Poodle Pup

Hi there and happy Wednesday!  Working on cards for birthdays and other upcoming events.  Found this cute punch art poodle on Mary Rindal's site here.  I thought this would be a perfect card for my aunt who has a poodle.

Scallop Oval = top of head
Small Oval (retired) x 2 = ears
standard hole punch x 3 = eyes & nose
3/4" Circle = collar
1" Circle = collar (punch around the 3/4" negative space to get collar)
Scallop Circle x 2 = body
Modern Label, trim out middle = legs/feet
Word Window = tail
Trio Flowers (retired) = hair on legs & tail
Full Heart Punch = head/face

The square brad came from my stash.  I snipped off the legs and secured to the collar with a glue dot.  The Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper is from the Brights Stack, which is now retired.  (A new Stack with new patterns became available May 31st)

That's it for now.  Hope you have a great day and thanks for visiting today!

Mini Milk Carton Hexagon Box - Halloween Style

Hi!  Hope you're having a good week.  Last night I attended a fellow Demo's monthly Make n Take workshop.  We made three cute cards.  I'll post them another day because today I want to show you this hexagon Halloween box.  It is made by adhering two Mini Milk Cartons together (from the exclusive Stampin' Up! die).  I've seen a number of these boxes posted on other blogs and decorated in various themes.  They are just too cute!

I used the Wicked Cool stamp set for my tags - sponged them pretty heavily.  Then I added rhinestones or pearls.  The black lace trim is something I had in my non-SU stash.  (Gasp!  Hope the SU! police don't come looking for me. lol)  The lace is threaded through holes made with a standard hole punch.  This is such a fun way to present Halloween treats.

Today is the Wednesday Girls stamp group.  Maybe I'll have more cute stuff to share with you.  Stay tuned!  Have a wonderful day and thanks for coming by!

Vintage Quilt

Happy Monday to you!  Can you believe it's now August?  Yikes!  Help - slow this train down! 
Saturday's Stamp Camp was such a fun time.  Thank you to those who attended and welcome to the newcomers!
Well I promised to show you the other card we made on Wed so without further ado....here it is.

The squares are 1-1/4".  It helps to adhere the corners on the 4" x 5-1/3" Very Vanilla panel first then space the remaining squares to your satisfaction.  Place panel in embossing folder and run through the Big Shot to achieve the imbedded look before attaching to the Rose Red card base.  Love this technique.  If you have any questions, please email me.

All SU! supplies used unless otherwise noted.

Stamps: Four Frames (W-123440, C-123442), Oval All (113790)  

Paper: Rose Red, Very Vanilla, Springtime Vintage DSP (retired), Pear Pizzazz

Ink: Pear Pizzazz

Tools: Scallop Oval punch, 1-3/4” x 7/8” Oval (large oval) punch, Decorative Label punch, Big Shot

Other:  Square Lattice embossing Folder, Victoria 5/8” crochet trim, pearls, dimensionals

Inspiration:  Maria Sanchez (www.mayicards.blogspot.com) and Pam D’Urso (www.sweetpeabunny.blogspot.com)

Next week is the quarterly Girls Getaway retreat.  I'll be busy this week getting ready for that.  Hope everyone has a great day and thank you for peeking in today!

Happy 4th!!

Hi there.  Hope everyone is having a good 4th of July!  I've just been relaxing today - had lunch with a friend and did a teeny bit of shopping.  Other than that, a pretty low key day.
This morning I started working on my July Stamp Camp projects.  While flipping through a stack of "inspiration" cards, I came across a couple of cards that were misfiled (how'd that happen?) and never got posted to the blog.  These girly-girl cards were made with the weekly Wed stamp group (aka, the Wednesday girls).  Monica Gale's princess card is just too cute!  Thank you Monica for the inspiration.  You can view her card by clicking here.

Here is the first card:

Blushing Bride version

Punch out the bodice using the Tab punch.  Use the 3/4" circle punch to scoop out the neckline.  I punched out vellum with the Scallop oval punch (if you use some card stock scraps under the vellum, the punch will work better.  If I had SU! vellum that wouldn't be necessary!).  I then ran the ovals through my Big Shot using the Vintage Wall embossing folder.  Glue 3-4 ovals to bottom portion of tab bodice (don't worry the tab won't show after you adhere all the vellum layers).  Glue 2-3 more on top.  Add a bow at the waist and pearls at the neckline to finish off your frilly dress.  This would make a cute bridal shower card or a girls birthday card - especially if she does ballet.  Can you say tutu! lol

Crumb Cake card base  = 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"
White layer = 4" x 5-1/4"
Blushing Bride DSP = 3-3/4" x 5"
White layer = 3-1/4" x 4-1/4"
Crumb Cake layer = 3" x 4"

Stampin' Up! supplies used unless otherwise noted.

Paper: Crumb Cake, White, In Color DSP, Vellum (non-SU!)

Tools: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Tab punch, Scallop oval punch, 3/4" circle punch

Other: Pearls, 1/4" pink ribbon (non-SU!)

Here is the same card - different color:

Bashful Blue version

The patterned paper for this version is retired Bashful Blue DSP - sorry!  The ribbon is non-SU!  Everything else is the same as the pink card.  If you decide to make Monica's card, I'd love to see your version.
OK, gonna scoot on out of here for today.  Enjoy what's left of the holiday and be safe with those fireworks!  Thanks for stopping by.