Christmas Ornaments Class 6

 So simple but very elegant too! The Big Shot and the BigZ Lattice die was used here. I made 6 die cuts from Whisper White card stock and folded them each diagonally. I opened each diecut and applied small dots of Dazzling Details to several sopts on each. When they were dry I refolded each diecut. Next I used the Tombo Mono Multi glue to glue them together putting very small amounts in strategic places to hold them together, stacking each one on top of the last until all were glued, finish the ornament by gluing the first to the last.

Creating a 3D lacey ornament. Using the white baker's twine I  made a hanger and used a Mini Glue dot to glue a Real Red satin bow to the top.







This was a version I didn't really like, I ran the hanger down the center and used the pieces from the diecut to make a hangy-thingy at the bottom. I also used the Basic Jewels Rhinestones to decorate and the Whisper White Organza Ribbon on top.

I have one more ornament to share from this class so come on back to see.

Thank you for coming by.

Sharri

Christmas Ornaments Class 5

 These were not my favorite ones to do though they are not difficult to make. I found the tutorial for them here. I found the "retired" Pretties kit as used in the tutorial was hit or miss for staying together the ends would pop off and beads and paper would fly everywhere. So in keeping with accessibility I decided to use a 2 G wire that I had on hand but can be picked up where ever beading supplies can be found, I did use the beads from the pretties kit.
The paper used for these two ornaments was the Holly
 Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP cut as per the tutorial. and coordinating ribbons used for hangers and decorations.

Come back soon for more!

Sharri

Christmas Ornaments Class 4

 

I came across these ornaments on an old blog post somewhere, the DSP that was used was striped and the scalloped squares were not Stampin'Up!. I thought they would  be fun to use the Mocha Morning DSP for them. For these I  used the Scallop Squares duo BigZ Die. I used the large square from this die and 

the beautiful Flocked paper in this DSP pack. We turned the squares (6)on the diagonal and scored across at the same scallop on each side. Then folded on the score lines and glued the folded ends together to create an abstract, type, cube. They were finished of by using the crop-a-dile and punching a hole in one of the points. We made a "faux bow" with the 5/8" Basic Black Satin ribbon and an Antique Brad. Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta ribbon was tied to the ornament and the brad legs on the bow were pushed through the hole as well and opened to hold every thing in place. 

These are beautiful in real life!

More to come soon!

Sharri

Christmas Ornaments Class 3

 These ornaments, as seen in the Holiday Mini pg 28,were created by cutting paper from the Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty DSP pack into 12 1.5" squares. We then made each of these into a cone, again using the Tombo Liquid Multi glue and mini clothes pins to hold until they were dry.
 

They were then glued onto a Scallop Circle punched from real Red Cardstock using the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive sheets. This adhesive is wonderful as it makes punches and die cuts into a sticker.

We glued the cones on at the 12-3-6-9 places on the clock first then filled in the areas between.

Next we punched the large flower from the Boho Blossoms punch and pierced

 a hole in the center in which we placed a glimmer brad that coordinated with the DSP. This was glued on top of the cones with a "generous amount" of the liquid glue to hold everything together.

For the hanger we did the "Faux bow" again using the 1/4" red gros grain ribbon.

The back is very pretty too and could be used to put the date on or  "to: from:" as a package topper/gift tag.

The two in this post are from the same DSP just different sides of the paper.

I think they are a pretty alternative to Bows and Baubles.

Stay tuned!

Sharri

Christmas Ornaments Class 2

 These stars are the simplest things to make....once you figure out which side to cut them on. I found the tutorial here.
They use a 6x6 inch piece of DSP, we scored every inch and fan folded them. They are then folded to find the center, and stapled in the center. You cut each side from about 1"-1 1/2 " from the center out to the corner. Then glue the sides together to get the star. We used the Tombo Liquid Multi glue and the mini clothes pins to hold the paper together until they were dry.

 The DSP we used was Holly Berry Bouquet Specialty Paper from the Holiday Mini. Once the glue was dry we used glue dots to add Holly Berry Designer Buttons and a little Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding to the center.

 For the hanger we used the crop-a-dile and punched a 3/8" hole in one of the arms of the star. We used 1/8" red taffeta ribbon to make a "faux bow" and another piece of ribbon to tie it together then threaded it through the hole and to be used for a hanger. (Clear as mud?)

This is the other side of the DSP from the picture above.

I think everyone chose this side to use as it is very pretty and impressive!


Stay tuned....more to come!      Sharri

Christmas Ornaments Class 1

I came across the video of this ornament and had a great time creating it so I thought it would be fun to have a class making Christmas tree ornaments from paper and SU supplies.This one can be a package topper and then hang on the tree it can then be folded up to be put away for storage, to be used again next year.

Stamp Sets: Serene Snowflakes, Holiday Happiness
  Ink: Cherry Cobbler

Paper: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, 1/2" circle punch, 1/8" Red Taffeta ribbon, Irridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

 I loved this but it was time consuming and I wanted to make several different ornaments in the class so....... I decided to try using DSP rather than stamping so much.

 This one was made using the Mocha Morning Specialty DSP, Basic Black card stock and 1/8th " Black taffeta ribbon, the stamp sets for the front and back are Serene Snowflakes and Bells and Boughs, Versamark Ink and white embossing powder

 This one uses the same supplies but the paper is folded the opposite way/

 The plaid one here is using the Frostwood Lodge DSP and Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and Ribbon

The Green and Pink paper is from Letters to Santa DSP and I used Lucky Limeade Cardstock and Ribbon

This is the same DSP folded the other way. These took only a few minutes to create and they were one of 7 ornaments that we created in the ornament class.

Come back in the next few days to see more of this class.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sharri

Strength and Hope Finale

 This lovely luminary is the final project I created using the Strength and Hope set. (I bet you'll all be glad to see the end of this one!) The original designer of this project is Monica Davis, she designed it for the Ustamp with Dawn and Friends Friendship bloghop.

Stamp Set: Strength ans Hope

Ink: Pretty in Pink and Crumb Cake

Paper: Pretty in Pink DSP from paper stack, Vellum Card stock

 Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine, 3” Circle Die, Crop-A-Dile, Prettty in Pink 3/8" Tafetta Ribbon(retired), Basic Pearls, Anywhere Glue Stick, Mat Pack, Mini Glue Dots, white
4” square coasters (5) , battery operated candle

It is very pretty in real life!

Next I will be sharing some holiday projects.

Thank you for stopping by.

Sharri

Purple Strength and Hope

I saw this card on a fellow blogger's blog and saved it because I loved it but I have no idea who's blog it was on now. It is a direct case and very pretty in real life.
Purple is the color for for Pancreatic cancer.

Colors used are Basic Black,  Whisper White and Rich Razzleberry.


Thank you for sticking with me.

Sharri

Strength and Hope Tri-shutter Cards

These were my first attempt at Tri-shutter Cards. They were inspired and cased from Michelle Last's versions on her blog.


Stamp Sets: Strength and Hope, Ribbon of Hope, Autumn Days, Occasional Quotes(retired)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette

Accessories: Mini Silver Brads, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder

These were fun to do and I will be doing more in the future.

Have a great week! Thanks for stopping by.

Sharri

Anniversary Card

Joyce Wieler created this card originally and I had to case it as well. It used the brayered on embossing folder technique to color the background. Crumb Cake Ink was brayered onto the flat side of the embossing folder and the paper was placed on it and then run through the Big Shot. First time with this and it's not so bad....

Stamp Set: Strength and Hope, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Early Espresso and Crumb Cake
Paper: Whisper White, Early Espresso
Accessories: Scallop and Large Oval Punches, Big Shot, Sizzix Ovals die, Oval and Polka Dots embossing folders, Early Espresso Striped Gross Grain ribbon, Antique Brads

Have a great Weekend!

Sharri

Strength and Hope for Prostate Cancer

While doing research for my classes I found that each type of cancer has its own ribbon color. We see so much about Breast Cancer and the pink campaigns that the others seem to get left behind. This makes the set even more versatile as no matter what type of cancer someone has they need strength and hope to get through the process.
For this card I used Bashful Blue as light blue is the color for Prostate Cancer and it seems to be as prevalent among men of all ages as Breast Cancer seems to be for women.

Stamp Sets: Strength and Hope, Ribbon of Hope
Ink: Bashful Blue
Paper: Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue

Accessories: Houndstooth Embossing folder, Scallop Trim and Small and Large Tag punches, Linen Thread.

I really like the look of this card and the versatility of the set as well.

Have a great day!

Sharri

Note Card Set

Wow! it seems like I have not posted here in like...forever! Thanks for standing by.
I have had some personal and family issues and then we were away for a few days. I thought I had some posts that were done ahead and post dated to be posted while I was away but I was wrong.

Chiaki Haverstick had created this set and I loved it so ...... I had to case it.
The cards are 3x3 and there are 4 cards 2 of each and envelopes in the little box.
Stamp set: Strength and Hope
Ink: Whisper White and Pink Pirouette
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette DSP

Accessories: Basic Pearls, Scallop Trim and Scallop Circle and Circle Punches, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folders, Mini Brads

Hope all is well and that you will continue to visit.

Thank you,

Sharri

All Occaision....Strength and Hope

 This set is very versatile it can be used for just about any occasion.
Here I have created a "One Sheet Wonder" background with some of the new "In Colors".

Stam.ps: Strength and Hope, Curly Cute, Petite Pairs
Ink: Cameo Coral, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo and Pool Party.
Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, Ticket corner punch

I really liked the outcome of these.
Thanks for your patience and coming by.



Sharri

Strength and Hope

I created and cased these projects for a class that didn't happen but I love this set and the projects as well. Over the next week or so I will elaborate on each card or project. They all show case the Strength and Hope set that was available in the Summer mini catalogue and was a fund raiser fro Breast Cancer research, as Stampin'Up! donated $2 for each set sold. I wanted to show that even though Breast cancer was the focus of this set.... it can be used for any type of cancer as it is still appropriate if the colors associated with each type of cancer is used. It is also an all occasions set if you want to use it for that as well.

This first card was a case from a fellow Demo but I neglected to save the credentials as to whom it was so If you recognize it please let me know so I can give proper credit. The card I cased was done in either Bashful or Baha blue and was a birthday card. I did change the color and added the Scallop Circle embellishment to the front of the card.

Stamp Set: Strength and Hope
Ink: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
Paper: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Pretty in Pink
Accessories: Scallop Circle and Border, 13/8 and 1 1/4 circle punches, Pretty in Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon

I'm back!

Hello everyone, it has been too long since I posted but I haven't been idle. Here is one of my projects.....
They are roses created from the ornament punch that you have seen on previous posts. I wanted to see what they looked like in different colors and sponged with different inks.
I have had to move my crafting space from my basement to my dining room and have got it mostly settled. This makes the classroom/dining room pretty compact but I am looking forward to classes and sharing there.
 I now have to go back to the basement to sift through all the "STUFF" that didn't make the cut and decide if I really need to keep it. I hate making these decisions but it has to be done. The plan is to eventually finish the basement again and make it my studio/classroom. It will be lovely when it is done! In a year or two :-)
Thanks for your patience and stop back soon for more sharing. I do have lots to share, I just need to get the posts done.

Sharri