Posts Tagged ‘Tall Tales’
Stamping 411 – Love Bandit
This is going to be REAL quick because I need to leave for the airport to go to Leadership in about 45 minutes (although I'm pre-setting this to post on Friday while I'm gone.) Luckily, Selene did a pretty easy sketch this week, so I was able to make it up pretty quickly. The most trouble I had was adding a greeting on here! I love the words (You Stole My Heart) with the little raccoon, although I did get my word separate from the image of the raccoon.
I started with a base of So Saffron cardstock, then added the Designer Paper from Tall tales as a strip across the bottom half. I cut a rectangle of another print in Tall Tales, then added the Brilliant Blue Scallop Trim Border (that punch is a Sale-A-Bration selection item…don't worry, it will also be in the new catalog when it comes out!) Then I layered it on Old Olive cardstock. I thought it needed something across the tree pattern, so I added a strip of Rose Red 1/4 Grosgrain Ribbon. Finally, I stamped the Raccoon in Basic Black, colored the heart with Rose Red Stampin' Write Marker, then punched with the 1 1/4 circle punch. It is layered on So Saffron 1 3/8 circle, then the Brilliant Blue Scallop Circle that I also pierced with the piercing tool in each scallop. Finally added "You Stole My Heart" along the bottom.
Too cute! Enjoy the weekend!
Bloggers Challenge – Alter it!
It is Friday and time for another Bloggers Challenge! The theme this week is Alter it! Well…I think everyone knows this is one of my favorite themes. I’ve been holding off on sharing these until this week.
At the Stampin’ Up! Convention, they showed how to make beautiful magnet boards showcasing our gorgeous Designer Paper! After Convention, our group does a Round Up meeting and shows the other members in our downlines what we learned at Convention. I focused on this project and made the following magnet boards for my home.
The first one uses one of the Large On Board Book Basics that I painted with Chalkboard Paint. This is available at your local hardware store in the spray paint area. It is in a pint sized can, but inside a box if you are looking for it. Runs about $21. It took 2 coats to get covered and you need to have them shake it and use it right away, or spend some time stirring up the magnetic particles from the bottom settling of the can.
I stamped some Game Day images on Whisper White and cut them to 1" size, then adhered them to Scallop Square punches. There is a strong magent on the back of each of them. I cut the Let’s Play with the Big Shot and Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive Timeless Type dies and Real Red Cardstock. I added a strip of Jackpot Designer Paper, layered on So Saffron cardstock along the left side and some 5/8 Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon. I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch two holes in the top of the decorated On Board and added additional 5/8 Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon for a hanger. The back is also covered with Jackpot Designer Paper. Wouldn’t this be great to put a note on reminding everyone of the time for Game Night or your sports schedule?
The second one, I actually found a square 9×9 metal sign that was flat on the front. I rounded the corners and used Sticky Strip to adhere the Tall Tales Designer Paper to the front. Can you see the animal magnets? I cut out the animal/tree images from the Tall Tales Designer Paper pattern and laminated them to keep them from getting torn. Then I placed a heavy magnet on the back with Crystal Effects. I added some magnets to the back of a couple Designer Buttons, too. The sign already had hangers on the back, so I tied on the 1" Rose Red Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon to them to make the hanger. Wouldn’t this be cute in a kid’s room?
Those are my two altered projects for this week! Hope you like them!
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Tall Tales birthday card
Another crazy day for me…lots of upcoming activities! It is making me a little nervous that I’ll get everything done!
Here is a card that I made when Mary Brown and I were doing challenges a month or so ago! It was a simple sketch challenge. I jokingly told Mary that I’d be done in two minutes. Well…it did take a little longer than that!
I started with a base of Old Olive cardstock and cut it hot dog fold length. I added a strip of Tall Tales Designer Paper that I layered onto Chocolate Chip cardstock. I stamped Happy Birthday from On Your Birthday stamp set in Chocolate Chip ink in the lower right corner. Then I ran a scrap piece of Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Paper (pink check) thru the Big Shot with the Cherry Blossom embosslit die. I sanded the raised parts so the detail come out a little, then used a Sponge Dauber and Melon Mambo ink around the edges. I added a Chocolate Chip Corduroy button brad in the center. Finally, I punched the 5 petal punch with Old Olive cardstock and cut off two of the petals for leaves, sponging Old Olive ink around the edges.
Now, normally I wouldn’t use two different packs of designer paper on one card…but it was a scrap and just sitting on my desk! The pink check just seem to fit!
So, this is another card that would be easy to mass produce for birthday cards or thank yous! I seem to need a lot of them!
Have a great day!
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