Sunday, February 28, 2010

Welcome Neighbors dsp No. 2 box
I just love this little box!!! It is very fast and easy to make. (It would be even faster, it I had not cut out the two houses left over to pop up) Here is the box I got my inspiration from: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1618535?&si=neighbor
I cut off the top of the box and then punched the new Scallop trim border. I also put jumbo eyelets on the sides for my ribbon handle. Both houses and one cloud is popped with dimensionals.

All supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Good Neighbors (clouds)
Paper: Bermuda Bay cardstock and Welcome Neighbors dsp
Ink: Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Big Shot, Box No. 2 XL die, Pewter jumbo brads, Crop-a-dile, Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon, Stampin; Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals

Good Neighbors 3x3 card
Here is a card that I made in my work-shop today. Sorry this one is so sloppy, but I wanted a copy, after it turned out so cute today. (the roof was straight on the card my hostess got, but it is past my bedtime and I just had to make it tonight!!!) I think it turned out really nice, considering I did it on the fly. I have never made a card in a class without first making it a home, to make sure I like it. I sold alot of build a brads with this card.

The back side of the dsp that I used on the box was the cloud paper I used on the inside of the card, this panel is the top of the paper with the houses on it. The card I made earlier used the paper with the Bermuda Bay and Curry houses on it. The back side of that page is the Bermuda polka dot paper left over, so I used it for the build a brad.

I wrapped the Bermuda polka dot ribbon all the way around to hide the back of the build a brad on the inside of the card.

All supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Good Neighbors, Whimsical Words
Paper: Bermuda Bay, Welcome Neighbors dsp
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive
Accessories: Build a brad, Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon, Stampin' sponges


Saturday, February 27, 2010

Circle Circus Make-n-take
The is the card I used as a make-n-take at my last two workshops. Everyone enjoyed making this fun card. I changed the envelope design for the second card to the one shown here and like it much better than a few circles in the bottom right hand corner.

All supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Circle Circus, Short and Sweet
Paper: Pink Passion Textured, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White
Ink: Pink Passion, Chocolate Chip, Gable Green
Accessories: Big Shot, SU exclusive Top Note die, 1/4" Chocolate grosgrain ribbon, Word Window punch, Modern Label Punch

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

XL 2 step bird with Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper














Here is one the the cards I will demo at my workshop this Saturday. I got my inspritation for this card from a frame done with the Sweet Pea paper and Two step bird. I just knew I had to make it into a card. Here is the link for the frame: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1631912?&si=step
 All supplies Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Warm Words, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, All Holidays (inside)
Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper, So Saffron and Old Olive cardstock
Ink: So Saffron classic ink, Old Olive Classic ink and Stampin' Write Marker
Accessories: XL 2 step bird, Small oval, Scallop oval punches, So Saffron 3/8" grosgrain ribbons, Stampin' Dimensionals, Tombow multi liquid glue, Sponge Daubers

Inside of card
Technique for inside of card: I punched the bird, leaf and wing out of scrap paper, then discarded punched out pieces (you can also save for a later project). Using the sponge dauber, I sponge Old Olive ink inside the bird, then the wing and then the leaf. I  love to make my own stencil and use on the inside of a card. Thanks for looking.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Scallop circle die dress in vellum embossed with Manhattan flower

I haven't made one of these dress cards since last April, so when I saw  Eileen's dress in vellum I knew it was time to revisit this fun technique. You can view Eileen's card here: http://elefevre.blogspot.com/2009/05/card-for-bridal-shower.html. I will add my other card also on this post and directions on how to make the dress.

All supplies are Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Oval All
Paper: Whsiper White cardstock, Bermuda Bay cardstock and Designer Series Paper, Cardstock vellum
Ink: Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Bermuda Polka Dot ribbon (folded in half), Scallop circle Bigz Die, Manahattan Flower embossing folder (SU exclusive), Filigree Brads, Scallop Oval punch, Eyelet border punch


I originally learned to make this dress from Patty. The directions to make the dress are here: http://pattystamps.typepad.com/patty...g_spot/page/2/. I added a white petticoat at the top and bottom of the dress. The eyelet border punch cuts off part of the front of the card, so I took a piece of the same dsp as the dress and used the eyelet border punch on it also and attached it to the right side of the inside of the card. (so the pattern shows under the front eyelet border, You only see the punched part of the pink dsp when card is open. I decided to use the Tres Chic background stamp and really love how it turned out!

Pink Dress
All supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Tres Chic
Paper: Sweet Always dsp, Pink Pirouette, whisper white
Ink: Rose Red
Accessories: Big shot, Scallop circle die, 3/8" white taffeta
ribbon, rhinestone brad

Thanks for looking