Drab to Fab Notebook Fun!

Well this notebook was made for an Artisan assignment for back in December!  You may have seen it on Stampin' Up! socials back then.  Yes ... I am still playing catch up!  Forgive me!  Because I still want to share it here & I am still loving it! 

I hope you love it too!  Let me show you a few tips on what I did ... 

So fun, right?!  And so easy!  Here are a few more close-up's ... 

Hope you enjoy this project!  Please let me know if you have any questions!  Would love to help you with all your papercrafting needs! 

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Artisan Extra! With a Memorable Blooms Wreath!

This is still so much fun to me!  It is so much fun being on the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team.  A couple weeks ago ... this project I made was posted by Stampin' Up! So guess it's past time to get it posted here!  

I made a home decor wreath with the Memorable Blooms Bundle!  I LOVE this bundle and it was fun to pair with the Floral & Gingham Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper & Spotlight on Nature Dies.    

All supplies are from ©️ Stampin' Up!

Colors:  Lemon Lolly, Pool Party, Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Gray Granite, Basic White

Inks: Wild Wheat, VersaMark  BLENDS MARKERS: Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Pretty In Pink, Pool Party

Cardstock/Papers: Thick Basic White, Basic White, Old Olive, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lolly, Floral & Gingham Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper

Stamps: Memorable Blooms

Tools:  Spotlight in Nature Dies, Memorable Blooms Dies, Heat Tool

Accessories: Basics Wow! Embossing Powder, Basic Beige 3/8" Bordered Ribbon, Iridescent Faceted Gems 

What do you think?!  Want to know how to create one yourself?!  Well let me show you the few steps it takes to make it! 

BONUS PIC:  This is what it will look like after you have adhered the 4 remaining hexagons to the wreath.

A few more bonus pics of some of the details!  And look at how cute this whole Memorable Blooms Bundle is! 

After you color your floral image, add some of the leaf die-cuts, your greeting & another circle from the Spotlight on Nature Dies.  This makes your focal point for the wreath!

How cute is it on the wreath?! 😍😍😍

It is so easy to make the little ribbon hanger.  Just cut about an 8" piece of the Basic Beige 3/8" Bordered Ribbon.  Make a little loop with it & adhere it to the back.  Then tie a large bow with the same ribbon and adhere that to the base of the ribbon loop.

Here is the back of the wreath when it's all done:

Then a pic of the final wreath for one more view of it...

It is an easy project, but so much fun!  And you can easily change this up using whatever paper you want & decorate it however you want!  

Hope you enjoy!  Thank you so much for visiting! Please let me know if you have any questions!  Or need help getting any Stampin' Up! supplies!  Would be happy to help you with your papercrafting needs!  

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Surfing Santa Notebook ...

Here is a non-Christmas idea using the fun Surfing Santa Stamp Set! I need a notebook, so I decided to spruce just a 3 x 5 one that I had around and add a cover.  So easy to do! 

All supplies are from ©️ Stampin' Up!

Colors:  Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, Coastal Cabana, Basic White

Inks: Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Memento Black Ink

Cardstock/Papers: Calypso Coral, Lemon Lolly, Coastal Cabana, Basic White

Stamps: Surfing Santa

Tools:  Perennial Postage Dies, Blending Brush, Water Painter, retired embossing folder

Accessories: Iridescent Faceted Gems, Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

Pretty fun, huh?!  You just cut the cover to size (so 3"x5" here), plus a little extra length so you can score and adhere it to the back.  (I can't believe I forgot to take a picture of the back!  But it was about 1-1/2" longer ... so I cut it to about 3" x 6 1/2".  Here is a photo from the side: 

And then I embossed, stamped a focal point, and just added it to the front!  You can even stamp the inside pages to make it all on theme! 

What do you think?!  Would you make something like this?!  

Thank you so much for visiting!  Please let me know if you have any questions or need help getting any Stampin' Up! supplies!  If you live in the United States - I would be happy to help you! 

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Bough Embossed Treat Bag Thank You...

I love how beautiful & special a simple tag on a cute treat bag can be.  Life really is all about the little things, huh?! 😊 

Colors:  Petal Pink, Pool Party, White

Inks:  Memento Black

Cardstock/Papers: Petal Pink, Pool Party, Awash In Beauty Designer Series Paper

Stamps: Peaceful Moments

Tools:  Bough Punch

Accessories: Brushed Brass Butterflies, Pool Party 3/8" Sheer Ribbon, Embossed Treat Bag

These Embossed Treat Bags that are in Stampin' Up!'s Annual Catalog are so gorgeous!  This tag (and coordinating paper shred!) just add a classy touch.  😀

It really doesn't get a whole lot more simple than this.  I just cut the Designer Series Paper down to size (3"x4"), added a Basic White piece with a Brushed Gold strip with a stamped greeting, and then the punched bough shape.  And those FABULOUS Brushed Brass Butterflies!  I mean, really, 

You could make this tag a million different ways by just using different paper/punch combos.  It's a fun & simple layout that just takes minutes to do! 😍  And just had to share what a different the coordinating paper shred makes.  Here is the bag & tag without the shred!  Still cute, if I do say so myself, but a little "punch!" factor is lost.  Haha.  

I hope you enjoy this project!  Thank you so much for visiting!  Please let me know if you have any questions or need any help with anything!  I would love to help you with all your papercrafting needs.  Including helping you get your hands on some Stampin' Up! supplies!

Let me know if you have any questions!

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In Symmetry Table Inspiration for TGIF 343!

 Woot!  🙌 It is time for a fun TGIF Challenge!  Yay!  Here in the United States, Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and just around the corner from there is Christmas!!  Yikes!  Holiday season is here!  So the challenge for this week is perfect!  

Colors: Coastal Cabana, Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Whisper White

Inks: Flirty Flamingo, Coastal Cabana, Granny Apple Green, VersaMark

Cardstock/Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black

Stamps: In Symmetry, A Wish for Everything

Tools: Stitched So Sweetly Dies, Heat Tool, Plenty of Patterns Decorative Masks

Accessories: Artistry Blooms Adhesive-Backed Sequins, Linen Thread, Flirty Flamingo 1/4" Metallic Ribbon, Basics Embossing Powder (white)

Yup...you guessed it!  It is a Project Inspiration Challenge for Place Cards & Table Settings!  

I focused on Thanksgiving...since I have yet to make any plans for the holiday.  Haha.  And made this cute little box (Simply Classic Treat Box from Stampin' Up!) with a tag.  This would be so much fun to put any kind of small treat or favor for your guests!  

Here are just a few more pics so you can have some different views of the box and tag! 

Hope you enjoy & this inspires you to have some holiday crafting fun...no matter what your plans are!  Head on over to the TGIF CHALLENGE BLOG to see what the rest of the design team has created for you!  Then play along with us and post your own projects!  

Thank you so much for visiting!  Can't wait to see what you make!  Let me know if you have any questions!  I would be happy to help you with all your papercrafting needs!  

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September Paper Pumpkin Fun! Haunts & Harvest!

Are you a Stampin' Up! Paper Pumpkin Subscriber?!  If so...are you squealing over your kit that came in September?!  Or did anyone hear me squealing over mine?!  As soon as I opened it...I got to work!  Because how could you not?! Haha.  

(In case you aren't familiar...Paper Pumpkin is a monthly crafting kit subscription.  It comes with everything you need to make whatever the monthly project is.  Including the stamp set & ink!) 

In case you haven't seen it yet...I will share what I did with it!

First thing...my daughter just learned about Johnny Appleseed in school.  So I wanted to make some apples for her teacher!  

Aren't they cute?!  I wrapped these up in a cello bag and my daughter took them the next day.  (They had caramel apple candies inside.  SO MUCH FUN, huh?!  Hee.)

Then this part is a first for Paper Pumpkin...but they had a plan for the box the kit came in!  You turn it into a wagon to carry your treats!!!  HOW CUTE IS THAT?!?!?  Yeah...so stinking cute!  So I put it together, added the pumpkins...and I mean...COME ON!  Swooning!  😍

Just look at these cutie pumpkins!!!

Do you love them as much as I do?!  😉 If not yet, just look at HOW CUTE THEY ARE in this little wooden tray!!!

I have a few videos to show you!  The Take Your Pick Tool was a huge help in quickly putting together these treat boxes.  So made a quick video to try out some video making skills and show you how it helped!  

Then Stampin' Up! makes a video every month to show how to put the kits together.  So thought it would be fun to include here:

With a BONUS of the video on turning the box into the wagon!

Thank you for visiting!  Please let me know if you have any questions or need help with anything!  Including if you need help getting signed up for Paper Pumpkin!  😊 

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Ink Blending With Many Layered Blossoms for TGIF 283:

It is Friday!  And time for another TGIF Challenge...this time it is a Designer Takeover!  Fabulous Tami Hewlett has inspired us with a fun technique challenge...Ink Blending!  Have you tried it before?!  Basically...you just take so ink and some Sponge Daubers or Sponges or your fave blending tool and blend that ink onto some cardstock!  It is really easy and so much fun!  So many looks you can achieve!  Then you can simply use the cardstock on your project, or die-cut images or punch from it, and so much more!  I've also used ink blending before to make fun things, like a sun that you can see in THIS POST.  Today, I just did a "rainbow" background.  And I LOVE it!  

SUPPLIES:  (all items are available in my STORE!)

Colors: Magenta Madness, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Purple Posy, Whisper White

Inks:  Magenta Madness, Mango Melody, Daffodil Delight, Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana, Purple Posy, VersaMark

Cardstock/Papers:  Thick Whisper White, Shimmery White, Basic Black, Vellum

Stamps: Blossoms In Bloom

Tools: Many Layered Blossoms Dies, Old World Paper Embossing Folder, Sponges, Heat Tool

Accessories:  White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Gold Glitter Enamel Dots, Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack (gold thread), Woven Threads Sequins

One of my fave things to do with an Ink Blended piece is to drop water on it after its all blending.  Then I dab it off and it leaves those fun droplets.  

I added some stamped flowers and a gold bow just for a little accent.  But honestly...you wouldn't need it.  The background with the fun flowers over it are just as fun.  😊

What do you think?!  I can't WAIT to see what you make!!!  And here is your official challenge invite!!! Make a card or project with Ink Blending, and head on over to the TGIF Challenge Blog and submit it!  We LOVE seeing what you make!  💗

Have any questions?!  I would love to help you  with anything you need!  Just drop me a message and I will get right back to you!  Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you enjoy this card!

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Simply Citrus Love...

I am SORRY it has been so long since you have heard from me.  I have been in the middle of (and actually still in the middle of) a craft room makeover.  And things have taken a little longer than expected, as they do.  BUT...I can't wait to show you the final product!  It is looking AMAZING!!!!

But for today...I am going to talk about my FAVORITE new kit!!!  I just LOVE the Simply Citrus Card Kit!  Have you seen it?!  The kit cards are SOOOOO cute and then you have a DARLING stamp set at the end of it!  That is the stamp set that I used to make this fun treat box:

 

SUPPLIES:  (all items are available in my STORE!)

Colors: Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Coastal Cabana, Basic Black, Whisper White

Inks:  Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, VersaMark

Cardstock/Papers:  Basic Black, Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, Brights 6"x6" Designer Series Paper

Stamps: Simply Citrus

Tools: Heat Tool, Water Painters, Delightful Tag Topper Punch, 1 1/2" Circle Punch

Accessories:  White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Simply Citrus Card Kit (flowers), Playing With Patterns Ribbon Combo Pack (Coastal Cabana Ribbon), 3 1/8" x 3 1/8" Acetate Card Box

Watercolor, splatter, embossing...does it get much better?! 😊  Maybe...when you add this ribbon...

💕 LOVE LOVE LOVE!! 💕 I believe it is quite possible I will be going through many spools of this ribbon.  Hee.  But....YUM!!  Luckily the other ribbons in this combo pack are just as yummy!  😃

Also...a fun little tip.  Take some Designer Series Paper, cut into narrow strips, and pleat onto a project.  I LOVE the texture this gives...

I hope you enjoy!  Please let me know if you have any questions on anything!  Those cute little vellum looking flowers come from the kit also.  I had some leftover.  I need these in bulk too because they are SOOOOO cute!!!!

Thanks for visiting!

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