Ruth's Stamping Escape

Adorable Easter Bunny Punch Art

I had a picture of this cute bunny saved and had been wanting to make him for a long time.  Stamp Camp made me spring into action.  I added the grass, egg and butterfly just because those things go hand in hand with the Easter theme.  I think it turn out really cute. I made a template for the bunny(below).  He's all punches!  The ladies at the Stamp Camp loved this.  What do you think?

St. Patrick's Day Pop-Up and Spring Butterfly Card

Here are 2 cards we made for club last night.  The ladies loved them.  The St Patrick's Day is from the Occasions Mini Catalog and the inside 'Celebrate' is from the Outline Occasions set in the Sale-a-brations(SAB) catalog.  The butterfly card is from the Fresh Vintage set in the Sale-a-bration catalog. 

One of these days I'm going to get into the video/tutorial world and then I could just send you to my video to watch me make my cards.  But I'm just not there YET. 

If you're coming to my Stamp Camp on Saturday, Feb 25th, we'll be making a similar pop-up card.  You'll get hands-on how to make this type of fun card.If you're local to Northern VA, and are not on my EVITE list for stamp camps, just send an email to me and I'll happily add you.

The Square Lattice Embossing folder was used with the Big Shot Machine to create the textured background and it's done with a piece of 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 piece of Vellum Cardstock.  It's such a cool affect when it turns the raised portion of the vellum to white.  We heat embossed the St. Patrick's Day by stamping with Garden Green Craft ink and then covering with Clear Embossing Powder and then heat seting with our heat gun. Then flip it over and use our coordinating Stamin' Write Markers to color inside the outlined words.  It looks messy when you're coloring but when you flip it back to the right side, it's beautiful.  This technique of coloring is called Stained Glass.  After coloring the vellum, we used the Labels Collection Framelits and the Big Shot to cut out the St. Patrick's Day image and the next size up for the mat behind it.  We used the Crop-a-dile to punch holes in the vellum to weave the new 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon through.  The colors used on this card are Lucky Limeade (new In-color) and Garden Green.

Simply Scored, Window Sheets, Sticky Strip, and Heart to Heart punch were used to pop the hearts up.

side view so you can see the hearts popped up

The colors for the butterfly card are inspired from the flowers blooming in my front yard this week!  Last night snow....not much but the flowers are confused.  The daffodils are budding and the tulips are coming up.  We are having crazy weather.  

This card layout is inspired from my sister Donna.  Thanks sis.  As demonstrators and sisters, we love sharing ideas with each other and, it keeps us close even though we're hundreds of miles apart.

Wonderful Wings Embosslit, Big Shot, Fresh Vintage stamp set. Pearls for the big butterfly. Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker.  It's hard to see that we colored in the flowers and dots with the marker, which pulls the colors together nicely.  Concord Crush is an in-color that will be going away in a few months.  I will miss it.

Halloween a Glow - Holiday Mini Catalog

Okay, so maybe I was getting a little ahead of myself with all of the Christmas cards but it's not too early to start stamping your holiday cards so I wanted to give you some ideas.

Let's backtrack to the next holiday coming up...Halloween.  I used to decorate a lot for Halloween but not so much since it's just Mike, I and Brandy.  I did want to make a few things to put out for the occasion though and so I'm making a bunch of these.  What do you think?  The candle is one of those battery operated kinds...no fire hazard.  The Haunted Forest stamp works perfectly with the 2 1/2" circle punch and I'm happy with the results. Click on the image for a larger look. 

I embossed the black cardstock with the spider web embossing folder and Big Shot after I created the box with the Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die with the Big Shot.

 

Christmas Lodge - the lodge - Holiday Mini Catalog

This reminds me of the movie 'White Christmas,' how about you?  I love the old fashioned looking Designer Series Paper (DSP) - Frostwood Lodge, and once again, I'm using the Christmas Lodge stamp set from the new Holiday Mini Catalog

When I first saw the Holiday Mini catalog, I knew what I wanted to do with this stamp set.  I wanted a window into the scene.  Sometimes I have a vision of a card design in my head and it doesn't always work out.  This time I think it did.  I love, love, love this card.

If you are in one of my monthly clubs...we will be making this card sometime over the next couple of months :-)

 
 

Click HERE to view the product in the Holiday Mini Catalog in my online store.

Supplies:  Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper (DSP), Christmas Lodge, Window Sheets, 2 1/2 Circle Punch, Night of Navy Ink, Naturals White Cardstock

Stamp Camp cards

Here is one of the stamp camp cards we made on Saturday.  The buy 3 and get a 4th free DSP ends on Wednesday so get your orders in soon.  That's a 25% savings...hello.  Our DSP is so beautiful and is great for so much more than just cards.  Think sour cream containers for the upcoming holidays.  Need ideas...just let me know.

Wednesday is also the last day to order from the current Summer Mini catalog.  On Thursday, the products in that mini will no longer be available.

You can place an on-line order by visiting my website at www.stampwithruth.stampinup.net or you can email me an order by 8:00 pm on Wednesday.

As always, any questions...just email me at stampinruth@aol.com

Here's an original from me.  I don't get to say that often.

 
 

Uses:

• Sail Away stamp set - 123013 - Summer Mini catalog
• Bring on the Cake stamp set
• Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper (DSP) - 122343 - Summer Mini catalog
• Not Quite Navy Craft ink
• Clear Embossing Powder
• Cherry Cobbler/White Baker's Twine
• Cardstock - Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Naturals White
• Punches - 3/4" and 1" circle - Word Window
• Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Delightful Daffodil, Pretty in Pink
• Stampin' Sponges