Ink Chatter

Razzleberry Black Magic!

Ok, this is not as sinister as that sounds!  Just a card using a new technique I learned at our SU demonstrator group meeting last Saturday.  This group is another one of the perks of being a demonstrator.  Every other month, we gather in York, PA for a group meeting organized by Jan Wakeland.  We have so much fun!  This time, we had demonstrations of several stamping techniques.  This card uses a technique called Black Magic.  I think it's really cool!

 

This uses the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP that features several of the 2009-2010 In Colors.  In this case, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry.  This card also used the matching Razzle Dazzle stamp set.  Having the matching paper, stamp set, card stock, ribbon, etc., sure makes it easy to create some wonderful paper crafts!  Look for my class list to be posted soon, I'll be having a technique class which will include Black Magic and other cool techniques.

Enjoy,

Lisa

Happy mail day!

One of the many perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is being part of an amazing group of (mostly) women who routinely do nice things for each other.  I got this card today from Katherine Wall, another SU demo who I met online.  Isn't this beautiful!  It made my day!

Here is a close up of the buttoned heart. 

 

You can be sure I will be CASEing this card!  Thanks Katherine!

Enjoy,

Lisa

 

ETA:  Katherine asked to me add that her card was CASEd, and not an original. It's still beautiful!  Also, if you live anywhere near Willow Spring, NC, Katherine takes amazing photos!  Check out her website:  www.backporchsmiles.com.

Chalkboard Message Board

We had a lot of fun at our Dinner, Champagne & Crafting event Friday evening.  Randi cooked a wonderful dinner then we made 2 projects.  We finished the evening with a glass of bubbly.  We had so much fun, I forgot to take pictures!  Everyone agreed that it was nice way to kiss winter goodbye and say hello to spring.  Hopefully, you can join us next time!

Our first project was this cute chalkboard message board using Chalkboard Décor Elements Vinyl, On Board Long Board chipboard , Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon and scraps of card stock for the Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch and chalk holder box.  I cut the Chalkboard Décor Elements Vinyl with the Top Note bigz die and the Big Shot.  As usual, the Big Shot cut it like butta!  Each message board uses 1/2 sheet of the On Board Long Board.  It was a simple process of gluing the DSP to the chipboard with our glue stick (works best for chip board), adhering the Chalkboard Décor Elements Vinyl after peeling off the backing.  Then we added ribbon in the corner to hold coupons, business cards or even love notes!  We made a little box to hold the chalk and attached that with Sticky Strip.  Then we punched birds and leaves with the Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch.  We added a little shimmer to the bird with shimmer spray I made from our Frost White Simmer Paint mixed with alcohol.  Then punched hols with the Crop-A-Dile and added ribbon for hanging.  Everyone loved them!  The Chalkboard Décor Elements Vinyl works quite well, just wipe it clean with a tissue or paper towel.  Here is a close up of the shimmery bird, and the chalk holder box.  You can click on the pictures for a larger close-up.

     

We also made a card using the same DSP, the new Chat Room Rub-Ons from the Occasions mini and the flower from the Three Little Words stamp set.  We colored the flower using the In Colors Stampin' Write Markers, punched it out using the 1 1/4" circle punch, then a 1 3/8" circle of Crushed Curry and a scalloped circle punch of Melon Mambo.  The card base is also Crushed Curry - I absolutely love Crushed Curry!  I chose Happy Mother's Day for the rub-on.  I hope Mom isn't reading this post!  :-)

 

Three Little Words is one of the Sale-A-Bration sets you can get for free with an $50 order!  Hurry, contact me now, Sale-A-Bration ends March 31!

Enjoy,

Lisa

 

Happy St. Patricks Day!

I had to create an insert for my new 1 1/2" x 2" Simply Adorned charm for today!  So at 10:00 pm last night I made this.

Used a scrap of Shades of Spring DSP, 4 Small Heart punches, a hand cut stem, Teeny Tiny Wishes for the saying and rub-ons and rhinestones from the Eggcellent Eggs kit.  I am going to hate when that kit retires at the end of April!

Enjoy,

Lisa

My first challenge - and I did it twice!

I've never really done a challenge and posted the results, but the last Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge really caught my eye. 

So here is my first creation using the sketch.  I used C is for Cat, and DSP from the Level 1 Hostess Patterns Pack.  I love those little packs! This card is for a special friend who recently lost one of her cats.  Since we just lost our beloved Moon a few weeks ago, I know how much it hurts.  We are both down to one cat each now.  We picked up Moon's ashes on Saturday and the tears started flowing again. We dearly miss our fur baby.

On a  brighter note, my best friend's birthday is tomorrow.  She loves flamingos, so I knew I wanted to use a flamingo image from the Pink Flamingo DSP.  Well, it's a little larger than the layers in the sketch, so I just made all the layers bigger.  I added the cake image and saying from Happy Moments and the candles saying from Whimsical Words on the inside.  Both are Sale-A-Bration sets!  Gotta love free stamp sets!

I hope she likes it!  If you want to earn free SAB sets, come to our Dinner, Champagne & Crafting get together Friday night.  We have 2 spots available, but I need to know by Wednesday at 5:00 PM, so I'll have enough packets ready.

Enjoy,

Lisa

Cards from the Laurel shoe box swap

Here are the pictures of the cards from the shoe box swap organized by Kathy Winland, held in Laurel on Feb 27.  Next time I'll try to remove the cards from the plastic covers! I ended up with 29, so I think I am missing one.  If I am, send me the missing picture and I'll post it.  Since I didn't write down the person who created each card, they are all posted here without names.  Click on each one to get a bigger picture.

    I'll start with mine. More info in my original post of this card. 

Here are the rest in no particular order.

 

Really nice cards!  Thanks everyone!

Enjoy,

Lisa

ETA: Theresa wanted me to note that her card (the first one in the bottom row with bashful blue, basic black, and the large rose from Fifth Avenue Floral) is CASEd from Debbie Henderson, SU demo.

Love Sprinkles Heart Book - Inside Look

As promised, here are the inside pages of my love book.  I'm sure it's going to be fun looking back on this a few years from now!  That's the fun of scrapbooking, you record a little bit of yourself to share.  This book took less than 1/2 of a Love Sprinkles Scrappin' Kit and one On Board Heart Book.  The scrappin' kit made it so fast and easy!  Click on any of the pictures to get a larger view of the page.

 

Let me know if you would like to make one for yourself!

Enjoy,

Lisa

Join us for Dinner, Champagne & Crafting!

Join us for a fun girls night out!  Randi Green is cooking dinner, I'm bringing the champagne and crafting!  Everyone will make some hand-stamped creations to bring home.  Bring a friend and get a free gift!

When: Friday, March 19 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM  (Eastern )
Where: 14821 Fireside Dr, Silver Spring 301-384-3030

Please RSVP to lisa.chatterjee@gmail.com by March 17 so we'll have enough for everyone.

Call or contact me if you have any questions.

RemARKable Going Green Blog Tour - Post 3 - Drink coasters

Currently, my absolute favorite way to go green and use up my paper scraps is to make Simply Adorned charm inserts.  However, Michele Reynolds covered that yesterday on the tour.  

So I decided to try something else I have been thinking about.  Using the Big Shot with fabric is the latest craze right now.  I used to sew a lot.  So like any good sewer, I have a huge stash of fabric just waiting to be used.  I also drink a lot of water, preferably ice cold.  So I am always in need of drink coasters.  I found this adorable shamrock fabric in my stash, and decided to try making coasters using my Big Shot.  Here is the result.

 

A set of 4 shamrock coasters, all wrapped and ready to give to a friend of mine.  I'll have to make another set for me!  This was so quick & easy, I think I'll make coasters to match all the seasons!

Each coaster used 2 pieces of fabric and 2 pieces of felt for the inside.  I fused it all together with iron on fusible web, all from my stash.  I cut the fabric and the fusible web with the scalloped circle bigz die.  I cut the felt with the clear circle bigz die.  Then I made the sandwich: fabric print side down, felt circle, fusible web, felt circle, fabric right side up.  Here is half the sandwich (fabric, felt, fusible web).  You can see that the felt circles fit perfectly inside the scalloped circle leaving just enough to seal the edges together.

Then I just followed the directions on the fusible web to fuse it all together.  In my case, 15 seconds with a hot dry iron and a damp pressing cloth.  The final result:

I wrapped four together in some of the luscious satin ribbon in the Occasions mini.  Then I made a tag using the Go Green stamp and Sweet Pea Stitched Felt also in the Occasions mini.

I think these would make cute hostess gifts, craft show gifts, or a "thinking of you" gift.

I hope you have enjoyed the blog tour, I know I have.  I have lots of other ideas to share with you, so check back often!  Click on the blog tour image below to go to the next stop on the tour.

Enjoy,

Lisa

RemARKable Going Green Blog Tour - Post 2 - Use the positive & the negative

Here is the cover of a cute scrapbook I made using the new On Board Heart Book in the Occasions mini with the Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin' kit.  I thought it would be fun to record my favorite things right now and then be able to look back at it years from now. 

I'll share some of the inside pages once the blog tour is over, so check back for them.  When I was finished I had several square chipboard pieces with a big open heart shape in the middle.  Well, I thought these would be a great project for this Going Green blog tour.  What's more eco-conscious than using both the negative & positive parts of the chipboard?  So I created this sun catcher.

As you can see, we were still under siege from the snow when I hung it up!  This was so simple & so fun, it would be a good project for young crafters.  I painted the chipboard with the Frost White Shimmer Paint which made the chipboard look like silver!  Another nice surprise!  Then I mixed the same shimmer paint with a few drops of Classic Ink refill, which I swished on a piece of acetate.  Then I coated the wet paint with Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  I repeated the process with another color of ink and a second piece of acetate.  Once they dried a little, I put them together to sandwich the glitter inside the acetate.  Then I used Sticky Strip to attach the acetate sandwich inside the painted chipboard sandwich.  Added a piece of Basic Gray Taffeta Ribbon to hang it and silver brads on the corners to make sure it stays together.  Here is a closer view.

Pretty cool for stuff that would normally be thrown out!

I hope you are enjoying the tour, I know I am.  Don't forget to check back tomorrow!  Click on the blog tour image below to go to the next stop.

Enjoy,

Lisa