The Amy Doodle Of It All . . .

Studio G Stamps

Is there anything better than searching through a basket of dollar stamps to find those little Studio G treasured images? I think not...the hunt is just as much fun as the find! I really love Studio G images. You can make cute, fun, and simple cards fast with them. The only complaint I have is their size, so . . .  I usually take the ones I'm madly in love with, stamp them, scan them, and re-size and print them! I also save all my scanned stamps to a digital folder so I can print them anytime I want, and at any size. Here is a fun new set from Studio G that I totally love on a card set that only took about 30min!

(I also used Ranger Distress inks, and Hero Arts Friendship Defintion stamp)

 
 

 
 
 

 
Here's another fun card with this stamp . . .

 
Of course CHEESY is my fav ; )

 

My Yummy Gifts!

Delicious stocking stuffers from ART-C! Whatever shall I do with them . . . . .

 
 

Playing with my new Christmas toys!

I'm working on putting together our family Christmas album, and I'm actually going a bit vintage this year. Totally not my normal style, but it's coming together and I'm really liking the vintage images ; )

The Cover

 

The rest of the album is put together with different page protectors ranging from

an 8x11, 12x12, and a 12x12 divided into 6 4x6 photo sleeves.

 
Here is an 8x11 on top of a 12x12

 
This is a layout that shows where we traveled to see family for Christmas

I also played a little with my Distress Inks. The only thing I don't like about them is that I hate going through them to find the color I want, as well as remembering how they look on paper...

so I punched out some squares and inked them solid on one side, and soft on the other side, then glued them on the bottom so I can easily choose which color I want for my next project. (I'm a visual girl)

 

 

Merry Christmas Family & Friends

  

This Christmas may you all be surrounded by family & friends, and the love of our savior Jesus Christ.

May The Lord keep you and bless you all....Merry Christmas.

Christmas Countdown

Countdown and craziness begins! We are trying to get ready for Christmas, and during the chaos of it all I'm having so much fun with my family! We decorated cookies last night and had lots of fun. It was great having everyone at the house. I got a chance to finish my super Saturday project, my "We Believe in Santa" sign. It turned out awesome, and we are loving it.

 
 
 

Tim Holtz inspired cards

OK...so ever since the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas (look to the list on the right hand side of the blog for links to the other tags) , I've been playing with his techniques and experimenting! Check out his past years as well 2009, 2008, 2007....Total FUN!!!

Here is a plaid made with alcohol inks . . .

 

 

And this fun charm card for my Momma...

Every charm represents a childhood memory I shared with her : )

 
 

Christmas with my family . . .

Five days ago we got to leave Oregon and drive fifeteen hours away to have an early Christmas with my family. It turned out to be quite the adventure! My family took us to CALM in Bakersfield. We went to their Christmas Light Festival, and it was so amazingly beautiful.

 
 
 

That was cool enough! But then we had an ornament exchange on December 8th, and my Mom hand painted an ornament for our family. It was red with Mickey Mouses painted all over it and a tag that said Disneyland December 10, 2010...It took the kids a minute, and then they realized her gift was a trip to Disneyland while we were down there! (She told us the night before) They were so happy!

 
 
And we got to go at Christmas time...It was so Magical!!!

Thanks Mom : )

 

 

Teresa Collins Stampmaker is FANTASTIC!

I'm having so much fun with my Stampmaker! A big thanks to my husband for an early Christmas present!!! Right now I'm experimenting with DingBats. I found an adorable set of Pooh Bear dingbats HERE (check out THIS site too!), and here is a tag I made . . .

So first I took my Dingbat, made it white, and put it on a black backgroud.

Then printed and followed the stampmaker instructions

 
and viola . . .

 

After I stamped the tag I stamped a second image to mask the tag so I can ink and stamp over it
 

After I spray the back I like to stick it to my PJ's a couple of times,

 so it's not to sticky to put over the image on the tag

 
Next I ink the tag with Antique Linen Distress Ink, and I

inked the edges with Old Paper Distress Ink

 
Next I stamped the whole tag with Hero Arts Friendship Definition Stamp,

using old paper Distress Ink

 
Then I peeled off my mask . . .

 
and Viola ! (never get tired of revealing a masked image...yes I'm an odd duck : )

 

Next I smeared some Distress inks on my Craft Sheet, and used a paintbrush and a water mister

to paint in my Pooh Bear image.

 

Then I used a Fantastix to add some darker details

 
Added some Icicle Stickles to the balloons, and Glossy Accent to the Hunny pot!

 

And then my finished Tag that I'll put on the front of a card!

I love to play with this machine, and I can't wait to see what else I can do with it . . .