Friday, May 29, 2009

Angelina fibers cards by Vicki



Vicki recently did an awesome angelina fibers tutorial on her blog. Here are 2 cards she did with our stamps and the angelina we sell.

One of our new doxie stamps, Shelly is used in the top card, with a background of our small dog paw print, and a layer of angelina fibers under the stamped image. Our thinking of you script stamp finishes off this card.

Cup of flowers stamp has been embossed onto the angelina fibers by using an iron. See Vicki's blog for the how to's. The fibers are acid free and made of spun polyester. Soft and luxurious and soo pretty!

Face by Jeanette


An awesome face card by Jeanette of our design team (her blog here) using our woman's face stamp.
Jeanette shared this with me, "I'm attaching a card that I made using a parchment curl frame.  The face stamp is from

my very first order from you.  And, you'll see the lovely shear ribbon.  I stamped the face using Distress Tea Dye and colored with colored pencil.

To make the parchment frame I tore a piece of parchment wrap to size and tore the edge in strips.  Dampen and wrap around a pencil, etc., gently remove so as not to disturb the curl and let dry.  Easy Peasy!!!  The background paper is from a medival theme mat stack."


Gold digger card by Vicki


Vicki of our design team (her blog here) did this fun card using our shovel stamp and some new leaf ribbon that I hope to get on the web page soon.

Fathers Day card by Denise


Here is a great card our design team member Denise (her blog here) did using our new doxie fishing from the boat

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Button Bunny


Here is a button bunny card by Denise Clark (her blog is here). She used our bunny stamp and our large happy birthday. I recently got a bunch of buttons, they look so cool on a card!  Thanks Denise!

A few more Easter images




Vicki, one of our designers just sent these Easter images; giving you a headstart for next year! (see Vicki's blog here)
Welcome with our large egg birdhouse is the top card. Our egg clouds are updside down and have become hot air balloons! What a cool idea to turn something upside down! I challenge you to do that with any stamp you have! And see what you come up with! The first walk chick is telling us I'm here! in the last card. Thanks Vicki!

Sunday, May 24, 2009

ATC's and Inchies!


Top pic is the ATC that I've made for the scripture/inspirational swap on SCS. The background is Stampabilities retro flowers, ribbon I had, the SU scallop circle punch, CowTown's peace sign, and SU's tiny word peace.

the bottom pic is all 4 of the pieces I made (i took a spot in each of the atc and inchie for scripture and inspirational. 

The laugh inchie uses one of the baby faces from Stampsmith's Ooh Baby plate, punched with a 3/4" punch; layered over our Marvy metallic technique on our black glossy paper; our lip brads in fuchia BUT SCROLL DOWN on this page TO SEE THE LIP BRADS ON SALE; and an unknown source laugh stamp cut out.

I'm glad this swap is nearly postal; time to move onto the next swaps!! I am in about 25 of them, but saw someone else on SCS is in over 50!!! I don't feel so bad now LOL


Saturday, May 23, 2009

Layout using Stampsmith image


Here is a layout for an ABC recipe book swap that I just finished the sample of, onto making 27 more! The woman doing the OK is from Stampsmith, they have some awesome plates and images! I got 5 plates and 5 other individual images, this is the first one I have used--so far!!!
Recipe is one my Mom Louise clipped from our local newspaper (dh is co-owner, editor, publisher) from years ago and we love eating it! Please feel free to try it, it is Yummy as my letter for the book "Y" exclaims! Frying pan is from a clear set, unknown source, Y is cricuted, other letters from an alphabet set I've had for years from PSX, paper behind recipe is called what's to eat, SU's spiral punch used on top of recipe.

My new craft room








Pix of my new craft room and prior to moving into it.
i can't easily flip the pics so from top to bottom. the new room looking at the back of my mac and the cricut infront of it; view of the big shot/cuttlebug area; my punches on the shelf, and my lite with mom's necklace on it, and her daisy flower that has one of dad's 25 year pins from his job; the dining room b4 i moved it all into the boys room; my old desk/work area in the den, which is now boy's room; last 2 are our son's room before i moved it all out for him LOL


Eyelets, brads, paper and butterflies!






Will get at the punches soon but now here are some eyelets, brads, my last 2 packs of paper, and butterfly pins. S/h is extra on all items. 

The butterfly pins are over 1-1/2" across at widest part, and 11/2" tall.  There are (top row) 4 rainbows; (middle) 4 reds, 2 fall colors; (bottom row) 4 rainbows with purple/blue, and 2 with blue/green. $1.50 each.

The last 2 packs of paper from lasting impressions, 15 sheets each, a2 card size. one is collection papers (pink pack) it has 3 sheets each of 5 diff patterns in pink; other is chunky in a tangerine color, 5 each of 3 patterns, were $3.99, now 40% off at $2.40 a pack.  I have 1 of each pack, thats it!

Brads: the brads match bazzill papers.  (brads and eyelets are $1.19 per pack)
*Squares in  hershey color, approx 36 in a pack, I have 4 packs of the brown/hershey.
*Rainbow rounds, approx 48 per pack, I have 10 packs rainbow.

*Neutral rounds, approx 48 per pack, I have 9 packs neutrals.
*Preppie rounds, "  ", I have 3 packs preppie.

*Yellow flower brads, approx 48 pieces per pack, I have 4 packs yellow.
*Groovy flowers EYELETS, approx 20 per pack, I have 8 packs groovy flowers; they are eyelets.
*Purple flower brads, approx 48 pieces per pack, I have 4 packs purple.


Friday, May 22, 2009

i have a skid of punches i want to sell

I will get pics of them hopefully tomorrow, but i have a bunch of my personal punches, that I figure Im not gonna use, or they were duplicates of what I had. 

just wanted to alert you to the punches will be on here as soon as I can. Today we did musical rooms in the house. Son Aaron's room is now my craft room; dh's den where I had my computer desk is now Aaron's room; dh's desk/computer is going in our bedroom, a few things from our bedroom are coming into my craft room. And the dining room will be empty of all my stamp/scrap stuff soon! will post pics soon as I can also. 

Extras for sale!







Here are some extra items I have for sale. S/h is extra and I will gather all you want and then figure it out for you.

At top is the anti static bags, that you rub on your cardstock before you stamp to emboss with pigment ink and embossing powder. I have 13 of the bags, were $4.25, now priced at $3.75 each.

Next is the SU spiral punch. I have 1 available, new is $10.95 in the catty, I will sell it for $9.95.

Disney dimensional stickers, I have 2 packs they are new, $2.50 per pack.

3 sets of studio G stamps, these are duplicates, I of course, didn't write down what I had and got dups. $1.00 per set.

EK success punch, new, this is the swiss cheese punch. was $14.95, now $11.95 each, I have only 1 new availalble. PENDING PAYMENT

***if there is interest in more of these I can order more. There are other EK punches, I just got in a sample of them and hope to post asap!

Our lip brads that come in red, fuchia and pink. No mixed bags sorry! they have been great sellers of ours at shows for years. 25 per bag, on sale for $1.99 per bag.

Please EMAIL me if you want any of these items. cowtown@cowtownstamps.com is my email. I may not read comments on here daily so I don't want to miss you if you want some of these items. More posted soon :)

I do take paypal or money orders, sorry no checks.

WANNA TRADE?? I would be willing to trade for the SU scallop edge punch (#30 in the catty, page 185); or the whimsy jumbo wheel (#109688, page 204); or the heart to heart punch (#28 on page 184); or the flight of the butterfly set, (page 98 in catty).


Thursday, May 21, 2009

No clowning around!


Here is a fun birthday card by Denise Clark (see her blog here). Our clown with dog/hoop, with rick-rack and Denise's own text.

Friday, May 15, 2009

Even more blog candy from friends!

Here is more blog candy for you to drool over :) Go to Stampin with Style here.

and.....

A new friend Denise, whose blog is Stamping with Denise, also has some blog candy!!!