InkspiredCreations.com » Gifts http://inkspiredcreations.com Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:04:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Paper Pumpkins http://inkspiredcreations.com/paper-pumpkins/ http://inkspiredcreations.com/paper-pumpkins/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:51:20 +0000 Jen http://inkspiredcreationsbyjen.com/?p=343

Hi Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your Holiday this week! We have been so busy celebrating Thanksgiving, my birthday, and my father-in-laws birthday that I haven’t had time to breathe…LOL

Stampin' Up! Paper PumpkinI want to share with you one of the projects I did with my kids on Thanksgiving Day. While we were waiting for Tom Turkey to finish cooking, the girls made pumpkin centerpieces for the dinner table. With adult help and some pre-cutting and setting up, this project can be done with children ages 5+. This project can also be adapted for other Holidays by using different designer paper or adding ribbon to make it a hanging ornament.

For the pumpkins, I pre-cut 11- 1″x 8.5″ strips of Pumpkin Pie Card Stock. The kids used the acorns wheel (retired) and VersaMark Ink to add designs to the Card Stock strips. I punched holes on both ends of the card stock strips. The kids added one brad through the entire stack of strips on both ends. Now the pumpkin can be created by fanning out the strips one at a time.

Stampin' Up! Paper PumpkinThe leaves are fun to make. fold a piece of scrap old olive card stock and cut out half of a leaf shape on the folded edge (when you open it up, it will look like a leaf). Keeping the leaf folded, run it through the paper crimper.

The vines were also made with a scrap piece of card stock wheeled with VersaMark on both sides and coiled around a pencil.

The “Happy Thanksgiving” banner was stamped with Chocolate Chip Ink on a scrap piece of Confetti White Card stock.

The leaves, vines, and banner were layered on top of one another with dimensionals and mini-glue dots. The trick to being able to fold it back up and store it year after year is attaching them to the top paper strip on the pumpkin, right next to the brad. If you attach them to any of the other paper strips, you won’t be able to fold it up again.

That covers it! I hope you try it, my kids loved it and everyone was very impressed that they looked so great. This is a fun and easy project for adults too. Christmas is coming and these would make great Christmas ornaments if you added ribbon and cut the paper strips a little smaller.

I will work on a tutorial for that! My birthday present this year was a new Kodak Digital camera. I am trying to figure out how to make video tutorials!

STAMPS: Acorn Wheel (retired)
INK: VersaMark
PAPER: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, and Confetti White Card Stock
ACCESSORIES: Paper Crimper, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Brads, 1/16″ circle punch, scissors, pencil

]]> http://inkspiredcreations.com/paper-pumpkins/feed/ 0 Happy Halloween http://inkspiredcreations.com/happy-halloween/ http://inkspiredcreations.com/happy-halloween/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:23:12 +0000 Jen http://inkspiredcreationsbyjen.com/?p=382

Looking for a great project for children? How about a mini scrapbook for Halloween?

Stampin' Up! Frankie Scrapbook FrontI made this cute little Frankie Scrapbook with the girls in my afterschool program, and then again with my girls at home. Age ranges were K-2. They loved it, and so did I!

When working with young children, it is important to pre-cut and pre-punch all materials for them.

I have created a step-by-step tutorial for you, with the help of my daughters. You will notice the little fingers in the pictures :) Check it out Here:

Frankie Scrapbook Tutorial

Happy Stamping!


]]> http://inkspiredcreations.com/happy-halloween/feed/ 0 Season of Thanks Shadow Box http://inkspiredcreations.com/season-of-thanks-shadow-box/ http://inkspiredcreations.com/season-of-thanks-shadow-box/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:44:51 +0000 Jen http://inkspiredcreationsbyjen.com/?p=425

Stampin' Up! Season of Thanks Shadow BoxThe second I saw this project at the Stampin’ Up! Convention in Utah, I knew I wanted to make this for my home! I am so glad I did! Pictures do not justice for this project.

Believe it or not this shadow box is so easy. The hardest part was finding the shadow box itself. I found it at Michaels, and it was on sale for 40% off! The front opens which will make it easy for me to change out the leaves for the seasons if I decide to. The back of the frame is covered in fabric, so I arranged the leaves using a few pins and closed the front of the frame.

With the leaves in place I was able to apply the Season of Thanks Decor Elements (#114885 $14.95) to the front of the frame. That is it! Arrange the leaves and apply Decor Elements.

It took approximately 30 minutes from start to finish, including cleaning the frame!

The frame is 14″ x 18″ and here is a picture before I applied Decor Elements. I also found the leaf garland at Michaels.

Stampin' Up! Season of Thanks Shadow Box


Here is a close up!

Stampin' Up! Season of Thanks Shadow Box


Want to make one for yourself? I can’t help you with the shadowbox or the leaves, but I can tell you how to get your Decor Elements!

First, click on the Order Online Button at the top of this page. Next when you get to my SU! website click on the “Shop Now” button at the top right. Enter 114885 in the search button and there you are! Your Decor Elements will come with step by step instructions on how to apply the product, and of course if you have any questions you can contact me anytime. I almost forgot…you will also need the applicator tool (#114285 $1.95), so make sure you add that to your order.

I can’t wait to hear what you have to say about this project, and when you finish yours please send me a picture of what you did. I would love to see it!

Happy Stamping!


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