Simply Scored Valentine

Here is a gift bag I made for my sweetheart.   I pulled out the Simply Scored tool to make the score lines on the heart.   The heart was a free form heart I cut out and put on top of those wonderful dollies you find in the baking section!   How great is it paired up against our Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Ingredients to make the gift bag:
Stamp Sets:  Sweetly Said
Ink:  Melon Mambo
Paper:  Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Doily from the grocery store
Accessories:  Rhinestones, White Satin Ribbon
Tools:  Simply Scored, Flower Trio Punch, Large Oval Punch, Lace Ribbon Border Punch

Simply Scored Christmas Card

This month Shelli has a great contest.   It is using our amazing Simply Scored tool.   So it's not to late to submit your projects.   Click here to check out the challenge and the projects that have been submitted.

So here is one of the projects that I submitted.  I have to say I was inspired by a project I saw in a magazine.   I made it my own by using our amazing Stampin' Up! products. 

So here I used the score tool to make background lines.   This reminds of the days I use to pull out my paper crimper for projects.

How great is that our Pennant Parade stamp set has a tree base for a Christmas tree.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets:   Contempo Christmas, Pennant Parad
Ink:   Old Olive
Paper:   Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red
Accessories:   Whisper White Button, Linen Threads, Pearls, Red Gingham Ribbon
Tools:   Top Note Sizzex, Big Shot, Petite Pennatns Builder, Simply Scored, Heart to Heart

Trying a New Technique

I decided to try a new technique in honor of Shelli's contest this month. I found this in an old magazine and decided to give it a try. It is masking a background stamp set and pairing it up with heat embossing. So the first thing you need to do is punch a circle on a scrap piece of paper and use that as your mask. Next lay your mask on top of the red paper you want to stamp on. Next using versamark stamp the background stamp. Sprinkle some heat embossing powder and heat emboss and you have your circle background image.

So here is my finished product along with the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: XOXO, You're a Gem

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Love Impressions Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Real Red and Pretty in Pink

Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Pretty in Pink Brads and Gingham Ribbon

Tools: Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Square Lattice Textured Impression Embossing Folder, Heart to Heart Punch, Pinking hearts border punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge

I think I am finally back on track and able to participate in challenges. This week Pals Paper Arts brings us a color challenge. The color challenge is Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze and Perfect Plum. I also decided with this card to incorporate Shelli's New Year's challenge. The challenge is start the new year off by trying something new this month--a new technique, a new product, a new medium. . . anything new. I decided to dust off my aqua painters and try my hand at water coloring. I have to say once I started, I couldn't stop. It wasn't as intimidating as I thought! The key is use a thicker card stock, like our water color paper or confetti white. The next thing is use use your reinkers. Another tip is to use Staz-on ink or wait for the Basic Black ink to dry before you start watercoloring.

So I am happy to say after some trial and error here is my card along with the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Awash with Flowers, For All You Do

Ink: Black Staz-on, Baja Breeze, Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz

Paper: Baja Breeze Patterns Designer Series Paper, Confetti White, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Baja Breeze Seam Binding and Buttons

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Aqua Painter

Dream Night

Last week, I got the chance to spend the night with Shelli and a few of my closest friends. A fellow friend and demo, Dawn Rapsas, earned a Workshop of a Lifetime and invited all of us to share the night with her.

Here are some pictures with my Ink sisters and another one we took with Shelli. I have to say one of the best parts of the night was to be able to talk to Shelli one on one and then spending the night with my stamping friends. I have to say I have some made some incredible friendships through out my career at Stampin' Up!

Here's a picture of me and Dawn. She is a very talented, generous and wonderful friend that without Stampin' Up! I would have never been able to meet. Did you know she is the #1 Demo at Stampin' Up! this year. She is a powerhouse. She just sets her goal and then she is on it!

Now I don't know if you noticed, but Dawn and Shelli have the same pj's. They were homemade just for the occasion so was the photo station.

Now the best part of this was the Big Shot "purse" cake made with the same fabric. Yes the cake was made with a little big shot purses that we each got to go home with!!!! Isn't it just beautiful!

Here is a close of the bag. The bag is made with running fabric through the Big Shot with a Scallop Square purse and then running it through with a sewing machine. So all you quilters out there, the Big Shot is a must have to die cut your fabric squares and flowers, etc.

I was so excited to get this bag. I have been meaning to do it for myself, but the sewing machine scares me a little bit.

Lastly, here is a close of the butterflies on the cake. Aren't they gorgeous! A little glitter and velum, the Beautiful Butterfly Sizzex, the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impression Folder and the Butterfly punch and jaw dropping butterflies!

If this wasn't enough we got to go home with the stamp set, products and so many make and takes. I didn't do the make and takes at the event, I ended up doing at home. So the next couple of days you will see the creations with my touch.

Do we demo's know how to have a good time. Thank you again Dawn and Shelli for making this a night to remember!