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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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Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge
It's Saturday and time for a new Stamping 411 Sketch Challenge! I'm going to be brief…I'm trying to get my Christmas stuff up today and tomorrow…always so time consuming! My husband says we need a smaller house so we don't have to put up so many things! lol! I do love it when it is up and finished!
Sketch 127 was a fun sketch! I knew as soon as I saw Stampin' Up!'s stamp set, Season of Joy, in my stamping stash that it would be perfect for this sketch!
I started with a base card of Real Red, then layered on Old Olive card stock. I ran a strip of Real Red thru the Big Shot with the Petals A Plenty Impressions Folder and wrapped the Old Olive Organdy Ribbon from Mistletoe package around it and tied a knot.
I inked up the focal word stamp with my Stampin' Write markers in Real Red and Old Olive on Whisper White card stock. I added three gold mini brads to the stamped poinsettia images and then layered it on Old Olive. I placed this over the base card elements. As a added touch, I punched the Curly Label Punch out of Real Red card stock and placed it under the focal element. I had the Poinsettia flower already punched from another project, so I used some Stampin' Dimensionals and placed it in the upper left corner. To make the Poinsettia, I punched two Real Red and one Old Olive with the 5 petal flower punch. I used my Piercing Tool and punched a row of holes in each petal and leaf. I cut out two petals for one leaf and one petal for the other and adhered behind two Real Red flower punches that I put together with three gold mini brads in the center. I really like the added dimension the piercings give to the petals!
Make sure to check out what the rest of the Stamping 411 Operators have done this week!
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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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Bloggers Challenge – Fall Y’all
I love saying Happy Fall Y'all! Today's Bloggers Challenge is to create a fall card! I used the acorn designed by Ellen Kemper from Stampin' Up!'s Ornament Punch, but came up with a new card design to use it on for my Punch Class last month! I've now shown my punch class members two ways to use that Ornament Punch other than with the Delightful Decorations ornament stamp set…if they haven't bought it by now…they'd better get it soon! lol! I have a cute Valentine/Anniversary idea that I'm SURE they would love!
For this card, I started with a base of Soft Suede cardstock. The Sahara Sand layer I ran thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Details Texturz Plate to get the grid look. I added a strip of stripe paper from Autumn Traditions Designer Paper. I used the Modern Tag Punch with More Mustard cardstock and the Happy Thanksgiving greeting from Teeny, Tiny Wishes. For the acorn, I used the Ornament Punch from Sahara Sand, the Wide Oval punch and Large Oval punch from Soft Suede, the free-hand cut a piece of Soft Suede for the stem. I used the Sanded Background in Soft Suede on the acorn cap for some dimension and sponged around the acorn body with Soft Suede ink.
I mounted the Acorn with dimensionals on the More Mustard cardstock and layered it on Ruby Red. As a final touch, I added a bit of Soft Suede Polka Dot Ribbon, folded in half, in the upper right corner, placed under the layers. A very simple card, but easy to duplicate for the Thanksgiving holiday!
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Looking forward to the Ohio State/Iowa game on Saturday! Go Bucks!
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Tree Trimmings
I fell in love with Lee Conrey's crimped background, so had to make one for myself. I was so excited that I taught this at my Technique Class last night! It was definitely well received!
You do need a lighter weight cardstock to get the best effect, so Whisper White worked perfectly! I also have an idea for a Very Vanilla card that I may try out today.
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I started with a base of Real Red and added a layer of Soft Suede cardstock. I did the Crimper Technique with Whisper White, then trimmed it down to fit with the Soft Suede mat. I felt it needed trimming because the crimping will stretch out the cardstock a little bit.
For the focal piece, I stamped Stampin' Up!'s Tree Trimming stamp in Versamark on Whisper White cardstock, then embossed with Gold Embossing Powder. I layered it on Brushed Gold cardstock. Finally, I added a Real Red 1/4 Grosgrain bow to the top.
I love all the texture that this background has! So much fun!
If you are in the Columbus, Ohio area, make sure to sign up for my Punch Class next Wednesday, 11/11 @ 6:30 PM. I have three FUN punch art characters just in the time for holidays! You won't want to miss it!
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Punch Art – Birds
My Punch Classes did this card last month. I saw the idea for the birds over on SCS, but changed up the card. I wanted to feature how the Scallop Square Bigz Die could be used to make the base of the card. Isn’t this a cute new baby card?
I started by folding a 4 3/4 x 11 piece of Apricot Appeal cardstock in half, then I placed it on the Scallop Square Bigz die just below one edge of the scallops so that side wouldn’t cut thru. Voila…scallop card! I wheeled the background of the Whisper White cardstock with Whimsy Jumbo Wheel in Apricot Appeal and layered it on Bashful Blue cardstock. Then I used the Wide Oval and punched out a Bashful Blue and Pretty in Pink oval from each color. I trimmed off just a slice of the oval, then used it for my wing. I added a beak from Apricot Appeal which is a 1/2 circle punch cut in half and adhered under the Wide Oval. I drew some stick bird legs and the eye with a Chocolate Chip marker. I stamped Hello Baby from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Chocolate Chip on Apricot Appeal and punched it with the Modern Label Punch. I placed it along the side and trimmed off the excess. Finally, I used my White Gel Pen and drew some circles in each of the scallops going around the card.
Fun card…pretty quick and easy to duplicate for those last minute baby cards you need!
Bunch of running to do today, meeting my upline for lunch (yeah!) and need to finish working on the Demo Round Up meeting for the Columbus area demos that is Sunday! Need to prep my Make & Take, plus get some display things put together. Can’t wait!
Punch Art – Tulip
Wow…two posts in one day from me!
Reminder…today is the last day to sign up for the August Card Kit.
I also have one more share available for the Designer Series Paper Share #1.
This week there is a Punch Art Challenge going on over at Late Night Stampers and this is my submission as part of the Design Team. Everyone knows that I LOVE Punch Art…I’ve been doing classes of Punch Art for years…long before it got popular!
This is one that my Punch Class did several months ago. This card was also displayed on the boards at Convention! Woohoo! I had a total of 8 cards displayed on the boards, so I was pretty happy!
I started with a base of Certainly Celery Cardstock and layered on Pixie Pink cardstock that I ran thru the Texturz Polka Dot die. I placed a band of Certainly Celery 5/8 Grosgrain Ribbon around it. The Whisper White and Sahara Sand were run thru the Big Shot with the Oval Bigz Die. I pierced holes in each of the scallops. I used Tres Chic in Sahara Sand for the background. The leaves and stem were handcut from Certainly Celery and sponged with Garden Green. The Tulip was punched from two sizes of Ovals and sponged with Pixie Pink ink. For You from All Holidays Stamp Set was stamped in Pixie Pink and punched with the small oval, then layered on the large oval punch.
Hope you enjoy this card! BUSY week for me…so I’m going to be brief!
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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