Winter Pinecone

Can you believe it's almost Christmas!? I hope this has been a wonderful holiday season for you all. 

I love pine cones!  I usually buy bags full of cinnamon scented pine cones to fill my house for the holidays. I remember collecting cones as a kid up at our cabin. 

Just for Fun Rubber Stamps have several pine cone stamp images with this large ornament stamp being one of my favorite. I stamped it in brown ink, colored the top with a silver metallic pen and then fussy cut. By using white stipple mist I added a touch of snow. 

Just for Fun stamp. Martha Stewart punch. Tim Holtz die cuts. Echo Park embossing folder. Club Scrap papers and Stipple Mist. 

Have a Little Bubbly

There are numerous monthly challenges over in the Club Scrap Forum that I like to participate in.  Sometimes I like to combine challenges and couldn't resist using up those Color Burst panels and scraps for some of August's challenges. The first challenge here is using the 3 of Hearts from the Card Making Idea Deck Vol. I.  If you missed out on the idea decks, there is only one still available in the Club Scrap store. I love using these decks for design ideas and cutting instructions. The rest is up for creative interpretation.

 Club Scrap papers and tag. Avery Elle stamp. Ken Oliver Color Bursts. Nuvo drops.

Club Scrap papers, ribbon and tag. Paper Smooches Stamps. Ken Oliver Color Bursts. Nuvo drops.

 Club Scrap papers, ribbon and stamp. Darice embossing folder.

This card does double challenge duty and meets the requirements for the Tools & Stash challenge. This month we're to use punches. I created wine glasses with a circle punch. I found the tutorial on the wine glass on Pinterest. It's very simple.

 Punch out a circle. Cut off a small section, trim a 1/4"  section below that. Now arrange in a glass shape.  You can make them as big or small as you want.

 

I can't wait to see what challenges we're presented with for September.

Paper Flower Challenge

Happy Tuesday!

The April technique challenge over at Club Scrap is to create paper flowers.  I've had an old thrifted dictionary sitting in my craft closet and I wanted to incorporate that somehow.  I searched Pinterest and found a whole bunch of ideas. Sadly none of them worked out for me.  The flowers were either too bulky for mailing or the dictionary paper was too thin. So I reached for my handy dandy EK  flower punches.

 

 

Instructions:

Punch flowers in different sizes. 

Run an embossing tool in circles in the center of the flowers for dimension.

Stack and offset flowers. Adhere each layer.

 

Use a smaller flower cut in half for added interest.

 



 

There are so many different, creative ways to create paper flowers. Punches seem to be the easiest. I do have another technique I can't wait to share but you'll just have to wait until the Artist Team Challenge on April 28th. I encourage you to create paper flowers and share your work on the Linky Party. You could win a Club Scrap gift certificate! 

 

Supplies used:

     Club Scrap Cherry Blossoms papers, tags and stamps.

     Club Scrap white pigment ink.

     Queen & Co. bling.

     Elizabeth Craft Designs stitched circle die.

     Basic Grey rub ons.

 



Tall & Skinny

Tall and Skinny cards are my favorite!  So you can imagine my glee when the Succulent's Greetings to Go had these in them. I'm not sure why they don't get more love.  It's actually hard to find sketches for these. They are a perfect canvas for those cut apart border strips that don't get used on layout pages.

Club Scrap papers, tags and fibers. Martha Stewart punch. Queen & Co. pearls.

 

Club Scrap papers, tags and fibers. Martha Stewart punch. Prima flowers. Queen & Co. pearls.

 

Club Scrap papers and stamps. Hampton Arts border. Gelli print.

 

Club Scrap papers, stamp, tag and fiber. Queen & Co. pearls.

 

 



Hands Have Held

I fell in love with this quote! I think of my niece every time I read it. So why not use one of my favorites for the Creative with Stamps Sentiment Challenge.

 

I kept the design for this card pretty simple to emphasize the beautiful detailed corner stamps and the that gorgeous black and gold paper. 

Club Scrap papers and stamps. Unknown heart punch. Sequins.

 

 

 

Tomorrow is the Literature Blog Hop! Join us to see what wonderful projects this group has  created.