Chalk Talk Framelits Christmas Card

 
Today we are using Chalk Talk Framelits to make a simple Christmas Card.  I am loving the Magnetic Platform, and the Big Shot.  It was so easy to cut out the Framelits just the way I wanted.

I also like my neat little punched edge using the Modern Label Punch.  It adds a great little scalloped edge, but lets me use as much paper as I need to fit my saying from Greetings of the Season.   Check out my video to see my trick in action.

Materials List

Chalk Talk Framelits (#129983), Big Shot Magnetic Platform, and Pennant Parade (#122742), Gorgeous Grunge Stamp (#130517) Greetings of the Season (#128033) clear stamp sets.


Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, and Crumb Cake and the Holiday Catalog Season of Style Designer Series Paper Stack (#132181)

Modern Label Punch, Pennant Punch, Gumball Green stitched ribbon, Rhinestones, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, and Daffodil Delight Classic Inks 

You can order all of these products online 24/7 at my website StampPaperScissorsInk.com, just look under the Products tab for Shop now!

Smash book- Stampin Up style!

I ordered the This & That Journal, washi tape, save the date stamp, and sticker set from the new catalog but I hadn't quite gotten all my supplies out until today.  With a somewhat cleaner space on my desk, I was ready to play!

I just got back from a month long trip with my kiddos for a family reunion and have really enjoyed seeing all sorts of wonderful things across the Midwest.  This smash book may turn into my scrapbook for the trip,  but I may have to go digital after all and do it with MDS!

So, the stickers are awesome,  but I saved most of them for the inside pages. I can write and stick on photos as I go because there is an awesome pocket right inside the cover which will store my stickers. The washi tape is so much fun to work with!!  I love that the interior pages are dsp which coordinates the whole book!  I also love the larger spine,  as I could see this book getting huge!  

I don't have my hexagon punch yet,  comes this week, so I had to make do with cutting banner ends!  I didn't stamp much on the cover,  just sponged the edges a bit to bring out the texture of the card stock.

I recycled the original tag from this book, I just loved it!  The pool party and calypso coral combo is just wonderful.  

After I put together the cover,  I threw together two thank you cards using my Oh Hello set,  the hexagon embossing folder, and scraps of Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, and Basic Gray .  I stayed with friends on my trip,  so I have lots of cards to send out! I am really pleased with both cards and it felt do good to be crafting again instead of painting my house!

Advent Calendar project in the works

I have been searching for the perfect advent calendar for years ever since we had children. This year, I will have one that I will be able to use for years to come!  Stampin' Up! thoughtfully created a great new advent stamp set that I am going to use to make an incredible calendar for this year.  I will also be using the new coordinating Big Shot die and  1" Square punch.  I debated doing it on paper or in a frame like the awesome one I saw at Stampin Up! Convention, but I think I like this new idea better.  I will be using a 25 small boxes around a frame so I can put little treasures inside for my children to take out each day!

I will stamp, punch and color, and then decoupage all the boxes, and create a wonderful punch art for inside the advent frame!  Winter Wonderland, snowmen, and glitter here I come.  No finished pictures yet since I finally found a supplier online for the box frame, and they have been shipped out Wednesday. Normally I try and use only Stampin' Up Products, but I needed something that we didn't have-gasp!. 

Check back next week to see what I have created!  This is a great holiday gift which I will be selling only 2 of at a local benefit in November.  If you want to order the materials or a complete kit, please contact me!

Iris Folding-ornament punch

This week our challenge was to do a Card using Iris Folding. I have never done this before, and it was so much fun to learn how to do it, and then make a card myself.



To make an Iris Folded card, you need to have this strips of folded scrapbook paper. Then you layer them around in a pattern based on your template or shape you want to use.  If you google it, you can come up with tones of free templates, and some really interesting projects.  Mine is a great beginners project though!




I had my ornament punch and wanted to do my folds using that punch so I created my own template. I basically took my punch traced it out, then doodled around with my ruler until it looked good to me. I have a picture of my template. I'll clean it up and add it as a new file for downloading.

Then I used my punch piece and laid it down and taped it with scotch tape so I could check my work. Layer up your strips, trim the excess and go around until you get to the center shape. I popped my ornament with dime Sui dale and finished my card with glitter, and a greeting from Greetings Galore. Simple but fun!

Give it a try, and post your project at Creative-Sketches.com.

6x6 kids scrapbooking class

I recently taught a fun kids scrapbooking workshop using the now retired play date line. Each child went home with a 6x6 ring bound album and 24 pages ready for them to add their own photos and stickers from the sticker pack. Everyone had a wonderful time!

Here are a few of my favorite pages.








If you are a demonstrator and would like to teach my class or if you would like to order the class instructions and see all the pages, please contact me.

Pennant parade card set

I got this as a stamp set and punch as bundle for demonstrators and boy am I impressed at the versatility of this stamp set and punch!!

I was able to create a birthday card for a boy or girl, and a wonderful manly card.








But I can also make a baby card, Christmas, thank you and more!! Little but why a punch!! I think on of my favorite cards I've seen uses this punch and the cupcake punch to create a ice cream cone. Now I want that punch for my collection!