Going Global Birthday

A quick masculine birthday card with the Going Global stamp set and coordinating Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack.

Frayed burlap ribbon and punched images popped up on Dimensionals add texture.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Going Global, Perfect Pairings
Paper: Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack, Cardstock- Basic Black, Lost Lagoon, Sahara Sand
Ink:  Basic Black Archival, Lost Lagoon Classic
Punches:  2" Circle, 1" Circle
Accessories:  1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon

Stamp Review Crew: Made With Love Edition

Welcome to the "Made with Love" edition of the Stamp Review Crew.  The "Crew" is made up of Stampin' Up demonstrators around the globe.  Our blog hops focus on one stamp set each time.  It is always a delight to see the amazing variety of projects, styles and techniques that the Crew members create.  One stamp set... so many ideas!

The Made with Love stamp set is so incredibly cute!! Love the adorable little images and sayings in this one.   It is not just a baby set as you will see as you hop from blog to blog.

This week I have had the fun opportunity of having a tutorial featured on Splitcoast Stampers.  It is for a basket with slats like a berry basket.   The tutorial uses a 12" X 12" piece of DSP to make a 4" basket.   For today's projects I have been playing around with smaller size paper to make petite versions of the original.

The littlest one is perfect for little treats or as a party favor.  I went with an Easter theme.

Uses a 6" X 6" piece of DSP for a 2" finished size.

The middle-sized one is nice for homemade goodies.   This one has some of my daughter's amazing artisian caramels.  A cupcake would fit just right as well.

Uses a 9" X 9" piece of DSP for a 3" finished size.

The biggest size has room for many things.  I plan to fill this one with baby socks for a sweet little baby gift.

Uses a 12" X 12" piece of DSP for a 4" finished size

For both the written and video instructions you can find the tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers.

Here are the measurements for the smaller baskets.

2 inch basket:
Score 6" X 6" paper at - 3/8", 2, 4, and 5-5/8"
Slats - 1/2" X 5-1/2"
Handle - 3/4" X 8-1/2"

3 inch basket:
Score 9" X 9" paper at - 1/2", 3", 6", and 8-1/2"
Slats - 3/4" X 8-1/2"
Handle - 1" X 12"

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Please click on the links below to see more of the Crew's super projects!  The next button will take you Adriana's blog and her delightfully sweet and easy to do projects.  The previous button will take you Lisa's blog with her darlingly detailed designs.

 

This way to Adriana's Blog 

    

This way to Lisa's Blog

   
SUPPLIES:
FOR ALL BASKETS:
Stamps:  Made with Love
Paper: Perfectly Artistic, scraps of Whisper White and Mint Macaron cardstock 
Ink: Basic Black Archival, Stampin' Write Markers

ADDITIONAL FOR 2" BASKET:
Punches: Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
Big Shot: Tags and Labels Framelits
Accessories: Neutrals Candy Dots

ADDITIONAL FOR 3" BASKET:
Punches: 3/4" Circle, 1-1/4" Circle, 1-3/8" Circle, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle, Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack

ADDITIONAL FOR 4" BASKET:
Punches: Fun Flower, Heart Border
Big Shot: Baby's First Framelits, Tags and Labels Framelits
Accessories: White Bakers Twine, Subtles Designer Buttons

Slatted Basket Video Tutorial

Today I am a Guest Tutorial Author on Splitcoast Stampers!  What an honor it is to be invited to share my tutorial with this wonderful community of stampers.

Once you see how these baskets are made you are going to want to make a bunch of them!  They look complicated yet come together quickly.  

Different papers change the look and feel of the baskets.   

Spring Theme

Birthday

Thank You Gift

You can see the full tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers.

SUPPLIES:

SPRING BASKET:  

Paper: Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper

Embellishments:  Baker’s Twine Combo Pack, Honeycomb Embellishments

BIRTHDAY BASKET:

Stamps: Beautiful Ride

Paper:  It's My Party Designer Series Paper Stack,  Whisper White cardstock 

Ink:  Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad,  Melon Mambo Classic ink, Mint Macaron Stampin' Marker

Punches:  Note Tag

Embellishments:  Baker's Twine Combo Pack

THANK YOU BASKET:

Stamps:  Going Global

Paper:  It’s My Party Designer Series Paper Stack,  scraps of Whisper White, Melon Mambo and Mint Macaron yardstick

Ink: Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

Punches:  1-1/4” Scallop Circle, 1” Circle, Scalloped Tag Topper

Embellishments: Melon Mambo 1/4” Cotton Ribbon

Party Pants B-Day Card

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

Ink:  Basic Black Archival Stampin' Pad

Punches:  Balloon Bouquet, Tree Builder 

Accessories:  Baker's Twine Combo Pack

Pyramid Pals Basket and Purse

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

Stamp Review Crew: 2016 Sale-a-bration Edition

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!  

Thanks for hopping with the crew!  Click on the buttons below to see more Sale-a-bration inspiration!

  

 

  

Stamp Review Crew: Festival of Trees Edition

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.
  

This way to Nikki's blog

  

  

This way to Bronwyn's blog

  

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