Stamping in Tile Coasters!

I thought coasters would be a great gift for some of my friends and family! So I went and bought some tumbled marble tiles at Lowe's. The tiles are 4"x4". This is a fun and easy project! Here is how I created these coasters... For this set I used the Noble Deer stamp set. I stamped in the tiles with Stazon Timber Brown ink. I also sponged the edges a bit with the same ink. I heat set the tiles in my oven @ 375 for 10 to 15 minutes. I then glued on some cork circles on the bottom with a hot glue gun. I did not seal them because I wanted the tiles to soak up any water! So far they work great!

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Gift Card Holder Swap and Tutorial

Recently I took part in a gift card holder swap with my group of Stampin' Up ladies called The Little Debbies!!! Here is what I created! To open the card, the ribbon slides off.

This is a quick and easy way to jazz up a gift card for that someone special! To make this gift card you start with a 4 x 11 inch sheet of card stock. You then score the paper at 3, 5 1/2 and 8 inches. You then fold it into a "W" shape. You then punch out a slot in the folded middle section large enough for a gift card or cash with any punch you like. Then you glue or tape that middle section together. But make sure that the adhesive you use is right at the edge of the card stock. This is where the card goes and you want to make sure you have enough room for it. I found that sticky tape worked the best for me. The rest is up to you!

The stamp sets I used were Cute & Curly and Priceless. I used kraft, whisper white, pink pirouette, and baja breeze card stock. I used Versamark and baja breeze ink. I used the curly label punch for the main tag. Then I used the boho blossom punch and a silver brad for the flower in the tag. I attached it to the ribbon with sticky tape. I tied the Baja Breeze Striped grosgrain ribbon with linen thread. For the inside I used my word window punch and the 1 3/8 circle punch. I added whisper white card stock stamped in baja breeze.

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A Baby gift - Onesies

These are the onesies that I created for my new little nephew!! I used several fun Stampin' Up! sets. The inks I used are Palette inks from Papertrey. They are a hybrid ink. I used spring moss, burnt umber, summer sunrise, and lemon tart. Before you can start to stamp on fabric, you need to wash it and them dry it without fabric softener. The stamp your images with some sort of cardboard so the ink does not bleed through. Then you will need to heat set your stamped images. I did this by placing the onesies in the dryer for 15 minutes on high heat.

For the one on the left, I used the bear from the retired set called Happy Camper. The star stamp and the saying are from Under the Stars. For the middle one, I used the Bronc Buster set. For the one on the right, I used the Bugs and Kisses set. I also stamped on the back side and the sleeves of each of them too! Oh and I have to add that I did use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to help me position my stamps just right!!!

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Fall Pumpkins and Masking Tutorial

I created this card for a swap with my group of demonstrators. I used the Autumn Harvest stamp set. I used very vanilla and chocolate chip card stock. I used chocolate chip and tangerine tango ink pads. I used apricot appeal, always artichoke, old olive, mellow moss, and barely banana markers. I also used the blender pen. This is also my very first tutorial!!! This is a masking tutorial!! It is quick and simple and does not require a lot of extras! It adds a wonderful element to any stamped project!! I am so excited to be able share and to do this with the help of my family, Gaylyn (The Daily Ink) and Georgia!!!

To create the main image I had to use the masking technique. First I stamped the smaller pumpkin and then the gourd onto a piece of scratch paper. I cut them out.

Then I took my card stock and stamped the two images a little bit apart. I used the cut outs and placed them on top. I then stamped the larger pumpkin in the middle.

I then colored in the images with my markers and blender pen. I tied the chocolate chip 5/8 grosgrain ribbon to the corner. I also used my scallop punch on the chocolate chip strip across the card.

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