MOJO 327 Valentine's Day Crazy, Mixed-Up Love

We made this card at class last Thursday and Friday.  I started with last week's adorable MOJO Monday Sketch Challenge (MOJO327).  It features the "we blend well!" blender from the Crazy, Mixed Up Love set.  I combined it with the Fresh Prints designer series paper stack, and added some Dazzling Details on the little hearts.

Peaceful Petals Pink Banners

I loved the flowers in the new Peaceful Petals set, and the banner framelits give any set a fresh look. There may have been an easier way, but I cut a banner the size of the image layer using Old Olive and then trimmed it to the size I wanted. I also enjoyed the Arrows embossing folder with it because I think it actually looks like banners too.  Inking the stamp with Melon Mambo and Old Olive and filling in with Pear Pizzazz, Pink Pirouette and Strawberry Slush gave it depth while just using the markers. Dazzling Details glitter glue on each Daffodil Delight center finished it sweetly.

Well, I hope any local customers who see this like it because we will make it at class this week. :)

Stampin' Addicts Occcasions 2014 Catalog Blog Hop Happy Watercolor

Welcome to the Stampin' Addicts 2014 Occasions Catalog Blog Hop.  I hope you enjoy our creations  as we focus on several new spring possibilities from Stampin' Up!.

If you're traveling in order, you've arrived from Deb's Heartfelt Inkspiration blog where she showed off the Life in the Forest set.  I loved the sweet animals and especially her out of the box fox peekaboo window card.  If you should happened get lost or want to chat, just visit the chat thread on Stampin' Addicts.

First, I have this Blue Larkspur card. The card sketch is based on MOJO326, and I used the chalk marker in the center of each flower and outlined each in Midnight Muse.  Then, I filled it with Pacific Point using a blender pen.  The Midnight Muse and Pacific Point layers were adhered together and then run through the Big Shot with the Beautifully Baroque embossing folder.  The Pacific Point Circle was embossed with the Fancy Fan folder.

Next is this little notebook...pssst.....don't forget!  Just simple and quick for those reminders, notes and sketches. It was all stamped on Whisper white, and I was attempting a sketchy look trailing the red dots in a fade to the upper right hand corner.

For this card, I used SASC18....a Stampin' Addicts Sketch Challenge from a while back. I added the new Scalloped Tag Topper Punch for the image layer with the scalloped embossing folder for the lower background layer. Dazzling Details Glitter Glue on the center of the poppy give it a little whimsy. I also stamped the watercolor splotch on the sentiment for something different. This poppy is different cut outs layered on top of each other. (See the picture below)

Thank you for stopping by to see the Happy Watercolor set!  Now, it is time to venture on to Sara's Lily's Ink Pad blog to see the Love You to the Moon set. Her sampler frame is so cute! I love all the details!

Envelope Punch Board Box

Pootles/Sam Donald is a demonstrator in the UK.  She created the 2/4 Envelope Punch Board Box.

http://pootles.co.uk/2013/11/11/stampin-up-uk-envelope-punch-board-week-advent-countdown-13-tab-tie-box/ 

 

I found the designer series paper to be a bit thin. (It tore in the score lines.)  I used cardstock instead, and it is much sturdier.

 

My suggestions:  Put your sticky strip right up to the edge of your side pieces (see how mine is gaping slightly on the right side of the box?)

 

Thread your ribbon through the holes at the top in this order as numbers on a clock: 6. 9, 3, 12. :)

Diamond Fold Joyful Christmas

This card is a doozy, soooo I removed a few steps, but I think it is still pretty.  I didn't want to overwhelm my stamper friends at class this week. (The tutorial on SCS is by Laura Lipe.)  I changed the size to only 5-1/4 inches high instead of 6-1/4 so that I could fit it in an envelope if necessary.

 

I only used designer series paper on the front of the card and layered Very Vanilla embossed with what I call the poinsettia folder on the front diamond.  I had to search for something great to put in the center (when my first couple of tries were failures) and found my friend Cindy Elam's card in which she also used gold embossing and vellum...Happily, she used Champagne Glass Glitter which I copied and think looks great...

 

The card stands on its own, and I didn't want a sentiment in mine, but of course there will be a Very Vanilla layer that you may glue inside your card.  I just colored the leaves Old Olive and then "markered" all around the edges of the flower (yes, they are bracts) and down the center with Cherry Cobbler.  Then I filled the center with Real Red for contrast. I feel like my pictures aren't quite doing the vellum justice. Sorry about that. :)

Craft Show on Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Edmond North High School

Here are the pictures from the last craft fair ...I still have some of almost everything shown here....Stampin' Up! is also allowing cash and carry on several kits this year, so I'll have a variety of those as well for Christmas gift giving or your own fun.

 

A BIG Thank you to Kris for helping me last time!  Everything is more fun with a friend!

CASEing Kim Bolzenthal Washi Tape Christmas Tree

This card was CASE'd with very few changes from my friend Kim Bolzenthal.  I loved the washi tape tree and vibrant look.  Not my usual style, but a ton of fun for me and for my customers last week.

Snowflake Dangle Ornament Card

For this card, I combined two cards by other stampers....The idea for the Merry came from Felicity's Craft Corner.  The dangling Ornament idea came from Amber Myers.  I liked a Night of Navy base card with it though and the Marina Mist for a little contrast.  This is a fun card to make, but as my class attendees pointed out, you'd have to tell someone that it is an ornament they can put on the tree. :)

Modified MOJO318 Mojo Monday Sketch

I had to modify the sketch for my own purposes a bit, but MOJO318 was clearly the sketch I used for this card.

 

I used the Season of Style designer series paper stack, and a Deco Labels Collection Framelit.  Gumball Green ribbon and a Merry Christmas from the Naughty and Nice Rotary Stamp.  Quick and Easy!

Snowflake Ornaments

These are a lot of fun to make and really quite easy too!

I chose to CASE the aqua ornament in the catalog for one choice, and then, I just changed the colors to white and gold and Vanilla and gold for the other two choices.  I hope you will make a couple of these at gift class. :)

Banner Class on Friday November 22 at 10:30 a.m. or 6:30 p.m.

Banners are easy and fun! Join me to make a holiday banner in either red and green or aqua.  If you have questions or would like changes to the wording, just ask.  Longer words would just cost a bit more and take more of your time. :)

Snow Banner $20
Joy Banner $16
Please sign up and prepay by November 17th, so that I may order your supplies.  Thank you.

Santa's List Ornaments...

The idea for coloring Santa on Kraft/Crumb Cake for an ornament is from Lisa Brown.  Santa really livens up the ornament tree with his twinkly glasses and glittery fur coat.

Hand Sanitizer Holders and TOMORROW is the first Craft Show!

Tomorrow, (November 2, 2013) I'll be at Quail Springs United Methodist Church for their Craft Show. There are two buildings, so be sure to find me...:)  The show is from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m....The address is 14617 Pennsylvania...just south of 33rd (150th in OKC) beside Epworth Villa.

I'll have some of these for sale of course. This year's updates include the Snowflake, Chevron Reindeer and Santa.

You might choose the fun of making these yourself at Gift Class at my home in Central Edmond...just message me if you are interested.