Friday, 4 November 2011
Bells & Boughs Christmas - CCMC 174
This is a 'make in the middle of the night' card. I couldn't sleep so I got up and made a card - for the Create with Connie & Mary sketch challenge
The size of the card: 5 by 5
Stamp: Bells & Bough
Inks: Black Stazon, Early Espresso, Markers (Rose Red, Real Red, Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Daffodil Delight)
Papers: Real Red, Whisper White, Letters to Santa designer paper, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Crystal Effects, Dazzling Details, Scallop border punch, Photo corner punch (to make the notch in the banner), 2 1/2" circle punch, dimensionals
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Holly Berry Rosette Tag Card - Sketch Frenzy Friday
It's amazing how quickly the week rolls by. Here it's Friday already and it seemed it was just Friday yesterday.
Halloween is done and gone - thankfully no snow here, but some parts of the country got a dumping of snow. Christmas is now on everyone's mind - including mine.
For today's card sample for the Sketch Frenzy Friday mini blog hop, I made a rosette tag card i.e. a tag within a card. You'll see what I mean in just a second.
Today's sketch is by Tina Munske
Stamp: Sentiment from Come to Bethlehem, Jolly Holiday bits
Ink: Basic black, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil delight marker
Papers: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake, Silver Glimmer Paper, Whisper White
Accessories: Two Tag die, Simply Scoring tool, Northern Frost decorative strip, Modern word label punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, Stocking Builder Punch, White Baker's twine
The tag and the layer for the card front were made first.
A slit was made using an exacto knife (the punch wouldn't reach) the width of the tag.
The card front layer was then attached to the base and the tag inserted.
Looking at the card one would never know the treasure it hides
Now let's see what you do with this sketch. Don't forget to upload it to the Sketch Frenzy home page here
Your next stop is to visit Patricia's blog here to see how she interpreted the sketch. And don't forget to visit the blogs of the other team members and leave comments - as we all like them. The names and addresses of the team members are in the side bar of this blog.
Halloween is done and gone - thankfully no snow here, but some parts of the country got a dumping of snow. Christmas is now on everyone's mind - including mine.
For today's card sample for the Sketch Frenzy Friday mini blog hop, I made a rosette tag card i.e. a tag within a card. You'll see what I mean in just a second.
Today's sketch is by Tina Munske
Ink: Basic black, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil delight marker
Papers: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake, Silver Glimmer Paper, Whisper White
Accessories: Two Tag die, Simply Scoring tool, Northern Frost decorative strip, Modern word label punch, 1 3/4 by 7/8" oval punch, Stocking Builder Punch, White Baker's twine
The tag and the layer for the card front were made first.
A slit was made using an exacto knife (the punch wouldn't reach) the width of the tag.
The card front layer was then attached to the base and the tag inserted.
Looking at the card one would never know the treasure it hides
Now let's see what you do with this sketch. Don't forget to upload it to the Sketch Frenzy home page here
Your next stop is to visit Patricia's blog here to see how she interpreted the sketch. And don't forget to visit the blogs of the other team members and leave comments - as we all like them. The names and addresses of the team members are in the side bar of this blog.
Metal Stocking Wine Glass Charms
I have 3 big Craft Fairs this month and have been busy making 3D and gift items for my table. One of the items I made was inspired by Monica Weaver - metal stocking wine glass charms. The metal I got at my local craft store. It was silver on one side and red on the other. So, I made 6 charms in red, and 6 in silver.
This year has been very successful for me, and I have found that one of the secrets of this success is not only the quality of the products I make, but the quality of the packaging the products are put it. The packaging is half the sale!
Below is a single wine glass charm, as well as picture of how I packaged the charms.
First I punch out one metal and one Cherry Cobbler cardstock stocking, using the Stocking Builder Punch. About 1/4" was cut off the top of each stocking.
Using the Cherry Cobbler stocking the image of the stocking was traced onto a sheet of sticky sheet and cut out. This tape it was adhered to the cherry cobbler stocking, the protective cover removed from the other end of the tape and the metal stocking adhered to the other side.
This unit was then embossed with the Starburst embossing folder and the Big Shot
Silver glimmer paper was used to punch out the top, toes and heels of the stocking, and they were adhered using tombo glue.
After the glue was dry, a small hole was punched into one of the corners of the stocking (I used the crop-o-dile). Through this hole I inserted an ear ring hoop ring and a small jingle bell.
The ear ring hoops were inserted through holes I had made in a tag - 3 stockings to 1 tag, and placed in small SU cellophane bags. To further help identify individual wine glasses, I punched out jewellrey tags so individuals could write their own name on their charm. These I put in a separate plastic bag.
Red Card stock was used to make the top to the bag, and retired Christmas paper was used to decorate this.
Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Real Red, retired Christmas paper,
Accessories: Metal sheet, Stocking Builder Punch, Large ear ring hoops, mini jingle bells, Sticky sheets, Starburst embossing folder, small cellophane bags, white baker's twine, 1/4" Real Red grosgrain ribbon
This year has been very successful for me, and I have found that one of the secrets of this success is not only the quality of the products I make, but the quality of the packaging the products are put it. The packaging is half the sale!
Below is a single wine glass charm, as well as picture of how I packaged the charms.
First I punch out one metal and one Cherry Cobbler cardstock stocking, using the Stocking Builder Punch. About 1/4" was cut off the top of each stocking.
Using the Cherry Cobbler stocking the image of the stocking was traced onto a sheet of sticky sheet and cut out. This tape it was adhered to the cherry cobbler stocking, the protective cover removed from the other end of the tape and the metal stocking adhered to the other side.
This unit was then embossed with the Starburst embossing folder and the Big Shot
Silver glimmer paper was used to punch out the top, toes and heels of the stocking, and they were adhered using tombo glue.
After the glue was dry, a small hole was punched into one of the corners of the stocking (I used the crop-o-dile). Through this hole I inserted an ear ring hoop ring and a small jingle bell.
Red Card stock was used to make the top to the bag, and retired Christmas paper was used to decorate this.
Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper, Real Red, retired Christmas paper,
Accessories: Metal sheet, Stocking Builder Punch, Large ear ring hoops, mini jingle bells, Sticky sheets, Starburst embossing folder, small cellophane bags, white baker's twine, 1/4" Real Red grosgrain ribbon
Travel Log top 3 picks at The Friday Mashup
The travel log that I made almost entirely from recyled, reused or renewed materials was selected at one of the 3 top picks at The Friday Mashup.
This is the link to the original post: http://craftymariasstampingworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/travel-log-friday-mashup-30.html
This is the link to the original post: http://craftymariasstampingworld.blogspot.com/2011/11/travel-log-friday-mashup-30.html
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