Hero Arts & Silhouette 'Thank You' Card

 

Quick little share today. This card was up on the Hero Arts blog this week. You can check out all the details by going here on the Hero Arts main site. I created the bird with a fun bird image from Hero Arts for Silhouette - I layered another Hero Arts design on top of it and cut it out on the pink bird and then layered a green bird underneath it. Lots of stamping and clear embossing with some new Cling stamps. I'm sooo loving their new releases! Be sure to check out all their yummy new stamps while your at their site.

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We are back from our trip to St. George for the funeral of Ryan MacPherson. It was a very sad, hard, yet very touching funeral...I don't think there was a dry eye during the service. It was a beautiful tribute to his young life.

I spent some time at my sisters the night before preparing for the funeral and was asked by his wife to type up the hand written letter she wrote to him...that my sister was reading at the funeral the next morning. I sat and cried as I typed. It is one of the most beautiful love letters I've ever read. They had a truly intense love for one another and I pray for his wife and little baby girl! You can view the obituary by going here. There is an account set up for his wife and daughter...if you able to donate, please do! They really need help at this time...it is going to be hard and if you are able to help, I know that you will be blessed greatly in doing so!

Thank you for your prayers for my sister, brother-in-law and his family. It is a hard time for all of them and I pray that they will continue to be comforted and taken care of. Thank you! :)

Some new products & things to love!

Some new products/things that have made their way to my house that are making me smile this week!

1. Insectae Stamps from Prima
2. Damask flocked paper from LUSH by My Minds Eye
3. This amazing chipboard button card that is going in a frame in my studio. Pure love!
4. This vintage number 3 from Sadie Olive at Etsy. (in brown - yahooo)
5. Red Vintage Sew On Buttons by Jenni Bowlin (one of each color please! Love these)
6. Happiness Brushes from Ali Edwards at Designer Digitals.

And these cutest cutest cutest photo frames from House of 3. Love them!!

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Please keep my sister, brother-in-law and his family in your prayers this next week. It is a very sad situation and any prayers you can give...will be felt! Thank you!

Welcome Spring Kit & PDF Instructions

It has been a gloomy winter here and I am ready for some flowers and sunshine! I have been so inspired by all the cute banners that have been around and thought that I'd sit down to make one this past week. It is full of bright, happy colors, embellishments, stamping, scallops and more. And, I have kits available for those of you that want to purchase one and make one for your own home. Fun huh! :)

Here are some close-up detail shots:

 

  

 

Here are the details:

'Welcome Spring' Banner Kit & downloadable PDF with step-by-step instructions: $20

Downloadable PDF with step-by-step instructions ONLY: $5

To purchase the kit or the PDF, please email me at stampit_girl@yahoo.com and I will email you an invoice via paypal.

Here are some more details about the kit:

• Everything for the kit will be mailed to you expect for the downloadable PDF that will be emailed to you once I receive your payment.
• The kit has been prepared by me to be ready for you to assemble once you receive it. All the flowers, bird, butterfly, etc. are die-cut for you. The banners are in rectangles that you will cut to a pennant shape. 
• You will receive all the brads, gems, and embellishments to make the banner exactly as shown.
• The bird cage and the damask image will be hand-stamped for you.
• Physical kit will be shipped on Monday, March 1. 

Items included in the kit:

1 Olive Polka-dot Patterned paper 3"x4"
1 strip of yellow/white dot fabric
1 strip of orange seam binding
1 white 'spring' die-cut butterfly
2 White cardstock 3"x4"
1 strip of pink lace
1 piece of scalloped aqua cardstock
1 Yellow corduroy button
2 die-cut yellow scalloped pennant (for layering behind)
1 Aqua cardstock 3"x4" hand-stamped with brown damask image
1 scalloped die-cut border in Olive cardstock
1 polka-dot die-cut yellow pennant
3 die-cut aqua flowers
1 Olive green brad
1 Pink cardstock 3"x4" hand-stamped with brown bird cage
1 Olive green die-cut bird
1 Brown/white Polka-dot patterned paper 3"x4"
3 die-cut yellow hearts
1 clear gem
1 white mini tag hand-stamped with 'happy' in brown
1 strip of aqua paper to be cut into mini banner
1 strip of olive cardstock to be cut into mini banner
1 white/pink Letterpressed by hand with damask image
1 piece of pink tulle ribbon

1 Ribbon to hang banner: pink, brown, or green
other: pink, orange, brown string, gemstones

Supplies needed to complete the banner:
glue, paper cutter, scissors, pop-dots (if you want), staples
I also used my sewing machine but you don't need to.


I had so much fun making this banner and I hope that it inspires you to make your own Spring Banner!


Again, if your interested in purchasing the actual kit (which includes the PDF) or just the downloadable PDF (which will be emailed to you and you can print or save to your computer), please email me at stampit_girl@yahoo.com.


Thanks for your support and I hope you like the kit! :)

Sweet little Valentines

 

I wanted to share these little Valentine's I made this week. They are small little cards that fit in little envelopes - lots of punched hearts and some stamped sayings. Simple but sweet for the kiddos. I wanted to add some sewing to them, but wasn't able to get to it this week. I hope you all have a special Valentine's Day!

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On a family note, yesterday was a very special day...my sweet girl, Madisyn, was baptized! We have the in-laws in town and my sweet sister from St. George drove up with her 6 kids to be here for the event...the support and love from family always amazes me and I'm so grateful to them all. It was a beautiful day!

This morning before church, Madi was complaining that her front tooth was hurting so I tried to pull it out...and out it came! She has only lost her bottom two teeth so to loose one of her top front teeth...well, it was a big deal! She looks so different though! :) Madisyn wore her gorgeous white dress to church today and looked so beautiful! I can't believe she is 8! I can't believe she is baptized! Time goes so quickly! I love that sweet girl so much!

Studio Calico February Kit!

Tonight at 12:00 EST, the February Kit at Studio Calico will go up for purchase and trust me...you don't want to miss it! If you don't subscribe to their fabulous kits, be sure to stop by tonight and check out the beautiful new kit and the add-on kits. I have such a fun time playing with them! With our move and the holidays...it had been awhile since I sat down and did a scrapbook page and I was so inspired! I absolutely loved it and it reminded me of how much I love this hobby!

I am thankful for the opportunity to be the Guest Designer this month! I've always loved Studio Calico and so it was super fun to be able to play along this month! Their stamps are some of my all-time favorites! I just threw this one and this one (been waiting to get this one! Love it) into my bucket and checked out! They will be added to my Studio Calico stamp collection on my desk! :) Watch for them on a project - really soon!

Here is a peekie of a layout that I did with the February kit...

Look for the full reveal tonight, Jan. 28th, at 12:00 EST. I'll be up and waiting!

And THANK YOU for all the wonderful Birthday wishes you posted here, Facebook and via email! You are all so wonderful and it meant a lot! We all had a great Birthday and we have plently of cake leftover for anyone that wants to come and get some! :) Thanks again!

Some more favorites from 2009...

Thanks for your sweet comments about the layouts - you are all so nice! :) 2009 was a busy and FUN year! I feel so blessed to be able to work with the amazing people at Hero Arts...and here are some of my top layouts that I did for their site during 2009...using all their stamps.

 

 

 

 

 

If you post your 'Top 10' or your favorites from 2009, be sure to link here...I'd love to see! Hugs!

Hero Arts 2010 Catalog Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Hero Arts 2010 Catalog Blog Hop! I am excited to be participating...the new stamps that I have had a chance to play with (and those that I've got to peek at) are amazing! Although it always seems impossible to out due the last release...they always do! So, sit back, grab a Diet Coke :) and enjoy the hop as wonderful artist share their creations, with YOU, using many of the new Hero Arts 2010 stamps.

Let's get started!

As I mentioned in my last post, we are moving (craziness!) and I wanted to do something fun to introduce us to our new neighbors. I always hear people say how their new neighbors brought them treats...or their new neighbors haven't stopped by to say hello...and I just don't want to deal with all that pressure. So, I'm gonna be the first to break the ice and take over these 'Just Saying Hello' notecards to our new neighbors (with a little treat) and introduce ourselves. Yes, this is brave for me to step out and do...but I thought it would be fun.

  Supplies: 

H5328 Row of Houses

CL380 Truly Appreciated

PS517 White Notecards with Envelopes

CH117 Assorted Crystal Gemstones

Other: ink, thread, pop-dot

I instantly fell in love with this row of houses stamp when I received it - bold, graphic and simply darling! I cut a white notecard down to 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 square and sewed around the edges with a silver metallic thread on the top and a bobbin below with pink thread (it looks so cute with the pink thread pulling through the card). I then stamped the 'Row of Houses' stamp numerous times with different colors of ink, cut them all out and applied 4 to the card front (the pink one is up on a pop-dot).

Using two colors of ink, I stamped the title from the fabulous new clear stamp set, 'Truly Appreciated', added some clear gemstones and moved on to making more. I love the color scheme and the simplicity of the card...it portrays my message just perfectly!

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For the second project, I made some small gift tags to take to my neighbors right now, with a gift to say thanks for all that they've done for us. I simply cut a bunch of circle designs out with my Silhouette Digital Cutting machine, added a cut out house from the 'Row of Houses' stamp, a gemstone on the door, some ribbon and a stamped 'hello' from the same stamp used above. I tied a little string around it to tie it to some goodies.

Supplies:

H5328 Row of Houses

CL380 Truly Appreciated

PS517 White Notecards with Envelopes

CH117 Assorted Crystal Gemstones

Other: ink, thread, green ribbon, staples, string, Silhouette Die-cutting machine

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For this third project, I used a new Hero Arts clear stamp set called 'Speckled Ornaments'. It is a beautiful set that has all sorts of classic images that can be used over and over again...for any type of project. Love sets like that! 

Supplies:

CL401 Speckled Ornaments

CL380 Truly Appreciated

PS517 White Notecards with Envelopes

CH117 Assorted Crystal Gemstones

Versamark Ink Pad

Other: ink, thread, green ribbon, 

Mustard Embossing Powder (American Crafts), Label punch, scalloped edge punch

I took a regular white card and stamped the beautiful damask stamp with green ink on the right hand side. I then ran the card through my die-cutting machine with a dot embossing folder. I took another saying for the set, 'Truly Appreciated' (I love those scripty words in this set) and stamped it with Versamark Ink on the pink paper and then embossed it with mustard embossing powder. I used a paper punch on the edge of the paper, punched out a label from blue cardstock, tied a bow with green ribbon and sewed it to the title. Rounding the corners on the card finished it up!

I had so much fun playing with these amazing new stamps from Hero Arts! Be sure to check out their new catalog today - I can't wait to see everything!! It is a true honor to design for such a wonderful company...they are the amazing!

Thanks for coming by my blog! Leave a comment and say hello! I'd love to hear from you! 

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The next stop on the Hero Arts 2010 Catalog Blog Hop is...

Karen Piskor

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If one of the Blog Hop links don't work, you can always hop back to the Hero Arts Blog for a list of direct links to all the blogs in the hop!

Have fun!!