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Jan 4, 2013 | Newsletter, Spring Catalog 2013, Valentine's Day | 0 comments

 

Stamping News from Monika Davis

 

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Create with Hearts a Flutter

Jan 3, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Spring Catalog 2013, Valentine's Day, Vintage | 6 comments

Today’s the day!

The first day of the NEW Spring Stampin’ Up! Catalog!  And the beginning of Stampin’ Up!s 25 year silver anniversary!

Now it makes me think I should have made an anniversary card using silver – but we used silver last week – and I did not make an anniversary card.  I did however use some brand new products from the Spring Catalog for my card this week.  It is a sketch challenge week – I keep trying to decide if I like the sketches better or the colors – I think I prefer sketch challenges. In any case I do like that the  Create with Connie & Mary challenges alternate.    Here is this weeks sketch –

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And I really do like to turn the sketches so I can be different – while it doesn’t always happen – it did this week – and this is the creation that I came up with –

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In addition to turning it I decided to switch and have the three panels be the banner flags and the other piece be a rectangle.  Which meant I was able to use the new stamp set Hearts a Flutter for my flag along with the matching framelit.  Plus I wanted to give a more masculine feel to the Hearts A Flutter stamp set – so I thought this could pass as a masculine Valentine card – what do you think?

Here is a quick look at how I made this.

  • card base is Basic Gray
  • card layer of Crumb Cake embossed with the Chevron Embossing Folder
  • add the strip of First Edition Designer Series Paper
  • Stamp three of the banner flags on Crumb Cake card stock using Basic Gray ink and cut them out with the framelit attach with dimensionals to the strip
  • Wrap a piece of the Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon (I’m going to love this!) around the card layer overlapping the ends.  Tie with a piece of Linen Thread.
  • Stamp the outline heart and chevron heart on Crumb Cake card stock using Basic Gray ink and cut out with the matching framelit. Also cut a heart from Basic Gray card stock.
  • Stamp “4 You” from Tiny Tags set on the outline heart.
  • Punch holes with the 1/16″ punch in the three hearts, thread on a Vintage Trinket safety pin and pin to the Linen Thread.
  • punch a heart from the Owl punch from Basic Gray card stock and glue on the heart
  • Write a sweet note on the inside and give to your sweetheart!

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I like how it turned out and I hope you do to.  Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge.  Have a great week!

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:

  • Stamps:  Hearts a Flutter, Tiny Tags
  • Ink: Basic Gray
  • Card Stock: Basic Gray, Crumb Cake
  • Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Chevron Embossing Folder, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, 1/16″ handheld punch, Owl Punch, Linen Thread, Natural 7/16″ Trim Ribbon, Vintage Trinkets, First Edition Designer Series Paper, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Celebrate the New Year

Dec 28, 2012 | Cards, Holiday catalog 2012 | 0 comments

I have another New Year’s idea for you today – this one is a card – an idea that was from the Chattanooga regional – I believe it was Carrie Cudney’s presentation.  I thought it was a fun twist on a card.

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I’m not sure that you can really “see” it in a photo – but the front of the card is covered with a cello bag and the small silver glimmer paper and silver card stock circles are loose inside the bag like confetti.  You can move them and shake them around!  Isn’t that fun!  Here are some quick pointers for this card –

  • The base of the card is Basic Gray – cut 4″ x 11″ and scored in half
  • The front Whisper White layer has Celebrate (from Seasonal Sayings which will still be available through the spring catalog) stamped in Basic Gray.  Next use a Sponge Dauber and Platinum Shimmer paint and add some dots – let those dry.
  • Punch a bunch of Silver Glimmer and Silver card stock circles using the Bitty Punch Pack circle.
  • Cut a little Silver card stock banner and attach it to the white layer.  Attach the whole white later to the front of the card base.  If you want glue a few Silver Glimmer and Silver card stock circles to the front.
  • Trim a cello bag so that it is 5-1/2″ tall (I used the 4×6 size).  Slip that over the front of the card and use snail on the inside of the card to attach the top.
  • Drop the loose punched circles inside the front of the card and add some snail to the top of the card to glue the bag to it.
  • Across the top outside attach a piece of Silver Glimmer paper – you need to use glue dots or sticky strip for the glimmer paper the snail doesn’t hold it well.  This covers up the adhesive that you used to hold the cello bag to the front of the card.
  • Thread White baker’s twine through a Vintage Faceted Button and add that to the front on the silver banner.

Ok I think that gets it and hope it all makes sense.

We are stretching Christmas out – Christmas Eve and Christmas morning we were here at home and Greg’s mom joined us. Christmas Day we went to my parents and my brother and his family along with his wife’s family joined us – and Greg’s mom too.  It was a big group!  Last night we went to Greg’s moms house and his sister and brother and their families all came – we had a fun evening.  And tomorrow night we are all gathering here with all of Greg’s family from his dad’s side.  It sounds like we will have about 30 people here!  I think our New Years Eve is going to be a quiet one with just us here at home as we are going to be celebrated out by the time it gets here…

Have a great week end!  Remember to place your final orders from the Holiday Catalog – I am putting in one final order so email me or you can do it online.  The last day of the catalog is January 2nd!  And a new Spring catalog will start on the 3rd.

bye for now….

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Create some New Years Eve Treats

Dec 27, 2012 | Big Shot, Create with Connie & Mary | 5 comments

For this week’s  Create with Connie & Mary challenge we have a color challenge – Pool Party, Whisper White and Silver Glimmer.  Good thing I ordered more Silver Glimmer paper – I used what I had to make snowflake ornaments for Christmas and ran out so I ordered more.  And while this color challenge does scream snowflakes to me – that is not what I wanted to do.  So I put my thinking cap on to come up with a different idea.  And New Year’s Eve is what came to mind.

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Plus I wanted to do something other than a card and came up with a treat holder idea instead.  After some playing around this is what I created –

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You could add these to your table decorations for a New Years Eve Celebration – decorate with silver and blue (pool party to be exact).  Here is a view of the back – it’s the petal cone die –

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  • cut two of the Petal Cones out of Pool Party card stock and glue together to make the cone
  • cut four of the scalloped half circles out of Silver Glimmer paper – I glued 3 of them to the petal folded back and one to the petal left straight – that becomes the bottom “lip” of the container
  • stamp the New Years (single stamp) in Pool Party ink on Whisper White card stock – cut with the Apothecary Accents framelit label.  Fold the tabs back and attach with mini brads to cover the top portion of the petal cone opening.ccmc232-close-up
  • I dressed up the stamp image by adding Dazzling Details to all the numbers and little circles plus a Vintage Faceted Button tied with some white Baker’s Twine.
  • Stamp the Happy New Year on the Pool Party Banner from the Petal Cone Die and add it to the top corner.
  • Stamp the Happy New Year a couple of times on scrap piece of Whisper White and punch out the numbers with a 3/4″ circle punch.  Glue those to the bottom of some chocolate kisses.
  • I also stamped the little sparkle from Delightful Decorations on Pool Party card stock and punched those out to add to the chocolate kisses.
  • Stick all the chocolate kisses in the Petal Cone box.
  • Time to Countdown to the New Year and Celebrate!!!

A fun little treat don’t you think?  We aren’t really sure what we are doing on New Year’s Eve just yet – but I do have some festive table decorations ready to go.  Visit the Create with Connie & Mary site to see the creations from the rest of the design team and to submit your own creation for this new challenge.  Have a great week!

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:

  • Stamps:  New Years (single stamp), Delightful Decorations
  • Ink: Pool Party
  • Card Stock: Pool Party, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer
  • Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Petal Cone Die, Apothecary Accents Framelits, 3/4″ circle punch, Mini Silver Brads, Dazzling Details, Whisper White Baker’s Twine, Vintage Faceted Button, 1/16″ handheld punch, Mini Glue Dots, multipurpose glue, chocolate kisses

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