Clipboard Fun!

Using Autumn Vine Designer Series Paper, I covered this clipboard to use at Community Bible Study. The ribbon is from Papertrey. Loved how it matched the SU Paper. The three hearts are covered chipboard. This was so fun to make. I wish I had placed the ribbon lower. I have to put something like a piece of cardboard under my paper, so I don’t run into the ribbon and mess up my paper. I guess we learn from our mistakes. It does look pretty, though!

Okay, I hope you have a wonderful day! Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Cute Little Tags or Ornaments!

Using my Hanglar Stanglar Stamp, I used shrinky dink sheets and stamped the image. I colored it with SU & Primsacolor watercolor pencils. I stamped the Whipper Snapper Snow Angel image and colored it as well. I then cut a 12" sheet x 1-1/2" piece of paper & folded it about 1/4-1/2" back and forth. Like the fans we use to make when we were in grade school. I then connected the ends and made it a circle. I punched out small circles where I laid over the center of the circle to help hold it in place. I baked the images and using circle and scallop circle punches, layered the papers, different in colors, as you can see from the picture. On top of the punched circles, I placed the shrunken images. I then placed eyelets on the top part of the tags/ornaments and put string & ribbon through each. This is to place them on either the tree or a package. You could use these to cover any occasion, such as weddings, birthdays, etc. I will need to make up a few for such occasions. They seem simple to make, but I sure did have a tough time keeping that fan-like strip from popping up on the edges. Cut your circles before you go to connect the ends. Make sure you use the good adhesive for the end. Then, I used glue on the back of my punched circle, to lay on the center of the tag. I layed a punch on top of mine to keep it down while it dried. They are fun to make, and I will be making them with different images.

I’m so happy you stopped by. I hope you will come back often. Have a very nice day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Snowman Folder For Letter Writing

Okay, this is one thing I got to make over the past couple of weeks, but didn’t have a chance to post. You are going to have to bear with me, because the next few items I post will be from Christmas, but they are items and not cards. Well, I think one might be a card, or two. Okay, okay! You can maybe get some pointers off them, if you feel inspired from them, and I hope you do. So, on to the recipe for this project.

This is one piece of SU Kraft paper. You can get the instruction for this folder at Dawn’s Stamping Thoughts. I have changed mine up a little to work with things I have. I used DP & a Lasting Impressions embossing template for my snowman & LI paper. Inside I used printed note paper from a journal, which I cut to fit the flap in the folder, and stamped it to match the envelopes. You will see this in the pictures. I’m presently working on a folder that I want to be able to use for any occasion. I’ll post it soon. I want to get a couple challenges accomplished before finishing it.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I hope you do so often. Hope your day is wonderful! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen

Luvvie on a Candy Bar Cover for Valentine's Day

Love this stamp! A new one from Leann Ellis Designs available at Funkykits.com. This is Luvvie. Me & my friends, Barb & Tessie, get together occasionally, and we take turns teaching a project. It was my turn to teach. I wanted a candy bar cover, which I thought would make a good Valentine treat. This turned out cute, if I do say so myself! Of course, I mentioned the Sugar Nellie stamp above, and I also used a $1.00 stamp I got at Michael’s. The cover is made using SU In Color Pink Pirouett CS. This is embossed using a pale pink embossing powder, stamped randomly with a heart from the Doodle That SU set. I used Close to Cocoa SU brown cardstock & a designer paper from CTMH for the wrapper. The DP is punched with a Martha Stewart punch. Luvvie was colored using Prismacolor watercolor pencils and SU watercolor pencils, along with a blender pen. The ribbon on the wrapper is Heidi Swapp. The ribbon used for pulling out the candy bar is the ribbon original Alpine from SU. Tah-Dah!

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you will stop by often. Enjoy your day! Happy Stamping!

Toota-loo,
Karen