Stamping With Lois

Owl-ways Thinking of You

I'm sorry, I had to go there with the pun.  I couldn't help myself.

I fell in love with the owl punch when it first came out, but I have to admit, gluing the teeny tiny pieces made me go about bonkers (although if you use your paper-piercing tool to apply the glue to those tiny pieces, it works pretty well)!  The new Sale-a-bration set called Punch Bunch allows you to stamp the owl image and punch it out-as is, without all of the fuss if you want a quick and easy owl embellishment for your project!

Stamp Sets: Punch Bunch, So Happy For You (earn one for FREE  with your $50 or more Sale-a-bration order, or both with your $100 order-NO LIMIT to how many you can earn!)

Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Early Espresso, Melon Bambo, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink: Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink Pads, Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon & Button Pack (earn for FREE with your $50 Sale-a-bratrion order), Stampin' Dimensionals, Circle Scissor Plus, Glass Mat 13' x 13", Two-Step Owl Punch, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Scallop Circle Bigz Die, crochet thread

Sale-a-bration is coming to an end on March 31st, DO NOT MISS OUT on this once a year event!

Contact me today to place your order or place your order online HERE.

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March Card Kit of the Month

The Card Kit of the Month Program – March 2011

Featured Set: “Easter Blossoms” and Featured Accessory: Vintage Flower Adornments

 

 
 

Card Kits are the Stamping Classes that come right to your door! You’ll receive the supplies to create SIX of EACH design shown here – that means all of the consumable supplies that you need to create 12 cards total. You will also receive 2 additional full color photographs of “alternative” cards that you can make with the combined contents of the kit! In addition, you’ll receive detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to complete each of the 4 designs. This month’s card kit items are listed below, and the price of the Card Kit is just $20 – that’s less than $1.70 per card!!

Card Kit Order Deadline is March 10^th. You will receive your kits at the end of the month.

Special Offer for March! Purchase the Card Kit and receive the “Vintage Flower Adornments” at 20% off!

The Card Kit ($20) Includes:

• Cut Cardstock Pieces
• Cut Seam Binding Pieces
• 12 – Die Cut Ovals
• 12 – Clear Translucent Envelopes
• Step by Step Instructions to complete 4 different card designs using the kit pieces

Add-on Products:

• Baja Breeze Classic Ink ($5.95)
• Early Espresso Classic Ink ($5.95)
• Rose Red Classic Ink ($5.95)
• Stamping Sponge ($3.50)
• Easter Blossoms Stamp Set: Wood - ($25.95) Clear - ($18.95)
• Vintage Flower Adornments ($5.95) $4.76 with the purchase of the Card Kit.

Other Optional Purchases:

• Stampin’ Dimensionals ($3.95)
• SNAIL Adhesive ($6.95)
• Bone Folder ($6.95)
• Paper Snips ($9.95)
• Mini Glue Dots ($4.95) 

Please Note: I am happy to ship kits directly to you! There is a $4.95 shipping charge.

Contact me to order your Card Kit Today!

Lois Schuerman * 513-576-6851 * mailbag@fuse.net  

Overcoming My Addiction

I must confess, I am addicted to Designer Series Paper.  I love all of the patterns and colors.  I love it so much that I have a hard time cutting it and using it.  You wouldn't believe how much of it I have.  When I first saw the Specialty Paper called Rockabilly in the catalog, I thought it was absolutely adorable but resisted buying it until the recent buy three get one free Stampin' Up! promotion. 

This evening I decided to actually use some of it to make a card that we will be making in my technique class on Friday, June 12th.  Here is the card I came up with:

You can see the other card we will be making by going to my April 29th post called Shimmery Fifth Avenue Floral. 

If you would like to sign up for this month's technique class, space is limited, so contact me today: mailbag@fuse.net

Easter Chick

I saw a card similar to this one somewhere (my apology to the artist) and changed a few things to make it my own.  I plan to use these cute little chicks as place cards on my Easter table.

Stamps: none

Card Stock:  barely banana, pumpkin pie, basic black, whisper white

Ink:  Pretty In Pink, So Saffron

Accessories:

• Big Shot Die-Cut Machine
• Scallop Circle #2 die
• 5 petal flower punch
• scallop circle punch
• 3/4" circle punch
• 1/2" circle punch
• 3/4" square punch
• boho blossoms punch
• stampin' sponges
• sponge daubers
• crop-a-dile
• pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon
• white gel pen (optional to accent/highlight eyes)

Cut two of the scallop circles from barely banana card stock using the Scallop Circle #2 die.  Sponge so saffron ink around edges. Cut one scallop circle out using scallop circle punch, cut in half to make two wings.  Sponge so saffron ink around all edges. 

The hair is created by punching a 5 petal flower out of barely banana card stock, sponge edges with so saffron ink and adhere to back of one large scallop circle (this will be the front of the card).  Place a little adhesive to the back of the hair and attach the other large scallop circle (card back).  Use the crop-a-dile to punch two holes so that you can thread the ribbon through to hold the card together.

Use a sponge dauber and pretty in pink ink to make the chick some cheeks.  The eyes are 3/4" whisper white circles with 1/2" basic black circles.  White gel pen can be used to accent the pupils.  A 3/4" barely banana circle cut in half creates the eyelids.

The feet are just two pumpkin pie flowers punched out using the boho blossoms punch.  The beak is a 3/4" square of pumpkin pie.

Easter Treat Holder

 

I wanted something to put a few Easter treats in for my grown children who really don't eat much candy.  I got out my Big Shot and remembered that I had seen some cones that had held treats and I thought I'd make a cone into a carrot!

Paper:

• Any orange-colored Designer Series Paper
• A coordinating green cardstock

Accessories:

• Big shot die-cut machine
• Scallop Circle die
• Sticky Strip
• Crimper
• Tabletop Paper Cutter

• Multi-purpose adhesive