Serving the King

This post is long overdue!!!  I won the cutest little monkey from Robyn when she had "blog candy" several months ago (click on her name to see her blog). Robyn, I'm sorry it took me so long to post this.  Thank you!!!! : )

Isn't that the cutest little monkey stamp?!! : )

The designer paper is from some scraps I had so I don't even know the name of it.

The letters spelling out the word "JOY" are made with my metal sheets using the cuttlebug machine. I colored the letters using a copper Krylon pen. I also used the copper pen to put a copper border on the mat piece of the main image.

I used the Stampin' Up mat pack and a black pen for the faux stitching.

(For anyone interested in ordering some metal sheets please see this post click here.)

Looking for metal sheets??? I just got a new shipment of metal. See below for details.

These metal sheets can be used in the cuttlebug and other embossing and die-cutting systems. You can also acheive a unique look by applying alcohol inks, you can stamp on it with stazon ink, or send it through the crimper and much more.

Here's the info if you're interested in purchasing some.

The metal sheets are 5x6 and the thickness is .003

The more you buy, the more you save. Do you have a friend that would also like some metal sheets?  Put your orders together and save more.   : )

Metal Prices:

Four sheets  for   $4.00 =  $1.00 each

Eight sheets for   $7.50 =   .94 each

Twelve sheets for $10.50 =  .88 each

Buy 13 or more sheets and get them for .82 each

Shipping in the US:

up to 12 pieces... shipping is  $2.25

13 to 24 pieces... shipping is  $2.75

Want more than 24 pieces? Let me know and I'll weigh it and get back to you with the shipping price.    :  )

(If you live close enough to me to pick up your metal from my house then there will be no shipping fee.)

Shipping to Canada:

Up to 12 pieces  $3.20

13 to 24 pieces  $3.90

Want more than 24 pieces? Let me know and I'll weigh it and get back to you with the shipping price.  : )

I accept payments through Paypal or with a US Postal money order. For Canadian orders I can only accept Paypal payments. 

Ready to place an order?  You can email me by clicking on my email near the top of the column on the right hand side (this way you won't have to post your email in the comments).  Let me know how many pieces you'd like to purchase, and which way you'd prefer to pay.  Or you can let me know by posting in the comments, but you'll need to put your email in the actual comment so I have a way to get back to you if you want to contact me by posting.    :  )

I have several samples using the metal, starting with the Oct. 23 post.  : )  Thank you for checking them out.

Several of you have asked my how to apply the alcohol inks to the metal, so I made a little tutorial to explain.  Because it can be difficult to take pictures of the metal I decided to do the tutorial with white glossy paper, so hopefully you'll be able to see it better. 

Here are the supplies you'll need.

copper mixative

alcohol inks:  (I used ginger and pesto for my sample)

Felt applicator tool: (this tool has velcro on it and you can stick a new little piece of felt to it whenever you want to change colors, etc.)

Alcohol blending solution:

The two dominos in the picture are my little color samples.  I made a sample of each color of alcohol ink I have. The mini dominos are perfect for this. Whenever I need to choose which colors I want to use on a project I look through the sample dominos to see what I think looks good together.  Thank you to Joy for this cool idea!!!  : )

Ok... this is really easy.... here we go...

Sorry this picture isn't the greatest, but hopefully it's good enough for the explanation. Each square in the picture shows the corresponding steps below.

Step 1.  I put 2-3 dots each of pesto & ginger alcohol inks on the felt. I then dabbed the felt applicator on the paper several times, leaving some white space.

Step 2.  I then put a couple drops of the copper mixative on the applicator and dabbed that on the paper... still leaving a little white space.

Step 3.  Last, I put two small drops of the alcohol blending solution on the applicator and dabbed this around on the paper. This causes the copper and inks to blend.

I think this technique actually works better on the metal than on the paper. You can use the alcohol inks on any type of surface and it dries fast.  :  )

Be sure to check out Joy and Daisy's store for the alcohol inks.  And if you'd like to purchase some metal just let me know by emailing me (click on my email...  near the top of the right hand column).  Click on this for metal prices.

If you made something with the metal you bought from me I'd love to link your creation here. Email me the link to your blog or gallery and I'll link you.  : )

Here are some of the links I have so far.

Tayor's alcohol inks on metal card.

Taylor's acrylic paint on metal card.

Jami's embossed metal.

More embossed metal from Jami.

Debra's metal on card & treat box.

Carol W. embossed the metal and used it for a roof on her bird house.

Lisa Silver's cool metal Christmas card.

Bree's snowflake embossed metal card.

Metal prices and info here.

A couple weeks ago Stampin' Up gave all their demonstrators a Free Stamp set as a Christmas present.   A few days before I received the new set I had cut out this big dog dish from my metal (using a die-cut machine).  I wanted to use it on a card but kept wondering what in world I could do with it. Then the new stamp set arrived and I saw the stamp that says "too much of a good thing is a GOOD THING."  And there you have it.   : )

Stamps: Time Well spent, Bow Wow, Itty Bitty Backgrounds

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip,

Ink: So Saffron, Choc. Chip,

Accessories: Metal, Alcohol inks, copper cord, copic markers (to color the dog)

I still have more metal for sale. If you're interested in purchasing some please email me (click on my email near the top of the right hand column.)

Here's the post with all the prices and shipping info... click here.

I can't believe how long it's been since I posted a new card.  I've been working on several, but haven't completed many.  Here's one I did the other day for my dad's birthday.  It's kind of silly, but I like it.  My Dad is a farmer/rancher but he looks nothing like the farmer on this card.  While Farmer Joe on the card here looks somewhat comical, my dad is the strong handsome type.  I'll have to post a picture of him sometime.  :  )  

Check back later today or tomorrow morning. I have a new card I'm going to post that I used some of my metal on.  : )

Card info:

Stamps: On the Farm (retired SU set), Birthday Greetings (SU), chicken wire (retired SU)

Paper: Real Red, Blue Bayou, White

Inks: Black Pallette

Accessories: Blue Bayou Ribbon, Copic and Prisma markers

Hello everyone.  : )

I've mailed out a lot of metal in the past couple of weeks. Hope you're all having fun, making some cool metal creations.

I'd love to put links to everyone's creations.  If you post a picture on your blog or gallery please email me the link (click on the "email", under the "contact me", near the top of the right hand column) and I'll include it in a post I'm going to make this coming week.  I think it would be terrific for all of us to check out each other's cool metal ideas.  : )

I still have more metal to sell if anyone else wants some. Please see the post from Oct. 29 for the prices. 

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  : )

Hello everyone.  : )

Since I had quite a few people wanting to buy the metal sheets I decided to order some more.  So, it's not too late to buy some. (Click HERE for the post with prices and shipping info.)

For those of you who have already paid for your metal (as of Nov. 12), your metal has been shipped. If you haven't received it yet, you should shortly. I mailed a big bundle of packages today.  : )

What I'd like to do in about a week is have a post where I can put links to the blogs or galleries of everyone who creates something with the metal.  I thought this would be a great way for all of us to get new ideas.  So, if you post a creation with the metal sheets please email me the link if you'd like to have it included in that post. 

Hope you're all having a terrific November.   : )

I have information on the metal sheets spread out through several posts, so I decided to put all the info together in one post so it's easier to find.  Here it is.   :  )

Anyone looking for a good price for Metal? I recently found a great source for metal sheets. These work great in the cuttlebug and other embossing and die-cutting systems. You can acheive a unique look by applying alcohol inks, you can stamp on it with stazon ink, or send it through the crimper.

Here's the info if you're interested in purchasing some.

The metal sheets are 5x6 and the thickness is .003

The more you buy, the more you save. Do you have a friend that would also like some metal sheets?  Put your orders together and save more.   : )

Metal Prices:

Four sheets  for   $4.00 =  $1.00 each

Eight sheets for   $7.50 =   .94 each

Twelve sheets for $10.50 =  .88 each

Buy 13 or more sheets and get them for .82 each

Shipping in the US:

up to 12 pieces... shipping is  $2.25

13 to 24 pieces... shipping is  $2.75

(If you live close enough to me to pick up your metal from my house then there will be no shipping fee.)

Shipping to Canada:

Up to 12 pieces  $3.20

13 to 24 pieces  $3.90

Want more than 24 pieces? Let me know and I'll weigh it and get back to you with the shipping price.  : )

I accept payments through Paypal or with a US Postal money order. For Canadian orders I can only accept Paypal payments. 

Ready to place an order?  You can email me by clicking on my email near the top of the column on the right hand side.  Let me know how many pieces you'd like to purchase, and which way you'd prefer to pay.  Or you can let me know by posting in the comments, but you'll need to put your email in the actual comment so I have a way to get back to you.    :  )

I have several samples using the metal, starting with the Oct. 23 post.  I will also be posting more samples through the next week.  : )  Thank you for checking them out.

Yay! : )  I can now ship to Canada.  Here's the details.

Shipping prices for Canada:

Up to 12 pieces  $3.20

13 to 24 pieces  $3.90

(If you're from the US... see the Oct. 25th post for the US shipping prices)

To make a payment from Canada you will need to pay through Paypal.  Click on my email (near the top of the right hand column) and let me know how many metal sheets you'd like and I'll get back to you with a total.  : )

Kelly S... if you happen to see this... I tried email you back several times, but it keeps getting returned... saying "delivery failure" to your email address. I do have the 24 sheets saved for you. Maybe try emailing me with a different address?? Maybe your server is down??  You can try sending me a pm through scs. Click here.

Here's another card made with the metal.  I posted this one back in May, but I decided to re-post it since it's another sample using the metal. 

This was done using a cuttlebug embossing folder to emboss the metal.  To make it look like aged copper I used the copper alcohol inks (actually the metallic colors are called mixatives, not alcohol inks) with a dauber.  I love how you can turn a silver piece of metal into copper or gold. Ok, I know you're not really "turning it into" copper or gold.  But I think it looks cool and it gives you more options with the metal.  : )

Yay!!! The metal arrived today.  :  )

Here's the info if you're interested in purchasing some.

The metal sheets are 5x6 and the thickness is .003

The more you buy, the more you save. Do you have a friend that would also like some metal sheets?  Put your orders together and save more.   : )

Metal Prices:

Four sheets  for   $4.00 =  $1.00 each

Eight sheets for   $7.50 =   .94 each

Twelve sheets for $10.50 =  .88 each

Buy 13 or more sheets and get them for .82 each

Shipping:

up to 12 pieces... shipping is  $2.25

13 to 24 pieces... shipping is  $2.75

(If you live close enough to me to pick up your metal from my house then there will be no shipping fee.)

Want more than 24 pieces? Let me know and I'll weigh it and get back to you with the shipping price.  : )

I accept payments through Paypal or with a US Postal money order.  At the moment I can only ship in the US.  However, I'm looking into the shipping prices for Canada, so if you're from Canada and are interested in purchasing some metal please let me know.

Ready to place an order?  You can email me by clicking on my email near the top of the column on the right hand side.  Let me know how many pieces you'd like to purchase, and which way you'd prefer to pay.  Or you can let me know by posting in the comments, but you'll need to put your email in the actual comment so I have a way to get back to you.

Here's another card using metal sent through the cuttlebug in the swirl embossing folder. After embossing it I used alcohol inks with a felt dauber.

Stamps: Season of Joy

Paper: Artichoke, Whisper White

Inks: Blue Bayou

Accessories: Alcohol inks, felt dauber, copper pen, copper cord, cuttlebug

I'm so bummed! My metal shipment was delayed until tomorrow. Please check back then for prices... and hopefully I'll be able to get a picture of it too. : ) For today... here's another card using metal with a cuttlebug alphabet die-cut and alcohol inks. 

Another fun thing you can do with the metal is apply alcohol inks.  These inks are a lot of fun and work awesome on metal.  I cut the letters with the cuttlebug first and then applied the inks.

Stamps: Season of Joy (Stampin' Up), Linen

Inks: Pretty in Pink

Paper: Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Metal sheet, Satin Ribbon (from the Stampin' Up holiday mini), Alcohol inks and dauber to add cool color to the letters.  : )

Anyone looking for a good price for Metal? I recently found a great source for metal sheets that work great in the cuttlebug and other embossing and die-cutting systems.  Tomorrow I'll be listing prices, quantities, etc., so please check back for all the info if you're interested in purchasing some.  For today... here's a card made with a piece of the metal. It's super simple. I just sent it through the cuttlebug in the snowflake die.  I love the added texture the metal adds to the card.  : )

Stamps: Season of Joy (Stampin' Up)

Paper: Blue Bayou, Whisper White

Ink: Blue Bayou

Accessories: Metal sheet, Blue Bayou Ribbon, sponge

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for the info on the metal sheets.  : )

Here's another card using one of the "Lil Cowpokes" images.  These little guys are so much fun to color!

Stamps: "Lil Cowpokes", Stampin' Up Aida cloth & Stem Sayings

Paper: Artichoke, Close to Cocoa, whisper white, crate designer paper

Ink: Black stazon, Close to Cocoa, Artichoke

Accessories: Stampin' Up hodgepodge hardware, copic markers

Do you have a person you absolutely love giving cards to? You know... the kind of person who considers your cards so special that they save every one.  There are many people I like to send cards to, but probably the funnest is my niece, Winona. She's a 4 year old princess who always brings a sparkle to my eyes. (And she really does save every card I give her.)    : )

Here's a picture of her walking down the aisle at her big brother, Doug's, wedding last month. See..... I told you she's a princess!  : )

And here's a picture of her with her 6 year old brother, James.  He's another one of my special sweeties!!  : )

I've neglected to send Winona a card for quite awhile now. (bad auntie)  So when I got together with some stamping buddies recently and had a chance to stamp a few "Lil' Cowpokes" images and try out their copic markers I knew I had to make this little cowgirl card for my niece.  (thank you to Joy and Daisy for letting me try out your stamps and copic markers!  : )

Stamps: Little Cowpokes-Casey, Stampin' Up Paisley and Priceless

Paper: Crate (polka-dots), Stampin' Up Bril. Blue, Ruby Red, Whisper White

Ink: Black Stazon, Bril. Blue, Ruby Red

Accessories: Copic Markers, boots charm, matpack, piercer, gelly roll stardust pen, leather trims

Here's another scs sketch challenge (SC144).  I'm really enjoying my new Season of Joy stamp set!  It's such an easy, cool set to use and it's even easier to mount it... because it comes die-cut... ready to mount.  Seriously, I had my set mounted in 5 minutes! Gotta love that! : )

Stamps: Season of Joy, Linen

Inks: Ruby Red, Handsome Hunter, Sage Shadow

Cardstock: shimmery white, Ruby Red, Hunter Green, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Stampin' Up buttons, floss, copper cord, copper paint pen.

I made this card for one of the sketch challenges on scs (SC145).  The front of the card is cut short (about 1 inch) so the designer paper on the inside of the card shows along the right edge.

All products used are from Stampin' Up

Stamps: Season of Joy, Linen

Inks: Artichoke

Paper: Artichoke, shimmery white, SU Wintergreen designer paper, Celery

Accessories: Moss Taffeta ribbon, copper brads, mat pack, piercer, copper paint pen, glitter, markers

Update 10-12-07: all these sets are sold except the "Santa & Friends" set. If you're interested in that one just send me an email (click on the email near the top of the column to the right). 

Ok, I've been a pretty bad blogger lately, haven't I?!!  I'm in the process of looking for a full time job and I've also been super busy trying to organize and clean out some things at my house.  I'll soon be back to blogging several times a week.  : )

For today I have a few stamp sets to sell. These are all retired sets. Most of them have barely been used.

This set is called "A Gift From Heaven."  I mounted it, but don't think I've ever used it, as I can't see any ink staining on the rubber or the wood.  It retired a few years ago... sorry... I don't remember exactly which year.  I'm asking $20 + shipping.  (Of course there's no shipping if you live close enough to pick to it up.)

I love this set. It's called "Star of Wonder."  It's super easy to make your Christmas cards with this one... no coloring in... just go monochromatic and it's beautiful. There is no ink staining on the rubber, but there is a little ink on the edge of the large block.  $20 + shipping.

This is set is pretty rare, as it was only given to demonstrators for sales of certain amount (several years ago). It's called "Santa & Friends."  I cut out the stamps but then never ended up mounting them. So they're all cut out for you, ready to stick on the wood blocks.  I'm was so tempted not to sell this, because I think those 2 snowmen are adorable, but I need to cut down on my stamps... so it must go.  $25 + shipping.

Ok, here's another retired set that I really like. I bought it to do Christmas cards one year. I mounted it, but never ended up making the cards... so it's brand new... no ink staining at all. Mounted and ready to go. It's called "A Gift of Love."  $20 + shipping.

Do any of you need catalogs from past years? I have several. They are $3 each + shipping. Here's pictures of 3 of them. I'm looking today to see if I have other years for sale as well.

This is the 2000-2001

This is 2001-2002

This is 2002-2003

I also have some of the following:

2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007. They are also $3 each + shipping

Of course I also have current catalogs for sale.  They are $5 each + shipping.

If you're interested in any of these stamp sets or catalogs please email me. (click on the "email me" near the top of the right hand column.)

Hope you're all having a great Oct.  : )

I first posted the pocket pull-up card back in July. Since then I’ve had several requests for step by step instructions. I’m sorry this took me so long to get it together and get it posted. Let me know if you have any questions or if this was fairly easy to understand. I’d love to hear your feedback.  : )

What you need:

1 piece of cardstock  5 ¼ x 8

1 piece of cardstock  5 ½ x 4 ¼

1 piece of cardstock  1 ½ x 5 ½  (this  is your “tab”)

Scrap cardstock for the pocket, girls, and one flower

Step one.

Score the large piece of cardstock in the middle and fold card in half.

Open back up.

On the inside of the card use a ruler or straight edge to draw your lines as shown in the picture.  Two lines from the bottom of the cardstock 4 ¼” long and 1 5/8” apart.

Draw two lines across… one at the top of the two vertical lines and one 3 ¼” inches from the bottom.

Step two.

Cut the two vertical lines. Score the two horizontal lines (as noted by the dotted black dashes).

Place a piece of sticky tape on the very bottom of the cardstock that’s 1 ½ x 5 ½. This piece of cardstock will be your tab.  Adhere this piece to the bottom of the strip you cut on the large piece of cardstock (note the red xxxxxxx).

This picture shows a side view with the card folded shut before the tab has been glued on… so you can see how the scored lines are bent.

This picture shows the card open again with the tab now glued on (at the bottom with the sticky tape).

This one shows how it looks with the card closed. (Tab already glued on)

Step three.

Now that the tab is glued on, open your card up and put glue where it shows in the picture. Be careful not to get glue on the tab area. Carefully shut the card so it will be glued together.

Step four.

Decorate your card as you like. For mine I stamped flowers and leaves all over and clored in. Then stamped a pocket and the girls, and cut them both out. The girls are glued behind the pocket. I also stamped and cut out a single flower to glue on top of the pocket.  I put an eyelet with ribbon through it on the top of the pull tab to make it a little easier to pull up. The pocket with the girls is placed and glued on the strip. 

Whatever you decide to use as your main image if it’s larger than the “bend” area, as my pocket is… do not glue it all the way down flat. You’ll have to play with it a little to see exactly where to glue the image so that it will pop up when you pull the tab.

Also, you can stamp your background (as I did the flowers/leaves) before you make any cuts if you like.

Step five.

Glue the card on top of your 5 ½ x 4 ¼ piece of (colored) cardstock to give it a nice border.

Here’s what it looks like with the tab pulled up. I stamped a sentiment so it would show when pulled up, but you could also leave that space blank so you'll have room to write something or sign the card. Please let me know if this was helpful or if you have any questions.  : )

Here's the card I decided to send in for Jami's swap... using the Holiday designer paper from the new mini catalog. I had a really hard time getting a good picture of it for some reason. Maybe my camera doesn't like Pomegranate?? And the bling looks a little blurry in the pic. too. Oh well, that's the best I can do for today.  : )

Stamps: Baroque Motifs

Paper: Holiday designer paper, Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Pomegranate, Black

Accessories: photo corner punch, scallop punch, bling, new Holiday mini satin ribbon, sponge