tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70211241564601408132024-03-13T13:35:38.310-04:00Sara's Stamping SanctuaryMy little stamping/crafting haven.Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-23014585714994516872012-06-14T18:50:00.002-04:002012-06-14T18:50:24.382-04:00The runaway train known as timeKeeps slipping through my fingers. <br />
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It's frustrating because I truly intend to blog about the stuff I'm making, cute stories from work, etc., and then when I should be writing, all I want to do is sleep, stare like a zombie at the television or read.<br />
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Maybe I need a new take on this blog - not just crafts, but food. I like food, especially trying the new recipes I find through Pinterest. Opinions on this are definitely welcome.<br />
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I'm getting started making cards (and maybe some other items) to hopefully sell at various craft shows in the area. Which means I'm making what feel like batches of cards: 4 of these, 3 of those, etc. I've also been inspired by some of the cards I've found through Pinterest.<br />
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My recent Pinterest inspired cards are: (Wow, I thought I had more of these)<br />
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The idea for them came from <a href="http://www.jesswitty.blogspot.com/2012/04/april-release-in-review.html">this post</a> by Jessica Witty. I loved the idea and ran with it. I loved it so much I'm planning on making more.<br />
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The next 2 cards are just fun cards. The daffodil card is inspired by a card I saw of Maile Belles and the other card is using the Papertrey Blog Hop color combo for the month of May.<br />
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A very good friend of mine had his birthday at the end of May and I made him this card. I had it photographed, it looked good, I was going to post it and the anniversary card for my brother and sister-in-law up before his birthday, sharing it with the world (and actually make it a month between posts.) Then I remembered - he follows this blog. I couldn't say, "Here's this card for my friend Josh and isn't it fab? He's getting it in the mail for his birthday!"<br />
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So here's the birthday card for my friend Josh and he's already gotten it for his birthday.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Up Up and Away. Paper: Blueberry Sky, Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain, white. Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Enchanted Evening, Spring Rain. Dies: Hot Air Balloon and Clouds. Accessories: Cream felt, Copic markers, button, Sharpie pen, corner rounding punch, dimensionals.</span><br />
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I think that's all for now. Here's to hoping that I actually think ahead enough for my next post and have the photos ready to roll. Yes, it happened again and interrupted my writing.<br />
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Peace, Love and Popsicles (what? It's Summer!)<br />
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<br />Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-75827851311477343402012-04-16T20:10:00.000-04:002012-04-16T20:10:01.907-04:00I'm really glad I don't get paid for writing this blog...for I would have been fired LONG ago. And it's not that I don't want to share my creations and ideas with everyone, it's just that I get distracted. I think I'm developing a form of ADD, which is really odd considering I can sit and read a book for hours (and read the same book over and over and over again.)<br />
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Anywho... time to play catch-up, especially with promised pictures.<br />
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***Please enjoy this delightful music while we wait. Actually no. I seriously dislike blogs that have music on them, especially when they hide their music widget at the bottom of the page.***<br />
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30 minutes later, I'm done with my photo editing and ready to move on. Why do I always forget about my photos until I'm in the middle of writing a post and realize that I haven't downloaded them off my camera and I still have to run them through Photoshop? I really can't be the only person who does this!<br />
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As promised (forever ago) the pictures of my new Copic Storage. It's a double deep Art Bin, 2 pieces of fluorescent lighting cover (cut from one cover), screws, nuts, washers and spacers. </div>
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The theme for this latest round of cards was balloons. Little balloons and big hot air balloons - along with a chevron stamp set were my purchases from Papertrey in March. I had a lot of fun playing with my new stamps. I actually have these sets out again right now and have been making more cards using them. Hopefully I'll get pictures of them and upload them soon (I'm hoping before the weekend's here.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stamps: Heart-2-Heart #2, Background Basics: Chevron Stripes, Up, Up & Away, Up, Up & Away Sentiments. Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Harvest Gold, Simply Chartreuse, Scarlet Jewel, Aqua Mist, Spring Rain, Melon Berry, Hawaiian Shores, New Leaf, Blueberry Sky, Orange Zest, Enchanted Evening. Paper: White, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Orange Zest, Spring Rain. Accessories: EK Success Punches, PTI dies: Hot air Balloons and Heart-2-Heart #2, Copic Markers, dimensionals, Sharpie Pen, Stickles.</span><br />
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That's all the stamping for now, but I also wanted to share a fun story about today. <br />
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The botanical gardens in town has a butterfly exhibit that runs through March and April and I was lucky enough to have today off, so I went to see the butterflies. The butterflies get to fly amok in the large rain forest area and there are at least a dozen different varieties. I became very popular with one particular butterfly - who landed on my hand twice. Another visitor was kind enough to take this picture of me with the butterfly on my hand.<br />
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Hope the rest of the week is full of good things for everyone,<br />
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I have a friend and coworker who is also crafty - and we set up a craft "play date" for yesterday. (Can you tell I work with kids?) <br />
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It was a Pinterest inspired craft day. We both did melty crayon pictures - mine in a simple rainbow drip, hers was inspired by the colors in sunflowers. Apparently my hair dryer isn't powerful enough to make this happen or I'm too impatient - probably option #2 - but I wound up using my embossing gun to melt the crayons. She also made a sunglass holder with a chunky picture frame, tiny eyebolts, and wire. My second project is kinda secret - due to the fact that I'm not sure if my mother ever sees this blog and the project is meant as a present for her.<br />
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I had a lot of fun crafting yesterday and definitely need to get some pictures up: the long-promised picture of my new Copic storage, the clean tables and my crayon artwork.<br />
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I'm itching to get inky again, so hopefully more cards are going to be in the works, especially after my new Papertrey stuff arrives.<br />
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Have a good week,<br />
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Since finding that Embossed Layered Resist technique video I've been scanning all the stores for stamps that are reversed images. I found one with snowflakes by TPC that I'll break out and go crazy with for Christmas. I had a 40% off coupon for JoAnn's today and I found another set by TPC that's reversed flowers, flourishes and butterflies - and had to get it. This is my card:<br />
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Things I learned in making it:<br />
1) I forgot to stamp the writing in the background before embossing. I think doing that brings a lot to the total image and there's a whole lotta white on that card.<br />
2) I need clear embossing powder that has a good coverage and made for fine details. It also needs to be clear, not clear with specks of black in it (like my current clear embossing powder. Friendly hint: the SU! Embossing trays get static-y and you'll wind up with speckled embossing powders)<br />
3) I also need to try this with another embossing ink because the problem might just be in the Versamark.<br />
4) Be careful with the application of Spiced Marmalade Distress ink. I'm not covered in orange ink, but I wiped out my carefully sponged pink flowers with my wild swirls. There are 4 colors of ink on that image, not that you can tell.<br />
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Oh, I need to profess my love for <a href="http://www.icopic.com/">www.icopic.com</a> Their website's easy to navigate (after you add something to your cart and click "keep shopping" it takes you back where you were,) their prices and shipping are reasonable, and it's FAST. I ordered on a Sunday and it was in my hands by Wednesday of the same week. I picked up some Copics and a The Greeting Farm stamp set.<br />
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Here's a card I made with one of the images:<br />
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Things I've learned from this card:<br />
1) I need to create a list of Copic hair color combos and skin color combos because it's hard to keep looking stuff up on my phone.<br />
2) I need to buy almost all of the Oliver and Amelia sets that The Greeting Farm has because they're so dang cute.<br />
3) Memento Tuxedo Black ink is the best ink I've used for Copics. I love Palette Noir, but it has a tendency to bleed while I color.<br />
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Goal for tomorrow: laundry (it's trying to take over my room,) making cards with the colored Oliver and Amelia images, and stamping Nugget wraps for a St Paddy's Day treat for my coworkers.<br />
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Have a wonderful rest of your weekend,<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" /></a>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-86487727533583949792012-02-21T22:11:00.000-05:002012-02-21T22:11:00.935-05:00The aftermath of a 4 day weekendIsn't always pretty. It was better this time around. I feel like I accomplished something.<br />
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I got an card order for a coworker finished. She was thrilled to have them, which makes me happy.<br />
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Note to self (because you don't really need to know what's on my To-do list): Order more A2+ clear envelopes.<br />
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I also bought the latest issue of Paper Crafts this weekend and found a really neat card on the last page: clear base card with multi-color polka dots on it. LOVED it and had to CASE it. Twice.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Paper: Clear, white, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold, New Leaf, Elegant Evening, Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Hibiscus Burst, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush. Stamps: MFT: Essential Sayings Ink: Palette Noir. Accessories: Nestabilities Classic Circles, dimensionals, Diamond Glaze.</span></div>
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The next card is the TLC Challenge on SCS for Monday - Acrylic Distress background. I've learned a few things with this: 1) use a bigger die to cut out the piece, 2) the music embossing folder by Tim Holtz is too intricate to do this properly. Other than these 2 things, I think I'd do this technique on a card again.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Paper: white (colored piece is PTI select white). Ink: Distress Tea Dye, Memento Tuxedo Black. Stamps: Stamping Bella - Musicabella, MFT - Essential Sayings. Accessories: ribbon, Copics, Tim Holtz embossing folder, Nestabilities, Adirondack acrylic paint.</span><br />
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That's all there is, really.<br />
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Hope my scrapping thing on Saturday goes well and I get a bunch of pages done.Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-1311672412669833422012-02-06T17:40:00.000-05:002012-02-06T17:40:46.618-05:00The end of a long weekendAnd I'm sad. I never seem to get everything I want to do done during these times off. <br />
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It could just be that I lack some motivation - maybe.<br />
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I was on a stamping roll this weekend. I ordered from Papertrey last weekend and the box arrived not long after I got home from work on Thursday. A box of new stamps and inks to play with all weekend? YAY!!! <br />
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All the cards I made this weekend have something from my new stash in them - new ink or stamp pad.<br />
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I also made a new home for my Copics and I don't have a picture of it. It's one of those double deep Art Bins with removable sections, a lighting cover, 4 carriage bolts, 12 nuts, 16 washers and 8 nylon separators. *And a partridge in a pear tree!!!!* All in all, it cost me about $40 to make an easily transportable (and non-spillable) home for my Copics.<br />
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Anywho, onto the cards.<br />
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Thursday<br />
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Friday - no stamping. I shopped and then created the Copic home. (pictures later)<br />
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Saturday<br />
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And I'm back to work for a busy week tomorrow. Hopefully I'll get time to stamp.<br />
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<br />Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-9454132573261496252012-02-01T21:48:00.000-05:002012-02-01T21:48:05.918-05:00Long Day and got the urge to stampI had an early day today. By early, I was parking in the parking lot at 6:10am. I thoroughly dislike early shifts, but the plus is I get out of work early too.<br />
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So today, after I got out of work and my chiropractor appointment, I was researching - yeah, RESEARCHING - on Pinterest and came across a video tutorial for an Embossed Layered Resist technique by Hero Arts. I liked how the card looked, the technique looked easy, so off I toddled into the Dungeon to play.<br />
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TA-DA!<br />
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Not bad for a first attempt. I can nit-pick this card to death, but I love the softness of the color combo and my choice of ink colors to pop the image.<br />
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It's a Papertrey Ink day: all stamps and cardstock are from there. The background is Background Basics - Text Style 1 and it's stamped in Palette Charcoal on Vintage Cream. The reverse leaf image and sentiment "friend" are from Text Boxed. The leaf image is stamped in Versamark and clear embossed while the word is stamped in PTI Ocean Tides. The reversed image is colored in with Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks and the edges of the image panel are "dirtied" up with them as well.<br />
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The image panel is layered on Ocean Tides cardstock, tied with Ocean Tides Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon and then layered on a Fine Linen card base.<br />
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Supplies: Stamps: PTI - Background Basics Text Style and Text Boxed. Paper: Ocean Tides, Vintage Cream and Fine Linen. Ink: Palette Charcoal, Ocean Tides, Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks. Accessories: clear embossing powder, ribbon, dimensionals.<br />
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That's all for right now. Here's hoping tomorrow flies by - I have a long weekend coming up!<br />
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So here's my first card and I've since made 2 others - one in light yellow and another in light pink.<br />
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The card base is Georgia-Pacific white cardstock. Hawaiian Shores makes a mat for Kraft cardstock. The Kraft was run through my Cuttlebug with the Flourish Impressability plate. Instead of breaking into my stash of lollipop sticks again, I have some popsicle sticks close to my crafting table, so it was just easier to grab those. I'm glad I did, they're more stable to tape down.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Supplies: Stamps: MFT - Here's the Scoop. Paper: GP white, PTI - Hawaiian Shores, Kraft, SU- tag. Ink: Palette Noir. Accessories: popsicle stick, bakers twine, dimensionals, Impressability, red tape sheet.</span><br />
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Here's to a good week!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" /></a>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-48023407410970745792012-01-25T23:20:00.001-05:002012-01-25T23:20:14.208-05:00Snowflake Wreath TutorialThis tutorial has been in my mind for a while. One of the first things I "pinned" when I joined Pinterest was a snowflake wreath that was originally posted <a href="http://www.bhg.com/christmas/crafts/christmas-snowflake-crafts/#page=7">here on Better Homes and Gardens</a>. It's beautiful and I wanted to recreate it - I had a ton of snowflake ornaments on hand and they'd make a neat gift.<br />
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Have you been to a craft store and looked at the price of foam wreaths? I couldn't find the size I wanted, the thickness I desired and priced under $5 for a single wreath. I looked for wooden "wreaths" as well - those apparently only exist in my head.<br />
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I'm sure I looked slightly deranged while wandering my local Hobby Lobby trying to find what I wanted. I then thought of cake rounds - the cardboard bases that bakeries place cakes on. They're sturdy, thin, and I could get a set of 6 for less than 3 dollars. <br />
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Tutorial Time!<br />
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What you'll need: an 8" cake round, ruler, writing instrument (I used a pen), cutting mat, cutting tool, 12 flat snowflake ornaments (I purchased mine at Target), strong adhesive (I used Goop)</div>
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Take your cake round, ruler, and pen and measure 1" in from both sides. Go all around and make as many marks as you need.</div>
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Use your pen to freehand a circle based on your marks. This will be your cutting line.</div>
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Cut along your line with your cutting tool. The cake round is corrugated cardboard, so I generally go around twice: once to make a cutting channel, the second time to go all the way through. This way I don't wind up with a skipping blade and a bleeding crafter.</div>
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This is your finished ring. You can use it as it is or you can cover it with clear tape (which will give it some weather protection.)</div>
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Lay out your ornaments on the wreath so you know how they'll fit and you like how they look. **I then take them off so they're in the same layout, only backwards (if you look in the top left of the next picture, you'll see what I mean.)</div>
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Glue down your bottom layer of ornaments. I will put down a generous drop of glue and then press the ornaments down into them. Goop doesn't set right away, so you have time to play with the layout. (Unlike hot glue - which was the adhesive in the original tutorial when I read it.)</div>
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With the upper layer of ornaments, I put the glue on the ornament itself and then carefully place it so it overlaps 2 ornaments in the bottom layer.</div>
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After the wreath is all glued, I put the cutting mat on top of it and then placed a heavy mini crate on it (it has my Nestabilities and Cuttlebug dies in it.) This makes sure that none of the ornaments have the ability to loosen themselves from the others as the glue dries. Let this sit for at least 4 hours so the glue can start to dry. After 24 hours, the glue should be dry and you can put a ribbon on it as a hanger.</div>
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And that's all there is to it! I hope this inspires you to create!<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" /></a>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-76856317423229701652012-01-24T00:02:00.001-05:002012-01-24T00:02:48.067-05:00If You Create Some Cute Cards...You're going to want to show them off to your coworkers by showing them pictures on your blog. If you show them pictures on your blog, they're going to want to see them in real life. If you bring in a box of cards, they're going to want to order some cards from you.<br />
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Which is precisely what happened Monday and Tuesday last week. I brought in a photo box full of cards for coworkers to peek through on Tuesday and wound up with 2 orders totaling 27 cards. Yay for me - a little bit of spending $.<br />
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And I'm done with all 27 cards - I worked in batches sitting in front of the tv. It probably would have been easier to do them in the Dungeon where my work space is, but before getting started I assembled (and took pictures) of a snowflake wreath. The Dungeon's not very well ventilated and the glue is something that should be used in a well ventilated space, so upstairs I went.<br />
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Today, I was showing off cards to another 2 coworkers and they want some goodies too - some small Ghiradelli boxes I made 2-3 years ago and a Valentine's card.<br />
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I will hopefully be back tomorrow to post the tutorial on the snowflake wreath.<br />
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<br />Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-10613143832196060302012-01-15T22:51:00.002-05:002012-01-15T22:51:56.820-05:00Getting back in the swing of thingsI am such a fair weather blogger. I apologize to anyone who follows my blog - I must be really boring.<div>
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My goal for 2012 is to post more than once every 2-3 months. I'm actually hoping to get back to post every week. </div>
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Anyway, I've also been sucked in Pinterest. If you don't know what that is, it's a website where you can create virtual pin boards of your interests (get it: pins + interests = Pinterest?) I've been a pinning crazy person over there - it's so easy to get stuck on that site for 2+ hours.</div>
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Well, the first project I want to show was inspired by something I pinned - a lollipop card. Here's the link to the blog it was originally found on: <a href="http://daydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/07/cas-ual-fridays-challenge-11-sweets.html">http://daydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/07/cas-ual-fridays-challenge-11-sweets.html</a> I thought it was absolutely adorable and I needed to do something like it because I had some baker's twine on hand. I was originally thinking of doing hearts because of Valentine's Day - which I might still do because it's a cute idea. I had these star shapes in red line tape that I'd bought from Texas Jody Lynn (her blog's in my blog list) and since I've had them for 3 years and not really used them, I figured that was a better choice than running a sheet of tape through my Cricut. </div>
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So after I got the baker's twine taped down and ran my backgrounds through my Cuttlebug, I realized that they weren't very Valentine-y. More birthday-y, especially with the birthday sentiment I had. So they became birthday cards. </div>
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OH, running the orange background through the Cuttlebug was an adventure. It's Impressability plate - which needs the tan embossing mats to actually make an impression into the cardstock. Well, they went missing and I had to tear the Dungeon apart to find them. Or rather, clean up. My work table is cleaner than I think I've ever had my work table since rearranging. I found them on the corner of a table - the other table, not the one I cleaned off. *shakes head*</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Supplies: Stamps: PTI - Everyday Classics. Paper - Georgia-Pacific White, PTI Pure Poppy, New Leaf, Orange Zest, Harvest Gold. Ink: Palette Noir. Embellishments: Cuttlebug embossing folders, Impressability plate, red line stars, baker's twine, lollipop sticks, Diamond Glaze, PTI ribbon.</span></div>
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While on Pinterest, I came across a pin that linked back to Nicole Heady's blog (she's one of the owners of PTI.) It showed a technique where you stamp an image in white ink on colored cardstock, then outline the image with Copics. Which looks really elegant. So I decided to try it last night with the leftover cardstock from the lollipop cards. The issue I discovered is that you need to do this on darker cardstocks - Harvest Gold is too light of a color for the white to show. I liked how this looked so much that I made 15 more cards today in most of the other PTI cardstock colors I own. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stamps: PTI - Year of Flowers Morning Glory and Lily of the Valley. Paper: GP White, PTI Pure Poppy, New Leaf and Orange Zest. Ink: SU White White craft. Embellishments: EK Success punch, Copics.</span></div>
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I'll be back hopefully later this week with a tutorial on how to make a snowflake wreath (another Pinterest find that I tweaked.)</div>
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" /></a>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-77170799374539523242011-10-14T10:19:00.000-04:002011-10-14T10:19:39.882-04:00So I jumped in...and realized the pool was way deeper than I thought.<br />
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The Dungeon is an even bigger mess than before - there's stuff EVERYWHERE on both tables, so while the clean-up/move is working, it's super slow. The fact that I'm in a grab-my-materials-and-dash-upstairs-to-create mode isn't helping anything too. I'm pretty sure this method of card creation is the reason I have the mess I did when I started the clean-up.<br />
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Plus, I have a storage dilemma. Actually, I have 3: 1)Ribbon, 2) Nestabilities, 3) Punches. If anyone has any suggestions, I would definitely appreciate them. <br />
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On the plus side, I went through my Stampin' Up! sets and chose 63 to sell. That's right - 63. I thought I maybe had that many total, not that I could get rid of that many and still have more. Obviously, I live in denial.Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-62809891250616178302011-09-20T22:23:00.000-04:002011-09-20T22:23:54.584-04:00Jumping in with both feetSo, with a morning off, I jumped into the Dungeon renovation with both feet. I share the area with other stuff, so lots of children's books needed to be gone through, toys picked through, sports equipment moved, etc. <br />
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The good news? I have a table against a wall, my ink caddy has been moved over, and my PTI stamps are all sitting nice and neat in a cd rack on top.<br />
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The bad news? I have an extremely messy table that still needs to be cleaned up. It's BAD - I can't see the surface.<br />
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I'm also going through all my Stampin' Up! sets to see what I want to keep and sell. I've gone through the first round, we'll see how many of the "I don't know" sets get put into the sell pile.Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-30315412594647697722011-09-18T21:47:00.003-04:002011-09-18T22:02:25.187-04:00Another year past<div style="text-align: left;">I really need to start getting back to this place more often. It's all dusty and messy like the Dungeon - which is hopefully going through a major makeover soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've been cardmaking, but not posting anything on Splitcoast or here (bad me.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here is one of my more recent cards:</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y_4WJIlL_F5CoQk3I9HP3rd8g7A856EFtPhpbOztpBc-38XX6jbzUZAJPBuHrcAIGKEdD_rO-O48mcGNQg8SCI3bjmrlSnw9cR-CbV7I3jHcZuBHl_bloWwDpthj881CfHIm-cWOtw/s200/CC339+Marigold+Joy+.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653883199959051154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></div><div>I had the two marigolds already stamped and waiting to be colored and they fit right into the colors listed for the CC339 (wow, I've been gone a long time - the last Color Challenge I did on SCS was CC217.) The marigolds and sentiment are from Papertrey Ink - Year of Flowers - Marigolds and Year of Flowers - Sweet Peas. The paper is mostly Stampin' Up! - Always Artichoke, Really Rust (no Cajun Craze) and So Saffron dp; the paper the images are on is Papertrey Stamper's Select White.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's to hoping I keep up the habit of posting here,</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" border="0" /></a></div>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-52406596824311643562010-09-02T00:05:00.002-04:002010-09-02T00:08:11.601-04:00Forever and a DayYes, it's been forever since I've written on here. Life's been a major roller coaster and I've been struggling to keep up. So, the blog had to suffer for a bit.<br /><br />I'm still stamping, just not at the volume I was before. <br /><br />It's been a DOOZY of a summer. I started it with pinkeye, had my hair sprayed pink in the middle, and I end it with a sprained ankle, courtesy of a tumble down some steps.<br /><br />Here's hoping that the school year won't be so busy.Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-18703615114063186162009-06-09T16:02:00.004-04:002009-06-09T16:26:40.828-04:00Yay for days offYep... I took a day off today. It's a Use or Lose situation at my work, so I'm working on the using them all up. :)<br /><br />It's so nice. I finally made it to the post office - I've had a box of 40-some cards that was destined for the troops sitting on my floor for almost a month.<br /><br />I picked up 11 more Copics at a local store. :)<br /><br />I also made some cards that I've photographed and am actually about to post here. I know, I'm in shock too.<br /><br />So after I put the new Copics into the basket, I was flipping through my cardstock to find a color combo that inspired me. I pulled Old Olive, So Saffron and then decided that Groovy Guava (one of last year's In Colors) would be a great pairing. It's such a summer color combo.<br /><br />One of the things I knew I needed to make was a graduation card and following the inspiration of Joan B (who's in my blog roll), I used the stars from Papertrey's Anniversary set, Everyday Classics.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv0zq4YHaM9vg3C7iZySo4qjbYuQuMqPau4Y8FRlaXSelijMuT-24MF71SuxRo9H-eoThosIFEDJB-N2f_RWs4GZg-iwzkttKPsXdf4Ti-AfjWXznhIX2o_rQGTZdpb_eRdqYgZbLVA/s1600-h/Graduation+09+Saffron+Olive+and+Guava.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345426280511038930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwv0zq4YHaM9vg3C7iZySo4qjbYuQuMqPau4Y8FRlaXSelijMuT-24MF71SuxRo9H-eoThosIFEDJB-N2f_RWs4GZg-iwzkttKPsXdf4Ti-AfjWXznhIX2o_rQGTZdpb_eRdqYgZbLVA/s320/Graduation+09+Saffron+Olive+and+Guava.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />My first card looked so great, I had to do another - this time a birthday card. I already have a Christmas order - an assortment of cards to be given to a coworker's mother. So this card's going into that pile.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaCZh2PCYcD9mFtLgwtk1uRU_m8HRfRAAFWqOZZ9zjt4ZOUu3hNTvtoKMneN903EC2gAAQ78ZXhgpaNfwhjmmGQLs4WlBKpjvmOusw7PR7vaka8EosHLv3K3cMnH907HWg0uhskCWxw/s1600-h/Starry+Guava+Birthday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345426284930344450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXaCZh2PCYcD9mFtLgwtk1uRU_m8HRfRAAFWqOZZ9zjt4ZOUu3hNTvtoKMneN903EC2gAAQ78ZXhgpaNfwhjmmGQLs4WlBKpjvmOusw7PR7vaka8EosHLv3K3cMnH907HWg0uhskCWxw/s320/Starry+Guava+Birthday.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Stamps: PTI - Everyday Classics. Paper: So Saffron, Old Olive, Groovy Guava, Vintage Cream, dp. Ink: So Saffron, Old Olive, Groovy Guava. Accessories: dimensionals, quickie glue pen, glitter, spiral punch.</span><br /><br />Hope everyone's week is going well,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" border="0" /></a></div>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-59943251344569225102009-05-31T23:26:00.003-04:002009-05-31T23:41:29.952-04:00On the other side of the weddingSo... my brother got married last weekend and it was beautiful, I cried (because I'm sappy like that) and it was all-around fun.<br /><br />I scrambled to be ready and now I'm scrambling to get back into the swing of things. And at the end of next week...<br /><br />SCHOOL ENDS. *tries not to run screaming*<br /><br />On the bright side, I went shopping with my best friend Erica this weekend and on a whim I went into Pottery Barn to see if I could find anything that would work for my Copic storage. Not that I have anything against the plastic containers, but I wanted something cute.<br /><br />And I found this:<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMTnlFDuERGpINe3YtwyDlhUSbG7hGbq_GDm0xVo7Ma3MRrjMDsAQ3xL3ruwDnIuNvH6Yb7nj9loRg1wItJcfE4d6i1nEd8hpthjchF07GQC_jJUIzCeXpvxl0z2LRXYL-uecUPm1UQ/s1600-h/Copic+Storage+5-31-09.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342198870195794610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMTnlFDuERGpINe3YtwyDlhUSbG7hGbq_GDm0xVo7Ma3MRrjMDsAQ3xL3ruwDnIuNvH6Yb7nj9loRg1wItJcfE4d6i1nEd8hpthjchF07GQC_jJUIzCeXpvxl0z2LRXYL-uecUPm1UQ/s320/Copic+Storage+5-31-09.jpg" border="0" /></a> The basket - the markers are mine.</p><p>I tried to find a picture of it on the Pottery Barn website and it's only sold in the stores (I got mine on sale.) Because it's designed for carrying glasses or bottles, there's a wire and then nothing separating the sections - NOT good for markers. I cut up a piece of backing from an SU dp pack and created dividers. Now the Copics stay in place.<br /><br />And I have room for more markers - when I expand my collection.<br /><br />I wanted to show off.<br /><br />Wishing everyone a great week,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" border="0" /></a><br /></p>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-57901744655846181312009-05-16T11:44:00.003-04:002009-05-16T12:09:26.212-04:00Pictures<div>I promised pictures of the bag and card that I'll be giving to my sister-in-law-to-be tonight. Before I went to bed, I packaged everything up nicely, wrote in the card and sealed the envelope. </div><div></div><br /><div>Before I took a picture of the card. *HeadtoDesk*</div><div></div><br /><div>I'm such an idiot sometimes.</div><div></div><br /><div>Anywho, here's the bag - plain white from Michaels. I added the satin ribbons at the top and bottom of the bag and they go all the way around the bag. If you can't tell, the wedding colors are chocolate brown and sage/moss green.</div><br /><div></div><div>The focal point of the bag is cut out with square Nesties.</div><br /><div></div><div>I've had this stamp set for over a year and it's a little tricky to use for cards. But it's perfect for a bachelorette party! The tissue paper is stamped with the bra and undies too - as is the card. It all goes together. Which is surprising - I generally don't do this.</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71HznO0cCX2SoQrdHrHDvPNuHaCHRrd4x0Ww2cwH_y98s2QWiI8jH1fXMVQGRQVHo1QyaMR5QHDQNjDEPIGRaZ18bDB5dANiwIJ8j9VESAVIxIrUsqaJS-9MivkStgVgXiNpujovy8Q/s1600-h/Bachelorette+Party+Bag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336453953240828738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71HznO0cCX2SoQrdHrHDvPNuHaCHRrd4x0Ww2cwH_y98s2QWiI8jH1fXMVQGRQVHo1QyaMR5QHDQNjDEPIGRaZ18bDB5dANiwIJ8j9VESAVIxIrUsqaJS-9MivkStgVgXiNpujovy8Q/s320/Bachelorette+Party+Bag.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Stamps: Gina K/Langley Boy - Thanks for Your Support. Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate and Select White, SU Mellow Moss. Ink: PTI Dark Chocolate, SU Mellow Moss marker. Accessories: Square Nesties, ribbon, red line tape, Stickles, bag, tissue paper.</span><br /><div></div><br /><div>As I think I mentioned last night during my squealing post - did I mention I got my PTI Anniversary set? - this weekend is VSN over at Splitcoast.</div><div></div><br /><div>I couldn't resist using my new set for the first challenge - Double up - make 2 identical cards. I had some Making Memories ribbon out on my table from earlier in the week and I realized that it was very close to PTI's Berry Sorbet in color. And I was off.</div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEili8fPPRoH1EwKMBWqKdaRyD4z-COG0UyLS1x3Qs3QvDe5COvmTBtbPQArjxxb0BoMJ_E2zDT553CrXnUycNyaNvuggmjKYalxctR18rl0_7Bu0_iH8h4a9EVpC4zkPhvRIEsBbCeGuQ/s1600-h/MAY09VSNA+A+Pair+of+Birthday+Wishes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336453957308098418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEili8fPPRoH1EwKMBWqKdaRyD4z-COG0UyLS1x3Qs3QvDe5COvmTBtbPQArjxxb0BoMJ_E2zDT553CrXnUycNyaNvuggmjKYalxctR18rl0_7Bu0_iH8h4a9EVpC4zkPhvRIEsBbCeGuQ/s320/MAY09VSNA+A+Pair+of+Birthday+Wishes.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Stamps: PTI - Everyday Classics. Paper: PTI - Berry Sorbet, Spring Rain, Craft, Vintage Cream. Ink: Spring Rain, Berry Sorbet. Accessories: dimensionals, ribbon.</span><br /><br /><div></div><div>The 3rd VSN challenge was to use black, white and red - and ONLY black white and red. Do you realize how many shades of red there are????? I was nearly pulling my hair out trying to find a red dp that would be okay with PTI's Pure Poppy. I settled on using some Real Red dp that I got last year. </div><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHr8LPSnAwFn6tl1B8ukmoFG5ZXI-k1GX33hBMzIpthJuurKFf4dJkYdj3EaxFmMndBAMHab8KTMl118ghthyphenhyphenGDw2bScY_KfRWfvBHyxS3JHEAFrZSjXbSd2D-D_B4cdc_1C0XyL4Wg/s1600-h/MAY09VSNC+Marriage+Quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336453956839728562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBHr8LPSnAwFn6tl1B8ukmoFG5ZXI-k1GX33hBMzIpthJuurKFf4dJkYdj3EaxFmMndBAMHab8KTMl118ghthyphenhyphenGDw2bScY_KfRWfvBHyxS3JHEAFrZSjXbSd2D-D_B4cdc_1C0XyL4Wg/s320/MAY09VSNC+Marriage+Quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Stamps: PTI - Quilter's Sampler and Additions. Paper: PTI - Select White, Pure Poppy, SU - Basic Black. Ink: Palette Noir. Accessories: dimensionals, brads, Sakura Glitter pen, R29 Copic.</span><br /><div></div><br /><div>EEK! I just noticed the time and I have about 10 minutes to get to my hair appointment.</div><br /><div></div><div>Wishing everyone a great weekend!</div></div></div>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-60069139958543884062009-05-15T21:20:00.003-04:002009-05-15T21:25:39.363-04:00*Running by squealing... with a cd case in my hands*Yep, I FINALLY got my Papertrey anniversary set in the mail today. It's all assembled and ready to be inked.<br /><br />Speaking of inking... it's Virtual Stamping Night at Splitcoast. If you're looking for some inspiration or just want to make a bunch of cards (there are 16 challenges) head on over. It's a blast!<br /><br />Pictures coming soon!Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-22544958317630930522009-05-13T19:08:00.003-04:002009-05-13T19:17:34.048-04:00Would you believe...I've been kidnapped by aliens?<br /><br />No?<br /><br />Okay, the truth: Casa Sara's a bit nutty. Well, I'm a bit nutty too, but I've always been that way.<br /><br />Nutty Reason #1: I have a lot of work due next week. Lesson plans for the month of June, grocery list for special days, craft supplies I need, rules for games - all due. EEEK.<br /><br />Nutty Reason #2: As if Nutty Reason #1 wasn't enough - my brother's getting married on the 23rd. Which means wedding stuff on top work stuff and making sure Casa Sara's up to snuff when the family rolls in.<br /><br />I definitely need to get a picture of the gift bag, tissue paper and card for the bachelorette present. I think it's adorable and needs to be posted.<br /><br />So... that's where I've been. And where I'll be until after Memorial Day.<br /><br />Praying for my sanity,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" border="0" /></a>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-62500696997711477992009-05-01T23:34:00.004-04:002009-05-02T00:03:48.583-04:00An Inspiration Challenge<div>I generally don't do the IC challenges on Splitcoast, but today's challenge was interesting. It was your choice of Faviana prom dresses.<br /><br />After sorting through 10 pages of dresses, I found this one: <a href="http://www.faviana.com/popimg2.php?src=style-images/6222-front.jpg&h=480">Style 6222 </a><br /><br />The warm colors really caught my attention, the gold detail at the bottom is pretty. I want this dress... if only I were small enough to fit in it.<br /><br />Anywho, back to the card. To get the shimmer of the actual dress, I spritzed my Really Rust cs with Sugar Cookie Glimmer Mist (only because the Peach Delight stuff was being stupid and not spraying.)<br /><br />The images and sentiment come from PTI's first anniversary set Simple Little Things. They're stamped on vellum with Versamark ink and embossed with gold ep. I kinda wish I had PTI's Damask set - that would have been PERFECT!<br /><br />I added a simple knotted ribbon as an accent.<br /><br />And it didn't take me forever either. I'm proud of myself.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QoADV0m_wJKrAqw2pbHBXZJrhJuBGp6yVnw9kmaGsTqFyiR1TPFX3fPw9U2fwCJb1icJ2v-1EP7mFz6ic4xSsK8V_JYD7GLCV68fMcrLP4BN6nVU94KACxp5_FouMwsQn5s20lUrWA/s1600-h/IC178+Birthday+Wishes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331072266302182498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7QoADV0m_wJKrAqw2pbHBXZJrhJuBGp6yVnw9kmaGsTqFyiR1TPFX3fPw9U2fwCJb1icJ2v-1EP7mFz6ic4xSsK8V_JYD7GLCV68fMcrLP4BN6nVU94KACxp5_FouMwsQn5s20lUrWA/s320/IC178+Birthday+Wishes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Stamps: PTI - Simple Little Things. Paper: Really Rust, Ruby Red, vellum. Ink: Versamark. Accessories: Glimmer Mist, gold ep, ribbon, corner rounder punch, Mono Multi.</span><br /><br />In other news, I've found a home for some of my old cards! Keri Sereika (Sereikastamper on SCS) has a hubby in the military and she's running a card drive for cards to send to the troops. Well, since I'm sitting on a LOT of cards with blank insides (which is what is asked for), I'm going to send off a bundle soon.<br /><br />Hoping everyone stays healthy and that H1N1 flu stuff stays far away (preferably disappears altogether)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" border="0" /></a> </div>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-35709702915814424352009-04-26T15:30:00.003-04:002009-04-26T15:58:48.808-04:00Another Sunday cardIt's not a Featured Stamper card though. I went through the gallery and didn't find a card that I wanted to try to CASE.<br /><br />I went shopping yesterday. It was to get a present for my best friend who has a birthday on Friday - which I did get - but I wound up getting a lot of stuff for myself too.<br /><br />I found 3 more Copics that I "needed" (aka - didn't have, were on sale and not too dark in color), I bought a non-stick craft sheet, a Tim Holtz ink spreader thingy, refill pads for that, some Distress Embossing ink, Distress Embossing Powder, 2 colors of Liquid Pearls, 2 Tim Holtz mini masks, and an Inkadinkado clear stamp set.<br /><br />So... I wanted to ink up my new set. My fairy is stamped in Palette Noir and colored in with Copics. I then added some glitter on her wings and the trail. It's very sparkley in real life. She's cut out and layered with Oval Nestabilities.<br /><br />The background is a piece of Bashful Blue dp that I got in a 6"x6" as a SU hostess gift last year. I ran it through my Cuttlebug and then made it visible by dragging my Certainly Celery pad over it.<br /><br />The sentiment is from Stamping Bella.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK3r7XCxbvLmd5d3HFP9z481gkTT5PnerwQJZC8Tzsu7sIy0p9mvj0LkbyeU6UDxi-4K3_UZrhmCQIW3tsqCW8qwMrPiUvalbRrE2CzmNCvLxfsEpXX3xn0Kr8-J9D-nEU-FWMFIB8A/s1600-h/Fairy+Thank+You.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329091668062002834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK3r7XCxbvLmd5d3HFP9z481gkTT5PnerwQJZC8Tzsu7sIy0p9mvj0LkbyeU6UDxi-4K3_UZrhmCQIW3tsqCW8qwMrPiUvalbRrE2CzmNCvLxfsEpXX3xn0Kr8-J9D-nEU-FWMFIB8A/s320/Fairy+Thank+You.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Stamps: Inkadinkado - Beautiful Fairies, Stamping Bella - Thank You Fairy Much. Paper: Bashful Blue cs and dp, Certainly Celery, Select White. Ink: Palette Noir, Certainly Celery. Accessories: Copics, Nestabilities, glitter, dimensionals, ribbon, Cuttlebug, paper piercer.</span><br /><br />I have the urge to make some more cards, so hopefully it'll be a 2 post day.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" border="0" /></a>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-2106867551994463752009-04-23T10:06:00.002-04:002009-04-23T10:19:17.259-04:00Another card... finally<div>Today's Ways to Use it Challenge (WT) on SCS was to use white - ALL white.<br /><br />At first thought, it was a little freaky. I know all white cards are classy and sophisticated, but I want COLOR! Following Julia's (the hostess) example, I grabbed my Glimmer Mist. My quilt and the Primas are sprayed with Sherbet and Spring Violet.<br /><br />I'm in love with the Quilters Sampler stamp sets by Papertrey. It's so much fun to make your own quilts with paper. To add a little more variety in my quilt blocks, I colored parts of them in with my Copics.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cpeJ0AAGK2AFET-wzhrJvQDGpaRWrkgZwIl_fwCn3FL9gesPmWK-JqkJacvucBgIrAK16hZ8MH4-SxC9BDmxLmCgSUQdCKesDOdOV8aLozMU8kdE0wTrcYPdfH2-T5Sox1ne_R-oJA/s1600-h/WT215+Glimmer+Quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327891022883529474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cpeJ0AAGK2AFET-wzhrJvQDGpaRWrkgZwIl_fwCn3FL9gesPmWK-JqkJacvucBgIrAK16hZ8MH4-SxC9BDmxLmCgSUQdCKesDOdOV8aLozMU8kdE0wTrcYPdfH2-T5Sox1ne_R-oJA/s320/WT215+Glimmer+Quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Stamps: PTI - Quilters Sampler. Paper: Select White. Ink: Palette Noir. Accessories: Glimmer Mist, dimensionals, Copics, Primas, lace, brads.</span><br /><br />Wishing everyone a wonderful day,<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" border="0" /></a> </div>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-77623188664822407962009-04-13T08:03:00.002-04:002009-04-13T08:13:23.043-04:00My ApologiesI said that I'd post the blog candy winner at midnight EDT - as in 8 hours ago, but I've been sick.<br /><br />Like haven't gotten out of bed except for bathroom trips and to go see the doctor to find out I have strep - sick.<br /><br />So, like the title says, my apologies that this is late.<br /><br />After plugging all the important information into random.org, I came up with my blog candy winner:<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">#5</span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">Kim P.</span><br /><br />Congrats!<br /><br />Kim, if you could email your address to me at <a href="mailto:deipara@yahoo.com">deipara@yahoo.com</a> with the words Blog Candy in the subject line, I'll get your goodies out to you as soon as I can!<br /><br />Thanks for playing everyone!Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7021124156460140813.post-72992850720937317432009-04-07T10:37:00.003-04:002009-04-07T11:03:55.066-04:00Another Tuesday Color Challenge<strong>***Don't forget! My blog candy is still open - if you want to enter, please comment on the Sunday April 5th post. You have until Sunday/Monday to enter!****<br /></strong><br />So, onto the business at hand - today's Color Challenge. Which surprisingly didn't contain any In Colors, greens or pinks - Emily the hostess loves those colors. The colors for today are/were: Bashful Blue, So Saffron, and Close to Cocoa.<br /><br />I started off with the cardstock and then hopped over to where I've stashed my dp. Thankfully spring break at daycare's been good to me (so far) and I haven't lost all my brain cells (yet.) So I remembered I still have a stash of Le Jardin dp from SU - and that 2 of the colors in the paper are So Saffron and Bashful Blue.<br /><br />I then remembered one of the PTI stamp sets I fell in love with as soon as I saw it - Quilter's Sampler. I think I like it so much because I can't sew a straight stitch on a machine, so this is the easy way to create a cute quilt without it looking like a 5 year old wacked out on sugar made it.<br /><br />The quilt squares are stamped in Palette Dark Chocolate on the dp and cut out. I colored in parts of the blocks with Copics to add more depth.<br /><br />The sentiment is also on another piece of Le Jardin dp and it's also from the Quilter's Sampler set.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XasdCs_l_utLQ-dq4C0EpgmJAj_aYr6ccDQnHUjtWr7g5KjE89YCDFe6E-cRVwpbUpjpJb1le8cSxQ2Vm0W1Pk8deHzMS31i0jtiUWXYU0aGzMhlA-dyMHcAIcUQ54gnPftPtumxWA/s1600-h/CC213+Birthday+Quilt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321964974396260770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XasdCs_l_utLQ-dq4C0EpgmJAj_aYr6ccDQnHUjtWr7g5KjE89YCDFe6E-cRVwpbUpjpJb1le8cSxQ2Vm0W1Pk8deHzMS31i0jtiUWXYU0aGzMhlA-dyMHcAIcUQ54gnPftPtumxWA/s320/CC213+Birthday+Quilt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Stamps: PTI - Quilter's Sampler. Paper: Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Vintage Cream, Le Jardin dp. Ink: Palette Dark Chocolate (PTI). Accessories: buttons, corner rounder punch, Copics, dimensionals.</span><br /><br />Here's hoping that your week is nice!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85690/deipara/d88408155d19f3808d905c635ddd4bf4.png" border="0" /></a>Sara (deipara)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07896933649809995489noreply@blogger.com1