The Creative Stamptuary

November PALS Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for the November Pals Blog Hop. We are thankful you are visiting today and hope you enjoy our thank you inspired projects.  

You should have just left stop number 2 on the Pals Hop - Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping. If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

Today my thank  you project is an MDS project. I want to send out thank you notes to my customers because I am definitely thankful for them. My customers are what make all this fun and worthwhile. Thank you for the support and inspiration throughout the year.

Short and simple today, I wanted something that I could quickly produce but still was from the heart. That is why I decided to go with MDS today. Here is my creation:

 

I used the following elements in MDS:

Background
     Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\You're My Sunshine - designer series paper\You're My Sunshine - pattern 4

Embellishments
    _Designer Kits\You're My Sunshine - embellishments\You're My Sunshine - border 1
    _Designer Kits\You're My Sunshine - embellishments\You're My Sunshine - circle flower 1
    Basic Pearls and Rhinestones\Basic Pearls and Rhinestones - pearl small

Stamps
    _Designer Kits\You're My Sunshine\You're My Sunshine - scallop border, Color = 181,177,174
    Thank You Kindly\Thank You Kindly - thanks, Color = 181,177,174

Photos
    Card Stock\Crushed Curry

I hope you enjoyed my Thankful card. I hope you and your family have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving and we'll see you soon! Happy Crafting!

The next stop is Shirley Sumption at Look at my Cute Stuff, stop number 4 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

 

Blog Hop Line Up List: 

1. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
2. Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach
3. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
4. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
5. Shirley Sumption at Look at my Cute Stuff
6. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
7. Connie Lindsey at Crafting a Joyful Life
8. Michelle Gleeson at Stampinmojo
9. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
10. Colleen Mollema at Uncanny Crafting
11. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping With Avery's Owlery
12. Kerry Willard Bray at Stampgoodness.com
13. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
14. Amy L. Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
15. Lisa Davis at Cherry St. Paper Treats
16. Shannon Jaramillo at ezpeasycards
17. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
18. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit
19. Donna Kopenski at craftycardmaker
20. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
21. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
22. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
23. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
24. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
25. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
26. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
27. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
28. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
29. Sue Becker at Sue's R n R Stamping
30. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
31. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
32. Marlene Heringer at So Many Toys in Schertz

Pals Halloween Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for the Pals Halloween Blog Hop. We hope you enjoy our virtual trick-or treat hop where you will either learn great tricks for your creative projects or enjoy a blog candy treat. You should have just left stop number 24 on the Pals Hop - Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions. If so, you are in the right spot. If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

My project this month is a Halloween 3D project, a sign using the Witches' Brew Designer Series Paper and the Halloween Bash stamp set. I had been searching the Internet for ideas and love the block look with little sayings popping up in home decor. I took that idea and make my little block sign with a 5x5 canvas that I had in my craft stash. I think this would look great on a Halloween party buffet table next to the drinks. I also used the Black and Orange Stampin' Glitter, Decorative Label Punch, Scallop Oval Punch (would be great here but I had to fussy cut since I don't own it yet LOL), Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Elegant Eggplant markers were used to color the print on the paper, silver glitter paper, vanilla smooches, some google eyes I had left over from last year's Halloween line, and the WONDERFUL WASHI tape! :) I also used the sponge daubers to add Basic Black ink to the sides of the canvas and to distress the paper on the front. As for the back, you could cover it as well with some Basic Black cardstock to have it stand on a table, or leave it open to hang on a wall.

For this month's Trick or Treat, I choose Treat!! So, please comment below and someone will be randomly picked (by random.org) from the commenters below to win this sign along with 4 cute little treat holders:

The treat holders can hold little snack bags of candy, be made into a gift card holder or card, or use it as an embellishment for a scrapbook and put a photo inside it. This is the old tried and true matchbook design where the flap tucks in to the little front fold. I love making these, they're so easy!

To enter, please leave me a comment about what you like about the project or something you are looking forward to creating this holiday season. Comments will be accepted until Monday 10/14 at 5p.m. Pacific. Winner will be announced at noon Pacific on 10/15. US Mailing addresses only please. Winner must email me ASAP and no later than 10/22 otherwise that person will have to forfeit and I'll have to pick another winner.

Thanks for stopping by! Keep on crafting!

The next stop is Margaret Moody at Margaret Moody, stop number 26 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

1. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery's Owlery 
2. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers 
3. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards 
4. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly's Creative Corner
5. Debbie Crowley at  expressivelydeb... 
6. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts 
7. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair! 
8. Kerry Willard Bray at  Stampgoodness 
9. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty 
10. Martie Pollard at The Crafty Bandit 
11. Colleen Mollema at My Crafty Habit 
12. Lisa Davis at Cherry Street Paper Treats 
13. Lisa Ann Bernard at  Queen B Creations 
14. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat 
15. Nancy Gleason at  My Stampin Space
16. Beth Beard at  My little craft blog 
17. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons 
18. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine 
19. Peggy Noe at  Prettypapercards.com 
20. Debbie Mageed at  Secret Stamper 
21. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping 
22. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin' 
23. Shirley Sumption at Look at my Cute Stuff 
24. Sandra Conner at Pretty Provisions 
25. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary YOU ARE HERE! :)
    
26. Margaret Moody at Margaret Moody 

 

April Pals Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for the April Pals Blog Hop! To celebrate Earth Day, the April blog hop  features new cards and projects that capture the essence of Earth Day through colors and images and/or use recycled or reused elements. We hope you are ready for some fun and creative ideas.

You should have just left stop number 20 on the Pals Hop - Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp. If so, you are in the right spot.  If you get off track, the full blog lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

For my project this month, I've chosen to make something out of recycled material. In this case a cardboard cylinder that held a soft drink mix:

 

 

 

 

My daughter really needed something to organize all her hair things, and one day while going through Pinterest I found the cutest idea to make a headband holder (it also holds barrettes and scrunchies inside)! So, here is my interpretation of that project:

 

 

For my headband/scrunchie holder I used the following:

1. "Warehouse sized" soft drink mix container

2. Designer series paper pack: Brights collection (117155) - Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, and Tempting Turquoise

3. Paper Mache medium

4. Wooden balls for feet and handle

5. Brights Collection Classic Stampin' Ink Refills (119698)- Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, and Tempting Turquoise

6. Rhinestone basic jewels (119246)

7. Hot glue

9. Heavy duty adhesive to adhere wood items

10. Coordinating 1/4" ribbon

I adhered the paper to the container with paper mache adhesive. And, while that dried, I painted the wooden balls with a mixture of the adhesive AND drops of the Classic Stampin' Ink! Yes, I learned (from the wonderful Stampin' Success magazine that we consultants receive) that you can add ink to acrylic paint to make custom paint colors for a variety of projects (more to come from me later on this). But, at the time of this project I couldn't find my white paint. So, in the spririt of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle I repurposed the adhesive and experimented with adding drops of the ink to it. And lo' and behold my daughter and I LOVED the glossy effect we got from it for the wooden knob. 

After everything was dry, we added the wooden bead as a handle on top (wooden bead feet will be added later and photo posted, ink  was still drying - UPDATE - see new photo below), added touches of ribbon and bling with the rhinestones and voila! a hair accessory holder is born.  

UPDATE: Here is the final product WITH the little foot beads:

Come back tomorrow and I'll show you how I made these wood beads with the marble look for our container. My kids are loving them!





I love my earth day project! I hope you do too!

Happy Crafting!

Carmen :)

The next stop is Susan Itell at Simple Stampin', stop number 22 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

Blog Hop Line Up List:

1. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
2. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
3. Sherrie Gross at Stampin' Sunshine
4. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven's Retreat
5. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
6. Amy L. Lazzell at Just A Thought...Cards by Amy
7. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards.com
8. Kathleen Law at Craft With Kathleen
9. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
10. Kerry Willard Bray at stampgoodness
11. Debbie Mageed at Scrappin' and Stampin'
12. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
13. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
14. Barbara Furlong at The  Love of Stamping
15. Debra Simonis at Deb's Stampin' Grounds
16. Linda Callahan at Stampin' Seasons
17. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
18. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
19. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
20. Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
21. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
22. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin'
23. Max Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
24. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts

 

Blog Candy Winner!

I have chosen a Stamptuary winner (using random.org) for the Pals Spring Hop Blog Candy Giveaway.  Many of the "hoppers" last Tuesday were offering blog candy.  Be sure to watch the winner announcements on their blogs as well!  See the original hop and blog candy post here.

 

MY SPRING HOP BLOG CANDY WINNER IS #12 Beth.  Beth will get the notebook featured in the photo above!

Beth said,

"Your card makes me want to get into MDS.  It is lovely!"

Congrats, Beth!  Please send me an email to [email protected] in the next 24 hours with your U.S. mailing address and I'll get your blog candy sent to you right away!

 

Happy Crafting!

Carmen

 

More Soda Pop Tops and Designer Builder Brads

Hello again, thank you for the great response about the charms from yesterday. As promised, I have a few other pop tops and a flower embellishment to show you. Again, with Soda Pop Tops (129388) and Designer Builder Brads (129329).

 

Here my daughter and I made a Valentine cap and she made some Friend necklaces. The 1 and 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch (119854) was used as well as the 1/2" punch. Rhinestones were used to add embellishment as well.

 

For this one, the Big Shot and the Designer Builder Brads help to create a great little flower out of the More Amore Designer Fabric from the Spring Catalog. Some glimmer paper was used in the center under the acrylic sticker to add some bling. The flower was cut with 4 layers of fabric in one run of the Big Shot, then hand baste-stitched together near the center to avoid slipping. Then, I attached the brad to the flower with hot glue and finished the back with a circle of felt.

Here are two ways that I used the flower, as the focal point of a headband and as an embellishment on a tutu. So fun!

(Note last photo says designed by BGJ Creations - that's me too! It's where those that love crafts but either can't or don't have time to make it themselves go to get crafty items - feel free to check out my facebook page there too!)

Thanks for stopping by! Tomorrow I'll have a special Valentine Treat for you!

Happy Crafting!

Carmen :)

Pals Blog Hop February 2013!

Thank you for joining us for the February Pals Blog Hop! Today the Stampin' Pretty Pals are excited to introduce you to the Stampin' Up! products we LOVE. We hope you find new ideas for using the products you already have - or find new items to add to your wishlist.

You should have just left stop number 2 on the Pals Hop - > Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty

 Well my favorite SU! isn't just one... it's the embellishments! I love creating 3D projects and the flexibility that the new line of embellishments in the Spring 2013 Catalog provide are phenomenal!! My daughter and I are enjoying crafting together lately and she is really into peace signs and bottlecap necklaces. So...as you could imagine I was soooo excited to see the Soda Pop Tops (129388) offered in the Spring Catalog. These and some jewelry cord or chain make some great little necklaces that are oh so popular right now. We chose a magnetic charm to add on our cording so my daughter can interchange different soda tops that we create.

 I also used the Itty Bitties (128939) stamp set for the peace sign and the small circle punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) to punch out the little peace sign image. The Soda Pop Tops are awesome! You can fill them with so many wonderful little items. Punch stamp sets, use rhinestone or pearl embellishments or even the Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555) as shown on my "Flower" Soda Top with a 1 and 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch (119854).

 

Another wonderful discovery was that not only did the Soda Pop Tops work as pendants for our necklace, so did the Designer Builder Brads (129329)! Again, I stamped the peace sign image using the In Color Markers Assortment (126856) in the colors Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple, and Summer Starfruit. Also notice that I used the the epoxy bubble on the brad AND on the mini Soda Pop Top... another great discovery and something that is used very frequently in pop top caps.

I could go on and on about these great little embellies from the Spring Catalog...in fact...I do have more, but you'll have to wait until tomorrow to see the rest. As you can see, I'm all for the versatility that the embellishments, Itty Bitties stamps, and the punches provide! So fun!!

The next stop is Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn, stop number 4 on the Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for visiting – and I hope to see you next month!

 

 

 

1. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
2. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
3. Carmen Sublasky at The Creative Stamptuary
4. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
5. Leslie Davis at Stampers Paradise
6. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
7. Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach
8. Amy Williams at Stampin' on the Range
9. Shannon Hokanson at Paper Works
10. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
11. Diane Roberts at Score At Four and a Quarter
12. Angela Curry at Kindred Stampers
13. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
14. Patti MacLeith Papercrafts by Patti
15. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
16. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb...
17. Nicole Picadura at Scraps & Stamps
18. Lynn Hoyt at cattaildesigns
19. Kerry Willard Bray at stampgoodness
20. Jennifer Takacs at Stamped in Full

Wedding/Party Favor Purse

 
 

Hello again everyone!

Yesterday I promised an addition to the flower wedding card that I made yesterday and here it is! One at least, the Thank You card will be on it's way later today. I need to thank Yvonne Metz for the inspiration for the purse idea. Mine is a modification of her's.

This cute little purse could be used to hold a gift card to give bridesmaids or, put a little baggie on the inside to place some chocolate for a wedding favor or a bridal shower favor. The possibilities are endless!

 

Inside, there is a little section to write a personal note to the recipient. All in the same coordinating colors of the first card: Melon Mambo, Pumpin Pie, and Daffodil Delight.

Recipe:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Pumpkin Pie

Die Cut: Big Shot (113439) and Flower, Daisies #2 (114520)

Embellishments: Brights collection of Designer Buttons (119747), Pumpkin Pie 1/4" grosgrain ribbon (109030)

Adhesives: SNAIL Adhesive (104332) and Mini Glue Dots (103683)

Punches: 1 3/8 circle punch (119860), 1 3/4 scallop circle punch (119854), decorative label punch (120907)

Stamp Set: Hostess Set, Silhouette Sentiments (w118474, c120127)

Ink: Pumpkin Pie (105216)

 

SNEAK PEEK at the PPA Challenge Tomorrow!

 
Here's a little hint of the Pals Paper Arts Challenge for tomorrow. Come on back to see the theme and challenge yourself!

 

Are You Ready for Some BLOG CANDY!!??!!??

Pop on over to my Facebook page and "Like" us. Those that have "liked" our page by Tuesday, April 19th will be put into a raffle to win a stationary set and some retired items. A picture of these items will be posted on Facebook tomorrow! While you're there, find out a stamping tip or two while you're at it and join in on the conversation!

Remember, you can always shop online 24/7 at my store! Just click the link here or the icon to the left that says SHOP NOW!

Happy Crafting!

Carmen :)

April Blog Hop - Wedding Goodies

 
   
 
Welcome to the April PALS HOP!  This month, we're featuring Wonderful Wedding and Mother's Day projects for your inspiration!  You've arrived at the first stop on your tour! I'm stop number 1 on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in!  I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for paper crafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals!  Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the PALS HOP LINE-UP below and you'll be back on track!

 
 

Since spring is in the air and that ties in with love and romance I decided to choose the wedding theme for this month's blog hop. Although it's been quite a while since I made my own wedding invitations, I found it quite fun to see what's new and hip for the spring/summer bride this year. Particularly, the color combinations.

On my search, I found that bright, cheery colors are much in vogue right now. My eyes were automatically drawn to one beautiful color combination that I saw stand out in many images I searched in Google Images: pink, orange, and yellow. In my Stampin' Up! translation: Melon Mambo, Pumpin Pie, and Daffodil Delight. All of which are found in the BRIGHTS collection of Stampin' Up! colors!!

 
 
 

The front of the card is embossed and adorned with my interpretation of a cheery Gerber Daisy. The front is simply "tied" with a ribbon of Pumpkin Pie Paper.

Upon first glance, you'd never know this was a "hybrid" card. One that uses both real mediums and digital mediums. But, when you open the card you'll find that it's completed with a My Digital Studio design for the wedding invitation details.

 

  

Inside, I used the same color combination and tiled "punched" squares of designer paper and cardstock to make the border at the bottom, added a digital ribbon, and "stamped" flowers that match my daisy at 40% opacity to make a watermarked/vellum look behind the wording for the invitation. Finally, I matted the printed paper with the three colors again for a nice finish. Here's my recipe:

• Cardstock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Pumpkin Pie
• Embossing: Big Shot's Textured Impressions Embossing Folder in Elegant Lines (119277)
• Die Cut: Big Shot (113439) and Flower, Daisies #2 (114520)
• Embellishments: Brights collection of Designer Buttons (119747) and Basic Rhinestones (119246)
• Adhesives: SNAIL Adhesive (104332) and Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• My Digital Studio: Baroque Motifs Brushed Stamp set - small flower, Dotted stripes designer paper in Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight Cardstock, 1.25 square punch, Melon Mambo grosgrain ribbon

I hope you enjoyed my hop stop! I appreciate your comments and take them to heart. Thanks in advance for your time to write about the card. Also, please come back tomorrow to see a matching bridesmaid's gift holder and thank you card for all the goodies the bride and groom will receive at the wedding. OH! And tomorrow I will start my first BLOG CANDY contest! Come on back for all the details.

Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Martha Stewart, at http://www.SeasonsOfStamping.com stop number 2 on the April PALS HOP!  Thanks for "hopping" by!

Thanks again and Happy Hopping!

Carmen :)

 

1. Carmen Sublasky,  http://www.creativestamptuary.com

2.  Martha Stewart, http://www.SeasonsOfStamping.com

3. Stephanie Uzee, http://www.stampinwithsuzee.blogspot.com

4.  Barbara Chatzkel, http://www.takeoutpaperarts.com

5. Joan Norris, http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/clearlycreative/blog

6. Mary Fish, http://www.stampinpretty.com/

7. Sue Bendinsky, http://www.mycolorcreations.com

8. Joanna Munster, http://www.inspiredbystampin.com

9.  Mike Funke,  http://www.stampin-style.com

10. Melanie Collins, http://www.oopsadaisy.typepad.com

11. Nina Dee,  http://www.deesignsbyninadee.blogspot.com

A Spin on the Shamrock - Card

 

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Now I fully intended on working on the Pals Paper Arts Sketch this week but once I got in the studio my creativity went in a totally different direction. I knew I wanted to have a card that was either shamrock related or St. Patrick's Day related and well, this is what I came up with... a spin or twist on a shamrock card. I also found another use for my heart punch! I used 4 heart punches to make the shamrock and used SNAIL adhesive to adhere them to the card.

The stamp set I used in this card is Punch Bunch which I received FREE from Sell-A-Bration. It's so nice to have stamps that have detailed edges and with the press of a punch have it cut and ready to embellish a card. I added a little dimension with Stampin' Dimensionals to the center stamp. And finally, embellished in a couple of places with rhinestones.

Remember, Sell-A-Bration is a limited time, only until the end of this month! If you really like this stamp set like I do, you'll want to make a qualifying order to get this set soon. For more information on Sell-A-Bration take a look at the catalog here. And remember there is always 24 hour, everyday ordering at my online store here.

Happy Stamping!

Carmen :)

Recipe:

• Cardstock: Early Espresso (119686), Pear Pizzazz (119795)
• Ink: Pumpkin Pie (105216), Early Espresso (119670)
• Stamp Set: Punch Bunch (free through Sell-A-Bration!)
• Punches: 1" Circle Punch (119868), 1^3/4 Scallop Circle Punch (118874), Full Heart Extra Large Punch (119883)
• Embellishments: Rhinestones (119246)
• Adhesive: SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

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Pals Paper Arts Challenge - Spring/Easter Theme

Well, better late than never. I really want to get going on the PPA Challenges and so even though I wasn't able to complete a card for the unveil on Thursday, I did want to still make a card, although digitally, for this week.

The inspiration for the PPA 84 Challenge was - Easter Bonnets/Things that are Spring or Easter. Here is the inspiration photo for this week:

 
My card is inspired by the colors, florals, and shape of this picture. Here is the Easter Card I created:

 

I love spring time and floral stamps and shapes fill this card. The cute little bird from the Cheep Talk stamp set reminded me of a little Easter chick so I had to add him in there too. Hint: When using My Digital Studio, make sure to add a drop shadow to any piece that would be 3D in real life. In this card, punches of cardstock, buttons, pearls, ribbon, and bows all have drop shadows to create that layered effect. Here is my recipe:

• My Digital Studio (118108)
• Colors: Daffodil Delight, Pink Passion, Early Espresso, Brocade Blue, Wild Wassabi
• Cardstock: Very Vanilla, So Saffron
• Designer Series Paper: Small Polka Dot - Brocade Blue
• Emellishments: Grossgrain ribbon and knot - Very Vanilla, Basic Pearls - large, Button Bouquet - Baja Breeze button 2
• Punches: 1.25 circle punch, scallop circle punch
• Stamps: All Holidays, Cheep Talk