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Serene Sea Birthday

Some of the papers in the Serene Scenery DSP stack take a lot of will power to cut into. This seaside print is one of my favorites and it took a while to convince myself to be brave and use it. I almost went fake by using a temporary adhesive on my elements so I could reuse the background for other layouts but I decided to go for it and use permanent adhesive. I'm glad I did. I like how this one turned out. I've got it sitting on my desk where I think I'll leave it for now as it's a nice reminder of summer.

The supplies for this card are all from Stampin' Up; Swirly Scribbles Thinlits, Rose Wonder and Picture Perfect Stamp Sets, Basic Pearls, Bermuda Bay, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Classic Inks and Serene Scenery DSP Stack

ETA: I had several emails about the starfish. He is from the Picture Perfect stamp set which is a two step stamp. I stamped the first image in Crumb Cake Classic Ink on Very Vanilla card stock and stamped the second image over it using Soft Suede Ink. After I cut out the starfish I sponged the Soft Suede around the edges and went a little heavier on one side of each point to give the starfish more dimension  

Serene Scenery Daisies

Stampin' Up's Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack is one of those products that you don't think you need but then can't live without. Since you only get a glimpse of the corner of each sheet in the catalogue you really have to see it in person to appreciate it.  One side of the paper is a realistic print and the other side is like regular DSP. 

Today I was using the Blossom Punch and needed several of the smallest flower for a punch art Santa card I'm working on. Whenever I can I like to punch all of the shapes from a punch then use up all of the pieces. It's kind of like a fun little challenge. So.....I ended up with a whole pile of daisies, reached for my new "go to" DSP and made a few daisy cards.

Some other products I used was the 1/8" Gold Ribbon, Gold Metallic Thread (LOVE that stuff), the 1/2" Circle Punch for the large Daisy centers and the Owl Punch for the small Daisy centers. The sentiment is from the Rose Wonder Stamp Set. I stamped the sentiment in Delightful Dijon, the frame in Early Espresso and sponged around the edges with Crumb Cake Ink. I also sponged around the Daffodil Delight centers with Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink.

 

Gift Card Purse Video

I've had several requests for a video tutorial for my Gift Card Purse. It took some work to figure out the new movie maker program but I finally got it. It's a little scary how fast technology changes. Anyway here's the video. I'm looking forward to making a few more.

If you'd prefer the written instructions you can find them here Download Purse Gift Card Holder

 

Gift Card Purse

A version of this little purse was one of the first projects I learned to make from Stampin' Up. I think they demoed it at Regionals the year I started.  You make a tube from DSP, fold it into a W and attach some handles. The tube creates a couple of pockets where you can slip in a card or a few treats.

Download Purse Gift Card Holder

 I resized this one to fit a gift card then added a flap and a flower to keep the flap closed.

    

Coffee Gift Card Holder

 

Wow. I can't believe I've been away for so long. It's been months since I've been well enough to stamp anything or post on my blog so this feels a little strange. The perfect blend stamp set is still one of my favorites so I thought that would be a good place to start.

Here's a gift card holder I came up with. The slider on the card front pulls out to reveal the gift card. My gift card happens to be from Tim Hortons (another favorite). 

Here's a short tutorial: Download Coffee Gift Card Holder

Fry Box Gift Card Holder

Turn your favorite Stampin' Up Fry Box into a gift card holder. I didn't have time to pretty up my Fry Box this week; my mother-in-law is camping out in my stamp room but I did get a chance to sneek in and crank out a quick sample from  DSP. Cut out one fry box plus a partial one from the same card stock or DSP.  I trimmed the partial box along the curved bottom edge, put glue on the bottom and sides and attached it to the full box. If desired you can cut a half circle out of the top. Make up your fry box and slip your gift card into the pocket.

DSP Card Set

 With the new catty coming out it's time to say goodbye to my Designer Series Paper. Of course I "needed" every last design that Stampin' Up offers so I've accumulated a pretty good stash. I've gotten better at using it instead of just admiring it but I find at the end of the catty year I'm left with some of my favorites...the ones I couldn't bring myself to cut into. Well this year I found a solution I'm quite happy with. I picked a sheet of my favorite DSP and one sheet of coordinating card stock to make this card set which includes a gift card holder, card, envelope made the the envelope punch board and a tag. These sets are so quick to make I'm burning through my DSP stash and I'll have plenty of room for some new stock.

This was the make and take at our last demo meeting and it took less than an hour for each person to complete their set. I instructed everyone to come to the meeting with a sheet of their favorite DSP and a sheet of coordinating card stock and I supplied the Whisper White and Ribbon. This project will be perfect for a Retirement Open House. It doesn't require any prep time, so I can cut the Whisper White as needed and guests can choose their DSP from my retiring stash and cut their own.

Here are a couple of sample sets and instructions you can download with a supply list, cutting instructions and step by step instuctions to make this card set.

 

Download DSP Card Set

 

 

Christmas Gift Card Holders

  I’ve put together this collection of 12 original Christmas gift card/money holders using a variety of products from the 2009/2010 Idea Book and Catalogue.  Some can be put in an envelope and given as a card and others are designed to hang on a Christmas tree. 

 

Update: I've had several people ask why this is no longer available. This was one of my first classes and it was a pdf file that I emailed out. I lost many of my old files last spring when my computer crashed and I no longer have the document. I hadn't intended to repost it but when I updated my post to say it was no longer available, it went up as a new post. I don't want to remove it as several people have linked to it so here it is...an old random post of an unavailable class front and centre.    

Black & White

This is one of the scrapbook pages I entered in the Artisan Award contest. I'd never done a black and white scrapbook page but I spotted a page online a while back and wanted to case it. I lost the original photo when my computer crashed but I remember the circles and polka dot paper and liked the look. I made another one of these and framed it for my daughter's room.

Fabric Stationery Case

This is the other 3D project I entered in the Artisan Award contest. It's a larger version of my Stationery Box from several years ago. On the left is a card box with matching note cards (you can't see them). On the right in the back is stationery stamped with the doily stamp set. The clear box holds some coordinating paper clips that I purchased them at the $1 store and recovered with DSP and crystal effects. The front panel of the case is a dry erase calendar with with matching pen and fabric flower magnets.