February 20 - Flower Card

We made this card at card night Thursday and I loved it so much that I'm going to use it for the workshops I have in Feb. & March. It is an odd size, but fits just fine in an A2 envelope!

I used the Petal Pizazz stamp set (one of my favorites!) and the new large flower punch in the Occassions mini catalog. I LOVE not having to cut elements out by hand! The background was heat embossed with Irredecent Ice embossing powder on kraft cardstock.

My March calender is filling up quickly but if you'd like to book a workshop please call or email me at holly@hollystamps.com and I will get back to you with all of the information! It's a fantastic way to earn a LOT of free Stampin' Up! goodies and have fun with your friends in the process!

February 11 - February Card Night

February Card Night will be on Thursday, February 18th at my house. Cost is $8 or a $25 Stampin' Up! order. All orders placed the night of card night come with a goodie bag of hostess benefits! We will make 6 cards (this card will be one of them) and snacks and refreshments will be provided.

We all really have a fantastic time so if you're able to I hope you'll consider joining us! From now on I will have to cap the attendance at 12 people so be sure to get your RSVP in to me as soon as possible - it is already filling up quickly. To RSVP just email, call me or post a comment on this post and I will get you on the list. Thanks!

February 6 - Hello Butterflies Card

I was going through some of my scrapbook paper tonight while I cleaned my scrap room and came across a piece that I loved. Mostly I loved the circles and the colors and I wanted to try to make my own. All it took was my 1" circle punch and the following colors of cardstock: Soft Suede, Bermuda Bay, Gable Green, Only Orange and Orchid Opulence and Kraft for the butterflies. The Hello stamp is from the Tiny Tags set in the new Occasions mini catalog as well as the Beautiful Wings Embosslet die. Oh, and my sewing machine - what would I do without the zig zag stitch? :) It took a little longer to make than I had anticipated but I am happy with how it turned out. Hope you're having a great snowy (well at least it is here!) weekend!

If you're on Facebook be sure to become a fan of the Holly Stamps page! :)

My Digital Studio Page - Week 3

Oh no! I'm ashamed to admit that it happened, I fell behind with my digital family album ALREADY! After only 2 weeks - Yikes! :) But I'm not giving up yet and I'm a little more caught up tonight since I managed to get my week 3 page finished. And now that I'm thinking about it - I only have 49 pages to go (UGH!). ha ha!

Hope you are having a fantastic week - enjoy it!

{holly}

January 30 - Love Scrapbook Page

This is a 12x12 page made with quite a few of the new items in the Occasions Mini catalog. I used the "With All My Heart" stamp set with the large flower punch and the Top Note Sizzix die for the title. And yes, I did a LOT of sewing. Too bad I can't sew fabric but I LOVE sewing on paper! :)

Don't forget Sale-A-Bration is still going on - spend only $50 and choose a completely FREE item from the Sale-A-Bration brochure! If you want more information on it be sure to let me know or you can shop online at http://hollyvandyne.stampinup.net/.

I'll be having a contest this week to celebrate my new Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Holly-Stamps so be sure to keep your eye out for that and if you haven't signed up to be a fan on Facebook yet, follow the link and sign up!

January 27 - Thank You Card

Tonight I got my order of the new Stampin' Up! clear blocks and clear stamps and let me tell you - I am IN LOVE. Now let me explain that I am SO not a fan of clear stamps in general. They just don't stamp clear for me - and me being the anal person I am, I need a clear image. Which is why I love rubber so much. When I found out Stampin' Up! was going to have clear stamps as well now I was definitely one of the people rolling my eyes.

But then I found out... the new clear stamps ARE rubber! YIPPEE YAY HOOEY! :) I am now absolutely hooked. I got the set with all of the clear blocks and I can't believe how nice they all are. The are beveled and light-weight which is wonderful! And of course I had to try them out tonight so here is the finished result. The background is embossed with a Stampin' Up! embossing folder for the Sizzix then sewed together.

Hope you have a great Thursday! :)
{holly}

January 25 - Get Well Soon Card

A friend of mine is under the weather so I thought I would make something to send her tomorrow (although she will probably be all better by the time this card arrives - well, I hope she will anyway!)

I love the new Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder (background) and Beautiful Wings embosslit for the Sizzix and used them both on this card. The butterfly is actually not the lavendar that the background is, the butterfly is cut and embossed from brushed silver cardstock.

Complete supply list:
Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Almost Amethyst and Brushed Silver cardstock
Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (Occasions Mini)
Beautiful Wings Embosslit (Occasions Mini)
Small Silver Brads
Scalloped Square Punch
Chat Room Rubons (Occasions Mini)

Have a fantastic Tuesday tomorrow and hope you get something crafty done! :)
{holly}

January 23 - *heart* U Page

I was having scrapbooking withdrawal again this weekend so I had fun creating this page. I still am having a hard time believing that my sweet little girl turned 7 years old this week. Where does the time go?

This is just a quick fun 12x12 page using the Sweet Pea paper pack from the Occasions Mini, along with Chocolate Chip epoxy brads, and the rubons also from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend! :)

January 18 - Transforming a Digital Card

My goal today is to work on my Holly Stamps site - there are still a few pages I have yet to create there. First being the "About Holly" page. I felt I needed some kind of picture of me on it but I am SO not a fan of photos of myself. So I thought I would try to jazz one up with My Digital Studio!

I just opened the program and started out with a 6x6 card pre-designed template. Then I changed some colors, added my photo and added a few more elements like the stamps on the sides and the ribbon under the stitching. Took me only about 10 minutes to make and I absolutely LOVE how it turned out!

I love the fact that they have all of these fabulous pre-designed templates for cards, scrapbook pages, etc. that you can just use or change to your hearts content. Fun stuff! :) I'm off to add it to the website!

January 17 - You Rock Card

This card uses the "Friends Rock" stamp set. I actually got this set to use when grading art papers but wanted to try it out on a card and love it! It's so fun and funky for anyone who is also fun and funky!

I used the Thoroughly Modern designer series paper for the card which I love too - the colors are so fun and I'm a polka dot addict. :)

The "You Rock" card is tucked into the pocket made with the patterned papers.

Hope you're having a great weekend! I have the day off tomorrow and I'm VERY happy about that.