Thoughts of a Grasshopper

I hosted a swap called "Save That Page" a couple of months ago for VC Rocks.  I took pictures of all of the bookmarks are received thinking I would get the pictures posted while I was in a hotel room with nothing to do at night.  It was quite late by the time I we were settled in hotel rooms and getting on my laptop was not on my list of things to do.  We spent a week with my mom and by the time we got to where we were moving, we explored the area we would be living in, cleaned and painted the house waiting for our things to arrive.  It was a busy time.  I still need to finish my sewing/stamping area.  I'm missing a couple of boxes, one being my cardstock.  I need to go through our storage area to be sure it didn't get put there with the Christmas boxes. This first bookmark is by Brenda Hugar.  I took a picture of it closed and opened. Catie Palmer made a bookmark that has magnets on the other side of the circle.  I love that typ...

Time is a little short for stamping.  There are so many details I still need to take care of for this move but this couldn't be overlooked.  My daughter celebrated her 16th birthday last month and I didn't have enough thank you cards for her.  Rather than a thank you, I made general note cards.  I saw a thank you card on Pinterest that used other supplies than Stampin' Up!  Have no fear, I could recreate it with what I had.  While I could have made the banner for the 'thank you' sentiment, I liked it without it. To make the scalloped square, I cut the CS to a 2-7/8" square. I went through a whole sheet of CS to figure out the dimensions to punch it easily.  The banner is 2-1/8" wide, I think 2" would be better.  To cut the bottom, I used my paper trimmer and cut in 1/2" into the center and then used my scissors to cut from one corner to the center and then did the other side. Stamps:  Papillon Potpourri Ink:  Jet Black CS: ...

The challenge for this blog hop was to rock our creativity using Stampin' Up! punches or Sizzix dies.  I actually used both on this card!  I've had both the Circle Card Thinlit and the Label Card Thinlit since they came out but I haven't used them.  Today I opened the packaging for the Circle Card Thinlit and this is what I came up with. In the next picture, you can see I did a gate fold for it.  I measured the Tangerine Tango CS at 5-3/8 x 8-1/4.  I tucked the end away from the circle through the thinlit so it wouldn't cut, but fold it when I ran it through the Big Shot.  A little of the Retro Fresh This and That Washi Tape to jazz it up a little for a note. I ended up using the 1-3/4" circle punch as a stencil for the stamped image after it was colored.  I put the circle on top of the image, traced around it, jumping over where the leaf and flowers extended and then cut it with paper snips and mounted it with Dimensionals.  You can see in...

I'm really pleased with how these awards turned out and the boys were jazzed to receive them.  Some knew I had name plates engraved but I didn't tell them much other than there was an arrow, which there always is at an Arrow of Light ceremony. The blue on the arrows above are post-it notes with the boys names on them.  Just in case they got separated when transporting, it would be quick to identify who it belonged to. My husband went to the store to buy the wood to save me limping (I'm on the mend).  He bought wood that had knots in it.  I have to say I wasn't jazzed at the time because I thought he went cheap and I wanted these to be nice but I have to say once they are stained, it adds character and looks good.  Down side to knots in the wood is if they are on the edge when you are routing, there is a good chance you are going to need to fill the area with wood putty. These boards are 24 inches long from the center.  I used a cereal bowl as ...

Sketch 193 was my inspiration for this card.  I went with the sentiment "When my mind wanders, I usually find it somewhere thinking of you."  Perfect if you are deployed or the person at home missing them. Stamps:  Blooming with Hope Ink:  Tuxedo Black  DP:  WW, Night of Navy, DP paper pack, watercolor paper Misc.:  Blendabilities - Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Linen Thread Happy Memorial Day! Click the banner at the top of the post to go back to the hop.

With the hop focusing on tools, I took my envelope punch board out of the box and learned how to use it.  This is an awesome little gadget!  Of course, the tag I made was too small for the measurements listed on the board so I had to figure that out on my own.  I now have 6 various sized envelopes needing to be used. I loved how easy it was to score, punch and round the corners with this gadget.   Stamps:  Petite Pairs CS:  Lost Lagoon, Basic Black, WW, Watercolor Wonder DP, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi Ink:  Tuxedo Black Punches:  Scalloped Tag Topper, Blossom and Oval (leaves) Misc.:  Envelope Punch Board, Spiral Flowers Die, White Bakers Twine, and Lost Lagoon Stitched Ribbon I used a 3-5/8" square of Pool Party CS and started at 1-7/8" for this 2" wide tag. The VC Rocks Hop can be found HERE . Enjoy the hop!

I'm sending this card made with the Sock Monkey stamp set to my cousin to thank them for a gift card.  I recently sent my cousin's daughter 34 sets of stamps and designer paper, cardstock and a lot of embellishments for her new interest in stamping and paper crafting.  She (daughter) made me a card from what I sent and included a $15 gift card to Taco Bell and a school picture.