Stampin' Addicts Holiday Mini Blog Hop

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts 2011 Holiday Mini Blog Hop.  If you have been hopping along in order, you just had the treat of seeing Holly's Stocking Punch projects.  I am so glad I have that punch so I can try Holly's great ideas!

For my projects I am featuring the Peekaboo Frames Bigz XL Big Shot die.  This nifty new die has five mini frames with attached centers that can lifted to reveal what is underneath.  My first project uses it in this traditional manner.

The ghost is hidden under the little lift-the-flap cover.  I printed the white layer with the sentiment and the ghost using My Digital Studio and added the round frame on top.  The ghost is from the Holiday Blitz digital stamp set which comes with the MDS software - no extra download needed!

For my next project I bent the centers backwards so they formed stands for the frames.

Each of these miniature frames now can stand alone and they make a perfect place to show off tiny works of art.  The circle frame art has a background of diluted reinker colors on watercolor paper.  Once it was dry I stamped the "Create" and the tiny little butterfly.  The frame on the right has a medallion design with pearl accents.  The largest frame (still very petite!) has roses made from white taffeta ribbon that I dyed with reinkers and twisted to form the flowers.  See the stem and leaves?  They are outlined with the new Dazzling Details iridescent glitter glue. Really pretty in person!

Next up is another Halloween project- a mini luminary.

This uses two of the scalloped frames.  The centers are bent backwards and scored to form a two-sided luminary.  Vellum cardstock lets the light show through.  The cute pumpkin face and hat are from the Jack Of All Trades stamp set in main catalog and the teeny tiny images are from the new Festive and Fun set in Holiday Mini.  I will have more pictures to explain how this is made on Monday.

And last is a retirement card.  I used the double-windowed die cut to make a pop-up beach chair.

I took the piece and flipped the middle to the outside to make the back and seat.  Then I lightly creased the thin strips to form the arms of the chair.    This one is a bit hard to describe so if you are interested I will have a tutorial on Monday.   The umbrella is made with the pennant and boho blossom punches and the purse is made with the cupcake punch.

EDITED:  The details of the first 3 projects can be found in THIS POST and the pop-up beach chair tutorial can be found HERE.

Now it is time to hop on over to Paula's blog to see her projects featuring the "25 and Counting" stamp set.   Have fun!!