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Season of Thanks Shadow Box
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The 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.
Here is a close up!
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!
Adventures with Wedding Invitations…Finished!!
Posted by: | CommentsYeah I am finally done with my sister-in-law’s wedding invitations. I am really happy with how they came out. I actually finished a few days ago, and they have already been mailed out, but I have been very busy lately so didn’t have a chance to post. So, for those of you who have been watching…here is the front of her invites:
Erin’s wedding colors are Chocolate, Celery, and Gold. The gold is just an accent color, and I was looking for a way to add just a hint of gold in her invitations, but couldn’t figure out where. I don’t know if you can see it in the picture, but the Monogram is attached to the Certainly Celery Ribbon with Gold Cording. It seems to have just the right touch!
I would also like to direct your attention to the nicely tied bow! Yes, you guessed I tied 140 of those babies! I used to be very inconsistent with my bow tying. They would come out different every time. Well, lets just say I don’t have that problem any more…LOL! At some point in time I am going to create a bow tying tutorial with a little tip for how to tie a nice tight bow! They would always slip on me before, but not any more!!
Here is a picture of the inside of her invites. Sorry, I had to distort some of the information since the wedding hasn’t happened yet. Everything you see here was printed at home. I formatted all the inserts and invitation in Microsoft Word and printed in Chocolate Chip Ink to match the Chocolate Chip Card Stock!
SO, what do you think? I just wish I knew how to do this when I got married (way back when…LOL!)
Oh, I almost forgot! Here is what 140 Pocket Fold Invitations looks like when they are done! I hope you enjoyed following me throughout my Adventures with Wedding Invitations.
I would love to hear what you think, so leave a comment below!
Happy Stamping!
Convention Make-n-Takes!!
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As I promised yesterday, here are some pictures of my Convention Make-N-Takes. This year there were two Make-n-Take sessions. Each session consisted of 4 projects. This bookmark was the first project I completed and it is my favorite. This will definitely be a project in a future stamp camp! Sorry no specifics tonight guys, I am very tired!The Scallop Square is from our On Board Essentials (Chipboard). You may not have seen the new Designer Brads, make sure you take a peek. They are so beautiful. The silver pieces in the center of the flower and at the end of the ribbon are Designer Brads from the Filigree Assortment. In case you didn’t notice, the ribbon is our NEW Pacific Point In Color Striped Ribbon! I love this color combination!
This “Note of Thanks Box” was fun to make. It is a basic box with scallop punched DSP added to the top. Very basic, no big deal. The fun part was making the rosette. It is made with our new Pink Pirouette 1 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon. Using linen thread I stitched along the edge of the Ribbon with stitches about 1/4″ apart. Then I pulled the thread and gathered the ribbon into a circle to make the rosette. I tied a knot at the end to hold it together. The glitter is added to the end of the ribbon with crystal effects!
This is project #3 which I didn’t get to finish putting together at the MNT session. I just barely stamped everything, LOL! This is the “For You Mini Album” made with Love Notes Cards and Envelopes! LOVE IT! This is going to be one of the projects at my open house this weekend. This picture does not show it clearly, but there are little orange beads attached to the front with crystal effects. I swear I don’t use that stuff enough! Lots of great ideas at Convention this year!
OK, so this project was not even made by me! My friend Kathy White completed the dry embossing for me because we really had to go. The image is created by lightly using the brayer on the debossed side and accenting with the white signo gel pen. Thank you Kathy for stamping this so I could put it together later!!
You may be asking yourself…why didn’t you get to finish your projects? Well, I played mother hen for a little while. I went to convention with a wonderful group of women that love to spend time with! Most of them live an hour away from me and we don’t get to stamp together very often. I was trying to get everyone together at the same table to stamp together. (Staying together is virtually impossible at Convention without a cell phone. Then if you have a cell phone it is almost that impossible to hear it ring over the 5-6,000 people that are there!) Anyway, I started stamping a little later than everyone else because I was trying to find everyone that was separated from the group. I really had a great time at Convention this year and hope we can do it all together again next year! You guys ROCK!!
Happy Stamping!
