALLY wanted to stamp today, but first I had to find a surface! So, I got down to business and by the time it took to throw 2 loads of laundry in, I found my counter and table top!
UGH.... (no need to say more)

AAAAHHHHH.... (no need to say more!)

I'll be back later with some proof that I actually did stamp to make that mess. For now, please excuse me while I go mess it up again, lol!

Stampy Wackers Stampin Up! Demo's Meeting - Group Make & Takes

2009-10-23T13:37:00.003-04:00

And here is a quick picture of the group make & take projects that we did at the Stampy Wackers Demo Meeting. Aren't they the cutest! I LOVE the bermuda bay and melon mambo colors together and I really like the easy slit punch treatment that this card has. Perhaps I'll do a short tutorial on how to achieve that look. It's something that I have seen around and hadn't yet tried, so I was excited to have a chance to do it (with supervision of course, lol!) The giraffe I just assembled here at home as I didn't have a chance to finish at the meeting, but it was simple to do. The "dots" are actually punched out of the summer sun layer and then placed on top of a choc chip piece... easy peasy! Thanks for stopping in!

Jones School Fall Fun Fair Fundraiser Event

2009-10-21T12:41:00.006-04:00

Tonight I am doing a fund raising event at a local school. I was asked to provide some quick make & take projects for adults and kids to complete. This is what I came up with. The adults will be making the triangle treat box with the ornament punch tag. The kids will be offered the bookmark in a variety of colors with either the boy or the girl Build a Bear stamp. I think my station will be next to the build your own teddy bear station, which is why I selected the BAB stamp set.

Below are just some of the samples that I will be taking with me to show what can be made with some paper, stamps and punches! It should be noted that many of these are not my original design, but rather found on blogs and sites featuring papercrafts. How fun are they!

If you attended the fair and are here, thanks for stopping by my booth, please feel free to contact me for any of your stampin' needs!

Deal of the Week for Oct 19-25, 2009

2009-10-19T22:09:00.004-04:00

Week 3 DEALS OF THE WEEK!

Jumbo Gromets

Reg: $6.95

SPECIAL PRICE: $4.49

Mini Library Clips

Reg: $12.95

SPECIAL PRICE: $8.99

1/2 Library Clips

REG: $6.95

SPECIAL PRICE: $3.99

Circle Designer Brads

Reg: $5.95

SPECIAL PRICE: $3.99

Please visit my website here to order them directly or contact me to add to an order to combine shipping!

Stampy Wackers Stampin Up! Demo's Meeting

2009-10-19T21:52:00.004-04:00

So this past weekend, I was invited to a demo group meeting. I am an orphaned demo, so I've never had the privilege to attend a demo only meeting... boy I've been missing out! What a great group of ladies that I got to met and stamp the day away with! Thanks for the invite Gayla, and thanks to the head stampy wacker for opening the mtg to us orphans! We were asked to either do a short demo or bring an item for the door prize table. This is the prize that I brought. I've had this white melamine bowl on my counter for a while waiting for a purpose. I cut some letters using the simple letters die out of chocolate vinyl and put them on the front of the bowl. Inside the bowl is a 2-4-6-8 box with a window sheet and a bottle of hand sanitizer with some rub on's. The filler is some of that brown paper that comes with each order. I just shredded it up! The recipient sought me out to thank me and it was one of the first 5 or so gifts chosen! I hope to get some more pictures posted tomorrow of some of the great card front swaps I received!

Deal of the Week Oct 12, 2009 - Stampin' Up!

2009-10-13T07:53:00.003-04:00

Another Deal of the Week has been announced! I personally LOVE this one!

Can't beat these! If you'd like to order at the sale price below, please email me at tillyhead@roadrunner.com or visit my online ordering at my Stampin' Up! website!

Flower Burst Stampin' Up! Embosslits Die
Regular Price: $ 11.99
Sale Price: $5.99

Perfect Setting Stampin' Up! Bigz Xl Die
Regular Price: $42.95
Sale Price: $25.99

Three Tier Cake Pop-Up Bigz Xl
Regular Price: $39.95
Sale Price: $25.49

a quick birthday card

2009-10-12T19:40:00.002-04:00

yes I know that baseball season is over here in Central New York (well, not for my boys, they are doing indoor workouts for next year, ugh!). They were invited to a birthday party and I had 1 hour notice to prepare a card! Talk about performing under pressure, lol. I decided on the baseball theme as it's an easy, peasy card with no coloring! I cut a circle with my circle scissors plus. I love that thing now that I have a spray adhesive covered glass cutting mat! Cut a bigger circle from the certainly celery mat and placed the works onto the black piece. I did the letters in the birthday boys' name quick, quick by using my simple serif die and adhered them with tombow mono multi. The tag was made using the sporting set and tag punches. Thanks for stopping by!

Gift Card Holders with Rub On's

2009-10-06T11:40:00.003-04:00

More Craft Show goodies! These are gift card holders made by using the pre cut and scored gift cards from last year's catty. I prettied 'em up with rub on's, ribbon and some dp. I think they

came out cute and whatever doesn't sell, can be used by me for gifts!

Sorry I haven't been posting a ton of new stuff lately, I've been sooooo busy with the kids, work and my gram that I haven't had much time to stamp. I'll try to post more when I can!

It's World Card Making Day!

2009-10-03T00:12:00.001-04:00

Happy World Card Making Day everyone! I'm sorry that I couldn't plan an event this year - I really wanted to, but my boys have me too busy with their overlapping sports right now. Hopefully by the end of this month, I'll put together an event and have everyone over for a little rubber room stampin'!

Enjoy your events today! Here is a little inspiration for you.... (they are covered gum sliders)

Teacher Frames for Craft Fair

2009-09-29T13:11:00.004-04:00

Here are some Teacher frames for my upcoming craft fair. I've had these white frames in my closet for a while. I thought I'd get them out and pretty them up to offer as teacher gifts at my craft fair. The quotes are from an online site and printed out onto Whisper White. Then I chose paper, ribbon, some rubon's and punches to embellish them. They are pictured individually below. I hope someone likes them!

Teacher Frames for Craft Fair

2009-09-29T13:06:00.003-04:00

covered clipboards for craft fair

2009-09-27T12:47:00.002-04:00

I'm still working on craft fair items. (the fair will be Nov. 21st at Orhard Hall in sauquiot if you are local). These are some compressed paper clipboards that I picked up on clearance from an office supply store. I chose a variety of Stampin Up papers to cover them with. They even came with the pencil, so I covered that too! I used my stampin up glue stick as the adhesive and it worked great. The papers are also really nice for this project as the reverse side coordinates. I took a close up of one of my favorites, which one is your favorite?

September DIVA Club

2009-09-18T22:37:00.005-04:00

Tonight was Jenn's last night at DIVA club. She's moving out of state and we will all miss her! Even though we had a small group tonight, we still wanted to send her off with some love! (disclaimer... Gayla has granted permission for this photo to be posted)

These are this month's technique cards. Lindsay was the hostess this month (even though she was sick and couldn't make mtg). Hope you feel better Lindsay! She chose to do Scratch N Sniff and Faux Wood Frame Techniques. The orange was done using sugar free orange jello and embossing powder and the loaf of bread was done using cinnamon and Embossing Powder... Yummy! Look how the loaf pan shines - it's done using the new Shimer Paint in the Mini. It's also the "brads" on the faux wood frame - love it! The faux wood frame was not my favorite, but actually turned out to be a crowd pleaser! And here is the front of the cards. Our rings are almost complete - only 6 more to go and we'll have all 48 colors of cardstock and 48 different techniques!

And this is the full card we made using the scratch n sniff technique. The acorn smells like cinnamon! The girls used the bright blessings jumbo wheel on the chocolate chip piece too. (When I designed the card I forgot I had the wheel, lol)

cake in a box

2009-09-18T07:47:00.007-04:00

Here is an "explosion box" I made for my hair stylist. She is getting married next week (Yea Karie!) so I wanted to make her something a little special. The "card" sides all fold up to form a box, then when the top is taken off, the sides fall down to reveal the 3 tier cake pop up cake die from Stampin Up! The box is made using a 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock that has been scored at 4 and 8 and then turned and scored on the other edge at 4 and 8. Every other score line is cut allowing it to fold up to form the sides of the box. She can put some pictures on the panels so it can act as a little coffee table scrapbook. Cool, huh? The paper used to decorate the box is called night and day and can be found in the holiday mini. Let me know if you need a mini or you can see it by clicking here or on the link to the right --------->

ETA: This is the awesome tutorial I used when making my box