Category: Holidays

Blue Ribbon Dapper Dad

Best Dad Ever, Beyond Plaid, Big Shot, Big Shot Alphabets, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Blue Ribbon, Cards, Dapper Dad, Father's Day, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets
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It’s a wild combo – Blue Ribbon, Dapper Dad, Best Dad Ever and the exclusive Stampin Up Pop N Cuts Base and Dress form insert!  On the front I used Dapper Dad.  The watch has a soda pop top that was smashed in my Big Shot and filled with the stamped dial and Crystal Effects. 

Doesn’t look like the dress form insert, does it?  I made a layered piece with Blue Ribbon and the Simple Numbers Bigz die.  To make the banner piece on the ribbon, I stamped off with Beyond Plaid and then stamped the ribbon on top of it.

Stamp and layer your image and attach it to the form!

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Blue Ribbon, Dapper Dad, Best Dad Ever, Beyond Plaid
Card stock – Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip DSP (retired)
Ink – Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke
Etc – Pop N Cuts base and Dress Form insert, Simple Numbers Bigs die, Oval Framelits, soda pop top, Crystal Effects, 2 3/8 Scallop punch, 1 3/8 circle punch

A special card for a special man!  Hugs, Fran

Happy Valentine Day

Big Shot, Cards, Delightful Dozen, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Itty Bitty Banners, Mini Catalogs, Petite Pairs, Punch, Special Projects, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, That's the Ticket, Valentines, You Are Loved
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Happy Valentine Day!  Casing Melissa Stout’s double easel Valentine card – so cute!

Supplies
Stamp Set – Delightful Dozen, You are Loved (Itty Bitty Banners/ Petite Pairs)
card stock – Real Red, Crumb Cake, Polka Dot DSP, Red Glimmer paper
Ink – Real Red, Jet Balck Stazon
Etc – Hearts Framelit, Build a brad, Flower trim, Delicate Doilies Lace trim, Crumb Cake seam binding, Antique brad, Gold embossing powder

And this is the Heart Framelit with a little box in the middle to hold Ghiradelli squares.  Sorry to say I didn’t have as much control with the chocolate as I did with the M&Ms!  I think I ate almost half a bag making these! 

Supplies (Valentine box)
Stamp Set – That’s the Ticket (Spring Mini)
card stock – Real Red, Very Vanilla, More Amore DSP
Ink – Real Red, Pool Party
Etc – Scallop Circle and Ticket punches, Hearts Framelits, 1″ square punch

Have a wonderful Valentine day.  Hugs, Fran

Change the Look with Sentiments

Big Shot, Birthday, Cards, Delightful Dozen, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Sale a bration, Sassy Salutations, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines, Vintage Verses
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At one of my stamp clubs we were talking about how to use a Valentine design into a card you can use for other occasions.  I told them I’d take up that challenge – so here you go ladies!  The same card with different looks simply by changing the sentiment  Above is Sassy Salutations – and below is Delightful Dozen. 

The next three are sentiments found in Vintage Verses – a Sale a bration set! 

I think I like the birthday sentiment from Delightful Dozen best.  How about you?  Hugs, Fran

Whale-abrate

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Birthday, Cards, Holidays, Make a Wish, Mini Catalogs, My Digital Studio, Oh Whale, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Tasteful Trim die
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Very “punny!”  Here’s a card using the Oh Whale stamp set from the Spring Mini and the matching Sizzlit.  I used the exclusive Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base – imagine that!  Look closely at the bottom left side of the card.  That’s what happens when you’re not careful measuring the inside elements  

Here’s the inside of the invitation.  I do not have a two year old boy – this card had a mind of it’s own.  The waves are created by using the negative space from the scallop on the Tasteful Trim die.  The insert is the Pop N Cuts Party Phrase and matching Sizzlit die. 

“Look who’s turning” (and “whale-abrate” on the front) was done in MDS2 – handy for making your own sentiments.  Even when they’re not so great!

“You’re Invited” is from the Make a Wish stamp set in the Spring Mini. 

Stamp Sets – Oh Whale, Make a Wish
Card Stock – Whisper White, Pacific Point, Real Red, Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP
Ink – Basic Gray, Pacific Point
Etc – Big Shot dies – Tasteful Trim, Happy Whale Sizzlit, SU Card base, Bigz Simple Numbers, Party Phrase insert and die.  Owl Punch, 1″ and 1/2 circle punches, My Digital Studio 2, fishing line

Have a great day!  Hugs, Fran

Mixed Bunch Triple Time

Birthday, Cards, Holidays, Mixed Bunch, Punch, Stamp Sets
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I was cleaning out a 2012 folder (6 weeks late) and found this card – Triple Time stamping.  This uses Mixed Bunch and the Whisper White layers are as follows – 2 x 3 1/4, 3 x 4 1/4, 4 x 5 1/4.  Use a little bit of Dotto to adhere them together and stamp away!  Then carefully take them apart and add Basic Gray layers as follow – 2 1/4 x 3 1/2, 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 and your card front (4 1/4 x 11 scored at 5 1/2. 

Stamp Sets – Mixed Bunch, Teeny Tiny Wishes
card stock – Whisper White, Basic Gray
Ink – Melon Mambo, Old Olive
Etc – Dotted Melon Mambo ribbon, Word Window and Modern Label punches

Wonder what else is in this folder?  Hugs, Fran

Buzzin By

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Birthday, Cards, Framelit Dies, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Spring Mini, Spring Sampler, Stamp Sets
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A Birthday card using the Pop N Cuts base and Spring Sampler stamp set – and glitter!  I embossed the front with Hexagon embossing folder from the Spring Mini.  (hint – put it as low as it will go/no tabs) 

I stamped the bees in Jet Black Stazon, colored them with a Daffodil Delight Stampin Write Marker and added Dazzlin Details to the wings and the centers of the flowers.

I used the 3D Flower insert on the inside (and the flower part on the front!)

The bees are on fishing line that I pulled through glue and dipped in Dazzling Diamonds.  They fly around when opened.

I used a retired flower brad to accent the sentiment block.  I didn’t have the right color so I smooshed them into a Versamark pad and them heat embossed them white embossing powder.  After they cooled, I colored the centers with a Sharpie marker.

Supplies
Stamp Set – Spring Sample
card stock – Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Summer Smooches DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Versamark
Stampin Write marker – Daffodil Delight
Etc – Pop N Cuts Base, 3D Flower insert, fishing line, Dazzlin Details/Diamonds, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Hexagon embossing folder, Scalloped Circle die, My Digital Studio

Dressed Up to Graduate

Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Cards, Framelit Dies, Graduation, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, My Digital Studio, Spring Mini
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Got a graduate this year?  Wouldn’t this be fun?  The diploma, exam papers and banner were made in My Digital Studio.  The IPhone is an altered jewelry tag – and the computer is stamped with an apple from Itty Bitties (Spring Mini 128939). 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Number It, Itty Bitties
card stock – Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White, Brushed Silver, Basic Black, Brights Pattern pack
Ink – Basic Gray, Real Red
Etc – Stampin Up Pop N Cuts base form, Dress Form insert die, 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4″ circle punches, Scallop Border punch, Baker’s Twine, Oval Framelits, My Digital Studio 2

Hugs, Fran
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Need help with the dress form die?  Check out this video by Karen Burniston –

From Frame to Card

Big Shot, Cards, Framelit Dies, Hearts a Flutter, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Valentines, You Are Loved
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There’s a really cute frame in the Spring Mini (page 11) that I changed into a card.  It uses the Heart a Flutter bundle – so cute!  Their frame was backed with chalkboard so I used the chalkboard technique to make this card.  I embossed the sentiment white white embossing powder and used a sponge dauber to apply white craft ink around the edges and on the image.  Then I took a paper towel and rubbed most of it away.  It leaves a “chalky” look behind.  I drew the line around the edge with a white gel pen.  A white pencil or crayon would also work for this technique.

Supplies
Stamp Sets – You are Loved, Hearts a Flutter
card stock – Basic Black, Pool Party, Whisper White
Ink – Versamark, Real Red, Primrose Petals, Pool Party
Etc – Hearts a Flutter Framelits, white gel pen,  Pool Party button,  Pool Party Bakers Twine

Hugs, Fran

Very Happy Heart

Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Big Shot, Embossing Folder, Happy Heart Single, Holidays, Punch, Special Projects, Stamp Sets, Valentines
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Need more Valentine ideas?  This cello topper started as a 3 x 3 piece of Pretty in Pink.  Score it at 1 1/2 and use the heart  design in the Adorning Accents Folders pack to emboss some hearts.  Then add a heart (Happy Heart – single) and add some glimmer paper.  But the cutest part is the little  pieces on the ends of the kisses.  Barb Mulikin came up with this idea to make little “conversation circles” in My Digital Studio and put them on kisses – cute idea! 

Supplies
Stamp Set – Happy Heart (Single stamp Holiday 2012)
card stock – Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer paper
Ink – Real Red
 Etc – Full heart punch, Owl punch, Adorning Accent Folder, cello bag

A little treat for someone sweet!  Hugs, Fran

Birthday Dress

Best of Everything, Big Shot, Big Shot Pop N Cuts, Birthday, Cards, Feel Goods, Holidays, Itty Bitty Banners, Mini Catalogs, Punch, Spring Mini, Stamp Sets, Up Up and Away
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My Birthday to my sister!  Actually, it’s not for a few days, but I saw her this week and was able to give her this card.  I used the Pop N Cuts Dress form die – ’cause I love it – and made her a garden scene.  The banner is held up on strips of card stock that I inserted through slits on shelf.  If you look closely at the watering can you will see water spraying from it.  That’s fishing line coated in glue and covered with Dazzling Diamonds.  The pearls on the dress are Basic pearls colored with a Sharpie – and the collar on the dress is a scallop punch. 

Supplies
Stamp Sets – Feel Goods (Spring Mini), Up, Up & Away, Itty Bitty Banners, Best of Everything
card stock – Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Pacific Point, International Bazaar Designer Series Paper, Brushed Silver, Crumb Cake
Ink – Pool Party, Pacific Point
Stampin Write Markers – Pool Party, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango
Etc – Pop N Cuts Dress Form Base and insert, Flower Fusion Sizzlit,  Oval Framelits, 1 3/4 Scallop circle punch, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4 and 1″ circle punches, Small Oval punch, Pool Party ribbon, Pool Party Baker’s Twine, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Basic pearls, Bitty Banner Framelits, fishing line, Dazzling Diamonds

Happy Birthday, Mary!  Hugs, Fran