Baker's Box

This is a Baker's box made with the Baker's Box Thinlet.  The base of the box is made with Calypso Coral cardstock.  I cut out two pieces and then ran each piece through the new Fluttering TIEF.  I creased all the score lines before putting the box together with the new Tear and Tape.  I used the hand-held 1/4" Circle Punch to make two holes through the flaps at the top.  I ran 5/8" Whisper White Organza ribbon through the holes. I used the 1-3/4" Scalloped Circle Punch on Pacific Point cardstock.  I stamped "Thank You" from the Tin of Cards stamp set on Whisper White cardstock using Pacific Point Ink.  I punched it out with the new 1-1/2" Circle Punch and attached it with Snail adhesive.  I used the Elegant Butterfly punch to punch out from the Pretty Petal DSP Stack and then used the Bitty Butterfly to punch out a Calypso Coral butterfly.  I attached three little Rhinestones for his body.

Something to Say - Sea Street

This is another masculine card I made that was inspired by Janet Holmes, but I used different stamp sets.  I used Something to Say and Sea Street.  The base of the card is Island Indigo, and also uses the Adventure Bound Designer Series Stack (soon to retire).  I also used Sahara Sand cardstock. The ink is Island Indigo.  I also the Banner Punch, 1" Circle Punch, and 1 1/4" Circle Punch, and a Silver Mini Brad.

Ornamental Pine with Filigree

This is a card I had my customers make at a recent workshop.  I love these colors together as well as this stamp set.  Here are my instructions to make this card:

 

 

Ornamental Pine

Stamp Set:  Ornamental Pine

Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Soft Sky

Ink:  Island Indigo, Chocolate Chip marker

Other:  Big Shot, Blocks C, F , Filigree Frame Embossing Folder, 3/8” Lost Lagoon Satin Ribbon (about 7 inches), Fork, Rhinestone Jewel, 1¼” Circle Punch, Glue Dots, Snail Adhesive or Multipurpose Glue, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer,

 

1.     Island Indigo cardstock is cut at 8½” x 5½” and scored in the middle at 4¼” for the base card.

2.    Insert 5¼” x 4” Soft Sky cardstock into Filigree Frame and run it through the Big Shot.  Adhere to front of card with adhesive.

3.    Ink up ornament with Island Indigo ink and stamp on the lower right side of the 2½” x 3-13/16”Soft Sky cardstock as shown in picture above.  Ink it again in Island Indigo ink and stamp on scrap of Soft Sky cardstock. Punch it out with the 1¼” Circle Punch Layer over first stamped ornament with Dimensional (or layer it after you stamp your pine branch)

4.    Ink up pine branch with Island Indigo ink and the Chocolate Chip marker and stamp it above your ornament.

5.    Layer stamped image onto the 2¾ x 4”Island Indigo cardstock with adhesive.

6.    Use the 7” Lost Lagoon ribbon to create a bow with the fork.  Use a Glue Dot to adhere to the top of your ornament.  Attach a Rhinestone in the center of your ornament using the Paper Piercer to grab it.

7.    Stamp “Christmas Wishes” on the inside of your card with Island Indigo ink or other verse that came with the stamp set.

 

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

 

I found this cute snowman paper in my Santa & Co. Designer Series Paper from the 2014  Holiday Catalog.  I love snowmen, and wanted to create a card using it.  The verse "Baby, it's cold outside" comes from the Photopolymer stamp set Project Life Holiday Cheer from the Holiday Catalog.  I used the 1" Circle Punch and the 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Real Red Cardstock to create my card.

Lovely as a Tree - Reflection card

This is a card we did last month at my workshop to demonstrate how to do a reflection card. Lovely as a Tree stamp is perfect for this technique and here are my instructions:

Stamp Set:  Lovely as a Tree

Cardstock:  Old Olive, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Marina Mist

Other:  Window Sheets, Stamping Sponges, 1¼” Circle Punch, Recollections Repositionable tape (non-SU!), Adhesive Remover, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Brayer, Snail Adhesive

 

1.     Ink up Lovely as a Tree stamp with Chocolate Chip ink and stamp on upper layer of 3¾” x 5”Whisper White cardstock.

2.     Ink up Lovely as a Tree stamp with Chocolate Chip ink again and stamp on the Window Sheet. Turn Window Sheet over and upside down and align with the image on the Whisper White cardstock.  Press and rub with your fingers to transfer the reflection to the cardstock.

3.     Punch out two 1¼” Circle Punches for the moons to mask over the stamped images.  Use the Recollections Repositionable tape (non SU!) to hold them in place.

4.     Stamp the trees on a scrap of paper to make a mask for the bottom of the card so you can do the sky.  Cut it out and use repositionable tape to align at the bottom.

5.     Ink up the brayer with Marina Mist by taking the brayer and rolling it across the ink pad and then lift it up and reink again; repeat several times but not rolling brayer back and forth to ink it up. 

6.     Now, start rolling on the place mat back and forth before starting on your Whisper White cardstock for the sky (so that it doesn’t leave lines by starting on the cardstock first). Keep re-inking if you need to until you have the desired look for the sky.

7.     Use the sponge in Marina Mist to ink up the reflection in the water of the trees and the moon.

8.     Use a sponge in Old Olive to color in the grass area.

9.     Remove circles and remove residue with the Adhesive Remover.

10.   Layer stamped image on 4” x 5¼” Marina Mist cardstock and then again on the Old Olive card base with Snail Adhesive.

Scalloped Tag Topper Easter Bunny Basket

This is a Basket I made this morning using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch.  Isn't he adorable and so much fun to make.  The back side even has a bunny tail made from the Scalloped Itty Bitty Punch.
The colors are Pool Party, Gumball Green, Primrose Petals and Whisper White.  I used the Fringed Scissors for the grass.  The Pool Party basket is cut 6" x 11".  Put the 6" side at the top of the Simply Scored and score at 2" all the way down and at 4" all the way down.  Turn and put the  11" side at the top.  Score at 3" just to the scored line. Then score at 4 1/2" all the way down, then 6 1/2" all the way down.  Then 8" to the score line.  Turn and do the other side at the 3" and 8" to the score line.
Then you will need to cut two parallel lines on the 6"on the score lines but just up to the center score lines.  On the 11" side you will cut on the first scored line to the first cut lines so that you will be cutting away the outside rectangles on all four sides.

The dotted lines are where you will fold and crease with the Bone Folder to make your basket and glue sides together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

1.       I also cut Pool Party side panels at 4 ½” x 2” and insert them into the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder and ran it through the Big Shot on Tab 1 and glue them onto the Scalloped side with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

2.       The Gumball Green is cut at 2” x 1 ½” four times (one for each side of the basket).  Fringe with the Fringed Scissors and attach to the basket with Snail Adhesive.

3.       For the Bunny:  From Whisper White cardstock and punches, cut two 1 ½”  Circles, two of the 1” circles , four of the ½” circles and one Itty Bitty scalloped shape.  Cut two Elegant Butterflies which you cut off the bottom wings to create your bunny ears. Punch Edges with Primrose Petal ink. 

4.       Put bunny together on the front side of the basket by using Dimensionals.  Punch out a Primrose Petal heart shape from the Owl Builder Punch to make the bunny’s nose and attach with a Glue Dot.  Punch out two Basic Black eyes with the Owl Builder punch and attach with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.  For the back side, you only need to add the bunny tail with a Dimensional.

5.       Insert Primrose Petal cardstock into the Beautiful Wings Embosslit to create the butterfly for the front and attach with a Glue Dot.

6.       Attach the Primrose Petal Ribbons to the top and tie in a bow.