Lakeshore Stamper

Get Well Soon

It seems as though this is the appropriate card for this time of year.  Here at the Roy house we have all been sick the past week, so this is very fitting for us.

You just have to love this guy!  He's made from the Pick a Petal stamp set (page 115 of the catalog).  Click here to view the stamp set in the SU! online catalog.  I wish I could say he was my creation, but he isn't.  I saw him on someone elses blog and unfortunately I don't remember who or I would share the link with you.

I used this card at a workshop this weekend and we had the best time making this guy.  One lady at the workshop ended up giving her guy a black eye!  She accidentally inked up the Basic Black instead of the Soft Sky for one eye!  I told her to flip the paper over and restamp, but she really liked him with the black eye and wanted to keep him.  She came up with a great saying to put on the inside of the card, but I can not remember it now.

Supplies:

Stamp Set:  Pick a Petal, Sincere Salutations, (pencil eraser used for the black dots for eyes)

Ink:  Basic Black, Cameo Coral, Soft Sky

Paper:  Blue Bayou, Cameo Coral, Whisper White 

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Celebrate

This is another card I made for the Stamp-a-Stack a few weeks ago.  I used a 6" x 6" piece of Real Red card stock and scored it at 6.5" that way I would have room for the white scallop card stock on the bottom of the front.

I then cut a 1" x 6" strip of Whisper White card stock and used my corner rounder punch (removed the guard) and created the scallop edge.  Then I used my piercing tool from the Crafters Tool Kit to punch a whole in the middle of each scallop.  I was going for a lace look and realize now that I should have used my 1/8" inch hole punch instead...oh well!

I used the "Wanted" stamp set and stamped the background with the paisley stamp and Real Red classic ink to give it a watermark look.  And I used the "Celebrate" stamp set, which I realized after I stamped celebrate that the "rubbah" was crooked on the wooden block, so I popped it in the microwave for 10 seconds and removed the rubber and tried my best to get it back on straight.  I think I did, but I did not redo the card, because you have no idea how many times I made this card before that!!!!  Anyway, I used Jet Black Stazon ink to stamp "your day" on the Whisper White Taffeta ribbon. 

What My Name Means

I don't usually post things like this, but I thought this was fun. You can quickly find out what your name means. Now, I don't agree with everything it says about my personality, but some of it is accurate (like the perfectionist thing, but I am SOOO not a "Type A" personality). If you want to find the meaning of your name click here.

What Tracey Means

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are very open. You communicate well, and you connect with other people easily. You are a naturally creative person. Ideas just flow from your mind. A true chameleon, you are many things at different points in your life. You are very adaptable. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Excellent Blog Award

Today Stephanie Luman awarded me the "Excellent Blog Award"!  How exciting!  Check out Stephanie's blog Beat of My Drum...she has some great stuff on her blog.  Thanks Stephanie!

Here are the blogs I choose to pass the award on to...

• A Peek Into My Stamping Room
• Kraftin' with Kathy
• Stampin' Jennifer
• Stamping Ever After
• Under the Inkfluence

A Little Birdie Told Me...

Don't you just love this little bird?!  I made this card for a Stamp-A-Stack I did recently for my sister Kerri and her friends.  My sister has little ones (a boy and a girl) and they are always getting invited to B-day parties, so she wanted a generic b-day card that she could use for a boy or a girl.  I hope this was generic enough!  Plus, she loves it when I have them make cards that they can put gift cards in or movie tickets, etc.  So I designed this card to have a section on the bottom where you can slide in a gift card, money or movie tickets. But I wanted the card to be able to stand up too.

I used a 4.25 x 11 inch piece of Brilliant Blue card stock and scored it at 5.5, 8.25, and 8.75.  I accordion folded at the score lines.  I think I might need to create a video tutorial for this card, because it's hard to write up the instructions.  I'll work on the instructions this week and maybe I can take some pictures as I go to help explain.  Or I'll wait till my daughter is home from college this weekend with her digital camera that also records video with voice and she can help me post it to You Tube.  It would be my first tutorial of any kind!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets:  A Little Birdie Told Me

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon, VersaMark, SU! Marvelous Markers

Paper:  Brilliant Blue, Old Olive, Glossy White, Yoyo Yellow, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, and Dimensionals

Updated Valentine's Day Jar

Back on January 20th I posted this jar, but without the pearl.  I liked the jar before, but kept thinking the flower needed someone.  So one day when I had my Pretties kit out, I grabbed one of the 1/2 pearls and placed it in the center of the flower and ahhhhhh!  Yes that is what it needed!  Doesn't it look so much better?

I have some new cards I made for a SAS last weekend, but I forgot to take pictures of them and now I have given all the supplies and the samples to my sister Kerri for the weekend, so she and a friend can finish making theirs.  Hopefully I'll have those samples back on Monday and I'll be able to take pictures and get them posted for you.  I am really pleased with one of them, because it's my own design as far as the card is folded.  I've had the idea in my head for months, I just never made it, so now I have and I can't wait to share it with you.  So check back on Monday to see the card!

Thinking of You Card

Here is a card I made for a SAS (Stamp-A-Stack) back in November.  I really wish the Outlaw Designer Series Paper and the satin ribbon were in the new catalog!  But we now have Western Sky which is basically the same design just different colors.  I'll need to put that on my wish list for the next order!

I used the Wanted stamp set for the scallop and circle punches and the "Thinking of You" is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set.  I love that set and use it all the time.  As a matter of fact when I made this card several times I stamped "Birthday Wishes" and "Thanks So Much" on the other ones.  My husband ended up using the Birthday one for our nephew.  He said it was masculine enough.  Or maybe he just didn't want to deal with looking through more cards!  LOL!

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking!

Valentine Origami Box for Chocolates

I made this cute little origami box a few weeks ago and forgot to post it!  I used a piece of designer series paper that was 6 x 6 for the top and 5.75 x 5.75 for the bottom.  I used Rose Red card stock to punch out the scallop and then adhered a metal embellishment to the center.  Can you guess what the metal embellishment is????  It's the metal top of a glass Christmas ball...you just have to flatten it out.  The center of the metal embellishment is a flower I punched from another piece of designer series paper...I used the 1/4" circle punch.  At the time I was making this I was at my sister's and I didn't bring any ribbon with me, so I just used a strip of Whisper White card stock across the top of the box.

My sister just happened to have some Hershey's Extra Dark square chocolates that fit perfectly inside the box!  And can you believe those chocolates are still in that box?  I know hard to believe, but I am not a big fan of dark chocolate let alone EXTRA dark chocolate! 

Faux Ceramic Bead Necklace

Check out this necklace I made yesterday.  Can you believe the lighter color beads are actually made from strips of Bali Breeze Designer Series paper?  Yes they are!!!!  I can't believe it was so easy to make.  The hardest part is finding the rights beads to go with the paper because there are so many at the craft store!  And then laying out the beads and getting a design that you like.  I didn't have the paper with me when I bought the beads, but I knew which piece of paper I wanted to use and hoped that I was picking the right color beads out.  I think I did a pretty good job.  Now I want to make lots more, which means now I have to buy more beads.  It has snowed here in Maine the last 2 nights into morning and they are predicting more snow tonight into the morning.  So I won't be going to the craft store any time soon, which is probably a good thing for my wallet!

If you want the directions you can find them on my sister Kellie's blog Polished to Perfection.  And while you are there check out all her other projects.

Thanks for stopping by!