Monday, September 28, 2009
Ornament punch
When I first saw the ornament punch in the new Holiday mini catalog, I thought, I need to find a way to use that besides just for Christmas ornaments. Here are the samples I came up with for my workshop this past Friday evening. These are in addition to the previously posted Christmas ornaments.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Christmas Shoebox swaps
Here are the Christmas swaps from last Saturday's shoebox swap. I love 'em. And most are easy to demonstrate and use for make-n-takes.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Shoebox swap cards
I participated in a shoebox swap at my upline's on Saturday. As always there were some great WOW demonstrations. Our shoebox swaps were suppose to be Fall or Christmas cards. I didn't do any of the Halloween ones. So today I will share the Fall/Thanksgiving ones. Tomorrow I'll add the Christmas ones.
And here is my shoebox swap with the directions.
• Crushed Curry cardstock 5 ½ x 2” – wheeled with Bright Blessings jumbo wheel in Old Olive
• Mounted on 5 ½ x 2 ¼” Soft Suede cardstock
• Tie a knot in a 7” piece of Dusty Durango ribbon – attach to finished piece tucking the ends under the edges (may skip the knot)
• Mount onto Pumpkin Pie cardstock
Punch across the top (2 ¼ end) of the 3 x 2 ¼” Soft Suede cardstock with the spiral punch
Punch out two leaves from the vellum cardstock that has been sponged with Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, and Dusty Durango ink – leaving off the top piece on the ornament
Use stylus to emboss veins in the leaves
Punch hole in top of leaf using the 1/16 punch
Thread an 8” piece of linen thread – thread thru top of each leaf (front to back – knotting in back)
Attach leaves to cardstock with one glue dot at the knot. Loosely loop the thread to the back of the cardstock.
Attach this piece to the finished card with dimensionals
And here is my shoebox swap with the directions.
• Crushed Curry cardstock 5 ½ x 2” – wheeled with Bright Blessings jumbo wheel in Old Olive
• Mounted on 5 ½ x 2 ¼” Soft Suede cardstock
• Tie a knot in a 7” piece of Dusty Durango ribbon – attach to finished piece tucking the ends under the edges (may skip the knot)
• Mount onto Pumpkin Pie cardstock
Punch across the top (2 ¼ end) of the 3 x 2 ¼” Soft Suede cardstock with the spiral punch
Punch out two leaves from the vellum cardstock that has been sponged with Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, and Dusty Durango ink – leaving off the top piece on the ornament
Use stylus to emboss veins in the leaves
Punch hole in top of leaf using the 1/16 punch
Thread an 8” piece of linen thread – thread thru top of each leaf (front to back – knotting in back)
Attach leaves to cardstock with one glue dot at the knot. Loosely loop the thread to the back of the cardstock.
Attach this piece to the finished card with dimensionals
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Cincinnati Regional
No, I was not able to go to this regional - BUT I do have pictures of the swaps that my friend, Elaine Morris of Millstadt, IL took with her.
Didn't she do a great job?!!
Didn't she do a great job?!!
Hubby's birthday card
I wanted to show you the birthday card I made for my husband. Each tool that is in a drawer has a birthday message written on it. The drawers were made from Brushed Silver cardstock that was embossed with diamond texture plate from Backgrounds #1. He mentioned that he was surprised that I always come up with a new idea for each birthday.
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