Sep 15, 2010 | Bingo, Halloween, Tags |
Got Treats? I got treats. Halloween treats. Lookie, lookie…..
Aren’t they cute?
I took the 1×8 clear bags and filled them with candy corn. And then I made tags to resemble the pattern in the candy corn. The bottom is Daffodil Delight punched with the new 2-1/2″ circle punch. The center is Pumpkin Pie punched with the 1-3/4″ circle punch. The top is a 1-3/8″ circle punch of white and then stamped with the pumpkin from the Got Treats stamp set. I colored in the eyes with an Early Espresso Stampin’ Write marker.
On the bottom I stamped the “Got Treats?” from the stamp. I actually took my stamps and separated the images from the words so I could use them separately.
I tied the tags to the top of the skinny bags with some white crochet thread.
Here is a close up of the tag. I punched the hole through the little loop in the vine to tie the thread through.
I used this same design for the tags I posted yesterday. I love all the circle punches that we have. It makes quick tags. I used this project for my demonstrator meeting this past weekend and also for my Halloween class.
NOTE: I get lots of questions on where I bought my bags. I ordered mine online from Clearbags.com. If you order just one item (like one set of bags – 100) it is going to cost more in shipping than the one item. I think you need to be ordering at least $40 or more to get your shipping down. They have lots of other items or consider getting a group together. That is what I have done the last two times I placed orders.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin pie, Whisper White
- Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: Got Treats
- 2-1/2″ Circle punch, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, 1-3/8″ Circle Punch, 1/16″ Circle Punch
- White crochet thread
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Here is the nest Bingo piece – my mom is visiting and she drew this one for me so here we go.
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #6 –the small crown from Tiny Tags stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
Anyone close to a Bingo?
Sep 14, 2010 | Bingo, Charming, Tags, UDI Color Challenge |
There is a new weekly Color Challenge over at the Utah Diva’s International Blog and this is week #1. Here is the color inspiration we got for this week from Gretchen –
Some pretty colors don’t you think? Apparently I have been using a lot of Pear Pizzazz because I’m almost completely out – down to one 1/2 sheet of card stock which nearly left me in a bind with trying to complete this color challenge. But I figured it out and used my time wisely too. I needed to make some more little tags and decided that I would use this color challenge for the inspiration for this batch of tags.
I used the colors in the challenge plus Whisper White. I created a handful of tags which will go on some of my orders this week. 
In the close up of the tag you can see it little bit better what I did. I used 4 different sized circle punches – the new 2-1/2″ circle, 1-3/4″ circle, 1-3/8″ circle and the 1-1/4″ circle.
The flowers are from the Charming stamp set and I used my Stampin’ Write Markers to color the stamp with Pear Pizzazz (see that’s where I got it in without using any of my card stock), Pretty in Pink and Rich Razzleberry. The Early Espresso is one of the circles and the stamped “thank you” which came from the Because I Care stamp set. I also sponged the edges of the Crumb Cake circle with it. The layout for this tag was based on another one that I made over the weekend for my Halloween class and Downline meeting. I’ll show that one later this week. I probably could have added some shimmer or glitter to these flowers too and then they would have sparkled – but too late now.
I do have to tell you though that I am not usually a glitter/bling girl but earlier in the summer I bought a shirt that that had some little rhinestone things on it. So I have it on today and I keep thinking I have something stuck on my shirt – like food or something – I’ve already picked off two rhinestones not thinking that they were supposed to be there – ugh… how do I make myself stop?
Anyway – back to the topic at hand….. to see the other ideas that the UDI Color Challenge team came up with for the beautiful color combination visit the blog – click here. You can create a creation too and play along with us – linking instructions are on the UDI blog.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Rich Razzleberry,Whisper White
- Ink: Early Espresso, Stampin’ Write markers: Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Pretty in Pink
- Stamp sets: Charming, Because I Care
- 2-1/2″ Circle punch, 1-3/4″ Circle punch, 1-3/8″ Circle Punch, 1-1/4″ Circle Punch, 1/16″ Circle Punch
- Stampin’ Sponges, white crochet thread
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
And now it’s time for Monika’s Blog Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Tyler drew the Bingo piece for me this time and this is what he got:
Here is piece #5 –the small flower from Because I Care hostess stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Have Fun and Good Luck!
Sep 13, 2010 | Bingo, Birthday, Cards, Charming, Designer Series Paper, In Colors, Inspired by Nature, Punch Art |
Today’s card uses the Owl Punch – I just love that Owl punch! – and the Word Play stamp set. I created another card earlier using the same to items and basically the same colors – you can see it here. I needed another card using the Owl punch from Stampin’ Up! but didn’t want to use the same one so I came up with another one. Here it is:
We made this one in my card clubs the last couple of weeks. The colors are the Stampin’ Up! In Colors – Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait.
I wanted a matching envelope but since the card was basically all punched I wasn’t sure what to do to decorate the envelope. I finally decided to use the grass from Inspired by Nature and then added the little butterfly from Charming – it gave it an outdoor look to go along with my owl.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip,Whisper White
- Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Chocolate Chip
- Stamp sets: Word Play, Inspired by Nature, Charming
- In Color Patterns Pack Designer Series Paper
- Owl Punch, 2-step Bird Punch, 1-3/4″ Circle Punch
- Stampin’ Sponges, 2-way glue pen
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #4 –the words “hand crafted” from the Tiny Tags stamp set (stamped in Pear Pizzazz).
Have Fun!
Sep 12, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Thank You |
Last night I had a demonstrator meeting and we had a great time. There were nine of us and we had fun sharing and stamping and learning from one another. I’ll share more about our projects and swaps later this week after I take pictures of everything.
Now I have another card to share using the Just Believe stamp set again. I created this one to show a group of my stampers how to use a Brayer to add ink to one of our Embossing Folders.
For this card I used the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder. Using a brayer and the Old Olive ink I added ink to the inside of the folder on one side – I put the ink on the side where the pluses are raised. Then put a piece of Crumb Cake card stock inside the folder and run it through the Big Shot Die-Cut machine. When you do this ink gets pressed into the depressions that are created by the embossing folder.
To finish the card I sponged the edges of the embossed piece with Early Espresso ink and tied a piece of Satin Ribbon around it. That gets layered on the front of the card base.
The leaf image is stamped in Old Olive on Whisper White card stock and punched out with the new Decorative Label punch from the Holiday Mini catalog. This piece was sponged a little bit. I punched another piece out of Old Olive and cut it in half lengthwise. You’ll need to trim the little tips off and then you can layer it on the back of the white on each side. It gives the illusion of a larger layered punch. Add the finished piece to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped a matching envelope and also stamped on the inside of the card to match.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive,Whisper White
- Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso
- Stamp sets: Just Believe
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder
- Decorative Label punch
- Early Espresso Satin Ribbon
- Stampin’ Sponges, Brayer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #3 –the owl from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Good Luck to all the players in Round 3!
Have Fun!
Sep 11, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Catalogs, Stampin' Up! Convention |
I just love this new Stampin’ Up! stamp set called Just Believe (pg.109) and I was very excited to know we were getting it in our Convention Bags this year. I have seen tons of beautiful projects with this stamp set. There is a card in the catalog on page 71 that pops out at me when I look through the catalog – but I don’t have that particular stamp set so I decided instead to use the layout and colors with the Just Believe stamp set and here is the result:
I was happy with how it turned out. This was the first time I have used my Scallop Oval Frame die – I did figure out that there is a difference between each end of the oval so for this card I had to make sure the scallop frame was in the same direction as the white inside so they matched up perfectly. I used a technique with this set that I’m not sure what to call it – it probably has a name. Basically you ink the entire image with the Wild Wasabi ink pad and then use a Blender Pen to remove the ink from the flowers. Then add color back to the flowers with a marker.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade,Whisper White
- Ink: Wild Wasabi ink pad and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: Just Believe
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Oval Scallop Frame Die
- Modern Label punch
- Bold Brights Brads, Basic Pearls
- White Gel Pen, Stampin’ Sponges, Blender Pens, paper piercer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #2 –the polka dot butterfly from Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Good Luck to all the players in Round 3!
It’s time for another game sponsored by Sherrill Graff. You can also play along with the Late Night Stamper’s Scavenger Hunt.
My Clue is: Just Believe stamp set
Here is the Scavenger Hunt Round 2 post for you to go find more blogs that are playing along –
To enter into the contest for free stamps you need to email me at [email protected] with your 20 clues before September 15th. In you Subject put LNS Scavenger Hunt. You will be entered into a drawing to win free Stampin’ Up! products!
Have Fun!
Aren’t they cute?
Here is a close up of the tag. I punched the hole through the little loop in the vine to tie the thread through.
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
