Stephanie Luman

Here is the other card we did at the technique class:

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral
Paper: 12×12 Soft Subtles Textured, Whisper White
Ink: Blush Blossom Classic Ink Pad
Accessories: Big Shot, Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die, Corner Rounder Punch, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Filigree Designer Brads
Technique: Tri-Fold
Inspired by: www.stampingschool.com

Cut the main card 5-1/2” x 12”. Use Manhattan Flower die on each side of cardstock (arrow facing front and up on the right-hand side, arrow facing back and up on the left-hand side). Score each end at 4”. You may have to trim a little on the inside flap. Cut out top part of card as shown. Use corner rounder on top corners of base and inside piece. To create the ribbon:

insert each end of ribbon thru outside petals of the filigree hardware and tie a knot
Slip the ribbon off the card and turn inside out
Slip back on the card and trim edges of ribbon

By turning it inside out your not hiding parts of the hardware and get to enjoy the whole design of the flower.

Here is one of the projects we made at my last technique class:

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Only Ovals
Paper: Regal Rose, Glossy White, Cameo Coral
Ink: Jet Black Stazon Pad, Basic Black Classic Ink Pad, Real Red Classic Ink Refill, Summer Sun Classic Ink Refill, Cameo Coral Classic Ink Refill
Accessories: Stampin Dimensionals, Top Note Sizzix Bigz Die, Wide Oval Punch, Crimper, 6×6 Page Protector, So Saffron 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired)
Technique: Ink Splat
Inspired by: www.stampingschool.com

To create the rose, take a clear folder (you can cut the edges off a page protector) and drip one drop of each color ink onto the inside center of the folder.

Spritz each drop with water.

Place the cardstock (3.5″ x 3.5″) glossy side down onto the ink, close the folder and flip over.

Using your index finger, smoosh the ink around until all the white is covered on the cardstock. You can continue smooshing the colors until you get the look you want.

Remove cardstock from the folder and set aside to dry. Stamp the rose image with Stazon ink and cut it out.

See my next post for the other project.

I hope everyone is having a beautiful weekend! It’s in the 80’s here and perfect weather for working in the yard. DH has been mulching and I’ve been getting the beds ready for planting. I love digging in the dirt and my favorite thing is designing and planting my deck pots and window boxes. I even use one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! tools to help pick out my flower colors, the Color Coach. I would be lost without it, in stamping or flower gardening.

Speaking of gardening, my favorite stamp set from the Occasions Mini Catalog is Scene In A Garden. I dug out last years Certainly Celery Designer Series Paper because I remembered one of the patterns had a dragonfly on it (I love dragonflies). It worked perfectly with the set. The flip side has the polka dots.

Stamps: Scene In A Garden, A Beautiful Thing
Paper: Naturals Ivory, Close To Cocoa, Ruby Red, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper, Certainly Celery Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired pattern)
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin Pad; Close To Cocoa, Ruby Red, Certainly Celery & So Saffron Stampin’ Write Markers.
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals, So Saffron 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Stamping Sponges, Stamp-a-ma-jig
Measurements: Naturals Ivory 2-7/8″ x 2-1/2″, Ruby Red 3″ x 2-5/8″, Scallop piece 1″ x 2-5/8″, Polka Dot DSP 5″ x 2″, Swirl DSP 5″ x 2-1/2″, Ruby Red 5-1/4″ x 4″, Close To Cocoa Base 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″, Ribbon 16″

I needed a quick and easy birthday card for a toddler and this particular toddler likes Cookie Monster so first I needed a picture of the real deal. I found this one and based my card on it,

I created this with my Big Shot and the Bigz Scallop Circle Die:

Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz Scallop Circle Die, 3/4″ Circle Punch, 1-3/8″ Circle Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Glass Mat

Directions:

1. The base piece is 9″ x 5″. Fold it in half and line up the fold line slightly lower than the top of the edge of the scallop die. This way you’ll create a hinge at the top and your Cookie Monster will open up like a regular card.
2. Punch out the eyeballs with the circle punches. For an authentic look, make sure his eyes are at the very top of his head and place the pupils to give the appearance of being googly-eyed.
3. For the mouth I used the Circle Scissor Plus and set it at 3-1/2″. Cut off appx. 1/4th of the top of the circle — Cookie has a big mouth.
4. I cut a 3-3/4″ circle in Whisper White and attached it to the inside.

So you can see the size of this card, here it is next to our regular scallop punch:

So what do ya think? Look close enough to the real deal? Will it pass toddler inspection? I hope so…it would be a real downer if I heard, “that NOT Cookie Monster!!” from my littlest friend.

Wow! I’ve had quite the explosion of blog traffic lately due to the SCS technique challenge using the flower pot tutorial. I’ve loved looking at all the awesome cards everyone has created…if you haven’t seen these fabulous cards, click here to check them out. SCS stampers never fail to awe and inspire!

I actually created two flower pot cards and wanted to share the other one. This one uses my favorite Designer Series Paper, Bella Rose. My downline made this version at our last team meeting:

Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Curvy Verses
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Bella Rose Designer Series Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin Pad
Accessories: Big Shot, Build A Flower Bigz Die, Clear Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Key Tab Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Pretty In Pink 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine
Technique: Pocket Card
Credits: Inspired by Linda Heller –> Missy Shipman

The tutorial is in my other post, here. I have a three day weekend coming up and am hoping I can get lots of stamping done. I really want to play with my new stuff from the Occasions mini. Enjoy the rest of your week and hopefully I’ll “see” you this weekend.

We celebrated my parent’s birthdays today. Since their birthdays are 3 weeks apart we combined the parties. Here they are getting ready to blow out the candles:

They’re the best parents ever! Aren’t they cute? Did I mention they’re the best parents ever?!

I gave my Mom one of my flower pot cards and this is the card I made for my Dad:

Stamps: And Many Mower (Occasions Mini Catalog)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Close To Cocoa, So Saffron, Bordering Blue, Old Olive, Old Olive Patterns DSP
Ink: Basic Black; Real Red, Creamy Caramel & Going Gray Stampin Write Markers
Accessories: Big Shot, Circles #2 Die, Chocolate Chip 5/8 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Brads, Crafters Tool Kit, Paper Snips
Measurements: Striped DSP 3″ x 4″; Flower DSP 1″ x 4″; Chocolate Chip piece 3-3/8″ x 4″; Bashful Blue piece 3-1/4″ square; Old Olive piece (grass) 1-3/4″ x 3-1/4″; So Saffron 3″ x 3″ then cut out with die.

Here’s one of the cards we’re doing at my technique class later this month. I wanted to use my free Sale-A-Bration items plus my favorite cupcake set.

Stamps: Congrats, Crazy For Cupcakes
Paper: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Delicate Dots Designer Series Paper
Ink: Night Of Navy, Always Artichoke and Bashful Blue Classic Stampin Pads, Bashful Blue Marker, White Gel Pen
Accessories: Mini Glue Dots, Dotto, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Certainly Celery 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig
Technique: Pop Up, Paper Piecing
Credits: Template by Linda Heller

Instructions:

Measurements: Designer paper for card front is 1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″. Designer paper for inside card is 2-1/2″ x 5-1/2″. Bashful Blue strip for front is 1-3/4″ x 5-1/2″. Bashful Blue inside liner is 5-1/4″ x 8-1/4″. Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery scraps for balloons are 1.5″ square. Ribbon is 2-1/2″. Linen Thread is 3″ for each balloon. Cupcake - Bashful Blue 2″ x 3″, Designer Paper 2″ x 2-1/2″.

Balloons: Stamp blue balloon with navy ink and cut out. Stamp green balloon with artichoke and cut out. Draw reflection marks with white gel pen. Apply 2 dimensionals to the back of each balloon vertically. Tie 2 pieces of linen thread together with a knot at one end. Attach other ends of linen thread to dimensionals on each balloon. Adhere balloons to card front. Tie a bow with the celery ribbon and attach with a mini glue dot over top of linen knot.

Cupcake: Stamp cupcake with Night of Navy ink on Bashful Blue 2″ x 3″ cardstock and cut out. Stamp top part of cupcake (icing, candle, flame) on designer paper with navy ink and cut out. Adhere to main cupcake piece. Stamp candle on scrap of Certainly Celery cardstock with Always Artichoke ink and cut out. Adhere to cupcake. Color confetti with Bashful Blue marker.

Inside of Card: Stamp balloons with Bashful Blue ink on upper half of card. To stamp arched sentiment, temporarily adhere cupcake with Dotto, lined up on the middle fold line. Use Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to stamp sentiment above the cupcake. Remove cupcake from card.

Adhere designer paper to bottom half of card leaving room to stamp sentiment below. Fold the card closed and cut two 1″ slits in the center along the fold. Slits are 1/2″ apart. To see a picture tutorial, click here for Splitcoaststampers version. Push the pop up strip out and turn over the card. Apply sticky strip to front facing part of pop up strip. Adhere cupcake to the sticky strip.
Adhere inside layer of card to Saffron outer layer.

Make it a camping trip—or a trip to summer camp—they’ll never forget with this adorable handmade camping journal. Complete with pockets for mementos and a bear-hug bookmark, it’s sure to become a favorite keepsake.

Stamps: Big Deal Alphabet, Under The Stars
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Close To Cocoa, Kraft, Naturals Ivory, Not Quite Navy, Chocolate Chip & Old Olive Patterns DSP, Taste of Textiles Speciality Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close To Cocoa, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Basic Brown Journaler
Accessories: Chocolate Chip 1 1/4 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon, Earth Elements Brads, Styled Silver Hodgepodge, Stampin’ Dimensionals, 1-3/4 Circle Punch, 3/16 Corner Rounder Punch, Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen, Crafters Tool Kit, Brown Paper Lunchbags

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Project, text and image © 2009 Stampin’ Up!®

Here’s the other project that we did this weekend. I saw Linda Heller’s video tutorial for a flower pot pocket card (she received one from Missy Shipman at the SU! Leadership Conference) and absolutely had to make one. I think this is my favorite card ever! Here’s my version of it…

Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Curvy Verses
Paper: Whisper White, Close To Cocoa, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin Pad
Accessories: Big Shot, Build A Flower Bigz Die, Clear Buttons, Mini Glue Dots, Key Tab Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Very Vanilla 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Natural Hemp Twine
Technique: Pocket Card
Credits: Inspired by Linda Heller –> Missy Shipman.

Instructions:

Flower pot: Cut Close To Cocoa cardstock 3-1/2″ x 9″. Score in landscape position at 2″ and 5-1/2″. Fold the 2″ section toward you and the 5-1/2″ section away from you. Trim the edge of the 2″ section with the Scallop Edge Punch. Here’s what the fold looks like from the side:

To make the front look like a pot, place it in SU’s portable paper trimmer with the front 2″ flap flipped up.
Line up the 2″ score line with the cutting track and the 5-1/2″ fold line with the 1/2″ mark on the trimmer as shown below:

Flip down the cutting guide and cut. Flip the cardstock over and repeat.
Cut 3″ x 4″ piece of DSP for front of pot. Adhere to the front, flip over and trim both sides.
Vanilla ribbon is 14″. Place adhesive in center of ribbon and then attach to center upper back of flower pot and tie around.
Stamp sentiment on vanilla cardstock, punch out with Key Tab punch and attach to ribbon with twine.

Flowers: 2 layers, 1 DSP (3″ x 3″) and 1 cardstock. Attach a smidge of adhesive between squares of dsp and cardstock before running thru the Big Shot to keep them together. Leaves are Kiwi Kiss cardstock punched with 5-Petal Flower punch and then cut apart. Attach the leaves to the dsp flower by slightly pulling back the dsp and adhering them behind it.
Flower w/ button: Punch out 3/4″ DSP circle, attach to clear button with glue dot, attach button to flower with glue dot.

Use dimensionals to attach flowers to the top of pull out card.

Pull Out Card: Cut Close To Cocoa cardstock 2-1/2″ x 4-1/2″. Cut White cardstock 2-1/4″ x 4-1/4″.

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In response to comments and emails:

• I’ve added a side view of the flower pot folds.
• If your careful of the placement of the flowers and how “tall” the bouquet is, this will fit in a standard A2 envelope.
• There isn’t any adhesive on the flower pot…the ribbon is the only thing holding it together.

Thank you for all your wonderful comments!

I had technique classes this weekend and we made two projects. The first one was based on a lovely card I saw in the SCS gallery made by LindaF409. I wanted to make a SUO version for my class. Here’s what I came up with:

Stamps: Dream A Little
Paper: Whisper White, Apricot Appeal, Almost Amethyst
Ink: Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Rose Red, Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Almost Amethyst and Lovely Lilac
Accessories: Big Shot, Oval Scallop Frame Bigz Die, SU Backgrounds I Texturz Plate, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Texturz Impressions Pad, Texturz Silicone Rubber, Shim, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Technique: 2 Step Stamping, Masking
Credits: Inspired by LindaF409

See my next post for the second project.