Four Frames Card & Top Note Tote

I have to say that out of all the Designer Series Paper, the new Paisley Petals is my new favorite! I love all the designs and colors of each sheet! I'm going to have to buy another pack when the new catalog comes out in July! But for now I'll make do with just one. And of course the Four Frames stamp set perfectly coordinates with the paper!

I used baja breeze, chocolate chip and old olive markers to color the stamp and then added the sentiment from the Great Friend stamp set. I punched it out with the coordinating Decorative Label Punch and layered some Chocolate chip behind it. I used two of my favorite sheets from the Paisley Petals DSP and layered them with Not Quite Navy.

For the tote, I started with a 6" x 8-1/2" piece of chocolate chip and scored at 2-1/2" and 3-1/2" on the 6" side and at 2-1/2" and 6" on the 8-1/2" side. I trimmed the bottom of the top notes and added a piece of 1/2" x 8-1/2" for the handle.

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Butterfly Pansies Card

I decided to try making some pansies with the butterfly punch. I discovered that there are several ways of making them. I decided to go with using the sponge dauber for the color and cutting some of the butterflies to make the petals. They are really fun to make! I decided to use a texture plate on the top note die and add the sentiment from Great Friend.

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Medallion Catalog Card

I love looking through the catalog to find pretty cards and projects. I found this card on page 181 and knew that I had to make one of my own! I am not sure what size they used, but it looks like a 3 x 6 card. So I started with a 6" x 6" piece of bashful blue folded in half and stamped the medallion background stamp three times. Then I wrapped some old olive ribbon around the card and placed a rhinestone brad on the end. I stamped the sentiment from the Great Friend stamp set and layered it on a square 2" x 2" piece of old olive.

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Friend Card

Here's another card with the Cottage Wall DSP color combo! I ran some old olive through the Big Shot with the new exclusive Stampin' Up! Perfect Details Textruz Plate Die, added a strip of Orchard Wall dsp and some rich razzleberry ribbon, then stamped the great friend sentiment and layered it with some rich razzleberry.

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Perfect Details Texturz Plate Die (115962) $3.95
The Perfect Details Texturz Plates create tasteful, lightly embossed backgrounds for cards or elements on scrapbook pages. This design is part of Shelli’s Signature Collection. ■ Two designs on one two-sided die ■ Designed to cut through one sheet of paper or card stock at a time ■ Use with Sizzix Big Shot machine, multipurpose platform, silicone rubber pad, and impressions pad ■ Die size: 8" x 5-7/8"

Orchid Elegant Bouquet

I love the new Elegant Bouquet Textured Impressions Embossing Folder! I love placing the cardstock in the embossing folder and then feeling the beautiful impression it leaves on the cardstock! And I love the orchid opulence, rich razzleberry, old olive color combination from the Cottage Wall DSP. I can't get enough of it! I didn't want to take away from any of the texture, so I simply stamped the sentiment from the Great Friend stamp set, layered it with some rich razzleberry and added an old olive felt flower with a brad. Simple, but pretty!

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Great Gift Boxes

I love the Sizzix Scallop Box die and matchbox die!  There are so many possibilities for these cute little gift boxes!  I used the Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP for both boxes because the paper is a textured cardstock that is perfect for making these boxes!  

For the scallop bag I used the Great Friend set and Matchbox die to embellish the front.  For the matchbox, I added ribbon through the slot punch whole in the top and bottom.

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Walk in the Park

I'm still enamored with the Walk in the Park DSP.  It is so pretty.  I made this simple card with the Great Friend stamp set.  I threaded some satin kiwi kiss/very vanilla ribbon through the holes I made with the slot punch and added the pretty baja breeze butterfly to complete the card.  So when you have the chance, take a walk in the park with your family or friends and spend some time together!

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Heart Basket

I've been wanting to make one of these ever since I saw one!  And they are super simple and fun to make!  I started with two die cut Sizzix Petal cards with Walk in the Park DSP.  I folded two flaps to create the bottom and adhered them with sticky strip to a 2 x 5 sheet of the same DSP that I had folded in half.  I attached some ribbon around the bottom for the strap and a chipboard scalloped square inked in craft whisper white with the "friend" stamp from Great friend stamped on the Walk in the Park DSP and the butterfly stamped in baja breeze and trimmed to place on the square.  Place some goodies or a gift inside and this would be perfect for Mother's Day!

Butterflies & Chocolate in the Park

I had so much fun creating the projects for this month's stamp club meeting!  We made a Push/Pull or Double Slider Card and a cute matchbox with chocolate nuggets inside!

The directions for the card are here.  I stamped the leaves onto the DSP to add some more color.  Then I ran some Walk in the Park DSP and some baja breeze through the Sizzix with the new exclusive Stampin' Up! Butterflies die.  I put the smaller butterfly through the Sizzix again with the dotted texture plate and added three dots of glitter glue that I made by mixing crystal effects with dazzling diamonds glitter.

Here is what the card looks like with the sliders pulled out.  Everyone loved sliding them in and out, in and out!
For the little matchbox, I ran some more Walk in the Park DSP and some of the medium weight window sheets through the Sizzix with the Matchbox die.  Then, we stamped the Polka Dot background with some white staz-on on the window sheet and wrapped some of the beautiful Whisper White Organza Ribbon around it. We added "celebrate" from the Matchbox Messages stamp set layered with some baja breeze that I also ran through the Matchbox die.  Finally, we wrapped the chocolate nuggets with the Walk in the Park DSP and placed them in the box!

Recipe:

Stamps: Great Friend, Matchbox Messages, Polka Dot Background

Paper: Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Walk in the Park DSP

Ink:  Basic Gray, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, White Staz-On

Dies:  Butterflies Die, Matchbox Die

Accessories:  Word Window Punch, 1/2 circle punch, Medium Window Sheets, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, dimensionals, glue dots, sticky strip

Stay tuned for tomorrow's post with more tips on fun ways to use Crystal Effects!

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Friends Tags & Matchbox

I'm having so much fun with all the goodies from the Occasions Mini Catalog!  I love the tag on page 17, so I created some of my own.  I used the new Basic Small Grommets by punching holes with my 1/4" circle handheld punch and then inserting the grommet and pressing the tines down on the backside.  I stamped for you and punched it out with the new scallop oval punch (love it!) and I used the coordinating the "friend"  and outline stamp from the Great Friend stamp set that fit in one of the tags cut out of the Matchbox Die.  I added some Summer Love rub-ons and satin kiwi kiss/very vanilla ribbon as a finishing touch.

I made this cute matchbox by running some textured kiwi kiss paper through the new Matchbox Bigz XL Die and then punched a window with the curly label punch in the top.  I had fun picking out some Summer rub-ons and put some on the box, one on the window, one on the tag and then the bird and flower too.  I'll fill this up with some candy and it will be all ready to give away!