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Season of Joy

OK…have you missed me?  I have been SO crazy busy the past few days I haven't even had time to photograph and post!  So…here is something I made a while ago, but it is still current, thank heavens!

The  frames I found at Target several years ago, I think I'm down to 1-2 left.  They have a shadowbox look to them.

I inked up Stampin' Up!'s Season of Joy stamp set with my Real Red and Old Olive Stampin' Write markers and stamped on Whisper White card stock.  I layered it on Real Red card stock and distressed the edges with my Cutter Kit Tool.  I added three More Mustard Mini Brads in the poinsettia flowers.  I placed this element inside the glass of the frame.

On the outside of the frame, I punched two 5 Petal Flowers from my Real Red Faux Diamond Dust card stock (ink up card stock with Versamark, then pour on Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and emboss).  I also punched one 5 Petal Flower from Old Olive Faux Diamond Dust and three 1/4 circles from Summer Sun Faux Diamond Dust.  (FYI – I keep small 1/4-1/2 sheets of this paper made up so I can just quickly punch and go!)  I adhered the two Real Red together with Stampin' Dimensionals and added two "leaves" cut from the Old Olive one.  And adhered the three 1/4 circles in the center.  This flower was placed outside on the glass with Stampin' Dimensionals! 

I love it!  Hope you do, too!

Off to the grindstone!

Dreams du Jour Calendar

This was the 3D item I did for an organized  swap at Convention…I needed to make 18 of them.  It is an clear acrylic picture frame with a magnet on the back.  I purchased them at Michael’s for 99 cents each.  I used my Crop A Dile to punch two holes at the top (actually the bottom of the frame) so I could run ribbon thru it to hang it if they wanted. 

The insert is a base of Pink Pirouette cardstock and Bella Rose check paper.  I did the scallop punch on a strip of Riding Hood Red for under the checked paper.  Dreams stamp from Dreams Du Jour was stamped with Chocolate Chip on Whisper White, then I used my blender pen to pick up the colors of Kiwi Kiss and Pink Pirouette for coloring.  A mini Ruby Red brad is in the center of the largest flower.  I just placed a strip of Kiwi Kiss paper behind the Dreams stamp for some added color.  I dyed the White Grosgrain Ribbon with Kiwi Kiss ink, slid it thru the holes and tied them in the back.  I added a medium calendar I purchased from www.skybluepink.com.  Makes a nice gift!  I like to do these for small gifts at the holidays! 

I think I caught up on my sleep a little bit…evidentally we had a bad storm last night…I didn’t even hear it.  lol!