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Tracy
Purse Card Part 2
I had several requests to post the measurements/directions for the Purse Card I posted yesterday so I decided to do a picture tutorial. It’s my first one, so here goes!!!
I used Midnight Muse for the base of my card which I cut at 4 1/2 x 11 and scored at 4 ¾, 5 ½, and 6 ¼ . Fold on the 5 1/2 score line and fold the other two score lines in the opposite way (mountain fold and two valley folds).
Using your Big Shot and the Scallop Circle Bigz die, cut out one piece in Midnight Muse. Fold the piece in half being sure to match up the scallops, open it up and run it through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. Make two holes right below the score line, this will be for your handle.
Place your ribbon through the holes and adhere them to the inside with Sticky Strip. Attach two more lines of Sticky Strip so that your purse will be nice and secure.
Remove the outer covering of the sticky strip (the red pieces) and adhere one end of the purse base right up to the score line of the scallop circle. My picture shows a piece of Daffodil Delight just so it is easier for you to see.
The next step is to adhere a medium flat cellophane bag on the inside. I cut it down to 4 1/2 inches. Place Sticky Strip on the sides (you can also attach a strip on the bottom edge as well). Be sure to place the Sticky Strip on the SEAM side of the bag. Place it inside your purse.
I also attached a piece of Velcro to hold the purse together. Your purse is done! All you need to do is decorate it! I used Melon Mambo (4 1/4 x 3 3/4), Midnight Mue (3 1/2 x 4) and Whisper White (3 1/4 x 3 3/4) which I also ran through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.
If you decide to make one, I would love to see what you’ve done! If you have any questions, please let me know! I hope I made the directions clear enough for you!
Tracy
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Purse Card
Today’s card is a “purse” that you could use to place a gift card or small card. I used only one of our cellophane bags but you could very easily add another one to the opposite side and place a card in it. Or you could put a card in the envelope and use a glue dot to adhere a gift card to the opposite side directly onto the cardstock. There are so many different options!
I used a technique on my flower and leaves that I saw the Stampin’ Up! co-founder, Shelli Gardner demonstrate at Convention. I used the large flower from the stamp set Betsy’s Blossoms. I inked it up with Versamark onto Melon Mambo, Midnight Muse and Gumball Green cardstock. Then I sprinkled clear embossing powder over it. Using our new heat gun, it magically transformed my flower image! I then used the Blossom Punch, new 1 1/4 inch Scallop Circle punch and the Blossoms Builder Punch and cut out my shapes. Each one has the design from the stamp and in person it is very shiny. I love the effect! My sentiment was cut out with the new Bitty Banners Framelits.
If you have any questions, let me know. Thank you for stopping by!!
Tracy
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Baby Shower
I don’t have a card for you today as I am still out of town. Yesterday my daughter, Erin, and I went to a baby shower thrown for her by her sister-in-law. There were so many nice touches and we had a great time!
Thank you for stopping by!!
Tracy
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Ribbon Flowers
I haven’t had a chance to get into my stamp room since returning from Salt Lake City so here is a card I saw displayed at Convention. I thought it was a really cute way to use ribbon. I will definitely be trying my hand at this one!
This morning my daughter and I are going to another baby shower for her given by her sister-in-law, Summer. Baby showers are always so much fun! Erin is due in only 8 weeks, sooner if Audrey decides to make an early entrance!!
Thank you so much for stopping by!
Tracy
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Dahlias
Today was a travel day for me. I hopped on another plane to visit my daughter and son-in-law. This Sunday my daughter is having another baby shower and I am so happy that I can be a part of it!
My picture today is another convention photo. It is a very cute card using our new dahlias! I saw some other ideas using these little flowers and can’t wait to play with them once I am back home.
Thank you for stopping by!
Tracy
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Baby Bundle
I LOVE this card!! I found it on Kelly Acheson’s blog and pretty much copied it exactly as she had it. It is just so stinkin’ adorable. I used the set Baby Bundle. Dimensionals were used to make the first drawer look like it’s open. The only time-consuming part is cutting out the little pieces but that didn’t really take very long. One of these days I will have to try making it in blue!
Thanks for stopping by!
Tracy
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Happy You
My card today is one that we made at my Hostess Club meetings last month. This set is called Happy You and it is a Hostess set. Don’t you just love this image? I saw this card on Chat Wszelaki’s site but I changed it up a small bit to work with the supplies I had. My daughter is expecting a girl in September (SO EXCITED) so I’ve been drawn to baby cards recently! I will have another baby card for you tomorrow that we also made at my Hostess Club in June. Thank you for stopping by!
Tracy
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Making Friends
I went to Convention by myself but met Kristina and Gina who invited me to join them for lunch the first day. We hung out together the rest of the week and I was so grateful to be able to experience Convention with them. Another friend I met was Joan and she took the picture of Kristina and I.
Here’s to new friends!!!
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Convention Video
Each year Stampin’ Up! has a new theme and a video/song to accompany it which they show at Convention. The theme this year is “i am.” and in the video you can see Stampin’ Up! employees at the home office lip syncing the song. Shelli Gardner, the co-founder, is also in the video. She is in the section where you see three women wearing shirts made from Stampin’ Up! material. The material is also behind them. Shelli is right after them. The cool thing is that we were watching the video at convention and then at the end some of the dancers and the singer came on the stage which was a surprise. You can see this in the video. They will pan the audience and you can “see” thousands of demonstrators, one of which was me! This song is in my head – I am singing it constantly. As you watch it, think how you would answer the question, ” I am __________.”
I can’t wait to go to Convention next year. It will mark the 25th anniversary of Stampin’ Up! Join SU! and we can go to Convention together! If you would like more info, please email me!
Thanks for stopping by!
Tracy
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Almost Home
I left Salt Lake City yesterday afternoon. It certainly was hard to leave all of that excitement! I took hundreds of pictures which will be fun to go back and look at to help me remember the fabulous time i had!! I’m at my mom’s house where we will be celebrating my daughter’s birthday today. I missed it while at convention. She turned 31 and we will have a fun celebration tonight!!! Then we will head home tomorrow. Can’t wait to get back into my stamp room!
Every day at convention we have a least one general session where all the demonstrators get together. Here’s a picture of the stage.
They have huge screens all over so that you can see the presenters on stage. All of the demonstrators in attendance yesterday received the free stamp set, Moving Forward. So much fun! If you purchase this stamp set, Stampin’ Up! donates $3.00 of the proceeds to Ronald McDonald’s House Charities. You can find it on the back page of the catalog.
There are many, many displays of products and cards. I love their fabric which is used in the photo below.These flowers were made using a Big Shot die!
Here’s my 3×3 swap. Once I get home I will share many of the swaps I received.
Thank you for stopping by!!
Tracy
Last Day of Convention
Today is the last day of convention and I am sad that it is almost over. Back to real life tomorrow!
Many items from the Holiday catalog (which goes live on August 1st) were highlighted this week. Here is a picture of some leaves that were made with a new Big Shot die called Autumn Accents and our new Champagne glitter paper which looks BEAUTIFUL in person!
I will be purchasing both of these products!!
This top card was one of my swap cards and I made 112 of them. I love the combination of these two new colors together (Midnight Muse and Gumball Green). The bottom card is another variation. It is a bit more labor intensive so I opted with the top one for my actual swap.
Thanks so much for stopping by! I’ll post my other swaps tomorrow! Have a great day!
Tracy
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