Desperate Housewives Cartoon

A friend shared this with me and I thought it was really cute so I had to share with you!

Wreath Making

Today I attended a wreath making class at the Wye Marsh, Midland. Here is my finished project.

Chipboard Gift Box

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You can make great gift boxes using chipboard coasters covered with Designer Series Paper. This one was made using the Outlaw double sided paper and features Priceless, True Friend & Baroque Motifs stamp sets.

The holes are punched in the chipboard using a Crop-o-dile.

TIP: An easy way to thread the ribbon through the holes is to use a dental floss needle.

Trace the chipboard shape onto your paper and then cut it out only slightly larger than the finished size. You can trim it a little later. I attached the paper to the chipboard with Stampin' Up's glue stick and rubbed the surface with my bone folder to ensure good contact. Then I finished the edges with a sanding block and sponged them with Staz On Brown ink.

The box bottom chipboard square was glued into place with liquid glue (crystal effects works good too).

Then it is ready to be filled with treats.

Baroque Flowers

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This card was cased from L. Schmidin. It features the Baroque Motifs stamp set. The flower centres were accented with a dab of liquid glue and dazzling diamonds. The colours used are: Rose Red, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink & Basic Black. The paper is from Palette-o-Prints.

Another Poinsettia

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Another try at the Stained Glass Poinsettia (See the first one below). This time I used gold paper in the circle layers under the sentiment and stamped the sentiment in gold emboss powder. I like this version better.

Horizontal Pocket Card 2

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I really enjoy making these cards. It's nice to send a holiday greeting that includes a gift tag and a family favourite recipe.

Horisontal Pocket Card 3

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Double Pocket Card 4

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Pocket Card Tag

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I wasn't satisfied with my first tag insert for the pocket card project so I tried again. This time, I used the left over pieces from cutting the 12 x 12" paper to 8 1/2 x 11" and mix and matched them with the 3 cards above.

Much better result!

Stained Glass Poinsettia

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STAINED GLASS is created by embossing an outline type stamp image on vellum and then colouring the image on the back side using the Stampin' Up Marvellous Markers.

This card features Doodle This and Perfect Presentation stamp sets. The background paper is from the palette-o-prints special earlier this year. The colours are: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Rose Red and Summer Sun. Several circle punches and the fabulous scallop punch were used to make the medallion for the sentiment.

HAPPY STAMPIN'

Pocket Card Instructions 1

Here is the FRONT VIEW of a template for a Horizontal Pocket Card using a 8 1/2 x 11" piece of regular computer paper. Note that this will be the front of your project.

My project shown below, was made with 2 sided 12 x 12" Stampin' Up Designer Series Paper that was cut to 8 1/2 x 11". The scraps can be used to make and embellish your inserts.

The inspiration for this project came from a vertical pocket card template Kim shared with me at our downline meeting. I needed a horizontal project so I altered it to make a card to share a recipe with.

TO BEGIN:

1) Fold your 8 1/2 x 11" paper in half lengthwise, open it and then fold your paper in half crosswise. I find that this gives you more even sections.

2) Cut the line indicated above (only to the centre fold).

3) Make the first triangle fold shown in the top left hand corner. This only goes part way to the centre fold line of the card. Mine is 3/4 of an inch away from the centre fold (or approx. 2 cm)

Notice where the paste here is indicated on the template which will be mentioned again in Step 6 below.

Flip the paper over and go to the next photo to prepare the back side.

Pocket Card Instruction 2

This is the BACK VIEW of the template.
1) You need to make the fold shown in the top left corner. It goes completely down to the cut line.
2) Fold Flap "A" over in the direction of the arrow.

Pocket Card Instructions 3

View after Flap "A" is folded

Pocket Card Instructions 4

Flip the project over and fold Flap "B" in the direction of the arrow.

Pocket Card Instructions 5

Fold Flap "C" over in the direction of the arrow.

Pocket Card Instructions 6

This will be the finished project.

1) Insert a brad to keep the corner closed but only through the pocket flaps - you want the back flap to open so that you can add your sentiment to the card.

2) Add adhesive to the edge shown on the first view above (Front) where it is labelled "Paste here" to close the pockets.

3) Then make your two inserts. This can vary depending on the occasion of the card. The project below is a Christmas card so it includes a recipe and a gift tag for the recipient.

Horizontal Pocket Card

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This is a Horizontal Double Pocket Card. It features Holiday Thyme Designer Series paper from the last catalogue and Perfect Presentation, Holiday Tag Team and Holiday & Wishes stamp sets from the current catalogue. The colours used are: Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy & Mellow Moss. It is a Christmas Card that includes 2 gifts (see the photos below for more details).

This will be one of the projects featured in my Marker Club class this week!

Horizontal Pocket Card 2

Insert #1 is a Gift Tag to be used by the recipient to send their special gift.

Horzontal Pocket Card 3

The second insert is a recipe card. This recipe was provided by my Mother-in-Law and is a family favourite.

Horizontal Pocket Card 4

Here is the inside of the card ready for your message to the recipient.

Quote of the Day

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper."
~ Jerry Seinfeld

Tag Punch Snowflake 2

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Another snowflake card made with the Large and Small Tag Punch using Whisper White and Mulberry Paper. The centre is accented with a small red circle Rhinestone Brad.

Post-it-Note Holder 2

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Another Post-it-Note project using Brocade Background Designer Series Paper & Baroque Motifs stamp set.

November

NOVEMBER

Dates to Remember:

Nov. 11th - Remembrance Day

Nov. 22nd - US Thanksgiving

Flower: Chrysanthemum

Stone: Topaz & Citrine

Tag Punch Snowflake

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Want to know how to make this snowflake? It was made with the Small & Large Tag Punches, Vellum & Shimmery White Cardstock. For more details, you have to come to Kim's Downline Meeting or attend one of my Stampin' Classes.

Thanks to "Shadow Mill" for the tutorial!

Desk Set

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This is a desk set I made for a Christmas gift for a friend. It features the Brocade Background Designer Series Paper.

I am going to fill the box with surprises and later it can be used for pens etc...It was made by covering chipboard coasters with the paper. Then I punched holes in all four sides with my Crop-o-Dile so I could thread ribbon to hold it together. TIP: An easy trick for threading the ribbon is to use a dental floss needle. The stamp set I used to decorate it is called True Friend.

The Post-it-Note holder was made with an acrylic photo frame from the dollar store that I jazzed up with paper, stamps and double stitched ribbon.

I have a few more to make.

Post-it-Note Holder - Chipboard

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I made this Post-it-Note Holder for my desk using chipboard coasters covered with Stampin' Up's Designer Series Paper: Flowers For You. The flower was stamped from the Pick a Petal set. The binding was made by running a strip of paper that I matted through the crimper. The edges are sponged. I installed the Jumbo eyelets with my Crop-o-Dile and added a red Circle Rhinestone for a little bling. Plus, I love red.

The project was made to co-ordinate with Altered Clipboard 1 posted in the October archives available on the left side of my blog page.

Post it Note Holder

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Here is the inside of my Post-it-Note Holder