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Fun and Affordable Gift Tins - Stamping Style

Here's some fun and affordable gifts I created for one of my hostesses last week, and as the door prize!  These are magnetic spice tins (from the big store that starts with W) which I've repurposed for gift packing with a few little embellishments. Here's how I created these cuties:

Stampin' Up Supply List

• Paper: Baja Breeze Cardstock (111352), Cane Candy Christmas Designer Series Paper (No longer available – any other paper will do!)
• Accessories: Glue Dots (103683), Sticky Strip (104294), Basic Rhinestones (119246), Victoria Crochet Trim (118481)
• Tools: Big Shot Die Cutting System (113439), Northern Frost Decorative Strip (120901), Snowflake Punch (119852)
• Other: Magnetic Spice Tin (from Big Box Store)

Step by Step Directions

Both of these tins had a magnet on the bottom which was quickly removed with some scissors.

Tin #1

1. Using Big Shot create snowflake from Baja Breeze cardstock.
2. Attach to top of tin with glue dot and top off with rhinestone.
3. Tie crochet trim around lid of tin.

Tin #2

1. Cut strip of Designer Series paper to fit on tin. Attach using sticky strip.
2. Punch snowflake from Baja Breeze, attach to lid with glue dot. Top off with a rhinestone.

Household items can quickly be turned into packaging that is cute and affordable! To order any of these items, please visit my online store and shop 24/7 in your PJs!

  

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Jolly Old Stain Nick Top Note Bag

The Top Note truly is one of the most versatile Big Shot dies around. It's no wonder that it is one the biggest selling dies! This is one of the projects we did this month at my Big Shot class.

Here's another great use for the Top Note, a little bag perfect for a gift card or holiday treats. A variation on this can easily be adapted for birthdays or a party favour.

Stampin' Up Supply List

• Stamps: Jolly Old Saint Nick (W121711/C121321), Bell and Boughs (W120831/C121142), Christmas Collage (121179)
• Ink: Crumb Cake (121030), Cherry Cobbler (119669) and Early Espresso (119670) Classic, Real Red (100052), Regal Rose (105018) and Blush Blossom (100037) Stampin' Write Markers
• Paper: Crumb Cake (120953), Very Vanilla (101650)
• Accessories: Early Espresso Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (119961), SNAIL (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Lunch Sacks (121031), Sticky Strip (104294)
• Tools: Big Shot Die Cutting System (113439), Top Note Bigz Die (113463), Wide Oval Punch (119859), Small Oval Punch (119855)

Step by Step Directions

1. Cut two Top Notes out of Crumb Cake cardstock.
2. Stamp Christmas Collage in Crumb Cake classic ink on Crumb Cake cardstock.
3. Cut paper sack down to 2.5 inches.
4. Take top note and punch small oval on the first top note to create a handle. Line up the first one on top of the second one and punch the second handle.
5. Adhere the two top notes to the treat sac with Sticky Strip. Trim off pointy parts of top note on the bottom.
6. Stamp greeting in Cherry Cobbler on Very Vanilla cardstock and punch out with the Wide Oval. Attach to the bag with Stampin' Dimensionals.
7. Stamp Santa in Early Espresso classic on Very Vanilla. Cut out and then color hat with Real Red marker, tongue with Regal Rose and skin with Blush Blossom. Attach Santa to the bag with Stampin' Dimensionals.

These bags make an affordable stocking stuffer or teacher's gift, so get out that Big Shot and some treat sacs to create some handmade gifts from the heart!

  

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Technique of the Week: Iridscent Ice Backgrounds

This week's technique shows you how to make a sparkly background with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.

Stampin' Up Supply List

• Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)
• Ink: Night of Navy Classic (102977), Versamark, Whisper White Craft Ink (101731)
• Paper: Whisper White (100730), Night of Navy (100687), Baja Breeze cardstock (111352)
• Accessories: Basic Rhinestones (119246), SNAIL (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (101930)
• Tools: Big Shot (113439), Northern Flurry Embossing Folder (120902), Heat Tool (100005), Scallop Oval Punch (119856), 1 ¾ x 7/8 Large Oval Punch (119855), Sponge Dauber (102892)

Cardstock Dimensions for this Project

• Night of Navy
  • 8.5 x 5.5
  • Scrap for scallop oval
• Baja Breeze
  • 5.25 x 4
• Whisper White
  • Scrap for greeting

Technique Directions

1. Once you have your panel prepared as desired, take Versamark and then cover the entire image with the ink.
2. Take embossing powder and cover entire surface and tap off excess.
3. Heat set to create a sparkly background.

Finishing Touches

1. Take card base and fold in half.
2. Emboss Baja Breeze cardstock and then sponge Whisper White craft ink over each snowflake.
3. Add Iridescent Ice as outlined above, and attach to card base with SNAIL.
4. Stamp greeting in Night of Navy on Whisper White and then punch out with Large Oval. Punch a Night of Navy Scallop Oval and attach greeting on top with SNAIL. Add to card with Stampin Dimensionals.
5. Top off snowflakes with Basic Rhinestones as shown.

This is a great way to add sparkle that stays put over your entire card and is perfect for holiday projects!

 

  

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Five Minute Friday: Sparkly Snowflake with Northern Flurries Embossing Folder

This is a super quick and simple card I've been doing at all my workshops for the month of October, and it was my thank you card earlier in the the month as well.  I love how very simple and elegant it is - and you really can't see how much it shimmers in this picture! It is super sparkly, which makes me happy.  Simple things, I know!  Here's how you can make this card - it really will work with pretty much any color scheme, but the Night of Navy really makes the Whisper White panel pop.

Technique Tip: This cards features a shimmer paint spray which you can make with either the Champagne Mist or Frost White Shimmer Paint. Fill a small spray bottle with rubbing alcohol and then add 6 to 8 drops of the paint. Shake well before using and you have a shimmer spray for all of your projects.

Stampin' Up Supply List

Stamps: Contempo Christmas (W118731/C120594)

Ink: Night of Navy (102977)

Paper: Night of Navy (100867), Whisper White (100730)

Accessories: In Color Glimmer Brads (121005), Frost White Shimmer Paint (116854), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL (104332), Mini Glue Dots (106683)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Top Note Die (113463), Northern Flurry Embossing Folder (120902), Paper Piercing Tool (116631)

Other: Spray Bottle, Rubbing Alcohol

Step by Step Instructions

1. Fold 5.5 x 8.5 card base in half.
2. Run 5.5 x 4.25 piece of Whisper White cardstock through Big Shot using Top Note, then run it though again using the Snowflake Embossing Folder.
3. Spray with shimmer paint mixture and set aside to dry.
4. Once dry stamp greeting in Night of Navy classic ink.
5. Set glimmer brad through centre of largest snowflake.
6. Attach Top Note to card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.

 

  

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Candy Wrapper Die Meets Tags Til Christmas

With every new catalog, it is fun to see what new products are available for the Big Shot. The Holiday Mini included a number of new products, including the super cute Candy Wrapper Bigz Die (120890). It will make a perfect stocking stuffer, table favour, or wrapping for a tiny gift this holiday season!

It's important with this die that you read the instructions that come with it and fold along all the score lines before you put it together! It takes a minute to "get" the idea, but once you do, these go together in a snap!

Step by Step Directions

1. Fold along all score lines, and ensure you fold them backward and forward. Assemble using Sticky strip to hold together and then twist.
2. Stamp "Dec 25" on Whisper White in Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink and punch out with Decorative Label. Stamp "do not" greeting in Blushing Bride Classic Ink and punch out with 1 inch Circle Punch.
3. Attach Dec 25^th greeting to assembled box with SNAIL. Attach do not greeting with a Stampin' Dimensional.
4. Run Northern Frost decorative strip through the Big Shot with a piece of Blushing Bride Cardstock. Set glimmer brad through centre of snowflake and attach with a Stampin' Dimensional.

Stampin' Up Supply List

• Stamps: Tags Til Christmas (W120847/C121169)
• Ink: Blushing Bride (119786), Cherry Cobbler (119669)Classic Ink
• Paper: Cherry Cobbler (111348), Blushing Bride (119796), Whisper White Cardstock (100730)
• Accessories: In Color Glimmer Brads (121005), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL (104332), Sticky Strip (104294)
• Tools: Big Shot Die Cutting System(113439), Candy Wrapper Bigz Die (120890), Northern Frost Decorative Strip (120901)

The Big Shot offers so many great little boxes that can add some style to your holidays. I love being able to make 3D items in a snap. To order any of the supplies for this project, you can shop online 24/7.

 

  

Local to eastern Ontario? I'm a short drive from Ottawa, Brockville and Cornwall and I'd love to Stamp with You! Click here for upcoming events.

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Five Minute Friday - Day of Gratitude Rock and Roll Card

There's so many great stamp sets in this year's Holiday Mini catalog, but one of the absolutely most versatile sets is Day of Gratitude (W120835/C121148). While it has a fall-like theme, it can easily be used for other projects, particularly the medallion image. Here it's been put to work on a simple thanksgiving card which features rock and roll technique and some embossing.

Step by Step Directions

1. Cut paper as follows:
   1. Early Espresso card base to 5.5 x 8.5
   2. Very Vanilla mat for stamped images to 4 x 5.25
   3. Extra piece of Very Vanilla for punched greeting and acorn
2. Fold card base in half and make crisp line with bone folder.
3. Stamp images using Rock and Roll Technique. The key with this technique is to use two close colors and ink up the stamp with the lighter color and then roll the edges in the darker color. Stamp the medallion in So Saffron and More Mustard, single leaf in Pumpkin Pie and Cajun Craze and branch of leaves in Cherry Cobbler and Riding Hood Red.
4. Run stamped panel through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder. Ink edges with Early Espresso and Cajun Craze.
5. Attach Cherry Cobbler seam binding to stamped piece using SNAIL and attach to card base using SNAIL.
6. Stamp greeting in Early Espresso and punch out with 2 1/2 Circle Punch. Affix to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.
7. Using markers color the acorn with Early Espresso and Cajun Craze and cut out with paper snips. Attach with half of a Stampin' Dimensional.

Stampin' Up Supply List

• Stamps: Day of Gratitude (W120835/C121148), Seasonal Sentiments (W120821/C121130)
• Ink: Riding Hood Red (111836), Cherry Cobbler (119669), Pumpkin Pie (105216), Cajun Craze (119671), Early Espresso (119670), So Saffron (105213), More Mustard (103162)Classic , Cajun Craze Stampin Write Marker (119768), Early Espresso Stampin Write Marker (119680)
• Paper: Very Vanilla (101650), Early Espresso (119868)
• Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding (120992), SNAIL (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• Tools: Big Shot Die Cutting System(113439), Square Lattice Embossing Folder (119976), 2 1/2 Circle Punch (120906)

I have been busy planning a bunch of my fall events - all which I am so excited about!!!  If you are in Eastern Ontario, I'd love to stamp with you. I'm also working on the 12 weeks of Christmas, which you want to make sure you sign up for - a new exclusive idea sent right to your inbox each week! Click here.

Click here to learn more about Crazy for Christmas, a one of a kind stamping and scrapping fundraiser on November 6th.

 

Fang-tastic! Halloween Card with Watercoloring

 

Get ready...because I have LOTS of Halloween projects in the next couple weeks! I can hardly wait!  This card features a new set from the Holiday Mini called Fang-tastic (W120583/C121178) that was at the top of my wish list.  I've done some simple watercoloring with blender pens - all the details on how to make this card are below.  Add it to your collection by clicking on shop now below!

Stampin' Up Supply List

Stamps: Fang-tastic (W120853/C121178)

Ink: Jet Black Staz-On(101406), Basic Black (101179), Basic Grey (109120),, Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink (105216)

Paper: Watercolor Paper (105019), Old Olive (100702), Rich Razzleberry (102482), Wicked Fun Designer Series Paper (117400)

Accessories: Clips Assortment (112580), Designer Jewels (120987), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL (104332)

Tools: Small Oval Punch (119863), Paper Snips (103579), Blender Pen (102845)

Step by Step Instructions

1. Cut Rich Razzleberry cardstock to 5.5 by 8.5 and fold in half.
2. Cut 1.5 strip of Wicked Fun Designer Series Paper and attach to cardbase with SNAIL.
3. Cut 4 x 3 piece of Watercolor paper and stamp images as shown with Staz-On Leave a bit of extra room at the bottom to add your torn paper as grass.
4. Color in images with Classic Ink and blender pen. Bat is Basic Black, Cat is Basic Grey and the Pumpkin is Pumpkin Pie.
5. Tear pieces of Old Olive and piece along the bottom of the stamped panel to create grass.
6. Stamp greeting in Staz-On on watercolor paper, punch out with Large Oval. Attach to main image with Stampin' Dimensionals.
7. Add clip to stamped panel and attach to card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.
8. Affix jewels along bottom of card following directions for transferring in the package.

Enjoy! More halloween tomorrow! :)

 

September 2010 Color Challenge Featuring Day of Gratitude Stamp Set

 

This month's color challenge is lifted directly from the very lovely Autumn Spice Designer Series paper in the new Holiday Mini Catalog. if you don't have a copy, email me directly and I'll get one to you!

 

Stampin' Up Supply List

Stamps: Day of Gratitude (W120835/C121148)

Ink: Cajun Craze (119671), More Mustard (103162), Early Expresso (119670) Classic Inks

Paper: More Mustard (100946) and Very Vanilla Cardstock (101650), Autumn Spice Designer Series Paper (120808)

Accessories: Vintage Brads (117273) Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL (104332)

Tools: Big Shot (113439), Scallop Square Die (115950), Paper Snips (103579), Paper Piercing Tool (116631)

Step by Step Instructions

1. Cut out Scallop Square card base out of More Mustard using Big Shot.
2. Cut a piece of 4 x 8 Very Vanilla Cardstock and score in the centre. Adhere to scallop square base.
3. Cut 3.75 x 3.75 piece of Autumn Spice Designer Series Paper and attach to card front with SNAIL.
4. Ink up medallion image in More Mustard, gently roll in Cajun Craze and then the outside edge in Early Expresso, stamp image on Very Vanilla cardstock.
5. Cut out stamped image with paper snips.
6. Set vintage brad through centre of image with paper piercer. Attach to card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Hope you enjoy your Holiday Mini as much as I have been. I've been busting at the seams with excitement as I've had it for nearly two months, and a lot of the stamp sets for nearly a month! I can't wait to share more of them with you. 

 

Holiday Mini Shares Are Here! (Scroll Down for New Posts)

The Holiday Mini is now here!  Get new products from the mini without breaking the bank with my product share options.

How Do Product Shares Work?

I divide up products in groups to help save you money and get a great selection of items to work with.   Orders are filled on a first come, first serve basis. Expect about one week from the time of your order for your share to be ready. Order below via PayPal.

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Contact me by email to place your order and arrange alternate payment by cash, cheque or credit card.

I am not local to you. Can I still participate?

Orders can be shipped anywhere in Canada. Once you order I will contact you with shipping pricing based on your location and what you have ordered

Share #1: Holiday Mini Accessory Share

Only $30, compared with over $120 to purchase on your own!

Includes:

• 12 Deck the Halls Big Buttons - 1 each of 3 designs in 4 colors
• 12 Candy Cane Big Buttons -
• 1 each of 3 designs in 4 colors
• 40 Glimmer Brads - 2 each of 20 colors
• 2.5 yards of Very Vanilla Seam Binding
• 2.5 yards of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding
• 2.5 yards of Always Artichoke Seam Binding
• 2.5 yards of Clear Tinsel Trim
• 2.5 yards of Silver Tinsel Trim

Share Options

Accessory Sampler $30.00 Designer Series Paper Sampler $17.00

Share #2: Holiday Mini Designer Series Paper Share
Only $17, compared with $68 to purchase on your own.

Includes:

• 6 - 6x12 sheets of Nite Owl Designer Series Paper
• 6 - 6x12 sheets of Autumn Spice Designer Series Paper
• 6 - 6x12 sheets of Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper
• 6 - 6x12 sheets of Candy Cane Christmas Designer Series Paper

Share Options

Accessory Sampler $30.00 Designer Series Paper Sampler $17.00