A Going Away Card

Along with birthday and sympathy cards, I've made some other cards that I'd like to share with you. I think both of them turned out exactly right!

Going Away...

This card was made for a fellow teacher who will be moving districts this summer. I had the privilege to work with her for Extended School Year (Special Ed. Summer School) this summer before she left. I made this card using the "Wild about Flowers" stamp set from Stampin' Up! For paper and ink I used Marina Mist (blue paper and ink), Old Olive (green paper and ink) and So Saffron (yellow ink) colors as well as white paper for base and layers.  The green ribbon is something I picked up over the years and happened to match so well! The general idea of this card was taken from pinterest and modified to meet my needs. I then had all the students sign it.

I purchased the "wild about flowers" stamp set because it has a number of useful sentiments- things I knew I would use for all of the teachers that go in and out at our school (retirement, leaving, promotion, etc.) Unfortunately, this set was retired this last year and is no longer available through Stampin' Up!

Recent Cards...

So recently I've been making cards for birthdays, anniversaries, New baby, sympathy and even for a housewarming!

Above are two cards I made for birthdays this month- both for men. It's often difficult to find a "manly" card to make, but I felt that this was a great use of the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up! I totally stole the idea for these from Pinterest and had to get a little creative with things as I really don't have a good set of nesting round dies that go together. I had to hand-cut the brown accent on the circle and as you can see, it's a little uneven. The leaves on the second card are hand stamped and hand cut.
These layouts required a little pre-planning for overlap and angles, but I'm very happy with how they came out! To make your own similar card, refer to the Ideas tab on my website and with the picture is a list of items used to make the card.
As well, I recommend use of a ruler and paper cutter to plan your angles and cut your lines straight.

If you're interested in getting your paws on any of these materials, please feel free to look for them at Stampinup.com and order with me as your Independent demonstrator!

Until later,

Happy Crafting!

Some fun cards!

Along with birthdays this month, I've made a few other fun cards! Some have used Stampin' Up! products, some have used a combination of Stampin' Up! products and other craft supplies I have acquired over the years.

This card was made for a friend who had a sudden death in the family. I used the "Thoughts & Prayers" stamp set from SU! and the paper is Night of Navy with a generic grey card stock along with grey and black Staz on ink. I bought this stamp set right before it retired because I just fell in love with that pretty fall of flowers and all the ways I could use it.

These are two birthday cards I made for dear friends- one of whom commented that he always wondered where I found such fabulous cards- and then looked on the back to see my signature on each and was amazed to learn that every card I have ever sent him was hand-made by me- just for him. This is why I make cards :) To put a smile on the face of a friend.

The floral card on the left was made with the "Share What You Love" suite of stamps and tags in Old Olive and Berry Burst paper and inks. For more details, go to the ideas tab on my webpage.

The bright card to the right was made using the "Eastern Beauty" stamp set, "Eastern Medallions" thinlits dies and the "Eastern Palace" designer series paper and Dapper Denim and Lemon Lime Twist paper and ink from Stampin' Up!

Workshop update

So the workshop went very well! I was pleased with the turn out- 7 people! We had so much fun and everyone was happy with not only the card they took home, but with what they had learned! I also got my very first orders from people who are not related to me LOL!

In addition to the sales, the best part of this workshop was the fact that we actually had a few men show up for it. The end result was a sale, and some new skills and knowledge. My husband actually used the what he learned to make me a card for our 10 year anniversary! I am SO PROUD!


I'm finally MOSTLY free for the summer. I am looking at holding another workshop maybe this fall- to celebrate our new occasions catalog coming out soon!

This month will feature a series of cards I have recently made. I am looking to get better at posting to my blog on a more regular basis. No promises though, as I may be moving schools this year and things could get crazy!

If you're interested in hosting a workshop, Please contact me! You can do so through my website at

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/emoodystampin/

and we'll get things rolling!

Until next time,

Happy Crafting!

First Workshop- SO EXCITED!

So I am hosting my very first Stampin' Up! workshop later this week and I AM SO EXCITED!! We will be making this card- which the hostess and I picked out together:

This is a beautiful A2 sized card in white with stamp, embossing folder and designer series paper from the "Love What You Do" series from Stampin' Up! I'll freely admit I stole the idea off of Lisa Curcio's pinterest page. She did a lovely job accenting hers out with pearly bling- but I think I'll leave that to my attendee's taste and imagination.

Of course, while cutting up the pieces so this is a quick assemble for beginners, I realized that I need adhesive tape, and dimensionals (foam stickers) as well as card bases!

Now, we do sell these items from Stampin' Up! and I SHOULD have ordered them, but I honestly forgot because this last week has been a whirlwind last week of school and I'm a teacher. Guess I'm making an early morning craft store run tomorrow *SIGH* (note to self- plan ahead!)

I'll check back in after the workshop for an update and pictures!

For now, Happy Crafting!

So I made a card that really surprised me with how well it came out! This card was inspired by a card I found on pinterest. I needed to make a retirement card for a colleague who has been 39 years in educational speech and language therapy. I started as I often do by looking for inspiration on pinterest. I wasn't sure this would turn out-  It was an experiment from start to finish.

I've never done a cut up picture like this and I really had to improvise the flowers as my floral collection of stamps is minimal (but I'm consciously working on growing it now!)

The items used for this card are:

Stampin' Up sets:
Blooms & Wishes* (sentiment-front)
Daisy Delight
Background Bits*

Stampin' Up! Ink: Fresh Fig, Garden Green

Other craft items:
tombow brush pens in purple, blue, orange, pink and yellow
light blue stamp ink
blue/white striped baker's twine
White cardstock, light green cardstock
Foam craft finger daubers


* this item is retiring and will not be available after May 31st, 2018.

Stamp & Scrapbook Expo- Orlando, FL.

So today my husband and I made our annual trip to the Stamp & Scrapbook Expo in Orlando!

I always go with just a short list of things I haven't been able to find locally at either a satisfactory price point, or at all. I prefer to support small businesses if I can. The problem is that here in Tampa, there aren't many local, non-big box craft stores. We have a Joann's and a Michaels. A good 40 minute drive away, we have one local scrapbook store and then we have to drive about an hour to get to the next closest small scrapbook store. We occasionally make the long trips, but thats a once every 3-6 months trip due to our busy schedule.

Anyways, we went to the Expo and I managed to find all but 2 items on my small list.

My List:

1. Tombow brush marker in green
2. glue dots (of a different variety than the two available in the big box stores)
3. wink of stella translucent glitter pen
4. magnetic platform for Sizzix
5. vinyl in coral color w/ transfer tape
6. spiral bound punch

I was able to find all but numbers 4 and 7. Which I knew might be tricky.

Along the way we also managed to pick up about 3 other small items in the under $5 range. I am happy with what I found.

And so I'm off to play with my new things! Each item had a use for which it was specifically purchased and I'm gonna go use them while the hubby takes a nap!

Happy Crafting!

Liz