Melanie's Workshop Samples!

My friend, Melanie, hosted a workshop this morning and we had a fabulous time making the following Make and Takes.

PROJECT ONE:

This card is a CASE of one by fellow SU demo Cori Kozak, which I saw on December 29, 2010 on Stampin Connection.  I love the cute little owl, and love the way he looks all dressed up for Valentine's Day!

STAMPS:  Valentine Defined, Teeny Tiny Wishes

CARDSTOCK: 
     Whisper White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
     Real Red 3-3/4 x 5
     Whisper White 3-5/8 x 4-7/8
     Scraps:  Real Red, Whisper White, Early Espresso, Love Patterns DSP, Red Glimmer Paper, Old Olive

INK:  Real Red, Basic Black Marker

ACCESSORIES:  Owl Punch, Dimensionals, Tombo Multipurpose Liquid Glue

PROJECT TWO:

STAMPS:  Build a Blossom, Teeny Tiny Wishes

CARDSTOCK: 
     So Saffron 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
     Peach Parfait 2-3/4 x 4
     Whisper White 2-5/8 x 3-7/8
     Scraps:  Peach Parfait, Old Olive

INK:  Old Olive, Peach Parfait

ACCESSORIES:  Crimper, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, Blossom Petals Punch, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Antique Brad, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

PROJECT THREE:

STAMPS:  Lots of Love Letterpress, Filled With Love

CARDSTOCK: 
     Cherry Cobbler 4-1/4 x 11 scored at 5-1/2
     Very Vanilla 3-7/8 x 5-1/8 (2 pieces)
     Crumb Cake 3-3/4 x 5
     Scraps:  Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler

INK:  Versamark, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler

MARKERS:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

ACCESSORIES:  Modern Label Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Corner Rounder, Very Vanilla 3/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Crumb Cake brads, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Sponge, Dimensionals, 1" Circle Punch

Thanks for looking!

Happy stampin and scrappin!
Linda

Deck the Halls Christmas Card

This is one of the Christmas cards I made for some very special stampin friends this year:

I punched two 1-1/4 inch squares from each of the six Deck the Halls DSP (12 total), sponged around the edge of each square with Early Espresso ink and adhered them to a piece of 3-3/4 x 5 Whisper White cardstock with a glue stick.  I ran it through my Big Shot to cut out the Top Note Die shape, then ran it through again with theFinial Press embossing folder. 

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Teeny Tiny Wishes

CARDSTOCK: 
     Early Espresso 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 xcored at 4-1/4
     Crumb Cake 5-1/4 x 4
     Whisper White 3-3/4 x 5
     Scraps:  Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, 1-1/4 squares of Deck the Halls DS Paper

INK:  Early Espresso

ACCESSORIES:  Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, 1-1/4 Square Punch, Sponge, Metallic Brads, Top Note Die, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Spongs, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Finial Press Embossing Folder, Chantilly 1/2" Crochet Trim, Corner Rounder Punch

Thanks for looking!

Happy stamping and scrapping!
Linda

Christmas Tags

This year at our November Play Day we made a simple Christmas tag using the stacked circle snowman that is so popular this year.  Here is a picture:

My recipe for this tag:

STAMPS:  Winter Post, Season of Friendship
CARDSTOCK:  Bashful Blue, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie
INK:  Bashful Blue, Soft Suede
ACCESSORIES:  Basic Black Brads, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Two Tags Die, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Snowflake Punch, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, Sponge, Dimensionals



In December, we also made a Christmas tag at Play Day:

My recipe:
STAMPS:  Winter Post, Tiny Tags
CARDSTOCK:  Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Deck the Halls DSP
INK:  Soft Suede
ACCESSORIES:  Metallic Brads, Tag Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Sponge, Scalloped Dotted Ribbon Border Punch, Hemp Twine, Two Tags Die, Big Shot, Sponge

I really enjoyed making these two tags, and kind of got addicted to making them.  I kept thinking of different stamp sets that would make nice tags, and just kept making them!

PROJECT THREE:

My recipe:
STAMP SET:  Season of Friendship, Winter Post
CARDSTOCK:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White
INK:  Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, Real Red, Kraft Whisper White
ACCESSORIES:  Dimensionals, sponge, Hemp Twine, Two Tags Die, Big Shot

PROJECT FOUR:

My recipe:

STAMPS:  Berry Christmas (SU retired), Winter Post
CARDSTOCK:  Crumb Cake, Christmas Cocoa Specialty DSP (SU retired), Real Red, Whisper White, Soft Suede
INK:  Soft Suede
ACCESSORIES:  Two Tags Die, Big Shot, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, Circle Scallop Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Dimensional, Crop-a-dile, Jumbo Eyelet, 1/4 Real Red Grograin Ribbon, Hemp Twine, Merry Details Sizzlet

PROJECT FIVE:

This is one of my favorites!  My recipe:

STAMPS:  Season of Friendship, Winter Post
CARDSTOCK:  Marina Mist, Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie
INK:  Marina Mist
ACCESSORIES:  Two Tags Die, Big Shot, Owl Punch, Marina Mist 1/8 Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sponge

PROJECT SIX:

STAMPS:  Winter Post
CARDSTOCK:  Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
INK:  Early Espresso
ACCESSORIES:  Two Tags Die, Big Shot, Crop-a-dile, Jumbo Eyelet, Sponge, Scallop Dotted Ribbon Border Punch, XL Circle Scallop Punch, 1-3/4 Circle Punch, 3/8 Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon, Dimensional

PROJECT SEVEN:

My recipe for this one:

STAMPS:  Happy Winter (SU retired). one of my all time favorites!, Winter Post
CARDSTOCK:  Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Always Artichoke
INK:  Always Artichoke, Kraft White, Basic Black
MARKERS:  Marina Mist, Crumb Cake
ACCESSORIES:  Two Tags Die, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Hemp Twine, Sponge, 3/4" Circle Punch, Dimensional, 1/4" Always Artichoke Grograin Ribbon

I enjoyed making these tags very much, and plan on making more of them in the coming year.  It was also fun to see what those who received them thought of them, and watch several of them being saved out of the trash!

Thanks for looking at my tag projects!
Happy stampin and scrappin!
Linda

January Play Day Projects!

This morning was our January Play Day, and we had a great time creating four projects.  Since next month is Valentine's Day, all of the projects were about Valentine's Day.

PROJECT ONE: 

This card was based on a Mojo Monday Sketch from this past week (#172), and was a CASE of a card by Mary Fish, which can be found at http://www.stampinpretty.com/2011/01/to-mojo-with-love.html.  I fell in LOVE with her card, and made a few changes to make it my own.  I love the new red glitter paper from Stampin Up; it makes "bling" easy!  It is hard to see in the picture, but the silver heart is embossed with silver embossing powder, and it is stacked on a red heart that was cut out with the heart embosslit and has lots of tiny scallops.

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Filled With Love
CARDSTOCK:
     Whisper White 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, score at 4-1/4
     Whisper White 4 x 5-1/4
     Basic Black 1 x 4-1/4
     Red Glimmer Paper 2-1/2 x 2-1/2
     Scraps:  Basic Gray, Whisper White, Red Glimmer Paper
INK:  Versamark, Real Red, Basic Gray
ACCESSORIES:  Basic Black brads, Scalloped Heart of Hearts embosslit die, Big Shot, Heart to Heart Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Dimensionals, Silver Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, 2-1/2 Circle Punch

PROJECT TWO:

One of the cards in the 2010-2011 Stampin Up catalog is very similar to this, and from the time I first saw it, I knew I wanted to make it at a Play Day.  I changed it up a bit to make it mine, and like the way it turned out and love the color combo!

My recipe for this card is:

STAMPS:  Sweetheart
CARDSTOCK:
     Crumb Cake 5-1/2 X 8-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
     Baja Breeze 3-1/8 x 5-1/8
     Crumb Cake 3 x 5
     Baja Breeze 1-1/2 x 3
     Scraps:  Real Red and Old Olive
INK:  Old Olive, Basic Black
ACCESSORIES:  Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Bitty Buttons, Mini Glue Dot, Linen Thread, 1/4 Old Olive grograin ribbon, Dimensionals, Perfect Details Texture Plate, Scallop Border Punch, Heart Punch, Small Heart Punch.

PROJECT THREE:

This card was my own creation; I was thinking of something different for a Valentine's Day card and thought that On A Pedestal would make a great Valentine's Day card!  I LOVE the bright colors and the cupcakes make me hungry.  The picture doesn't show it well, but the cupcakes are popped up on dimensionals, and the "flowers" are punches out with Itty Bitty Shape punches and attached with brads.  Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  On A Pedestal, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Crazy for Cupcakes (inside sentiment)
CARDSTOCK: 
     Pretty in Pink 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 scored at 4-1/4
     Real Red 5-1/8 x 1-7/8
     Love Patterns DSP 1-3/4 x 5
     Early Espresso 1-1/2 x 1-1/2
     Scraps of Whisper White, Real Red, Pretty in Pink
INK:  Real Red
MARKERS:  Real Red, Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink
ACCESSORIES:  Real Red and Pretty in Pink brads, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, 1-3/8 square punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Real Red 1/8 taffeta ribbon, Dimensionals

PROJECT FOUR: 

We couldn't have Valentine's Day projects without some kind of chocolate, so we made a small holder for some Hershey's chocolate chunks.  We wrapped them in DS paper and attached them with glue dots.

My recipe for this project:

STAMPS:  Filled With Love
CARDSTOCK:
     Pretty in Pink, Real Red, Whisper White, and Love Patterns DS Paper
INK:  Real Red
ACCESSORIES:  Jumbo Pewter Eyelet, Crop-a-dile, Two Tags Die, 1-1/4 Circle Punch, 1-3/8 Circle Punch, Circle Scallop Punch, 1/4 Real Red Grograin Ribbon, Glue Dots

Thanks for looking!

Happy Stampin and Scrappin,
Linda