Stampy and Scrappy

Valentine in Concord*

2012-02-15T10:18:00.000-06:00

Card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Greeting You are Loved

Paper Poppy Parade, Whisper White, Concord Crush
Inklings Concord Crush
Et cetera ribbon, pearl stickies, ticket corner punch
Sprinkles and twinkles* to the perfect grape!

Valentine's LoSt and fOUnD*

2012-02-13T19:11:00.002-06:00

In Black*

2012-02-13T13:41:00.003-06:00

Mini-square Box 3D

Greeting Filled with Love or all-purpose 1" circle sentiment

Paper Basic Black, Whisper White, Glimmer Red, Shimmery White
Inklings black, Real Red
Et cetera Mini-square box directions (see left column of home page), Lattice die, Curly Label punch, 1" circle punch
Sprinkles and twinkles* to love day! Here's a look at another card in black LoST and fOUnD in the archives. It's a classic!

Be My Valentine*

2012-02-13T13:41:00.000-06:00

Mini-square Box 3D

Greeting Be My Valentine

Paper Blushing Bride, Real Red
Inklings Real Red
Et cetera Mini-square box directions (see left column of home page), Top-note die, Lattice die, Boho Blossoms punch, Itty-Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
Sprinkles and twinkles* to sharing!

Coral Christmas*

2011-12-13T22:38:00.002-06:00

Card is 3" x 3"

Greeting Teeny Tiny Wishes or all-purpose sentiment 2" x 1/4"

Paper Pool Party
Inklings Pool Party
Et cetera stocking punch, baker's twine, scoreboard
Sprinkles and twinkles* to clean and simple!

Blue Bliss*

2011-10-06T14:19:00.004-05:00

Cards are 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Bird card Nature Walk, You're a Gem
Bliss card Bliss, all-purpose doll choice

Paper Vanilla, Not Quite Navy CS and DSP selections, So Saffron, Kraft

Inklings Not Quite Navy, So Saffron

Et cetera petal punches, label punch, twine, 5/8" brads, [vine] bird punch, shimmer

Sprinkles and twinkles* to blues, brads and birds!

SeRene hello*

2011-09-21T20:04:00.002-05:00

Greeting Swirls and Curls Verses

Background En Francais

Paper Botanical Gazette

Inklings Old Olive, Not Quite Navy

Et cetera top-note die, scallop oval die, label punch, brad, ribbon, linen thread, pearl stickies, all-purpose petal punches

Sprinkles and twinkles* to shades of green!

wHo'S THeRe?*

2011-09-18T15:50:00.003-05:00

Card is 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"
Greeting all-purpose Halloween choice

Paper Pumpkin Pie, Brushed Silver, Basic Gray, Concord Grape

Inklings Pumpkin Pie, black

Et cetera circle and oval punches, scallop circle punch, owl punch, embossing folder, eyes, linen thread

Sprinkles and twinkles* to Andrea and Brenda for a bit of fall fun!

owL friENds*

2011-05-30T20:16:00.011-05:00

Card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Greeting With all my Heart

Paper Sweet Pea, Flock Together, Confetti White, Garden Green, Saffron, Teal, Eggplant, Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin, Chocolate Chip
Inklings Eggplant
Et cetera corner rounder, owl and star punches, leaf and circle dies
Sprinkles and twinkles* to owls and friends. Here's a look at a couple of owl cards LoSt and fOUnD in the archives. Owl-ways favorites!

aMouR*

2011-05-30T12:56:00.008-05:00

Greeting Clearly for You

Paper Rockabilly, Shimmer and Whisper Whites, Celery textured
Inklings Celery
Et cetera flower and build a blossom punches, lattice and top-note dies, pearl stickies
Sprinkles and twinkles* to blossoms!

Lattice and a bEaUty*

2011-05-23T13:42:00.010-05:00

Greeting Clearly for You

Paper Certainly Celery textured, Shimmer White, Pretty in Pink, Pink Piro

Inklings Certainly Celery

Et cetera butterfly die, lattice die, pearl and crystal stickies, flower punch

Sprinkles and twinkles* to the flying beauties!

Saffron Blossom*

2011-05-21T17:11:00.016-05:00

Stamp Nature Walk

Paper Botanical Gazette, So Saffron in cardstock and patterns

Inklings So Saffron

Et cetera flower dies or punches, round tab punch, linen thread, brad, sanding block

Sprinkles and twinkles* to fun with viNtaGe!

SeNse of TiMe*

2011-05-20T16:18:00.010-05:00

Card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"

Stamp Sense of Time
Paper Confetti White
Inklings Soft Suede
Et cetera stars die, linen thread, brad, sanding block
Sprinkles and twinkles* to the anticipation of suMmER!

Engraved Thank You*

2011-05-19T22:02:00.012-05:00

Stamp Engraved Greetings

Paper Confetti White [inset 2 1/2" square], Night of Navy [3" square]

Inklings Night of Navy

Et cetera stars die, itty bitty punch, brad

Sprinkles and twinkles* to the crisp color combinations! Here's a look a crisp combination LoST and fOUnD in the archives. It's a keeper!

cReAtE with metal*

2010-08-21T17:19:00.027-05:00

Here are a couple of variations. The first uses more orange with hammered metal.

The second incorporates black with the card, metal, twine and brads.

Paper Goodness Creamy Caramel, Rose Red, Tangerine Tango

Inklings Creamy Caramel

Et cetera metal tape, embossing plate and tools, twine, alcohol inks, sanding blocks

Sprinkles and twinkles* to mETaL!

Saffron Sun*

2010-08-10T15:05:00.015-05:00

Stamp Wanted

Greeting With All My Heart

Background En Francais, Medallion

Paper Goodness note card in a punch color, Black, White

Inklings Bashful Blue, Black

Et cetera punches: [sun] scallop edge, 3/4" circle; [sentiment] oval, scallop oval; ribbon; crystal stickies

Sprinkles and twinkles* to a bit of sUN!

Simply Sweet*

2010-08-01T15:24:00.014-05:00

[card base] 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"; [yellow panel] 5-1/4" x 4"; [red panel] 4-3/8" x 3-5/8"; [DSP panel] 4-1/2" x 3-1/4";[inset red panel] 4" x 3"; tag is 3-1/2" x 1-1/2"; yellow scrapling

[card base] 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"; [yellow panel] 5" x 3-3/4"; [red panel] 4-3/4" x 3-5/8";[DSP panel] 4-1/2" x 3-1/4";[inset blue]2" x 3-1/4"

[card base] 5-1/2" x 4-1/4"; [yellow panel] 4-1/8" x 5-3/8"; [DSP panel] 4" x 5-1/8";[inset circle] 2-3/8"

Stamp Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper Goodness Sweet Slumber and Riding Hood Red
Inklings Riding Hood Red
Et cetera phrase and letter dies, stars die, circle and oval punches, stapler, as well as Velcro and small brads for the gift bag
Sprinkles and twinkles* to playing in the stash!

Friends*

2010-07-26T22:36:00.015-05:00

Stamp all-purpose choice that fits within a 1-5/8" x 2-5/8" rectangle

Paper Goodness So Saffron, Whisper White and Real Red card stock, Chocolate Chip patterns

Inklings Chocolate Chip

Et cetera buttons with twine, scallop edge punch, colored pencils for the butterfly

Sprinkles and twinkles* to warm colors!

More 12 x 12 fUn*

2010-07-26T18:16:00.019-05:00

D: 3" x 5-1/2"; I 1/2/3: 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" [see One Sheet Wonder graphic]

A: 4" x 5-1/2"; E1 DSP: 3" x 2-3/4" + blue and white scraplings

C: 4" x 1-1/2"; J 2: 2" x 2-1/2"; blue scrapling

F: 2" x 5-1/2"; G: 1-1/4" x 4-1/4"; white scrapling

B: 4" x 5-1/4"; E 2: 3" x 2-3/4"; blue and white scraplings

J 1: 2 x 5-1/2"; H: 3-1/4" x 4-1/4"; blue scraplings

Stamp Elements of Style

Paper Goodness One sheet of 12 x 12 double-sided patterns paper cut using the one sheet wonder measurements; here I used Bella Birds/Bella Bleu; Vanilla and Bordering Blue scraplings; card base is a notecard in cocoa that matches my pattern.

Inklings Bordering Blue and Cocoa

Et cetera brads, distress edge tool

Sprinkles and twinkles* to the one-sheet wonder!

12 x 12 Cardholder*

2010-07-21T00:10:00.008-05:00

Following up the One Sheet Wonder diy card, this cardholder is made with one 12 x 12 sheet of DSP that coordinates with the cards, plus an extra one inch strip for the handles. The shred is scrap paper that I ran through the desktop shredder. Also, I personalized the envelopes with an ink color and a stamp that coordinates with the cards. I packed everything together and it's ready to share!

12 x 12 Cut-Outs*

2010-07-20T17:51:00.029-05:00

Here's my one-sheet-wonder diy. Scroll down for the graphic and measurements. Enjoy!

[Card 1 above: F,G]

[Card 2 above: J1, H]

[Card 3 above: A, E1]

[Card 4 above: D, I]

[Card 5 above: C, J2]

[Card 6 above: B, E2]

I have this pattern page in my workspace so that I can quickly cut (tame, lol) scraplings for another day.

Materiality...
Part 1.
[ABC] is 4" x 12": Cut as shown above. [AB] are 4" x 5-1/4" each; [C] is 4" x 1-1/2."

Part 2.
[DEF] is 8" x 5-1/2": [DE] are each 3" x 5-1/2"; Cut [E] in half again as shown; [F] is 2" x 5-1/2."

Part 3.
[GHI] is 8" x 4-1/2": [GH] are 3-1/4" x 4-1/2" each; [I] is 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" cut into 3 squares 1-1/2" each.

Part 4.
[J] is 8" x 2": Cut as shown. [J1] is 5-1/2" x 2; [J2] is 2-1/2" x 2."

Part 5.
Assemble as shown below.

Part 6.
Embellish!

Stamp all-purpose choice

Paper Goodness One sheet of 12 x 12 double-sided patterned paper, here I used Bella Birds/Bella Bleu; Vanilla scraplings; card base is a notecard in pink that matches my pattern

Inklings Bordering Blue

Et cetera brads, distress edge tool for each of the yellow panels

Sprinkles and twinkles* to the one-sheet wonder!

Finally, here's a look at the afternoon sky on this beautiful day....

Pink eMbeLLiEs*

2010-05-17T19:20:00.021-05:00

Stamp all-purpose choice

Paper Goodness Pink Pirouette patterns, White

Inklings Smokey Gray

Et Cetera pearl and crystal stickies, circle punches: 1-3/4", 1/1-4", 1", 3/4" [center medallion] 1-1/2", 1-1/4"

Sprinkles and twinkles* to being being pink! Here's a look at a bit of pink LoST and fOUnD in the archives. It's pink-a-licious!

gRaDuaTIoN saMpLeR*

2010-05-16T08:37:00.026-05:00

Stamp Wild West Alphabet
Background all-purpose swirl and text

Paper Goodness Whisper White, Not Quite Navy

Inklings Smokey Gray, Black Magic shimmer, clear embossing

Et cetera square punches: 1", 1-1/4", 1-3/8"; brads

Greeting [front] all-purpose choice, [inside] Teeny Tiny Wishes
Background En Francais, all-purpose swirl and element
Paper Goodness Garden Green, Basic Black, White

Inklings Garden Green, Onyx Black with clear embossing, Smokey Gray

Et cetera black/white harlequin-print ribbon, sewing, brads, shimmer mist, small oval punch

Sprinkles and twinkles* to gRaDuaTIoN season! Here's a look at a girl's graduation card LoST and fOUnD in the archives. It's fabulous!

Taken with tEAL*

2010-04-26T08:27:00.012-05:00

Stamp Elements of Style
Greeting Whimsical Words
Paper Goodness So Saffron, Really Rust?, Taken with Teal
Inklings Basic Grey
Et cetera ribbon, gold paint, blossom punches
Sprinkles and twinkles* to awesome blossoms!

tHe iNcHie*

2010-04-24T07:45:00.032-05:00

Aren't these fun! I started with 1" square chipboard pieces. I used a 1" square punch with a favorite patterned paper to create 'covers' for the chipboard pieces. I simply glued them on and filed down the edges for a hint of viNtaGe.

Next, gather up your supplies. Fold a 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" sheet of [white] paper in half to form the card base. For the front panel, use the top-note die.

Layout your card base. Make sure it opens where you want it to open.

Attach your top-note panel.

Attach your inchies and any other desired embellishments. Here I used my inchies along with the word window punch, the {friend to friend} sentiment and a small brad to finish off the card front. Get that assembly line rolling!

The result is a lovely card that can be used alone or as part of a stationary set that might also include The Swirl and The Stripper.

Greeting Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper Goodness White, Riding Hood Red, Rockabilly
Inklings Riding Hood Red
Et cetera word window punch, brads, square chipboard pieces, 1" square punch, top-note die
Sprinkles and twinkles* to the iNcHie!

The Swirl*

2010-04-21T18:55:00.028-05:00

This practical layout is inspired, once again, by fellow-stamper Andrea. She is a creative soul!

*5-1/2" x 8-1/2" sheet of [white]

*5-1/4" x 4" [black]

*5" x 3-3/4" [white]

Start with the same card base as The Stripper. Fold a 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" sheet of [white] paper in half to form the base. Cut a 5-1/4" x 4" [black] panel. Cut a 5" x 3-3/4" [white] panel. Do not adhere them together just yet.

You will begin stamping on the 5" x 3-3/4" [white] panel. I used the Elements of Style swirly. To keep placement consistent, I used the thing-a-ma-jig.

Next, I used a sentiment from Thank You Kindly and the thing-a-ma-jig.

The [white] panel is looking good....

Now it's time to think outside the box. I don't have a fabbie flower punch. What to do, what to do. After a bit of experimenting, this is what I came up with. You will need...

*3/4" circle punch

*1/2" circle punch

*a black brad

Simply punch out a couple of Riding Hood Red circles and insert the brad through the middle. Pull the paper forward and 'shape' until a sort of abstract flower emerges. Use a glue dot to adhere the flower to the card panel.

Next, adhere the [black] and [white] panels together. Get the assembly line rolling!

Adhere the card fronts to the [white] card bases.

Stamp Elements of Style
Greeting Thank You Kindly
Paper Goodness White, Black, Riding Hood Red
Inklings Black
Et Cetera brads, 3/4" and 1/2" circle punches
Sprinkles and twinkles* to my stamping pal, Andrea!

The Stripper*

2010-04-18T16:50:00.031-05:00

This card layout is both scrappy and practical. We had a late-night stamping meltdown get-together over the weekend to make good use of mounting supplies. It was such a pleasant evening. Each person brought along their own stash of paper, stamps, tools and so forth. Andrea shared this go-to layout with us and we got our scrap on!

Fold an 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" sheet of [white] paper in half to form your card base. Adhere a 5-1/4" x 4" [black] panel. Adhere a 5" x 3-3/4" [white] panel. Now....the strippers!

For this step you will need 4 coordinating paper designs. For this card, I used 3 designs and 1 solid textured paper. The measurements are:

[black] 4-3/4" x 1-1/4"

[red] 4-3/4" x 1"

[green] 4-3/4" x 3/4"

[white] 4-3/4" x 1/2"

Tape your strippers together. I ordered them widest to thinnest, but use any combination that makes you happy. Trim the side edges as needed.

Add ribbon or other embellishments as desired. I always forget the ribbon.

Adhere the strippers to the [white] card panel. Make sure your card opens on the right side.

Get the assembly line moving.

Add the final elements. Sentiments, monograms, flowers....what's in that sTaSh?!? I used a circle scallop punch with the [black] cardstock, a 1-1/2" circle punch with the [red patterns] and a 1-1/4" circle punch with the [white] cardstock. The sentiment is stamped in black and clear embossed for a finished look. A monogram would be nice, too. Finally, I lightly sanded the edges of the paper.

Greeting Whimsical Words
Paper Goodness Rockabilly, White, Black
Inklings black with clear embossing
Et Cetera scallop circle punch, 1-1/2" circle punch, 1-1/4" circle punch, ribbon
Sprinkles and twinkles* to Andrea for the coaching and Page for the hosting!

pLuM pERfecT*

2010-04-10T21:41:00.031-05:00

Stamp Elements of Style

Paper Goodness Vanilla, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum
Inklings Perfect Plum
Et Cetera shimmer mist, spiral punch, round tab punch, water painter
Sprinkles and twinkles* to shimmer mist! It's hard to see in the photo. After stamping and water-coloring the floral image, I made a 'mask' for the image using a sheet of transparency film, cutting out the largest flowers as well as a few of the leaves. With the mask in place, I sMoOcHed the flowers....just the right amount of shimmer. The vanilla background also has just a touch of shimmer to pull everything together.

Juicy Inspiration*

2010-03-08T20:55:00.016-06:00

Stamp Wanted
Wheel Very Vintage
Paper Goodness Whisper White, So Saffron, Crushed Curry
Ink: Crushed Curry
Et cetera brads, scallop circle punch, 1-1/2" 1-1/4" 1" circle punches and spiral punch, 1/4" grosgrain ribbon in white, alphabet dies
Sprinkles and twinkles* to yellow!

Victorian fRiENds*

2010-03-08T07:22:00.030-06:00

Stamp Vintage Vogue
Greeting Tiny Tags
Wheel [flowers] Texture
Paper Goodness Sahara Sand, Sweet Pea, Old Olive patterns
Inklings Old Olive, Rose Red
Et cetera Old Olive Striped Ribbon, Fresh Favorites II buttons, scallop circle punch, jewelry tag punch, linen thread, brads
Sprinkles and twinkles* to organized chaos!

hOWdY*

2010-02-24T21:28:00.015-06:00

Stamp Wanted
Greeting A Little Somethin'
Paper Goodness Very Vanilla, Tempting Turquoise, Close to Cocoa
Inklings Turquoise, Chocolate Chip
Et Cetera: crystal stickies, ticket corner punch
Sprinkles and twinkles* to a bit of clean and simple!

Enchanting Ornament*

2010-02-18T21:58:00.052-06:00

Paper Goodness Pretty in Pink, Sweet Nothings

Et cetera flower layers die, swirls scribbles die, oRnaMent pUnCH, Old Olive ribbon, pearl stickies

Sprinkles and twinkles* to fun with punches!

True Friend in Red*

2010-02-16T20:58:00.019-06:00

Stamp True Friend
Background Medallion
Paper Goodness Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Raspberry Tart, Vanilla, Pretty In Pink
Inklings Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip
Et cetera brads, pearl stickies
Sprinkles and twinkles* to fRieNdS!

The Big 4*

2010-02-16T07:14:00.022-06:00

Stamp Big Bold Birthday
Greeting Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper Goodness Kraft, Kiwi Kiss, Best Ever, Brilliant Blue, Crushed Curry
Inklings Brilliant Blue
Et Cetera string, number die, crimper, top-note die
Sprinkles and twinkles* to a pretty yellow!

The Easel*

2010-02-10T11:40:00.036-06:00

Materiality...

* [card base] Start with 4-1/4" x 8-1/2" strip of cardstock. Score @ 4-1/4" and 6-3/8" and fold in opposite directions as shown below.

*Cut an additional 4-1/4" square; this is the [card front.]

*Flip the [card base] over and attach sticky tape to the 'rectangle-on-the-edge.' ;o)

*Attach the [card base] to the [card front] as shown below.

*Now the fun....embellish, play, embellish, play....save the laundry for another day...

*Ultimately, the easel card will look something like this...

* Embellish and play a bit more until you are happy!

Stamp all-purpose choice that that fits within a 1-3/8' x 2" oval; All Year Cheer III is shown here
Greeting Teeny Tiny Wishes
Background Friends 24-7
Paper Goodness Whisper White, Blush Blossom, Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip patterns
Inklings Regal Rose, Close to Cocoa
Et cetera heart dies, gold brads, corduroy brad, oval punch, scallop punch, embossing folder
Sprinkles and twinkles* to trying something a little different!

cOOl Celebration*

2010-02-03T23:57:00.027-06:00

Stamp Celebrations
Greeting Four Square
Background So Cool
Paper Goodness Pacific Point, Best Ever, Kiwi Kiss and Baja Blue patterns, Whisper White, gray
Inklings Pacific Point, [inside] Basic Gray
Et cetera pewter brads, star die, circle dies 3-1/4" 2-3/4" 2-3/8," envelopes in natural white
Sprinkles and twinkles* to blues and greens!

Bashful Birdie*

2010-01-29T22:28:00.024-06:00

Stamp Wings of Friendship
Greeting Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper Goodness Bashful Blue, Real Red, Teal, Black
Inklings Black, Red, Teal and Classic White
Et cetera clear dimensional lacquer, flowers, brads, modern label and ticket corner punches, top-note die
Sprinkles and twinkles* to a touch of tEaL!