Very Merry Banner

I didn't want to post this because the colors are so off,

but have taken it to work, so can't get a better picture.
The circles on the pennants are actually GREEN, not blue.

This is a banner made with the Perfect Pennant and

Alphabet Simple Letters Big Shot Dies.  I used 

retired Designer Series papers for the 

pennants and circles.  The letters were made 

with textured white card stock.

This banner is up in our office at work, looking

very festive.

Jackie

Glitter Snowflakes

This is a card for the SCCSC93 Challenge by Amanda Corbet
Set:  Bells and Boughs
Colors: Whisper White, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories:  Northern Frost Decorative Strip, White Glitter Paper, Rhinestones, Clear Brads, Cobbler Seam Binding

Jackie

KY Regional Card #2

At the Regional, we made 2 card using the "You are Loved"

set on page 40 of the Holiday Mini.  This is the second card.

Here are the "ingredients" for this card:

Colors:  More Mustard, Baja Breeze, 

Lucky Limeade, and Soft Suede Markers.

Sets:  You are Loved 

Accessories:  Lucky Limeade Riffled Ribbon, 

Pearls. Designer Label Punch, Oval Punch

Jackie

Artichoke Christmas

This is a quick card made with the elegant set; 

Bells and Boughs.  The flower centers are the highlight.

They are pearls and rhinestones, colored with a sharpie marker!

Colors:  Always Artichoke, Elegant Eggplant, 

Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.

Jackie

FREE Digital Downloads

For a few short days, Stampin' Up! is offering

FREE digital downloads at http://mydigitalstudio.net.

Take the brief survey and download 

the version that you need.  

Then, enjoy creating!

Note: the image above was made 

with different components of this free download.

Jackie

You are Loved from SU Regionals

I had the pleasure of attending the Stampin' Up!

Regional event this week.  What a BLAST, especially

when attending with good friends (Mary & Jo)!

At the Regional, we made 2 card using the "You are Loved"

set on page 40 of the Holiday Mini.  It is a sweet set, and

gives you the opportunity to use those markers!

Here are the "ingredients" for this card:

Colors:  More Mustard (textured card stock), 

Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede.

Sets:  You are Loved & Good Grid (p 152)

First Edition Designer Series Paper,

Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding

Safety Pin, Markers

Jackie

Easy Christmas

This is a quick and easy Christmas Project.

The Sentiment comes from the Curly Cute set.

Accents using Glimmer Paper, punched with

the Scallop Edge Border punch were added.

Lastly, the card elements were layered on the

card base embossed with the Big Shot 

Northern Flurry embossing Folder.

Jackie

Llama Holiday Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Llama Christmas Hop!

You've likely arrived here from

Holly's site, having enjoyed her wonderful samples!

 

For my first project, I used

the Christmas image from the Easy 

Events stamp set on page 57.  I find it's simplicity

incredibly beautiful.

The focal image is embossed on Shimery

White card stock, with Wild Wasabi embossing powder.

The berries were colored in with a Cherry Cobbler

marker.  The focal image was layered on

Wild Wasabi, then Early Espresso, and 

finally the Cherry Cobbler card base. 

Cherry Cobbler seam binding was gathered on

Sticky Strip.  2 punches with the 

Doily Triple Layer punch enabled a Wild Wasabi

layer, with the Silver Glitter image layered on top.

My second project is inspired by a SU demo

named Jill Olsen.  Jill colors the Silver Glimmer Paper,

found on page 41 of the Holiday Mini, with reinkers.

In the sample above, I have placed 2 cards side by side.

The card on the left shows a "normal" snowflake punched

from the Silver Glitter paper with the Doily Triple Layer punch.

The card on the right is identical, with the exception of

a snowflake that has been dyed with Elegant Eggplant

classic ink.  The technique involves using your aqua

painter to paint reinker on to the Glitter paper. Let it 

dry and you now have an accessory that is tinted

to match your project.  You should use a dark color
reinker, as the final product is much lighter than 
the actual reinker color. 

Other "ingredients" used on these cards include

Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant card stock,

the Big Shot Northern Flurry Embossing Folder

and sentiment from the Contempo Christmas set.

My final project is a TeePee card decorated with 
the Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper.
The "ornaments" are made out of soda pop cans,
that have been run through a Big Shot embossing folder
to add texture and then punched out with the Boho Blossoms
punch.  The ornaments were attached with silver brads.
The star at the top is also a Pop Can, cut out
with the Big Shot Stars die.


I hope that you enjoyed these projects!

next  on the Llama blog hop is the totally amazing Jean Fitch!!! http://jlfstudio.wordpress.com/

Or you can return to the main Llama Hop page by clicking below.

Easy Events Oval

I really like the Christmas image from the Easy Events

set.  It is beautiful in it's simplicity.

I used the Big Shot Ovals die to cut out the focal

whisper white card stock.  The image was embossed with

Wild Wasabi embossing powder.  The berries were

colored in with a Cherry Cobbler marker.  I did add
some Dazzling Details to the berries, but you have

to be sooooo careful about dry time.  You can see that

I smeared mine, thinking that it was dry.

I layered my Crumb Cake card base with 

Wild Wasabi DSP, Cherry Cobbler and a strip

of Crumb Cake trimmed with the Scallop Border

Punch.  I added Linen Thread and

Cherry Cobbler Quilted Ribbon to accent the card.

Jackie

Big Shot New Demo Incentive!

 

 

Christmas Card Box

This project is a Christmas Card Box, designed to

hold "regular sized" cards.   The Simply Scored tool

figured predominantly into the making of the box,

as well as belly band with scored rosette.  

The rosette has a pop can center, punched with 

the boho blossoms punch.  The punched flower 

was then run thru a Big Shot Embossing Folder.

Below, the open version of this box.

 

I will be demonstrating this gift box

at upcoming events.  Contact me to schedule

a SU workshop now!

Jackie 

 

Christmas Shirt

This is a CASE of a New Years shirt created 

by Linda Aarhas.  I used Frostwood Lodge DSP,

Quilted Cherry Cobbler ribbon and Red Glimmer

paper from the Holiday mini to create a Christmas version!

In order to create the central shirt panel:

- Used the Big Shot Square Lattice embossing

folder to create texture on the card base

- Used the Big Shot Stripes embossing folder

on a narrow strip to create the panel in the center

- Use the 1 3/4 inch circle punch to punch out the 

neck line on the card stock base, and then mirror

that punch on the center strip.

- Assemble and add the red glimmer paper "buttons"

Jackie

House of Haunts

I love this image from House of Haunts.

This project was made a year or so ago, at 

a demonstrator event.  It is Perfect Plumb and 

Pale Plum (retired).

It is accomplished with a little masking and 

sponging.  I hope you enjoy.

Jackie

Best of Everything

Best of Everything is another SU set that I really like!

It just makes me smile when I stamp the little bird!

I used the Simply Scored tool to highlight the

focal image.

Colors:  Tangerine Tango, Soft Suede, Old Olive

Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  Triple Punch set, Simply Scored Tool,

Pearls

Jackie

Peekaboo Frames

In these examples, I use the Peekaboo frames from

the Holiday Mini as picture frames.

The example above is card stock, covered with

Designer Series Paper.

This side view shows how the frame

is turned "backwards" so that the "door"

acts as the stand.

Remember that you can also run pop cans,

that have been cut apart, through the Big Shot dies.

This results in metal photo frames!

Jackie

Lolly Good Time

Just a couple Lolly Flowers made from

the Flirtations DSP paper pack.  Playing with 

the Simply Scored tool is SUCH FUN!

Jackie 

We remember.

Llama Blog Hop!!

Welcome to our first llama blog hop!

You will find links at the end of this 

post, to move to the next blog, 

or back to the main "llama page."

My theme is projects for the

Holidays!  Represented here are Fall,

Halloween and Christmas.  I hope 

you enjoy!

My first project uses the Leaves of a Tree stamp

in the Holiday Mini, with sentiment from the 

Falling Leaves set on page 29 of the main SU catalog.

I used the Simply Scored (Holiday Mini) to score

double lines on the top and right side of a piece

of Whisper White card stock. 

I then inked up

the Leaves of a Tree stamp with Daffodil Delight.

Before stamping, I used a sponge to add Cajun Craze

to the edges and trunk of this image, which I then

stamped on the Whisper White.

I ran a strip of green DSP (Designer Series Paper)

from the Nursery Nest Pack, through the Big Shot

Tasteful Trim Die.  The Sentiment was stamped

in Pumpkin Pie and cut out with a Circle punch.

Lastly, the card base was run through the Big Shot

Perfect Polka Dots Die.  Assemble the card and then add

Dazzling Details (page 41 of the Holiday Mini) to

some of the leaves to make it sparkle!

 

This is a very quick treat for your Halloween visitors.

It uses the new 1x8 Cellophane Bags on page 11

of the Holiday Mini.  They are perfect for your M&M treats.

First, fill up your bag with M&Ms.

Now, grab your Got Treats set (page 65 of the main

catalog) and use Tangerine Tango and Early Espresso

markers to color the pumpkin.  Stamp and punch out. 

Back with a 2 3/8 Scalloped Circle punch of 

Tangerine Tango and you are ready to assemble

your treat. 

 

My final project uses the Stitched Stockings

stamp set, and coordinating Stocking Builder

punch (Holiday Mini).  

The sentiment comes from the Teeny Tiny Wishes

set on page 157 of the SU Catalog and is

punched out with the Word Window punch.

The Snow Burst

Big Shot Embossing Folder was used to add 

texture to portions of the stockings.

Colors:  Night of Navy, Old Olive, and Poppy Parade

The Pocketful of Posies DSP pack was used

for the layer behind the stockings.

I used the Simply Scored to create score lines 

around the focal image, and several more 

across the bottom of the card base. Score lines

really enhance to look of Whisper White c/s! 

I hope that you enjoy the llama hop.

Jackie

 

Click the image above to visit Buffy's amazing blog, 

which is next on the hop!

Click above to go to the llama hop home.

Cajun Leaves of a Tree

Here's Leaves of a Tree from the Holiday Mini.  This

is just a great stamp (but then I like trees).  The tree was

stamped in Daffodil Delight and then sponged

with Cajun Craze.  A few punches and layering of

DSP and you've got a fun fall card.

Jackie

LolliFlower Wreath

My previous post incorporated a rosette or "lolliflower" on the

lid of the gift box.  Today's project uses 14 "lolliflowers" to

form a wreath.  The flowers were made out of textured 

card stock,  and the Bold Brights Designer Series 

Paper Pack.  The Brown DSP

flowers came from the Berry Blossoms DSP Pack.

I have not added a banner to this wreath, as I may use

it for a variety of banners for different events/occassions.

The star of this project is the Simply Scored tool

from the Holiday Mini.  It is easy to score paper or 

DSP for production of flowers or other crafting projects!

 

Jackie