A couple of Thank yous

Oh, hi there!! I haven't fallen off the earth - just been busy with one of my boys home. Anyway here's one of two thank you cards I made. This base is Baja Breeze textured CS and the image is stamped on Naturals Ivory CS. I used the grass image from Inspired by Nature which is on the Dormant list - it's available just not shown in a catalogue. And the sentiment is from Kind Thanks. The stamped butterfly is from Flight of the Butterfly and is stamped in Baja Breeze. The grass is done in Kiwi Kiss. The main image is matted with Chocolate Chip. Those cute 3D butterflies are made with the Big Shot die Beautiful Butterflies which is an exclusive Stampin' Up! die from Sizzix and of course I used the Big Shot itself. The butterflies are cut from Walk in the Park DSP which is in the Occasions Mini Catalogue - I think its so pretty! The ribbon is Pretty in Pink Taffeta.



Here's the second card I made with Kind Thanks

I used my old standby "Heartfelt Thanks" to do this one ~ it's one of the sets I got with my Starter Kit when I first signed up!! And I always find I can do pretty cards with it. The base of this card is also Baja Breeze Textured CS but this time I've added Pink Pirouette and Chocolate Chip. The "Thanks" and flower outlines are stamped in Chocolate Chip rather than Black. The ribbon is the Organza ribbon in the Main catalogue. It's pretty stuff - in the centre of the Organza is a solid satin line. Pretty! The flowers are stamped with Pink Pirouette and the centres are done with Super Nova Fine Glitter and Crystal Effects for some dimension.

That's all for now, see ya again soon! Joanne

The cutest little Easter Basket!

Easy Easter Basket



Finally! Here's the tutorial I promised - it's been a crazy week and I ended up not feeling well but all is good now!
You can click on the pictures to make them bigger.

Supplies
6" X 6" Double sided Designer Series paper such as Patterns Pack II (L1 Hostess reward)
8 1/2" X 1/2" strip in matching cardstock
Snail Adhesive
Sticky Strip
Cutter with scoring blade
SU Cherry Blossom Embosslit
Big Shot

Steps
1. Score each side of the 6" X 6" DSP at 2"






2. Score each corner from where the score lines cross to the outer tip of the corner - do not score the centre box.




(I have darkened the score lines in this photo)



3. Fold on all score lines.
4. Place snail adhesive on each corner within the triangle space formed by the score lines.
See picture for placement.



5. Pinch the corner together as shown in the next picture and repeat on the other 3 corners.



Your box should look like this now:





6. Fold each flap over to one side of the box. Make sure you fold all flaps in the same direction. adhere them to the side of the box with sticky strip.









7. Attach the handle inside the box, making it as long as you like.





8. Decorate as desired. I used the Stampin' Up! Cherry Blossom embosslit and the Big Shot. I have pictures of that if you want to see it too.
You can also fill your little basket with 1/4" strips of cardstock that have been run through a crimper.
Hope you like it!

Coming soon

Guess what!! I'm going to make a tutorial for a simple Easter Basket! I haven't done a tutorial yet, but I'm anxious to give it a try. So give me a day or two and I'll have something posted for ya.

Posting comments

I just want to let you know that anyone can post comments but I will approve them before they will post. I 'm doing it this way to prevent spam - I've already had an advertising comment posted! I thank you so much for your kind words!!

Wedding card

I think this set is so classy - it's "Ever After" on page 83 of the spring/summer IB&C. I stamped the image in stazon and coloured it with my SU markers. I used the eyelet border punch and SU Lots of Labels as well as the wide oval punch. The pearls are from the pretty's kit and the ribbon is Bashful Blue Taffeta. Bashful Blue and Whisper White are the cardstock colours I used. The sentiment is stamped in Bashful Blue ink. Oh, ya, I also used the small dots texturz plate in the Big Shot.

STYC

Just to let you know: Stamp till you Cramp is this Saturday March 21. You are welcome to come. Give me call so I can get things ready for the projects. Bring your own Cardstock, adhesive and embellishments. Hope you can come - it's lots of fun!!

Sneak Peak

This is a sneak peak of a stamp set in the Occasions Mini which is coming April 1! The set is called Sense of Time and I just love it!!
In addition to the Sense of Time stamp set I used Celebrate everything, Sanded and Itty Bitty Backgrounds. The colours are Chocolate Chip and Bordering Blue. Those yummy brads are the 5/16" Brads on page 174 in the SU spring/summer IB&C. I also used an antique brass Jumbo eyelet and some hemp that I dyed by running it through my Choc. Chip pad while holding it down with a sponge.
Thanks for stopping by!

For You

This card is for you, yes, you reading my blog. This tweet and cheery card is to thank you for stopping by!
I used my brand new set Cheep Talk - I think it's so cute!! The ink colours are Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive. The cardstock is Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise Pacific Point and Whisper White. I also used the printed Velum from Taste of Textiles. The hardware is a Jumbo Grommet - coming in the new Occasions Mini and a pumpkin pie flower brad. Everything else is available in the Spring/Summer Idea Book and Catalogue 2009.


Speaking of the Catalogue - did I tell you that Stampin' Up! is going to ONE catalogue a year now? There will be 3 minis each lasting 4 months to make sure you get everything that's trendy and hot. Isn't that great news?!! The new catalogue is due in July.

Another Thank you card

Here's the third thank you card I've done for friends. The colours are Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black and Kraft. There's not much stamping here, the main image is Urban Oasis DSP (Designer Series Paper). The focal point is a piece of Soho Designer hardware - it's set like an eyelet, but no hole. The black flower around it was made with the Flower Burst embosslit in the Big Shot. The ribbon is Taffeta Kraft and the sentiment is stamped in Basic Black.
I accidentally made this card 4 1/2" x 5 1/2", so it didn't fit too well in the envelope!!! Oh, well!
I hope she liked it anyway!

I did some shading with markers for this one and took the colour combo from that. Dear Friend is a level one hostess gift that has some pretty flower images. (I coloured them all and will have to upload them sometime - after I make them into cards!) I used the Big Shot texturz plate SU backgrounds #1 for the So Saffron base of the card. The other cardstock colours are Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Cameo coral and Old Olive. I used those colour markers plus Barely Banana, Only Orange and Ruby Red. The sentiment, which is from Trendy Trees is stamped in Cameo Coral. Oh, ya, I almost forgot I used the Eyelet Border and Scallop Edge punches. I'm giving this card to a friend who helped me clean up after club a couple weeks ago (ya, I'm late but I think she won't mind). I hope she likes it!! All products are Stampin' Up! and can be found in the Spring/Summer Idea Book and catalogue 2009.
If you need a catalogue, email me at joannemurrayatsaskteldotnet (change the word at to an at sign and dot to a period - I've written it this way so I don't get spam from automatic web crawlers)