DVD Case Stationary

I saw this idea on one of my Stampin' Up gals blogs and had to make some of my own to take to a boutique. They're super simple and quick to make.

Supplies:
Clear, blank DVD case (sold in sets of 4 through Stampin up).
Designer Series Paper
Envelope
Note pad (I cut a 5" x 8" pad down to 4 3/8" x 7" using my Fiskars rotary cutter.)
RSVP pen
Sticky Strip (to adhere the envelope and notepad to the DVD case.)
Embellish as you desire (ribbon, buttons, clips, glitter, etc.)

These are the 6 I made.
An inside view of the case.
I had a lot of fun making these...the possibilities are endless!

Pot of Gold

I thought this would be the perfect post for today. I made these for the boutique I was in last week. I used the Petal Cone Die and cut the bottom off and made it into a box. See the post below for the chocolate box for a link to a full tutorial.

The first picture was taken without the flash to see the sentiment better. In this picture you can see the sparkle of the gold better.

Last but not least, the "gold".

So Much Chocolate, So Little Time

MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I just love this stamp set!

I got the idea from DOstamping with Dawn and then tweaked it a little. I filled the boxes with a little shredded paper and 5 Hershey's Nuggets.

March Club Projects

Card

I got the idea for this card from a gal in my Stampin' Up! group when I attended a shoebox swap last month. I'm not sure the name of the girl but thanks!

Supplies (all items are from Stampin' Up!):
Peach Parfait cardstock (card base)
Daffodil Delight cardstock (moon)
Chocolate Chip cardstock (owl body)
Kraft cardstock (eyes)
Whisper White cardstock (eyes)
Basic Black cardstock (eyes)
Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper
Hemp Twine
Real Red 5/8" grosgrain ribbon
Real Red brad
So Happy For You stamp set (from the Sale-a-Bration catalog)
Bravo Burgandy classic ink pad
2 1/2" circle punch
owl punch
heart to heart punch

12 x 12 pages

Supplies:
Chocolate Chip cardstock and ink pad
Baja Breeze cardstock and ink pad
Poppy Parade cardstock and ink pad
So Saffron cardstock and ink pad
Whisper White cardstock and craft ink pad
Button, Button stamp set
Sizzix Big Shot
Simple Serif Alphabet dies
1 3/4" circle punch
Circle scissor plus (5 1/2" circle)
White Taffeta 3/8" ribbon
Sponge daubers
Subtles buttons
Square lattice embossing folder
Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder
Sweet Shoppe Alphabet lowercase
Poppy Parade poly-twill ribbon

Closer view of the upper left of the left page.
The bottom left of the left page.
The middle left of the 2nd page.

New Technique

I'm not sure of the name of this technique but for this tutorial I will call it ink debossing.

Ink up the raised bumps of the square lattice embossing folder with the Whisper White craft ink pad.

Place circles on the inked side of the folder.

Carefully close the folder.Run the folder through the Big Shot.

Carefully remove the circles without smudging them on the ink left over on the folder and VOILA! It's inked and debossed!

TIP: This works well on darker colored cardstocks. I tried this using the perfect polka dots folder and the So Saffron cardstock but it didnt' show up well.

Craft Fair Items

Teacher tins make great gifts for your kids teachers!
Look at all the fun goodies they have inside!

Card Purses

They're filled with 5 cards and once you use the cards you can reuse the purse as a gift bag.

Carrot Cone

Supplies needed:

• Petal Cone Die
• Pumpkin Pie cardstock & marker (carrot texture)
• Wild Wasabi cardstock & ribbon (retired)
• Whisper White cardstock
• Basic Black cardstock & marker
• Uniball White Gel Pen (eye highlights)
• Sahara Sand marker (paw marks)
• Blushing Bride Designer Series Paper
• Punches: Heart to Heart (nose & mouth), Large and Small oval (ears), 1 3/8" circle (head), 1/2" circle (cheeks), 3/4" circle (paws), Owl (eyes)
• Crop-a-dile (punch holes for ribbon)
• Linen thread (to tie ribbon together to make it stand up)
• Glue Dots (makes it easier to assemble the bunny)
• Crimper--Optional (crimp paper then slice it and crumple it to make your own shredded paper)

Side view of the carrot cone.

Check out the goodies inside. Through all of the shredded paper you can see some eggs. They are Nestle Easter Eggs. MMMMMMM!!!
The carrot was inspired by Debbie Henderson and the bunny was inspired by Dacia Smith.

Shoebox Swap Card

I really love this cute and simple set called Bold Blossom.

My Stampin' Up! Group had a shoebox swap last Friday and this is the card I made for it. Don't you just love the lattice embossing on the background. It's so simple yet adds just the right touch.

I used Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, and Whisper White cardstock.

Birthday Bonanza Class

Have you ever wanted to give the perfect unique gift that doesn't come from the "big box" store?
This is the perfect gift! Who doesn't like cakes, cupcakes, or brownies smothered in frosting with sprinkles? Are you hungry yet? The cost is $20 for this class (all food items are included).
***Additional cake mix totes are only $17. You'll only have time to put together 1 tote but you can get everything ready to assemble the others at home.

*There are 2 choices for the color scheme of your tote.
You can choose the blue one you see in the pictures below (Designer Series Paper patterns may vary but the color scheme will be the same). OR you can choose the color scheme of the very last picture (Melon Mambo (pink), Old Olive (green), Daffodil Delight (yellow), Pumpkin Pie (orange), and Pacific Point (blue)). Let me know which scheme you'd like when you RSVP.

Join Me:
Date: Tuesday, February 22nd
Time: 7-9 pm
RSVP and prepay by Friday February 19th
embellishedbybrenda@gmail.com

Includes cake/brownie mix, frosting, 3 tubes of sprinkles, 1 package of sugar icing decorations, 1 card with matching envelope.
2nd Color Scheme Choice Below

P.S. I got the idea from Becky Roberts who got her idea from Nicole Heady.

February Club Projects

So, I really into a birthday theme this month so I skipped V-day and went straight to birthday. We did make a V-day card in our January club so we had some LOVE going on...but I am in LOVE with the Sale-a-Bration Designer Series Paper and Accent Elements pack, and the coordinating ribbon and buttons.

I could have made my own tutorials, but why reinvent the wheel. So I've put links to other ladies tutorials to teach you how to do some of the techniques used.

Quilted Card

Diana Gibbs Quilted Card Tutorial

Becky Jensen's Heat and Stick Powder Tutorial (used fo rthe brackets)

BONUS PROJECT
Once in a while I do a 3-D project to showcase what our box dies can do.

DeAnn Rauzi Petal Cone Box Tutorial

Lisa Flemming Scallop Circle Accordion Flowers Tutorial

January Club Projects

Scratch'N'Sniff Card

Well, I cannot find my card we made...but lets face it...I didn't look very hard so I just made a template on My Digital Studio. The only thing missing is the gretting/element that goes on the Whisper White square.

Supplies needed (all items are from Stampin' Up!):
Concord Crush cardstock
Real Red cardstock
Whisper White Cardstock
Blushing Bride Designer Series Paper (level 1 hostess set)
Island Floral Sizzix Die
Clear embossing powder
Sugar free drink mix (MUST BE SUGAR FREE OR SUGAR WILL SCORTCH)
Love You Much stamp set
A mini silver brad
1/4" Whisper White grosgrain ribbon
Black Stazon ink pad
Stampin' Write markers--Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi
Versamark ink pad
Heat gun

Since you can't see the sentiment I used I'll describe it.

1. I stamped the LOVE (with a flower on top) in the middle then colored the love using the blushing bride marker. I colored the stem and leaf using the Wild Wasabi marker.
2. Die cut the smallest flower on the Island Floral die.
3. Smoosh it on the versamark pad then sprinkle with clear embossing powder/drink mixture (I use about 50/50 of each powder, mix well, then use as you would embossing powder). Heat it until the powder goes a little dark and looks wet. Now you have a scratch'n'sniff card!
4. Put mini silver brad through the hole in the middle of the die cut flower and poke it through the flower on the Love sentiment. This will cover the flower from the stamp and it will be replaced with the scratch'n'sniff flower.

12 x 12 Winter Pages

Supplies needed:
Marina Mist cardstock
Whisper White cardstock
Night of Navy cardstock
1 1/4" striped Night of Navy ribbon
1 pewter build a brad
Serene Snowflakes stamp set
Silver shimmer paint
Marina Mist classic ink pad
Night of Navy classic ink pad
Pearls
Defined Alphabet greeting (I used "delight")
Dimensionals
1/2", 1 3/4" and 1 3/8" Circle punches
Sticky Strip
Alphabet Simple Letters Sizzix die set
Sponge daubers
Circles #2 Sizzix die
Blender pens

Use sponge daubers to ink stamps with silver shimmer paint and to daub the paint all over the 1/2" x 12" strips, and the Winter. Those pieces were cut out in Whisper White then painted silver with the daubers.

Left side:

• Stamp a variety of snowflakes in shimmer paint on the left side of the page.
• Stamp Whisper White strip using Night of Navy ink and the set of three snowflakes.
• Large Whisper White 2 1/2", stamp the largest snowflake in Marina Mist then use the blender pens to color in the diamond shapes.
• Small Whisper White 1/2" (used on the build a brad)
• Night of Navy 1 3/8", stamp 2nd smallest snowflake in silver shimmer paint and add a pearl to the middle

Use sticky strip to gather the ribbon and add three pearls vertically after the gathering.

Right Side:

• Stamp largest snowflake in Night of Navy ink in the bottom left and add pearl to the center.
• Stamp 2nd largest snowflake on the 2 Whisper White photo mats on the right.
• Night of Navy 2" circle (die cut, mat for the white snowflake)
• Whisper White 1 3/8" circle stamped with set of three snowflakes in silver shimmer paint then stamp second to largest snowflake in Night of Navy then add a pearl)
• Stamp delight definition on strip of Whisper White using Night of Navy ink and make it like a flag, then use a dauber or sponge to sponge around the flag in Marina Mist.
• Die cut "winter" then use daubers to sponge the letter and 1/2" x 12" strip silver.

January Newsletter

This is only my second project using the My Digital Studio and I think it turned out rather well. I'm super excited to publish my first quarterly newsletter. ENJOY!

I still have a couple of spaces available in my club so if you or anyone you know is interested let me know. You can try out your first club for free, just let me know a few days in advance so I can have projects ready for you.

Chew Toys, Clippie, and a Skirt

Other projects inspired by Mandy Erickson. I used leftover fabric from the little one's blankets that I made and made chew toys, a flower clippie and a skirt, inspired by Kasia Jackson (another stampin' girl).

Sylvie and Cooper got matching chew toys...just boy and girl fabric and lots of Stampin' Up! ribbon. I folded up two cello bags and put them in the middle then stuffed batting on each side of the bags. This makes the toys crinkle as well. Mandy is a GENIUS!

I used her flower idea for the matching clippie and used the Scallop Square Duo die to make the chew toy and skirt. So CUTE! Want to see even cuter???Having a cousin the same size as you means you get to play dress-up. :) I know it will fit Sylvie because it fits Cooper. :)

I made something else for all the cousins and my girls but I'll post about them later after everyone has received their gifts.

Aprons

Inspired by Mandy (a gal in my Stampin' Up! group) I made these aprons for my girlies. I didn't have a pattern but I think they turned out better than I expected. They are ADORABLE!!!

The girls were very pleased as well.
The fabric is from Stampin' Up! and is only available until Jan. 3rd. My mom found the red fabric to go with it at a quilters store in Bountiful. I love the way they coordinate!

The one above is Mandy's and the one below is mine. The flowers are super cute too and are Mandy's great idea. Thanks! Now I just need one to match for myself! :)

November Club Projects

12 x 12 pages:

Sweet Treatcup Turkey card

You're Invited!

Just a couple of quick things:

Below is an invite to an awesome event! You do not have to be a club member or sign up for club to attend. This event is for customers and hostesses...and you're friends that may want to see what Stampin' Up! is all about and it's FREE!

If you cannot attend but would like to be included on our 2011 club calendar let me know as soon as possible. We'll be drawing names for who hostesses what months. Also let me know if there is a month you absolutely cannot host otherwise I will place you as you're name is drawn. Other details of club will be discussed and the information will be typed up and e-mailed to those not in attendance that will be participating in club.

I am looking for a few new club members so if you know of anyone that may be interested please bring them! You will get to pick a stamp set from my retired collection if they join.

If you are interested in what a club is/does call me or e-mail me so I can get you more details or just come to the Hostess & Customer Appreciation Event so that you can learn all about it and make your decision then.

PLEASE RSVP no later than Monday, December 13th so I can make sure I have prepared enough projects for everyone to make. I'm super excited and can't wait to stamp the night away!

embellishedbybrenda@gmail.com