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Apr 21 2010

With All My Heart

I have TONS of this Sending Love Designer Paper left…I think two full packages!  I know I won one package at Leadership and I've used up at least a couple more.  It really is beautiful paper, and just not for Valentine's Day!  Here I've used it for my MIL's Mother's Day card.  lol!

 

The meets the Sketch Challenge over on SCS and also the Mother's Day card challenge over on LateNightStampers!  A two-fer!

 

I stamped the flower image from Stampin' Up!'s With All My Heart in Pretty in Pink on Very Vanilla and punched it with the Fancy Flower punch, then sponged around the edges with Pretty in Pink Classic Ink.  I stamped the small flower in that set in Real Red on Very Vanilla and punched with the 1/2 circle punch.  I used an Antique Gold Build-A-Brad in the center.  I haven't used those in quite a while!  I added it to a layer of Very Vanilla that I stamped Wonderful Mother from Well Scripted in Chocolate Chip.  I layered it on Chocolate Chip and did a piercing design in the upper right corner. 

 

I added the Sending Love Designer Paper glittery flower pattern to a layer of Chocolate Chip cardstock and placed it on the Pretty in Pink base card.  I used another strip of Sending Love small flowers pattern and wrapped the Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon around and tied.  The flower and the Mother panel are all popped up with Stampin' Dimensions.  This card is very sparkly in real life!  I think she'll like it!

 

 

SUNDAY is the last day to take advantage of the Early Bird Subscription savings going on now!  Save $5 off the normal $24.95!  Check out the Early Bird projects on Create with Connie and Mary!  Demonstrators and customers are welcome to join!  You'll get lots of ideas using the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog stamps and accessories!

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!

 

 

Jan 22 2010

Bloggers Challenge – Diecuts or Punch Art

Oh…I couldn't wait to play this week in the Friday Bloggers' Challenge.  I've been missing the past few weeks due to a crazy busy schedule.  But, this theme is near and dear to my heart!  I debated to show one of my new Punch Art critters…but that would ruin the surprise for my classes, so I decided to wait.

I spent the day yesterday at a good friend's house…Mindy!  I took some much needed time to work on some personal stamping projects.  One project was my 2010 Calendar!  Each year I buy the cheap vinyl covered ones and take off the vinyl.  Underneath is a light weight cardboard that I cover with our pretty designer paper!  I knew the minute I saw Stampin' Up's new Sending Love Designer Paper, that I would use it for my calendar.  However, I just got around to doing it!

The top half is covered with the Pink Glittery Floral pattern from Sending Love Designer Paper and the bottom is Whisper White.  I covered the seam with the lucious Pretty in Pink 5/8 Satin Ribbon (have you used this stuff yet!  oh my!)  I used the new Extra Large Fancy Flower to make my Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip flower.  I spritz it with water, then crumpled it a little so it has a shabby chic look and it won't matter when it gets crushed by other things on my desk!.  I used two Pretty in Pink layers and two Chocolate Chip layers, the center is a Pretty in Pink Corduroy Button.  I added some Gable Green leaves punched from the 5 petal punch.  Along the left side, I cut a strip of Pretty in Pink cardstock to wrap around the seam.  I ran it thru the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder (twice).  The numbers are cut with the Simple Numbers Alphabet Dies in Chocolate Chip.  The back is just covered with Chocolate Chip cardstock.

Pretty simple this year, but I like it.  You really can't appreciate the sparkle it has until you see it in person.  And decorating it makes it easy to find my calendar when my desk gets messy!  lol!

I can't believe it is the weekend already!  Wow…this week went by FAST!  Hope you have a great one! 

Jan 19 2010

January Tour de Freaks!

 

I'm so glad you decided to drop by and see the January Tour de Freaks brought to you by the fabulous Control Freaks!  You've probably just arrived from Melanie Schulenberg's blog!  We have 16 blogs for you to visit this time.  I'm sure you will love all the awesome projects you see as you tour.  This month's theme is Valentine's and LOVE.  I know I can't wait to see what these fabulous designers have come up with!  To continue the tour, click on Mary Brown's link at the bottom of this post.

First up is a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card using the beautiful Sending Love Designer Paper…did you know that EACH sheet glitters?  It is so sparkly in person!  I started with a base of Pretty in Pink cardstock and added the small floral pattern from Sending Love.  I added a band of Pretty in Pink, punched on both sides with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch.  Layered inside is a strip of Real Red cardstock.  I stamped Happy Valentine's Day from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Chocolate Chip under the 6/8 Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon.  I used the Scallop Heart of Hearts Embosslit with Very Vanilla and Pretty in Pink cardstock and placed them on the right, then added a Real Red heart punched from Heart to Heart Punch and a Real Red Epoxy Brad.  But wait…what's INSIDE is all the FUN!

 

INSIDE I used the Simple Birthday Thanks cupcake and stamped the bottom in Basic Brown on the small floral pattern from Sending Love and cut it out.  I scored it every 1/4 inch and pleated it to form the cupcake liner.  I stamped the top on Pretty in Pink and cut it out.  I adhered the base to the top.  Then I punched LOTS of the medium sized hearts from Heart to Heart punch with the glittery pink floral pattern in Sending Love and placed them randomly on the Pretty in Pink base for the frosting.  I punched the small heart from the same punch in Real Red and placed them as "sprinkles" on the frosting.  I punched the long heart from the Red Pattern Designer paper for the "cherry" and added a Chocolate Chip cardstock stem. 

I cut the pop-up piece in the Pretty in Pink along the bottom and adhered the LOVE cupcake to the front of it.  I added the red heart flower pattern Sending Love Designer Paper in the background of the top and a strip along the bottom.  I added more stamped hearts from I {Heart} Hearts, the Scallop Heart of Hearts and punched Heart to Heart pieces.  Finally, I stamped Love You Much from Well Scripted stamp set in the Occasions Mini in Real Red Classic Ink.  I LOVE how this turned out!

 

OK…my next project was VERY fun to make!  I'll put up a tutorial on how to make it in the next few days!  Here I made hearts from the Sending Love Designer Paper patterns and adhered them together.  At the bottom, I used the Crop A Dile and set a Silver Eyelet.  I added a little ornament made with six Scallop Hearts, scored in half, and adhered together.  I did use the Silver Cord (from the Holiday Edition) to form a loop and added some crystal beads from the Pretties Kit at the top and bottom.  At the very top of the wall hanging, I added two more silver eyelets, then added a loop of Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon so it is easy to hang.  Again, I was SO happy with how this turned out!  Even my husband said, "That's really cute!" 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, I hope you've enjoyed my contribution to the Tour de Freaks this month!  Now it's time to move on to Mary Brown!  Enjoy the rest of the tour!