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Feb 19 2010

February Tour de Freaks

It's time!  The February Tour de Freaks is here…brought to you by your Control Freak Swappers!  You've probably just arrived from Wendy Janson's blog, weren't her projects gorgeous?  We have 16 stops for you today!   

 

Our theme this month was the Occasions Mini!  Well…that's a broad theme!  I'm sure you'll get lots of new ideas!

My first projects uses…what else…Chocolate Bunny!  What can I say…he just is a favorite of mine!  I stamped him in Chocolate Chip Craft Ink on Close to Cocoa cardstock and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder, then cut him out.

 

Can you tell what the carrot is made from?  Yep!  The Large Scallop Circle Die!  I received one of these carrots for a swap at Leadership, but I changed out the colors and added the bunny in the top.  I wanted to use a real chocolate bunny, but the ones I bought were too big.  That's when I figured that my stamped one would work even better! 

 

The base of the carrot is from Pumpkin Pie cardstock and I sponged the edges.  The leaves of the carrot are Old Olive and also sponged.  I used some fancy shredded paper to fill it.  I punched two holes to be able to tie the Old Olive Satin Ribbon and help hold the edges closed.  Then stamped Happy Easter from Well Scripted with Old Olive ink and punched with the Wide Oval Punch.  Isn't it FUN???

 

 

My second project uses the Big Shot again with the Fancy Favor Box.  I cut it from Pixie Pink cardstock and ran the Spring Floral Wheel in Pixie Pink Ink Cartridge across the bottom of it twice.  I used the Wheel Guide to help me keep it straight!

 

On the front I made a bunny from punches!  The face is a 1 3/8 circle of Pretty in Pink, the cheeks are 1" Whisper White circle punches and 3/4 Pretty in Pink circles layered in top.  His nose is a Pixie Pink 1/2" circle.  The whiskers are Sahara Sand slivers of cardstock.  The eyes are actually Small Ovals cut down to a smaller size with 1/4" circles of Basic Black and highlighted with the White Gel Pen.  The ears are Scallop Ovals from Whisper White and the Welcome Neighbors Designer Paper punched with the Large Oval Punch.  I gave him a bowtie made from the Old Olive Satin Ribbon and the Old Olive handle is attached with Clear Rhinestone Brads.

 

I kept the back simple with just the Easter stamp from Eggcoutrements stamped in Old Olive Classic Ink on Whisper White and punched with the Designer Label punch.  It is popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals!

 

I filled it with some multi-colored shredded paper.  I was going to fill it with Jelly Beans, but my husband ate them all!  lol!

 

Well, you can continue on the tour by clicking on the button to go to Mary Brown's Blog!  I'm sure she'll have some fantastic projects!  Have fun taking the tour!

 

Jan 26 2010

Heart Wall Hanging Tutorial

 

I'm making GREAT progress on my Studio!  It feels good to get stuff out that I haven't used in years!  I'll be taking a lot of the non-Stampin' Up! stuff to a scrapbooking retreat in a couple weeks.  Hopefully I can sell most of it there.  I can tell you it isn't coming back into my house!  lol!

I promised you a mini tutorial on how to make the Heart Wall Hanging that I made for the Tour de Freaks last week.  They really are easy and you could do many different things…a garland, form it into a heart, add additional hearts and make the wall hanging longer…or shorter!  They are fun!  For mine, I alternated two different patterns of the Sending Love Designer Paper.

 

 

 

 

Step 1

Fold 1-1/2" x 12" piece of Designer Paper in half.  Add a piece of Sticky Strip to one of the open ends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 2

(So I don't confuse you, in Step 2 I used a different pattern paper,)  Peel off Sticky Strip and adhere the two open ends together, back to back to form a heart shape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 3

Add more Sticky Strip to each side of the inside point of the Heart as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4

Remove Sticky Strip from both sides, then push the inside point of the heart down into the fold of the bottom heart point until it touches the bottom.  Press to secure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 5

Now add more Sticky Strip to both the outsides of the bottom point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 6

Remove Sticky Strip and push bottom point of first heart into top indentation of second heart.  Continue adding hearts until desired length is achieved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's it!  Pretty easy, huh?  To finish my original one, I used the Crop-A-Dile to punch holes in the top and added silver eyelets, then added the Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon.  For the bottom, I added a silver eyelet, then added the heart decoration I made. 

 

 

To make the decoration, use the Scallop Heart of Hearts Embosslit Die and cut 6 hearts from Real Red.  Score in half lengthwise and adhere back to back.  Before adhering the last two together, place cord thru the center.  Add beads if desired.

I hope you make one for your Valentine home decor this year!  The Sending Love Designer Paper was perfect!

 

 

Dec 15 2009

Elf Punch Art

   

This punch art elf is based on some of the images that have been floating around the internet, however, I thought he'd be cute holding onto a Christmas Letter to Santa!

I started with a base card of Bermuda Bay card stock and stamped the snowflake from Stampin' Up!'s Winter Post stamp set randomly across the top half.  Along the bottom, I placed some Merry Moments Designer Paper in the red stripe pattern.  I hid the seam with a strip of Basic Black card stock.  The letter is made with the Scallop Envelope die, I folded it up and adhered the front side to the base card and stamped the snowflake around the edges.  I used the Santa Postmark from Winter Post in Basic Black Classic Ink in the upper right corner.  Merry Christmas is from the set, Christmas Greetings and stamped in Basic Black ink, too. 

I made the Elf head with the Ornament Punch, the hat is also done with the Ornament Punch and then cut with the Wide Oval Punch.  The pom pom on his hat is the scallop flower from BoHo Blossoms.  His pointed ears are the star flower from BoHo Blossoms punch, too.  His hands holding the Christmas letter are made with the Word Window Punch.  The eyes are Bermuda Bay 1/4 circles with 1/8 Basic Black and highlighted with a White Gel Pen.  I colored his cheeks with Blush Blossom marker and his mouth with a Basic Black marker.  His nose is also a 1/4 circle from Blush Blossom.

I hope you enjoy my version of the Elf punch art!  My classes enjoyed making him!

 

 

 

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Nov 18 2009

Ornament Punch Flower

I can see that I've gotten out of my routine of posting early in the morning!  Part of it is because I've run through my stash of cards that are photographed and ready to post!  Need to get another stash ready to go.

This one I made for my girlfriend's birthday (hi Annette!) a couple months ago.  I was saving it thinking that I'd do it in a punch class, but with the Stampin' Up! Ornament Punch going away at the end of December, I know I won't have another Punch Class before then.  (Hopefully the ornament punch will be in the new catalog next year, but you never know!)

I love the bright colors, especially on a day like today with gloomy clouds.  I punched the ornament punch 8 times with Pretty in Pink card stock.  I used a sponge dauber on the edges with Melon Mambo Classic Ink.  In the center I placed a 3/4 punched circle from Crushed Curry, then added Crystal Effects and a lot of Clear Micro Beads.  The leaves are the ornament punch, too, from Old Olive card stock.  You can see I pinched the tips of the petals and leaves together to give them some dimension.

I started with a base card of Melon Mambo, then a layer of Rich Razzleberry.  On top of that is Crushed Curry card stock, and a Top Note cut from Razzleberry Lemonade Designer paper to tie all the colors together!  Happy Birthday was stamped in Basic Black on Pretty in Pink, then punched with the Modern Label punch and layered onto the same shaped punch in Movers & Shapers, but cut from Melon Mambo.  I love that I can layer the Modern Label punch for some added interest!

Hope you like my bright card and it brings some cheer to your day! 

 

 

 

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Aug 14 2009

Bloggers’ Challenge – It’s Your Birthday!

 

Wow…another Friday has rolled around.  Where did the week go?  Seems I’ve been in slow mode trying to catch up after being at Convention all week!

Today’s Bloggers’ Challenge theme is It’s Your Birthday.  I looked for inspiration outside my family room window where all my yellow daisies are in full bloom!  Like Meg Ryan says in You’ve Got Mail…daisies are so cheerful!  They just make you smile! 

Not a lot of stamping on here.  Instead I’ve used my Big Shot quite a bit!  The base card is Crushed Curry.  I ran a layer of Chocolate Chip cardstock thru my Big Shot with the new Finial Press embossing folder.  Next I cut the Whisper White cardstock with Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die…I had to trim off just a couple of the top scallops to get it to fit as I wanted.  Then I used the new exclusive Two Tags Bigz die with some Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Paper to get the scallop tag.  I stamped On Your Birthday in the lower right corner, added a reinforcement made from Chocolate Chip cardstock (1/4 and 1/2 circle punches), then added the Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon.

For the daisies, I punched Scallop Circles from Crushed Curry, cut the scallops to the center to make petals and sponged each one with Crushed Curry ink.  The centers are 1/2 circle punches from Chocolate Chip, then I used a Pop Dot in the center and pressed on Clear Micro Beads for a little sparkle and shine!  I used the 5 petal punch for the leaves from Old Olive and sponged Always Artichoke ink along the edges.

I love how it turned out!  My SIL’s birthday is coming up soon and I’ll give this to her.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.  Remember to check back tomorrow for Stamping 411 sketch challenge!

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