Dec 31, 2010 | Cards, Punch Art |
A little family update – I took Kyle and Tyler Wed. morning to have all of their wisdom teeth removed – so we have 8 less teeth in the house now. The rest of that day was busy for me – dropping of prescriptions, getting them home and in bed, changing gauze pads, picking up meds, administering meds, getting more meds because Tyler could keep any down, getting drinks for them and soft foods – sherbet, jello, applesauce and Gatorade were the items of choice yesterday. And crushing up pills because Tyler wouldn’t swallow them was no fun – he complained about the taste and I told him if he swallowed them that wouldn’t be an issue. Today he figured out he could slide them down in the Jello! Kyle seemed to be doing better than Tyler yesterday but today I think it is the other way around. I made pancakes and oatmeal this morning. Tyler seemed to be his normal self today, Kyle seemed to have a bit more pain today. Both of them came out to dinner at the Chinese restaurant with us and went to a movie after wards. So everything seems good right now.
Here are more of my year in review projects for you to see – enjoy – and have a safe and Happy New Year!
July 2010 – Bobble Head Dog Card
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/07/30/bobble-head-dog/
and
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/07/23/dogs-are-everywhere/
August 2010 – Owl Cupcakes
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/08/14/owl-cupcakes/
September 2010 – Birthday Bakery card
http://monikastamp.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/birthday-bakery/
I hope you are enjoying the year in review!
Dec 16, 2010 | Big Shot, Christmas, Punch Art |
Have you made your list? Have you checked it twice?
I don’t know about you but I am a list person. I like to make lists – grocery lists, things to do lists, and right now I have Christmas lists, and lists for what to get from the new mini catalog and for Sale-a-bration. Lists need to be kept in a notebook and not just any notebook but a really cute one. And there is no better way to make a cute notebook then to decorate it with your Stampin’ Up! Supplies. I saw this cute idea on one of my yahoo groups – it was shared by Cindee Wilkinson – and she said she got the idea from Kelly Mayou. So thank you ladies for a cute little project and place to keep my holiday lists!
It is a Santa Notebook. I just bought some notebooks from the local store. I used Stampin’ Up! card stock, punches and my Big Shot to dress it up using the ideas that Cindee and Kelly had shared.
Starting with his beard – it is Whisper White card stock that I ran through the Big Shot with the Swirly Texturz Plate. I sponged the edges of all the white pieces with Bashful Blue ink.
His face is Blushing Bride card stock. That was sponged with Blushing Bride ink – and I rubbed real hard where I wanted the cheeks to be. For the rest of his face I used punches. Eyes – Whisper White, Marina Mist, Basic Black and a white gel pen highlight. Mustache is Whisper White – the 1-3/4″ circle cut in half – I probably should have textured that piece too but I didn’t. The nose is Blushing Bride and the tongue is Real Red.
The Hat is Real Red – the triangle piece was run through the Big Shot with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions folder. The edges are sponged with Early Espresso. I also added some Whisper White punched with the Scallop Trim Border punch and tucked it under the face. The Pompom is Whisper White piece that I put in the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions folder and then punched out.
It’s a pretty quick and easy project and the perfect home for all of your Holiday Lists.
Happy Holidays!
Nov 22, 2010 | Bingo, Christmas, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Punch Art |
Fran and Joyce
I have more cookie swaps to share from our demonstrator meeting. Getting together with a group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators is always fun. We all get to share our ideas and creativity with one another.
These two ideas are from Fran – she came the furthest to attend the meeting and we were so glad for her to join us – and also from Joyce – she is one of the demonstrators that comes with me to the Ronald McDonald House each month.
Fran made these cute little fall themed boxes for her cookie swap. She used the Autumn Spice Specialty Designer Series Paper and the matching Day of Gratitude stamp set to decorate the front of the boxes. Both of these are in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog. Some punches and a variety of ribbon finished off these cute boxes.
Here is a picture of the whole group of them.
The colors that she used are Cajun Craze, Old Olive, More Mustard and Early Espresso.
The boxes had different colors and types of ribbon tied to the top.
Joyce decorated some plain white paper bags for her cookie swap.
Can you guess what she used to made this fun tree? The designer paper is the Holly Jolly paper from the big catalog and she punched out different pieces using the Photo Corners Extra-Large punch. Very creative!
The greeting is from Many Merry Messages. Any guesses on what stamp set that tree stand is from? It is the Aviary set – don’t you love using a set designed for something else in a new way. To top the tree use a tiny little star. Stampin’ Up! has several sets with tiny stars to choose from.
Joyce mixed up the different patterns of papers on each of the trees so every bag is a little bit different.
I hope you are enjoying all the ideas. I still have lots more to share so check making in the coming days …..
Are you checking your Bingo Cards carefully? I did a recap of all the pieces called so far for Round 6 yesterday – so check if you have Bingo – I’m quite sure there is a winner out there some where…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
And now for today’s piece – Here is piece #19 –the bird from Season of Friendship stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
If you have Bingo – 5 in a row – make sure to email me.
Nov 4, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Birthday, Cards, Punch Art |
Over the summer when we went on our family vacation my niece, Emily, brought her traveling gnome. During our vacation she took him around and took pictures of him – he had a few adventures along the way – including one that she wasn’t aware of – the boys took him for a while and have photos and videos of the gnome in some places he shouldn’t have been. Emily had a birthday in October and I was trying to decide what kind of birthday card to make for her. Her birthday was approaching quickly and I still hadn’t figure out the perfect card. And then the day of her birthday it popped in my head – I need to make a gnome card – a punch art gnome card. But it took me another week or so to sit down and actually figure it out. Here it is…..
I made a tall card – one that fits in the Small Open-End Envelope.
The base is Marina Mist with a layer of Crumb Cake that I ran through the Big Shot with the Texturz Plate Kit #4 – the one that looks like wood – I think it is called distressed on the plate.
Then I went to work on the punch art and I did use the OWL punch for my gnome – can you guess which part? His beard! And his little eyes.
I’m trying to remember the pieces that I used. The hat is Riding Hood Red and it is the large Star punch. So if you have the 5 point star – the top point is the top of the hat – then cut off the point on either side of the top point – leaving two points at the bottom. Then use the circle punch to cut in between the two bottom points and make the curve of the hat. I hope that make sense.
The beard pieces are cut from the body of the owl like the cut for the Dahlia fold card I showed not too long ago – go here to see it. I sponged the edges of each piece and curled it. The ones on either side of the face are cut into thin strips.
The shoes are the medium heart from the Heart to Heart punch – sponged just a little bit of white. I think the body was just a square with two strips added as arms and two strips for the belt. I did use the Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink in Gold lame for the belt buckle. I used a marker to add some accents on the jacket.
He resembles the traveling gnome and Emily loved him. I gave her a gift card to the book store and she is supposed to take her gnome with her when she uses it.
Today is the last Bingo piece before the Royal Blog Tour – I will resume bingo after the tour ends.
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
Here is piece #6 –the tiny cupcake from Itty Bitty Bits stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
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 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).
July 2010 – Bobble Head Dog Card
August 2010 – Owl Cupcakes
September 2010 – Birthday Bakery card
