Virtual Stamp Night

Geez!! Can you believe that I'm actually posting something here? Life sort of got in the way but I wanted to post the cards I am making during Splitcoaststampers Virtual Stamp Night.

This is one of the ways I get new ideas and pull myself out of a "stamper's slump".

Valentine Fortune Cookies

Reposting this just in time for the big day!! Enjoy


Here's my latest creation!! A Valentine Fortune Cookie for those you love!

These are quick and easy and don't cost much.
With all of the beautiful paper out there you're sure to find some to please everyone!!

I used Stampin' Up! paper because it has a nice weight to it and I don't fret about tearing it.

The supplies you'll need are minimal. Something to cut circles with. Any size will do, just depends on how big you want your "cookie". You'll also need some plain white paper to use for the fortune which you will either stamp a message on or hand write one.

After cutting out your circle, fold it in half and crease it good.

Then you'll want to fold it in quarters but only crease the very tip, otherwise you'll get a fold line down the middle of your "cookie".

shape. You same time in order to form the fortune cookieNow comes the hard part. You're going to have to force the paper to bend two different directions at the want to bend the cookie in the middle in the upwards direction while at the same time forcing the curved portion to fold down and up. It's a little confusing but once you start to fold it you'll understand more and hopefully the pictures will help.

Finally, you'll want to put some STRONG double sided tape at the inside center fold (where the black circle is), that will help to keep the cookie folded.

Then just stick your message in the cookie so it sticks out a bit!

Have fun!!

Christmas Cards

These are some of the Christmas cards I made this year. I had a great time with my Cricut trying to come up with a card I really liked.

I finally just gave out all of the cards I made. Next year I'll just make one....I have a plan!!

Cricut Card

Sometimes I get very frustrated with my Cricut...other times I love it!! This is one of the "love it" times!

Halloween Pumpkins

I used my cricut to cut my stencil for this years halloween pumpkin. This is the coffee cup that is on the "lyrical letters" cartridge (I believe that's correct!).

I set my cricut to cut this at about 4.5 inches as it was a pretty small pumpkin.

I loved the way it turned out though!

Party Crackers

This is a fun project that can be modified to fit any occasion. They make wonderful goodies for special trick or treaters!

For this project you will need the following:

1 empty toilet paper roll
1 6 1/2 X 12 sheet of designer paper
2 1/2 X 8 inch strips of coordinating paper
tag punch
ribbon, cord, scissors, adhesive






Cut the toilet paper roll across the middle almost in half. Leave about 1/2 to 1 inch connected. Fill the tube with candy, confetti, novelties, money, whatever!! (Don't forget to fill before wrapping!)






Wrap the 6 1/2 X 12 sheet of paper around the tube, so the paper sticks off the tube for the ends. In other words, the length of the tube and the length of the paper go the same direction.




Squish the ends closed and tie with the cord. You can skip the cord and just tie with ribbon but I find it easier to tie it with the cord first.













Wrap the thinner pieces of paper around the ends for accent.










Make a tag and embellish however you want and you are done!

Easy-Cheesy!

Stamped Cookies

You see.....this is why I love stamping so much!!

I was making cookies to take camping and after I had them cut out and laid out nicely on the cookie sheet I thought....why not.

So I went down to the craft room and picked out some stamps I thought would look great on cookies....washed them very well and stamped the cookies before baking.

I used this recipe, which is great for this type of cookie as it doesn't spread while cooking.