Category: Holidays

All About Sugar

All About Sugar, Big Shot, Big Shot Fry Box die, Big Shot Star Framelits, Birthday, box, Stamp Sets
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Summer birthdays!  (Or 4th of July – but that was last weekend!)  We have some very special summer birthdays and I always like to create decorations and party favors to help us celebrate.  This is the French Fry box and All About Sugar stamp set.  The little “party” banner is on a lollipop stick and the Fry box has a star die cut from the center with sequins between acetate.  A little bling for the party.

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The box was made with the new heavy Whisper White card stock and stamp in Real Red.  Time to party!  Hugs, Fran

Crazy About You

Birthday, Crazy About You, Stamp Sets, Uncategorized
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There is a cute card on page 106 of the new catalog using the Crazy About You stamp set for a square, maybe 4 x 4 , card.  I love the look but wanted a bigger card so I simply took the elements of that card and put it on a 4 1 /4 x 11 piece of Blushing Bride that was embossed with the Decorative Dots embossing folder.  You could also do the reverse – take a large sample and make it smaller.  Or take your favorite design and see how many different sizes you can do!  Stretch those stamp sets!  Hugs, Fran

Many Candles

Birthday, Build a Birthday, Cards
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Candles, candles, everywhere!  I stamped candles from Build a Birthday across the front of this card in Bermuda Bay, Cucumber Crush and Watermelon Wonder and added flames in Crushed Curry.  The strip under the sentiment is actually the Cherry on Top Washi tape with Whisper White under it.  (yes, I could have used the DSP – no, I didn’t even think about it!)

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A little Dazzling Details on the flames to make them sparkle.  The scallop border punch is retired (wwwwhhhhaaatt???)  and the sentiment is die cut using the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits.  A little birthday fun.  Hugs, Fran

Age Awareness Bag

Age Awareness, Big Shot Deco Label Framelits, Birthday, box, Gift Bag Punch Board
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One more Gift Bag Punch Board bag – a shaker bag.  I used the Deco Label Framelits to make the opening.  Take 2 piece of acetate (a window sheet or packaging work too), use tape around the edges to make a pouch and fill it with stars and confetti.  Attach it to the back of the opening.  Stamp the ballon and adhere it to the front and add a sentiment.  You could use lots of different framelits!  Hope you have a great weekend!  Hugs, Fran

 

Build a Big Birthday

Birthday, Build a Birthday, Perfect Pennants
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This is a 9 x 4 inch card – a BIG birthday wish!  Using Build a Birthday and Perfect Pennants, it’s a stack of birthday goodness.  Since Build a Birthday is a photopolymer stamp, it’s easy to stack them up. I add some stitching up and down one side and some Crystal Effects.  The Designer Series Paper is Cherry on Top. And the Envelope Punch Board makes an envelope for this side!  Hugs, Fran

Amazing Birthday Hamburger Box

Amazing Birthday, Big Shot Hamburger die, Birthday
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This Hamburger Box die is made using the Irresistible DSP that was available in the SAB catalog – and it’s “cousin” is making it’s debut in the new catalog!  I decided to brayer the paper in the new In Color – Delightful Dijon.  I actually love this new color!  It’s a deep mustard (think More Mustard) and is a nice compliment to the other yellows in the color families.  Here I paired it with Bermuda Bay – Amazing Birthday stamp set – and some strips of card stock to look like ribbon.  They are glued to the box so that it opens without any fuss.  The bow at the top is 4 Bow Builder punches just stacked on top of each other with a Paper Doily underneath,  I topped it all off with a pearl.  This started out as a case of a project in the New Catalog – with a few turns along the way 🙂  Hugs, Fran

Virgil Birthday

Barn Pop Stand, Birthday, Cards, Challenges, Fabulous Four, Virgil the Pig
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Day 2 for Karen Burniston May Designer Challenge – Barns, Barns, Barns!  Here is Virgil the Pig wishing you a happy birthday.  I used the new Clear stamp, Farm Greetings, stamped in Memento ink and colored with Stampin Write Markers.  The Designer paper in Flower Pot.

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The angle on this picture is sort of wonky but when you open the card, Virgil and his barn pop up!  I left the doors of the Barn open so he looks like he’s walking out to greet you!  Love that about this barn!

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There, that’s better!  His barn is decorated with a little Flag Punch banner. Fun!  Hugs, Fran

Party ’til the Cows Come Home

Barn Pop Stand, Birthday, Brownie the Cow, Cards, Lots of Pops, Occasions Mini, Spiral Pull Card, Spring Mini
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Today is day one for Karen Burniston’s Design Team May Challenge – Barns, Barns, Barns!  And I bring you Brownie the Cow getting ready to party 🙂  The stamp is from Life’s Adventure (a Stampin Up hostess set that’s getting ready to retire!) on some very fun Birthday Bash Designer Series paper.

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The cake was colored with Copic markers and the party hat is from Karen’s Props 2 die set.

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And here’s the herd at the barn- what a celebration!  The barn Pop It Ups stand fits perfectly into the fold – holding up the barn (which is holding up the cows!) The word bubble is computer generated and the sentiment is from Sassy Salutations.  The balloons (from the Spiral Pull Card die) are on fishing line.  You can easily face the cows in any direction by simply flipping the die cuts over.

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I added 1 3/4″ to my barn to make it higher by simply gluing an extra piece of yardstick on the bottom of the front and back barn. You can check out all the other cards on Karen’s Facebook page!  Hugs, Fran

 

Cupcake with Sprinkles

Birthday, Cards, Sneak Peek, Sprinkles of Life
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One more Sprinkles of Life – a cupcake!  This shows the Designer Series paper – Cherry on Top.  It’s a great 6 x 6 paper stack (Bermuda Bay, Cucumber Crush, Crushed Curry, Pool Party, Tip Top Taupe, Watermelon Wonder, Whisper White.)  The cupcake is on the smallest Deco Framelit and the banner underneath is made with the new Triple Banner punch!  Don’t you just love the colors in this DSP?  Happy Mothers Day to all the women out there making a difference in a child’s life.  Hugs, Fran

Sweet Laughter

Cards, Mother's Day, Occasions Mini, Spring Mini, Sweet Laughter
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Sweet Laughter is a Mini Catalog stamp set with some little line drawn images and cute sentiments. I chose to do a clean and simple card for this one using only Whisper White, some Sweet Sadie washi tape and a button.  The image was colored with Blender pens and ink.  I’ve kind of overlooked this set up until now so you might see a few more before Mother’s Day – it’s really cute!  Hugs, Fran