Easter Bunny Baskets

This was one of the projects at last month's S.O.T.T.S. club. We made the Punch Bunny and adhered it to a wooden skewer with Sticky Strip.

The basket was made using the Basket & Blooms Sizzix Die and Tea Party DSP...the perfect Spring colors! The basket would make the perfect little Hostess Gift, Party Favor, Birthday Gift Card Holder, Wedding or Baby Shower Favor....the possibilities are endless.

Stamp Sets: Loads of Love Accessories

Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Basic Black (For Punch Bunny), So Saffron, Whiper White, Tea Party DSP

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black Marker (For Punch Bunny), Almost Amethyst

Accessories: Big Shot, Basket & Blooms Sizzix Die, Soft Subtles Brads, White Gel Pen, Sticky Strip, Pink Gingham Ribbon, Sponges
I have a couple more Easter cards to show you tomorrow!

Easter Banner

I FINALLY used my SU! Pennant Big Shot Die to make this cute Easter Banner to hang in our Living Room.


I used the *NEW* Walk In The Park DSP from the Occasions Mini. I just love the color combo!

The scallop circles are from the same Pennant Die and the Die Cut Letters are from the Serif Essentials Alphabet Set. Here is a close-up of each letter....

Card Stock: Going Grey, Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, Baja Breeze, Walk In The Park DSP
Accessories: Sizzix Big Shot, SU! Pennant Die, Serif Essentials Alphabet Die Set

This will become a fun way for me to decorate my home each Holiday!
Hope you are getting ready for Easter!

Mask Project

Last weekend my daughter had to make a mask for a Romeo & Juliet Feast in her class. After a trip to Michael's for the plastic mask, we rumaged through some of my Stampin' Up! goodies...

Here's what she came up with...



She painted the mask a turquoise blue. Once it dried, working in small areas, she applied Crystal Effects and then covered with Clear Micro Beads. It really gave the mask a cool texture...and when you take a picture using the flash, it gives off a reflection...


She then chose of few flowers from the Pretties Kit and colors them using markers and Aqua Painters. A clear rinestone brad through the flowers to hold them together, then she adhered it using the Hot Glue Gun. At Michael's, she also found some rinestone stickers & feathers, and she applied them using the Hot Glue Gun as well.

She didn't like the look of the white elastic band around the back of her head, so we tied on two pieces of the Retired Wild Wasabi Stitched Ribbon...they tie together once she has the mask on.

The really awesome thing is, she also needs a mask for a dance she is doing for her Dance Performance...Now she'll get to use it twice!

Just shows how some of our wonderful SU! accessories have some many more uses than just Card-making and Scrapbooking!

Have a great day!

Organizing Your Card Stock Scraps

We all have the problem of not wanting to throw-away scrap pieces of CS....but what can you do with them? ...other than throw them in a box or envelope to go through later...

Well, yesterday I came up with my solution...and I hope it can help you as well.

I recently bought a photo storage box at Target that was on clearance..I got it for only $2! To brighten it up a bit, I took some leftover Afternoon Tea DSP and covered the box and lid using Modge Podge. I then put Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain and Wild Wasabi Double-Stitched ribbon around the box with Sticky Strip. The "SCRAPS" label was made using my Dymo Label Maker...love that thing..

Here's the finished box...

Here is the inside of the box...

I made the dividers using 5" x 8" Index Cards...unfortunately, my local office supply store only had colored Index Cards. I cut the Index Cards down to 3 7/8" x 7 5/8" so they would fit inside the box and still leave room for the tabs to clear the lid.

To make the tabs, I used my Rounded Tab Punch. I punched out each tab using that particualar color, to make for easy filing. That way when I have a scrap of Pixie Pink, for example, I will be able to check the color to the name before filing it. I attached the tabs to the Index Cards using snail adhesive.

I hand-wrote the color name on each tab and put them in order of color families....starting with Neutrals, 07-08 In Colors, Bold Brights, Earth Elements, Rich Regals, and Soft Subtles. I will of course make new tabs for the 08-09 In Colors once I receive the CS.

Here is a close-up of the dividers with my scraps filed...


As you can see I don't have enough scraps to fill the entire box. That is mainly because I only keep CS scraps that I could punch a 1" circle out of. Any smaller, I find it doesn't get used. *Although, when it comes to DSP, I do keep small strips....you can always add a strip to a card in place of ribbon.*

Card Stock: Afternoon Tes DSP, Scraps of every CS color for Tabs
Accessories: Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon, Wild Wasabi Double-Stitched ribbon, Sticky Strip, Rounded Tab Punch
Non-Su! Accesssories: 5" x 8" Index Cards, Modge Podge, Dymo Label Maker

I hope you can now make your CS scraps more easily acessible. They really come in handy!
I can't believe tomorrow is already the 4th of July!
...2008 is really flying by....

Tart & Tangy Basket

I got the pattern for this cute little basket from Dawn Griffin. Isn't it cute?


It was really simple to make and holds little odds & ends on my desk.... I really like the Rose Red/Certainly Celery color combo for the strawberry. It's so sweet looking.

Stamp Sets: Tart & Tangy
Card Stock: Certainly Celery, Rose Red, Whisper White
Inks: Certainly Celery marker, Rose Red marker
Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Punch, Sticky Strip, Dimentionals
Have a sweet day!

Ginger Blossom Note Holder

I made this as my Doorprize for last week's Demo meeting. It's a Note Card Holder and 4 Note Cards & envelopes fit inside.


Here is the inside of the holder, showing how the 4 Note Cards fit in the pockets...


This shows the 4 Note Cards, they are all embellished the same...

This is a fun way to use up extra DSP and it only took me about 20 mintutes to make the entire project!

Stamp Sets: Embrace Life
Card Stock: River Rock, Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Groovy Guava, Ginger Blossom DSP
Inks: Black Stazon, Pretty In Pink, Groovy Guava
Accessories: River Rock Double-Stitched ribbon, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Punch, Pretty In Pink Eyelets, Crop-A-Dile
Hope this inspires you to create something with your DSP!

Large Clothes Pin

At the Demo meeting last weekend, we had our Monthly Sales Prizes given out. Well, thanks to all of you....I got 2nd Place, again! WOW!!!!

Here's my prize.... Linda decorated this VERY large Clothes Pin with left-over Sale-A-Brations Rub-Ons. Then she finished it off with Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain and Old Olive Poly-Twill ribbons. She got the clothes pin at a craft store, and it was already green...my fav! It will be perfect to showcase cards on my desk!

Accessories: Sale-A-Brations 2008 Rub-Ons in Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, Old Olive Poly-Twill ribbon (Occasions Mini)
Non-SU! Accessories: Large Clothes Pin
Thanks, Linda! ....and Thank You, Ladies!
Have a wonderful day!

Ginger Blossom Purse Card

This was the swap I made for this past weekend's Demo meeting at Linda's. I had so much fun making this one. It's it cute? It's a purse made from punches!!

I will be sad to see the Ginger Blossom DSP retire, but I thought I might as well start using up what I have left...which is a lot....lol

I used the 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" Square Punches to make the bottom of the purse. Then the 1 3/8" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches, folded in half to make the top. I finished it with a Fire Square Rhinestone brad and the River Rock Double-Stitched ribbon handle. Here is a close-up...

Couldn't you see this as a Bridal Shower invitation? Or as a Purse Party invite? So many possibilities...

Stamp Sets: Warm Words
Card Stock: River Rock, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla, Ginger Blossom DSP
Inks: Purely Pomegrante pad
Accessories: 1 3/8" Square Punch, 1 1/4" Square Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Fire Square Rhinestone brad, River Rock Double-Stitched ribbon, Dimentionals

Well, I ended up winning first place in the Swap contest! Yea! Here are the goodies I won....

Shelly Whelen made them all. Aren't they cute? It's 2 file folders cover with Bali Breeze DSP, a Notepad covered with Bali Breeze DSP, and a clip wrapped in Flowers For You DSP.

The "Celebrate" on the Notepad is stamped directly onto the 5/8" grosgrain Old Olive ribbon! You can do this by either using Craft or Stazon ink.

I was so excited I won! Thanks, Shelly for the awesome prizes!

Have a fabulous day!

Bloomin' Workshop

Yesterday I had my Bloomin' Workshop using the beautiful Class Planning Service designed by Andrea Walford. She helps us Demos out by offering classes for us to teach our customers. My ladies had such a great time making this stationary set!!

They made a portfolio and four cards that fit inside the portfolio. Here is a close-up of the portfolio, showing how the it slides out of the case...


Here is another close-up of the embellishing inside the portfolio....


Here you can see how the four cards, and envelopes, fit inside the portfolio....


Card #1: Single Bloom Soft Sky Card....


Close-up of the dimentional detail...


Card #2: Groovy Guava Blooms Card....


Card # 3: Double Blooms Groovy Guava Card....


Close-up of the 3-D blooms....


Card #4: Wild Wasabi Blooms Card....


This makes such an amazing gift for some special! The Bloomin' Beautiful Stamp Set, Afternoon Tea DSP, and In Colors coordinate perfectly!

I may offer this Workshop as a take home kit. I would pre-cut & pre-score everything for you and include instructions with pictures. I will have to figure out the cost, but let me know if you are interested...

Stamp Sets: Bloomin' Beautiful, All Holidays, Holidays & Wishes
Card Stock: Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Afternoon Tea DSP
Inks: Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, Blush Blossom, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon, Blender Pens, Dimentionals, Pewter Brads, Jumbo Pewter Eyelets, Crop-A-Dile, 1/16" Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Rounded Tab Punch, Sticky Strip, Bone Folder, Watercolor Wonder Crayons: Earth Elements & Neutrals Sets

Have a great day!