Nov 10, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Blog Tour, Christmas, Tags |
And here is the next project from the Royal Blog Tour – this one is the set of tags in the clear box. Not the most favorite but many people liked this one. A nice little hostess gift for this time of year.
I decided to make 3×3 folding tags for this one. So for each tag I cut a piece of Always Artichoke card stock at 6″ x 3″, then scored it at 3″ and folded in half. I stamped on the front with the snowflake image using Always Artichoke ink. I made 8 tags total to go inside the box. On the front of each tag I layered a piece of Early Espresso card stock and then a piece of Deck the Halls Designer Series paper.
For most of the tags I used the Ornament Punch. I stamped on Very Vanilla card stock. The skater couple fits nicely in the ornament – I colored them in with Stampin’ Write markers and then used the Smooch Accent Ink to color in the girls hat, collar, and cuffs so they looked white – the pictures doesn’t show that very well but in person you can see it. I sponged the edges of the ornament in Crumb Cake ink and added the Linen Thread bow at the top.
The snowflake stamp fits perfectly in the ornament punch. I stamped it once on Very Vanilla and once on Always Artichoke, punched them out, sponged the edges, tied the Linen Thread on the tops and then added the Basic Pearls to the center.
The Reindeer also fits. I stamped him with Early Espresso ink. I’m not sure you can see it but I added just a touch of the Smooch Accent ink.
The last of the tags I used the “Do not open ’til Dec 25” stamp and punched it out with the matching Designer Label Punch. For this one I used my Stampin’ Write Markers so the words are in Early Espresso and the outside decoration is in Always Artichoke. On one of them I used my last tiny little pearl where the period is on Dec. I have since ordered more of the pearls – I really like adding them here and there to different projects. Just pick them up with the tip of your Paper Piercer and place where you want it on your project.
Last I wanted to show you a better picture of the clear box that holds all the tags. I used the Thick Window Sheets in the the catalog – ran it through my Big Shot with the Fancy Favor Box die. Then I put that inside the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder and embossed the front and part of the sides with the snowflake. Can you see it in this picture?
I added Satin Early Espresso ribbon around along the the little tag tied on with the Linen Thread.
This would be an easy project to adapt to other seasons or occasions. Just change the colors and stamp set to what you need. If you didn’t want a clear box you could use a card stock box to hold them. If you wanted notes instead of tags then include the little small envelopes that the 3×3 cards fit inside.
I announced the winners of my Royal Blog Tour Blog candy yesterday afternoon – so if you missed that then check out this post HERE.
Are you ready to play Bingo? I played last night a version called Pokeeno – I have a group of ladies and we meet about once a month and play – it is basically like Bingo but the cards that we use have images from a deck of 52 playing cards – so you call out using a deck of cards that gets shuffled. We have a prize for each round. I’ll show you my prize from last night later – our theme was Christmas Ornaments and I made mine using Stampin’ Up!s new fabric and then I made a box to match. I didn’t win anything last night at all – I never got a Bingo at all and most of the night I wasn’t even close. But now it’s time for you guys – let’s see if we get a winner today…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
And now for today’s piece – Here is piece #9 –the leaves from the Season of Friendship stamp set (stamped in Pear Pizzazz).
If you have Bingo – 5 in a row – make sure to email me.
Nov 10, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Blog Tour, Christmas, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010 |
I planned to share details about each of my projects for the Royal Blog Tour that just finished. If you missed it or if you want to go back and revisit any of the blogs all the links are still available on the main Blog Tour site – CLICK HERE.
I have decided to start by sharing the easiest of the four projects and since I had everyone tell me which project was their favorite – I know many people couldn’t pick just one – this was the one chosen the least number of times. It is a quick and simple project so perhaps the simplicity kept it from being a chosen favorite.
I used a Mini Lunch Sack from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. They come with the scallop border already on it and inside there is a sturdy piece of cardboard in the bottom – I wasn’t expecting that. So it is actually a sturdy bag.
I took the bag and ran it through my Big Shot Die-Cut Machine with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Isn’t it great how it embosses the snowflakes on this bag? In case you are wondering the back side does show a debossed image. Then I used a Sponge Dauber and some Frost White Shimmer Paint and dabbed the snowflakes to make them pop of the bag just a little bit more. As a final touch I added the Basic Pearls to the centers of the snowflakes – that is a little hard to see in this picture because the Very Vanilla Seam Binding that I tied through the top is covering them up. I also added some shimmer paint to the scalloped edge.
To decorate the bottom I used a piece of Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper – I like the blues and browns for winter. I stamped the reindeer image from the Winter Post stamp set in Soft Suede ink on Very Vanilla card stock – cut him out, tied some Linen Thread around his neck and added a tiny pearl to the end of his nose. He is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals. Then I stamped the To:/From: and punched it out with the Modern Label punch. I sponged the edges of the label before attaching it to the bag. Fill with treats and give to your neighbor, the bus driver, the mailman, or maybe a teacher. You could quickly make a bunch of these – if you don’t want to cut out the reindeer – stamp a different image that you can punch out instead.
I think that covers that one. If you have other questions on this project just leave me a comment and I’ll get back to you. I received lots of comments and many more visitors – thanks to everyone that stopped by. I very much enjoyed being a part of the Royal Blog Tour. Details on the remaining projects will be coming up soon. And my blog candy winners will be announced soon too.
I’m also playing Blog Bingo and it’s time for another piece to be called – is anyone getting close yet?
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
I did a recap of all the pieces on yesterday’s post if you need it.
And now for today’s piece – Here is piece #8 –the sunflower from the Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
If you have Bingo – 5 in a row – make sure to email me.
Nov 4, 2010 | Big Shot, Blog Tour, Christmas, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Tags |
As an Honorary Queen I am so excited to welcome you to the ROYAL BLOG TOUR! Come inside my castle and look around. I hope you enjoy your royal visit!
I will go back to my regular posting schedule after the tour – this post will be at the top of my blog until the tour is over. If you are playing in my Blog Bingo game – I will resume after the Royal Blog Tour – so hold tight for a few days.
On the tour you will visit Princesses from all over showing you different styles of stamping and different stamp sets.
Have fun on the tour… your carriage awaits!
My featured Stampin’ Up! stamp set is the Winter Post (#111780) set! Send your love this Christmas season with the Winter Post stamp set. Mix the vintage and modern images in this set for post cards, scrapbook pages, or handmade cards with a unique twist. This set—in addition to being the first stamp set in Shelli’s Signature Collection—is an all-around Christmas set with many options you’re sure to adore for years to come.
I have created several projects to show you during the tour I hope that you enjoy them. Visit my blog again after the tour when I’ll be posting more details about each project. I can’t show you everything today because I want you to have time to enjoy your journey through all the castles!
Project 1 – Set of Tags in a Clear Box
I like to make little 3×3 tags and they work perfectly for Christmas gifts. I made a full set using several images from the Winter Post stamp set and the Deck the Hals Designer Series paper. I decided to make a clear box to hold all my tags. The box is embossed with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder – it is kind of hard to see it. You could even give this as a little hostess gift for a holiday party that you attend this year.
Project 2 – JOY Banner
I decided to make this project because I really liked the BOO banner that I made for Halloween. I remembered that I had purchased these wood letters – luckily I had 2 sets, because I wasn’t happy with my first version of my ‘J’ or my ‘O’. But I love them now. And yes I did cut out all the reindeer’s! Here are some close ups of the letters and I’ll have more details on exactly how I made these after the tour is over.
Project 3 – Scrapbook in a Box
This is a favorite project of mine over the last several years. I have made this box for many occasions. This last month I did a class for a group of ladies that wanted to make one of these Scrapbook Boxes but they wanted more than one option. So I decided to accomplish two things at the same time – design a Christmas Box and a project for this Royal Blog Tour. Everyone at the class made one of the Christmas boxes and everyone loved them. I hope you do too. All it needs is the pictures added. I still have to print mine – it holds quite a lot – 4 pictures on each layer if you only use one side – or more if you add them to the back of the inside layers.
Project 4 – Treat Bag
This last project is really quick using the Mini Lunch Sacks in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog. I put the bag in the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I’ll have more details after the Blog Tour ends on each project that I have shown you including a complete list of supplies.
I hope you liked all these ideas. Come see me again and leave me a comment – you have the chance to win blog candy!
I’ll be giving away Blog Candy after the tour is over. You must live in the US to win the blog candy – but you can leave me a comment even if you don’t. Here are the details on how to enter:
1. Send me an email at [email protected] with your name and email address so that I can contact you if you are the winner!
2. Leave a comment on this blog post with your name and which project is your favorite.
You must complete both to qualify. Thanks. I am going to pick THREE winners!
Blog Candy prizes:
- Joyful Season Letterpress Plate
- 6×6 Patterns Paper Pack
- Yummy stamp set
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The winner swill be announced on my blog after the tour and I’ll also send the winners an email.
Along each tour there are clues for a chance to win a BIG SHOT die cut machine or other prizes! That’s very exciting so be sure to read the rules on how to enter. Good Luck! Your Royal Carriage awaits you please click on the Glass Slippers to continue your journey!
Thanks for stopping by!
Nov 4, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Birthday, Cards, Punch Art |
Over the summer when we went on our family vacation my niece, Emily, brought her traveling gnome. During our vacation she took him around and took pictures of him – he had a few adventures along the way – including one that she wasn’t aware of – the boys took him for a while and have photos and videos of the gnome in some places he shouldn’t have been. Emily had a birthday in October and I was trying to decide what kind of birthday card to make for her. Her birthday was approaching quickly and I still hadn’t figure out the perfect card. And then the day of her birthday it popped in my head – I need to make a gnome card – a punch art gnome card. But it took me another week or so to sit down and actually figure it out. Here it is…..
I made a tall card – one that fits in the Small Open-End Envelope.
The base is Marina Mist with a layer of Crumb Cake that I ran through the Big Shot with the Texturz Plate Kit #4 – the one that looks like wood – I think it is called distressed on the plate.
Then I went to work on the punch art and I did use the OWL punch for my gnome – can you guess which part? His beard! And his little eyes.
I’m trying to remember the pieces that I used. The hat is Riding Hood Red and it is the large Star punch. So if you have the 5 point star – the top point is the top of the hat – then cut off the point on either side of the top point – leaving two points at the bottom. Then use the circle punch to cut in between the two bottom points and make the curve of the hat. I hope that make sense.
The beard pieces are cut from the body of the owl like the cut for the Dahlia fold card I showed not too long ago – go here to see it. I sponged the edges of each piece and curled it. The ones on either side of the face are cut into thin strips.
The shoes are the medium heart from the Heart to Heart punch – sponged just a little bit of white. I think the body was just a square with two strips added as arms and two strips for the belt. I did use the Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink in Gold lame for the belt buckle. I used a marker to add some accents on the jacket.
He resembles the traveling gnome and Emily loved him. I gave her a gift card to the book store and she is supposed to take her gnome with her when she uses it.
Today is the last Bingo piece before the Royal Blog Tour – I will resume bingo after the tour ends.
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #6 –the tiny cupcake from Itty Bitty Bits stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
Nov 2, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Thank You, UDI Color Challenge |
It is Tuesday – welcome to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge. Here is our inspiration for this week:
These are nice cool colors. I decided to use a sketch from a crafting magazine. I had marked it some time ago. I usually look through my magazines and fold down a corner on ideas I want to try. And then some time later I pull the magazines out and try an idea or two. This one was actually a June issue – so I’m not very timely with some of these ideas – but that’s ok. Here you go – my color challenge card:
In fact there isn’t really much stamping on this card at all. I would be more tempted to call it a Big Shot card – since that is what I used on it. I just added the splatter stamp from French Foliage because the background looked a little plain. The strips of card stock are cut at 1/2″ and then I embossed each color with a different Embossing Folder. I used a little bit of Designer Series Paper and the Many Thanks Sizzlit is where the “thanks” comes from. The flower is a Filigree brad with a rhinestone brad in the center instead of the silver one. I doodled with a marker – the card in the magazine had real stitching on it – but I didn’t want to do that.
That’s my interpretation. Now it is your turn to play with these colors – then go to the UDI blog and add your creation to the linky section. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Old Olive, Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Tempting Turquoise, Perfect Plum
- Ink: Old Olive, Night of Navy Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: French Foliage
- Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Finial Press Embossing Folder, Many Thanks Sizzlits Die, Cutter Kit, Filigree Designer Brads, Circle Ice Brads
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
And we are on to Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #4 –the snowflake from Season of Friendship stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Nov 1, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Designer Series Paper |
Do you remember Pick A Petal? It was a stamp set that was so popular when it originally came out. I know mine got put away and I haven’t used it in such a long time. I was looking through my swaps from the Stampin’ Up! Convention and remembered one of my favorite swaps from my roommate Michele – she used the Pick-A-Petal stamp set. I have been wanting to make that card but haven’t done it – so now it is October and I finally made one. I decided to use some different colors. Sunday was such a bright sunny day that I wanted to use a bright sunny color and I chose Daffodil Delight. I know it was Halloween but it sure didn’t feel like Halloween here. And believe it or not Ryan (my youngest) came up and told me he just wanted to stay home and hand out candy with me.
Anyway back to my card. I looked through my designer series paper to find one with Daffodil Delight in the design and decided to use Sunny Garden – it suited my thought perfectly. And here it is:
The petals are stamped directly on the Designer Paper and punched out with the Large Oval (the new name is 1-3/4″ x 7/8″ Oval Large). The petals are attached to the bottom of a 1-1/4″ circle punched from an embossed piece of Poppy Parade card stock. The embossing folder is called Petals-a-Plenty. I added a small rhinestone. I also got to use one of my newest stamp sets – A Word For You – love the font on this one! I like Michele’s card better – she used Pear Pizzaz, Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip on hers. But I made a sunny card!
We are just starting with a new round of Monika’s Blog Bingo – Group 6.
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #3 –the Heart from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
I decided to make 3×3 folding tags for this one. So for each tag I cut a piece of Always Artichoke card stock at 6″ x 3″, then scored it at 3″ and folded in half. I stamped on the front with the snowflake image using Always Artichoke ink. I made 8 tags total to go inside the box. On the front of each tag I layered a piece of Early Espresso card stock and then a piece of Deck the Halls Designer Series paper.
For most of the tags I used the Ornament Punch. I stamped on Very Vanilla card stock. The skater couple fits nicely in the ornament – I colored them in with Stampin’ Write markers and then used the Smooch Accent Ink to color in the girls hat, collar, and cuffs so they looked white – the pictures doesn’t show that very well but in person you can see it. I sponged the edges of the ornament in Crumb Cake ink and added the Linen Thread bow at the top.
The Reindeer also fits. I stamped him with Early Espresso ink. I’m not sure you can see it but I added just a touch of the Smooch Accent ink.
The last of the tags I used the “Do not open ’til Dec 25” stamp and punched it out with the matching Designer Label Punch. For this one I used my Stampin’ Write Markers so the words are in Early Espresso and the outside decoration is in Always Artichoke. On one of them I used my last tiny little pearl where the period is on Dec. I have since ordered more of the pearls – I really like adding them here and there to different projects. Just pick them up with the tip of your Paper Piercer and place where you want it on your project.
Last I wanted to show you a better picture of the clear box that holds all the tags. I used the Thick Window Sheets in the the catalog – ran it through my Big Shot with the Fancy Favor Box die. Then I put that inside the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder and embossed the front and part of the sides with the snowflake. Can you see it in this picture?
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
