Feb 24, 2014 | Big Shot, Occasions Catalog 2014, Tags |
Gift bags are easy to make with Stampin’ Up! products. Just buy plain white or kraft colored gift bags or various sizes and add a tag, decorate the front and insert your gift and some matching tissue. For this bag the tissue was cut with the Fringe Scissors to give it some interest. You could also stamp on your tissue paper.
This bag idea came from my friend Cindy – you can see her bag here. I used the same idea but with different colors. And I love her colored tissue paper but I didn’t have any to match my color scheme so I just used white.
Do you ever keep the rubber scraps that are left after you assemble your stamp set? I used to years ago when we just had the wood stamps – I never really did anything with it though. At one point in time we would cut it and use the foam like a dimensional. Now I save my rubber scrap for my clear mounted stamp sets – I attach it inside the case and then put the stamps back in place when I’m storing them. This helps me know if I’m missing any stamps out of the set. For this Starburst Sayings stamp set however I didn’t attach the rubber scrap inside my case. That’s because it has various sized circles which are perfect to use as a template. Cindy was clever enough to use the circles on her bag. Just go around them with your Stampin’ Write markers.
To create the tag –
- I used a piece of the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper – cut it with the Banner Framelit to make a banner.
- Used a 2″ strip of Basic Black card stock – punch with the Angled Tag Topper punch
- Stamped the “Oh Happy Day” image – once in Bermuda Bay and cut it out with the Starburst Framelit and once with Crushed Curry and hand cut just the HAPPY. Attached these pieces with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Cut a Melon Mambo piece of card stock with the arrow from the On Film Framelits and attached that to the top of the tag.
- Add Bakers Twine through the tap topper and tie it to the handle of the bag.
- Tie a piece of the Basic Black Chevron Ribbon around the handle of the bag.
I used this bag for my nephew’s birthday gift – the card I made for him was in these same colors.
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Feb 20, 2014 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Catalog 2014 |
Cool Kid. AWESOME. amazing SUPERHERO.
Those are some of the stamps in the Cool Kid stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog. I used it this week to make birthday cards for my niece and nephew. I think they are cool kids and this was the perfect stamp set for that. I bought it with the two of them in mind. I used the same basic layout for both cards and the same pack of Designer Series paper – I just focused on different colors and images so that I could create a “boy” version and a “girl” version of the same card.
Here is Ally’s card – I used Melon Mambo (she loves pink) and the cat and kites.
And this one is Noah’s card – no pink on this one and I used the dog with the paper airplanes. His card is actually on a Basic Black card base which you can’t see because I photographed on a black background.
Supplies used for these cards:
- Cool Kid* stamp set, Bring on the Cake stamp set
- Kaleidoscope* Designer Series Paper
- On Film Framelits Dies*
- Girl card: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo & Whisper White card stock
- Boy card: Basic Black, Crushed Curry & Whisper White card stock
- Girl card: Basic Rhinestone, Regals Designer Buttons
- Boy card: Neutral Candy Dots, Basic Metal Buttons*
- Whisper White Baker’s Twine
- Stampin’ Write Makers: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate
- Jet Black Staz On
- Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo classic ink
*Products featured in the Occasions 2014 catalog. If you would like to order any of these products – SHOP HERE.
I gave Noah his card – he had his 9th birthday – when he opened it – I said “I made that card for you.” – he reply with a big grin – “I knew you were going to make me a card!”
Find some cool kids and make them a fun card.
Feb 16, 2014 | Big Shot, Cards, Occasions Catalog 2014 |
The Starburst Sayings* stamp set and matching Starburst Framelits* are a fun bundle to play with. I was working on ideas for something else when I created this card. My KSU girls requested a St. Patty’s day card for our February card class. Yes they are ahead of the game! And while working with this set I thought the Oh Happy Day sounded like something you would say on St. Patrick’s Day – right? So I decided to use that to create the card for the KSU class.
I wanted to add what looked like a 4 leaf clover so I tried the new Petite Petals punch*. You might be thinking that doesn’t have 4 petals it has 5. Yes it does but if you cut a slit between two of the petals and then overlap them – you get a little 4 leaf clover – just glue the overlapped petals together and it gives it added dimension too!
For those that wanted a St. Patrick’s Day card they stamped the inside with Teeny Tiny Wishes. And otherwise this could be a birthday or every day kind of card.
Here are some more details on this card –
- Card base is Old Olive
- Whisper White layer embossed with Arrows Textured Embossing Folder*
- Old Olive card stock cut with the Starburst Framelit*
- Stamp the Oh Happy Day* in Smoky Slate on Whisper White card stock and cut with the Starburst Framelit.
- Cut a Tangerine Tango with the same size Starburst Framelit – off set it behind the white stamped one.
- Attach that to the large Old Olive starburst and add to the card front.
- Stamp Oh Happy Day in Tangerine Tango on Whisper White card stock and cut out the HAPPY – straight cuts into a rectangle. Add it over the top of the Smoky Slate one.
- Create the little clover from Old Olive card stock as mentioned above. Attach with a mini glue dot. Add a pearl to the center.
- Stamp inside Whisper White layer as desired.
Here is one more look –
* products from the Stampin’ Up! 2014 Occasions Catalog. Visit my Online store to order any of our products including what I used for this card. – SHOP HERE.
Do you think it works for a St. Patrick’s Day card?
Have a HAPPY Day!
Feb 13, 2014 | Big Shot, Cards, Thinlits, Valentine's Day, Washi Tape, Wedding |
Gold is a hot trend right now and this card pairs up a lot of gold elements with the Language of Love to create a Valentine’s or even a Wedding card.
I adapted an idea I found on Pinterest. Here are the elements on my card – some are the same as the one I found and some are different.
- Very Vanilla card base
- Very Vanilla layer – attach two strips of gold washi tape from the Watercolor Wonder Designer Washi Tape – a TIP for you here – line up the card stock on your Grid Paper first and then use the lines as a guide to get the Washi Tape straight across your card stock
- Cut the XOXO from Gold Foil Sheet using the Circle Card Thinlits Die collection
- Cut a large heart out of Very Vanilla card stock using the Scallop Heart Embosslit (well I thought that was still current but I can’t seem to find it online in the store)
- Stamp the strip of hearts from the Language of Love stamp set using the GOLD Encore ink. Punch out each heart with the small heart punch.
- Create a double bow with Gold Baker’s Twine – I used a little magic bow maker that I found on Pinterest – I made a few so that I’d have them to use in class. I need to get a picture of it and share it with you later.
Here is another view so you can hopefully see the layering. All the hearts are attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals as well as the layer on top of the base. The bow is attached with a mini glue dot. And I actually used the liquid glue for the foil.
Have a great day! I’m writing this early in case we get a lot of ice and lose power over the next couple of days.
Feb 5, 2014 | Big Shot, Cards, Thinlits, Valentine's Day |
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching and if you haven’t already you better get busy on some Valentine cards. Here is one idea for you today.
Let’s see how this card came together –
- Card base is Crushed Curry
- Whisper White cut with the Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die
- Strip of Basic Black card stock
- Strip of Eastern Elegance Designer Series paper (the Crushed Curry pattern)
- the focal element is a stamp from the Crazy, Mixed-up Love stamp set (it is a fun set for Valentine’s day). I used Stampin’ Write Markers – Basic Black for the Bee and Crushed Curry for “mine”, color the stamp with the markers, huff on it and then stamp it on Whisper White card stock. Punch it out with the circle punch.
- Use the Artisan Label Punch to create the Crushed Curry layer.
- Then punch 2 Artisan Label punches from Basic Black card stock – cut each one in half in opposite directions. Then glue each piece behind the Crushed Curry layer as a mat. You can’t even tell it’s 4 separate pieces! It just looks like a larger version of the punch.
- Punch a tiny heart from Real Red using the Two-Step Owl punch and glue it inside the wings of the bee.
- And a final touch I did dot the eye with the Crushed Curry marker – you can see it in the close up photo.
One more look at the whole card –
Will you Be Mine?
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Feb 3, 2014 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Ronald McDonald House Charities |
The Tag It stamp set is the annual Ronald McDonald House Charity stamp set from Stampin’ Up! Part of the sales from each set go to Ronald McDonald House. We have a group that goes to our local house and stamps with the guests that are staying there. I will be going tonight with my friend Leishman.
I thought I would share this cute card that I had at my Card Maker’s class this week that uses the Tag It stamp set.
This one is a birthday card that I actually “recycled” from parts for a Christmas card – you can see it HERE on my FB page. Hopefully that link works :).
Here are the supplies that I used:
- Crumb Cake card base
- Season of Style Designer Paper Stack (from the Holiday catalog)
- Cherry Cobbler card stock & Scallop Edge Border Punch
- Silver Glitter Paper
- Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine
- Tag It stamp set
- Whisper White card stock
- Stampin’ Write Markers – Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar
- Chalk Talk Framelits (they coordinate with the stamp set!)
I used the Stampin’ Write Markers to color the stamp image so that I could make it multiple colors. Do all of the coloring, then huff on the stamp and stamp it on your card stock
I’ll try to take some pictures tonight when we go to the Ronald McDonald house so I can post them to my blog.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Gift bags are easy to make with Stampin’ Up! products. Just buy plain white or kraft colored gift bags or various sizes and add a tag, decorate the front and insert your gift and some matching tissue. For this bag the tissue was cut with the Fringe Scissors to give it some interest. You could also stamp on your tissue paper.
