Tagging Made Easy

I needed some price tags for my upcoming craft shows and didn't want to just buy some boring ones that everyone has.  So I decided to create some of my own.   I really like how they turned out and they have a very vintage feel to them.  I used the Tim Holtz Alterations Ticket Strip Die in the photos below but you can also use the small Ticket Movers and Shapers die. I used that my first batch which is pictured in the above photo. 

  I started with some kraft card stock and cut it into 2 inch strips. I then made the "sandwich" for the Vagabond (same as for the Cuttlebug).  Base plate, thin clear (B), Die, Paper, thin clear (B).

Run it through your machine. 

The Vagabond has tons of power to I ran a couple  sheets of card stock at a time with no effort.

I then used the Stampers Anonymous Odds and Ends stamp collection to stamp both sides of the tickets.  The first side has a large blank area that I can put the price of the item.  The other side says Limited Edition created by: leaving a place for me to sign my name.  This makes the customers feel confident that they are getting a handmade item that is not mass produced but that was made with special thought, care and love.

Lastly, I punch a small hole in the tickets and tie it on with some thin twine.  Now I'm good to go.  Love this!  I think I may make some for my Christmas tags next year :)

Easter Card for Kyler

I created this super cute Easter card for my grandson, Kyler. I used the stamps from Inky Antics along with their Honeycomb paper pad. All I had to do is stamp the carrot (from the stamp collection Carrot Bunny Honey POP set) on the honeycomb paper and then cut it out. You glue it in the crack of the card and voila you have an awesome card!!! I used a couple pop dots to raise up my bunny on the cover and added a fluffy tail. The grass is cut with a MFT Die-namics grass die I also used the Vagabond to emboss the light blue polka dot paper with the giant 5 X 7 Cuttlebug folder. Love all the texture!

You can find the Inky Antics stamps and the Honeycomb paper that I used in the card at Simon Says Stamps

Embossed Metal without Embossing Metal

How would you like the look of embossed metal without embossing metal? How about being able to use all of those rubber stamps that you own to create the look of embossed metal? Well I've got the technique for you!!!

To do this technique you only need a few things: shiny silver card stock (I got mine at Hobby Lobby), Clear embossing powder, embossing pad, rubber stamp, and a heat gun. That's it!

I cut my silver card stock to the size that I wanted, next I got my rubber stamp (Acanthus Background by Rubber Stampede) good and juiced up with my embossing pad. I placed it on my card stock taking care not to slide it around. I had to double stamp it because my paper was longer than the stamp. But you can't even tell where the seam is. Sprinkle the top with clear embossing powder and tap off any extra. I then simply heated it till it is clear. It gives the look of embossed metal when done. This makes great backgrounds for cards.

Some of my great buys at CHA Supershow!

Well I had a great time at CHA and of course I spent way too much. There was so many great things to see. I love looking and drooling over all the goodies. I met one of my followers that happen to live nearby and had a great time shopping together. Cindee, you are a doll, we will have to get together and scrap real soon. My hubby went with me on Saturday and played the part of loving husband and pack mule carting around my shopping bags and helping me pick out things I would like. He's pretty good at being an extra set of eyes for me. Here are a few things that I bought this weekend at the show. Overall they had pretty good prices. I even broke down and bought my first Copic markers. They had them for $4.59 each which I know is a good price so I bought some. I figure I will just add to them at each show when they are cheap. Ok, enough chatting on with the good stuff... First I found this GREAT stamp co. that I fell in love with the stamps! They are sooo cool. They don't have an active site yet but it will be at www.stamponit.net

I had to stop at the Papertrey Ink booth they have the most beautiful co-ordinating products ever. I bought a variety of paper, buttons, ribbon and felt that is all in the same color that way it matches perfectly. I plan to store them separately from my other products so I remember that they go together. I also purchased some of their stamps which I will show you at another time.
You can get to their site here

I found a bunch of Cuttlebug folders that I do not have and have been wanting or are new releases so I went a little overboard in the Cuttlebug department. They were also an extra 15% off so I was rationalizing with myself that it was a good deal. I should be buying stock in Provocraft with how much of my $ goes to them. I'm sure I've put someones kid through college by now. LOL

The first one here I was so excited it is the new Embossing Plus Vintage Collage. It embosses and cuts the design. I will be giving a tutorial on it soon. the border design I got is Measure by Measure and goes well with it. I also got 2 multi packs Animal Prints and Love's In The Air.

The Damask Frame and Friends Forever come with the embossing folder and the cut plate. The Seeing Spots and the Daisy Pattern are in the A2 size and are just embossing folders.

These next four are Typeset, Polka Dots, Dominos & Holly Ribbons

which are all in the new larger 5 X 7 size.

This last one is one of the long borders, I also picked up the new longer plates for the bug.