CREATING PRETTY CARDS - SKETCH CHALLENGE #48

I had the pleasure of designing Creating Pretty Cards - Sketch Challenge #48 for Craft Project Central this month, and I wanted to make another card using the sketch. 

This card features Stampin' Up!'s Go Wild designer paper, Zoo Babies stamp set, and Tip Top Taupe cardstock, ink, and ribbon.  Below is a photo of the actual sketch, and you can view the tutorial and upload the link to your card HERE.

For every 10 cards that are uploaded, a winner will be selected and given a FREE one-month subscription to the awesome tutorials at Craft Project Central!



"BY THE TIDE" GIFT ENSEMBLE

For the past few years, I have enjoyed designing monthly project tutorials for Craft Project Central, and my project is featured today.  Following is the introduction that I wrote about it:

 

It’s time to welcome summer, and you’re going to need the right packaging for treats and gifts.  With this tutorial, you will make a trio of boxes, learn a quick and easy way to decorate push pop containers that won’t interfere with whatever you choose to fill them, and create a beautiful open-top box with the capacity to hold a lot of treats.  It’s so decorative that you (or whomever you give it to) will want to keep it on display.

Sneak peek of "By the Tide" Gift Ensemble

On Monday, June 22nd, I will give to a lucky winner a FREE one-month subscription to Craft Project Central.  To be entered into the drawing for the subscription, all you need to do is go HERE and leave a comment on the post where my project is featured.  Be sure to visit my blog on the 22nd to see if yours was the winning name.  It's that simple! 

 

"MAKE-IT-SNAPPY-MONDAY"

I created another scrapling for today's MISM project . . . a 2" x 5-1/2" note card.  Actually, my card is a salvaged piece . . . it's the left side of a Calypso Coral gatefold card that didn't get off to a pleasing start.  The stamped piece was also salvaged from a scrap of cardstock that ended up with notes written all around the stamped image, which is from Stampin' Up!'s brand new Wild about Flowers stamp set.  Isn't the image gorgeous?  It's a 2-step stamped image, and I can already tell that this will be a go-to stamp set for me.  Just when I say that I do not need another flower set (and, really, I don't), along comes one like Wild about Flowers that's so easy to use that it's a must-have.  When I stamped the two images on the scrap cardstock, I wanted to make sure that I could line them up properly.  The image that you see represents the very first time that I stamped those images.  Stampin' Up! products featured on this card include:

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Old Olive

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Old Olive

Stamp Sets:  Wild about Flowers, Awesomely Artistic

Accessories:  Fringe Scissors, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dot

Join me in wishing my sweet mother

a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY today!!! 

Have a great week!

SUMMER CAMP STATIONERY SET

This Summer Camp Stationery Set is perfect to send to sleep-away camp with your teen or tween. Featuring the Epic Alphabet Stamp Set and the bright and fun Cherry on Top Designer Series Paper Stack and matching Washi Tape, this set contains six single-sided notecards (for short notes home) and six square cards (for longer letters), as well as two pens and two pencils. It all fits nicely in the decorated plastic case to keep it safe from the elements. This would make an excellent gift as well as a class or club project.

Sneak peek of Summer Camp Stationery Set

Isn't this a cheery and colorful stationery set?  It was designed by Yapha Mason, and her tutorial can be found at Craft Project Central.

 

PATRIOTIC MASCULINE GIFT SET

Make this patriotic and masculine gift set, which includes a thank you card, picture frame, and a mini scrap album. It is the perfect gift for a soldier, a vet, or perhaps someone who has a loved one in the military. Honor them with a handmade gift for risking their lives for our freedom. Learn different techniques such as stenciling, heat embossing, and how to add a distressed look to your project. Make handmade 3-D stars and add dimension with sponging and die-cutting. Great for a stamp camp or as a class project.

Sneak peek of Patriotic Masculine Gift Set

There are so many techniques to take away from this gift set, which was designed by Monika Davis.  Learn all of the techniques in her tutorial, which is available at Craft Project Central.  Have you subscribed yet?  Did you know that a month's worth of project tutorials is only $10?  What are you waiting for?

 

"MAKE-IT-SNAPPY-MONDAY"

Today's MISM project is a sweet and simple card.  It features a cookie sheet with fresh-baked, hot-from-the-oven Chocolate Chip cookies, situated inside a die-cut Polaroid frame.  I guess my head just hasn't been in the game lately because it appears that the On Film dies (from Stampin' Up!) retired recently because I don't see that set in the new catalog.  Oops! 

Other Stampin' Up! products featured on this card include:
Cardstock:  Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Island Indigo, Naturals White (retired), Brushed Silver (retired), Crumb Cake
Stamp Sets:  Hello Life, Hi There (retired)
Ink:  Encore Silver Metallic, VersaMark, Soft Suede
Punches:  1/2" Circle, Corner Rounder
Sizzix:  On Film

When I sat down to create this card, I had no idea what I would make.  And then I noticed that my little stack of cookie sheets, complete with the cute little cookies (all sponged and dotted with chocolate chips) had fallen onto my desk from the shelf where they'd been "cooling" since last November.  It was time to put one of them to good use!  The Island Indigo cardstock was left over from another project, so I put it to work on my card.  The embossed hello was also lying on my desk waiting for a purpose.  Last week, I received Wow! Metallic Silver Ultra High embossing powder and had stamped and embossed a few sentiments to see just how high "ultra high" would be.  I have to admit that it's quite impressive. 

Have a happy Monday and a fabulous week!!!!

 

FRY BOX GIFT PACKAGING TRIO

If you’re in need of some new packaging ideas, then these projects are for you! There are three different gift packaging ideas in this tutorial, and all three are made with the Fry Box Bigz L Die. The new Bohemian Designer Series Paper is also used. This would make a great product-based class.

Sneak peek of Fry Box Gift Packaging Trio

Not only will you love having these pretty fry boxes ready to fill with treats, you'll really appreciate the creative decorative ideas.  The awesome tutorial for this trio, which was designed by Christy Fulk, can be found at Craft Project Central.

 

WEDDING GIFT CARD & SCRAPBOOK

June and the rest of the Summer is a very popular time for weddings.  This project will have you ready for all those wonderful events.  You will make a gift card holder that also has pages available for the happy couple to include some pictures and memories of their special day.  You will also make a pretty box to hold your gift.  This would also make a lovely gift for any special occasion when you want to give more than a gift card.

Sneak Peek of Wedding Gift Card & Scrapbook

Doesn't this project look gorgeous?  It was designed by Sharon Burkert, and you can find the tutorial for her fabulous project at Craft Project Central.  Have you subscribed yet?  The cost is oh, so minimal for all that you get.

CREATING PRETTY CARDS - SKETCH CHALLENGE #48

Each month, there's a new Sketch Challenge at Craft Project Central, and I had the pleasure of designing this month's Creating Pretty Cards - Sketch Challenge #48:

There's a FREE tutorial that will show you exactly . . . step by step . . . how I created my card.  Hopefully, you will follow the tutorial to create a card, and then share a photo of it!

Did you know that for every 10 cards submitted for the Sketch Challenge, Craft Project Central will choose one winner who will receive a FREE one-month subscription to the site?  That would be a fun prize!  You can find the tutorial for the sketch and upload your card HERE.

"MAKE-IT-SNAPPY-MONDAY"

Today's MISM project features a neat and trendy gift wrap.  When the time came to wrap THIS mixed media canvas, I searched and searched but couldn't find a box for it.  I even considered making a box, but my poor little brain just didn't have the energy for that.  And so I chose to wrap it in white tissue paper, figuring that I would finish it in some pretty fashion.  Twine (which I seriously l♥ve and use all the time) and a gorgeous lace trim served as the pretty anchor for the tag that hangs from an oversized antique gold safety pin adorned with a crown.  I can't tell you how thrilled I was to discover this perfect embellishment lying in my stash just waiting for the chance to shine.  As I mentioned when I posted photos of the canvas, it was a gift for a college grad who will be moving to NYC so it was only fitting that I used a skyline when I designed the tag.  Stampin' Up!'s Ornate Tag Topper Punch was used to shape the tag, and the quote reads, "Go into the world and do well but, more importantly, go into the world and do good."  I love that quote and think that it's quite fitting, don't you?