Monday, December 30, 2013

3D Project/Big Shot/Gift Item Class/Club - Thursday, December 27



These are the projects we made at the 3D Project/Big Shot/Gift Item class this week...

Now that the holidays are over (already, really??), I've moved on to Valentine's Day!!  It always feels a little funny to be thinking about Valentine's Day just a few days after Christmas has ended, but I wanted to make sure to show off these fun products and projects and give everyone enough time to make more at home before Valentine's Day actually arrives!!



We made this first project - a treat box to hold a couple of Ghirardelli Chocolates - using the new Envelope Punch board.  I've only used this fun, new product a few times yet (there are so many things you can do with it besides envelopes!!), so watch for more great ideas to come!!


I found this video on You Tube, which provided step-by-step instructions on how to make this fabulous little treat holder.  Just click here to go to the tutorial.  We gave it a Valentine's flair by adding a simple black heart (using the Hearts Collection Framelits) and the "Love You" sentiment from the Seasonal Sayings Stamp set, which we then die-cut using the Apothecary Accents Framelits.




Envelope Punch Board  133774  $19.95



Hearts Collection Framelits  125599  $26.95



Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set  wood-mount  131937  $21.95
Seasonal Sayings Stamp Set  clear-mount  128009  $16.95



Apothecary Accents Framelits  127003  $24.95


This next Valentine's Day treat is courtesy of the Real Red Goodie Gear Simply Created Kit in the Holiday Catalog (see page 32).  You can use this kit for Holiday OR Valentine's treats!!  The kit includes 10 die-cut Crumb Cake tags, 10 die-cut Whisper White banners, 10 goodie bags,  red-striped stickers and Bermuda Bay Baker's twine.  A super-cute, simple little kit!!  We added the "Enjoy" sentiment from the Oh, Goodie Stamp Set.





Oh, Goodie Stamp Set  wood-mount  131886  $10.95
Oh, Goodie Stamp Set  clear-mount  131889  $8.95


This next Valentine's Day treat features the Deco Labels Collection Framelits, along with the Tags 4 You Stamp Set and coordinating Label Bracket Punch.  We die-cut separate pieces of Melon Mambo card-stock and Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper, then added the fun "happy Heart day" label to them.





Deco Labels Collection Framelits  130102  $24.95



Tags 4 You Stamp Set  wood-mount  131820  $19.95
Tags 4 You Stamp Set  clear-mount  131823  $15.95



Label Bracket Punch  132153  $15.95


This last Valentine's Day treat features another fun kit, this time found in the Annual Catalog, called the Tag a Bag Gift Box kit.  We added a cover to go inside the clear plastic sleeve using the Brights Collection Designer Series Paper Stack.  The clear plastic sleeve fits over the box and is included in the Tag a Bag Gift Box kit.  Next, we added a fun bow using the Gift Bow Bigz L Die and the fun "XOXO" sentiment, also from the Oh, Goodie set.




Tag a Bag Gift Boxes  130927  $6.95



Brights Collection Designer Series Paper Stack  130134  $21.95



Gift Bow Bigz L Die  129977  $32.95

As always, I hope you enjoyed these projects!  If you'd like to join us at a future 3D Project/Big Shot/Gift Item class, we're moving to the 2nd to last Thursday of every month in 2014 - that means the next class is on Thursday, January 23!!  Please RSVP by Monday, January 20.

Hope to see you soon!!

~amy

 Amy Frillici
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Scrapbook Class/Club - Wednesday, December 26

Here are the pages we made at the Scrapbook Class this month!

This first page is the counterpart to one of the pages we made last month....


 

I love the cool, wintery feel of this page.  The keys to making it feel that way are the fun blues (Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay and Island Indigo, in this case!) in the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper.  We also added some sparkle with a strip of Silver Glimmer paper along the left side of the page and the silvery snowflakes (using the new Silver Foil sheets).   Finally, we added those fun snowflakes (large snowflake in Island Indigo and smaller snowflakes with Coastal Cabana cardstock embossed with White Embossing Powder)  using the Festive Flurry Bundle.  For the finishing touch, we added a Frosted Finishes Embellishment to the larger snowflake.



 Winter Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper  132341  $12.95


 Silver Glimmer Paper  124005  $4.95


 
Silver Foil Sheets  132178  $3.95




Festive Flurry Bundle  wood-mount  133284  $54.95
Festive Flurry Bundle  clear-mount  133285  $46.95



Frosted Finishes Embellishments
Frosted Finishes Embellishments  132150  $6.95



Here are the next two pages we made at class....

These pages feature the Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper - the effect of the colors on these pages is also cool, but vintage and textured at the same time. 


On the top of this page, we stamped "CREATE" from the Creative Elements set, punched it out with the XL Oval punch, added it to a Baked Brown Sugar Decorative Label punch piece, stamped the flourish frame (also from the Creative Elements set) behind it in Crisp Cantalope and finally added a fun butterfly using the Papillon Potpourri stamp set and coordinating Elegant Butterfly punch.

Creative Elements Stamp Set  wood-mount  128523  $32.95
Creative Elements Stamp Set  clear-mount  122647  $24.95

Papillon Potpuirri Stamp Set  wood-mount  132058  $18.95
Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set  clear-mount  123759  $14.95

Elegant Butterfly punch  127526  $15.95


On the bottom corner of this page, we stamped the larger flourish (also from the Creative Elements stamp set) in Crisp Cantalope ink, then added a sparkly heart (using Champagne Glimmer paper and the Full Heart Punch), a small strip of 5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim and a Vintage Faceted Button tied with Linen Thread - I love this effect of the sparkle and vintage charm!




Champagne Glimmer Paper  127885  $4.95


Full Heart Punch  119883  $16.95


5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim  118481  $6.95


Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons  127555  $5.95


This last page also has that cool, vintage, textured feel.....



On the bottom of this page, we added a Lace Paper Doily (one half of it, actually!), some more Champagne Glimmer sparkle, and then stamped "love you" in Island Indigo ink (from the Express Yourself Hostess Stamp set) and added it to a Decorative Label piece that we'd also stamped with the Four Frames border stamp in Baked Brown Sugar ink.  Finally, we added a beautiful Very Vanilla  Seam Binding Bow to finish the look.




Tea Lace Paper Doilies  129399  $2.95


 Express Yourself Hostess Set  wood-mount  130336  $15.00 hostess
Express Yourself Hostess Set  clear-mount  130339  $11.00 hostess


 
 Four Frames Stamp Set  wood-mount  128589  $20.95
Four Frames Stamp Set  clear-mount  123442  $15.95


 Very Vanilla 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon  120999  $6.95


As always, I hope you enjoyed these pages!!  Please join us at the next Scrapbook Class on Tuesday, January 28.  This class always meets the last Tuesday of the month from 4-9pm.  Please RSVP by Sunday, January 19 to ensure your spot in this class!!

Hope to see you soon!!

~amy

 Amy Frillici
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Friday, December 13, 2013

Come Home to Alma - Friday, December 13

This is a great event we do each year in my hometown!

It's called Come Home to Alma.  Each year in December, on what feels like the coldest Friday night of the month!, the City comes alive for the Holidays.  There is holiday music playing downtown, a Christmas Tree Decorating Contest, Sleigh Rides, Santa and his reindeer and then area businesses have a fun events for people to come warm up inside!  I like to do simple gift tags because it's usually young kids who like to participate at the events... although I did hear more than one mom say how fun the gift-tag making was as well!!
 Here are a few pictures of the kids (and moms!) participating.  It was fun to hear the kids say whose present they were going to put the gift tag on as well!
 









Happy Holidays!!

~amy

 Amy Frillici
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Thursday, December 12, 2013

All-Occasion Card Class/Club - Wednesday, December 11 - Card #4


Here is the last project we made at the All-Occasion Card Class/Club this week...  I know it's not a card, but I just couldn't resist sharing the awesome new Envelope Punch Board in class this month!  I found instructions via a Youtube video to make this awesome gift box (yes, you can make boxes, as well as envelopes!) with the Envelope Punch Board.  Just click here to follow along with Diane Dimich as she makes this this great box.

We also used the new Gift Bow Bigz L die to make the gorgeous Cherry Cobbler bow on top of the box and then made the cute Santa tag with the Tag It Stamp Set and coordinating Talk Chalk Framelits.




Envelope Punch Board  133774  $19.95




Gift Bow Bigz L Die  129977  $32.95




Tag It Stamp Set  wood-mount  130300  $22.95
Tag It Stamp Set  clear-mount  130303  $16.95




Chalk Talk Framelits  129983  $24.95

I hope you enjoyed this project!  Happy Holidays!!

~amy

 Amy Frillici
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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

All-Occasion Card Class/Club - Wednesday, December 11 - Card #3

Here are some fun gift tags we made at the All-Occasion Card Class this week...
 

I saw an idea for gift tags like these on Pinterest (courtesy of Sandy Mathis) and knew that the Very Merry Tags set in the Holiday Catalog would work perfectly.   We stamped the images in Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler ink and then punched them out with the coordinating 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch and Christmas Ornament Punch.  Next, we added some Season of Style Washi tape to the bottom of the tags and linen thread to the top of the tags to complete them.



Very Merry Tags Stamp Set  wood-mount  130393  $24.95
Very Merry Tags Stamp Set  clear-mount  130402  $17.95







1 3/4" Circle Punch  119850  $16.95



2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch  118874  $16.95



Decorative Label Punch  120907  $16.95




Christmas Ornament Punch  132152  $15.95




Season of Style Washi Tape  132155  $4.95

I hope you enjoyed these gift tags!!  Happy Holidays!!

~amy

 Amy Frillici
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