Sep 19, 2009 | Circle Scissor Plus, class, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009, Rock 'n Roll, SU Ribbon, Summer Fun Cookout, Tutorial |
My post yesterday was short because I was in a hurry in between various things I was doing. So I’m back today to elaborate more on the flower – I had several people ask how to make the flower. I think when you see the Sweet Centers stamp set in the Holiday Mini Catalog it isn’t completely clear what that stamp is supposed to be.
So here is my version of the flower – and I’m sure you can do it many different ways with different amounts and layers of petals. I tried a couple of different things before I settled on what was the easiest for me.
1. First I started with a 3″ x 3″ square of card stock. I used the 1-3/4″ circle punch to punch a circle out of the center. I laid it over one of the sweet treat cups.
2. I stamped 16 petals. In these pictures they are just stamped in So Saffron ink on Whisper White card stock. My finished example they are stamped in So Saffron and rolled in Close to Cocoa on the edges for each petal. I cut out all 16 petals with my paper snips. I tried to punch the petals with one of the oval punches but none of them fit exactly. Now that I think about it if you didn’t have the stamp set you could still make flowers – by punching out petals with an oval and then use a circle to add the curve against the cup….just a thought of something else to try (wouldn’t that be pretty with DSP….ok see now I’m on to more ideas – I better get back to my craft room once I finish this post).
3. I basically created 4 layers of petals. The first layer is 4 petals attached to the square with snail.
4. The next layer is 4 more petals attached in the spaces between the first four. Again using snail. You could stop with that and have a pretty flower – but I wanted more.
5. I added the next layer of 4 petals with Stampin’ Dimensionals again in between the petals I already put down – place them in every other space.
The leaves you can see in this photo are attached with snail in between the layers that were snailed down and the ones on dimensionals. I actually added them at the very end.
6. Then add the the last 4 petals in the remaining spaces using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
7. So to finish I trimmed the square in the back so that you couldn’t see it. You may ask why didn’t I start with a circle – I tried that but it was harder to punch the hole out of the center and harder to get the petals lined up. So for me I found it easier using the square and trimming it afterwards. I did cut a 3″ circle using my Circle Scissors – my finished photo shows a So Saffron piece – but for my class I used Chocolate Chip which I like better. This is the back of the flower. So take the Sweet Treat cup and fill it with the candy – my picture used M&Ms but my class used chocolate covered raisins (they are all brown colored). Fill the cup and adhere it to the Chocolate chip circle. Then set it down and adhere the flower over the top of the cup – I just used my snail.
Then I used tape to attach the skewer to the back – my skewers were the ones from the Country Living Summer cookout kit (they aren’t pointed).
I added Old Olive ribbon and then create a tag using the Oval Stamp set.
Here is the final project one more time.
I hope that all made sense. I have new example using the Valentine heart which was giving me trouble to begin with. I figure out what to do though – so check back for that one on another day.
Thanks for stopping by – it is again a Rainy Day in Georgia …..stay dry.
Aug 23, 2009 | Baroque Motifs, Circle Circus, Circle Scissor Plus, class, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Flight of the Butterfly, Great Friend, In Colors, Masking, Stampin' Up! Events, Stamps, SU Ribbon, Techniques, Thoughts & Prayers |
At my class this month I decided to use cards that I received at convention – as I looked through them all I ended up pulling several that were my favorite and realized they represented most of the In-Colors so that ended up being my “theme” for the class. I chose cards that featured the In-Colors. We made 5 cards total (one card featured 2 of the In-Colors) and stamped matching envelopes for each card. I generally kept the card designs exactly the same as the original creator except one that I didn’t have the stamp set for – so I replaced it with one I did have that I thought would give the same results. Lisa came to class and added her own little twist to each card and this afternoon she signed up as a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – whoo hoo! Welcome Lisa to my PAWS team.
Most of the cards I used came from the Shoebox swap that I participated in – some of them I know who designed them and others I don’t. So if someone knows the original creator I’ll add their name here – just leave me a comment.
This first card features the Rich Razzleberry In-Color. The stamp set is Thoughts & Prayers and also Flight of the Butterfly. The Designer Series Paper is the Cottage Wall Paper. The original swap from convention used the Old Olive Patterns Designer Series Paper.
The stamp was inked up using the Stampin’ & Write Markers – Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry (yeah for In-Color Markers!) , and Pale Plum. The Pale Plum card stock was punched with the Eyelet Border Punch.
A little paper clip was tied with a piece of Rich Razzleberry Polka-Dot Ribbon.
The original card had a smaller “Thinking of You” stamped and punched with the Large Oval punch and then mounted on the Scallop Oval punched piece of Rich Razzleberry. I used the saying from the Thoughts & Prayers set which was larger – so mine is stamped and punched with the Scallop Oval and then mounted on a Wide Oval punched piece of Rich Razzleberry. Either one looked great.
The envelope was stamped to match the card.
I don’t know who designed this one – it was from the Shoebox Swap at the Shilo Hotel on Tuesday night before convention.
The second card features the Melon Mambo In-Color. The stamp sets I used was Baroque Motifs and Sincere Salutations.
This card was also from the Shoebox Swap and was designed by Janice Felty. Her original design used the large flower image from the Razzle Dazzle stamp set. Since I didn’t have that set I replaced it with one that I did have.
The Whisper White layer is punched on one side with the scallop edge punch. Then we positioned it on the front of the card and punched through the Whisper White and Melon Mambo card stock with the Scallop Oval punch to create a window.
Using a piece of Window Sheet and White StazOn ink the greeting from Sincere Salutations was stamped and then sandwiched between the two pieces of cardstock to make the window.
The Melon Mambo Polka Dot ribbon was tied in a knot and then wrapped around the front of the card and secured on the inside. The envelope was stamped to match the card.
This third card features Bermuda Bay In-Color. The stamp set is Great Friend that originally debuted in the Occasions Mini Catalog and is available in the new catalog too.
The card base on this one is Whisper White and then we cut three panels to adhere to the front – Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, and Old Olive.
The butterfly is stamped on a Whisper White circle and mounted on a Chocolate Chip circle. For my class the circles were cut with the Circle Scissor Plus cutting system. But the original card used the Big Shot and the Circles #2 Originals Die. Since I don’t have that die we cut our circles.
Three silver brads were added up in the top right corner.
This card was designed by Michele Schmidt for the Shoebox Swap. Michele was also one of my roommates at convention.
This next card features the Dusty Durango In-Color. The stamp set is a Hostess Level 2 set called Asian Artistry. This card uses a masking technique to create the circle which was inked using a Brayer and the Dusty Durango ink.
The bird image was then stamped with Black StazOn ink and the right edge of the circle was sponged with Soft Suede ink to create the shadow.
Some highlights were added with the White Gel Pen to the leaves. We also used an Aquapainter to “paint” the bird – this causes some of the ink to lighten up.
The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and punched with the Word Window punch and layered on some Basic Black card stock that was punched with the Modern Label punch.
I do not know who designed this card – so if you know please leave me a comment and I’ll add it here. This was also a card we made at the Shoebox swap on Tuesday night. I told you I got some great cards that night….
And the last card features the Soft Suede and Crushed Curry In-Colors. This is the Circle Circus stamp set and I also used Teeny Tiny Wishes in my class. The Designer Series Paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade set.
The images were stamped on Very Vanilla card stock and punched out with various circle punches. There is a small Crushed Curry flower that was punched using the Trio Flower punch and has a Clear Rhinestone Brad in the center.
Soft Suede Polka Dot ribbon was wrapped around the Designer Paper before it was adhered to the front of the card.
The greeting was punched with the Modern Label punch. We stamped a matching envelope.
This card was designed by Elizabeth Martinez and we made this at the STARZ meeting on Wednesday night of Convention.
Thanks to all these ladies for sharing their card designs at convention.
If you live near Woodstock, Georgia I hope you will join me for my next class. Check my calendar to see what’s coming up.
Happy Stampin’!
Aug 17, 2009 | Big Shot, Chipboard, Stampin' Up! Events, SU Ribbon, Techniques |
My roommates and I exchanged gifts at convention. I already posted about the gift I gave them and today I wanted to share the gifts that I received.
Michele made us each a little technique book. She used the Top Note Die to create all the pages and put the book on a ring so that we can add more techniques. The front and back cover are chipboard covered with Designer Series paper. On the individual pages there was a sample of the technique and the instructions on how to do it. The ones included in my book were:
Stained Glass
Versamark Resist or Ghosting
Faux Linen
Serigraph
Faux Tile
Several of these are new techniques for me so I tell you more about them as work with the techniques on later projects.
Diane gave each of us a monogram bookmark made from the Styled Silver HodgePodge Hardware. She used the Polka Dot ribbon and the Filgree brad at the end of the book mark. The letter is from the Lovely Letters Alphabet set. After putting the stamped image inside the hardware piece she used Crystal Effects to fill it in so that it looks like a piece of glass. It is actually two of the hardware pieces together with the card stock sandwiched in between.
Sue gave each of us this cute denim bag. While there is no actual stamping on this bag here is what she did use to create it –
The Big Shot and the Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Butterflies die! Sue used old fabric samples that she had on hand and cut them with her Big Shot and attached them to the front of the bag. The Big Shot will cut fabric and chipboard (and many other things) with the Bigz and Original dies. If you want to see the full list go to my blog side bar where the PAGES are listed and under HELPFUL INFORMATION click on BIG SHOT TIPS.
On the left corner she used the Crop-a-Dile to set two Jumbo Eyelets and then tied a piece of the new Polka Dot ribbon through them.
Everyone loved the bags and since we all carried ours around many people asked to take pictures of it.
I think I’ll have to try my hand at making some of these….
Now on to a little bit of family news – today was Kyle’s first day of college! He is still in his senior year of high school but taking all his classes at Kennesaw State University. So he got up this morning and drove in to campus. He had two classes today and I was surprised to see him home early – almost 2 hours earlier than I was expecting him. Apparently today’s classes let out early as the professors just gave introductions to the class. So it seems he had a pretty easy day the first day and found his way there and back home (he drove it once last week with me navigating the way) with no problems.
I am headed up to the craft room to finish the ribbon share and paper shares and prepare for my PAWS downline meeting tonight.
Have a happy stampin’ day!
Jul 29, 2009 | Blog Tour, Circle Circus, Circle Scissor Plus, Shaker Card, Spinner Card, Stamps |
As promised here is my tutorial for the Kaleidoscope card. The pictures weren’t sticking in the positions that I wanted so I have added captions on them in case they get in a wacky order when they display on your computer. You can click on the pictures to see a larger version. At the end is a pdf file which you should be able to download and it might be easier to follow than the actual post on the computer.
This is my Kaleidoscope card made with the Circle Circus stamp set featured in the July 2009 Royal Blog Tour
Basic Supply List:
- Card stock – Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Ballet Blue, Whisper White
- Window Sheets – Medium
- Ribbon – Old Olive wide Grosgrain
- Punches: 1-3/4” Circle, Word Window
- Classic Ink – Pumpkin Pie, Ballet Blue, Basic Black
- VersaMark Ink
- Black Embossing Powder
- Stampin’ Write Markers – Pumpkin Pie, Ballet Blue
- Bead Duos – Blue, Orange
- Bone Folder
- Paper Cutter with Scoring Blade
- Jumbo Brad
- Circle Circus stamp set including the extra rubber after mounting your stamps
- Family Phrases stamp set
- Circle Scissor Plus and Glass Mat
- Adhesive – Snail, Crystal Effects and Stampin’ Dimensionals
Card Instructions
Steps to complete the shaker box:
- Stamp the image in VersaMark ink on Whisper White card stock, cover with black embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool. Color image with Stampin’ Write Markers.
- Use the left over rubber from the die-cut stamp set. And cut away the outline of one that fits over your image. Trim away the corners. I use my Craft & Rubber scissors.
- Remove the backing from the rubber and adhere over your image. Then peel up the rubber leaving only the gray foam attached to your stamped image.
- Add some of the large beads from the Bead Duos to the center of the foam, covering about 1/3 of the image. I used Orange and Blue Bead Duos.
- Cover the foam with a piece of clear Window Sheet. Trim everything as needed.
- To cover the front I cut a circle out of Pumpkin Pie using the Circle Scissor Plus – cut it at 2-3/4”. Punch a hole in the center with the 1-3/4” circle punch.
- Cut a circle out of Ballet Blue using the Circle Scissor Plus – cut it at 2-1/2”. Punch a hole in the center with the 1-3/4” circle punch. I stamped on this piece with Ballet Blue ink using the dotted circle image.
- Layer the Ballet Blue circle on top of the Pumpkin Pie circle and then attach that to the top of the shaker box over the window sheet covering up the gray foam.
Shaker Box - Step 1
Shaker Box - Step 3
Shaker Box - Step 2
Shaker Box - Step 6- 8
Shaker Box - Step 4
Shaker Card - Step 5
Steps to complete the spinner:
- Create the base of the card. Mine is Old Olive card stock cut at 4-1/4” x 11” and scored at 5-1/2”. Fold this in half.
- Add the front layers to the card. I have a Pumpkin Pie layer that is 5” x 3-3/4” and a Ballet Blue layer that is 4-3/4” x 3-1/2”. The Ballet Blue layer is stamped with the dotted circle image in Pumpkin Pie ink.
- To the back of the shaker box add a 5/8” Jumbo Brad. I used a small dab of Crystal Effects so that it would not come off.
Spinner - Step 3
- Position the shaker box on the front of the card so that it is near the edge where you can add the punch out to create the notch for spinning it. Punch a hole for the brad. And then punch your notch through the layers.
- Cut a 3” circle using the Circle Scissor Plus. I used Pumpkin Pie card stock. Punch a hole in the center. Place this on the inside of the card. Feed the brad on the back of the shaker box through the front of the card and through this circle on the inside of the card. Flatten out the brad on the inside and then use a piece of plain tape to hold the brad in place on the circle. If you don’t do this then the card stock will turn around the brad rather than turning the brad which turns the shaker box. I hope that makes sense.
Spinner - Step 4
Spinner - Step 5
Spinner - Step 5
(Excuse the mess in the Step 5 picture, if you don’t pull your tape up multiple time your card stock won’t look like this – 🙂
Steps to complete the card:
- In order to make the inside look nice and cover the workings of the spinner I cut another piece of Old Olive card stock – 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” and punched a notch in it to match. Adhere this to the inside front of the card making sure your adhesive doesn’t interfere with the circle.
- Also punch a notch out of the back of the card. And I stamped a greeting on the inside.
- On the front of the card I tied a piece of Old Olive wide grosgrain ribbon around the left side of the card. Stamped ‘happy birthday’ on Whisper White card stock and punched it out with the Word Window punched. I pulled the edges across my Pumpkin Pie ink pad and attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front of the card.
Complete Card - Step 1
Click Here to download a pdf file.
Have fun!
Jul 25, 2009 | Chipboard, class, Designer Series Paper, Embellishments, Embossing, SU Ribbon, Upsy Daisy |
I made the cutest little desk frame out of two 4×4 coasters the other day. This is one of the projects we made/are making in my class this month. 
The paper is from the Pink Flamingo paper and I used the Summer Sun print with the flowers. Each piece is cut to 4×4 and I used an Anywhere Glue stick to adhere the paper to the coasters. I trimmed the edges with my paper snips. The reason I don’t use my corner rounder punch is because it is not the same corner as the coasters so it is easier to just use paper snips. Then I like to sand the edges with a sanding block. We embossed on the designer paper using the Upsy Daisy stamp set – stamp in VersaMark ink and use white embossing powder. Then heat set the embossing powder. I did one before applying the paper to the coaster and I did another one after applying the paper to the coaster. I felt like the heat tool caused the coaster to warp a little but after lying flat over night it wasn’t noticeable any more so it might not really make a difference. I put the two coaster together and marked and punched the holes using my Crop-A-Dile. Then tied the Bermuda Bay ribbon through to hold the two coaster together. I stamped “always on my mind, forever in my heart” from the Stem Sayings stamp set using the Bermuda Bay ink above my flowers. The Bermuda Bay card stock is corner rounded with the corner punch and stuck on the right side with Stampin’ Dimensionals. My pictures is actually just held on by the little clip from the Clips Assortment. I tied a piece of the Bermuda Bay Polka Dot Ribbon on the clip.
The picture is Greg and I at the beach earlier this month. You might remember me telling you about the infection Greg had in his lymph nodes/neck area. If you look carefully at the picture you can see that on the left side of the picture his neck is swollen and the other side his neck is normal. In this picture he was already getting better (it was worse the week before) and now it is almost completely gone. I think he has one more follow up with the doctor in a couple of weeks.
Don’t forget to join me for the ROYAL BLOG TOUR that starts at midnight!
Have a great day!
Jul 13, 2009 | Colored Brads, Stamps, Techniques, Uncategorized, Wanted |
The other day I posted a Red, White and Blue card and mentioned that I had colored the star brad but it wasn’t in the picture. 
I smooshed the brad into my Ruby Red craft ink pad (I would have used a Real Red craft ink pad but I don’t have one so I used what I had). Then took a paper towel and wiped it back off including around the edges. So that left just the ink in grooves.
Here is the original card. The star really popped once it was covered in the ink.
That’s all for today – short and quick.
If you are a demonstrator make sure you look at the Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator website today – lots of exciting announcements today!
