No Time To Stamp?

Hi! This is Deb! Sharon asked me to open her blog and let you all know that she has had no internet service since late Friday afternoon. She has no idea when she will be back up, this being the weekend.

Those who have ordered via email from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, be rest assured that she will contact you as soon as she has service.

Thank you!

It’s August 1 and that means it’s Flower Soft Blog Hop day!  Unfortunately, my project is not quite complete and due to a variety of circumstances I won’t be able to get it posted until later this weekend, so I do apologize for that.  However, make sure you check out all the wonderful samples created by the other DT members — here’s their links. 

Jennifer Buck- DT Coordinator

AJ Otto

Carole Burrage

Niki Estes

Charmaine Ikach

Deb Saaranen

Val Stangle

Sharon Johnson - that’s me!  I’ll be back later in the weekend with my project — hope you can check back in then!  Thanks so much!!!

This week JustRite Stampers is sponsoring the 2Sketches4You Challenge with a fabulous, HUGE prize giveaway.  You can read all about it at the 2Sketches 4You Blog.  I wanted to play along as it was a FUN sketch, and I decided I wanted to make a monogram card, but vary my style a bit.  I LOVE to do monogram projects, and when I do they typically lend themselves to more traditional or elegant styles, as in the project here.  Well, today took a different turn and it’s a fun-loving monogram for the younger set:

As you can see I also made an envelope to match, all using an older set of Crate Paper, Carnival I believe — I better go check on that to be sure.  This was rather easy because I used punchouts from the Crate Paper pack.

This is a standard 5.5 x 4.25″ card, but I cut my base card only 3.75″ wide so that I’d have room to adhere on my scalloped edges that were punchouts from the Crate paper.  They stick out 1/4″ on each side beyond the card edge.  My fun ribbon is from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store by May Arts (links at end of post).

I used the Curlz Monogram Kit for my monogram, and I’m very pleased to tell you all that I am now carrying the full line of JustRite Monogram Kits in the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Page 3.  I love them, use them often and thought they’d be a great addition!  The Curlz font included in the Curlz Kit is so whimsical, I just love it with this Crate Paper — very light hearted and fun!  The Monogram is Nestie cut, the scallop behind it is a SU Scallop Punch, the pink/blue layer behind that is a Crate punchout and the bottom scallop layer is a Nestie cut.  Buttons are attached with the 100% Jute String.

And here’s my coordinating envelope made in a few minutes with the Envelope-It by Scor-It.  Again, for a step-by-step how-to,  read this post. And no, I would not mail this envelope.  It is something I would hand deliver to a birthday party, or some such event.  However, minus the ribbon and popped up monogram, it is most definitely a mailable envelope!

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Stamps:  Curlz Monogram Kit by JustRite

Paper:  White, Crate Carnival DP

Ink:  VersaFine Onyx Black

Accessories:  Gingham Ribbon and Jute String by May Arts, SU Scallop Punch, Petite Circle Nestabilities by Spellbinders, Buttons, Piercer and Mat, Velcro Dot, Envelope-It, Scor-It

Shopping:

JustRite Stampers for the full line of JustRite Products

Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries these products to make this card:  Curlz Monogram Kit, VersaFine Onyx  Black Ink, 1.5″ MayArts Gingham Ribbon, 100% May Arts Jute String, Envelope-It, Scor-It

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Thanks so much for checking in — hoping your week is going well.  Mine is busy, but that’s a good thing — no worries over what to do next — LOL!!!  Isn’t that just the way it goes!!  See you all real soon!

Keyword ssnotime81 -There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload yourproject at Splitcoastand/or your Blog, anytime at all! You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!)can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.

The Incredible Edible Egg! Since Easter is fast approaching, I thought we would have some fun this week and take a look at the traditional Easter Egg. Let’s try to contain eggs in our creations this week– and you know me, I’m easy! Could be a beautifully decorated Easter egg, eggs in a birds nest, or in a frying pan, or a 3-D project containing jelly bean eggs or chocolate eggs. Let’s just get a bit *eggy* this week!!! No other rules - but to have FUN!!!

Today I’d like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to Barb Schramfor serving as our Guest Designer for the past month of March. Barb’s work is so out-of-the-box and always a treat for the eyes! We enjoyed having you Barb and we hope you stick around and keep playing with us. THANK YOU!!! You all can keep up with Barb at Explore. Dream. Discover.

And with a new month, I’m so pleased to announce our Guest Designer for April — Jenny Gropp. WELCOME, JENNY!!! I’m sure many of you know Jenny from both SCS and her Blog, One Krafty Kat. Jenny does some amazing work with a lot of attention to detail and I’m so excited to have her with us this month!!! Can’t wait to see her creations!!!

Check out the greatsamples for the Stamp Simply Challenge today on the blogs of these designers:

• Jenny,April Guest Designer
• Tammy
• Janine
• Jennifer
• Julie

Please bear with us as we are all uploading and linking on Thursday night.

You can see all Gallery Submissions here.

What wonderful samples!!! Thank you girls!!! Much appreciated!!!

Heres my egg creation for today:

Can you tell it’s an all-dressed-up Easter Egg? I had nothing that was egg shaped, so I just used my Oval Nesties, and I think they work OK! My memories of Easter as a child are mostly of the outfits we would always get and wear — a fancy dress, complete with shoes, hat, gloves and a purse! It was so much fun. And to think I don’t even like to get dressed up any more — LOL!!! It was so much fun then!!!

My card has only a stamped sentiment — the rest is just playing with DP and ribbon to decorate my egg. And my Prima on top serves as my eggs *hat* for Easter — LOL!! All ribbons used are by May Arts and available at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Storeabove my blog banner. The rick-rack is by Wright’s in the sewing section of Wal-Mart or other stores. My card base is 4.25 x 4.25 square and with the flower on top, it is 6″ tall.

Stamps: The Cross of Christ by Our Daily Bread

Paper: SU Black, White, So Saffron and Almost Amethyst Prints DP

Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black

Accessories: May Arts Gingham in 3/8″ and 1.5″, Silk in 1/4″; Rick Rack by Wright’s from Wal-Mart; Prima from Michaels: SU Brad, retired Deckle Scissors, Dimensionals; Marvy 1/2″ punch (flower center); Spellbinders Petitie Oval Nestabilities, Tags Trio Dies; Red Line Tape, Glue Glider; Martha Stewart Punch on inside.

Shopping:

Stamp Simply Ribbon Storecarries these and other May Arts Ribbon, above my Blog header.

Joan’s Garden carries Spellbinders, Martha Stewart and Glue Glider.

Thank you so much for stopping in today. Hope you can throw together some egg creations for us all to see and enjoy!!! Hope you are having a good day and weekend to come!!! Thanks much — see you soon!

I have just listed ONE LOT of Stamps for Sale. All the stamps go as ONE LOT to one person. GREAT for a beginning stamper or anyone who wants to increase their supply of stamps.Please click on the FOR SALE tab above the Blog Banner, or click here.

Thanks!

And the winner picked by Random.org at just after midnight EST is #449 .

Here are your random numbers:

449	

Timestamp: 2008-04-27 04:04:09 UTC

#449 was Paper Doll, and this is what she said:

It is surprising to me, because I am not really a pastel person, but the color lilac has been my favorite color this spring. I think my eyes are just hungry for color after a long, dark, colorless winter.

Congratulations to you , Paper Doll!!! You have won Define Your Life by SU!!! Just email your address to me and it’ll be on it’s way!!!

Thank you all so much for playing along. And the overwhelming color choice you are grabbing at this time of year is a pink and green combination — very spring like, for sure!!! That’s so much for that fun information!!!

I’m still trying to work in my stamproom (the never-ending project!) I’ll be listing things here periodically in small lots as I go through the room. I just listed a small lot of stamps in my For Sale tab up on top — several are older SAB sets. This is a good lot for someone who doesn’t have a lot of stamps, is just getting started, or for kids to play with. Just email me if you’re interested!!!

Thanks much!!! Hope to get another 10 minute card or two up tonight.

Many of you have been asking about sending cards to the Blake Family who recently lost their son, Kurt. I have received permission to post their home address here, so you can mail cards directly to them:

Anna and Jerry Blake
126 Greenland Rd
Ontonagon, MI 49953

My previous post regarding this can be read here.

Kurt’s Blog can be read here. The deep, strong, committed and unwaveringChristian Faith of this family is so evident in a time of such tragedy. And it all starts with faith the size of a mustard seed — may we all aspire to be more like this family.