All Dressed Up for Weddings and Anniversaries

Wow! I can definitely tell it's spring and Love is in the air with Weddings and Anniversaries happening everywhere!  How better to congratulate or send best wishes than a handmade card.

Here is another example of me saying what would I use that set for and it turning out that I love it!  Shows how much I know my own self I guess.  I loved the all dressed up framelits so much that I ran a bunch of them through and I am keeping them aside for a quick and easy to reach embellishment (I even ran some dresses through for my daughter and her projects).

The pictures really don't do these cards any justice.

This first one I made was for a country themed wedding with a boot wearing bride.

This one was made for a summer wedding using the color Pool Party.

For this card I did it like a stencil where I took the reverse of the die cut and sponged the middle.  

Ingredients:

Cs- Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Pool Party

Ink - Crumb Cake, Pool Party, 

Framelits - All Dressed Up

Embossing Folders - Wood grain 1st card, Elegant Lines 2nd card

Punch - Scallop Oval

Pearl Basic Jewels

Mds for the tie Fathers Day

Stamp Set - Occasional Quotes, 3rd card Memorable Moments
Vanilla Flower Trim

3rd Card - Sponge, Delicate Details Lace Tape, Primrose Petals, Pool Party Core'dinations CS

Floral Frames Easter Basket

Floral Frames Easter Basket

I would probably say with out a doubt that Stampin' Up! framelits are my absolute fav.  So of course when I saw this basket on Brenda Quintana's blog I just knew I had to make it.  It was so cute that I decided that we would make it in class.  The girls loved it!  Like I said before my fav and I don't think I have had a class that I haven't used them in.  Can't wait for the new catalog in hopes that there will be more of them headed our way. Anyways back on to topic. Here is the basket completed.  I changed mine a bit to make it a little more sturdier. 

Ingredients:

CS - Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party, Whisper White

DSP - Brights Patterned Paper, Daffodil Delight

Ink - Primerose Petals

Framelits - Floral Frames

Ribbon - 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon - Lucky Limeade, Pool Party

Punch - 1 1/4"scallop punch 

Stamp Set - Spring Sampler # 125512 (spring catalog pg. 23)

Big Shot

Simply Scored Scoring Tool

Step 1 - Using the largest flower from the floral frames framelits cut out the Primerose Petals. 

Step 2 - Using the second to largest flower cut the Daffodil Delight patterned DSP.

Step 3 - Adhere the flowers together.

Step 4 - Starting with Daffodil side up score the flower tip all the way across to the other flower tip on the opposite side. The easiest way to do this is to mark the 6" grove on your scorer at the top and then another mark just below your flower  to make lining it up easier. Do this four times all the way around your flower.

Step 5 - Flip over flower and score the indented parts of the flower all the way across just as you did in step 4.

Step 6 - Using Pool Party card stock cut out both the smallest flower framelit and the second to smallest flower framelit.

Step 7 - Take the smallest flower and adhere it to the middle of the larger flowers.

Step 8 - Fold flower like an accordion.

Step 9 - Cut a 3/8" x 8" strip of Lucky Limeade CS. This will give the ribbon strength in order to keep it's shape. 

Step 10 - Cut a 8" piece of lucky limeade ruffled ribbon and adhere it to the Lucky Limeade strip.

Step 11 - Put a piece of sticky strip on the ends of the lucky limeade strip and adhere it to the lower sides of the flower basket.

Step 12 - Adhere the second to smallest pool party flower to the bottom of the basket.

Step 13 -  Stamp your image 

Step 14 - Punch out your image using the 1-1/4" scallop circle punch

Step 15 - Punch a small hole in the top of the scallop and run the pool party ribbon through it.

Step 16 - Attach scalloped punch image to the handle of the basket.

Step 17 - To finish it off add a cellophane bag filled with treats.  

Hope you enjoyed this project and thanks for stopping by.

Hearts a Flutter Four Leaf Clover St. Patty's Day

Hearts a Flutter Four Leaf Clover

I saw this heart stamp used as a flower and thought how cute would it be if I used it as a four leaf clover. 

So here it is: It would be a very cute hostess gift.  My idea was to put some candy in the cello-bag but I didn't have any at the house. The kids must of eaten all! (right!) The marker worked just as good. 

Ingredients:

Stamp set - Hearts a Flutter and Itty Bitty Banners

Framelits - Hearts a Flutter and Bitty Banners

CS: Whisper White and Gumball Green

Ribbon - Gumball Green (retired)

Cello-bag

More Amore class projects

More Amore class projects.

What a fun night we had! I had more girls then normal which was a blast and I got to meet my newest recruit Kathy! Who also is having her first party today! WHOOT WHOOT!

To be honest wednesday day all day I was worrying how class would go since I decided to change it up a bit by setting up stations for each project. With a larger number of girls I thought it would work better that way and it did!  No one was waiting for anything and no seemed to mind moving from table to table which was my biggest concern. Everyone seemed to enjoy the projects and I would love to see them back for this months class. 

For this card I thought I would do a lot of layering to show how effective it is.

Ingredients:

CS -  real red, basic gray

DSP - More Amore

Ink - pool party, primrose petals, basic gray

Framelits - hearts a flutter, bitty banners

Ribbon - 5/8" crochet trim, 1/8" taffeta very vanilla

basic designer buttons

Stamp Sets - Hearts a Flutter, Itty Bitty Banners

Our second project was a fun little project that I got from Pinterest posted by Heidi Boos.

It's a pull up sweetheart candy box. 

Cut CS to 6-3/4" x 3-1/4"

Cut DSP to 6" x 1-1/2"

score cs at 5/8", 3", 3-3/4" and 6-1/8"

Cut ribbon to 15", wrap around the length of the box and then double knot on the top.

Snip the tops of the ribbon in a "V". 

Place a piece of sticky strip on one end of the scored cs.

Wrap the card stock around the box and adhere together on the side.

Wrap the dsp around the middle of the candy box with the two sides that don't meet up in the front. Add embellishments to the front to cover up the dsp not meeting up in the middle. 

(Heidi figured this would maximize the full 12x12 sheet of DSP, great idea)

Ingredients:

CS - primrose petals, very vanilla

Ink - primrose petals, basic gray

DSP - more amore

Stamp Set - Hearts a Flutter, Pretty Petites

Punch - Petite Curly Label 

Framelit - Hearts a Flutter

Rhinestone - Basic Jewels

Ribbon - 1-1/4" Two Tone Basic Gray/ Basic Black

We did 1 more project that I still need to take a pic of so I will be posting that one a little later.

Thanks for stopping by!

More Amore

Whats the best way to show someone special how much they mean to you?

 With a one of a kind handmade card of course!

Ingredients:

Cs - pool party

DSP - More Amore

Framelits - Hearts a Flutter

Big Shot

Lace - Artisan Embellishments kit

Ribbon - 1-1/4 two tone pink pirouette/rose red

Designer builder brads

Stamp sets - Hearts a Flutter and My Little Valentine

Punches - Ticket duo builder and Bitty Butterfly

Ink - versa mark and pink pirouette

Orchard Harvest

Happy Fall Y'all!

For this months class we did 3 projects all using the Orchard Harvest collection.  These little projects came out so cute!  When I first saw the Perfectly Preserved set I thought to myself I would never use that set, I'm not a canner and I'm not really into the fall thing.  BUT... after seeing this first project done by Mary Bellis I just new I had to have it.  I guess I couldn't see past the end of my nose when I first saw this cannery framelit set but this set can be used for any occasion, all you have to do is change up the DSP. 

                                         
                                           Perfectly Preserved nugget jar:
                                           CS- Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple
                                           DSP - Orchard Harvest
                                           Ink pad - Raspberry Ripple
                                           Framelit - Cannery Set
                                           Ribbon - Taffeta Early Espresso
                                           Big Shot, Simply scored, large oval punch, posted note
                                           
                                          The box portion that holds the nuggets is 1 1/2" x 4 1/2" 
                                                        score the 1 1/2" side at 1/4" and 1 1/4"
                                                        score the 4 1/2" side at 1 1/2" and 3"
                                                       The topover portion is 1 1/4" x 1 1/2"
                                                       score the 1 1/2" side at 1/4" and 1 1/4"

                                                       There is a great video over here on youtube.

                                        Friendship Preserves Card with a fabric flower

                                         

                                          CS - More Mustard, Raspberry Ripple, Very Vanilla
                                          DSP - Orchard Harvest
                                          Fabric - Orchard Harvest
                                          Stamp Set - Friendship Preserves, Wonderfall
                                          Framelits - Window Frames
                                          Paper Piercing pack - festive
                                          Ink Pads - Lucky Limeade, Raspberry Ripple
                                          Brush Bronzed buttons
                                          Jumbo Sticky round
                                          Bigz Die - Autumn Accents
                                          Big Shot
                                          Dimensionals

To Step this card up a notch use the woodgrain Textured Embossing folder to emboss the Raspberry Ripple CS background.

For the Fabric Flower I took one fat quarter from the Orchard Harvest Fabric box and holding it long ways vertically I did a little snip at 1".  I then tore the fabric the rest of the way.  Take that piece of fabric and tie a knot at one of the ends.  This will be your starting point.  Get your Jumbo sticky round and press the knot into the middle of the round then start twisting your fabric and then pressing it down around the knot working your way out. Once at the end of the fabric just tuck it under the fabric that's already stuck down and cut the remaining if any sticky round off and place on your project. 

Preserved Just for you Mason Nugget Jar

Ok so you don't have time to make the perfectly preserved nugget jar above here is a quick and easy alternative. In this type of jar you can put anything you like in it: pie, brownie, cookies, Jelly Beans...

Mason Jar

CS - very Vanilla

Ink Pad - Gumball Green

Fabric - Orchard Harvest

Ribbon - Sweater Trim Gumball Green

Stamp set - Friendship Preserves 

Framelits - Window Frames

Bigz Die - Scallop Circle

Big Shot

                      

                                          Quick and easy, nothing to it!

Hope you enjoyed Wednesdays Projects!

Birthday Cards

This month our family has a couple of birthdays to celebrate and because the time for the party snuck up on me way to quickly I thought what more of a better time then now to think up of some quick card ideas.  I love the idea of using white and one other color. To me it seems like it showcases the card meaning more. This isn't the greatest picture because like I said the party was only an hour from starting  so I had to quickly take a pic before I gave it to my sister. 

CS- Whisper White, Marina Mist

Framelits - Labels Collection

Ink pad - Marina Mist

Pearl basic Jewels

Paper Piercing Pack - Festive

Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots

Retired Marina Mist ribbon

This next card I had some punches left over in my punch jar so I thought I would use those since that would save me some time on making a card.  I chose one color and then the others pieces just as accents since they were already prepunched.  This card was for my mom who will be turning 57 on the 19th. I don't feel like she is getting older, I feel like I'm catching up to her.

CS - Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive

Ink Pad - Tangerine Tango

Stamp set - Mixed Bunch, 

Punches - Blossom, Blossom Petals Builder

Embosslits - Beautiful Wings

Shimmer Paint

Framelits - Floral Frames