Oct 25, 2012 | Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary |
Are you ready for a butterfly creation today? Well I have one all ready for this weeks Create with Connie & Mary Thursday challenge! This week is a color challenge – Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight and Lucky Limeade. Actually I could probably use those same colors and make something for this weeks Neon challenge on My Digital Studio.net – but I probably won’t have time to get it done before the deadline so forget that. Ok – here is this fun card —
It’s really bright and has more of a summer feel to it. I know that makes it out of season – but that’s ok. The idea/inspiration from this card came from a new blog that I started following – it is a demonstrator in Germany – her name is Jenni – and her blog is written in German. So I have to dig deep into my memory bank and try to remember some German so I can figure out what she is saying. Maybe I’ll get a few words here and there….. anyway she has some really pretty creations and one was similar to this card with the butterflies. So I used that idea along with this weeks colors for the challenge –
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Stamps: French Foliage, Petite Pairs
- Ink: Island Indigo, and Daffodil Delight and Lucky Limeade Markers
- Card Stock: Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Vellum
- Accessories: Big Shot die-cut machine, Finishing Touches Edgelits, White Bakers Twine, Elegant Butterfly punch, Corner Rounder punch, Basic Rhinestone jewels
Visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your creation for this weeks challenge – each week 3 top creations are selected. I hope you will join us this week – every week I find some great ideas and I love to see all the different interpretations of each challenge.
And guess what Connie & Mary just started – a new online mini class that is all about cards – and looks like it is going to be great! There are already some sneak peeks on the main site but if you want to see everything you have to join the class! Here are some of the details for you –
JOIN US for a BRAND NEW venture with creative card ideas
using holiday and winter stamp sets from the Main and Holiday Mini catalogs!
* Over 45 EXCLUSIVE cards with 15 stamp sets featured!
* 3 week mini edition
* October 28 thru November 17
* Printable supply lists & measurements
* 24/7 access
* Perfect for classes or personal cards!
* Designers Elizabeth Price, Debbie Henderson and Deb Currier are joining us!
Oct 24, 2012 | Big Shot, Christmas, Holiday catalog 2012, Punch Art, Tags |
I found the cutest ever Santa Tag idea on Pinterest. At least I think it was on Pinterest. But evidently I didn’t actually pin it so when I went back to see who created it I couldn’t find it! If you happen to know who it is let me know and I’ll update my post. In any case it fit perfectly in my Ornament Keepsakes Bundle class – I wanted to showcase some different ways to use the items in this bundle that is featured in the front of the Stampin’ Up! Holiday catalog. Something besides stamp an image, cut it out and put it on a card. It was a really fun class and I think I was able to show everyone the many possibilities that there are with the bundle items. Are you ready to see it?
Isn’t he so cute! The girls wanted to know where was Mrs. Claus and the reindeer – so maybe, just maybe I’ll have to come up with a whole set – that really would be cute, wouldn’t it! Here is the inside –
This uses one of the Holiday Ornaments Framelits – its the big one that looks like a light bulb. So this tag reminds me of the lightbulb ornaments that have been around for years. I folded a piece of Whisper White card stock and cut it so that the top fold did not cut through so it could be a tag that opened up. I don’t think the one I saw did that but I’m not sure.
Then cut an extra white piece and emboss the tip to c
reate the Santa beard. You could alternately just emboss the front part of the tag without adding the extra layer. But I also used it as a guide for the mustache and to hide any over sponging that might have occurred on the face.
Cut a Cherry Cobbler Ornament to make Santa’s hat – punch the tip off using the Decorative Label punch. I don’t know for sure if the original creator used that one but that is what it looked like.
Add a little tuft of hair which is the tip of the large blossom from the Build a Blossom punch. Another thought I had was to just add some white Baker’s Twine for hair – but maybe that would be too bulky – I may try in and see.
The mustache is two layers – the larger part is the wing from the two-step Bird punch. the smaller part is the small petal from the Build a Blossom punch. And then a shiny red nose punched from Red Glimmer paper. Oh and by the way sponge the face with Pink Pirouette ink (or another light ink color).
Add some Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine for a hanger. Super cute – don’t you think!
Have a fun day – be back tomorrow for this week’s Create with Connie & Mary challenge. I really like the card I created and I can’t wait to show you!
Oct 23, 2012 | My Digital Studio |
It’s Tuesday and Stampin’ UP! has some new digital downloads for My Digital Studio – check them out on my website here.
Check for current updates on your software – Stampin’ Up! is working hard to get the last few features finished and they have been releasing updates so check often.
Keep in mind Holiday Shipping Dates for your print projects (and reduced pricing too!) –
My Digital Studio print products make for awesome presents that have a personal touch. Make sure to order them by December 6 to get them in time for Christmas (by December 24, to be exact)! Or, if you need a little extra design time, take advantage of expedited shipping and order by December 10 for US Second-Day Air and by December 11 for US Next-Day Air.
AND
Look what’s coming!
What do you get when you combine Digital Scrapbooking Day and My Digital Studio? A week of FREE downloads and 50 percent off ALL digital kits!
Mark your calendar for October 29 to November 5 for our week long Digital Scrapbooking Day celebration where you’ll get:
- FREE digital downloads
- 50% off ALL digital kits
- Creative project ideas
- Digital project challenges
What: Three FREE downloads. 50% off ALL digital kits. Mega blogging on MyDigitalStudio.net all week!
When: October 29-November 5, 2012.
Get Your FREE Downloads: Customers can get theirs from my online store. If you are a demonstrator go to the demonstrator website to get yours.
Get a BONUS FREE Download:
If we get 18,000 downloads of FREE items we’ll give you another FREE download!
Tonight is our Digi Crop night. If you are local comes join us – details are on my FB business page. Be sure to go LIKE my page.
Have a great rest of your day!
Oct 22, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Christmas, Holiday catalog 2012 |
This card idea came from a presentation at convention (I think it was Bonnie’s).
She was showing us the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set and matching Framelits in the Holiday Catalog. On this particular card she used mulitple pieces from the set and showed us how to stamp them and set it up so we could cut everything with one pass through the Big Shot.
When you are at convention (or other events) they show what the person is doing by putting it up on a screen and if you want a picture of it you have to be fast before they change it or they move on to something else. So needless to say the pictures aren’t usually the greatest and so looking back at them later I have to remember why did I want a picture of that. So while this isn’t the greatest picture it does show you what I’m talking about for setting up this card. You want a strip of card stock that you are going to stamp all the images on and glue the small piece of Designer Series paper on one end. Then layout out all the framelits and cut everything.
The circle is punched out with a circle punch – I used a 1″ punch and a different stamp than what Bonnie used. And my card is similar but not exactly the same. I wanted to also show the piercing templates – so there is piercing around the card (but not through the greeting) and also around the designer paper ornament.
This month you can get the Festive Piercing Template pack (which includes the template that matches these ornaments) if you purchase the Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (or stamp/framelit bundle) plus the Candlelight Christmas Designer Series paper. More information is on my website – www.monika.stampinup.net.
Have a great day!
Oct 19, 2012 | Cards, Halloween, My Digital Studio, Punch Art |
Earlier this week I was playing around in My Digital Studio. I wanted to make a creation for this weeks challenge on MyDigitalStudio.net – the challenge was to create something with a Halloween theme. I ended up playing around with digital punch art. Now I don’t think creating digital punch art is any faster than real punch art. But the next 20 or 30 copies of the same creation will be 100 times easier!! And fortunately with the new Crop feature in MDS2 it is sooo much better than it was before. So I made a Mr. Bones using digital punch art –
But then I really wanted to get him out of the computer. I saved my file as a .jpg and then printed on my home computer – I printed 4 to a piece of card stock and printed it on Very Vanilla card stock. I let him sit on my table for a couple of days before deciding what to do with him. Finally he turned into a hybrid card – pretty simple really – cut out the layer – added it to a Crumb Cake card base, added some Crumb Cake Tulle and a real punch art bone! Here is the hybrid card –
What do you think? I think he is kind-of fun! Now head on over to mydigitalstudio.net – look in the samples under Halloween and go LIKE my card – each week Stampin’ Up! picks a winner of the challenge – let’s see if Mr. Bones can win this week!
Here is a supply list for you:
Crumb Cake card stock, Very Vanilla card stock, Crumb Cake Tulle, Word Window punch, Small Heart punch, Stampin’ Sponge, Crumb Cake ink
My Digital Studio:
Background
Color = SAHARA SAND 194,187,169
Stamps
Vintage Overlays\Vintage Overlays – texture 1, Color = BASIC BLACK 19,27,29
_Designer Kits\Grad Party\Grad Party – frame 4, Color = 0,0,0
_Designer Kits\Chevron\Chevron – 2 grunge, Color = BASIC BLACK 19,27,29
Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 4, Color = 0,0,0
Splatters\Ink Splatters\Ink Splatter 4, Color = 0,0,0
Eat, Drink & Be Scary\Eat, Drink & Be Scary – spider, Color = 0,0,0
Punches
Extras\Chevron – punches\Chevron – 7, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Extras\Chevron – punches\Chevron – 7, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Extras\Chevron – punches\Chevron – 7, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Extras\Savor the Season – bow 3, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Alphabet & Numbers\Alphabet Soup – punches\Alphabet Soup – 1, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Alphabet & Numbers\Alphabet Soup – punches\Alphabet Soup – 1, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Hearts\Medium Heart Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Alphabet & Numbers\Alphabet Soup – punches\Alphabet Soup – lowercase i, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Alphabet & Numbers\Alphabet Soup – punches\Alphabet Soup – lowercase i, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Hearts\Small Heart Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Hearts\Small Heart Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Hearts\Small Heart Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Extras\Snowflake Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Hearts\Small Heart Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Alphabet & Numbers\Alphabet Soup – punches\Alphabet Soup – 1, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Alphabet & Numbers\Alphabet Soup – punches\Alphabet Soup – 1, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Extras\Any Day Label Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Extras\Snowflake Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Alphabet & Numbers\Alphabet Soup – punches\Alphabet Soup – lowercase i, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Alphabet & Numbers\Alphabet Soup – punches\Alphabet Soup – lowercase i, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Two Step Owl Eyes 2 Punch, Fill Color = BASIC BLACK 19,27,29
Wide Oval Punch, Fill Color = BASIC BLACK 19,27,29
Extras\Flag Punch, Filled with: Designer Series Paper\_Designer Kits\Convention 2012 – designer series paper\Convention 2012 – 7
Extras\Any Day Label Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Extras\Any Day Label Punch, Fill Color = WHISPER WHITE 255,255,255
Bye!
