The Stamper

New Catalog is coming June 1st

This stampin year we will be getting our new catalog earlier, you will be able to order from the new catalog starting June 1st.  That is a fun birthday present to me.  The new catalog will be smaller than in years past but it is packed full of the same quality rubber stamping and scrapbooking supplies.  This card was created with one of the new stamping lines called Smooch.  The stamp set is Bright Blossoms.  This little set and paper pack that matches is very versatile.  I used it for a mini scrapbook I made for my daughter.  

This card layout was copied from a card in Stampin' Up! monthly magazine they produce for their demontrators.  I just changed it up a bit.  The card was cardstock cut 4 1/4x 11 and scored with the strips embossing folder.  The tag is 2" wide, you clip the bottom to make the bottom of the tag, not perfect is best.  The rounded top was created by tracing a brad or button container making sure it was placed even on both sides of the tag's cardstock.  Everything was sponged for an antique look.  The belly band was created by punching two Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border strips from Real Red cardstock and glueing half of each along a piece of Smooch Designer paper.  I used a word window punch for greeting which can be found inTeeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and tucked it under the tag.  To finish the tag I put ribbon behind the tag and glued a button to the front with glue dots.  

I inked the Bright Blossom's stamp set with markers and stamped it on the tag and also one of the flowers on a scrap of cardstock.  Then cut it out and used a part of a dimensional to pop it up off the tag.  

Because the new catalog is quickly coming our way remember you have until the end of May to order the retired products you want before they are gone.  I used the Distressing Essentials kit to antique this card and also the cardstock is the Confetti cardstock that will also be retiring.  So go to my stampin' web site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net to order today.

Grad Hat from petal cone Big Shot Die

My friend, Wendy shared this cute graduation hat box that a friend had shared with her, with me.  Sharing is so much fun!

With all the graduations in my life this year I just loved this little box.  It was simple to make and the perfect box to hold a little something for a graduate in your life. 

To create the box, cut black or any color cardstock into 2 pieces 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, lay these cardstock pieces onto the petal cone die so that the rounded edges of the die are covered by cardstock, the pieces will not fit the whole die but that does not matter it is just the top part of the die you want. (cutting one layer at a time is best because of the score lines on this die)  After cutting box pieces, you want to score below the petal cone score lines one inch.  Now, glue the box flaps to each other and fold on score lines.  Tuck the petal or round piece together and then glue the opposite ends together.  You will now cut a 3 x 6 piece of black cardstock and fold it in half and glue over the back part of the box.  And white cardstock that was cut using the petal cone die and loosen the fibers with a bone folder, attach this piece to the top of the card with a antique brad.  Add 2 3/4" pieces of white cardstock to the inside of the card to cover the back of the brad and so you can write a simple message of congrats. 

To order Big Shot and Petal cone die go to my Stampin' web site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

Big Shot Quilting

While I was in Utah for graduations I had the opportunity to visit with one of my good friends who is also a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  It is always fun to network and share ideas.  Her name is Wendy also and she has been doing a lot of teaching of quilting with Big Shot dies.  These quilts are fun and easy to make, even people who have not quilted before can successful make a quilt. 

The quilt Wendy made was done with large squares of fabric which you sew together in strips and then the strips together.  Then using the Big shot and scallop square die, you cut fabric squares and glue them over the corners of the large squares using Stampin' Up!'s glue sticks.  Repeat the process with the fun flower die and then take your quilt to a long are quilter and she will quilt the patterns into your quilt.  After you wash the quilt the edges of the die cut images rag up and create a old worn look that is so charming. 

To order the Big Shot and dies go to my Stampin' Web site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

Preschool Pages

My third daughter is coming to the end of her school days, she will be graduating soon.  For each of my older daughters I have created a 4 scrapbooks of their life for them to take with them to school and their grown up lives.  My third daughter had not seen me working on them and had watched me make the ones for my other daughters, she became worried that she was not getting them and decided to drop some major hints and she wanted a set of scrapbooks for graduation.  It made me smile because I had been working on her books for months, had started before moving here because I knew I would need some of the materials that I was packing and leaving in the states.   I finally had to tell her they were being made so she could calm down and know I was not going to not do them for her.  One of the books I do is a school book with pages recording my child's school years.  This is the book I am currently working on.  What fun to watch them grow again, right before my eyes. 

This two page spread is a page we made in my last scrapbook class.  In class we used pet stamps and created a pet page but I did not add the pet images to my page because we don't have a pet and I knew I wanted to use it for Chay's school scrapbook so I used images found in the From your teacher stamp set.  this layout is a fun one that will work for any themed page.  I love pockets on scrapbooking pages that you can tuck more journaling or pictures and this layout has one, to create the pocket just glue three sides of base designer series paper and across the middle so the tags don't fall all the way to the bottom of your page.  Stampin' Up! designer papers are perfect for this type of layout because they have several coordinating sheets in one pack. 

To order designer series paper go to my stampin' site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net  You can shop by paper only which can make it easy to select the right back for your scrapbooking needs.

Sunflower card

When I was in Utah I was able to look over all my Stampin' Success, a magazine Stampin' Up! sends to their demonstrators.   I loved this card I copied from one of the Stampin' Up! magazines.  It was easy and fun and looked great when it was done. 

One of the benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the support we get from the company.  There are perks like; magazines, conventions, leadership meetings, great chat group and free product that the company provides for us to help us be successful.  I am excited about the new custom starter kit that for $99 you can become a demonstrator for Stampin' Up! and enjoy these benefits as well.  If you are interested please contact me at wendy@thestamper.com for more information. 

The sunflower card was create by folding a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of black cardstock in half.  Cut a vanilla and more mustard cardstock pieces to 4 1/4 x 4 1/2 and stamp the sunflower the same way on both pieces.  Glue strips of Stampin' Up!'s first edition speciality paper on the top and bottom on stamped vanilla piece and attach it to the black card.  Now tear more mustard stamped card in a couple of pieces, attach them over the stamped vanilla cardstock positioning it so the sunflower images match up.  Then using your nail rough up the torn edges.  Add  button and small tag greeting. 

Don't forget the retiring list, you have a couple weeks to order these products. To order retiring products go to my Stampin' web site: http:wendythestamper.stampinup.net Remember you have just a couple more weeks and these products will not be available.

Life is always changing

I always write a life's happening in my monthly newsletter I send out to my customers and this month I wrote this note on change and thought I would share it here as well.   This note is about change.  Going back to the states always brings this to my mind but this time it seems like I got hit with it from all angles.  My oldest daughter graduated from college, yea, we are proud of her and her husband. Change... she is married and has a life of her own and not as much time to spend with me when I go back to visit with her.  She is working part time, job hunting, taking care of husband and house and serving others, all great things but I missed the little girl who would shop for hours and just sit and tell me all the things in her life and what she felt and thought about them.
Change...my nieces and nephews are getting big... it was only 8 months and yet they went from little kids to that age when you see the pre-teen trying to break free.  It was no longer cool to let Aunt Wendy take tons of pictures of them.  Change...  while I was gone my maid lost her husband and her sponsor that lets her and her daughter work and live here in Arabia.  By the time I got back she was gone and I will miss her and her quiet way of serving others.  Change... it was winter when I left and I came back to over 100 degree weather, summer is on it's way big time, after the cool temperatures of Utah I felt so hot driving home, thank goodness for air conditioning.  Change... both of my daughters here are graduating this month, Bryn from Aramco's schools and going to the International school here in Dhahran and Chay from high school going to college.  She is going to BYU Idaho in the fall and has an apartment all ready for her there, she is moving out and I am sad to see her go.  Change happens all around us, all the time but every once it a while it knocks you flat and you have to pick up the pieces and change with it.

Mixed Bunch flower card with embossed butterfly

I was designing scrapbooking pages and loved the idea I came up with so I created a card using the same colors and techniques.  I will show the scrap pages at a later date, they are for my April class that will be held April 14th.  This card was created using the Mixed Bunch stamp set by Stampin' Up!.  This flower set is available for at least the month of April and then the mini catalog will be retired and we will have to wait and see if it makes it in the main catalog.  If you love the flower images in this stamp set you can order today at my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampin.net

The card is Certainly Celery cardstock, I folded a 8 1/2x 5 1/2 piece of cardstock in half then tore off the front edge and added a piece of Wisteria Wonder cardstock.  I then torn the edge of a 5 1/4 x 3 1/4" Whisper White cardstock.  Stamp the flower image on white cardstock and punch using the matching punch Blossom.  I added a 3/4" circle center from scrap designer series paper.  I also stamped an image from the Mixed Bunch stamp set on certainly celery cardstock and folded in to look like a leaf.  Cut 1/4" celery cardstock for the stem and glue these piece to the front of your card.  The greeting was stamped using Wisteria Wonder ink and punched with oval punches. 

The butterfly was die cut and embossed using the Big Shot and the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.  I tied the middle with Baker's twine and glued it to the card.  To order from the mini catalog before these items retire go to my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

Strawberries and Strawberry Basket

These cute little strawberries boxes will capture your heart and you will like making them even though they take a little time.  Using cardstock, a big shot and texture impression die and the flower fold die you can create a little box that holds a chocolate kiss or other small treat.

  But don't stop there create a little basket to hold them using Stampin' Up!'s wood sheets found on page 216 of the main catalog under Base Materials for your Big Shot.  
This little basket was shown to me by Laree Stewart, one of my creative downline at a retreat a few years back.  After making a few of these strawberries I glanced up at my creative shelf and spotted her box and the two were a perfect match. 
To make the strawberries you can check out this tutorial by selecting this link. 

To make the box, you use: Eight 1/2" x 6" strips of wood sheets. These are weaved together in the middle of the strips, 4 one direction 4 the other, then squeeze them together and bend the remaining ends upward, now weave Two 1/2 x 9 1/2" strips around the strips that are poking upward, the ends of each strip place a glue dot so when you add the rim a 9 1/2" x 3/4" piece of the wood sheets you can attach the ends of the woven basket to it.  The rim was colored with Chocolate chip ink using a sponge.  Add little ribbon handles with brads and a mini tag for decoration.  I also crimped small strips of crumb cake paper for basket filler. 

To order the Big Shot and dies needed for this project you can go to my Stampin' Web site: http://wendythestamper.stampin.net

Summer Smooches Stampin' Special

We don't have to wait until summer to design with these bright bold colors we can take advantage of Stampin' Up!'s Summer Smooches special and order these products that will be in the 2012-2013 catalog this month instead of waiting until June when the new catalog comes out.  The Summer Smooches Special is good from April 1 to April 30.

  There are all kinds of products; paper packs, fabric, stamp set, purse die as well as new ribbon and a decor stencil.  I am excited to start designing with these products.  You can see the flyer by selecting hereor you can go to my stampin' site to see more details or order: http://wendythestamper.com

 

Framelits Dies for simple card

In Stampin' Up!'s Occasions mini catalog they came out with Framelits dies collections.  They have a heart collection and the Labels Collection I used for this card. 

These are thin, wafer-like dies that you can cut different sizes of the same shape to create frames or to be used like I did here as a base for my image.  You can stamp first then place the Framelits die over stamped image so you get the perfect placement or just cut out a stamped image and place it over the die cut cardstock.  No matter how you use these dies I am sure you will love them. 

I will show you other samples in the future.  This simple card was made with Crumb Cake cardstock, added a scrap of the striped designer series paper pack Everyday Enchantment.  I die cut a framelits from Peach Parfait carstock and added a very vanilla oval punched image.  Added my cut of blooms from the stamp set Bordering on Romance and a punched Baja Breeze cardstock strip using the Dotted Scallop lace ribbon punch.  The words are stamped from one of my favorite stamp set in the Occasions catalog Loved Ones.  It has these great images that attach to the family words that are so much fun to use. 

Don't forget just a couple more days left to order during Stampin' Up!'s sale-a-bration.  Order now at my stampin' site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

 

Bordering on Romance

This month I created this scrapbook page for one of my scrapbooking classes.  I loved how it turned out and used it for my daughter's senior book I am working on.  I still need to add a title and journaling but I won't be working on it again for a while so I thought I would show you how it turned out anyway. 

I used Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-bration paper pack Everyday Enchantment. I have loved designing and working with this paper pack.  It can look really frilly like this two page spread or less girly like the truck page I showed last week. 

I used one full sheet of the darkest color and trimmed it by 1/2" on one side, I then cut 2" off the sheet and glued one sheet to one page and the other sheet to the other one.  I tucked coordinating cardstocks accents under these two sheets.  The accent image was done using Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, now that is a mouthful.  These are great little frames you can emboss into your cardstock using the Big Shot.  I love the way they look, they make a terrific frame for the Bordering on Romance stamped image.  I stamped it with Early Espresso ink and colored it using chalks and a q-tip.  Chalking use to be my favorite way to color and I got out of the habit of using them so it was fun to color with chalks again. 

I finished the page off by stamping the long flower stamp image with Very Vanilla craft ink and added a simple bow tied using the 1/8" organdy ribbon that comes in the Everyday Enchantment ribbon and brad pack. 

You can earn several of these items for free, when you order before Sale-a-bration ends of March 31st at my stampin' site:  http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

 

Sale-a-bration coming to a close

Just a few more days to take advantage of Stampin' Up! best sale of the year, Sale-a-bration.  I have loved the free products Stampin' Up! offered this year and if you have not been able order yet you have until March 31st.  You can order at my Stampin' Site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net.  You can also look up the details of Sale-a-bration. 

This card was made using the Elementary Elegance Sale-a-bration stamp set.  I love how the stamp was designed so you can punch the middle out using the Curly Label punch.  I did that on this card.  The image is stamped on the front towards to the top of the card, I then punched the inside out and stamped the greeting in the middle so it show through the window.  I added a couple of the accent images to the frame stamp image and used a scrap of the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series papers for the bottom of the card and added a Poppy Parade cardstock ribbon piece to stitch the top and bottom of the card together.  I then added a rhinestoneaccent to the cardstock piece.  A simple birthday card that won't take long to create. 

I Dig You Scrap page

I have been working hard on a graduation book for my daughter and have not been as faithful at putting photos on the pages I created for my scrapbooking class.  I decided to share this page with you even without photos and maybe I will show it again once I get the photos put on.  This page was created using Stampin' Up!'s  Sale-a-bration paper pack Everyday Enchantments Designer Series Paper.  I love this paper and even more because I earned it free during Sale-a-bration.  We have until the end of March to take advantage of the free products available during this years Sale-a-bration.  Check out my web site to order and for more details: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

This page has 4" green strip that was glued like a pocket so the tags can slip down into it.  You glue the 2" orange piece so it bumps up to the greeh sheet but does not cover the opening.  I tucked the gray piece that was punched with the notebook punch under orange strip.  I also added a half inch strip from the Sweet Shop Designer Series Paper.  Glue this strip on top of the green piece so you don't block your pocket. 

The tags are 4" x 6" gray cardstock pieces punched with the corner tab punch. The inside color pieces are 3 3/4 x 6 inch pieces in Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait cardstocks punched like the gray pieces.  Layer these so the tops are framed right, don't worry about the bottoms since they are tucked down inside the green paper pocket. I also added 3/4" punch from Designer paper and a brad at the top of each tag.

The stamp set is I Dig You by Stampin' Up!. I used markers in Basic Gray, Lucky Limeade and Peach Parfait to color in the different sections of each truck. Stamped these on Very Vanilla cardstock, cut them out and added them to the pages using Dimensionals.

The tag on the second page has lines stamped on it from Stampin' Up!'s Notes and Details Stamp set.  I really liked how this page turned out and even if you don't have a little boy it could be a great page for anybody you like.  When we made this page in Saudi Arabia, on of my international friends wanted to know if this was a good thing, and what it meant.  I forget sometimes that in English we use a lot of expressions that don't quite translate well. 

If you like this page post a comment and let me know, also let me know if you enjoy the pages even without pictures and don't forget to order before Sale-a-bration ends.

Butterfly Photobook Box

I mentioned yesterday on my blog how hard it is to go shopping for great birthday gifts.  I showed Chay's gift she made yesterday and today I thought I would show what Bryn and I created for her friend. 

Bryn found out that her friend loves pictures and inserting pictures into photo books.  She wanted to give her a photo book decorated in her favorite colors.  I had some photo books laying around so we covered them with Stampin' Up! Designer Series papers, added ribbon to hold them closed, and cute butterfly accents stamped from Flight of the Butterfly Stampin' Up! stamp set.  We then decided to make a set and create a file folder box for them to fit into. 

The file folder box was created like a mini file folder.  You can make one to hold cards from a single sheet of 12x12 cardstock but we needed this box to be a little bigger so we glued.  This box was a 12x12 piece of cardstock scored 4 1/2 and 7 1/2 lines tall way and 6 1/2 and 11" lines long way.  Score a 3 x 12 piece at 4 1/2 and 7 1/2 and glue to 12 x 12 piece lining up score lines. 

Score the middle flaps 1 1/2" from end of paper, these will fold over inside of the box creating a sturdy box. 

Cut on the 6 1/2 and 11 score lines to the middle score line from each side.  Also on the large top piece cut 3" from 6 1/2" score line to 1/2 from 4 1/2" score line creating the diagonal of the box.  I trimmed a little off the opposite end to help the box fold together right.

Fold up the smallest end folding flap to the center standing them up, fold the center flaps over the ends you folded up and glue them down.  Now fold the box end you cut on a diagonal up.  Add decorative papers to make a finished box look. 

Remember you can order Stampin' Supplies from my Stampin' Web site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

Gifts for Friends

One of the hard things about living in Saudi Arabia is the shopping.  Because women don't drive you can't just jump in the car and drive yourself to the store, you have to take a bus or hire a driver to take you.  The buses runs 2 times in the morning and a few times at night.  Most stores are closed in the middle of the afternoon.  Drivers have to be called in advance, so no I forgot I have a birthday party tonight runs to the store.  And then what store?  We have very nice malls here but they are expensive and I am not much of a mall shopper, the souks are fun but don't carry great youth gifts.  So when my daughter have a birthday party coming up we have found ourselves creating fabulous gifts for them from whatever stuff I have on hand. 

That is what happened this week, we made birthday gifts.  Both girls had parties and the three of us had such fun creating something special for their friends.  Chay made Kim a file folder notebook holder and a paper purse for the dark chocolate Kim loves.  The notebook was created from a file folder, by scoring pocket and cutting part of it off you have a great place to put a notebook, you could even tuck a few envelopes in the other pocket.  We decorated the notebook and pen to match, added butterfly accents using Stampin' Up!'s stamp set Butterfly Prints.  We used discontinued Stampin' Up! papers because it is what we had but any Designer Series papers would have worked great.  Red is Kim's favorite color so this was perfect for us. 

We wanted to create a matching paper purse and we made a card that matched as well.  The purse is one piece of Designer Series papers, score both sides at 2 1/2 inches, then turn 1/4 of a turn and score these 4 inches from both ends.  The tricky part is on both ends, both outsides; you fold the 4" score line up to the 2 1/2" score line creating a 2 1/2" diagonal fold, this allows you to put stuff into the middle section and creates the purse affect. 

to finish the purse, fold the 2 1/2 ends in and add 2" x 7" piece of cardstock folded in half to the end of the purse.  We also added a Round Tab punched from Stampin' Up!'s Round Tab punch.  Finished it off with a rhinestone and white gel pen stitching.  We also added her name that was cut using the Big Shot and Stampin' Up! Timeless Type Junior and butterflies from the Butterfly Prints Stamp set. 

These gifts were the hit of the party which made Chay feel really good about what she created.

Remember you can order anytime from my Stampin' Web site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

Bunny Basket Box with Dresden Big Shot die

I was sitting at my desk trying to be creative when I came up with this Bunny Basket Box for my next Hands On class.  I love bunnies and this one turned out with so much charm. 

To make this fun Easter basket box you need cardstock and a few other supplies.  It is 10 x 12" cardstock scored 5" and 7"  long way and  2" from each side on short way.  Glue side 2" on top of each other to form basket box.  The extra 2x 12 piece of cardstock cut from the 12x12 piece is the handle.  I used the sale-a-bration brads to hold the handle to the box. 

 I used DSP 5 3/4 x 4 3/4" piece to decorate the front and back of box.  The bunny is made using different Big Shot dies and Stampin' Up! punches.  The ears use the Bigz L Die Dresden Designs available in Stampin' Up! mini catalog.  The oval face is the oval frame die, main catalog. 

The cheeks are 1" punches (attached with dimensionals) eyes are 1/2" punches (glued flat), nose is heart punch (glued to cheeks), wiskers and mouth are drawn on with permanent black marker.  The flower is created by punching strip of DSP with scallop lace punch and glueing it in a circle.  Add a punched flower and button for center. I tied a ribbon bow from the sale-a-bration Everyday Enchantment ribbon pack and added flower and greeting. 

I sponged the inside of the ears, around face and on cheeks.  I added catch lights to the bunnies eyes with a white gel pen.  To add life to the ears use a bone folder to curl them a little. 

You can order the DSP and Everyday Enchantment packs for free during sale-a-bration.  This great sale last until March 31st so go to my web site and check it out before it is too late.  http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

Scrapbooks can build self esteem

I believe that viewing oneself in scrapbooks helps you to see your value and accomplishments and I think this builds self esteem.  I thought about that as I scrapbooked Bryn's choir concert that she played her violin in.  It is sometimes very difficult to stand out of the crowd and show your talents but I think it is especially difficult when it is among your peers.  I know that for me it was easier to teach a workshop than to demo for the company in front of hundreds of my peers.   I know as we review the hard things in our lives we often see our strenghts. 

Sometimes I think we purposely don't scrapbook hard things or sad things because we want our lives to look a certain way but I think it is good to look back on those hard times and see the growth that comes to us all. 

This scrapbook page has a simple weave design where I took six 3/8" strips of designer series paper and weaved them one over the top of each other then glue it on the page at an angle. It creates a nice frame for both your pictures and accents. 

I hope you will think about a hard time in your life and put your thoughts, feelings and pictures onto a page for you and your loved ones to review and see how much you learned. 

If you need scrapbook supplies check out my stampin' site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

Scrapbooking is my passion

After over 35 years of scrapbooking I sometimes wonder if it will always be my passion or will I get tired of it?  Well, for now it is still my passion. 

I am working on my 3rd daughter's graduation books as well as trying to stay up to date on current happenings.  You have to make time to scrapbook or it seems life is always too busy to squeeze it into free time. I mean who really has any FREE time.

I liked the layout of this page and I thought it worked well for a sports page.  My girls are not really into sports much but they do enjoy playing with the youth here on camp once in a while.   I used Stampin' Up!'s Extreme Elements stamp set for the background accents.  I liked the folded down corner, this gave me an accent for color on the second page. 

A hint for hand writing your journaling.  I use a ruler and pencil and draw lines on my page or stamp journaling lines.  Then write on your lines with a pencil, I first jot down what I want to say on scratch paper.  When you write with pencil first it gives you an idea on how the writing will fit and if you need to delete or change a word you can with an eraser.  Once I get the penciled words right I copy over the penciled words with a black permanent marker, then erase the pencil marks.  I don't necessarily copy it exact just write over what you already wrote. 

Journaling makes all the difference.  I was looking back on some old scrapbooks of my third daughter looking for information I might have forgotten about her birth and her first few months of life. I had scrapbooked the events but left emotion out of my journaling.  I had the dates and times and places but I did not give details on how I felt or thought.  Put a little emotion and feelings into your journaling and you will love the pages you create for years to come.

To start scrapbooking your memories today check out my Stampin' Site for products to help you get started: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net

Fresh Vintage and Loved Ones Card Box

This past week at a Hands On class I taught, we made this card packet.  It is a wonderful gift idea I hope you might try.  Here is how to make the box.  It was designed to hold 3 cards and envelopes plus a little compartment that holds the sayings from Stampin' Up!'s Loved Ones stamp set.  This set is a word set that for each family relationship it has a word plus a little accent to make it really cute. 

Loved Ones stamp set always makes the stamper smile.  I liked watching my customers stamp the different images because they smile that the DAD is open letters that are plaid, MOM has a flower image, etc.  These tags were 1" x 3", we stamped the border stamp from Stampin' Up!'s Fresh Vintage stamp set with Pool Party ink, then stamped the Loved Ones stamps over the top of that with Lucky Limeade.  to get the flag look on the end use the postage square punch and punch just the corner of the stamp from edge to edge and you get this look. 

The cards were 3 different base colors for the cards; Pool party, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, each card was cut 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, folded in half.  I added some Designer Series Paper 4 x 3" from the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper pack you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration.  (GREAT paper), I then stamped on white cardstock the flower image from Fresh Vintage and backed each white piece of cardstock with one of the above colors and glued it to one of the cards making sure I use a different color from the base card.  I added a circle punched image and one of the Everyday Enchantment Brad and ribbon that was curled with scissors like you would curling ribbon. 

The box is created with a 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock that is scored all the way around at 1" and 2".  Cut on the score line to the score lines on the inside 2" line to the 2" line on both short ends.  Then cut on both the 1" and 2" score lines to the 2" score line on the long edges, this will remove the top rectangle and give you flaps to fold into the box shape.  Put glue around edge and fold the edges over the flap to create a sturdy box.   The liner inside is how you make the compartments for the cards and tags.  Score a 8 1/4 x 4 3/8 piece of cardstock at 1 1/4, 2, 2 3/4.  Fold the 2" fold as a mountain and glue into your box. 

I added clear window sheet as the box cover, this one has black dots but you can use just clear.  Piece of window sheet is 7 x 11 1/2" score at 3 1/4, 4 1/4 plus one line, 8 7/8, 9 7/8 plus one line.  Make sure you use a bone folder to create good crease lines and glue around box. 

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Fresh Vintage Elegance

I was asked to create a sympathy card and this is one of them I came up with.  It can be used for any occasion just change the words. 

How to make this card:  I used Riding Hood Red cardstock, cut 5 1/2x 81/2". 

I embossed 4 x 5 1/4" Very Vanilla cardstock with Tulip Textured Embossing Folder. 

Stamp Fresh Vintage Stamp set flower bunch stamp and ink with it with Crumb Cake ink and stamp.  While you have to set out ink the single flower image and stamp it once on scrap paper and then on a scrap of Very Vanilla. 

I stamped the little flowers (3) from Fresh Vintage on scrap Very Vanilla cardstock and cut them out.  (I know this is not easy but it looks so good!). I layered a couple on the card with dimensionals and saved the last one for label. 

Punch Crumb cake cardstock using the Decorative label punch.  Ink words with Riding Hood Red ink, I used Stampin' Up!'s Loving Thoughts stamp set and marker one word stamp on flower image, then clean stamp and marker in the other word and stamp below that.  Punch with Large Oval punch and layer on decorative lable punched piece. 

Glue pleated ribbon on card using sticky strip and add label with dimensionals.  I also add a few mini pearls to the center of the flowers to help them pop!

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