I want to start making more videos! So I sat down last night and filmed this and spent a little bit of time editing today and uploading it. It’s just a simple video showing the contents of the July Paper Pumpkin kit. I want you to see how much stuff is in it! And the picture of the cute projects. I still have to put mine together and work on some alternate ideas. I hope you’ll join Paper Pumpkin. I saw the August and September kits and both are awesome. New subscribers can join right now and get your first two months at 50% off – what a deal! And if you don’t love it there is no obligation to stay – but I think you will love it now!
This is a really fun technique that I found on the internet somewhere – probably pinterest or Facebook – isn’t that where most of our ideas come from these days….
Its another way to use textured embossing folders – add ink to one side of the folder – then spritz it with water – put your watercolor paper inside the folder – close it up and press all over with your hand – open and ta-da – the design from the folder is transferred to your paper with a watercolor look to it.
Each time you do it you get a different look and it also varies based on how much water you spritz on it. For this one I went a little bit lighter on the amount of water that I used so most of the hexagons have a lot of open space. More water would have carried the color a little further throughout the design.
To finish the card I used the new Flower Patch Photopolymer stamp set. for the center of my flower I added a star shaped sequin with a mini brad. And I tied a piece of the new thick Baker’s twine around the front piece – love that thick twine!
Here is a list of the supplies I used plus clear blocks:
Today’s card is called a Twisted Easel card. Sue demonstrated this style of card at my last team meeting. And then I decided to make a version using the A Little Smile stamp set for one of my classes.
It’s a standard sized card with a diagonal score line across the front flap so that you can fold it. Then you need a raised element on what would be the inside of the card. That is so you can tuck the fold front behind it and it can stand up on your desk. This one is fun and bright and I think would be perfect on a work desk to give you a smile every time you see it! So maybe you can make one for a friend and brighten their day!
Since it is still a standard size card – just un-tuck the front and fold it flat to slide it in an envelope. The trick with the front is that it needs to be as long as the card is wide – so in this case 4-1/4″ – so you can see when folded flat the front is shorter than the back.
I’m very excited this year to have two of my downline going to the Stampin’ Up! Convention with me! And since they aren’t staying in the room with me (so I didn’t make them roommate gifts) I decided to make them special downline gifts.
This little pouch idea was something I saw on Pinterest and the idea book was something I got as a swap many years ago at convention and decided to make them each one for their pouch. I also included a “ticket” for dinner – my treat during convention.
I actually pulled out my little sewing machine and stitched the piece of designer paper to the front of the folded bag. That creates several pockets and one has the idea booklet in it and the other has their dinner ticket.
i did go back and add a flower to the Mossy Meadow ribbon on the front – but forgot to take another picture. I’ll try to do that when I get them back out of my suitcase. As I write this they are packed away. Look for another picture on my Facebook Page.
I did use a retired set of dies to cut my letters but you could use whatever you have or even and e-cutter to add the letters to the front. The covers are a piece of heavy card board cut to size and covered with some Designer paper – the Park Lane paper is what I used for this project.
I love how they turned out and I hope Sue & Diane do too.
When you go to a Stampin’ Up! event and you share a room with your friends (those you already know or perhaps those you are meeting for the first time) it is fun to have a little gift to share. Now that we are here and convention has started I wanted to show you the roommate gifts I created this year.
I wasn’t really sure what to do to begin with but ultimately decided to do a “Happy Camper” theme. I wanted to make a camper box and fill it with goodies that we might need through out the week. To create the camper I pulled out my e-cutter and some card stock and started cutting out pieces from a camper file that I downloaded. I made a few changes from the original design because I was trying to create something close to some cute little camper nail files.
I decided to use our big 6×6 Kraft box and glue the cut & pieced camper to it. And then fill it with good stuff.
I had recently traveled to San Francisco to visit Kyle and we went to the Facebook HQ and also to Ghirardelli square – so I wanted items from both of those places included – I found turquoise FB sunglasses for them!
There are also some snacks in there and lotion and I even found glow rings – I think we should wear those to the Awards night party – then I’ll be able to find them (I think) in the crowd or on the dance floor. I hope they like and will be happy campers all week long!
Here is a list of the Stampin’ Up! products that I used:
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