Thursday 30 November 2017

Sweet Baby Claire

Last night, I had the pleasure of attending a baby shower for my niece.  Baby Claire was born just over a month ago, and she is adorable and I'm not just saying that because I'm her Great Aunt.  What a cutie-pie!

This is one of the few times when I knew exactly what I was going to make as a gift. I know, eh!  It surprised me too! First up, the card.
The Year of Cheer DSP is the most amazing paper!  For this particular sheet, the shiny bling was already there, and all I did was sponge dauber the ink onto the paper. 


I die cut the letters and used Foam Adhesive Strips to the back. No dimensionals this time.
I added a few Glitter Enamel Dots, and that's the card! Simple, quick and pretty darn tootin' cute.

Next up - the gift.  A labour of love. 


To start this project, I painted the wooden letter, then went to a framing shop for a shadow box so I would know how much space I would have around the letter.
I then started cutting the paper, in the case, known as fringing.  I didn't count how many fringed flowers I made.  Jeeps though - if I had I'd probably faint!  LOL
 I use my paper snips from Stampin' Up! Super sharp and they have the best tips of all my scissors.


If by now you're thinking, this gal is crazy, I assure you, I'm not.  When I said it was a labour of love, it truly is for me.  From each tiny flower, to all the finishing touches; creating something beautiful brings me so much joy.


Here's the project in the shadow box.  The pic looks a little off kilter, and that's because I had the hardest time getting a good photo without a reflection on the glass.  

I want to give a shout out to the Framing & Art Centre on Belmont St in Kitchener.  Kris was 100% amazing, helpful and clearly customer service is top of the list for her!


Thank you for stopping by!  Happy Crafting!

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Thursday 16 November 2017

Gift Card Pizza Box Style!

Gift cards.  You put them in an card, a gift card tin, but what about a pizza box?? Whaaaattt???  Oh yes indeed.  Stampin' Up! has the cutest little pizza boxes ever, and with our team challenged to make a gift card holder, well....say no more...

But I will..teehee!  It's so darn tootin' cute, and easy to decorate dare I say we should all be making pizza box gift card holders!!  Ding ding...workshop idea! 

Here's what I submitted for our team challenge. 


The pizza boxes are 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", so I simply cut a 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Foil Frenzy Specialty DSP, then wrapped Burlap Ribbon around the box, and made a big bow.
For some bling bling,, I used Gold Foil paper and die cut it with Pretty Pines Thinlits. The detail on the pine cones - WOW!
I added a little splash of colour using red Mini Tinsel Trim.
My go-to for small sentiments is Teeny Tiny Wishes - love 'em!  And, the perfect size for the Classic Label Punch!


A wee closer look.  

Oh...and guess what!!  The pizza boxes are food safe! Bake cookies with the kids and use the pizza box - super cute gift for the teacher!  

I hope you enjoyed this post.  Be sure to comment and let me know what you think.


Happy Crafting!


Sandy


Monday 6 November 2017

Birthday Celebrations, and More!!

Wow, what a great weekend!  A mere 27 years ago my first child was due November 4. Erin arrived the next morning!  Looking back, it's been an amazing journey watching my little girl grow up. On Sunday we celebrated her birthday, and also her engagement.  Yes!  A wedding to help plan!!

If you saw my last few posts, you'll know how much I love eclipse cards.  The other cards had minimal stamping - can't say the same for this card!  With the light ink colours, I decided to go all out!
The colours I used:  Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight.  To stamp all those colours, and not have them be overpowering, I inked up my stamp, then lightly stamped twice onto grid paper, then onto the card, and repeated these steps with all the stamps and colours. 
Super subtle and fresh looking.

 From this view you can see the eclipse technique.  How are you liking these card so far?
There will be a few more in the near future!  


Thank you for stopping by and checking out my latest card!


Sandy

Friday 3 November 2017

Christmas Pines Eclipse Card

I'm a gal who keeps her promises, thus today I have another eclipse card.  This is the first card of this type that I made.  Super duper easy!!
I 'cased' this card from another demonstrator (sorry, I can't recall their name), then changed it to be easy to make for a new stamper. The greenery is stamped in Garden Green pine cones in Crumb Cake & Early Espresso and are from the Christmas Pines set.  What I like about this card it that it's understated.  Simple and uncluttered.  



Just showing off the side view of the card.  Pretty, eh!



This lovely sentiment is from Peace This Christmas.  Almost looks handwritten, mind you, not my handwriting 😉

And there you have it.  Another eclipse card!  I'm happy to teach you and your friends how to make eclipse cards...simply send me a message.


Thank you for stopping by!  Happy Crafting!


Sandy


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Wednesday 1 November 2017

Eclipse Card Joy!

I asked my son if it would sound okay if I said I was 'over the moon' delighted with eclipse cards.  Not so much apparently. Glares at science guy! LOL.  So, instead, I'm floating on cloud nine, ecstatic and overjoyed with the limitless possibilities of eclipse cards!

Given that it's the first of November and soon we'll be knee deep in snow - I thought another Christmas card was in order.



I've made of few eclipse cards lately, and for each, I stamped, die cut the letters, then cut the size for the Whisper White layer.  Just flyin' by the seat of my pants here!



From this angle you get a great view of the WOW in eclipse cards! This technique would be wonderful for a home decor project. 



Not wanting to take away from the card front, I simply stamped the greenery across the bottom of the inside layer.  And done!

Eclipse cards look tricky to make, but one you get the hang of it, they are easy peasy!


Thank you for stopping by!  Pop back in a couple of days for another eclipse card.


Sandy




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