Imagine the Possibilities

Imagine the Possibilities....I'm loving this stamp!! 

Cherry Cobbler Baker's twine pulls together this nautical themed card.

Just a teeny, tiny little bit of stamping is the only accent this designer series paper needs......

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Materials:

Stamps:  Word Play

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler

Paper:  Nautical Designer Series Paper, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine, Decorative Label Punch

Chic Boutique

Chic Boutique....another fave that will be missed :(

The Eiffel Tower is embossed with silver embossing powder, and the white piece is dry embossed Finial Press folder. 

A quick, late post for you all!!  I hope you enjoy :)

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Materials:

Stamps:  Chic Boutique

Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Versamark

Paper:  Basic Gray, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  Big Shot, Finial Press Embossing Folder, Sponge, Heat Tool, Silver Embossing Powder, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8 Circle Punch, (and gotta' love the old Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon....but any ribbon would be a fabulous substitute, too...especially the Satin)

Angry Birds Guest Stamper - - Jennifer Jackson!!

At my Memorial Day Stamp-Cation....my friend Jennifer wanted to make an Angry Birds Card....so we quickly went on line to see what we could find and within seconds we saw how to make one!

Jennifer had a ton of fun making this card and the Angry Bird actually spins and slides along this card....she used the word window punch and a couple of pennies to make this "Penny Slider" card.

Check out my facebook page later this week for a closer look at how to make a "penny slider". 

The Tasteful Trims Die for the Big Shot cut our grass.... 

Can you name all the punches we used to build our Angry Bird?? 

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Materials:

Stamps: WoodGrain Background

Ink:  Crumb Cake

Paper:  Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White, Basic Black, Only Orange, Crumb Cake, Garden Green Patterns Designer Paper Pack

Accessories:  1 3/4 inch circle, 1/4 inch circle, horizontal slot punch, Word Window punch, Owl Punch, Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Die, Hemp Twine, Pennies, Dimensionals

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the Great Dads I know!

I have a quick post for you today with 2 of the Father's Day cards I did :P

I borrowed this design from fellow demonstrator, Heather, and then, my friend Tiffany helped make it the perfect Father's Day Card.  It was a big hit with my husband...the best daddy ever, if I do say so myself :)

I just loved Heather's use of colors and layering....I tend to make my cards a little simpler, so I applaud all the help I can get to step it up a notch occassionally!

Under the car is supposed to read, "Happy Birthday to a classic"....so we used a marker to color just the parts we wanted and added the "dad" to the top to make it a fab Dad's Day car.

The inspiration for this one was borrowed from one of the great samples made by Stampin' Up! themselves...

And a quick peek of the inside!

I hope you all have enjoyed your day :)

Happy Stampin'

Jami

A Musical Thank YOU!

Jacob and Timmy have been taking piano lessons since March and recently had their first piano recital.  It was soo cute and they looked like such handsome little boys, all grown up sitting at that big piano :)

I still had this great design left in my pack of Newsprint Designer Paper....so, naturally, I thought of the perfect person to give it to!

With just TWO sheets of the same design, I was able to stretch it into a set of 18 note cards!  I sat down and just started with one design...then I did made a second....and then with the "scraps" that were still left....I was able to punch out the scallop squares and complete a third design.  I couldn't believe it!!

A closer look at the first card I made....

 
This is actually the third card I made....the scallop squares were punched from the supposed "scraps" I had left over.  This design has a fair amount of plain vanilla areas in between the musical notes - - had it been placed closer together, I very well may have been able to squeeze a few more cards outta' this paper.

And this was the second design I played with....

A fun little picture of all 18 cards!!  It sure wasn't easy fitting them into the frame :)

The very, very handsome Timmy

The handsomely, dapper Jacob

And...finally a picture of all 5 of us....it certainly wasn't easy getting all 3 boys to "smile" at the same time...Matthew is working on us to take guitar lessons...maybe now that baseball season is over, we'll have to see :)

Happy Stampin'

Jami



Materials:

Stamps: none

Inks:  none

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Newsprint Designer Paper

Accessories:  5/8 Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon, Boho Blossoms Punch, Gold Jewels (non-su, sorry - - they were too perfect)

Puns from the Past

I have made sooo many cards with Puns from the Past!  This was a favorite I made for some of my "swaps " I did for convention last year.  I even turned it in to Stampin' Up and it was featured on the demonstrator web site!  I was quite honored :)

The base for the card is cut out using the Bigz Square Scallop Die.  If you score your card and place the "score line" just below the top cut line....your fold line will not cut and you can take advantage of the pretty edges left to shape your card.

The whisper white card stock was ran thru the Big Shot ( naturally!!) using the criss-cross texture plate.  I then used the 1/16th hole punch to make the holes at each intersection.  This texture plate made it super easy, since there were dots at the intersections!

A few fun embellishments with red polka dot ribbon, the Boho Blossoms Punch and a Crystal Brad finished off the card :)

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Materials:
Stamps:  Puns from the Past
Inks:  Black Staz-On
Paper:  Real Red, Whisper White
Accessories:  Big Shot, Bigz Scallop Square, Texture Plates, Boho Blossoms Punch, Crystal Brad, 5/8 inch Red Polka Dot Grosgrain, 1/16th inch hole punch

Ribbon Share

2 yards of all 13 colors of 1/8th inch Taffeta Ribbon

Whisper White

Very Vanilla

Daffodil Delight

Pumpkin Pie

Pretty in Pink

Real Red

Rich Razzleberry

Night of Navy

Marina Mist

Certainly Celery

Old Olive

Early Espresso

Basic Black

That's a total of 26 yards of ribbon....for $20.  If you were to purchase each full roll of ribbon, it would cost $92.96.  Instead, get a sampling of each color for just .77 cents a yard!

A steal....but hurry...several of these colors are retiring with this catalog....and are only available while supplies last.  Therefore, this share is only available as long as I can still purchase the ribbon to split it with you :)

Let me know if you'd like a set of these gorgeous ribbons....I will have your share ready approximately 1-2 weeks after I receive your request :)

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Friends 24-7

Friends 24-7 is another stamp set that will be unavailable after June 30,  I love the flourish this set has with it.  It makes a great background, accent and even focal point for any card.

I made this card quite a while ago, so it used one of my old favorite colors....brocade blue.  The bird is actually colored using Stampin' Write Markers and there is a lot of sponging on each edge of every layer to add a little bit of a vintage feel to the card.

Below is a quick picture of the inside of this gate fold card.

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Materials:

Stamps:  Friends 24-7

Inks:  Brocade Blue, Rose Red

Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Brocade Blue, Rose Red

Accessories:  Vintage Brads, Circle Scissors Plus, Big Shot, Bigz Scallop Circle, Stampin Write Markers Garden Green, Brocade Blue and Chocolate Chip

Priceless

Priceless....yes, it is ;)

A fun set to play with.....another great "go-to" set when I need a quick card!

Many, many versatile embellishment - like stamps in this set.  As you can see...we took the flourish and used it to mimick the butterflies flight.

Hurry.....Priceless will only be available for order until June 30!

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Materials:
Stamps:  Priceless, Fabulous Phrases
Ink:  Pacific Point
Paper:  Crumb Cake, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack - Brights
Accessories:  Big Shot, Bigz Die Beautiful Butterflies, Basic Rhinestones

Eastern Blooms

I am sure I will say this A LOT....but I can't believe SU is retiring Eastern Blooms!  I love this set and it pops out every couple months....it sure is hard to take this one off my shelf :(  To get multiple colors on our flowers and stem....we take the time to color directly on our rubber with our Stampin Write Markers....once you are finished "coloring", you "huff" on the stamp to reactivate the ink and....stamp away!

Do you just love how the stem comes out of the vase???  That ornament punch.....no need to collect dust until the holidays - - it makes a great vase....you can make it with a flat bottom and adjust the size of your vase, as well!  We ran the punched ornament thru the big shot using the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder and then lightly brushed the embossed lines in the Very Vanilla Craft Ink.

A little designer paper, Victoria Crochet Trim and a Vintage brad completes the card.

Thanks to fellow demonstrator and friend, Julie, for showing us this card at our Demonstrator's meeting :)

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Materials:

Stamps:  Eastern Blooms

Inks:  Very Vanilla Craft Ink

Paper:  Soft Suede, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper

Accessories:  Soft Suede Stampin Write Marker, Night of Navy Stampin Write Maker, Victoria Crochet Trim, Vintage Brads, Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Pearls

Sense of Time

As promised.....my first post of an ol' fave that is only available until the end of the month!  Sense of Time is a great stamp.  I love the vintage feel and it has made many, many masculine cards for me, too! 

While this card is made using Perfect Plum, Basic Gray and Very Vanilla....the colors can easily be substituted with any color considered a bit more "manly".

If you look closely, you'll see the ribbon is lightly shaded gray....when I first made this card, we didn't have gray taffeta ribbon....so I dyed Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon myself by rubbing it in the Basic Gray Classic Ink Pad.  By the way....Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon is also being retired :( 

The cogs are stamped "second generation" in Perfect Plum on Very Vanilla Cardstock.  These are stamped lightly so the phrase stamped in Basic Gray stands out bold and clear....

A little bit of bling with a Crystal brad completes my card!

Happy Stampin'

Jami

Supplies:

Stamps:  Sense of Time

Ink:  Perfect Plum, Basic Gray

Paper:  Basic Gray, Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Crystal Jewel Brad, Sponge, 1/8th inch Hole Punch

Last Chance Stamps and Accessories!!

Can you believe Stampin’ Up’s Last Chance Stamp List, Accessories, and Definitely Decorative Lists have been released?  For those of you that are new to this time of year…it’s the special list of stamps and accessories that Stampin’ Up is bidding a fond farewell to make room in the new catalog for fabulous new items!


And, boy, am I sad to see some of my absolute favorite stamps on this list! I will miss quite a few of them, but never fear, I know there will be some great new stamps to take their place :)  But don’t be surprised to see my blog busy this month showcasing my favorite retiring sets!!

The stamps sets on this list will be available until June 30, but the accessories are only while supplies last…so don’t wait to order those MUST HAVE accessories…you can order anytime at www.jamicarrera.stampinup.net

I want you to especially note….if you still need any of the “new color” kits, like the markers kit, watercolor crayons, or stampin’ pastels….those are going away, too! You remember....the add-on kits with just the 14 new colors we added this year, to complete your set easily?

View the Last Chance Stamp Sets  HERE
View the Last Chance Accessories - WHILE SUPPLIES LAST  HERE
View the Last Chance Definitely Decorative List  HERE

Happy Stampin'

Jami