Christmas Ornaments-Das style

I had this great idea in my head to make white clay ornaments. I went on a hunt for white clay. Bought some, it was grey. it dried grey. I tried white sculpty, it's too soft and unforgiving of little prints and mistakes. So i sought out Das. Remember Das modelling clay? Bet you forgot about the smell!! Not so bad, it just brought me back to my childhood. SO, I bought white, opened it up, it was grey. I closed it up and sulked. Then I decided to take a little piece and let it dry. it dried white! Yippeeeeeee!!

After borrowing my friend's stash of cookie cutters, (thank goodness, I have no idea where mine are) I went to work with the addition of some stamping supplies.

I'm in love. And I've hardly made a dent to what's in my head and the endless possibilities and combinations of my tools.

Like, I'm going to add some rhinestones to the edges of the snow.

And I want to add glitter to some and use a glassy glaze on top of the glitter.

Just wondering though, should I put a glossy varnish on it? So it will catch the tree lights?


Have a good one!
Amanda

Blue bird sparkle

Howdy!
Here's another ornament inspired by one in Crafts n' Things. I really must get back to the library to look at them again or go buy a copy.

I'm making more of these with different words on the wings. The stamps are from Stampin' Up!. Probably retired, but they may have something similar in their current catalogue.

It is stamped on artist canvas with Stazon ink. very crisp.


have a good weekend,.
Amanda

flowers and labels

Howdy,
another brilliantly bright, hot day here. Perfect weather for summer solstice. How 'bout you?

Here's a pic of my flower wands to go with or without the pompom skirt. Together, it makes a nice bday present. (bright picture, it is sunny)


And I finally got a stamp with "By Hook & Thread" on it. I ordered it from Caroline at
Stampin' Up! ( Canadian orders only. Find a representative from your country to purchase from Stampin' Up! They have a demonstrator locator on their site. Even break it down locally)


It's the Princess or Pirate stamp towards the back of the catalogue. I can't remember which one. For now, I'm stamping it on ribbon and sewing it in to my projects. (When I remember) I also have a logo drawn up by a friend. Just have to tell her which one I like and let her do a good copy. Fun stuff.


And how do you like them polka dots? Yummy on the pom pom skirts....


thanks for Looking,
Amanda

microscope slide ornaments all in a row

I had a big blitz of making these ornaments the other day. The ideas and combinations are endless, I could happily spend another week making different designs.
here they are all in a row:


Here are some from the music collection


And one for ballet


And another from the see through collection. These are a little tricky, as you need to consider the hook on the back. I make the swirl of the hook part of the ornament. I use crystal effect from Stampin' Up! to adhere the hooks.


The shapes are die cuts from Quickutz and Cuttlebug. and the music notes from a mini punch set from the Philippines. I need to add some ribbon to the hooks to finish them off.

The colours are a shade off in the 1st few photos. Playing around with my settings too much. And notice the background blurry in the HO Ho Ho one? New camera! Heee heeeeeeee!

thanks for looking,
Amanda

felt cupcake..on a card!

First off, let me apologize for the quality of photos. it's a dreary day here and the lights in my kitchen cast a yellow glow. The colours are kinda off.
My mom's bday is in a few days. Since I have to mail this card, it will probably still be late.. so here you are mom, your card!



I had fun making the felt cupcake. Just some machine stitching on the base and a few beads on the icing.


And I thought this inside up all by myself!


My son built up his muscles punching out all the candles. He got bored, distracted, otherwise entertained at about 46. not bad.


Gluing them all on with an almost finished bottle of zip dry glue was not fun, let me tell ya. ugh.


Candles are Quickutz, polka dots are Papertrey Ink and the HB stamp is Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking,
Amanda

Ginger cookies

With a few hours to myself today, I decided to make these ginger cookies from epicurious


At the end, there were many, many cookies. Too many to be left around here to tempt me. So I made these little bags for Rafael's teacher and aid. I slipped a chai green tea bag in there too.


All stamps are from Stampin' Up!
you gotta try the cookies. They taste as good as they look. And the kids had a blast rolling them and dropping them into the bowl of sugar.

thanks for looking,
Amanda

cheery time

shhhhh.... I'm home alone. on a Sunday , after church. eating a bacon and egg sandwich with 5 year old Canadian white cheddar. Listening to Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe. Perfection. Shhhhh. I don't know when everyone is coming back. But I hope it's not a for a while! lol

Last night, we went to a family meal to celebrate a dear Tia's bday last month. I made this card using Papertrey Ink's Everyday Button Bits. used the Polka Dot basics 2 on the side of the card and some Bella dots on the bottom. Pleased that the retired SU purely pomegranate matched the current cherry paper.


Almost finished my sandwich. Now must go to my room and sew, sew sew. Little girl headbands are on the menu today.

thanks for looking,
AManda

that's a scrappy card

Here's a card with no stamping! Wanted to use my SU leaves die and found the flowers in my stash/ I think they are Heidi Swapp.
Pearl brad from a trip to NS last summer and the lace is from a fabric store downtown. the lace border is Martha Stewart punch. Embossing is a Quickutz plate.


I just got the new diamond and dots one AND 2 new stamp sets from Papertrey ink!!!!!!! Christine over at Scraptime.ca went to CHA and visited nicole's booth. I'm sooo thrilled she was able to pick up the Button set and the polka dot basic set for me. And I don't have time to play with them. boo hoo. Off to Nova Scotia in the morning and I'm bringing sewing with me. you know what? It takes up less space than if I was to take enough stamping supplies to satisfy me! and I'm dying to use my mother's grown up serger instead of my mini one. Am I a little obsessed or wha?

Check back for a few more cards over the week. and maybe a few sewing projects.

thanks for looking,
Amanda

new home card

Lookeee here! I made a card!


Loving this little birdie and house. And the polka dots. I feel I'm a little out of the loop on the new card making stuff. I haven't been to a scrapbook store since May! can you believe it? But I'm getting in the mind set to start making some of my glass ornaments and practice my soldering again.

I think we're back on this time zone, so my energy level after dinner will allow me to create and make. I bought a batch of new fabrics that i have visions for also. The only thing I'm getting done are crochet flowers. I take those to the parks while the kids play.

Speaking of such, I can't wait for the city strike to be over. the pools and wading pools and summer programs are all shut down. It's sad. the kids are so eager to go swimming. Looking for some other things to do instead of the splash park near here. I'm getting a nice go on my bicycle though. And pulling 2 kids in the bike trailer makes for a good workout. It's all uphill on the way home.

Oh, some details on the card: Bird and house Quickutz, Branch and star-Stampin' Up!, Oval-nestabilities, paper-2 different kinds, sorry, don't know. Star tags, maybe prima? Comes in a little can. Sentiment-Stamping bella

That's all for now, got my desk cleared a little so hopefully I'll get to more papercrafts. I wanna scrap a page or 2 of our holiday.

thanks for looking,
Amanda

birdie and some flowers

Here's a little paper crafting eye candy for you. I'm working on more bags.


Thanks for looking,
Amanda

weeds'n butterflies

Here's a card I inspired by the fabric in the previous post.


Stamp is from Stamping Bella, buttflies- Martha Stewart punch, corners-foamies. Distressed the edges and messily sewed the card. Done.


Off to have a nap before our lobster supper. YUMMMMMMM.
Happy Mother's day!

thanks for looking,
Amanda

SU case

Here's the 1st card I cased to get my mojo going last week. I haven't stamped since then, so it's the last I have to show you until I get another hit of inspiration.

it's in the Stampin' Up! catalogue. Don't have it right now, i can't tell you what page it is on.
Of course, I had to change it up a bit. I used Quickutz revolution flowers die and Sizzix buttons die.


We spent the day at an indoor fair, complete with ferris wheel and mini train. It was an awesome day. it's an annual thing and our 3rd year going on May 1st. It's cool to note how each year, my daughter can do more and more. And my son is becoming a speed demon! Here's a special picture from today for my valued Mississauga reader. Beijinhos.


no plans tomorrow, I'm hoping to do some stamping. i finished the dress, but my model isn't being cooperative at present, so maybe another time. And I'm working on another dress.

Thanks for looking,
Amanda

sympathy card

This card fulfilled my need for a sympathy card. The stamp set is retired from SU, Mostly Flowers and the background swirl is from Baroque motifs.


I stamped the image, punched it with Marvy square punch and then put it in a cuttlebug embossing folder. One of the mini frame ones. All colours are Su except the green, Spring moss from Papertrey ink. Remember them before the shipping became too much to order from them? I'm saving to place an order. So want so many things. The spring moss paper is punched with Martha Stewart punch. Sentiment is also SU.

Thanks for looking,
Amanda

We've moved

No not us, yet, but a coworker of my husband is moving. So I brought this to the dinner.



The wood box and buckle are from the buck store. Paper is Autumn Leaves? Flower- prima and ribbon from my stash.


I covered a little note book with the same paper. The wagon on the card is from Stamping Bella and the house is from the Stampin' Up! jumbo wheel. Just let me say, put a few rows of that wheel on a page and the kid will stay quiet for a LONG time. colour, colour, colour, cut cut cut. bliss bliss bliss.

That's it. Thanks for looking,
Amanda

birds and flowers

I've been working on scrapping this picture for some time now. Nothing ever worked for me. Finally, 1 day before it's delivery, i figured it out.



The silver dandelion and the wacky weed is from Stamping Bella.


Sentiment is from a sticker pack. The white paper is embossed with sentiments about family. I was thinking I should rub some silver paste over it to bring it out, but it was late, i was lazy. :} The photo corners were just silver heat embossed on paper.


The big challenge with this layout was to keep it flat. The frame has no give to it or space in between, so it couldn't be overly embellished.

Have a great weekend!!!
Thanks for looking,
Amanda

Butterfly flutterby

So, this little idea grew into a 3D project. i love it. i wish I didn't have to give it away.


The chipboard shape is from Michael's, as is the DP on it. They come separately, but fit together. Glued it on, sanded it and did the edges with SU basic grey. kinda dark isn't it. I think i would like to get a lighter grey ink pad.

All the pieces on the green side is from the Amy Butler pack, also from Michael's. Love that set. can't wait to try something with the sewing elements in it. may have to break out the sewing machine. I just added a few bling centers to the flowers.



On the blue side, I coloured my favoured tulips. Luckily, there was some paper that went perfectly with it. The fence came from a card making kit my thoughtful aunt sent to me last year. butterfly charm- dollar store. The pin is from the 2nd hand sale. A whole bunch of them. See, I didn't hoard. Ribbon-SU. I think the corner bracket is from Basic Grey? and the dangly bling is from a yard sale. i think it came from a chandeliere. (I know I didn't spell that one right.) Perfect card is from Amy Butler. I beaded an earring hoop to hang it from. Oh yes, I stamped a few of my SU backgrounder stamps on the blue paper.


Different look for me, but i love it.
Thanks for looking,
Amanda

another name tag

My girlfriend's daughter has been invited to join a gymnastic class for progressed kids. (that's my name, I don't remember what they call it. Stop laughing Barb.) Anyhow, I'm sure i"ll be corrected. Her family and I are excited and proud of her accomplishment. This tag is for her bag. I don't have a gymnast image in my collection, but I have this cheerleader from inqueboutique. Did I spell that right?


Sparkle compliments of Martha Stewart glitter. i used glitter!!! It is put on the sticky shapes. Hearts are made with SU 3 heart punch. Letters are Quickutz Moxie.


Ummm, that's about it. I tried my hand at a shabby chic today. Not my style, I'm sure I could have added a few more layers. I had fun. Hoping the sun will be out to take a pic before I give it away tomorrow.

thanks for looking,
Amanda

monkey monkey

k, lame post title. Or should I say, ack. I'm just too tired to think right now. The time change has caught up with me. We didn't get to sleep in on Sunday, as I had to go to work, so everybody got up. We've been on the same bed time, get up schedule, which has been great. But I'm tired today.

Bet you didn't come here to learn that did you?? So here's some eye candy..


That was the inside of the card. The glitter parts are sticky stickers that are meant for glitter,etc. Can't remember the name Je m'excuse.

I just like this monkey peeking out of the hole.


All paper SU and various punches. Buttons- coconut ones from my stash.

Thanks for looking, Off to pick up hubby from the airport. yeah.
Amanda

Branch Out (the window)

When I saw this set in the New Stampin' Up! Catty, I knew it would be on my wish list, no, make that get it list. The little images are just sooo cute. I like little things.

it took me a whole evening and many carnations of this card to make it right. I tried an acetate window with the birdhouse stamped on it and other things inside. not so easy. then the card front was too plain, so I cuttlebuged it. Much. better.
I also made the frame with Spellbinders Label one set.



I used chalks to give the sky and dirtied the rubber boot. To add a few levels, I stamped the butterflies on the card, the bird on CS and cut it out, gluing it flat. (I made a 2nd card by just stamping on the card and hung my bird. He was hanging from a branch instead of sitting on it). The bird house is popped up on a dot. The sentiment in the corner is from a retired SU set, "Blooming with happiness" maybe?


After all of that, i felt it needed something in the front corner. I tried buttons, brads, paper flowers, ribbon glitter dots, but decided that my crocheted flower was the best. These little buttons are different. i think they are made from coconut?? It is a lighter colour on the back. i have a big button from a bag that my mother in law got from Thailand and it looks like it's the same. So maybe that's where I got the coconut idea from.


Anyhow, hope you like,
thanks for looking, and Happy pancake day!
Amanda