Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge #68 Memorial Day Theme

The theme this week on Hand Stamped Sentiments is Memorial Day.  I hope you will join me in celebrating the men and wpomen of our armed services.  We should always celebrate their service but especially on days set aside to celebrate them.  This is a card I have been wanting to do for a very long time.  I travel a lot and every airport I am in I see men and women coming or going from their tour of duty. I always stop and tell them 'Thank You', but I have always wanted to do more to show my appreciation. I know that my little card won't really make a difference in the larger scheme of things....but I just want to do something more to show I appreciate their sacrifice. I carry a supply of these cards with me at all times, then I have one to give to a member of our armed services no matter where I am when I see them.

This card was made with Always Artichoke and Black CS. I stamped the Courage (Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog) stamp set in Black StazOn, colored the stamp with Stampin Write Markers and a white gel pen. Attached a piece of Always Artichoke Grosgrain ribbon and tacked it down with a corduroy brad that I colored with the Always Artichoke marker. If you are interested in this stamp set our any of the supplies that I used in creating this card, please email me at sherrysinknstamps@yahoo.com.

Love Letters

These cards use the Love Letters DSP.  The colors are some of my all time favorites to use together.  Who wouldn't love Very Vanilla, Basic Black and Riding Hood Red. These were very quick cards to make. The heart stamp is from the Filled with Love Stamp Set

If you need additional information about any of the supplies I used to create these cards, please email me. I'd love to be your Stampin Up Demonstrator.

Desk Organizer

 

I've been wanting to show y'all  the Desk Organizer I designed for my technique class.  The top pic is the front of the organizer....it uses SU's awesome black CS, cork sheets and 2 coasters. One coaster is covered in cork making it a great place to tack up notes.  The other side is a coaster also covered in black CS, the monthly technique is adheared topping it off with a coordinating stamped image.  On the bottom is the claendar for the month.  Each month the class learns a new technique that coordinates with an image and the monthly calendar.  The cool thing about this Desk Organizer is that it is 8.5" wide...big enough to have the cork board, post it notes, a pen and sticky flags.  It sits up on little wooden knobs painted black.  In the bottom pic you can see the back of the organizer.  It has a tray underneath that holds the months that have passed by.  Then when a new year comes along, you simply glue the current calendar over last year's and continue yr after yr.  By the time we finish at the end of the year, not only will the class have a organizer with a calendar for a whole yr, but a book of all the techniques we learned over the year because each month we learn a new technique while making the new claendar, we will also be making a 6 x 6" page for a technique book we will bind at the end of the year.  If anyone is interested in getting instructions, please let me know.  I will be putting a tutorial (for the organbizer only, not any techniques) together to sell very soon.

If you are interested in amy of the materials I used for this project, please email me, I'd love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Blissful Heart

Bev Watt's recent card was the inspiration for this card.  Although I did change mine up a bit, sometimes a girl just needs a jump start with inspiration from someone.  The trim was created using the Tasteful Trim Sizzix Die out of Basic Black and Red Glimmer Paper. The flourish from the Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set Bliss was stamped in VersaMark and embossed with black embossing powder. I wanted to make my card a Valentine card so instead of using the Butterfly from the Bliss set, I used the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Sizzlit  with a Red Glimmer Heart punched with the large heart punch. Base card color is a favorite Blushing Bride accented with Riding Hood Red.  I used the punch template from the Mat Pack to create a little interest in opposing corners.  It's all topped off with my favorite Striped Grosgrain Ribbon in Black.

Season's Greetings

I wanted to do a Christmas card, but I wanted to do a card with non-traditional colors.  I just love the richness of Rich Razzleberry Textured CS #119942 $6.95.  I also used Basic Black # 121045 $6.95 as my first layer. I used the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder #117335 $7.95 to add texture to the Rich Razzleberry layer.  I cut a Scallop Circle in Whisper White #100730 $8.50 using the Scallop Circle #2 Sizzix Die #113469 $19.95. Then used my Circle Scissor Plus #112530 $29.95 (and the glass cutting mat #112531 $19.95) to cut a 3" circle out of the textured Rich Razzleberry. I stamped the Dove from the Peaceful Season (Hostess) stamp set in Rich Razzleberry ink 115658 $5.95 and cut it out and popped it up opn dimensionals on top of the Season' Greeting's sentiment from the same set.  I stamped it in VersaMark #102283 $7.50 Ink and heat set (Heat Tool #100005 $29.95) using Gold Embossing Powder #109129 $4.75. It is all tied up with a beautiful know made with 5/8" Organza Ribbon #114319 $5.95.