tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67701995908055109982024-02-06T22:51:31.874-05:00Stamp PrettyA Place To Share My Love of Paperarts and Rubber StampingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770199590805510998.post-72691452021099202722012-11-18T00:11:00.000-05:002012-11-18T00:11:24.444-05:00I have a couple of cards to share today. The first I made for my sister Chris' birthday. I just love red and black with Kraft. The colors did not photograph that well this time but I was too lazy to take the photo again.<br />
The colors are more vibrant and the scallop is actually SU red Glimmer paper which is very sparkly.<br />
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This second card I made for a workshop make and take. We haven't had any snow yet this year but working with the snowman makes me want some. I love this cute stamp set and and was inspired by this great <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2084043?&cat=500&ppuser=134317" target="_blank">easel card</a> by jeny_79 at SplitcoastStampers.<br />
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I am really embarrassed that I have been gone so long. I just seem to lose my motivation for the blog and crafty things for a while. I have been very immersed in gardening, canning, freezing meals and organizing<br />
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around the place. Now of course that also means time searching YouTube, blogs, and websites for information, and recipes for inspiration to do those things. Oh, and don't forget Pinterest! (totally addicting) Anyway, I am back and will probably have to find some new followers since I abandoned my blog almost a year ago. This time I am going to vary my posts more often, so you will see some gardening, cardmaking, scrapbooking, cooking, organizing, and maybe even a little sewing. I will share a few photos today and hopefully you will come back to visit again. If you would like me to visit your blog, make sure you leave me a comment with your blog address in it. Yay, I'm back in "blogdom<br />
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First up, a scrapbook page for my family album. Yep, that is me in Grade 4. I was such a little Tomboy then.<br />
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Kim Jensen's "School Zone", "The Notebooks", and "Three R's Alpha". Amy Martin's "Betwined" all at The Lilypad. Font is Mistral</div>
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Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Not Quite Navy and Whisper White. Ink: Basic Black and Night of Navy Classic. Designer paper is retired "Green Tea". Stamps: "Fifth Avenue Floral." <br />
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<h3>Ingredients</h3><ul><li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount">1 </span> <span itemprop="name"> large egg, lightly beaten</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount">1/2 cup</span> <span itemprop="name"> buttermilk</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount">1/2 cup</span> <span itemprop="name"> all-purpose flour, divided</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount">1/2 cup</span> <span itemprop="name"> cornmeal</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount">1 teaspoon</span> <span itemprop="name"> salt</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount">1/2 teaspoon</span> <span itemprop="name"> pepper</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount">3 </span> <span itemprop="name"> medium-size green tomatoes, cut into 1/3-inch slices</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount"> </span> <span itemprop="name"> Vegetable oil</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient"> <span itemprop="amount"> </span> <span itemprop="name"> Salt to taste</span> <span itemprop="preparation"> </span> </li>
</ul><h3>Preparation</h3><ul itemprop="instructions"><li>Combine egg and buttermilk; set aside.</li>
<li>Combine 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl or pan.</li>
<li>Dredge tomato slices in remaining 1/4 cup flour; dip in egg mixture, and dredge in cornmeal mixture.</li>
<li>Pour oil to a depth of 1/4 to 1/2 inch in a large cast-iron skillet; heat to 375°. Drop tomatoes, in batches, into hot oil, and cook 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels or a rack. Sprinkle hot tomatoes with salt.</li>
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First is a simple birthday card. Sorry about the glare on the black cardstock. Black does not photograph well. I always seem to get a glare. I used painter's tape to mask off the edges of the sponged area. Make sure you get some of the "sticky" off the tape first by putting it on your clothing or an old tee.<br />
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<i>All from Stampin' Up! Cardstock: Basic Black, Very Vanilla. Stamps: Pocket Silhouettes, Petite Pairs. Ink: So Saffron, Cajun Craze and Basic Black. Ribbon Black and White checked Gingham (Ret)</i>.<br />
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Next a super-simple thinking of you card. You could use different colors of ink to suit your taste instead of the pinks. I think this would work really well in the sunset colors. Painter's tape used again.<br />
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<i>Supplies all from Stampin' Up! Cardstock: Whisper White and Certainly Celery. Stamps: Autumn Days and Three Little Words. Ink: Perfect Pink Pirouette, Pretty In Pink and Rich Razzleberry. Basic Rhinestones accents.</i><br />
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<i>Supplies all from Stampin' Up! Cardstock: Whisper White and Wisteria Wonder. Stamps: Just Believe and Thoughts and Prayers. Ink: Perfect Plum and Elegant Eggplant. Basic Pearls accents.</i><br />
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The cherry tomatoes especially have gone wild. Note to self: next year, only plant one cherry tomato. It is not the size of the tomatoes that makes them monsters but the vines have taken over three trellises. The good part of dealing with the jungle. Maters, beans and carrots. Yum!<br />
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Supplies all from Stampin' Up! Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Pretty In Pink, Chocolate Chip, and Whisper White. Ink Old Olive, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink, and Cherry Cobbler. Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Butterflies in Flight, and sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Ribbon- Old Olive Satin 5/8 inch. Punches: Word Window and Modern Label, and Scallop Edge Border.<br />
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I also made zucchini relish this week. I got a kick out of the fact that everything except the onions came from my garden. My zucchini plants, the two of them, look like they are about finished for the season, so I cut them back and I will remove them in a couple of weeks. We sure have enjoyed the zucchini! I got 14 jars of the relish put up for the coming year.<br />
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I will post a card for you tomorrow. I haven't touched anything from the new Stampin' Up! catalog yet, and there are a lot of cute stamps and some great new colors. I just need to carve out a little crafting time. Take care and thanks for visiting. <br />
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Supplies: Stampin' Up! Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, and Whisper White. DSP Candy Lane (retired). Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, and Perfect Punches. Sentiment is an incentive stamp. Ink: Basic Black Punch: Round tab punch. Stampin' Write markers: Pink Pirouette, Pretty In Pink, More Mustard and Crumbcake. <br />
Red Stickles for the cherries.<br />
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After all the work of starting my first year garden I am finally getting to the best part of vegetable gardening. The harvest! Cucumbers and tomatoes right from the garden.<br />
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I made my first batch of pickles. Bread and Butter pickles with thin sliced onions. I enjoy canning but it is even more enjoyable using fresh produce from your own garden.<br />
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The garden has been consuming me but I promise to post another card tomorrow. Stay tuned and thanks for looking! <br />
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Supplies all from Stampin' Up!<br />
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, and Whisper White. <br />
DSP Greenhouse Gala.(retired)<br />
Stamps: Four Frames. <br />
Embossing folder: Finial Press. <br />
Ink: Chocolate Chip. Ribbon: Chocolate Chip Satin.<br />
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Supplies all from Stampin' Up! <br />
Cardstock: Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Certainly Celery, Whisper White and Basic Black. <br />
Designer paper from Subtles Patterns Paper Stack. <br />
Stamps: "Chic Boutique". <br />
Ink: Basic Black. <br />
Tools: Mat Pack and piercer. <br />
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All supplies are from Stampin' Up!<br />
Stamps: "Upsy Daisy", "Because I Care", and A to Z.<br />
Cardstock: Early Espresso, Whisper White and Very Vanilla<br />
Ink: Early Espresso<br />
Designer Paper: Delicate Dots (retired)<br />
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Now that Christmas is over, I am posting some of my Christmas cards from the Holiday Happenings class. Sadly, I got sick before Christmas and sent out very few Christmas cards this year. I can't decide to keep them for next year or send them out this month. It seems like I should be thinking about Valentine cards and January birthdays instead.<br />
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Jolly Holiday designer paper pack. Old Olive, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla cardstock. <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=119246" id="ctl00_MainContentContainer_dltItem_ctl01_aDescriptionLink"> <span class="uppercase"></span></a>Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents. Cherry Cobbler seam binding ribbon, and the Contempo Christmas stamp set. Thanks for looking!<br />
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Mary Fran at NitWits CollectionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770199590805510998.post-37172533039678311422010-11-18T22:10:00.000-05:002010-11-18T22:10:53.529-05:00Fall theme thank you....I love the colors of fall! I find myself reaching for them a lot. This is a simple design that could be altered to fit a lot of thank you occasions by changing out the small leaf embellishment. I am going to try that and will post when I do. Feel free to copy my design and give it a try.<br />
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Supplies: Stampin' Up! "So Many Thanks" (single) leaf from "Day of Gratitude" set. Crumb Cake mat, Pebble textured (CB embossing folder) cut to 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. Very Vanilla for Image cut to 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches. Cajun Craze mat cut to 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Ink: Stampin' Up! Early Espresso. Striped Ribbon from American Crafts. (Thank you, Susie!)<br />
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Stampin' Up! products: Very Vanilla and Early Espresso card stock. Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes and Elements of Style set. SU rub-ons, Pretty In Pink button, Dotted pattern paper from the Subtles Designer Series Paper pack. Inks: Early Espresso, Pretty In Pink and Crumb Cake. Medium Jewelry Tag punch. Other supplies: embroidery thread, brown satin ribbon and Spica Glitter pens.<br />
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From Stampin' Up! Basic black card stock, Apricot Appeal Patterns paper. Black checked gingham ribbon, Modern Label and Word Window punches. Apricot brads. Happy Birthday stamp from "Teeny Tiny Wishes" set. Other supplies: Emma and the Butterfly digital image from "Fred She Said", Copic markers, Nestibilities dies. GP white card stock.<br />
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Supplies:Stampin' Up!: Lovely Lavender (ret), Whisper White, Blasic Black, and Always Artichoke card stock. 1 inch and 1 1/4 inch circle punches. Stamps SU's Autumn Harvest, Hello there sentiment is from "Goody Goody Gumdrops" (ret), and the Happy Halloween stamp is from "All Year Cheer III" (ret). Green Vine is from a Sizzix die and the embossed square made with a Nestibilities die.<br />
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I also used the same stamp set to make this for a Splitcoast challenge to scrounge around in leftovers and scraps to paper piece a card. I really had fun with this one! The paper is retired "Autumn Vine" designer paper from Stampin' Up!<br />
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Supplies:All from Stampin' Up! Card stock: Naturals White and Basic Black. Designer paper, Autumn Vine (ret.) Stamp sets-Autumn Harvest and the sentiment is from "Day of Gratitude"<br />
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Stampin' Up! is having a terrific promotion for several Christmas products and one of them is the combo of the Contempo Christmas stamp set and Jolly Holiday papers <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=124071">here</a>. If you haven't ordered your supplies for the Holiday Happens class you can save 20% and have everything delivered right to your door.<br />
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Well, let's get started. The class fee includes admission to my invitation only Classroom blog, the measurements and clear instructions for five cards and one bonus item. I have includes PDF files to download print for your convenience too. These are my exclusive designs that will not be seen on my regular blog or in an online gallery until after the Christmas Holidays. You can work from the online instructions or print out the PDF files to keep. The classroom will remain open and the files will be accessible until the next online class. You will be able to comment or ask questions in the comments sections and I will monitor the blog daily so I can respond promptly. This is my first online class and I am very excited about it! I hope you are too.<br />
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If you would like to join this class please use PayPal to pay via StampPretty@aol.com or email me if you prefer to send a check. On receipt of your class fee, I will send you the link to get into the classroom.<br />
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