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).
Oct 18, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Punch Art |
I had a punch art class this last week and showed everyone different ways to use their Stampin’ Up! punches. This week I’ll be sharing those projects. Here is the first one – a Dahlia Fold Card – the original one I saw was on Stampin’ Connection created by demonstrator LeeAnn Greff. The flower petals are made with the body of the owl from the new Stampin’ Up! Owl punch. 
I used many of the same elements that LeeAnn did but changed a couple of things too. My card base is Soft Suede. Then a layer of Crumb Cake that has been embossed with the Elegant Lines Embossing Folder. I tied a piece of Victoria Crochet Trim around the Crumb Cake layer.
To make the flower punch seven of the owl bodies from Elegant Soiree Designer Series paper. LeeAnn pointed out that this is a great use for our double-sided paper since you get to see both sides of the paper on this card. For each petal – fold the owl body in half, then cut off the feet, then cut from the ear down into the fold. Open it back up and fold in each side to overlap and create a point at the bottom. Use a bone folder to curl the ends. If you need a visual of what the piece looks like – visit LeeAnn’s blog.
Once all the petals are folded glue them around a punched circle – I used the 1-3/4″ circle. Glue all seven around until they form a circle. If they don’t fit well – either use one more, one less, or fold the petals differently. It was funny because the first one I made I had a perfect fit for 7, but the second one I made was off – my folds were a little different. I cut a Baja Breeze scallop circle using the Scallop Circle #2 die and the Big Shot. I put the Dahlia flower in the center and poked a hole with the paper piercer and put in a Antique brads. I attached the whole thing to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I really like the result – I think I’ll try some more with other papers.
Thanks for stopping in today. So how is Bingo going – is anyone close to five in a row yet?
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 #7 –the pumpkins from Loads of Love Accessories stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
Oct 16, 2010 | Bingo, Halloween, Punch Art, Scrapbook Pages |
I made this fun Halloween Scrapbook Layout for my class a couple of weeks ago. I really love how it all turned out. There are several punch art animals on the layout.
The colors look off in this picture – the background is Crumb Cake, the panel across the center is Basic Gray, the photo mats on the left page are Old Olive and Concord Crush, the title is Cajun Craze.
The photo mat on the right page is Whisper White – I plan to put a collage of photos on this one.
The strip across the bottom is from the Wicked Cool Specialty Designer Series Paper.
There is also a Basic Black mat that was embossed with the Spider Web Embossing folder and the I inked it a little bit with the Frost White shimmer paint.
The stamp set is Wicked Cool. I just love the little candelabra’s – I stamped them in Basic Grey and then painted the flames with the Smooch Accent Ink. 
It looks really good in person on the Crumb Cake card stock.
Then I made punch art – and can you see which punch I used for most of the creatures? I actually used the Owl punch – first of all he is himself as an owl. Then I used him to create the ghost. I used him again for the fat cat.
The cat is the Owl body with the feet clipped off and glued back on a little higher to look like paws. The tail is from the branch on the Bird punch. I sponged the edges with White craft ink – added eyes, nose and whiskers.
The Tombstone is also made from a punch. I cut a strip of the Designer series paper exactly the width of the Designer Label punch and the slipped it into the punch to just punch the top to create the tombstone. The branches at the bottom are from the Bird punch.
The bats of course are the bat punch – quick and easy – sponged with a touch of white craft ink.
And then there is one more special guest on my page – Mr. Rat. Do you see him? Can you tell what punch I used? It is also the owl punch! I need to go back and take a picture of how I cut it and add it to this post – but it is late and dark while I’m writing this so I’ll add it in the morning. His tail is the branch from the Bird punch – it makes a great tail. Can you tell that my rat is fuzzy? I used my Bone Folder to break down the fibers in the card stock until I could pull the layers apart. Then the inside is fuzzy.
How to make a rat.
I got the idea for the rat when I was in Pottery Barn looking at their Halloween decorations – they had lots of fuzzy rats on all of their displays for Halloween. So when I got home and worked on this layout the idea kind of popped in my head and it actually worked!
Now to get pictures for my layout – I think I’ll have to find some old ones because my boys aren’t little any more – so I don’t expect to have new Halloween pictures this year.
We are continuing with Monika’s Blog Bingo – 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 #5 –the soccer ball image from All in the Family Accesories stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Sep 17, 2010 | All in the Family, Bingo, Halloween, Punch Art |
Yesterday I showed you the cute little fancy favor box that I made for my Halloween class. Well another thing that fits nicely inside that box is 3×3 cards! So I created some of those for the class too.
I have been seeing a lot of people use our new Owl Punch to create punch art for Halloween. All different little owl costumes and characters so I decided to use some of those ideas to decorate the front of my 3×3 cards.
I used the color scheme from the Wicked Fun Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up! – Basic Black, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, and Cajun Craze. For each card I cut a Basic Black piece and then a piece of the Designer Series Paper for the front. Then I used my Owl Punch to create my characters for the front of the cards – the Ghost, the Owl, and the Bat. The wings from the bat are actually the Bat Punch tucked behind the owl Punch. Here are some close ups….
They were fun little critters to make for Halloween.
Now it’s our daily dose of Bingo…
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #8 –the soccer ball from the Family Accessories stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Is anyone close to Bingo – 4 in row or do we have a Bingo winner today?
Sep 13, 2010 | Bingo, Birthday, Cards, Charming, Designer Series Paper, In Colors, Inspired by Nature, Punch Art |
Today’s card uses the Owl Punch – I just love that Owl punch! – and the Word Play stamp set. I created another card earlier using the same to items and basically the same colors – you can see it here. I needed another card using the Owl punch from Stampin’ Up! but didn’t want to use the same one so I came up with another one. Here it is:
We made this one in my card clubs the last couple of weeks. The colors are the Stampin’ Up! In Colors – Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait.
I wanted a matching envelope but since the card was basically all punched I wasn’t sure what to do to decorate the envelope. I finally decided to use the grass from Inspired by Nature and then added the little butterfly from Charming – it gave it an outdoor look to go along with my owl.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip,Whisper White
- Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Chocolate Chip
- Stamp sets: Word Play, Inspired by Nature, Charming
- In Color Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper
- Owl Punch, 2-step Bird Punch, 1-3/4″ Circle Punch
- Stampin’ Sponges, 2-way glue pen
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #4 –the words “hand crafted” from the Tiny Tags stamp set (stamped in Pear Pizzazz).
Have Fun!
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:
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.
