PillowBoxIdeaTurnedCard

Ok, so I was on Pinterest today and I came across these pillow boxes that were sooo stinkin' cute, I had to turn them into greeting cards. I couldn't go to the blog but the lady's name is Therese Hoffman. Her pillow boxes were adorable!!!

So below is my set of cards and then pictures of each individual card. Left to right : Elf, Frosty, Rudolph, and Santa.

SANTA

RUDOLPH

FROSTY

ELF

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CTD388

So here is my entry in Color Throw Down #388 - blue, yellow and green. My color combo is Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green and Tempting Torquoise. The stamps are from Stampin' Up! as well, Over the Rainbow set. I tried to keep it as CAS as possible. The punches are from Fiskars.

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SSWC120

I enjoyed this sketch challenge so much I made 2 cards. The Rooster stamped imaged was colored with Distress ink pads and my aqua painter pen. The bird's nest was colored with Copics.
If you enjoy challenges and/or sketches go try this one out at Sunday Stamps Weekly Challenge #120. You're going to love it!


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Freshly Made

Today I played with the sketch over at Freshly Made. This card was created for Challenge #180 -- using the sketch below. 

 To start off I tried something "NEW". Well at least it is new to me. Have YOU ever heard of Bister/Bitre??? YouTube has several tutorials on Bister. Just type Bister in the search bar at YouTube. You won't be sorry.

I hadn't until last week. You see I was just looking around on Pinterest for some new techniques I could try on my cards. I was getting into a rut and wanted to do something different. So when I stumbled across Bister I said, "I've got to get me some of that!" Then I immediately popped over to I Brake for Stamps and bought all 8 colors. Very reasonably priced!!! You get these 8 little pots. Mind you, a little goes a LONG way! On my card I used Red, Mahogany and Yellow Bister. Spritzed with clear water and sat back and watched the magic happen!!!

Once my Bister piece was dry I took a piece of my clear sheets from Stampin' Up! and stamped the large flower from the Nature's Perfection Sale-a-brations set in Versa Mark and heat embossed with white em powder. Then I trimmed around the bottom edges of the stamped flowers, so I would have that rounded effect that is on the FM sample.

I then stamped the Hello from SU! set My Friend in black ink on SU! dsp. Then I stamped the bird and its feet and feather from SU! Language of Friendship set in Versa Mark and heat embossed in white. Then I flicked in some real red with my marker. I assembled the bird and used dimensionals to attach it to the sentiment. Finished it off with some SU! twine and some beads from my stash. 

Then I called this one DONE! 

If you;d like to participate in the Freshly Made Sketches challenge you can click the image below.

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From Punch to Emboss

Hi there!

Since I've been down with my back my creative wheels have been spinning but not much is happening. So tonight I decided to make something that I could sit anywhere and create as long as I have cs, a punch and my Big Shot I can do it!!!

First I chose the punch I wanted to use along with the cs. Since I was in the mind of a sympathy card I chose Crumb Cake. I cut one piece of 8.5x11 inch cs. down to 4.125x11 inches. With the other half of my cs I cut a piece at 3.75x5 inches. 

The smaller piece is what I used as my focal point. Out of scrap cs (color doesn't matter as you will not be able to see it when the card is completed) I began with punching 2 of the birds and 2 of the birds wings.

Then I punched 6 of the branches.

I arranged the pieces on the cs in a design that was pleasing to the eye. Then I adhered them down with my snail adhesives. Then I flipped up the first tab on my platform, placed that piece of cs face (punched pieces ) down in my Big Shot with a rubber matte on top then both of my plates. I ran it through the machine a few times. When I removed it from the machine I had a perfectly embossed bird sitting on my branches.

You can see the finished project below. To make my card blank I simply slipped my cs into my Wood EF and ran it through my machine. I attached the smaller focal piece to my blank with dimensional adhesives, only after stamping my sentiment in Early Espresso.

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MOJO283

MOJO MONDAY 283 -

Unity Stamps - SOTW - Hooray, It's ya Birthday!
Paper & Cardstock - K& CO Jubilee, DCWV Shimmer Jewels
Dies - Spellbinders
Punches - Stampin' Up!


I changed the shapes up a little bit to make my card.

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Just Punchin' Paper

This was a really fun card to make. I just punched 1 3/8 inch circles and laid them side by side in layers from bottom to top. My card uses 25 circles. The top portion of my card is a dsp cut and edged in a scallop with a die. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up! Swirls & Curls Verses set. The ribbon is SU Baha Breeze.

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2 fer 1

I love making cards using different kinds of folds and these easel type cards just make me happy! Today I am participating in 2 challenges - One Stop Craft Challenge (easel) and Saturday Challenge (1 IMAGE, 2 DESIGN PAPERS, 3 FLOWERS, 4 BRADS, 5 GEMS OR PEARLS).
For my easel card I used more of that beautiful, however discontinued Greenhouse Gala dsp from Stampin' Up! I also played with the Bird Builder punch, Triple Blossom Flower and Round Tab Punch. I think I was punch happy! LOL The sentiment is from Hodgepodge Happiness. Enjoy!

Don't forget to check out my Holiday Mini Kits HERE!
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Twisted Sketches #70 - Punch

Twisted Sketches Challenge #70  "PUNCH" is the twist. I punched my little "EWE" with my SU Star punch and my Small Scallop Round punch. To make her eyes I used the eyes from the Build an Owl punch. The sentiment is handwritten. Behind my EWE I stamped the SU Medallion stamp in Versa Mark ink and used the Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango and Melon Mambo embossing powders. I love it! Hope you do too!

Please pop over to the Twisted Sketches blog to see what lovely creations the A Team has for you to feast your eyes upon.

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Up, Up, Up, and away! - JFF

Today I will feature two cards I created using the Blossom Petals Punch. Above you see hot air balloons. This idea was a brainstorm of my gal pal Deb Segler's and mine. We do work well together!!!  Love Ya Debbiekins. :O)
Cardstock:
Marina Mist
Whisper White
Crumb Cake
Pear Pizzaz
DSP:
Greenhouse Gala #117167
Punches:
Blossom Petals Punch #121808
Decorative Label Punc (tag) #120907
Build a Cupcake Punch (clouds) #121807
Ink:
Marina Mist
Basic Black
Ribbon:
Bashful Blue Stitched Grosgrain
Accessories:
Build a Brad
Dimensionals

For the card I matted Marina Mist cardstock on Crumb Cake. Then I punched the five large petals with the Blossom Petals Punch. Then I punched 5 of the smallest leaves and trimmed them down to make the baskets. I took the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and drew my lines and wrote the sentiment. Balloons are raised up with Dimensionals.

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Here, as you can see I used the Blossom Petals Punch again. The neat thing about this punch is it's versatility!
My card base is Dusty Durango. I love it!!! I embossed with the Tulips Frame embossing folder first.
Ink:
Stampin' Write Markers
Dusty Durango
Cameo Coral
Apricot Appeal
Pear Pizzaz
Cardstock:
Dusty Durango
Whisper White
Pear Pizzaz

For this flower you will have to stamp & punch out of Whisper White cardstock:
8 large solid petals
8 large open leaves
6 small heart shaped petals
1 flower center (round)

Stamps & punch out of Pear Pizzaz cardstock:
2 large open petals

I used the markers to apply color to the stamps and I stamped the pieces. Then the assembly is basic. I started with a spare piece of cardstock cut with the circle portion of the punch for my base. Then I layered the 8 large solid petals first all the points touching one another. Then I layered the 8 large open leaves starting with a Dimensional adhesive. And I carried on with each layer the same way, ending with the circle flower on top which I adhered with Tombow. The two large open petals for the leaves were places on the back of the flower as the last thing. Then I used the Tombow to adhere the flower to the Dusty Durango which I had already embossed with the Tulips Frame.

I hope you enjoyed these two cards and hope you will try your hand at creating something similar. If you do, I'd love to see it. So please leave your link in the comments.
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More playing with punches...

My first and only creation since surgery. As you can see it didn't require too much brain power, energy or supplies to create this little cutie. The dp is from Stampin' Up! Deck the Halls collection. The sentiment is from Artistic Etchings stamp set which is also from Stampin' Up! I simply punched eight ovals and glued them by 2s to make the hearts. Then I adhered them to my Whisper White cardstock with dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Basic Black and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
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More fun with PUNCHES!!!

Who says you have to always center your punches? Sometimes, just sometimes offset is prettier!
I had this Damask sticker lying around and I had already adhered it to the basic black cardstock. So I decided to dig it out of my stash and create something with it.
Sorry, I can't remember who makes it. BUT if you have some pink ink and a lovely stamp you could probably accomplish this with no trouble.
Back to the punches; the theme of this post...
I used a 2 inch scalloped oval punch (Blushing Bride) and a 2 x 1 3/8 inch oval punch (Whisper White). I placed the oval punched WW at the very top of the scalloped oval.  Then I punched with my slotted punch and ran my ribbon. With the WW oval high like it is, I could stamp my sentiment below.

Get creative with your punches. Remember, nothing is etched in stone somewhere that says, "punches should always be centered". Hope you'll try this.
Have a terrific day!

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Think outside of the box!!!! - CTD#123

Ever have an "AHA" moment? Well, that's what happened to me today. Although I have used this tip before with my punches, when this card was in the creative process I had a few "AHA"s. You see it started out as a CASE of a card I saw in a magazine. Then it morphed into what you see here. Often times when I get going in my creative flow, I will have to stop midstream because I don't have a color cardstock or a designer paper to go with what I am working on. This time it was punches. Sometimes I get soooo frustrated because I don't have a die or a punch to fit whatever it is I am working on. Sooo the old cranium looks the situation over and kicks into overdrive. I take a punch and/or die and cut one half of my piece then I flip that piece around, carely lining things up and cut again. Below you can see the products I used. Next to it you can read how and where I used each product.

1. I used the die to cut the Always Artichoke matte for my accent piece (pink floral). Then I used the same die to cut the pink accent piece.

2. I used the punch on the left and cut my sentiment but it was too large for my pink matte. So I used the punch on the far right to cut the rounded edges on my sentiment. 

3. I punched my solid pink matte for my sentiment with the yellow punch in the top middle.

Below is a close up of my sentiment.

Now, next time you run into this problem you'll more easily be able to solve it. I HOPE! :O)

This card was created using the color combo for ColorThrowDown#123 - This week Kristin threw Always, Artichoke, Baja Breeze and Cameo Coral at us. She used a sweater vest as her inspiration. Hey, don't knock it till you've tried it!
My colors may not be exact but they are pretty darn close. Give the challenge a try! I know you'll enjoy working with this color palette and try to "think outside the box" with your punches and dies.
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