Stamping with Pennie

Today's the Day!

Lauren turns five years old.  I can not believe that it has been 5 years already since she was born.  I remember the day!

Here is the special birthday card that I made to celebrate her birthday:

She loves girly femine things, but she is just as likely to join in with the rough and tough too.  Her favorite colors are pink and purple.

This card is made using whisper white card stock with an embossed polka dot layer.  The cupcake is stamped with Black StazOn ink on Water Color Card Stock and colored in using my classic Stampin' Up! ink pads and a paint brush and carefully cut out and popped out with dimensionals.  If I am going to cut something out, I much prefer to use the water color card stock because it has lots more body to it.  Try it, you'll like it!  Don't miss checking out the teeny pearls that I have edged the cake plate with.  They are fro Stampin' Up!'s Basic Jewels - Pearls Collection - love 'em!

I used Pink Pirouette taffeta ribbon and "dangled" the number "5" from it (used the new upcoming stamp set "Memorable Moments" from the Demonstrator Sneak Peek!).

If you have any questions, just leave me a comment or drop me an email.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN!

Make the sun shine a little brighter....

When you stamp and get this birthday wish ready to mail.  I used the very versatile stamp set "Creative Elements for stamping everything except the greeting.  Need more information - leave me a comment or send me an email.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY EVERYONE!

Today is the day to celebrate your mother, being a mother and mother's everywhere.

We are metour daughter and her family for brunch this morning.  I wanted to recognize my daughter for the role she plays in my being a mother - she is one of the two reasons that I celebrate today (the other reason is my son).  To recognize her importance I put together this little bag of my favorite chocolate (well currently my favorite, and I have never really met a chocolate that I didn't like).

And here is a close up of the tag that uses the stamp sets Fabulous Florets and also Family Reunion.  Oh, don't forget the Glimmer Brad in the Brights Collection (used Mellon Mambo).  Happy Mother's Day Christy!

 

 

 

 

Where are your Watercolor Crayons?

Time to get those sweet coloring implements out!  Soft and Feminine is what you will get.

This card uses the BIG background stamp " Sweet Floral". Just color the image as you wish using your Watercolor Crayons, spritz your card stock slightly AND I like to sprint the stamp too with water. Stamp and embellish.

Speaking of Water Coloring, what's a little splashing among siblings?

Pretty & Simple

This is a quick and easy project that I recently composed for the guests at one of my classes.  It uses Poppy Parade (retiring color as of May 31st) as the base color and for the ink for the flower images from the stamp set "Summer Soltice".  Other colors used are Pool Party and So Saffron.

It's coming!

YES!  The next annual catalog is on it's way.  I have ordered my first packs of them and they have shipped already - always an exciting time of the year for me.  Do you know that I have been a "Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator" for over 18 years and I am still passionate about thies creative journer?

*If you haven't ordered your next Annual Catalog for 2012-2013, what are you waiting for?  Contact me at pennie.mccallum@comcast.net and let me know that you need to order yours!

This card is made with items from the upcoming catalog - as a demonstrator we get to order sneak peek items before any of our catalogs go live.  We also earn FREE items from the catalogs too.

This Stamp Set is called "Bright Blossoms", the designer series paper is from the new collection of Summer Smooches.

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Birthday Card for My Sweetheart

Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays.  Yep, we celebrated THREE birthdays in April.  I am still playing catch up here.  This is the B-Day card that I made for my husband.  Simple and guy like card.  The giraffe is from the Stamp Set "Zoo Review" - a great stamp set to have you in your collection if you don't already.  It is often my 'go to' stamp set when I need to make a 'guy' card. 

I stamped the image on Stampin' Up!'s watercolor card stock and water colored it using my Classic Ink pads - using more mustard and soft suede.

Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays!

April was the month of birthdays for our family so I am a little behind in my posting of things I made.  For my daughter I made this teeny little box - measures 1" X 2" X 1-1/2" to hold a little piece of jewelry.  It is made using brushed Silver card stock and has a doily image embossed in silver on the lid (did the embossing before I folded and glued the lid).  Stamp Set is Delicate Doilies.

AND... I made this coordinating gift "Petite Pocket" to hold some spendable money (she loves to shop!).  I mde it out of patterned DSP and overstamped it also using the stamp set "Delicate Doilies).

A FUN BOX OF CARDS! Gift Cards that is!

These gift cards are affectionately known as "Love Notes" and are about 2-7/8" square with a 3" square envelope.  They are so much fun to stamp and decorate!  See picture below of the cards I have tucked into my sweet little box.

This box is made using my "Fancy Favor" box with my BIG SHOT - Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE my BIG SHOT (oh, yes, I have!!!!).

If you want more information, just leave me a comment or drop me an email.

HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY COLE!

I can't believe it has been three years already since Cole was born.  He is such a cutie and full of little boy spunk.  I asked him yesterday what Grandma Pennie should put on his birthday card, and luckily he said "A truck!"  Whew, because I had already made his card the day before.

If you click on the picture you will see it enlarged a bit and see that the cab and back of the truck have been snipped out and layered onto the image using dimensionals.  The presents have also been cut out and glued on, but not raised.  The letters to spell out his name are from the stamp set Friendly Phrases, just stamped and then cut the words apart to get the letters I needed. 

Want to see the birthday boy?  This picture was taken last weekend when his sister, Grandpa Chuck and I walked to the park with him.  This is a favorite activity of Cole these days.  And to sweeten the pot, we took bubbles to blow and a snack to eat when we got there.  OK, it is only a quick block and a half away and these two little ones are EXCELLENT walkers, they don't get tired, AND they don't whine!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN COLE ---- I am heading out to join you at your birthday party now.

Sailing off into the sunset-

And also soon to retire from the Stampin' Up! current Annual Catalog.

I waited too long to get attached to this lovely stamp and now it will only bew around until May 30th.  If you would like to add it to your collection before it is no longer available, just let me know.  It is called "Uncharted Territory ", and the set of four stamps also includes a lovely light house.

It was water colored on  Watercolor card stock using a blender pen and ink pads.  Let me know if there is more information you would like.

Look Closely! VERY Closely!

Can you see the image? - it really was better in real life.  it is stamped with VersaMark - WaterMark Ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The stamp is from the "Field Flowers" set.