Stamp of the Week 9.27.08

One of the stamps of the week on the Amuse Addict site is the birthday celebration set. When I first saw this set I thought "parade", so what better way to celebrate a birthday then with a birthday parade. I'm not crazy about the background paper I used, mainly because I don't think you can see it enough, but I do like the stamped portion of the card. I may have to make this one again with some different background paper. I also had to use a 4 x 6 card so all the stamps would fit on there.

Step It Up #6

The Step It Up Challenge was to make a game or toy using Amuse things (paper, stamps, ribbons, etc.) Great idea! I got these tins from Papertrey Ink because I was sure I "needed" them, but this was the first time I used one. So the outside is pretty simple. Inside I have three different "things to do". The first two are a small notebook I covered in Amuse paper and did a simple stamp on, along with a few crayons. My daughter is into "writing" so this is perfect. The next are some puppet sticks. I stamped the Elzybell Princess stamp and made 5 of these (pink, blue, yellow, purple and dk blue) and used the small craft sticks for them. She can make each a different princess and do pretend play with them. The last is a tic-tac-toe game. I did the block on the computer and stuck it to the bottom of the tin. Then I made 5 "pieces" of each using the Daisy Trio stamp and Cupcake stamp. I used my 1 1/4 circle punch for the pink and blue backgrounds and then stuck some magnets on the back, so they won't get lost and they will stay in place when she plays with them. I love the fact that all of these things fit in the tin and it will be easy just to grab the tin and put in my purse for going out to eat or to church. What do you think?

Stamp of the Week #32

The stamp of the week is love bus or mainly men stamp set. I needed a b-day card for my dad so this was perfect. My dad wore ties to work most of his life and as a kid one of my favorite things was to help pick out the one for the day. He had one that had an "S" all over it and I was sure it was for "Stoeckl" (my maiden name), but it wasn't until later I learned it was for "Safeway" (where he worked). The inside says "Tie one on!" Ha-ha! I stamped the shirts on pattern paper as well and cut the ties out so they are paper pieced onto the shirts.

Weekly Challenge 9.8.08

The weekly challenge this week was to make a card using your favorite team's colors. My new spiral daisy stamp was needing some ink, so I decided this was the stamp. Being a Golden Domer (U. of Notre Dame), there are no better colors than blue and gold and what better card to use than Amuse's Irish Green card (that's really the color). I stamped the flower in night of navy and used gold sparkles for the centers. I'll have to send this to another Alum who will appreciate the choice of colors. : )

Stamp of the Week 9.8.08

One of the stamps of the week is the birthday builder set. Geeta talked me into buying this set after using it in one of her classes. It has been worth the purchase as I've used it many times and used it for my grandma's b-day card (hard to find a card at Hallmark for someone who's 103!) and now used it for a b-day card for my cousin. I stamped the "Birthday" inside and the "18th" is on with pop dots.

Supplies: card and birthday builder stamp set, Amuse; pumpkin pie, night of navy, real red and wasabi green ink, Stampin' Up; pumpkin pie ribbon, Stampin' Up.

Weekly Challenge

I needed several thank you type cards for some people who stepped up to help me with a last minute event I was asked to coordinate. Because I needed several and knew I didn't have a lot of time, I needed simple--think Amuse right? Even though these are for women I like the way these came out. Plus, I just ordered the Rock Star stamp and was dying to ink him up. Since I used the scallop square punches, these are great for Jennie's weekly challenge this week. As a rock star, he needed lots of shine, so he is all spica-ed up, minus shoes and hair.

Senior Patrol Leader

A co-worker's son (Jack) was named Senior Patrol Leader for his boy scout troop earlier this week. Sounds like an occasion for a card, right? However, having only a daughter I tend not to buy very masculine type stamps. I knew Amuse had a hiker and boy scout stamp that would work, so I asked a few friends if they had either. Luckily Kim (http://www.freshaircrafting.blogspot.com/) came to my rescue with hiker guy. I inked him up last night and here's the result. I really like the way it came out. My husband even got involved because being a former Senior Patrol Leader and boy scout I needed help with getting the uniform the right colors, but I think we got pretty close.

The tent is the rectangle Marvy punch, modified and the "Patrol Leader" is cut out and on with dimensionals. Think he'll like it?

Supplies: brown card, Hiker stamp, Amuse; Apricot ribbon and paper, Stampin' Up; Copic Markers; Stampin' Up watercolor crayons in Old Olive.