Clean and Simple - Embossed Frames and Select Embossing

Here is a clean and simple card that still has a wow! factor - using the new Embossed Frames from Stampin' Up! I love the elegance of Vanilla on Espresso with just a bit of ribbon - the oh-so-pretty Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon. I used a technique called Select Embossing with the Embossed Frames Texture Embossing Folder and the Flower Garden Texture Embossing Folder.'

Here's a closer view of the Embossed Frame with the Flower Garden Embossed inside it. The Flower Garden folder is from the Summer Mini Catalog, but is still available to order #123113 $7.95




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Milk Carton Box Mini Tutorial

Here is a quickie photo tutorial to show how easy it is to make the Mini Milk Carton into a beautiful Double Milk Carton Gift Box! I love when I can use my Big Shot dies more than one way!

 The 'Sandwich' - Bottom Cutting Plate, a Shim, Bigz Die, cardstock (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 - a half sheet of cardstock works great), Crease Pad (instead of the top Cutting Pad.) Do this twice - you want to die cut one piece at a time because of the score lines.

 Cut off one side of both die cuts - the NON-TAB side.

 Add an extra diagonal score line to the row of scored lines, with a ruler and Bone Folder.








Fold and score all the score lines and then use Sticky Strip or Mono Multi Purpose Glue to adhere the tabs to a non-tabbed side, matching up the score lines and edges. Then adhere the bottom flaps together.

You're almost done! - Fold all the top pieces and push it in to create this pillow top. Pinch a few creases to get them nice and crisp. Add some of the yummy Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, Fabric and Buttons!










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Milk Carton Box and Spice Cake Pattern Paper

At one of my classes this month, my stampers made this sweet little box using the Milk Carton Die for the Big Shot and the gorgeous Spice Cake Designer Series Paper from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. This one has a tie from the Spice Cake fabric and the double box below also uses a button from the Spice Cake Designer Buttons. This is the Got Treats stamp set for the little tag.


I offered the choice of making the single Milk Carton here, or the Hexagon Box, which uses two Milk Carton pieces. Both of these boxes come together really quickly and with just a little Sticky Strip or Mono Multi Liquid Glue. Which is your favorite?

The Hexagon box is really easy to make - Cut two pieces of cardstock with the Milk Carton Die in the Big Shot. There are score lines for the 4 sides of the box. One side has an adhesive tab. Cut off one of the 4 sides from each die cut - the one with NO TAB. Fold and crease all your score lines. Add adhesive to the tabs and line up the two pieces to adhere to each other. Fold up the bottoms and adhere. The top pieces will just push in and add some pretty paper and pretty ribbon! I'll add a mini photo tutorial later this week to show you.

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SASCRAP55 - Scrapbook Page Stadium Games

This is my page for this week's Scrap Theme Challenge at Stampin' Addicts - Scrap within a SINGLE COLOR FAMILY. This is a limited supplies type challenge - sometimes we are overwhelmed with what colors to use on our pages, especially for those of us who have a lot of product! other times, we may be just starting scrapbooking, and only have a small stash of supplies. Either way, hope this gets you inspired to scrap a page. Sometimes just STARTING is the hard part!







Recipe:


Stamps: Rough Type Alphabet
Inks: Always Artichoke
Papers: Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Whisper White
Accessories: Spice Cake Buttons, Early Espresso Narrow Taffeta



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Color Challenge - Fifth Ave Floral

Here's a Stampin' Up! set I haven't used in awhile - Fifth Ave Floral. I used colors from the Stampin' Addicts Color Challenge last week - Peach Parfait, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso - and added Very Vanilla for my neutral. The sentiment is from Pursuit of Happiness, which I just love! I embossed it in Clear Embossing Powder using VersaMark and Early Espresso inks.

The embellishments here are fun, too - Mini Clothespins and some Dazzling Detail. I really like adding just a little bit of dimension and sparkle with the Dazzling Detail. It's easy to apply, even in tiny amounts or small spaces. Dazzling Detail is a new item in the Holiday Mini Catalog which went live just a few days ago!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fifth Ave Floral, Pursuit of Happiness
Cardstock: Peach Parfait, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla
Ink: Peach Parfait, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo
Accessories: Mini Clothes Pins, Dazzling Detail, Clear EP, Decorative Label and Large Oval Punches



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Stampin' Addict Swap - Cards and Inserts

I hosted a swap at Stampin' Addicts last month with several other Stampin' Up! demonstrators and they wow'ed me! Here are the cards and inserts that came to my house - talk about HAPPY MAIL!Not that the postman (in general, not any postman specifically) was loving on them! In fact, one is lost out there somewhere! One box of swaps was lost, but it found its way belatedly and I'm hoping the other one shows up this weekend!

First the Simply Adorned Inserts. These are for the 1" x 1 1/4" Charms - some of the inserts are double sided, so you'll see two in the photo - front and back.

And here are the cards. The rules for this swap were simple. As in simpler cards - using ONES -

ONE Stamp set (or a second one for the sentiment)
ONE Color family of cardstock and markers (plus a neutral)
ONE Accessory
ONE Punch

See any cheaters? :) Just kidding - beautiful beautiful cards - so happy to swap with these girls! Wish my photos did them better justice!

This is a stepped up version of the simpler card - dimensionals and rhinestones take it up a notch.

I also received these beautiful cards, just a little note and postage inside. Love these girls!


































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