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It’s More Fun With Stampin’ Up!
Aloha, all!
It’s very hard for me to browse a magazine rack and not pick up the latest issue of everything stamping and scrapbooking. I know, I know–only on occasion and in very special magazines do I see a project that is completely made of Stampin’ Up! products. But the ideas in ALL of these magazines are just priceless when you just need a shot of creativity juice!
My latest foray into a bookstore to select "just a few" magazines resulted in my purchasing the November 2008 issue of CardMaker Magazine. Yes, it’s lovely here in Hawaiian paradise. But we get the magazine issues late, even in the book stores. Sigh.
Yesterday, as I browsed through my latest purchase, I spotted a card and my brain instantly turned it into a Stampin’ Up! project. If you have the magazine, the card that inspired today’s Christmas Card is on page 58 (don’t think I can print a copy of the original here without infringing on copyright, even if it is a blog). This is my Stampin’ Up! take on the card.
The stamp set throughout is Punch Pals (109489) which is fast becoming one of my favorites for this Christmas season. The papers are Baja Breeze, Read Red, and Whisper White. The snowman from Punch Pals is mounted on a scallop punched with the Sizzix Die, Scallop Circle #2 (113469). That is mounted on a square of Baja Breeze on which I stamped my VersaMark pad and added Heat and Stick Powder (100625) and Dazzling Diamonds (102023). The sparkle is outstanding (if I do say so myself!).
The finishing touches are some white Little Felt Flurries (113697–and, yes, I am starting to run out of them!), Baja Breeze Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (111375) and a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Ski Slope pack (112994). The "Let it snow" punch is from the Curly Label Punch Bundle (112966).
Luscious, don’t you think!!! Want to make it yourself?? You can order all of these items by using the item number I’ve included throughtout this post on my online ordering site. Or just call (808.965.1391) or e-mail me and I can do the ordering for you!
Happy Glittering and Stamping!
Robin
Subscribe to the comments for this postA Sizzix Snowflake Video
Welcome to the first post-Thanksgiving Day post from Robin’s Craft Room! I hope that you had a wonderful day with friends and family, and are now really ready to spend lots of time on Christmas and other Holiday cards and gifts! I know I am. Our son and grandson are here for the holiday from Oregon, and you can be sure there will be pictures taken and posted here! Of course, there will be Stampin’ Up! projects involved!
One of the items in Robin’s Craft Room that I’m sure our grandson will love is my Sizzix Big Shot! And I’m equally sure he’ll want to crank out some of those Fluffy Felt Flakes that I showed off here earlier this week. (OK–hint preview!! There will be a video with Grandson, Quintin, coming up early in the next week! We had a blast!!!)
While I’ll be able to provide Quin with a personal, hands-on demonstration, I’m not able to do that for my all my Craft Room readers (though some of you will be here for my club or classes next month, I’m sure!)
To help the rest of you out with this, I’ve made another instructional video called (who’d have guessed), "Fluffy Felt Flakes."
If watching this makes you want to have your own Stampin’ Up! Big Shot, you can have one as easy as going online and ordering right now! That’s right–you can order online any time of the day or night! Just click on the "Shop Now" button in the upper right corner, and enter the item number 113481 for the Special Edition Starter Kit featured in the Holiday Mini Catalog. To add the Snowflake to your shopping cart, enter item number 113460.
And don’t forget to choose your Stampin’ Rewards! You’ll probably have purchased enough to get a Level 1 Hostess Set for Free! I’d like to suggest the pack of 6" square Designer Series Paper (no, unfortunately this isn’t the kind that comes with that wonderfully thin cardboard!) so you can get started with your Sizzix right away! Then you’ll have at least $20 of free merchandise to add to your cart. Some card stock to go with the papers would be a great choice! If you need help choosing, you can always call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me for assistance!
How to Make That Ornament!
Aloha, all!
The past two days I’ve shared with you one of the ornaments that I made using some of the elements in the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit (114447). This kit includes the ornaments and other decorations in this month’s issue of Country Living Magazine. The kit is a GREAT bargain, and includes just about everything that you’ll need to make DOZENS of ornaments, gifts, and holiday decorations. Plus, you’ll have a stamp set that you will be able to use for years to come in you holiday decorating and card and gift making!
Today I’m sharing with you a video showing how I put the ornament together. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know if you’d like to order the Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit–or order it yourself any time, 24/7, on my website!
I’m especially excited that I have this 2008 ornament done as, next week, my grandson will be in town, and we’ll be decorating our Christmas trees (note the plural!). I can hardly wait to share our unique Hawaii Christmas trees–and, of course, more Stampin’ Up! ornaments!
A Trip to the Other Side (of the Snowflake!)
Aloha, from Robin’s Craft Room, where it’s just a gorgeous day in Hawai’i! No snowflakes here!
Well, that’s actually not true. There’s a snowflake right here in this blog post as there was in yesterday’s post. Today I’m showing off the other side of the snowflake ornament on which I started working yesterday.
And, yes, there are Little Felt Flurries (113697) on this side, too! The green print is on the other side of the blue Designer Series Paper that I showed yesterday.
I hope that you’ve noticed with all my postings about the Little Felt Flurries snowflakes, that there are tons of different designs! There are 23, in fact, with a great mix of 3 sizes and 3 colors in the package of 69 pieces. It’s almost as if there are no two alike, just like in real snowflake land!
To finish off the accents on this side, I added a Rhinestone Brad, but this time from the Circle Fire Collection (109110). I’ll bet by the time I’m finished with this year’s Christmas ornaments, I’ll have run out of the Rhinestone Brads! I’m not so sure about the felt snowflakes, though. The pile doesn’t seem to be diminishing at all!
My next project with felt won’t be with the Little Felt Flurries, though. Today I brought home a nice pile of felt from our local craft store, and I’m going to try out my Sizzix Snowflake die to make REALLY BIG felt flurries of my own!
Stay Tuned!!
Time for Christmas Ornaments!
Aloha, all! The computer in Robin’s Craft Room is back up and running! Hooray!! But having no access to a computer for a few days gave me more time to play with all my fun Stampin’ Up! Christmas "stuff." I’m still playing with the materials from the Country Living Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit (114447 if you’d like to order it online). And my favorites continue to be the ornaments. Would you also be surprised that I added some Little Felt Flurries (113697) to my ornaments? Not if you’ve been reading my blog the last week or so!
I started with one of the chipboard snowflakes from the Country Living collection. Each of the chipboard pieces is die cut and comes with two pieces of die cut Designer Series Paper to match. The DSP pieces are double sided, so you can choose which color you’d like to use. With my ornament, I chose to use one color on one side of the snowflake and the second color on the other side.
In a few days, I hope to have a video showing how I attached the DSP to the chipboard. Meanwhile, let me just say that I really like using the Anywhere Glue Stick (104045), especially with detailed chipboard elements such as the snowflakes, because I can slide the DSP around a bit until I get it just where I want it.
To embellish this side of the ornament, I added a circle chipboard element (also from the Country Living set) and covered it with a contrasting piece of DSP. On top of that I layered two Little Felt Flurries, and added a Rhinestone Brad from the Circle Ice set (109111). Finally, I used the Crop-a-dile (108632) to punch a hole in the finished chipboard snowflake and attached some Silver Elastic Cord (109866) for hanging.
Tomorrow I’ll show off the other side (different colors, and I’ll leave you guessing as to whether I added some of the Little Felt Flurries!). Meanwhile, as always, you can shop Stampin’ Up! 24/7–or call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me if you have any questions or if you’d like me to place an order for you! It’s getting late in the season–got to get those ornaments started now!!
Felt Flurry Fun Finale!!
I promise! Next week we’ll get into some of the OTHER wonderful products that Stampin’ Up! has provided for us for our Holiday Card and Gift Making pleasure! But I have to show off the last of my Little Felt Flurry Flourishes (don’t you just love alliteration?!)
This is the second of the "Trios" that I made with the smallest of the Little Felt Flurries. This time I set the Baja Blue Flurries against some Whisper White card stock, and I used Designer Series Paper from the Ski Slope set (112994), all with a Night of Navy accent.
What really sets the Felt Flurries off is the Dazzling Diamonds glitter (102023) that I applied before I affixed them to the card stock. Just a little bit of Tombow Adhesive (110755) dotted on, then a sprinkle of Dazzling Diamonds, and they’re, well, um, Dazzling! I did let the adhesive/glitter dry before I glued them onto the card stock.
The stamp is from the Level 1 Hostess Set, Best Yet. Now I know why Stampin’ Up! gave this set it’s name! I think it’s the Best level 1 hostess set Yet! You, too, can get this set with just a $150 workshop or order. Even if you’re not in my neighborhood, get a few friends together to look over our catalog (you can download a copy by clicking to the right), then just put in an order online! Or I can place the order for you to make sure everyone gets the correct shipping and sales tax costs applied to her (or his) order, and then have it shipped directly to you! Just send me an e-mail or give me a call (808.854.6145)
Hey–December is only 2 weeks away!!! Times a-wastin’!
Further Felt Flurry Fun!
Like yesterday’s Christmas Card, today’s uses the Little Felt Flurries from Stampin’ Up!’s Holiday Mini Catalog. Today, though, I really added the embellishments big time!
For starters, I used the lovely background paper from the Ski Slope Designer Series Paper pack, accented with some Riding Hood Red card stock. On top of that, I layered some Baja Breeze 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (111847) and Riding Hood Red 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (111374).
The large medallion features several layers:
First, there is a layer made with the Sizzix Bigz Die, Scallop Circle #2 (113469), made with chipboard and Riding Hood Red card stock. I accented the scallops with a bit of Tombow Glue and Dazzling Diamonds (I am so not a glitter person–but Dazzling Diamonds has been my downfall!!!).
The next layer is not one but TWO Little Felt Flurries, again accented with the Dazzling Diamonds. Finally, there is a Riding Hood Red button from the Designer Buttons pack (112092), tied with a bit of Silver Elastic Cord (109866).
The final accent is a tag made with both the Tag Punch (105934) and Small Tag Punch (108264), with the small tag stamped with a greeting from the Level 1 Hostess Set, Best Yet, in Riding Hood Red ink.
What a CARD!!!! Once I finished this card, I wished I’d made an ornament out of the embellishments. Hmmm. I think I see a theme for next week’s blog entries!!!
As always, call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me if I can order any of these wonderful Stampin’ Up! products for you! Or order online at your own convenience, 24/7!
