Triple Time Stamping

Isn't this a beautiful card?  I used a technique to make it called triple time stamping.  Follow along if you'd like to learn how to make it.

Start with three pieces of card 

stock that measure 2 x 3 1/4, 3 x 4 1/4, and 4 x 5 1/4.  

Lightly adhere the layers together as shown.  You'll be taking them apart in a couple of steps.  

Use a large stamp.  Ink it up well, and stamp all card stock layers together.  

Your card stock should look like this.

Keeping all the layers together, stamp the other images.

Gently peel the layers apart and mat them on three different sizes of card stock.  The mat sizes shown here are 2 1/4x 3 1/2, 3 1/4x 4 1/2, and 5 1/2x 8 1/2 (folded in half to make the base of my card).  

Now you're ready to adhere the layers back together, add ribbon, and a sentiment.  Pretty easy, wasn't it?  

Materials Used:

Card Stock:  cream, old olive

Stamps:  Wonderfall, Day of Gratitude. Canvas

Ink:  crumb cake, early espresso, tangerine tango, and old olive

Tools:  oval punch

Embellishments:  ribbon

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Let me know if you have any questions.  

Halloween 6x6 Scrapbook Page

Tomorrow at club, we'll be making this 6x6 scrapbook page to hold a spooky Halloween photo.  I know the bow does not go with my son's scary picture but couldn't resist how cute it looks.  I'll be yanking it off before he can see it.  If you'd like to make a page like it, here are the materials I used. 

Paper: very vanilla, black, Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP
Stamps:  Spooky Bingo Bits. Jack of all Trades, Tricky Treats
Ink:  black, tangerine tango
Embellishments:  black and gray satin ribbon
Tools:  1 inch circle punch, 1 3/8 square punch

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. 

Where We Belong

Books written by Emily Giffin are some of my very favorites.  I enjoyed reading this book about characters who experience the joys and complexities of adoption...a subject close to my heart.  I hated to see this book come to an end, but feel hopeful that it might have a sequel.  Its ending certainly lent itself to that possibility.  Pick up a copy.  I bet you'll love it, too!  

Marian Caldwell is a thirty-six year old television producer, living her dream in New York City. With a fulfilling career and satisfying relationship, she has convinced everyone, including herself, that her life is just as she wants it to be. But one night, Marian answers a knock on the door . . . only to find Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girl with a key to a past that Marian thought she had sealed off forever. From the moment Kirby appears on her doorstep, Marian’s perfectly constructed world—and her very identity—will be shaken to its core, resurrecting ghosts and memories of a passionate young love affair that threaten everything that has come to define her.
 
For the precocious and determined Kirby, the encounter will spur a process of discovery that ushers her across the threshold of adulthood, forcing her to re-evaluate her family and future in a wise and bittersweet light. As the two women embark on a journey to find the one thing missing in their lives, each will come to recognize that where we belong is often where we least expect to find ourselves—a place that we may have willed ourselves to forget, but that the heart remembers forever.  (review taken from www.goodreads.com)

With Sympathy

Sympathy cards are the hardest to make but, in my opinion, the most important to send.  Here are a couple that I made recently.  They are made out of the same materials but have their own unique look.

Materials Used:
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso
Paper:  Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, and Pear Pizzazz DSP
Stamps:  Thoughts and Prayers
Embellishments:  brads, Pear Pizzazz ribbon
Tools: scallop oval and large oval punches

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  Have a great week!

A Colorful Card

The brighter the colors the better in my opinion.  I used two of my favorites on this card...Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango.  What are your favorites?

Materials Used: all Stampin Up
Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper:  Tangerine Tango
Ink:  Tangerine Tango, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, and So Saffron
Stamps:  Printed Petals, Circles of Friendship, Vogue Verses
Tools:  Circle punches (1 1/4 and 1 3/8)
Embellishments:  ribbon

A Little Birdie Told Me

What is it with owls and birds lately?  They're everywhere!  It took a while, but they have grown on me.  When I saw this stamp set in the Close To My Heart catalog, it haunted me until I bought it.  I'm so glad that I did.  Most of the materials used are Stampin Up, but of course, you can make it your own by using the stuff that you have on hand and changing it up a bit.  That's what I did!

Materials Used:
Cardstock:  Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie
Designer Series Paper:  Washington Apple (retired)
Ink:  Black Staz-On, Real Red, and So Saffron
Embellishments:  Ribbon, Brad

Rotel Cups

I found this appetizer on one of my favorite cooking blogs and had to try it.  There was only one problem.  It had Rotel tomatoes in it.  I'm always a little leery of using this delicious product.  When Darlin Arlin and I were first married, I added Rotel to a pot of chili.  He asked me if I was trying to kill him.  His Yankee tastebuds just weren't used to the spice we use in the south.  Well, I'll have you know that he's come a very long way since those early days of marriage.  He actually likes spicy food now and doesn't even complain anymore if I put pepper in the mac and cheese.  Ok, back to the recipe.  Here are the things you'll need to make this tasty appetizer:

3 pkgs. mini fillo shells (in the freezer section of the grocery store)

1 can Rotel, mostly drained (of course, I used mild)

1 bag real bacon bits

1 1/2 cups shredded colby and monterey jack cheese

1 cup mayonnaise

Mix Rotel, bacon bits, and mayonnaise in a bowl.

Add cheese.  Stir.

Now fill the shells.  I just used a tablespoon of filling at first to make sure I had enough of the mixture to go around.  Then, I went back and added a little more to those that needed it.  

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20.  They will be hot and bubbly when done.  

I hope you enjoyed learning about these tasty treats today.