As October draws to a close I wanted to say thank you to all that have supported Stamp With Esther this month. Whether you have come to a class, visited my blog or social media sites, or shopped on line. Thank you, I really appreciate you all.
It was easy to achieve using the Festival of Trees stamp set and matching punch. I added Crystal Effects to the tree pot, star and bird to add some interest without ruining the clean finish. Sadly the Crystal Effects doesn't show up too well on the photo so you'll have to trust me on that one!
There's no denying that Autumn is definitely here. The days are more chilly, the trees are displaying beautiful colours and my flip flops have been swapped for boots!
To confirm all this the colour challenge from CAS Colours & Sketches is most certainly autumnal.
Challenge #146: Colours
I kept my card simple with direct to paper stamping and because I stamped onto Crumbcake card stock, it slightly muted the colours which is what I wanted. The dots image was inked with Pumpkin Pie and stamped off onto scrap before stamping onto the card base.
I sponged the punched flowers with Tangerine Tango which softens the edges. As you can see, I couldn't quite resist adding some bling with rhinestones. :)
It's a sketch challenge and it had me a little afraid! I really wasn't sure what I was going to make but it's amazing how the ideas start flowing once you start pulling out some individual elements.
I cut and scored an A4 piece of Real Red card stock to make a 5x5"card base using my Stampin' Trimmer.
The Mossy Meadow was cut at 4" and Very Vanilla at 3 3/4".
The gold cording actually stays quite 'coiled' when you cut it so it was relatively easy to create that element of the sketch, I just held it in place with a couple of glue dots then the patterned tag was adhered to it with dimensionals.
Below is everything else I used to create this card and please do ask if there's anything I can help with.
I don't know about you but I fall in love ALL the time. With new Stampin' Up! goodies of course! There's always something they bring out and I wonder how I ever managed without it!
The Gift Bag Punch Board is a case in point.
As with all the Punch Boards in the range, it's super easy to use.
Here's my first of many projects made with it.
I went for a more traditional look using the Home for Christmas DSP and a velcro dot closure as I wanted to feature the gold bow made with the Bow Builder Punch. My Paper was cut at 10"x 7"
Adhesive tips:
Stick the bow pieces and adhere to the bag with glue dots
Stick the bag together with fast fuse (if you haven't used fast fuse before make sure you do a 'tick' or 'check' action at the end of each application.)
Adhere circle to banner with dimensionals.
I can imagine so many cute treats being packaged in these bags, from chocolates and candles to jewellery.
More FREE stuff! Yep, from October 9 - November 9 you can earn an extra 3% in Stampin' Rewards when you host a party with £200+ in sales, a great way to tick items off your wishlist and all whilst partying! Contact me to book your party, in your home or mine or you can collect orders by passing a catalogue around friends & family, let me know if you need a catalogue. Of course you can also get the same benefits by placing an order of £200 or more in my online store xx
I teased you with a sneak peek of my Watercolor Wings class with the promise that I'd be back to share the projects with you!
It's not difficult to fall in love with this stamp set, I know I have.
The butterfly in all three projects was stamped in Mint Macaron and I stamped off onto scrap paper for the first image and stamped direct for the 3 body stamps. This is a great set for playing and experimenting so see what you can come up with!
I also stamped off for the dot border on the card but the crushed curry stamps were stamped direct. I recommend die cutting the butterfly shape first then do your stamping and you'll find it much easier to line everything up.
For the jelly bean project use waxed paper in your die cutting 'sandwich' or the new fantastic Precision Base Plate to ensure the intricate shape of the butterfly pops out beautifully, even on the gold glimmer paper.
Below are the ingredients for all three projects in the order you see them listed.
Oopsy! I forgot to add Gold Glimmer Paper item 133719, Big Shot item 113439 and the Precision Base plate item 139684 to the second project ingredients.
Stampin' Up! shared the above video on getting even more out of the already fabulous Mini Treat Bag die and I just had to have a play with it!
Here's everything you get in the Treat Bag Set:
So much to play with! Matching stamps are available too.
Parents among you will know that we need a kit to keep little ones amused at the dinner table and I thought this mini version of the treat bag was perfect to hold some crayons! Add a some paper and it might just buy you some extra time to enjoy your family Christmas meal. My kids are not tiny any more and not so easily engrossed in the colouring packs given out by restaurants but they use the crayons to play noughts and crosses or tic-tac-toe if you're on the other side of the pond!
As you can see my treat bag was scored and folded down as Brandy showed in the video and I rounded my corners off too with the Project Life corner rounder punch.
The Mini Treat Bag die set is already amazing value but it's also on this weeks deals meaning if you order by 10pm tonight you will only pay £27 - a saving of £9!
The gold embossing makes the Build a Birthday stamp set perfect for any celebration including a wedding.
I stamped the 'cake' in soft sky onto whisper white, cut it out and layered it with dimensionals. That served two purposes 1) to add interest and dimension 2) to ensure no gold embossing powder stuck to the soft sky elements.
If you have any questions regarding this project let me know!
Esther xx
The sentiment is from Sweet Essential which is now retired.
