convention - stampscapes

I love stampscapes and this scratch board is sooo much fun. Anyone can make something great with it I think. I made this first sample on the Saturday make and take I think its a 3 x 3 square. A little blurry could not get my camera to focus well and said screw it good enough.
Now here is my mom checking it out on Sunday while I was making a night scene with Kevin. After a bit she decided oh heck I think I can do that. She is NOT a stamper I tell you that
So after she saw a little kid doing it she really said I have to try this and sat down and worked on her butterfly on a full size piece of scratch board.
This is what she came up with. Pretty cool huh?? she was impressed enough to actually buy some of the stuff.
Ahhh Kevin Nakagaw. He is talented watching him I learned a lot about how to hold the stylus and how to add color. that is the best thing about conventions you learn so much.


And here is my FAVORITE make and take. I love how this turned out. Its on glossy card stock with light blue over the entire thing then black marvy streaks with the stylus. added the trees then added the dots using Dr martin bleed proof white paint.

More samples can be seen on the stampscapes website including tons of tutorial information

convention - stamp in the hand

On of my favorite booths always is Stamp in the hand I always love their stamps and now they are unmounted and in CD cases love this storage idea. My favorite is always Joyce Hazen

their booth always gets a big chunk of my money because I can't find their stamps anywhere and their online site doesn't yet sell them. wish they would hurry up and do that.


this card was done for my mom by Kat from stamp in the hand. love that artichoke stamp
this card by Joyce Hazen is really cool. the background is done with micro glaze. first stamp the bubbles and some swishes using a duster stamped into a thin coat of micro glaze. stamp onto glossy then rub an ink pad over top. magic I tell you.

this pop out card done by Jocye instructions can be found on Carol Duval's website

Joyce Hazen if you get a chance to take a class or watch her do it quick because she wont be doing them much longer. this is a tragic thing. I think because of her I have learned so much and spent many a penny. I really wish she would come out with some videos on her techniques.

some projects Joyce has done:
tic tac toe board
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_home_accessories/article/0,,HGTV_3255_2792055,00.html

receipe book
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_paper_crafts_books/article/0,,HGTV_3288_3994553,00.html

convention - taj of Honolulu

Hard to think of christmas in May but this was tooo cute.

Taj has several items them sell we bought several of their brass templates that make the reindeer, penguins and other animals. they also have some kids clothing and some stamps.

They are of course from Honolulu and can be found at their site www.tajclubhouse.com
Their site is a bit slow and the stencils can be found in the accessories section.

There were several different make and takes as well.


this is the cute money or card holder we made at one make and take

This 4 animal head card was done at the Friday night make and take session. though I liked this card I have a bad review of that session. Taj was one of two out of four vendors that was worth the class.

this was their other make and take card at their table. They thankfully had all the pieces embossed and cut first (what a chore that would be) so it went quick.

Nice gals that work there as well fun booth. They were one of only 2 places that sold the embossing plates the other being tessler stamps/stencils www.scrapbookusaca.com I didn't get to that booth but passed it a couple of times looked interesting and saw they had some paper piercing templates but didn't make it back to check into them further

convention - Penguin Pants Rubber Stamps

Teresa, Amanda, and Jan of Penguin Pants Rubber stamps
http://www.penguinpantsrubberstamps.com/index.html

So the first in my serious of reports from the Puyallup convention is Penguin Pants Rubber Stamps. They had a great booth set up except for their paper display, way to many people missed out on that since you don't get just paper but embellishments to go with it they are a great deal. This from the person that doesn't buy decorative paper much too.

One of their make and takes they did several . This is done with the bug set isn't that lady bug adorable. Even more so I love the little swirly thing. the make and Takes were a big hit and believe me some stamp places even charged for their make and takes. these were fairly quick and you used several stamps and tools.

A couple of the sets I already own from them. I didn't buy anything this weekend because I am taking a couple of their classes coming up and I will get them then. these are a blast because of their humor and talent. Some of their classes can be found at A Stamp 4 All.


Ok so I am a little partial to them since they are my hometown gals trying to make a go of it in this world but they really do have a great product to offer and their stamps are so well made and I know they put a lot of thought into what they produce.


stay tuned for more reviews and show and tell

Back from convention

Look at the loot!!!! Had a great time in Puyallup at the rubber stamp convention. Met up with a bunch of friends what more can you ask for: stamping, friends, vacation, and lots of fun. The convention was a bit smaller then it had been in the past but lots of new vendors that I hadn't seen before including Penguin Pants Rubber stamps and Animal Spirt stamps and soo much more. will be uploading some cool ideas, make and takes and more stuff this week.

Here a few pictures from the trip over the mountains. Isn't Mt Rainer majestic and almost "scary" it is huge and can be seen for miles and miles. Not bad for a shot from the moving car.

Going over the pass snow could still be seen.
Not much of snow fan myself but it does make for beautiful scenery.
Next up shots from the convention in Puyallup.

convention and a blog share

well I am off to a rubber stamp convention tomorrow so wont be posting for a couple of days. Hope to have some good shares when I get back.


So for now you can check out a new blog that has some beautiful cards in it.

http://austamperstampin.blogspot.com/

hope you enjoy her blog


and spring has finally hit my house and the tulips are actually starting to bloom YEAHHHHHH
of course they aren't as spectacular as they could be due to the bad winter we had here. but hey they are coming up so I am happy

stained glass butterflies

I hope everyone had a great weekend and all you mom's out there had a good mothers day. My family spoiled me as usual. And I had a good time with my mom as well.
these are two ATC's I did for a stained glass swap. well not sure you could call them stained glass but that's what I am calling them. they were both done with acetate. The above atc was stamped first on purple with a Denami stamp and then with stayzon stamped onto acetate. The back was colored with glue and then glitter attached. I was trying to get this to attach to the paper and it wasn't working well so did pop dots but HATED the look of them so added the little butterflies by rubber stamp tapestry (LOVE those peg stamps) then punched out and colored added to the edges.



This second one I smeared blue over some paper and then stamped this collage butterfly (I forget who this one is by at the moment) on to acetate and did the same as above with glitter. To adhere this one I xyroned the paper.

guy scrapbook pages

went to a ctmh workshop and we did 8 layout pages theme "a guy thing"

Lots of fun like the little tags on this one.


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wont be posting again to Saturday or Sunday. mom and I are off for our annual mother's day out and spending the night at an Indian casino where they have all you can eat CRAB yummy

so I leave you with my sad puppy

being a girl

This is an old card I did about 2 years ago but it reminded me of how I was photographing my new nails for a friend. I thought it was time to do some gel nails and took the plunge. I LOVE them and hopefully I can work with them. I think french tip instead of color is so pretty and makes your fingers look longer. well that's my excuse for getting them instead of color anyhow.

So I have to admit it was late at night I propped up the camera and put it on timer and came up with a few shots of me. UGH not fond of my own picture but that's besides the point.

And I have to mention that my fetish is jackets. Especially the shirt jackets from a store called Christopher and banks (not sure if spelled that right) this is one of favorites. well the all are I guess. And of course a close up f the nails. see the sparkle in the gel love that little touch it will match the glitter I get all over me while stamping. Not the prettiest of hands but oh well

coming up tomorrow I hope to have a serious of scrapbook pages for guys completed.

blog candy

I didn't get my scrapbook pages photographed because I decided to get nails today. Oh and they look so pretty now to get use to them. so todays blog note is about blog candy

Kittys Krafty Blog has some cool bella stuff
http://kittyskrafty.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-candy-giveaway.html

make sure you check out her slide shows some great samples there


AND

Blog sister Michelle has some fun blog candy as well
http://www.cardgrotto.blogspot.com/

She has some great Male birthday card samples too

tart and tangy photo book and holder

FINALLY I have this uploaded. My stampin up demo Sharon B is the best we made this photo book and with the tart and tangy set and papers. SOO cute. I am keeping it for myself too. Check out that ribbon don't you love it?
the little flower punch really adds to this page
any guesses on how the flower was made?? its a punch very clever idea
love that scallop punch
simple and great for a background

this strawberry is sooo awesome I love making them
so my favorite part is this mini clipboard (no clue where she got them they were a gift to her but they are balsa) . All the punched L's were taken so I took the outside part and covered with iridescent ice. I think it turned out great. I am keeping it for myself a close up of the L. Going to have to find those little clipboards they are just way way to cute.

Hope you enjoyed the tart and tangy fun I did.


EDITED TO ADD: the pages are done with long skinny envelopes and then cardstock on top of them. this includes the cover. the back has no envelope. SORRY should have put that in there the first time

tart and tangy card

I love my stampin up demo she always comes up with great ideas. We did these two cards at a tart and tangy workshop. the top card opens where the flower is. Both cards are longer then the normal cards

had to change this one up a bit form the sample since I goobered where the words are.


tomorrow the last of the tart and tangy class but sooo very cool

strawberry treat

well my pictures aren't very good used my husbands camera but you can get the idea. This holds a little treat. My demo Sharon B showed us them.
I did find the template on split coast stampers as well. click here for that information. these would make great little table gifts for teas and such too.