Archive for August, 2008
Bookmark Card Challenge
Posted by: | CommentsI have to confess, I haven’t been stamping for fun that much lately! This is something that I really miss. The kids are going back to school this week, so we are getting ready for that. I have been saying for over a week that I wanted to do some FUN stamping and play with my Big Shot a little more. So when I noticed that Splitcoast Stampers was having a virtual Stamping Weekend I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to stamp for fun!
Although I didn’t play with my Big Shot last night, I did create a bookmark card for the “And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street!” Challenge (AUG08VSNC). I decided to create a bookmark with Flight of the Butterfly (pg. 99 in IBC*) but couldn’t decide on a layout or color combo. SO, where did I go for inspiration? My Fall-Winter IBC of course! When I am stuck for ideas I turn to the page that the stamp set is displayed and see what I can find. In this CASE I used the layout from the card and the scallop butterfly idea from the swizzle sticks. If you don’t have the most recent Idea Book and Catalog yet contact me and I would love to send one out to you!
The card base is Rose Red Card stock(4 1/4″ x 11″). The greeting is stamped on Whisper White card stock with Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink. The sample in the catalog had an Old Olive brad at the end of the greeting, and I don’t have any. So, I punched out a circle with Old Olive card stock and added Crystal Effects to the top! It looks just like a brad! I cut the Pumpkin Pie Card stock 3/4″ larger than the Whisper White Card stock, then used the Scallop Edge punch on the bottom. Whisper White is adhered to Pumpkin Pie and then Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon is tied around the top. Before attaching this layer to the card base create the bookmark first.
The bookmark is made with a Jumbo Paperclip I purchased from Staples. I punched out 4 Old Olive scallop circles with my Scallop Circle Punch. Tombo Multipurpose adhesive was used to adhere two scallops together, so now you have two thicker scallops (like chipboard)instead of four. The Rose Red center was punched with the 1 1/4″ circle punch.The butterfly was stamped with More Mustard classic ink on Whisper White card stock (stamping off on scrap paper first to make image lighter). The flowers were stamped with Rose Red Classic Ink. I adhered the center of the butterfly to the rose red circle with Tombo Multipurpose, and the wings with Dimensionals. Four Pop-UP Glue Dots were used to adhere the two scallops together at the top of the bookmark.
To put the entire card together I added sticky strip down both sides of the Pumpkin Pie Layer. Then placed the bookmark where I wanted it to be on that layer. I added Sticky Strip once more on the other side of the bookmark, to create a pocket. I removed the red liner and placed the layer onto the card base and added my bookmark to the card! All this while watching “Pearl Harbor” on my computer!
I had such a great time making this card. Try it yourself and attach a link to your card, I would love to see it!
Happy Stamping!
Girls Just Want To Have Fun!
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I just had to post this picture! After my Catalog Party Weekend, my girls were just dying to play with the Sizzix Big Shot again. How could I resist? I let them pull out some paper from my scraps and we ran my Birds and Blooms Die through with Pixie Pink, Only Orange, and YoYO Yellow Cardstock.
As the girls started to layer up their pieces, I realized that the two leaves make great candle flames! So we layered up the small orange leaf over the large yellow leaf. The girls layered up the flowers the way they wanted and then added everything to pieces of Pixie Pink with SNAIL adhesive. After they were done they decided the candles would make nice bookmarks.
Aren’t they so cute? The kids AND the bookmarks…LOL! If you have young kids and you are even thinking of getting the Big Shot…DEFINITELY GET IT! My kids LOVE it, and so do I. I can set up and clean up from an activity so quickly (as long as we are using SNAIL or glue sticks).
If you have any questions about the Big Shot Contact Me any time.
Happy Stamping!
New Catalog Kick Off
Posted by: | CommentsThis weekend I officially introduced the new catalog to some of my hostesses and customers from the past year.
My husband took the kids out for the afternoon both Saturday and Sunday, so that I could have the run of the house. Although, I could have used him to man the grill on Saturday! (I made lunch for my 1st Annual Hostess Cookout) He does most of the grilling in the house, so needless to say my burgers were a little overcooked..LOL!
Besides overcooked Burgers, everything went very well, and I am very tired! : ) Everyone received FREE catalogs and a couple other gifts from me. I wanted everyone to have samples of the new In-Colors, so I made little sample packs tied together with ribbon and added a tag made with a 20th Anniversary Embosslit in the Big Shot. The basket in the back was also a “Big Shot” project. I used the Baskets and Blooms Die that I just had to have, and created little baskets with Stampin’ Up! Maine Blueberry Paper. Each little basket contained a little stamp and was given to everyone who placed an order that day.
My entire house was filled with swaps from convention. This was the display on my dinning room hutch. I had so much fun lining up all the swaps around the room. I wish I could decorate with my swaps all the time. Maybe when the kids get a little older!
Of course there were Make-N-Takes! Sunday all of my wonderful customers made an In-Color Calendar Bookmark, to use with their new catalog.
On Saturday, my hostesses made the mini- scrapbook that I made at Convention. You can view the scrapbook in the post below (Convention Make-N-Takes). I willl be posting more about Convention real soon. I don’t have all my pictures yet. My wonderful friend Gwynne offered to take everyone’s pictures and put them on a CD for each person who went to Convention in our group. I realized after I came home that I didn’t have any pictures from Day 2 and 3! After I see her next week I will have a lot more pictures to show you. I promise!
Everyone loved the new catalog. It seems like each one gets better and better! If you would like you very own copy of this catalog, contact me at jenfoley@inkspiredcreations.com
Happy Stamping!
