The mom of the recently dedicated/ baptized child also made these balls that were hung from a light. She cut out polyester circles and then heated them to fuse and melt the edges. She started using a lighter them switched to a candle. Little did she know that there was something called a heat tool when she could have heated several at once. She then pinned them to a foam circle. So simple and so darling. May have to try them myself.

Mom of the child we know recently dedicated/blessed/baptized made this. She is so talented. She even had her art on display in DC when she was younger. We did not coordinate stuff. I made mine on a hunch and based on the invite. You'd never know it. All was beautiful.

This banner goes with the table decoration I posted a few days ago. I used the Perfect Pennants die. The rectangles were cut and the triangle cut out was done by hand. Colors: elegant eggplant, very vanilla, perfect plum, a little retired pale plum, soft suede. Paper flowers, twill ribbon, other. Some of it was spritzed with my homemade spritzer (shimmer paint and rubbing alcohol). It looked adorable and matched real well with the family's decorations. Like it had been coordinated. I had a lot of fun making this. Making banners is fun. Thanks for stopping, Sandy

This card goes with the other recent baptism items I have posted. This is the card I made for the gift (purchased items) that I gave the little one. The stamp set is retired, sadly, but went with numerous religious events. I will post my other project shortly. And some of the items the child's crafty/artistic mom made too.

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I love this newly learned technique from My Digital Studio. And it is so easy! You need a star punch and a pennant punch. Take your punch and matt it with a l width line in the color of your "call out". Grab your pennant punch and color it to match your star's matt. Change the width of pennant punch to the width of the star you are bursting. Grab the corner of your punch and rotate to match your star's wings. Send it to the back. I grouped them together after I was done. So easy and such a very fun technique. The red rolling line is created using the new freeform line tool in My Digital Studio 2. So easy to create your own shapes. I used the Candid Frames download for the old fashioned film slide matts for the pictures. I rotated them to create movement. I dropped a photo box and shaped it to fit the inside of the slide. I grouped it and then copied and pasted the grouping to as many shapes as I needed.  Then I dragged in my photos.

This table centerpiece was made for my cousins grand daughters Dedication/Baptism coming up this weekend. The day I got the invite, about three weeks ago, I had this and one other item whipped up. I love making stuff like this. The invite came in elegant eggplant and a woodygrain patterned paper in similar colors to soft suede. She also is going w a bird theme. I could have added aboard to it using the large bird die from Stampin' Up! Al supplies from Stampin' Up! Unless otherwise noted. Papers: cardstock in elegant eggplant, soft suede, perfect plum and retired pale plum, very vanilla, early espresso, DSP Rich Regals paper pack eggplant paper, Glitter paper in champaign/gold from the Holiday mini catalog. Accessories: lots of sticky strip, sizzix die ABC serif, antique brads, jumbo sticky rounds, various punches, vanilla seam binding, plum taffeta and suede taffeta ribbons Other: floral foam, Kraft shreddie, bamboo skewers, basket My daughter suggested I should have ma...

Using some of the cool new layout tools in My Digital Studio where you can line up objects by bottom, top, centering and more. It makes creating a collage of photos very easy. For the one page I grouped them after I was satisfied with their placement then rotated the whole grouping. I have been working my way scrapping forward. It has been fun to walk down memory lane. Such as the whole point of scrapbooking. Thanks for stopping by. Happy Stampin, Sandy

A friend needed a banner for her pre holiday event. She asked for a banner. I asked what do you want it to say? S N O W. It was mostly a Big Shot project. All supplies from Stampin' Up! Dies used: stocking, new snowflake from holiday 2012 mini catalog, retired alphabet die, snow embossing folder, polka dot folder, and shimmer paint mix in Champagne., and expression scallop ribbon tulle and neutral buttons, linen thread, champagne glitter paper, cherry cobbler bakers twine. Cut out stockings first then run through folders. Spritz and set aside to dry. Cut out rest of pieces. I used lots of sticky strip to assemble pieces together. I would like to make a more casual banner. Thanks for stopping by, Sandy

Stampin' Up! Just released its first app available only for iOS devices so far. It makes quick cards, can add photos and then post to your social media or email or whatever you want. Backgrounds are pre formatted and come in several options. Add embellishments, text, a picture, and done. This is going to be a fun app. I expect as time goes on and enough interest we will see different options added. Love it! Send me your creations.

One more decoration made. Check! I purchased the grapevine wreath. The rest of the supplies are from Stampin' Up! Paper: whisper white, very vanilla, champaign glitter paper (from Holiday mini) more mustard, soft suede Big Shot: Autumn leaves die, wood grain and brocade embossing folders all in the Holiday mini catalog Ink: early espresso Other: Espresso tulle scalloped ribbon, champaign shimmer paint mixed with rubbing alcohol as a glitter spritz After I distressed, inked up and curled my leaves I used a glue gun to glue them to the wreath leaving space for the tulle hanger and bow. The tulle bow isn't visible in the pictures. It was very quick to make the leaves and didn't take real long to glue on the leaves. If you try your own version of this project send me a pic to post. Thanks for stopping by. Happy Stampin, Sandy

I have been working on a few things for Christmas. Feeling a little inspired I came up with these cute little creatures out of just punches and brads. Punches: 2-1/2 inch circle punch, large oval punch, scallop oval punch I did punch two of the large circles, after I put the birds together I placed the extra circle on the back to cover up the back of the project. The birds were hung by linen thread. You could make a pack of these as a gift for a teacher or friend. Thanks for stopping by. Happy stamping, Sandy

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Cute packaging for my Miche hostess gift. Makes it even more special.

I made these cute little purse boxes as door prizes for my Miche home party for Christina Saturday night. They contain a variety of Dove chocolates. What lady doesn't love chocolates and an evening of shopping for purses. To make the boxes I used the Big Shot dies fancy favor box and top note and fun flowers all from Stampin' Up! I recommend sticky strip tape to adhere project together. Other than the favor box out of crumb cake cardstock the DSP were from Summer Smooches pack. The brad in the middle of the flower I pierced a hole all the way through the box to make sure it stays in place. I did spritz the flower with homemade glitter mist made with rubbing alcohol and our shimmer paint mixed together in the Stampin' Spritzer. If you are interested in these purse boxes for your next event, wedding, shower or as presents contact me today. Thanks for stopping by today. Happy stamping, Sandy

Thank you Julianne for showing us Divas this technique! To make your faux ribbons you will need a variety of Big Shot embossing folders, and a variety of cardstock scraps or cut to varying widths. Here I used the chevron, argyle, stripe, and dotted folders from Stampin' Up! Run each strip through the selected embossing folder. To make the split tongue points, or whatever the technical name is, cut up middle of the short end of cardstock as deep as you want your points. Cut from outer corner in at a diagonal to end of your center cut from each corner. Or if your really clever you can use a square punch at an angle on the ends. But I always have trouble lining it up in the center of my paper. Stamp sets used: Teeny Tiny Wishes, French Foliage Thanks for stopping by. Happy stamping, Sandy

This is an easy technique that does not require a lot of supplies or skill. You will need a Big Shot and embossing folder and an ink pad a d a piece of cardstock pre cut to desired size. A brayer is not necessary but can help. Ink up the inside bottom (smooth side) of your embossing folder. You can use a brayer to apply ink or direct pad to folder method. Place cardstock in folder and run through Big Shot. Open folder right away to keep from paper bumping and shifting in folder and creating a shadow look. It is a nice look but not what we were trying to achieve here. Ink should be dry right away but make sure before placing paper on your project. The best looks with this technique are achieved with colors close to each other or the same on the color wheel. Such as here I used very vanilla and Sahara sand. Call it complimentary colors. Send me a pic of your project with this technique and I will post it. Thanks for stopping by. Happy stamping, Sandy

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