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A tisket a tasket a Mother’s Day basket

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Genevieve Valdes

This week we’re celebration mom at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  The challenge is to make any project – card, gift set, gift card holder, scrapbook page or any 3D project with mom in mind.  We’d love to see your creativity.

I’m so excited about my project this week because it is a sneak peek for the Strength & Hope Stamp set which donates $2 from every purchase of this set to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  This set is so beautiful.  I also used the Four Frames set which is available through the end of April and it is a set that will next be available with new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog.  I would love to see how you’re going to show mom how much you care.  I can’t wait to see your creation.

The basket is from a template I saw on Sassy Scrapper’s blog.  I embellished the basket with a rose I made using the Fancy Flower punch and the butterfly from the new Strength & Hope Stamp set which will be available on May 1st.  The card featured DSP from the Strength and Hope Digital Download.  If you’re wondering how I made the butterfly two-tone, I sponged the lighter color of Pear Pizzazz then Marina Mist on the outer edge, stamped then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  For great instructions on how to make the quilled rose.  Go to Tara Bilbao, she has a great instructional video on her blog on how to make them.

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

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Mother’s Day Basket

Templates & Tutorials: click here for basket template.  Click here for rose tutorial.

Stamps: Strength & Hope, Four Frames, Three Little Words, Charming

Paper: Whisper White, Strength & Hope digital DSP download

Ink: Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Versamark

Accessories: Whisper White Satin ribbon, Eyelet border punch, Decorative Label punch, Fancy Flower punch, Two-Step Bird punch, Basic pearls, non-SU white tulle

Technique: Stamping, Embossing

Mother’s Day Card

Quilled Rose tutorial:  Click here for video tutorial.

Stamps: Strength & Hope

Paper: Whisper White, Strength & Hope digital DSP download, Rose Red

Ink: Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Versamark

Accessories: Whisper White Satin ribbon, Eyelet border punch, Two-Step Bird punch, 1″ circle punch, Basic pearls

Technique: Stamping, Embossing

Filed under: 3D projects, Baskets, Mother's Day, Roses tutorial, Templates, Tutorials and Instructions, Theme Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

Easter Favors to dress up your party

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Genevieve Valdes

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we have an Easter theme challenge. Create any Easter project – cards, 3D projects, party favors, baskets, gift sets…you get the idea. There are so many projects you can create to dress up this holiday.

For this challenge I created a small bunny basket perfect for Easter candy. I printed the chocolate bunny, Spring Vintage DSP and sentiment from My Digital Studio. I dressed him up with ivory grosgrain ribbon and adhered him to the front of the box. I punched the sentiment with the oval punch and layered it over a Regal Rose Scallop oval. I modified this box template by cutting off the back and made a handle from Regal Rose CS with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch.

My other project is the carrot box made with Stampin’ Up’s Petal Cone die.  Love this die.  I textured the Pumpkin Pie CS with Texture Plates Kit #4.  The carrot top was created by cutting two Old Olive banners in half length-wise and curling them around a paper piercing tool.  I adhered them with mini glue dots to the inside of the flaps so the flaps could still be folded under each other to close the box.  The bunny was stamped and clear embossed then punched with 1-3/8 circle punch then layers on Peach Parfait DSP from the Hostess level 1 paper pack.  For the larger scallop I used Old Olive Polka dot DSP from Jolly Holiday.

Bunny and Carrot Box

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I hope you’re inspired to create hand made Easter favors and gifts.  Hop on over to Hand Stamped Sentiments to be inspired by our design team.

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

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless noted.

Bunny Box

Template: click here for template

Size: approx. size 2-3/16″ H x 2-5/16″ W

Stamps: Chocolate Bunny Digital Stamp, Sentiment Text printed using My Digital Studio

Paper: Digital Download Spring Vintage, CS:  Rose Red, Photo Paper

Ink: Digital ink:  Rose Red, Early Espresso

Accessories: Basic Pearls, 1/4 ” Very Vanilla Grosgrain, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch, Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

Technique: Stamping, Digital crafting

Petal Cone Carrot Box

Size: approx. size 4″ H x 2-3/4″ W

Stamps: Forest Friends, Sentiment printed using My Digital Studio

Paper: Digital Download Spring Vintage, CS: Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, DSP: Jolly Holiday Old Olive dotted paper, Peach Parfait Hostess level 1 paper pack

Ink: Digital ink:  Early Espresso, Versamark, Early Espresso

Accessories: Basic Pearls, 1-3/8 circle punch, Scallop Oval punch, 2-3/8 Scallop Oval Punch, Big Shot, Petal Cone die, non-SU satin ribbon

Technique: Stamping, Digital crafting, Die cutting

Filed under: 3D projects, Big Shot, Boxes, Easter, Theme Challenge | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments »

Vintage Christmas Basket

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

I absolutely love all the patterns in Stampin’ Up!’s Deck the Halls DSP.  In keeping with my vintage Christmas theme I created this basket.  This basket is perfect for filling with goodies or a gift.  I’m offering the tutorial for making this basket for 95¢.

Vintage Christmas Basket Tutorial 95¢

 

Filed under: 3D projects, Big Shot, Boxes, Christmas, Templates, Tutorials and Instructions, Vintage Christmas Basket | Tagged: , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Mother’s Day gift set

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Genevieve Valdes

Since it’s time to start on Mother’s day gifts I found this free basket template on the Waltzingmouse Stamps website.   They have interesting templates.  Take a look.  This set was a lot of fun to make.  Just fill the basket with your favorite treat or gift and you have a cute gift.

Mother's day basket and card set

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

All products are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.

Project info:

Stamps:  With All My Heart from the Spring Occasions Mini

Paper:  non-SU from Hobby Lobby

Ink:  Chocolate Chip

Accessories:  Provo Craft decorative edge scissors, Extra Large Fancy Flower punch, Corner rounder punch, Scallop Trim Punch, Trio Flower Punch, Paper Studio heart brads, Medium Natural Envelopes

Filed under: 3D projects, Easter, Mother's Day | Tagged: , , | Leave a comment »

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 »

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