Aug 9, 2011 | Big Shot, Pocket Silhouettes, UDI Color Challenge |
Yep – it is Tuesday and time for an new color challenge with the Utah Diva’s. Here is the inspiration picture for this week – another three color combination –
Just three colors – Basic Black, Always Artichoke and Pear Pizzazz and I decide to add a neutral – Whisper White. I wanted to do something besides a card this week and decided to try a cute little project that I saw at convention. I didn’t actually get to see the demo of it because it was in one of the classes that I didn’t take. We only have so many time slots for classes and there were lots to choose from. A couple of my roommates took the class and they took pictures. Before we left convention I copied the pictures from Michele, Cindy and Dawn to my laptop. I have copied all of our pictures on to a DVD for each of us to have. Now I just need to mail them out. Anyway the project was in their pictures and on the resource files that we have from convention. It is the cutest box – here is my version.
And it is actually easy to make! It is one of our Big Shot dies. Can you guess which one?
It is the Mini Milk Carton die – actually two of them put together to make a six sided box. I tied the tops closed with a piece of Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding ribbon (love that stuff). On each of the six sides I added a panel of Whisper White card stock that was stamped with the image from Pocket Silhouettes – it is stamped multiple times in Pear Pizzazz ink. The edges are also sponged with Pear Pizzazz ink. On the front panel I added “for you” stamped in Always Artichoke ink. And a stamped cut out butterfly – also Always Artichoke ink. These are both from the Clearly For You stamp set. I did “paint” the butterfly with Illuminate Top Coat Smooch Pearlized Accent ink. So the butterfly has some shimmer and it made the wings curl up more too. It really turned out cute!
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: Basic Black, Whisper White
- Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke
- Stamp sets: Pocket Silhouettes, Clearly for You
- Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut machine, Mini Milk Carton die, Crop-a-Dile, Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding ribbon, Illuminate Top Coat Smooch Pearlized Accent ink, Stampin’ Sponge.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Aug 7, 2011 | Demonstrator, Stampin' Up! Convention |
During the week at the Stampin’ Up! Convention my upline, Wendy, had a meeting for her STARZ team. She asked if I could create a project for the meeting and I decided to make a helpful business tool. I used the same project for my team meeting here in Georgia. Over this past year Stampin’ Up! has made a lot of changes to the demonstrator Career Plan and this little project is hopefully a helpful tool for the demonstrators in our teams in finding all the information for the changes in one place. It is a Grow Your Business booklet – which fits into our theme this year.
The booklet is the size of a card – 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″. The front cover has the Grow logo on it. I made this element using My Digital Studio and the convention theme download. I added the text underneath and then printed out multiples on a sheet of white card stock and cut them out. To decorate the front I added a punched layer in So Saffron, some ribbon and then Lucky Limeade layer that was stamped and then all of that is on Early Espresso. The booklet is held together by a Rhinestone brad. The back cover is just a piece of the Early Espresso card stock.
To make the inside I created a Word document on my computer and pulled in all the different charts and information that has to do with the Stampin’ Up! Career plan. Things that I often find myself looking for on the website – commission levels on sales, the incentive trip program, title benefits, title promotions, etc. I put the information so that I could cut each sheet into 4 pieces for my booklet.
I also added one other page in the front that included the Statement of the Heart. We were able to buy this as a stamp at convention one year so I had it to use for this project. This is what it says –
To love what we do
and share what we love
as we help others enjoy creativity
and worthwhile accomplishments
… in this we make a difference!
If you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator I hope that this is an idea that will be helpful to you. My PAWS team and the STARZ team all thought it was. If you would like to learn more about being a demonstrator, our career plan, or joining my team please contact me – I’d be happy to answer your questions – my email [email protected].
Have a great day!
Aug 4, 2011 | Catalogs, Charming, Stampin' Up! Convention |
I’m trying to see what I still haven’t shared from the things that I made and took to the Stampin’ Up! Convention this year. This little project was one of my favorite and I would have made more but I ran out of time and out of the little peat pellets. I made a handful of them and gave them out to some of my “online” friends.
With the convention theme of GROW – I decided to make a little growing kit – I used some bags that I had purchased and found peat pellets – they are little round disks of compressed dirt like peat – you add water and they expand for you to plant your seeds. Each bag has four and I decided to copy the images that are on the corner pages in our new Idea Book & Catalog – have you noticed the pot in the corner that grows as you go through the sections of the catalog? Well that was where my idea came from.
The flower pot is from the Pennant Parade stamp set – I used a Cajun Craze marker to ink only the base. The rain drops are the “seeds” from the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch – the third setting with the detail. The stems are just an Old Olive marker. The flower is from the Itty Bitty Bits stamp set – I used Melon Mambo ink. The butterfly is from the Charming stamp set and it is Peach Parfait ink.
These were all stamped on Whisper White and punched with the 1-1/4″ Circle punch. The edges were sponged with Old Olive ink and then layered on a 1-3/8″ Old Olive Circle punch out. Then I attached them to the peat pellet with a bit of snail. The pellets actually have a thin netting around them so the adhesive sticks to that. I slid all four into a cello bag.
I put Wildflower seeds into a 1×8 skinny cello bag and sealed it by folding it almost in half. Then I tied a piece of Bakers Twine and a modern label tag to the top of each. I hand wrote “wildflower seeds” on each tag. I slid this into the larger cello bag next to the peat pellets.
I added a bag topped that I created in My Digital Studio and a set of instructions. Both were printed on Whisper White card stock. The topper used the GROW digital stamp image for My Digital Studio. On the back I had a message to my friends. The instructions were printed and cut to slide into the cello bag behind the seeds and pellets. I used Peach Parfait ribbon to tie around the top.
They really turned out cute and I hope everyone uses them to “Grow” this year! I wish I had saved one for myself but I gave them all away.
Aug 3, 2011 | Chipboard, Decor Elements, Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up! Convention, SU Ribbon |
Earlier I shared one of the Project Boards I made for my Convention Roommates. I wanted to come back and show you the rest of them – each was a different color combination. And give you some instructions. Here is my original post.
I made 6 of them and still need to make some for myself.
Cindy G. - Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight
Cindy S. - Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
Dawn - Certainly Celery, Concord Crush, Tempting Turquoise
Linda - Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz
Michele - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist
Wendy - Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie
I used the Patterns DSP to cover the Long Board Chipboard. First I covered the bottom with a full sheet of 12×12 Designer Series paper.
I fold in the sides and the folded up the bottom. Unfold and cut away the corners.
I used the Anywhere Glue Stick to attach the paper to the chipboard. First glue down the front (center piece), then the bottom flap and then the two sides.
Next I covered the top portion in the same manner with a coordinating Designer Series paper – I only used a 12 x 6″ piece for the top.
Repeat for a second board matching the papers to cover the same amount of space. Put the two boards together back to back (the back is where I have the seams). At the top punch two holes with the crop-a-dile and at the bottom punch one hole in the center. You will need to punch one piece, then mark the second one through the holes of the first so that they line up.
Before connecting the pieces I decorated the fronts. I tied a piece of wide striped Grosgrain Ribbon around where the two papers met. On one side I tied it off with Linen Thread and a button. The other side is just glued flat to the back. I added a piece of card stock and then a piece of the Chalkboard Decor Elements. I also stamped and punched out butterflies and decorated with those.
To connect the two pieces I used two piece of ribbon tied through the holes at the top so they were touching. At the base I added a piece of ribbon with a knot at each end – this is to help the boards stand up so they don’t slide apart. I also covered a binder clip with the matching DSP – this is to hold your card sample and the chalk board is where you write the instructions.
And this is what it would look like with a card project clipped on the top -you can add a card on each side and write instructions on the chal board underneath.
This idea originated from a project I saw on Wendy Wexler’s blog.
Aug 2, 2011 | Cards, My Digital Studio, UDI Color Challenge |
Hi! Well the first day of school is behind us – at least Ryan’s first day. Our county public schools started today! So summer is over for Ryan. Tyler and Kyle are still home – their college schedules give them a little bit more time before they have to be back. Until then we will be cleaning out their rooms, shopping and packing up to move them in to their dorms.
And now for the Tuesday Utah Diva’s Color Challenge.
I see lots of purple in this weeks colors – which reminds me of my friend Laree! Concord Crush, Perfect Plum and Night of Navy and I decided to add Whisper White to the mix. I went with a My Digital Studio Hybrid card this week. Combining the digital elements with traditional elements is just one more option with paper crafting. Here is my creation for this week…..
The digital element is the main panel that was printed on Whisper White card stock. Using My Digital Studio I created a card – I added Perfect Plum Soft Flowers Designer Series paper as the background. On top of that I added the print digital stamp from the First Edition stamp brush set in Concord Crush and the flowers in Night of Navy. For the flowers I added a drop shadow that gives in a sponged look inside the flower. At the bottom of the panel I added two punches – the square punch stretched to a rectangle to fill the bottom of the card front and the Scallop Trim Border punch – both filled with Perfect Plum. On top of that I added an overlay from the Vintage Overlays – it is hard to see in this picture because it is pretty light. Using a text box I added the Happy Birthday choosing a font that I have on my computer. After printing this out I cut it to fit on my card front.
The traditional elements include adding the Taffeta Ribbon around the printed panel. Then attach that to a piece of Whisper White and then on the Concord Crush card base. Finally I added some of the tiny basic pearls – in the center of each flower and also for the dot on the “i” in Birthday.
I hope you like this quick hybrid 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: Concord Crush, Whisper White
- Ink: from my printer
- Stamp sets: First Edition Digital Stamp Brush Set, Vintage Overlays Digital Stamp Brush Set
- Accessories: My Digital Studio, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Pearls
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
And it is actually easy to make! It is one of our Big Shot dies. Can you guess which one?
