Feb 11, 2010 | Big Shot, Chipboard, Create with Connie & Julie, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010, Stamper's Club |
This project is a combination of ideas – the chipboard heart box idea is from Mary Brown – one of the designers for the Create with Connie & Julie class (you can still join the class) – the quilted decorating idea is from a swap card that I saw at my friend Wendy’s house – and the flower idea is from the Stampin’ Success Magazine – a magazine for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. I put all three ideas together and – ta – da ………………………
Isn’t it cute? I used the On Board Chipboard hearts to create the box following Mary’s instructions. Then I decorated the front heart using punched squares from the various papers in the Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. We punched holes in the top corner with the Crop-A-Dile and added the Chocolate Chip Satin ribbon bow.
The flower is made with the Jumbo Heart Punch – punch four hearts – then I ran them through the Big Shot using the new Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder. The center is a circle punch and then I used a Real Red Corduroy brad to hold the flower pieces together. Everything is sponged in Chocolate Chip to soften all the edges.
Add something inside the box and you have a nice gift or table center piece. This was a club project that we made at the February Stamper’s Club Meeting. I’m adding new members to my club right now and we’ll have our next meeting in March. Email me if you live nearby and want to join my stamp club.
Here is another version of this project decorated with the Sweet Pea Designer Series paper. This one looks like spring instead of Valentine’s day. You could use it for Mother’s Day, or a Bridal Shower or Baby Shower or just to celebrate spring.
The chipboard shapes are much larger than I thought they were looking at them in the Occasions Mini Catalog. You get 8 chipboard pieces in each pack for $4.95. So you can make 4 boxes out of each pack. And there are two other shapes – the scallop circle and a bird.
Thanks for stopping in to see me today!
Feb 10, 2010 | Birthday, Occasion Mini 2010, Sale-A-Bration 2010, Scrapbook Pages |
Finally the updates are ready for the February WOW Scrapbook Kit.
The Holidays and the first of the year have been busy for Wendy and I and we are excited to have this new set of pages ready!
There are three great 2-page 12″ x 12″ layouts in this kit. One uses the Happy Moments stamp set and is shown as a birthday layout but you could switch out the images and use it for something else. The second one features the I {Heart} Hearts stamp set and I {Love} Love Jumbo wheel – use if for Valentine or just as a page about someone you love. The third layout is a beautiful Vintage layout and looks so much better in person – I wish you could see it.
Hop on over to the WOW Scrapbook Kits blog to get all the details and the ordering information.
Thanks for stopping in today!
Feb 9, 2010 | Cards, Create with Connie & Julie, Sale-A-Bration 2010 |
This is my second attempt at the Color Challenge this week on Create with Connie & Julie. The colors are Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie. A tough one for me and I wasn’t thrilled with my first card so I had to try again.
This is my attempt at creating Rainbow Row. If you have ever been to Charleston, South Carolina that is where you find Rainbow Row. A row of brightly colored houses along the water front. Combine the bright colors from this color challenge with the Good Neighbors stamp set and you think of Rainbow Row.
The houses and trees are stamped with Black StazOn ink on Watercolor paper and then watercolored with an Aquapainter and classic ink. Each was cut out – the roof tops are separate from the houses. I attached all the pieces with Stampin’ Dimensionals to the front of a piece of Kraft card stock.
I based my card on a painting of Rainbow Row that I found online. So I tried to add the stars and the moon and the shadows like they had in the painting – let just say I need to stick to stamping and not painting.
If you are a member of the Create with Connie & Julie class you can play along with the Color Challenge this week. Good Luck to everyone that participates. Prizes this week include Well-Scripted stamp set and Hugs Love Notes! And if you aren’t a member – it’s not too late to join – we still have lots of great projects. We’ve already shared over 18 tutorials, with step by step instructions and pictures that you are welcome to use in Stamp Camps and Classes. In addition, we share daily projects that contain instructions, tips and a full supply list for you to duplicate the projects.
I hope you have a “Colorful” day today!
Feb 8, 2010 | Baroque Motifs, Designer Series Paper, Embossing, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009, Sale-A-Bration 2010, Scrapbook Pages |
I’m continuing with the 52 weeks of stress free scrapbooking – and I have week 4 finished – that means 48 more to go…
I love how this one turned out. On the 52 weeks blog – Janna actually had two layouts – this was the alternate layout and I turned it on it’s side. And used all Stampin’ Up! product to create my version.
I have never made a black & white page – I added one color – a combination of So Saffron/Crushed Curry. The photo is my grandmother that died before I was born so I never knew her. It is an old photo from 1930 – so it is black & white with the yellowing of a vintage photo so I decided the So Saffron would work well with it.
The base is a piece of 12 x 12 Basic Black card stock. I stamped it with the large swirl image from the Baroque Motifs stamp set using VersaMark ink and then embossed with clear embossing powder. The other black panel is created the same way. I used some of the Night & Day Designer Series Paper was in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog (now you can get it as a Digital Download for My Digital Studio). I add a few strips of So Saffron card stock and create the edging with the new Scallop Trim Border Punch (you can get it FREE with a qualifying Sale-A-Bration order). The patterned paper layered behind the photo and the title at the bottom is the Crushed Curry print from the Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper pack – it is a light print so it looks more like So Saffron. There are small photo corners punched from the Basic Black card stock and the Photo Corners punch.
The accent pieces are stamped with the Vintage Labels set (another one you can get FREE with a qualifying Sale-A-Bration order) – the curly label frame image was stamped with Crushed Curry or Basic Black ink on Whisper White, So Saffron card stock and a piece of the Night & Day Designer Series paper. These were all punched out with the Curly Label punch.
Then I stamped each one with an image from the Charming stamp set which was featured in the Holiday Mini catalog but is still available during the Occasions Mini Catalog. The flower was stamped with Crushed Curry ink. The other two were stamped with VersaMark and embossed with white embossing powder.
I was very happy with how this one turned out. I hope you like it too. Now to work on week 5’s layout…..
Have a wonderful Stampin’ Up! Day!
Feb 7, 2010 | Big Shot, Embellishments, Occasion Mini 2010, Stamper's Club, SU Buttons |
Heart Treat cups aren’t just for Valentine’s day. I decided yesterday to use them for something non-valentine’s and I combined it with the butterfly challenge for Late Night Stampers. And let me tell you – I really love how it turned out and it gave me another idea – which I have to try out this week (more on that later if it comes together).
Here it is and the treat cup is filled with buttons (retired ones) but you could put other things in there – a Simply Adorned bracelet, other small embellishments, money, candy or whatever fits.
And this is another way to create the trap door. This project uses a little love note envelope to create a pocket. The big butterfly is on a slider that you pull up and then the back opens up so you can remove what you have inside the treat cup.
How fun is that? It was really quick to put together. I used for a Stamp Club Project this month.
The little butterfly embosslits is so fun to use and I love adding them to everything. The little ones fit perfectly on this project. I hope you like it.
I’ll have some great projects to share this coming week – so I hope you’ll be back.
Happy Stampin’!
Here is another version of this project decorated with the Sweet Pea Designer Series paper. This one looks like spring instead of Valentine’s day. You could use it for Mother’s Day, or a Bridal Shower or Baby Shower or just to celebrate spring.
