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Paper Craft Planet - 3-D Tuesday

This week, our 3-D Tuesday challenge at Paper Craft Planet is being sponsored by Kelleigh Ratzlaff from The Digi Chick!.  Kelleigh has generously offered a $20 gift card to her store for the best bag!   In addition, the winner will also get a $5 gift card to ANYTHING on the Digi Chick store!

These templates are AWESOME and so easy!  You just print the design on to your patterned paper, cut, score and glue!  Presto, you look like Martha Stewart in minutes! 

If you want to get fancy, you can use digital papers and print it that way, then you always have an instant, printable, bag on hand!

 

I chose to print my bag on this fabulous paper I recently got from Jillibean Soup!  I used the contrasting side of the paper to cut out the flap, and just adhered it over the original flap.  Then I pulled out my very neglected Just Rite Stampers and added this "chocolate" medallion.  I used a Velcro dot placed just under the scalloped circle to hold my bag shut.  It's super-easy to create these bags, and I'm thrilled now to have this little bag handy for the next time I need a little somethin'-somethin' to give!  I'll just pick up some yummy chocolates and fill up my bag!

OK, so take the challenge -- create a small gift bag, and upload it to Paper Craft Planet.  Use the tag 3d11.  You do NOT have to use one of Kelleigh's templates to win -- but they are so easy and fun, we know that you'll want one :)  We'll pull it into the album and pull a winner next Tuesday.  I can't wait to see what you make!

Check out what the other Supernovas have made:

 

 

Adela Rossol
Lynn Mercurio
Diana Gibbs
Kim Burmeister
Wendy Price
Jen Tapler
Lori Tecler
Jessica Fick
Sankari Wegman
Susanna Boyd

Take the 3d Challenge.

Check out the 3d11 Gallery

Get more inspiration by joining the Hybrid Chick group, here on PCP!

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps:  Baking Stamp Ensemble (Just Rite Stampers)
Cardstock:  Tangerine Tango, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Jillibean Soup)
Inks:  Versamagic Jumbo Java, Green Tea (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), clear embossing powder (Ranger).

Stamp Simply #74 - Monograms

Today's Stamp Simply challenge from Sharon Johnson is to make anything with a monogram on it.  Card, 3-D items, altered project — anything — let’s just get a monogram included.  Monogram stampers are perfect for this challenge, but if you don’t have one you can make a monogram in any fashion — with regular font or alphabet stamps, with punchout letters or stickers, by making a computer generated monogram — anything at all — just monogram something!! I LOVE monograms and find them to be so fun and so personalized — always a hit!!!  Can’t wait to see what all of you do!!!

My daughter Kelsey was in my studio last evening, and noticed a scrap of this cool, dotted paper from We R Memory Keepers and remarked about how much she liked the colors.  Since her birthday was last week, she needs to get busy on some thank you notes to her friends, grandparents, and Godparents for the nice gifts she received, so for this challenge I decided to make Kelsey a set of monogram thank you notes!  I would have decked these out a little more... maybe a scalloped edge at the bottom, or some bling but I've got a lot on my plate right now, and am still concentrating on getting some exercise everyday (a mile on the treadmill for 3 days in a row now!) so these are super-simple!  But hey, that's that name of the challenge, right?  :)

Be sure to check out Sharon's DIVINE sample on her blog, and these awesome samples from the rest of the Stamp Simply team!  (Julie's taking this week off!)

Dee Jackson
Jennifer Buck
Janine Orchard
Becky Oehlers
AJ Otto
Heather Telford, Guest Designer

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope that Friday, the 13th goes by smoothly for you!  (I'm always a little jumpy on this day!  LOL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stamps:  Curlz font, Small Letter set (JustRite Stampers)
Cardstock:  Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink), designer paper (We R Memory Keepers)
Ink:  Versamagic Turquoise Gem (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (Gary Burlin).

Stamp Simply #69 - It's Still Winter!

TGIF!!!  Whew, am I glad it's Friday!  I was really anxious to have my girls go back to school this week so our lives could return to routine, but I think that all the extra bits of time off work during the holidays made it that much harder to get back into the routine, know what I mean?!  This week has seemed to drag on and on!  LOL  But there are other reasons to be glad it's Friday, too!  It's Stamp Simply time again!

Sharon Johnson has come up with another great challenge for you to try today.  Here is the challenge in Sharon's words...

"Yes, it is still the heart of winter, so let's pull out those snowflake and snowman stamps now that they've had a little rest since Christmas.  Make any type of card that says WINTER -- and if you can do that without using a snowman or snowflake, all the better!!!   Anything WINTER is what we're after!!!  Can't wait to see what you all do -- again, keeping it simple, if possible!!! Have fun!!!"

Sharon has a fabulous sample for you to see on her blog, and the rest of the Stamp Simply team members do, too!  Be sure to stop by them all to take a look!  (Not everyone has uploaded yet, so I will update these links as they become available!)

Deb Saaranen, January Guest Designer
Julie Koerber
Dee Jackson
Jennifer Buck
Janine Orchard
Becky Oehlers
AJ Otto

And here is my card for the challenge.  I had trouble coming up with anything wintery that didn't include snow, but maybe you'll be more creative!  I stamped these snowman over a year ago from some stamps my friend Cindy brought over one day.  I believe they are from The Angel Company, but I could be wrong.  (Just don't tell my husband I admit to being wrong about anything!  As far as he's concerned, I am ALWAYS right!)  I colored these cute little guys with my Copic markers, and used a Sakura glaze pen on their hats and scarves for some sparkle.  Then I dotted the snowflakes with a Quickie glue pen and applied Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and added some white Liquid Applique to the pom-pom on the blue hat!

On the inside, I used my Curlz font stamps from Just Rite Stampers for a sassy little sentiment!  Hmmm... maybe I'll stick this in hubby's lunch box before I go to bed with a little private message!  ;)

I hope you find time to play along, later today or over the weekend!  Sharon always comes up with great challenges that spark your creativity!  Happy stamping and thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Simply #68 - Thank You!

With the arrival of another new year, many of us surely have a lot to be thankful for!  Perhaps you need to send some thank you notes?  If so, then today's Stamp Simply challenge from Sharon Johnson is just for you!  Make a thank you card!  That's it... no other rules other than to keep it simple!  All the details for today's challenge can be found on Sharon's blog, along with her awesome sample!  You can also check out samples from the rest of the Stamp Simply team members, along with a new guest designer for January, Deb Saaranen!

Julie Koerber
Dee Jackson
Jennifer Buck
Janine Orchard
Becky Oehlers
AJ Otto

My fellow Papercraft Planet Design Team member Melanie Muenchinger is celebrating a wonderful occassion on her blog this week!  It is officially her 1-year anniversary of illustrating and designing stamp sets for Gina K Designs!  Please go help Melanie celebrate a year of blogging and stamp designing over at her blog "Hands, Head and Heart."  Melanie and her guest designers will be sharing cards and projects  from all her sets released through Gina K Designs this past year and prizes will be up for grabs everyday!  Sponsors include Gina K Designs, My Favorite Things, Scor-pal, Paper Temptress, and Melanie herself, who is donating, among other goodies, a brand new box of Copic Ciaos!  There will be also be challenges, contests, and a Who's Who "Where are They Now?" on several of her past contest winners and guest designers! Come join in the fun and help spread the word!

Melanie has a few other awesome stampers helping her out with the celebration, so be sure to check out samples from...

Joanne
Charmaine
Donna
Jessica
Lee
Michelle
Theresa
Cat

For my thank you card, I used the Just So Hippy stamp set, and colored "Henrietta" with my Copic markers on Pure Luxury cardstock from Gina K Designs.  Then I used by Curlz font stamps from Just Rite Stampers to create a custom sentiment for my cute hippo!  The designer paper I used on this is from We R Memory Keepers that I just picked up a few days ago while spending some Christmas cash!

I hope you have time to stamp today and participate in the Stamp Simply challenge!  Also, don't forget to stop by Melanie's blog and check out her anniversary celebration!

Happy stamping (and Happy New Year!)

 

 

Stamps:  Just So Hippy (Melanie Muenchinger design for Gina K Designs), Curlz font stamps (Just Rite Stampers)
Cardstock:  Baja Breeze, Rose Red (Stampin' Up!), Fiesta (Bazzill), white (Gina K Designs), designer paper (We R Memory Keepers)
Inks:  Momento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko), markers (Copic)
Accessories:  Threading Water punch (Fiskars), Nestabilities tag (Spellbinders), flower (Prima), ribbon (American Crafts), Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder (ProvoCraft).

Kitchen Sink Monday

OK, obviously I have some trouble following directions!  Today is Kitchen Sink Monday, and our challenge was issued by our wonderful Crew Leader, Dee Jackson!  I have an email saying that the theme for today is "Ring in the New Year!"  However, in my head I kept hearing "Ring in the Season!"  So, okay... maybe my New Year's resolution needs to be to pay better attention?  Do ya' think?  Or maybe Santa needs to bring a laptop for my studio, so I can check these things more closely before I start a project!  LOL

Well, here is my "Ring in Something!" project for today!  I am meeting some of my best local stamping friends tonight for a Christmas get-together (at TGIFridays, woo hoo!) and I wanted to make a little something for everyone.  I have plenty of Ghirardelli chocolates on hand, and I thought that the little pizza box (from Jen delMuro) I made the other day would be perfect!  But it was too big!  So I tried Valerie Stangle's smaller version.  Nope, still bigger than I wanted.  So I scaled down Val's version, and made these boxes!  Here's a group picture of all of them...

 

And inside... they perfectly hold three Ghirardelli chocolate squares!

If you want to give these a try, my measurements are:

Cardstock:  4 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Score:  1", 3 1/4", 4 1/4", 6 1/2" on the long side, and 1" from each side on the short.

Fold all score lines, then cut 8 scores - 4 per side on each long side, to where the score lines intersect.  Fold it all up, and adhere with some good double-sided tape!

Check out the designs from the other Kitchen Sink Crew members today...

Dee Jackson
Julie Masse
Nicole Cooke
Lynn McAuley
Angela Knopf
Lori Tecler
Maria Colosimo, owner

I can't wait to see my friends tonight!  I'll be sure and post a picture tomorrow of our fun time!  Have a great day, and happy stamping!

Just Rite Pizza Box

My daughter Kaylie has a birthday party to go to today, so she picked out a pretty bracelet to give her friend, and I used the Mini Pizza Box pattern from Jen delMuro for a pretty gift package!  The designer paper is from My Mind's Eye.

I stamped my image from the Just Rite 10 Designer Centers and Borders with Rocket Red Brilliance ink, then heat embossed with clear powder (and burned my finger too, goshdarnit!)

Inside the box is the pretty bracelet, and I made a matching 3x3 card for her to tuck into the box.

The pizza box is super-easy to make and a fun little gift option!  Give it a try sometime!

Stamp Simply Celebrates Day 9!

Hard to believe but we're up to day #9 of Stamp Simply Celebrates, and the party celebrating Sharon's 1 million blog hits continues today with more fun!

 

As usual, there is some serious blog candy to be had by visiting the Million Hit Diva herself, Sharon Johnson!  Jennifer Buck also has some blog candy today, tied in with her Featured Project/Challenge!  And AJ Otto is also featuring some blog candy today, and you are going to have some serious fun trying to win this candy!

 

As mentioned above, Jennifer has today's Featured Project and she is challenging you to participate in order to win some blog candy!  Her featured project is to create some quick cards!  As we're all painfully aware, time is running out to get everything done before Christmas.  If you still need to get some cards done, here is your chance!

I made 4 quick cards in about an hour by using scraps of paper from my Basic Grey Figgy Pudding 6x6 pad, and some simple sentiments.  A few pieces of ribbon, some nice borders and I have 4 quick and easy cards!

 

 

 

Check out Jen's blog... The Buck Stamps Here for all the details to play along.  You can also find great inspirational samples from...

Janine
Julie
AJ
LeAnne
Sharon

Remember, you don't have to have a blog to play.  You may upload to any online gallery that you choose.  Use SSC08 to ID your photos so they can be grouped with other participants!

Have fun, and happy stamping!  Thanks again for dropping by!

 

Christmas Roses

I was asked recently to contribute a card for a special gift being given to someone I know.  I can't mention who it's for, in case she reads my blog but I know she won't know what this is all about if I just post the card, so here it is!  I spent several hours working on this on Sunday night.  It still feels like it's missing something, but I was under the gun to get this in the mail on time, so I had to quit being so picky and finish it!  I thought some Christmas Roses would be very pretty for this card, as I was told the card I made didn't have to be Christmas-y.  I figured this could go either way.

 

My Small Letter Set from JustRite Stampers perfectly filled my need to use this quote on the card!

I hope my card will be well-received when it gets to where it's going!  I'll try to remember to fill you in on the details when I know the surprise has been revealed to the recipient!

Have a great day!  Don't forget to check out my new item on the For Sale page!

 

Stamps:  3-Step Roses(Kitchen Sink Stamps), Small Letter Set (JustRite Stampers)
Cardstock: light green (Bazzill), Natural Ivory (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Making Memories)
Inks:  Blush Blossom, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip (Stampin' Up!), Momento Rhubarb Stalk (Tsukineko), Colorbox Chianti pigment (Clearsnap)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (May Arts).

Pull Treat card tutorial

Have you ever wanted to know how to make a pull-treat card like this one here, or the Orange Chocolate Pull-Treat card I posted last week?  I did this one with a pack of Stride gum back in September, too for my daughter to give to her volleyball secret sister.  Well, today I made this pull-treat card using a Hershey bar, and I posted a photo tutorial on how to make one at Papercraft Planet!  You can check it out here!  And if you end up making one yourself, please send me a link so I can see it, too!

 

 

 

 

Stamps:  Baking Stamps Ensemble (Just Rite Stampers)
Cardstock:  Whirlpool (Bazzill), Summer Sunrise (Papertrey Ink), Ruby Red, Kraft (Stampin' Up!), designer paper (Fancy Pants)
Inks:  Versamagic Ocean Depth, Momento Ladybug Red (Tsukineko)
Accessories:  Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Threading Water punch (Fiskars), ribbon (Stampin' Up!)

Have a JustRite Boo-tiful Day!

Here are the Halloween treats I made for today!  I made 26 of these!  Some are for the girls who work at the store, and my daughters took some to school for teachers and friends.  A very simple project, but guaranteed to bring a smile to anyone's face!  I simply cut out scalloped circles with my Nestabilities (yes, time consuming... thank God for a TV in my studio!) and a few more circles of various sizes, and sandwiched a snack-size Reese's Peanut Butter cup inside with some double-sided tape.  I used my Small Letter set from JustRite Stampers to create the "Have a Boo-tiful Day" sentiment, and an old pumpkin stamp (so old I don't even know where it's from!) 

A super-simple project!  The only hard part was not eating all the peanut butter cups!

I hope you have a Boo-tiful day!  Thanks for stopping by!

(Note - this is my last of three posts for today.  Be sure to see my Stamp Simply challenge card here, and my Pink Cat design team challenge card here!)