"AUTUMN" Garland

Life has been busy around here with home improvement and repair (from hail and storm damage) plus some home decor and cleaning!  Whew!  I'd rather be stamping!!  lol!  But it is always really nice to get some things checked off the to-do list!

I did get to spend some time in my stamp room since part of my home decorating included making a little garland celebrating the first of autumn last weekend.  I love to make and decorate with garlands and banners and my Big Shot makes it so much quicker and better too!  No fussy cutting on these babies; it's all done with dies! 

First I'll show you the pictures and then I'll list what I used to make this wreath that I hung on the light fixture/pot rack over the island in my kitchen:

This photo is of the garland strung onto the fixture, but it was difficult to get a very good photo: 

At any rate, it hung nicely between the lights and there were six spaces, so it was just the perfect number for an "AUTUMN" garland!

Main products used for the garland, all from Stampin' Up!:
Bigz Typeset Alphabet Dies, #127553
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine  #113439
Bigz XL Pennant Die (retired, but it was just the perfect size so I just had to use it!)
*Bigz Die Autumn Accents #127812
Vintage Wallpaper Folder #120175
Scallop Edge Border Punch $119882
*Champagne Glimmer Paper #127885
Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper #126898
Cardstocks:  Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Summer Starfruit, Lucky Limeade, Midnight Muse, More Mustard
Small Flower Buttons from the Regals, Neutrals, Brights Designer Buttons Collections
Gold Glow Smooch Spritz  #118770

*Holiday Catalog 2012

I love the new Typeset Alphabet!  It was just the right size for this banner but it also works nicely on cards and many other type projects!

Thanks for visiting today!  I will be back in a day or two with more projects!

Happy Stamping!

Margaret

USA Big Shot Banner

Here's the banner that I sent a Sneak Peek of last week.  I made this for Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day and actually anytime!  I love patriotic things!

This is the banner hung on the mantel; I had a hard time photographing it because of the lighting. : (

 

There is a star circle on each end of the garland.  Background circle cut with the new 3 1/2" Circle Die and embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  Bigz Large Scallop Die for the red.

The star gets it's "close-up"!  You can see the Silver Chunky Glitter (retiring!) around the Circle, the Dazzling Diamonds around the inner star (cut with the Retiring Star Punch); Star is die cut with Stars#2 Die (retiring, WHY!!!).  BoHo Flowers Punch for star center with Fire Circle Rhinestone Brad.

Letters die cut with the SerifEssentials Alphabet set; butterflies with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.  Heart punched with Heart to Heart punch.

Riding Hood Red is my red color; I used my much-loved Love Letters DSP (oh how I will miss that paper!) and a retired print from Bella Rose DSP.  Smaller stars from the same Stars #2 Die as the large star on each end.

I used Silver Brads on each letter.  I made Loops of Night of Navy 1/4" grosgrain ribbon to run the 1/8" Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon through and tie to the (retired but on Clearance Rack) Riding Hood Red 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon.  Button from Regals Button Asst. package.  Rhinestone was colored red with a sharpie.

 One last photo taken on a white wall in hopes to get a better photo.

Hope you enjoy this project!  Let me know if you get inspired and make one for yourself!  It was really fun and satisfying to make!  I have had it bouncing around in my head for awhile and just had to get it "worked out", LOL!!

I still have to get my computer worked on but right now I have a temporary work-around.  Thanks for your patience!

Margaret

Welcome for a Cabin

And yet another name frame; are you tired of these yet? I hope not. : ) I made this one as a gift for a friend who has a cabin in the mountains. Her color scheme is this green and she really likes the bear theme also so that little bear just had to be in the picture. Pine cones are naturally a part of her decor so they were stamped on the background and also one was embossed and cut out. Buttons, ribbon, Antique HodgePodge Hardware and even a leather strip complete the look.

There is so much we can do with our stamping! It's fun to explore new ways to share our craft and also use it to show our love and appreciation for others.

Have a wonderful Sunday!
Margaret

Ella's Name Frame

Here's a Name Frame I made for a new baby girl, Ella Grace. I used a picture of her layette as my inspiration and was happily able to match the color scheme and motifs in her bedding closely. I purchased a cherry wood frame which just matched her crib but sent it ahead with her grandmother because I didn't want to mail the glass. Sadly I didn't get to see it in the frame but the mom and grandmom said it matched perfectly and they loved it.

Sets: Unfroggetable, Small Sayings, Flannel and other background stamps, Warm Words II.

Inks: Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Markers.

Paper: Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Very Vanilla cardstock

Accessories: Spring flower punch, Blender pen, buttons, assorted ribbons.

All products Stampin' Up!

I wish I still had the picture of the layette to show you , but alas, I don't. It was fun to match the layette and was glad it turned out so well. What a great way to use your stamping and make personalized gifts, meaningful to the recipients.

Have a great weekend! Hope you get to stamp a little! (or a lot!)

Margaret

Welcome Frame Art

Making a Name Frame is a wonderful way to use your stamping skills, to decorate your home as well as make special gifts. I made this name frame over a year ago and taught three or four name frame classes. Several ladies made a number of them for Christmas gifts, and they were reportedly well received. I enjoy making these for gifts because they are personal and the creative process in making them is fun and satisfying. Another great use for your creativity, stamping and those supplies you've purchased! : )

This frame uses a couple of retired items: Recollections Designer Paper and Cranberry ink and ribbon. However, it could be easily modified to use current colors and ribbons. This size frame accommodates a 12" x 5" piece of paper, approximately.

Stamps: Well-Worn Alphabet, a variety of background stamps behind the letters
Inks: Mellow Moss, Old Olive, Cranberry
Paper: Recollections DP, Mellow Moss, Very VanillaAccessories: Antique Brass Hodgepodge Hardware (retiring in Aug.), Cranberry stitched ribbon, olive organdy and moss grosgrain ribbons, large Oval Punch.

I've been requested to have another class so I'll be teaching one in the future. Hope you can come! Email me at funstampin @ cox. net (remove the spaces when putting the addy in the email) if you would be interested in attending.

I'll post another one tomorrow. Have a great day... it's FRIDAY!
Margaret

Big Deal Alphabet

I'm in an online swap group and we also do 1 to 1 "challenges" based on a theme. A few weeks ago the challenge was to make a card with a word or words as the focal image of the composition. The person assigned to send me a card was Leigh O'Brien and here is the card she sent me! Aren't I the fortunate one!Leigh's card uses SU's Big Deal Alphabet (set of 24, pg. 193) and Wonderful Words (set of 4, pg. 184). She shadowed her letters with Sahara Sand ink and an AquaPainter™ to give them depth. The scallops were made with the Slit Punch, punched with the 1/4" circle punch, then outlined with the white Signo Gel Pen. The little flowers are from the Just Delightful Simply Scrapping Kit™ that was available as a Sell-A-Bration set, now retired. Leigh sketched the black lines around the white layer by hand using a black Journaling Maker™. Doesn't that add a lot and make the composition pop?! The Bashful Blue background was embossed with a mechanical embossing machine. All products Stampin' Up!™ except the embossing machine.
I was thrilled when I received this wonderful card from Leigh; she is quite an artist!

Wishing you a GOOD day!