Inkin' It Up With Kendra!: May 2007

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Tea-Rific!

That is what this little teacup is - Tea-Rific! :) I have a couple of coffee/latte stamps, but I didn't have a teacup stamp......until I got this cutie patootie from Hambo Stamps. I colored the cup and mat with my prismacolor pencils and gamsol then added a little sparkle with my sakura stardust pen (hard to tell in the picture). This would be a great card to send to a friend for a little pick-me-up! My stamping obligations have finally started lightening up some, I can see daylight - teehee! I so do not mind being busy making cards and altered items for people - I love to see them excited when they get their stuff and it's exactly what they wanted! I work my day job (to support my habit of course), and stamp pretty much every night of the week - it's a sickness for which I want no cure! :) Tomorrow I will be posting some Blogger RAK's I have received.

Recipe:
Stamps: Teacup and Sentiment from hambostamps.com
Cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Marigold Morning, Tres Jolie DP
Ink: Palette Noir Burnt Umber, Ruby Red
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Prismacolor Pencils, Sakura Stardust Pen, Paper Piercer, doodling

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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

I've Been Tagged! I have been tagged by Sherry Cheever (aka BadSherry) and Lauren Meader (aka Mytime). I guess the challenge is to use ONE WORD for each answer. Yourself: outgoing Your Partner: quiet Your Hair: brunette Your Mother: strong Your Father: amazing Your Favorite Item: stamps Your Dream Last Night: sexy Your Favorite Drink: water Your Dream Car: corvette Dream Home: beach The Room You Are In: bedroom Your Fear: heights Where You Want to be in Ten Years: family Who You Hung Out With Last Night: myself You’re Not: shy One of Your Wish List Items: vacation The Last Thing You Did: ate you Are Wearing: shorts Your Favorite Weather: warm Your Favorite Book: notebook Last Thing You Ate: taco Your Life: insane Your Mood: happy Your Best Friend: robyn What Are You Thinking About Right Now: stamping Your Car: sorento What Are You Doing At The Moment: DUH? Relationship Status: married What Is On Your TV: soapnet What Is The Weather Like: gorgeous When Is The Last Time You Laughed: last night Now to tag 5 people HMMMM Laura, Kirsten, Susan, Kyla and Beate If you reply to the tag on a blog link it here so we can all read it!

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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Mass Produced Cards
Hello All - it's been a crazy week for me - I have been stamping away and getting a bunch of card orders and lunchtin orders finished up - I am now in the home stretch! This is one of the cards that I mass produced for some of the altered lunchtins. It's a great looking card, but easy to mass produce. I totally love the DP which is Magnolia - their paper rocks! The stampset is none other than Papertrey - which is also one of my faves! I have some new card orders as well, so I will have something new up for you soon.............PLUS I will be designing some cards for my design teams - Hambo Stamps and My Favorite Things! They have some really supah cute stamps that I am just dying to ink up! :)

Recipe:
Stamps: PaperTrey
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Taken with Teal, Magnolia DP
Ink: Taken with Teal, Ruby Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
Accessories: Paper Piercer, Ribbon, Brads

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Sunday, May 20, 2007

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

I have been busy this weekend getting all the end of the year teacher gifts made. This supah cute gift set I made with the PaperTrey Green Thumb stampset - I LOVE THIS SET! It was just perfect for the chocolate covered strawberries that I am making to give as gifts. The container is the container the strawberries come in at the store - I just washed it out and then altered it to match the card. It will look so adorable once I get the chocolate strawberries in it!! I stamped the strawberries in Real Red ink and then stamped just the edge in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink - voila! I am also making cookies to give - those will go in cello bags with a ribbon and tag attached. Hope you all are having a fabulous weekend!

Recipe

Stamps: Green Thumb by PaperTrey Ink, Polkadot background by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink: Real Red, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip Craft, Palette Ink Burnt Umber

Cardstock: Real Red, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Scalloped Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Brads, Ribbon, Dimensionals

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

I'M STILL HERE!

Hello! Yes, I am still here and I'm still alive - I have received several emails asking those questions lol I had a great Mother's Day Weekend - I was so busy around the house - cleaning, yardwork and of course some stamping - I haven't gotten anything completed that I can post here yet so I decided to post a picture of two of my daughter's that I took a week ago. Morgan is on the left and Kourtney is on the right. Now aren't they just gorgeous? I am still filling some mondo card and lunchtin orders, but I will have something new up for you soon! *hugz*

Oh BTW I got LOTS of new rubbah in the last couple of days from Hambo, My Favorite Things and PaperTrey Ink! Each and every stamp TDF! If you have forgotten, today is the day you can purchase the newest stampset from Papertrey - go on over and check it out, I bought mine at midnight last night LOL :)

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Friday, May 11, 2007

Mother's Day Card
This is the Mother's Day Card that I made for my mom and my grandma this year - it turned out just like I wanted it to! I have never used this color combo before - I know, what is wrong with me?! lol My SU! Stamp Club order arrived yesterday and when I pulled my paper out of the box, these colors were together and that's how I decided what colors to use for my mom's card. I hadn't really intended on waiting until the last minute to get my card done, but time just slipped away from me. I have lots of projects to get completed, so I'll be stamping my heart out this weekend (well, with the exception of stopping to mow the lawn and work in the flowerbeds) *wink*

Recipe:
Stamps: Big Blooms, PaperTrey and Karen Foster Snap Stamps Sentiment, Polka Dot Background by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink: Cool Caribbean and Brown
Cardstock: WW, Chocolate Chip, Cool Caribbean and Certainly Celery
Accessories: Ribbon, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer, circle punch

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

Who Wants Chocolate?
Cake that is! lol I just LOVE this flower cake stamp from My Favorite Things! I was looking thru my DP and came across my SU! Au Chocolat and the lightbulb went off to make this card all chocolate! I think it turned out pretty darn cute and I absolutely love that DP! I decided to slide a "levi tab" in on the side with the sentiment stamped on it.

If you are looking to add some more ribbon to your stash, my friend Taylor VanBruggen is having another grosgrain ribbon share and yes I already placed my order! LOL Get on over there and order some - the price is great! :)

My dear sweet friend Kyla Maestas is still going strong with her Cards for Troops Contest - get those cards finished and send them in to her so you can be entered in the contest - there are some great prizes to be won - including a handmade card from me!

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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

You Take The Cake!

This is one of the cutie-patootie stamps that came with the set I received from MFT the other day. I love it - I knew the first time I saw it that it was a must have for my collection! I especially love any excuse to use my Tulip Puffy Paint (which I think nobody should be without lol) - the icing on the cake gave me the perfect opportunity to pull it out - makes it look yummy! :) I really love Tempting Turquoise and Real Red together and haven't used them in forevah! I colored the dress and the cake with my Prismacolor Pencils and blended them with Gamsol - love that stuff! I have LOTS of new stamps coming my way from both of the companies I design for - so be prepared to be blown away! :)

Recipe
Stamps: SU! Linen Background, You Take the Cake stampset from mftstamps.com
Cardstock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red
Ink: Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Ribbon from Jacksonbelle Embellishments, Tulip Puffy Paint, Paper Distresser, Paper Piercer, Stickles, dimensionals

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Tuesday, May 08, 2007

EXCITING NEWS! I am so completely excited to announce that I am a new Design Team member for MY FAVORITE THINGS!!! I will have some more amazing DT Sistah's.........Jen Del Muro, Jeanne Streiff, Taylor Van Bruggen and Lauren Meader to name a few!!! These girls ROCK!! I am a HUGE fan of MFT and Kim's stamps are just TDF!!! If you aren't familiar with her stamps/website then you should be - I just got the cutest set in the mail yesterday and cannot wait to play!! Kim has a contest going on.........you could be the winner of 3 My Favorite Things stampsets so run on over and check out Kim's Blog. Keep your eyes peeled for some cute stuff to be posted soon! *wink*

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Monday, May 07, 2007

Awww Look at the Doggie!

I have had this adorable Hambo stamp for a while now and just now had the chance to get some ink on it. Isn't it the cutest? I had so much fun coloring him with my prismacolor pencils. I am thinking about adding the sentiment "ruff day?" This is just one of those images that is a MUST have to add to your collection - quick run on over to Hambo Stamps and grab one - Monica is a real sweetie! :)

Recipe
Stamps: Dog Stamp from Hambo Stamps
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Ballet Blue, Whisper White
Ink: Brown Staz-On
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Creative Memories Cutting System, dimensionals, brads and ribbon, Cuttlebug, Paper Piercer

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Saturday, May 05, 2007

The Winner Is............

Dawn Mercedes! woop woop give it up for Dawn! You are finally gonna get some of those clear Michael's $1 stamps! Dawn send me your snail mail addy and I will get your goodies to you! I have been working fast and furious over the last few days on card orders and altered lunch tin orders and I'm still not finished! lol Here is a glimpse of two of the tins I have completed (they are filled with 12 cards and envelopes) - I am really happy with the way they turned out. Gotta get back to work, LOTS to finish! :)

Recipe:

Stampset: Big Blooms, White Lunch Tin

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Grey, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Versamark (stamped on cardstock, then cut out the flower image and turned over)

Accessories: Ribbon, Dimensionals, Crystal Stickers, Basic Grey Sticker Letters

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Thursday, May 03, 2007

Birthday Blossom

I got my order in from Lizzie Anne Designs last week, but didn't get a chance to play with it until last night. This flower is from the set Blissful Blossoms and it is TDF! I LOVE these stamps - the images are so crisp and clear when you stamp them. My sister ordered a couple of altered tins w/cards for birthday gifts this week and this is one of the cards that will show up in the tin. I really like how it turned out. The polkadot background stamp is Cornish Heritage Farms (and is a must have!) and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink! I have lots of orders to fill so I am off and running AGAIN! lol :) You still have until tomorrow to leave a comment on the post below for my blog candy.......

Recipe
Stamps: Flower image from Lizzie Anne Designs, Polka Dot Background Cornish Heritage Farms, Sentiment from Papertrey Ink
Ink: Staz-On Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Old Olive, Apricot Appeal
Cardstock: Whisper White, Real Red
Accessories: May Arts Polka Dot Ribbon, dimensionals, Paper Piercer

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