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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Christmas Square Collage Frame

I finally put together the swaps I got back for the Christmas Square Collage. My Christmas swap was posted HERE. Remember the Halloween collage swap? This is the Christmas/Holiday version and next up is the Valentine collage due in January.

I found this 8" x 10" silver picture frame from my local paper outlet. It was mark down with an additional 50% off so the final cost was $2.15. It's perfect for my collage project.

Some of the swaps I got had so much dimension they would not fit in the frame. I decided to "frame" them over the glass so I don't crush the designs.

One of the squares exceeds the 3/8" maximum size so I used it like a medallion on the frame itself. Below are closer shots so you can see the details.

I really enjoy this square collage swap. You get so much ideas from other stampers/crafters that you can incorporate with other projects.

I'm pretty much done with the card orders this season. I'm now focusing on the fun stuff.

Until the next post............. Cheers!!!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Christmas/Holiday Cards Recap III

These are the available designs left to choose from.

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#13

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Stand Up Card

This is another card design/layout I wanted to try for a while now but never got around to it. I have some flocked window sheets included with Stampin' Up's Candlelight Christmas Specialty DSP pack that I wanted to use to make something other than a card. The flocked sheets are so pretty I wanted them to stand out...... what better way to use them than a stand up card!

I didn't add a label to write on or a sentiment because I'm going to use this as a display "stand" for my handmade ornaments. It folds flat so you can mail it or in my case, it will be easy to store away.

I've only seen a picture of this type of card so I had to come up with the measurements and construction. It took a couple of tries, I kept cutting the wrong side, but I was able to put it together. Hopefully, these pictures will give you an idea of how to create one if you want to try this type of card. It has so much potential.

I used two 4.25” x 5.5” card stocks. Punch or cut an opening in the middle of the two pieces. On the 1^stpiece, cut a 1/4” slit on the top and bottom of the opening (inside). I scored the middle of the card stock to make sure the slits are lined up. On the 2nd piece, cut a 1/4” slit from the top (outside) and 2-3/4" slit from the bottom (outside).

The tricky part is sliding the 2nd piece into the 1st piece. Gently guide the 2nd piece with the long slit into the opening of the 1st piece, you need to bend it but with a little patience it should fall into place. You can use patterned paper instead of cardstock and add embellishments on all four sides. TIP: try it on an old card stock or paper you're not too fond of so if you messed up the first try you don't waste your good supplies like I did!

Hope that gives you an idea on how to create this card.

Thanks for stopping by. Until next time............ Cheers!!!

All supplies used are from Stampin'Up.

Ornaments Keepsakes

I just had to include these cards featuring the Ornament Keepsakes in this series. I won this bundle of stamp sets and coordinating dies from a raffle held at one of our stamping group meetings.

All the ornaments were heat embossed with white embossing powder on cherry cobbler card stocks. I wanted to use the same elements and create three distinctly different cards.

The first card came together pretty quickly until I got to the sentiment. I tried different placements and punches but ultimately decided to add another ornament with the "merry" adhered in the middle.

The next card layout came to me the first time I saw this particular stamp. Somehow it reminded me of those sparkly bead "curtains" from the sixties. I thought the embossed double lines added just the right touch of texture. This is my favorite out of the three cards.