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Nuts About Squirrels

Monday, August 22, 2022

Remember the little squirrel I stamped for the card that I posted yesterday? I could not just let it sit on my work station for as long as I let the other items set there so I went to work to make a treat to coordinate with a card that the stampers made at a Tuesday class.

I cased this card from Susie, but I decorated the treat bag using the PEEKABOO TREAT BAGS (item #159252) with the RINGS OF LOVE Designer Paper that you can get for FREE during Sale a bration with a qualifying purchase.

Stamp Set: Nuts About Squirrels (item #156475)

Other: Scallop Contours Dies (item #155560), Tasteful Touches Dies (*retired), Linen Thread (item #104199), Bark Embossing Folder (*retired), Leaf Labels & Amber Gems (item #159969)

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Chasing Squirrels

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Do you remember on my last blog post that I said that I had a bunch of those trees to cut out from the HAPPY FOREST FRIENDS Designer Paper?

I also had several other random pieces laying on my workstation. Things that were left over from another class or project that I didn't have the heart to discard.

I had 2 of these scalloped rectangles sitting there forever and wanted to put them to good use

I added the second largest tree (there are 4 different sizes), and then started to layer - This first card would be Lucy or Tori with their similar coloring and I can envision them trying to play with any sort of creature that would wander into our yard.

This card has a Pear Pizzazz base 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" scored at 4-1/4", Vellum Cardstock (item #101856) cut at 5-1/4" x 4", Basic White cut at 4-7/8" x 3-1/2" and another cut at 4-3/4" x 3-3/8". The Scalloped Stitched Rectangle comes from SCALLOPED CONTOURS DIE SET (item #155560).

The designer paper is retired from the Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper Pack that was FREE during a previous Sale a bration.

The clouds (from the WAVES Die Set item #158840) and the grasses (from GARDEN Dies - Home & Garden Stamp Set *retired) plus the fence (from HORIZON DIES *retired) were also just laying there on my work station.

The puppy and turtle from BELLA & FRIENDS (*retired) well, I just always keep a stash of those on hand because I make a lot of puppy cards for when we have litters. And every card is more fun with a puppy!!

My second card was fashioned after Katy. Katy loves to chase the squirrels up our tree in the back yard. All she needs to hear is the word "squirrel" and she makes a bee-line out to find one. She is so funny.

Where did I get that itty bitty squirrel? I stamped a squirrel from NUTS ABOUT SQUIRRELS (item #156475) and then sized it at 30% on the printer (I used cajun craze ink full strength for the outline and stamped off once to fill it in.) of course, now I have something else sitting on my workstation to cut out and use *sigh!

Now you can see what I mean...

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This kit’s stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images.
This kit also includes a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs.

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Who Wants To Be The Newest Member On My Team

Friday, August 19, 2022

Who wants to be the newest member on my team?

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This amazing planner can be yours - it is an added $45 product value. The Starter Kit is always a great deal for $99 and you get to choose $125.00 in product of your choice. When I signed on 14+ years ago, we paid $149.00 for the starter kit and then we didn't even get to choose what was in the kit. This is WAY BETTER!! Click HERE to get started then click on JOIN NOW

This card was inspired by Sharnni Hannes

What I changed: I made it a slim line card, and my critters are larger than the stamp set because I increased their size from the designer paper using my printer.

I had decided to pull out my HAPPY FOREST FRIENDS Designer Paper and see what I could do with it.

I also used 3 of the designs for scrapbook pages

I didn't stop there... the 12 x 12 sheet that you see in the top right of the previous photo has this little bear image so I was able to get 2 cards like this. I also fussy cut the owl on the stump from that same sheet. I still have all of those trees that I can fussy cut out. I added the balloons from ELEPHANT PARADE (item #158697) and colored them in with Calypso Coral, Old Olive and Daffodil Delight.

The top left 12x12 sheet is filled with the cute little bears, fox, owls, birds and little mushrooms (and a ton of flowers) so I sat down one evening while I watched TV, and did a bunch of fussy cutting to use on these Baby Thank You Notes for the baby showers at church.

I used the KRAFT NOTE CARDS & ENVELOPES (item #159247) which comes with 20 note cards and envelopes and they also come with a box to hold them. The greenery is from FOREVER FLOURISHING DIES (item #152714)

I always use the retired CUDDLES & KISSES (*retired) for my "thanks to you from baby & me."

Along with the 12 thank you notes I make a matching card to attach to the gift, and one to send to them when the baby comes.

I had enough pieces left to make 2 hello baby congratulations cards to keep on hand.

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The Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot!
This kit’s stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images.
This kit also includes a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs.

Finished box size: 2-1/2" x 3" x 1"

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Build a Gnome

At our last team meeting we had a team SWAP from the July to December Mini Catalog

The card that I chose to make was inspired by Bree Wrenwick

I've been kind of crazy about these cute gnomes

Here's the scoop:

Thick Basic White cut at 4-1/4" x 11" scored at 5-1/2" (item #159229)

Storybook Gnomes Designer Paper 5-1/2" x 4" (item #159615)

Wonderful Snowflakes (item #156340)

Cut our a Layering Circle Die #7 (item #141705) from Vellum Card Stock (item #101856)

Colors: Bermuda Bay (hat), Soft Suede (shoes), Basic White (beard), Petal Pink (nose)

Emboss the Bermuda Bay hat with the Timeworn Type Embossing Folder (item #156505)

Heat emboss the "WARM WISHES" onto Bermuda Bay card stock with Versa Mark and White Embossing Powder.

So that the adhesive doesn't show through the vellum I popped up the gnome with 3 dimensionals (#104430) onto the vellum circle and then I added liquid glue to the area behind the gnome and adhered it to the card front

I added a mini dimensional to the one side of the sentiment and a glue dot to the other to adhere that to the front. I fussy cut out the tree from the designer paper and then I popped up with mini dimensionals

I love how that in the stamp set you can stamp a gnome and color it in, you can cut a gnome from the designer paper, or you can build a gnome with the dies like on this card.

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The Spooky Treats Paper Pumpkin Kit includes an Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin’ Spot!
This kit’s stamp set puts the TREAT in trick-or-treat with fun, Halloween-themed sentiments and designs. Embrace the spooky season with ghost, bat, spider, and star images.
This kit also includes a special peek-through box top on one of the box designs.

Finished box size: 2-1/2" x 3" x 1"

Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Basic Black, Gray Granite, Orchid Oasis, Fresh Freesia, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie

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