June Summer Smooch Stamp Camp

I just LOVE the new Summer Smooch collection from Stampin' Up! So much so that I am excited to share my upcoming Stamp Camp that is made with the Bright Blossom stamp set and the matching Designer Series Paper. The best part... EVERYONE WILL GET THEIR OWN BRIGHT BLOSSOM STAMP SET TO KEEP!!!

We will be creating:

• Petite Purse with Hershey Bars
• Card Portfolio with 4 stamped cards and envelopes
• Pop-Up Stand Up Birthday Card
  
• 6-Panel Milk Carton Box
• Matchbox with (3) Refrigerator Magnets
  

SUMMER SMOOCH STAMP CAMP - you choose your session

• Friday night - June 22nd - 6pm
• Saturday - June 23rd - 1pm
  

• Early Bird Registration (register before June 6th) - $55 (clear stamp set) $60 (wood stamp set)
• Registration AFTER June 6th - $65 (clear stamp set) $70 (wood stamp set)
  

I hope you can join us! It's going to be a lot of fun and you're going to learn some GREAT new techniques!

Playin' around with the new Petite Purse Die!

I just love this new die from Stampin' Up's Summer Smooch suite! I have been playing with it every day since I got it! It takes only a half sheet of cardstock to create the purse and it really has a lot of possibilities!

The bottom one is a Peep Garden I made this morning. I just cut off the bottom, adhered the lid and flipped the whole thing over.

You're going to want to order this in April because you won't see it again until June...you can't wait that long, now can you?

Today I created this door hanger organizer - a place for my phone, keys, sunglasses, etc. made from my daughter's old jeans. It was so much fun and actually pretty easy! Shabby chic isn't my thing but I am tryin' so don' judge too harshly. :)

There is a piece of cardboard (from the back of Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper) inside to give it strength.

Stampin' Up products used:

Stamp Set - Best Friends Forever
Craft Ink - Real Red
Twitterpated Fabric, buttons, Antique Brads, Rhinestone Brads, Beautiful Butterfly die, 3" Circle die, Fabric Adhesive Roll, Crop-a-Dile,

Other: Hot glue gun

Sorry, I don't have any instructions for this project. I just made it up as I went along. :)

I hope you like it and inspires you to find a way to UPCYCLE things before throwing them out!

MORE More Bang for your Buck cards

I really enjoyed coming up with ways to make a little cardstock go a long way. Today I made 3 cards using (3) card bases and only (1) quarter sheet of cardstock. I used Framelits Labels and the Awash with Flowers stamp set, which has been neglected for much too long. I also used Petite Pairs for the sentiments. It's all about simplicity here at simplysimplestamping!!!

This is another project we will be creating in May's Stamp Club so I hope you can join us!!

Peeping PEEP!

Raise your hand if you're addicted to Pinterest!!!!

I absolutely LOVE the inspiration I get from Pinterest and while searching one day I saw a project posted by Jill Franchett. It was this adorable Easter matchbox with a little Peep peeping out. I love it! Super easy and SUPER fast (and this blog is all about fast and easy!)

Enjoy!!!!

More Bang for your Buck!

I was playing around with the project for my May Stamp Club. I really wanted a "More Bang for your Buck" idea where my customers can create one thing but use the extras to create something else - kind of a Two for One deal.

Well, the first project I came up with was a "Make 3, Get 1 Free"! Only 3 sheets of cardstock to create 4 cards. Hmmm, now that's a pretty good deal! I like the top picture best but I wanted to play around with both ideas - white cardstock on a colored cardstock base, and vise versa.

So easy! I simply cut the white cardstock into (4) 4" x 5 1/4" pieces. I stamped each one with a different color and different stamp (I used Circle Circus on my samples). I then cut each piece down to create the panels (no right or wrong size here but make sure you cut them all the same size).

Cut 2 more pieces of cardstock in half to create (4) card bases and adhere the panels. Run them through your favorite Impressions Folder, add a sentiment, and you're done! 4 cards with only 3 pieces of cardstock!

I hope you like the idea! I will have a complete tutorial, along with 2 other projects, in April!

Junk Mail Flowers

Don't throw out that credit card offer, or that ad-filled magazine!!! Your landfill doesn't NEED any more junk mail! How about upcycling that junk into pretty flowers to use on cards, gift bags, tags, etc. Here's a video to show you how to take that trash and turn it into elegant flowers!