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During the month of November we have got some GREAT specials going on be sure to stop by the online store for more details www.suinkandmore.typepad.com

Denise

Ski BUM

 I couldn't wait to used this new set from Storage Units, Ink & More for today's SCS challenge-using Acrylic stamps. This set is called Snow Day. Check out this link if you want to see this set.
I also used last week's sketch which worked really well for what I had in mind. I used the CB folder for the main background panel, and for the main image, I did some tearing and piercing. I forgot I had this gelly roll pen and I decided to used it for my glittery snow.
RECIPE:
Stamps: Snow Day
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Brocade Blue, Creamy Caramel,Watercolor paper, DSP
Ink: White Craft, basic Black,Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue
Accessories: Tafetta Kraft, dew drops

Tools: piercing tool,1/4 inch circle punch,
glue dots. CE, dimensionals

Patriotic Santa!

 

I just love the holidays and I always cannot wait until the Christmas cartoons come on--I'm worse than a kid I tell ya'!!  My favorites have always been Frosty & Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, even though we have the DVD's I still like to watch them on TV, lol!  This new SUINK set "Deer Ol Santa" just reminds me so much of those cartoons---so fun and cute!  And I love to mix and match all these stamps for a new look everytime. 

I wanted to create a card and matching ornament to use as a holiday gift for the kid's teachers.  I used a coaster for my ornament frame.  To cut the center out I used my square scalloped Nestabilties and placed a piece of clear acetate on the backside.  After stamping, coloring & cutting out my Santa I attached him w/ a dimensional to the acetate.  This way when it hangs on the tree, Santa looks like he's flying, lol!  I colored the edges of the coaster with my Copics and a liquid gold pen along with a layer of my dp. 

For the card I sponged a nighttime cloudy sky with ink and I pierced holes and threaded red embroidery thread throught to create Santa's reins.  Just a fun gift and card to give to someone special!

Suzanne Dean

Supplies Used: SUINK's "Deer Ol Santa" set, Hot Off The Press dp, Marvy Gold Pen, coaster, Copics, Diamond Stickles,Nestabilities, dimensionals, DMC thread, white glitter dots, Gold Spica Pen

Customer Spotlight!

We have so many fabulous customers here at SUINK that I thought it might be fun to do a little customer spotlight!  Ya know, find someone who does a fabulous job with our stamps and showcase their work on here.  I am so excited to introduce this fantastic stamper.  Her name is Janna and she will amaze you with her talent.  I always get excited to see her post as I know her creations will be wonderful.  Hmmm, will she be one of the new DT members????  Never know!

Here is some more about her.

  I am a stay at home mother to a beautiful little girl named         Isabella who will be two in April.  I have been with my wonderful and supportive husband for 11 years and married for 6 of those.  I picked up stamping a little over nine months ago and haven't been able to stop since.  I am now completely addicted.  My husband was actually the one who encourage me to find a hobby that I like.   I think my favorite thing about stamping is actually the community.  Everyone is so welcoming and gracious and willing to share their ideas.  I also love the coloring aspect of stamping.  Ever since I was a kid, I have enjoyed coloring.  Every year for Christmas I would get a giant coloring book and try to make it last all year.  I guess my stamps are my giant coloring book!

And now you get to see some of her favorite SUINK creations.

I told you they were terrific  to see more of her work visit her at Stamps Paper and Glitter Oh My

Are you interested in strutting your stuff on our blog.  Send me your samples at yourrep@roadrunner.com and you may be the next to be in the spotlight!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

 

Stamps: Storage Units Ink
Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black (Tsukineko); Markers (Copic)
Paper: Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink); Basic Black, Red Polka Dot Paper (Stampin' Up!); Green Polka Dot Paper (Making Memories)
Other: Red Twill; Black Brads; Dimensional Glue Dots

JEN del MURO

Whachadoing Wednesday Challenge 14 - Ornament

Here is my creation for this challenge. Isn't she darling?  I began with a glass snowflake ornament. I rubbed some glue and glitter on the ornament and then let it dry. Next I stamped this adorable little snowlady from the Snow Day set on Whisper White and colored her with markers. I added some of the same glitter to the snow and snow flakes to pull it together. The sentiment needed to be altered to fit my snowflake.. hope Denise don't mind, lol!

Supplies:

Stamps: Snow Day and All Holiday Sentiments
You can get that sentiment set FREE. Click HERE for find out more.
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Basic Black and Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black
Other: glass snowflake ornament, nestabilities, glitter, glue, markers

Have a great day!  Mary Jo

SUINKWWC14 - HIT THE SLOPES ORNAMENT

I'm squeaking in again just under the wire....but it's STILL Wednesday!  I found this fun pattern in my email box today courtesy of the Splitcoast Stampers Weekly Inkling.  It's actually from Monday's Technique Challenge TLC194.  You can find all of the details HERE.

Instead of making the Christmas Tree box look like a tree I decided that it could be the perfect alpine setting for my little skier.  If you're joining us in the challenge, please use keyword SUINKWWC14 as your Splitcoast keyword.  The holidays are quickly approaching...are ya ready!?!

Supplies:  Stamps - Aspen set by Storage Units, Ink & More!; Paper - Papertrey White, patterned paper by MME; Ink - Tuxedo Black Memento ink; Other - Copic Markers, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Glue Pen, SU! Silver Cord, ribbon at Michael's, Prismacolor thin black marker, Qbee Christams Tree Box template

I'm squeaking in again just under the wire....but it's STILL Wednesday!  I found this fun pattern in my email box today courtesy of the Splitcoast Stampers Weekly Inkling.  It's actually from Monday's Technique Challenge TLC194.  You can find all of the details HERE.

Instead of making the Christmas Tree box look like a tree I decided that it could be the perfect alpine setting for my little skier.  If you're joining us in the challenge, please use keyword SUINKWWC14 as your Splitcoast keyword.  The holidays are quickly approaching...are ya ready!?!

Supplies:  Stamps - Aspen set by Storage Units, Ink & More!; Paper - Papertrey White, patterned paper by MME; Ink - Tuxedo Black Memento ink; Other - Copic Markers, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Glue Pen, SU! Silver Cord, ribbon at Michael's, Prismacolor thin black marker, Qbee Christams Tree Box template

SUINKWWC14 - Santa's Little Helpers Ornament

Happy Wednesday! It's Whachadoin' Wednesday at Storage Units, Ink and More, which means another FUN challenge from Mary Jo.  This week, the challenge was to make an ornament-- Any ornament, any shape, any kind!

I was inspired by one of my fellow design team members, the wonderfully talented Suzanne Dean, to try one of the chipboard coaster ornaments.  I had a TON of these sitting around and what a cute way to use them!!

While I don't have EIGHT trees to decorate (Wow Suzanne are you ambitious!), I do have 2 big ones and 2 little ones in my kids rooms-- So I can always use MORE ornaments-- and I have about two weeks before I decorate, so I better get going on them!

To make this, I just used a standard 4 x 4" medium weight chipboard coaster and cut DP and Cardstock to the same size to adhere to both sides.  I then used my Crop-o-dile to punch a hole for a large eyelet and tied the ribbons and cord to make a hanger for it. 

The image was colored with copics and popped up on dimensionals to give it some dimension and all in all-- these were quick, easy, and I think- pretty darn cute!!

We'd love to have you play along this week-- I need more ideas-- So we'd love to see what you come up with!! Have a great day!

Tori Wild

Supplies

Stamps: Santa's Little Helpers and All Holiday Sentiments from SUINK

Paper: Me & My Big Ideas, Real Red, Regal Rose, Green Galore

Ink: Black Adirondack - with Clear EP and Versamark

Accessories: Stampin' Up Large Eyelet, Ribbons from Michaels, Stampin' Up! silver cord, Copic markers, sewing machine, word window punch, Icicle Stickles.

SUINKWWC14 - Peace on Earth Ornament

I'm so excited to share with you my project for Whachadoing Wednesday Challenge #14 which was to make an ornament.  I wanted to make an ornament for my parents to hang on their tree and so here it is, Peace on Earth.

I started off with a wood frame, distressed it a bit and added a some Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon.  On the top left and right corners I used the Crop-a-Dile to punch holes and threaded a strip of silver cording, with the ends on the front of the frame so I could add some Clear Round Beads from the Pretties Kit. I thought it just added a little something extra.  I also punched two holes in the middle of the top edge of the frame and set it aside.

I stamped the sentiment and images from Oh Holy Night set with StazOn ink onto shrink plastic.  I cut out the the sentiment and images out into a square and cut the angel out by itself.  I punched holes on the halo of the angel and two holes on the top edge of the square.  I used a jump ring to attach the angel and brads to attach the square to the frame with silver brads.

Here's a close up of the images.

Stamps: Storage, Inks and More: Oh Holy Night

Paper: Shrink Plastic

Ink:  StazOn Black Ink

Accessories:  Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon; Crop-a-Dile; Pretties Kit; Shrink Plastic; Silver Cording; Silver Brads; Jump Ring, Wood Frame; Sand Paper; Heat Gun

 

Hope you have a great day,

Carolina

SUINKWWC14 - Happy Holidays

Today's challenge at Storage Units, Ink & More is a fun one. It's bound to put you in the mood for the upcoming holiday season. Personally, I'm still in denial that Christmas is only 41 days away! OMG, how is that possible?

The challenge is to make an ornament. You do not have to use SU Ink stamps, but if you have them we'd love to see them. I chose to make a very simple ornament using a Making Memories acrylic snowflake frame. I backed the frame with Creative Imaginations patterned paper. I then covered a chipboard star in Anna Griffin PP and added silver Stickles in a random pattern to add some shine. I punched a hole in the chipboard with my Crop-a-dile and threaded and tied silver ribbon to it. I stamped "Happy Holidays" from the "Deer Ol Santa" stamp set in SU Cranberry Crisp on the same PP, punched it out and added it to the star with dimensionals.

I can't wait to see what you create and post. If you upload to SCS, please put SUINKWWC14 in the keyword field so we can check it out!

It's all about the details:
Card stock: None
Patterned Paper: Creative Imaginations, Anna Griffin
Stamps: Storage Units, Ink & More
Ink: Stampin' Up, Cranberry Crisp
Accessories: Ribbon, foam squares, Stickles, Making Memories acrylic frame, Chipboard star
Tools: SU oval punch, Crop-a-dile, Glue Dots

Week 14 of the Whachadoing Wednesday challenges, come on over and play!

Welcome to another addition of Whachadoing Wednesday? here on Storage Units Ink and More.  We are excited to have begin another week of fun and stamping.  Today's challenge, if you choose to accept it (and we hope you will) is as follows...

 

Time to start thinking about different ways to decorate that tree or even our house.  Create an ornament using SUINK stamps (or any stamps you choose). There are so many different ideas for this one, I can not wait to see yours.

Can you believe how close we are to Christmas?!  Better get creating.

If you choose to play along please remember to leave a comment so we can come on over and check out your creation.  I need lots of ideas.  When you upload please use the key words  SUINKWWC14 - this will help us find you with a search. 

Hope you have a fabulous day.

Mary Jo