Mar 5, 2016 | Boxes, Club, Gift Wrap, Gifts |
Today I’m sharing with you another project we made during our March Stamp Club gathering. You can see the first project here. This Easter Basket made with the Berry Basket Bigz Die is much easier than it might look.
First we assembled the basket using Crumb Cake card stock for the body and So Saffron CS for the handle and trim. We attached the handle with Tiny Brads, so it can be rotated out of the way to fill the basket. The Piercing Tool and Stampin’ Pierce Mat are perfect for creating the tiny holes.
We scored a 4″ x 12″ piece of Old Olive CS along the long side at 3″, 6″, and 9″. Then we cut along the long side with Fringe Scissors, cutting with the full length of the blades to make long blades of grass. We taped the two ends together to make a square, then inserted it into the basket. We curled and scrunched the blades of grass to hang over the basket’s edges.
We used a Gusseted Cellophane Bag to hold treats and tied it with a piece of Pacific Point Stitched Satin Ribbon. Since the bag is very tall, we tucked the top of it down behind the bag. You could also cut the top of the bag, but we opted to tuck it so the eggs would be more visible.
We cut eggs from the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack and from So Saffron CS using the Extra Large Oval Punch. We stamped the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set in Pacific Point on the So Saffron egg. We glued the eggs to a piece of Old Olive CS cut to fit into the basket and tapered to create a stacked shape.
Note: this sample also has a couple of Pacific Point/Whisper White eggs (top and bottom right) cut from the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack.
We tucked the egg stack into the back of the basket, and voila, an Easter Basket! Wouldn’t your loved ones enjoy receiving their Easter goodies in this?
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Here’s what we used:
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Mar 4, 2016 | Boxes, Cards, Club, Occasions, Sale-A-Bration |
Easter is on its way! At this month’s Stamp Club, we made three adorable Easter projects. I’m sharing one of them with you today.
I got so excited when I learned you can color the new Glitter Tape to match any of your Stampin’ Up! supplies. I was inspired by this photo from the newest Sale-a-bration brochure:
You can get the Metallics Glitter Tape FREE! Add Item # 141020 to any order of $50 or more by March 31, when Sale-a-bration ends.
This is the first project we began, and the last project we finished, at Stamp Club. We put three strips of the white Glitter Tape on a Silicone Craft Sheet. We used Sponge Daubers to color the pieces of white Glitter Tape in Blushing Bride, So Saffron, and Pool Party, then set them aside to dry.
After completing the other projects, we used the dry tape to finish this card.
The card base is So Saffron card stock, with layers in Blushing Bride and Pool party.
We heat embossed the sentiment from the And Many More stamp set in white on the Pool Party layer.
We put the three pieces of tape on a piece of Whisper White CS and adhered it to the card front.
We punched the bunny out of Whisper White CS with the 2″ Circle Punch and the Large Oval Punch. We stamped the face in Blushing Bride, Pool Party, and Smoky Slate with the Playful Pals stamp set. We used a sponge dauber to add Blushing Bride to the oval pieces, then adhered them to the back of the head. Then we adhered the bunny to the card
We put white Glitter Tape on Whisper White CS, then cut it with the Bow Builder Punch. We used Glue Dots to build the bow and to adhere it to the card.
I’m sorry the color on the Glitter Tape doesn’t show up very well in this photo. I just couldn’t seem to get the lighting right.
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Here’s what we used:
A Nice Cuppa Bundle Class
Tuesday is the deadline to prepay for my March 22 Bundle Class. We’ll create some great projects using the A Nice Cuppa stamp set and coordinating Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies. Only $50 and you get to keep the projects, the stamp set, and the dies! This is a prepaid class. I must receive payment by Tuesday, March 8, so I’ll have time to order your supplies. Click here for more information and to sign up now!
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Feb 5, 2016 | Boxes, Classes, Gift Wrap, Gifts, New Products, Occasions, Paper Pumpkin |
This weekend I’m in Phoenix, AZ, spending some quality time with, and learning a lot from, some wonderful Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from all over the country. Lisa Pretto of InkBig Academy is the organizer and leader of the weekend. I thought one of the projects we made in the January Bloomin’ Love Bundle Class would be a perfect thank you gift for her, so today I’m sharing that with you.
The sour cream containers – so called because single servings of sour cream usually come in containers shaped like this – are incredibly easy to make, even though they look much more complicated.
For today’s container, I started with a sheet from the Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack. The 6″x6″ size is perfect for this project, so no cutting required!
On the side of the paper that will be on the inside of the container, I put strong adhesive (I recommend Tear & tape or Fast Fuse) along three of the edges. Then I rolled the paper and adhered the two sides together to create a tube.
NOTE: If the paper design has a definite direction, make sure you put the adhesive along the top and bottom edges and along one side edge.
I pinched the bottom end closed, with the seam along one edge of the bottom.
I used a gusseted bag and twine from the Filled With Love Paper Pumpkin Kit Refill and filled it with Candy Hearts. This and other past Paper Pumpkin kits and refills are available for purchase to any current Paper Pumpkin subscriber.
I pinched the top of the container closed, with the seam in the center of the top. This created the interesting shape, with one end flat in one direction and the other end flat in the other direction.
NOTE: Don’t over fill the bag before putting it into the container. It should be skinny enough to insert without it getting caught on the adhesive around the interior edge of the container.
I stamped the word FRIEND, from the Bloomin’ Love stamp set, in Rose Red on a piece of Whisper White card stock, then punched it out with the Sweetheart Punch. I used the same punch to cut a heart out of Blushing Bride Glimmer Paper. Then I glued the two hearts together.
I used the heart punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack to cut two hearts each from two different designs in the Love Blossoms DSP Stack and from Rose Red CS. I glued them together along a length of Whisper White Baker’s Twine, sandwiching the twine between the two hearts, and tied the twine around one of the gold clips from the same Filled With Love PP kit refill.
I used the clip to attach the two glued-together hearts as well as a gold heart doily and length of pearl trim from the Love Blossoms Embellishment Kit. The layers make it look much more complicated that it really is.
Here’s what I used today. Click on the images below to get what you need to make your own sweet sour cream container!
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Jan 17, 2016 | Boxes, Challenges, Color Palette, CYCI, Gift Wrap, New Products, Occasions |
It’s CYCI’s 3rd birthday! To celebrate, this week’s color challenge is Black & White.
It can be either elegant or fun. I chose to do a little of both. I mean, this little penguin is definitely fun, and what’s more elegant than a tuxedo? And he/she is perfect for giving a small birthday gift or treat.
I’ve never made the little animal boxes that have been so popular. But the Playful Pals stamp set and the Pyramid Pals Thinlits Dies (available individually, or together in a bundle to save 15%!) make it so easy, and they’re so darn cute, who can resist?
To make the box, I cut out two pieces of Basic Black card stock with the pyramid box die and glued them together on the bottom panels – the same way you make a Curvy Keepsake Box. I then glued the flaps on one side to the two adjacent sides, so the box would keep its shape. I tucked in the flaps on the other side, so it could be opened easily.
For the feet, I cut two of the “frog feet” from Pumpkin Pie card stock and glued them to the box’s bottom, so just the webbed toes extended past the box’s edge.
I stamped the eyes in black Memento ink onto Whisper White CS and cut them with the coordinating die. I cut the triangular chest piece from Whisper White CS and the two long flippers from Basic Black CS. I cut the beak from Pumpkin Pie CS with the little diamond shaped die. Then I glued everything in place on the box.
This adorable penguin opens in the back to tuck in tiny treats.
Here’s what I used, or mentioned. Click on the images below to get your very own!
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Jan 14, 2016 | Boxes, Gift Wrap, New Products, Sale-A-Bration |
Have you seen the new Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper in the Sale-a-bra-tion catalog? It’s really beautiful.
Today I used this sheet to create a Curvy Keepsake Box, with the floral pattern on the outside and the stripes on the inside.
I cut the tag from Whisper White card stock with the 1-1/4″ Scallop Circle Punch, punched a hole with the 1/8″ Circle Punch, then stamped on each side with the coordinating Flowering Fields stamp set. On one side I stamped in Lost Lagoon…
…and on the other side in Calypso Coral. Then I tied on the tag with Calypso Coral Thick Baker’s Twine. I think anyone would love to receive a small gift or treat in this pretty little box, don’t you?
Here’s what I used:
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Oct 6, 2015 | Bags, Boxes, Deals |
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