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Friday, April 7, 2017

Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop: My Favorite Bundle

Welcome again to the Global Stamping Friends Blog Hop, that runs the first Friday of every month! You'll see projects from Stampin' Up! Demonstrators from all over the world in this blog hop. My name is Kimberley Morris, and I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado (USA).

This month our theme is My Favorite Bundle. With Easter fast approaching, I've been playing with the Basket Bunch Bundle from the 2017 Occasions Catalog. I made a Valentine card with it HERE, and a cute little gift bag with it HERE. Today I have a quick favor basket to show you:

Check out my Basket Tutorial HERE...but FIRST, check out the tips below...

You can get the Basket Bunch BUNDLE, and SAVE 10%. Or you can get the Basket Bunch photopolymer stamp set, and the Basket Builder Framelits Dies separately. The basket on the left just uses the stamp set, and the one on the right uses both the stamp set and the framelits. There's still time to get this bundle and make these favors, they are super fast and easy--so SHOP NOW and expedite shipping on your order!

BASKET TUTORIAL TIPS:
1) My first tip might save you a headache...when cutting your 8-1/2x11 sheet, I suggest you cut the (4) handles off the end FIRST. It's easier than trying to hold/measure/cut a skinny strip in your paper trimmer.
2) I did not wrap this basket with DSP or use scalloped circles, or brads on it, so you can skip those steps from the tutorial.
3) For these baskets in particular, you can see from the side angled view of my baskets, I stamped the basket all the way around. When you do this, you might find it easiest to fold the pointy pieces of the basket underneath the square pieces, and also fold under any square pieces that might get ink stamped over them. Or, you could lay down sticky notes around the edges if that's easier.
4) Take note of the picture below when you cut into the squares to make the basket, as you will get the best look by choosing a square with no pointy sections attached to it for the front (see the panel where I've colored the basket in the picture below).
5) I stamped the grass image a few times to get it across the bottom of the basket panel, and I also stamped it a couple times with the ink stamped off the image once, to get some lighter grass blades in between.
6) I used the Chocolate Chip marker to make a couple of lines on the handle, just for added interest. If you don't have this marker, consider using a Blender Pen with ink from the Chocolate Chip ink pad. The line will look a little bit different but it will be there.
7) The handle on this basket is NOT glued on the sides with triangle pieces (as the tutorial directs), it is glued on the square panel sides of the box instead.
8) There are also some adorable sayings in the stamp set, and you could stamp one on a tag and use Baker's Twine to hang it from the handle for a fancier basket :-)

To color the little bunny you see in the close up below, I used the Watercolor Pencils and smoothed over the color with Blender Pens. You'll want to make sure you use a waterproof ink for the bunny if you are going to color him--I chose Basic Gray Archival ink. If you don't have the Watercolor Pencils, you can use the ink from an ink pad and your Blender Pens. The colors I used are: Basic Gray PENCIL/Smoky Slate ink, Melon Mambo PENCIL (super light)/Pink Pirouette ink, and Bermuda Bay (either pencil or ink). I also used the Early Espresso PENCIL on the basket in a criss cross pattern to give it texture like it's woven. If you use ink and a Blender Pen, you might want to stick with Chocolate Chip so it's not too dark.

Stampin' Supplies: Basket Bunch BUNDLE (Basket Bunch stamp set + Basket Builder Framelits), Tip Top Taupe card stock, Whisper White card stock (for bunny), Chocolate Chip ink pad and marker, Cucumber Crush ink pad, Basic Gray Archival ink pad (for bunny), Watercolor Pencils (for basket on right), Blender Pens (for bunny), Paper Snips, Stampin' Dimensionals (for bunny), Tombow Multipurpose Glue, Stampin' Trimmer.

FYI: the Watercolor Pencils are SUPER popular and are not orderable right now, but are estimated to be available again by April 24th. Once they are in stock, hop on over to my Online Store and get them while you can!!! Don't forget to grab at least one pack of Blender Pens with them.

Click the Next or Previous arrow below to find more color challenge projects around the world!
(or check out the Blog Roll below the arrows)

2017 APRIL BLOG ROLL
1. Sarah McDermott www.papercraftartistry.blogspot.co.uk
2. Courtenay Heuston www.bagsthatone.blogspot.com.au
3. Anja Reuss www.stempelitis.de
4.Lisa Hardie www.thestampingirl.com
5. Georgia Missy Gaydos www.Livinlovinstampinwithgg.blogspot.com
6. Kimberley Anne Morris http://procrastistamper.blogspot.com UR HERE!
7. Christine Wrede www.stempeltamtam.blogspot.com
8. Erica Jones http://fortheheartofstamping.blogspot.ca/
9. Angélique Stempelkeuken http://stempelkeuken.blogspot.com
10. Jenn Curtis Charles www.bffStampers.com
11. Marieke Bart www.mintymik.blogspot.com

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Monday, February 10, 2014

Valentine's Day Mash-Up

While I'm still working on catching up with life, I thought I'd offer you some flashback projects for your Valentine's Day crafting pleasure. Yayyyy, instant gratification! Some of the supplies in the instruction/tutorial links under the projects are no longer available through Stampin' Up!, but that's where creativity comes in. If you are having trouble figuring out what current supplies you might be able to order, drop me an email or leave a comment if you need help with alternate suggestions.

(IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY SUPPLIES: Please order from my Online Store ASAP and choose UPS Next Day Air or 2nd Day shipping. The cutoff times for these expedited shipping options is 10:59am MT, with delivery Mon-Fri only.)

2013 Raccoon Top Note Box

2013 Raccoon Treat Bag Topper

Valentine Treat Mailbox

Ghirardelli Chocolate Square Holder

Conversation Hearts Treat Box

Easy Oval Accent Ferrero Rocher Treat Holder (link goes to video)

Easy Apothecary Accents Ghirardelli Holder

Hershey Kiss Holder

Super Simple Mini Envelope Treat Pouch

Don't have 3-1/8" Square Envelopes for this project? I can think of two options offhand:
1) Make your Own Envelopes - the Envelope Punch Board is an excellent tool for this!
2) Use Different Envelopes - if you have small, rectangular envelopes (like our Crumb Cake Notecard Envelopes), I would trim/punch off a shorter end for this project, instead of the top. Of course, that means you will need bigger candies if you want them to stick out the top. Or, just punch a hole through the top center and tie a knot of ribbon through, to keep smaller candies contained.

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Artisan Label Punch Gift Bow Tutorial

I showed you a bow like this on a card in this blog post. I was finally able to get a picture tutorial done for the bow...still working on the card tutorial, and I'm hoping it will be all downhill from here. You have to scroll to the bottom of this post to see the horrific distractions I've been having. Lol. I want to give you a separate picture of the finished project in action, in case you want to use a smaller image on Pinterest:

Okay, so here's the real, full-blown picture tutorial...please let me know if there's anything that doesn't make sense. You should be able to click on the picture to see it larger in your browser. You can Pin this whole tutorial if you want, since it's one single image, I am just giving you options. The Artisan Label Punch is 25% OFF through December 2nd, and a coordinating clear-mount stamp set called Label Love is 30% OFF through December 2nd. This is even cheaper than you can get those two products in a bundle together--score!:

And this is my horrific distraction. Doesn't she look menacing?!? She is not really being mean at all, I just caught her in the middle of a strange pleading noise she was making. She did not want to leave me alone, she's standing right on the pieces of the bow I was trying to make and photograph. I don't know if it's the changing weather, or what, but both my kitties are being total attention whores lately. *sigh* At least they are healthy, and I'm thankful for that.

Gizmo the Artisan Label Punch Bow Grinch

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Divine™ Ghost Favor Picture Tutorial

I showed you this Divine™ Ghost Favor here in my previous post, and now I've got the pictures posted to walk you through making it yourself. To prepare, you'll need to cut out a shape with the Bigz Clear Oval Accent Die, in Whisper White card stock. Then, take a scrap piece of card stock and punch through it with the Owl Builder Punch. If you use Basic Black, be sure to keep track of the medium size circle punches from the Owl Punch--you can use those for ghost eyes!

The first step is to use the owl outline from the punched out piece of card stock as a template on the right side of the oval accent piece. Click the picture if you want to see it full-size, and check out how I've lined up a pointy piece from above one of the owl's punched out feet, to point right at the notch in the oval accent piece. While holding that point in place, rotate the owl punchout so the curve of the owl's ear point matches the curve of the top of the oval. Once in place, trace this line lightly with pencil. (don't trace the feet, just the curve of the outline of the owl)

You will then slide the owl template over to the left top part of the oval accent piece, and trace in the same manner...it will be a mirror image of the line on the right side.

You will end up with markings on your oval, similar to the marks you see below. You'll want to make yours with light pencil lines so you can erase them. I went over mine in black pen, just to get a good photo.

Cut along the lines you made, making sure you cut through the tiny spots where your line skipped above the owl's feet. Erase any lines that did not get cut away, and you should have something similar to the shape below:

This next step is optional, and you may not need to do it after making this project once or twice, as you will readily "see" the angle after this illustration. In the picture below, I have laid a ruler from the corner of the notch on the lower right part of the oval accent, to the "head" of the ghost. As you can see, this marks a line roughly parallel to the side of the ghost's head. If you need to, you can take a pencil and lightly mark this line for reference. Then, find the same angle on the left side of the oval and mark it lightly.

Next, you will see how to line that score mark up with the groove of the Stampin' Trimmer. (again, I made my marks in pen so you could see them on the photos) Make sure the head of the ghost is to the side of that groove at the top, and the notch of the oval is exactly in the middle of that groove at the bottom. Click on this picture if you need to see it full-size, to see the groove clearly. Lay down the guide of the Stampin' Trimmer, and, using the scoring blade, create a score line. Then, turn the ghost 180 degrees and do the same angle on the other side.

You will then want to add another score line about 1/4" to the outside of each score line you just made. This will give a little depth to the piece, to help it wrap around the chocolate inside. I simply lined up each of the first score lines I made (which you can see marked in black below) with the outside edge of the brown-grey plastic near the groove of the Stampin' Trimmer. Then, turn the ghost 180 degrees and do the same on the other side. If this method freaks you out, then measure and score 1/4" from the original score marks by lining up the original score marks across the 1/4" line on the Stampin' Trimmer. Either way, make sure the second score lines are farther away from the center on each side of the ghost than the first ones.

When you are finished scoring, you will be left with the piece you see below. All that's left to do is decorate it. Our NEW Bite Me photopolymer stamp set includes all the sayings and images you need, to duplicate my sample. Plus, you can see right through the photopolymer of the stamp to see *exactly* where your image is going!

A few tips on decorating:
- Make a few of these out of plain copy paper to get the feel of the cuts and angles, and to test out various designs first.
- Glue the eyes of the ghost on first. You only need one owl template, so you can stick narrow strips of black card stock into the Owl Builder Punch to punch out only the eyes for subsequent ghosts. You can also just draw on the eyes with a black marker if you aren't into glueing small pieces.
- Be careful with your stamped greeting at the bottom, make sure it fits without getting covered up by the ghost's draping "arms" when the piece is closed. Both the Happy Halloween and the Trick or Treat sayings from the Bite Me stamp set will fit perfectly across the bottom, as long as you stamp them as low as they will go across the piece.
- Keep your stamping on the inside of the ghost "arms" confined to the outer edges, where they will not show until the favor is opened.
- Sponging the inside and outside edges of the ghost helps the white-on-white features stand out.
- You don't have to include a closure piece across the front, but it's much easier to stack, store, and hand these out if they are kept closed.
- You can use a punch other than the Ticket Duo Punch for a front closure, if you desire. Remember to only glue down one side permanently, and use a temporary bond for the other side of the punched piece, if you want it to open without ripping.

You can find all the supplies I used to create my ghost (except the ruler and the chocolates!), in my ONLINE STORE. Please check out the item names and numbers at the bottom of my previous post HERE for your shopping convenience.

I must mention that I received some Mini Dark Chocolate Pieces for free from Divine, which is what I used for this project. However, my love of Divine chocolates and my desire to use them in my projects came before I received anything free, and I am receiving no other compensation than a few different samples to design some favors around :-)

Look for Divine™ chocolates at your local natural food store, or buy them online:
http://www.divinechocolate.com OR http://www.serrv.org

Friday, October 11, 2013

Stampin' Up! Halloween Project Tutorial Mash-up 2013

While I'm working on my Jack-o-Lantern Mini Purse Favor Video Tutorial, I thought I might entertain you by resurrecting some of my past Halloween project tutorials for your perusal. You'll find pictures and links to the posts with tutorials, below. Now, some of the tutorials are going to reference retired products or colors...and if that bamboozles you, just drop me a comment and I will be glad to offer suggestions to help you over those hurdles! (Please check the comments first, your question may already have been answered.)

Spooky Little Box Tutorial

Creepy Little Basket Tutorial

Ghirardelli Chocolate Square Holders Tutorial

Coffin Box Tutorial

Witch's Hat Triangle Box Tutorial (+ Open Top Square Box Tutorial)

Tic Tac Holder Tutorial

Ghirardelli Chocolate Square Wrap Tutorial

Halloween Beware Banner - FREE Printable

Making Bats Using Butterfly Punches

To see what Halloween supplies you can currently purchase, click this link to enter my ONLINE STORE, then type the word Halloween in the search field near the top right, and click the magnifying glass for results. When you start finding items you like, you'll want to Sign In or Create an Account using the links above the search field. That way, you can add items to your Shopping Bag and be ready to check out with them! (HINT: the Continue Shopping link is near the top right of your Shopping Bag screen)

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Nifty Stampin' Up! Pom-Pom Tricks

Stampin' Up! shared some great tips recently on how to make some cute little pom-poms (or you can use them as flower embellishments) using Baker's Twine and Seam Binding, and also some paper pom-poms using Designer Series Paper. Thought I'd save you the trip and post the picture tutorials right here:

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Cupid's Heart Valentine Treat Bundle Project

Here is another project using the Valentine Treat Bundle, featuring the Hearts Collection Framelits, as well as the NEW Hearts a Flutter Framelits. REMEMBER: the Valentine Treat Bundle is available ONLY from January 3rd - January 21st!!!

I filled a 1"x8" cello bag from the Valentine Treat Bundle with M&M's, and just attached some die-cut shapes using Stampin' Dimensionals. The "tip" of the arrow is about 1-1/2" of the tip of a heart from the Hearts Collection Framelits (3rd in from outside), as is the biggest heart in the center (4th from outside). The Happy Heart single stamp (from the Valentine Treat Bundle) can be punched out with the Full Heart Punch, or die-cut with a heart from the Hearts Collection Framelits (5th from outside). The scalloped heart is from the Hearts a Flutter Framelits, as are the flag pennants that make up the "tail" of the arrow. You can see how to create the "tail" below:

Stampin' Supplies: Valentine Treat Bundle (Happy Heart single stamp & 1"x8" cello bags), Whisper White card stock, Pretty in Pink card stock, Regal Rose card stock, Real Red card stock, Hearts Collection Framelits & Hearts a Flutter Framelits (both used with Big Shot), Tombow Multipurpose Glue (to layer "tail"), Stampin' Dimensionals.

Click here to get your Valentine Treat Bundle!

~Kimberley Morris
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator since 1994
Colorado Springs, CO
procrastistamper@gmail.com
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