I entered my craft room this morning with the goal of making a quick birthday card. I had a card in mind and thought "oh this will be done in no time." Famous last words! Somehow it just wasn't working. After a few wastebasket-worthy attempts I checked out a couple of sketch challenges and this week's Freshly Made Sketch was just what I needed to get the job done!
Here is the sketch that saved the day!
Supplies:
Stamps: Party Pants
Paper: It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack, Mint Macaron and Whisper White cardstock
Getting the tutorial for my Pyramid Pals Basket from the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop took me a bit longer than I had hoped. One good thing though is that in the meantime I realized the basket could be flattened to make a really cute purse. And then I got on a roll and made a favor box version too. So this is Three-For-the-Price-of-One tutorial. (Oh and check out the ribbon on the first project...watch the video to see how easy it is!)
I just love the unique shape of these:
Here it is as a basket with bold contrasting DSP
A more subtle paper
Side view
With a clasp to make a clutch
Or as a spunky little favor box
And now.... the tutorial!
I would love to see your version! Leave me a message with a link so I can see your creation!
Supplies:
For all projects:
Big Shot: Pyramid Pals Thinlit Dies
Adhesive: Tombo Multi Purpose, 1/8" Score Tape
Black and Yellow Basket:
Paper: Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper, Lost Lagoon cardstock
Punches: Pansy, Petite Petals, 1/2" Circle Accessories: Botanical Gardens Designer Washi Tape, White Organza Ribbon, Epoxy Stickers
Yellow Basket:
Paper: Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper, Blackberry Bliss and Pear Pizzazz cardstock
Punches: Petite Petals, Bird Builder
Accessories: Brights Candy Dots
Purse:
Paper: Botanical Gardens Designer Series Paper
Big Shot: Tags and Labels Framelits
Accessories: Botanical Gardens Jewels, small magnets
Favor Box:
Stamps: Party Pants
Paper: It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack, Pool Party cardstock
Ink: Basic Black Archival
Punches: Ballon Bouquet
Accessories: 4" X 6" Cello Bags, Melon Mambo 1/4" Cotton Ribbon
The Stamp Review Crew is doing something a bit different for this Blog Hop. Usually each crew member creates a project with the same stamp set. This time we are using any of the products from the 2016 Sale-a-bration catalog so it will be fun to see what everyone chooses to do!
Actually I could not pick just one... I have three SAB products in this little spring set.
The card is a very simple 4" X 4" layout using Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper and Honeycomb Happiness stamps.
The petite basket is made with the limited-time offered Perfectly Artistic DSP. Oh my goodness I LOVE this paper!! I have a ton of ideas for this lovely DSP and have added a few to my stash.
The basket is made with the Pyramid Pals Thinlit Dies. It SO VERY cute and really simple to do.
It has a unique shape which is a bit hard to capture in one shot so I photographed it from a couple of different angles.
I hope to have a video tutorial for this soon. It one of those projects that is easier to demonstrate than explain! EDIT: Here is the tutorial!
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Merry Christmas everyone! I am so happy you are joining us for the The Stamp Review Crew Festival of Trees Blog Hop. The SRC is a group of international Stampin' Up demonstrators who do bi-monthly reviews of a chosen stamp set. It is a great way to see a wide variety of ideas for a single stamp set.
My goal was to come up with a non-holiday card using this stamp set. I was also curious what the coordinating Tree Punch would look like if the points were placed tip-to-tip. My end result was a color wheel card. I thought this would be fun for the art-loving friends in my life.
Tips to recreate:
Lay out nine stamp pads and a Stampin' Scrub.
Stamp the stylized tree image nine times on Whisper White cardstock cleaning the stamp between each color.
Punch each tree with the Tree Punch. Trim away the trunk.
Adhere the images tip-to-tip on a folded Whisper White cardstock base with the bottom of one tree at the fold line.
Trim the cardstock base to create the shaped card.
Color the sentiment with markers starting with the lightest colors and slightly overlapping the adjacent color. Stamp on Whisper White cardstock.
Diecut the sentiment and a piece of Basic Black cardstock with the heart from the Mini Treat Bag Thinlit set.
Add a "bow" of Baker's Twine.
The tree in the upper right is the one that I used
Thank you so for joining "The Crew" for our hop! Please continue on by clicking on the buttons below for more Festival of Trees projects.
Supplies: Stamps: Festival of Trees, Work of Art Paper: Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Watermelon Wonder, Real Red, Melon Mambo (both ink pads and markers) Big Shot: Mini Treat Bag Thinlits (for the heart) Accessories: Baker's Twine Combo Pack
Turquoise and red together make one of my favorite Christmas color combos- bright and festive yet a bit non-traditional. And of course I love anything retro so the vintage-y Santa images of the Home For Christmas DSP got center stage on this gift tin.
The glitter ribbon is a sneak peek of a new product coming in the 2016 Occasions Stampin' Up catalog. There are some pretty spring things that coordinate with it in the catalog that goes live in January but I thought it was merry match for this project.
The tags on the top and side are stamps from the Merry Everything set.
Supplies:
Stamps: Merry Everything
Paper: Home For Christmas DSP
Ink: Real Red, Pool Party
Punches: Note Tag, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
Big Shot: Ovals Collection
Sneak Peek Accessories: Pool Party 3/8" Glitter Ribbon, It's My Party Enamel Dots (both of these will be available starting in January 2016)
Tis the season... for babies! Both family and friends have welcomed beautiful little ones recently. The Cherry On Top Design Series Paper Stack has petite patterns just perfect for bolder colored baby cards.
Adding the babies names is an extra special touch.
Adorable coordination for twins!
Both cards use the Something for Baby stamp set and matching Baby's First Framelits.
Supplies:
Stamps: Something for Baby
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry
Paper: Thick Whisper White cardstock, Cherry On Top DSP Stack
Big Shot: Baby's First Framelits, Circles Collection Framelits, Little Letters Framelits
Punches: 1" Square, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
Accessories: Cherry On Top Washi Tape, Bermuda Bay Bakers Twine, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine (retired)
Welcome to the Stamp Review Crew Blog Hop! This session the crew is reviewing the Jingle All the Way stamp set. As always we have our blogs permanently linked so you can always return anytime the mood strikes!
The best thing about Christmas is having all my kids home! We are counting the days until we are together again. It has been a year since we have all been in one place at the same time. My kids always look forward to a white Christmas too especially as some of them live in areas that get no snow. So as I was mulling over what to make for this hop I decided to make a snowy scene with the "home for Christmas" sentiment.
I used the Sleigh Ride Egdelits to cut the top of three strips of Whisper White cardstock, rolled them into tubes nesting one inside the other and put them in a purchased snow globe. I embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder, attached it to the base and added a line of 1/8" gold ribbon at the top. This pretty shiny gold ribbon perfectly matches the shine of the gold embossing giving a touch of elegance to this simple project.
Thank you so for stopping by. Please click on the links below to continue on with the hop. The crew has done a wonderful job with this lovely festive little stamp set.
