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Control Freaks September 2019

September 19, 2019 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Hi! Welcome to the monthly Tour de Freaks, brought to you by the Control Freak Swappers! The theme this month is Autumn or Halloween! Great! Stampin’ Up! has some EXCELLENT stamping bundles for this theme!

You’ve probably just come from the awesome Julie Davison, she always has awesome projects! Just click on the link below to take you around the entire blog hop for some GREAT inspiration!

EVERYTHING FESTIVE

Funny how your mind goes in a completely different direction once you have the elements laying out in front of you! This card ended up with a diagonal stripe instead of vertical!

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Gray Granite cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
The bat Monster Bash Designer Paper was cut 4 x 5-1/4 and added to the base.
The 1 x 7 strip of Pumpkin Pie cardstock was laid diagonaly across the front, then trimmed off on each end.
The greeting from Everything Festive was inked with Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black Stampin’ Write Markers, then stamped on Whisper White cardstock. It was cut with the largest Stitched Shape Oval.
The Oval was layered onto the next sized Scalloped Layering Oval cut from Basic Black cardstock. It is added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
A small Rhinestone Jewel was colored with the Dark Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends and added to the spider web.
Two Monster Bash Enamel Shapes were added to the Pumpkin Pie strip.

Isn’t that fun how it turned out? Next up is a little sweet treat package!

SPOOKTACULAR BASH

This is a quick and easy treat package that holds a couple chocolate disks!

Stampin’ Details:

The spider web Monster Bash DSP was cut to 4-1/2 x 6,
- With the 4-1/2 on top, score at 3/4 and 3.
- With the 6 on top, score at 2, 2-3/4, 4-3/4 and 5-1/2
- Cut flaps as shown below and adhere on tab and bottom flaps to form the box with fold-over piece on top.

Fill box with candy and close with a Mini Glue Dot.
Wrap 8″ Black Glittered Ribbon around the candy package and tie closed with Night of Navy Baker’s twine, tied in a bow.
Cut the Ornate Frame Die background from Basic Black cardstock.
Stamp the greeting with Memento Black Ink on Pumpkin Pie cardstock, cut with Ornate Frame Die. Layer on top of Basic Black Ornate Frame.
Color two small Rhinestones with Dark Cajun Craze Stampin’ Blends, add to each side of the Basic Black Ornate Frame. Add label to package on top of ribbon (so ribbon can easily side of to get inside).
Cut one of the jars from the Monster Bash DSP and add to the front of the box.

I love how these turned out! And they were super simple to make, but would make a great gift for Halloween treats! OK…next up on the Control Freaks Blog Hop is Melissa Stout! I know you’ll enjoy her projects, too!

Control Freaks November 2018

November 19, 2018 By Connie | Leave a Comment

Hi! Welcome to the monthly Tour de Freaks, brought to you by the Control Freak Swappers! This month our theme is HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is THIS week! I’m having a house full here for turkey and the trimmings!

You’ve probably just come from the awesome Dawn Olchefske…she always has awesome projects! Just click on the link below to take you around the entire blog hop for some GREAT inspiration!

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – FARMHOUSE CHRISTMAS

I’m in the middle of getting ready for my HUGE craft show coming up on December 1st. The past few years I’ve almost sold out of everything on my table, so trying to make up even more things to sell this year! When I saw the theme for this month, I already had this HOME Frame idea in my head to make up for the craft fair, so decided to get double use out of it and use it for the Control Freaks Blog Hop!

Here’s the frame (sorry for the glare):

Stampin’ Details:

The frame has a 5 x 7 opening, so Cherry Cobbler cardstock was cut to 5 x 7 and embossed with the Tin Type Embossing Folder.
On top is a 4-1/4 x 6-1/4 Layer of Early Espresso cardstock.
A 4 x 6 piece of Wood Textures Designer Paper was added on top.
The Alphabet letters H, M and E were cut from Galvanized Metal Paper with the Large Letters Framelits and added to the wood DSP with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The Boxwood Wreath Embellishment was opened up a little and tied with a bow of Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine in the Cherry Cobbler color, then added for the “O” with Mini Glue Dots.
It was placed in the frame.

I love the rustic wood look with the “metal” letters and rich Cherry Cobbler color!

Next up is a card made with Farmhouse Christmas stamp set. I used basically the same elements.

Stampin’ Details:

The base is 4-1/4 x 11 Crumb Cake cardstock, scored at 5-1/2 and folded.
On top is 4 x 5-1/4 Cherry Cobbler cardstock, embossed with the Tin Type Embossing Folder.
A 2-3/4 x 4-1/4 piece of the Wood Textures DSP was cut with a flag end and added on top.
The house from Farmhouse Christmas was stamped with Memento Black Ink on Whisper White, then colored with Cherry Cobbler, Bronze, and Pineapple Punch Stampin’ Blends. It was cut with the Farmhouse Framelit Dies.
The roof was colored with Wink of Stella to shimmer like snow. The house was popped up on the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
The fence was cut from Whisper White cardstock with the Farmhouse Framelit Die and then added across the front.
The bows were cut from Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper (the red) and adhered to the fence.
The greeting from Farmhouse Christmas was stamped with Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White, then cut with the Stitched Shapes Oval and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I love how these turned out! And they were super simple to make, but would make a great gift for the holidays! OK…next up on the Control Freaks Blog Hop is Kelly Acheson! I know you’ll enjoy her projects, too!

Control Freaks Feb 2017 Blog Hop

February 19, 2017 By Connie | 3 Comments

Yes! It’s time for the Tour de Freaks! The theme this month is “Celebrate”! Glad it is such a broad theme this month. You’ve probably just come from Melissa Stout’s blog...love her ideas! And, don’t you love our new buttons? Thanks to Lyssa Zwolanek for making them! If you’ve arrived prior to the 20th, not all links may be operational yet.

Of course, my thoughts are birthdays are always reason to celebrate and I wanted to share my “glamorous” birthday projects using the Window Box Thinlit and making it into a purse shape! The Silver Cardstock behind the cut-out opening just makes it SO elegant!

Here’s a closeup of the card:

The base of the card is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Basic Black, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
At the bottom of the 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Whisper White, a 1 x 4 piece of Pop of Pink Specialty Paper was added.
The Silver Metallic ribbon (SAB) hides the seam and is secured on the back.
Just the front of the box was cut from Basic Black cardstock, trimmed out, then added the Silver Cardstock backing to it.
The oval tag in the Thinlit set was scored and folded to make the clasp of the purse.
A Metal Rimmed Pearl was added to the clasp.
A loop of Silver Metallic Ribbon (SAB) was looped and secured in the back for the purse handle.
Happy Day from Perfectly Preserved was stamped with Memento Black Ink in the upper right corner.

The Window Box was formed per the directions and the clasp placed so that the box opens from the top.
The Silver Metallic Ribbon was adhered to a 1 x 9 piece of Whisper White cardstock for the handle to give it stability and adhered with Tear and Tape Adhesive to the box.

Here’s a photo of the box open and filled with a few treats!