Valentine Bouquet

A sweet treat for a special someone, a little bit of filler and a lot of chocolates! I used the new Big Shot Fun Flowers Sizzix die to create the lollipop flowers in Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red, and Pink Pirouette. A heart treat cup filled with M&M's and the Stampin' Up set Sweetheart. Designer paper is SU also, not sure of name or date since it was loose and in a pile. Hope you can join our Three Amigas challenge to make a valentine treat for someone in your life. We could all use a bit of chocolate to get through the dreary winter days :)

Beautiful Wings

I finally got the Sizzlits Beautiful Wings die and really love it! This cuts out five beautifully embossed butterflies at once. I used some retired SU paper along with Flamingo and Cottage Wall designer papers. The basket is made by connecting the tabs of four scallop envelope dies. Large neutral brad and eyelet border punch for handle.

Sweet Treat Bunny

I used the Sizzix snowman die for the bunny and added some ears using the small oval punch. Body is filled with York peppermint Pieces.
Welcome Neighbor designer paper pack with Apricot and Pumpkin Pie, apricot grosgrain and white satin ribbon, medium and scallop oval are all by Stampin' Up. Sentiment is from Great Impressions.

Baskets & Blooms Valentine Treat

A simple treat holder made with the Baskets & Blooms Sizzix die and the Big Shot. Retired SU paper and the Pricelesss stamp set, Riding Hood Red taffeta ribbon and silver eyelets. the bear is holding chocolate wrapped with the Sending Love specialty paper from the Occasions mini, box is filled with these and strawberry candies.

Box With Scallops

This is a fairly simple project thanks to the Bag With Scallops Sizzix die. I used Very Vanilla textured 12x12" cardstock. Stamped Medallion in Ruby Red, I {heart} Hearts in same color, cut this out and mounted to a punched heart from matching cardstock. Shaded edges of box in pink. Added sentiment from Well Scripted and a Very Vanilla hodgepodge hardware frame.

Sizzix Sleigh in Bella Toile

Sizzix 3-D sleigh done in Stampin' Up's Brushed Gold and Brushed Silver cardstocks that were embossed in matching inks with the Bella Toile stamp set. Added 3-D Santa embellishment and pearls.

Sizzix Gift Tag Ornament

This is a gift tag made for today's challenge that can be hung on the tree after the present is opened. Sizzix Snowman die, shovel made from key punch tag on Brushed Silver, embossed Billy's name in silver.

Window Lovely As A Tree Christmas

Supplies by Stampin' Up except for lace and Sizzix window.
I used Lovely As A Tree, stamping the tree in Old Olive and Handsome Hunter, outlining branches with Cocoa marker and To You And Yours sentiment from SU along with their Christmas Cocoa paper and 5/8" chocolate grosgrain ribbon.

Pop Up Cake Die UFO

A different take on today's challenge to be inspired by world travel.
I used the Sizzix Big Shot Pop Up cake die in Brushed Silver with the Greetings, Earthling set colored in markers. "Windows" are large silver brads with build a brad acrylic bubbles over top aliens. Green Galore base on a Brilliant Blue card that was silver embossed with the star from Patterned Pines.
All supplies are Stampin' Up.

Embossed Greenhouse Garden

I love the flowers in this set. I stamped the larger one in Regal Rose and Melon Mambo, daisy in So Saffron and More Mustard, small one in Lavender Lace and Lovely Lilac on Whisper White cardstock, layered with Melon Mambo. I then ran it through the Big Shot with the Finial Press embossing folder. The sentiment is from the Bloomin' Beautiful set and I finished it off with some white satin ribbon and some Pretties kit pearls and beads tied on with linen thread. I had made another one just like this and sent it in to SU, hope they like it!

Lattice Die

Today's show and tell is the new Lattice Big Shot die #115958. I really love this one and can't wait to experiment some more with it. I wanted to play in the Inspiration challenge going on over at Splitcoast today and it called for some pink and green. I used the retired Raspberry Tart since I don't have too much in the way of the new current SU papers yet. I also used the Birds & Blooms Sizzlits #113485 and the Rose Red brads from the Rich Regals #106953. I hope to be able to highlight a new Stampin' Up set or accessory every day so I hope you will stop back often to see what's new.

Pillow Box

Today I am working with the Sizzix pillow box die #113466.
This is a super quick and easy way to make a gift/treat box. I plan on making a large assortment for all occasions to have on hand in a pinch.




Supplies used on this group were:
1. Autumn Days stamp set, Autumn Traditions dsp, Soft Suede cardstock and polka dot grosgrain ribbon.
2. Rich Razzleberry cardstock and ink with Medallion stamp, Birds & Blooms Sizzlits die for flower, stretch silver cording (coming in the new Holiday mini) Pretties Kit.
3. Naturals White cardstock that was first swiped with Going Gray ink and then embossed with the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder with the flower centers accented with Dazzling Diamonds, butterfly from Dreams du Jour embossed in silver on Brushed Silver.

Some more samples!

Going In Circles Today

This is a sneak peek of the new Stampin' Up set Circle Circus, a set of 10. I used Very Vanilla textured cardstock for the base of my card and stamped the circles on Whisper White using Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, stamped off Rich Razzleberry and some Pretty In Pink. Added an Ice Rhinestone brad and some matching polka dot grosgrain ribbon to complete. The little treat is a Big Shot Circles #2 die cut from Melon Mambo and stamped in matching ink. Wrap around the treat (I used Tootsie Rolls), finished with a circle tag that uses the Circle Circus and Oval All sets, secured with some silver cording. Treat Tutorial can be found at stampinaddicts.com

Razzle Dazzle Scallop

I used the Sizzix Big Shot Scallop circle die for the Melon Mambo card base and Very Vanilla for the main image. Stamped Razzle Dazzle image using the Melon Mambo and Soft Suede markers. For the edge I used the small flower stamp in Pretty In Pink and stamped repeatedly around the border. Chocolate Chip matting around the Vanilla circle and piercing along with white gel pen highlights to complete.

Manhattan and Lovely Flowers

The Saffron colored designer paper is a part of the new Stampin' Up designer paper found in the hostess Level 3 bundle. I really love every sheet of paper in this pack. I paired this with a Very Vanilla card base and layered another card base of vellum over top that had been run through the Big Shot using the Manhattan Flower textured embossing folder. For the left, I cut around the vellum to espose the paper and added a sentiment using Oval All and the new oval scallop punch. The one on the right uses a Fifth Avenue Floral rose and the small rose from Lovely Flowers crumpled and layered and then highlighted with Dazzling Diamonds. These two different stamp sets work beautifully together.

Mermaid with Punches

This idea was inspired by a cute card I saw by Stamp Mom on SCS. For the mermaid I used a 1 1/4" circle punch in Blush Blossom for head and body. The tail was first embossed with a Cuttlebug borders folder in Taken With Teal and punched with medium oval and 5 petal flower for tail. Her hair is Tangerine Tango and the scallop circle and oval were used. I drew her face on and gave her some blushed cheeks and popped her up a bit on dimensionals.
The background was one by inking the Bubbles Cuttlebug folder with Cool Caribbean ink and then running it through the Big Shot. The seaweed is Sizzlits Little Leaves in Celery and the Martha Stewart branch punches in Kraft and More Mustard.

Bella Birds and Blooms

This card uses the Bella Birds paper with Bordering Blue and So Saffron cardstock. I stamped the images from Frames With a Flourish in Saffron and the smaller border ones are fram Fancy Flexible Phrases onto the Top Note die cut. I used the bird from Birds and Blooms Sizzlits in matching paper. Leaves in Bordering Blue from Sizzlits Little Leaves, prima flowers and pearls from my supplies. Oval All used for sentiment with oval scallop punch in Saffron.

More Artful INKables

I really love this new set from Artful INKables called Boys Will Be Boys. I colored the image with Copic markers and used today's colors of Only Orange, Purely Pomegranate, and Brilliant Blue. Copic markers were: YR09 Chinese Orange, R39 Garnet,R11 Pale Cherry Pink, E21 Baby Skin Pink, B29 Ultramarine, BG10 Cool Shadow, YR24 Pale Sepia, E37 Sepia. Hodgepodge Hardware Antique Copper and mini butterfly punches for embellishing. I ran the orange cardstock through an inked Sizzix texture embossing folder. Simply brayer on the matching ink the same as the cardstock you are using before running it through the Big Shot. It gives it a bit more definition.

Pop Up Cake Die

This pop up cake die will be available in the upcoming SU catalog. I had a chance to preorder it and couldn't resist since there are endless possibilties for this little must have. (Thanks, Julie!)
I used Real Red cardstock for the body and added some Whisper White that I edged with the scallop edge punch, the head was a 1 3/4" circle in Blush Blossom, nose and eyes from a standard hole punch, beard three flower punch, hat is scallop square and oval combined. Black 3/8" grosgrain ribbon with Silver Hodgepodge Hardware ribbon slide.Gold brads used for buttons.
My one little tip that I learned while assembling this is to not fold it closed until you are all done. Mine kept wanting to collapse inward before I had the strips adhered properly because I scored it and folded it closed and made it lay flat before completing the whole project. I'm happy with this, my first attempt, but know my following ones will be better and neater. Practice, practice...

Re-inker Spread Technique

This was a new technique I just saw demonstrated at the Seattle Regionals. You emboss an outline image (I used Versamark and white embossing powder.) You spritz this image with water and then immediately pick up some of the re-inker color with your Aquapainter and touch it into the water. The ink will spread out and should stay in the embossed area.
I used Fifth Avenue Floral for this flower with Apricot Appeal, Summer Sun, and Old Olive re-inkers. Cut out the images when dry. The Sizzlits Little Leaves die in Old Olive, flower and Oval All sentiment used for "fabulous friend" in bottom corner. Texture folder Damask (SU) used for Apricot cardstock, Eyelet folder used on the Whisper White panel. Edged with eyelet border punch. Card base is Tangerine Tango.
Hope you like it and hope you have a wonderful weekend!!