Aug 29, 2011 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, family, Holiday Mini catalog 2011, Masculine |
Today my Tyler is 18 years old! Happy Birthday Tyler! Everyone was home this weekend and we ate dinner at the Kani house Sunday night and then came home for cake (we didn’t eat much of it though because we were stuffed from dinner). Afterwards Greg took Kyle back to GT and Tyler went back to KSU.
Today I wanted to share the card I made for Tyler for his birthday. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do exactly. I decided to look for some sketch ideas and ended up with the sketch at Create with Connie & Mary. I pulled some scraps that were sitting on my craft table from a card I made last week for my KSU class and created this:
And here is the CCMC164 sketch –
My card is turned. The base is Cajun Craze and then I have a Not Quite Navy panel. A strip of Designer Series Paper from the Well Worn collection (works great for boys), and a piece of River Rock card stock punched with the Scallop Ribbon Border punch. Then I wrapped Linen Thread around.
I used the Bring on the Cake stamp set for the happy birthday.Then did you notice the “eighteen” on the side. That comes from a new stamp set called 
25 and Counting – it is a Christmas set that will be out in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog on Sept. 1st. It is stamped in Cajun Craze ink on River Rock card stock and then cut out by hand.
Finally I added two Cajun Craze brads on the side.
I thought it made a nice teen boy card. I hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by today.
Aug 26, 2011 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Masking, Scrapbook Pages, Summer Mini 2011 |
Today is Scrapbook Day. It is my monthly scrapbook class. And I have two fun 12×12 2-page layouts planned. I’m not going to show you those today instead I’m going to show you the layouts we made last month – since apparently I never shared them. So here is the first one –
The back ground is Sahara Sand 12×12 card stock. The stamp sets that I used are The Open Sea and Sail Away. Both of these are in the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini catalog which ends on August 31st. So you only have a few more days left to order these.
On this left page I stamped the manifest image in Soft Suede down the left edge. There are strips of Patterns Designer Series Paper in Pool Party, Soft Suede and Cajun Craze. In the upper corner is the featured sailboat with the sunset. See this post for details on how to do the masked sunset. Th Big Shot dies are 3″ Circle, 3-1/2″ Circle, and the Scallop Circle.
There is the panel of Pool Party and a mat for a grouping of photos framed in Cajun Craze with a scallop border strip in Soft Suede on the side. A couple of anchors are stamped around the page.
The right hand page added a few more elements. First the pennant banner at the top. This is the new Petite Pennants Builder punch. The letters for “beach” were stamped using the Just Perfect Alphabet set. I used the 1/16″ punch to put holes in the top of each pennant. Then strung them on a piece of White Baker’s Twine. My idea is that above the banner you would stamp the name of the Beach that the pictures are about. So I plan to use our summer beach photos and will add “North Myrtle” to the top of the page. If you aren’t at a specific beach it could just say “A Day at the”.
There is also a tag hanging down with the date – I just tied a knot to the twine at the end of the banner to attach the Modern Label punch. It kind of blends in with all the Pool Party so I probably should have use a different color card stock for it.
Down in the corner is an idea I got from a swap at convention. Using the Modern Label punch to create the mooring posts. I used a Stampin’ Write marker to add some lines to make them look like wood. A piece of Bakers Twine is wrapped around one and tied in a knot.
Now I need to print my beach photos so I can add them to this page.
I also wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the emails and comments about the Shadow Box Advent Calendar project I shared this week. I have been getting tons of emails and I have tried to reply to each one. I created the project for the UStamp class so I can not share the tutorial with you. But you can join this awesome class and get it there. The cost works out to less than 75 cents per tutorial and there are some awesome projects so it is well worth the money. The box kit was something I purchased online at a big box craft store – but I can’t post that specific information here per my demonstrator agreement with Stampin’ Up!
Have a great day! I can’t wait for my scrapbookers to here so I can show them this months layouts. I will share those with you guys later.
Aug 24, 2011 | Christmas, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini catalog 2011, uStamp |
Hi all! I am so excited about this project. It was something that I started thinking about more than a year ago. What I started with then was not coming together so I set it aside. I described the project to my stamp club and they wanted to make one so I tried to order more of the kit online – out of stock – every place I looked in the US was out of stock – for almost a year! So we never made the project. Then this year rolled around and Dawn asked me to be a designer for the Ustamp with Dawn & Friends I heart the Holidays class. And I remembered this project and proposed it to Dawn as one of my class projects – she said yes. So now I was committed to getting this project done.
But most of a year had passed so the Designer Paper I was using was retired. My 3d tree using the Big Shot die was also retired. So I started from square one. And the frames were now in stock again – things were looking up. I ordered the Letters from Santa Designer Paper and Quick Accents and got to work. For the shadow box center I decided I wanted it to look like the inside of a home at Christmas – I made a cross-stitch stocking (actually I’ve made 5) and it had a scene with a fire place, mantel with stockings, a tree, a window, etc. So this was my “model” for my project. Then convention came and they showed us the new Holiday Mini catalog – oh my gosh! There was a stocking stamp set and a matching punch! I had to have it for this project so I begged Dawn to let me finish my project after the deadline so I could order, receive and create my project and include these new products from the Holiday Mini catalog – she said yes! And by the way if you are in the US – check out page 3 of the Holiday Mini – that’s me!
So are you ready to see it? My stamp club will be making these – luckily the frames were in stock and I ordered a bunch. They may run out soon since all the Ustamp subscribers are ordering them up right now so they can make this project. If you are a member of the class you can get a full step-by-step tutorial for my project – plus about 40 others – there are some awesome projects on there – visit the site here to join.
Ok – so now are you ready?
I wish you could see it in person – it is one of my all time favorite projects (I still love my Build a Bear Sleeping Bags!). The tree turned out so well. I went through several different attempts at creating a 3-d tree and finally settled on this one and I love it!
The little tiny jingle bells are in the new Holiday Mini and so are the Mica Flakes which are the snow in the window. And I was so surprised at how big the jar of Mica Flakes was – I thought it would be small like our embossing powders – but no this guy is huge – about the size of 3 button containers.
This was my first project for the class and I have one more that will post later.
And now for some more Ustamp class news – I will be designing for the next class too!
I am super super excited to announce that Early Bird Registration is now open for UStamp with Dawn & Friends!! Paper Parade – Early Fall 2011!!
WOOHOO!!!!!!!
UStamp with Dawn and Friends!! has implemented a new FAST AND EASY way for everyone to join as a member and you no longer need to wait for Opening Day to receive and invite!!
BIG YAY on that one!!
What do you think of the new banner…I LOVE IT of course…hope you do too!!
Are YOU a Paper LOVER?? Who isn’t, right??!!
Paper Parade will be focusing on showcasing Stampin’ Up! Paper from the USA/Canada 2011 – 2012 Idea Book & Catalog as well as the 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog!!
This is a HUGE Challenge to cover all the papers in 40+ projects…but all the Designers are way excited and are more than up for the challenge!! Keeping in mind that the most important element is the AWESOMENESS of the project, each Designer is working MAGIC with the Stampin’ Up! Papers!!
Since our focus this round is PAPER and not just the upcoming Holiday Season, we have a VAST VARIETY of FANTASTIC Projects!!
Come join us and take advantage of the Early Bird Savings!! ONLY $19.99
Click the blinkie below to start the payment/signup process….it’s E*A*S*Y*!!
The Paper Parade website is OPEN NOW,
so you will not need to wait for an invite on Opening Day!!
Remember, with the implementation of the new payment process allows YOU to enter the website as soon as you make your payment!! Woohoo!!
Hope you join us…I will “see” you over at the Paper Parade Website!!
Aug 23, 2011 | Baroque Motifs, Big Shot, Cards, Thank You, UDI Color Challenge |
Welcome to the Utah Diva’s Color Challenge this week. I wasn’t sure exactly what to do with these colors except flowers – but I didn’t want to do flowers – that was the obvious choice. So I went way outside my comfort zone and created a card that is so not my style. Here is the inspiration picture for this week –
These are some really bright colors – Concord Crush, Perfect Plum, Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Very Vanilla. Here is my funky card….
How do you like that lady with the bright pink hair? She is really bright wearing that Concord Crush dress. But this isn’t just an ordinary card. I saw this idea in a magazine and wanted to try it – see that little tab on the side – well you give that a little tug and look what happens –
The scallop circle rotates to reveal a secret message underneath. I think this idea is really fun and I want to try it again on a different style of card.
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, Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla
- Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Concord Crush, Melon Mambo, Perfect Plum, Crumb cake (just a touch for the skin color), Stampin’ Write Markers – Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Concord Crush
- Stamp sets: Not So Seriously, Baroque Motifs, Got Treats
- Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, 3″ Circle Die, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Mini Silver Brad, Round Tab Punch, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Cheerful Treat Designer Series paper
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
One more thing –
I have to tell you that Monday’s news was very unsettling. They are reporting a KSU student named Tyler Davis died after eating at the Commons (the campus dining hall). While this is very sad news the unsettling part is that my son is Tyler Davis and my son goes to KSU and eats at the dining hall too. So it is very strange to listen to the news and hear them say his name. I was very glad that I saw him this morning. Tyler says he has been getting phone calls and text messages all day.
Aug 22, 2011 | Cards, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Thank You |
Last week we made another visit to the Ronald McDonald House. When we go there we always meet someone new. And not only are we there to stamp and provide some distraction. But sometimes we are there to listen to their stories. This month a grandmother was their with her granddaughter and she talked to us for a long time, she had a lot to get off her chest and even though she didn’t want to stamp we finally talked her into making one of the cards for the scrapbook she was making her granddaughter. They had traveled here from Tennessee.
I designed the card this month – we (the demonstrators) take turns designing the card and bringing the supplies.
The card featured the Owl punch – I made up all the owl ahead of time. The card is Poppy Parade and So Saffron. The Designer Paper is retired, and so are the stamp sets – the Sanded background and the Family Phrases. The branch is from the Bird Punch. Here is the card in the other direction –
And some pictures I took while everyone was stamping –
This little boy was so cute! And so excited to make a card. He even wrote a note inside and then was so sweet to take it to his mom – hiding it behind his back. He came back and made another one – I think it was for his grandma. He was 10 years old with a big smile – he didn’t say much but was happy to be there with us.
Have a great week!
My card is turned. The base is Cajun Craze and then I have a Not Quite Navy panel. A strip of Designer Series Paper from the Well Worn collection (works great for boys), and a piece of River Rock card stock punched with the Scallop Ribbon Border punch. Then I wrapped Linen Thread around.
25 and Counting – it is a Christmas set that will be out in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini catalog on Sept. 1st. It is stamped in Cajun Craze ink on River Rock card stock and then cut out by hand.
