Waffles anyone?

Just kidding!  But you can get some waffle paper from my online store!  But what is waffle paper you ask?  Well it's pretty cool!  It's kind of like crepe paper so it's thin and a little wrinkley (I know, it's not a real word but I think it's a good stamping word).  For only $9.95 you can get two rolls that have about 5 yards of 8" wide paper.  It's available in two color collections; one has black and brown and the other silver and gold.  It's so much fun!

So what can you do with it?  Lots!!!!  My favorite thing to do with it is to ruffle it on the back of a punched out circle like this:

Isn't it great?  It ruffles and molds so easy!  On this next card I did the same thing but went a step further and added some of the glass glitter as well:

Fab!!!!!  All you need it about a one inch strip (you may need more than one depending on how much you ruffle and how big your circle is).  You can also run it through the big shot in an embossing folder.  You can see that on page 10 of the Holiday Mini Catalog.  The cute little witch card has the spider web design embossed on it!  You can also ruffle it along the edge of a piece of cardstock much like you would ribbon! 

That's it for today, I just wanted to do a little product showcase.  Order some today and see what you can come up with! 

Happy stamping!

Hey Pumpkin!

Hey stampers!  A quick post today.  Check out what I made in about 10 minutes:

These were so fast to make and I just love them!  I saw the idea from many pictures at SU convention this year!  All it took where some white pumpkins (mine are fake so I can use year after year) and the spooky decor elements from the mini catalog.  All you do is rub them on!  So simple and so spooky!  Hope you like them!  Happy stamping!

Fang-Tastic

So it's no secret, I LOVE Halloween (and most things fall for that matter)!  So, of course I love making Halloween cards.  When I saw the Fang-Tastic set in the new Holiday Mini I was in love with the little witch and vampire.  They are so cute, perfect for kid friendly and non-spooky cards!  The cute little sentiments are adorable too.  I thought this set would go PERFECTLY with the wheel from last year with the little cute graveyard scene. 

I wanted to use it in my Fall Frenzy class but I used it last year so I don't like to repeat....so I have a card today that we will not be making Saturday but I wanted to share it since I think it's so cute and very easy! 

By the way, there is still room for you in my Fall Frenzy on Saturday.  You'll make 4 projects (2 of each) for only $10 and you'll have TONS of fun!  I'll have some specials and retired merchandise for sale as well!  Email or call me if you want to join us!  Or stop by from 1-2 for FREE for my Fun Fall Open House and make a free card!

So here is the card.  I just colored and cut out my little vampire and stuck him on the little scene.  I think not coloring it makes him "pop" better.  The black panel is run through the big shot with the web folder.  I also used a new in-color for this card that is perfect for Halloween - Pear Pizzazz.  Don't you just love that pear ribbon??? 

Supplies:
Stamps: Fang-tastic, haunting hill (wheel)
Paper:  Pear pizzazz, basic black, whisper white
Ink:  Basic black, rich razzleberry, pear pizzazz, basic gray
Accessories:  spider web embossing folder, pear ribbon, decorative label punch

Hope you liked it, thanks for looking!  Don't forget to leave me some love!
Happy Stamping!

Swap Snowman

Morning stampers!  I told you I'd be back with my Holiday Mini swap card so here he is:

Isn't he just the cutest little guy?  I loved this snowman from the "Jolly Old Saint Nick" set and just had to have him!  The set it very vintage but cute with this guy, a Santa head, another full Santa and then some snowflakes and a sentiment.  I also used the winter wonderland greeting from "Bright Christmas" and the Merry stamp from the Tiny tags set.

This layout is a bit out of the box for me with the ribbon the way it is and I based the layout loosely on a card I had previously made.  There is a lot of sponging going on here to give it that vintage feel.  The "snow" is the new silver glass glitter and I used crystal effects to glue it on.  The snowman's buttons are also our new adhesive pearls.  Finally my new trick is to use the tombow multi glue in the green and white bottle to make the sentiment "wavy".  You just bend your paper back and forth a bit to get it molded how you want it and then stick it down with a couple of dots of glue and hold for a minute.  It really stays put!  Anyway, hope you and all those swappers who got one of my cards liked it!!!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Jolly Old Saint Nick, Bright Christmas, Tiny Tags
Paper: watercolor, very vanilla, riding hood red, baja breeze, crumb cake, soft suede
Ink: soft suede, crumb cake, baja breeze
Accessories:  Pearls, silver glass glitter, crystal effects, marina mist striped grosgrain ribbon, jewelry tag punch, linen thread, dimensionals

Online Shopping....Finally!

Hi Stampers!  So I finally took the plunge and signed up for a demo website where you can shop 24-7 with me...which if you know me shopping 24-7 is right up my alley!  So, anytime you'd like to place an order you can simply visit my site and shop until your heart is content!

Click here to visit

I'll also be posting my classes there as well and you can see I have a few events scheduled already!  I'll be back this weekend to blog about them but my fall open house and Fall Frenzy class will be September 18th and I'll have some Christmas classes coming up as well. 

Please note that anytime you place a qualifying order on my website ($150 and up) you WILL GET the hostess benefits meaning FREE stuff!  Now, you can still order directly through me should you choose, that's totally fine too!  The online ordering is just quick and easy and you don't have to wait if I'm out of town or away from my computer!  You can have it sent directly to you as well!  Now go check out my site!!!!

And I'll leave you with a pretty card I made last weekend that uses the new Christmas Collage stamp, Bright Christmas stamp set, and glass glitter from the new Holiday mini catalog.  Oh, and I almost forgot the new label punch as well!  You can order from the Holiday Mini NOW! 

Isn't it just FAB????? 

Happy stamping!

Wicked Simple!

Hey stampers!  I have a really quick Halloween card for you today.  I got to stamp for a while on Sunday and after Jon went to bed I stayed up to stamp a little more...well I wasn't very motivated and knew I was short on time so after looking at some cards I had already made, I found a layout that was totally simple and could fit to the card I wanted to make....I just turned it on it's side!

I used the wicked cool stamp set that I just got and I love it, it's cute and only slightly spooky!  I also went with a basic color combo of black, pumpkin and basic gray.  I also used my new color spritzer tool...it's fun!  The spider web background was embossed with the folder that comes out TOMORROW!  I also sprayed it with the silver shimmer spray for a bit of bling!  Oh, and the main image was stamped on a piece of white CS cut out with the new clearlit scallop rectangle, so cute!  Hope you like it!

Supplies~
Cardstock: Whisper white, basic black, basic gray, pumpkin pie
Ink:  Basic black and gray
Accessories:  clearlit rectangle, pumpkin pie grosgrain ribbon, silver smooch spray

Happy stamping!

Messy Mindy

So I had a swap due this weekend for the AWESOME Holiday Mini that comes out on the first.  I guess I work better under pressure because I finished right under the wire last weekend so I could get to the PO to ship them last week.  Not that I actually HAD much time to work on them in the past few weeks with football starting anyway!  BUT swaps are always a challenge for me...why???  Because I suck (or tend to think I suck) at designing cards, I'm usually a serial case-er!  I should do more swaps (but can't really afford it with the supplies and postage, haha) because it realllllly pushes me to get creative.  The card I ended up with amazed me, I was pretty proud of it (just call me Jan Tink, YILM)!  I'll show it another time, once I know the swaps have gone out!  I designed it late one night and it took a good couple of hours.  And here is what happened to my poor desk in the aftermath....

Now, it's probably looked worse but still, there was stuff everywhere!  Anyway it kind of got the juices flowing and so I was able to stamp today and came up with this little gem:

I just love the Jolly Old Saint Nick set and you can get it on the first!  The holly jolly Christmas is from the set called "bright Christmas".  The glass glitter is also in the mini and it's fab!!!!  So vintage and really adds that extra something!  I'm using a lot of it!  I'm also practicing my water coloring and think I'm doing a bit better!  Anyway that's about it for tonight, hope you enjoy the card!  I'll list the supplies here:

Stamps:  Bright Christmas, Jolly Old Saint Nick
Paper: watercolor, always artichoke, cherry cobbler, crumb cake
Ink: crumb cake, artichoke, cherry cobbler, garden green, riding hood red
Accessories:  Crochet trim, crystal effects (to glue the glitter), champagne glass glitter,scallop trim border punch