A Peek Into My Stamping Room

Quick Note Cards....

Here are a couple of quick note cards I made yesterday in my very cool basement.  I was hiding out from the terrible heat.....110 degrees heat index!  The cool basement is the perfect place, let me tell you!

I needed to make a few cards for my mom.  You see, she likes to send cards to her church friends and I think her church friends are becoming to expect them!  LOL  Makes me smile, that's for sure.

Here is a quick and simple set of note cards using just cardstock, ink and stamps....with a bit of twine thrown in!

I used some Papertrey Ink stamps that haven't gotten much love.  I think this is only the second time they have seen any ink!  I stamped the flowers using white pigment ink onto Kraft cardstock.  The base of the two cards are Posh White Linen cardstock.  Then I used a bit of Blue Cardstock to give my cards some interest.  I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of the white linen cardstock and punched it out using the Word Window punch.  This was a super simple but cute card.  I think my mom will like these, don't you?

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Monday to You!

Happy Monday!  Hope your week has gotten off to a good start!  Now that it is summer, Monday's aren't as bad as they are when school is in session.   It is so stinkin' hot here today!  The actual temp is supposed to get up to 102 degrees with heat index of 110 degrees.  That just makes me want to stay inside, in my cool basement craft room! 

So here is another project using some more of that wonderful The Twinery Twine.  I actually made this card for the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol contest but forgot to upload it.  What a dummy I am.  All I can say is I have really been enjoying this summer break!  LOL

I used some The Girls' Paperie patterned paper for this card.  I love that paper so much and I have kept every single scrap so that is what I used for this card!  I tied the twine around the card into a knot and then added the music paper flower and button tied with a bow.  The sentiment is from Gina K. designs and was stamped onto a piece of white cardstock that I punched out.

Pretty simple card, isn't it?  I think I am going to take that design and make the 35 thank you cards that Colleen needs for all her wonderful graduation gifts.  Like I said I sure have been enjoying summer with my family.  Crafting hasn't been a big priority for me but I have been getting such wonderful CHA stuff that I can't wait to get busy so I can share it with you all!

Have a great Monday and I will have more to share with you tomorrow!

The Twinery & Discount Cardstock Hop!

The Twinery and DiscountCardstock.com Design Teams are joining up today for a Summer Party themed blog hop!  As you hop from blog to blog make sure and comment on every post because there will be two winners chosen randomly along the hop.  

If you started at the beginning of the hop, you should be coming from Grace Hester's Blog.  If not or you get lost anywhere along the hop a complete list of participants will be posted on The Twinery and DiscountCardStock.com blogs. The hop will end on 7/13/2011 and winners will be posted on The Twinery and DiscountCardStock.com blogs the following day.

Here are the prizes you could win!  Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack ($20 retail value!) from the Twinery (see below picture)  AND A paper sampler pack (a $20 retail value!)from DiscountCardstock.com (not pictured)

 

Here are a few projects I made using the wonderful twine from the The Twinery and cardstock from Discount Cardstock!

This is a 4th of July banner I made for our annual party.  I used some Maraschino Twine from the Twinery and tied it into bows at each side of the pennants.  I think it added just the right touch to my project.  I used Posh Red Linen, Posh White Linen & Posh Patriot Blue Linen cardstock from Discount Cardstock.

Here is a cute, summery card that I made using Lemon Drop & Cappuccino Twine from The Twinery.  I also used Spice, Yellow Cascata Felt, Brilliant White 110# and Posh Green Crepe Cardstocks.  You can click on the picture of this card to get a closer look at the twine centers of the flowers.

As you can see, I have had alot of fun using up the wonderful twine I received from The Twinery.  I have a ton more projects to show you over the next few days, too!  Here is so more information about these two great companies!

 

The Twinery

Our twine is made from 100% cotton, it's eco-friendly and made in the USA. Whether you're gift wrapping, crafting or tying up baked goods to give to a friend, our baker's twine adds a fresh, yet nostalgic look to any project at hand! Our baker's twine comes in 11 delicious colors and is uniquely twisted against a bright white hue, creating an eye-popping burst of color and a creative embellishment! Our twine has lots of color which lends to a fun, candy-striped look.

 

DiscountCardStock.com

DiscountCardstock.com was launched in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Our mission is to provide great quality cardstock and specialty papers at discount pricing. We offer 100% acid and lignin free, archival quality uncoated cardstocks, as well as metallic, vellum, hand-made specialty papers, envelopes, scored cards and high qualify art paper and cards that are specially coated and developed for use by professional artists and card makers using ink jet printers.

Now hop on over to Monika Wright's blog for some more great projects!