May 5, 2011 | Big Shot, D is for Dog |
D is for Dog is the name of this stamp set that I used on this little treat box. There is also a C is for Cat set that you could do the same project with – just fill with cat treats instead. The box is the BIGZ XL die Box #2 for the Big Shot – I cut if from Always Artichoke card stock. On the front I used Very Vanilla card stock and stamped the dog image in Chocolate Chip and sponged the edges. On one end I added a piece of Chocolate Card stock that was punched with the Scallop Border punch – I trimmed it down to be just 4 full scallops that tucked out at the end. Tie a piece of Early Espresso Taffeta Ribbon around the piece and attach to the front of the box. Stamp the D is for Dog on a piece of vanilla and punch out with the 1-1/4″ Circle punch, sponge the edges, mat it on an Always Artichoke piece punched with the 1-3/8″ Circle punch. Add to the front of the box with a Stampin’ Dimensional.
inside the box I added a small cello bag filled with dog treats and tied it with another piece of ribbon. Inside the lid is the quote from the set – it says “a dog wags its tail with its heart. – Martin Buxbaum” – I think my dogs wag more than just their tails – the wag their whole back ends sometimes!
Give some love to the dogs today!
May 3, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, UDI Color Challenge |
Hello Tuesday! The Utah Diva’s Color Challenge is here again. This week we have a pretty color combination – Perfect Plum, Old Olive, Marina Mist and Basic Black. I also added Whisper White as my neutral. Here it the inspiration piece that we have this week:
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
This week I have a beautiful card for you – at least I thought it turned out that way.
How do you like it? It really turned out pretty. I started with a card base in Perfect Plum and it is stamped with the Sanded Background stamp in Perfect Plum. I actually tried several different things – including adding an embossed layer and a textured layer and none of them were working for me – when I finally settled on just stamping it was perfect. I pulled out the Big Shot – not sure what I did when we didn’t have it in our product line – this is the Scallop Oval Frame die. I cut one in Basic Black and one in Whisper White. The white center oval was stamped with the large flower image from the Just Believe stamp set in Old Olive. Then I sponged the bottom with Old Olive. Next I sponged Marina Mist around the rest of the oval to make it look like the sky.
I cut the white scallop frame into two pieces and attached each piece to the back of the black scallop frame so it just peeks out and creates a small frame. Add some doodles with the white gel pen around the frame. I tied a piece of Marina Mist Taffeta ribbon around the frame and placed the frame on the card from with Stampin’ Dimensionals so it was raised. Then I put the stamped oval inside and glued it flat to the front of the card – I did this so it had the illusion of being inside an actual frame like a picture on the wall would be.
To finish I added some butterflies cut with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit cut from Perfect Plum card stock. And the little pearls. I really love using the basic pearls – and the easiest way to pick them up and place them is to use the tip of the paper piercer. It works like a charm. I hope you like this card today!
Take a minute to visit the UDI site and play along with us this week.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Perfect Plum, Basic Black, Whisper White
- Ink: Old Olive, Marina Mist
- Stamp sets: Just Believe, Sanded
- Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Scallop Oval Frame die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Paper Piercer, White Gel Pen, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
May 2, 2011 | Big Shot, Demonstrator, Occasions Mini 2011, SU Buttons, SU Ribbon |
Today’s project is a fun little pouch that could have lots of different little things put inside. For mine I chose to use it for Iced Tea packets and based my color choice on the tea package. The idea for this pouch came from a project I saw on Stampin’ Connection created by Nelia Harper.
Here is the pouch with everything inside – the colors are Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight and Early Espresso. I used a medium cello bag and wrapped it with Cherry Cobbler card stock that was run through the Big Shot and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. If you fold up the card stock before putting it in the embossing folder the whole thing will fit inside. I did have to open my multipurpose platform to use none of the tabs since the card stock was doubled.
Inside the pouch is my jumbo packet of Iced Tea and then I added a tag to slide in there with it. You can print the instructions from the box on the back of the tag or write a little note. The tag uses the Word Play stamp set which is on sale for 30% off this month – what a great deal! It has a lot of fun phrases in it that make it great for scrapbooking. I also used the Tart & Tangy stamp set – I liked the idea of the lemon to go with the tea.
The flower on the outside of the pouch is the Fun Flowers die that was introduced in the Occasions Mini catalog. While the mini catalog has ended this die is still available. The edges of the flower are sponged and you can either crumple the flowers or curl them with a bone folder to give them shape. I added a jumbo button to the center tied with some Linen Thread in the center.
It really ended up being a fun project. I hope you like it. The Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog started today. There is a link on the side bar of my blog and you can see the products on my website. Also two specials – the National Scrapbooking Month Special – 30% off selected stamp sets, 30% selected My Digital Studio Professional Print products, 30% off selected My Digital Studio download bundles – you can see all of them on my website online store. There is also a special My Digital Studio Starter Kit option this month – so if you have an interest in joining my team as a demonstrator and want to know more about the My Digital Studio Starter Kit option call me and I’ll tell you all about it. My next team meeting is on May 14th and I’d love for you to join me.
Apr 27, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Occasions Mini 2011 |
Old Olive has always been one of my most used and favorite Stampin’ Up! colors. And when I saw a card created by Mary Fish I knew I wanted to make one like it. The Clearly For You stamp set is in the Occasions Mini Catalog and it was the set that we got at our Leadership Conference back in January. This is another stamp set that I hope ends up in our next catalog – it is great for project with the Simply Adorned Charms or the Beveled Windowpanes. So here you go – a card devoted to Old Olive!
The card base is Old Olive, then there is another layer of Old Olive that all the squares are attached to. The squares are punched 1-1/4″ squares from White Naturals card stock. Each square was stamped with images from the Clearly For You stamp set and sponged with Old Olive. Attach all the squares to the Old Olive layer – which was also sponged – and then use the Color Spritzer Tool and the Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker to spritz the whole thing. The flower accent is Old Olive card stock cut with the Big Shot and the Fun Flowers Bigz XL die. The flowers are sponged, crumpled, and spritzed. In the center of the flower I added the smallest size of the Beveled Window Pane. I thread through some ribbon and tied the bottom with Linen Thread. Pick your favorite color and make a monochromatic card to show it off.
I’ll have updates on the birds coming up later today and tomorrow.
Apr 26, 2011 | Big Shot, Summer Mini 2011, UDI Color Challenge |
It’s time for this week’s Utah Diva’s Color Challenge. Are you ready to play along with us this week? Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along. Here is our inspiration:
I have another 3-D project this week. This time it is a box that I cut using the Big Shot. I love my Big Shot and how quick you can make fun and cute projects. Oh and it’s a sneak peek for you too!
Look at this cute little stamp! It will be in the new Summer Mini Catalog that starts on May 1st. It is one of the new a-la-carte stamps that Stampin’ Up! has been coming out with for about the last year or so. The box is the Box #2 XL Bigz Die and for this project I have the top closed – sometimes I like to keep the lid open. The box is cut from Always Artichoke Textured card stock. The rest of the colors for this weeks color challenge are Poppy Parade, Real Red, Regal Rose and the Whisper White. I used Stampin’ Write markers to color the stamp – the flowers are Poppy Parade, Real Red and Regal Rose, with Always Artichoke stems, leaves and the scallop border at the bottom which is part of the stamp. I stamped on Whisper White and added a little scallop punched Real Red piece and some Real Red Taffeta ribbon. I wanted to say “hello friend” so I also used my marker to color just the ‘friend’ portion of the ‘friends’ stamp from Tiny Tags stamp set. Punch that with the Jewelry Tag punch and then I ran the Always Artichoke marker around the edge of the tag. I added it to my stamped piece with a little Real Red brad. It’s a fun little box to tuck a little treat for a special friend – don’t you think?
Take a minute to visit the UDI site and play along with us this week.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Always Artichoke Textured, Whisper White, Real Red
- Ink: Stampin’ Write Markers – Real Red, Poppy Parade, Regal Rose, Always Artichoke
- Stamp sets: Hello Blossoms (Summer Mini), Tiny Tags
- Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Box #2 XL Bigz die, XL Crease Pad, Scallop Border punch, Jewelry Tag punch, Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, Bold Brights Brads, Paper Piercer, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Apr 23, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini 2011, Vintage |
This card has a variety of “techniques” on it. Quilting – using various pieces of Designer Series papers that have been pieced together like a quilt. Embossing – using the embossing folder over the quilted piece. Distressing – using the cutter kit on the outer embossed panel.
The card base is Rose Red. Then a layer of Very Vanilla that was embossed with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder – distress the edges with the distressing tool in the Cutter Kit, and sponge with Sahara Sand ink. To create the quilt piece I glued the rectangles of Springtime Vintage Designer Series paper onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. Then cut it using the Big Shot and the Top Note die. Then emboss with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. Make sure to cut first and emboss second. I also cut a piece of Rose Red card stock with the Top Note die and cut it in half long ways. Take each half and glue to the back of the quilted piece to create a faux frame. Tie a piece of Rose Red Seam Binding around the Top Note before adhering it to the front of the card.
To decorate the front I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and cut butterflies out of Very Vanilla card stock and sponged them with Sahara Sand ink. I used the Petal Cone die to cut the banner from Very Vanilla card stock – stamp with Rose Red ink and “Happy Mother’s Day” from the Something to Celebrate stamp set. A Pearl was added to the center of the large butterfly and finally using a small amount of Crystal Effects (so it wouldn’t fall off) I added a Vintage Flower Adornment to one side of the banner.
Many of these items are in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog which ends on April 30th. I do know the Petal Cone die, the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and Rose Red Seam Binding will still be available after the Mini end but don’t miss out on the Springtime Vintage Designer Series paper, Vintage Flower Adornments or the Something to Celebrate stamp set. You can order online 24-7 on my website – www.monika.stampinup.net – just click on the SHOP NOW button in the upper left corner – or send me an email and I can place the order for you.
Have a Happy Day!
