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Hand Stamped Sentiments – Anything but a card challenge

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

As mentioned in my previous post I purchased this template from Waltzingmouse Stamps.  This is the other basket you get along with the pedestal basket template.  I am also making this basket for our Anything but a card challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  I would love to see your creations posted at our challenge blog.

This basket is very easy to make and will be a great Easter gift.

small fancy baskte

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

All items are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Small basket project

Stamp Sets:  Vintage labels from the Sale-a-bration catalog

Paper:  So Saffron CS, Pale Plum CS

Ink:  Rich Razzelberry Classic Ink

Accessories:  Eyelet border punch, Scallop Circle punch, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon

Techniques: Stamping, Papercrafting

Filed under: 3D projects, Anything but a Card, Easter, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge | Tagged: , , | 2 Comments »

Fancy Easter Basket

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

I recently purchased this template from Waltzingmouse Stamps and I love it.  You get two basket versions.  One tall basket like in my photos below or a small basket.  You choose.  But whichever one you decide to make they will turn out fabulous.  I am also submitting my basket for PPA35 – Anything but a card challenge.  I used the Sending Love DSP.  I am sad to say I’m down to my last few sheets.  I need to order more before the April 30th deadline.  On may May 1st a new mini catalog will take its place.  I am so excited.  The new catalog is full of new products and you’ll want them all like me.  So if you want any of the products in the current occasions mini, order soon before April 30th.  Now on to my project.  I am making a few of these baskets for gifts and for my Easter table decorations.  I decorated eggs with the Eggcellent kit which I am sorry to say is sold out!  But the basket with these eggs will be for my Easter table.  I’ll fill the ones as gifts with chocolate eggs.  Now who wouldn’t want a basket filled with chocolate eggs.

Pedestal basket with decorated eggs

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Pedestal basket with chocolate eggs

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

All items are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.

Pedestal Easter basket

Stamp Sets:  Sale-a-bration Vintage labels for sentiment ‘ForYou’

Paper: Sending Love DSP, Very Vanilla CS

Ink:  Pretty in Pink

Accessories:  Pretty in Pink satin ribbon, Eggcellent kit, Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, 3/4″ and 1″ punches, non-SU floss, non-SU edge punch

Techniques: Paper crafting

Filed under: 3D projects, Easter | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 11 Comments »

Hand Stamped Sentiments – Sketch Challenge

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a sketch challenge.  This sketch challenge comes to us from the April issue of the Success magazine.  This magazine is one of the freebies you receive each month as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.  What a fun sketch!

found in the April issue of Stampin' Up!'s Success magazine

Here is my project.

Sketch Challenge Thank You Card

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project information:

Finish card size:  4.25″ H x 5.5″ W

The flower was made with the Flower Layers #3 Originals Die, Build A Flower Bigz Die and the Big Shot using the patterned paper, Old Olive and Pretty in Pink CS.  The center in Taken with Teal CS was punched using SU 3/4″ circle punch.  The flower is held together with a silver brad from the Hodgepodge kit.  The leaves were punched with the large oval punch then curled with the edge of a pair of scissors.

Stamped the flower background with So Saffron classic ink on So Saffron CS layer.

The sentiment stamp was inked with Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal markers then stamped on Pretty in Pink CS then punched with the large oval punch.  The Sweet Pea DSP oval was punched with the wide oval punch.  The outside wide oval is askew.  The small flowers were punched from Rose Red CS with the Trio flower punch.  The centers were punched from the lighter color on the DSP with a regular hole punch.  The sentiment was adhered with dimensionals.

Before adhering all the layers to the Kraft card base the Pretty in Pink satin ribbon was adhered.

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Sketch Challenge 8 – Thank you card

Stamp Sets:  With All My Heart

Paper:  Kraft Brown, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Old Olive, Rose Red, Sweat Pea DSP printed from My Digital Studio on photo paper

Ink:  So Saffron Classic Ink, Chocolate Chip marker, Regal Rose marker, Taken with Teal marker

Accessories:  Wide Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Trio Flower punch, 3/4″ circle punch, Flower Layers #3 Originals Die, Build A Flower Bigz Die, Big Shot, regular hole punch, Flower brads from Silver Hodgepodge Hardware kit, Pretty in Pink satin ribbon

Techniques: Stamping

Filed under: Feminine Thank you cards, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Hand Stamped Sentiments – Faux Metal Technique Challenge

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have a faux metal technique challenge.  Sounds complicated but it’s not.   I cased the idea for my card from Diana Gibbs.  I like the idea of the faux metal tiles because it looks like a tin ceiling.  This technique is a bit different from the usual faux metal technique in that instead of using a stamped image I used an embossing folder with the faux metal squares and put it through my Big Shot.  Super easy!

Faux metal technique hummingbird card

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

To make the faux metal tiles I inked a 3” x 10” piece of Going Grey with the Versamark then put silver embossing powder, removed excess then used the heat tool to set.  I repeated this procedure over the first layer of silver embossing.  Cut my tiles to 1-1/8”.  Put the faux metal squares in the embossing folder then put it through my Big Shot.  Adhered the tiles with SNAIL to Basic Black layer.

Stamped my hummingbird image with black StayzOn then colored with watercolor pencils.  Adhered this layer to the Bashful Blue layer then to the Basic Black layer.  Adhered ribbon to this layer.  Adhered these layers to the faux metal background.  Adhered to the Bashful Blue card base.

Faux Metal Hummingbird card

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Size:  finished card size 5-1/4″ x 5-1/4″

Stamp Sets:  Spring Song

Paper: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Going Gray, Watercolor paper

Ink:  VersaMark, Black StayzOn ink, Watercolor pencils, Blender pen

Accessories:  Silver embossing powder, Heat tool, non-SU Flowers embossing folder, Big Shot, Whisper White Satin ribbon

Techniques: Stamping, Faux metal technique

Filed under: Big Shot, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Technique Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Eggcellent Eggs and Chocolate Bunny

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This past weekend I had a workshop and one of the make and takes was the chocolate bunny basket.  So easy!  I CASED the idea from Angie Kennedy Juda.  The pink basket with yellow button is also very easy to make.  See below for recipe and templates.  The eggs were decorated using the Stampin’ Up’s! Eggcellent Eggs Kit.  At $9.95 this kit is a great value because it contains two 6″ x 6″ sheet of rub-ons, 24 die-cut egg stands, two 6″ x 6″ sheets of self-adhesive rhinestones, four sheets of 6″ x 6″ die-cut flowers in four colors and one 6″ x 6″ sheet of die-cut leaves.   There’s still time to order for your Easter projects.

Easter eggs & baskets

All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

All supplies below are from Stampin’ Up unless otherwise noted.

Chocolate bunny basket

To make the bunny look more chocolatey I embossed him with VersaMark,  Chocolate Chip Classic ink and clear embossing powder.

Stamp Sets:  Chocolate Bunny, With All My Heart

Paper: Very Vanilla CS, Pretty in Pink CS, Chocolate Chip CS, Sending Love DSP

Ink:  VersaMark, Chocolate Chip Classic Ink, Pretty in Pink Classic Ink

Accessories:  Wide Oval Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, My Digital Studio for sentiment

Template from Chic’n Scratch Live.

Techniques: Stamping, Embossing

Happy Easter basket

Stamp Sets:  none

Paper: Welcome Neighbor DSP (Sale-a-bration item), Handle from My Digital Studio Sweet Pea DSP, Whisper White CS, So Saffron CS

Ink:  none

Accessories:  Floss, Sizzlits Die Buttons #5, Big Shot, So Saffron flower from Eggscellent  Eggs kit, Handle and Pink flower punched from MDS Sweet Pea DSP,  Pinking Hearts border, Tag corner punch, 3/16″ Corner Rounder punch, Hemp Twine

Template:  Click here for template.

Techniques: Paper and Digital Crafting

Decorated Eggs

All decorations are from the Eggscellent Eggs Kit.

Accessories:  Whisper White ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon

Filed under: Easter, Spring 2010 Occasions mini | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Hand Stamped Sentiments – Inspiration Challenge

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have an inspiration challenge – an outdoor room by Pottery Barn.  There are so many things in the photo that provide inspiration.  What stood out for me were the trees and all the green.  I created a card with a blooming branch and bird.  Spring is so close and one of my favorite things about it is the greenery and the flowers blooming.

Pottery Barn - Outdoor room

Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge

HSS Inspiration Challenge

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

Stamps:  Tiny Tags, With All my heart

Paper:  SU CS Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive

Ink:  SU So Saffron, Old Olive Classic Ink pads

Accessories:  SU Trio Flower punch, SU Two-Step Bird punch for leaves, bird clipart

Filed under: Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, Hello cards, Inspiration Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Splash Challenge

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This past Sunday the Olympics ended and to celebrate the athletes and the games over at Hand Stamped Sentiments we’re doing a color challenge with the graphic colors of these winter games – Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Glorious Green, Green Galore, Brilliant Blue.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Splash Challenge

I’m really liking My Digital Studio software.  I was also inspired by the Olympic rings so I created the circles for this card with the software then punched them out with SU 1-3/8″ circle punch then embellished them.  The card I created for this challenge would be perfect for a birthday or graduation.

Celebrate card for Challenge #5

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

Stamps:  none; Circles were printed from My Digital Studio

Paper:  SU Card stock:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink:  none; Circles and stamp images were printed from My Digital Studio

Accessories:  SU Pretties Kit Star Brad, SU Silver Brad, SU Rhinestone Brad, Big Shot, Buttons #5 die, Stars #2 die, Trio Flower punch, Small heart punch, Two-Step Bird Punch, SU corner punch,  SU 1-3/8 circle punch, SU Perfect Polka Dots Texture Folder, SU Silver Cord, SU dimensionals

Filed under: Birthday, Color Splash Challenges, Feminine Birthday, Graduation, Hand Stamped Sentiments Creative Challenge, My Digital Studio | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a comment »

Bird chirping weather

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

Today is a beautiful sunny day in San Antonio.  The birds are chirping and you can see that spring is slowly coming.  A few days ago on Tuesday it was a different story.  It was actually snowing.  Big beautiful flakes were falling and my husband and I were so excited because snow is not something we see where we live.  The snow fell for about 20 or 30 minutes and then it was gone.  But it was a moment where you stand at the window and take it all in because you never know when you’ll see something so beautiful and serene.  Today the sun is shining, still cold, but you can hear the birds chirping and you’re counting the days for spring.  It’s almost here!

Inspired by the sunny weather I created this Easter birdhouse card.   I had run across this birdhouse card on Janet’s blog.  You can also find the template there.  I changed it up and put a different roof on mine.  Here is my card.  I was also surprised to see that on PPA they are having an inspiration challenge about birds so I am also going to post my card there for their PPA31- An Inspiration Challenge.  All the background papers are printed from My Digital Studio’s Sweat Pea kit.

Birdhouse card and matching envelope

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.
Project info:

Stamps:  none

Paper:  Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, patterns printed from My Digital Studio Sweet Pea kit

Ink:  Pretty in Pink sponged on edge of Eyelet Border roof trim

Accessories:  Stampin’ Up! Paper Punches – Trio Flower, Two Step Bird, Oval, Eyelet Border, Circle Scallop, 1-3/8 circle; half round pearls from SU Pretties Kit

Technique:  Digital and Paper Crafting

Filed under: Easter, My Digital Studio | Tagged: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Hand Stamped Sentiments week 4 – Sketch Challenge

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at HSS we’re having a sketch challenge.  This sketch is featured in the March Success, Stampin’ Up!’s magazine for demonstrators.  This magazine is one of the freebies you receive as a demonstrator which is a big plus because many projects are featured to give you ideas and it also provides tips on running your business from successful demonstrators.  Right now is a great time to become a demonstrator because the starter kit is discounted 15%.  See my blog entry Sale-a-bration for hobby stampers for more details.   Now on to the project.  As I mentioned we’re having a sketch challenge and I have been wanting to use my new stamp set Picnic Parade.  This stamp set is a hostess level 2 set and can only be earned by holding a workshop with sales of at least $300.  It’s a great value because it contains 15 stamps!  So versatile.  It can be used for so many occasions – Easter, Thank you, Get well, Hello, Welcome…  I had so much fun putting my project together.

First, I stamped the images on Whisper White card stock in Timber Brown StayzOn ink.  I used my SU water color pencils and blender pen to color in the images.  I wanted a soft spring look and the water color pencils provided just the look I was after.

I then used my paper snips to cut out the bunny and the basket.  I used the Extra Large Fancy Flower punch to punch the flower then sponged the edges with Pretty in Pink classic ink.  I also had a scrap from the Bashful Blue soft flower background I printed using My Digital Studio for my Pride and Prejudice card and used this for the center of my extra large Fancy Flower.

Before adhereing the top and bottom of my card to the base I adhered the top and bottom then placed my ribbon before adhering to the base.  I used SNAIL to adhere the large flower on the main image then adhered the bunny and the basket with dimensionals.  The bottom of the card is the  striped DSP from the Sale-a-bration Welcome Neighbor Paper Pad for the bottom of the card.  Stamped my sentiment in Timber Brown StayzOn ink so the browns would match.

That’s it.  Super easy and lots of fun!  I hope you’re inspired to start your spring projects.

sketch challenge 4

HSS sketch challenge week 4

Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge #4 - Sketch challenge

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

finished card:  4.25″ x 5.5″

Bashful Blue card base:  4.25″ x 5.5″

Whisper White top panel:  2.5″ x 4″

Stiped DSP bottom panel:  2.75″ x 4″

Stamps:  Picnic Parade (hostess level 2)

Paper:  SU card stock:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Sale-a-bration striped DSP from the Welcome Neighbor Paper Pad,

Ink:  Timber Brown StayzOn, Pretty in Pink Classic ink, SU water color pencils, Blender pens

Accessories:  SU punches:  Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, 1-3/8 circle; Bashful Blue satin ribbon, Dimensionals

Techniques:  Stamping, Water coloring

Filed under: Easter cards, My Digital Studio, Sketch Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Good things come in small packages

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

I have been having fun making these cute gift boxes with stamp sets Tiny Tags, Vintage Vogue and Chocolate Bunny.  I also used the Build a Flower and  Pillow Box dies for the Big Shot.  These cute boxes are perfect for small gifts like candy treats or for jewelry like SU’s Simply Adorned bracelets, necklaces and charms.

gift boxes

 

bunny box side

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All Stampin’ Up! supplies below may be ordered from my website or email me to place your order.

Project info:

Bunny Box

Click here for bunny box template.  I printed the template on Very Vanilla CS then cut it out.  I decorated the front and the sides of the box with following.

Chocolate Bunny and flowers from Vintage Vogue – I stamped the Chocolate Bunny with Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla CS then cut him out.  I stamped the Vintage Vogue flowers with So Saffron and Pretty Pink on Very Vanilla CS then cut them out.

The small flowers on the green branch were punched using the Trio Flower punch and the branch with leaves was stamped using the Two-Step Bird Punch.  The Pretty in Pink egg was punched using the Wide Oval punch then decorated with the flowers and the Whisper White grosgrain ribbon which was dyed with So Saffron ink.

The small flowers on the vine that are on the side of the box were stamped using Regal Rose and Old Olive markers.  The stamp is from Tiny Tags.

Half pearls from the Pretties kit were adhered to the center of the flowers.

The small tags were stamped with stamps from Tiny Tags on Very Vanilla CS then punched using the Medium Jewelry Tag punch.

Supplies list:

Stamps:  Tiny Tags, Chocolate Bunny, Vintage Vogue

Paper:  SU Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Bashful Blue

Ink:  SU Classic Ink; So Saffron, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, SU markers Regal Rose and Old Olive

Accessories:  Leaves are from the Two-Step Bird punch, Wide Oval punch, Trio Flower punch, Medium Jewelry Tag punch, pearls from Pretties Kit, 1/4″ Whisper White ribbon dyed with So Saffron ink, 5/8″ Old Olive Satin ribbon

Technique:  Stamping

Hello Pillow Box

Stamps:  small flower background stamped with flower stamp from SU With All My Heart and Tiny Tags

Paper:  SU Cardstock – Regal Rose, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink:  SU Regal Rose

Accessories:  Big Shot and Build a Flower Bigz Die and Pillow Box Die, 5/8″ Old Olive satin ribbon, SU rhinestone brad

Technique:  Die cutting, Stamping

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Pillow Box

Stamps: none  Sentiment was printed from My Digital Studio software

Paper:  SU Cardstock – Kraft Brown, Garden Green

Ink:  none

Accessories:  Big Shot and Pillow Box Die, Shamrock was made from Heart to Heart punch, SU silver brad, 5/8″ Whisper White Satin Organza ribbon

Technique:  Die cutting, Stamping, Digital Crafting

Filed under: 3D projects, Easter, Pillow Boxes, St. Patrick's Day, Templates, Tutorials and Instructions | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments »

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