Moving Day

Hello Friends,

I now have a new domain for my blog.  It's still in its beginning stages, but I will now be posting on there. My new address is http://www.stampawaywithsandy.com/.

Ornate Blossom Candle and Gift Bag

 This has been a weekend of no card making.  I decided to try out this candle design I picked up from my first demonstrator who introduced me to Stampin' Up!  Beth's tutorial can be found on her blog Stamped with Flair.  Once you make one of these candles you're not going to want to part with it.  If you do decide you would like to give it away as a gift, here's a fun way for you to package it.

 Once I decide who will receive this beautiful gift, I will stamp the sentiment on the right side just above the background stamp.  Check back to see the split negative technique used for the card that will go with this gift set.  Meanwhile, here's a picture of the two projects together.  Love that rich razzleberry!

Stampin' Up! Vase

Hello, friends!  I think this has been the longest I have gone without posting since I began blogging, which really hasn't been that long.  The end of the school year tends to be a busy one for us teachers, so the stampin' has to be set aside for a bit.  Very sad, I know.  As I was going throug my emails this morning, I ran across a tutorial by Sharon Field.  It shows step-by-step how to make a stamped vase.  Here is my attempt using the Flower Fest stamp set. 

I love it!  It reminded me of my craftin' days when I was younger and we would use different colored tissue papers to make stained glass-like vases.  For some reason it seemed much more difficult this time around.  I think I've grown to be a bit more picky, for starters.  To make your own stamped vase click the link to the tutorial here.

Time to Say Goodbye

What an exciting time of year for those of us who love Stampin' Up!  In order to make room for all the new produts coming in July, hundreds of stamp sets, accessories, and home décor products are retiring! These last-chance items are only available June 1-30, so click the link on the side bar to get your favorites before they’re gone.

Baby Shower Fancy Favor Boxes

As promised, here is a picture of one of Katherine's favors for an upcoming baby shower.  How sweet!  She used the Two-Step Bird punch for the front of the bag.  And for the back...

Katherine used the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.  She is planning to add some pink and white confetti along with some special treats to go inside.  Grandma pride is shining brightly in this design, don't you think? 

Sail Away Into the Sunset

Sail Away is sold as a single stamp in the current mini catalog.  I think of summer and an ocean breeze everytime I use it.  This design comes form SUDSOL member Mary Brown.  There are three colors used to create the sun, starting with the lighter colors at the bottom and finishing with Tangerine Tango at the top.  Pacific Point was also used for the layers and sentinements.  We will be making this card during our last happy hour of the school year.  Summer Stamp Camps will begin in July for those of you who don't want the fun to end :).

Fancy Favor Bags

 Believe it or not, this is a cusotmer's first Stampin' Up project that she designed on her own.  Nothing like going big right out of the gate.  I love it!  This fancy favor bag will be used for an upcoming wedding reception.  Katherine was busy making 60 of these for the guests.  She used the Fancy Favor Bigz die to make the bag.  The colors are Wild Wasabi and Daffodil Delight.  She used the crimper to crimp tissue paper to add as filler.  Here's a shot of the back of the favor.

She used the Ornate Blossom stamp on the front and the smaller version of the stamp from Friends Never Fade on the back.  No doubt that Katherine is a natural when it comes to papercrafting.  She's also making favors for a baby shower.  Check back soon to see the final product.