Sneak Peek: Stinkin' Cute Card Class

This is a sneak peek of a card from a class I am offering on Friday March 16th. The class is 4 cards & a box featuring the Mouthwatering Stamp Set and the scented embossing powders. Hence the name - Stinkin' Cute card class. This particular card the ice cream is heat embossed with Vanilla embossing powder and the cherry is heat embossed with Cherry embossing powder. The cards smell so yummy!

I will show a picture of the entire class hopefully sometime over the weekend as I am still finishing up the samples. I want to thank my good friend Selene for designing this class. 

Date: Friday, March 16th

Time: 6:30 - 9:00

RSVP: 978-273-0978 or handmadebychristine@mail.com

Can't make the 16th? Let me know if you are local and would like to have a workshop/private class and I will  demo heat embossing to you and your guests. Or if you just want to make the cards I can offer this class as a kit.

All supplies for this card can be purchased in my Online Store or by contacting me.

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Mouthwatering & Sincere Salutations

Ink: Early Espresso, River Rock, Calypso Coral markers

Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Sweet Shop Specialty Designer Series Paper

Other: Heat gun, Versamarker, Cherry scented embossing powder, Vanilla scented embossing powder, Early Espresso 1/8" taffeta ribbon

My Digital Studio: ABC Book

Today was my nephew's 3rd birthday party and I saw a ABC swatchbook on Mydigitalstudio.net and knew I wanted to make one as a gift for him. This project was CASE'd from Andrea Bowden one of the My Digital Studio designers and blogger at Mydigitalstudio.net. This is the first project I have ever had printed directly with Stampin' Up! and I am very impressed.

The swatchbook's are 5 1/2 x 3 1/4 have 13 pages and you can print on the front & back so you get 26 pages total. They come printed with a clear cover on the front and back and the metal rivet to hold it all together. I thought this would be a perfect size for a 3 year old and help him learn his letters.

The My Digital Studio downloads I used are Nursery Alphabet letters & Nursery Alphabet images. 

I kept the colors on the left panels blue, red or green and I altered the colors of the images as appropriate trying not to have the left panel and the image the same color. 

Tips for swatchbooks in My Digital Studio - make sure to put your bleeds on so you can see where your rivet will be and your book margins. I also learned with this type of book you actually build your Z page on the back of  A (so the order of your book will be A, Z, B, Y, etc.) and so forth so when you get the book you have A-M on one side then you flip over for N-Z. When you preview the book in My Digital Studio your back or N-Z pages will be upside down and that is totally correct.

I am already excited to make another swatchbook - there are some pre-designed templates where you can just add your pictures and have a nice mini book for yourself or for a gift.

There is a wealth of knowledge on MyDigitalStudio.net. Also, there is a FREE 30 day trial of My Digital Studio in my Online Store.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

My Digital Studio software - Nursery Alphabet letters & Nursery Alphabet images downloads

My Digital Studio: Birthday Invitation

When I got the invite for my nephew's birthday party I had the idea to recreate it using the My Digital Studio template Piece of Cake ensemble. The Piece of Cake ensemble is a FREE CD that you can get during Sale-A-Bration through March 31st when you place a $50 order of any Stampin' Up! merchandise.

The template I used is a postcard and it is designed that you can print on the front & back. I decided to incorporate both the front & back into a one-sided postcard. For this style you could print 4 to one 8.5 x 11 piece of cardstock and then mat onto a colored piece of cardstock.

In this ensemble you get a 37-piece stamp brush set, 5 Designer Series Paper patterns, 72 embellishments, 1 punch and 5 templates (2 greeting cards, 1 postcard, 1 tag, 9 page decor)

You can check out more about My Digital Studio here. There is a FREE download 30 day trial of the software in my Online Store. Let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Stampin',
Christine

Supplies:
Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio software - Piece of Cake ensemble

Two Tags Post-it Note Holder

I was inspired to make this project from a Stampin' Success project that was featured this month in our monthly magazine. The Stampin' Success project was a tag that pulled out of the petite pocket die. It is meant to be an idea to be able to demo a quick stamping project on the go anywhere - doctor's office, car dealership waiting area, lunchroom at work, etc.

I fell in love with the project right away, but I don't have the stamp set they used Tea Shoppe yet or the Petite Pocket die for the Big Shot. So I happened to see a cute mini post-it note holder on a blog last week and I got to work.

When you open the tag there is 1/4 of the small post-it note sticky stripped onto the cardstock. I am a post-it note queen so this is a great project for me. It is how I stay organized at work working on multiple projects at once.

The stamp is inked up with markers three times and stamped then I punched it out with the Decorative Label punch. The little flowers are punched from Itty bitty punch pack and I added a rhinestone to each flower.

All supplies in this project can be purchased in my Online Store or by contacting me.

Happy Stampin',
Christine

Supplies:
Stamps: You're My Type
Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade markers
Paper: Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade & Whisper White cardstock
Other: Big Shot, Two Tags die, White baker's twine, Calypso Coral 3/8" ruffled ribbon, Decorative Label punch, Itty Bitty punch pack, Basic Rhinestone jewel accents, Sticky strip

Celebrate Birthday Card CASE

Ok so again not the best picture, but we hope to resolve that this weekend with my MIL former professional photographer to the rescue. 

I saw this fun, bright, whimsical birthday card on Heather Summers blog and knew I had to CASE (copy and share everything) it. I changed the card by adding three of the smallest flower buttons from the Brights Button collection. The brights buttons are an item you can get for FREE from now through March 31st with a $50 order. There are 72 buttons in one container - 4 each of 3 designs in 6 colors.

The pennants are created with the tip of the Pennant punch. The color scheme is all from the Brights Collection and I used every color except Regal Rose as Heather did. Coloring in the letters in the stamp to match the punched out pennants. The stamp set is Outlined Occasions and is also an item you can get for FREE with a $50 order through March 31st during Sale-A-Bration.

All supplies used are from Stampin' Up! and can be purchased at my Online Store or by contacting me.

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Outlined Occasions (SAB)

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive markers, Black stazon

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Real Red, Rich Razzleberry, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive & Whisper White cardstock

Other: Petite Pennants Builder punch, Brights collection buttons, White baker's twine

Nursery Nest Baby Card

How could I not play along with Stamping411 this week. The sketch is so clean & simple so many possibilities - for any and every occasion. I could definitely see myself using this sketch all the time. Also, I played along last week, but never got my pic uploaded since it was blurry twice. I think I accidentally hit the wrong setting on our camera twice - ugh! I am visiting my MIL this weekend thank goodness since she used to be a professional photographer and I need some tips.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

I decided to make a baby card for my stash. This one is more of a boy card so I am going to make another version using the same Designer Series Paper Nursery Nest for a girl. The three punched images are all punched from the DSP. For the owl image there is a sheet of paper full of owls and the postage stamps fits them perfectly. Then I just matted my postage stamps with coordinating colors of Pear Pizzazz & Marina Mist cardstock with my 1 3/8 square punch.

I embossed the white piece with the Stripes embossing folder and then added my baker's twine treatment, tags & bow. For the twine you start at the top and secure one end to the back of your card then go straight down the middle then back up to the top right and down to the left and then back up to the left and back down to the right and secure in the back. Hope that makes sense. Then I took a smaller piece of twine threaded on my tags and tied a bow. I did secure my tags with glue dots. 

I am off to leave some love (aka comments) for the Stampin' 411 operators. After all it is Valentine's Day.

Happy Stampin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: Tiny Tags

Ink: Marina Mist

Paper: Nursery Nest Designer Series Paper, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White cardstock

Other: Big Shot, Striped Textured Embossing folder, Postage stamp punch, 1 3/8" square punch, White baker's twine, Jewelry tag punch

Flirtatious Tissues!

I broke out the sewing machine over the weekend after seeing another tissue holder on Stampin' Connection from Tisha. You can see her awesome tutorial here. I followed it exactly only changing the fabric I used. You see the Flirtatious Designer Fabric is one of the items you can get for FREE from now until March 31st during Sale-A-Bration. 

The fabric comes in the three coordinating patterns shown in my tissue holder. The size is considered an extra large fat quarter. Each piece of fabric measures 27" x 18"

Now that I have started playing with this fabric I love it! So much fun and very girly and flirty. If you like making items for little girls it would be adorable for hair pins and headbands.

I am so proud of myself LOL for mastering another sewing project. I tend to be a little afraid of the machine and it usually takes me awhile to get everything threaded if I need to change my color of thread, but I think I am getting better. Practice, practice, practice is key. So you will be seeing some more easy sewing projects from me.

So what are you waiting for? Head over to my Online Store place a $50 order and you could get this beautiful fabric for FREE and make your own mini tissue holder.

Happy Stampin' or Sewin',

Christine

Supplies:

Stamps: None

Ink: None

Paper: None

Other: Flirtatious Designer Series Fabric (Stampin' Up!), rotary cutter, cutting mat, coordinating thread, sewing machine, mini tissue pack (non-Stampin' Up!)

My Digital Studio FREE Trial now available!

You can actually test out our My Digital Studio Express product for FREE for 30 days! I can't believe this incredible deal. This could not be better time to try it out and see if you like it. If you place an order before March 31st and spend $50 you can get an item for FREE out of our Sale-A-Bration catalog and this would include My Digital Studio software.

How do you get the FREE trial? Visit my Online Store and you will see the MDS logo on the right side that says Express Trial $0.00 add to your bag and checkout. If you are a new customer you do need to create a login, but no payment will be necessary for just the trial.

The trial content includes the following:
- One stamp brush set
- 12 Designer Series Paper patterns
- 81 embellishments
- 26 punches
- 5 designer templates

You can discover more about My Digital Studio at mydigitalstudio.net the possibilities are endless with this software - digital scrapbooking, digital cards, hybrid projects, invitations, birth announcements, party favors,  etc. Let me know if you want more information.

Happy Stampin',
Christine

Peach & Poppy Birthday Cupcake?

Well, there are peach desserts right? Peach cobbler is one that comes to mind. I guess going with the orange on my cupcake it could also be carrot cake! Ok now I am getting hungry.

I saw the Stamping411 sketch for this week and I wanted to challenge myself to play along. I am always needing birthday & baby cards so I grabbed my Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper and got to work. Here is the sketch and like the operators mentioned it is not that difficult when you break down each layer & measurement. I love that they give you measurement suggestions.

One great thing about Stampin' Up! DSP is that you have two designs in one piece that coordinate. So I grabbed the colorful stripes pattern with a lovely Poppy pattern on the reverse. I stamped the birthday greeting on my Whisper White, but that piece still needed a little something. I grabbed my Color Spritzer tool to add some spritz with the opposite color marker. I still need some practice with this tool. I used the largest circle punches and a circle from the Circles # 2 die for my cupcake. Had to add in the red glimmer cherry on top. Also, hard to see in the photo but I put three little rhinestones in the upper right corner coordinating with the circles in the pattern of the paper.

Happy Stampin',
Christine

Supplies:
Stamps: Create a Cupcake & Occasions Alphabet
Ink: Peach Parfait & Poppy Parade markers
Paper: Just Add Cake Designer Series Paper, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade & Whisper White cardstock, Red glimmer paper
Other: Big Shot, Circles # 2 die, Color spritzer tool, 2 3/8" scallop circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Create a Cupcake punch, Whisper White 3/8" taffeta ribbon, Basic Rhinestones jewel accents