Shamrock

Polka Dot Punches – Shamrock again

February 10, 2009 By Connie | 4 Comments

Not sure why I am a little obsessed with making shamrocks out of the heart stamp in Polka Dot Punches (maybe because I live in Dublin???) This one I had in my mind to make 3 dimensional so it looked like it was popping off the card, but would still easily fit in an envelope to mail.

I started by stamping the stem with the partial words "laughter, joy, happiness" from Best Wishes & More stamp set. I received this set FREE when I attended Regional Training in Orlando last month! Then I stamped 3 of the heart stamps from Polka Dot Punches (one of the gifts you can received FREE with a $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration) in Garden Green and punched them with the new Full Heart punch (sorry…I’ve been calling it Large Heart for a while!) Then I folded them in half to make them look dimensional, placed the points close to the stem words on the Garden Green cardstock, then added a green Rhinestone brad to the center for a little bling. I used some more of the FREE Delicate Dots Designer Paper (another Sale-A-Bration selection for a $50 order) along the bottom and layered it onto Garden Green cardstock. I wrapped some White Taffeta Ribbon and tied a bow. I thought it needed a little something in the upper right corner of the base Certainly Celery card, so I stamped the 5 petal stamp from the Polka Dot Punches set twice on Whisper White and punched out the centers with my 1/2 circle punch. I’m pretty happy with how it turned out!

Here’s a side view so you can see the dimension. The Shamrock leaves do fold down easily.

Sets: Polka Dot Punches, Best Wishes & More
C/S: Certainly Celery, Garden Green, Basic Black, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP
Inks: Garden Green, Basic Black
Other: White Taffeta ribbon, green Rhinestone brad, Full Heart punch, 1/2 circle punch

Use Stampin’ Up!’s CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS BUNDLE to decorate your cards with cornflowers and butterflies plus add a sweet birthday, belated birthday or thank you greeting! You can even create a card or tag shaped like a coneflower with the CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS DIES. Or, cut a single flower to add to a card front and embellish with die-cut stems, leaves, and butterflies. We’ve paired the CONEFLOWER CELEBRATIONS BUNDLE with the bright patterns in the CELEBRATORY SIPS 12×12 DESIGNER PAPER. You’ll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX card projects…four regular and two fun-fold cards! See more details HERE!

Stampin’ Up! new PEACEFUL GARDEN SUITE of products is a demonstrator only pre-purchase for the Creativity Now Event coming in June. (It will be available for customers beginning with the September-December Mini Catalog!) We’ve focused using the PEACE ON EARTH BUNDLE to create FOUR cards and TWO fun favors…and added two BONUS cards using the coordinating PEACEFUL DAYS STAMP SET! That’s a total of EIGHT projects in this Collection! The PEACE ON EARTH STAMP SET includes Christmas sentiments, plus thoughtful sympathy and thinking of you messages useful all year long. The PEACE ON EARTH DIES have two dove shapes, two sizes of labels, and some greenery pieces to accessorize the greetings. We’ve paired the PEACE ON EARTH BUNDLE with the coordinating PEACEFUL GARDEN 12×12 DESIGNER PAPER. You’ll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT projects! See more details HERE!

Create beautiful sailboat scenes with a moving ocean and textured sky using Stampin’ Up!’s SUNRISE SAILING STAMP SET, DIES, AND HYBRID EMBOSSING FOLDER! You can fill your hand-made projects with waves, clouds, seagulls and different sized sailboats. We are also showcasing FOUR card techniques to use with the SUNRISE SAILING BUNDLE…we know you’ll have a blast making them! Our SUNRISE SAILING COLLECTION has EIGHT new card projects. We’ve paired the SUNRISE SAILING BUNDLE with the THOUGHTFUL JOURNEY 6×6 DESIGNER PAPER for a variety of gorgeous sky and water looks. You’ll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT cards…four using special techniques…that will be so fun to teach in your classes or make on your own! See more details HERE!

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