Blooming Wonderful

The last few days I've been totally miserable.  Low grade fever, sore throat, runny nose, the works. And if that wasn't bad enough, I've been so cranky even I haven't wanted to be around me.  Tonight, I think I've finally come through the worst of it all.  My fever seems to have left the building so my body doesn't feel like it's been hit by a bus. I was even able to do a little creating which definitely tells me that the worst of this ickiness is behind me.

Since the weather has been so very delightful all winter, some of the early spring flowers are actually starting to bloom already.  Since I have a bit of a black thumb, nothing outside my house even resembles life.  Inside, however, we're blooming lilies!    I grabbed a punch, some cardstock and some ink and went to town.  I made a whole lovely bouquet of punch lilies.  They're so bright and happy, blooming just for me and you!

We'll be making these beautiful punch lilies as part of our make-n-take for Stampin' Bunco.  You're not signed up for Stampin' Bunco??  Head on over to our Meetup group and register today!

Whoooo loves ya, baby?

I've become totally addicted to Pinterest.  I can spend hours upon hours just cruising different boards and picking out new ideas and projects to try.  I was surfing last evening and found this Pin with these totally adorable little owls!!  I fell in love right away!

The base of the owl is made from the Pillow Box die for the Big Shot so he can hold a yummy little surprise.  His feathers were punched from the Sale-A-Bration designer series paper...which I totally love and it will make me really sad when I can't get anymore.  I had fun trying to figure out all the pieces and putting it together into my version of this cool project!

Just like the pin, I just might make myself an army of little rainbow owls.  They make me happy :)

I {{Heart}} You

I just wrapped up another fun Korner Klub meeting.  I really look forward to these days.  I love stamping with friends, new and old.  It just seems to wash all the cares of my crazy day away when I spend a couple hours with some of my favorite stampin' friends :)

Aside from getting a selection of fabulous Stampin' Up! merchandise, one of the benefits of coming to Korner Klub is that we make two quick and easy projects that are easy to duplicate and fun to create.  Tonight, we used the new Hearts Framelets Dies in the Occasions mini catalog along with some Twitterpatted Designer Fabric to create a sweet little magnet.

Project tip - when working with Designer Frabric on a paper crafted project, I've personally found that backing the fabric with a piece of cardstock allows me to treat the fabric piece a lot like a really thick sheet of DSP.  Our Big Shot Multi Purpose Adhesive sheets work GREAT for this.  Simply cover a piece of cardstock with the adhesive sheet first then place it on the back side of the fabric.  Trim off the excess and go to town.  You can run it through your Big Shot dies without any worry.

Materials used for this project - Unless otherwise noted, all materials are Stampin' Up!

Cardstock - Ridinghood Red, Confetti White, Whisper White
Fabric - Twitterpatted Designer Fabric
Accessories - Big Shot Heart Framelet Dies, Fun Flowers Bigz Large Die, Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets, Stampin Dimensionals, Flower Designer Brads, Magnet (not SU)

A new wall hangin

Would you look at this thing??  You have no clue how completely in love I am with my recent burst of creativity.  I've been working on updating some of the decor in my living room.  I've put up some of Stampin' Up!'s fabulous Decor Elements in a couple strategic places but until today, I haven't had a single handmade item up as part of my decor...until today!

I can't say this is a 100% original idea.  I've seen similar projects in magazines and all over the internet.  What I did was use my favorite Stampin' Up! supplies to create my very own decorative handmade masterpiece.

So here's the scoop on how I did it.  First, I punched a whole bunch of Small Hearts out of the First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper and just one out of some Cherry Cobbler Prints Designer Series Paper.  I layed a piece of vellum paper over top of a grid sheet and strategically placed the hearts onto the vellum using a half of a Stampin' Dimensional behind each one to give it some pop and character.  Before inserting the vellum sheet into the frame, I added a sheet of card stock behind the vellum.  I wanted a little more pop of color.  The vellum over top of the card stock really did the trick.

And I liked it so much, I whipped up one whith a bit more color.  This one will hang in either my stamp room or my office.  If I can't decide, I may just make another one :)

Get creative!  Make something special that you can display everyday.  It doesn't have to be super fancy, just super special to you!!

Roses are Red...

I am in love with the paper roses I've been making for quite some time out of the Stampin' Up! ornament punch.  I've updated my original tutorial published on my old blog and wanted to share it again here.  These flowers are so quick and easy.  I enjoy making these while watching a little TV.  It's three dimensional punch art.  I totally love it!!

Go ahead and click on the link below to download the instructions.  When you make your paper roses, send me a photo to share on my blog.  You might also get a little surprise from me :)

Ornament Punch Rose

Dominos are not just for playing games!

We're having a party on Saturday.  It's just a little open house for our family and friends.  One of those "drop by for a bit, say hi, and carry on" kinds of parties.  Not a major shindig but I did want to make a little something for everyone who comes by.  It's kind of my way of saying thanks for taking time out of your busy holiday schedule to spend time in my home.  I introduce my dominos!
Seriously one of the easiest things I've ever made.  Stamp your favorite image with Staz-On ink on the back of a standard domino.  Staz-On is permanent without heat setting making it a perfect medium for this project.  Then use some permanent, fine tip markers to add a ltittle dazzle and color to each one.  Finish off the ornament by wrapping Sticky Strip completely around the edges of the domino.  Then use some form of 3/8" ribbon (I REALLY like the 2011-2013 In Color Ribbon for this) to wrap around, being sure to leave long ends to hang your ornament.

These are really easy and quick ornaments to make.  We did this project during one of my stamp club meetings in November and the girls went gaga over them.  If you're looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive project, this may just be a winner!