New Embossing Folders

These are some really cool new embossing folders that are used with the Big Shot.  The one on the left is from the summer mini (but they carried it over into the new 2010/2011 catalog as well).  I used the brayer and ran ink over the raised image so you get the color contrast.

The second is called Vintage Wallpaper.  I LOVE this one.  I did the same thing and filled the brayer with basic black ink and ran it over the top.  It gave it a vintagy, rustic but elegant look.  (if that makes any sense LOL)

New Pendant Style

This style is $25 and can be customized with different colors, beads, chains etc.  Contact me to place your order.

NEW catalogs are here!

The NEW 2010/2011 Idea Book and Catalogs are here.  (Well technically - UPS will deliver them at some point today.)  But I can't wait to get them into your hands.  There are some fabulous new products and I will be posting project ideas soon.

Couple of ways to get your own Idea Book
1) Host a workshop or technique class and get one FREE
2) Buy one for just $5.  (they retail for 9.95)
3) Place a minimum $40 order through me or online http//:kellycampbell3bz.stampinup.net and get one FREE 

The book is filled with ideas.  And the ideas aren't just for the card maker or scrapbooker.  If you are a quilter or just a general crafter you can find numerous ways to incorporate the Stampin' Up! products into your project.  I use the products for my own card making, but I also use it for jewelry making and have such a great time finding new creative uses.

If you are interested in Stampin' Up! products or want to get a catalog, drop me a line and I will be sure to get one into your hands.
Hope to create with you soon!

Handmade Charm Necklaces

I've been concentrating on the domino pendant necklaces, but wanted to try something with beads as well.  These are my first three attempts.  I've learned a few things and will do some things differently, but am fairly pleased with how they came how.  The charms are made using the hodgepodge hardware from Stampin' Up.  I stamped the images and then used Chrystal effects to "glue" them into the hardware and create the polished surface.  I have a few more that I plan on trying over the next few weeks and will post those as soon as I can.  I'm currently in love with turquiose so that will be the next bead necklace that I do.

Would love to hear your comments or suggestions to make them better.

Pendants for Sugarhigh Bakery

I'm testing the idea of having my pendants in some local stores.  Sugarhigh Bakery in the Frankenmuth Riverplace had some specific requirements.  They had to be black, white, pink and silver and either cupcakes or brocade.  This is the first set of 6 that I came up with.

I also need to come up with some "cupcake" themed greeting cards and favor boxes to see if those will sell.  I can't wait to see which designs will be "big" sellers.

Some of the newest pendant necklaces

I'm trying to incorporate more color into my designs.  Hope you like them.
The Hummingbird further down the page has been sold, but if you like it, I can duplicate it.  All pendants are handmade so there will be variations from necklace to necklace and each one is "one-of-a-kind"

Business Card Holder

Domino Pendant Necklaces

I have been doing a lot of these new "Domino" necklace pendants.  I'm going to start selling them at a local boutique (Hillier Studio in Bridgeport) for $15.  They have been so fun and I'm learning new tricks all the time to make them even better.  I have a few new techniques that I want to try and will post those as soon as I can.

I will also be doing private classes for groups of 5 or more to make your own necklaces.  Class fee is $15 and then $10 for each additional necklace you make.

Pendants that haven't made it into necklaces yet.

Some of my very first tries.  The one on the far right has a hole drilled through the sides for a different look.  I'm also going to start added beads for a new look as well.

Asian Artistry reflection

More sponging and the reflection technique.

Greetings Earthling

This was a really fun card to create. It's for my husband's Godson Andrew for his 7th birthday.  It's a lot of sponging and masking.  I used the Greetings Earthling stampset, the wide oval punch, the ornament punch for the legs of the space ship and the window sheets for the hatch on the space ship ( you can't really see it in this picture because it's clear, but you can see it in real life).

Deck of Cards Class

Deck of Cards Class
May 14th 6p-9p
May 16th 1p-4p

Class fee of $12 includes all the supplies to make all four cards show plus the adorable gift box to put them in.

New Summer Mini

Here's a peek at a card done with some of the new tropical themed items in the Summer mini.  This is not my card design.  I got this from our shared demonstrator site.  But it nicely shows off some of the new stamp sets and paper.

Sunny Day's Class

Mother's Day Cards

Color Renovation

I am very excited.  Stampin' Up! is making a big change to their color families effective starting July 1st.  They listened to demonstrator and customer requests and looked at current trends and decided to retire some colors that weren't as popular and bring back some colors that people loved.  I'm very excited for this change and will be hosting a "retirement" party toward the end of June.  Stay tuned for the details.

Here's the NEW and RETURNING Colors.   And the RETIRING Colors

Sunflower and Fence

Bunny Reflection

Medallion Card with matching gift box

It's Day Three!  Enjoy my final projects for this blog tour!

Cardstock:  Basic black, whisper white, rose red

ink:  versamark, basic black

Stampsets:  Medallion, Picture This (hostess set)

accessories:  rose red 1/4' grosgrain ribbon, flower brad, basic black 1/4' grosgrain ribbon, Bigz scallop envelop die, black embossing powder, heat tool

The card is a pretty basic one.  Using the versamark and black EP create the image on the whisper white card stock

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Scallop Envelop Box

It's day two of the Spring Blog Tour.  Welcome back.  Today I want to show you a cute little basket made out of the Bigz scallop envelop die.  (This is not an original idea - Just can't remember who I saw it from first).  It would be perfect as a hostess gift filled with candy or a small stamp and stampin spot. This is a very simple design, but you could add lots of embellishments to make it shine.

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Cardstock:  Bermuda Bay, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper
Accessories:  Bigz scallop envelop die, boho blossoms punch, scallop circle punch and pink epoxy brads from the occassions mini.

Directions:  Die cut 4 envelopes.  Cut one of the small side tabs off of each envelop.  Using sticky strip - adhere the side tabs to each other all the way around until you have a box.  Tuck up the bottom and use sticky strip.  You will have a very small opening in the center.  You could cut a small square and put into the bottom or just leave it as is.  I used the scallop circle and boho blossoms punches to create the flower in the center and then added the pink epoxy brad.  I have also seen these with handles to make a basket.  Very cute and easy.

This is a fun punch art bunny and basket for Easter.  It's using a variety of punches:  1 3/4' circle, 1 3/8' circle, 1/2' circle.  For his ears I used the scallop oval and the large oval.  His nose is the pink courderoy button from the occasions mini.  The basket is using the tags punch for the body and the scallop oval and large oval for the handle.  I did run the paper through the big shot using the texture plates to get the basket weave effect.  The eggs are the 1/2' circle punch.

Grass is just hand cut and I sponged bashful blue for the sky before adhering the bunny and basket.  Hoppy Easter everyone!

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Spring Blog Tour Monday March 22

Welcome to the blog tour

Monday through Wednesday of this week we will be sending you along the tour to visit some fabulous demonstrators and their posts.  Have fun and enjoy day one!

This is a card I made for a workshop.  Very quick and easy, but very classy at the same time.  I love the combination of purple and green.

Supplies:

Cardstock - Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Old Olive

Ink - Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery

Stampsets - Medallion, Whimsical Words

Accessories - Dimensionals, Extra-Large two step bird punch, Elegant Eggplant 1/4" grosgrain ribbon

Here's another card using the exact same colors.  

Cardstock:  Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum, Old Olive, Whisper White

Accessories:  Scallop Envelope die, Elegant Eggplant 1/4' grosgrain ribbon, polka dot embossing folder, beautiful wings embosslit

Ink:  Old Olive, Perfect plum (sponged on the envelope)

Upcoming April Events:

Covenant Kids Fundraiser - Raising money to benefit Nicu, Pediatrics, Trauma and much more for the kids that go through the Covenant Healthcare System

Class fee $20 ($10 goes to the Kids Fund)

Three Dates to choose from

April 10th 1p-5p - Bickel Geyer Room Covenant Cooper Campus

April 16th 5p-9p Covenant

April 18th 1p-4p Harvest Coffee House Main Street Frankenmuth

We will be making 4 greetings cards and a bookmark

Little Leaves

The picture doesn't do justice to the colors.  The lighting is a little off.  But here is the supply list:

Cardstock - Rose Red, Sage Shadow

Ink - Rose Red, Chocolate Chip

Stamp sets:  With All my heart and Simple Friendship

Die Cut - Little Leaves

Free-hand cut around the butterfly and pop up with dimensionals.  Cut two Little Leaves and over-lap slightly.  A very quick and easy card to do.

Sweet Pea Paper

I used so saffron for the base and this great retro looking circle paper from the Sweet Pea Designer Series paper pack.  I also used the stitched felt flowers and the scallop edge trim punch.  Very quick and easy card to do.

Tote-ally Tess

LOVE LOVE LOVE this new set.  I really hope Stampin' Up decides to keep her in the new July 2010 catalog and bring out new accessories.

Here are a couple of projects that I did with her.

 

The first is the Big Shot fancy Favor box and I paper pieced using the sweet pea designer series paper and made her blonde.  I added some tissue paper and a stamp and it made a really cute hostess gift for a workshop.  The second is the square scallop die that I offset one scallop down to create a straight folded edge for a card.  I just colored this one with marker.  The paper piecing on the first was a lot more fun though.

Valentines Treat Class

 

This was a Valentines Treat class with 10 9-year old girls and we had such a fun time.  The girls were giggling and really enjoyed it.  I used the small cello bags and pre-cut the toppers.  The girls could then decorate them anyway they wanted.  We used a variety of stamps, a small heart punch and just plain markers. They are already talking about doing it again next year!

Valentines Card

This was a fun little weaving technique using a lot of left over scraps from my Valentines Treat Class.  I had all these thin strips and didn't want to just throw them away.  This is what I came up with.

Window sheet birthday card

Here is a basic birthday card - But I used the window sheets and rand it through the big shot with the elegant bouquet embossing folder.  Then to make the embossing pop out a little more - I used the sanding blocks and sanded the window sheet.  It gives it a slightly white appearance and a really cool look on a card.

Punch Art Album

I'm starting to work on my punch art album.  I used the 9 1/2 x 11 chipboard album and the new sweet pea designer paper to cover it.  The first two pages are a tree with a bird and a frog on a log with a lily pad and cattails.

The inside pages of the album are 8 1/2 x 8 1/2.  I'm looking forward to having a class on how to do punch art and filling up a lot more pages.

Clear Vintage Vogue Gift Box

I can't take credit for this.  I found it on the new Stampin' Connection for demonstrators.  I believe her name is Diane and she created some fabulous boxes using the Tote-ally Tess set.  I don't have that set yet so I used the Vintage Vogue.
I would love to here your comments.  The picture isn't great.  I'll try to take another and post it.

Star is Born

Here is a traditional baby card using non-traditional colors.  Instead of the soft yellow and baby blue - I used the crushed curry and bermuda bay from in the in-colors.  This is pretty simple to do.  I used the bermuda bay ink and the pacifier stamp from the holiday blitz stamp set and created a background.  The designer series paper is Thoroughly Modern.  And the stars are from the large star punch.  I used the new clear mount stamp for the "A Star is Born".  Add bermuda bay ribbon before adhering the layer to the cardstock and you're done.

Pretty in Pink (And black and white)

I must be in a pink kick lately.  I've included that color in almost everything.  Here's yet another card using the new set Vintage Vogue from the Occasions mini.  It's so versatile and this card was super simple to make.  I put my baby down for a nap and cranked this out in about 10 minutes.
Card stock base is melon mambo.  Mat designer series paper in two different patterns onto basic black.  Use the photo corner punch in both melon mambo and whisper white.  The sentiment is stamped in versamark and then embossed in white.  Stamp the Friends stamp in melon mambo on whisper white.