Category: Big Shot

Seeing Stars

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Framelit Dies, My Digital Studio, Special Projects
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This is another card we made in class this weekend.  It’s a cascading star card and was one of my favorites.

It uses the Star insert – and it’s a blast to open!

I turned it into a 4th of July card using Karen Burniston’s free Uncle Sam template for the Dress Form Framelit.  (not mention lots of Glimmer paper!)

Supplies
Stamp Set – Fabulous Phrases
card stock – Real Red, Night of Navy, Whisper White, Subtles paper pack, Silver and Red Glimmer papers
Ink – Jet Black Stazon
Etc – SU Pop N Cut base, Banner Framelits, Sizzix Star insert, MDS 2

I don’t send many (any) 4th of July cards – but I do have a niece at camp that might think this is fun.  Any mail is fun at camp!  Hugs, Fran

Beautifully Baroque

Beautifully Baroque, Big Shot, Big Shot Beautiful Butterfly, Birthday, Cards, Dictionary, Embossing Folder, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Lacy & Lovely, Petite Pairs, Punch, Stamp Sets
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I case the idea for this from Shelli Gardner (!)  but I changed several things.  I kept the layout and the elements on the card and that’s about it. 

Since I don’t have the background stamp she used, I chose Dictionary for my background.  To make the lighter/darker areas on the background stamp, I inked it in Crumb Cake and then took a sponge dauber and added some Early Espresso.  The center piece is the Framelit from Chalk Talk and the stamp set I used is Lacy & Lovely.  I also switched out the sentiment and used Perfect Pairs.  I love the card – and really love how changing just a few things makes it my own (kind of!) 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Beautifully Baroque, Petite Pairs, Lacy & Lovely, Dictionary
cardstock – Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer, Vellum Card stock
Ink – Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Etc – Chalk Talk Framelit, Beautiful Butterfly die, Pansy punch, Baroque embossing folder, Vintage clear button, linen thread, Butterfly punch (small), Rhinestone

To make the big flower, I punch 3 or 4 pansy punches, misted them with water and wadded each punch up.  After they dried, I stacked them together and used glue to hold them.  Once it was dry I gathered the petals into the look I wanted and glued it to the card.  (I might need to hand deliver this one!)  Hugs, Fran

Flower Shop Memories

Big Shot, Cards, Embossing Folder, Flower Shop, Punch, Stamp Sets, Sympathy
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For this card I used Soft Sky and Soft Suede and the new set Flower Shop to create a sympathy card.  The flowers in this set match up with the new Pansy punch. 

The design on the punch/flower only goes one way, so you have to do a bit of “turning” at first to find the best fit.  On the underneath I stamped the flowers directly to the cardstock in Pear Pizzazz.  Then I stamped and punched out the Soft Sky flowers. 

Stamp Sets – Flower Shop, Blessings from Heaven
cardstock – Whisper White, Soft Sky
Ink – Soft Sky, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede
Etc – Dazzling Details, Pansy punch, Mosaic embossing folder

I’m traveling and the internet is sporadic at best!  Hugs, Fran

Around the World

Around the World, Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, My Digital Studio, Punch, Special Projects, Stamp Sets
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I was so excited to open this package of Designer Series paper!  It’s called I Am Me and has some really nice color combinations.  And the stamp set Around the World  is the perfect match.  I started with the exclusive Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base and added some great travel images to the front.

The gray camera has a pop up using the circle in the Itty Bitty Shapes pack and the yellow camera has a Neutral Candy dot.
The little flags on the side are part of the Sizzix Suitcase die stamped with just the ends of the arrows in the Around the World set.

When you open it – you get a suitcase pop up!  This Sizzix Suitcase insert and matching die work perfectly in the Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base – and it works perfectly with the stamp set too! 

This sentiment was made in My Digital Studio and recolored to match.  (Sent with Love digital kit) 

Isn’t the suitcase cute?  I used some pearls that I’d already colored with a Sharpie marker for the strap and Candy dots on the corner pieces. 

Then I added the “Away we go” stamp to the front.

The little “celebrate” is from Fabulous Phrases.  Some Epic Day washi tape adds a pop of color. 

Stamp Sets – Around the World, Fabulous Phrases
card stock – I am Me DSP, Real Red, So Saffron, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Basic Black
Ink – Real Red, So Saffron, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango, Basic Gray, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base die, Sizzix Suitcase insert and matching die, Scallop Edge punch, Washi tape, Subtles and Neutrals Candy dots, pearls, 1 1/4 scallop punch, 1/4″ circle punch, My Digital Studio

Now to pack this cute suitcase with stamping supplies and go somewhere   Hugs, Fran

Six-Sided Sampler

Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Punch, Six-Sided Sampler, Stamp Sets
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I think this may up being one of my favorite new stamp sets (subject to change at any minute!)  And it’s available as a bundle!  One of my favorite samples in the new catalog is on page 125 using this set.  The card shown there is an odd size so I decided to re-do it in a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  All I had to do was add a fun strip of Washi Tape on the side.

Now take a look at the alphabet hexagon on this card.  (Upper left hand corner of this photo) This is what happens when you over ink your Wild Wasabi pad!  It blurs out the alphabet. Oh – and by the way – even though the sample states right on the picture that it is using Coastal Cabana – did I read it?  No.  I used Pool Party.  Silly!

Stamp Set – Six-Sided Sampler
Cardstrock – Whisper White, Pool Party
Ink – Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Smokey Slate, Basic Gray, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Hexagon punch, 3/4 circle punch, pearls, Washi Tape, Itty Bitty Banner Framelit

I think I’ll try this again in some colors to go with the Gingham Garden Washi tape – right after I do some serious straightening up around my house.  It’s amazing how quickly my house falls apart when I have new catalog goodies!  Hugs, Fran

Quatrefancy Table Gifts

Big Shot, Big Shot Pillow die, Holidays, Punch, Special Projects, Wedding
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A friend is having a bridal shower and I am helping her with a few things.  These are the table gifts she has decided to use.  They are the Quatrefancy Specialty paper window sheets die cut with the (now retired) Pillow die.  These window sheets die cuts beautifully! (we used 2 plates instead of the crease pad)

The pillows are sealed with the sticker strips from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit and decorated with both butterfly punches.  The rhinestones are self adhesive but we ended up using some glue so that it was easier to bend the butterfly wings to give them some lift. 

So grab those windows sheets and start die cutting!  Hugs, Fran

Pure Gumption

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Graduation, Holidays, My Digital Studio, Punch, Pure Gumption, Stamp Sets
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I still have a few more June graduations to attend.  The schools around here graduate in May – so June seems really late to me!  I used Pure Gumption  and the exclusive SU Pop N Cuts base die to make this card. 

The insert is the Sizzix Congrats – which works great in the SU base.  The numbers are Timeless Type punches from My Digital Studio.  I imported them into my ecutter and added a shadow layer so they would mimic the letters on Congrats.  This is one of the easiest things to do with an ecutter and MDS because all the punches are in SVG. 

If I make this again, I think I’ll switch the colors. 

The little hats are a 3/4″ square with a 5/8″ square popped up with a Dimensional.  The tassel is a 1/2″ circle punch (punch half way into your paper and then take a “bite” to make a curve)  Top it with a 1/4″ circle.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Pure Gumption
card stock – Regals Patterns Pack, Brights Pattern Pack, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Whisper White
Ink – Garden Green
Etc – SU Pop N Cuts base die, My Digital Studio, 1/2″ and 1/4″ circle punches, Sizzix Congrats insert,  Scallop Edge punch

There is a cute mortar board stamp in this set – so you could completely skip the punch art if you don’t want to mess with it.  Hugs, Fran

A Round Array

A Round Array, Big Shot, Cards, Embossing Folder, Punch, Stamp Sets
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This is a card we did at my New Catalog Open House using A Round Array and all the new In Colors plus Smokey Slate.  (Basically all the “never before seen” colors.)  I cased the layout from one I found on Stampin Connections – changed the proportions and added an embossed background piece. 

Supplies
Stamp Set – A Round Array
card stock – Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Smokey Slate
Ink – Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, Smokey Slate
Etc – Scallop Circle punches (7/8 and 1 1/4) Argyle embossing folder

Spending some time today finishing up my reorganization for the new catty.  You can’t imagine some of the things I’ve found tucked way back in the corners!  Oh my!  Hugs, Fran

Really Good Greetings Pop

Beyond Plaid, Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Big Shot Top Note Die, Cards, Framelit Dies, Punch, Really Good Greetings, Stamp Sets, That's the Ticket
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It’s the Soho Subway Designer Series paper again   I used the exclusive Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base for the card and the Apothecary Art Framelits to make the tag.  The border is That’s the Ticket and the Ticket punch.

For the insert I used the suitcase from Sizzix’s Journey collection.  I stamped with Beyond Plaid (last day to get this stamp!!) and added some Vintage Trinkets. 

I used Early Espresso Core dinations paper and sanded it for the details.  Love how it gives the look of worn leather. 

The top piece is from the Top Note die.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Really Good Greetings, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Beyond Plaid, That’s the Ticket
Card Stock – Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Core dinations, Soho Subway DSP
Ink – Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Crumb Cake
Etc – SU Pop N Cuts Base, Sizzix Suitcase insert, Apothecary Arts Framelits, Top Not die, 7/16 Trim, Vintage Trinkets, Sanding block, Ticket Punch

One of my friends was actually able to locate the street she use to live on on this paper!  Hugs, Fran

Old and New

Big Shot, Cards, Embossing Folder, Mosaic Madness, Punch, Sneak Peek, Stamp Sets
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What are the differences between May 30th and May 31st?  Today (5/30) is the last day to get an extra $30 in products when you join the fun at Stampin Up!  The regular starter kit is $99 for $125 of product – and today is the last day to get $155 in product! 

Tomorrow from noon MT to midnight MT you can actually shop from all 3 available catalogs – 2012-13, Spring Mini and the new 2013-14 PLUS the retiring list!  It’s like a 12 hour bonanza! 

Something new –

This is a combo of 3 different ideas.  The layout of the tiles was cased from a card on Stampin Connections (SU demo site), the colors are a combo I did last week and liked and Shelli showed the idea of using a sentiment in the punch.  (It takes a village!)

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Mosaic Madness, Petite Pairs
Card stock – Island Indigo, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Ink _ Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight
Etc – Modern Mosaic embossing folder, Mosaic punch, Rhinestones, Itty Bitty Shapes pack

There’s a lot of things to do between today and tomorrow!  Have fun!  Hugs, Fran