Jul 8, 2012 | Big Shot, My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
Look at this fun summer scrapbook layout! It’s bright and has lots of fun elements. We made this at my June Scrapbook class. The colors are Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo and Whisper White. The Designer Paper that I used is the Summer Smooches Designer Series paper. The sun is made by cutting a circle on the Big Shot and then punching with the Pennant punch and attaching them all the way around the circle. To create the waves I used a few different things – the bottom layer of paper was cut with the small scallop Adorning Accents Edgelit, the middle white layer was punched with the 1″ circle punch and then sponged with Island Indigo ink, the top layer is cut with the Large Scallop Edgelit die. I also looked for a stamp to use for the splash of the waves and finally ended up using the Everything Eleanor stamp set. Who would have thought of using that set for a summer beach page!
Then I used an idea from a scrapbook magazine to add the quilling to make the waves more dimensional. I cut thin strips with my Tabletop Paper Cutter. And then curled them around a skewer to create the curled waves. I used my multipurpose liquid glue to attach them to the layout. To finish the page I wanted to add the fish jumping in the waves. I searched my stamps for fish – nothing in my current collection has a fish in it. So now what. My Digital Studio to the rescue! I searched the Stampin’ Up! Digital Downloads and found one called Summer Splash. I quickly purchased it online, downloaded it and installed it and open My Digital Studio. I added the fish stamp and changed the colors to match my page – I printed out 6 fish on Whisper White card stock on my home printer – cut them out and added them to my page with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Ta-da! They are just perfect.
Now to add some fun summer pictures. But I’m going to have to find a new place to get them printed – the Wolf Camera near my house is going out of business – darn. I guess it’s time to try out some new places to see who I like.
I’m headed back to the craft room to work on convention swaps. I’ll be leaving in one week – this time next week I should be sitting on the plane getting ready to take off!
Jul 7, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, In Colors |
Last month in my Hands-On class I featured the 5 new Stampin’ Up! In-colors. This was one of the cards that we made – it features the new Gumball Green with one of our new stamp sets – Animal Talk. The frog was perfect for the Gumball Green and this z-fold card idea seemed to suit the jumping frog too. My friend Cindy brought a swap card with a z-fold to my last demonstrator meeting so I adapted that idea for this card. Make a regular card, score it like normal, then score the front of the card again and fold it back. Then add the focal point image to the folded front.
Something else new on this card is the large scallop edge that I cut using one of our new Edgelits and the Big Shot and then I used our new Piercing Template (and the mat and piercer) to pierce along the large scallops.
I had the whole card finished and then got a little smudge of green ink on it – ugh! Now what – I found the solution! Get out my Color Spritzer and the Gumball Green Stampin’ Write marker and spritz on the card. That was perfect and actually suited this card well anyway. I also decorated the envelope. But when I stamped it I got just the top edge of some of the letters – another ugh moment! So I put on my thinking cap again and realized I could use my marker and make more lines to create “grass” for the hopping frog. Another perfect solution!
Some of the finishing touches is the Linen Thread tied around the card front. And the little frog is actually stamped a second time on a scrap of white, cut out and then popped up with a bit of Stampin’ Dimensional on the original one. The dimension looks good in real life – it’s hard to tell that its there in the photo.
So that just goes to show you that once you get your creative mind going you can fix your own mistakes and turn up with a cute card. I hope you like it!
Have a good weekend!
Jul 6, 2012 | Almost Artisan, Cards, SU Buttons, sympathy |
I’m back today with another card from my Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team entry. I saw this idea somewhere in my browsing – where the corner of the card front was folded up. I thought this would be a perfect idea for our stamp set Petite Pairs – it has sentiments that are split into pairs.
These are very trendy colors right now – Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. I wanted it to be simple. The base of the card is Basic Gray with a Whisper White layer on the front and on the inside. I scored the front corner with my Simply Scored tool and folded it up and adhered it with glue. Then I added the button with the Baker’s Twine in it. The front has the Field Flowers stamp set and then the first part of the sentiment. Then on the inside peeking out of the folded corner is the second part of the sentiment. Here is a picture of the inside –
I think it is a winner – clean and simple with a little twist to it. There isn’t anything I would change. We will be making this tonight at stamp club. I’ll be leaving for Salt Lake City in only 9 days – I’m going first to see my upline Wendy for a couple of days of stamping fun and then to convention for the rest of the week. I can’t wait – it is going to be so fun. I’m working on swaps and stuff for that.
I’m also working on the ribbon shares – the In-color ribbon is packaged and the 1/4″ ribbon is all cut and I’m working on packaging it.
Have a great day!
Jul 5, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary |
Guess what? I have some exciting news to share today. A month or so ago I submitted some cards to be considered for the Thursday Challenge Design Team at Create with Connie & Mary. They had a design team call and I was selected – yeah! So every Thursday I’ll be participating in the Thursday challenge and I hope you will too. Just visit their site to add your creation with the linky tool. You’ll be able to see the design team creations and then creations that other crafters just like you are creating using the challenge criteria. I hope you’ll play along.
This weeks challenge is a sketch –
And my creation for you using this weeks sketch –
I really like this stamp set – For the Birds. The little mailbox is perfect for paper piecing. I cut pieces from the Comfort Cafe designer series paper to cover the mail box. Isn’t it cute?
I’d love to see what you create with this sketch. Make something and then visit Create with Connie & Mary and submit your entry. Each challenge is open for a week. And then a new challenge will be issued.
Here are a few more details about my card.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
- Ink: JetBlack StazOn, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers, Crumb Cake ink
- Stamp sets: For the Birds, En Francias
- Accessories: Big Shot Die-cut Machine, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Comfort Cafe Designer Series paper, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Sponge
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Jul 4, 2012 | Scrapbook Pages |
Have a Happy 4th of July! I have a scrapbook layout to share today. We made this layout in my scrapbook class last week. I’m actually going to put pictures from Memorial Day on it. We went to Stone Mountain and watched the Laser Show and Fireworks there and I have pictures from that. But this layout works for lots of summer events from Memorial Day to Labor Day. So take you pick on what you want to use the ideas for.
I started with a layout idea from a scrapbook magazine. I started with a Crumb Cake background and then used Real Red, Marina Mist and Whisper White to decorate the page. There are pieces of Designers Series paper cut into little flags and then laid out to form a banner. I cut them different lengths and then added some different little elements to the tops. I used paper clips tied with bits of ribbon, some buttons tied with Whisper White Baker’s Twine and brads with little punched circles – the mini silver brads and some of the Marina Mist brads.
The bottom was wheeled with the So Many Stars Builder Wheel in Read Red. On the right side page I added some fireworks – I searched the internet and found a template that I liked and used the new Paper Piercing Tool and Piercing mat to add the design to my page. I put added rhinestones to make it sparkle. Here is a close-up.
The title is cut with the Big Shot and I wheeled the letters with the So Many Stars Builder wheel too. I think it turned out to be a fun layout and I’m excited to get my pictures on it. Right now they are on my phone – I hope they are good enough to print.
Enjoy the 4th. I’m going to go see my parents and spend the day with them.
