word of the day: LAME

Oh my goodness has life flown by. I'm so sorry for all of you friends out there in Blogger land wondering where the heck Stamp With Linz went. Well, to answer your question- I've been here. Just busy. Our life is changing with a 3rd little girl on the way, and it has meant that I give up my office. My nice, spacious, wonderful office. Sigh. So this is my workspace now.I think it probably is an accurate representation of the time I've been able to spend blogging & stamping- little, and only when I could fit it in.

Retreat is (for me) TOMORROW. I am super duper excited. I am finishing up on my secret sister gifts today, and then packing it up, babe! I hope to be totally packed by 4pm today. I think it will be easy peasy- just as long as I can get that 3rd Secret Sister gift done soon. anyhow, I thought I would share some of the things we'll be doing at Retreat.Also, just so you know, I'm going to do something new. MAKE IT WORK MONDAY. It is my goal to post something AWESOME every Monday- starting next Monday with all of the fun Retreat pictures. So stay tuned, OK?

And thanks for checking in!

Christmas in October

I've been working a lot on getting my life ready. Ready for preschool teaching next week, ready for new demands on my husband in his church service, ready for the baby girl that will be coming sooner than later. :) So to keep myself cheery, or at least try, I've been listening to Christmas music. It's funny, I don't think I've ever listened to Christmas music before November, but there's a first for everything, right? Anyhow, I thought I would share some Christmas cards I made for Retreat. Got questions? Send them my way: stamp.with.linz@gmail.com Super easy cards- anyone could do them...OK, almost anyone. :)

Fall Card

Hello my darlings-
Here is the last card we did for our workshop last week. I wanted to do something that wasn't Halloween, so I did this. I love this stamp set, but I'm not perfect with it yet, so just pretend it all lines up nicely. :)

Recipe:
Stamps: Groovy Trees
Paper/Ink: Old Olive, Soft Suade, Dusty Durango, Whisper White
Accessories: Sizzix Texturez, Old Olive Striped Ribbon, Linen Thread

Just a box to you...

But a treasure chest-to-be!
(inside: Idea Books, homemade cards, ribbon scraps, an altered notebook, a large clothes pin, 2 tins, neutral paper, some blank cards, & some Dove chocolate)

At church we had a service auction, where we auctioned things we made or things we could do. I auctioned this box and as another auction- my scrapbooking services. The box was the highest item of the night. Lots of goodies. I'm glad it was a hit, I worked hard on it! :) Last year at the auction I thought I would do some non-paper-crafting services, and they were bid on and sold- but no one took me up on them. This year, I thought- well, this is kind of my forte, so why not bring out my best stuff? Lesson learned. :)

Halloween Part-tay!

We had a good time with Jenny & the club & friends last night. Here was Jenny's favorite project, which I figured. I had to go to 3 stores to find the right spiders- who'd have thunk?

Anyhow, these are really quite easy, here's what I used *click to go shopping*
Teeny Tiny Wishes Set:


And here is another door prize, found these cute pots in a dollar bin, how festive! :)
Thanks for stopping by- more Halloween stuff coming tomorrow!

Well hello, stranger!

OK, I know- it's been a while. BUT! The good news is that I have lots of cute projects to show you, so hold on to your horses folks- this is one crazy fun ride...OK, not really- but let's have some fun!

I'm going to start today with a post of one of the projects we're doing at our Halloween workshop tonight. It's my fav. My sweet down-line, Kathleen, showed me how to make these darling mini photo albums with clear envelopes- so presto change-o, here's my Halloween version. Ain't it cute?

I'm out of practice on these recipes, and don't feel like putting it all up- so if you have questions or are unsure how I did something, send me a note: stamp.with.linz@gmail.com You should know that everything is Stampin' Up materials as usual! Hint: Did you know you can color in a ribbon with your markers? ;) Give it a try!

And just for fun, I'll show you one of the door prizes I did. I was standing in line, waiting on the person in front of me & saw these cute Tic Tacs in the perfect Halloween colors...so I had to get them for tonight, so fun & SO easy!

I'm at it again...

Stay tuned for all of the things I've been working on for Retreat. I'm at the ol' stampin' table again. :)

Unmotivated

Hey friends-
I'm sorry for the silence lately. I have been so unmotivated to blog and/or actually create anything. And in all honesty, I've been pretty busy getting organized for the new school year- but I'm back...for today at least!

Yesterday my little girl was giving a little talk/speech in her church primary, so she put on one of her new outfits and I wanted to make a special bow for her. My girls are girlie girls, so this is one way that I can show them my love for them & they love it. Anyhow, I made 2 for her to choose from and then made 2 matching ones for my other little girlie. I followed on-line directions on these...and am no expert, but I think they turned out pretty well!

The little pink flower clippies had a little accident when my girls were goofing off and had to be re-glued, which was done by my darling husband and someone that found the glue. Needless to say, the gluing job is a little off- but hey- who's looking that close when they are in a cutie's hair, right?

Thanks for stopping in!
xoxo, Linz

Happy Fall Y'all!

Fall is my favorite season. I love the rich colors, the cooler weather (not THAT much cooler in Texas, but a tad), and I love all that Fall brings- a new school year, football, Halloween, Thanksgiving...followed by Winter which brings my birthday and Christmas. :)

I am busy finishing up all of the ribbon shares, so today I thought I'd share with you a few of my Fall favorites since today is Sept 1st. Some of the pictures are better than others, but you get the idea! OK, so there's more than a few...I get a little carried away.

Hope all is well with all of you.
Thanks for stopping by!

SICK!

Hello friends- if people are still out there checking my blog. :) I was sick last week, and it really knocked me out. On top of that, we are expecting another little addition to our family in March, so being pregnant and sick AND my husband was out of town...so there's my excuses. And in all honesty, I needed a break. Sometimes you just don't feel like making something, you know? Anyhow, I'm back and I have had some things to show you for a while, so my camera is ready and I'll get to it tomorrow.
Thanks for hanging in there...

In the meantime, remember this?

This was the first time I was ever showcased on the SU! Demo web-site, it's cute, isn't it? :)

Cheers!

2nd Ribbon Share!

I had a request for a ribbon share with the new 1 1/4 Striped Ribbon (black pictured here). I would need at least 4 people and I believe I have 2 already (we can do multiple groups). If you are interested, it will be $11, you would get 2.5 yards in Pumpkin pie, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, & Basic Black. Also, it looks like those in the dolka dot ribbon share will be getting a .50 refund, I over charged you a bit. :)

The order goes in on Friday morning, so if you want to do either of the ribbon shares, or put in an order- let me know before then!

We need YOU

Looking for something fun to do?
JOIN MY CLUB!
{Click to enlarge to see the details!}
We still need *at least* 2 people!

Stamp Camp Lay-outs

Stamp Camp Tuesday, August 18th, 6pm-9pm, here!

It will be $15 for 3 lay-outs, a door prize, and munchies. If you are not able to join us but want the lay-outs, I will sell them (without stamping) for a lowered price.

We will also be joined by Kathleen Morley & anyone wanting to be part of her Stamp Camp. This is what she's doing here.

Note: If you are coming, I will send you the photo sizes and other supplies you will need. Sign-up today!

stamp.with.linz@gmail.com

Lay-out #1: This one can be changed in a blink of an eye to suit the needs of a boy- so if you want to join us, but need a less girlie look, let me know and we'll be adding some fun blues.
Lay-out #2: An elegant and simple lay-out. I have no big title on here, but you certainly could add one (and I might later!)
Lay-out #3: The ribbons and stars can be adapted to your pictures, so please let me know your color scheme so I can get the right colors for you. The set colors are the Real Red and the new In-Color Yellow...whose name escapes me. :) Note all of the fun little stitches.

Work in progress

I wanted to change the look on my blog, and I'm happy with the header, I just can't get the background quite right, but I'm working on it. Bare with me. :)

Ribbon Share! Psst! Pass it on!

I am also hosting a ribbon share this month with all of the new In-color ribbons. For $12.50 (+$2.00 shipping if not local), you will get 2.5 yards of each of the 6 new in-color ribbons. They will come on a little card taped at the end & ready to use. If you are interested, please sign-up and send your $$ or credit card info by August 15th.

Sign-up by e-mailing me at: stamp.with.linz@gmail.com

I have also considered doing a paper share, but I would need a lot of interest to have one, so let me know. Basically, you'll pay a set fee and get a 6x6 page of each of the new Designer Papers. If you want a 6x12 paper set, you would just sign-up twice. I've had just a few people say they want to do this- so if you do, let me know and I'll see if there are enough people.

Retreat is COMING!

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Oops I forgot one!

This is the last of the Artisan entries- and this was my favorite & most time-consuming lay-out. I hope to someday replicate it for my own book, but for now I'll just think about it. Again, not the best pictures- but you get the idea. :) It was really lovely in real life- I'm not sure these pictures do it justice at all!

Demo Id # 2008248

Stamps: Big Deal Numbers, Outline Alpha, Short Order Alpha

Paper: Real Red, Summer Sun, Only orange, Pumpkin Pie, Pink Passion, Orchid Opulence, Taken With Teal, Old Olive, Garden Green, Basic Black, Whisper White, Barely Banana

Ink: Basic Black, Basic Black Marker, Versa Mark

Accessories: Paper Snips, Regal Rose 5/8 Grosgrain, Real Red 5/8 Grosgrain, Kiwi Kiss Striped 5/8 Grosgrain, Pumpkin Pie ½ Striped Grosgrain, Chocolate Chip ¼ Grosgrain, Tempting Turquiose ¼ Grosgrain, Apricot Appeal ¼ Grosgrain, Linen Thread, Crop-A-Dile, Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Table Top Cutter, Sizzix Big Shot, Stampin’ Up Billboard, Decorative Strip Die, 2-Way Glue Pen, Star Punch, Corduroy Buttons- Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, & Baja Blue, Flower Fusion, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Embossing Gun, ½ Circle Punch, Sizzix Texturz Plate- Texture Plate Kit #4, Super Sticky Tape, Pig Tails Ribbon Originals, Tape

Last week

We we out of town, so thank for being patient with me. My girls got to attend a "Girlie Girl" camp that my sister runs in the DFW area. Here is a digital scrapbook of their fashion show.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

The real downfall?

Scrapbook Page #2- the obvious picture of me. Perhaps this was my downfall & disqualification. Lots of fun details & lots of input from friends on this one...this one took FOREVER! Sorry the pictures are lame, I'm not sure why I didn't try for better pictures. Oh well! Click for close-ups.
There is a lot going on in this page, so maybe it was a bit too much, but I was trying to get a lot of different techniques shown with each entry. I welcome your input- too much, you think?
RECIPE:

Stamps: Define Your Life

Paper: Baja Blue, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Bella Rose Designer Paper, Chocolate Chip Patterns Designer Series Paper, Rockabilly Specialty Designer Paper

Ink: Marvelous Markers, Whisper White Craft, Close to Cocoa Craft, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Accessories: Paper Snips, Riding Hood Red Striped 5/8 Grosgrain, Old Olive 5/8 Grosgrain, Chocolate Chip 1/4 Grosgrain, Whisper White 1/4 Grosgrain, Riding Hood Red Taffeta, Linen Thread, Paper piercer, Mat Pack, Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Table Top Cutter, Crafter’s Tool Kit, Crystal Effects, Eyelet Border Punch, Coluzzle, Flower Designer Brads, Clips Assortment, Designer buttons- Bouquet & Latte, Sponges, Naturally Serif Decorative Strip Die, Corduroy Buttons- Kiwi Kiss, Staples, Stapler, On Board Lots of Letters, Full Heart

Something fun...

Take a look at a new little Decor Element in our playroom, isn't this so fun?