February Paper Pumpkin Thinking of You Card

I have to laugh when I open up my Paper Pumpkin box and it says something about 30 minutes of fun. It takes me at least 10 to look over all the stuff in the box and think of the other fun I can have with it after I'm done putting the cards together.  I do take longer than 30 minutes to but the cards together though.  I take my time when I make cards.  I like to try my best to get things straight.  Most of the time I do, but there are times when I just can't (and who knows why!!!).  

This was a very quick card because the background was already printed out.  I added some sequins to it and then the words on the top.  So of the 3 different styles in the box, this one was the quickest.  What I do like about the stamps that came with the set is, there are 5 different flower images that can be used on the inside of the card, or to create another card front.  Not exactly like this one but you can make something very pretty too!

I LOVE getting my Paper Pumpkin box every month, it's been fun!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Flower Shop Punch and English Garden Birthday Card

This is a card I received in our last swap.  It was made by Mary.  She has a great eye for color!

She used the "Flower Shop" punch. I don't think it's called that but it is for now!!!  It's the same punch  you use with the "Flower Shop" set.

We played with the Peek-a-Boo Technique.  It's a very fun and ever SO simple technique.  And look now cool it looks.  I've seen other cards done using this technique and they cut the piece not quite as wide (here it's cut 4" wide x 5-1/4" long).  Cutting it less than 4" gives you more room to stamp words.  I like both ways, each are just as easy.  You can see how to do the technique here.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Playful Pals and Disney's Olaf from Frozen Pyramid Pal Thinlit Die Box

I LOVE using the "Pyramid Pal" Thinlits.  You are only limited by your imagination with this set and matching dies. I do like the movie "Frozen" and Olaf is an adorable character. So, why not make one!  

I used the Dazzling Diamonds card stock.  This paper is a little bit trickier to work with than regular card stock.  It's stiffer.  I had to use clips to hold the seams together to allow them to set up.  I used glue and not tape.  Because the paper was so stiff, there was no way the tape was going to hold for long.

I used some oval and round punches as well.  For the nose I just cut a wedge of Pumpkin Pie card stock and used a Pumpkin Pie marker and drew on some lines.

The top of his head is the toes from the frog die.  He was simple to make but like I said, you need to clip the seams together until they are set up.  For the pieces, I used both glue and tape.  I didn't want to sit there and hold pieces in place so I used tape and glue. I knew the tape would hold while the glue dried.  It was like getting the best of both worlds!!

I left the back open, I didn't glue it shut.  That way he could be used as a party favor or a gift box.

Isn't he adorable?  Please remember if you make these, you can not sell them unless you contact Disney and get a contract with them.  Olaf (and any other Disney character) has a copy right and you will be infringing on it if you sell their images.  It's best to check into things before you sell products that you don't own the rights to!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Peek-a-Boo Technique Birthday Card

Today I am going to share with you one of the cards I received in the last swap I attended.  This was from the Peek-a-boo Technique.  You can see how to do this technique here. It's a very easy and quick one.  Plus I love that you get to see three colors at one time. You get the base of the card and then the decorative paper along with the back side of that piece of decorative paper.  

The decorative paper used here is from the "Perfectly Artistic" 12" x 12" paper pack that is from the 2016 Sale-a-Bration catalog.  Tanya made this card and made great use of the decorative paper.  I love how she tied it in with the octopus.  Cute, huh?  

This was a fun swap and I got some great card samples using this technique.

Thank you for stopping by today,
Wanda

February Paper Pumpkin Birthday Card

Today I put together one of the 3 sets of cards in my February "Paper Pumpkin".  

These were fun and so quick and simple to make.  I just folded the card in half.  This card had the blue splatter dots on it already. 

All the flowers and leaves are a peel and stick.  How can you not love that?

I stamped the words on the pre-cut banner and used glue dots to set it in place.  Everything comes with this kit, including the glue dots.

Then I added glue dots to the sequins and set them in place. It's just that simple and quick.  There are two more designs in the box to play with it.  I didn't have time today to finish the other two designs.  I will share them with you when I get them done.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Playful Pals Angry Bird Pyramid Pal Thinlit

Today I would like to share with you one of the fun "Playful Pals" Pyramid Pal Thinlit's die box I made.  

As you can see it's the red Angry Bird.  I played that game for a while but I'm not that great at projectories so I ended up giving up.  I wasn't having fun with it anymore.  But, I did have fun making this guy.

I made my red pyramid (leaving the back open for candies or gifts) and then I punched out some circled and cut some lines. I just found a picture of the red angry bird and went from there.  The top of the head "hair" was from a die in the package.  It made a fringe piece.  I just rolled it and glued it up.

Yup, as simple as that.  These critters are SO quick and easy to make.  And REALLY fun too!!  They don't take much card stock and you can use scraps for the details.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Happy Birthday Everyone and Botanical Builder Birthday Card

Oh, you guessed it.  I left the "Happy Birthday, Everyone" out!!  It was clean and dry and waiting to go back into it's container.  I had a scrap piece of black and white dotted paper from the "Neutral's" pack so I thought I would make a monochromatic card.  I have not made one of those in a long time.  I don't often do black and white, I tend to go red and white!  But this was the paper that was sitting out so I went with it.  I'm trying to clean up my workroom and pieces of scrap papers are popping up.  It's nice to use them.

SO what I did here was I cut my dotted paper 1-3/4" x 4".  I taped it to a piece of Whisper White that was cut 4" x 5-1/4".  I set the decorative paper on the card stock so I could see where the words should go.  That was the tricky part.  After stamping the words I taped the paper in place.  Then I taped a piece of ribbon onto the back and wrapped it around the card front and I taped it to the other side on the back.  I taped that piece on a folded half sheet of Basic Black card stock.

It needed something more, so I looked in my stash of die cut flowers and I was going to use one of the larger ones that I keep using on cards but today I thought I would step out of that box and try a smaller flower.  I found one and I added a center to it, which consisted of two star like pieces glued together.  I pressed them in the center in the palm of my hand so they could curl up a bit and then I glued them to the center of the flower.  I added a Dimensional to the back of the flower and set it in place on the card.  I wanted a leaf but they were all a bit too big, so I took one of the ferny looking leaves and cut it off somewhere in the middle.  Now it was the perfect length for this little flower!  I used glue to set it in place.  And that was it.  A simple and elegant looking birthday card.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Happy Birthday Everyone and Botanical Builder Flower Birthday Card

I am on a quest to use more decorative papers.  I have an open package of the 12" x 12" "Botanical Gardens" paper and another full package too!  So I'd better get moving!!! LOL

I LOVE the large "Happy Birthday" from the "Happy Birthday, Everyone" set.  It takes up a lot of the card and it can do one of two things. It can fill up a card or it can limit you as to what more you can do under the words.  I look at it as it filling up the card.  I can always add layers and if something is big, it can hid the pieces that I may have cut too big, or didn't have enough of the border card stock on the top.  No one would know.  I did have enough here but I have done that in the past.  I've hidden an edge that didn't have enough border.  

Today I just wanted the card to show off some of the decorative paper under the greetings.  I added the flower in the corner.  I had it in my stash of pieces I had cut out when I was cutting out other pieces.  I want to make my pass through the Big Shot worth while, so I add other dies and card stock and just add them to a little container I have.  When I need one I first check the container and if I don't have what I want I will make a new one but I will again add other dies in my pass through the Big Shot.  Don't waste that pass!!!

This was a fun and easy card to make.  I love it when I can make cards with several layers.  You know how much I love layers!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

Thoughts and Prayers Framed Spotlighting Technique

Today I'm going to show you a card we made at Terri's Technique Tuesday class.  If you recall the "Spotlighting" technique where you often stamp the image in one color and then stamp it again and color in a certain area.  Then you punch out that area and set in place on the original image. That part of the card is now spotlighted.  Well, here we have "Framed Spotlighting".  This is where you find the area you want highlighted and you put a frame around it.  Here we stamped the image from the "Thoughts & Prayers" set and set a punched ring in place over part of the area.  Then we punched out some flowers and put them in the circle to highlight that area.  It's a very simple and quick technique to do.  And it created a nice effect.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Botanical Builder Hexagon Birthday Card

Today I wanted to play with the Hexagon punch.  I am thinking that it will be retiring soon.  It's one of those punches I don't play with much at all. 

I used the multi-colored dotted paper from the "Birthday Bouquet" 12" x 12" decorative paper pack.  I punched out the hexagons and then taped them on a piece of Mint Macaron card stock.  I trimmed each edge.  I didn't care much for that part but I REALLY wanted a border around the hexagons.  I made 5 of them!  I set them in place on the left side of the card using Snail tape.

The flower is Blush Blossom.  I sponged the edges before I assembled it.  I set it in place using a Dimensional.  I added a couple of Mossy Meadow fern leaves and an enamel dot in the center.

The words are from the "Sky is the Limit" set and they were stamped using Mossy Meadow ink.

This was an okay card to make.  I don't think I will be making another one and I don't think I will be too sad if the hexagon punch retires!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda 

A Botnical Builder and Flower Patch Birthday Card

I wished that the "Botanical Blooms" would have had a stem image.  I found one that I liked in the "Flower Patch" stamp set. 

The base of my card is Whisper White.  The decorative paper is from the "Cherry on Top" 6" x 6" paper stack.  I liked the little triangle "dots" on the paper and I just had to play with it. 

I stamped the stem from the "Flower Patch" set using Pear Pizzazz.

The words are from the "Sky is the Limit" set.

The flower was cut using Calypso Coral and the "Botanical Builder" Framelits.  The word panel was set in place using Dimensionals, as well as the flower.

The center of the flower has a "It's my Party" enamel dot.

This was a super easy and very fun card to make.

Thank you SO much for visiting today,

Wanda

A Just for You 2016 Sale-a-Bration Gift Tote Weekend Project

I have not done a "Weekend Project" in a while.  I saw this idea on the net somewhere.  More than likely on Pinterest. My friend Terri came to mind when I saw it.  I wanted to make one for her SO badly.  I happened to have a pack of the large Stampin' Up! cases on hand.  SO, with that in mind, I decided I needed one too!  

What you need to make this is the large wood block case. A door/drawer handle.  Decorative paper and any stamp set you wish to use.  Here I used the "Just for You" Sale-a-Bration set.

Now when I was reading on how someone had made their case, they had their hubby drill holes in the case.  Well, I didn't want to bother my hubby to drill some holes.  I didn't want to drill the holes either.  So what I did was I took a large sewing needle, I lit a candle and then I heated up the needle. Before I did all of this, I had the case marked where the holes need to go.  Next I put the needle in the flame and heated it up.  I poked it into the marked hole and it melted a nice hole in the case.  The screws are pointed and screwed into the holes I made nicely.  You just need a starter hole or your plastic case will crack.  

The screws that come with the handles are way too long.  They are meant for cupboards and or drawers so they go through a thick piece of wood.  These cases are not thick at all.  I read that the gal had her hubby cut off the screws.  That is not an easy task, screws are made of pretty hard metal.  I thought about getting my Dremmel out and putting on the cutting disk but It didn't sound like something I wanted to do. I'd never done it before and wasn't sure how good I would be at it.  SO, I went to the local Ace Hardware store and a nice sales person helped me find what I needed.  I told him I needed some screws that were like the ones in the package but very short, near or under 1". The color didn't matter, which made the task easier for the guy to find them.  The were $.27 each.  I didn't think it was out of line, it was what I needed.  SO I got my 4 screws and went home to work on my totes.  

I had bought my handles at Lowe's for $1.47 each.  Not a bad deal there either.  They are white plastic.

For this tote I used some decorative paper from the "Birthday Bouquet" paper pack.  I used a different design from that same pack for my tote.  I liked just the look of the paper as the design but I really wanted to add something more.  SO I got out the "Just for You" set and stamped the words using Mossy Meadow.  I added a few Blushing Bride flowers.  I used the tip of a Crazy Glue bottle and Melon Mambo for the flower centers.  I used Pear Pizzazz ink for the little bud leaf things!  I sponged the edges using Blushing Bride ink and then sponged the very edge using Melon Mambo.  I layered the word using Pool Party and then Blushing Bride card stock.  

I think it turned out great!  I filled it with a few fun things for Terri and gave it to her last night!!

I wish I had more cases, more handles, and more screws so I could make a bunch of these to be more organized with my "stuff"!  I think I will be getting more cases when I order again.  In the meantime I will be getting some handles and screws so I'm ready!!!  I think they would look great on a shelf. Just grab and go.  In my tote I put my stamping supplies.  Scissors, tape runner, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, a pencil and an eraser.  I'm good to go!!  Now I can't wait to use it!

Have fun with these!!  Imagine how organized you can be with these totes lined up on your shelf!!!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Love You Sew 2016 Occasions Hostess Set Card

Tonight I am participating in a technique swap. Back in December, at the last technique night we learned this fun "Peek-a-Boo" technique.  It's super easy to do and ever SO cute.  I've seen a several done making the center cut longer so more of the right side is open for larger wording.  I've also seen the left side made smaller leaving the right side over half exposed.  It's the way the corners are folded back that make the technique so fun, adorable and effective.

For my card I used the "Love You Sew" 2016 Occasions Hostess set. I stamped the buttons using Wild Wasabi ink.  I punched them out and then set them in place using Dimensionals.  I stamped the scissors and fussy cut them out.  That part wasn't as fun but when you have a good movie on tv it's okay!!! LOL

I colored the blades of the scissors with the Smoky Slate marker.  I slid one tip behind the fold and taped the scissors in place.  I thought it would give it the look of those scissors cutting the paper back.  I wanted this set because of scissors image.  I thought it was "sew" darn cute!!! LOL

The decorative paper I used is from the "Love Blossoms" 6" x 6" paper stack.  I needed to make 9 cards for this swap and there wasn't enough of each color so I ended up making 3 different ones.  I liked them all, but this one was my favorite.

You can find this fun technique here.  

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda

A Botanical Builder View Master Technique Birthday Card

Today I played with the "View Master" technique.  This is another one of those techniques that I've always wanted to try but didn't because it looked like it was too difficult.  I found a good tutorial on Split Coast Stampers.  I did change a few things to make it quicker and easier to do.  I used the Framelits circle dies instead of a Coluzzle.  As long as the disk is smaller than the inside of the card/layers, you are okay.  I also penciled the circles in on my disk, making them about 1/4" apart.  And I marked them on the side where the dial part is so I would know not to stamp above that mark or the image would show through in the upper window. I covered my brad with the leaf of the flower so it doesn't show at all.  Making the card look even more mesmerizing! It was a very fun card to make.  I just wished I had other images to use but there's not a lot of small current images to be had lately. What's up with that?     

I used the "Petite Pairs" set for the words.  And for the third window I used a flower from the "Petite Petals" set.  

I used the decorative paper from the "It's My Party" 12" x 12" paper stack.  I told you I was trying to use it up!  I know it won't happen but I'm working on it!  It would be a first for me!!  Though one thing nice about left over 12" x 12" paper, you can make fun gift bags with it.  You can find a really easy tutorial for the bag here.  

I used the Botanical Builder from the 2016 Occasions catalog to make my flowers and the leaves.  The center of the tiny flowers are just 1/8" punched circles of card stock.  The larger flower has an enamel dot in it's center.  

I was very pleased with how my card turned out.  Keep in mind when you are making these that you can not use anything 3-D on the disk.  It will not turn easily and will create a bump on the front of your card.  Just keep it flat and use inked images only. Cut your card stock and copier paper circle at the same time.  I saved my copier paper disk so I won't have to spend any time making another one when I am ready to play with this technique again.  I don't think I encountered any other issues. It was fun to make and I would LOVE to make another one sometime soon!

Have fun with this technique!  I really did enjoy playing with it!

Thank you SO much for visiting today,
Wanda