3D Projects

Have You Missed Me?

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Well….I’m back once again (at least for a few days!)  It seems like it’s been forever since I’ve chatted with all of you!  Vacation was good.  We had good visits with all of the relatives in MN and I got to see a few of my friends from high school.  The weather wasn’t bad.  Not too hot, not too cold and not too much rain.  Unfortunately my son caught the crud the second week of vacation and was kind enough to share it with my husband and I.  The three of us have been sick all this past week at home.  My son and I were smart enough to head to the doctor on Friday and the two of us are now on antibiotics and feeling and sounding much better.  I wanted to make sure I wasn’t sick for convention this coming week!

Since you’ve missed me so much you’d probably like to see an adorable project.   Yesterday I opened my home to a baby shower.   I only had to supply the air conditioned house.  My friend’s daughter did all the work.  The mother-to-be is expecting twins ( a boy and a girl) so there were TONS of adorable gifts on hand.  On Friday I decided I had better make a card for the occasion.  I know I have an old stamp set somewhere that would be perfect for twins but of course I couldn’t find it anywhere!  (I really need to get organized!)  I decided to then work with the adorable Zoo Babies stamp set.

002TSC!  This card turned out Too Stinkin’ Cute!  I’ve seen these adorable Card In A Box projects and thought I’d give it a try.  I love the way this one turned out!  They’re really not too hard to make.  I will work on making a tutorial for you….and those of you who come to my classes….we’ll definitely be making them in the near future.  I know you’ll love them!

So was missing me worth the wait?  I hope so.  Stick with me because I’ll be gone again in a few days.  I’m heading to Salt Lake City for Stampin’ Up!’s annual convention.  Woo Hoo!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

 

 

 

 

 

Hamburger Box Die Hippo

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055Once again I came across something in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog that I didn’t think I’d need.  Whatever would you use a die cut hamburger box for?  Sheesh!  I don’t need that!  Well, I did.  Last month I posted an adorable Stars & Stripes Hamburger Box and today’s project is even cuter!

The gal who created this adorable hippo didn’t stop there.  She created a whole zoo of hamburger box animals!  Thank you Betty Traciak!  She created the hippo, an alligator, a giraffe, a bear, a horse and more!  I’ve made of few of the others which I’ll share with you soon.

Wouldn’t these make great treat boxes for a kid’s birthday party?  What other use can you came up with?  Leave me a comment and let me know!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Stars & Stripes Hamburger Box

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058Wait until you see the adorable new Hamburger Box Bigz XL Die in the new catalog!  You’re going to love it!  It’s so stinkin’ cute!

I saw a little box like this online and knew it would be perfect for Memorial Day!  The box I saw wasn’t embossed but how you can you have a patriotic project without stars AND stripes!  I used the retiring Stripe Embossing Folder by running it through two different times.  It worked perfectly!

The stars were punched with the star punch from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.  Such a cute little pack of punches which includes the star, a heart and a cute little four-petal flower.

On this holiday I’d like to thank all those who have served, who are serving and who will serve our country.

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Envelope Punch Board: Starburst Sayings Card

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IMG_3139Hello!  Saturday was our team Stamp Camp and I have to say it was a success.  Everyone seemed to love the projects and things went smoothly.

Today’s card is one of my projects.  It’s a fun and easy card made with the Envelope Punch Board, Starburst Sayings stamp set and Starburst Framelits and Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper.

I started with a 6 7/8″ x 6 7/8″ piece IMG_3142of designer paper.  I punched and made the first score mark at 3 3/8″ on the Envelope Punch Board.  That was the most difficult part of the project….figuring out the sizes.  Once that was out the way it was smooth sailing!  I know you’re wondering why I used such odd measurements….well, I’m not quite sure.  If I remember correctly I “borrowed” the measurements form someone online.  Who knows?  It worked though!  🙂

The greeting I used on the inside piece of the card (it’s not attached to the designer paper) is from Really Good Greetings and the arrows are all from the Peachy Keen stamp set.

A really fun card and pretty easy to boot!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Super Bowl Sunday! Go Broncos!

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Broncos Undefined.TLynchWoo Hoo!  Go Broncos!  I can hardly wait until this afternoon!  I love football and my team is in the Super Bowl!  I’ve already showed you both of these projects but since my Denver Broncos are in the Super Bowl I have to share them again.

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Are You Ready for Some Football?

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002Woo Hoo!  The Denver Broncos will be in the Super Bowl on Sunday and I’m ready!  Well, not totally ready as I still have to buy and make the food for our party but my decorations are coming along just fine!

I hate to toot my own horn but isn’t this banner great!  It turned out better than I had anticipated.  I love it when a plan comes together!  Be sure to click on the photo for a close up view.

I used my now retired banner kit for the letters.  I started with Pumpkin Pie for the orange since that is the color the ribbon came in but when I downloaded the Bronco logo and printed it out the Pumpkin Pie didn’t match so I switched to Tangerine Tango.  To get my ribbon to match then I just used a Sponge Dauber to rub the Tangerine Tango ink on the Pumpkin Pie ribbon.  It worked perfectly!

Go Broncos!

Geometrical: Leadership

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photoHello!  Today I have another make-n-take project from Leadership Conference for you.  For this project we used the Geometrical stamp set (W #133158 $29.95  C #133161 $21.95).  I have to admit this was one of those stamp sets that I wasn’t going to buy so I was glad I was getting it at Leadership.  Of course, now I’ve seen tons of fun samples using this set and am glad I have it!  🙂

Don’t you love these cut little tags?  They’re so fun!  Did you notice that we used my favorite tool from the Occasions Catalog on this project:  the Scallop Tag Topper Punch (#133324 $22.95)!  We also used the fun Essentials Wooden Elements (#133258 $4.95) and the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper (#132995 $10.95).  So many fun new products in such a small space!  🙂

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

MDS Monday: Shadow Box

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016It’s My Digital Studio (MDS)Monday!  My upline had a little Christmas party yesterday for her team.  There was a gift exchange and this is the gift that I brought.  It’s a cute little 6″ x 6″ shadow box.

The MDS portion of the project is Stampin’ Up!’s Statement of the Heart.  It’s one of the downloads for My Digital Studio.  I simply resized it to fit the frame and printed it on my printer.

You may notice some items on the project that you don’t recognize.  There’s a few sneak peeks for you.  You’ll see the gorgeous paper during Sale-a-Bration (starts 1/28).  The little banners are die-cut from a fun product in the Occasions Catalog (you can order from this 1/2) and the little heart is from a fun new stamp set coming in the Occasions Catalog and was punched out with the Small Heart Punch which is a current product.

I’ve been wanting to do something with this download for a long time and this project was the perfect chance!  Have you tried MDS yet?

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Joyful Christmas

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Joyful ChristmasCan you believe Christmas is almost here?  I’m not ready!  How about you?

Here’s a lovely card for you on this, the third Sunday of Advent.

This card was made using the Calm Christmas stamp set.  I stamped the image and embossed it with Silver Embossing Powder.  I cut it out and added the Frosted Finishes Embellishment to the center for even more WOW factor! A sparkly and shimmery Christmas card for this holiday season!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Build a Banner: BRRR

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 This project is perfect for Colorado today!  It’s absolutely FRIGID here!  You wouldn’t think that I would be such a weinie, especially being from the Minnesota tundra, but my blood has thinned at altitude and I’m dang cold!  🙂

These Build a Banners are so fun to make!  I just love making them.  All the pieces and parts came in the Christmas Banner Kit.  I did add a few little things though.  Click on the picture to make it larger and you’ll get a better view of the banner.

The first thing I added to the kit is on the first rosette.  I added a bow made from 1/8″ Bermuda Bay Taffeta Ribbon.  The second things(s) I added were little “flowers” on embellishments 2, 3 & 4 punched with the Boho Blossoms Punch.  The only other thing I added was the large circle on the back of the center embellishment.  This turned out so cool!  I took a piece of Silver Glimmer paper and spritzed with a combination of Bermuda Bay Ink Refill and 70% rubbing alcohol!  So pretty!  You really need to try this little technique!  Too fun!

I hope you have a warm and cozy day….perfect for stamping!

Spooky Halloween Banner

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First of all I’d like to apologize for my posts that are few and far between.  Life is catching up with me and I can’t seem to stay on top of things.  Bear with me for the next month as I go into panic mode before my son’s wedding at the end of the month.  All will be well, I just need to concentrate on getting things ready for the big day!  Thanks for understanding!

Today’s fun project is the Spooky Halloween Banner.  This was SO much to make.  These banners are GREAT!  You really need to try one.  They’re not hard at all.   Click on the picture and you can see it up close and get a better view of all the pieces and parts.

The first thing you need for this project is the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit (#133507 $19.95).  This kit contains your banners, the jute and all of the stencils for your backgrounds and letters.  Then you need the Halloween Banner Simply Created Accessory Kit (#132698  $9.95)  Both of these items are found on page 31 of the Holiday Catalog.  The stencil kit comes with a Stampin’ Spritzer that you can use to apply your color but I preferred using a sponge dauber and ink pad.  I used a twisting motion to apply the ink to the banner and it worked out pretty well.

Stampin’ Up! also offers a Christmas Banner Simply Created Kit and I can’t wait to try that one too.  They’re SO fun.  I also want to make one for Thanksgiving but since I don’t seem to have a lot of spare time anymore I may have to punt on that one!  We’ll see!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

DYI: Can of Cards!

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003Every year my church has an Octoberfest celebration and with it they have a basket auction.  I usually donate a bunch of cards from my stash but always have a problem trying to figure out how to display them.

As I was walking through the “M” store the other day, trying to see what they might have for me, this clear paint can caught my attention.  I stared at it awhile trying to figure out if it would work.  Then I remembered that I had one sitting on the shelf at home so I ran back home.  It worked!  The cards fit perfectly in it.  Then I got the idea to dress it up with a home made bow made from the Big Shot.  Perfect!  I may have to wrap some Christmas gifts like this.  Too fun!  You should try this too!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

CELEBRATE Banner

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002How cute is this?  I had SO much fun making it!  This is Stampin’ Up!’s new Build a Banner Kit (pg. 31 in the holiday catalog).  I saw these banners demonstrated at convention and fell in love.  And that was even before I made my own!

Click on the picture on you’ll get a much better photograph.  You’ll be able to see the banner closer up.  Each little banner portion is made from canvas.  I made the designs and letters on them using the Build a Banner templates, ink pads and my sponge daubers.  The kit comes with spritzers that you can fill with ink refill and alcohol to color your designs but I liked using the ink pads and sponge daubers better.  I thought it gave me a cleaner look.  The kit actually comes with jute twine to string the banner on but I wanted to try it with ribbon.  I really like how fun the ribbon looks….especially with the little bows I tied on some of the letters!

You can purchase a Halloween accessory kit and a Christmas accessory kit as well as extra canvas pieces and jute.  Of course I had to order these two kits and I can’t wait to play with them!  I’ll be sure to share them when I get them done!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Convention Gifts

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007This is the little gift I gave to my team who came to convention.  Once I came up with the idea they were pretty easy to make.

I started with the small (half) wood mount cases that Stampin’ Up! sells.  (I can’t wait to re-organize and put all my old stamp sets in these new cases!)  I then decorated them with my new favorite designer paper, Gingham Garden and matching ribbon.  “Be the Difference” was the theme for this year’s convention so I scanned that in and printed it out.  I die cut the label with the Deco Label Framelits and made a matching border.  (See the Technique Tuesday post where I explained how to do this.)  I then made a matching little 3″ x 3″ card and covered a small composition notebook.  I found the little pens on Amazon.  Too fun!

Have a great day!  Take care and Happy Stamping!

Convention Swap Gift

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002My upline has a little gathering each year at convention for her team.  If people would like they can participate in a little gift swap.  Today’s post is what I brought.

Once again my idea started with the wood mount case (on the right).  I decorated it and put a balloon, a birthday blower, candles and confetti in it along with the little gift card holder.

I made the card and gift bag to match.  Don’t you love the big bow on the gift bag?  It’s a die that is in the new Holiday Catalog!  Woo Hoo!  The labels on the gift bag, card and gift card holder are all from my favorite Chalk Talk stamp set.  I even use my not-so-favorite color on these items which is Summer Starfruit….it matched the Birthday Bash Designer Paper!

Oh….we’re off to the cabin in Canada so my posts will be few and far between if I get them written before I go!  I’ll be back August 1st though!  Be sure to check back then

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!