Creations by Lynn Weiss ~ Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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Showing posts with label Frayed Ribbon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frayed Ribbon. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Create!

I just finished a project that I've had in mind since I first saw the new Perfect Pennants Die. This was a lot of fun to make and it's going to look cute hanging in my stampin' space.

I used a variety of DSP...some current, like the Regal Rose polka dot print from the Brights DSP Pack & Paisley Petals and some retired, such as Springtime Vintage & Elegant Soiree. As long as it fit into my color scheme of Baja Breeze, Certainly Celery, Regal Rose & So Saffron it was fair game! It's a great way to use up some scraps. Here's a closer look at the left side...

I just love the scalloped circle included on the Perfect Pennant die! Each pennant has 3 layers...one is chipboard, one card stock and the last one is dsp which I just cut off about 1/2 inch of the top so it makes a nice layer on the base. The chipboard just gives it a little more stability. Here's a look at the right side...

The letters were cut using the Simple Letters Dies. I used grosgrain ribbon and the frayed ribbon technique to make the little "tassels" on each pennant. Then I topped it with a button or brad. See the little polka dotted brad on the "c" & the "e"? Those are the new Designer Printed Brads...and they are sooooo CUTE! They are available only in the newest In Colors...but I figured the Pool Party looked close enough to Baja Breeze to work here. I was almost finished with my banner when UPS showed up with my 1st new catalog order! So I was able to use the brads and one other new item.  Check out the last "e"...
That's one of the new Designer Frames Embossing Folders. I was surprised that they are smaller than I thought, but happy that the Extra Large Oval punch layers nicely inside. I used a variety of other dies, punches, etc to make my "create" banner, but I'm too excited to go play with my new stuff, so I'm going to wrap this post up. I'm sure you won't blame me...LOOK... It's like Christmas in July!
Can you guess which set of new stamps I'm going to play with first? Stop back by again soon to see. :-)

Friday, September 03, 2010

Spooky Owl

Our weather here in Michigan has taken a drastic turn today...from hot and muggy to cool and windy. It's only the beginning of September, but it really feels like a Fall day out there today. This has got me to thinking about one of my favorite holidays... Halloween. So when I saw this great Mojo sketch when looking for inspiration, I decided it was time to pull out some Halloween sets.

Stamps: House of Haunts, From the Crypt, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card stock: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Black, Glossy White, Brights Designers Series paper
Ink: Black Stazon, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry & Pacific Point
Accessories: Scalloped Square Bigz Die, Extra Large Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Photo Corner Punch, Word Window & Modern Lable punches, Rich Razzleberry Taffeta & Grosgrain, Old Olive & Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain & Black Brads

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Friday, June 12, 2009

Sketch Something

This week on Stamp Something the challenge is to Sketch Something! There is a great sketch to work with, so I hope you'll play along! I liked the sketch so much that I made two cards. The first card I will show you today uses a great image from Dog Gone Stamps - the sponsor this week for the Stamp Something Challenge. The other card I created uses one of my favorite retiring SU! stamp sets...and you'll have to stop back by tomorrow to see that one. ;-)

Don't you just love this giraffe!? I was super excited when I saw that this was the image I got to work with this week! It was a little bit of a challenge however to fit this long, rectangular image into the square space as shown in the sketch. I had to cut some of the poor guys long neck off to make it work. He was super fun to color. I stamped him in Basic Brown and used SU! Classic inks and my aqua painter. When I was finished coloring I used my Linen Background stamp (retired) inked in Creamy Caramel to add a little texture. The DSP's I used are retired papers from the Haiku & Frosty Days packs. I sponged the edges with Chocolate Chip ink to age them.

I used Antique Gold HPH along with Chocolate Chip grosgrain. I tied hemp cord and more Chocolate Chip grosgrain onto the hardware and frayed it for a different, more rustic texture.

Now it's your turn...so go Sketch Something!

Wednesday, October 01, 2008

Spooky!

I cannot believe it is already October! What better way to start the month than to show you the cute Halloween canister I easily created using the new Spooky Décor Elements. This acrylic container was originally filled with Lindt chocolate truffles (YUM!) that we got for Christmas. I figured I'd eventually find a new use for this, so I'm glad I saved it!
This was my first experience using the Décor Elements and it was super easy! It comes with detailed directions, and I think as long as you read those (and follow them ;-) they are very simple to use. It is kind of like applying a rub-on decal, but with one extra step ~ you must first rub it onto it's transfer sheet before applying to the surface.

The Spooky Décor Elements are available in three sizes. I used the smallest size here on my canister. After I applied my spider, I tied a bunch of different ribbons around the top. I had a wired purple ribbon that I used as a base for the spider web ribbon to give it more body. I tied the two ribbons in a bow. I picked up that spider web ribbon somewhere last year...I'm thinking perhaps Big Lot? Glad I still had some left because it was just perfect for this project! I also added some Pumpkin Pie grosgrain and some Kiwi Kiss satin ribbon. I used the frayed ribbon technique on a piece of the pumpkin ribbon to give it more texture.

The top of the canister was embossed with the Lindt logo, so I had to cover that up. The Bigz Scallop die cut was the perfect size for this. So I ran it through my Big Shot twice ~ the second time I offset the Elegant Eggplant card stock on the die to create the jagged edge. I then layered a circle of Pumpkin Pie card stock on top of my die cut followed by another circle cut from a piece of spider web paper from SU!'s Halloween Nights designer series paper from a few years ago. I guess my pack-rat ways really paid off big time for this project, huh?! Now I just need to get another bag of candy corn to fill 'er up! Although...Lindt truffles are a million times better than candy corn...

Hope you like this project. If you want to check out Phase II of the Décor Elements, here's the link. Hopefully this will be the only spider I see around my house today! Have a good one!

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Spooktacular

As promised, here are the other pages we made at my Holiday scrap class this past Friday. (Again, the edges got a bit cut off during the scanning/stitching process) Since we have a Halloween party each year, I never run out of Halloween photos to scrap! Autumn Apparitions is a nice set to create with. The bold images stand out nicely and require no additional coloring so it makes for quick cards and pages. In addition to the Creepy Crawly double-sided designer paper, we created our own designer paper for the background with the help of two textured wheels. First we wheeled the Pumpkin Pie 12x12 card stock with the Rough Around the Edges jumbo wheel inked in Really Rust, then we went over that with the Speckled wheel inked in Basic Black. That made a nice textured background for our Halloween photos.

After stamping the title with Big Deal alphabet, the white card stock was cut away from the inside of the "a's" and the "p" with an exact-o knife or small scissors. Then small scraps of Creepy Crawly paper was adhered on the back to cover the opening. The middle of the "o's" were filled with the moon (which is actually the large pumpkin image from this set) and then the bats and the spiders were added with the help of the stamp-a-ma-jig. After putting this much work into the title, you definitely want to use the SAMJ to make sure the placement is perfect just like the rest of your title!

On the second page, the circle image in the middle is a shaker tag. Halloween confetti was added to the inside for a fun touch. I also did some faux stitching around the edge of the shaker tag...that was a bit tedious because of the circle and not being able to use a template.

Hope you liked seeing the pages we created at the Holiday Scrap Class! If you missed this class, but would like to come over and make these pages, please let me know and we can set up a class for you and a friend. Hope you have a "spooktacular" day!

Thursday, July 05, 2007

New meets old

My absolute favorite stamp right now is the swirly image from Baroque Motifs. It makes such a nice background...I keep on grabbing it! I made this long card to hold a Stampin' Up! gift certificate using a retired set called Tender Toile. My favorite new stamp was perfect for the background, don't you think? I used both retired and new card stock colors for this card also. Mauve Mist meet Soft Sky...with a bit of Sage Shadow. I think these colors go perfect with the old fashioned charm of this image. I hear that the gift recipient was delighted with both the card and the gift certificate...just in time to shop from the new catalog!


Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Tender Toile, Trimtastic & Everyday Flexible Phrases
Card stock: Mauve Mist, Soft Sky, Sage Shadow & Very Vanilla
Ink: Mauve Mist, Soft Sky, Black Stazon & various to watercolor
Accessories: Ticket Corner & Small Tag punches, Soft Subtle eyelets, White organdy, rose grosgrain (frayed)

Next, I had to make a card for a wedding we went to on the 4th of July. My original intention was to do a red, white & blue themed card. However, I thought the blue white & silver looked so pretty and elegant I left out the red.

As you can see, I again used the swirl stamp from Baroque Motifs along with a retired set ~ Wedding Elegance. I stamped the all the images in White Craft ink and embossed the wedding bells and sentiment with white EP on vellum card stock. I cut a frame in some brushed silver card stock and attached the vellum to the back, so the swirl image was visible behind the vellum. I think these two sets compliment each other nicely.

Stamps: Baroque Motifs & Wedding Elegance
Card stock: Buckaroo Blue, Vellum & Brushed Silver
Ink: White Craft

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Happy Easter!

I got this retired set at a garage sale last summer because I fell in love with this bunny image and thought it would make a cute Easter card. (Plus it was only five bucks, and who could pass that up?!) The name of the set is Tender Toile and I think that maybe it was a hostess set at one time because the rubber is purple. Anyways, I'm glad I finally got a chance to play with it.

I wanted a soft, vintage look for this card, so I stamped each layer with the Linen background inked in brown. For the banana layer, I used the floral image from this set stamped all over randomly in basic brown and then sponged the edges. Originally I planned to stop there...but it seems I can never just stop! I wondered if it would look nicer if the floral design had some color added to it. I tried it first on scrap and liked the look so I quickly added a bit of color using reinkers and my aqua painter.

Stamps: Tender Toile, Linen background & Fancy Flexible Phrases

Card Stock: Mellow Moss, Barely Banana, & Water color paper

Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Brown and various to water color

Accessories: Ticket Corner punch, Rich Regal Brads, Ivory & Moss grosgrain ribbon & Pop Dots

Have a nice Easter!

Thursday, March 29, 2007

Dazzling Dragonfly

Today is my Aunt's birthday, so I thought I would share the birthday card I made for her. She works at a Hallmark Store so I tried to create something extra special and perhaps a little different than the cards she sees every day. I think what makes this card different is that it was lovingly handcrafted instead of mass produced, right? I chose colors I know she likes and paired that with an image she will like, so I'm sure she will love it.

For this card I finally got a chance to try the Stampin' Up! watercolor paper I ordered recently. Wow! I cannot believe I haven't tried this stuff sooner! I love to watercolor and this paper is so nice and heavy - it is much easier to work with. I used my watercolor pencils and they blended so easily and the colors remained much more vibrant. There is a bit of texture to this paper so the finished product looks very rich. In addition to the watercolor pencils, which I used on the dragonfly, I also used ink refill to color the background. I just wet the background area with a large brush and came in with a little ink on my aqua painter near the dragonfly and let the color bleed and fade into the background. I did the same thing for the sentiment below the image.

After that dried, it was time for some bling! I brushed some Crystal Effects over the dragonfly wings and sprinkled on some Dazzling Diamonds. I let it set for a bit and then brushed on another coat of Crystal Effects, this time also on the body of the dragonfly. I like to add a top coat like this because it keeps the glitter from falling off and it adds extra shine.

For the background I grabbed French Script, which I think is a natural for this image because of the script written around the edge of the design. I thought the white organdy ribbon worked well because it complimented the shimmer of the wings, but I felt it still needed something. The Turquoise grosgrain that I had was a little too strong of a color than I wanted to use, yet it did match. That is when I thought I would try a new ribbon technique I learned from my upline at my group meeting on Monday. (Thanks Karman!) For the frayed ribbon technique I was able to use the turquoise grosgrain without it appearing so dark because once the fibers were separated it looks softer. More on the frayed ribbon technique. I used the grosgrain fibers to tie on a piece of pewter Hodge Podge Hardware and I was done. Wish I would have had time to make two of these...I almost hated to send this one off!

Stamps: Measure of a Life (Level 2 Hostess set) French Script background & Beautiful Beach (sentiment)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron & Black Stazon
Card stock: Cool Caribbean, Barely Banana & SU! Watercolor paper

Have a beautiful day!