Mar 4, 2010 | Big Shot, Punch Art, Scrapbook Pages |
More pages from my Desktop Calendar – Here is October – without a picture on it – not sure what to use on it yet – halloween dress up is really not happening at our house any more so I’ll have to find something else for the month of October.
The pumpkins are made with punches – can you tell which ones? The wide pumpkins are the Wide Oval, then the 1-3/8″ circle, then the Small Oval. The skinny pumpkins are just the circle and the small oval. I sponged the edges of all the punched pieces so you can see the “sections” of the pumpkin. The stem is the Modern label Punch and the leaves are the Little Leaves Sizzlit for the Big Shot.
October Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Pumpkin Pie card stock
- Old Olive card stock
- Chocolate Chip card stock
- Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper stack
- Scallop Trim Border punch
- Wide Oval punch
- 1-3/8″ Circle punch
- Small oval punch
- Modern label punch
- Big Shot Die Cut Machine
- Little Leaves Sizzlit
- Billboard Alphabet Sizzlits Strip die
- Calendar Alphabet & Numbers stamp set
- Chocolate Chip ink and marker
- Stampin’ Sponge
Happy Stampin’!
Feb 26, 2010 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Punch Art, SU Ribbon |
As it turns out when I work in my craft room on projects I usually end up with a small pile of leftover punched pieces and die cut pieces. I hate to throw them away. But if I keep them I don’t ever really use them, occasionally but normally I just punch or die cut what ever I need right when I need forgetting to look back at what I have done.
I also have a bunch of these little round tins that you find in the wedding section at the store. I bought them once for a project and then bought more so now I have more than I really need.
Another Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator made the suggestion the other day that she was giving away punched pieces as a thank you. So when I cleaned up the other day I had my little pile of punched pieces and thought about this suggestion. I found my little tins and filled a tins with punched pieces – this one has flowers, birds, butterflies, and some other punched elements. I added a strip of Designer Series Paper around the bottom of the tin. Tied a piece of So Saffron Striped Ribbon around the tin and added a tag stamped with the Oval All stamp set. The little butterfly is colored in with markers.
Come back tomorrow and you’ll see one of the projects that I was working on where some of these leftovers came from. Some were also from one of my scrapbook pages earlier this week. I decided that I would group the items each tin by a similar color/theme. I have another one that has a bunch of Valentine related pieces, one with some Christmas/Holiday punches – they have been lying on my desk for a few months now (see I hate to throw them away).
I gave this tin to Becky at my scrapbook class on Wednesday night because she brought two friends with her to the class. We had a great time and I know Becky will enjoy the little collection of punched pieces that she can use on her projects at home.
You could use the same little container and fill it with candy if you need to give it to a teacher or someone that did something nice for you and you need a little thank you.
Have a great day!
Feb 22, 2010 | Big Shot, Cards, class, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010, Punch Art |
Valentine’s day has passed and while I’m mostly thinking about Easter – I created a St. Patrick’s Day card for last weeks class. There are about 24 days left before St. Patrick’s Day. And don’t think that you can’t create a St. Patrick’s Day card when you don’t have anything with leprechaun’s or shamrocks. The easiest way to create a shamrock is with a heart punch!
Punch 4 hearts and put the points together – look what you get!
For my card the base is Old Olive and it is embossed on the front only with the Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder and the Big Shot. The hearts are put on with Stampin’ Dimensionals and then I added the Jumbo Brad to the center. The stem is actually the branch from the XL Two-Step Bird punch in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions mini catalog. I just trimmed off the leaves and tucked it under my hearts.
The “happy st. patrick’s day” is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. I’m using this stamp set a lot more than I thought. It has something for every holiday and they all fit in the Modern Label Punch.
This is really a quick card. I didn’t have a picture but on the inside I have 4 of the small hearts for a little shamrock in the corner.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Old Olive card stock and ink
- More Mustard card stock
- Chocolate Chip card stock and Stampin’ Write Marker
- Whisper White card stock
- Old Olive Patterns Designer Series paper
- Big Shot Die Cut machine
- Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder
- Movers & Shapers Die and the Modern Label Die
- Full Heart Punch
- Modern Label Punch
- Small heart Punch
- XL Two-Step Bird Punch
- Paper Piercer
- Jumbo Chocolate Chip Brad
- Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Thanks for checking in with me today – leave a comment – I love to read them. Everybody is back at school today – Tyler and Ryan were off for winter break last week so today we can get back to a regular schedule.
I decided to make a “Snow Day” scrapbook layout for my scrapbook class this week. It turned out great – I’m really happy with it. I’ll share it later this week. If you plan to come to my class please let me know right away.
Happy Stampin’!
Dec 24, 2009 | Christmas, Punch Art |
This was given to me by my friend Becky. She made these for her children to give to their teachers. I saw this same idea last year but forgot about it until Becky brought me one.
You need to punch three sizes of circles in a green card stock. You will need three of each size.
Then you fold the circles – in half one way, in half the other way – then in the opposite direction in between. See the photo to see how they are pinched up to form the tree shape.
You will also need to punch a hole in the center so you can string them on a skewer.
Becky also added shimmer paint to hers. You can’t see that well in this photo.
At the top punch out two stars from a yellow card stock and glue one on each side of the top of the skewer.
The bottom of the skewer has candy on it. With the base being a peanut butter cup. Becky added a marshmallow for some snow.
Since here were gifts she put the bottom inside a store bought bag and tied them up. But if you were serving for you family you could just set them out on a platter.
I know I saw this idea on someones blog last year and they used the gum drop bells and holiday type pieces which I wasn’t able to find last year so I never made any.
Merry Christmas!
Nov 25, 2009 | Big Shot, Punch Art |
Happy Thanksgiving!
I posting today and not tomorrow. We’ll have a house full here at my sister-in-laws house in VA. Actually we already have a house full – 10 of us right now, we’ll add 3 more tonight and another 6 tomorrow and possibly 2 more. It is a gathering of all the cousins – Gregs’ 3 cousins and their families and his Aunt are joining us this year. We have lots of good food planned – and Stephanie, the organized one, has everything ready ahead that can be made ahead. Greg’s mom has been baking cakes, Stephanie will be making pies today, and then we have a couple of casseroles to fix in the morning and the turkey to cook. Lots of good food!
Today’s project is my Thanksgiving card – the card idea came from a swap I saw from the Udderly Awesome group meeting last month. I didn’t attend the meeting – it is in California and I’m in Georgia, but because of the sharing that all demos do I was able to see this card on photos and blogs. I don’t know who created this actual card but I pretty closely copied the one that I saw. The front of the card features a punch art Crow! He (or she) is the funniest thing. I have another blog that I frequent and I think she is actually the creator of the punch art crow is Ellen Kemper – I don’t know if she made the swap card or not. I decided to make a diagram of parts to make it easier to see the pieces of the crow.
I used Basic Black, Dusty Durango, Bravo Burgandy, More Mustard, and Very Vanilla. And lots of Stampin’ Up! punches. The hat is textured with the Perfect Details texture plate and then sponged with Bravo Burgandy ink to make it resemble a straw hat. The wings are textured with the small dots. For the legs I used black crochet thread. On the inside of the card is another piece of Dusty Durango so you have a place to write on the inside of the card – you can leave it as a rectangle or cut it with the top note like the front – I made one each way. I think he is funny!
I’m thankful for family and friends and everyone that I have met through Stampin’ Up! and for Stampin’ Up! I’m thankful that our family is healthy, happy and safe. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Be safe in your travels and enjoy your family.
Nov 13, 2009 | Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009, Pocket Silhouettes, Punch Art, Stamper's Club |
This is one of the cards that we made at this months Stamper’s Club meeting. I’ve seen this idea on several other blogs – the Ornament Punch turned into a vase. I love when people think outside the box and come up with unusual ideas for something that seems to be so obviously suited for just one thing. There are many ideas floating round the blogs out there on different ways to use the ornament punch that is in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog other than the obvious of using it as an ornament.
For this card the tip of the ornament was trimmed off to create the flat bottom on the vase. The edges are sponged in Basic Gray ink and then Champagne Shimmer Mist Paint is also dabbed on with a sponge. In real life it really looks like a shiny oriental vase – this photograph doesn’t show it very well.
The Designer Series Paper is Nouveau Chic with colors of Basic Black, Basic Gray, Sage Shadow and Apricot Appeal. I felt like I went outside of my color comfort zone on this one – the Sage and Apricot colors have not been used recently in anything that I’ve done. I was pleased with how the card turned out and it really was a quick card since the punch created the vase. I very lightly sponged the Basic Gray ink underneath and to the side of the vase to create shadows and it is actually popped up on a dimensional.
Today is a beautiful day in north Georgia. We are drying out again from lots of rain earlier this week (several creeks flooded again). It should be great for the high school football games tonight – it is the first night of playoffs and we did secure a spot. Go Etowah Eagles!
Thanks for stopping by!
