Tag: season of friendship

The Rest of Punch Class!

The Rest of Punch Class!

Here are the final two projects from Friday night's Punch Class. On the last one I will show you how a "Punch Page" is laid out just so you can see everything you get when you come to this class!

These cute litte robin birdies are made entirely with the "Two-Step Bird Extra-Large" punch. The colors are Tangerine Tango and Soft Suede for the birdies, and the tree and sponging around the edges of the "Framed Tulips" Textured Impressions Folder is Early Espresso. "Friends" is from "Your a Gem" in the Occasions Mini! The tree, flowers and leaves are all from "Season of Friendship"! I CASED this birdie idea from Maria!

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Stampingrox! tip: to achieve the shadowed tree effect you see on the inside of the card, stamp your tree image on the front of the card FIRST before putting it inside the "Framed Tulips" Textured Impressions Folder. After you run the cardstock through the Big Shot, immediately put your inside Very Vanilla piece into the same folder and Big Shot it. The ink residue from the front layer of the card will transfer to this layer, giving you a cool "shadowed" effect. Be sure to clean your folder with a baby wipe or wet towel and dry thoroughly before using on a project that you don't want to have the  shadowed effect!  "with Love & caring" is from "Thanks for Caring" in the Occasions Mini!

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This rather forlorn little fellow is a CASE from Jackie Topa and someone else, but I can't remember the other girl's name. There are SO MANY great ideas out here on the net, I have to limit myself to just a few minutes a day of blog surfing or I would never get anything stamped! Wouldn't this little guy make a cute Christmas Elf or Papa Smurf too?  "good luck" and the shamrock stamp is from "So Happy for You", a free SAB set you can get with a $50 order, but time is running out, SAB ends on March 31st!

Gnome
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Inside is a phrase from "Full of Life"!

Gnome inside
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Here's the punch page we made to correspond with the gnome punch project. Isn't it cool that with the exception of the "Itty Bitty Shapes" punched eyes and little hand-trimmed suspenders, he is entirely made with the "Blossom Petals" punch!

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To make this punch page, all you have to do is follow the guide I provide on the stamping table (this is the exact one from this project!). Usually all the pieces are pre-punched for you (you do the trimming) and the labels are pre-printed.

That's all for today, my "Stampingrox!" friends!

Final two “Yes, Ma’am!” projects!

Final two “Yes, Ma’am!” projects!

As promised, here are the last two projects we made at our Saturday meeting:

This first project, a "Technique Project",  uses the "Framed Tulips" Textured Impressions Folder, but in a different way. Usually the folder only creates a rectangular impression, but I'v learned a neat new way to get a square AND a narrower rectangle with the same folder, it just requires one extra step! We will be doing this technique in some of my future classes, so keep an eye out for your chance tolearn how to add value to your "Framed Tulips" folder!

Framed tulips
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The "my dear kind & wonderful friend" is from "All Holidays" on page 154 of the Big Catalog, punched with the 2 1/2" Circle punch, backed by a flower from the "Fun Flowers" Die. and matted with a piece of "Springtime Vintage" Designer Series Paper, all from the Occasions Mini! The inside of the card has two of the phrases combined from the Occasions Mini set, "Bring On the Cake!"

Twenty-one of these cards went into the mail on Monday for the monthly swap I participate in!

Framed tulips inside
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Our last project was a "Punch Project" using theTwo-Step Bird Punch to create these adorable robins! I found this idea on Maria's blog and knew I had to share it with my downline! This project will also be one of the March Punch Class projects on Friday, March 4th, so RSVP for this one!

March punch
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The little baby birdie is made with the larger birdie's wing and the leaves from the branch that is included in the Two-step Bird Punch! The tree, flowers and leaves are from "Season of Friendship", found on page 120 of the Big Catalog!

Punch club 2
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The "Friend" on the front of the card is from "You're a Gem", and "With Love & Caring" is from "Thanks for Caring', both found in the Occasions Mini!

That's all for today! Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Final two “Yes, Ma’am!” projects!

Final two “Yes, Ma’am!” projects!

As promised, here are the last two projects we made at our Saturday meeting:

This first project, a "Technique Project",  uses the "Framed Tulips" Textured Impressions Folder, but in a different way. Usually the folder only creates a rectangular impression, but I'v learned a neat new way to get a square AND a narrower rectangle with the same folder, it just requires one extra step! We will be doing this technique in some of my future classes, so keep an eye out for your chance tolearn how to add value to your "Framed Tulips" folder!

Framed tulips
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2011

The "my dear kind & wonderful friend" is from "All Holidays" on page 154 of the Big Catalog, punched with the 2 1/2" Circle punch, backed by a flower from the "Fun Flowers" Die. and matted with a piece of "Springtime Vintage" Designer Series Paper, all from the Occasions Mini! The inside of the card has two of the phrases combined from the Occasions Mini set, "Bring On the Cake!"

Twenty-one of these cards went into the mail on Monday for the monthly swap I participate in!

Framed tulips inside
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2011

Our last project was a "Punch Project" using theTwo-Step Bird Punch to create these adorable robins! I found this idea on Maria's blog and knew I had to share it with my downline! This project will also be one of the March Punch Class projects on Friday, March 4th, so RSVP for this one!

March punch
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The little baby birdie is made with the larger birdie's wing and the leaves from the branch that is included in the Two-step Bird Punch! The tree, flowers and leaves are from "Season of Friendship", found on page 120 of the Big Catalog!

Punch club 2
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The "Friend" on the front of the card is from "You're a Gem", and "With Love & Caring" is from "Thanks for Caring', both found in the Occasions Mini!

That's all for today! Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Monthly Swap Card!

Monthly Swap Card!

Almost every month I participate in a swap with 20 other talented Stampin' Up! demonstrators. I create one card based on the swap hostess' monthly theme, then make 21 copies of that one card. I mail them off to the swap hostess, Carol Nordquist, who lives in Minnetonka, MN. I also send her the postage to mail me back 20 different cards. It is always an exciting moment to open that Priority Envelope and see the fun samples everyone came up with that month! This month's theme was non-valentine but fun stuff from the Occasions Mini. Here's the first one, stamped beautifully by Karen Kurz!

Karen kurz feb 7th
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I have the "Season of Friendship" stamp set she used for this fun card, and this sample reminds me that I don't use it often enough! I love how she used the negative part of the small ric-rac from the "Tasteful Trim" Bigz XL die for the grass and added the red Glimmer Paper hearts to the tree! "hugs & kisses" is from the versatile set, "All Holidays"!

A short post today, but I'm on a tight time-schedule. My grandson, Cohen, turned 3 today, and we have a party to go to tonight, so I have some presents to wrap, as well as getting more accomplished for my "Do you need a Valentine?" camp and a downline meeting this coming weekend!

Until tomorrow, have a "Stampingrox!" day!

Monthly Swap Card!

Monthly Swap Card!

Almost every month I participate in a swap with 20 other talented Stampin' Up! demonstrators. I create one card based on the swap hostess' monthly theme, then make 21 copies of that one card. I mail them off to the swap hostess, Carol Nordquist, who lives in Minnetonka, MN. I also send her the postage to mail me back 20 different cards. It is always an exciting moment to open that Priority Envelope and see the fun samples everyone came up with that month! This month's theme was non-valentine but fun stuff from the Occasions Mini. Here's the first one, stamped beautifully by Karen Kurz!

Karen kurz feb 7th
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I have the "Season of Friendship" stamp set she used for this fun card, and this sample reminds me that I don't use it often enough! I love how she used the negative part of the small ric-rac from the "Tasteful Trim" Bigz XL die for the grass and added the red Glimmer Paper hearts to the tree! "hugs & kisses" is from the versatile set, "All Holidays"!

A short post today, but I'm on a tight time-schedule. My grandson, Cohen, turned 3 today, and we have a party to go to tonight, so I have some presents to wrap, as well as getting more accomplished for my "Do you need a Valentine?" camp and a downline meeting this coming weekend!

Until tomorrow, have a "Stampingrox!" day!

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Bonnie, Illinois, USA