Mini Card & Envelope

Hear is the second project we did Saturday. This may have been the biggest success. Most of the ladies made multiples. The scallop envelope die makes this such an easy project that it just take a few minutes to make a variety of envelopes. The card with its color coordinated envelope is great to put on gifts, in lunch boxes, on desks, etc. and give a loved one a special surprise.

Mini Card and Envelope Use the “Scallop Envelope Die” to cut a piece of Designer Series Paper. Fold the resulting piece of paper on the fold lines to form an envelope. Attach small pieces of sticky strip to the bottom of the side folds. Make sure that the tape does not cover an area that will not be covered by the bottom flap. Also, make sure that the tape does not pass the inside edges of the side flap. Fold up the bottom flap of the envelope so that it will adhere to the sticky strip. Set the envelope aside. Score a piece of 4 x3 Whisper White cardstock to form a card base measuring 3 x 2 . Stamp a focal image and sentiment onto the white card stock measuring 1 5/8 x 2 5/8. Use pencils, markers, or ink pads and blender pens to color the image. Center and attach white cardstock to colored cardstock measuring 1 7/8 x 2 7/8. Place matted focal image in an embossing folder and run it through the Big Shot as directed. Center and attached embossed rectangle to the front of the card base.

Heart Framelit Card

I am so sorry if you were not able to come to our Stampin'Up event on Friday or Saturday. Friday 6 of us gathered to work on our scrapbooks. I love this time because you get to draw closer to your friends and are able to make new ones. The really dedicated scrappers stayed up into the wee hours. Then Saturday 16 of us gathered to make three projects. Several of you "regulars" really wanted to come, but just couldn't make it this time. So, as promised, I am putting the instructions here so you can make the projects at home. If the instructions are not clear and you have a question just e-mail or call me. I will upload 1 project a day through Tuesday.

This photo just doesn't do the card justice, because you cannot see the embossed stripes which give the card a rich look. Here are the instructions: All measurements are in inches. Cut a piece of Real Red card stock 4 1/4 x 11 and score at 5 1/2. Rub the embossing buddy across the front of your card base. Stamp the heart from the “You Are Loved” stamp set with VersaMark ink in the upper middle of the card front. Pour black embossing powder over the image and then remove it by pouring it onto a sheet of folded paper. Return the left over powder into its jar. Heat set the image on the card with the heat gun. Dry emboss the front of the card by placing it into the Stripes embossing folder and placing it on the Big Shot platform as directed. Place the heart template on top of the folder so the open heart is centered over the heat embossed heart that is on the card front. Place an acrylic plate over the centered template and run it through the Big Shot.5. Place sheet of 4x4 Basic Black card stock over two heart Framellits that have been temporarily adhered the an acrylic plate with Dotto. One heart is placed inside the other to form a heart frame when cut. Place the second acrylic block on top of the paper and run it through the Big Shot as directed. Remove the black heart and its frame. It helps to use a piercing tool to lift the edge of the paper so that it may be picked up more easily. Attach the heart frame over the embossed heart on the card by using dimensionals Using the instructions in steps 1 &2, heat emboss the love tag found in the “You Are Loved” stamp set. Use the 1 3/4 oval punch to punch out “love”. Cut 9” inches of black ribbon adhere around the bottom of the card using snail or other glue tape. Use glue dot to attach the oval “love” tag to the right side of the card.

Getting Ready for Regional

Tomorrow is the day. Four of my friends and I will head to San Antonio to attend Regional. It will be our first large Stampin'Up event. I just thought I would show you what I am taking for "SWAPS".

Thank goodness this was simple and didn't take a lot of time. I just used the Top Note Die and cut out the front and back cover from the blue DSP Paisley Petal and chip board. Then it was just a matter of cutting out the inside pages in Whisper White and stamping those pages with stamps from the set "Notes & Details". The Crop-A-Dile was able to chop a whole through all

of the material at one time. Then I used a loose leaf ring to hold the pages together. The final touch was to add some bows and my business card, which I created with My Digital Studio.