Altered Mailbox

Rainy Day in Maryland.

Its a good day to stay home and alter something!

I found this really neat mailbox at a local thrift store

for $2. I loved the scallop boarder around the top

of the mailbox.

Sorry the pics are so dark! One day I'll have a stamp studio

with lots of natural light....a girl can dream.

I painted the box Cherry Red (lowes) it matches SU cherry cobbler perfect.

Used Greenhouse Gala DSP (SU) to cover the middle of the box.

For the scallop I use the new SU die Tasteful Trim and

chocolate chip CS. Then used some crocheted flowers

from the same thrift store, made the leaves with a nestie die and matching DSP,

the pearls are from MM they were white and I needed cream so I colored them with

a light brown copic marker.

Hope everyone is have a great day!

Stay inky my friends!

Amanda

To my Witches!

To my Witches!

I've been having so much fun making Ribbon Flowers.

I decided to make some as gifts for friends.

Hope everyone has a Haunted Halloween!

Amanda

Teacher Treats

Hello Everyone!

These are Teacher Treats that I made today.

They are an old stand by in the Stamping world but

just what I needed this year. Time hasn't been on

my side lately. Seems I always have more to do than

time to get it all done. So quick and cute was just

what I needed to get these done!

I used Black SU cardstock, Spiderweb embossing folder,

white chalk ink and Offray ribbon to create the candy bar slider.

The Stamp Set used in one of my very favorites! I just

love this set its called Batty for You is from SU.

So easy and fun to use and NO COLORING!

Whoohooo for that, when you don't have a lot of time.

Happy Haunting!

Amanda

Day of Gratitude Votive Holder

Day of Gratitude,

This little project is for a SU show tomorrow.

So looking forward to stamping with some friends

I'm a "hobby Demo" so I don't do shows really

but a friend asked if I could do it...so I'll do

it for her.

This is one of the project I came up with.

It's a votive candle (flameless) holder.

These are simple, cute, and easy to make!

Hope you all have a great day!

Amanda

SBS Card

Oct. SBS Card!

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

We finally got some much need rain.

Made this card today for my upcoming SBS

in Oct the swap has a winter/Christmas theme

should be lots of fun they always are!

Stay inky my friends!

Amanda

Problem with Cling Mount stamps....?

Anyone else having this problem?

Cling mount SU stamps not sticking to the box.

I was at a SBS a couple weeks ago and

someone had came up with a

great solution for this problem.

Problem ^ ****************** Solution ^

This is the solution! Peal and Stick the negative piece of rubber

into the case, punch out and add the stickers just as directed

then simply push them back into the cutout.

It works like a charm!

Just wish I would have found this solution sooner!

Whoever came up with this idea...God Bless You!

You have made my world a little better!

I'm sure you will keep me from loosing stamps

and for that I'm thankful.

SBS Thank you gift.

Hello Crafty Friends!

I'm hosting another Shoe Box Swap in Oct. but the

swap will be Christmas/Winter themed.

These are going to be for a little game.

All but 4 have ribbon inside the special 4 will have

something more! Can't give it away just yet...

several ladies that attend my swaps read my blog.

So just a little teaser for them!

I just love the pillow box die!

It's one of the easiest dies to use, they don't

take a ton of red tape.

Just a GREAT die. I'm also in love

with these two stamp sets

Tiny Tags is truly a MUST HAVE

it adds that little something without

digging for hours for the perfect embellishment.

Punch Potpourri is a SU level 1 hostess set

and it's GREAT it will be a go-to stamp set for years to come!

Hugs and stay inky!

Amanda

School Punch Cards.

My Oldest is having a hard time in 1st grade. He's not wanting to

let Mommy go! So the Teacher and I came up with a punch card idea,

if he keeps a smile in the mornings and through out the day he will get a

punch on his card. At the end of the week he gets a special treat of his choice (within reason).

Hope it works!

Amanda

Guess Hoo?

I can't get enough of this Owl Punch lately.

Made this card last night hints why the pic's are so dark

I guess.

It's a CASE of this card on SCS. I just love the card and wanted to make my own.

Enjoy!

Stay inky my friends!

Amanda

Recipe

Sahara Sand CS, SU Owl Punch, Tiny Tags set, Tiny tag punch, Guess Hoo stamp from MFT, woodgrain BG stamp, scrap SU, CS for owls, crumb cake ink, early expresso ink.

Border Punch Technique

I made these card a few weeks ago I've had so

much fun with the Border Punch Technique.

You just take any border punch Martha and Fiskars used here

and cut them so they have a quarter inch strip under the boarder then

take scissors and cut about every quarter inch along the strip then tape on the

underside of a nestie circle. Really easy and now I don't feel the need

to buy the new nesties! Saving money by using crap I already have

is a VERY GOOD THING!

Oh and love the new SU Greeting Card Kids!

This little girl is just beyond adorable!

Stay inky my friends

Amanda

Make and Take's

From the Heart Card.

Owl Card Clip

Mason Jar with decorated lid.

Halloween Owl

Penguin mini post-it-note book.

Make and Take Saturday!

I'm hosting a make and take day these are the projects

that I have planned. Hope they all enjoy them as much as

I do! I just love the SU owl punch! It's more than just cute it's

really been an amazing scrap user. All those little pieces that I toss are

now being used. That's always a good thing less waste and something cute!

I've been really busy but now that my boy's are back to school maybe I can

find the time to enjoy the blogging community again!

Have a great week everyone!

Amanda

Moments

Life is a matter of moments.

This couldn't be more true!

This card is for my next SBS this Saturday. Hope they all enjoy

making it!

Sorry I've been MIA we have been half way across the country and back on holiday.

We are home and alive and well.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day.

Amanda

This is a SU set called Elements of Style (I love this set). All CS is SU, ink is black Stazon.

Happy Place!

It's going to be a hot one in Maryland today.

I'm in my Happy Place my stamp room in the AC!

Took a road trip with friends to Hobby Lobby (in PA)

over the weekend found this super cute HM stamp that's

been on my wish list forever. Just had to use it today.

Love making these little cards they take all

of 5min to make really quick and easy.

Hope everyone is having a GREAT week!

Stay inky my friends!

Amanda

Life

Life is a matter of moments.

(I've had some really good ones lately!)

Love this stamp set! I can already tell it's going

to be one of my favorite sets.

Made this card for a Facebook challenge.

Hope everyone likes it!

Stay inky my friends!

Amanda

Supplies used

Housemouse Stamp for main image, Elements of Style (SU), Basic Grey paper, SU cardstock and inks, Copic Markers, Lace trim and flowers (from Dollar tree), Basic Grey brads, Nesties.

Farmville Card

Farmville Anyone?

This is my card for the Farm Card Challenge over on SCS.

It makes me think of Farmville on FB! Just a fun card

it's a case of a card I found on SCS. I just added to it and this

is what I came up with.

Hope you all are having a great week!

Amanda

Thanks Jane

I'm in love with this stamp set. It's from PTI and it's so much fun!

I'm borrowing it from a friend but think I'm going to buy it. It's just

to much fun not to own it.

Just a quick card I made yesterday. Not real happy with it but

it will work! lol

Hope your week is off to a GREAT start.

Have fun a stay inky.

Amanda

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Teacher Appreciation Gifts.

This week is teacher appreciation week so this is something that I came up with

that is using up stuff I've already got laying around. Got to love that.

The pencil cups are from Pier One they were on sale for .25 each. Found them

like a year ago at a pier one that was closing.

The flower stems are pencils also had laying around here used a dozen for each holder.

The flowers I cut using my Cricut machine. Made this a much quicker project. No

way I would have done this with the sizzix.

The paper is an older DCWV stack I think. It's single sided paper

so I used ink pads and a brayer to ink the white side of the paper.

The ribbon is from Offray ribbon outlet.

I used red line tape to stick the flowers to the pencils so they can easily

be picked off and used as pencils.

Hope you all are staying inky this week!

If any teachers are visiting THANK YOU for doing what you do!

Amanda

Thank you!

I needed a Thank You card today.

This is what I came up with. It's for a good friend who bought this stamp for me!

So what better way to say Thank You than a card using the gift right?!

I love House Mouse Stamps they are so CUTE!

Hope you all are off to a Ink Happy week!

Amanda