Another Card for Tanner

Here's another card in honor of Tanner's birthday yesterday (Kira did this one).  This one also uses the Celebrations DSP along with a stamp from the On Your Birthday set.  The sentiment was punched out with the curly label punch, then layered on a 2 3/8" scallop and 2 1/2" circle. 

Happy Birthday, Tanner!

Today is Tanner's (Kira's son) 17th birthday, so this is the card that Scot created for him.  It was personalized by using a Sizzlit alphabet strip die (non-SU, sorry) using the Big Shot.  The letters on the front were decorated using the Signo white gel pen.  The card started with a 6" x 12" piece of Pacific Point cardstock and was then folded into thirds to make a gift card pocket inside - the final measurement is 4" x 6".  The DSP is from the Celebrations collection. 

Merry Crittermas!

Although Christmas has officially come and gone (sniff, sniff), we wanted to share a couple of projects that were done using the Merry Crittermas stamp set, which is only available for a little more time in the Holiday mini catalog.  Kira made the treat holders above for the kids when we got together for our Christmas celebration last night.  The chocolates are wrapped with Celebrations DSP, and as you can see, the image on top is stamped with the Merry Crittermas set.   

The card shown above was sent to us from our friend Patty.  We think it would make a perfect Christmas thank you card, by just changing the sentiment.  The card is embossed with the Northern Flurry folder, the snowflakes are from the Northern Frost Decorative Strip die.  The rabbit image has a coating of glitter over the top of it.

We hope you and your families had an enjoyable and memorable Christmas!  We look forward to sharing ideas and creativity with you in the New Year!

Big Shot Birthday

This is one of the cards that we'll be doing in Big Shot Club this week.  We used the Basic Birthday Sizzlits Decorative Strip die to create a "drop shadow" (Kira and her big graphic designer terms) with Pacific Point first and then Bashful Blue on top.  We thought it created a cool effect.  The Celebrations DSP at the bottom was cut using the Tasteful Trim die.  And how about the pinata, isn't a fun touch?!?!  This is an image from the Cumpleanos set, which is out of the Spanish Idea Book & Catalog. 

6"x6" Christmas Scrapbook Pages

These awesome 6"x6" Christmas scrapbook pages use the Celebrations DSP and lots of other fun stuff like the Tags 'til Christmas, Word Play, and Grateful Greetings stamp sets.  A variety of punches were used for the images.  We MAY be scheduling a class to do these, so let us know if you like them, and we'll see if we can fit them in to our schedule.

Movers & Shapers Treat Box

Our Big Shot Club workshop is next week and we are demonstrating the Movers & Shapers dies.  We found this great project idea from Dawn Griffith while searching the internet, complete with a great video tutorial.  The Movers & Shapers dies are so versatile, as Dawn demonstrates with this pouch box.  The ornament is part of the Holiday Windows Magnetic Movers & Shapers set.  The striped DSP is from the Celebrations collection and the stamped images are from the Sweet Season set.  The images were punched out with the scallop circle and decorative label punches.  Inside the pouch box, there is a small cello bag holding some hard candies, and then the bag and flap are tied together with 3/8" Real Red taffeta ribbon. 

Holiday Celebrations

The "Celebrations" Designer Seriers Paper found in the 2010-11 Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalog easily lends itself to birthday projects as an obvious "celebration"; however, these Christmas/Holiday cards incorporate the paper into their designs.  The variety of sentiments used are from the Grateful Greetings and Many Merry Messages stamp sets.  The additional layered elements are done using different sized circle and scalloped punches.