Sep 16, 2011 | Big Shot, class, Holiday Mini catalog 2011, Thanksgiving |
I wanted to share a quick little treat that we will be making in my Hands-On Stamping Class today. And I’m learning about my new iphone – I took the picture with my phone and then emailed to myself so I could edit it on my computer. I’m not sure how much faster that is than just using my camera but i wanted to know how to do it anyway.
One thing I did notice is that I need to send a bigger version of the picture – this one is full size and not that big – usually I have a larger picture and I include a reduced version in my blog post and then you can click on it to see the larger photo – this one is as big as it gets from what I sent from my phone. I do think I can choose to send a larger version from my phone – so I’ll try that next time.
Back to the project – I used the new 1″ x 8″ Cellophane Bags in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog. I filled them loosely with Reese’s pieces so that I could close it and then fold it in half. The holder is Chocolate Chip card stock cut with the Two Tags die and the Big Shot. To close it I wrapped a piece of the wide striped Daffodil Delight Ribbon around it pulling the ribbon through the slot in the back of the tag. Then I used a large Rhinestone brad to go around the ribbon and then through the hole in the back of the tag so it would be secure. Trim the ribbon.
For the front I stamped the turkey image from the Gift Givers stamp set in the Holiday Mini catalog – I used black ink, then colored the turkey with my Stampin’ Write markers – Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake. Punch that out with the Curly Label punch. Then punch out a Pumpkin Pie Decorative Label punch to layer behind it. Attach to the front over the ribbon with some Stampin’ Dimensionals.
You can easily make this treat for any of the holidays using the other images in the Gift Givers stamp set – just adjust the colors to that holiday. Click Here to look at all the Stampin’ Up! images in the set. You can order online at my website store.
Have a nice day!
Sep 15, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Thank You |
I accidentally discovered a new technique when I was working on creating this card. I’ll show you the card first and then I’ll tell you what I did.
I took a piece of Cajun Craze card stock and ran it through the Big Shot with the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I decided that it wasn’t exactly what I wanted but I didn’t want to use up another piece of card stock while I was planning my card. So instead I used the same piece and ran it through the Big Shot a second time but this time I used the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. When I did that it added the frame and slightly flattened out the stripes. While I wasn’t trying to create a double embossed piece once I had it I decided I liked it! So I did use it for my card.
The card base is River Rock (which is a little hard to see in this picture). Then the double embossed layer of Cajun Craze. I used a piece of the Well Worn Designer Series Paper and cut out a leaf with the Big Shot and Leaves #2 die. On the card I stamped “Three Little Words” from the stamp set by the same name. And then the “thanks so much” from the same set is stamped on River Rock card stock and punched with a modern label punch. The leaf has Linen Thread tied around the stem and then it is attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
This was one of the cards for my August KSU card class. The September class is coming up next week and I have planned a Fall, Halloween and a Christmas card. It should be fun.
The county schools are on Fall Break next week. We are not going any where this time but I do have Ryan signed up for the Driver’s Ed class – so he will be busy with that all week. This is just the classroom part not the driving part. He still needs to get his permit.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Sep 13, 2011 | Cards, Holiday Mini catalog 2011, UDI Color Challenge, Watercoloring |
So did you like the bats from my last post? Weren’t they fun? I can’t wait to fill the ones I made with treats for my boys for Halloween. But that won’t be for a little while yet. Now it is Tuesday and time for another UDI Color Challenge.
Are you ready? Guess what week we are on? Week #53! What does that mean? We have completed a full year of color challenges! I can’t believe it has been a whole year. And we are starting year two…..
So on to the inspiration picture for this week –
Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke, Old Olive and Whisper White. I pulled out my color coach and fanned out these colors. The first thing that popped into my mind was the stamp set in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog called Gift Givers and the image with the little girl in the snow. So I pulled it out and created this card –
I stamped the image with Black StazOn on Whisper White card stock and then watercolored it with my aqua painter and classic ink. Then i punched it out with the Scallop Circle Punch. Every image in this stamp set matches one of our punches and the images cover all the holidays/seasons – winter, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I wanted to frame my image with a mat of Always Artichoke – guess what fits perfectly – the Two Tags Die scallop tag. I cut one tag out with the Big Shot and then put it back on the die in the opposite direction so it would cut out a scallop circle to layer behind my punch.
There is a square of Marina Mist card stock with a piece of the Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper on it. White Gel pen dots around the edge. The trim on the side is a piece of Bashful Blue cut with the Clear Scallop Square Die and the Big Shot and then trimmed off one side so I had 2 scallops wide strip. The Always Artichoke strip was cut from the Petal Cone Die and then run through the crimper. I tied White Baker’s Twine around them and tied a bow. I added some gel pen doodles on the scallops. That’s it.
Click on this link to go to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge blog. There you can see the creations from the entire design team and add a link to your creation if you decide to play along.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Whisper White
- Ink: Jet Black Staz On, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke, Old Olive
- Stamp sets: Gift Givers
- Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Two Tags Die, Clear Scallop Square Die, Petal Cone Die, Crimper, White Bakers Twine, Scallop Circle punch, Aqua Painter, white gel pen.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Sep 11, 2011 | Big Shot, Halloween, Stamper's Club, Tutorial |
What do you get when you cross a mini milk carton idea from the Stampin’ Up! Convention with a bat idea from Shelli Gardner at a Stampin’ Up! Regional?
Vampire Bat Milk Carton Boxes!
Aren’t they fun?
We made these at my Stamper’s Club September meeting and my PAWS Downline meeting this weekend. Now do you want to know how to make one? Well you are in luck because I’m going to tell you. I’m writing a tutorial and will attach here as a pdf file for you to download.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
Stamps: Wicked Cool
Ink: Basic Black
Card Stock: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Mini Milk Carton Bigz Die, Perfect Pennants Bigz Die, Spider Web Embossing Folder, 1-1/4” Circle Punch, ½” Circle Punch, Bitty Shapes Punch Pack Circle, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Two-Step Bird Punch, Brights Brads, Crop-a-Dile, Basic Black 1/8” Taffeta Ribbon, White Gel pen, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Illuminate Top Coat Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink, Stampin’ Sponge, Sticky Strip
CLICK HERE to download the tutorial on how to make these. It also includes the instruction for how to make the hexagon shaped milk carton box with pictures of how to assemble the bottom in case you just want that part on not the bat in particular. Enjoy!
Sep 9, 2011 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, In Colors, Punch Art, Scrapbook Pages |
Today I have a scrapbook layout for you. Yeah – I’m all done with the mini cards and yes for those that wondered all 9 cards and envelopes did fit inside the box and there was room for a few more!
This layout was one of the ones we made at my WOW Scrapbook Class in August. I have a class once a month – typically the last Friday of the month. You can see my calendar on my website and RSVP directly from there.
Smile Your Heart out is the title with the Heart turned into a strawberry to match the paper. The designer paper is the Berry Blossoms in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog. It uses several of the new In-Colors – Wild Wisteria, Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral. The layout idea for this was from a scrapbook magazine. The pictures are of my niece after we went to a Mother’s Day tea this past spring. I spent all morning trying to get her to smile for me and finally when we were leaving she game me some big smiles. And then she walked away toward the car and it was so cute I took pictures of her from behind.
The strawberry is made with the Big Shot Embosslit Heart of Hearts. I turned it over so the dots are indented since a strawberry is like that. The leaves on the top are made from the 5-petal flower punch. The one underneath has one leaf trimmed to be a stem, and the one on top is trimmed to three leaves and layered on top. Then I added a bitty flower punched from Whisper White. I added a little dot from the Lucky Limeade Stampin’ Write marker in the center.
The strawberries turned out cute – I could have added some sponging and maybe scores in the center of the leaves for more dimension.
I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by today.
One thing I did notice is that I need to send a bigger version of the picture – this one is full size and not that big – usually I have a larger picture and I include a reduced version in my blog post and then you can click on it to see the larger photo – this one is as big as it gets from what I sent from my phone. I do think I can choose to send a larger version from my phone – so I’ll try that next time.
