weSTAMP Swap

Here is my weSTAMP swap for August. We could make a 3-D or card using anything from the new catalog!

I got the idea from Janet Baker at the Henderson Regionals last weekend. Her boot was more Victorian style. I just KNEW I was going to CASE her when I saw her creation! There is also a similar one on Stamper's Showcase, but it is a witch boot box. That one was made by Fran Sabad.

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Wicked Cool
Paper: Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Lucky Limeade
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Holiday Stocking Die, 3 1/2" Circle Die, 1 3/4" Punch, Word Window Punch, 1"/1 1/4"/1 3/8"/1/4" Circle Punches, 1/8" Taffeta Basic Black Ribbon, Black Glitter, Striped & Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folders, Sticky Strip, Glue Dots, Sizzlet Candies

Cut out 2 boots out of Basic Black cardstock. Cut (2) 3 1/2" circles out of Basic Black cardstock. Using your 1 3/4" Circle Punch, punch out about 1/3 of this circle from the large 3 1/2" black circles. This will make the point of the boot.
Lay the circle ontop of the boot, matching edges so it makes a smooth curve on the top of the boot. Tape it together.
Do the same to the back side of the boot.
Run the whole thing through Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.
Run the top boot trim through the Big Shot using the Striped embossing folder. (I only did one of these for the front of the boot.) This will make nice straight lines to follow when you are adding glitter.
Tape the front boot to the back boot, only along the sides. Use Sticky Strip!
Tape the boot trim pieceto the top front of the boot.
Decorate the rest however you'd like!

Will most more weSTAMP swaps SOON!

Surprise Birthday!

I have so much to share with you: more Regionals photos, and our weSTAMP swaps! But FIRST! Look what the weSTAMP group planned for our get together, without me knowing!!!

This birthday card (made by PAM!) says it all, and this is how I was treated at the SURPRISE birthday party for moi'! (Isn't this the cutest card EVER! LOVE the detail on this!)



NO! I didn't have a baby since my last post....this is sweet Melissa's new baby TAYLOR! We had a shower for Melissa when she was pregnant, you can read about that HERE. I wanted Taylor in the photo with me!! She's such a LITTLE PEANUT!


I'm so glad they didn't put the correct number of candles on the cake, I would have needed a fire extinguisher! This is a DQ ice cream cake, TO DIE FOR!


This group of gals is AMAZING! I am SO BLESSED to have such wonderful friends! THANK YOU weSTAMP!!!!! What an amazing evening! I still can't believe you got away with this - without me knowing!

REGIONALS Downline Swap

By the time you see this post, I will be at REGIONALS in Henderson, NV! If you remember, about one month ago at this time I was at the Stampin' Up Convention in Salt Lake City, UT! (As if I didn't get ENOUGH paper crafting at that time!)

When they announced that one of the Regionals would be in Henderson, NV, I KNEW I had to go! I have a special place in my heart for Henderson, NV because that is where my VERY FIRST recruit came from over 5 years ago! I will introduce you to her in an upcoming post.

Our weSTAMP group is doing a private swap. We are to make a card front and a 3-D item. I LOVE this theme from the catalog, so thought I would make a food theme. I made an apron style card and inside you will find the recipe to one of my most requested recipes, Microwave Caramel Corn! That is what is inside the treat bag to the right.

If you would like the recipe to the Microwave Caramel Corn, please see my previous post HERE.

If you would like the pattern to the apron, and you have Google Reader, you can download the pattern for FREE HERE.

Denim Card

Here's one of the cards we made at my Girl's Day/Night Out class this month. It is quite simple to make faux denim! All you do is take Bashful Blue cardstock and run your Night of Navy ink pad across the cardstock! First run it horizontally, and then vertically. Voila!!!

This would also make a nice masculine card, just omit the stamped pocket. The pocket is big enough to fit a gift card or cash.

The pocket dimensions are about 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Best Friends Forever, Tiny Tags
Paper: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Real Red
Ink: Night of Navy, Craft White
Accessories: Silver Brads, Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, White Embossing Powder, Gold Pen (non SU)

FUN WEEKEND!!!

Hi Stamping Friends! I'm so sorry I haven't posted in awhile! There were 3 deaths in 3 days of people I knew.....not to mention school starting, and I kind of had a BIG BIRTHDAY this past weekend! Whew!

Here is a picture of my hubby and I on our motorcycle trip from my birthday weekend. He surprised me with a trip to MANY cities, and ended up at the Grand Canyon for an overnight. We had a GREAT ADVENTURE, lots of laughs, and a really fun time.

Thank you for the many birthday greetings and beautiful cards! I will be posting them over the next weeks. But to start things off, here is a card I received from Nancy Riley about a month ago. Isn't this amazing? You can't go wrong with the stamp set Fifth Avenue Floral! LOVE that set! Nancy has an amazing blog, you can visit it HERE.

S'More Cookie Bars

In case you haven't figured this out about me yet, you must know I have a terrible SWEET TOOTH! I am always on the hunt for new recipes to try out at my stamping events. Here is a recipe I tried at my Stamp Clubs this month. They were a hit! I found the recipe on this blog HERE.

I will also copy the recipe below. NOTE: It calls for an 8x8 pan, but I needed more bars. I doubled the recipe and put it in a 9x13 pan.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
2 king-sized milk chocolate bars (Hershey’s)
1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff (not melted marshmallows)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix at a low speed until combined.
Divide dough in half and press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan. Place chocolate bars over dough. 2 king-sized Hershey’s bars should fit perfectly side by side, but break the chocolate (if necessary) to get it to fit in a single layer no more than 1/4 inch thick. Spread chocolate with marshmallow creme or fluff. Place remaining dough in a single layer on top of the fluff (most easily achieved by flattening the dough into small shingles and laying them together).
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Mini Pizza Box and Pizza Card

One of the things I MOST love about Convention is swapping with creative stampers! I received the CUTEST pizza card from Connie Babbert, which can be found HERE. As soon as I saw it, I KNEW I had to make a pizza-box to go with it! This would make an awesome gift. I think it would be fun to put about 4 cards in this gift box along with a gift card to a fun pizza restaurant. You could even make a pizza themed gift and put this in with a pizza cooking stone and pizza cutter. ENDLESS IDEAS!

I found the mini pizza box pattern on SCS HERE.

This was one of my Stamp Club projects this month.

Recipe:

Stamp Set: Word Play, Borderlines, Baroque Motifs

Paper: Crumb Cake, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Basic Black, Garden Green

Ink: Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand

Accessories: Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Oval Die (crust) 3/4" Circle Punch (pepperoni), 1/4" & 1/2" Circle Punches (black olives), Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch (pepper), Round Tab Punch (mushrooms), 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch (bite out of pizza) Daubers, Striped Embossing Folder, Hemp Twine, Dimensionals

The card is 3 7/8" x 3 7/8". That way it will fit nicely inside the pizza box.

I ran the striped embossing folder on the front of the card, first vertically and then horizontally. It has kind of a checkered pattern on it when you are done. Be sure and punch the "bite" out of the pizza!

The pizza box was super easy to make! The Riding Hood Red cardstock on the top of the pizza box was ran through the striped embossing folder vertically.

Hope you enjoy this!

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