Masculine Cards - Stampin' Up! Lovely as Tree

If ever you are looking for the most versatile rubber stamp ever made, then it is Lovely as a Tree by Stampin' Up!.  It is used for Christmas, sympathy, male cards and so much more.  This class focused on the technique of embossing and sanding Stampin' Up! range of Core'dinations papers.  We also re-visited blending the ink of a stamped image with a blender pen...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree

 The above card was created on a base of Old Olive in contrast to the base below of Early Expresso.

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree

 Marina Mist is always a stunning base...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree

 Earthy Crumb Cake along with the Cherry Cobbler highlight is stunning on this layout...

A Crafty Cat: Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree

Thank you to the girls for sharing these beautiful masculine creations.

Yours in paper craft

Card in a Box with Stampin' Up!

Like explosion cards? Then you will like the 'Card in a Box'.  This is the latest craze in card folds and I just had to try one using Stampin' Up! "Flower Shop" with "Petite Petals".  Click HERE for the link to a wonderful video, showing you how to make them.  

I used Old Olive card stock and the new Watercolour DSP for the basic box.  I then decorated the box using Petite Petals (WM133152 / CM133155), Flower Shop (WM130939 / CM130942) and Papillion Potpourri (WM132058 / CM123759) with coordinating colours - Daffodil Delight and Calypso Coral.  I employed the rock and roll technique and some blending using a blender pen or piece of frayed card to add to the effect of the flower centre.  The leaves are from the Bird builder punch and I have added lots of Rhinestones.

 

 I am so happy with how it turned out and love the little double layered Island Indigo butterfly.

A nice close up so you can see I shaped the flowers, used lots of Rhinestones and you can see the detail in the blending.

The back of the card features a coordinating colour card - Wild Wisabi with Rhinestones, the beautiful Calypso Coral ruffle ribbon AND the stamp from Label Something WM130595 / CM130598 which has a coordinating punch; Artisan Label - Love punches.

This is a great card to create using scraps.  I cut two boxes from  a 12x12 and used scrap pieces for the decorating and the mounting bars in the box.

This is a creation by one of my dear customers Heather - love it Heather.

 

Heather used Old Olive with Perfect Plumb and Cherry Cobbler with a highlight of Rich Razzleberry.

Stamp sets used include Flower Shop, Petite Petals and Betsy's Blossoms

and for more creations by customers please look at my facebook page and view Rose's masculine creation.

Thanks for stopping by
xxx

Stampin' Up! Tag Punch

The new Tag Punches from Stampin' Up! are a must have tool in your craft room.  I love the versatility of the two punches - Angled Tag (133323) for traditional tags and the Scalloped Tag (133324) for decorative gift tags.  This post is going to focus on the beautiful Stampin' Up! Scalloped Tag Punch in the format of a tag and a cute little gift bag.

The tags are inspired by two wonderful ladies - Valita and Cecile, so be sure to check out their blogs.  The flowers are moulded using the scoring tool from the score board and the foam mat from the paper piercing pack.  The dimension is stunning

Perfect plumb on whisper white, with Rhinestone centres.

I had a couple of friends over for coffee and this is their creations - Bev, Sherenne and Diane.

These beautiful creations are in Rich Razzleberry, Marina Mist and Melon Mambo.

I wanted to create a more earthy card and I tend to turn to Old Olive; this is the result....

Pearl centres add to the look of this tag...

The cute treat (as it holds a mini chocolate or alike) bag is so cute and can be decorated many ways  as shown on this inspiring You-tube video by Glenda...

Real Red

Creations by Sherenne, Bev and Diane in Summer Star fruit, with Gumball Green highlights and Midnight Blue...

Love the in colours, so bright  and match so well



This has been a popular class project and here are some combinations of workshop attendees...

Colours are Coastal Cabana and Old Olive

Rose used Calypso Coral and Marina Mist for her tag - gorgeous...

Colours used - Calipso Coral and Marina Mist

And another set I made whilst demonstrating.

Colours used - Calipso Coral and Marina Mist

These are beautiful gifts on their own.  The tags lift a gift, or they can be incorporated onto a card.  The treat bag is gorgeous and I cannot wait to give mine away with a special chocolate inside.

Happy crafting and I hope to see you soon
Love

Purse Easel Card featuring Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers

This beautiful Purse Easel Card, featuring Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers (DSP), was shown to me by a very dear customer who spent some time in Tasmania and purchased a similar card.  So to the lady in Tasmania who made the inspiring card, who ever you are, thank you - it is gorgeous.

I designed a template based on this card, slightly different dimensions and very different dressing, but a stunning card all the same.

 

The card is made in two pieces - the front and handle is one piece, the base, back and flap the other piece.  It is the layering under the greeting, that provides a stop and keeps the face/front of the card in place. 

DSP is from SAB 2013

A front on view so you can see the shape - the inside curve is punched out with Stampin' Up! 2 1/2" circle punch - was so much easier than trying to cut that out.

DSP is from Eastern Elegance 130131

There is a slit where the back moves into the flap of the purse, for the handle to slot through.

DSP is from Gingham Garden 129130

This beautiful bag was the creation of Heather Payne - Love it...

DSP is from Gingham Garden 129130

This card uses 1 x 12x12" sheets of card stock and 1 x 12x12" sheet of Designer Series Paper.  It is wonderful to see different styles of cards and I absolutely love this one.

Happy creating
Love

Stampin' Up! Calendar Gifts 2014

Each year I like to give my Stampin' Up! customers a special gift, and this year (inspired from last year), it was a gift of a calendar and sticky note pad presented in an easel fashion.  This year I changed the design a little, so I could place a pen behind the calendar.

I love Tea for Two, and it is on the clearance rack, so if you like it let me know or go online to shop.

Tea for Two

Love Stampin' Up! Island Indigo...

DSP Gingham Garden

I love Tea for Two, and it is currently on the Stampin' Up! clearance rack.

Tea for Two

Hopefully these pictures will help you understand how it was constructed
The layout utilises a piece of card 12 x 6", scored at 1/2",  3 1/4"  and  6". 
Place sticky Strip along the length of the 1/2" score line closest to the end of the card.

Cut two pieces of Designer Series Paper 5 7/8" x 3 1/2" and 5 7/8" x 2 3/4" - the calendar mounts on the smaller section and the Sticky Notes on the larger piece as show above and below...

These are so easy to make and if you want more detail on how to, please let me know.
Happy crafting.