Spring Catalog ’14

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Canvas Flower Gift Box

March 25, 2014 Jentimko 8 Comments

The Artisan Design Team’s March box of products is all about spring! While spring still seems to be elusive, it is here in my stamp room. Hopefully it will be in my yard soon too!! This is the last project with our April box and I have really loved this box! If you have come over from amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

I needed a gift box for a hostess recently and I though the Spiral Flower Die would be perfect (again). Ok…I really am smitten with this die! So many different looks for your flowers! This time I used a Tag a Bag Gift Box as the base. I wrapped around a piece of Burlap Ribbon (I just love this ribbon) and then added on some Victoria’s Crochet Trim. Pretty together, don’t you think? Then I pulled out my Canvas Creations for the flower. I cut out two of them to create this one. Here is a close up:

I sponged them (see below) pretty quickly and then rolled the two together and hot glued them together. Then I took another small piece of Burlap Ribbon (about 1-1/2″) and cut it in half down the middle. This leaves you with two halves held together by the stitching. Set one aside for another flower (make two of these while you are at it because you WILL find a use for them). On the other, snip along the non-stitched side with the Fringe Scissors then roll up and glue in the center of your flower. I used the leaf framelit from Secret Garden Framelits on some Core’dinations Early Espresso and sanded it to get the distressed look. Hot glue all of these onto you box and fill.

Here is a picture of my sponging. I told you it was fast! I didn’t really take the time to make it neat since you just don’t see the sponge dauber marks when it gets rolled up. I put the lighter one in front, staggered just a little, when rolling. Using your Bone Folder to add a little curl first is helpful, just like when you are rolling paper.

I hope you have enjoyed our projects this month. The team has created some truly beautiful things. I just ooh and aah each week! Back in the morning with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches.

Okay, off to go visit the awesome Mercedes Weber. I can’t wait for you to see what she has created! Make sure you hop around the whole loop to take a look at beautiful creations by the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

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Ink: Crumb Cake; Paper: Core’dinations Early Espresso; Accessories: Tag a Bag Gift Box, Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelits, Burlap Ribbon, Victoria Crochet Trim, Canvas Creations, Sponge Daubers, Fringe Scissors, Hot Glue

Freshly Made Sketches #128

March 19, 2014 Jentimko 8 Comments

Do you love a go-to sketch? Yep, me too. The sweet and talented Rita Wright has given us one of those this week at Freshly Made Sketches. There are so many ways to interpret this one….you’ll see that from the design team. That is when you know you have a great sketch!

I thought I would go in an unexpected direction for this card and not put DSP in the bottom half of the focal panel. Instead I colored the background and used vellum as the crossing panel. Hard to believe I missed the chance to tie on a big bow, isn’t it?!! Believe me I tried. Just didn’t work with the watercoloring. This stamp is from the Occasions set Blessed Easter. I actually cut apart the words from the image when mounting it so that I could use each separately. This allowed me to ink up the flowers using Stazon Black and watercolor. I used my Aquapainter along with Soft Sky, Pool Party, Old Olive and Crumb Cake inks for the background. For the flowers I used the Blender Pen and Daffodil Delight, Primrose Petals and Old Olive. The sentiment is from Watercolor Wonder and it is stamped onto the White Vellum. A black button tied with thread was my final solution to finish the sketch.

As always, the team has created a cool variety of cards and you will love them! Don’t forget to tell Rita how much you love this one and join us in the gallery!

This week seems to be flying by already. If you missed my previous post with my spring baskets, make sure you check them out. I think they might be one of my favorite things I’ve ever made. Hoping to be back on Friday if I get some extra stamping time. Until then, so glad you dropped by. See you soon!

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Stamp: Blessed Easter, Watercolor Wonder; Paper: Watercolor, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, White Vellum; Ink: Stazon Black, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Primrose Petals; Accessories: Aquapainter, Blender Pen, Neutrals Buttons, Thread, Dimensionals

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Spring Treat Baskets

March 18, 2014 Jentimko 9 Comments

The Artisan Design Team’s March box of products is all about spring! As I type this, there are 8 inches of snow that just fell so I’m even more excited for you to see all that we have for you this week. Some of you may have already seen the projects since they are from Stampin’ Up’s Facebook Showcase posted last Friday. If you have come over from amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

Spring is the time for baskets, don’t you think? Something about them just makes me happy. I thought it would be fun to show you this variety of little baskets made for my sons’ teachers. They are all made basically the same way but with slight variations. To start, get some little peat pots (you know, the ones for starting seeds). They are readily available right now at home stores. There are different shapes and sizes and they are super inexpensive. Get a few while you are there. You will want to make more! I took each of the three pots and painted them with Gesso. This is an acrylic surface prep and I think you could use acrylic paint instead if that is what you have. Paint it on haphazardly. You don’t want total coverage. Set it aside to dry.

While you are waiting, take some floral wire and cut enough for a handle (be generous, you can trim extra later). In the middle, wrap the wire around a pencil to get the curves and then fold each side down to create the handle. With your Piercing Tool, poke a hole where you want the handle to attach. Made sure it isn’t too close to the edge since the pot is really soft. Bend the end of the handle to a 90 degree angle and put through the hole then bend it the rest of the way up to attach it completely. I used needle nosed pliers for this. Do the same for the other side taking care not to pull too hard on the already attached side. I spritzed Daffodil Delight Seam Binding with water then crumpled and let dry. I created the bow first and then wrapped around another piece of Seam Binding and attached at the front using hot glue. Then the bow was attached using hot glue. Yes…the bow is an illusion. It looks tied on but it isn’t. Most of my bows work this way since it is so much easier to tie the bow separately! I filled a 4″x6″ Cellophane Bag with candy treats and tied with more Seam Binding. Then I added filler and the bag and placed a flower on the side (details below).

For the blue basket, just a couple of changes. First, I sponged a little Old Olive ink over the Gesso to give a mossy look. Use a light hand! The ribbon is Soft Sky Seam Binding but otherwise the same technique.

I got a little more ambitious for the third basket. I tore a piece of Modern Medley DSP and attached it to the pot using Mod Podge. Once dry, I put on some more Gesso to tone the paper down a bit. I chose to leave off the handle and instead added a button to the bow before attaching. Very Vanilla Seam Binding was the ribbon of choice for this one.

Ok…the flowers. These were really fun to do and pretty simple once you get the technique down. The Spiral Flower Die is your best buddy on this! Choose your DSP (I chose Watercolor Wonder for the first two and Kaleidescope for the third). Cut out two of the spirals flowers. Spritz them with water, crumple them, re-straighten them and then roll them up at the same time to give a fuller flower. Using your Silicone Craft Sheet as a base, add a dollop of hot glue to the bottom and secure them together.

Using your Piercing Tool, poke a small hole through the center of the flower. Take a piece of floral wire and bend the top down and “smoosh” it together to create a closed hook (kind of like a shepherd’s hook). Push the other end of the floral wire through the hole you made and pull until the hook creates your center.

Then using floral tape, wrap around from the base down about 1/2″ inch to create the flower’s sepal. This also keeps the flower from slipping back down the stem. Place the stem into the basket, trimming to the right length as needed with wire cutters.

I am pretty sure it takes almost as much time to write this as it did to make it. Really, it isn’t hard and the results are so worth it. These would be lovely as a spring party decoration or as favors for a spring shower. I hope like these as much as I do. I think this might be one of my favorite projects I have ever made!

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Ink: Old Olive; Paper: Watercolor Wonder DSP, Kaleidescope DSP, Modern Medley DSP; Accessories: Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Soft Sky Seam Binding, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Big Shot, Spiral Flower Die, 4″x6″ Cellophane Bags, Rose Red Button, Silicone Craft Sheet, Peat Pots, Floral Wire, Floral Tape, Gesso, Mod Podge, Hot Glue

Soft Sky Watercolor – Taking a step up

March 14, 2014 Jentimko No Comments

I held a workshop this week and thought it would be fun to show you the cards we made. Recently, fellow Artisan Design Team Member Mercedes Weber showed a series of stepped up cards and I thought it was a great idea to show at a workshop. So I created a series of cards using Watercolor Wonder to demonstrate the versatility of the set.

The mid-level card for the set is the one we actually made at the workshop. I just love that little watercolor “smudge” behind the flower. It makes it so that you really don’t have to color the flower further. I used the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch and the corner rounder from the Envelope Punch Board to create the tag. I inked the watercolor stamp with Soft Sky then stamped it off to make it even softer. The flower is stamped in Basic Gray. The sentiment comes from the hostess set Express Yourself and is stamped onto a 1/2″ strip of Whisper White. I cut the banner ends using the Sale-a-bration Banner Punch (just slip in one end and then the other). I tied on some Soft Sky Seam Binding with Linen Thread to top the tag. All popped up on Dimensionals with a little more corner rounding and finished with some Basic Pearls.

Then I went about creating the really stepped up version. I had fun with this one! I stamped an additional flower and colored it using Soft Sky and So Saffron Ink and my Blender Pen. I touched on a little Pool Party on the lines to add more dimension to the coloring. I cut it out and put it up on a Dimensional for some extra wow. The Soft Sky panel was embossed with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. Then I distressed all the layers with my Stampin’ Distress Tool. I distressed the Seam Binding too and tied a bow out of the Linen Thread. The card isn’t really harder but it takes more time and more tools.

And that is really what the series of cards was intended to show (you can see the most basic version in the background above). When stampers come to classes, we demos like to pull out the stops — well, at least I do. But you can take the same card and either simplify or take it up a notch depending on how long you have to stamp and how many products you have available. All of these cards will be equally appreciated by the recipient and that is what REALLY matters!

I hope you like these as much as my workshop stampers did. I also used the stepped up version for a swap at the event last weekend.

Another week has flown by and I hope yours has been good. I just keep thinking that spring is right around the corner and that makes me smile! Soccer tournament this weekend (the early harbinger of spring, right?) and maybe some more flying. Thanks so much for stopping in today. I’ll see you next week!

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Stamps: Watercolor Wonder, Express Yourself; Paper: Soft Sky, Crumb Cake, Whisper White; Ink: Soft Sky, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Pool Party; Accessories: Big Shot, Decorative Dots EF, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Envelope Punch Board, Banner Punch, Soft Sky Seam Binding, Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Blender Pen, Distress Tool, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #127

March 12, 2014 Jentimko 10 Comments

Another Wednesday already?? Well, it really is one of my favorite days of the week! I am lucky enough to be the hostess for this week’s sketch and I hope that you like this one. I have a confession to make. I was struggling and playing with sketches (none of which I liked) when I went searching for inspiration. Do you do that?? It didn’t take me long to find it because it was in a swap I did at last year’s Stampin’ Up Convention. We did a swap with all of the Artisan Design Team Finalists (yes….that was an incredible swap) and Concept Artist Melody Hyde joined in. Melody works at the SU Home Office creating the inspiration for catalogs, Stampin’ Success (the demo magazine) and SU Corporate Blog posts. (Julie shows a picture of Melody’s design here – it was used for a Founder’s Circle project)

I thought that the vertical Word Bubble Framelit and coordinating stamp from Just Sayin’ would perfect for the sketch. Combining them with the bright and happy Kaleidescope DSP give this a fun and modern feel. Rounding the corners is an easy way to add character to your card with no actual work. It is particularly easy when you used the Envelope Punch Board’s rounder punch. I cut the Strawberry Slush print to the same size as the front of a Whisper White Note Card then used the corner rounder to round all the corners on both. Not surprisingly, the rounder matches the corners on the Word Bubble Framelit. LOVE that! I did the same to the Bermuda Bay print then started popping everything up on Dimensionals. The stamp uses Stazon Black Ink. A few buttons tied with Baker’s Twine (from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit) and I’m done. Admittedly, you have to find someone with the right sense of humor about birthdays for this one, but it just makes me chuckle. Perfect for “significant” birthdays especially.

The team has done some wonderful work with this one and you are going to love what they created. Hope you enjoy playing along too!

See you on Friday with a post showing a fun series of stepped up cards. Until then, I’m so glad you stopped by. See you soon!

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Stamp: Just Sayin’; Paper: Kaleidescope DSP, Whisper White, Whisper White Note Cards and Envelopes; Ink: Stazon Black; Accessories: Big Shot, Word Bubbles Framelits, Buttons, Tag a Bag Accessory Kit (for the Baker’s Twine), Dimensionals

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Petite Vellum Petals

March 11, 2014 Jentimko 15 Comments

The Artisan Design Team’s March box of products is all about spring! I admit it. I have full on spring fever. After last week’s beautiful projects, I can’t even wait to see what everyone has to show you this week. If you have come over from amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

On Saturday I had the privilege of presenting at the Northern Virginia Stampin’ Up Style Regional Event. This event was coordinated by Rose-Ellen Eastman with the assistance of Michelle Suit (both such amazing stampers!). Over 50 Stampin’ Up demonstrators got together to share ideas and creativity. Such a fun day!! Events like this are another of the many reasons to be a Stampin’ Up demonstrator! When Rose-Ellen asked me to be a presenter I have to admit that I got really nervous. What to make? I immediately decided that I wanted it to be a “makable wow”. Meaning that it would have wow features but still had to be easy enough for new stampers to make. While the product list is a little longer for this than I originally intended, the card is definitely one that can be made by any level of stamper.

Spring to me says soft colors and a soft look to cards. Naturally Subtles colors and vellum came to mind. I cut my base from Whisper White. Then I cut a panel of Whisper White and one of White Vellum to exactly the same size. They are 3-3/4″ x 5″. I cut another panel out of White Vellum to 2″ x 4-3/4″ then set that one aside for a bit. Using a left over scrap of White Vellum, I stamped the flower from Petite Petals five times using Versamark ink and then heat embossed with Whisper White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I pulled the 2″ wide panel back out and scored, using the Simply Scored Scoring Tool, at 1/2″ and 4-1/4″. Then I stamped the sentiment from Regarding Dahlias in Versamark ink and embossed with Whisper White Embossing Powder. Now for the fun part! Using my sponge dauber and Pool Party ink, I started applying ink to the back side of the flowers to create a pop of color. I used the #1 setting on my Stampin’ Heat Tool (it is the low setting) to set the ink. Since vellum is basically plastic, the ink just doesn’t absorb into it. The heat allows the ink to dry faster so you can proceed on with the card without waiting (because I have no patience!). Take the sponge dauber and apply ink to the back of the 2″ panel too. Because it doesn’t dry quickly, you have time to apply the ink in a way that makes you happy. You are going for a soft, watercolor-y look so don’t worry about really even application. Use the heat tool on that panel too to help the ink dry when you are ready.

You have all the parts now, just how to put it together? Concealing the adhesive is always the hardest part of using vellum for me. I used quite a few Glue Dots for this one, all selectively placed. Cut five pieces of Whisper White Baker’s Twine about 5″. Attach the top of the twine to the vellum using Glue Dots (place the Glue Dots where you want the flowers to go). Once you have all the stem tops on, punch out the flowers you stamped with the Petite Petals Punch and attach them on to the same Glue Dots you put down. After they are all attached place three Glue Dots behind the vellum panel (on the back side of three flowers) and attach the vellum layer to the Whisper White layer of the same size. Run your adhesive on the bottom of the back side of the Whisper White panel and secure the other ends of the stems behind the layer. Now for the horizontal layer. You scored the edges to help you wrap that panel around to the back of the design layer. Using more Glue Dots, attach the panel securing from behind. Take that whole panel and attach to the card base using Dimensionals. Top off the flowers with Basic Pearls and you are done! So soft and pretty, don’t you think?! And no adhesive in sight!

Oh, and if you are not in the mood for Subtles? How about a Brights version instead? I made one in Rich Razzleberry to show as well! (You can click on it to see it larger) Now can you see a whole pack of these made in pretty spring colors? Yep…me too! It is on my list to finish up!

I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches and then later in the week with a set of cards I am using for a workshop this week. More pretty spring things to show!

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Stamps: Petite Petals, Regarding Dahlias; Ink: Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Versamark; Paper: Whisper White, White Vellum Card Stock; Accessories: Stampin’ Heat Tool, Whisper White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Sponge Daubers, Petite Petals Punch, Basic Pearls, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Whisper White Baker’s Twine

Freshly Made Sketches #126

March 5, 2014 Jentimko 9 Comments

Now just look at what Amy O’Neill has created for us at Freshly Made Sketches this week!! These fun off kilter panels add so much personality and will give lots of room for creativity.

I am continuing on with my spring theme. Because I am done with winter. Two more days of lost school for my boys this week and another disruption to the family mojo. Even the boys are ready for a full week of school…and that is saying something. *smile* There is nothing like fun colors and happy prints to brighten the mood a bit so I pulled out the Fresh Prints Paper Pack and started playing. Aren’t these great? Because they are slightly larger than card size, the pieces were easy to use for this layout too. I simply positioned them how I wanted, glued the two prints together, then put little pencil tick marks where I wanted to cut. I chose another of the prints for this flower from the Fun Flowers Die. I popped out two, one in the print and one in Real Red, and then another little flower using the new Petite Flower Punch. The Stitched Grosgrain in Real Red was an easy go-to for the crossing piece of the sketch. I topped off the flower with a Vintage Faceted Button and some Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine (it coordinates perfectly). The sentiment is from Gifts of Kindness.

Well, the boys are going back to school today (with a delay) and hopefully, hopefully we’ll get back to a real routine soon. They certainly have had fun sledding this year and even I have to admit it is really pretty when it first falls. But the vortex is now welcome to stay in the polar areas!

I am also really excited for this weekend. The lovely Rose-Ellen Eastman has put together an event for area demonstrators. We will share ideas and inspiration. I will be presenting a technique card that you will get to see next week. Wish me luck…I’m a little nervous but I know I’ll be surrounded by lots of lovely stampers!

Hoping to be back Friday with another project from Leadership. Until then, so glad you stopped in. If you are needing a little more spring, make sure you take a look at my Artisan card in the previous post!

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Stamp: Gifts of Kindness; Paper: Fresh Prints Paper Pack, Whisper White; Ink: Real Red; Accessories: Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Real Red Stitched Grosgrain, Vintage Faceted Button, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Crystal Effects (as glue)

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Spiral Flower Roses

March 4, 2014 Jentimko 6 Comments

The Artisan Design Team’s March box of products is all about spring! Thank goodness because I could use a little spring. I can’t even wait to see what everyone has to show you this week. If you have come over from amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

When Jeanna was designing this month’s hop buttons (cute, aren’t they?) she must have been inspired by some of the same things I was. I just had to play with the Spiral Flower Die as soon as I got it and I love it! I have seen a number of ways to use it and thought I should create one of my own. I wanted a card with three flowers of different sizes but how to do that? Pretty simple actually. I made the largest flower with the full spiral from the die. Then I cut a second and cut it into two pieces to create the other two flowers (see below). To lighten up the card stock a little for easier rolling, I “sueded” the paper first. Before cutting (trust me…I tried it after and it is much harder), take a piece of card stock and distress it with your bone folder or over a counter top edge. By rolling one way and then the other, the paper will start to separate and you can pull the layers apart. Then just cut with your Big Shot and the die. I used Pink Pirouette Card Stock and paired it with Smoky Slate. The little window is cut using the Apothecary Accents Framelits and then the layer was embossed with the Sale-a-bration Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. The DSP in the window is from Watercolor Wonder DSP. I cut some leaves out of Basic Gray card stock with the Secret Garden Framelits. It was still missing something so I wanted to add a shabby bow. But which color? I decided on pink but there isn’t one….so I made it. It is super easy. Add a few drops of Rose Red Reinker to some water and drop in Very Vanilla Seam Binding. Let soak for a bit and then let dry. If the color isn’t strong enough you can re-soak or add a little more ink to the water. This color happened on my first try and it is a perfect match. YEA! I tied the bow and attached it with hot glue (the flowers use the hot glue too). The sentiment comes from the hostess set Express Yourself and I thought this would be pretty for a Mother’s Day card or a special birthday. Finally the pearls. The little flowers have Basic Pearls attached and for the larger one, I used a pearl topped straight pin that I clipped with wire cutters (hot glued down to the center).

You can see to the left how I cut my spiral. It doesn’t have to be precise, just adjust the size as needed. You see the bit of curl on them? That is because I gently curled them with my Bone Folder (much like curling ribbon). That helps them roll easier.

I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches and then later in the week with more Leadership Display projects. Sorry I missed the project on Monday. Snow days are seriously getting in the way of my blogging time, lol!

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Stamps: Express Yourself; Ink: Smoky Slate; Paper: Watercolor Wonder DSP, Pink Pirouette, Smoky Slate, Whisper White; Accessories: Big Shot, Spiral Flower Die, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Secret Garden Framelits, Very Vanilla Seam Binding, Basic Pearls, Hot Glue, Pins, Dimensionals

Freshly Made Sketches #125

February 26, 2014 Jentimko 9 Comments

Narelle has an awesome new sketch for us this week at Freshly Made Sketches. This classic look has all kinds of possibilities! I opted to keep really true to the sketch and keep it pretty simple.

As soon as I saw the sketch, I thought flower. Because it is snowing again and I’m ready for flowers. But which flower? I had not played with the new Spiral Flower Die so it seemed like a good time to pull it out. The Watercolor Wonder DSP is a new obsession and it seemed perfect to combine them. I chose on of the watercolor-y pages with multiple colors (great explanation, right?) for the flower. Ran that through the Big Shot and all the work is done pretty much. I used my Bone Folder to add a little curl to the cut out and then rolled it up and attached it together with hot glue. I rolled it a little loose and the center seemed too empty. So, I cut a strip of 1/2″ Tangerine Tango about 5″ long and cut with the Fringe Scissors. Rolled it up and hot glued it to the center. I chose this polka dot pattern to match and pretty much done. The sentiment is from Four You (wow, what a useful set). While the flower makes it unmailable, it is perfect for a hand-delivered thank you, don’t you think?

The team has some fabulous interpretations again this week and you will be certain to love playing along with this one. Can’t wait to see you in the gallery!

Back tomorrow with some more projects from Leadership. Until then, thanks so much for stopping by! See you soon!

Stamp: Four You; Paper: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Watercolor Wonder DSP; Ink: Tangerine Tango; Accessories: Big Shot, Spiral Flower Die, Dimensionals, Hot Glue, Silicone Craft Sheet

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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Hexagon Flower

February 25, 2014 Jentimko 5 Comments

The Artisan Design Team’s February box of products has been fantastic. This is our last week using it but I know you have found lots of inspiration from the projects created by the team. If you have come over from amazing Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

So I told you that you would see a lot of the Hexagon Hive Thinlit from me this month. I wanted to show you its flexibility and the team has shown other amazing ways to use it too. For today, I have another way to cut down “the hive” to create a new look. First, I ran the Bermuda Bay Card Stock through the Big Shot (using waxed paper between the paper and the die make it release easily). Once I had that, I flipped the thinlit 180 degree and lined it up with the existing cut hexagons. This allowed for all the hexagons to be cut through for the shape I wanted. It doesn’t necessarily line up over the whole thing but the center is your focus. The just trim off the extra to get this shape. I filled the hexagons with prints from the Kaleidescope DSP that were also punched out using the hive. I glued this onto a base to add a little stability (just loosely hand cut out of a scrap). The middle hexagon is up on a Dimensional. I added some little flowers punched with the Boho Blossoms Punch using Crushed Curry, Strawberry Slush, and Bermuda Bay. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and the banner end was punched using the Hexagon Punch. Basic Pearls add the centers to the flowers.

I hope you have enjoyed seeing my projects this month. Up next week is a brand new box of products. Hmmm, think spring!!

I’ll be back tomorrow with the latest from Freshly Made Sketches and then later in the week with more Leadership Display projects.

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Stamps: Perfect Pennants, Gorgeous Grunge; Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie; Paper: Watercolor; Accessories: Big Shot, Ampersand Embossing Folder, Aquapainter, Water Spritzer

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