Card In A Box

Today I had a few friends over that love to make cards just as much as I do.  They wanted to learn new techniques and of course learn how to make a new card.  Since I have been wanting to make a card in a box for a few weeks now, I thought this would be a perfect card for all of us to learn to make at the same time. It took us a while to get through all of the steps, but we caught on quickly.  Once the box was completed, the hard part was done.  The card in a box turned out very neat.  This is the smaller version and I hope to make the larger one in the near future for one of my Secret Sisters.  Until next time, happy carding everyone!

Stampin UP Supplies:  Label Love Stamp Set, Flower Shop Stamp Set, Petite Petals Stamp Set, Bird Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Artisan Label Punch, Pansy Punch, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Melon Mambo Ink, Bermuda Bay Ink, Rich Razzleberry Ink, Whisper White Cardstock, Designer Paper

Video Tutorial:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_IUKzv07AE

Owls

Tonight I decided to finish my card order for three owl cards.  I found my inspiration on Pinterest, but changed it to make it work with the tools that I had.  Using my Big Shot, I cut two holes into the overlay with the circle framelits.  Once those were cut out, I embossed the overlay to make it look like a tree.  I then used my Owl Punch to punch out two owls and the different pieces to complete them.  Once the owls were completed, I used dimensionals to raise the overlay up so that I the owls appeared to be in the tree looking at each other.  After the card was completed, I felt that it was missing something so I used my Bird Punch and added some green leaves to it.  This card is very cute.  The owls may not be your traditional colors or patterns, but that is what makes it fun.  Until next time, happy carding everyone.

Owl!

Tonight's creation is another owl card since I need to complete an order before I return to school on Monday.  This creation was inspired from Pinterest.  Using my trimmer, I cut out the different size overlays and the base.  It was a little tricky to figure out the middle overlays for the owl, but after a few tries I figure it out.  I then used my Owl Punch and Bird Punch to create the design on the teal overlay.  I love how the colors came together.  This card turned out great and I can't wait to take it to school on Monday.  Until next time, happy carding everyone.

Christmas Bulbs!

It is finally Friday.  I thought this day was never going to come, but it has finally arrived and I am ready for a very busy weekend.  This week has been extremely long with meetings, parent-teacher conferences, and of course the day to day responsibilities of being a teacher.  Even though this week has been exhausting, I have been looking forward to receiving more Stampin UP goodies.  I even used a few of my new goodies on tonight's creations.  Let's discuss tonight's creation.

Using my new Blossom Petals Punch, I punched out four small petals in primary colors to make the Christmas bulbs.  I then used the Modern Label to punch out two separate black labels.  Once that was done, I cut them into thirds so that I could use the two end pieces as the base of the bulbs.  After the bulbs were completed, I used my Bird punch and punched out three branches in black.  Then I removed the leaves to give it the appearance of a power cord.  Once the string of lights were completed, I stamped "Merry Christmas" from the Sassy Salutations stamp set.  Since there was a lot of white space I decided to stamp snowflakes random on the overlay until I was satisfied with it.  This was not the card I planned on creating tonight, but when you talk on the phone for over an hour and play with your new goodies, time seems to get away from.  This is a simple creation and the person receiving it will enjoy it none the less.  Until next time, happy carding everyone!