Apr 26, 2011 | Big Shot, Summer Mini 2011, UDI Color Challenge |
It’s time for this week’s Utah Diva’s Color Challenge. Are you ready to play along with us this week? 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. Here is our inspiration:
I have another 3-D project this week. This time it is a box that I cut using the Big Shot. I love my Big Shot and how quick you can make fun and cute projects. Oh and it’s a sneak peek for you too!
Look at this cute little stamp! It will be in the new Summer Mini Catalog that starts on May 1st. It is one of the new a-la-carte stamps that Stampin’ Up! has been coming out with for about the last year or so. The box is the Box #2 XL Bigz Die and for this project I have the top closed – sometimes I like to keep the lid open. The box is cut from Always Artichoke Textured card stock. The rest of the colors for this weeks color challenge are Poppy Parade, Real Red, Regal Rose and the Whisper White. I used Stampin’ Write markers to color the stamp – the flowers are Poppy Parade, Real Red and Regal Rose, with Always Artichoke stems, leaves and the scallop border at the bottom which is part of the stamp. I stamped on Whisper White and added a little scallop punched Real Red piece and some Real Red Taffeta ribbon. I wanted to say “hello friend” so I also used my marker to color just the ‘friend’ portion of the ‘friends’ stamp from Tiny Tags stamp set. Punch that with the Jewelry Tag punch and then I ran the Always Artichoke marker around the edge of the tag. I added it to my stamped piece with a little Real Red brad. It’s a fun little box to tuck a little treat for a special friend – don’t you think?
Take a minute to visit the UDI site and play along with us this week.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Always Artichoke Textured, Whisper White, Real Red
- Ink: Stampin’ Write Markers – Real Red, Poppy Parade, Regal Rose, Always Artichoke
- Stamp sets: Hello Blossoms (Summer Mini), Tiny Tags
- Accessories: Big Shot Die Cut Machine, Box #2 XL Bigz die, XL Crease Pad, Scallop Border punch, Jewelry Tag punch, Real Red Taffeta Ribbon, Bold Brights Brads, Paper Piercer, Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Apr 25, 2011 | Cards, faux silk, Occasions Mini 2011, Vintage |
This beautiful card was one of the creations we made in my April Hands On Class. It uses the Nature Walk stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog and a technique called Faux Silk. This particular card design is from Sandy MacIver – she is a very creative demonstrator. Nature Walk is one of my favorite stamp sets and I’m hoping so much that it ends up in our next Idea Book & Catalog so I can keep using it for classes and clubs. I think it is so pretty that I bought the wood set so I could put it out on a shelf for decoration! I just love all the images in the set. So when I saw this design from Sandy I wanted to use it.
Other items from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog that I used are the Framed Tulips embossing folder, the Botanical Gazette Designer Series paper and the Cherry Cobbler seam binding. The Mini Catalog ends in just a few days so hurry if you would like to purchase any of these items. I do know that the embossing folder will continue to be available but not the other products. I always hate the end of a mini catalog – especially this one it had so many wonderful products in it – I only hope that is a sign of what’s to come in our new Idea Book.
I hope your Easter was wonderful – ours was just perfect. We were here with 32 family members and friends. We had great company, great weather and wonderful home cooked food. We had three tables set up in the new sunroom and it was perfect. This year we had a lot of different states represented – while most of the group was from all over Georgia – we also had some from Indiana, Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana, and even one from California. How fun to have us all together in one place.
Have a great week!
Apr 23, 2011 | Big Shot, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Occasions Mini 2011, Vintage |
This card has a variety of “techniques” on it. Quilting – using various pieces of Designer Series papers that have been pieced together like a quilt. Embossing – using the embossing folder over the quilted piece. Distressing – using the cutter kit on the outer embossed panel.
The card base is Rose Red. Then a layer of Very Vanilla that was embossed with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder – distress the edges with the distressing tool in the Cutter Kit, and sponge with Sahara Sand ink. To create the quilt piece I glued the rectangles of Springtime Vintage Designer Series paper onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock. Then cut it using the Big Shot and the Top Note die. Then emboss with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. Make sure to cut first and emboss second. I also cut a piece of Rose Red card stock with the Top Note die and cut it in half long ways. Take each half and glue to the back of the quilted piece to create a faux frame. Tie a piece of Rose Red Seam Binding around the Top Note before adhering it to the front of the card.
To decorate the front I used the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and cut butterflies out of Very Vanilla card stock and sponged them with Sahara Sand ink. I used the Petal Cone die to cut the banner from Very Vanilla card stock – stamp with Rose Red ink and “Happy Mother’s Day” from the Something to Celebrate stamp set. A Pearl was added to the center of the large butterfly and finally using a small amount of Crystal Effects (so it wouldn’t fall off) I added a Vintage Flower Adornment to one side of the banner.
Many of these items are in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog which ends on April 30th. I do know the Petal Cone die, the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and Rose Red Seam Binding will still be available after the Mini end but don’t miss out on the Springtime Vintage Designer Series paper, Vintage Flower Adornments or the Something to Celebrate stamp set. You can order online 24-7 on my website – www.monika.stampinup.net – just click on the SHOP NOW button in the upper left corner – or send me an email and I can place the order for you.
Have a Happy Day!
Apr 22, 2011 | Occasions Mini 2011, Pocket Silhouettes, Tags |
Here’s what you get when you cross Nature Walk and Pocket Silhouettes stamp sets:
Lots of pretty spring tags for my customer orders!
This could be called a SIP project – Stamps, Ink and Paper is all you need to make this into a pretty card. I added the hemp twine so I could use them as tags. They turned out so pretty. These are 3×3 pieces of Natural White card stock. On the bottom I stamped the image from Pocket Silhouettes in Old Olive multiple times across the bottom – stamp more than once before reinking and it gives you the variations in shading. I also used a Stampin’ Sponge to sponge Old Olive ink all around the bottom edge. Around the top I sponged with Marina Mist ink to make it look like the sky, leaving spots white to look like clouds. Then I added the bee from Nature Walk – he is colored in with a So Saffron Stampin’ Write marker. The “thanks so much” is also in the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set.
They were quick to make and I think very pretty – I really like how the sponging turned out and I think I need to do this on a full sized card. When I do I’ll post it too. Have a great spring day!
Apr 21, 2011 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Easter |
We will have 33 family and friends here for Easter on Sunday and I have been getting things ready for the last couple of weeks. I have all the shopping done and wrapped all the utensils over the weekend.
This year I decided to do butterflies. These were super quick and could be used for any spring occasion or even a bridal shower. I used my Big Shot and the Beautiful Butterflies die. I cut butterflies from different colors of the Patterns Designer Series Paper – Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Peach Parfait, Blushing Bride, and So Saffron. I layered the smaller one on top of the larger one and then tied some white crochet thread around the center – tied in a knot at the top to create the antennae. I used a second piece of thread to go around my napkin wrapped utensils. I have them all in a basket ready to go for everyone on Sunday.
Our weather should be great. Greg has to finish painting the trim in the sunroom and then set up some of the tables in there – I’m planning to put three tables out there and then have my two tables inside. So almost everything is done. I’ll have some new pictures of the baby birds – that I took this past weekend. I’ll post those in a bit.
Look at this cute little stamp! It will be in the new Summer Mini Catalog that starts on May 1st. It is one of the new a-la-carte stamps that Stampin’ Up! has been coming out with for about the last year or so. The box is the Box #2 XL Bigz Die and for this project I have the top closed – sometimes I like to keep the lid open. The box is cut from Always Artichoke Textured card stock. The rest of the colors for this weeks color challenge are Poppy Parade, Real Red, Regal Rose and the Whisper White. I used Stampin’ Write markers to color the stamp – the flowers are Poppy Parade, Real Red and Regal Rose, with Always Artichoke stems, leaves and the scallop border at the bottom which is part of the stamp. I stamped on Whisper White and added a little scallop punched Real Red piece and some Real Red Taffeta ribbon. I wanted to say “hello friend” so I also used my marker to color just the ‘friend’ portion of the ‘friends’ stamp from Tiny Tags stamp set. Punch that with the Jewelry Tag punch and then I ran the Always Artichoke marker around the edge of the tag. I added it to my stamped piece with a little Real Red brad. It’s a fun little box to tuck a little treat for a special friend – don’t you think?
