Archive for October 2009

Delightful Decoration Redux

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Delightful DecorationsOoops!  The flu bug bit me!  I’ve been down for the count since Tuesday.  I feel a bit human today, but I usually do feel better in the morning.

Here is another ‘Delightful Decorations’ card, this time teamed up with the Holiday Lounge designer series paper (#115676) from the regular catalog.

The cool thing about designer series papers is that I let the color and design determine the color and design of the finished piece.  Don’t the ornaments look like they could hang from those lines?

I got the idea for punching the ‘Finial pressed’ papers for the oraments from a card made by one of my new downline, Lynda Daring (www.DaringStamper.com).   She came over to show me some cards she made for an upcoming class and I loved that idea.

She is still getting the knack of blogging, but give her a shout out on her site!


Delightful Decorations Trio of Ornaments

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

DelightfulDecorationsI absolutely LOVE when punches match a stamp set, don’t you?!

The Delighful Decorations stamp set shown here is a new holiday set in the Holiday Mini Catalog on Page 24.  The matching punch is on Page 25.

This was one of my August Christmas Card Club cards you can still order by mail here.

DelightfulDecorationsAltogether the supplies used are:

#116517 Delightful Decorations stamp set $21.95

#116794 Ornament punch $15.95

#116770 Christmas Cocoa Designer Series Specialty Paper (Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 21), $11.95

#109867 Gold Cording (elastic) from the Holiday Mini Catalog, Pg. 27, $4.95

#102935 Brushed Gold Cardstock

Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

OrnamentPunch#115963 Finial Press Embossing Folder with Sizzix Big Shot (and multipurpose platform and standard cutting pads)


Twick or Tweet Treat Box

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Scalloped Box Treat HolderThis adorable treat holder is actually ‘no more’ as I type.  I left it on my stamping table and looks like some kids got into it.  My own kids know better, so I’m thinking neighbor kids…

Anyway, good thing I have a photo and it was super easy to make anyway!

The body of the box is the ‘Bag With Scallops’ (#114519) Sizzix XL Die without the sides attached and decorated with the Halloween designer paper ‘Cast a Spell’ (#115677).  It takes very little designer paper to dress this up and our Scalloped circle punch (#109043) fits nicely on top of the fold over scalloped flap.

The ghosts are from the Holiday Mini Catalog set ‘Twick or Tweet’ (#116497) and just outlined in Sahara Sand marker.

The Scalloped Oval punch (#114889)  fits nicely into the Wide Oval punch (#112082), don’t you think?  So well that three of my six projects last week for my Stamp a Stack used those two punches requiring me to order another pair of them.  Although everyone shared nicely I am happy to report!

Dashing into Gold!

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Dasher in GoldI love this stamp!!!  It is one of the awesome “Under $10″ stamps on page 208 of the new catalog.

And I have to resist the urge to set rhinestones in the swirls… (now why would I even *try* to resist?)!

The ingredients of this card are:

  • Dasher stamp (#116816, $8.95)
  • Serene Snowflakes (Holiday Mini Catalog #115438, $20.95)
  • Very Vanilla Cardstock (#101650, 40 sheets, $7.50)
  • Brushed Gold cardstock (#102935, 10 sheets, $7.95)
  • Gold embossing powder (#109129, $4.75)
  • Heat Tool (#100005, $29.95)
  • Gold Cording (#109867, 25 yds, $4.95)
  • 12″ trimmer

The brushed Gold cardstock was cut 3 3/4 by 4 1/2 and after embossing was cut at 2 inches, then 1/2 inch and assembled onto the cardfront as shown.

I used a 1/16th inch hole punch to ‘nick’ the sides to hold the cording in place as I twined and tied the bow.

How stinkin’ cute?!  And so easy…

Pop Up Cake Die

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Sizzix Bigz XL Die Pop Up 3-Tier Cake -- click for larger viewThe Deal of the Week is amazing this week!

I wish that I could WOW you with my own use of this awesome Sizzix die, but since I can’t, I will WOW you with Karen Burniston’s (the artist that designed this die for Sizzix).  See all the ‘Deals of the Week’ here.

Check out the awesome article and use of this die with all current Stampin’ Up! product. While you are there, the article also shows the Pop Up Ball template as well.

She also created a more user friendly ‘how-to’ PDF for the pop up cake and is allowing me to make the download for that available as well (leaving you no excuse but to buy it!).   Click here to download the instructions & troubleshooting guide for the 3-tier pop up cake die, and be sure to leave Karen feedback on her blog about how awesome she is!

I also wish that I could bring myself to make this, but I’d have to REALLY like you to make more than even one of them as an invitation, LOL!   Thank you again Karen for permission to share this here.

So, what are you waiting for?!  Don’t you have that Sizzix Big Shot yet?  By the way, we sell the Sizzix Big Shot for $99 but it includes the multi-purpose platform and a set of standard cutting pads–making that bundle a deal.

And, by the way, the Bigz XL dies, such as the cake one, requires the extended cutting pads (#113478, $19.95).  Any questions, contact me.

Cardinal Christmas Card

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Cardinal ChristmasI love birds and Cardinals are one of my favorites, especially for Christmas!

This very easy card was made with the ‘Merry Moments’ Designer Series Paper (#115672) that I have had a LOT of fun with.  And this was one of my quick Christmas Cards from my ‘Christmas Card Class/Club’ in September.

The card design is a paper saver and a money saver… if you notice, the designer paper is ‘inside’ the vanilla card.  Cards are less expensive to make if you can start with our Whisper White (or in this case) Very Vanilla… one pack of 40 sheets will make 80 cards for only $7.50 and working with a 4 inch wide area, saves on designer series paper waste.

For example, the 4×3 panel of vanilla on red swirl pattern will make 12 panels from one sheet of 12 x12 designer series paper.  If you went ‘edge-to-edge’ the extra 1/4 inch would waste a lot of designer paper.   The stripe is 4×2 inches and you can imagine how many of them you can get from one sheet of dsp… and I got away with using less by putting it on solid paper (stripes on a stripe of red).

Dashing Dasher Christmas Card

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

DasherThis is most likely going to be my Christmas Card this year!  And it took only one $8.95 stamp called ‘Dasher’ (#116816).

This is another one of my Christmas Card Class/Club creations from last week’s September class and I believe that there is only one spot left for my October Class if at all.

You can see my August & September Christmas Card classes and download the supply list here. You can also order the step-by-step instructions for those class ‘in the mail’ on the same page.

This was a very simple card to actually make, the only ‘work’ was embossing the deer (and that was a snap).

The new Designer Series Specialty paper is Christmas Cocoa from the Holiday Mini Catalog and features flocking on some of its paper.  Very cool and very interesting colors… the snowflake design coordinates well with the Sahara Sand cardstock and the striped paper pulls in some red for flair.

Materials:

5 ½ x 8 ½ Whisper White cardstock
Two – 2 ¾ x 3 ¼ Whisper White cardstock
2 ½ x 3 in. Sahara Sand cardstock
2 x 4 inch white cardstock (top pressed strip)
1 x 4 inch Sahara Sand cardstock (#105328)
½ x 4 inch striped DSP – Christmas Cocoa  (#116770)
4 x 3 inch snowflake patter DSP – Christmas Cocoa Spec.2 x 2 inch red cardstock (for the snowflake)
Jumbo Snowflake Punch (#116628)
White Embossing Powder, Versamark, Heat Tool
Square Fire Brads (#109112)
Textured Impressions Embossing Folder ‘Finial Press’ (#115963)

Big Shot Die Cut machine, multipurpose platform
pair of standard cutting pads

October Online Purchase Special

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Click here to find out how to earn this free!My Stamp Festival on Saturday was awesome!  It has taken me until today of course to recover… and blog about it.

I am making the festival project step-by-step directions available as my online buying gift this month.  If you were one of my customers at the festival (or you spend $100) I have a different (or I mean an additional)  fall projects PDF for you!

Materials & Supply List for these projects:

  • Stamps:  Autumn Days (#115452).  Other sets used: Grateful Greetings (#116511 – Holiday Mini), Autumn Splendor (#116503 – Holiday Mini), Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Extreme Elements (#115181) used for splatter effects
  • Ink:  Basic Brown, Really Rust, More Mustard, Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip (you can also use Basic Brown instead), Pumpkin Pie (you can use Really Rust as well)
  • Paper: Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper, Really Rust 12×12, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
  • Accessories: Sticky Strip (#104294), 3/4 inch punch, Snail adhesive, (lots of) Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, mini glue dots, paper snips, Stampin’ Mist, Bone Folder, Paper Cutter with scoring blade, Sizzix ‘Big Shot’ & Multi-purpose platform used the following Sizzix Dies: Scallop Circle #2, Clear Circle, Circles #2, Ovals, Leaves #2, Sizzix Texturz Plates ‘Kit #4? (which requires the ‘Impressions Pad’ and ‘Silicone Rubber’