Addicted to Stamping

Mover's & Shapers Pizza Box

Use Stampin' Up's Movers and Shapers die to make a quick and easy pizza box. You can download the free tutorial here. I found the chocolates at COSTCO and wrapped them in scraps of Designer Series Paper. 8 of them fit nicely inside the box.  

 

Origami Pennant Angel

I can't remember what this started out to be but I cut a pennant and started folding until it looked like something. So here we are. You can download the free tutorial here.

To add wings cut a large butterfly using Stampin' Ups Beautiful Butterflies die.

 

 

  

Punch Art Santa

This punch art Santa was inspired by Sherry Hostetter. She sent my a cartoon clip art Santa and asked if I could make one from punches and share it with Late Nite Stampers.

So here it is. SU doesn't carry a punch large enough for the body so you'll have to cut a 2-1/2" circle using your circle cutter. The rest is made with Stampin' Up punches.

Scroll down for a pic of the instuctions or you can download them here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm Doin' The Happy Dance

Three cheers for My Digital Studio!!! I've been trying to come up with an easier way to post instructions for punch art (not an easy task when your computer skills are as sad as mine. Ironic that my first MDS project is punch art.

You can find this file with my Penguin card a few posts below this one.  

Christmas Gift Card Holders

  I’ve put together this collection of 12 original Christmas gift card/money holders. Some can be put in an envelope and given as a card and others are designed to hang on a Christmas tree. You will receive a tutorial for each Gift Card Holder including coloured photos and step by step instructions.

 

You can order these instructions for $8 USD. The instructions will be sent out via email, in most cases within 24 hours of receiving payment.

 

Punch Art Class Made Easy

 

Make 24 - 3”x3” cards using all the sentiments from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set with these easy step by step instructions. I've included lots of photos as well as written instructions so these cards can be completed in a class setting. To keep it simple this set is made using 12 sheets of colored cardstock and 2 sheets of Whisper White with plenty of scraps left over to use for punching. The instructions come in two separate pdf documents, the first one detailing the instructions for each punch and the second contains instructions to assemble the cards.

You can order the instructions for this class for $8. The instructions will be sent out via email in most cases within 24 hours of ordering.

Album in a Box Ornament

I have several of these little ornament albums hanging in my tree. Just slide the lid up the string to reveal the photo album inside. I add a little tag with the year, jounaling and some photos of some of the year's highlights. They're fun to look at each Christmas.

I also make a pink or blue version as a gift for "Baby's first Christmas. You can download the instructions here .

This project was a remake of a workshop wow I presented at a demo meeting 3 years ago when I first started as a demo. At the bottom of this post I added the samples I made for the meeting as well as the directions I drew up and scanned (yikes). My computer skills are still NOT great but I guess I've come farther than I thought. To personalize the ornament box, print it on a sheet of vellum and emboss it with embossing powder as soon as it comes out of the printer while the ink is still wet. With the new MDS this opens up a whole world of possiblilities.

 

Faux Snow Tree

Here's another card using the faux snow technique. You can find the tutorial here.

I used the Jolliest Time of the Year stamp set and Sincere Salutations. The snowflakes are from the Delightful Decorations stamp set and embossed with clear.  

Easy Trees

I've seen a lot of requests lately for easy Christmas tree patterns. One of my favorites is the origami trees pictured on page 161 in the Stampin' Up cataloque.  Here's a tutorial for an Origami Tree

Below are a couple more easy trees made with the pop up Tree die. For the first tree I used just the 2 largest pieces and tied on some elastic cord after stringing it with 1/2" circles. The other tree is made using the large tree shape from the die as a pattern. Trace 4 trees, fold them in half and glue them together.

  

Faux Snow

Here's a card I made using faux snow. You can make your own with scraps of white cardstock and a cheese grater. Here's a short tutorial.