Category: Holidays

29 Again

Baker Beaver, Birthday, Cake Pop Up, Cards, Number of Years, Occasions Mini, Pull Card Edges
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Since I’ve turned 29 every year for quite a few years – this card is perfect!  Baker Beaver  and the Cake Pop Stand are a new dies for the Karen Burniston Pop It Ups dies.  Isn’t he cute?  Don’t you love the spatula?  That’s from the new Props 8.  It’s a full set of baking props. For the cake, I used just the largest cake layering piece and cut it down by 1/8″ for each layer. I’ve paired him with Stampin Up’s new Number of Years stamp set.  The sentiment “Look who’s turning” fits exactly on Karen’s new Pull Card Edges.  Baker and his cake are on an action wobble.  The paper is the very fun It’s My Party Designer Series Paper Stack from the Occasions Mini and the balloons are the new Balloon Bouquet Punch.

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Here’s the inside –

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Now we can celebrate 29 every year!  Hugs, Fran

Packaging a Birthday

Big Shot Botanical Builder Framelits, Birthday, box, Occasions Mini, Suite Sayings
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These Petite Cafe Bags make cute packaging for just about any occasion.  I cased the project in the Occasions Mini using Suite Sayings and the Botanical Builder Framelits Die.  Quick, easy and cute – my kind of project!  Hugs, Fran

You’re Sublime

Cards, Valentines, Your Sublime
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You’re Sublime is a cute little stamp set that is perfect for coloring.  I made a set  of 3 x 3 cards for Valentine’s Day, colored with Copic markers, and then another that I left blank for a little friend of mine to color with her colored pencils.  The frog is Cucumber Crush.

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Calypso Coral Crab

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Pacific Point

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Daffodil Delight (because it must be a yellow submarine – right?)

Enjoy!  Hugs, Fran

Those Cute Little Honeycomb Things

Birthday, Birthday Blooms, Gift Bag Punch Board, Occasions Mini
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Aren’t they fun?  The Honeycomb Embellishments (page 9 Occasions Mini) gives such a nice touch to every project.  They don’t flatten – so you might want to skip mailing them – but they are just fun!

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I used them for tags on some Gift Bag Punch Board bags.  To use the Honeycomb Embellishments, peel off half the backing, attach to your project, and then remove the other half.  Hugs, Fran

Rose Wonder

Cards, Occasions Mini, Rose Wonder, Sympathy
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Rose Wonder 01

This is Rose Wonder from the Occasions Mini (page 18) and it comes as a bundle with a beautiful die set.  The sentiments in this set are lovely!  I used just the stamps on this card, embossed in black for the rose on Shimmery White card stock.  This technique is done by filling each section with water from my aqua painter and dropping Rose Red and Blushing Bride into each section.

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As the inks dry, it leaves a pretty coloring.  The rose is large and I left the card fairly plain.  Hugs, Fran

Creative Circle January You’ve Got Mail and Give Away

3-D, Creative Circle, No Bones About It, Occasions Mini, Valentines
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This month’s Creative Circle Challenge is You’ve Got Mail – a darling mailbox perfect for Valentine’s Day.  Here’s my first mailbox!

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My card holding mailbox is made from Melon Mambo card stock and the Brights Designer Series Paper Stack.  The lid and flap are done with stencil paste and the Hearts and Stars Decorative Mask.

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My cards that fit inside the mailbox are made with No Bones About It.  The mailbox easily holds (3) 3 x 3 cards and (3) 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 cards.

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These cards were inspired by an “x-ray” card I saw on Splitcoast by Janet Holmes.  I thought the idea was so cute!

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The little 3 x 3’s fit through the opening under the flap.

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Then I switched gears and made a mailbox without the card dividers inside and a window sheet over the opening to hold candy.

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For this one, I used Sweet Lil’ Things Designer Series paper and the sentiment from the Occasions Mini set – Greatest Greetings.  I punched hearts from every punch I could dig up in my craft room!  They are glittered with Dazzling Details.

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So now you can choose – cards or treats – or mix it up a bit and do both!

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Measure It

Birthday, Holiday Mini, Measure It, Number of Years
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This card is my version of the one shown on page 10 of the Occasion Mini using Number of Years.  I thought I’d share how I made it so you can use my measurements.

Start with a 2 1/2 x 3 3/4 piece of Whisper White.

Stamp the Happy Birthday in Archival Black towards the bottom.

Stamp the stem above it in Mossy Meadow.  Line up the flowers and stamp in Blushing Bride, Rose Red and Pool Party.  (The sample in the catalog might very well be Mint Maccaron – but I used Pool Party)

Stamp the grassy/swipe image in Old Olive only inking up one time so it fades out towards the bottom.

Flip this piece over and attach some Old Olive Bakers Twine to the back.  Adhere to a Whisper White notecard using Dimensionals

Use the fine tip glue pen to adhere 3 sequins to the front of the card.

Let me know if you make it 🙂  Hugs, Fran

Botanical Blooms

Birthday, Botanical Blooms, Cards, Occasions Mini, Tin of Cards
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Botanical Blooms is a beautiful stamp set in the upcoming mini catalog AND it has a matching die set!  Here I used just the stamps to make this birthday card.  The colors are Hello Honey, Mint Maccaron and Mossy Meadow.  It’s a fast card and would be easy to make lots of them at the same time.  The Occasions catalog starts on the 5th!  Hugs, Fran