Stamp with Michele

Guest Artist- Kathleen Hansen

So my nephew just had a son & mom needed a shower card.  I gave her another card to show her the layout & helped her dig through my boxes of retired designer series paper to find some paper that would work for the Bashful Blue card she had choosen.  She used several punches & a Big Shot die to get her circles & scallop.  The Big Shot was also used on the card with the Square Lattice textured embossing folder.  The Stampin Up stamp set called Easy Events was picked. She used the Blender Pen to color it in & I helped her find the star brad as I knew I had a couple left.  Good job mom.  My mom is 86 years old & even she cases her Christmas cards each year.  She also cuts almost all my cardstock & ribbon for my stamping events.  She is amazing & I love her.  Thanks for sharing mom.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA

Thoughts & Prayers Sympathy Card

Here is the last sympathy card I made recently.  This is almost an exact copy of another demonstrators card I found online except for the words (retired Stampin Up stamp set), ribbon & I didn't use a brad around the ribbon. 


Stampin Up products used: 

Thoughts & Prayers Stampin Up stamp set, Baha Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, Simply Scored, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, 2 1/2" Circle Punch. 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day!

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA

Another Sympathy Card

Here is a quick sympathy card I made using some retired specialty designer paper I saved as one of my very favorite.

Stampin Up products used:  Stampin Up Designer Series Paper, Big Shot, Beautiful Wings embosslit die, Decorative Label punch, 1/2" Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots Ribbon, dimensionals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back home from another funeral.  We were able to visit with a lot of family.  Mom even ran into an old school classmate & was able to visit for awhile. 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA

Just Believe Sympathy Card

We have another family funeral to attend so I am really glad I made up a bunch of sympathy cards.  The colors don't look great here in the picture but better in real life- Wild Wasabi & So Saffron. 

Stampin Up product used:  Just Believe stamp set, Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Scallop punch, couple circle punches, So Saffron Taffeta ribbon. 

Thoughts & Prayers Sympathy card

This was a really quick & simple card I pretty much cased from another demonstrator. 

Stampin' Up! Products used:  Stampin Up stamp set Thoughts & Prayers, Basic Pearls, dimensionals, Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo

Thoughts & Prayers Sympathy card

So in the last week I have needed several Sympathy cards so that is what I will be sharing in the next posts.  This card was mostly cased from another demonstrator.  Isn't it wonderful you don't always have to come up with your own cards specially at times like this?  I would think you could change the words up & this could then be a Get Well card, Birthday card, etc. 

Stampin' Up! products used:  Stampin Up stamp set Thoughts & Prayers, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Stampin Write Markers, Basic Pearls, 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA

May Technique Club - Camoflouge Fun

So I found this technique on a fellow Stampin Up demonstrator's blog.  I changed up the card a bit but used the same stamp set called Lovely as a Tree. 

This is another very manly technique.  I could see this being used for a Fathers Day card, masculine birthday card or how about a military person card?

 

Shelli Gardner, CEO & Co-Founder of Stampin Up brought this set up at Leadership stating we

demonstrators use it too much & sell too many to let them retire it.  We were all very happy to hear it was not being retired.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA is healing quite well from her foot surgery.

May Technique Club - Denim

So yesterday I was working on next months Technique Club projects.  I found a card similar to this done by another demonstrator but changed it up a bit & used a stamp set called Creative Elements.   Wouldn't this be cute for a graduation card or even a birthday card? 

  I would have put a bigger bill in the pocket but didn't have any in my purse but you get the idea. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA

Guest Artist- Leah

So my 4 year old Great Niece Leah came to visit to Great Grandma's yesterday & wanted to make a card as she just found out her mommy is expecting & she will have be having a brother or sister.  She choose to make a blue card using a retired Stampin Up stamp set called "I'm Here". She also used Night of Navy grosgrain ribbon  & the Modern Label Punch.  I did tie the ribbon for her but she did the rest & even wrote Leah, mommy, daddy & baby inside the card.  Good job Leah!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomorrow is minor foot surgery day.  Say a little prayer for me if you think of it.  Thanks,  Michele

 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA

Zoo Review Leadership Swap 2012 received

Isn't this a neat Masculine card?  It uses the Zoo Review stamp set from page 105 of our current Idea Book & Catalog.  They used the Mother of Pearl Technique with just a touch of More Mustard sponged on it which helps it look more interesting.  Also used is the Big Shot, Houndstooth Textured Impressions embossing folder & narrow Basic Black Grosgrain ribbon. 

 

Have a great day, Michele

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA