Thought I’d at least upload a quarterly project! Here’s something that I think you’ll enjoy. It’s a combination of cards and a 3D item. Oh, and a picture of the birthday boy. Of course this was in February, but… what the heck! Enjoy!
Just Some Baby Things
Birthday Boy!
This is the last installment of my Christmas Gifts. The first is an old baking soda can that I covered with Ski Slope background paper Just as in the clear paint buckets, I used the Scallop Edge punch to scallop around the bottom of the Chocolate Chip cardstock. I was in a glittery mood so I took a piece of Whisper White and kinda curved it when I cut it. Used 2-way glue to add glitter to make it look like snow and then adhered that to the bottom of the can. Stamped Mr. Twigster in Chocolate Chip onto Whisper White and colored him with an Aqua Painter and ink pads… Bashful Blue and Tangerine Tango (I believe). I cut him out and adhered these tiny little Christmas bulbs that I’ve had for oh maybe 15 years. Yes, I finally used them!
The turquoise tin is actually another cookie container. My good friend had a cookie exchange and I took my cookies in this tin. Of course I left the tin and the Mr. Twigster can for her.
I used tissue paper and wheeled the Snow wheel in Bashful Blue. Then I simply cut a 2 1/2″ strip of Bashful Blue cardstock and wrapped it around the container. The biggest layer of the medallion is actually cut from chipboard that I had laying around. Yes, another piece of stuff I finally used! I layered a Coluzzled Kiwi Kiss circle on top of that and then I layered little Mr. Penguin from Punch Pals onto that. I used the smallest scallop circle from the Sizzix die for that. All in all, these projects took very little time!
Hope you enjoy and if you have any questions, please let me know!
Here’s the 2nd installment of my long overdue Christmas Gifts. This particular project was given to my son’s teacher. I saw these cute little magazine holders and just had to try one. Here’s the pattern I used as the basis for my version of this project. There are many other versions including a holder that holds regular-sized cards. My cards measured 3×3 and I think I fit nine plus envelopes into the holder. I used my favorite color combination these days – Basic Gray, Not Quite Navy, and Kiwi Kiss. I also used one of my favorite new stamp sets Pocket Silhouettes and Typeset Alphabet. Also included in this fun project are the scallop circle punch, gray taffeta ribbon, and Urban Garden background paper.
Enjoy! If you have any questions, please let me know.
I know it’s after the holidays, but I thought I could stretch it just a weeeee bit longer. If I can get myself together, I’ll post a few more samples this week. We’ll see how that goes. This is my daughter’s first year of middle school. Gone are the days of making a few teacher gifts. She has 7 teachers. Of course we had to have one for each of her teachers.
Here’s my first installment for your viewing pleasure. I purchased the clear paint buckets from Staples oh so long ago. I’ve finally used them. Each of the buckets is a little bit different. The height of the designer paper isn’t really important. Just make sure you like the look!
Cookie Containers
I took this idea from Nichole Heady’s blog {capture the moment}. Boy, does she have some really neat stuff out there. It’s a constant source of inspiration for me! The paper is Stampin’ Up’s! Ski Slope designer series background paper. I decorated the bottom edge of the top paper with the Scallop Edge Punch. Used the Punch Pals set to stamp the little penguin on the smallest scallop from the Scallop Circle Die #2 for the Big Shot. Colored the penguin with an Aqua Painter and SU! ink pads and then layered that on top of another Big Shot die. It’s actually a flower die from the Flower Layers w/ Leaf. If you look carefully, you can see that I stacked my Oreo Truffles according to flavor (I know… it’s a little anal). I separated them using the larger of the two circles from the Scallop Circle Die #2. I had to experiment with a few different types of paper (first I tried vellum… didn’t work too well and all the truffles fell down the sides of the paint bucket) when I finally decided that cardstock worked the best.
Hope you enjoy my take on the cookie container. If you have any questions or suggestions, please leave me a comment and let me know.
We had Stamp Camp last night. A lovely group of ladies for sure! Here’s a sample of the Make & Take we made. I was totally inspired by Dawn Griffith and her fantastic daily videos on YouTube. She’s not only a great stamper, she’s also quite funny! Hope you enjoy!
In my sample I used the following:
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Ski Slope Designer Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Accessories: Silver Brads, Paper Scorer, Key Tag Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Crafters Tool Kit
It’s that time of year again. Can you believe it??? Just a little over a month till Christmas. I’ve got some great cards planned for this year for my annual Christmas Stamp-a-Stack. I’m sure you’ll agree. The cost is $15 for 12 cards or $30 for 24. I will cut and prepare all the items you need to stamp and put them together! It couldn’t get any easier! You will also get envelopes and instructions for each of your cards. Here’s a sampling of the cards that you’ll create.
There are two ways to register:
You may reserve your space by calling me with your credit card number or you may click on one of the links below to indicate which Stamp-a-Stack you would like to attend. These links will take you to Paypal and you can pay via credit card or checking account. Please remember to bring plenty of adhesive and if you have a favorite pair of scissors, you might want to bring them also. Make sure you label your supplies! If you have ANY questions, please email me, call me, or leave a comment on my blog! Please RSVP for the class of your choice by December 1.
Session 1 – December 4 – 10am-1pm
Session 2 – December 5 – 7pm-10pm
Session 3 – December 6 – 10am-1pm
If you can’t make it to any of the sessions and would still like to purchase a kit, please let me know and I’d be happy to mail a kit to you for $15 plus the cost of shipping.
Looking forward to seeing you!!
OMG… i can’t believe it!!! i made a card… all by myself.
it has been way too long since i’ve posted anything of note. i just haven’t been feeling that creative for way too many months. i bought a ton of supplies when the new catalog came out and was feeling quite guilty for spending so much and not using any of the supplies. i forced myself to use some of the items that i had just gotten and some things that i hadn’t used in a long time. here’s what i came up with for my personal challenge! i hope you enjoy it.
here are the supplies i used for this card:
Some wonderful ladies in my sideline helped in a time of need! I really appreciate their help and I wanted to send them a little thank you note to say so.
I’m really starting to use our background papers quite a bit. It’s fun just combining a few extra colors and an accent here and there to come up with a quick and easy card. I used the paper piercing template from the crafters tool kit as a pattern for my cross stitching. Then I just threaded the tool kit needle and stitched using linen thread. My cardstock colors are Certainly Celery Designer Prints background paper, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky, and Whisper White cardstock. I sanded the edges of the Certainly Celery background paper with a sanding block to give it a little dimension. Circle of Friendship is stamped in Chocolate Chip and popped up with dimensionals on the Soft Sky scalloped circle. The card measures 4 1/4 x 4 1/4. I love this size card. It seems so easy for me to come up with something using this format. Thanks for looking! Enjoy your day!
I thought I’d give the surprise pop-up card a try. The tutorial on SCS is fantastic and I would highly recommend stopping by to take a look. The only thing of note is that since there is no Wild Wasabi marker, if you “smoosh” your Wild Wasabi pad into the lid (while closed), you can pick up the color with a blender pen and apply it to your stamp to color the portions you wish. In this case, I used the blender pen and ink from the lid to color the stem and the little dot in the middle of the flower. Make sure you “huff” on your stamp just before stamping it onto your cardstock.
Here’s my take on the project:
Supplies include:
Enjoy your weekend! Hope to get some stamping started for World Card Making Day soon!
Thanks for looking!
I’ve come to the realization after many years that sometimes most times I work better under pressure. Today was a perfect example. Took my DD to the doctor. She has a wicked case of poison ivy that has gone to her face. It’s not the skin, itchy-type of poison ivy, it’s the internal reaction kind. She looks as if we haven’t washed the Kool Aid off her face for a week. Of course this requires medication. We go to the grocery store to fill the prescription. There’s a small crisis at the pharmacy counter and our prescription takes about a 1/2 hour longer than expected. We do a little shopping ($50 worth, not too bad for not needing anything). I think they do this on purpose. We leave 45 minutes later with a prescription for steroids… all the while I’m thinking that my daughter is going to have a mustache before Christmas because of the steroids. She’s only ten… I haven’t even shown her how to shave her legs yet. Now, I might have to have my husband show her how to shave a 5 o’clock shadow.
I decide to treat her (and me) to a little more breakfast before heading to school. Burger King was right next door (oh, how I love BK). She wants McDonalds. Since she does have poison ivy and all, we head to McDonalds. We turn the corner to enter the McDonalds parking lot and the whole building is gone. Just gone! Now, I start doubting myself. “Wasn’t there a McDonalds there just a few weeks ago?” “Am I dreaming?” Did I go to the wrong place?” A quick “U-ey” and we’re headed back to Burger King. Yippee for me!!! Oh, how I love those breakfast croissants. Cheese??? Yes!!! Sausage??? Yes!!! Egg??? Yes!!! Oh, and now they even have these little hash browns with cheese in them. I have died and gone to Heaven. We get our food stuffies and head to school.
Drop DD off at school and head home. I’ve got to get a birthday gift for one of the neighbor boys around the corner. I’ll go out a little later to pick up something. Of course I put it off and begin the many tasks of the day… dishes, laundry, school paperwork, etc. Next thing I know, the bus is pulling up at the corner. Oh no! No gift, no card, and no absolutely clever packaging idea for the gift I didn’t get. What to do??!! Quick… think! I’ve got it! The day before, he had gotten a new digital camera. So, I packaged up 10 AA batteries and a box of photo paper. Made a quick card and had it delivered before everyone left for ball practices and games. Plus, had dinner cooked and ready by 5:15. I haven’t thought of anything too original during the past few weeks. I felt so vindicated! I can still stamp. I can be creative. I just need 15 minutes and the sinking feeling of guilt to get things done! Phew!!! I had succeeded!!! And, the gift wasn’t days late!!! His mom was “amazed how cleverly I packaged the gift.” Pat on the back for me!!! My only concern was if I had washed out all the oranges from the container.
Here’s a pic of the gift package minus the photo paper. Pretty self-explanatory, but let me know if you have questions.
Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of your day!
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