Nov 30, 2009 | Big Shot, Christmas, Circle Scissor Plus, class |
I found the cutest Big Shot project a few weeks back while searching blogs for ideas. I loved this one so much I made very few changes. I found it on Renee’s blog .
I decided to use it for my Holiday Big Shot class that I had a couple of weeks ago.
This was actually much easier to create than what it looks. You need 3 pillow box die cuts and then 2 circles (I believe they were 4″ and I used my Circle Scissor Plus to cut them) and three strips that were 1″ x 5″.
I used the same color combination that Renee used – Not Quite Navy and Old Olive. The snowman is stamped in Close to Cocoa and his nose is colored with the Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker. The snowflakes are stamped in Not Quite Navy and I used my Shimmer Paint mist to spritz on some shimmer (you can’t really see it in the photo).
The handle is made from Old Olive ribbon in the Mistletoe Ribbon Originals pack from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday mini catalog. A trick we learned at the Chattanooga Regional was to attach a piece of card stock to the underside of the ribbon if you want the ribbon to stand up like a handle. So here I added a 1/4″ x 8-1/2″ strip of Old Olive card stock to the underside of the ribbon handle. I used the slot punch to add a slot in either side of the bucket. I added my holes at the crease line so that my snowman could be on the center of a flat panel rather than on a crease in the bucket. The handle attaches to itself with brads.
The bottom of the bucket is created like a basket – you score 1/2″ on each end of the 5″ long strips and then glue them in on opposite sides of the bucket. The three strips will cross in the center. Then you add a circle to each side of the strips creating the bottom of the bucket.
These are really cute and since I have three of them made and I have three boys – guess what – they will each get one filled with some type of little goodies. Now to figure out what I’m going to put inside.
People often talk about comfort zones and how you need to step outside your comfort zone to grow and challenge yourself. Many things that I have done related to my Stampin’ Up! business have sent me outside my comfort zone. And I just took two new steps outside my comfort zone. Last night I turned in an application to be a guest designer for an online class that two other demonstrators are having beginning in January. And today I sent an email to a scrapbook magazine to get information on how to send in submissions for publication in their magazine. Now I’ll have to wait and see what I hear back.
The count down towards Christmas begins and I’m finishing up an advent calendar project that I plan to post tomorrow. I won’t have a chance to hold it as a class so I’m hoping to include some general instructions for you to create one at home.
Thanks for visiting me today!
Nov 29, 2009 | Christmas, class, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
One more card from the Holiday card class – I think this is the last one and the class favorite!
It is really gorgeous in person – it sparkles with the new Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint – used two different ways on this card.
My card design came from a card that I made when I went to Christina Crawford’s Stamp Camp in Virginia. But she used a different stamp set and I don’t think we had a greeting on the card so the bottom portion was different. The scalloped square was one that I had done last year – but with a single layer – this card has a double scallop square.
The base is soft suede and the ink is soft suede also. The ornament is stamped, then punched out with the coordinating Ornament punch. I love that Stampin’ Up! coordinates the punches with so many stamped images. And this punch has lots of other possibilities besides being just an ornament. Th ornament has a gold shimmer that was created using the Stampin’ Up! Shimmer paint in Champagne Mist. Shake the bottle, remove the lid and then dab a Stampin’ Sponge on the rim of the bottle to pick up a small amount of pain, dab it on the ornament to give it shimmer. A little paint goes a long way so you don’t need much. And to make the most of my Stampin’ Up! sponges I always cut them into 8 pieces. I keep the sponge for the shimmer paint in the little ziploc bag with the bottle of paint then it all stays together. A piece of gold cord was wrapped around the top of the 
ornament and it was attached to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
To create the scallop square piece – the Soft Suede card stock is cut to 2-3/4″ x 2-3/4″ and the Kraft card stock is cut to 3″ x 3″. For each layer center the Scallop Edge punch on each side and make one punch. So you punch one time on each side of both pieces. I sponged the edges with Soft Suede card stock and then layered them together. Use a paper piercer to poke holes and add the brads.
The base of the card is stamped with the little sparkle image from the Delightful Decorations stamp set. Then the base of the card is spritzed with shimmer paint. I use an old Stampin’ Mist bottle and pour in some rubbing alcohol and add a few drops of the Shimmer Paint. Shake well and then spritz lightly on your card stock. I didn’t use a particular amount of shimmer paint – I just added a few drops and then spritzed it. If it isn’t enough shimmer, add a couple more drops to the bottle, shake and spritz again. I have been adding lots of sparkle to many of my holiday cards and projects with this. It is very light. I am not a glitter girl so I like the faint shimmer that this adds to my projects and it isn’t as messy as glitter either.
The “Merry Christmas” stamp is from the Christmas Greetings stamp set and was stamped in Soft Suede ink on Kraft card stock. One edge was scalloped and all sides were sponged.
We stamped a matching Kraft envelope. This was the class favorite!
Have a great day.
Nov 28, 2009 | Christmas, class, Designer Series Paper, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009 |
I showed some cards using the Stampin’ Up! set Holiday Lineup a few weeks ago. Here is one more that we made in my Holiday Card class. Everyone that came to the class got to choose which image they wanted to use – either the reindeer, the snowmen or the elves. All of them have such funny expressions on their faces. The reindeer were the fastest because you could just color them all the same color. We stamped the image in Black StazOn ink and then used Stampin’ Write markers to color them in.
I thought I had a picture of the snowmen card – but I can’t find it on my computer – so maybe I didn’t take one after all – hmm….
The Designer Series paper is Merry Moments from the regular catalog. The colors are Old Olive, Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla. You can’t see it much on this card but on the snowman card I used the white gel pen to add accents – like the pom-pom on the end of the hat (one reindeer does have a hat on) – the white stands out against the vanilla card stock. The Stampin’ Write markers were used for all the coloring. Some chunky glitter on the center reindeer would be cute too – but I didn’t have any for the class – I have some now, so I may add that to my card.
Have a wonderful day!
Nov 28, 2009 | Christmas, class, Holiday Mini Catalog 2009, In Colors, Stampin' Up! Events, SU Buttons |
I’m back home – we drove all day today and we are home. I had a couple of days without posting – one was Thanksgiving – we spent the day cooking, then eating and enjoying our time with family, then cleaning it all up, then getting it all out and eating some more. We were all stuffed! Friday the girls went shopping and most of the boys went to the battlefield for a hike. Friday night we pulled out all the Thanksgiving left overs one more time. And packed up so we could leave early this morning. Aspen and Magnolia are VERY HAPPY to have us home and to be back in their own house instead of at the kennel.
Onto another card from my Holiday Card class – this is one my favorite cards. The colors are Soft Suede, Old Olive, Ruby Red and Whisper White. We received this stamp set from Stampin’ Up! at the Chattanooga Regional – it is called Berry Christmas from the Holiday mini catalog. There was a card on one of the display boards that I took a photo of and created my version for my class – I stuck pretty close to the original because I just loved it. I don’t know who the original creator was because we can’t see that on the display boards. It might have been someone at the corporate office – I’m not sure.
Stampin’ Up Supplies:
- Berry Christmas stamp set
- Soft Suede card stock and ink and marker
- Old Olive card stock and ink
- Whisper White card stock
- Ruby Red ink
- Scallop edge punch
- Linen thread
- Earth Elements buttons
- mini glue dots
- stampin’ dimensionals
- medium envelope
Thanks for stopping by today! I am thankful too for everyone that visits my blog, leaves me comments and sends me emails. I’m thankful for Stampin’ Up! and all the friends I have made and the opportunities that I have had. There is always something exciting around the corner and I can’t wait to share many more ideas and creations with you.
Nov 25, 2009 | Big Shot, Punch Art |
Happy Thanksgiving!
I posting today and not tomorrow. We’ll have a house full here at my sister-in-laws house in VA. Actually we already have a house full – 10 of us right now, we’ll add 3 more tonight and another 6 tomorrow and possibly 2 more. It is a gathering of all the cousins – Gregs’ 3 cousins and their families and his Aunt are joining us this year. We have lots of good food planned – and Stephanie, the organized one, has everything ready ahead that can be made ahead. Greg’s mom has been baking cakes, Stephanie will be making pies today, and then we have a couple of casseroles to fix in the morning and the turkey to cook. Lots of good food!
Today’s project is my Thanksgiving card – the card idea came from a swap I saw from the Udderly Awesome group meeting last month. I didn’t attend the meeting – it is in California and I’m in Georgia, but because of the sharing that all demos do I was able to see this card on photos and blogs. I don’t know who created this actual card but I pretty closely copied the one that I saw. The front of the card features a punch art Crow! He (or she) is the funniest thing. I have another blog that I frequent and I think she is actually the creator of the punch art crow is Ellen Kemper – I don’t know if she made the swap card or not. I decided to make a diagram of parts to make it easier to see the pieces of the crow.
I used Basic Black, Dusty Durango, Bravo Burgandy, More Mustard, and Very Vanilla. And lots of Stampin’ Up! punches. The hat is textured with the Perfect Details texture plate and then sponged with Bravo Burgandy ink to make it resemble a straw hat. The wings are textured with the small dots. For the legs I used black crochet thread. On the inside of the card is another piece of Dusty Durango so you have a place to write on the inside of the card – you can leave it as a rectangle or cut it with the top note like the front – I made one each way. I think he is funny!
I’m thankful for family and friends and everyone that I have met through Stampin’ Up! and for Stampin’ Up! I’m thankful that our family is healthy, happy and safe. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Be safe in your travels and enjoy your family.
I decided to use it for my Holiday Big Shot class that I had a couple of weeks ago.
Thanks for visiting me today!
