Apr 4, 2016 | 2016, Birthday, Blog Hops, Creative Circle |
It’s the 5th of the month – time for another Creative Circle Blog Hop! You may have hopped on over from Fran’s blog
, or perhaps you’re just joining us. Either way, I’m glad you’re here!
This month, we are showcasing Liz’ Perpetual Birthday Calendar. She’s nicknamed it #imbringingbirthdaysback in honor of the grass roots movement that Shannon West of Stampin’ Up! started. (If you’d like to know more about the movement, stop back in a day or two and I’ll explain…) For my version, I’ve used the color scheme of Blackberry Bliss, Bermuda Bay, and Delightful Dijon – all colors that are found in the patterns of the Bohemian DSP pack. I’ve paired my calendar with a suite of cards using the same color scheme and DSP pack and the Happy Birthday, Everyone stamp set. Here’s my ensemble:
The pattern for the calendar is probably one of my very favorite 3D items that we’ve played with to date! It’s got a lot of pieces, but it went together really easily. I just LOVE that it’s got a place in the back to store things like a set of cards, or perhaps a pad of paper and pen to keep near the phone.
The pattern for this project can be found in Liz’ online store, and as with all her designs, it has a companion video showing you how to assemble your cut pieces. It’s offered in both an e-cutter format as well as .pdf. When you make your project, the first cube is numbered with 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and the second cube is numbered with 0, 1, 2, 6, 7, 8. Where’s the 9, you ask? You use the 6 and turn it upside down!
Time to send you off to see Sandy’s version of the calendar. Make sure you leave a comment – Sandy is going to be doing a random drawing for a free copy of the pattern! Thanks for visiting!
In case you get off-track, our hop this months is:
Sandy: http://www.thestampnscrapshop.blogspot.com
Liz: http://www.lizhollowaydesign.blogspot.com
Fran: http://www.fransabad.com
Barb: http://www.beelinestamping.com (you are here)
Apr 1, 2016 | 2016, Birthday, Blog Hops, Occasions Catalog |
Happy April Fool’s Day – thanks for hopping over from Di’s blog! Bet you thought we’d play a joke on you today. We thought about it, but then Connie suggested that we do a color challenge for this month’s blog hop and that seemed like a lot more fun. (Don’t worry – we’ll get you next year!) The colors we all worked with this time around are Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Mint Macaron which are all found in the It’s My Party designer series paper stack from the Occasions Mini catalog.
I have to admit, I have a hard time making masculine cards. The It’s My Party suite of products in the Occasions Mini catalog has really simplified the process for me this year! Here’s one I whipped up for a couple of the special guys in my life. It starts out with a Basic Black base. Three strips of Washi Tape were added to a 4″ x 4 1/4″ square of the ‘Confetti’ DSP. I used the Lots of Labels Framelits to die cut a piece of Crushed Curry DSP from the It’s My Party pack and it is layered with another die cut piece of Whisper White. The greeting is from the Party With Cake stamp set and was done with Basic Black Archival Ink. It was accented with the Confetti stamp from that same set in Crushed Curry ink. The piece of Mint Macaron cake is a stamp from that set as well. You can’t see it, but the cake has a shimmer applied with the clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Pen. A pair of Rhinestones finished it all off!
As cool as the front of the card is, the real star of the show is the inside! A strip of the black and white dotted DSP from the pack was die cut with the Party Pop-Up Thinlits die. I masked off the words and colored the piece with Crushed Curry and Mint Macaron Markers. The flames on the candles were done with the Gold Wink of Stella. Another bit of the Washi tape was used to accent the edges of the die-cut piece before it was adhered to the inside of the card. Makes a statement, eh?
Thank you so much for stopping in today. Now off you go to see Connie’s lovely project! Just in case you get lost, links to all the stops on the hop are:
Di http://www.stampingwithdi.com
Barb http://www.beelinestamping.com (You are here)
Connie http://www.texasschoolmarm.com
Mary http://www.doggandponyshow.blogspot.com
Mar 8, 2016 | 2016, Occasions Catalog |
Thought you might like some details on the cards I did for the Creative Circle design team blog hop a few days ago. Here’s a close up of the first one. (the image will expand by clicking on it…)
This is a tent fold card that began with an 11 x 4 1/4″ base of Basic Black folded in half. The first layer is from the Botanical Gardens DSP pack and it is 5 1/4″ x 4. The banner is a 2″ wide strip of the same DSP, just flipped over and punched with the Banner Punch. Gotta love how easily this stuff coordinates!! The 3″ x 3 1/2″ Whisper White panel was stamped in Mint Macaron with a greeting from Birthday Blooms and layered onto a 3 1/8′ x 3 5/8″ piece of Basic Black cardstock; that panel was adhered to the card front with dimensionals. The flowers and leaves were die cut with the Botanical Builder Framelits Dies, and I sponged a little Hello Honey ink in the centers. Rhinestones were used for the flower centers and to underline the greeting – gotta have a little bling going on!
My daughter needed a last-minute card for a wedding, so I pulled out my Botanicals For You Sale-a-Bration set and added the phrase “…on your special day” to the inside and stamped a few of the flowers from that set in Hello Honey. Quite non-traditional for a wedding card, but the bride loved it!
Speaking of Sale-a-Bration, did you know that ordering the Botanicals bundle (Stamp set, coordinating framelits set, and DSP pack) from the Occasions catalog qualifies you for a free stamp set? Did you also know that the Botanicals For You stamp set was specifically designed to coordinate with the Botanicals bundle – and that you can get it for FREE?! But you gotta hurry – Sale-a-Bration ends this month. Get your list together and collect those freebies!
I’m off to enjoy our first 70 degree day of the year. How wonderful that I can have all the doors and windows open – I even heard Mr. Brown pull up with a box of new Stampin’ goodies!
