Oct 26, 2010 | Bingo, Cards, Masculine, UDI Color Challenge |
It’s Tuesday and time for another Utah Diva’s Color Challenge. Here is our inspiration for this week:
Quite a turn around from the last couple of weeks of really bright colors. I pulled out Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip and Basic Gray and the first thing that jumped into my mind was something masculine. I have boys that should be easy. What jumps to mind – the Extreme stamp sets – so I pulled out the two that I have Extreme Elements and Extreme Skateboard. And here is the result….
It’s quick and easy – I took the stamps from Extreme Elements and put each one with an ink pad and just randomly stamped on the outside of the card and also the inside. I took a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and stamped the Extreme Skateboard in Basic Gray. I decided I wanted the look of motion so I stamped multiple times to the left of my main image to give it a look like he was moving through the air. What do you think?
Then I decided to take the same size piece of card stock in the remaining colors – Basic Gray, Chocolate Chip and Cajun Craze and kind of twist them around behind the image. Somehow I think it also adds the feeling of movement to the card. Here is a look at the inside:
I added the quote from Word Play – “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams”. A good thing to tell a teenager!
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: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Chocolate Chip and Basic Gray
- Stamp sets: Extreme Elements, Extreme Skateboard, Word Play
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
So far no Bingo Winner – so let’s keep playing….double check your cards to make sure you didn’t miss any!
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 5 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 7. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #15 –the butterfly from Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Oct 25, 2010 | Bingo, Punch Art |
I’m sure that everyone has noticed the new Punch Style that Stampin’ Up! has switched to. They are designed to be space-saving with greater cutting precision and leverage. With the new style some of the punches that we have had in the past have a new name. And the terminology for large or small punch means something different with this new style. So I thought I would take the time to explain and to give you the new names of the old punches (I’m still using the old names most of the time – I haven’t really learned the new ones yet).
First of all the new punches come in four sizes – the size Extra-Large, Large, Medium, and Small refer to the body of the punch not the punched image (used to it was the image – like large oval, small oval).
So in this picture I have all four sizes lined up for you to see side by side – the Two-Step Owl is an example of an Extra-Large Punch, the Bitty Bat is an example of a Large Punch, the 3/4″ x 15/16″ Oval (from the Holiday Mini) is an example of a Medium Punch, and the Itty Bitty Punches are considered Small punches.
Then there are Border and Corner punches – they look like this:
The Border punches have the “Wings” on the sides that have a guide to help you line up a row of them. The Corner punches are designed so you can punch on the corner – you need to hold your paper in the corner guide – or on the edge of the paper – giving a unique punched effect.
So here is a list of the punches with their old names and their new names that had more of a change than just adding the size of the punch to the name :
- Jumbo Snowflake became Snowflake Extra-Large
- Scallop Edge became Scallop Edge Border
- Spiral became Spiral Border
- Scallop Circle became 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Extra-Large
- 3/16″ Corner Rounder became 3/16″ Corner Small
- Large Star became Star Extra-Large
- Tag became Extra-Large Tag
- Small Tag became Large Tag
- Wide Oval became 2″ x 1-3/8″ Oval Extra-Large
- Large Oval became 1-3/4″ x 7/8″ Oval Large
- Small Oval became 1-3/8″ x 5/8″ Oval Large
I hope that is helpful information to you.
So it looks like a handful of people have 4 in row on Bingo so will today be the day that a winner emerges?
Let’s play for today ….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 5 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 7. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #14 –the gift box from Family Accessories stamp set (stamped in Pear Pizzazz).
Oct 24, 2010 | Bingo, class, Embossing, Halloween, SU Ribbon |
This is a fun project that I created for my Halloween class (it was last month). It is a BOO wall hanging. The letters are wood cut outs that came from a craft store. You could do the same thing with chipboard – if you use the dies from the Big Shot – it would be smaller though.
Each of the letters was covered with Craft Ink using a Sponge Dauber in the base color – Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black and Old Olive. Then I stamped with Craft Ink on each letter using the Wicked Cool stamp set. Surprisingly the ink did not dry like I thought. I started by making just one letter and when it wasn’t dry the next day I decided I needed to try something else. My solution – cover the whole letter with Clear Embossing Powder and heat with the Heat Tool. Problem solved and now they had a glaze look to them.
Then I decorated each letter with some punched pieces and ribbon. The ‘B’ uses the Decorative Label Punch, the Bat Punch, the Wide Oval Punch, and the Black Lace Raven ribbon. The witch boots are stamped and cut out and then I added the Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink to them.
For the first ‘O’ had the Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Striped Ribbon – torn in half so that it frays. Then for the tag I used the Bat Punch, the Jewelry Tag punch and the Small Oval punch. All are tied together with Linen Thread and tied to the bow. 
Also on the Black ‘O’ I stamped the candelabra’s from the Wicked Cool stamp set and then used the Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink on each of the candle flames. It looks good in person – it gives them a spooky glow.
For the last ‘O’ I used the Decorative Label Punch, the Modern Label punch, the 1″ Circle punch (or it may be the 3/4″ inch – I’m looking at the picture and don’t want to walk upstairs to look at the real thing). The hat is stamped and cut out. 
There are actually two of the decorative label punches – one goes around the back of the letter and then the two are held together with the brads.
My goal was to attach everything to the letters so they couldn’t fall off. The tag on the ‘B’ is tied on with the lace ribbon, and the first ‘O’ is of course the ribbon tied around. So for this one I used the punched pieces with the brads.
At the very top I added a bunch of ribbon tied in a knot around the hanger. It turned out to be a fun Halloween decoration – I have mine hanging in my kitchen.
So how about Bingo – I’m looking for a new winner – is today going to be the day????
Let’s play for today ….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 5 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 7. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #13 –the 
cupcake from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Oct 23, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Christmas, class, Punch Art |
There are so many creative Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators out there that you don’t even need to make your own creations. Now I do like to make my own creations but sometimes someone creates something just perfect that you just need to use it the way it is. And for those of you that say I can’t be a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator because I’m not creative – that’s no reason at all. There are so many ideas out there on blogs, on the Stampin’ Up! website, in our magazine at our events you could have enough ideas to last you forever – so don’t use that as a reason not to join. I’m excited that my little team is growing and if you want to join I would love to have you!
Now on to my project share today – another card from my Punch Art class. This one uses the bird punch to make a Cardinal for a Christmas card – see you don’t even have to have a Christmas stamp set – just the bird punch will do. This idea is from Connie Stewart – although in her comments she says she saw the idea demonstrated some where on stage. I made a few changes to the actual card but liked the way Connie used the red and white with just a hint of green. So this is my version:
The cardinal is the bird punch – twice – the extra wing becomes the crown and the extra body is trimmed and becomes another layer on the tail. I also punched an extra head out of black and then trimmed it to make the mask. I’m using Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Always Artichoke for the color on my card.
The little rectangle piece is cut using the Big Shot and the new Scallop Rectangle Clearlits die. After I cut it I added texture with one of the texture plates – the one that looks like wood grain.
A piece of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding is tied around and into a knot. Add a holiday greeting and you have a quick Christmas card.
I’m writing this on Friday night and just want to say – Way to go ETOWAH EAGLES!! Greg and I went to the game tonight they were playing against Woodstock and it was the game of the week so Fox 5 news was there and I think the whole game aired on one of the tv stations. It was a great game – tied 14-14 at the end of regulation and then they did over-time possessions. Woodstock went first and got almost to the goal line – and Etowah held them off 3 times for no score. Then Etowah went and got close enough for them to score a field goal and win the game 17-14. Very exciting! And today – Saturday – the Etowah band will be a competition – wish them luck!
Ok – so now onto Bingo – anybody out there waiting on just one more – will today be the day we have Bingo?
Let’s play for today ….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 5 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 7. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #12 –the snowflake from Season of Friendship stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Oct 22, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, class, Fabric, Punch Art |
Last fall I saw a scarecrow bag that someone (sorry I don’t know who) had made and thought it was so cute. But I never got around to making one. So when I was planning my Punch Art class for this month I decided I wanted to do a scarecrow as part of the class. I was trying to decide if I wanted to make a card, or something like the bag that I saw but finally decided I wanted to use the Fancy Favor Box die to make mine. Then I was looking at Stampin’ Connection (our demo community for sharing ideas) and Doris Denman posted a cute scarecrow card. I had already started with my box but I did decide to use some of the elements from her card – the smile and the little crows. So my scarecrow box is a combination of ideas from those two plus a little of my own. And here he is……
I cut the box from So Saffron card stock using the Big Shot and the Fancy Favor box die. Then I cut another panel of So Saffron to fit on the front and ran that through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. The edges are sponged in Soft Suede. Around the top of the box I used the brown paper packaging that comes in all the Stampin’ Up! shipping boxes. Yep that paper works perfect for a scarecrow and can be used for shredded paper inside the box too! Around the bottom of the box is a torn piece of Deck the Halls fabric – tied in a knot on the corner and one of the little Vintage Trinkets safety pins is on there. The crow, flower and his face are all made from various punches – lets see if I can make a list:
Eyes – Bitty Circle, 1/2″ circle, 3/4″ circle
Nose – Large Star
Mouth – 1-3/4″ circle, Heart to Heart
Flower – Boho Blossom, Bitty Circle
Crow – 3/4″ x 15/16″ oval, Boho Blossom, Heart to Heart
I really like how the boxes turned out – I make one for each of the kids for their Thanksgiving Table (Stephanie – what do you think?)
So now lets get on with Bingo – I’m going to recap all the pieces that I called since I thought I messed up my numbering – but really didn’t – apparently writing my posts really late at night is not a good thing – here it goes :
#1 –the Pear from Cheep Talk stamp set (stamped in Pear Pizzazz)
#2 –the bird on a branch “thinking of you” image from Cute By the Inch stamp set (stamped in Pear Pizzazz)
#3 –the tiny flower image from Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait)
#4 –the CREATE image from Charming stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait)
#5 –the soccer ball image from All in the Family Accesories stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
#6 –the dog bone image from Friends Fur-Ever stamp set (stamped in Chocoalte Chip)
#7 –the pumpkins from Loads of Love Accessories stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait)
#8 –the dog from All in the Family stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip)
#9 –the flower from Season of Friendship stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade)
#10 –the alphabet from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade)
Let’s play for today ….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 5 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 7. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #11 –the little bird from Friends Fur-Ever stamp set (stamped in Pear Pizzazz).
Oct 21, 2010 | Bingo, Cards, class, Punch Art |
I saw this cute card last winter and saved it because I wanted to use the idea later. Well now was the time it became part of my Punch Art class this month. The creator of the punch art polar bears is Laura Lipe. This is my version that I created for the class.
Aren’t they cute?
My card is a Baja Breeze base (we used Bashful Blue in the class because I ran out of Baja Breeze). The background is stamped with snowflakes. The snow banks are a piece of torn Whisper White card stock that is sponged on the edges.
For the Polar Bears all the pieces are punched from Whisper White card stock, sponged with Sahara Sand ink and also distressed on the edges ( so they look furry). I gave everyone a 1/4 sheet of Whisper White card stock and had them punch the pieces out and save it for a guide for later. So this is what you have left.
Now you have an easy guide to see what pieces you need. The ornament punch is the head of the large bear – the top of the ornament is cut off. The large oval is the nose of the large bear – you can either stick it back in the punch to nip it off or cut it with scissors. The small oval is the nose of the small bear. By the way I am using the old punch names. Did you realize the names of some of the punches changed? They did when they switched to the new style. Which reminds me I was going to write a post to explain something about the new punches – I’ll have to do that this week too.
For punch art I use the 2-way glue pen and a pair of craft tweezers – these are a great tool to have – too bad we don’t sell these anymore (although the old SU kind were too bulky anyway) – maybe we’ll get a better version next year.
Ok now it is time for Bingo… oh by the way I realized I started numbering the pieces wrong – I skipped #4 for some reason. So today’s piece is really #9.
Let’s play….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 5 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 7. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #10 –the alphabet from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
It’s quick and easy – I took the stamps from Extreme Elements and put each one with an ink pad and just randomly stamped on the outside of the card and also the inside. I took a piece of Very Vanilla card stock and stamped the Extreme Skateboard in Basic Gray. I decided I wanted the look of motion so I stamped multiple times to the left of my main image to give it a look like he was moving through the air. What do you think?
I added the quote from Word Play – “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams”. A good thing to tell a teenager!
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 5 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 7. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the previous winners.
