Today's gift idea is the cute and ever popular Nugget Tin. You can get your tins at Specialty Bottle. To decorate the nuggets, I took my 12" x 12" Dashing DSP, and cut a strip 3" x 12", then cut it into 1" strips. I adhered Dashing DSP around the bottom of the tin, and red grosgrain around the top. Here's a close up of the ornament
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This weeks Bloggers Challenge was to make something that was movable - such as a slider, shaker or something along those lines. I thought I would tie my last minute gifts into this challenge - so here's my Snow Frame Shaker....
The Snowman was masked so the trees could be stamped. To make the shaker, I cut the width of my foam tape about 1/8" and adhered it to my glass, then added the micro beads. Gently removed the protective backing (or your beads will fly everywhere), then adhere your stamped image. Now you have a cute little Snow Frame, all ready for your gift giving!
Details:
Stamps - It's Snow Time, Warm Words
Not finished with your Christmas cards yet? Artistic Outpost has some great images to use on your Christmas cards. Here's a quick card you can recreate using the Burnt Edges Technique from the 02/07 TJNL
Details:
Stamps - Artistic Outpost Ave Maria
Ink - Black Archival, Distress Inks, SU Blush, Chocolate Chip, Bordering Blue
Card Stock - River Rock, Vanilla, Black
Other - Distress Tool, Ranger Blending Tool, Aquapainter
I morphed the Burnt Edges Technique by adding color back to the image with my aquapainter and ink pads..
I had some leftover paper cut from my Christmas Card Classes, and was putting it to good use making my Christmas cards to send out to Family, Friends and Customers. So, if you're on my Christmas Card list....You might just be getting one of these cards....
Too many people on your gift giving list this year? Head over to Target the giant Hershey bars are on sale this week - and make some Christmas Fudge! I googled the internet for the poem - it was originally in the HGTV Forums - I've placed it in word document for ease of use Christmas Fudge
Here's a great box/bag holder perfect for your Christmas gift giving. You can find the directions here. I changed the punch on mine - I used the large oval punch for my handle, and the Tag Corner Punch instead of the corner rounder.
The Christmas Tree is made by folding the Dashing Designer Series Paper as follows:
Folded Tree Directions
Fold them all as follows
This weeks Bloggers Challenge was to use a magazine or photo as a focal point in your project. The October '07 issue of the TJNL seemed like a great starting point for this challenge - as fellow Turbo Team Member Gerrie had suggested the Scrunchie Technique to Pat a few months ago. Gerrie had sent me a sample of the technique, so I decided to put her sample to use in today's challenge. The piece she sent me was copper - so I morphed her scrunchie sample by adding brown embossing powder so it would work with my image. Yes, the scrunchie technique actually uses a magazine.
Speaking of image....I wanted to use the other cowboy image from this set - but he must have galloped off, as I couldn't find it....
Card Details:
Stamps – Singing Cowboy – Artistic Outpost
Ink – Versamark, Chocolate Chip
Card Stock – Blue Bayou, Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Other – Brown Embossing Powder, Sizzix Hombre Texture Pad, Magazine, Gesso, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals
Bloggers Challenge using a Photograph
I joined a Christmas Card swap hosted by my friend Robin, after this years Stampin' Up! convention - in that swap I had received a great swap card from Maggie Pinque - she had left a space for her photo and had a small card tied with ribbon on the front for you to put your holiday message. Maggie's finished piece was made to fit into a business sized envelope. I used Maggie's swap card as my inspiration for this finished card.
This finished piece measures 6 5/8" x 3 1/4" and is made fit into SU's Small Open End Envelopes. Stamped image was colored with markers then stamped on white card stock. Some images were accented with DD Glitter.
Card Details:
Stamp - Season of Joy
Card Stock - Vanilla, Ruby Red, Artichoke, Dashing DSP
Other - Markers, DD Glitter, 2 Way Glue Pen, Artichoke Grosgrain
Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great weekend ~Lisa
Looking for a quick and easy idea for Christmas Gift Giving? Grab your Snow Burst stamp set, two shades of blue ink and some blue and white card stock! You'll also need, the round tab punch, sticky strip, and (2) 10" pieces of coordinating grosgrain. The tote featured below is the same tote that I posted here on my blog back in April, I just changed out my colors and stamps for the season. The tote holds (4) 3" x 3" cards with envelopes. I also added a bit of "bling" (glitter adhesive) to my round tab punch.
I had a few leftover porcelain ornament blanks from when SU used to sell them - you can order them here.
He's Back!!! Yep, I'm bringing back that cute little Santa from Jolliest Time of the Year for some Iris Folding fun!
To create the opening in my card stock - I used the 1 3/8" square punch, and overlapped my punches - here's a peek at what it looked like when I was almost done punching
Wouldn't these tins make great gifts to have on hand to give to your holiday hostess! You can find the tins here at Specialty Bottle.
Email me today to order your supplies to get started on your hostess gifts!
Supplies:
Jolliest Time of the Year, Vanilla Card Stock, Red Grosgrain, Sticky Strip, Dashing DSP, Markers - Red, Blush, Old Olive
This week for a challenge on a group I belong to, I needed to make an ornament for my partner. I used the On Board Trimmings to create this ornament
Details:
Stamps - It's Snow Time
Ink - Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip
DSP - Brocade Background
Card Stock - Old Olive
Other - Crop-a-Dile, Sponge Dauber, Glue Stick, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain
Want to make ornaments like this for around $1 a piece? Check out my Trim the Tree Kit, email me for more details.
For this weeks Bloggers Challenge - our theme was Inspired By.
Who or what inspires you to create? For this challenge I went with the WHO inspired me..I was inspired by Sheryl who posted a link to this tutorial for a gift card holder.
One one of the yahoo groups I belong to, I signed up for a Criss Cross Card Challenge, this is the card I made for my partner.
Criss Cross directions can be found here.
This weeks challenge was to make an ornament....Well I just couldn't make one, so I'm sharing a few different ideas with you. At the bottom of my post you'll find a few links to other ornaments that I've posted in the past on my blog. I hope this gives you some creative ideas for your Christmas Ornaments. Be sure to check out my fellow Blog Challenge Players Ornament ideas, their links are on my sidebar.
You can purchase the tin for this ornament here
Stamps - Hugs & Wishes, Tags for All
Card Stock - Vanilla
Ink - Black, Real Red, Bordering Blue
Other - Crop-a-Dile, Red Gingham Ribbon
This ornament uses a 6" x 12" piece of Dashing DSP, that was cut into 6" x 1/2" pieces, then rolled and dropped into the glass ball. I added some vellum confetti as faux snow, and tied on Wild Wasabi Double Stitched Ribbon
For this next ornament, I used the same type of glass ball shown above, and added some Ranger Alcohol Inks, and Metallic Mixatives to resemble the Polished Stone Technique. I added some Silver Elastic Cording to hang the ornament.
3D Scallop
Photo Holders
Don't forget to order your Trim the Tree Kit - email me for more details!
Have a great weekend!
~lisa
Stamp and layer your CS/DSP on front as desired.
Cut your 3 1/4" x 6 5/8" piece of CS on a slight angle as shown on finished sample. Add piercing holes if desired, stamp sentiment. Adhere to inside of your Long Note, using a thin piece of sticky strip, or if using Crystal Effects, be sure to let dry before inserting money/check.
Register now for my Gift Card Class on October 17.
Can't attend class? No problem...With 4 people or more, I can bring my classes directly to you - email me for more information. Class Kits are also available.
Lisa Somerville - Independent Stampin' Up!© Demonstrator Manhattan IL
I've had fun playing with the File Folder Cards - I altered the Christmas one, so that I could put a gift card on the pull out portion.
Recently while cleaning up my stamp area, I ran across a Basic Grey Ornament Kit I had purchased some time ago - I thought I'd try making them using my Scallop Punch and Dashing Designer Series Paper - here's the end result
Scallop 3D Ornament Tutorial
Supplies you'll need:
20 Scallops punched from DSP
Elastic Cord
Snail
Scoring Tool
Pretties Kit
Score a triangle on all your scallop pieces and crease
Select 5 scallop pieces for your ornament top. Using your snail, adhere one flap from two different circles, make sure that the triangle points meet, and your scallop edges are flush. Use this same process to attach the remaining 3 scallop pieces to complete the top of your ornament. Repeat to create your bottom piece. Set these aside.
Using your snail adhere the remaining 10 scallop pieces together, alternating the points up and down as shown to form a straight section
Snail the two ends together to form a ring, this will become the middle of your ornament
To finish your ornament, thread your elastic cord through the center of your top piece, tie on a bead from the Pretties Kit, using snail, adhere the flaps from the top to the available flaps of the middle section. Thread the cord through the center of the bottom, adhere the bottom flaps to the available middle section. Tie a Pretties Bead on the end of your elastic cording.
This weeks bloggers challenge was to use the card layout on page 12 of the Holiday Mini Catalog.
Some notes about this card - the "faux brads" were created by punching the Double Circle into my soft sky card stock, then adhering where I wanted the brads to be with snail. The dot's in the scallop were created by using the Pick a Petal Brass Stencil and the tool kit, then punching with the Scallop Punch. The star chipboard was a left over piece from the On Board Trimmings (Holiday Mini Catty) that I had leftover from my Trim the Tree Class.
