Jul 27, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Rock 'n Roll, Stampin' Up! Convention, Tutorial |
On our first night in Salt Lake City my roommates and I attended a Shoebox Swap – I already wrote one post about it – Click Here – and shared the card. But I wanted to give you the instructions on how I made this card. I call it a peek-a-boo card – because the inside of the card peeks through to the front. Here is the finished card again –
And now some instructions on how to actually make it –
1. Cut the base of the card which is So Saffron to 4-1/4″ by 10″ and score at 5-1/2″ so you have a card that opens on the right side with a short front.
2. Use the 2-1/2″ Circle Punch and push it all the way in from the end of the short card front to punch the circle. Here is a picture.
So you end of with this. Basically I cut down the front so that I could get the punched hole close to the center then I build the front of the card back up.
3. I stamped the front with the Creative Elements stamp set and spritzed the front of the card using a Color Spritzer and my Stampin’ Write Markers – So Saffron and Soft Suede.
4. To build up the front of the card I used a strip of Cherry Cobbler that was stamped with the border image, and a strip of Soft Suede that was punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. Glue the two strips together and then glue them to the front of the card lining up with the back to make the front of the card be even.
5. To finish the front I cut a Scallop Circle using the Big Shot Die Cut machine and the Scallop Circle #2 die – the larger circle is the one I used. This was cut from Soft Suede card stock. Then insert the scallop circle into the 2-1/2″ Circle punch – push it all the way in and then center it to punch the circle. I centered it by having about 3 scallops show out on either side of my punch.
6. Then glue the scallop circle to the front of the card matching it up with the circle that you punched out of the front. This creates the frame.
7. To create the flower I used the Rock ‘n Roll technique – ink the flower first in So Saffron ink and then roll the edges in Soft Suede ink. Stamp on Whisper White and cut out. 
8. To finish the inside of the card I cut a Whisper White circle using the Big Shot Die Cut machine and the 3″ Circle punch. Stamp this piece with the vine image in So Saffron, the create image in Soft Suede, add spritzing with the Stampin’ Write markers, and sponging around the edges. Glue the cut flower to the circle.
9. Finally cut some butterflies with the Big Shot Die Cut machine and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit – the tiny one is glued to the inside circle and the large one has Linen Thread wrapped around the center and then attached to the front of the card on the frame using a Stampin’ Dimensional.
Hopefully all that makes sense and the pictures help you understand.
And how about some pictures of us at the actual shoebox swap –
Tuesday night Shoebox Swap
Dawn and Cindy at the Shoebox Swap
Monika and Michele at the Shoebox Swap
Sherri the swap organizer at the end of the night resting her feet
We had a lot of fun! And got a lot of great cards in the process. The room is divided into two sections so we stamp all the cards on one half of the room and we get finished cards for the other half of the room. Sherri has snacks for us and gives away prizes! I won a package of the Big Top Designer Series paper.
Thanks for visiting!
Jul 26, 2011 | Cards, Embellishments, Inspired by Nature, SU Buttons, UDI Color Challenge |
Hi everyone! I’m back. I took a few days off to spend some time with my sweetie! Friday was our 22nd wedding anniversary – 22 years on July 22nd. So we went away for a long weekend to a peaceful cabin in the mountains of Tennessee. It was nice, quiet, and relaxing and now we are home and back to the real world.
So today is Tuesday and I did just get my card made for the Color Challenge this week – but it turned out really cute. The inspiration picture for our colors was this one –
Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Old Olive and Whisper White and a beautiful floral sundress. With these colors out on my desk I was trying to decide what to do. I spent a few minutes looking through my convention photos and came across a project from the display area that Stampin’ Up! set up. They were flowerpots that had the crochet flowers in them with buttons for the centers. So I decided I wanted to recreate the flowers on a card. And here is the result.
I used Inspired by Nature for the background – both the grass image and the flower image (but without the flowers – i only inked the stems and leaves). Both are in Old Olive ink. Then I sponged around the top with the Tempting Turquoise to create the sky and at the base with Old Olive to add to the grass. The flowers are the Crochet Flowers in the catalog called Fleurette’s II. I used the two smaller sizes – there is also one larger size. I pulled a piece of White Baker’s Twine through the flower and then tied a button to the front and tied a bow. The funny thing is that I tied such pretty little bows in each of my buttons and then didn’t realize until after I took the picture that I put all the flowers on either upside down or sideways – so just pretend my bows are blowing in the wind and it is a windy day! Around the base I tied a piece of So Saffron Taffeta ribbon – so glad to see that we have So Saffron ribbon in the catalog – yeah! I use this color a lot and really missed having matching ribbon lat year. The little jewelry tag has “hello” from Tiny Tags on it.
And here is the photo from convention of the flowers that Stampin’ Up! created –
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: Whisper White, Old Olive
- Ink: Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise
- Stamp sets: Inspired by Nature, Tiny Tags
- Accessories: Fleurettes II, Brights & Subtles Buttons, White Baker’s Twine, So Saffron Taffeta ribbon, Jewelry Tag punch, Stampin’ Sponge
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Jul 21, 2011 | Cards, Stampin' Up! Convention |
These are the 3×3 swaps that I received in the big swap at convention. I took pictures in sets of 9 and will include the names of the creators when I have them. If there wasn’t a name and it is yours – let me know and I’ll update my post.
I’ll list the creators of each card in order –
Top Row left to right – Jenn Hampikian, Ornetta Gilliam, Sue Dillon
Middle Row left to right – Wendi Jacobson, Jacy Smith, Margie Webster
Bottom Row left to right – Cindy Goehring, no name, no name
And this second group was created by these ladies –
Top Row left to right – Jane Rappleyea, Cindy Sheets, Kellie Dignean
Middle Row left to right – no name, Marilyn Schlueter, Debe
Bottom Row left to right – no name, Sharon Fisher, Nita Mann
And the third set came from these ladies –
Top Row left to right – no name, Glenda Timkovich, no name
Middle Row left to right – no name, Trish Pardue, Margaret Brown
Bottom Row left to right – no name, Gloria Knudsen, Lydia Thompson
That’s just a few of the many that I got. I’ll share more in the coming days. Have a great day!
Jul 20, 2011 | Cards, Faux Mother of Pearl, Mini - Love Notes, Stampin' Up! Convention |
For Convention I signed up for several organized swaps. I think I did more this year than I have in past years. At least it felt that way. The one I’m going to show you today is the 3×3 Love Note Swap. This was a large group – 160 total people but we were able to choose how many we wanted to make and swap. I made 105 of these.
I know I had friends in this swap and I ran out before I got to them. You should have seen the line – I think we made one huge circle throughout the North lobby of the convention center. Everybody had their bag or box with the swap that they made and then a bag or box to get the ones from everyone else. It was like trick-or-treating as everyone went down the line. These were full 3×3 cards and on the inside was supposed to be each creators contact information in case we had questions. I will be taking and posting pictures of those that I received and will try to include the persons name – I did notice the ones I looked at yesterday not all of them had a name.
So more about mine – the base is Textured Soft Suede card stock. These are easiest to make from sheets of 12×12 card stock – because you cut them into 3×6 pieces and fold in half. Then I have another layer of Textured Soft Suede card stock that was punched on both sides with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. Next is a Decorative Label punch piece in Baja Breeze. The focal point is the image from the new Hostess set called Tagtastic – I used the Faux Mother of Pearl Technique. You can find my instructions in this post HERE. I stamped the image in Soft Suede ink and colored the little flowers with Baja Breeze Stampin’ Write marker.
The final thing was to add the little flower – it is the punch from the Bitty Punch Pack – two of them in Baja Breeze – crumpled up and then layered with a pearl in the center.
I did get some family help on this one. Greg helped crumple some of the flowers – until he said his fingers hurt. Tyler stuck my info label on the post it notes that went inside for the swap.
if you received this swap from me – I hope you liked it. I think I gave them all away including my sample so I don’t have one here anymore. I think I’ll make some more because I really like it.
Here is a list of things I have coming up next week – you can check out my schedule of events on my website and RSVP for anything you would like to attend. CLICK HERE.
Wed. July 27th – Card Maker’s Club
Fri. July 29th – Scrapbook Class
Sat. July 30th – PAWS Downline Meeting – July is a great time to join Stampin’ Up! – a $99 special, free Keepsake box project kit, and many more reasons. Contact me today if you want to know more.
Have a nice day!
Jul 19, 2011 | Decor Elements, Designer Series Paper, Stampin' Up! Convention, SU Ribbon, UDI Color Challenge |
Well when I am pressed for time I try to double dip and get two things accomplished at the same time. I knew that with it being the week of convention the only way I was going to get my Color Challenge done was to use it for something I was working on for convention. And as it turned out I ended up using this weeks color challenge to create one of my roommate gifts. I made the same gift for all my roommates and my upline but each one was a different color combination. I’ll show you the one that fits the Color Challenge today and then later in the week I’ll show the rest and the instructions on how I made them.
Here is the inspiration piece with our colors for this week: 
A swimsuit featuring Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black, Concord Crush and Certainly Celery. Earlier I had sent each of my roommates a convention getting to know you survey – so we could all learn something about each other. One of the questions was what is your favorite color. As I looked through them I saw that my roommate Dawn listed purples and blues as her favorite color so I decided she would be my Color Challenge project. And I went to work with my idea – I actually had the idea for a while I just waited until the last minute to actually try to implement it. So here it is:
This is what I’m calling a Demo Board. It is actually two sided so you can use both sides. It was an adaptation of a project I saw on Wendy Wexler’s blog. My idea was to use this for classes, clubs, or workshops – on the top is a clip for you to clip the card that everyone is making. On the bottom is the Decor Elements chalkboard where you would write brief instructions, measurements or information that everyone needs to know to make the card. You can set it in the center of the table and have one card on each side. Here is what it looks like with a card clipped to the top.
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: Whisper White, Certainly Celery
- Ink: Concord Crush, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise
- Stamp sets: Butterfly Prints, Creative Elements
- Accessories: On Board Long Board, Patterns Designer Series Paper – Subtles, In-Color, Concord Crush Ribbon, Crop-a-Dile, Glimmer Brads, Brights Buttons, Baker’s Twine, Wide Grosgrain ribbon, Anywhere Glue Stick, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Butterfly Punch, Chalkboard Decor Elements sheets, binder clips
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
So you end of with this. Basically I cut down the front so that I could get the punched hole close to the center then I build the front of the card back up.
3. I stamped the front with the Creative Elements stamp set and spritzed the front of the card using a Color Spritzer and my Stampin’ Write Markers – So Saffron and Soft Suede.
5. To finish the front I cut a Scallop Circle using the Big Shot Die Cut machine and the Scallop Circle #2 die – the larger circle is the one I used. This was cut from Soft Suede card stock. Then insert the scallop circle into the 2-1/2″ Circle punch – push it all the way in and then center it to punch the circle. I centered it by having about 3 scallops show out on either side of my punch.
6. Then glue the scallop circle to the front of the card matching it up with the circle that you punched out of the front. This creates the frame.
