Back to your regularly Scheduled progam...almost

Well it has been a long time since I posted anything of any real stamping worth...and we'll have to wait for one more post...and some time in the stamp room for any new creations. What have I been doing, you ask...I donated a few items to a Silent Auction and went to the Maryland Sheep and Wool, where I promoted my Etsy shop...so ~20 more people know about me.

I am the outlier at MD S&W...that doesn't knit, really isn't that into fiber...I actually go for the sheep. But my mom knits and it has emerged as our Mother-Daughter Day...the week before Mother's Day. Which actually works out well...so I can do something just with my family on the actual Mother's Day. Everyone is happy.

So I went to the Sheep and Wool with these little guys in hand. A little Sheep Clippy....so cute.
The clippy was made with a 1.5 "white cardstock square then cut with decorative (postage) scissors to make it look like a sheep. The black face was made with a 1" circle punch out of Black Cardstock (bet you didn't see that coming)...I glue googly eyes and hand drew the mouth with silver gel pen.

The card is actually ATC size (I just found this out)...I used my Mega Scallop Square Punch on the front and the SU Word Window punch on the back (for clip to go into). The caption "you warm my heart" is stamped in Pallette Burnt Umber and comes from the TAC Tag Tidbits. This saying is also on the back of the sheep clippy. Too cute for words.


Here is a pic of all of the promo packs ready to give out.
Included in the promo packs were promos from:
ShelbyB Designs
dragoncat
Hermit Crab Creations

Fraternal Twin Friday

Emery Pincushion by Dottyral and my Black and White Thank You Clippy.

These pincushions were on ETSY's Top 100 Items list. They are filled with a mineral called "emery". Emery resembles fine metal shavings. It is used as an abrasive in industrial applications and its purpose is to sharpen your pins and needles.

My clippies is a 3-D punched flower (black and white) mounted on 1" thin chipboard circles and the back is stamped with "Thank You"...because I think you should look good from both ways!

It includes a mini card (~2.5 X 3.5") cased in a little clear cellophane envelope for the perfect presentation. The card says "thank you".

Clipp-i-mania

Apparently I have an addiction to 3-D items...although I did a little stamping on these. And I have finally matched Dani (stamping etc...) perhaps enough to sort of match her little cards to present the clippy. I cheated though and used pre-made Cello envelopes rather than making my own out of acetate (sorry).


The clippies are made out of Jumbo Paperclips (silver kind) and punched 1" circles of whatever scrap cereal box type stuff I have. I glue two light chipboard weight circles to each paperclip (front and back), using silicone adhesive. I clip with clothespins and let cure for 24 hours. I glued some aluminum foil (scraps from sharpening my punch)...onto a white cardstock circle. I then layered two flower punches the same size and a smaller center punch and used a brad to attach it to the shiny metal circle, then glued the whole thing onto the paperclip front. I used Yes glue...it is usually my adhesive of choice.

I made the card out of white cardstock to fit inside my little cello envelope. The front I punched out with my Creative Memories circle punch and the back I punched with the Stampin' Up Word Window punch...so I could clip the 'clippy' to the card.

The caption is from TAC Static Words and stamped in Palette Reflection Blue and L'Amour Red.