Category: Big Shot

Hanging Ornaments

How funny!  Check out the rhinestones in the center of these ornaments!  Some of them have moved   And I didn’t even notice it until now.  Well – I’d suggest you put the rhinestones in the center of the ornaments instead of willy nilly all over the card! 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Christmas Collectibles, Christmas Messages
Card Stock – Whisper White
Ink – Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Etc – Dotted embossing folder, Baker’s Twine, Ornament punch, rhinestones (!)

Silly me!  Hugs, Fran

Grateful for You Pop N Cut

A Fall Pop N Cuts card!  For the front of this card I used pieces from the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit in the Holiday Mini and some Sweater Weather Designer Series paper. 

The inside is a Thanksgiving/friendship scene featuring my favorite Dress Form insert. 

The banner was made in MDS 2 and the mirror is Label Love with the matching punch and a little bit of silver foil paper for the inside. Her tablecloth is a Doily. 

The turkey is a small oval punch with Build a Blossom legs.  It sits on a circle punch serving platter.  The bowls of cranberries and green beans are also the small oval punch with scallop punches for the cranberries. 

The rug is a Sizzix embossing folder designed by Karen Burniston – works great here! 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Harvest of Thanks, Label Love, Itty Bitty Banners
Card stock – Sweater Weather DSP, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Ink – Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Etc – Exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base die and Dress Form insert, Rug embossing folder, Itty Bitty Framelits, Small oval punch, 1 ” punch, 7/8 scallop punch, Build a Blossom punch, MDS 2, Paper Doily, pearls

Merry Little Christmas Tree

A Merry Little Christmas to you – and a Season of Style!  I used the Season of Style and the Sizzix Evergreen Tree die to create this card. 

The wainscoting idea is from Karen Burniston herself – so cute on the inside and so easy to do with the Simply Scored Scoring tool!  The sentiment on the left is a

Sketched Birthday

This card is an example of the chalkboard technique.  The images are embossed in white – the cake in black – and then white craft ink is smudged around the edges.  The lines are drawn with a white gel pen.  I colored the cake with Stampin Write Markers. 

Stamp Sets – Sketched Birthday
card stock – Primrose Petals, Basic Black
Ink – Versamark
Etc – Apothecary Accents Framelits, Circle Framelits, white gel pen, white embossing powder

A bit too busy for me – sigh,  Hugs, Fran

Pink Elephants

A birthday card for a missed baby’s birthday – sheesh!  This card is an easy Pink Pirouette and white card.  I stamped the elephant from Zoo Babies in Perfect Plum and layered it on an Apothecary Art Framelit.  Some embossing and a ribbon – and it’s off to the mail!

Supplies
Stamp Set – Zoo Babies, Remembering Your Birthday
card stock – Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP
Ink – Perfect Plum
Etc – Eastern Elegance embossing folder, Apothecary Art Framelit, Chevron ribbon

Hugs, Fran

Miss You Already

This Designer Series paper is Afternoon Tea – so pretty!  I used it to make a circle flip card and to show off one of the greetings from Really Good Greetings.  This is an extra long flip card made with the Thinlit die.  To do this you cut your cardstock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and pull the end over the thinlit instead of just laying the card stock underneath.  The thinlit makes a mark at the end – but doesn’t cut through because the card stock is on top.  You simply fold at this mark.

I put the inside sentiment from Lots of Thanks on the underneath side of the circle.  We will be making this card (and others!) at stamp club tomorrow  

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Really Good Greetings, Lots of Thanks
card stock – Coastal Cabana, Very Vanilla, Afternoon Tea, Silver Glimmer paper
Ink – Wisteria Wonder
Stampin Write Markers – Wisteria Wonder, Coastal Cabana
Etc – Circle Thinlit die, 2 1/2 circle punch, Wisteria Wonder Chevron ribbon, Silver Ribbon, corner rounder, Small heart punch, Owl punch

Our Annual Garage Sale is next week!  I get to start cleaning out the garage today – my once a year cleaning (ha!)  Hugs, Fran

Giving Gifts

Have you seen the Extra Large gift boxes in the Holiday mini?  They are really big – 6 x 6″!  And even though I had read the dimensions in the catalog, I was still impressed with the size.  I took one and wheeled Music Note (120327) over the entire box and made a paper bow with the new Gift Bow die (129977) from the Holiday mini.  I added a tag using Love & Joy.  I stamped it once in Old Olive and then again in Cherry Cobbler and cut out the “&” and popped it up. 

My youngest went back to school this weekend.  We packed her up in the middle of a thunderstorm – unloaded in 90 degree weather and then topped it off with more storms – whew!  But she’s there, safe and sound – it was Mom that needed a nap!  Hugs, Fran

Perfect Blend and Perfect Friend

This card is a case of my own card   I used Perfect Blend and the bright, sunny Gingham Garden Designer Series paper to create this Pop N Cuts Thank You – that also holds a gift card. 

The coffee cups are paper pieced – so easy to do with this stamp!  The gift card is tucked inside a little envelope – closed with a Flower Shop flower. The Label insert is perfect for so many things.  It’s easy to dress up with just about any stamp set – and there are sets designed to fit it exactly. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Perfect Blend, Flower Shop, Lots of Thanks
card stock – Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Gingham Garden DSP, Island Indigo
Ink – Island Indigo
Etc – SU exclusive Pop N Cuts base and Label insert, 1/2″ punch, Pansy punch, Scallop Edge punch, Deco Framelit, Stitched Ribbon, Simply Scored tool

A bright and happy card – hope you have a bright and happy day!  Hugs, Fran

Christmas Collectibles

A little Christmas card – showing off the new ornament punch.  This is a great set and it comes as bundle! (133282 wood or 133283 clear)  I used the Season of Style Designer Series paper and some Baker’s Twine to make this card.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Christmas Collectibles, More Merry Messages
Card stock – Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Season of Style DSP
Ink – Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Etc – Oval Framelits, Ornament punch, 1/2 Circle punch, Baker’s Twine, Dotted embossing folder

I’m teaching my Season of Style Journal class today!  Looking forward to an organized, creative Fall (fingers crossed)  Hugs, Fran

Halloween Potions

Some containers for all your spooky potions!  These are SVG files from SVGCuts.com.  I used Witches’ Brew DSP to make them and some silver foil add accents. 

The tall one has a Halloween Bash tag to let the recipient know to be ware!  (This coordinates with the Label Framelits)

The short jar is decorated with a label that comes with the file.  I added lots of rhinestones and a vintage button.

Supplies
Stamps – Halloween Bash
Card stock – Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Witches’ Brew DSP
Ink – White Craft, Basic Black
Etc – Label Framelits, SVG file, Rhinestones, Vintage button, ribbon

There is now not one scrap of Basic Black cardstock in my craft room   Thank goodness I have an order coming today!  Hugs, Fran