Glitter Queens Blog Hop!!!!!!!

by | Sep 5, 2011 | Glitter Queens Blog Hop

*** Thank you so very much for all of your comments!  I have read every single one and can’t tell you how much I appreciate your kind words.  I will have another project for you on Wednesday using It’s a Wrap Holidays! ****

Welcome to our first Glitter Queens Blog Hop!!  We are all very excited that you have joined us. You can visit us throughout the week and our hop posts will be at the top of our blogs.  Our hop will continue until Friday, September 9th.  You can visit as many times as you would like.

I have several projects for you and at the end of my post you will have a chance to win some Blog Candy!  I am  showcasing the brand new stamp called It’s a Wrap Holidays which can be found in the Holiday Mini.  It is such a versatile set because you can stamp with it on Stampin’ Up! cardstock or use labels that you purchase at your local office supply store.

I love the colors in this card because they make me feel as though Fall is almost here!  First, I made my own DSP by using Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive to stamp leaves from the set  French Foliage.  I stamped “Give Thanks” on Very Vanilla cardstock, cut them out and used my corner rounder on each of the corners.  I popped them up with dimensionals and finished the card with a piece of Old Olive satin ribbon.

For my next project I made a box using It’s a Wrap Holidays and Batty for You  to decorate the outside.  I used address labels to stamp EEK! and wrapped them around chocolate which are inside the box. I have to admit that quite a few pieces of chocolate were consumed while wrapping the chocolate!  My box base and top are made out of Pumpkin Pie cardstock.  I used a piece of Pick Your Poison DSP, also from the Holiday Mini.  The scallop is one of our Big Shot dies called Scallop Squares Duo.  The cute bat, pumpkin, cat and EEK are sitting on a piece I punched out with the Postage Stamp punch.  Below you can see a picture of the top and bottom, side by side.

My last project is a box I made using the Big Shot and the Bigz Clear Scallop Square die.

I originally saw this style of box on Angie Juda’s blog using the smaller scallop that I used on my previous box.  I played around with it and came up with this bigger sized one.  The bigger the box, the more candy you can put in it!!  I used another piece of DSP from Pick Your Poison.  For my shredded material, I thinly cut Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black cardstock and then scrunched it up into a ball.  You could also put it through your paper crimper.  My purse handle is our new Scallop Dots ribbon attached with a Designer Printed Brad.

Now it is time for BLOG CANDY!!  I will randomly pick one lucky person to win the clear stamp set It’s a Wrap Holidays.  All you have to do is leave me a comment by Friday, September 9th at 11:59 pm! It’s that easy!

I hope my projects have inspired you to begin working on some Halloween treats for your friends and family.  I also hope that you will visit all of the Glitter Queens for more project ideas and more chances to win Blog Candy!  The next stop is Eileen Cassisi.  To visit her blog you can click here or use the link at the bottom of my post.  In case you have missed someone along the way, links to all of the Glitter Queens can be found below.  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Spice Cake Flower

by | Sep 4, 2011 | Uncategorized

The inspiration for this card came from  fellow demonstrator, Sue Dyas.  You can see her beautiful card here. We both participated in the UStamp with Dawn organized swap at Convention.  I liked her card so much that I tried to create my own using the new DSP, Spice Cake.  I also used one of our newer punches that I had never used before, the Lace Ribbon Border.  I really like the bling on the border, it adds such a nice sparkle.  Please be sure to stop by tomorrow for projects showcasing the new set It’s a Wrap Holidays and Blog Candy!

Stamps:  Petite Pairs
Ink:  More Mustard
Paper:  Spice Cake DSP, Cardstock:  More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Soft Suede
Punches:  Fancy Flower, Lace Ribbon Border, Small Oval, 1 inch Circle, Blossoms Petal Builder
Accessories:  Big Shot, Finial Press embossing folder, Basic Rhinestones, Regals Designer Buttons, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Amazing Fold Card

by | Sep 4, 2011 | Uncategorized

My card today is called the Amazing Fold Card.  Many demonstrators learned this card technique at a Stampin’ Up! event and I thought it was so cute that I wanted to create my own!  I used the new Spice Cake DSP that I am just in love with!  I also used one of the new In Colors, Pool Party.  At first I wasn’t sure if I liked this color but I have completely changed my mind!!  Here’s what the inside of the card looks like and when it is partially closed.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will visit again tomorrow for the blog hop!

Stamp Set:  Vintage Vogue
Paper:  Spice Cake DSP, Cardstock:  Pool Party, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla
Ink:  Pool Party

Accessories:  3/8 inch Ruffled Pool Party ribbon, 5 Petal Flower punch, Boho Blossoms punch, Designer Printed Brads, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Blog Hop on Monday!

by | Sep 3, 2011 | Uncategorized

Please stop by on Monday for the first Glitter Queens Blog Hop!  We will be showcasing Stampin’ Up! products from the new Holiday Mini and the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalog!  We are all really excited and hope you will join us!

If you subscribe to my blog I apologize if you received notification of test posts.  Even though I did drafts and didn’t save them, they still came through on my Google Reader.  I can’t figure out why they did when they aren’t showing up on my actual blog.  Anyway, sorry for the unnecessary notification of phantom posts.  It is a bit embarrassing!

Please join me on Monday.  I will also have some BLOG CANDY!  Thanks for stopping by!

Gatefold Card

by | Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized

I love this new stamp set! It is called Triple Treat Flower and can be found on page 18 in the Idea Book and Catalog. What I especially like is that I can use punches (Fancy Flower, 5 Petal Flower and 1/2 inch circle punch) instead of cutting it out. I used dimensional to pop up all of the layers. I also used the new Houndstooth embossing folder. I also used Pool Party, one of the in In Colors this year!

Stay tuned for the first Glitter Queens Blog Hop on September 5th! I will be one of the stops. It will be the first blog hop that I’ve participated in so I am excited. I hope you’ll stop by!