Stamping the Cape: Videos

January 10, 2018

More January Stamp Club 2018 & Blog Candy

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The 🎶 weather outside isn't frightful and temperature is getting delightful 🎶 and the ice may just disappear, 🎶 let it clear, let it clear, let it clear 🎶 .

Yes, even though I had to cancel this week's stamp clubs, it's looking promising that the ice in my driveway may melt so I can hold clubs next week. This is the second of my three projects this month.

Again I'm featuring the Painted with Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (SDSP) and the Sure Do Love You stamp set but I've also brought in the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits for the "string" heart and "love", the mini hearts are from the Everyday Jars Framelits but you could substitute the Brights Enamel Shapes for those and last but not least the "YOU" is from the Celebrate You Thinlits, one of the FREE Sale-A-Bration selections when you purchase $100 in Stampin' Up! product.

You might be thinking "Wait, that sentiment is different from the one in the Sure Do Love You stamp set." Actually it's the banner sentiment but I've doctored it up a bit and I'll show you how I did it. You can also go over to my Lots of Love Box post to see how I made those projects.

This is the final project. It's a simple but sweet little card which again features the Painted with Love SDSP and the Sure Do Love You Bundle but it also introduces another FREE Sale-A-Bration product Party Pandas. These cute little pandas are FREE with a $50 Stampin' Up! product purchase. I think they're going to be as popular as last year's Hey, Chick stamp set!

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Here's the final video for project #3. If you have any questions on any of these projects or would like to learn how to receive the kit to make this month's projects, contact me.

Speaking of Hey, Chick, I've got some Blog Candy for you this month. Leave a comment on this post between January 10-17 and I will draw a name at random to receive last year's Sale-A-Bration most popular stamp set. This is a wood mount set.

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November 29, 2017

Ghiradelli Box with Video

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I'm getting ready again for my final craft show of the year and I thought I'd show you this little box I made last year that holds 2-3 Ghiradelli candies (depending upon how generous you want to be ;o} ). I've also resurrected the Jolly Friends Bundle and retired DSP as they went so well with this adorable box I acquired.

Both Santa and his pal were quickly colored using our new Stampin' Blends. The color flows on so easily that it took no time at all. I used the Ivory Blend for the face and the Dark Pink Pirouette for the cheeks, as the light was washed out by the Ivory.

For my elf friend, since his hair was already so dark from the stamped detail, I used my Light Crumb Cake blend just to fill in the spaces.

To make sure I knew what flavor was in which box, I identified the dark chocolate with the Chocolate Chip cardstock box and Santa, and the milk chocolate has the Cherry Cobbler cardstock box with the elf, but if someone wanted to, they could easily slide off the band and switch the characters because the box would still identify the contents.

Here are a couple of boxes using products from the 2017 Holiday Catalog. I thought the box using the Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper would be appropriate to give to your church choir members or if you belonged to a singing group and wanted to give a small gift to your fellow songsters.

I decided to make the boxes black because I felt it was an elegant background, particularly for this box that's decorated with the Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper. The gold and silver against the Basic Black background make these terrific party favors for New Years or any cocktail party.

I ran Silver Metallic Thread around the belly band of the box and attached the sentiment on top. A little Metallic Enamel heart adds more bling to this shiny gift. I cut down the Foil Snowflake to make it fit to the box. Let me show you how to make your own.

Details:

5-1/2" x 7" piece of cardstock - color of your choice
Score along 7" side at 2-3/8" and 4-5/8"
Score along 5-1/2" side at 3/4", 1-1/2", 4", and 4-3/4" or score at 4" and 4-3/4", turn 180 degrees and score again at 4" and 4-3/4". Either way is fine.
Belly Band - 2" x 7" piece of coordinating Designer Series Paper or cardstock; a second 1" x 7" band can be added for additional interest.

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November 19, 2017

Matchbook Ghiradelli Candy Holder

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I recently made these little matchbook treat holders for my guests who attended a Christmas stamp-a-stack event. What better than a Ghiradelli dark chocolate, caramel, and sea salt candy to get you through 15 cards! Yum!

I saw this idea on Dawn Griffith's site, Dawn's Stamping Thoughts, last year. I thought it was so cute and it's really easy to make. You can make 4 at a time, which really speeds up the process. I used 1" squares cut from the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP) and Pumpkin Pie cardstock. The pumpkin is even cut from the DSP. The sentiment is from the Thoughtful Banners stamp set and punched with the 1-3/8" Circle Punch. I added a heart from the Regals Enamel Shapes.

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I made the Christmas matchbook using Cherry Cobbler cardstock and pieces from the Be Merry Designer Series Paper. It's also a great way to use up some of those leftover scraps.

Here are the measurements if you want to make just one matchbook:

Cut one piece of cardstock 2-3/4" x 7-3/8" and score it at 3", 3-1/2", and 6-3/4"
Cut a second piece of cardstock 2-3/8" x 5-3/4" and score it at 2-1/4", 2-1/2", 2-3/4", 5", 5-1/4", 5-1/2"
Cut four 1" squares of coordinating Designer Series Paper (DSP) and one 1/2" x 2-3/4" coordinating DSP
Decorate the center as desired

To cut four at a time: