Currently viewing the tag: "Big Shot"
Hi! I’m so excited to get back to blogging and what better reason than some exciting news!!! I’ve been asked to be a part of the Design Team for the brand new challenge blog, As You See It Challenges! We’ll have a new challenge every week and I’m super excited because there are different types of challenges depending on the week. So sometimes you’ll have a sketch to work with, sometimes you’ll have a color combination, and other fun challenges yet to come. I’ve seen a sneaky peek of some of the first ones and I cannot wait to create using them!!! The first challenge begins on September 6th so stay tuned for that! You can get to know the Design Team up until we begin and my day for the Q&A is today. So head on over to www.AsYouSeeItChallenge.com and check it out…
Here’s the project I’m sharing over at the As You See It Challenge Blog in conjunction with my Q&A today:
One of my favorite cards I’ve made lately! I found this color combo on a polka dotted dress at JCPenney! This stamp set (Regarding Dahlias) was my first MUST HAVE stamp set in the new 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog. Pair that with chevrons and I’m a happy girl! (Side note: If you don’t have the Chevron Background Stamp, you need it! Chevron patterned paper in whatever color you want!!! Yes, please!) I also love the half circle element on the right side with layers and texture created with my beloved Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine! I am also constantly using a HOT trend in paper crafting, flagged ends! Love love love doing that on my sentiment layers. Of course, I had to put some ribbon on there and there are oodles of Stampin’ Dimensionals popping pieces up and creating depth in my project. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!!! Check out below for the full supply list. If you click on an item, it will show you that item in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store. Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything! 🙂 Can’t wait to share more crafty goodness with you in the coming days!!!
STAMPS:
Regarding Dahlias (Wood-Mount 130324, Clear-Mount 130327)
Positively Chevron Background Stamp (Wood-Mount 130496, Clear-Mount 130499)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Calypso Coral Card Stock (122925)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock (131298)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Night of Navy Card Stock (100867)
INK:
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad (126983)
Night of Navy Classic Stampin’ Pad (126970)
ACCESSORIES:
Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126877)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack (126187)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Circles Collection Framelits Dies (130911)
Circles #2 Originals Die (114526)
Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die (123126)
Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (117335)
Grid Paper (130148)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hello! I hope today’s card reminds you that spring is just around the corner. I’ve layered tons of images onto the First Edition Designer Series Paper by stamping in different colors. It may be hard to see in the photo, but in real life, it looks really, really cool. One other thing I LOVE about this card is the butterflies from Papillon Potpourri – they were probably the simplest thing I did on this page because of their matching punches!!! I was beyond excited when I saw that the smaller butterfly had a matching punch in the new Spring Catalog! (FYI: The Bitty Butterfly Punch also matches the butterfly in the FREE Sale-A-Bration offering, Bloomin’ Marvelous.) YAY!!! Anyway, I love the vintage style and don’t typically gravitate to making cards of that style myself so I signed up for a Vintage Swap at Leadership Conference for a bit of a challenge! 🙂 I love the final result and it makes me want to try vintage more often!
You may be thinking that this card looks familiar! That’s because I showed you a few of the pieces of how I made it in two of my recent videos HERE and HERE! If you haven’t watched those yet, I hope you do! A few other details – the Label Framelit layered behind the Oval Punch is turned 90 degrees from how you typically see it. It is also pierced with its matching template from the Festive Paper-Piercing Pack and then flipped over to the other side so you see the rough sides of the holes instead of the clean ones. Again, a little vintage touch! I also really like to do that to masculine cards to give them more of a rough feel.
You may have been thinking, wait, I thought that paper-piercing pack was in the Holiday Catalog? You’d be right! It did debut there but it is in the Spring Catalog on page 36 with the other selection of items that were in the Holiday Catalog and are still available for order. The stamp sets are listed on the side (please let me know if you don’t have a Holiday Catalog if you’d like to see the images) and then the rest of the goodies are pictured on that page. One item that is still available but missed making it onto the page is the Champagne Glimmer Paper! I LOVE all of the Glimmer Papers so I was pretty excited about this! If you want to order it, just punch in item 127885!
Ok, finally, I’ll give you a rundown of what those “tons of images” that are stamped on the First Edition DSP so you can recreate this card! 🙂 It doesn’t really matter the order you do these things in – although I normally go from your lightest ink to darkest so you can best see what and where you’re stamping. I stamped the large floral image from Elements of Style several times in Crumb Cake ink over the entire piece to cover it. The Swallowtail butterfly is stamped in Baja Breeze ink. Then I stamped the paint splatter image (LOVE IT! This is a must-have stamp for me!) several times in Soft Suede ink. Finally I stamped my Music Notes wheel in Early Espresso ink towards the bottom. I unmount my wheels (see a video of that HERE) and I didn’t want to have a harsh edge so I used a torn post it note to mask off the left side of the wheel so it would look gradual with the torn edge instead of harsh with a straight edge. If I had it to do over again, I would either stamp my Music Notes wheel all the way to the bottom or move my ribbon up a bit. In the video showing you how to gather your ribbon like I did on this swap, you see why this happened to me as my ribbon hung down much farther than where I originally applied my sticky strip. (I knew this would happen but didn’t compensate for it as much as I should’ve to show the music notes a bit more.) I layered this piece onto my distressed Espresso piece (see that video HERE), and then applied the ribbon treatment on top of that so I could tape the ends onto the back. The butterflies were added with glue dots and the sentiment and Espresso pierced framelit were layered together with Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive and then added onto the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals!
I hope you enjoyed this project! It’s one of my favorites that I’ve made in a long, long time! If you don’t want to miss out on a single post, please subscribe to my blog! 🙂
Supplies
STAMPS:
Papillon Potpourri (Wood-Mount 123757, Clear-Mount 123759)
From My Heart (Wood-Mount 126555, Clear-Mount 126557)
Swallowtail (Wood-Mount 129213, Clear-Mount 129216) – Spring Catalog pg. 18
French Foliage (Wood-Mount 120845, Clear-Mount 121166)
Elements of Style (Wood-Mount 118611, Clear-Mount 120045)
Music Notes Wheel (120327)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Naturals Ivory Card Stock (101849)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Baja Breeze Card Stock (111352)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Early Espresso Card Stock (119686)
First Edition Specialty Designer Paper (121878)
INK:
Baja Breeze Classic Stampin’ Pad (126960)
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad (126975)
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (126974)
Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (126978)
ACCESSORIES:
5/8″ Victoria Crochet Trim (118481)
Baja Breeze 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon (122331)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Anywhere Glue Sticks (104045)
Sticky Strip (104294)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stampin’ Distress Tool (127562) – Spring Catalog pg. 14
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Festive Paper-Piercing Pack (127857) – Spring Catalog pg. 36
Extra-Large Oval Punch (119859)
Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526)
Bitty Butterfly Punch (129406)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Labels Collection Framelits Dies (125598)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! Today I have another super cute card that we made at my Stamp-a-Stack this month! This one was CASEd from my dear, dear Canadian friend Desiree Spenst – although I think she said she had also CASEd it from someone else. Such is the stamping world!!! 🙂 Anyway, remember that our fabulous Online Extravaganza Sale lasts until Wednesday, November 28th – again, ending the sale with three 24 hour only deals! CLICK HERE to download the PDF and check out all of the spectacular deals!
I just love this little gingerbread boy and girl from the Scentsational Season stamp set in the Holiday Catalog! Remember that if you love them too, they are only available until January 2, 2013!!! To make the little boy, I tied a little bow with the Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine and put some of the Basic Rhinestone Jewels on for his buttons. They are on sale for only $3.47!!! I think I already ordered 4 packages to stock up!!! The little girl gingerbread’s bow is made with 2 of the tiny hearts from the Owl Builder Punch! Clever use, huh? 🙂 As I said, not my idea but BRILLIANT!!! I also used the Gumball Green ribbon that is on sale in the bundle, as well as the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack. I LOVE both of these items, but think it especially hard to see how awesome the Brights DSP Stack is! It includes 2 each of 2 double-sided designs in all 10 colors in the Brights Collection! LOVE it!!! All of the patterns are tone-on-tone and include: polka dots, stripes, a text pattern, and a fancier looking motif! So so so useful!!!
Check out below for a full supply list! Don’t miss out on this sale and CLICK HERE to shop in my Online Store! 🙂 (Add some items from the Clearance Rack to get even more amazing deals on our awesome products!!!)
Supply List
STAMPS:
Scentsational Season (Wood-Mount 121026, Clear-Mount 121190)
OR Scentsational Season Bundle 15% Savings with Stamp Set & Matching Framelits (Wood-Mount 129945, Clear-Mount 129946)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Real Red Card Stock (102482)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Soft Suede Card Stock (115318)
Brights Designer Series Paper Stack (117155) 20% OFF!!!
INK:
Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad (126978)
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246) 30% OFF!!!
Ribbon Bundle (132701) – includes Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, & Summer Starfruit 30% OFF!!!
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) 30% OFF!!!
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Owl Builder Punch (118074)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Holiday Collection Framelits Dies (127814)
Scallop Squares Duo Bigz Die (120903)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
I just love this card that I CASEd for my Winter Stamp-a-Stack Class this past week, but I have NO idea who I got the idea from…sorry! So so so pretty!!! It uses a very simple color scheme and the beautiful Core’dinations card stock. I tell you what, putting it through the Big Shot in an embossing folder, then sanding with our Stampin’ Sanding Block to reveal that lighter core is like magic! Also, I think I didn’t quite re-ink my Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad enough, so when I stamped it was a bit blotchy. The Blender Pens are a quick fix when used with the ink you squeeze on the lid. I’ll make a video showing you what I mean very soon!
Come to Bethlehem is a favorite of mine and at 50% off the price cannot be beat! The Wood-Mount is normally $19.95, down to $9.98 and the Clear-Mount is normally $14.95, down to $7.48! WOW! The Decorative Label is my MOST FAVORITE punch we sell and it’s 30% off too!!! I also used it to punch out the larger verse from Come to Bethlehem and glued that inside the card.
Here’s my must-haves from the Online Extravaganza Sale:
-Brights Designer Series Paper Stack $21.95 NOW $17.56 & contains papers in ALL of the Brights!!!
-More Merry Messages Stamp Set $32.95 NOW $24.71 (Wood-Mount) or $24.95 NOW $18.71 (Clear-Mount)
-Special Events Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps $16.95 NOW $11.87 – GREAT GIFT FOR ANYONE!!!
-Rhinestone Basic Jewels $4.95 NOW $3.47 – Seriously, STOCK UP!!!
-Tabletop Paper Cutter $45.95 NOW $32.17 – This is my MOST favorite tool! Check out THIS VIDEO!!!
-Decorative Label Punch $16.95 NOW $11.87
-Scallop Edge Punch $15.95 NOW $11.17
-Petite Pennants Punch $16.95 NOW $11.87 (Matches the Pennant Parade Bundle – 40% OFF!)
-Come to Bethlehem $19.95 NOW $9.98 (Wood-Mount) or $14.95 NOW $7.48 (Clear-Mount)
-MDS2+ $79.97 NOW $39.98 – AMAZING!!! No matter if you have MDS already or not, I totally recommend this version that comes with $500 worth of downloads as well as the software!
AGAIN, CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF OF ALL THE ITEMS ON SALE!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Come to Bethlehem (Wood-Mount 118732, Clear-Mount 120591) 50% OFF!!!
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Early Espresso Card Stock (119686)
Early Espresso Core’dinations Card Stock (127848)
INK:
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad (126974)
Blender Pens (102845)
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246) 30% OFF!!!
Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon (122332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) 30% OFF
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Decorative Label Punch (120907) 30% OFF!!!
Core’dinations Dust Buddy (129366)
Stampin’ Sanding Block (129367)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Lacy Brocade Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (127819)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! I hope you all had a wonderful and restful day with friends and family yesterday if you live here in the U.S. Thanksgiving this year more than any other year has really allowed me to reflect on what I am thankful for! One of the things I am most thankful is for each of you, my blog readers, customers, and friends – you have made it possible for me to live out my dreams with Stampin’ Up! I cannot thank you enough! I am so so richly blessed!
Stampin’ Up!’s Online Extravaganza is going on and today’s card uses a favorite of mine – Button Buddies. It is on sale 50% off until Wednesday, November 28th, so don’t miss out! Although the stamp set is intended to be used with buttons, I probably use it more without them than I do with. However, it is simply darling with buttons and the Brights Collection Designer Buttons (my favorite collection) are 30% off during the sale too!
Also, here’s a bonus Button Buddies card that I posted before…CLICK HERE if you want to be taken to the original post!
Continue to check back in the next 6 days for more ideas using items on sale during the Online Extravaganza! If you haven’t yet, you can click here to download the 3 page list of Stampin’ Up! products that are on sale up to 50% off!
I hope you enjoyed both cards using this FABULOUS stamp set! I CASEd the layout of the snowman card from my friend, Pam Steckman.
CLICK HERE to shop in my Online Store now and lock in these awesome prices!
Supply List for Button Buddies Snowman Card
STAMPS:
Button Buddies (Wood-Mount 122735, Clear-Mount 122737) 50% OFF!!!
Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood-Mount 115370, Clear-Mount 127802)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)
Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack (126904)
INK:
Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad (126986)
Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker (100082)
Subtles Collection Stampin’ Write Markers (119700) – Bashful Blue
Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Write Marker (119681)
Pumpkin Pie Stampin’ Write Marker (105115)
2011-2013 Stampin’ Write Markers (123002) – Island Indigo
OR Many Marvelous Markers (119806) – includes all markers, except the In Color Markers
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246) 30% OFF!!! $3.47 NOW!!!
Island Indigo Baker’s Twine (125575)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959) 30% OFF!!!
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Word Window Punch (119857)
Modern Label Punch (119849)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies (129021)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! Hope you’re all having a wonderful Halloween! I made a card to share with you that fits a lot of challenges online this week. Sure fun to get some ideas from other places – my favorite are sketches and color challenges and I used BOTH on this card. I would’ve NEVER thought to put So Saffron & Daffodil Delight together, but I LOVED them together. I stamped the “Happy Halloween” from the hostess set Wacky Wishes randomly on my So Saffron card stock in Daffodil Delight ink and that really helped pull those two yellows together! I also did a challenge that meant that you had to include bling, so I took my Stampin’ Up! Basic Rhinestone Jewels and colored them with a permanent black marker. Another fun challenge requires you to use supplies that are more than 6 months old – mine were my neglected colors So Saffron and Tangerine Tango, as well as the Whisper White Baker’s Twine and all of the circle punches!
One other tip is about the Candy Corn – I made it with a Whisper White 1/2″ circle punch, Tangerine Tango 1″ circle punch, and Daffodil Delight 1-3/8″ circle punch, centered and layered together. Then you cut wedges to make the individual Candy Corn pieces! So so simple! I also rounded all 3 corners so they looked even more like Candy Corn. Then I put them on Dimensionals and popped them in my little jar! I just love the Perfectly Preserved stamp set and Cannery framelits in the Holiday Catalog!!! There are so so many things that aren’t even in the stamp set, that you can fill that little jar with! 🙂
I hope you enjoy this project, as well as the Quick Tip Tuesday on using your embossing folders without the Big Shot. Such a fun technique! Give it a try and send me a picture of your creation! If you use all Stampin’ Up! goodies, I’d love to feature you and your project here as a guest stamper!
This card was entered into challenges at: Colour Q, Papertake Weekly, Brown Sugar, Fussy & Fancy Friday, Card Makin’ Mamas, Digistamps 4 Joy (vertical line 1), Stampin’ for the Weekend, Crafts and Me, Party Time Tuesdays, Fab n Funky, Scrappy Frogs, Inspire Me Fridays, A Gem of a Challenge, Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday, 2 Sisters, My Time to Craft, Oldie But a Goodie, Wags n Whiskers, The Artistic Stamper, The Sisterhood of Crafters, Dream Valley, Paper Pretties, and Creative Craft Challenges!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Perfectly Preserved (Wood-Mount 126690, Clear-Mount 126692)
Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood-Mount 115370, Clear-Mount 127802)
Wacky Wishes Hostess Set (Wood-Mount 126410, Clear-Mount 126412) – available with a $150 party or order!
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Basic Black Card Stock (121045)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Daffodil Delight Card Stock (119683)
8-1/2″ x 11″ So Saffron Card Stock (105118)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Tangerine Tango Card Stock (111349)
Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper (126906)
INK:
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944)
Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Pad (126946)
Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad (101406)
ACCESSORIES:
Whisper White Baker’s Twine (124262)
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Brayer (102395)
1/2″ Circle Punch (119869)
1″ Circle Punch (119868)
1-3/8″ Circle Punch (119860)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Cannery Set Framelits Dies (127822)
Bitty Banners Framelits Dies (129267)
Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (117335)
Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123128)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
StazOn Cleaner (109196)
Permanent Black Marker (non-SU!)
Hi there! My 5th and final video in my Big Shot series covering how to run all the different Sizzix items Stampin’ Up! offers through the Big Shot! Check out THIS playlist for the rest of the videos, as well as a few other videos that show how I used them on my projects. Let me know if you have questions on how to use the Big Shot after watching these videos!!!
I hope you enjoy today’s video! Embosslits are tiny but pack a lot of punch as they cut and emboss at the same time! I LOVE to use these on any of my projects! The perfect accent!
In other news, do any of you watch the X Factor? I’m loving the talent this season, especially that Tate Stevens! I was on the edge of my seat last night because he was in the third group, after the first gotten the good news and the second the bad. Man, I love that show!
Anyway, hope you’re all having a great week! If you haven’t signed up for my mailing list yet, get that done so you don’t miss out on the 2nd Week of Christmas, which will be out next Wednesday.
Today’s video is a long one as I ended up making the entire card on camera! I hope you enjoy it! I show a little bonus tip about how I add Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter to my projects as well. I’ll be back later today to edit this post with a full supply list, as well as a photo of the card I made in the video. I apologize that the video didn’t get posted until today – I didn’t notice (for a long time) that my YouTube upload had completely stalled out and I had to restart it! Sorry!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 128048, Clear-Mount 128051) OR the October Promotion, CLICK HERE!
Delightful Dozen (Wood-Mount 122650, Clear-Mount 122652)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pool Party Card Stock (122924)
INK:
Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Pad (126984)
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982)
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (126949)
Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker (100052)
ACCESSORIES:
Lucky Limeade Baker’s Twine (125572)
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter (102023)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack (126187)
3/4″ Circle Punch (119873)
1″ Circle Punch (119868)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hey! Today’s card is not my own design – I totally copied it from the Stampin’ Up! home office team. I’ve seen a few of them floating around thanking demonstrators for presenting at Convention or our more recent Regional Conferences. I changed VERY little as I LOVED it exactly how it was. The original card used Sassy Salutations which I don’t own, so I substituted the Hostess-only stamp set Wacky Wishes. (I also thought that the “Thank You” from Curly Cute would also work but hadn’t used Wacky Wishes yet!) Also, the sentiment on the original seems to be stamped in Basic Black, where I just stuck with the color scheme and used Midnight Muse. One of my favorite things about this card? That it uses the fabulous polka dot leftovers from the Daydream Medallions stamp set (see what I mean in THIS VIDEO). I also wanted to show you the Crumb Cake envelope that I stamped to match too! And don’t forget, this ribbon is just one of five colors you can choose from with this month’s Back to Spool promotion where you’ll get a FREE roll with every $40 spent!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Daydream Medallions (Wood-Mount 126465, Clear-Mount 126467)
Wacky Wishes (Wood-Mount 126410, Clear-Mount 126412)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)
8-1/2″ x 11″ More Mustard Card Stock (100946)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Primrose Petals Card Stock (126841)
First Edition Designer Series Paper (121878)
Crumb Cake Medium Envelopes (107297)
INK:
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944)
Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Pad (126860)
More Mustard Classic Stampin’ Pad (126964)
Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Pad (126858)
VersaMark (102283)
ACCESSORIES:
In Color Dahlias (127556)
Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (126847)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526)
1-3/8 Square Punch (119877)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Floral Frames Framelits Dies (127012)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! Today’s belated Quick Tip Tuesday is just my take on a super cute project idea from Stampin’ Up! Convention 2012. September is a perfect month for it as you can choose a roll of our 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon for every $40 increment you spend. Get out those ribbon scraps and make some fun ribbon cards or scrapbook pages incorporating this technique today!!!
Hi there! Sorry I missed posting for a few days – we were home for the long weekend here in the US. I did get the audio dubbed into that video I was talking about in my last post so that’s what I have for you today! Check back later for the Quick Tip Tuesday using the ribbon in the new “Back to Spool” September promotion!!!
I hope you enjoy the video today! This is probably the way I use my Big Shot most and my favorite thing to add to my project – TEXTURE with the embossing folders! 🙂 I show a few different ways to use them, as well as what “sandwich” you need for each type of folder.
See you again soon!!!
Hi there! I hadn’t used my Ornament Keepsakes stamp set from Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Catalog so I inked that up for this Christmas card, featuring the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper. The paper coordinates with Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, and Very Vanilla so those are the main colors I used, but I also added in some Certainly Celery which I picked up from the polka dotted pattern. After I’d already glued the patterned papers down, I wished I had put the polka dotted paper in front but too late! There is also a bit of glitter on the main image – I used my Two-Way Glue Pen to apply dots within the ornament’s design and then put some of the Dazzling Diamonds glitter on it before the glue dried! So pretty in real life – sorry you can’t see it in the picture very well. Also I attached the tiny sentiment with a Vintage Trinket safety pin – I’ve had them for a while but I’ve used the brads and not the pins…gotta use the pins more as I LOVE the look on this card! I pinned it through the seam binding ribbon, which is my favorite ribbon to tie into a bow – very easy to manipulate and not heavy so this card should still be mailable. However, the number of layers on this card might make it over the weight limit!!! 🙂 I hope you enjoyed my first challenge card I’ve done since having a blog. Combining so many challenges, really forced me to stretch my creativity and I LOVED it!!! But I didn’t get my Tool Time Thursday video done yet so I’ll work on that!
This card was entered into challenges at: My Time to Craft, Papertake Weekly, Mojo Monday, Forever Friends, 365 Cards, Stamp-n-Doodle, House of Gilli, Craft Your Days Away, Whimsy Inspirations, No Matter Which, Whoopsie Daisy, Just Some Lines, and Paper Crafting Journey.
Supply List
STAMPS:
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 129949, Clear-Mount 129950) – includes matching Holiday Ornaments Framelits!!! (You can buy the stamp set solo, but you get a 15% discount if you buy them together!)
Tiny Tags (Wood-Mount 118091, Clear-Mount 118592)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Certainly Celery Card Stock (105125)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)
INK:
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
ACCESSORIES:
Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter (102023)
Vintage Trinkets Button Brads & Safety Pins (118764)
1/2″ Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding (120992)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Festive Paper-Piercing Pack (127857)
Jewelry Tag Punch (117190)
Scallop Edge Border Punch (119882)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 129949, Clear-Mount 129950) – includes matching Ornament Keepsakes stamp set!!! (You can buy the framelits solo, but you get a 15% discount if you buy them together!)
Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies (129021)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! Another one of my Convention swaps today, but this one is a Christmas card! How many of you make your own Christmas cards? I’ve never gotten it done before (always great intentions), but this year I’m going to do it!!! For a lot of us, that means starting early! I’m going to start next month with a series of card making classes – I plan to make the same ones as my customers and then get them done right after the class is over! You know what they say, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” so I’ve made a plan!
Anyway, back to the card! It uses the gorgeous new In Color, Gumball Green with a favorite of mine, Cherry Cobbler! The color combination was “stolen” from the Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper in the 2012-2013 Catalog. This card would look gorgeous in many other color combos as well! You could even add some glitter too! The Very Vanilla panel is embossed with the Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder – I apologize that you can’t see it very well in the photo! I added 2 of my favorite things that I use on nearly every card to finish it off: Basic Rhinestone Jewels and ribbon! In this case I did a really simple ribbon treatment, just tie a knot in your Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon about 2″ down and then measure it against the panel and cut it to the right length. Wrap the ends around the back of the panel and scotch tape them onto the card stock so they don’t move! So easy, especially if you’re mass-producing and struggle with tying bows or knots. (Check out my “Tying the Perfect Knot” Video from this week for help if you struggle with that!)
If you’re lurking on this blog, don’t forget to sign up for my Email Newsletter on the right! (You’ll get a free 15 minute video on Shimmer Paints immediately after clicking the link that will come in your email, too!!!)
Supply List
STAMPS:
Delightful Decorations (Wood-Mount 116517, Clear-Mount 127787)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Gumball Green Card Stock (126840)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper (126896)
INK:
Gumball Green Classic Stampin’ Pad (126861)
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad (126966)
ACCESSORIES:
Cherry Cobbler 1/2″ Scallop Dots Ribbon (124138)
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Ornament Punch (119847)
3/4″ Circle Punch (119873)
2-1/2″ Circle Punch (120906)
2-3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch (118874)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Finishing Touches Edgelits Dies (127010)
Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (127750)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
I hope you enjoy today’s video on how to cut out a stamped image with a Framelits Die and the Big Shot. Many of our Stampin’ Up! stamps are designed to coordinate with Framelits dies and I couldn’t be more thrilled to see a 15% discount on the Bundles that include a stamp set and matching Framelits dies in the Holiday Catalog! I’ll list all the bundles that are discounted below, and highlight the 4 that are stamp sets and matching Framelits. My other favorite bundle: the Ghoulish Googlies bundle! You’ll see that in an upcoming post soon! (You can click on any of the links to see the products in my online store.) Leave a comment below and let me know what your favorite bundle is!!! 🙂
Holiday Catalog Bundles
Ornament Keepsakes Bundle (Wood-Mount 129949, Clear-Mount 129950)
Scentsational Season Bundle (Wood-Mount 129945, Clear-Mount 129946)
Noel Notes Bundle (129909)
Everyday Happenings Bundle (129936)
Ghoulish Googlies Bundle (Wood-Mount 129852, Clear-Mount 129853)
Perfectly Preserved Bundle (Wood-Mount 129943, Clear-Mount 129944)
Friendship Preserves Bundle (Wood-Mount 129947, Clear-Mount 129948)
Remember December Digital Collection Disc (129836)
Haunts & Harvest Digital Collection Disc (129835)
Connect with Me!
