Mar 23, 2011 | Big Shot, Bingo, Fabric, Occasions Mini 2011 |
Look at this cute project! It is a pin cushion top on a button jar. The jars are short wide mouth jars that I was able to purchase as part of a bulk buy group.
The project idea is from Stampin’ Up! – it is one of the projects shown in their Fabric projects pdf that you can find on the Stampin’ Up! website – click here.
I pretty much followed the instructions. I cut a 6×6 inch piece of the button print out of the Sweet Stitches Designer Fabric collection. Then cut three layers of batting using the Big Shot and the 3″ Circle Die. Also trace the lid onto a piece of thin cardboard and cut out – it should be just bigger than the 3″ circles.
I glued the 3 layers of batting to the card board and then covered the whole thing with the fabric. I used a hot glue gun to attach all the fabric to the bottom of the card board piece and then I fit it into the ring. I glued the jar lid on the bottom of the card board – so that it covers all the ends of the fabric and make it looked more finished.
I finished the jar by adding ribbon around the lid and the little jewelry tag punch with “hand crafted” from the Tiny Tags stamp set. Fill the jar with buttons and add some straight pins in the top. The buttons in my jar are Sweet Stitches Designer Big Buttons also in the Stampin’ Up! occasions mini catalog. The buttons and the fabric are part of the Sew Suite Collection which also includes stamps, designer paper, and more.
I heard some of the Spring Bingo players are getting close to Bingo! Maybe today is the day – will you be the winner? Here is the next piece.
Have a wonderful rest of today!
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Mar 21, 2011 | Bingo, Ronald McDonald House Charities |
Hi All! Sorry I missed you yesterday – I just didn’t get a chance to write up a blog post. I spent the afternoon with a wonderful group of ladies sharing with them what Stampin’ Up! is all about. Everyone seemed to have a good time and I hope to be back in a month or so to do a card class for them.
Last week we went to the Ronald McDonald House to stamp. This month’s card was designed by Linda (she is in the red shirt). Every month we take turns designing a card and preparing the supplies for that month. Right now there about 5 of us – Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators taking turns. Linda, Joyce and I usually ride together and we have been getting creative with our route – due to it being rush hour traffic we end up getting stuck right near the exit that we have to get off on. And this last time the traffic was the worst it has been yet – traffic on I-285 was all the back up past the Chattahoochee River – so I decided to dig deep in my memory banks and pull out the GPS and find another route. It turns out that worked so well we may have to go that way every time.
We arrived just in time and they were ready and waiting for us – usually we set up why they finish dinner but this time they beat us to the table. And everyone that participated enjoyed getting creative with their cards. Here are few pictures of our visit this month.
Have a great day! Kyle is home. I picked him up last night after my workshop. We are spending today going to various appointments for him and running errands – we had a short break in between so I’m writing this real quick – now we are off again.
Spring Bingo pieces – here are the next two (and I’ll be back to posting one a day after this).
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Mar 19, 2011 | Bingo, Sale-A-Bration 2011, Tags |
It was time to make more tags this week so I used some of the items that were already on my craft table from another card project (I’ll show that one later).
These tags are bright and colorful and very fun. I used Wild Wasabi card stock – and to determine the size for this tag what I really did was evenly divide a piece of 8-1/2″ x 11″ card stock – so that would be 4-1/4″ x 2-3/4″ tags and you get 8 from a piece of card stock.
I used the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Sweet Summer and stamped on the Wild Wasabi with Garden Green ink – the reason I used Garden Green ink was because the Wild Wasabi ink was already packed up for a different class and I didn’t want to get it back out. The Garden Green is a little bit darker and worked great for the background stamping. On the bottom I added the “thanks” from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set So Happy For You.
Then I punched with the Ribbon Border punch a piece of Melon Mambo and attached that to the back of a piece of Peach Parfait Designer Series patterns paper. That was glued on the tag above the thanks. Then I punched butterflies out of the First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper. On the butterflies (I’m not sure you can see it in this picture) I stamped one of the flower images from Sweet Summer using Peach Parfait ink. In the center of each butterfly is a Melon Mambo punch out using the Punch Bunch flower punch. Two butterflies were attached to the front of each tag and I curled the wings up just a little bit on each one.
This is a stepped-up version of the tag. I added Melon Mambo buttons to the centers of the butterflies. These come from the Sale-A-Bration Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon and Button Pack. I tied some white crochet thread through the buttons. I also used the thread for my hangers for the tags.
I added the regular tags to all of my orders that have come in this week. I hope you like it.
And for today’s Spring Bingo pieces we have – not one but two snails! Here they are –
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Have a great weekend!
Mar 18, 2011 | Cards, In Colors, Sale-A-Bration 2011 |
I have a variety of blogs that I get email updates on – some update daily and others update on a different schedule. I like to read the posts and see the creative ideas of so many talented women. Sometimes I file away ideas so that I can use them in the future. Today’s card is one that I used at a recent card club meeting and will be using again next week for another group. This card was designed by Dawn Olechefski – you can see her’s HERE.
The base is Concord Crush card stock and stamped with the large flourish image. Then layered with a piece of the Concord Crush Patterns DSP. Next there is a layer of Naturals White card stock. On the top is Whisper White stamped with the large flourish – but not just plain stamped – It is actually Rock & Rolled.
So this is what I did for this card – first ink the image in Concord Crush and stamp it off on scratch paper – to lighten it. Then roll the edges around in the ink pad again – darkening the edges. This will create a lighter inking in the center and a darker inking on the edges. The butterfly image is stamped in the center and then stamped again on another piece and cut out.
Some of the Crochet Ribbon is tied in a knot and added to the corner. Slide a vintage safety pin (from the trinkets collection) through the ribbon with a little tag. Finish the butterfly with some of the clear Rhinestones.
On the inside of the card I added a matching panel.
So I am sure that I copied Dawn’s card exactly but when I look at her blog post the card is different. So maybe there is another blog out there with this card on it too. Or I am imagining things – hmmmm.
I’m really enjoying this stamp set. If you love it too and haven’t gotten it yet you better hurry. It is one of the Stampin’ up! Sale-A-Bration sets and will only be available through the end of March – and guess what? You can get it free by placing a $50 product order. You can order online through my website or email me with an order.
Ok here are the next two pieces for Monika’s Spring Bingo –
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Yvonne – I hope you have your cards so you can check for these!
It’s Friday – enjoy the rest of your day!
Mar 17, 2011 | Bingo, Birthday, Occasions Mini 2011 |
I saw this really fun project idea HERE at Becky Roberts blog. She is amazingly creative with lots of fun ideas. I took her cake mix kit and used it for my Stamper’s Club project this month. I had to change pretty much all the measurements because I used a different brand of cake mix – she tells you that in her instructions that her measurements are for a specific brand.
I’m calling mine a cupcake kit because I included cupcake picks in the front pocket. The Celebrations DSP was perfect for this project and so was the Create a Cupcake stamp set and the Build a Cupcake punch! Both are in the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Mini Catalog.
In the first picture you can see in the back section of the box is the cake mix. When you open up the front flap of the box on the inside you will find two tubes filled with sprinkles.
Inside the front pocket I added some candles (my picture only has 2 – I included 3 for the club – that was because that was all I had in the house when I made the sample).
Inside a medium cello bag are some cupcake picks made with the Create a Cupcake stamp set.
And then to finish off the set we decorated a tub of frosting – you have to have that.
Here are the next two pieces for my Spring Bingo players. I know several people have three in a row – I’m not sure if anyone has 4 in a row yet – maybe after today.
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Have a fun day! I almost forgot it was St. Patrick’s Day. I better go put on something green – I probably should have reminded the boys of that before they went to school – oh well.
Luckily one of the bingo pieces is green – at least my blog has some green!
Look at this cute project! It is a pin cushion top on a button jar. The jars are short wide mouth jars that I was able to purchase as part of a bulk buy group.
