Aug 26, 2014 | Big Shot, Cards, Thank You |
The Big Shot special this month includes a free bundle of a stamp set and coordinating Framelits when you purchase a Big Shot. Or you can get the bundles at a discount. This card uses one of those bundles and has been very popular at my classes this month.
I used the Floral Framelits and the Daydream Medallion and the colors are Crisp Cantaloupe and Soft Suede.
I’m trying to post from my phone so we shall see how this works.
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It took about 4 tries to get the picture added.
Thanks for stoping by today.
Monika Davis.
Www.monika.stampinup.net
Aug 25, 2014 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards |
For the month of August there is a BIG SHOT special going on. Read more about it here. So my next few days of posts are going to be Big Shot projects. This first one features the Starburst Framelits and I’ve created a shaped card.
I also used the Circle Framelits to cut a window in the front of the card and the ring of Designer Paper.
This is what the inside looks like
A fun shaped card! Try making a shaped card with other framelits. Cut your card base and score it. Fold it in half and then position the framelit so it doesn’t cut all the way through the folded edge. It’s that easy!
Aug 11, 2014 | Big Shot, Cards, Thinlits |
I loved the new Hot Diggity Dog stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Annual catalog. Of course if you are a cat person then you need to look at the You Little Furball stamp set instead. But I’m a dog person so I bought the Hot Diggity Dog set. Several years ago I created a bobble head Dog card, and then later a bobble head Frog card, well when I saw this set I decided to create a new bobble head Dog card. I think they are fun!
It’s harder to “see” in a photo but the little head bobbles. How do I do that? It’s not that hard really. I stamped and cut out the head – which is easy with this stamp set since the heads are all separate. The body is stamped on the circle underneath. Punch a hole in the circle and put a brad through it loosely – you want the brad to be loose so it can move around and wobble. Attach the head to the top of the brad.
Oh – and I also discovered that we have a dog bone punch. Really – we do. It’s the new little flower in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack – just snip away two petals on opposite sides and you have the perfect dog bone! I added two of them to this card.
The card itself is made from the Circle Card Thinlits die and the Big Shot. I was also featuring the new Lost Lagoon In-Color on this card. Love that color.
Here is a list of supplies used:
Thanks for visiting today!
Aug 6, 2014 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Paper Pumpkin, Tags |
Did you get the Wish Big July Paper Pumpkin kit? It was a great one! Packed with tons of supplies to make 6 fun cards and 6 adorable boxes plus tags. Here is a look –
I also wanted to use the stamps and ink and make another card idea. And this is what I created.
My Paper Pumpkin subscribers were able to make this card free at my July Card Maker’s class. Everyone else was able to make it as part of their 6 cards for the class fee.
If you are a current subscriber you can now order refills for this July 2014 kit. Not a subscriber – then hurry up and join you can use the code HALFOFF2 and 50% off your first two months. You need to subscribe by August 10th if you want to start your subscription in August. JOIN HERE.
These are the additional supplies I used to create the alternate card idea –
During the month of August there is a Big Shot Promotion. Here are the details.
Thanks for stopping by!
Aug 5, 2014 | Cards, Stampin' Up! Convention |
Yesterday I shared about my trip to stamp in the Utah Mountains with my upline’s. We made four cards that evening. Here they are –
This one uses Work of Art stamp set for the background.
This one features a lot of silver and the spiral flower die
this one shows off our stamp set with coordinating punches
This one is a box card.
Here is the open box..
Thanks for visiting. I’m heading out the door for a card class.
Jul 23, 2014 | Cards, Watercoloring |
This is a really fun technique that I found on the internet somewhere – probably pinterest or Facebook – isn’t that where most of our ideas come from these days….
Its another way to use textured embossing folders – add ink to one side of the folder – then spritz it with water – put your watercolor paper inside the folder – close it up and press all over with your hand – open and ta-da – the design from the folder is transferred to your paper with a watercolor look to it.
Each time you do it you get a different look and it also varies based on how much water you spritz on it. For this one I went a little bit lighter on the amount of water that I used so most of the hexagons have a lot of open space. More water would have carried the color a little further throughout the design.
To finish the card I used the new Flower Patch Photopolymer stamp set. for the center of my flower I added a star shaped sequin with a mini brad. And I tied a piece of the new thick Baker’s twine around the front piece – love that thick twine!
Here is a list of the supplies I used plus clear blocks:
It’s a really pretty card – hope you liked it!
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