It’s here! Our very first Creative Circle Blog Hop! Over the past couple of months, I have had the honor of working with a group of amazingly talented demonstrators to form the Creative Circle Design Team. Liz Holloway, the pioneer of this group, is crazy-good at designing 3D paper crafted items. Each of our blog hop projects will feature one of her 3D designs made with our own spin on it along with a group of coordinating cards using Stampin’ Up! products. So without further ado, here’s my take on Liz’s Murse card keeper box!
Since a Murse is a bag that guys carry, I thought the Guy Greetings stamp set was a natural for this project. Paired with Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper gives this project an overall masculine feel. Stop by over the next few days and I’ll have a recipe with a close-up view of each item in this project.
Do you believe in saving the best for last? I do, and I am super excited to tell you that Liz is offering the pattern and the video tutorial for this Murse box absolutely free! Here’s how:
Woohoo! Time for another Di’s Country INKers blog hop! This month we are focusing on Celebrations, and one of my favorites is the 4th of July! Family gatherings, barbecues, fireworks – I love everything about the 4th! This year we, as a nation, have an awful lot to celebrate as well. My project today has no stamping on it whatsoever. I know, weird, huh?
Several months ago I saw an alternate project using last year’s My Paper Pumpkin ‘Pinwheel Party’ kit that I just loved, (it was done by Peanuts and Peppers Papercrafting) but I had used up all the supplies that came in mine a long time ago. No problem! One of the perks of being a My Paper Pumpkin subscriber, is that I am able to purchase refills of some of the past kits. This one is still available for now, but it’s about to be retired soon. All you need to do is subscribe not only will you get a great kit each month, but you too will have access to some seriously cool past kits.
I covered a foam wreath with some navy blue satin ribbon from my stash, and then went to town making pinwheels and hot glue-ing them onto my wreath. It needed just a little more pizazz, so I got out my Big Shot and the Stars Framelits and made some multi-layered stars to tuck between the pinwheels using Real Red, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and Night of Navy cardstock. Some large rhinestones finished them off.
I wish I knew a trick for getting glittery things to photograph better, but here’s a close-up of one of the layered stars. It’s so sparkly! (I must be hanging out with my Granddaughter too much – I just heard that last sentence in Lil’ Agnes’ voice from the Minions… lol)
And speaking of sparkly… My daughter gave me a great mani this morning! My fingers and toes are all ready for this Saturday’s celebrations as well. Thanks, Jen – Love It!! Mwah!
Thank you so much for joining me. Hope you enjoyed todays’ project – now off you go to see what Crystal is celebrating. And in case you just joined us, make sure you go back to see what Diana has for you. If you get lost at any time, all our hoppers are listed below.
Wow – I can’t believe the way this year is flying by! Here it is June already, and our thoughts are turning to Father’s Day and how we will honor all those special men in our lives that we hold dear. This is a tough time of year for our family as we lost my Dad to cancer nearly six years ago. Sure wish I could send a special card via snail mail to heaven, for that’s surely where he is right now. I do still have lots of great guys in my life; my dear husband, my brothers, and my son-in-law to be – all hard-working, caring, loving men and shining examples of Fatherhood. They will each be getting a special card from me letting them know how much I appreciate all they do for us.
If you haven’t seen it yet, Guy Greetings is a really versatile stamp set for masculine cards. It first appeared in the Occasions mini catalog, and is being carried over into the new Annual Catalog when it launches on Tuesday. When I first saw the ‘muscle man’ in this set, I really wasn’t sure I wanted it, but now that I’ve been using the stamps, I’ve come to realize how much I can do with the set! The ‘Righty-Tighty, Lefty Loosey’ greeting and tools would have been perfect for my Dad. (I still get a chuckle when I’m loosening a screw and can hear Dad’s voice giving me direction on which way to turn the screwdriver. Darn it all if that wouldn’t have made an absolutely perfect card for him!) For this card, I used an example in the Occasions catalog as a springboard for my design. I changed up the colors and added a few layers and embellishments to take it up a notch. I gotta warn you, though, pairing the new in-color Mint Macaron with Early Espresso will get you thinking of a yummy Ande’s chocolate mint. I found myself fighting the urge to run to the store for some. Ha!
So, off you go then to see what Kathya has to show you, and if you haven’t already seen Diana’s project, you can hop back to her blog. If at any time you get turned around, you can see a list of our hoppers below. A complete list of products used on this card follows!
* Barb Stencel, Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator The content of this blog is my sole responsibility as an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator and the use of, and content of, the classes, services, or products offered on this blog is not endorsed by Stampin' Up!
It’s here! Our very first Creative Circle Blog Hop! Over the past couple of months, I have had the honor of working with a group of amazingly talented demonstrators to form the Creative Circle Design Team. Liz Holloway, the pioneer of this group, is crazy-good at designing 3D paper crafted items. Each of our blog hop projects will feature one of her 3D designs made with our own spin on it along with a group of coordinating cards using Stampin’ Up! products. So without further ado, here’s my take on Liz’s Murse card keeper box!
Since a Murse is a bag that guys carry, I thought the Guy Greetings stamp set was a natural for this project. Paired with Timeless Elegance Designer Series Paper gives this project an overall masculine feel. Stop by over the next few days and I’ll have a recipe with a close-up view of each item in this project.
