Freaky Friday Week #1

Shhhhh...don't tell!  I'm attending my uplines' (Diana Gibbs & Rhonda Morgan's) Fall Fest tomorrow and I thought I'd share my Swaps, Name Tag and gifts (for my friends) today.  I'm just hoping none of them check my blog before then.  tee hee

The theme for the swaps is Fall or Christmas AND since I LOVE LOVE LOVE crafting for Halloween, that's what I did!  Plus, every Friday 'til Halloween, I'm going to post a Halloween themed project!  So, be sure to check back each Friday, if you dare!

 

Check out my swaps!  Pretty Wicked, eh!?!

My name tag.  It's interactive, too!  Anyone need a paperclip?  :oP

 

And, my Top Note Owl, toooo cute, don't ya think!?! 

Of course, I had to include my

Sweet & Korny carmel corn in there somehow. 

I hope they like it!

Thanks for stopping by!

Monogram Tag 4 Teacher

I LOVE making personalized gifts and the best and easiest way to do that is with either the receivers initial or name.  I used both to make this tag for Shaylin's teacher, Mrs. Elizondo. 

I'm on a roll now, 2 gifts to her teacher in 2 weeks, lets just see how long I can keep it going!  I love to spoil the girls teachers, I just hope they like home made items.  :o)  I was able to get away with it with Keara up until 6th grade.  But, for 7th and now 8th grade, she has more teachers and she gets embarrassed.  So, I just let her know that all she has to do is say the word and I can whip something up for one or all of her teachers.  She has taken me up on it, on a few occasions but not as much as I would like.

 

This is just a quick tag that would be great for a gift bag, hanging on a hook, anything really!

Soooo simple to make!  I ran a piece of chipboard and background paper scrap thru the Big Shot and the Serif Essentials Alphabet die (retired).  Glued them together.  Then, a Melon Mambo scrap thru the Big Shot and the Floral Fusion Die and made my scrunched flower, with a Rhinestone Jewel, to embellish the *E*.  I also printed out her name on the computer and cut it out.  Added some black twine and ta-da!  Hope she likes it! 

Thanks for stopping by!

WWYD?

If you've been following my blog, you know that at every Technique Tuesday class, I put together a WWYD card kit and give one to everyone that attends.  Here are the cards that were created with the WWYD card kit from last month (April).  You can view the kit in my 5/17/12 blog post.

This is the card I created.

This is the card Keri created.

And, this is the card that Michelle created. 

I just love seeing what we can all create with the same supplies.  As you can see, we are all free to add to it, too.  So, although they are similar, they are all different.  Love it!!!

For some reason, I thought the First Edition Specialty Designer paper was retiring but I'm so happy to see that it is in the new Stampin' Up! Catalog!  Yippee!  Contact me if you'd like your very own copy of the new catalog!

FYI, I will post the newest WWYD card kit after June 1st because it includes images from a stamp set that will appear in the new catalog that doesn't go live until June 1st.

Thanks for stopping by!

WWYD Wednesday and Mother's Day Gifts

I know this is a day late but I do have an excuse!  :o)  I haven't posted lately because I couldn't find the cord to my camera and, being the genius I am, I just realized I can place my camera's memory card directly into my laptop, duhhh! 

To start off, I wanted to share the wonderful and thoughtful gifts my family gave me for Mother's Day.  They truly spoiled me and I didn't lift a finger all day.  It was a GREAT Day!  Thank you!

I also wanted to share the *WWYD* card guts everyone got at our last Technique Tuesday class.  My next class is coming up this Tuesday so I thought I would post just in case you wanted to play along, too.  Sometimes I think the girls look forward to this more than the technique we will be learning.  JK!  :o)

It's hard to tell in this pic so I will explain the guts.  The card base is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Very Vanilla, 3 Melon Mambo Floral Fusion Flowers, some leaf/stems from the Bird Builder Punch, a couple strips of Basic Black that I punched with the Scallop Edge Punch and 3 1/8" x 5 1/2" First Edition Paper.  (and 3 rhinestones, not pictured)  As always, all supplies are from Stampin' Up!

If you want to play along and share what you came up with, (we would love to see) email a pic or 2 and I will post it here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Teacher Appreciation Week ~ Gift #5

Today's teacher gift is a simple bag made out of an envelope.  This is made with my initial but the ones we gave used the initial of the teacher's name.  You can place anything inside the small bag but we placed a Sonic gift card in ours.  The flower is made out of the Floral Fusion Die for the Big Shot.  Just spritz it, scrunch it, unscrunch it, let it dry then glue pieces together, add a rhinestone and your done.  How simple is that?!?

I can't find the cord to my camera right now, but when I do, I will add a pic of the cut and score dimensions for the envelope.

I still haven't found my camera cord but realized I can place my memory card directly into my laptop, yippee!

On each side you will have 3 *score* lines, the center one will get pushed in and it should look like a paper bag. To create the bottom of the bag, start with the 2 bottom side tabs and push them up into the *bag*.  Then, do the same with the 2 longer ones that are in the front and back. Add adhesive inside at the bottom to seal the bag. I'm not good at explaining so if you need more details, please let me know. ;o)


Thanks for stopping by!  Hope you spoiled a Teacher this week!

Hello!

I found this beautiful card made by Monica Gale using my favorite Sale-a-bration stamp set *Elementary Elegant* and I just had to recreate it!  I changed it just a 'lil bit but not too much because it was already simple and elegant, just the way I like my cards.  You can view it here:  http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/2134057?&cat=22354

This stamp set is a Sale-a-bration item that you can get for FREE with any $50 Stampin' Up! order!  So, don't miss out, head on over to my online store and place your order today! 

Stampin' Supplies List:

• Stamp:  Elementary Elegance  wood #125120 clear #125122
• Ink:  Early Espresso ink pad #119670 and marker #119680
• Paper:  Crumb Cake #120953, Very Vanilla #101650, Calypso Coral #122925, Lucky Limeade #122926
• Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439, Floral Fusion Sizzlits Die #115969, 3/16" Corner Punch, Bird Builder Punch #117191, 1/2" Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon #122332, Basic Pearls #119247, Color Spritzer Tool #107066

Enjoy and Have a Great Day!


PS:  If you place an order through my online store today, March 15, 2012, I will send you a kit to make this card!

More Flowers, please!

Yes, I will admit it, I love making scrunched flowers!  Anyone that attends my classes can tell you that's true!  They are just so pretty and easy to make, how can you resist? 

Today's projects feature the *Floral Fusion* scrunched flowers and I have included a quick *how to*.  The box is from the *Petal Cone Die* Class, which inspired me to make the card, too.

Here are the directions for making the *Floral Fusion* scrunched flower (which are made just like the *Scalloped* scrunched flower).  Spritz each of the pieces of the flower and scrunch them up into little balls.  Let them dry a little bit then open them up and shape them.  Let them dry completely, then glue each piece inside the other.  Attach a rhinestone and a leaf section from the *Bird Builder* punch and wha-la, you have a beautiful flower. 

Stampin' Supplies List:

•  Stamp:  A Word for You  wood #117032  clear #120528
•  Ink:  Old Olive ink pad #102277 and marker #100079
•  Paper:  Certainly Celery #105125, Melon Mambo #115320, Whisper White #100730, Old Olive #100702
•  Accessories:  Big Shot Die Machine #113439, Floral Fusion Sizzlits Die #115969, Backgrounds 1 Textures Plates #114512, Decorative Label Punch #120907, Bird Builder Punch #117191, Basic Rhinestone Jewels #119246, Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine #125572, 5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon #114616, Dimensionals #104430 

Enjoy and Thanks for visiting!

PS:  If you purchase the *Floral Fusion* Sizzlits Die and/or the *A Word for You* stamp set today, March 14, 2012, from my Stampin' Up! online store, I will send you a Complimentary kit to make this card.

PSS:  I just posted this card to Splitcoast Stampers, yikes!  It was my first time posting anything there and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.  I should have tried it sooner!  I'm such a scaredy cat!