Wow! It has been a while since I have posted. I have a good reason though! My little man was born five weeks early on October 17th. He was in the hospital for 11 days to get bigger. I have been off work on maternity leave until today. This is my first day back to work and I miss my baby! Here is a picture of him in his santa suit on Christmas Eve.

Someday soon I may have time to get back into my craft room and do some stamping! He is just too cute to put down right now and do that though. :)

CD pin

This is a pin made out of part of a CD. You know those ones you get in the mail from companies and you usually toss them out. Well don't! All you have to do is heat up the CD with a heat gun until it is a little bit soft and cut it into pieces (this is a fourth of a CD). I also rub off the logo or whatever is on the CD. You end up with a clear piece of plastic to work with. Then I used Ranger Alcohol Inks and dabbed them onto the CD. I used Black StazOn ink to stamp the horses. Then I used a Gold Pen to put on the border. Super easy and quick.

Stamps: Bareback
Paper: Gold
Ink: Black StazOn, Ranger Adirondack Ink
Accessories: Gold Pen, CD

Amazing!

Isn't this just amazing? I had a 3D ultrasound on Wednesday night. I am 32 weeks pregnant and she got this awesome shot of my babies face. I just can't wait to meet him!

Halloween treat box

This is one of the projects we did at my September Stamp Camp on Saturday. It is a super easy 2-5-7-10 box. You can get the directions at www.splitcoaststampers.com . Sorry the picture is blurry. I just can't seem to figure out my camera.

Stamps: Batty For You, Spooky Skyline Wheel
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White Ink
Ink: Basic Black, Basic Black Cartridge
Misc: Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Metal Edge Circle Tag, Linen Thread, 1/16 inch Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, 1 3/8 inch Circle Punch, 1/8 inch Circle Punch, Paper Cutter, Sticky Tape

Tim Holtz

Last Saturday I was lucky enough to get to take one of Tim Holtz classes at the Mall of America. It was awesome. I even got to have my picture taken with Tim after the class. He is so fun! I think it is very nice of Archiver's to have such a great event right at my birthday every year. :)

Tumbled Tile Coaster

Coasters are super easy to make. You can get these unglazed tumbled marble tiles at Home Depot. Be sure to wash them first and let them dry. Then use Staz On or another permant ink to stamp your images. You can color your image with almost anything. For this tile I used Fabrico Markers but I have used Sharpie Markers, Chalk and Classic Ink Pads before. When you are finished spray the tile lightly with Krylon (I use Matte Finish) and let it dry. Be sure not to spray to close to the tile or your ink and color will run. Always use the spray outside. Repeat once more and your coaster is done and ready to use.

Stamps: Frosty
Ink: Black StazOn
Accessories: Fabrico markers, Tile, Krylon Matte Finish

Jolly Holiday Card

Here is a fun card I made for a Holiday card class. It's hard to see in the scan but there is glitter on all of the snow.

Stamps: Jolliest Time of The Year, Hugs & WIshes
Paper: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Blue Bayou, Naturals Ivory
Ink: Black
Accessories: Watercolor Crayons, AquaPainter, 2 way glue pen, DD Glitter, Wild Wasabi Ribbon

Welcome!

Welcome to my brand new blog! I hope to keep this up to date with card samples and baby updates. Here is a card to get started.

Stamps: Word on Word
Paper: Vanilla, Blue Bayou, Por. Prints, Wild Wasabi
Ink: Blue Bayou
Accessories: Flower punches, Wild Wasabi Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch, Brad