Weekly Deals - Feb 2 - 8 - Decorative Label Tutorial

Wahoo, one of my favourite punches is on sale this week! The Decorative Label punch is used a ton in my stamp room.

Check out this photo tutorial how to layer this image with just one punch.

Stamp and punch out your sentiment or image to be framed plus 2  extra Decorative Labels in your mat colour.

Cut the extra Decorative Label mat pieces in half - vertical and horizontal.

Trim the mat pieces according to the photo.

Apply adhesive to the back and secure the longer pieces to the back showing an outline around the sentiment.

Repat using the end pieces. I used Cucumber Crush card stock so you can see where this piece is placed.

Voila! You can barely see it but the mat around the Decorative Label piece is pieced together.

Hope you enjoyed the pics!

Cheers,
K
 

Hearth and Home Thinilits - double wide window

I am in love with these thinlits as they are soo versatile! I can't wait to share with you some of the fun creations I made using the thinlits plus other stamp sets.  

Here is the "extra wide" window created from using the above thinlits. I saw this amazing video from Angela Lorenz how to create this double window and TADA life changing :)  Okay maybe not that extreme but the possibilities are endless!

Hope you enjoy this week's cards using the Hearth and Home thinlits!

Cheers, 
K 

 

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All is Calm Tri Shutter card instructions

Oops, my Monday got away from me and I forgot to post the supply list for yesterday's card but I will share with you the measurements today as well as the list of supplies.

Card base - 5-1/2 x 12, score the base at 4" and 8"
1" in from the top of the card cut between 4" and 10"
1" in from the bottom of the card cut between 4" and 10"
Score again at the 6" and 10" mark up to the cut line on the top and bottom of the card.

I love the tri shutter cards but this one is especially cool because I like to decorate the full card front!

Have fun making these cards!

Cheers,
K
 

 

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Envelope card box instructions

After lots of requests of "how'd you do that?" I made a step by step picture tutorial on how to make the Note card box I shared yesterday.  I found this idea thanks to wonderful Google and Amy Koender's great instructions.  Thanks Amy.

 Start with an 8x8 piece of card stock.

In the envelope punch board line up the edge of the card stock at 3-1/8",  punch and score.

  
Move the paper to 3-7/8" and punch and score again.

 You will end up with 2 score lines and two punched shapes on one edge.

Turn your paper 90 degrees and line up the score marker edge on the first scoring line, punch and score. Repeat on the second scoring line.

Repeat on three sides of the card stock.  On the fourth side line up the score marker edge on the first scoring line - punch and score.  On the second score line JUST PUNCH- DO NOT SCORE.

** Note how the top right hand corner of the sheet shown below has only one score line.

In each of the corners trim out the excess.

 The final piece should like like this.

 Fold on the top edge and adhere down.

Here is the finished and unembellished note card box (sorry for the fuzzy picture).
 

And VOILA! All fancy and dressed up and ready to hold some note cards.

If you don't have the Envelope Punch board yet be sure to contact me to order yours today!


Cheers, 
K

Surprise Saturday post :)

Surprise!!  An unexpected Saturday post as I'm at the Calgary Regionals today.

I'm attending the meetings today with 25 of my team members and guests - CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?!  Who would have thunk that 5 years ago I would have this large of a team attending Regionals!!  Crazy! 

I'm super happy, glad and honoured that they are taking the day to learn more about Stampin UP and participate in a fun day of stamping and learning.  I KNOW they will have fun!

I made a few swaps to "swap" with today so I hope I have lots to of great new cards to share with you next week.

What do you think?

 Each one of the dresses are different.  The paper is from the Print Poetry stack and blinged out with different ribbons, pearls and rhinestones, In Colour Dahlias or the Vanilla flower trim. They were a blast to create.

Here's how I made that fancy strapless dress out of the Dress Up framelits.

130101 Dress Up framelits $30.95

Die cut the 2nd smallest Labels framelit.  I used plain card stock here so it's easier to see.

Line up the sleeveless dress framelit over top of the label piece. Be sure the bottom of the dress is centered and the top of the label should be peeking just over the top.

Run it through the Big Shot and this is what it will look like.  Embellish!

Hope you have fun creating this weekend!  Kids Camp is next for me!

Cheers, 
K

Scallop Envelope gift card holder tutorial

This was one of the projects we did for Cardmaker's Club.  It involved sewing (insert gasp here) but everyone fared well with minimal complaining :).

  The scallop envelope die is slightly too narrow to fit a gift card if die cut as is.  Here is a photo tutorial on how to make the gift card holder.

Use a 6x6 piece of Designer Series Paper and the Scallop envelope die  The Candlelight Christmas paper is shown here.

2. Fold the paper loosely in half.  Don't press to hard on the fold line.  Line up with the die, with the fold line towards the center.

Leave 3 scallops still showing on the edge and die cut.

3. For the belly band - with a 1 x 5 piece of Early Espresso and a slightly shorter piece of Victoria crochet trim adhere these two pieces together with sticky strip.  I used a shorter piece of trim to avoid too much bulk when you are attaching the belly band.

4. Now for the sewing part, using the new Cherry Cobbler Tulle cut a piece as long as 6 scallops.

5.  Fold in half length wise with one side slightly longer than the other.

6. Use a running stitch along the folded edge. 

7. Gather the ends together and attach a Designer Bronze button to the center.

8. Using a heat tool, heat the edges of the tulle until they curl and are slightly melted.  If you see in the two photos the flower shrinks quite a bit once heated.  Be careful when picking up the flower as the button gets HOT!!!! 

9. Attach the flower to the belly band where the edges of the card stock meet.

10.  The finished product.  I added a gift tag stamped with Early Espresso and the stamp is from the set Tags til Christmas.

 I hope you can find the time to create one of these cute holders for the holidays.
Have a great weekend!

Cheers, 
K

Coloured Glimmer paper - a whole new world!!

Thanks for checking in!  

When Stampin Up came out with Silver and Red Glimmer paper I couldn't wait to see what other colours they would make. This is super sparkly in person and many people's fave - glitter without the glue and mess dazzling diamonds can create.

Silver (124005) and Red (121790) $5.95 for 2 sheets

Then in the Holiday Catalogue appeared and WOW Champagne Glimmer paper.  In person this is to die for!!

Champagne (127885) $5.95

 Then when I took the Concept Artist class at Convention they showed us the coolest tip to create Glimmer paper in any colour!

You will need silver glimmer paper, ink and a sponge dauber.  I used the new Elegant Butterfly punch for my card.

Ink the sponge dauber with Rich Razzleberry ink (shown) and pounce the dauber onto the glimmer paper.

Ta da!  Silver glimmer turned Rich Razzleberry glimmer.  This works best with the darker colour inks.

Here is the card we created at my downline meeting on Sunday

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I absolutely love this and I know my club ladies will love it too!!  I can't wait to try this with them in September.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers, 

K

Learn a few tricks from the Concept Artists!

While at Convention I attended a class taught by the concept artists at Stampin UP!  I know, lucky eh?  These are the ladies responsible for unbelievable creative samples in our catalogues, our Stampin Success magazine and display boards at our events.  All day long they play with ink, paper and ribbons but what I found surprising was that more than one of them had a finance background.  Huh, who would of thunk?

These fives ladies all taught/shared with us some of their fave things and each had a pennant designed for us to CASE (Copy and Share Everything).



Each of them had such a passion for their job, Stampin UP and especially for Summer Starfruit and Chevrons - I can tell ya, those are going to be super popular in papercrafting!!

 
One of the tricks I learned was how to make ombre ribbon out of the new 7/8" Cotton Ribbon (127844 - $9.95).  Here's how:

Cut a length of cotton ribbon

Fill one Aqua Painter (103954 - $20.95 for 2) with just isopropyl alcohol and the second Aqua Painter with 1/2 re-inker and 1/2 isopropyl alcohol. 

Paint 1/2 of the ribbon with the Aqua Painter with reinker/alcohol mixture.  Use the just alcohol Aqua Painter to blend the colour through the ribbon.  Lay flat to dry or use a heat tool to speed it up the process.

Don't use paper towel to blot the moisture off as this is what happened to my coloured ribbon.

 Voila!  See that fancy ribbon! If you want to make a darker edge along the ribbon you can run the same colour marker along the edge of the ribbon.

Check back tomorrow and I'll share with you the second tip I received from the Concept Artists!

Cheers, 

K