Mosaic flower

May 2013 Tour de Freaks

May 19, 2013 By Connie | 5 Comments

It's time for the May 2013 Tour de Freaks, brought to you by the Control Freak Swappers! We have a small (but mighty!) tour for you this month, featuring the PREVIEW projects for the NEW catalog! Are you excited? We are! Follow the buttons to go around to all the stops on the tour…until you return to my blog! You've probably just come from Wendy Weixler's blog…weren't her projects fun?

I used the Mosaic Punch to make my Punch Art flowers…the details are the piercing and a peek at two new colors…Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding! LOVE the new In Colors! I've made a card with a matching little favor. The favor will really hold something larger than the Ghirardelli Chocolate, but I didn't have anything else to put in it!

Here is closeup of the card. As I mentioned, I used the Mosiac Punch and the new Soho Subway Designer Paper. It also features the greeting set, Really Good Greetings…a super fun set! I free-hand pierced around the ends of each flower petal, then scored the "leaves" in half to make them pop up a little more. The two sizes of Scallop Circles, 1 1/4 and 7/8, make a great center for the flower.

My second project is the candy pouch. I used the Designer Label Framelit to cut out the back top of the pouch. Then used the same flower and Designer Paper on the front. The greeting is from the new Label Love stamp set that has the matching punch, but I just free-hand cut out the greeting portion.

So, what do you think? I love how the flower turned out using Calypso Coral and Crisp Cantaloupe with Pistachio Pudding leaves! OK…time to continue on to the next stop on the tour…the famous Justin Krieger! I'm sure you will enjoy his projects!

The star-shaped Santa, Mrs. Claus, and gingerbread man images from Stampin’ Up!’s SWEETEST STAR PUNCH BUNDLE are adorable to use on your holiday cards, tags and paper projects. They are a wonderful take on some classic Christmas icons. Show your creativity with your favorite coloring technique, punch out the plump star, and add a holly jolly sentiment! We’ve paired the SWEETEST STAR BUNDLE with the TAKE A BOW 6×6 DESIGNER PAPER for a fun holiday look. Our SWEETEST STAR COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects…FOUR cards and TWO paper ornaments…perfect for teaching a class, giving as a gift, or for selling at craft shows! See more details HERE!

Aren’t these just the CUTEST animal faces in Stampin’ Up!’s CHRISTMAS FRIENDS STAMP SET? Pull out your coloring tools to bring these winter critters to life, or stamp them directly on colored cardstock, cut them out with the dies, and you’re ready to go! There are gifts, ribbons, stars, a tree, word bubble, music notes and bowtie to further embellish them! We’ve paired the CHRISTMAS FRIENDS BUNDLE with the TAKE A BOW 6×6 DESIGNER PAPER that has fun, small Christmas prints. Our CHRISTMAS FRIENDS COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects…four cards and two fun favors…perfect for a little gift or for selling at craft shows! See more details here!

Create with Stamping Friends’ next Collection features a beautiful religious stamp set called SHEPHERD’S CARE that represents the story of the birth of Jesus. Build a scene by combining the watercolor inspired images with special coloring techniques for endless creative possibilities. We’ve paired the SHEPHERD’S CARE STAMP SET and the SEASON OF ELEGANCE SPECIALTY 12×12 DESIGNER PAPER with its rich gold foil accents. Our SHEPHERD’S CARE CARD COLLECTION includes step-by-step tutorials for SIX cards…four regular size and two larger 5×7 size to send to someone special for the holidays! See more details HERE!

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