november club projects

I know these are really late, but December was just so busy that I haven't had any time to blog. Now that I've had some time to recover from finals and now Christmas, I've finally had a little time to take pictures of the projects I've been working on and edit them to get them posted here.

So you'll be seeing several posts coming up here on this and on my photography blog.

This fun bag is made from a large envelope. The tutorial I followed here uses a regular invitation envelope. The ones I used are about 6x8.

the wheels are turning

Here's one of the cards from my Stamp club party that met last week.





Linking up to the following Link Parties:

a delightful birthday

This is card #5 from last week's card class.

Card #1
Card #2
Card #3
Card #4





Supplies:
Stamp Set: Curly Cute
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Basick Black and Daffodil Delight cardstock. Sunny Garden DSP
Accessories: Big Shot die cut machine, Flower Fusion die cut, pearl, glue dots, scallop trim border, Pear Pizzazz 1/2" stitched-poly ribbon

I hope you enjoyed the cards from my card class. Come back soon to see the ones we made for my Stamp Club last night!

Linking up to:

an "owlie" birthday

Here's card #3 from my card class.

Click here to see card #1.
Card #2
Card #4
Card #5




Supplies:
Stamp sets: Birthday Wish
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black
Accessories: Ex-lg. Owl punch, Real Red grosgrain ribbon, brights designer buttons, linen thread, glue dots, stampin' dimensionals, wiggly eyes

Come back tomorrow for card #4

beautiful birthday

Here's card #2 from last week's card class. Click here to see the first card.







Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Flower Fancy & Curly Cute

Ink: Marina Mist, Basic Black & Always Artichoke

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Accessories: vanilla taffeta ribbon, pearl, stampin' dimensionals, glue dots, aqua painter


Come back tomorrow to see the next card!
Card #3
Card #4
Card #5

shabby {for you}

Here's one card from my card class I had last weekend. I had a great turn out & had a lot of fun with some great ladies. I'll be posting a new card for the next 4 days as well, so come back to see the other fun cards we made.




Supplies:
Stamp Set: Great Friend
Ink: Poppy Parade
Paper: naturals white, daffodil delight & kraft cardstock, sunny garden dsp
Accessories: 1-3/8" circle punch, white 3/8" taffeta ribbon, glue dots

Card #2
Card #3
Card #4
Card #5

Linking up to:

July Stamp Club cards

Here are my cards from my club that just met last week! I love this new owl punch...isn't he so cute!


For this card I used:

* Curly Cute clear stamp set
* Pear Pizzaz cardstock
* Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper
* Poppy Parade stamp pad
* Two-step Owl Punch
* Two-step Bird Punch
* Pear Pizza 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon
* Early Espresso, Whisper White & Kraft cardstock
*Stampin' Dimensionals



This technique is called Burnishing. My dear, sweet friend, Melissa just taught me how to do this technique last week so I wanted to try it out! I tried to find a tutorial on Splitcoast to link to, but I didn't see one. Basically, you stamp the images & then use sponge daubers to rub the ink where you want it. I think it makes it look similar to fabric or a chalk effect.

For this card I used:
* the Flower Fancy stamp set
* Elegant Eggplant & Whisper White cardstock
* Elegant Eggplant, Regal Rose, So Saffron & Wild Wasabi stamp pads
* Black satin ribbon
* Sponge Daubers

3d Flower Birthday Card Tutorial

In this tutorial I will show you how to make a fun 3d flower & a button out of cardstock!

Step 1: Stamp a definition stamp 3 times on white cardstock (close enough together that there won't be spaces in between). Another option is to use a printed paper with text or script all over it. I used Stampin' Up!'s Define Your Life stamp set!

Step 2: Turn the scallop circle punch upside down so you can place the text inside the scallop just where you want it to punch. I used Stampin' Up!'s 1-3/4" scallop circle punch! This can also work with other flower shaped punches like this one or this one.

Step 3: Repeat step 1 & 2 to have enough for 3 flowers.


Step 4: Turn the flowers over & spray lightly with water, making sure to get the whole flower sprayed. Make sure to spray on the backside of your cardstock so the ink doesn't run. I used a trial sized spray bottle that I bought at Walmart & just filled it with water.

Step 5: Using a Bone Folder , roll the paper around to break down the fibers & distress the edges! For those that haven't used a bone folder, this is a great tool to have. It can be used to score a card, get a very nice crease in your card when you fold it, and to distress the edges of many projects, such as this one.

Step 6: At this point you can just leave the edges turned up or crinkle the paper like I did for a more distressed look. Then adhere the 3 flowers on top of each other with Glue Dots!



Steps 7-11 makes the button. This is a fun technique that surprisingly looks like a real button.

Step 7: Punch four 3/4" circles out of black cardstock.

Step 8: Glue all four punched circles together, layering them on top of one another. I used Crystal Effects, but you can use any strong adhesive that isn't going to come apart easily.

Step 9: Using a Crop-a-dile to punch 2 small holes (with the smaller hole punch) trying your best to get them even. Yes, my crop-a-dile is not Stampin' Up!'s, but I purchased mine at a local scrapbook store before Stampin' Up! started selling them.



Step 10: Using embroidery floss feed the thread through one hole & then through the other. Then tie a knot in the thread.

Step 11: Trim the thread so the ends won't show under the button. Or you can leave the ends a little longer than I did if you want them to show.

That's it for the button, pretty simple huh? Now you can make a button from any color of cardstock that you want!

Step 12: Make your stem by cutting a very thin strip of your choice of green Cardstock (I used Mellow Moss, but it is retiring & no longer available to purchase). Then tie some Artichoke Grosgrain Ribbon around for the leaves.


Step 13: Stamp the background with any large design & Versamark ink (this is probably my favorite ink of all time) to your choice in colors of cardstock for the background (I used Almost Amethyst, which is retiring & is no longer available). I used the large background stamp from the Baroque Motifs set. Adhere the stem & flower to the card & then adhere the button to the center of the flower using glue dots!

Step 14: Punch along a thin piece of your color choice of cardstock with the Scallop Edge Punch (I used Barely Banana, which is retiring & already out of stock). Then adhere this piece to the inside of the card just showing the edging of the scallop.


You can add a sentiment if you'd like, or just leave it blank! I used the "Happy Birthday" stamp from the Happy Moments Sale-a-bration stamp set (which is no longer available).

If you'd like your ribbon stem to stay in a specific spot just add a mini-glue dot to the back and place it where you want it to stay.



I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial & I would love to see your creations using these techniques! Just leave a comment with the link to your project!

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{Stamp Fest Cards}

These were some of the cards that I made for 2 events that I had and then I made up the rest for swaps at my manager's downline meeting that I went to last night!


This was the original one I made with the Rich Razzleberry cardstock, but decided I didn't like how it turned out so I changed it to look like the ones above!






There will be another card that I made for my events coming soon, with a tutorial to show you some fun techniques!