The Stamp Workshop

French Flower

Here is one of the last cards I did for SoCal Stamp Mania.  To give this card a little dimension, I stamped the flower and then cut it out.  Then I stamped the flower again.  I curled the petals of the flower upward and then adhered the cut out flower with a pop dot.  The center part of the flower was made with the Build-A-Brad brads.

Here's the recipe for this card:
Stamps: One of  a Kind, En Francais, Carte Postale
Cardstock: Rose Red, Basic Black, Shimmery White
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Versamark
Accessories: Pewter Build-A-Brad
Tools: Paper Snips

If you have any questions about this card, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Bonjour!

Springy Celebration

Here is card number 4 out of the 6 swaps I did for SoCal Stamp Mania.  I don't usually use "Spring" colors, but I thought this paper was just so pretty!

I like to recycle layouts.  Why no reuse what you like??  If you take a peek at a couple days back, this layout is the same as my Happy Silhouettes card.  It is just flipped 180 degrees.

I consider myself to be pretty uncreative so I get my ideas from SplitCoastStampers and Stampin' Up!.  I took this layout from one of the sketch challenges on SCS.  I don't know that I've ever really come out with a layout that was all my own.  The closest I've done to making my own layout is mixing up certain elements of several card sketches.  Good thing I have SplitCoast and Stampin' Up!  SU makes it easy to coordinate my colors and SCS helps me to layout my cards.

Here's the recipe for this card:
Stamps: Celebrate Everything
Cardstock: So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery
Ink: Pretty in Pink
Designer Series Paper: Spring Fling
Ribbon: Certainly Celery Grosgrain
Accessories: Gold Brads
Tools: Paper Piercer, Distresser Tool

If you have any questions about this card, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Have a Springy Day!

Preppy Birthday

If you are one of my regular viewers, you know how much I love using Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper.  No matter which DSP you use, it always makes for an easy card that doesn't necessarily look easy.

This was another swap card I made for SoCal Stamp Mania.  The East Coast Prep DSP makes for some very festive birthday cards and scrapbook pages.  How could I not pair up this paper with the upcoming set Party Hearty?

You can't really tell in this picture, but the present in the center of the "b" is raised to give the card some dimension.

Here's the recipe for this card:
Stamps: Party Hearty (from the upcoming Fall Winter 08 Collection)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi
Designer Series Paper: East Coast Prep
Ribbon: Real Red Striped Grosgrain
Accessories: Pop Dots
Tools: Distresser Tool

If you have any questions about this card, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Have a Preppy Day!

Happy Silhouettes

Here's a look at another swap I did for SoCal Stamp Mania.  BTW, if you are in SoCal consider going next year!  Meet your stampin' neighbors!

I love making cards with Designer Series paper.  The color combos are flawless and it makes for a quick card!

Here's the recipe for this card:
Stamps: Happy Everything
Cardstock: Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla
Ink: Soft Sky
Designer Series Paper: Spring Silhouettes
Ribbon: Soft Sky Double Stitched Grosgrain
Accessories: Half Pearl from Pretties Kit 

If you have any questions about this card, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Enjoy!

Happy Birthday to Me!

In my last post, I had said that I was going to be posting my swaps for SoCal Stamp Mania.  Well, I had good intentions of posting all week, but we got a touch of the stomach flu here and it put me out for most of last week.  I did manage to get better and finish all my swaps - the day before Stamp Mania!  Anyway, here is the first of my swap cards.

I saw a card with woven ribbon on Kristina's blog.  I thought it was SO neat!  Of course I had to try weaving and put it on one of my swap cards!  Kristina has a great video tutorial on how do weave the ribbon.  When you have a chance take a peek at Kristina's blog.  Great stuff!

Here's the recipe for this card:
Stamps: Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: StazOn Jet Black
Designer Series Paper: Spring Silhouettes
Ribbon: 5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain
Accessories: Pretties Kit, Ice Round Rhinestone Brad
Tools: Distresser Tool, Paper Piercing Tool

As always, contact me if you have any questions on how to make this card.

As you can see, it is Marketplace Monday!  Here's a recap of the two great promos Stampin' Up! is having through April 30.

• Earn a free Jumbo wheel!
• Earn $25 in free hostess benefits!

Click here for all the details.

Nah nah nah nah.  You say it's your birthday!  Well, it's my birthday too!  (That was supposed to be me singing)  Yup!  It's my birthday!  I'm 38 today!  Yeah, I just said my age.  No big deal.  *wink*

So, in honor of my birthday, I am spreading the love!  Place any order today through the end of the week (Friday, April 25) and get 20% off your merchandise total.   (Here's the small print... the 20% is off the merchandise total only.  Sales tax and S&H are not included in the discount.  This offer is good in the US only.)

Use the form on the right hand side to place your order or email me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Have a GREAT day!

I Missed You Guys!

Wow, it's been a really fast three weeks!  All the birthday parties are officially over and the kids are back in school as of Monday morning.  We ended up not camping at the beach because the weekend we were going to go, SoCal had a cold spell.  But, we did have lots of spring break fun and did manage a trip to the beach when the weather warmed up.  It's been warming up and hasn't stopped.  Can you believe it was in the low 90s today?  Stop already with the heat!

Anyway, now I am back in stamping mode.  I have to get ready for SoCal Stamp Mania.  Can you say swaps???  I organized an unofficial SoCal Stamp Mania swap with six groups of ten swappers each.  Did I join each group???  Is SoCal Stamp Mania on Saturday???  Have I started my swaps yet???  Nothing like adding another jewel to my Queen of Procrastination Crown.

The good news is, with all these swaps I have to prepare, I'll have a lot of new cards to post for you!  So, stay tuned!  You don't want to miss it! *wink*

Glad to be back!

New In Colors!

Some of Stampin' Up's top demos are currently sailing in the Bahamas.  The cruise is an incentive trip and all the demonstrators on board worked very hard to earn their free cruises!

One of the perks of being on the Cruise is being among the first to hear about the latest products that Stampin' Up! will offer in the upcoming catalog.

Here is a list of the new Fall Winter 08 Collection In Colors (debuting 08/11/08):

• Pink Pirouette
• Riding Hood Red
• Tangerine Tango
• Kiwi Kiss
• Baja Breeze
• Pacific Point

This information and the picture to the right were provided courtesy http://inkingaround.typepad.com.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Enjoy!