Stamping the Cape

Daisy Delight Thank You

The other day I mentioned that I was converting my in-home stamp clubs to online. I also said it was with mixed emotions that I was doing this and here's why.

My ladies are amazing! They made me some beautiful cards and gave me gift certificates, a mermaid mug, and one of my crafty ladies gave me a bracelet that she made herself and it features an image from a piece of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper! Oh yes and what you don't see is the yummy Oreo ice cream pie with caramel sauce that we all enjoyed! I am so humbled by their kindness and generosity!

So, of course, I have to thank them properly!

I've been working on thank you cards using the Daisy Delight stamp set (143669) and the coordinating Daisy Punch (143713) . Look for a new daisy stamp and punch in the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog that coordinates with Daisy Delight.

Did you notice the little butterfly? It's from the Butterfly Gala Bundle (150599) in the Occasions Catalog but will be carrying over to the 2019-2020 Annual Catalog. It was an afterthought to cover a smudge on one of the cards. It was stamped on Shrinky Dink with StazOn ink (101406) and colored with Stampin' Blends then punched with the coordinating punch. When you apply heat to Shrinky Dink it reduces images to one-third their size and turns them into hard plastic embellishments. Cute, right? It looked so good covering the smudge that I decided to add them to all the cards!

I'll be keeping in touch with my friends and I'll still be holding a monthly Paper Pumpkin night so I'll see some of them regularly but I will miss the laughs we've had!

 

IF  YOU'D LIKE TO COLLECT THE NEW IN COLOR PRODUCTS

OVER THE NEXT 5 MONTHS, HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY!

If you have any questions about this or any projects you've seen, please feel free to contact me at stampingthecape@gmail.com. If you would like a new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog, drop me a line.

Thanks to My Stamp Clubs

This month I am experiencing mixed emotions. In January I made the decision to end my in-home stamps clubs at the end of May and focus more on my online business. It doesn't mean I will never have another in-house event - Christmas in July comes to mind - but after 8-1/2 years of using my dining room as a classroom, I decided something had to change. I also have lots of other things that aren't getting the attention they need - inside house painting, outside (serious) yard work, and spending more time having Sunday dinners with family - in the dining room! I will miss seeing my stamping friends regularly, and friends they have all become, but hopefully we can find other ways to connect. I thought a periodic dinner at a restaurant would be fun to catch up and maybe I could turn it into a simple card-making session.

I have been wanting to create something like this project for years. I had purchased lots of the plastic Christmas ornaments that come in two halves a year or so ago and saw projects made with the domes fitting on top of takeout ice cream containers. Folks had created scenes inside the dome and I thought they were so cute. So when Stampin' Up! introduced the Sweet Cups (148573) in the Occasions Catalog (unfortunately they are retiring) and they fit perfectly with the ornaments I had, I knew it was time to act. (I've even ordered some extras for the future.)

I spent many hours coloring with Stampin' Blends lots of mermaid bodies from the Magical Mermaid (144017) stamp set. Using the Stamparatus (146276) and the Silicone Craft Sheet (127853), I reversed stamped mermaid tails to give my mermaids a two-sided appearance.

I pulled out my retired circle dies and one was just the right size to cut circles for the seafloor inside the dome, which I had colored in Sahara Sand ink (147117) using a Sponge Brayer (141714). The details were from an image in the Magical Mermaid stamps set and random creatures and shells were colored with blends. I glued in a few real shells for a bit more interest. The mermaid appears to be floating just above the seafloor as she is placed on with Stampin' Dimensionals (104430).

On the front I have used shapes from the Under the Sea dies (146334) and a "thank you" from the retiring Petal Palette stamp set (145788) . . .

. . . and on the inside a bag of chocolate covered shells.

These treats were time consuming but I enjoyed doing it and am so pleased with the way they turned out!

I hope my stamping friends will continue to follow me and perhaps participate in my monthly Virtual Stamp Club at least once in a while. I'll still be teaching new techniques and will introduce them and you to new products as we start the new catalog year on June 4!

 

THE CLOCK IS TICKING ON RETIRING PRODUCTS!

 

IF  YOU'D LIKE TO COLLECT THE NEW IN COLOR PRODUCTS

OVER THE NEXT 5 MONTHS, HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY!

If you have any questions about this or any projects you've seen, please feel free to contact me at stampingthecape@gmail.com. If you would like a new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog, drop me a line.

Teacher Appreciation Week

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week. My daughter-in-law is a teacher and I retired from working in our local school department almost three years ago. Having worked in the curriculum office for 20 years and teaching stampers the past eight years, I can appreciate the time and effort that goes into preparing and presenting lessons. At least my stampers don't have to take a test!

A few years ago I heard about a teacher that had retired after 30+ years in education. She had a collection of 150 mugs! I thought perhaps it was time to use one of those mugs, so I came up with this cute cake in a mug packet presentation. You only need water and a microwave and I'm sure every teacher's lounge has one! The sentiments from the retiring Lift Me Up stamp set are perfect.

Download the pdf supply list with measurements for this project.

 

 

 

PAPER PUMPKIN SIGN UP DEALINE MAY 10!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at stampingthecape@gmail.com. If you would like a new 2019-2020 Annual Catalog, drop me a line.