Inking By Design - Sharing The Creativity

Valentine's Day Gifts

2014-03-04T10:05:00.002-08:00

I made these gifts for my co-workers for Valentine's Day!

Christmas Gifts

2014-03-04T09:55:00.001-08:00

I made these gifts for my co-workers at Christmas 2013

The noses light up with a switch on the back.

2014-03-04T09:43:00.003-08:00

Here are some more Late Night Stampers projects from July 2014's Stampin' Up! convention!

There were so many more fun and creative projects that it is impossible to share them all, but I hope you enjoyed these few. Happy Stamping!

2014-03-04T09:05:00.001-08:00

I know it's been a long time since my last post, but here's another project (finally)!

This is an adorable project I learned during the Late Night Stampers events during the Stampin' Up! convention (July 2013) last year. When I find my notes, I'll add the name of the person who taught this!

My Thanksgiving Turkey

2013-04-05T08:35:00.001-07:00

Here is a long overdue post of a project I created.

This is made with a Crystal Light container so you can take off the lid and add candy or a surprise inside.

The green ribbon shown here is the handle to carry the turkey.

The little sign says

"Eat Ham"

I will soon be adding the supply list and instructions to make the project.

I hope you like it!

2011-05-08T22:36:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to share something I made for my sister.
This is a late Christmas present that I sent her last week (I'm not usually late like that) and she was so excited when she opened the box! It made all the work worth it. I'm not great at sewing, but I made it through all the frustration of having to unpick stitches a few times and having to figure out just what the instructions were actually telling me to do, and came up with this. Boy am I glad it's all done!

Purse, Checkbook cover, and make-up pouch.

Here's the inside and outside of the little make-up pouch.

Here's the inside and outside of the checkbook cover and I put a Stampin' Up! pen inside.
I used one of the Antique brads from Stampin' Up! for the outside of the magnetic snap.
I also did some machine embroidery in two places.

My sister absolutely loved these fabrics!

Here's the inside and outside of the purse.

This picture gives you an idea of the size of the purse.
I added a flower pin that I cut out using the Big Shot and some flower dies along with a button.

I hope everyone has a very happy Mother's Day.

Happy Mother's Day ladies!

Some Valentine projects!

2011-02-17T22:59:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share some of the Valentine projects I did this last couple of weeks. I hope each of you had a wonderful holiday.
This is the card I gave my husband, as well as the one I used for a recent swap with my up-line, Dawn.

The next two projects were posted on UStamp with Dawn and Friends Year End Blow Out 2011. I am going to try to put the tutorial on another page using the button "Tutorials."

Late Halloween Pics!

2010-11-04T16:47:00.000-07:00

Ok, I know I'm late with these, but I just had to show you the Halloween projects I created and displayed at my recent open house.

This haunted house is from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini catalog "Design-a-House" item #120911 (it comes in white) and I covered it with sticky black glitter/felt that I found at a craft store. I really liked how it turned out. Notice the ribbons I used for the smoke and fire coming out of the chimney. The ribbons are the Raven Lace Trim item#120988 from the Holiday Mini Catalog, the others are the Peach Parfait #119264, and Poppy Parade #119263 from the current Idea Book and Catalog (1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon). The bats were punched out using the Bitty Bat punch#119279.

These were lots of fun too!

This basket holds the small treat size M & M's. I used Pumpkin Pie cardstock #119939 and sponged the edges using the Pumpkin Pie Classic stamp pad #105216 and the sponge #101610.

I used the "Wicked Cool" (#120600 Clear and #118738 Wood mounted) stamp set for this project. I also used the Bitty Bat stamp set noted above and the "Wicked Fun" #117400 Designer Series Paper in the current Idea Book and Catalog.

This box will hold the small size hand sanitizers

These were made using the Candy Wrapper Bigz L Die #120890 from the Holiday Mini Catalog and the same stamp set from the project above in the current Idea Book and Catalog. The ribbons are the Whisper White Organza #114319 and the 1/8" Taffeta in Basic Black #119261. The orange brads on the bottom project are item #109110 Circle Fire pumpkin brads.

The paper on the project below and above is from the Wicked Fun Specialty DSP #117400 in the current Idea Book and Catalog.

These are Reese's peanut butter cups (treat size) inside. The box will hold nine of them.

I made these bats using the Petal card xlg double punch #119273 in the current Idea Book and Catalog.

These are great for a little treat inside!

I bought a clear canister from a local craft store and used the Decor Elements "Spooky things" item #120909 in the Holiday Mini Catalog.

These Bingo cards come from the Nite Owl Designer Paper in the Holiday Mini Catalog item #123012 and the spiders come from the Dark and Dreary stamp set in the same catalog. Item #121151 for clear stamps and #120837 for wood mounted.

I hope you enjoyed my projects and be sure to contact me if you have any questions or comments, or if you would like to order any of these supplies, please visit my store at
http://inkingbydesign.stampinup.net

More Pop-Up examples from St. George Regionals - Sept 2010 - Workshop WOW presentation

2010-10-20T01:34:00.000-07:00

Picnic invitation:

Halloween:

Thanksgiving:
I didn't finish the Pop-Up inside yet.

Christmas:

Don't worry, I fixed the "H" so it doesn't cover Santa!

Pop-up tutorial supply list

2010-10-06T18:25:00.000-07:00

Supply list

Papers: Bashful Blue Designer Series Paper (DSP) Patterns (retired), Bashful Blue cardstock (CS), Pawsitively Prints DSP (retired), Not Quite Navy CS, Pumpkin Pie CS - Textured

Stamps: Full of Life, All in the Family, Love You Much, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Classic Basic Black or Staz On Jet Black, Classic Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, paper trimmer with scoring and cutting blades, paper snips, bone folder, 1/2" circle punch, Word Window punch, small star punch, scallop circle punch, Big Shot and multi-purpose platform with 2 cutting pads, Timeless Type Alphabet Junior Sizzlits, 1/2" Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain ribbon - x 7", Snail adhesive, Dotto, Sticky Strip, 2-way glue pen, Simply Scrappin' kit - Rock-a-Bye-Boy (retired).

Non-Stampin' Up! accessories: Fray Check (fabric stores), ruler and pencil

Steps to create card base:

Stand by, I have to re-type the entire thing! For some reason Blogger won't accept it in the format it is in and I don't know how to fix that. Ugh!!!

Steps to create card base:

1. Be sure to look at the pictures on the previous post to help with these steps.

2. Cut three pieces of Bashful Blue DSP (Designer specialty paper) and/or CS (cardstock) to 6 1/2" X 4" and score each piece at 1/2" on one 4" end of each page.

3. At the opposite end of each piece, mark 1 1/4" in from the end on both 6 1/2" sides. Then on the 4" edge, measure in at 1 1/4" on both sides and mark.

4. Using a ruler, draw a light line from each 1 1/4" end to the 1 1/4" side closest to it. With paper trimmer, cut off these corners to make the ends of your tag.

5. Center the 1/2" circle punch between the sides and edge of each of your tag ends and punch.

6. Take the piece that will be the front of the book and place sticky strip along the scored 4" edge. Make sure the adhesive is placed on the side that you want to use for the front of the project. Fold the scored end under so that the sticky strip is now on the inside front cover.

7. Take the next page and, matching the DSP or CS up against the inside front cover, fold the scored end inward so that both scored edges come together between the two pages.

8. Remove the sticky strip and press these two pages together.

9. Take the next page and put sticky strip along the scored edge of the back side of the project. Then fold that edge inward (away from back page) so it comes up against the second page. Remove the sticky strip and press the back page to the second page. All scored edges should now be on the inside of the pages.

10. Cut 2 4" x 4" pieces of paper from the Pawsitively Prints DSP.

11. Cut 1 4" x 4" piece of coordinating paper from Pawsitively Prints DSP.

12. Fold each of the 3 pieces in half in one direction, unfold them and fold them again in the opposite direction.

13. Unfold all pieces and turn them over. Fold each piece diagonally in one direction, unfold them and fold them again in the opposite direction.

14. For each piece, put two opposite corners together together and hold them at the tips in one hand. Turn your palm toward you until it looks like you have two connected diamond shapes. While still holding this piece, take your other hand and push the two diamond shapes together until you have a small square. Use your bone folder to sharpen the creases.

15. Open 2 pieces up again and taking the corner tips you held before, fold those two tips inward until they touch the center of your paper and crease. Do the same with the third piece of 4" x 4" except turn it to the opposite side of the paper. Open them up again and adhere them back down again. You should now have 2 pieces showing the same paper and 1 piece showing a coordinating paper.

16. Now you will use the mountain and valley technique. Make a mountain using the piece you want in the middle. Then, making a valley with each end piece, adhere one section of the mountain into one diamond shaped section of a valley, covering the whole diamond of the valley piece. Now do the same with the other end. You now have your pop-up piece. Check the pictures frequently to compare the steps.

17. Next, open your tag book to the first page. Fold up your entire pop-up section into one thick square and place one square on the inside front cover of your page and hold that one square on that page while closing your book. Now hold down the other end to your second page and open the book up again to see the placement of your pop-up section.

18. Once you are happy with where it is placed, make a small mark on your first page. Adhere one end of your pop-up and place it down firmly on the inside front cover where you have marked it.

19. Folding your pop-up into one thick square again on the inside front cover, use your adhesive on the other end square and keep it held down. While holding it down, close your second page carefully over your pop-up so that it comes down evenly lined up. Make sure your holes on your tag pages match up properly.

20. Now, using your Big Shot, cut out the letters you want to use on your pop-up and adhere them to a coordinating color of CS. Take your paper snips and cut around each letter leaving a little margin around your letters to give them some added pop.

21. Figure out the placement for your letters, folding some of them that will be placed on the pop-up folds. Don't glue your letters down until you check that they won't stick out of your book once your pages are closed. Using Dotto to temporarily place them until you know where they should go will help.

22. Use the small star punch on coordinating DSP and CS and adhere them to either end of the pop-up.

23. For your next two pages, here are the measurements I used for the baby announcement and picture backing.
Pumpkin Pie textured CS: Cut 2 @ 4 1/2" x 3 1/2" then center and adhere them to pages 3 and 4.
Bashful Blue CS: Cut 2 @ 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" and adhere them onto the Pumpkin Pie CS pieces.

24. I then used a sticker from the Rock-a-bye-boy (retired) Simply Scrappin' kit on some textured Pumpkin Pie CS. Since that kit is retired, you can use another baby announcement set or just write it in. I used Not Quite Navy to stamp "hello baby" onto Bashful Blue CS on the last page.

25. For the belly band I used the following:
Pumpkin Pie textured CS cut @ 9" x 1 3/4"
Bashful Blue DSP Patterns cut @ 8 3/4" x 1 1/2".
Center the DSP onto the CS and adhere. Wrap the band around your book and overlap the ends. Adhere the ends, making sure not to make it too tight so that you can slip the belly band on and off.

26. Cut a piece of Pumpkin Pie textured CS @ 2 1/8" x 1 3/8". Stamp your text on some Bashful Blue CS and cut around the wording. Adhere the text to the Pumpkin Pie CS and adhere that part to your belly band.

27. I used Not Quite Navy to stamp the "hugs & kisses" scallop circle onto Bashful Blue CS and then cut around it. I used the scallop circle punch on Pumpkin Pie CS and adhered it to the "hugs & kisses" piece.

28. The baby (stamp set "All in the Family") was stamped in Basic Black, using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to align the head and body onto Bashful Blue CS. I used the Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write marker to color the diaper and then cut the baby out.

29. I used the Big Shot to cut out the word "Announcing" in Bashful Blue CS, arranged it to fit the front cover and backed it with Not Quite Navy CS.

30. Finally, cut 7" of Pumpkin Pie striped Grosgrain ribbon to tie the pages closed. Afterward, trim the ribbon ends and use Fray Check on the ends of the ribbon to avoid fraying.

You are done! I hope you enjoyed making your project.

I will add some more examples of this project as well.

Thanks for your patience.

Workshop WOW presentation at St. George Regionals-Sept. 2010

2010-10-06T18:03:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Sorry it has taken me so long to get this project on my blog. I have tried to upload it about a dozen times and have been unsuccessful. I don't know what the problem is but hopefully this time it will load.

Here is the tutorial and pictures of the projects I presented at the St. George Stampin' Up! regionals. Hopefully it will work this time!

First I will show all the step-by-step pictures for the birth announcement, and then I will add the tutorial and supply list. Finally, I will add pictures of the pop-up design using different occasions and holidays.

See previous post for tutorial.

Blog Candy Winners!

2010-09-19T22:51:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the two lucky winners for the next UStamp with Dawn and friends!
Here is what they said:

Queen Bea Scraps said...: Hi Jerri Ann, I met you yesterday at the St. George Regional and I'm so happy that I did. I love your work and I can't wait to see more of it. I'm hoping that I will be one of our lucky winners.; September 18, 2010 8:17 AM
Barbara V said...: Hi JerriAnn...I was so intrigued by your fantastic projects yesterday in St. George. Thanks so much for sharing with us. I am going to work on those today!; September 18, 2010 10:27 AM

Queen Bea Scraps and Barbara V, I need you to give me your email addresses and full names so that I can send them on to Dawn by midnight on the 20th. She has set that deadline so that she can get everyone entered before UStamp starts. You will both be sent an invitation for the event (on the 25th I believe) which you will need to accept. Your acceptance will be confirmed by Dawn, after which you will be able to log on to the UStamp event. Even after the event is over, you will still have access to the site and the projects for several months. I hope you will participate in the chat room, the challenges, and more. There are lots of wonderful, talented, and generous paper crafters who are always excited to meet new members and share their talents.

Don't forget to get back to me asap (before midnight on the 20th) with your email address and full name. Congratulations again and thanks for your wonderful comments about my projects at regionals. I had a great time and really appreciated your enthusiasm! I will be posting my projects, along with the tutorial soon.

Happy stamping!

BLOG CANDY!!! (again)

2010-09-13T23:32:00.000-07:00

It's time for some more blog candy! Yay!!!

I am going to be a guest designer again for the next round of UStamp! with Dawn and Friends. This round includes cards that move. Two lucky ladies will receive a free pass (normally $25.00) for access to lots of fun and innovative card ideas.

There is also a photo gallery so you can see what everyone else is doing. You can even upload your own projects inspired by any of the tutorials. There are prizes, live chats, lots of fun ladies to swap ideas with, challenges, and more!

The event is open 24/7 for weeks and you can participate as much or as little as you would like!

To enter, leave a comment on this posting of my blog by midnight on September 18th.

My sister designed the flier below this post for my open house using My Digital Studio. Take a look and let me know what you think. I will randomly draw two names for the two free passes. The winners will need to make sure I have your correct email addresses so that Dawn can send you your invitation for the event.

Anyone who orders from me will get their name entered twice. Anyone who schedules a workshop will get entered three times.

Hurry and enter to win your free pass to a fun event!

Fall Open House - Saturday September 25th - 10-2pm

2010-09-13T22:57:00.000-07:00

Come on out to my first ever Stampin' Up! Open House! I have a lot planned and hope that you will come and enjoy it.

I will have lots of ideas displayed for the coming holidays and will have the new catalog and new holiday mini catalog there for you to look at.

Make a free card and take it with you. Enter your name for a door prize and taste some yummy treats too! Sign up for a stamping club or a class.

Schedule a workshop and get some free gifts along with hostess benefits and free products! Or, just come and look around!

Some of the projects will surprise and delight you and there will be some cool samples using materials you won't expect! You won't want to miss this event.

Hope to see you soon!

Blog Candy winners announced!!!

2010-08-16T01:00:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the two winners of my very first Blog Candy!

Here are their comments:

Tina said:

Pick me! Pick me! Love that pop up baby announcement. A guest designer? Wow! =)

Cherry said:

I thought I was going to be original and tell you to "Pick Me! Pick Me!" but Tina beat me to it.

Congratulations ladies, you are going to really enjoy UStamp! with Dawn and Friends! Please make sure I have your accurate email addresses TODAY so that I can forward them on to Dawn. She put a deadline of Aug 16th to get them in so please get back to me right away.

Happy Stamping!

BLOG CANDY!!!

2010-08-09T16:20:00.000-07:00

It's time for some Blog Candy! In my previous post you read about UStamp with Dawn and Friends Early Summer Edition 2010. Well, it's almost time for the next UStamp to begin. On August 20th, UStamp with Dawn and Friends Early Fall Edition 2010 opens and will run through September 10th. This event promises to be amazing! Each member of UStamp will have access to 160 different card designs in at least 40 different color combinations! That's HUGE! That should supply you in card ideas for quite a long time!

Members usually pay $25.00 to join. As a guest designer, I have two free passes to give away for this event. All you need to do is comment on this post by August 15th and you will be entered into a drawing to receive a free pass. You can double your chances of winning by ordering any dollar amount of Stampin' Up! products from my website at http://inkingbydesign.stampinup.net. You can triple your chances by also booking a Stampin' Up! workshop with me.

Trust me, you won't want to miss this event. Besides the 160 card design ideas, there is a chat room where you can meet lots of new and creative friends, a photo gallery where you can see everyone's re-creations of the card designs, and there are lots of prize to give away too! Even better, this site is open 24/7 so you can go there anytime you want. UStamp has members in the USA, Canada, Australia, England, France, Germany, and several more locations. If you would like to check out more about UStamp with Dawn and Friends, go to www.UStampwithdawnandfriends.com/ or you can click on the blinkie I have for this event to the left of this post.

Remember, you have until August 15th to be included in the drawing. ***Please make sure I have your email address so that you can receive your invitation from Dawn for the event.***

Good luck and I hope to see you in the UStamp chat room!

Pop Up Baby Birth Announcement

2010-08-08T17:21:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have got to get over being intimidated about posting on my blog!!! I'm not sure why I am, I just am.

Anyway, here is a project I designed and created for UStamp with Dawn and Friends Early Summer Edition 2010. You can join that site through the blinkie I have near the upper left of my blog or just click on the title above and then scroll down to the appropriate event. With UStamp, you will receive 40+ project tutorials that you can download and print, chat with other members, share talents, make lots of new friends, and even win prizes! Check it out.

I got the idea for the Pop-up part of the design from a Cricut class my sister took me to a few years ago in Cedar City, Utah and decided to change it to a mini album/announcement. I would love to give credit to the class instructor, but I cannot remember her name. Anyway, a big thank you to her for teaching me how to do the pop-up tag.

I plan to make a video of how to do this project soon. I had a lot of fun with this one and hope all of you will give it a try after I make the video. Then I hope you will send me a link to your posting so I can see the amazing things you create from my tutorial.

A fun frog punch project!

2010-07-10T00:57:00.000-07:00

I am really pleased how my frog easel card turned out! I designed this card after seeing another card online that used a very cute frog stamp (not Stampin' Up!). I decided it would be fun to use my punches to make my own frogs. I hope you like it as well.

I used the following supplies to make this fun frog easel card:
Paper:
Sweet Pea paper stack (retired)
Garden Green
Whisper White
Old Olive
Real Red
Basic Black
Green Galore (Retired)
Ink:
Old Olive
Basic Black
Mellow Moss
Basic Gray
Stamp Sets:
Teeny Tiny Wishes
Sprinkles
For All You Do
Favorite Things
Accessories:
Big Shot & cutting pads
Top Note Die
Ribbon - Whisper White 5/8" Organza
Sponges
Circle Punches - 1", 3/4", 1/2", 1/4", 1/8"
Small Oval Punch
Boho Blossom Punch
Heart to Heart Punch
Modern Label Punch
Paper Trimmer w/ cutting & scoring blades
Snail Adhesive
Stampin' Dimensionals
Paper Snips

Have a great day and happy stamping!

2010-02-13T02:50:00.001-08:00

Come join me for some
creative stamping fun, snacks,
door prizes and more!

I thought I'd share with you a project I made recently! I got the idea from Becky Roberts at Inking Idaho. Thanks Becky!

I am now taking reservations for two classes to
make this calendar . There are only 16 spots or
calendars available so hurry to the "Buy Now"
button below to reserve your materials and then e
mail me to sign up for one of the classes.

There are two class dates and times to allow for different schedules. The first is Friday February 26th @ 6:30pm. The second is Saturday February 27th @ noon. Both are at my house and will run approximately 2 hours. The cost of the class is $10 for each calendar you make.
There will also be door prizes at each class!

You will need to bring your own adhesive. You will need BOTH liquid and some type of strong
double-sided, acid free tape such as Stampin' Up!
Sticky Strip. You will also need some very
sharp scissors for cutting out small pieces.
In addition, you may want to bring some craft
tweezers or Quik Stick if you have that.

You may need the tweezers to hold small pieces while applying glue to the back. If you would like to put a
magnet on the back to hang your calendar on the
refrigerator or file cabinet rather than using
the grommet hardware shown in the picture,
please bring that as well, or you can get it later
at any craft or office supply store and adhere
it to the back of your calendar.

If you are local and want to come to one
of the classes, you need to email me at
jerri_ann_holdaway@hotmail.com
or give me a call at 757-344-6438 to make your
reservations and get my address and directions.

You will also need to click on the button below to
purchase one or more calendars before they are
sold out. If you are local and would prefer
a different payment option, I accept cash or check,
but you will need to complete your payment
a.s.a.p. to insure there are ample materials
available on the day of the class.

Tote-ally Tess 2010 Calendar

Not only will you take home one or more fun
calendars, but I will provide handouts so you
can make more projects on your own if you choose!
Come join us for some fun crafting, light snacks
and door prizes!

Note: You don't have to stick with the colors I chose
for my calendar. Once payment is received, you
can contact me to select which colors or
designs you would prefer!

If you are not local but would still like to make this
project, please email me after you finish with
checkout to select colors, etc. Shipping is
included in the cost of the kit. I will also
need your shipping address, email and
phone number with area code.

You can pay through PayPal using
the "Buy Now" button above.

This class is on a first come, first served basis so
contact me asap and invite a friend to join in!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Ciao,

Testing the siggy

2010-02-02T23:36:00.001-08:00

Stampin' Up! opportunities and products

2010-01-28T14:31:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone and welcome to my new blog!

I have recently become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and so I started this blog in order to be able to share projects, show new techniques, advertise Stampin' Up! specials, and hopefully make lots of new friends who like to create and have fun!

Please feel free to browse the brochures and specials to the left to see what's new. If you choose to purchase some of the amazing products from Stampin' Up! please use my website link here to order with me as your demonstrator. This will help me get my new career off to a good start. Alternatively, you can click on the Stampin' Up! button in the right sidebar.

Also, during the Sale-a-bration event (Jan 5 - March 31) currently running at Stampin' Up!, you can earn free products for every $50.00 you spend. Should you choose to join my Stampin' Up! team as a demonstrator, for a limited time you will receive 15% off the cost of your new standard or digital starter kit and get to choose an extra stamp set from the catalog up to $47.95 in value! I would love to have you join my team and would be happy to answer any questions you might have about this fabulous career opportunity.

I will also be starting some clubs, product shares, classes, tutorials, and more very soon so check back often to see what's new!

Please take a moment to click on the Haitian Relief button at the top left sidebar to find out how you can help them through Stampin' Up!

Thank you for taking the time to browse my new blog and I hope to see you back again soon.

Ciao,