Sep 22, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Halloween, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Smooch Spritz techniques |
Another Halloween project to share with you. This is my spooky witch boots card. I bought this stamp set Wicked Cool because I like these witch boots. For this card I added several new products –
First, the new Web Embossing Folder for the Big Shot, then the new Waffle Paper in Basic Back, and Smooch Spritz and Chunky Black Glitter.
The base of the card is Rich Razzleberry card stock. To create the spider web piece I used Basic Black card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Web Embossing Folder. Then I used a sponge dauber to add Whisper White craft ink on the embossed portions of the web. Finally I took it outside (I have bad aim) and used the Color Catcher and my Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz and spritzed on it. Ta-da a shimmery spooky web for my card.
To create the medallion for the front of the card – at least that’s what I call it – starts with a piece of Whisper White card stock punched with the 2″ Circle Punch. Then I stamped the boots and the Spooky on it. I also stamped an extra pair of boots in Rich Razzleberry and cut those out and added them to the top of the others with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Now to add the ruffle around the circle I cut a strip of the Waffle Paper about 1/2″ wide, put snail adhesive all around the edge of my circle on the back, start with one end of the Waffle Paper and stick it on the snail kind of crunching it up a little – once it is stuck you won’t be able to move it. I used 1-1/2 strips and just overlapped where one ended and the other started – you can’t see it because of the wrinkles. Turn it to the front and trim anything that looks uneven. To add the glitter put some Tombo Multipurpose Adhesive all around the edge of the white circle – then sprinkle with the Chunky Black Glitter. Then I put the medallion on the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Still no emails about a Bingo winner – oh where oh where has my Bingo winner gone……so here we go again…
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #13 –the friends sunflower from
Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
Maybe 13 is going to be lucky for someone today!
Sep 16, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, class, Halloween, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010 |
Today I’m sharing a project from my Halloween class. I was a long class because I had a ton of projects. Once I started making Halloween projects it was hard to stop. This one is a Fancy Favor box. It would be perfect for the ghost treats you leave on your neighbors door step during Halloween. I don’t know if everybody does that but around here you get a secret ghost visit by your house and they leave treats on your front door. And then you become the “ghost” and leave treats at someone else’s house. If you had the ghost visit you hang a sign in your window so he doesn’t visit again. Are we the only ones that do that?
So here is my Fancy Favor box – cur from Rich Razzleberry card stock using the Big Shot and the Fancy Favor Box die. At the top I used the new Stampin’ Around Web regular wheel. Ink with a Basic Black cartridge and go all the way around the top edge.
Then I added pieces of Wicked Fun Specialty Designer Series paper on all four sides. I used the stripes on the front and back and the green with black dots on the sides but you could use any of the patterns in the pack. Then I tied some of the new Raven 1/2″ Lace from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog. So if you look closely at the lace it looks like little pumpkins and if you look even closer there are little pumpkin faces – can you see them? Two eyes, a nose and a mouth? Is it just me or can anyone else see that?
The front of the box could be decorated with any number of different stamp sets. I decided to use a variety of punches – Large Scallop circle, the 1-3/4″ Circle, 1-3/8″ Circle, and 1-1/4″ Circle. Do you recognize the stamp set? It is the Sweet Centers stamp set.
I colored just the center of the big square Halloween image and punched it out with the 1-1/4″ Circle punch. For the Spider I used a small rhinestone brad – I have a blingy spider!
I was also planning to use the Wicked Cool stamp set for this – the little witch boots would be cute on here too.
The colors are Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Old Olive, Cajun Craze.
I hope you like it. If you want to fill use a Cello bag and tie it with some of the lace and set it inside the box.
My parents are visiting and this time I let my dad choose a Bingo piece so here we go…….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #7 –the small butterfly from Charming stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
Anyone close to a Bingo?
Sep 12, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Thank You |
Last night I had a demonstrator meeting and we had a great time. There were nine of us and we had fun sharing and stamping and learning from one another. I’ll share more about our projects and swaps later this week after I take pictures of everything.
Now I have another card to share using the Just Believe stamp set again. I created this one to show a group of my stampers how to use a Brayer to add ink to one of our Embossing Folders.
For this card I used the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder. Using a brayer and the Old Olive ink I added ink to the inside of the folder on one side – I put the ink on the side where the pluses are raised. Then put a piece of Crumb Cake card stock inside the folder and run it through the Big Shot Die-Cut machine. When you do this ink gets pressed into the depressions that are created by the embossing folder.
To finish the card I sponged the edges of the embossed piece with Early Espresso ink and tied a piece of Satin Ribbon around it. That gets layered on the front of the card base.
The leaf image is stamped in Old Olive on Whisper White card stock and punched out with the new Decorative Label punch from the Holiday Mini catalog. This piece was sponged a little bit. I punched another piece out of Old Olive and cut it in half lengthwise. You’ll need to trim the little tips off and then you can layer it on the back of the white on each side. It gives the illusion of a larger layered punch. Add the finished piece to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped a matching envelope and also stamped on the inside of the card to match.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive,Whisper White
- Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso
- Stamp sets: Just Believe
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder
- Decorative Label punch
- Early Espresso Satin Ribbon
- Stampin’ Sponges, Brayer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #3 –the owl from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Good Luck to all the players in Round 3!
Have Fun!
Sep 11, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Catalogs, Stampin' Up! Convention |
I just love this new Stampin’ Up! stamp set called Just Believe (pg.109) and I was very excited to know we were getting it in our Convention Bags this year. I have seen tons of beautiful projects with this stamp set. There is a card in the catalog on page 71 that pops out at me when I look through the catalog – but I don’t have that particular stamp set so I decided instead to use the layout and colors with the Just Believe stamp set and here is the result:
I was happy with how it turned out. This was the first time I have used my Scallop Oval Frame die – I did figure out that there is a difference between each end of the oval so for this card I had to make sure the scallop frame was in the same direction as the white inside so they matched up perfectly. I used a technique with this set that I’m not sure what to call it – it probably has a name. Basically you ink the entire image with the Wild Wasabi ink pad and then use a Blender Pen to remove the ink from the flowers. Then add color back to the flowers with a marker.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade,Whisper White
- Ink: Wild Wasabi ink pad and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: Just Believe
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Oval Scallop Frame Die
- Modern Label punch
- Bold Brights Brads, Basic Pearls
- White Gel Pen, Stampin’ Sponges, Blender Pens, paper piercer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #2 –the polka dot butterfly from Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Good Luck to all the players in Round 3!
It’s time for another game sponsored by Sherrill Graff. You can also play along with the Late Night Stamper’s Scavenger Hunt.
My Clue is: Just Believe stamp set
Here is the Scavenger Hunt Round 2 post for you to go find more blogs that are playing along –
To enter into the contest for free stamps you need to email me at [email protected] with your 20 clues before September 15th. In you Subject put LNS Scavenger Hunt. You will be entered into a drawing to win free Stampin’ Up! products!
Have Fun!
Sep 10, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Techniques, Thumping |
Paisley Prints in the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog was one of the stamp sets we received in our Convention bags this year. I took one of the projects that we created at convention and made a few modifications to it and I have been using it in my card classes this month.
I used a technique on the leaves called “Thumping”. At least that is what I call it – perhaps it has other names as well. For my card we stamped the leaf several times with this technique – once on the Whisper White piece on the card, two more times on scratch Whisper White and cut those out, once on the envelope and I even stamped one on the inside of the card.
To do the Thumping technique on these leaves first ink up the leaf image using Pumpkin Pie ink. Now use your Stampin’ Write Markers – the fat tip end – I used three colors – Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Early Expresso – take the marker and thump it on the inked image randomly. Repeat with each of the markers. Then stamp your image on your card stock. You get a multi-colored looking image. This set really works well with this technique.
For my card the base is Old Olive and the bottom was wheeled with the new Paisley wheel that matches the stamp set. Then the white piece has the stamped leaf and the greeting on it. Use a strip of Pumpkin Pie cards stock and add texture with the Big Shot and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Put that under the white piece.
For the two cut out leaves – I tied the stems together with a piece of Linen Thread. Then I spread them apart a little bit and attach with Stampin’ Dimensionals over the stamped leaf. The hardest part with this card is just cutting out the leaves – otherwise it is easy as can be – you just can’t do the thumping wrong and every leaf comes out unique.
And it is now time to start Monika’s Blog Bingo – Round 3! Let’s get started……
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 5. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #1 –the word CREATE from the Charming stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
Thanks for playing along!
Sep 7, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Stamper's Club |
Did you feel the fall weather where you live over the Labor Day weekend? There was just a hint of it here at my house! Just perfect for my Fall themed projects that we made at Stamper’s Club Friday night. Overnight Saturday into Sunday I think the temperature dropped below 60 – we have been in the 90s during the day it seems like forever. Saturday was nice and was probably not as hot as it has been. We had a nice day Saturday – Greg and Ryan went to play golf and Tyler and I went shopping and out to lunch. Oh – as we were leaving Kroger we could smell smoke and tried to figure out where it was coming from. Finally saw it coming from under the hood of a parked car. It kept getting worse and since we were parked only a few spaces away on the same aisle – I told Tyler we need to hurry and get our car moved. So we did that real quick as the smoke got worse. I parked the car at the far end of the lot and Tyler got out to go back to the front of the store – I called 911, they already had people on the way. By that time flames were coming out from the bottom of the car and from under the hood. Finally the police and fire truck got there and they put the fire out and ended up using a saw to get the hood of the car open. It even melted the front of the car parked across from it. How awful for those people!
Sorry to get sidetracked it was just one of those things you never expect to see. Greg and Tyler put together a new grill this weekend which we used on Sunday night to cook a delicious dinner. And Sunday I went to go see Kyle for lunch. Today I spent the afternoon making Halloween projects!! I have some cute stuff planned for my class this weekend – you’ll need to plan to attend.
Now that I’ve rambled on enough – let me show you one of my Fall projects.
It is a small wooden box that we decorated. Around the outside I glued 4 pieces of Chocolate Chip card stock – cut to the size of each side of the box. Then I wrapped a piece of the 1-1/4″ Striped Old Olive ribbon around the box and overlapped it on the front. I used a piece of Linen Thread to tie around it and hold it tight.
Using the Big Shot Die Cut machine and the Leaves #2 die to cut a piece of the Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series paper that you can find in the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog. After the leaves were cut I sponged the edges with ink and then used the Color Spritzer and the Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker to spritz the leaves. Each leaf was then tied to the front of the box using the linen thread. I tied a knot around the stem for each one individually. Finally I added a large Old Olive button and then tied the Linen Thread in a bow.
I adjusted the leaves to position where I wanted and put Stampin’ Dimensionals behind them to hold them in place. I added another piece of the Designer Paper to the inside of the box.
I was thinking about setting it on my kitchen table and putting my salt and pepper shakers in there. You could fill it with candy and set it on your desk. Or maybe get some nuts and a nutcracker and put those in there. A small pot of fall flowers would work too. It all depends on the size of your box as to what you can put inside.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
No Bingo winner yet – but I know several people are close …….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 2 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 5. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 winner.
Here is piece #10 –the friends Dandelion from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
Thanks for playing along!
Another Halloween project to share with you. This is my spooky witch boots card. I bought this stamp set Wicked Cool because I like these witch boots. For this card I added several new products –
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
