Stamping With Sheryl

4th of July Star Spangled Wreath

Happy 4th of July!!!  We are heading to my sister's house for a party today.  We are celebrating the 4th, of course.  But it's also a welcome home party for my niece whose been in Spain for the last month.  I can't wait to see her again!

I wanted to bring a little something to my sister for having us over.  I decided to decorate a little tin that I bought a while back from the Target Dollar Spot.  I kept it simple:  ribbon and a wreath.  I'll show you the finished project, then I have some photos and details on how you can make your own Star Spangled Wreath.

I just saw that Our Creative Corner's theme for the week is Red, White and Blue.  Everyone is welcome to play and you can win some goodies.  So be sure to link your project on their website too!

 

Isn't that cute?  I'm going to fill it with Peppermint Candies since they fit the color scheme.

First punch a 1 1/4" Circle from a piece of Whisper White card stock.

For the smaller base, use the 1" Circle Punch.

Then, use the 1 3/4" Circle Punch to punch around the 1 1/4" circle so you create a ring.  This is the larger base.

For the smaller base, use the 1 3/8" Circle Punch to punch around the 1" circle to create a smaller ring.

Cut a 2" x 4" piece of Night of Navy, Real Red and Whisper White card stock.  Cover each piece generously with the Versamark Pad.  I just press the card stock into the pad to get good coverage.  Then emboss each piece with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.

Next, use the Small Star Punch and punch out 8 stars from each color.  You will only use 7 stars, but it's always good to have an extra "just in case".

Add adhesive to each ring (my larger ring is complete) and add the stars.  You may need to add extra adhesive as you go along.  I used my SNAIL which works just fine.  However, you need to make sure you burnish it (rub it) well so that the SNAIL really sticks.

Then I added Stampin' Dimensionals (5) to the back of the smaller wreath and layered it to the top.

Here's another view of the finished project.

 

I added the ribbon first, making sure the ends wouldn't show in the middle of the wreath.  Then I added a few pieces of Sticky Strip to the top and bottom of the wreath to attach to the tin.

This wreath could be used on any project: card, scrapbook or gift item like I did.  I hope you like it and that you can use it for your own projects.

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Bloggers' Challenge--Alter It!

Happy Friday Morning!  Today is Bloggers' Challenge and the theme is Alter It!  The last time we had this challenge, the bigger challenge for me was finding (literally) what I wanted to alter.  But a few weeks ago I got a cleaning bug and I organized all of my "alterable" items.  Now they are in boxes by name (jars, tins, office, etc).  So today it was quite easy to find my candle holder to alter.

My project today really is a two-fer.  I altered my candle holder and then I altered one of the components to decorate my candle holder.  There's no stamping on my project--it's all made with the Big Shot!  Take a look and then read on.

 

Oooooh!  Aren't those colors pretty?  They are two of the new In Colors:  Crushed Curry and Dusty Durango.  These colors, available at noon on July 1st, come in card stock, ink pads, MARKERS (can I have a woo hoo on that?) and Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon.

To alter this candle holder, I first wrapped the ribbon around it.  The ribbon is not attached to the jar, only itself with Mini Glue Dots.  Then I used a 3/4" Circle Punch to build my leaves and flowers.  It's much easier to have a card stock base than trying to adhere everything directly to the jar.  An added plus, is that I could take it off and switch out my decoration for another season!

Then I added 3 Little Leaves Sizzlits in Dusty Durango.  My Daisies #2 is Crushed Curry and sponged on the tips.  Now for the altered component...

 

My button!  It was once a Pumpkin Pie Corduroy Button, but now it's Dusty Durango!  I pressed the button into my ink pad and it was really dark.  So then I wiped it off on a paper towel until I got the color I wanted.  It's hard to tell, but the "raised" lines are just a bit darker.  Then I used my Heat Tool to set the ink.  Pretty cool, huh?

I hope you like my project for the day.  I like the idea that I can change out the ribbon and make a decor for each season!

Just another reminder that my Birthday Celebration ends June 30.  I'm adding a new 2009/2010 Idea Book and Catalog (unless I've already sent the winner one) to the prize.  You can shop here 24/7!

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Spring Song and Box #2 Bigz XL Die

I have a couple of projects to show you today.  First is a card for the Mojo Monday Sketch.  Here's the sketch.

 

I wanted to use a set that hasn't seen ink for a little while so I pulled out my Spring Song set.  Here's my card.

 

My colors come from the Parisian Breeze DSP.  I thought the colors were perfect for this spring bird!  The "just for you" comes from Oval All which is featured in the Occasions Mini.  I frayed the  Double Stitch Ribbon by pulling one thread.

Details:

Stamp Set:  Spring Song, Oval All (Occasions Mini)

Ink:  Black Stazon, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand

Card Stock:  Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Parisian Breeze DSP, Watercolor Paper, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  Double Stitch Baja Breeze Ribbon, AquaPainter, Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punches, Stampin' Dimensionals

Onto my second project...

I won a $50 Shopping Spree from my upline (yeah!) so I got the Box #2 Bigz XL Die.  Since my Parisian Breeze DSP was still out, I grabbed one of the stripes pattern.

 

This box is sooooo easy  to make!  One run through the Big Shot (be sure to get the Extended Premium Crease Pad that's now available, #117630, $19.95) and you're done.  The only adhesive needed is on the small side piece.  The bottom goes together without adhesive (although you  may want to use some if you put a heavier item in the box).

To finish my box, I stamped the owl from Forest Friends (Occasions Mini) with Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla card stock.  It's punched with the Large Oval and then layered on a Baja Breeze Scallop Oval Punch.  Then I made a coordinating 3 x 3 card.  My sentiment on the card is handwritten.  Another option would be to print it out from the computer.

This box will hold a gift certificate perfectly.  Or fill it up with your special someone's favorite candy!

Details:

Stamp Set: Forest Friends (Occasions Mini)

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Marker

Card Stock:  Parisian Breeze DSP, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  Big Shot, Box #2 Bigz XL Die, Extended Premium Crease Pad, Large Oval and Scallop Oval Punches, Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Vintage Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Altered CD

Today is Blogger's Challenge and the theme is "Alther It".  For some reason I struggled with the theme this week (even though I have a boatload of "alterable" items).  But, finally I settled on altering an old CD. 

 

I really like this picture that was taken in October while Apple Picking.  From left to right is my niece Jeanette, my Mom, my sister Debbie, me and my niece Jessica.  I've wanted to do a special project with this photo so it worked out well.  I plan on taking it to work and hang on my bulletin board.

I first cut a 4 3/4" circle from Riding Hood Red with the Circle Scissors Plus.  The Anywhere Glue Sticks are perfect for adhering card stock to the CD.  Then I traced the curve parts of the CD on my photo and cut it.  I layered it on Basic Black card stock. 

My flower is made with the Big Shot and Daisies #2 Bigz Die.  I used the smaller two daisies--two of Riding Hood Red and one of Basic Black.  I layered all the flowers and then added a Pewter Jumbo Eyelet.  To punch the hole in the CD for the other Jumbo Eyelet, I used the Crop--a-Dile.  The Crop-a-Dile cuts through a CD like butter!

If you have a special photo to showcase, think about mounting it on a  CD--it would make a great gift for Mother's Day or Father's Day!

Thanks for the visit!

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A New Spin on my Big Shot Easter Chickies

The other day I posted my Easter Chickies that I made as name plates for Easter at my Mom's.  My boys and my nieces and nephews had fun taking some creative liberty wih their Chickies.  Look what they did...

 

Can you see they changed the eyelids?  LOL!  I like Collin's with only one eyelid.  As his mother, I can tell you that it is very fitting for him.  When he was little, I knew when he was deeply thinking because his little eyebrows were moving a mile a minute, lol!  So now you have a few other options for your chickies!  Kids--gotta love them!

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Big Shot Easter Chick Treats

I've seen several of these cute chicks on Splitcoast so I can't take credit for the creativity.  But instead of a card, I made mine an Easter treat that will also serve as name plates for Easter Brunch at my Mom's house.

These treats are playing double duty...over on Fun Frilled, the theme is Easter.  If you haven't played in one of their challenges, check them out and make sure you do!

  

As you can see, I attached a little cello bag filled with Hershey Kisses to the back of the little chick.  I have Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon for the girls and Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon for the boys.

Here's a close up of a single chick.

 

The body of the chick is made with the Big Shot and the Scallop Circle Bigz Die.  I scored at the bottom so 6 of the "scallops" would fold under.  The wings are the larger scallop from the Scallops #2 Circle Bigz Die.  I cut each circle in half and then I cut the half into 2 parts, each with 5 "scallops".  I used a Stampin' Dimensional on the outside of the wing and SNAIL at the corner so the wings have some dimension.

The feet and tuft of hair (which I think is the cutest thing!) are made from the 5 Petal Punch.  The eyes are made with the 3/4" and 1/2" Circle Punches.  The beak is made from the 3/4" Square Punch.  I did a lot of sponging on the edges.

I hope this little chick brings some inspiration and smiles to you!

Thanks for the visit!

Matchbox Bigz XL Die and Matchbox Messages--Sneak Peek!

Do you remember my No Adhesive Box and Tutorial?  If you liked that box, you'll love the Matchbox Bigz XL Die and the coordinating Matchbox Messages stamp set!  Both items will be available April 1 with the Occasions Mini catalog. The Matchbox is a little smaller, but it's the perfect size to hold about 4 Hershey Nuggets.

First, here are the two pieces.  They were so easy to run through the Big Shot!  And there are 3 tags!

 

Here's the finished project.

 

Isn't that cool?  One zip through the Big Shot and you have all you need to make these cute little boxes! My box is made with Kiwi Kiss card stock and Good Morning Sunshine DSP for the sleeve.  The image is stamped with Chocolate Chip on Summer Sun card stock.  Again, this tag was made with the die as well.  I used a Stamp-a-ma-Jig to stamp it perfectly in place.  A little Striped Kiwi Kiss Ribbon and Linen Thread and my box is done.

Tip:  I used my regular sized Crease Pad on the section of the die that makes the sleeve so that my fold lines came out crisp.  Stampin' Up! will be offering the XL Crease Pad in the future.  When I have that, I would use it on the entire die.  The score lines on the box came out fine without the crease pad.

Hope you like  my box.  You will be able to order both the die and coordinating stamp set on April 1.  But don't forget, there are some sets from the Occasions Mini that you can preorder AND earn Sale-a-Bration sets on.  Go to my Online Ordering Website 24/7 to do your shopping!

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Blogger's Challenge--Alter It!

Happy Friday!  Today is Blogger's Challenge and the theme is "Alter It"!  Over the last year or so, I've collected quite a stash of "I can make something really cool with this" items.  I was glad to have the opportunity to HAVE to actually use some of my stash, lol!

I picked up several of these cork board frames from Target.  My mission--to make it beautiful!  Here's what I started with...

 

Actually, I kind of like the frame as is, but it's not the right theme for me.  So here's what I changed it to...

 

What do you think of my "stain" for the wood?  Any guess as to what it is?  If you guessed Chocolate Chip Craft Ink, you are right!  I took my Chocolate Chip Craft Spot (if you only use Craft Ink for special projects, going with the spots is ideal) and just rubbed it on the wood.  I didn't care about "stroke marks".  Then I heated it some with my Heat Tool.  I took a paper towel next, and rubbed off some of the ink.  I heated it a little bit more just to make sure it was dry.  Cool, huh?

My focal image is from Dreams du Jour.  It's stamped with Black Stazon on Watercolor Paper.  I used Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss and Pacific Point to color the image.  Here's a close up...

My pushpins are actually Build a Brads adhered to everyday tacs.  Here's a close up...

 

You can see that I cut off the "prongs" of the brad and then added my tac.  Works like a charm!

The flowers on my pushpins are from Sweet Stems.  Again, I stamped with Black Stazon on Watercolor Paper and used the AquaPainter to color them.

The final touch was adding Tangerine Tango Striped Grosgrain to the hooks on the back.

Hope you like my project.  Let me know what you think!

Have a great weekend and thanks for the visit!

Big Shot Bag Tutorial

This weekend at Stamp Camp we made this Big Shot Bag.

     

This bag uses the new SU! Movers and Shapers Curly Label Die.  You can position the Curly Label to cut wherever you want!  And it coordinates with the Curly Label Punch and Stamp Set.

Here's another example of my Big Shot Bag.

 

This bag is a little different because I didn't use the Curly Label Stamp Set and Punch.  Instead, I stamped the sentiment from the Yummy Sale-a-Bration set.

Do you want to learn how to make this bag?  I hope so because here's tutorial just for you!

Start with a piece of card stock (Pink Passion) cut to 4.5" x 12" and score at 5.5" from each side on the long side.  You can see faint white lines where I scored my card stock.  Set this piece aside.

 

Cut a coordinating piece of card stock (Pixie Pink) to 5.5" x 4.25".  This piece will fit perfectly into the magnet side of the Mover and Shaper Die.  Run the die through your Big Shot.

 

 

Your Pixie Pink piece will now look like this.  Now you need to trim this to 5 1/8" to 4 1/8".  You could start with a piece this size, but it's easier to center when the piece is the exact size of the magnet part of the die.

 

 

  Next you will run this piece through the SU! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate (use the small dots).  Your sandwich is Tab 1 of Multipurpose Platform, piece of card stock (optional--makes the embossing a little deeper), Texturz Plate (side you want is facing up), Pixie Pink card stock (good side down), Texturz Silicone Rubber and then Texturz Impressions Pad.

 

 

This is what your piece will look like now.  I love adding the texture to the card stock--really adds a lot to your project!

 

 

 

You also need to cut Scallops for the closing on the bag.  The Whisper White piece is the Scallop Circle Bigz Die.  The Pink Passion piece is the Scallops Circle 2 Bigz Die.  Once I cut out the scallops, I used the large dot SU! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate to emboss them.  Use the same sandwich as you did for the Pixie Pink piece.

 

 

Now you are read to put the bag together.  Fold your two scallops in half and adhere together.  Adhere one half to the backside of your bag.  Embellish with a Pretties Flower and Rhinestone Brad or just a ribbon (look at first example of bag). 

For this bag, you need a piece of Whisper White card stock cut to 5.25" x 4 .25".  Stamp your sentiment (or adhere your Curly Label punch) to where the opening is.  Then layer your Pixie Pink piece on top with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I have a velcro dot to hold my flap closed.

 

I put some home baked bar cookies (thanks, Mom!) in a medium cello bag to give away as my "yummy treat".

That's it--your bag is complete!

Let me know what you think of this bag.  I love to hear from you!

Thanks for the visit!

Blogger's Challenge--Valentine's Day!

Happy Friday (the 13th)!!!  Today is Blogger's Challenge and the theme is Valentine's Day!  I have two projects to show you.  (yes, I'm an over achiever, lol!)

 

First is the "group" photo of the Valentine treats my 5th grade son is bringing to school.  He actually designed these with just a bit of help from me.  The Whisper White card stock is cut 8 1/2" x 2 1/2" and scored at 3 1/2", 3 3/4" and 7 1/4".  We stamped the card stock with the 3 heart image from Love You Much in Real Red ink.

 

Then we stapled the heart bag inside each treat holder.

 

 

The tag image is from Happy Heart Day.  We layered it onto a Real Red tag.

OK, here's the next project.  This project is actually a raffle for my Stamp Camp in Plainfield, IL tonight.  Some lucky stamper is going to win it!

 

I'm happy with this little pail.  To decorate it, I first stamped the 3 heart image from Love You Much onto Whisper White Decor Element sheet.  I used Blazing Red Stazon.  Then I punched them out using the Heart to Heart Punch.  I wasn't sure if it would work, but it did!  They applied very easily to the pail.

Then I stamped the scallop image from Love You Much with Riding Hood Red and punched with the Scallop Circle Punch.  I used Sticky Strip to add them to the York Peppermint Patties.  The back have a plain Riding Hood Red Circle Scallop.  Each stick has a Riding Hood Red or Pink Pirouette Striped Ribbon bow too.

I hope you enjoyed these projects.  Thanks for the visit!!