Nov 6, 2009 | Christmas, Punch Art |
This is Clarice the Reindeer. Isn’t she cute? I just noticed that she is missing an eyelash. She had a bit of a rough ride back from Virginia. This is another project I got to make while I was away. It was designed by Heather Summers as part of her Simply Holidays class.
On my return trip from Virginia, Stephanie dropped me off at the airport in what we though was plenty of time (at my Atlanta airport it would have been). But I got to the security line and it was a line with only 2 people checking so we stood, and stood and stood and more people kept coming. They finally added another couple of people but by this time I was really getting concerned that I would be late because I still had to take the little bus thing to the actual terminal. I haven’t been in this airport in a long time so I was a bit unsure of where I was going. Finally it is my turn at security – one bag through, my second bag with all my stamped creations, stamps, catalog – all the important stuff – gets stopped and studied – not a good sign. It comes out and the lady grabs it and says “who’s bag is this” – now this really isn’t good – what could be wrong – I don’t have anything in there. So I have to go with her to the table and she opens the bag – out pops my little Clarice – and the lady kind of looks at it, and then I have cards, and a box (with 4 brads in the lid – metal), and an empty little mini bottle (apparently that was one of the problems- but it was empty and didn’t even have a lid on it) with a pretty tag (I’ll be showing that later as it is a future class project) – and she keeps pulling stuff out and touching it all, and my GoGo Boots alphabet Sizzlet dies (I guess they do have metal in them too – but they are so thin – and I certainly can’t hurt anyone with them). So I pipe up real quick – “oh, I made that, and that too, and the tag, and that too, and they are stamps and its made out of paper, and, and,…..”) And I’m thinking please hurry I’m going to miss my flight. But now she wants to see everything I made and I think she no longer thinks there is a problem she just wants to see it and touch it. Finally she says – “Ok you can go, you are very talented, I’ll let you put it all back in, just go on now…” – I frantically try to get it all back in – I had it so nice so it wouldn’t get messed up – but not anymore. I rush through to find the bus thing and get to the right terminal. I got to the gate as they started boarding my flight. What a relief – got my seat, sat next to a nice lady that lived in SC and we talked for the entire flight! So anyway Clarice lost an eyelash and one ear was missing by the time we got home.
This is a triangle box – it is actually the same box that I made back at Valentine’s and filled with candy. It is a great box because you don’t need any adhesive to hold it shut – the ribbon hold it shut (the one by the nose). Heather had 2 other holiday designs that I have yet to make – but I will – I do a lot of things in three’s because I have three boys and that way each can have a different one. It is all Stampin’ Up! supplies and doesn’t even have any stamping on it. I did do some sponging though so I did use ink and punches of course.
It is almost time for stamp club so I’m going to go for now.
Have a great weekend!
Nov 4, 2009 | Christmas, Punch Art |
You know how sometimes you are working on projects and then you look down at the mess you have on you table and something pops out at you and says “hey, look at me, don’t I look like _________”. It varies on the day what might pop into your head at the time. Well while I was up at Stephanie’s and we were working in the craft room whatever I was doing just wasn’t coming out like I wanted but in the process I had this pile on the table and I looked at it and thought – “hmm, those look just like gum drops” – ok so maybe I just wanted something sweet at the time but I put forth my best effort to turn them into gum drops and create a card.
So it turned out to be a rather silly card….
The “Gum Drops” are the Scallop Oval punch punched with a circle to create the rounded bottom. I covered them with VersaMark ink and Irridescant Ice Embossing Powder and heat set them. I think I need a variety of colors but what was on the table were all the red pieces.
Then what to do with all the gum drops – I stacked them various ways and I think because they were all the same color nothing really looked right. So I just stacked them one on top of the other and thought about the penguin in Punch Pals. They would be funny standing on each other’s heads – they are playing with the gum drops and building towers……
So it’s a bit silly but hey – if you ever need gum drops for anything now you know how to make them with your punches!
Stampin’ Up! supplies used:
- Real Red card stock
- Basic Black card stock
- Bashful Blue card stock
- Whisper White card stock
- Scallop Oval punch
- 1-1/4″ circle punch
- Silver cord
- Punch Pals stamp set
- Jet Black StazOn ink
- Bashful Blue ink
- Aqua-painter
- Classic ink – Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Going Gray
- Stampin’ Sponge
- VersaMark ink
- Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder
- Heat Tool
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Have a fun day!
Nov 1, 2009 | Christmas, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
This is a quick project that I made when I was up in Virginia for my girls week. I just love this hostess level 2 stamp set in the Holiday Mini called Snow Buddies. With a variety of stamps you can build your own snowman. And there are snowflakes and the little swoosh of wind. Here is how you make it:
- Stamp the images on a piece of 4″ x 1-3/4″ of Whisper White card stock using Jet Black StazOn ink. I used the tall snowman, the ice skates, the knit cap, the arms, and the snow flake and swoosh of wind. Just a hint if you’ll stamp the ice skates a little below the body of the snowman then you can add with a black marker the stick legs. That was easier for me than trying to line up the skates perfectly on the bottom of the snowman. I did pretty good with the knit cap, but error on the above the snowman side because then it just looks like the wind is blowing it off his head. Or if you have to have it lined up perfect use a stamp-a-ma-jig.
- Watercolor the images with an aqua-painter and classic ink – I used Bermuda Bay, Real Red and some Going Gray. Use the gray to add shadows on the snowman to give him some dimension and under his skates to ground him.
- Cut an 8-1/2″ x 2″ strip of Bermuda Bay card stock and score it in half at 4-1/4″.
- Attach the white stamped piece to one side of the Bermuda Bay card stock.
- Put a magnet on the inside of the Bermuda Bay card stock near the bottom edge. This will hold the book mark in place on the page of your book. Make sure the magnet pieces attract each other and are position in the same spot. The easiest way to do that is to attach a magnet to one side, then put the second magnet on the first so they stick together, then close the bookmark so the adhesive from the second magnet sticks to it. Press down and then pull the magnets apart. I found some business card size magnets that already had adhesive on them. I cut them into pieces – I used my paper cutter to cut them – it doesn’t cut through them but cuts enough that you can then break off the piece you need.
These would be cute little projects to include with a book that you are giving as a gift. Make one for each season or something more generic. How about this for a Christmas gift for a friend – a good book, a hand-made bookmark and some hot cocoa – sounds good on a cold winter night!
Stampin’ Up! has a Holiday Gift Giving Guide – click the Santa on my right-hand side-bar to download it. It is full of gift giving ideas for kids, for teens, for card makers and scrapbookers, for stocking stuffers, for neighbors and more. There is even a “Dream Come True Gift” – a Big Shot Gift Pack that includes the Big Shot, a collection of dies and accessories. And when you spend $50 on items in the Gift Giving Guide you get a free Decor Elements piece (up to $16.95 value)…
I hope you enjoyed your weekend and your Halloween. I can’t believe it is already November!!
Oct 26, 2009 | Christmas, class, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
I think I’m going to have several posts today – to make up for being late. First my next class is this Friday. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Holiday Card Making Class
Oct 30
10:00 AM
And again at
7:00 PM
This is my monthly hands-on stamping class and this month we will be making a variety of holiday cards.
The picture above shows some of the cards we will be making.
We will use a variety of stamp sets from the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and the Holiday Mini Catalog.
(This is class is a week later than normal)
Class fee is $15 and you will receive $10 off if you place a product order for $50 or more.
Please bring adhesive (or I can order you some) and your own paper snips. RSVP for this class by 10/28/09. I hope to see you there.
My email is [email protected] – or visit my events on my website and click RSVP from there.
Oct 21, 2009 | Christmas, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
I had my eye on this stamp set when it first came out and for some reason never ordered it – I guess I always had something else to get so I would wait. And then Stampin’ Up! puts out cute stuff in the Holiday mini so I get that stuff and wait. At Christmas time last year I still didn’t have this stamp set – and I still thought it was the cutest thing – so when do you think I finally bought it – in JANUARY and when do you think I finally got it out to actually use it – in OCTOBER! How bad am I?
Last week while I was at Stephanie’s I brought the Holiday Lineup stamp set with me – because I was determined to make something with it. On Thursday, Stephanie’s friend, Kara came over for the day to stamp with us – guess what she brought – Holiday Lineup! She also had plans to make a card with this set for her co-workers. So we got busy. And look at how CUTE these cards turned out!
The one with the elves is the one we designed for Kara to use for her co-workers. I played around with the others for me. I’m thinking about using the snowmen for our family card – I need to leave off one snowman to make it a family of 5 instead of 6. And the little reindeer are funny too! The Designer Series Paper is Merry Moments from the Idea Book and uses traditional colors – Real Red, Garden Green, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, and Very Vanilla. Everything on these is colored with Stampin’ Write Markers and the White Gel Pen was used to add the white on the hats and beards. This set was a lot of fun to play with because the characters have such personality to them!
Have a happy day!
