My Happy Stamping Place

Scottie Dog Book Binding Card

I have seen book binding cards around for awhile but I was never that interested in making one.  I decided to give it a go for my September stamp club and I ended up loving it!  I used the Christmas Scottie Dog bundle(stamp set with coordinating punch) and the Gingham Cottage 12 x 12 designer series paper pack.  I wanted to make it in colors that aren't the traditional red, black and white that you see many Scottie dog cards in.  I really like the way the yellow came out.  Here is the card.

What do you think?  Do you like the yellow, black and white combination?  The list of supplies is below.  You can order supplies from my website.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

tams# 75358

Product List

Gingham Cottage 12" X 12" (30,5 X 30,5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159651]

$30.00

Christmas Scottie Bundle (English)

[159744]

$36.75

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105118]

$9.25

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147109]

$8.00

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.00

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

$7.50

New Sale-a-bration Products and Card!

I have been absent for most of the Summer.  My son came to visit from Texas for 6 weeks and I was focused on him while he was here.  My stamp club took a hiatus during July so there wasn't a lot of stamping going on around here.  Recently I got back to it and want to share with you a card and some Sale-a-bration news.

Sale-a-bration is Stampin' Up!'s biggest sale of the year!  In the past few years Stampin' Up! has celebrated with this promotion twice a year.  Once just after Christmas and once in the Summer.  Sale-a-bration ends at the end of this month(August 2022).

I held a Stampin' Up! Open House in July.  Here is one of the make-n-takes from my Open house.

I'm a little in love with these hippos!  The stamp set, "Hippest Hippos" is available as a FREE product with a $50 purchase.  There are coordinating "Hippo Dies" that can also be earned for FREE with a $50 purchase.  I used them to die cut the hippo on this card.  These are only available through Sale-a-bration end of August or while supplies last.  Place your order now if you want to grab them before they are gone!

Some additional items you can earn for FREE during Sale-a-bration are here:

Sale-a-bration Freebies add ons

 

Below are the products used on the Hippo card.  All items can be ordered on my website.  

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Kathleen

 

tams# 74250

Product List

Hippest Hippos Cling Stamp Set (English)

[159921]

$0.00

Hippo Dies

[159928]

$0.00

Rings Of Love 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159939]

$0.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119793]

$8.75

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100867]

$9.25

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

$9.00

Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155519]

$9.00

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154958]

$9.00

2022 2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots

[159186]

$8.00

You're the Best

I love to color.  I have since I was a little girl.  I enjoy many different coloring tools but my favorite is the stampin' blends.  These alcohol markers come in Stampin' Up! colors and the smooth vivid color creates a beautifully colored image.  I had this new stamp set, "Places in the Heart", sitting on my desk just waiting to be inked up and colored in. The nice thing about this image is that it's very sketchy with lots of detail.  Once you have colored it in it looks like a professional did it.  

I decided to add a sky and some ground.  I place a punched out cloud onto my cardstock and took my blending brush inked with balmy blue ink to the cardstock to create "the sky". Once I was satisfied with that I used my blending brush with pear pizazz ink for "the ground".  Here is the result.

The supplies used are listed below.  You can order supplies from my website. I thought this would make a good card for a daycare provider, parent, grandparent, a neighbor who helps out with your child, etc.  

 

tams# 72081

Product List

Places In The Heart Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158964]

$22.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154887]

$9.00

Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155520]

$9.00

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154830]

$9.00

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154891]

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$9.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.50

Cloud Punch

[157749]

$18.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$8.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

[147104]

$8.00

Stampin’ Blends Medium Light Combo Pack

[159463]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Stampin’ Blends Medium Deep Combo

[159461]

$9.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146986]

$9.25

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

May 2022 Stamp Club Cards

I have a monthly hybrid stamp club.  I have in person, as well as, virtual members.  We meet once a month to make 2 make-n-takes.  I do a Facebook Live video for the virtual members.  I will be doing that tonight.  I will come back and link that when I have done that this evening.  

This month we made this Cherry card below and a Teacup card.  I will post the teacup card tomorrow on my blog.  

 

I love quick and easy cards and this one was definitely that!  We also do an optional monthly card swap among members. We will be doing this layout for next month's card swaps.  I look forward to see what everyone comes up with for this layout.  If the members are willing I will post all of the card swaps next month.

Below is a list of supplies used for this card.  You can order any or all of the supplies on my website.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

 

tams# 71630

Product List

Sweetest Cherries Bundle (English)

[158717]

$33.25

2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[159253]

$12.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$9.25

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159268]

$9.25

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159259]

$9.25

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Old Fashioned Birthday Card

I love a good masculine card!  But sometimes masculine cards can stump stampers.  Typically, masculine cards are going to be a little more simple in nature with less embellishments.  I like to use earth tones and texture in my cards for men.  I've been wanting to get back to the stamp set, Whiskey Business, for awhile and I finally did with this card.  We made this in my monthly stamp club in March.

The textured background is called Hive 3D embossing folder and is in the Spring catalog.  I embossed a piece of pumpkin pie cardstock for the textured background.  It was a little bit bright for my liking so I used some cajun craze ink with the blending brush to add some more depth and texture to it.  

For the greeting I inked it up with Versamark ink on basic black cardstock.  I then used white embossing powder to get a nice bold sentiment.

Here is the final product:

I am very pleased with how it turned out!  How about you?  What tips and tricks do you have for making masculine cards?

All supplies used on this card are listed below.  As always, you can order the supplies on my website.

I'm starting a new monthly stamp club in April.  You can attend in person or you can participate virtually from anywhere in the United States.  Send me a message for more details.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

tams# 69965

Product List

Whiskey Business Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152550]

$19.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Hive 3 D Embossing Folder

[157955]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]

$8.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$6.00

So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154905]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154897]

$9.00

Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154879]

$9.00

Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack

[150893]

$6.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Lovely Ladybug

Are you tired of winter?  I think most of us are by this time of February.  Here in Minnesota we have had many bitterly cold days and are ready for Spring!  We know we have a ways to go to get there but we have hope.  This ladybug set reminds me of Spring.  

What does Spring mean to you?  I love the change of seasons.  When we finally see the snow melting, trees getting buds, green grass and early flowers poking through the earth it's an amazing feeling.  So much joy and happiness to be had in Springtime!  Our dog has not gotten near enough walks because of the bitter cold winter.  He will be happy to see warmer days too! 

If you look closely at this card you will see that I stamped the leaf, cut it out and then ran it through my die cut machine with the ornate floral embossing folder.  I saw a card on pinterest that did this.  I love the extra texture it gives the leaf.  Also on the leaf is a raindrop shaped epoxy gem.  One last thing of note is the second set of wings punched out with vellum cardstock. It's the little details that make a big difference!

All supplies can be ordered on my website. A list of supplies used on this card are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

 

tams# 69071

Product List

Hello Ladybug Bundle (English)

[157699]

$32.25

Sweet Talk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[157616]

$11.50

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

$7.50

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Silver & Clear Epoxy Essentials

[155567]

$9.50

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101856]

$10.00

Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder

[152725]

$9.00

What's Cookin?

This month in stamp club I wanted to use this bundle, "What's Cookin'".  It hasn't gotten near enough use in my craft room.  This bundle is from the annual catalog.  I used to have a monthly recipe club and this set would have been excellent for that.  It still makes wonderful cards as well.  I think you could do some wonderful play on words.  "Cooking up some birthday fun!". "Happy retirement, whatcha got cookin'?".  "Thank you for cookin' up a wonderful dinner".  Etc. etc.  

I simply made this a for you card.  Could be a birthday, thank you, or any number of cards you may require.  Something different than your typical card.

I added some more depth to the cutting board by blending some soft suede ink on the crumb cake cardstock.  It brought out the grain of the wood more definitively. 

You can order all supplies on my website.  A list of supplies is listed below.

We are winding down the last days of Sale-a-bration.  You still have through Monday, February 28 to place an order and earn FREE Sale-a-bration products.   You can go to my website or click on the catalog on the left hand of my blog to see the FREE products available.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

tams# 69070

Product List

What's Cookin' Bundle

[155845]

$45.75

Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[155426]

$18.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

$7.50

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$12.00

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121044]

$8.75

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

$7.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[120953]

$8.75

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Sweet Ladybug

We've come through one of the toughest months of the year.  Here in Minnesota we have had brutally cold stretches of weather.  It seems like even more than is normal.  There is a real yearning for Spring.  We have at least a few months to go.  This ladybug set is a bit of cheer and a sign of Spring at the same time.  This card was the second card we made in my monthly stamp club this January.  Whenever I can use red, black and white together it comes together in a very satisfying way.  I hope you enjoy this card!

All supplies can be ordered on my website.  A list of supplies used are below.

Interested in joining my monthly stamp club?  I have openings for in person and virtual members.  A new club will be starting this Spring.  Send me a message if you want more information.

February promises to be a busy and fun month!  I'm partial to February because my daughter's birthday is in February, there is Valentine's day, and my birthday is in February.  In addition to all of that I'm hosting my book club this month and I'm having my virtual Stampin' Up! open house.  The Virtual Open House is on Sunday, February 13 on my Facebook page.  I have sent out make-n-take packets to my regular customers.  If you are interested in participating in the make-n-takes and would like a make-n-take packet send me a message.  Even if you didn't get the make-n-takes you can still take part by going to my Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/myhappystampingplace/

The Open House is at 1:00 pm Central/Standard time on February 13. If you can't make that time you can watch it on replay.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

tams# 68108

Product List

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

[147084]

$7.50

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[155426]

$18.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147109]

$7.50

Hello Ladybug Bundle (English)

[157699]

$32.25

Matte Black Dots

[154284]

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Driving by....

When Stampin' Up! puts out a new catalog there are certain products that jump out at me.  I tend to lean towards line art images I can color in, whimsical and cute or pretty.  This "Driving by" stamp sets is one of those sets.  One of the greetings in the set is "Driving by to say hi".  I really wanted to make this card a birthday card so I used part of the stamp on the image on the front of the card and created the coordinating greeting on my computer.  Inside it says "with a birthday hi!".  I wouldn't recommend using your computer to create greetings for just one card.  But if you are doing multiple cards this may be an option for you.

I created this as a make-n-take for my monthly stamp club members.  

What do you think?  Do you get that whimsical vibe? All supplies are listed below.  You can order the supplies on my website here.

Coming up in February I am holding a Virtual Stampin' Up! Open House on my Stampin' Up! Facebook page.  I have sent make-n-take packets to my current active customers.  If you would like to receive the make-n-take packets and participate in the Open House please send me a message.  I will be demonstrating the 2 make-n-takes, showing sample card ideas, providing a door prize opportunity and maybe a few surprises!  

 

Virtual Stampin' Up! Open House

Date: Sunday, February 13

Time: 1:00 Central Time

Place: My Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/myhappystampingplace/

If you can't make it at that time you can watch the video on replay on my Facebook page.

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I will be starting a hybrid stamp club in April.  A hybrid stamp club will be a monthly stamp club where members can come and make the make-n-take projects in person or you can opt to have the make-n-take packets mailed to you. You can be local to me or live somewhere else in the country and still participate.  If you would like more information about the monthly stamp club please contact me.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

 

tams# 67835

Product List

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

$10.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154894]

$9.00

Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154899]

$9.00

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154891]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Basic Black Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154843]

$9.00

Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

[155426]

$18.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$8.00

Gingham Embossing Folder

[157627]

$7.50

Driving By Cling Stamp Set (English)

[158099]

$0.00

Sweet Heart card

It's been awhile.  I took a break to watch my granddaughter for 2 months while my daughter transitioned back to her teaching position.  Then Christmas morning my husband tested positive for C and we had to quarantine.  I thought I would get a lot of stamping done that week but I went out to shovel snow that Monday morning and fell on the ice.  I hurt my right hand pretty bad.  Of course I'm right handed.  So stamping was out of the question.  It still hasn't healed as well as it should have by now so I'm still struggling a bit.  It's getting good enough to stamp though.  Whew! 

I held my monthly stamp club yesterday and I participated in a Valentine's card swap with my club members.  This card came together with a card sketch and the pretty Sweet Talk designer paper from the Spring catalog.  I'm including the card sketch I used. It's by Julee Tilman.  She has a blog that does sketches called Mojo Monday.  This one even has the dimensions of the layers! Have you tried card sketches yet?  If you have been around here awhile you know that I love them!  I don't always use the exact sketch but it gives me a jumping off point.  I highly encourage you to try them if you haven't.  Start with this one!

I have included a list of the supplies used below.  You can order products from my website here.  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Kathleen

tams# 67708

Product List

Sweet Talk 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[157616]

$11.50

Heart Punch Pack

[151292]

$34.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[102482]

$8.75

Highland Heather 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146986]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131198]

$8.75

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Tasteful Labels Dies

[152886]

$31.00

Pansy Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[154999]

$25.00