Welcome to our Stampin Friends August Hope Fun Blog Hop! I'm so excited that you have decided to stop by. We have 14 amazingly talented crafters this month. You're going to love this hop. So be sure to follow along and check out everyone's blogs and fabulous projects. Make sure to leave a comment to be entered in the Blog Hop raffle. Read each blog, scroll to the end, and leave a comment with #SFAugHop!! Each member and guest blogger, will randomly select a winner from our blog comments. We will then pool those together and randomly select the overall hop winner. I would love to hear some feedback and you will earn a chance to win some Blog Candy! Thank you for visiting my blog from Barbara Welch's blog, and thank you for continuing with the Blog Hop. Take a moment a check out my project and at the end click the NEXT button to continue to Melissa Thomas's Blog. Didn't come from Barbara's blog?? That's ok, just click the PREVIOUS button below or scroll to the end and click on Barbara Welch's name to visit her blog. A big welcome to this month's guest hoppers Maureen Rauchfuss, Angela Lorenz and Kim Lamos This month's Blog Hop is Hope. Hope can mean so many different things to different people. When you need strength, courage to move on, prayers it works out in the end etc and sometimes you need a little encouragement or just a quick cheering up. I used a stamp set that in a way says it all. It can be a powerful statement!!! So I chose the set by Stampin Up, YOU'VE GOT THIS!!! I love this set. I've used it so many times and I seem to go back to it whenever I need to send out a card to someone going through something, even if what they are going through is a positive thing. I "hope" you like what I came up with. So let's get started with my card. I used a few different stamp sets and techniques to make this card. The stamp sets are Best Birds, Jar of Love and You've Got This. The paper used is, Delightful Dijon, Island Indigo, Old Olive and a scrap of Pool Party Cardstock and Serene Scenery DSP. The ink used is the same color as the cardstock and I used the Archival Basic Gray to stamp the flower images. My cardbase is Delightful Dijon with 2 layers of DSP from the Serene Scenery DSP stack. I completed all the stamping first. I stamped the leaves in the matching ink colors and cut out with the coordinating framelits.The Old Olive Leaves and Pool Party flower are from the Best Birds stamp set and framelits. The Delightful Dijon Leaves are from the Jar of Love stamp set and Everyday Jars framelits. I cut the circles using the Layering Circles framelits. The flower was stampin Basic Gray and I used a Blender Pen to color and shade with Island Indigo, Delightful Dijon and Old Olive Inks. I did not use Watercolor Paper so be careful you do not over color in one spot, it will damage the paper. I stamped the You've Got This sentiment is Versamark and added the NEW Copper embossing powder. LOVE IT!!!! To put it all together, I made a few loops under the circle in the Copper Thread. As you can see by the photos below I was going to add more leaves and some berries. But when I when to assemble I preferred less. My gift is simple and sweet! The new White Gift Boxes featured in our new Holiday Catalog, were perfect. I didn't have to fuss with making a box to the right size or dealing with scoring and cutting. These boxes were just right. And you do not need to worry about the box opening and the contents spilling out, they come with a clear acetate sleeve that keeps all nice and tight. I whipped this gift box together in NO time. I wanted to tie the box and card together, so I stamped the flower on the front panel, gave it a moment to dry and them colored with the blender pen and inks. I thought of just leaving the flower on this panel as my only decoration....but well the rest seemed to blanked. So I stamped on 3 sides of the box using the background image from You've Got This set in Island Indigo. Before stamping, I stamped off the ink a couple times to lightening the color a bit. Then once the ink seemed drying I stamping the flower in Archival Gray over the backgrounds. I also stamped the flower on the lid of the box, but I did not color it in. I again stamped this You've Got This sentiment with Versamark, this time on Vellum. I added the Copper Embossing Powder and heated it. I punched it out with a 1 3/4" Circle Punch. Punch a hole with the 1/16" Circle Punch. I used the Copper Thread to tie the tag onto the box. So, depending on what someone was going through the contents of the box might be different. But for this project, I decided to fill the box with some sweet candy. I used the new gusseted Cello bags in the Annual Catalog and filled it with different hard candies. I was going to use chocolates, but um well, those didn't last! But I think the hard candies are just fine, the box can be left open on someones desk while they enjoy a piece of candy while they work! I tied the box with the Whisper White Satin Ribbon, between ribbon. Sometimes I such a hoarder with ribbon and embellishments, I don't want to use something because it's so nice....but this year, I vowed to use all my products and not buy it until I'm outta of it....we shall see how this goes. But anyway, I thought this ribbon was simple but gave an elegant touch to the gift. I fed the Copper thread through the knot in the sating ribbon and tied it so it hung just over the flower. I then finished the satin ribbon in a bow. I "hope" you liked my projects and I appreciate you stopping by. If you are need of the Annual Catalog or Holiday Message please let me know and I will gladly send one to you. US only. Be sure to leave a comment on my blog with #SFAUGHOP (see below for details) and click the Next button to visit Melissa Thomas's Blog. Thank you so much Happy Stampin Steph Make sure to leave a comment to be entered in the Blog Hop raffle. Read each blog, scroll to the end, and leave a comment with #SFAugHop!! Each member and guest blogger, will randomly select a winner from our blog comments. We will then pool those together and randomly select the overall hop winner. I would love to hear some feedback and you will earn a chance to win some Blog Candy! Got Lost along the way? Here is a list of our Stampin Friends Hoppers.
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Welcome to our Stampin Friends No Rules June Blog Hop! We have 13 amazingly talented crafters this month. So much fun to be had by all when you follow along and check out everyone's blogs and fabulous projects. Make sure to leave a comment to be entered in the Blog Hop raffle. Read each blog, scroll to the end, and leave a comment with #SFJuneHop!! Each member and guest blogger, will randomly select a winner from our blog comments. We will then pool those together and randomly select the overall hop winner. I would love to hear some feedback and you will earn a chance to win some Blog Candy! Thank you for visiting my blog from Kirsteen Gill's site, and thank you for continuing with the Blog Hop. Enjoy my project and at the end click the NEXT button to continue to Kathie Rotti's blog. Didn't come from Kirsteen's blog?? That's ok, just click the PREVIOUS button towards the bottom of the blog or scroll to the end and click on Kirsteen's name to visit her blog. This month I decided on a gift bag/gift card set. Fits into the no rules theme because when I decided on my project for the blog, I wasn't thinking, and had chosen the retired 2014-2016 In Colors. My thought was to use up some supplies I had on hand...but oops because typically I only use current products for my blog projects. Now, these projects are so versatile and can certainly be adapted to any papers/colors you have on hand! Let's begin. I decided on the new Marquee Messages stamp set. Love it!!! So fun to use! Since the projects I made were 2 bags and 2 gift cards holders. I stamped the images 4 times in each color. Clean the stamp in between colors. I started with the lightest color, I stamped the Lost Lagoon first, focusing mostly on the arrow section, then since I only need the bottom of the stamp in Tangelo Twist, I stamped closer to edge of the paper and last was Blackberry Bliss, I needed the whole image. Then I cut the images out. I layered onto the Blackberry Bliss using dimensionals. Finished them off with the Gold Wink of Stella. To make the gift card holder, you need a piece of cardstock measuring 4 1/4 x 11. Score on the 11" side to 5 1/2 and 2 3/4. Fold over and only adhere the outside edges, to make a pocket for the gift card and punch a notch using the 3/4" circle punch. See 5th & 6th photos. I decorated the pocket using a piece of DSP that measures 2 1/2x4. The inside piece of DSP measures 5 1/4x4. You could use a piece of white if you prefer to have more area to right on. I used the same DSP on the outside front section. I stapled a strip of gold sequins onto the Marquee and only added dimensionals on the left edge so you can lift open the giftcard. Then I glued on a few sequins here and there to finish it off. To keep the gift card closed I added a little velcro dot. The giftbag was pretty simple. I grabbed the bags at the Dollar Tree. I stamped the Writing Notes stamp using the Basic Black onto Whisper White. Then cut out around it. I also stamped the greeting at the bottom in Blackberry Bliss and 2 stars in Lost Lagoon. I used the same DSP and cut a piece that's 6 x8 1/2 and another at 1 1/2x8. I also cut a piece of Lost Lagoon to 2 x 8 1/2. I punched the ends of the 2 strips using the Triple Banner Punch. I stapled the strips to the DSP and then attached to the bag with Fast Fuse. I also stapled the gold sequins to the top corner of the Writing Notes. I added the Marquee image with the dimensionals. And again finished off with sequins here and there. Last but not least I added the bow with the Blackberry Bliss canvas ribbon. I hope you enjoyed my projects. Please leave a comment with #SFJuneHop and be sure to click next to visit Kathie's Blog.
Thanks for stopping by Happy Stampin Steph The Designer Tin of Cards Project Kit • 16 cards and all comes with this awesome tin to hold them in.
I will be hosting a Designer Tin of Cards Workshop on Wednesday, June 29th at 9am. The Makes 16 cards: 4 each of 4 designs. Folded size: 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". Includes 16 cardbases and envelopes; printed tin box with lid, 6-3/4" x 4" x 5-3/8"; file tab dividers; printed die-cut images; die-cut Designer Series Paper and vellum sheets; white cardstock tags with gold foil print; washi tape; Baker’s Twine; sequins, gold paper clips. You will make 16 cards all for the low price of just $31.38 (includes tax and shipping) I will provide the stamp set and inks used to complete the kit. Please make sure to RSVP by June 15th so I can order ontime. Want to earn your kit for free? Host a workshop at your home and invite your friends and family to make the Designer Tin of Cards kit. Each kit or Stampin Up products ordered, you will receive Host Rewards towards free merchandise. Feel free to contact me with any questions Make sure to RSVP on time, either on my Stampin UP website or Facebook page. Happy Stampin Steph As we anxiously await the launch of the new Annual 2016-2017 Catalog on June 1st, demonstrators were able to pre-order select products in May. I grabbed the gorgeous Perfectly Wrapped Kit and coordinating Perfectly Wrapped Stamp Set that is found on page 159 If you can't wait till then you can join up as a demonstrator and add this item to your starter kit! You get $175 of product to add whatever you like to your kit and pay only $99!! Such a bargain. This kit was so easy to put together. I love how everything coordinates. It truly is the perfect solution for gift giving. And if you're like me, your always searching for the right packaging. The Perfectly Wrapped Project Kit • Makes 8 bags & 8 boxes! WOW crazy. I will be hosting a Perfectly Wrapped Workshop on Wednesday, June 13th at 9am. The kit includes 4 kraft bags, 3-1/4" x 7"; 4 cellophane bags, 3" x 6"; 4 clear acetate boxes with gold foil, 2" x 2" x 2"; 4 cardstock boxes, 3" x 3" x 3"; die-cut cardstock image sheets; Designer Series Paper; Baker’s Twine; labels; stickers; sequin and cotton paper trim; gold clips; mini clothespins. You will make 16 gift packages all for the low price of just $29 (includes tax and shipping) I will provide the stamp set and inks used to complete the kit. Please make sure to RSVP by June 1st so I can order ontime. Want to earn your kit for free? Host a workshop at your home and invite your friends and family to make the Perfectly Wrapped Kit. Each kit or Stampin Up products ordered, you will receive Host Rewards towards free merchandise. Feel free to contact me with any questions Make sure to RSVP on time, either on my Stampin UP website or Facebook page. Day 5 - Last but not least. To end Teacher Week I decided to stick with a gift card. Perfect, the teachers can use the card for themselves. I came across this Giftcard Card while I was scrolling through Pinterest. The original design was from Lea Denton of The Crafty Spark. Her design uses measurements for a sheet of A4 paper. I modified it to work for a standard sheet of 8 1/2x11 cardstock in the US. You could use a sheet of 12x12 and use Lea's measurements if you preferred. You can view Lea's design here. So I started with a sheet of Calypso Coral 8 1/2x11 cardstock and cut it to 5 1/2x11. I used my Simply Scored Scoring tool. Place the 11" side at the top and score at 1 3/4, 2 3/4, 3 3/4 and 8. Fold on the score lines. Except on the 2 3/4 score line you are going to fold it in the opposite direction. Then you will need to turn over you paper and add a strip of adhesive at the 1 3/4 score line. Make sure to add adhesive as close to the score line as possible. You will seal this together at the 3 3/4 score. Turn it over, this section will become the pocket to hold the giftcard. To make the giftcard pocket, you will need to use the Envelope Punch Board. You will not be scoring, just creating the 2 notches. Take the section you just glued (folded side up) and line up the left side at 1 1/8" and punch. Move it over to 4 1/4" and punch again. Boom that's done. Next, with your trimmer, line up the edge of the pocket (the side that's folded) and trim off just a smidge to open the pocket. Don't go too far down. You want to make sure there is enough to hold the gift card in. Ok, lets decorate. I had enough of the Wildflower Fields DSP to finish up the week. Yeah I like when that happens. Now I am no longer sitting on retired paper I am wondering what I'll do with it. Starting with the inside. I layered the DSP Inside top flap DSP: 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 CS: 4 1/2x 2 1/4 DSP: 4 1/4x2 Inside: DSP: 5 1/4 x 4 CS: 3 1/8x3 1/8 WW: 3x3 Inside Bottom Flap DSP: 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 CS: 4 1/2x1 1/4 DSP: 4 1/4x 1 Now for the outside of the card: Same process except you do not need to decorate the middle section since this becomes the back of the card Outside top flap DSP: 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 CS: 4 1/2x 2 1/4 DSP: 4 1/4x2 Outside Bottom Flap DSP: 5 1/4 x 1 1/2 CS: 4 1/2x1 1/4 DSP: 4 1/4x 1 The I used contrasting colors from the DSP pack to make the closure. Punch a 2 1/2 circle in Blackberry Bliss Punch a 2 3/8 scallop circle in Lost Lagoon Punch a 2" circle with the DSP in a different pattern. Adhere on the front only at the top half. We will add Velcro to keep the card shut. So what I did was added both the top and bottom pieces of Velcro onto the back of the circle. Then close the card, and press, the bottom part of the Velcro will stick to the card. Just add giftcard and it's all done. Love it!!
Hope you enjoy this week's projects. Feel free to contact me with any questions! Happy Stampin Steph Day 4 - Notepad Holder I decided to make a notebook holder for day 4. It's my go to quick gift. Super easy! I feel like you can never have enough notebooks around. I used Blackberry Bliss Cardstock as the base of the holder. You can make 1 notebook holder out of a sheet of cardstock. I'm this particular one, I added a pocket on the inside. You can choose to skip to save paper too. The holder is sooo easy. Take a piece a 8 1/2x11, Take your Simply Scored Scoring tool, with the 11" side at the top score at 5 1/4 & 5 3/4 Boom folder is done. Fold on the score lines and add the notepad to inside right. I used little legal pads I found at Wal-Mart. I think they are like 5x8. To make the pocket, you will need a piece of cardstock that measures 4 3/4 x 6 1/2. Easy - score at 1/2" & 3/4" on three of the sides. You will need to fold on all the score lines. Then cut out the corners you don't need that section. The 1/2 section when folded, will be the section that adheres to holder and the 1/4" will be your sides. Hope this makes sense. Tear n Tape to adhere the pocket down. To decorate the holder. I cut a strip of DSP that measure 1x5. I glued this onto the top of the notebook to hide that binding. Plus it gives the inside a little extra touch. I cut a piece of DSP to 5 1/4x6 and glued it onto the front of the holder. I then cut a piece of Whisper White to 2 7/8x5 1/4.I stamped the saying from the Feel Goods stamp set in Blackberry Bliss. Then I tied a knot around the white in the Blackbery Bliss Stitched Satin ribbon. I then glued it onto the front of the holder overlapping the DSP allowing the Blackberry Bliss cardstock to still show at the top. I stamped a flower from Flower Shop in Blackberry Bliss and punched it with the Pansy Punch. I then punched 3 more flowers with the Pansy Punch using scraps of DSP and Lost Lagoon Cardstock . I added a Iced Rhinestone to the center of the flowers and then layered them onto the front of the holder. Just love it. I love that no matter how many times I make this notebook holder, it comes out looking so different!!!! Perfect for teachers right!!! Like I said in the beginning I was 100% on the Wildflower Fields DSP but, have truly come to love the colors as I worked to create these gifts. I enjoy working to coordinate as well. It makes me happy when the guess work is taking out of the equation and I can create at ease. Got to love Stampin Up!!!! Check in tomorrow and see what I made for the 5th a final day of Teacher Appreciation week.
I am so happy with the results. Thanks for taking a look Happy Stampin Steph Day 3 of Teacher Appreciation Week. Today's project is a little lip balm packaged in a pillow box. As mentioned in Day 1, I did use a little bit of retired product to use things up.
This project was fairly simple. I cut a piece of Hello Honey cardstock out using the Square Pillow Box Framelits (retired from Stampin Up).I repeated the step and cut out a second piece using the Wildflower Fields DSP. I stamped the A Little Something for You in Blackberry Bliss and cut it out using the framelits provided in the Square Pillow Box. I cut the larger one in Hello Honey and layered together. I assembled the box and tied a bow using a piece of Blackberry Bliss striped satin ribbon (retired) around. I attached the saying just under the bow. Like a said EASY. I found this little Vaseline Lip Balms at Walmart in Health and Beauty where the rest of the Vaseline is sold. The idea of this project came from a similar gift given to me by my Upline's, Upline Barbara Lash. She gave me a pillow box with the Vaseline Lip Balm in it. I thought it was sooo adorable. I couldn't wait to make it to give out too. Come back tomorrow to see Day 4 Happy Stampin Steph Day 2 - Soap Box
You can read about the Soap Box by referencing my original blog post here. As mentioned, in my original blog post, I found a box tutorial by Pootles Papercraft. You can watch her video here to see how to make the box. I used Lost Lagoon Cardstock as the base of the box and the belly band is basic black and the Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper. I stamp the flower from Flowering Fields (which was from Sale-a-bration and is now retired) with Archival Black ink and colored it using Lost Lagoon and Old Olive. I stamped the verse from the Num Num stamp set. I finished the flowers by adding a touch of Wink of Stella glitter. In the photos below, left photo shows Days 1, 2 & 3 and the right photo shows Days 1, 2, 3 & 4. I am still working on Day 4 So my delay in a little planning may result in me not having a photo of everything together. But I'll try to it at least post 1 of each as a group. I have to say I am really enjoying putting these projects together. I love how everything ties together!!!! Have a great week? Happy Stampin This week is Teacher Appreciation. Each day this week, the kids can bring in a little treat for their teacher. Our PTO supplied a quick suggestion of flowers, wear favorite color, bring a favorite snack, write a note or poem and a gift card. Plus we have a big luncheon on Friday and take over recess duties.
Well, I had been working on year end gifts for the teachers, trying to get a jumpstart. I realized the gifts I was putting together for end of year could possibly work for each day this week. I quickly switched gears and made sure I had enough for each teacher. Although they aren't the suggestions, I feel that the teachers will be ok without receiving 20 of the same things. My kids can still right a little note to go along with the gifts too. When I originally started the projects, I had decided that I wanted to use the soon-to-be retiring 2014-2016 In Colors. And well, the Wildflower Fields I had from Sale-A-Bration matches perfectly. Now keep in mind I did use some retired products. These type of gifts are perfect to use up anything I have sitting on hand and clear some space for new stuff, right???? Since, I was originally going to put this items altogether in a gift bag, to hand at once, I wanted them to match. But since I separated them out...you may not mind using different papers. Day 1 - We brought in a Lemon Verbena Air Freshener - smells so fresh YUM. Like the soap, featured in Day 2, the air freshener is also from Mangiacotti, which is made in Attleboro, MA. I blogged about the soap back in March so Day 2 will reference that post again. MAN these gifts smell so delicious, too!! This was super easy to make, so I'm not going to make a tutorial. I used the Mini Treatbag Framelits from Stampin Up. Don't have the framelits? You can use another type of bag, like these Kraft Bags (these have a low inventory status) or these Sketched Dots Bags and just added the decorations, Really anytype of bag will do! The colors I used in this project was Hello Honey for the treatbag, the star strip is in Lost Lagoon, Star in Mossy Meadow and 'for you' in Blackberry Bliss are cut from dies included the Mini Treatbag Framelits. I wrapped the air freshener with a piece of the DSP to coordinate it. Wala Day 1 project done. Stop by tomorrow to see Day 2. Happy Stampin Steph |
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