Big Shot Fun Flowers Charms

Whatever is going on with blogspot is frustrating me .... can't get posts to post!

Couldn't help bringing out the Shrink Plastic and my Fun Flowers Die (still available as carryover item from Occasions Mini) to make these cute charms. They were perfect for our annual wine festival glasses but could be attached to your favorite coffee mug handle, pair of scissors or wherever you'd like a flower bling. They are about the size of a quarter and if you remember to punch hole before your shrink you can add a jumpring and just about anything .... add a stretchy hairband and can use around soda cans/beer/or travel mug.... add to a key ring or cell phone lanyard ... the possibilities are endless. Don't stop with the Fun Flowers Die either..... also try the Beautiful Butterflies Die

May Card Class

Our May class was all about embossing .... embossing with folders, embossing powders, and dry embossing of sorts.

Recycled can flowers

I've seen people making these into pins but I am always so careful not to make things I think might be sharp into a wearable item so I was looking for another way to use these as gifts. I found these really tiny pots in my craft stash and have a least a hundred paper sticks (you know the ones for making candy suckers) .... so here is what I came up with. Using a variety of punches, some old scissors, an embossing folder (which seems to make metal more soft)

Is it February already?

Right after I returned from Leadership I came down with bad cold .... recovered in time to get some stampin done then came down with flu .... I can't wait for winter to end! So here are a few of the projects we've done at my classes recently.

No Sew Fabric Flower Pin

This was the gift I gave to friends at Baltimore Regional. It was idea inspired after seeing flowers made from cutting and heating satin ribbon. I was wondering what to do with my fabric with customers - I don't sew - so I was really happy with results and that it is easy enough for customers to do, selling them on maybe wanting to purchase fabric and die. It will be a class project coming soon.

Grungeboard Bracelets

When it comes to my craft table come fair time I'd have to say that the poor people stopping by have so many different items to look at that seeing everything just isn't possible. I just cant seem to stick to ONE or TWO items and always need to be trying new things to use my stamps and Stampin Up accessories on. This week I broke out the grungeboard (non-Stampin Up) I'd purchased awhile back and went to town with my Stampin Up Impressions embossing folders and craft ink. I always love that no two items I make ever turn out the same, even when I try, so each is truly a "one of a kind".

Recycled Butterfly

Been busy with remodeling projects around house (workers and dust everywhere) so haven't had time to really stamp for weeks. In an effort to downsize the clutter, I have been remounting 10 years of stamps I just couldn't part with and have been cleaning out my craft room. What to do with all those clear boxes the sets came in and retired designer papers I seem to be hoarding .... well here's what I came up with - Recycled Butterflies ... with command adhesive or velcro on back can be mounted to just about anything, like your work computer screen to brighten your day, or in groups on a wall. I have lots of retired paper and plenty of plastic so will be making a lot of these for my upcoming craft fairs. Cut up and ran the clear plastic through Big Shot with Exclusive Stampin Up Butterfly die (can use any clear plastic found as packaging around most items we buy these days) - die cut retired Designer Paper the same - used Crystal Effects to adhere paper to plastic butterfly - ran the combination through machine with the Elegant Lines embossing folder ... needed more so cut up used Coke cans and ran them through die cut to get the smaller butterfly and embossed that with same folder .... Crystal Effects and mini silver beads add bling to edges. I have some antenae to add I just have to find where I put them! Enjoy.

June Sneak Peak Card Class

Friends Never Fade Pear Pizzazz (in-color) CS ½ sheet; Pear Pizzazz marker Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Greenhouse Gala DSP Chocolate Chip CS Lace edge Border punch Clearlit Scallop Rectangle Daffodil Delight CS River Rock CS Real Red Classic Ink This is my favorite - love the colors, the designer paper and new embossing folder!

More Dominoes !

Been so busy making new bracelets and holding classes I haven't had time to post ...

Class projects

Well I haven't gotten my old computer and all its wonderful picture software editing programs back yet so resorting to basic cropping from camera pictures.

Here is a picture of the Stationery Box class attendees made at the Oct class and a picture of the projects the Kids made on their day off at the Kids class I held. Think their favorite was the cheerleader - mine was the snow globe ornament made from Sweet Treat cup with edible "snow" (sugar crystals and pearlized non-perils