Thank You Fish

I saw this fish made with the Build-A-Blossom stamp set a long time ago.  Sorry, but I can't remember who originated it, but if you email me I will give you proper credit of course!

If you look close you can see that it sure shines a lot!  I spritzed the Whisper White cardstock for the fish image layer as well as for the sentiment layer, with Frost White Shimmer Spritz.  I love using the spritzes, but had forgotten about making the spritz with the Frost White Shimmer Paint until a customer asked me if you could make the spritzes with the other Shimmer Paints as well as the Champagne Mist!  Thank you for reminding me. 
Stamps:  Build-A-Blossom, Best Friends Forever, Very Versatile
Ink:  Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive
Cardstock:  Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White
Other:  Frost White Shimmer Spritz, Decorative Label punch, Basic Rhinestone

If you are wondering how I make the spritz, here is the recipe:
   1 ounce of 7 Rubbing Alcohol (do not use the 99% as it turns the mica in the paint to a globby mess)
   18 to 20 drops of Shimmer Paint (page 203 main catalogue, Items #116806 Champagne Mist, #116854
        Frost White, #116807 Platinum, $7.95 per bottle.

Happy Stampin' .....

Convention Make 'n Takes - Card #1

In keeping with me not doing make 'n takes when I go to a Stampin' Up! event, I did not do the ones at Convention this year either.  Now I have completed them, and it did not take me as long as the ones from February either!
Here is one of the cards ....

I really like this card so I did it exactly as the instructions said except I turned it into a Birthday card.
Stamps:  Best Friends Forever
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, More Mustard
Cardstock:  More Mustard, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Very Vanilla, Whisper White
Other:  Linen Thread, Regals Designer Buttons, Timeless Portrait Designer Fabric, Lace Ribbon Punch
Come back tomorrow for another card from Convention.
Happy Stampin' ......

So Glad You're Here

There is going to be a big reunion in our town soon (50th) for the local high school.  The organizers were looking for items to put into goodie bags for the participants.  I offered to make small welcome cards.  I made them 2.75 x 2.75 because I wanted to use 8.5 x 11 paper and 1/2 of 11 is 5.5 and 1/2 of 5.5 is 2.75 - see the reason now?
Here is what I came up with.....

I stamped the leaf swirl image from Best Friends Forever in Always Artichoke.  Then stamped the bird image from the Language of Friendship set in Pacific Point on separate very vanilla cardstock and punched and the wing out.  The words are from Petite Pairs and they are in Early Espresso.
They wanted to make sure we included our company information as it was to showcase local businesses as well as welcome participants back into Port Alberni for the reunion.  So inside I stamped the Stampin' UP! stamp I got at convention, and a personalized stamp that has my contact information on it.
I hope they like them!
Happy Stampin' ... ... ...