My Little Stamp Shack

Long time no post!

2009-07-12T10:11:00.000-07:00

Long time no post! A lot has happened. We welcomed our daughter, MaggieMae on June 10th. She had completed our family but made it a lot more hectic:)

Everything over at My Little Stamp Shack is 50% off. We need to try to sell off the rest of inventory ASAP. So hopefully you'll find something you like:)

Hope everyone is well!
Carrie

Bye Bye...

2008-12-16T18:14:00.000-08:00

Well the time has come for me to close up shop. It has been fun and I have met some wonderful people. I feel I do not have enough time to put into the business to make it successful. At this point in my life family comes first. It has been a pleasure serving all of you that have placed orders. We are having a big sale, everything is 40% off and once it's gone it's gone! So head over if you see something grab it:)

Always remember Happy Stamping!
Big Smiles from My Little Stamp Shack
Carrie

Winter Wishes

2008-11-21T19:16:00.000-08:00

I have been wanting to use my new stamps and paper that I received from Laura over at Paper Addiction. I finally got a little bit of time so I put this card together real quick. Not much to it, but I like it:) Love the little snowman, isn't he cute? I used my watercolor pencils and blended for a little color and then finished him off with a little stickles:) They no longer have these items but they have much more to choose from at great prices!
Laura also has some great BLOG CANDY up on her blog... head over for a chance to win!
Stop by My Little Stamp Shack to see all the great deals that we have going on!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Carrie

Smell the Coffee

2008-11-04T14:21:00.000-08:00

Make sure to read all the way through, there is BlOG CANDY at the bottom!!

COFFEE... I just love the smell of coffee. Don't you think that it always smells better than it tastes? I still drink it though:) Ever since I got pregnant I have not been drinking any:( Oh, don't get me wrong I still treat myself every once and a while. I'm actually on a Chai Tea Latte kick, they are really good!
Today's post is a card for my sister-in-laws birthday, which was last weekend. October and November is proving to be a busy birthday card making two months! My son's is this next weekend then my mother-in-law. October was a couple of my grandma's:) Well anyways on to the card. She really likes coffee so I decided to use MFT's Hot Stuff. I participated in this weeks sketch challenge at SCS:) The cs is DCWV and the dp is Cosmo Cricket. I used my watercolor pencils and blended the mugs and then popped them up. The ribbon is from the dollar bin at Michael's.
Stop by My Little Stamp Shack to shop, shop, shop! Great deals everywhere!
Also a big BLOG CANDY ALERT! Suzanne over at Scrap Bitz is giving away some great blog candy, make sure to stop by and check it out.
Happy Stamping!
Carrie

What Can Brown Do For You?

2008-11-04T07:52:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a good Halloween. We sure did. My son dressed up as a UPS man:) What can brown do for you? He was very cute! Although he would not leave his hat on.
I made this card for my great grandma, she turned 93 last week! The stamp is Sweet Moments by Hero Arts. I stamped it on white cs and used watercolor pencils and a blender pen. I used my Liquid Applique for the frosting and the cherry has some Stickles for some glitz. The layout is for the Beate's weekend sketch challenge, yeah I finally did one, just a little late in posting it:) All paper is SU! and the decorative punch is Martha Stewart. Hope you all like it.

We are still having a huge sale over at My Little Stamp Shack. Most everything is on sale! You must check it out if you haven't:)

Hope everyone has a wonderful week! And Happy Stamping! ~Carrie~

Liquidation Sale!

2008-10-20T14:47:00.001-07:00

Let me start out by telling you that starting today we are having a HUGE liquidation sale at My Little Stamp Shack!!! Almost everything is 25%-35% off. Brands such as Crafty Secrets, Hero Arts, Impression Obsession and Stampendous. This is a can't pass up, get out your stash cash, kind of sale:) Also if you haven't used your 40% off coupon you can still use that on any of the non sale items.

For my card today I used one of my favorite sets from Pink Cat Studio. This one is the Billy Plate #1. I thought he's perfect for a pirate Halloween costume. I colored him in with watercolor pencils and blended. The Background Plate #4 set that coordinates with this set is on sale for $10.99 MSRP $14.00. Other select Pink Cat Studio sets are also on sale for $10.99!

Also some of you have asked for some sort of icon to place on your blogs. I have created one:) So feel free to cut and paste to your blog:)
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!
~Carrie

Smile Crocodile!

2008-10-18T17:38:00.000-07:00

I made this card for one of our good friends son. His first birthday was on the 14th of October! I kept it very simple. I used the Hero Arts set Playful Animals and colored the images with watercolor pencils and blended. The DP is SU! On the inside of the card I made it so the animals popped up as the card is opened:) A little ribbon and some brads... a simple and to the point card:)

We will be having a huge liquidation sale starting Monday October 20th. Don't miss it, you won't believe some of the prices!

Happy Stamping!

Last Chance Coupon!

2008-10-07T18:19:00.001-07:00

Well it is your last chance to get 30% off you entire order! This is a "must take advantage" offer:) Just enter CARD04 at checkout to receive your discount, please see website for details. This offer is good through tomorrow

Some very exciting news here in my family. We are expecting our second child!!! Yep, Tanner is going to be a big brother. It looks like we will be having a June baby. Tanner was born in November, so it will be nice to have a summer baby too!

Hope everyone is doing well!

2008-09-30T08:43:00.000-07:00

So a few different things today:) First of all meet my new niece! Alyssa Lynn! I finally got to meet her last week. She was even more precious in person and she was wearing one of the onesies I made for her. To see them look at my previous posts. They fit her perfect for now:)

This card I made for a co-worker of mine. I used Hero Arts Cupcakes. I also used the liquid applique to give a little frosting. The DP is Stampin Up!

Lastly one of my very good customers has started her own website! She makes amazing cards, artwork and has her own line of stamps that are adorable! Go check out Susana's site.

That's all for now, have a great day!
Happy Stamping!

Lot's of News!

2008-09-10T09:06:00.000-07:00

Summer time is always busy I guess:) We had a wonderful time camping over Labor Day weekend. Once we got home on Monday my son started getting sick:( Over the next couple days he got worse and worse. He had a terrible cough, runny nose and a fever. So on Friday I took him to urgent care, since his doctor was out, of course. Urgent care told me he had a virus and to give him Tylenol and let it run it's course. Well Saturday morning (my 30th birthday) he was running a temperature over 103 degrees, so I called his doctor and luckily got a hold of her. She met us at the hospital and she checked him over. Come to find out he had croup. Ever heard of it? I hadn't. It is the toddler form of bronchitis. I have NO clue on how he got it. It's been close to 1oo degrees outside! Maybe the air conditioner in the trailer when camping?? I don't know. She prescribed him a steroid and some antibiotics, because the steroids could make him get a bacterial infection and he is much better now. He still has quite the cough and runny nose but the fever has past and he is up and about:) Back to chasing and throwing things at the dogs! So as you can read my 30th birthday was NOTHING like I thought it would be! But it's okay, I can celebrate at another time. My son needed me to hold him that day, so I did:)

Some good news, I have a new niece!!!! She was born September 8th at 10:49pm. She weighed 8lbs 11oz, big girl! There was some complications when she was first born, so she is in the NIC unit at the hospital. She is COMPLETELY okay now, they just want to monitor her a little longer. She had a pin size hole in her lung which is believed to have already closed on it's own now, thank God! Her name is Alyssa Lynn and I have yet to see a picture. Everyone's cell phones are dead, go figure and no one has a laptop. Arggggh! Patience right:)

For today I am posting a card I made for a friend/ co-worker of mine. Her birthday is this week, so I wanted to give her something sweet:) I used the stamp Sweet Moments from Hero Arts and colored it in with my Copics. I used Liquid Applique for the whipped cream and used a heating tool to make it fluff:) I used two different Cuttlebug folders for the background to give some texture. A little ribbon and voila a sweet card!

Last little note we are getting new items in every week so keep checking. Remember if there is something you don't see, just let me know and I can order it for you!

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Edited to add: OMG, what was I thinking? I forgot some other big news. Pink Cat Studio released a new set today! It's called Christmas Kitty Plate #1. Check her out, super adorable!

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Thanks for stopping by and as always Happy Stamping!

Stamps Are Not Just For Paper!

2008-09-02T15:23:00.000-07:00

So I know it's been a while since I have posted:( I give you girls so much credit for keeping up with your daily posts, it's a lot of work! Especially when you throw kids in the mix, oh and a DH:) Some of you have multiple children and even twins in there too, WOW, I give you all the credit in the world. I am having the hardest time trying to divide stamp time, blog time, clean time, cook time, run business time, hygienist time, son time, husband time and then last but not least, my time, even though lately I have been lacking in that department! Well anyways I apologize for being such a slow poke when it comes to posting.

For today's post I had made these onesies for my new niece-to-be! She should be here any day and we can't wait to meet her. I used VersaCraft ink to stamp these images on the onesies. I then set the ink with a hot iron and VOILA one of a kind onesie! What do you think? I think she'll look absolutely adorable in them. I used a variety of stamps from CTMH, Fiskars, and Hero Arts.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

Huge Sale!

2008-08-28T22:13:00.000-07:00

I know it's been forever since I've posted... no it's not a "dead blog". I have just found my life more crazy than ever! I have lots of stuff to post I just need to get the time, which is hard lately! As many of you may know, I also work in the dental field and I've been working more days than normal which really throws a "monkey wrench" in my whole routine. But I did want to post a little something before we leave for the holiday weekend. We are having a huge sale at My Little Stamp Shack! Almost every stamp set is on sale so hop on over. We also have lots of new items including holiday stamps from both Stampendous and Hero Arts, and the new Cuttlebug embossing folders.

Next week I promise to post some fun stuff, I think my life will slow down a little:)
Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend and Happy Stamping!

Troubleshooting:)

2008-08-02T07:41:00.000-07:00

Well things have been a little difficult with not being able to send and receive through my outlook program. Sorry the coupon was sent out a little late, but troubleshooting turned out to be more trouble than I expected.

For today I am posting an album I made for my husband for his birthday. I used my Cricut to cut out the D, A, D. Then using chip board I traced the outer right edges of the letters and cut them out. I glued some paper on from a Target paper pack and then added the D-A-D. Each piece of chipboard was a little longer so Dad was spelled out:) I had about 3 sheets of chipboard between each letter decorated with pics of my husband and son. The outside I added some screw brads, I just love those things! To put the book together I used my Bind-It-All... love that thing too! I added ribbon to the wire to finish it. My husband loved it:)

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend and Happy Stamping!

Monkey Business & A Sale!

2008-07-22T12:54:00.000-07:00

Another blue sky day in Northern California:) So glad the smoke has lifted for the most part. Today's post I am sharing some more special things I did for my sister-in-laws shower this past weekend. I made her shower favors using a stamp that I first saw on Katie's blog... thanks Katie:) They are from Clear Dollar Stamps and are just perfect for what I wanted to do. The set is called Too Sweet. I used Avery labels and stamped two of the label designs with orange and green inks and then in the middle stamped "It's a girl" in the area provided. Then wrapped these labels around yummy Hershey nuggets. I placed four nuggets in 4X6 baggies, 50 of them! For the top part of the favor I used my Cricut machine and my Accent Essentials cartridge to cut out ovals and scalloped circles. I printed the sentiment out on my computer. I folded the ovals in half, stapled them to the bag and popped up the scalloped circles and voila party favors:)

So for all of you that can bake and decorate yummy treats I was always wanting to give it a try so I did! I made a monkey cake using a Wilton cake mold... cheating a little:) But I decorated the whole thing myself, little stars, leaves, everything:) And I loved the way it turned out. It took me about 5 hours but was worth it! Man my hand hurt afterwards though, I give cake decorators a lot of credit, WOW! What do you think, you like?

Last but not least!!!! NEW HERO ARTS WILL BE HERE SOON! My Little Stamp Shack will be getting a lot of new product in for the winter season. I know, Christmas is right around the corner, CRAZY! So to get ready for new product we are having a SALE for one week!!!! Get 20% off your entire order until July 29th. Spread the word:) See website for details.

Okay, until next time have a great day and Happy Stamping!

Full Bloom

2008-07-21T13:47:00.000-07:00

Well another event filled weekend is over:) My sister-in-laws shower turned out great! We had a great time and she got a lot of great gifts for her baby girl. Today I'm posting another card that I did when my girlfriend Kat was up a couple weeks ago. You know those cards that take forever because your creativity is missing at the moment you need it! Well that was this card. It took me hours! My girlfriend was laughing at me saying "finish it already!" It turned out cute though:) I love MFT stamp sets. I want them all! I used Can Ya' Dig it for this card. For the background paper I used Swiss Dots embossing folder and the ribbon and brads are from Michaels. I colored her hat and the flowers with my Copics and I added a little glitter with some stickles to finish.

Hope everyone had a good weekend and Happy Stamping!

~Carrie~

2008-07-15T09:01:00.000-07:00

Well good news the fire is about 70% contained... YEAH! Hopefully this will be the last time we will ever be evacuated. I have to say I'm glad I went though it though. It made realize the important things we needed to take with us and that I need to have better organization when it comes to these items. So I will work on that:)

Today I'm posting a card that I made when my girlfriend Kat was up. I used her PTI set Green Thumb. Love Love It! Doesn't it look so yummy:) I stamped the strawberries on an oval nestie and accented it with stickles then popped it up. I used a ribbon from the dollar bin at Michaels, with strawberries...perfect match:) The DP is from a paper pack from Target I got awhile back and I stamped the rest of the background with the little strawberries. I like the way it turned out what do you think?

A little note about PTI stamps... The quality of their clear stamps is WONDERFUL! If you have not purchased any you should head over and get some they truly are great!

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!

~Carrie~

Go Away Fires!

2008-07-10T13:20:00.000-07:00

I am so sick of all these wildfires! We are yet again under evacuation for another wildfire that is threatening the east side of Paradise. It is not mandatory yet for our area, we are currently under Precautionary Evacuation. So we have all of our important papers and pictures and items that can't be replaced loaded in our truck ready to go. The smoke and ash is the worst I've ever seen it. The air quality control said that our area here in Paradise is hazardous... GREAT! I just want to pack up and go to the ocean! For anyone else that is battling what we are going through our thoughts and prayers go out to you! I will try to keep you updated. Hope everyone is doing well. And I want to give a huge THANKS to all the firefighters, volunteers, heavy equipment operators and law enforcement that have been trying to save out little community! You are all amazing!

~Carrie~

So Kind!

2008-07-06T20:50:00.001-07:00

I tell you I just love getting mail:) Especially when it is from a fellow blogger and a great customer! Katie sent me this cute Billy card (she knows how much I like Billy) and it just made my day! So thank you Katie you are so kind:) She does amazing work so stop by her blog.

Happy Stamping!

Fun Week!

2008-07-06T20:21:00.000-07:00

This week was a busy week, but it was FUN! My girlfriend Kat came up from So. Cal and we stamped all week! We did a lot of different projects, some old and some new:) I will slowly be posting them over the next couple weeks. I am posting some cards that I made for my husbands birthday. His birthday was on the 4th of July, good old firecracker baby:) Unfortunately we did not get to spend it with him:( He is working on the fires that are still burning up here! He's working hard though:)

For the cards. The first one I used a CTMH stamp set of my girlfriends called July Word Puzzle:) It is a 6 x 6 card, which I usually don't do but hey I'm up for anything:) The second card I used Billy. I thought his little super hero pose was perfect for a card from our son:) I had to add the two little side kick dogs because we have two chihuahuas:) I colored them in using my Copics. The sketch is from Jen over at I {heart} 2 Stamp. The paper on both cards is from a DCWV Glitter paper pack I bought at Joanns. I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe 4th!

Happy Stamping!

A Big Thanks!

2008-06-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to give Laura a BIG THANKS! She has been so sweet to me and a true inspiration. She also sent me a little something in the mail which was such a surprise:) I had asked her how she made one of her little bags and she sent it to me with a little card:) Made my day, so thanks again Laura for everything!

Time Off!

2008-06-28T07:45:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been out of the blogging world lately. We still have so many fires burning around us due to all the lightning strikes last weekend:( Not to mention the fires, I'm planning my sister-in-laws baby shower that's in a couple of weeks and WOW it's a lot of work. Well I'm making it a little harder than it needs to be but it's the fun kind! I made all the invitations and I'm making all the party favors and much more fun stuff that I think she will appreciate. For the invitations I did a gate fold card. I used SU! Certainly Celery and Apricot Appeal as my base colors and I used a DP by Colorbok called Sage and Yellow Stripe. I used my oval nesties and scalloped nesties to pop up my centerpiece that had my cute little animals stamped on:) For the stamped images I used Playful Animals by Hero Arts. My sister-in-law is doing an animal theme for the baby room so this stamp set was perfect. I stamped the image with Ranger Ink and colored them in with watercolor pencils and then blended with my blender pen. The Baby Shower sentiment is from a Fiskars set I bought a long time ago. I stamped the DP with the banana leaf... I think it's a banana leaf:), and did the same to the inside of the invite with all the information. I really like the way they turned out and she was so surprised when she got hers in the mail, she loved it! That makes it all worth it:)

Hopefully it won't take me this long to post again:) Have a wonderful day and as always...Happy Stamping!

THE WINNER!

2008-06-14T09:01:00.001-07:00

First of all I want to thank everyone for your thoughts and prayers:) My family and I are all doing fine and our homes are okay too! We were able to return home yesterday so that was a relief. Unfortunately the fire is still going strong and has destroyed many homes, so please continue to keep this little town in your thoughts. The winds have died down so hopefully they can get control of it soon. Thank you all for your patience with orders and the contest:)

So who won BILLY? Michelle H in NY you WON! Please email me with your address and I will send this cute little guy out to you. Thank you to everyone who played along... if you would like Billy head on over to pick one up:)

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Stamping!
Carrie

Unavailable

2008-06-12T18:29:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to let everyone know my family and I have been evacuated due to the fires in our area. I will be unavailable to check email and the website tonight and part of tomorrow. I will tend to the contest and orders as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Carrie

BLOG CANDY~Count Down to Billy!

2008-06-06T15:14:00.001-07:00

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EDITED TO ADD MORE FUN!

Head on over to the Laura's blog, she went over 50k hits, yeah! So we have teamed up to giveaway some more blog bling! She does amazing work and is such a wonderful person. I hope you'll head over to join the fun! I know you'll like the bling:)

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Friday is here, yeah!!! Less than one week until the Owl set and Dress Up Billy set will be released from Pink Cat Studio! Would you like to have a Dress Up Billy set? How about for free? Even better right? For a chance to win, all you have to do is leave a comment to this post letting me know what you hope to see in the Dress Up Billy stamp set. On the release day, Thursday June 12th, I will randomly pick a winner and announce it that evening:) Good luck!

Melissa over at PCS is also having a contest, so make sure to check her blog and get a little teaser of Billy!

Have a wonderful day and Happy Stamping!

New Stuff!

2008-06-06T15:01:00.000-07:00

We received new items from Ranger Ink, Stampendous, Hero Arts and Impression Obsession. Go check out our new items:) Here's one from Impression Obsession...

Happy Stamping!

Celebrate A Little Late:)

2008-06-05T07:07:00.000-07:00

I know it's been awhile since I've posted, but sometimes life gets in the way of stamping. My son has a double ear infection and a virus! Poor little guy has a terrible cough, runny nose and a fever since Sunday. I took him to the doctor yesterday and his fever had come down but he still had everything else including the ear infections... that's why he wouldn't put his head on my shoulder:) They gave me antibiotics to fight the ear infections and then I just give him my love for the virus and a little Tylenol if he seems to need it. Well so anyways this is that reason for no stamping and no posts:( Also my reason for getting my nephews birthday card in the mail late. This is the gatefold card I made for his 13th birthday. The paper is from a paper pack I got at Walmart forever ago and can't remember the name, sorry. I stamped it with For Him by Stampendous, this ones on sale until Sunday. We got some new Stampendous sets in, go check them out, cute ones for 4th of July. Back to the card, I stamp the footballs on watercolor paper and with a blending pen and Vintage Photo by Ranger Ink colored them in. I cut them out and popped them up. I did the same for the little sentiment. I used my Cricut Schoolhouse Platin to cut out the 13 and popped it up on my oval nesties:) Add some $$ and Voila I have a birthday for my nephew:) Hopefully my son will start to feel better so I can get some more stamping done.

Also don't forget about Dress Up Billy who is arriving on June 12th... you can email me if you want to be on the waitlist. I will do a post this Friday for the giveaway!!! So spread the word:)

Happy Stamping!

New Pink Cat Studio Sets!

2008-05-28T13:32:00.000-07:00

If you haven't heard already you must know that Pink Cat Studio is releasing two new sets on June 12th! Yes! One is an owl set and Melissa is doing a fun contest on her blog, go check it out! The second set is a Dress Up Billy! I know I am so excited!!! Both sets are absolutely must haves, they are so adorable! Stay posted, I'm going to do a giveaway of the Dress Up Billy set! Keep checking in, I'll let you know details soon:)
Happy Stamping!

DAD!

2008-05-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

Father's day is right around the corner so I made this little card using the Billy set from Pink Cat Studio. He's pretty simple, I colored him in with my Copics and then circle punched him out. I used some yarn for his rope and I added a couple star brads to finish the card. I love this set there are so many possibilities. Did you hear, she's working on a dress up Billy!!! So excited:)

This is a photo album that one of my customers special ordered for her daughter:) I like the way it turned out, what so you think? All baby girl! This album holds 50 4 x 6 pictures.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

2008-05-27T20:02:00.001-07:00

Just trying my new signature:)

Laundry!

2008-05-27T08:36:00.000-07:00

I hope everyone had a great Memorial weekend and safe one too! My family and I went to Southern California to spend the weekend with my husbands family. It was a lot of fun but the weather was yucky! No sun, just a lot of clouds, wind and one day it was pouring rain. But overall we had a wonderful time. I spent one of the days with my good friend Kat, check out her blog she does great work! We spent most of the day going through her scrap shack. She has a tough shed that she made into her scrap room and it is so adorable! So I was in HEAVEN! She has pics on her blog that you can view I'm sure you'll be a little jealous:) I know I am:)
So we got home last night and now today it's clean up time. Laundry, laundry and more laundry! I am hoping to get some cards done today, maybe even a little scappin' done, cross my fingers:) Have a wonderful beginning of the week.
Happy Stamping!
~Carrie~

Memorial Day Sale!

2008-05-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a good week! In spirit of Memorial Day we are having a SALE! Yippee! The sale starts Friday May 23 and ends Monday May 26. So what's the sale you ask??? You will get 10% off your entire order and you can even include sale items! Just add coupon code MEM58 to the coupon box at checkout. Don't forget about shipping... it's still free when you spend a minimum of $40.00!
Have a wonderful and safe Memorial Day weekend!
~Carrie~
http://www.mylittlestampshack.com/

Bee Free!

2008-05-21T08:12:00.000-07:00

Well thank goodness it is cooling down! It's been so hot here lately I haven't wanted to do anything. Today's post, I'm showing a couple different cards. The first is for 4th of July:) What a great holiday, plus its my husbands birthday! So here it is ~bee free~. Isn't this little bee the cutest. He is new from Stampendous, along with the bee free sentiment. I colored him in with my slim collection of Copic Markers:) and added sparkle with my glitter pen. I don't know what the paper is:( I've had it for years and thought the scraps were perfect for this card... so never throw your scraps away! I finished the card with some ribbon and a star brad. He is just so cute:)

My next card I made for my dad. He has a tenant that just lost her mom so he asked me to make a sympathy card to give to her.

I used SU! Fall Flowers DP. For the sentiment I used MSE! Sympathy Cards Sentimental Rubz. I just love those Rubz, they are so easy to use and you have a instant sentiment that looks great. The flower is by Heidi Swapp. It was pink, but I painted it with my Making Memories light blue paint, let it dry and then used my CTMH liquid glass (I got from my good friend Kat) and covered with glitter. After letting that dry for quite some time I added a white foam flower by Petaloo that I got over at PSB and attached it with a black brad. I really like the way it turned out. I need to use altered chipboard more often! It really adds to a project. Again finishing the card off with some white ribbon. Using the MSE! Rubz again, the inside of the card reads:

In the picture it looks crooked but it's not on the actual card:) I'm not the best photographer!

I may post later today, I'm working on another photo album for someone:)

Have a wonderful day and Happy Stamping!

~Carrie~

Sprinkled With Fun!

2008-05-18T20:13:00.000-07:00

Today I had one too many cupcakes, so I thought this card was perfect. I did a mini Farmer's Market today:) It was fun but HOT! It has been close to 100 degrees all week:( It's May, not June! Anyways others brought food to sell, including the cupcakes:) There was jewelry, aprons, scarfs... bunch of stuff. I was invited to sell my cards and albums, plus my stamps. It was a lot of work but worth it. I would do another one, especially if it was a craft orientated crowd. So this card I used Hero Arts Cupcake set. Using SU! Cutie Pie paper, I sewed a zigzag around the edges and straight seam under the cupcakes. The cupcakes were colored with my Copics:) I think I have about 10, but that's just because I won 6 of them from Cami:) Thanks again! I finished it off with some buttons. I hope your weekend was sprinkled with some fun!
Thanks for stopping by, Happy Stamping!

~Carrie~

Missing!!!

2008-05-16T15:55:00.000-07:00

Sorry I've been missing in action!! So what has been keeping me busy? My friend asked me to make a scrapbook inspired by the Tiffany & Co. gift box. So I went to the website first to see what she wanted, looked pretty easy. Well it turned out to be more work than I thought. The paper I bought first was too thin to Modge Podge onto my cardboard cover, it left way too many wrinkles. The second paper that I bought worked great but was hard to manipulate the way I wanted it at times since it was a thicker paper. So I was able to finish it last night, whew, finally! I like the way it turned out though... what do you think? Here is the inspiration a Tiffany gift box, and here it my interpretation:)

For the cover using cardstock I covered a piece of 9 1/2 x 11 inch cardboard with Modge Podge and adhered the cardstock. I folded it under the corners like wrapping a present. I then cut a piece of same color of cardstock for the inside of the cover and adhered it with Modge Podge. I then let it dry. I made the back cover the same way. Once dry I Modge Podged the entire cover front and back with a good amount of Modge Podge to give it a glossy look. After letting that dry for several hours, I punched three holes using my Crop-a-dile, to line up with the page inserts. To decorate the front cover I used a 2 inch white ribbon and wrapped it just like you would a present and tied it in a bow. I used glue dots to make it stay nice and pretty:) I used book rings to hold the book together and tied some 1/2 inch white ribbon on each ring for an added touch. The first page reads who it's for, the date and who it's from in a pretty font from my computer:) The inside holds 25 top loading scrapbook pages for her to place her pictures from her shower and to decorate as she wants. You can't have a gift without a greeting card! So I made a 5 x 5 inch card mimicking the album. The front of the card reads "it's a shower for you". The inside reads "a special day for you". I stamped both using my CTMH Special Days set. I made an envelope using matching cardstock and to close it I included a white bow to keep it shut:)Hope everyone has had a good week:) And has a even better weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Carrie

Mother's Day Sale!

2008-05-10T07:14:00.000-07:00

Our Mother's Day sale is still going on! If you need a gift for that special mom or maybe for yourself come on over to My Little Stamp Shack! You can get 20% off your entire order! Hope everyone is having a good mom weekend:) Happy Stamping! ~Carrie~

Mother's Day!

2008-05-06T12:39:00.000-07:00

This weekend is Mother's Day and I've been trying to finish all the cards for all the mom's I know. Unfortunately I won't be able to make one for everyone... if I only had an extra 24 hours in a day:) Remember that accident prone child of mine, yep, he did it again:( This morning I was working in the yard, he was playing in his red wagon having a blast, and he decided to STAND UP! Yah, I know! Well I started running towards him telling him to sit and not stand because I knew what was about to happen. There he went, backwards off the wagon. It was definitely a hurt cry, partial scared too. I think it knocked the wind out of him:( I'm trying not to be the mom who over reacts in situations but sometimes I just know it's going to be bad. Okay... cards.

These cards are my take on this weeks sketch over at CPS #63. Both are bifold cards. This first one I had fun with. I used the Lingerie Plate by Pink Cat Studio and then added my own little sentiment inside the card:) Here it is...

Isn't this soooo true:) After having kids we need a little extra support! So this is for my dear friend who has a little boy and another on the way, gender still unknown:)

This next card I didn't stamp too much on it. The stamps I did use are from CTMH Amour Lower's. My girlfriend, Kat is a consultant, love their stamps! Another bifold, sweet and simple.

Hope you all have a wonderful day! Happy Stamping!

Carrie

Support:)

2008-05-04T13:49:00.000-07:00

Today is a beautiful day in Northern California! My son and I went out with the dogs this morning and took a little stroll in his red wagon...he loves that thing:) He wouldn't look at me for a good picture though, sigh! He has another boo boo:( This time he fell on our driveway and got a nice bump and road rash on his forehead, I tell you! BOYS:) He's taking a nap right now so I was able to make a card, YEAH!

I've been waiting to use this stamp set, yippee! Here it is... I made this card using the Lingerie Plate by Pink Cat Studio. It's so girly I love it! Love the sentiment... Thanks for your support:) PRECIOUS! I also used one of my new Copic Markers, love those things:) For someone who is coloring challenged at times, they make it a breeze. You can't really tell in the picture but there is glitter around the lingerie and also for the heart buttons. The clear gems don't show well in the picture either but they give a little glamour:) The cardstock is from the Soft Subtles Asst. from SU! The DP is from scraps and unfortunately I don't know the name. Enjoy:)

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Stamping!

~Carrie

Party Farm Animals!

2008-05-04T08:09:00.000-07:00

May 4th is here!!!! And so are the Party Farm Animals from Pink Cat Studio! Aren't these just the cutest little farm animals you've ever seen:) The Background Plate released today also is a must! The barn, the corn, the chicken wire... precious! Come on over and check out the rest of Pink Cat Studio stamp sets, they are all great!

Happy Stamping:)

Carrie

Pink Cat Studio!

2008-05-03T12:23:00.000-07:00

Pink Cat Studio stamp sets have arrived! Yeah! They are so CUTE! I'm going to show some ideas from their design team. Here is a card made by Dawn Wheeler. She used the Tweet Plate #1 set. So many possibilities with these sets.

Here is one by Shannon Tompkins using the Cat Plate #1. How precious is the cat!!! She is so glamorous!
The famous Billy! Here is another view of a previous post that I did with the Billy set, I just can't get enough of him!

And finally we have the new stamp sets that are being released TOMORROW! Party Animals!!! This set is great. The animals are classic! Here is a card by Lisa Banks another DT member using the Party Animals set and Background set. I can't show the link yet... check back tomorrow to view both sets!

Check out the BARN! How neat is this! Excited for tomorrow, make sure to check in tomorrow to view the entire sets.

Happy Stamping!

Carrie

Boo Boo:(

2008-04-30T10:40:00.000-07:00

My son is going through a huge boo boo phase:( It seems everyday he is getting another bump or bruise. Hopefully he won't be accident prone, but that seems to be the words of the day lately. Exciting news we got in a new shipment of Hero Arts Sparkle Clear stamp sets, very cute! We should be getting our shipment of Pink Cat Studio stamps any day now so keep checking! Remember April is almost over so if you need to use that 40% off coupon head on over:) And make sure to sign up for our newsletter to receive Mays 40% coupon code.

I'm posting a few Mother's Day cards today. It seems like a have a ton to make, which is good, all my grandmothers are still living and a great grandmother:) My husband has a couple on his side too, then there are Aunts, and of course my mom and mother-in-law. Whew, that's a lot! All amazing moms and one soon to be! I need to get busy and finish the rest, so here are these ones.

Lovin' the Billy stamp set. I made this one to give to my mom from my son. Hope she likes it. The paper is Cutie Pie by SU! Got it from Joann, a wonderful consultant:) I colored little Billy and his pet frog in with my Copic Markers that I won over at Cambria's blog:) Thanks Cami!

These two cards were made with Graphic 45 design paper which I got over at Paradise Scrapbook Boutique (PSB) of course:) Starting with the one on the left. I made this one for my sister-in-law in So. Cal. Sorry about the finger, I couldn't get the picture right. The flap wanted to stick out so I had to hold it. The scalloped edge is not crooked even though it looks that way:( The stamp set is Garden Box Set by Stampendous. Which I stamped with Stazon Timer Brown ink and then colored in with my Copics:) I added some glitter and ribbon to finish it off. The inside of the card reads Happy Mother's Day.

The card for my mom was made as I said, with Graphic 45 paper. No stamping on the front of this one, which is rare for me, but I wanted to do something a little different. I stitched around the edges with my Janome. The flower is by Prima, again from PSB, and accented with Making Memories gemstone brads. The ribbon is Offray from Joann's and then I printed out the sentiment from my computer onto vellum.

Well I hope everyone has a non accident prone day:) Enjoy!

Happy Stamping:)

Carrie

More Cupcakes

2008-04-25T18:08:00.001-07:00

Yes I know enough of the cupcakes... but I found a blog you have to check out >>>here<<<, they look so yummy and not too dificult to make:) Enjoy.
Happy Stamping!
Carrie

Yum!

2008-04-25T16:50:00.000-07:00

Okay I've had a BIG sweet tooth lately... maybe that's why I love this Cupcake set so much from Hero Arts. This card was fairly easy to make. I stamped the cupcake image with Stazon ink and using a sponge dauber, I tapped it onto a Versa Color ink pad, Canary and lightly tapped onto the stamped image for the cupcake wrapper, used the same technique with Versa Color, Scarlet for the top of the cupcake. For the frosting I applied Red Liquid Applique and topped it with glitter, I then heated it with my heat tool to make it puff up:) I added a red button for the cherry and finished it with some ribbon. I stitched around the edges of the paper, which is Stampin Up! Cutie Pie, fits well with the cupcake YUM! Hope you like:)

Happy Stamping!

Carrie

Howdy Partner!

2008-04-22T11:57:00.000-07:00

Hi y'all!
Gold Nugget Days are this weekend here in Paradise, it's probably the biggest event every year for our little town. So this is where the inspiration came from. The stamp sets are from Pink Cat Studio. I used the Billy Plate #1 for the main image and then used the Background Plate #4 for the Yee Ha background. We should have our shipment in soon, so start making your shopping list. The paper is by Cosmo Cricket and Creative Imaginations, I picked them up over at Paradise Scrapbook Boutique:)
Until next time, Happy Stamping!
Carrie

Baby Boy

2008-04-21T11:50:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon:)

My girlfriend is having a baby shower this weekend so I put together a little gift set for her and baby Jacob. I made a small photo album that holds 40 pictures and a cute little onesie card. The card is inspired by Lauren Meader, she has a great tutorial. To make the photo album I cut out two pieces of cardboard to fit a little larger than the photo inserts. I spread a layer of Modge Podge and adhered the paper to the cardboard. I then folded the under side of the cardboard like a present to make nice corners. I then finished the inside of both cardboard covers with a piece of matching card stock. I let the Modge Podge dry for a couple hours. I spread a thin layer of Mogde Podge over the entire cover and back cover to give it a glossy finish. I attached the cover and back cover to the photo inserts using book rings. I finished the cover with some buttons, stamp, cute little picture and tied some ribbons on the rings.

I had fun making this little set for her. Enjoy and happy stamping!

Carrie

Arrrgh Matey!

2008-04-20T12:23:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Exciting news... we will soon be carrying Pink Cat Studio stamps,yippee. These stamps are absolutely precious. The designs are so well thought out, details are magnificent and the sentiments are perfect!

We got some new Crafty Secrets Clear Art stamps in last week, Bug's Life, Sweet Kids, Seaside and Fishing Buds... all so adorable! We will also be getting new Hero Arts and Stampendous stamps in soon!

For todays post I am putting up a gift set I put together for my nephew. He had a pirate party this weekend in So. Cal that we couldn't make it to:(, so I sent him a special little something.

The set I used is the Billy Plate Set #1 and the Background Plate #4 from Pink Cat Studio. It also has "Billy" as a cowboy, superstar and with a frog on his head... OH SO CUTE! The striped paper is from an assortment from Target??? The skull paper is by Rusty Pickle, I picked it up over at Paradise Scrapbook Boutique, if you live anywhere close to Paradise or ever in the area, you have to check her store out she has the best stuff, especially her papers!

Okay I'll keep you posted on when we get our shipment from Pink Cat Studio in. Until then stamp, stamp, stamp!

Happy Stamping!

Carrie

Zoology:)

2008-04-15T15:15:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

Well for the past couple days I've been down because of my allergies... yuck! This year is really bad. I took some of that Claritin-D and WOW it made me feel like I was on some kind of weird drug:( I'm never taking that again!

I made a few cards with the Technique Tuesday set Zoology. There is so many cute little animals on this set and neat little sentiments to do with:) I had to use the giraffe first because we went out on the lake on Sunday and it's been way to long, so I made this card with that in mind. My husband went wake boarding...crazy, I observed:)

I'm bananas about you... love the monkey, isn't he cute (or she). I used Fancy Pants Designs for the paper and finished it off with some ribbon from Micheals.

See ya later, alligator... and the inside reads, After while crocodile! The paper is K & Company and I used some Making Memories eyelets and raffia.

This set includes so many more stamps! Please go check it out. Zoology by Technique Tuesday, click here:)

Hope everyone has a stampin good day!

Until next time,

~Carrie~

Dental Talk

2008-04-09T11:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Beautiful day here in Paradise! It is suppose to be 80 by this weekend, WOW! Time for shorts. Although I wouldn't want to hurt any eyes... my legs are scary white! Thank goodness for tanning lotion:)

The card that I am posting today is for one of the dentists I work for, GREAT guy! He sent me and two other gals to an Invisalign meeting in Sacramento last Friday. It is amazing to me how they can move the teeth without having metal throughout the entire mouth:) If you are a teen or adult that has never liked your smile because your teeth aren't straight, go to your dentist and ask about Invisalign! It is amazing, and it usually only takes a year to year and a half. I am not affiliated with Invisalign, I just have seen the results and I know it works! I'm even going to do it:) I was the one who never wore their retainers after braces... you know that person right:) So unfortunately my teeth have shifted, so Invisalign is perfect for me. Any ways enough dental talk, on with the card already!

This card was made with some paper scraps from K & Company and embossed it with my Cuttlebug swirls folder. I used a Hero Arts Thank You stamp. I finished it off with some brads and ribbon. Very simple and easy layout... although it took me longer than I expected, just wasn't flowing this morning:)

Have a wonderful week! Happy stamping!

Carrie

Beautiful

2008-04-08T13:43:00.000-07:00

Hi all!

It's been beautiful weather here in Northern California, so I've been spending a lot of time outside with my son:) He has been helping in the garden... well he plays with rocks and I pull weeds. We got our shipment of Impression Obsession , yeah, go check them out. We will also be selling Punch Bunch items soon! So keep checking in:)

Here's a couple cards I made using the Cuttlebug for one and Cupcake set from Hero Arts for the other, sorry, I now it's another one but I just love that set:) Had to add glitter, I think it adds that extra special touch!

Have a stamp happy day!

Carrie:)

Seize The Cupcake

2008-04-02T12:55:00.000-07:00

We just got our shipment of Hero Arts clear stamp sets, yippee! I love Hero Arts they have the cutest designs. One of my favorites has to be the Cupcakes set. Love the saying "Seize the Cupcake", hillarious! There are so many other great designs you have to check them out.

Remember you can use that good old 40% off coupon:)

I stamped this card with Hero Arts Cupcake set, popped up the center cupcake and added some glitter to the icing for some sparkle. The picture doesn't show it very good but the cupcakes are colored in with color pencils and blended. I embellished it with the some ribbon and a button for the cherry, oh so cute:)

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day:) Until next time... happy stamping!

Carrie

Happy April Fool's Day

2008-04-01T10:04:00.000-07:00

First day of April, WOW, where did the first three months go?

This morning started out pretty much the norm... my son woke me up way to early, made my coffee, made him breakfast, started cleaning... and the list goes on. I was able to finsh my coffee but not while it was hot:)

I now have a little time so I thought I would put up a little something. I got the basic layout from the wonderful blog over at Card Positioning Systems, love that site! It didn't take too long, which was good since my son's nap was almost over:)

Playtime with my son! Hope everyone has a wonderful April Fool's Day!

Carrie

Technique Tuesday Stamps

2008-03-28T12:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday!

Technique Tuesday stamps have arrived! All of these stamps are absolutely adorable. Check them out on the website under shop and Technique Tuesday! Also you can use our 40% off coupon on any item when you spend a minimum of $30.00, plus free shipping on all orders over $40.00.

Before I sign off for the day here is a picture of one of the photo albums I made. Here in Paradise Gold Nugget Days are coming so I figured the western theme fits well. The album holds 100 4 x6 photos.

Enjoy and have another great day!

Carrie

Project For The Day...

2008-03-25T15:17:00.000-07:00

Okay this is a continuation from my first post, I'm still learning. I figured out how to post a picture through several trials and deletions, by accident, oops! My son doesn't let me get very much done but here is a little "Thank You" set that I put together while he napped. These were stamped with Garden Box Set from Stampendous.

Enjoy your day!

Carrie

Getting Started!

2008-03-25T10:00:00.000-07:00

This is the first post on my blog! I'm finding I am computer challenged so it will take me awhile to figure all this new blog stuff out, but I'm excited! I am in the process of starting my own online clear stamp business. Stop by and check it out, let me know what you think, www.mylittlestampshack.com. Stay tuned for new postings coming soon.

I wanted to thank ALL of the crafting bloggers out there, especially the talented card makers. You have all inspired me!

Thanks for stopping by!
Carrie