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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Hostess Gift and Thank You

October 22, 2013 Jentimko 3 Comments

Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team is continuing with more projects from our October box! For those of you who are unfamiliar, the team gets a box of fabulous SU products to create our projects each month. This month we have a lot to be thankful for because Stampin’ Up has so many beautiful Thanksgiving and fall things. 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 am continuing on this week with using the Thankful Tablescape Kit. This kit is really versatile! One of the things I seem to need this time of year is an appropriate hostess gift. This kit helps you make one that is special but not all that difficult. I found this little tin at a craft store and knew it was perfect. All I had to do was tie on a pretty bow using the 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon and tuck in a couple of the leaves from the kit. I added some seasonal pinecones scented with cinnamon (yum!) and done. For a card to match, I chose the other style of leaves from the kit. I traced one of them onto the Chocolate Chip Paper Ribbon and cut out the middle leaf (or you can use the Autumn Accents Bigz Die). I like that you don’t have to have the dies to use this kit though. I stamped the sentiment from Another Thank You onto the ribbon and added some little Linen Thread bows. The background paper is from Sweater Weather DSP.

Conveniently enough, I have already used this set for a friend. My family was invited over on Sunday for this amazing dinner. The least I could do was bring a little treat for the chef! With the cinnamon scent, it was perfect for her kitchen. Yea!

Okay, off to go visit the awesome Mercedes Weber. You are sure to love what she has for you this week! Make sure hop around the whole loop to take a look at fabulous creations of the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

Stamp: Another Thank You Photopolymer; Paper: Sweater Weather DSP, Sahara Sand; Ink: Chocolate Chip; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon, Neutrals Buttons, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip, Hot Glue

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Artisan Wednesday Wow – Thankful Gift Bag and Note Card

October 15, 2013 Jentimko 9 Comments

I told you last week that I was looking to show you how you could create things with the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. One of the fun items in the kit is a napkin holder. While it is adorable used exactly as designed, I wanted to show you something else you can make. Using just one of the holders, you can created a quick and fun little gift bag.

I simply cut off a portion of the long flap, scored and created the bag. Really fun and easy! With the remaining flap portion, I created the note card with just a little trimming and created matching rounded corners with my 3/16″ Corner Punch. The decoration was super fast too. I used a portion of the Chocolate Chip Paper Ribbon from the kit and snipped off the corners to create a tag. Then I used the Chalk Talk Framelits for that little oval at the top. The “thx” comes from the new Circle Card Thinlits using paper from the kit and leaves are from the kit too. I added buttons and some Linen Thread for extra detail and topped the bag with a mini clothespin I have from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit. The little sentiment on the note card? It is from the new Photopolymer Another Thank You stamp set. Talk about a useful set! I always need another thank you sentiment, it seems.

Stamp: Another Thank You Photopolymer; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, Big Shot, Circle Card Thinlits, Tag a Bag Accessory Kit, 3/16″ Corner Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Neutrals Buttons, Linen Thread, Sticky Strip

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Freshly Made Sketches #107

October 9, 2013 Jentimko 9 Comments

I am excited to bring you the Freshly Made Sketches challenge sketch today. I am the sketch hostess this week! As I pondered what to make, I thought it would be fun to keep in really simple. This sketch can use a punch, a die cut or a stamp…I’m sure you will wow me with your creations. The Design Team certainly has!

In my Artisan Wednesday Wow post that went up earlier, I told you I was starting a series of projects that could be created with the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. This card uses the leaves (just like the present) to embellish the card. I combined them with a pattern from Sweater Weather DSP, which is also a pattern from the kit. The sentiment is from the new and awesome photopolymer set Another Thank You. You’ll be seeing more of that too! I created the bow in the same way as the one on the present, this time using Very Vanilla Seam Binding.

Short and sweet today. I hope you like the sketch and I can’t wait to see the gallery! Thanks so much for dropping in today. I’ll see you again soon!

Stamp: Another Thank You Photopolymer; Paper: Sweater Weather DSP, Early Espresso, Tangerine Tango; Ink: Early Espresso; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, Neutrals Button, Linen Thread, Dimensionals

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Thankful Package

October 8, 2013 Jentimko 10 Comments

As I told you last week, Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team is on to our October box! For those of you who are unfamiliar, the team gets a box of fabulous SU products to create our projects each month. This month we have a lot to be thankful for because Stampin’ Up has so many beautiful Thanksgiving and fall things. 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 mentioned that I would be starting a series of projects using one of the perfectly designed kits from the Holiday Catalog and now you know which one. The Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit is just wonderful! Of course it is perfect for its intended use…a tablescape. But my job is to show you what else you can create with it! This week, I’m showing you a packaging idea. I took a standard shirt box (with a present for my dear brother-in-law) and wrapped it in this brown kraft wrapping paper. Now for the fun part! The Birch Paper Ribbon and the Chocolate Chip Paper Ribbon are exactly the right size to wrap around the box (and there are three of each in the kit). All I did then was add a bit of the Natural Trim Ribbon around the box then create a focal embellishment.

I looped the ribbon and cinched it up with some Linen Thread. Then I tucked two of the leaves from the kit underneath. I added a little pine cone on top to finish it off (the pinecone, leaves and bow are attached using hot glue). Now isn’t that a great way to dress up a fall present?! I know…now you need this kit (as if you already didn’t). For the next two weeks I will use the same kit for more projects…I can’t wait!

Now it is time to go visit the awesome Mercedes Weber. You are sure to love what she has for you this week! Make sure hop around the whole loop to take a look at fabulous creations of the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, 7/16″ Natural Trim Ribbon, Hot Glue, Pinecone

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Stampin’ Addicts Winter Holiday Blog Hop

October 4, 2013 Jentimko 21 Comments

Welcome to the Winter Holiday Blog Hop from the Stampin’ Addicts! I am so excited to share this hop with some of my favorite stampers. The Stampin’ Addicts are a supportive group of crafters who love Stampin’ Up. I have been an “Addict” for years and love hopping with them. If you have come over from Debra Burgin of Heartfelt Inkspiration, I know you were wow’d by her Wonderful Wreath projects! I love all of the seasonal projects she created! If you are starting here, just hop all the way around using the buttons on each post. You won’t want to miss a thing!

I chose to make projects using the Expressions Thinlits and I am so happy I did! These little words are so fun to use! I made one card for each word and will show them in order of their respective holidays.

First up is Thanksgiving! Ok, this really could be used all autumn long but it really looks like Thanksgiving to me. I used some burlap and attached it to a Baked Brown Sugar layer then added the leaves from Magnificent Maple and the thinlit word. That whole panel is popped up on Dimensionals. The thinlit and leaves are attached using Crystal Effects (a light hand).

Next up is Christmas and what better than combining the thinlit with a great sentiment stamp. I chose More Merry Messages because I like the script paired with the traditional font. Just add in this great print from Season of Style and you get a fun card that is easy to duplicate. A few buttons finish it off!

Finally, a little bit of of a Valentine’s preview. Although this is just a great card for any special person! Ok, Jennifer, where did you get the thought bubble?! It is just an oval cut out with the Ovals Framelits and then I snipped the extra triangle out…yep, quick and fun! The “you!” comes from Yippee Skippee and I added in a little bit of Epic Day Washi Tape that I placed first on Whisper White card stock. There is Cherry Cobbler behind the thought bubble so it seemed perfect to add in Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine too.

Ok. Now you can see why you NEED these little thinlits. You may have seen this tip before but add a little piece of waxed paper between the paper you are cutting and the thinlit to make it easier to pop it out.

Now off to the fantastic blog of Paula Wright of Stampin’ with Paula! You will love what she has created with the Gift Bow Die!

Freshly Made Sketches #106

October 2, 2013 Jentimko 9 Comments

I just love this week’s sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, don’t you?! No surprise since it is from the awesome Amy O’Neill and I love everything she makes. Now I have to admit that I am not sure I have done it justice because I am really pressed for time this week so please make sure you go check the inspiration from the rest of the team. Some gorgeous work!

I kept to a really clean card today. Everything is stamped in Midnight Muse (love that color) onto Very Vanilla paper. I thought the big medallion from Daydream Medallions was perfect for the sketch and I added a layer using the birthday sentiment from Four You. This is such a great all purpose set! To add a little bit of a special feel, I pulled out my Basic Pearls and added them all around the medallion and to the sentiment too. I have to say that I really like a clean card and this one is easy to duplicate. Maybe change the color and add some Basic Rhinestones to make it girlie!

I can’t wait to see the gallery this week. I know it is going to be fantastic! Make sure you go tell Amy how much you like her sketch too!

If you missed it, I posted my first Artisan Wednesday Wow using the new October box earlier. Links to the hop are there as always. Speaking of hops…I will be participating in one with my friends the Stampin’ Addicts starting on Friday. We are celebrating the Holiday Catalog and I can’t wait to share my projects (yes, there are three!). See, now you know why I was pressed for time, lol! I hope your day is great and I look forward to seeing you Friday.

Stamps: Daydream Medallions, Four You; Paper: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse; Ink: Midnight Muse; Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Truly Grateful

October 1, 2013 Jentimko 10 Comments

Can you believe it?! Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team is on to our October box! For those of you who are unfamiliar, the team gets a box of fabulous SU products to create our projects each month. This month we have a lot to be thankful for because Stampin’ Up has so many beautiful Thanksgiving and fall things. If you have come over from uber talented Jeanna, welcome to the next stop. If you are starting here, just continue around using the next buttons until you get back to me.

My inspiration for this card started with this gorgeous stamp set. When I saw the ribbon on the wheat, I knew I wanted to put one on the card too. I chose Pool Party and Smoky Slate as my colors. I stamped off the chevron image and put it behind the wheat then colored the wheat itself with a pencil. My amazing friend Heidi Baks has done this and I stored the idea away for the perfect day. I thought this was it! The ribbon on the stamp was colored with a Pool Party Marker. I put the words from Background Basics behind the ribbon to add a little more detail and made a “shabby” bow from Pool Party Seam Binding. A little stitching on the panels and some Basic Pearls to finish it off.

Starting with next week’s Artisan Wednesday Wow, I will start a series of projects using one of the kits from the Holiday Catalog. Next up on the hop is the fantastic Mercedes Weber. Make sure hop around the whole loop to take a look at fabulous creations of the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

Stamps: Truly Grateful; Paper: Very Vanilla, Pool Party; Ink: Smoky Slate, Pool Party; Accessories: Pool Party Seam Binding, Stampin’ Distress Tool, Basic Pearls, Sewing Machine, Dimensionals

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Glittered Pumpkins

September 27, 2013 Jentimko 7 Comments

I promised you a bonus project today and I am so excited to share this with you. Those of you who have been following for a while know that I am not much of a glitter girl. The mess kind of, well, messes with me. But sometime a project is just worth it. This is one of them! And it is so crazy easy! Take a look:

Yeah, I know…they are so cool, right?! Just wait until you see the supply list. Here it is: pumpkins (whatever size you like), basic glue, foamy applicator and Stampin’ Glitter in Black and Orange (they come as a pack). That’s it, that’s all. So you take some glue (I used plain old Elmer’s) and put it in a little container. I have some old button boxes that work perfectly for this. Take your little foamy brush and paint on the glue. Be generous. I probably needed a little more with the black pumpkin (it was my first one). With a big pumpkin you would probably want to do this in phases but I painted the whole thing. Then sprinkle on the glitter and set aside to dry. Ok, you are done. Mine took about a day to really dry well and now they are ready to use. See, I told you it was easy. And aren’t they pretty??! Stampin’ Up may turn me into a glitter girl yet!

I hope you enjoy this and can’t wait to hear if you try it! I’ll be back next week with a new Artisan box of goodies (think Fall and Thanksgiving) and of course another FMS card. Until then, I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thanks for stopping in today!

Supplies: Black & Orange Stampin’ Glitter, Glue, Foam Brush, Pumpkins

Freshly Made Sketches #105

September 25, 2013 Jentimko 5 Comments

It’s Freshly Made Sketches day!!! And we have a cool sketch for you this week…apparently it’s hip to be square! The oh-so-talented Allisa Chilton has created this one for us and you are sure to love it!

In my Artisan Wednesday Wow post earlier today I told you how much I love fall! Well, I’m on a roll in making fall projects (you’ll see more in the upcoming weeks). With all that was out on my stamp table, this card practically came together by itself. Much of this card comes from the Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit. The leaf (no dies required) and some of these paper are in it. While you can use the kit to actually create the intended project, you can also use it for other things…like this card! The Chocolate Chip square is from Sweater Weather DSP and was leftover piece too. Oh…need I mention that the DSP and the kit coordinate perfectly? Of course they do. The sentiment is inked with a Chocolate Chip marker and is from Harvest of Thanks. I added on some 7/16″ Trim Ribbon and a retired Cajun Craze button tied with some Linen Thread from the kit.

I guess I’m not the only one who is falling for fall! Take a look at the FMS design team to see what I mean! Of course the team has some other amazing ideas to share too. I hope you can play along with us this week…I’ll look for you there!

I will be back on Friday with a bonus project I made with some of my September Artisan products. I hope you’ll stop back by then to take a look! Have a great day!

Stamp: Harvest of Thanks; Paper: Sweater Weather DSP, Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory; Ink: Chocolate Chip; Accessories: Thankful Tablescape Simply Created Kit, 7/16″ Trim Ribbon, Button (retired)

Artisan Wednesday Wow – Autumn Maple Leaves

September 24, 2013 Jentimko 15 Comments

It is time for Stampin’ Up’s Artisan Design Team to show you some amazing things from our September box! For those of you who are unfamiliar, the team gets a box of fabulous SU products to create our projects each month. This is our last week of projects with this box and I have been so in love with the team’s work. 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.

This is one of those cards that just made me happy as I created it. I love fall! The crisp air, apple picking, football and the coloring of the leaves. I pulled out Magnificent Maple to see if I could capture those colors and I love this stamp. The leaves were actually created first and then I built a card around them. They are stamped in Cajun Craze and Crushed Curry, fussy cut then sponged with Early Espresso ink. I partially inked up the Dictionary stamp with Crumb Cake and stamped onto a Naturals Ivory panel. Next I created this bow tied up with a Vintage Faceted Button and Linen Thread. I layered in the Tea Lace Paper Doily then framed the stamped panel with Early Espresso and placed it on a Baked Brown Sugar card base.

I hope this card puts you in the mood to create some autumn projects too! Next up on the hop is the oh so talented Mercedes Weber. Make sure hop around the whole loop to take a look at fabulous creations of the whole team…you’ll be happy you did!

Stamps: Magnificent Maple, Dictionary; Paper: Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso, Baked Brown Sugar; Ink: Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake; Accessories: 7/8″ Cotton Ribbon, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Tea Lace Paper Doily, Sponge Dauber

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