Today is my Bags and Boxes class and here’s one of the projects we’re making. This box is made with the Box Punch Board using the Under the Tree Designer Series paper. The “bow” is a rosette made with the Rosette die and the snowflake on top was die cut from a coaster using a retired snowflake die.
It’s almost time to think about packing! Hugs, Fran
Karen Burniston’s Challenge – number 3! Blue! I found a lovely poem about snow and growing old and printed it on to Whisper White card stock then die cut it with a die from Karen’s Katie Label Pivot die. The Designer Series paper is All is Calm from Stampin Up’s Holiday mini.
Inside is the Garden Bench, Tree for All Season and Happy Birthday Pop It Ups! To make the Happy Birthday curve across the snow, I simply ran it through my Xyron and the addition of adhesive made it easy to bend.
Can you see all the sparkly Dazzling Details snow? I used acrylic paint to paint some of the branches and added “snow” to the bench and tree (and me, of course!) Hugs, Fran
The Designer Challenge for Karen Burniston continues with “white” – white as snow. I chose to use the Evergreen Pivot die and do a Triple Pivot Card Technique. The front of this card uses several different embossing folders, Karen’s Agatha Edges die and Stampin UP’s snowflakes found in the Frosted Sequins.
It’s so hard to see white on white in a photo!
The sentiment is from Beauty of the Season.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Beauty of the Season
Cardstock – Whisper White
Ink – Versamark
Etc – Karen Burniston Evergreen Pivot, Agatha Edges, Outdoor Edges dies, embossing folders Distressed Dots and Stylish Stripes, Frosted Sequins, Oval Framelits, All is Calm washi tape
Red – white – what’s next? Hugs, Fran
It’s that time of year – for Karen Burniston’s Design Challenge! This month it’s “Red, White and Blue.” My red card features the Big Man, himself. I started with the fun set Get Your Santa On and Nordic Noel Designer Series paper.
And here he is – greeting you on Karen Burniston’s Lorna Label Pop Up! I love this Pop It Ups die because there is so much room to decorate! Santa is stamped on the die and then again on a separate piece of Whisper White and fussy cut. The cute presents are from Karen’s Evergreen Pivot die.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Get Your Santa On
Card stock – Whisper White, Real Red, Nordic Noel DSP
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Real Red
Etc – Karen Burniston’s Lorna Label and Evergreen Pivot Card dies, washi tape
Looks like you’ve been very good this year! Hugs, Fran
The fourth challenge this month for the Creative Crew at Splitcoast is packaging. I chose the Decorative Window Gift Box with a wreath over the opening. The “ribbon” is a strip of card stock wrapped all the way around. I didn’t want the box to collapse so I lined the bottom with Real Red and make a punched doughnut to cover the opening on the inside.
Supplies
Stamp Sets – Wondrous Wreath, Merry Stars
Card stock – Real Red, Whisper White
Ink – Old Olive, Garden Green, Real Red
Etc – Decorative Windows Gift Box, Wondrous Wreath Framelits, 2 1/2 and 1 3/4 circle punches
Can’t wait to fill this box! Hugs, Fran
This ensemble is for the Splitcoast Creative Crew challenge to use the beautiful All is Calm Designer Series paper. I paired it Festival of Trees, Oval Framelits and the All is Calm Designer Washi tape.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Festival of Trees
Cardstock – Whisper White, All is Calm, Silver Foil
Ink – Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz
Etc – All is Calm Washi Tape, Oval Framelits, star punch
Play along with us using All is Calm or the color combo of Lost Lagoon, Pear Pizzazz, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky and Whisper White. Use the Keyword CCREW1114 DF Creative Crew SUO!
It’s a new month (can you believe it?) and that means new challenges for the Creative Crew at Splitcoast Stampers. For the Project Life challenge, I made a 12 x 12 Thanksgiving page using the Seasonal Snapshots cards. The traditional family photo will go in the upper right hand corner block and I can journal to my heart’s content in the journaling block. You can play along by using the key word CCREW1114FS CreativeCrew SUO.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Gratitude for Days
Card stock – Old Olive, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Cherry Cobbler
Ink – Veramark, Early Espresso
Etc – Crushed Curry embossing powder, Seasonal Snapshot Project Life cards, Autumn Accents die, Burlap Ribbon
Don’t forget to enter to win every Project Life by Stampin Up product! Hugs, Fran
Need a quick trick for Halloween festivities this week? How about a cute witch broom? I used a 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 piece of Crushed Curry and cut the long edge with my fringed scissors. Wrap it around a 1 x 8 cello bag filled with treats and tie it up with Baked Brown Sugar twine. To keep the cello bag closed, stamp an image from Tee Hee Hee, punch it out and attach it over the closure of the bag.
Very cute, very fast – a perfect combo when you need something right now! Hugs, Fran
This is a new photopolymer set in the Holiday Mini Supplement called Gentle Peace. I colored it with Blendabilities and mounted it on a layer embossed with the Mosaic embossing folder.
Supplies
Stamp Set – Gentle Peace
Cardstock – Whisper White
Blendabilities – Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Old Olive, Skin Tones
Etc – Mosaic embossing folder
Here’s my version of White Christmas – taken straight from the Holiday Mini. Done on Shimmery White card stock, the image is stamped and then just the top is watercolored. Shimmery White watercolors great!
Supplies
Stamp Set – White Christmas
Card stock – Shimmery White
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Soft Sky, Soft Suede
Etc – Nordic Designer Buttons, All is Calm Washi tape
This is such a fun set to use – all sorts of images! Hugs, Fran
