Category: Big Shot

Comfort Cafe Cute

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Curly Cute, Framelit Dies, Mini Catalogs, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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Comfort Cafe is a Designer Series paper that I didn’t fall in love with until late in the catalog year.  The soft colors (Cajun Craze, Midnight Muse, Pool Party, Soft Suede, Summer Starfruit and Very Vanilla) are so pretty.  For this card, I cased a card that Karen Burniston did – just used my Stampin’ Up supplies.  The heart on the front is from the Hearts a Flutter framelits. 

I used the Ornate Frame insert in my Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base.  The die cut “Scribble” is retired – sorry!  (I forgot!)

The heart is suspended on fishing line and the floating floor is a template that Karen has on her blog.  Don’t you love Cajun Craze and Soft Suede?

Supplies
Stamp Set – Curly Cute
card stock – Comfort Cafe DSP, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla
Ink – Cajun Craze, Soft Suede
Etc – SU Pop N Cuts base, Ornate frame insert, Hearts a Flutter Framlits, Scribbles Sizzlit, linen thread, Soft Suede taffeta ribbon, fishing line

It just goes to show that we need to use what we have!  You never know what you will find.  Hugs, Fran

Pop N Cut Teacher

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Cross My Heart, Framelit Dies, Itty Bitties, Mini Catalogs, Punch, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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A friend of mine needed a birthday card for her son’s pre-school teacher.  It needed to have space for all the children to sign it.   This is what I came up with for her.

The banner was added simply to pick up some color from the Story Time Designer Series paper.  Even the chalkboard is from the paper pack – with a little bit of White Craft ink around the edge.

There are only 8 children in this class – hope it’s enough space for them to sign! 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Cross My Heart, Family Reunion, Itty Bitties
card stock – Riding Hood Red, WIld Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Story Time Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake, Basic Black
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Whisper White Craft ink
Etc – Pop N Cuts Dress Form insert and base, Dress Up Framelits, small heart punch, Bird punch, 1 3/4 circle punch Circle #2 die, Cute Clips, Baker’s Twine, sponge dauber

Not real involved – but cute and fits the purpose.  Hugs, Fran

Brayer By the Tide

Big Shot, By the Tide, Cards, Embossing Folder, Mini Catalogs, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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I wanted to try a brayering technique I saw on Splitcoast so I cased a card by Julie Gearinger and gave it a try.  Mine’s not quite as fancy as her’s – if you remember, I borrowed this set from a friend and time was a’tickin’!  I brayered on Bashful Blue, then Marina Mist and then Tempting Turquoise for the background.  The images are stamped in Midnight Muse.  I had a pretty heavy hand with my brayer and will try this technique again to see if I can get more color variation – but it’s pretty.  Doesn’t the top picture look like the card is going overboard!

Stamp Set – By the Tide
card stock – Natural White, Midnight Muse
Ink – Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Tempting Turquoise, Midnight Muse
Etc – Wood Grain embossing folder, hemp twine. 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 square punches, 3/4 and 1 square punches

We got about an inch of snow – how about you?  Stay safe and warm today!  Hugs, Fran

Sweet Magnet Board

A Fitting Occasion, Big Shot, Big Shot Alphabets, Big Shot Perfect Pennant, Mini Catalogs, Special Projects, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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It’s sorority time!  My youngest is now in a sorority and I made her a magnet for her dorm room.  Using the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper and A Fitting Occasion stamp set, a cute owl die and the Pennant Parade die – here’s her magnet board.

I used the Pennant Parade die and the Timeless Type Alphabet to make the banner.  Remember those keys from a few “mini’s” ago?  Just what I needed for this.

Soda Pop Top magnets!  I bought galvanized steel for the backing under the DSP and cut it fit.  (Be careful, it’s sharp!)

And the cute little owl (Sizzix Owl #2) was the perfect finishing touch.  That’s it – Owl, Key and Fleur de Lis.  Got it covered.  Hugs, Fran

Love Blooms

Big Shot, Blooming with Kindness, Cards, Embossing Folder, Framelit Dies, Holidays, One in a Million, Stamp Sets, Wedding
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Blooming with Kindness is such a pretty stamp set.  The top card is a wedding card in Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze. I used Dazzling Details on the flower.   The bottom card was me just fooling around   I tried using a sponge dauber with a lighter color to highlight the flower.  Do you have a preference? 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Blooming with Kindness, One in a Million
Card stock – Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Baja Breeze
Ink – Cherry Cobbler, Jet Black Stazon
Etc – Labels framelit die, Fan embossing folder, Baja Breeze seam binding, Dazzling Details

(The bottom card is Cajun Craze and Old Olive)  Hugs, Fran

Dress Up Banner

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Framelit Dies, Mini Catalogs, Special Projects, Spring Mini
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Here’s my display of some of the outfits I’ve used on my Pop N Cuts Cards – isn’t it fun?  At the moment it’s in my office but I think it will hang in the classroom.  I got so involved in putting it together that I didn’t take into account how long it would end up being – so I think I’ll do a shorter one for my office.  Too much fun!  Hugs, Fran

Cinderella

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Decorate a Daisy, Feel Goods, Framelit Dies, Mini Catalogs, Punch, Special Projects, Spring Mini, Stacks of Wishes, Stamp Sets
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For this card I made a belly band and stamped the front with Feels Good from the Spring Mini,  There was another sentiment that would work for this card – “She believed she could..so she did.”  Because when you open it you see this –

It’s Cinderella in all her glory!

The magic “swirl” around her dress is – you guessed it – fishing line covered in Dazzling Details and little tiny glitter stars.

The birds and banner are from Decorate a Daisy (purchased just for this card!) and the “Just for You” sentiment was done in My Digital Studio 2.

I drew the slippers on vellum card stock and covered them with Dazzling Details.  Glass slippers are very difficult to papercraft!

The mirror really only shows from the side – but the girl has to take a look at her new gown!

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Feel Goods, Decorate a Daisy, Stacks of Wishes
card stock – Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Silver Glimmer paper, Vellum Card stock
Ink – Marina Mist, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Jet Black Stazon
Etc -Pop N Cuts base and Dress Form insert,  Labels Framelits, Itty Bitty paper pack, Build a Blossom punch, Scallop Trim punch, Oval Framelits, Dazzling Details, Dazzling Diamonds, Full Heart punch

As it’s sitting in front of me I’m wanting to put Dazzling Details in all the flower centers.  This is what happens when I have bling in my hands!  Hugs, Fran

Posy Boxes

Big Shot, Big Shot Fancy Favor die, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Pop Up Posies Kit, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Wedding
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Yesterday a friend and I got together to make treat boxes for her daughter’s bridal shower.  Such a cute bride – and she’s using Pool Party as one of her colors!  We used the Pop Up Posies Designer Kit and the Fancy Favor die to make 14 of these for the event.  Even with a lot of chatting, laughing and eating chocolate – it only took us 2 hours to knock them out. 

Everything is included in the kit except the box, adhesive and shimmer spray.  We used 2 kits – which was perfect because we each got to keep on of the darling Just For You stamp sets!  (don’t you love the font!) 

Hugs, Fran

Spring Style

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Embossing Folder, Framelit Dies, Mini Catalogs, Special Projects, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Tea Shoppe, Tiny Tags
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This is one of the cards for my Pop N Cuts class In March – featuring the exclusive Pop N Cuts base and Dress Form insert.  I am loving Summer Starfruit!  This little gal has a Paper Doily tucked under her dress for a little pop. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Tea Shoppe, Tiny Tags
card stock – Summer Starfruit, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Sycamore Street DSP
Etc – Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Oval Framelits, Jewelry punch, Pop N Cuts base and Dress Form insert, Scallop edge punch, Paper Doily, Summer Starfruit ribbon

I’m also doing a Dress Frame class March 14th –

Come play with me!  Hugs, Fran

Papillon Potpourri

Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Itty Bitty Banners, Papillon Potpourri, Punch, Stamp Sets
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I am cleaning out computer files this week – and came across another card I want to show you.  The layout was cased from a card on Sudsol – but their gallery is down at the moment and I’ll have to come back to give credit.  The butterflies are stamped on card stock vellum – a beautiful paper to use!  I stamped them on the Whisper White first and then on the vellum and layered them.  And there’s a punch!  Just makes life so much easier!  Paper piercing and Dazzling Details finish off the card.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Papillon Potpourri, Itty Bitty Banners
card stock – Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Floral District DSP, card stock vellum
Ink – Baja Breeze
Etc – Apothecary Accents  Framelits, Paper Piercing Essential pack, Butterfly punch, Dazzling Details, Itty Bitty Banners Framelits

Hugs, Fran