I'm Back

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day! Sorry I have been absent for a few days but I had Mother's Day at my house on Sunday and I just haven't had any time to stamp or post to my blog. So, I'm going to show you a bracelet and one of my previous Bella creations - CosmoBella.

I made the bracelet for my Mom for Mother's Day. It's hard to see but I added a charm that says "Mom" and the other charms are all hearts. The other beads are Swarovski crystal hearts and rounds in pink, crystal, red, and fuschia and silver stardust balls. My Mom really liked it! I think I may have to make one for myself too.

Now, for the bella card. It is cosmobella - one of my favorite Bella's! Let me know what you think of her.

Details:

Stamps: Stamping Bella

Paper: Stampin Up! Green Galore and Only Orange

Ink: Stampin Up! Markers

Misc: Ribbon and Charm from Stamping Bella

MFT Birthday

Good evening! It's late (for me) so I'll keep tonight's post short. I have 2 MFT cards using the gamasol and colored pencil technique. I made matching envelopes for each of the cards. I had to bling them up a bit with a touch of Stickles glitter glue. Sorry, but I have no idea who makes the patterned paper - I bought it long ago. I have tons of paper in my stash that I have yet to use - I just love all those pretty papers!



Details:

Stamps: MFT
Ink: Palette Noir Black
Paper: Stampin Up! Yo Yo Yellow, Brilliant Blue, and Whisper White
Misc: Stickles Glitter Glue




Details:
Stamps: MFT
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber
Paper: Stampin Up! Chocolate Chip and Ruby Red
Misc: Stickles Glitter Glue

Thanks for looking - I'm off to watch Ugly Betty!

Sympathy Card

I always have a difficult time making sympathy cards. I want them to be simple, yet have a comforting verse to accompany the image. This Eskimoo saying is one of my favorites for just such an occasion. It reads "Perhaps they are not stars in the sky, but rather openings where our loved ones shine down to let us know they are happy".

Details:

Stamps: Stampscapes and River City Rubber Works (sentiment)

Ink: Versafine Black and VersaMark

Paper: Glossy green card stock

I stamped the tree, ground, and people all in Versamark on the glossy cardstock. Because of the color of the glossy paper it takes on a beautiful shade of green. Then, I just stamped the sentiment in Black Versafine.

A friend of mine, June owns a great little stamp store in Zoar, Ohio and she was the one who taught me about using the VersaMark on the glossy green paper. If you are ever near Zoar be sure to check out her store - you will end up staying all day!

Shopping Bella

First of all, let me thank all of you who visited my blog - I can't believe I actually have comments! I was so excited to see that people have been visiting my new blog. I really wasn't sure if anyone would bother to visit. All of your comments have been so kind and I really appreciate all your support.

Today I have one of my Bella cards to show you. If you do not yet own any Bella's you must get over to Em's site and see them. I will warn you, however, that they are highly addicting!

This card also uses one of my new favorite card sizes. The card measures 11" by 4 1/4" or 5 1/2" by 4 1/4" when folded. I can't take credit for this - I got the idea from Mish, one of my favorite bloggers. That woman is so talented, I think I have a book of all the ideas I have printed from her website.




The Details:

Stamps: Stamping Bella
Ink: Pallete Noir Black and Copic Markers
Paper: Stampin Up! Prints Pack D.P. and Real Red C.S.
Technique: Paper Piecing and Coloring with Copic Markers

Let me know what you think!

Oriental - Quick Card

I am Chair of a committee at the university where I work and as I am approaching the end of my term as Chair I wanted to create a nice card for all the committee members to show my appreciation for all their hard work throughout the year. I had to make 13 cards so I wanted it to be something I could mass-produce relatively easily and also have a motivational theme. Here's what I came up with - let me know what you think.

The details:

Stamps: Penny Black and Stamp in the Hand (Chinese symbols)

Ink: Adirondack Pesto and VersaFine Black

Cardstock: Stampin Up! Old Olive and Very Vanilla

Sassy Card Box

I took a great "Workshop in the Mail" class from Allison. The class used the Tart and Tangy set from Stampin Up! and included the stamp set and everything you need to make all four cards and the card box. I then created my own set of "girly" cards and matching card box. One of the great things Allison included in the kit was matching envelope liners - something I haven't done in awhile. I don't know why I don't do that more often, I think it adds a nice finished touch to the cards. Here's a pic of a card and matching envelope:

Here's some of the other cards I created to go in the box:

Finally, here is the card box for all the cards to go in:

The Details:
Stamps: Stampendous Sassy Silhouettes
Card Stock: Bazill and Provo Craft D.P. (Rob and Bob Studio - Girly Girl)
Misc: Punches, Velcro circle to close card box

Welcome!

Welcome to my new blog, Stamping Cat Studio. It is so named because whenever I stamp I have my two cats who like to join me, Macy and Patches - I guess you could call them my stamping muse - or is that meows?!

I am new to blogging - although I have been lurking and reading blogs for about a year now. I decided it was time I finally tried my hand at blogging! In addition to rubber stamping, I love to make jewelry - I hope to share some of those pictures as well. I think jewelry-making and card-making go hand and hand. Although, I am finding that I need more space in my craft room to house both of my hobbies.