Mmmm...Cake

Happy Wednesday everyone! Here is my Stamper's Dream project for you today. I created this card because I love me some cake! The paper collection I used is October Afternoon 5 & Dime. I was flipping through the papers and I came across this black patterned paper with all these advertisements for toys and food. Well I had the perfect image from the stamp set Mom's Diner from Cookbookin'. I stamped the glass cake cover on some acetate with Stazon for a glass effect and cut the image out. The cake was paper pieced with paper from the collection. Both the cake and the pedestal were colored using my Copic markers.
I matted the "Home Style Desserts" paper and ran some brads through the top corners. I then hung it using a piece of Ivory Burlap String from May Arts. The flowers that I added to the card are from I Am Roses. To make the card a bit more feminine I added some lace trim. So there's my card and I hope you enjoyed it as always =)

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
October Afternoon - 5 & Dime
Cookbookin' - Mom's Diner
May Arts - Ivory Burlap String
Other Products:
Ivory Cardstock (card base), I Am Roses Flowers (White/Cream), Lace Trim, Cream Brads, Acetate, Black Stazon, Copic Markers

I Am Roses Summer 2011 Blog Hop

Hi everyone!

I'm excited to announce that the I Am Roses design team will be hosting an I Am Roses Summer 2011 Blog Hop on July 22nd! Mark your calendars! This is our first blog hop as a design team and we are really excited to share some of the new flowers with you in some creative and unique projects!

Here are the details for the hop:

When: July 22, 2011, 9am PT
Where: Start HERE on Arlene's Blog (Butterfly Kisses)
How do I participate: Hop along to each of the design team member's blogs and be sure to comment on their Summer 2011 Blog Hop post!
How do I win: 2 blog candy prizes are up for grabs! There is hidden blog candy in 2 of our design team member's blogs. We will be randomly selecting 2 winners from the comments on these blogs and will announce the winners on Wednesday, July 27th!

Be sure to subscribe to the design team member's blogs as you hop along so you don't miss out on the winner announcement!

Before I go, here is a pic of one of the two I Am Roses blog candies that are up for grabs:
Now how's THAT for eye candy?!

The I Am Roses design team is full of talented ladies, so we hope you follow us along for the ride! See you right here on the 22nd!

Thanks for stopping by!
Jo

Cupcake Gift Box

I was given this paper mache cupcake gift box from my friend Danielle. The top half of the box was sprayed with Starburst Pretty in Pink Pink. The bottom half of the box was sprayed with Starburst Dark Chocolate Truffle. Sounds yummy already =) The flowers that I used from I Am Roses were the Small White Gardenia Curly Petals and the Small White Pink Flowers 2 Tone. The gardenia petals were used to represent the frosting on the cupcake. I individually glued each petal to the top. The small white pink flowers were used as accents or sprinkles. Tiny pearl embellishments were scattered all around as well.

Inside I just put a little gift bag to hold the present. I added some lace and pearl trim around the top of the bottom half of the box. I truly enjoyed decorating this cupcake. I hope everyone is having a beautiful Sunday. Thanks for stopping by. You can also watch a video of this cupcake gift box here.


I Am Roses Products (links provided):
GP2-1 Small White Gardenia Curly Petals
S10-32 Small White Pink Flowers 2 Tone
Other Products:
Paper Mache Cupcake Box, Lace & Pearl Trim(from my stash), Lindy's Stamp Gang Starbursts in Dark Chocolate Truffle & Pretty in Pink Pink

Book of "Jo"

I had the task of altering this paper mached book box for my cousin. Her idea was to put all the handmade cards that she receives from me into this box for safe keeping. Fabulous idea, especially since we crafters put a lot of love into our cards. I painted the outside of the box with the Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst in Witch's Potion Purple. The color is so intense and the shimmer is amazing. I ran some brown ribbon trim on the front and back of the cover. The owl embellishment was given to me by my friend Gina. The colorful designer paper used in the front was from a note card set.

The edges on the side of the book binding were distressed with Rub 'n Buff in Gold Leaf. The letters for my name were just from my alpha stash. I used a hot glue gun to adhere everything.

For the inside of the box I just adhered some dictionary paper. The sides of the box were painted with the Starburst in Dark Chocolate Truffle. One of my favorite colors in the Starburst collection.

I made a quick video of this project here. Thanks again for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend.

Lindy's Stamp Gang Products (links provided):
Starburst Witch's Potion Purple
Starburst Dark Chocolate Truffle
Other Products:
Paper Mache Book Box, Owl Charm, Brown Ribbon, Alpha Letters (From my stash), Old dictionary paper

Superstar

July is here and so is the heat! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend. It's time for my first Stamper's Dream project for July, woohoo! I had this image already colored and stowed away in my stash and I couldn't find the perfect paper to go with it...'til now. The paper is from Echo Park For the Record. The yellow color I used on the image matched perfectly. The edges of the designer paper were inked with Black Soot. I created my own banner for the "Superstar" sentiment from The Greeting Farm.

To give some sparkle I used Yellow Stickles from Ranger on her cute bow. I added a mini rhinestone on her ring finger to add a touch of bling. To frame her out I used Labels Five from Spellbinders. The inside of the card was lined with the designer paper and also again I used the Labels Five nestabilities. I used a scallop border punch on some black cardstock.

I pulled some yellow and white flowers (colored with my LSG sprays) from my stash to complete the card. I hope you guys are having a great week so far. Stay cool in this hot summer weather in Cali. Thanks for stopping by!

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
Echo Park - For the Record
Spellbinders - Labels Five
Ranger Distress Ink - Black Soot
Ranger Stickles - Yellow
Other Products:
Black cardstock (card base), I Am Roses Flowers (Cherry Blossoms/Mixed Yellow Pack/Sm. Skeleton Leaves, Sm. Green Leaves), Fiskars Scallop Border Punch, Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray, Copic Markers

Stamper's Dream July 4th Weekend SALE

Are you guys ready for the long weekend? It's time to get your party on! To help you celebrate, Michelle is having a SALE at Stamper's Dream !



Michelle is offering an awesome coupon code for my viewers. It is her way of saying thank you for your business! We all know that there are tons of places to shop for your supplies and she genuinely appreciates your shopping at Stamper's Dream !

More than half of the store is on sale during the next four days with your coupon code! The categories that work with your coupon are as follows: All Cosmo Cricket , Basic Grey , Crate Paper , October Afternoon , Stampendous, Studio 490, Spellbinders, Prima Marketing, Kaisercraft Paper Pads and Kaisercraft Paper Kits will be discounted with your coupon code. In addition, all stamps from Penny Black, Northwoods Rubber Stamps, Impression Obsession, Hero Arts, Inky Antics, My Cute Stamps and Crafter's Companion will be discounted with your coupon as well. You will receive 20% OFF the lowest marked price on ALL of those products by using the coupon code SDThankYou (no spaces) on the checkout page. Please be aware that there may be a slight delay in shipping due to the volume during this sale.

The coupon is good Friday, July 1 through Monday, July 4 at midnight Central Time. There is a $20 order minimum to activate the discount. Please be sure to shop early for the best selection! While you are shopping be sure to see the products in the New Arrivals section.

Have a safe and happy 4th of July! Don't forget to take lots of pics!

A Sweet Treat

It's Thursday and tomorrow's Friday YAY!! Today I worked on the yummy papers from Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe. I'm addicted to wood grained patterned paper and I just had to get this collection. The papers have a vintage shabby style to them. I added some Prima lace and a yellow ruffled edge trim. Individual pearl bling were used as accents throughout the card.

Both stamps that I used were from Impression Obsession Sweet Treat & Sweet Treat Words. I paper pieced the treat image and colored it with my Copic markers. The little floral decorations were accented with Yellow Stickles. The image & sentiment were then layered on top of each other with dimensional foam dots. The cute tiny string tied around the treat is a May Arts Ivory Burlap String.

I hope you've enjoyed my projects for the month of June. I can't wait to see what creations July will bring. Thanks for stopping by!....Also have a fabulous & safe July 4th weekend!!

Stamper's Dream Products (links provided):
Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe
Impression Obsession - Sweet Treat Cling
Impression Obsession - Sweet Treat Words Cling
Tsukineko Rich Cocoa
May Arts Ivory Burlap String
Other Products:
Cream cardstock (card base), Prima lace, Pearl bling, Spellbinders Floral Doily & Accents