Petal Cone Meets Fun Flowers

In case you haven't noticed, the possibilities for the Petal Cone die are endless!  It's every day that we see new and great ideas for this die from our fellow demonstrators and customers!  This photo shows one of our Big Shot Club projects from February.  The Old Olive petal cone base was stamped using the Stampin' Around Builder Wheels from the Occasions mini catalog - Delight in Gladness, Butterfly Bliss, and Pleasing Polka Dots (what a mouthful).  If you're not familiar with the Builder Wheels, you should check them out since they can be tailored to suit your taste and project requirements.  They can only be used in the jumbo handle and require the inexpensive spindle and spacers.  The cool thing is that you can use just one, two or three of the builder wheels and mix and match as you choose!  The petal cone is decorated with flowers from the Fun Flowers Big Shot Bigz die.  A piece of 5/8" grosgrain ribbon is threaded across for the hanger.  Wouldn't this make a great spring surprise filled with chocolate for your favorite people?!  We say YES!

Happy Spring!  Our Spring is Blossoming promotion starts today and runs through the month of April!  What is it?  Well, click on the link to the right to see the 2011-12 Idea Book & Catalog sneak peek stamp set and designer series paper available for purchase when you place a minimum $20 order OR RECEIVE BOTH FREE when you host a $350 workshop!  After April, these two items will not be available until July - be the first to get them! 

Real Quick!

This card was thrown together late one night using a vintage image from the Bring on the Cake set from the Occasions mini catalog and the Newsprint DSP.  We've seen a lot of the gathered ribbon lately, so we added some of that too.  A little too simple for our taste, but quick sometimes takes precedence!

Inked and Embossed Monogram Card

The background of this card was created by using the brayer to apply ink on the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder and then running it through the Big Shot.  The monogram letter is from the Broadsheet Alphabet set.

Sale-a-Bration Punch Bunch Card

This is one of the cards that our guests did at yesterday's Sale-a-Bration workshop using the Punch Bunch stamp set and Ice Cream Parlor DSP, both of which are items that you can only earn FREE by purchasing $50 in Stampin' Up products through the end of March!  The owl and Happy Birthday images both have coordinating punches. 

Mojo Monday Challenge - Week 173

We realize it's Wednesday; however, here is our entry for the Mojo Monday #173 Sketch Challenge 

This card combines the beautiful new Love Impressions Specialty DSP from the Occasions mini catalog with circle, heart, and curly label punched elements.  The sentiment is from the Grateful Greetings set.  The card is finished off with some 5/8" Real Red grosgrain ribbon and basic pearl jewels.

Do Not Open 'til Christmas

What's in the box?  Holiday greetings, of course!  Here it is on Black Friday, and what better way to package up those great deals than in a beautiful handmade box.  Or, these are a perfect size for homemade treats - a stack of delicious cookies or yummy white chocolate popcorn!  The possibilities are endless.  We got this great idea from Chiaki Haverstick at stampingpro.com  She even listed directions for making the box, and our favorite part was that she made the lid using the scallop square die for the Big Shot!  Our box incorporates the Jolly Holiday DSP (which is currently available in a bundle with the Contempo Christmas stamp set for 20% off!) and the stamp is from the Tags 'til Christmas set.  You better get busy with your holiday preparations now, it's never too soon! 

Give Thanks Scrapbook Pages

These are the other two pages that we'll be doing in our "Give Thanks" class on Sunday, 11/21.  These pages use LOTS of FUN STUFF...Autumn Spice Specialty DSP, Day of Gratitude and Grateful Greetings stamp sets, Tasteful Trim die, 2 1/2" circle punch, curly label punch, decorative label punch, 1" circle punch, and 5/8" Old Olive grosgrain ribbon.  The die-cut letters are not Stampin' Up, but are an Sizzlit strip die and cut with the Big Shot. 

Sweet Centers Halloween Treat

This was one of our club projects from last year.  The image from the Sweet Centers set is embossed in black on brushed silver cardstock, then the center was punched out using the 1 3/4" circle punch to make way for the sweet treat cup.  The image is layered on to a square of Real Red cardstock and then Basic Black cardstock, with the popsicle stick sandwiched in between.  A piece of 5/8" Basic Black grosgrain ribbon finishes it off. 

French Foliage Scrapbook Layout

These pages will be part of our November scrapbook page class (yet to be announced).  The pages feature the French Foliage stamp set from the Holiday mini catalog.  The pages are accented with patterned paper from the Love Letter DSP collection.  The "Family" stamped image is from the Fundamental Phrases set and the quote is from the Leaf Lines set.  The Very Vanilla small rectangle metal holder is from the Hodgepodge Hardware set.  Photo corners were punched out with the XL Photo Corners punch, and the quote is layered on a 1 3/4" circle and Decorative Label. 

This is the other two-page layout that we'll be doing in our "Simply Wicked" scrapbook class later this month (details will be posted and e-mailed soon).  This layout also uses the Wicked Fun DSP, along with the Wicked Cool stamp set.  We've used the Top Note die for the photo mounts along with the 2 1/2" circle and bat punches.

Simple Fall Greeting

This card was another one of the make & takes that we did at the Regional seminar we attended last month in St. George.  We love the simplicity and elegance of it, all stamped in a single color and accented with a nice greeting and touch of ribbon.  The stamps are from the Day of Gratitude set, and the sentiment was punched out with the new Decorative Label punch, both are available for a limited time in the Holiday mini catalog.

Day of Gratitude 8 1/2 x 11 Scrapbook Page

This is one of the make & take projects we did at the Regional seminar in St. George last weekend.  It's a very simple and clean 8 1/2 x 11 scrapbook page.  The sentiment was punched out using the new Decorative Label punch from the Holiday mini catalog.