STARZ Holiday Blog Hop

The Jacksonville STARZ are celebrating the release of the the new Stampin' Up! Holiday Catalog with a Blog Hop. If you didn't hop over here from Rose Ann's Blog, then make sure you check her post along with all the other STARZ.

My design uses the Bright and Beautiful Stamp Set along with the Stars Framelits.

Click Print Recipe for a printer friendly version.

Product List

• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Island Indigo 8-1/2 X 11 Card Stock
• Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
• Silver Metallic Encore Pad
• Silver Glimmer Paper
• Bright Beautiful Clear-Mount Stamp Set
• Lucky Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folders
• Confetti Stars Punch
• Stars Framelits Die
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive
• All Is Calm Designer Washi Tape

Instructions:

1. Punch the Confetti Stars out of the bottom edge of the Island Indigo. 
2. Emboss the top portion of the Island Indigo with the Lucky Stars Embossing Folder.
3. Adhere the Washi tape just above the Confetti Stars.
4. Using Dimensionals, adhere the Island Indigo piece to the card face.
5. Using the Silver Encore Inck, stamp the largest star image onto the Lost Lagoon, then cut the image out using the 2nd largest Stars Framelit.
6. Cut the 3 stars out of the Glimmer paper in one pass, by nesting the 2nd largest and the 2 smallest Star Framelits.
7. Adhere the large Glimmer star using Tombo Multipurpose glue. Then build the rest of the star using Dimensionals.

Thank you for visiting. After you leave a comment, make sure you hop on over to Priscilla's Blog and check out her Holiday card.

Blog Roll: Lee Conrey, Sheila Stamper, Amanda Sevall, Rose Ann Marr, & Susan Best

Stampin' Up has got an awesome deal right now. Buy a Big Shot and get a Stamp set with its matching framelits free. If you already own a Big Shot, then you can still buy the bundles at a 15% discount. These Bundles are special and will only be available until August 31st, so get them before they are gone. 

* Also available in wood mount.

** Some stamps are also available in Spanish or French.

Maritime Shaker

Well, it's been a while since I posted. Sorry, there's really no excuse. Just plain laziness. As summer vacation is coming to an end soon, I figured I should try to get into the habit of posting more often. I'd like to do it at least once a week, but we shall SEA.. SEA what I did there? Speaking of SEA, I demonstrated how to make this card last month in one of my card classes. I really liked how it turned out. For instructions on how to complete this card yourself Click  Print Recipe. Have fun and enjoy!

Product List

• Medium Window Sheets [114323]
• Shaker Frames [124155]
• Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970]
• Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]
• Maritime Designer Series Paper [133696]
• Night Of Navy 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100867]
• Real Red 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [102482]
• Whisper White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [100730]
• 2-1/2 Inch Circle Punch [120906]
• Banner Punch [133519]
• Gold Sequin Trim [132983]
• White Baker's Twine [124262]
• Top Note Shape - Digital Download [124414]
• Basic Pearls Jewel Accents [119247]

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Owl Card

I mentor a new teacher at my school, and she just celebrated her birthday this past week. She is really into owls, and I seen this design on Pinterest from addINKtive designs a couple of months ago. I just love the way it turned out. Once I had all the supplies together, it only took me about 20 minutes to put the whole thing together. Click the link below to get the recipe to make this adorable card. 

Click here to Print Instructions

Product List

• Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin' Pad
• Uni-Ball Signo Gel Pen
• Baked Brown Sugar 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
• Basic Black 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
• Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper
• Very Vanilla 8-1/2X11 Card Stock
• Stamping Sponges
• Sticky Strip
• 1 Inch Circle Punch
• 1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch
• 1-3/4 Inch Scallop Circle Punch
• 2-1/2 Inch Circle Punch
• 3/4 Inch Circle Punch
• Full Heart Punch
• Small Heart Punch
• Top Note Stampin' Up! Bigz Die

Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com

Retro Fresh Perpetual Calendar

Project Recipe:

tams# 465

Product List

• Baked Brown Sugar 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131296]
• Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]
• Daffodil Delight 8-1/2X11 Card Stock [119683]
• Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper [132993]
• Paper Snips [103579]
• Simply Scored [122334]
• Sticky Strip [104294]
• Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive [110755]
• Decorative Label Punch [120907]
• On Film Framelits Dies [132969]

For the cubes: 

1.    With the 8" side across the top of the scoreboard, score 2 sheets of the Baked Brown Sugar at 1/2", 3", 5.5", and 8". Then turn the paper so that the long edge is on the top of the scoreboard and score at 1/2",3", 5.5", 8", and 10-1/2".

2.     Referring to the Box template, carefully trim off the grayed out areas. Note that the solid lines represent cut lines and the dotted lines represent score lines. Then add Sticky Strip tape to the back sides of the tabs, and assemble.

3.    The cube mats are 2-1/4" squares.
To mat the numbers, I used the Decorative Label Punch and cut out 12 labels from Daffodil Delight, and another 12 out of Bermuda Bay. I cut the Bermuda Bay in half to make a mat for the Daffodil Delight.
I had to use my cricut to cut the numbers. The first block has numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and the second block has numbers 0, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8.

For Base 1: 

4.    Cut the 3rd piece of Baked Brown Sugar into a 5 -3/5' by 11". With the 11" side across the top of the scoreboard, score at 1/2", 2-1/2", 3-1/8", and 5-7/8".
Add sticky strip to the 1/2" flap. Fold the flap backwards and adhere the edge of the 1/2" flap to the edge of the 5-7/8" score line.

For Base 2:

5.    Take the remaining piece (2-5/8" x 11") of Baked Brown Sugar, and with the long edge along the top of the scoreboard, Score at 2-3/4" and 8-1/4".
Then turn the paper so the short edge is along the top of the scoreboard, and score at 1/2".  Next cut off the top half of each end section, cutting from the top inside corner to the bottom outside. See the Base 2 template for further detail. Add sticky strip to the 1/2" tabs and adhere to the bottom of Base 1.

Embellishments:

6.    Cut six pieces (2" x 2-3/8") of Daffodil Delight. These will be used for the months. (one month per side) Use whatever you have to put the months on. I know I have some rub-ons somewhere, but in this case I used photopolymer alphabet stamps with Baked Brown Sugar ink. These pieces can be stored under the blocks.

7.    I used the On Film Framelits to embellish this calendar. The goal is to eventually place a picture of me and my husband in one of the filmstrips. The other filmstrip is for changing the Month. I used 1/8th inch score tape on three of the outer edges of the horizontal film strip. This allows me to swap out the months.

Geometrical Love

I got my new Geometrical Stamp set and Triangle Punch the other day. I must admit that it was not love at first sight in the catalog. I honesty had no intention of ever buying this bundle. Then I discovered some super cute bookmarks and cards on Pinterest, so I just HAD to get it! For $32.25 (clear mount)  it is an extremely good value. It includes 12 stamps and the matching triangle punch! I haven't attempted any of the Bookmarks or Cards from Pinterest yet, but here is something I whipped up Monday night...

Supplies:

Card Stock: Strawberry Slush (131295, $6.95) 

                             Whisper White (100730, $8.50)

                             Basic Black (121045, $6.95)

Stamp Set: Geometrical (clear - 133161, $21.95) or (wood - 133158, $29.95)

Ink: Basic Black (126980, 5.95)

Miscellaneous: Triangle Punch (133375, 15.95) 

                                     Chevron Border Punch (132154, $21.95) 

                                     Honeycomb Embossing Folder (129378, $7.95) 

                                     Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen (105021, $3.95)

Bundle and Save 15% on the Geometrical Stamp set & Triangle Punch 

                                                (clear - 134942, $32.25 or wood - 134941, $38.95)  

Measurements:
Strawberry Slush: (card base) 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored @ 4-1/4"

                                       (mat) 2-3/4" x 4-1/4

Whisper White: 5-1/4" x 4" and 2-1/2" x 4"

Basic Black: 3" x 4-1/2"

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