Gremlins Galore

Hi All,

Been entertaining Gremlins again!!! Yesterday that was, when I was trying to get my Spotlight Project done for STAMPlorations. They must find me being quite a good host, providing them with lots of entertainment ....

Lets show you the finished project first ...

It's not a card, but a little vellum envelope/treat bag/gift wrapping/gift card holder .... I am sure that you'll be able to find plenty of uses.

It was in the process of making this that my little guests got plenty to enjoy themselves on. It started with spritzing the vellum and trying to prevent it from curling up. The idea was that I would pick the spritzed vellum up and nicely place it on a radiator to dry ... bad idea .... as soon as I picked said vellum up ... as by magic ... it rolled itself up tightly ...not exactly what one would like to happen given that it was still wet with ink. Lesson learned: I let my second piece dry in situ.

Punching the vellum to create the little bag was a little tricky, but easy enough. Phew!!!

Next up stamping the poinsettia ... in sepia archival ink on vellum and colouring from the reverse with alcohol markers ... nice idea .... that's if the Gremlins hadn't ad other ideas ... Having never really coloured vellum in such a way, I was rather relying on their co-operation ... What I got was mischief!!! First of all the archival ink too seemed to develop a mind of its own and started blurring and running in some odd way. It's never happened to me before, the stamping on the bag looks pretty crisp. I won't even mention my disaster of reverse colouring, I'm too embarrassed to share it hence I went for embossing and picked up my Apple Red Ultra Fine WOW powder ... or so I thought. What I had picked up instead was a pot of granules looking more at home in a kitchen cupboard than in my craft room .... OOOPS! Did I mention??? I hadn't read the label when purchasing the magazine the powder came with a while ago ... I simply assumed.

Well, as it turns out this WOW Ultra High embossing powder makes your image look as if it was drizzled using thick luscious caramel or chocolate. Not so bad after all.

If you would like to see how my project was made in the end pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog for a photo and video tutorial.

Have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx

stamps I used:
VIGNETTE: Christmas Block, Holiday Sketches: Christmas Flower, Sentiment Builders: Christmas & New Year
  
tools used:
Flower Pinch Board - We R Memory Keepers
there is also a little video showing you how to make a similar bag:

CASEing My Own

 ... and Punch Board Ideas ...

Hi All,

Something different for the Inspiration Roundup over at STAMPlorations. Remember this card from my Spotlight Feature a couple of weeks ago???

Well. I decided to give you an idea for a CASE and CASEd my own turning it into the shaker card below ...

I basically added an extra layer for my stamping and die cut a frame from the stamped background plus a few more from white card which I used for building up the frame and sandwiching a piece of acetate. I thought this might be a good idea if you had a design you liked but wanted to do something different with.

You can see how I stamped the background in the original Spotlight Post here. The sets I used were: Joyful, VIGNETTE: Christmas Block, Mixed Media Elements and Oh, Christmas Tree!

Next up is a simple box with bow I created using the 123 Punch Board. I was showing my friend Sue how to use her envelope punch board to create the bow and box which we simply decorated using the snowflakes from the VIGNETTE: Christmas Block set and a tri-colour pigment ink pad.

Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog for more gorgeous inspiration and projects to CASE.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used, links to the stamp sets are in the above text
   
We R Memory Keepers 1-2-3 Punch Board
Die-namics pierced rectangle

Envelope Card Tutorial

Hi Everybody,

back with another tutorial for you. This time we're making an inside out envelope card:

you need:
materials:
one piece of card 19.10 x 19.10 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches) for envelope
one piece of card 15 x 6 cm (5 9/8 x 3 6/8 inches) for inside pocket, score at 1cm (1/2 inch) on 3 sides as shown in video
one piece of matching card 12.5 x 10 cm (4 9/8 x 3 9/8 inches)
one piece of white card 12.1 x 9.6 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches)
piece of ribbon 13.5 cm (5 1/4 inches)
piece of white scrap for stamping fuzzy cut butterfly
VIGNETTE Artful Flutters stamp set by STAMPlorations
SUBWAY ART BUILDER: MOM by STAMPlorations
Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Elegant Eggplant ink pads by Stampin'Up!
Elegant Eggplant Stamp'n'Write Marker
small dark pink gems

tools:
Envelope Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers
Xcut Border Punch by docrafts
Hougie Board or other scoring board and tool
craft knife, steel ruler, cutting mat
scissors, glue, tweezers, double sided tape, acrylic blocks for stamps

... and here is the video tutorial, as usual relatively slow pace, which means you can craft along as you watch ...

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!!! :-)

Stamp Storage Folder

This is the list of materials I used to make the Stamp Storage Folder featured in my YouTube videos:

1 - Stamp Storage Folder part 1

2 - Stamp Storage Folder part 2

For part 1, I used:
materials:
Designer Paper 12 x 12 " by Stampin'Up! - I used a retired one, sorry can't remember the name
matching card stock, chipboard for covers from my stash
5mm (1/4") wide double sided tape

tools:
We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board - bought mine through Stampin'Up!, but they are available in any good craft store
Hougie Board or any other scoring board and tool
paper cutter
scissors

you need to cut:
- for the covers
2 pieces of chipboard - 15.5 x 18 cm   approx 7 x 5 1/8"
4 pieces of card to stamp on or pretty paper - 15.5 x 18 cm   approx 7 x 5 1/8"

- for the pockets
6 pieces of designer paper - 15.25 x 30.5 cm   approx 6 x 12"
6 strips of matching card - 15.25 x 6.5 cm   approx 6 x 2.5"

you need to score:
-your designer paper
with the 30.5cm (12") at the top score down at 6.5 and 24 cm (approx 2 5/8 and 9 3/8")
fold both sides in, align and score at 8.5 and 9 cm (approx 3 1/4-3/8 and 3 1/2-5/8")

-your strips of matching card
with the narrow edge at the top score down at 3 and 3.5 cm (approx 1 1/8 and 1 3/8")

For part 2 - stamping the covers and binding - I used:
my 4 pieces of card to stamp on from part 1
River Rock, Always Artichoke, Poppy Parade and Riding Hood Red ink pads from Stampin'Up!
Patchwork Frenzy Graphic Pentagons and Vignette Artful Flutters stamp sets by STAMPlorations
'Keep Calm' stamp by Hobbycraft
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Die, sorry can't remember the number
purple masking tape from Affixit Craft
6 book binding rings 39 mm in diameter (inner ring measurement)
Zutter Bind-It-All
matching ribbons
dried baby wipe

Stamps I used for the covers already prepared:
inner front cover: Vignette Retro Mod Shapes and stitching from Patchwork Frenzy Graphic Squares
inner back cover: Vignette Eclectic Florals stitching from Patchwork Frenzy Graphic Squares
back cover: Patchwork Frenzy Graphic Squares plus my personalised catty 'handmade ... by Monika' stamp
all stamps apart from the personalized one are by STAMPlorations
for the finishing touches I used:
Memory Box Ivy die, gems from my stash plus from Stampin'Up! River Rock and Always Artichoke card stock and flower punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Set

Some pictures of the finished project:

Hope you feel inspired ...
Happy Crafting!!!