Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?

It can be difficult to think of new card lay outs and inspiration. Plus, it can take hours of blog surfing to find a card that you want to make. So where can you go for ideas? Why not go straight to the Stampin' Up! Ideas Book and Catalogue.

Look at the layout of the cards in the catalogue. Ignore the stamps they have used, you can use what you have to do something similar. Take the card below for example, I don't own the Sip By Sip stamp set, but Ihave always loved the bag they have photographed in the catalogue to show you what you can do with it. So Ihad a play with the Occassionally stamp set and made my own version of it. I think that it turned out great and it was so quick to do.

Try it yourself. Look through the catalogue for a card that you like and use it to base your card on.

Return to my blog over the next few weeks to see other cards I have created this way.


Materials used:
Stamp set: Occasionally ($41.48 until 24th January 2010)
Ink: Choc chip, whisper white and Kiwi Kiss
Card Stock: Choc chip, whisper white, kiwi kiss and sahara sand
Accessories: Curly label punch bundle, rose red double-stitched grograin ribbon (25% off), 1" circle punch

Christmas Tree Decoration

This Christamas tree decoration was described to me over the phone by my wonderful upline Anela Corbett. She had used the scalloped punch for hers, but I would imagine that it would look good created using a whole variety of the punches.

I made mine using the curly label punch.

1. Punch eight shapes out of the Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper.

2. Score them using the bone folder and a ruler. Then fold them in half.

3. Adhere one half of a punchie to another using a 2-Way Glue Pen or a SNAIL adhesive. Do that on four of the punchies. (I forgot when I did mine so had to pull it apart hence the photo showing six punchies stuck together).

4. Place a piece of taffeta ribbon down the centre and then continue gluing down your punchies.

5.When you have stuck them all down make a loop at the top with the ribbon using a piece of matching thread to tie it. At the bottom thread a bead from the pretties kit onto the taffeta ribbon. I find it easier to tie a piece to thread to the ribbon first and pull that through the bead first. You need a bit of brute force, but it does work!

I hope that you have fun making this.

The Curly Label Punch Bundle is part of this months specials. If you purchase this or a variety of the other items on the Christmas Gift-Giving Guide and total is $105 or more than you will receive the Scalloped Square Punch for free. What a great Christmas Present.

Cute and Curly Handbag

This would be a great Christmas or birtrhday gift for that special someone......especially if it were chocca full of crafting pieces! Put a range of the Pretties Kit, designer brads and ribbons in.

I have placed a dimensional behind the label . This gives a space to tuck the flap into!

Stamp Set: Wanted and Cute and Curly

Inks: Ruby Red, White Craft, Old Olive

Cardstock: Very Vanilla and Ruby Red

Accessories: Curly Label Punch, pretties Kit, Old Olive 5/8"Grosgrain ribbon, Dimensionals

Cute and Curly Thank You With Style

This card I started playing with yesterday and changed the flower about 4 times before I came up with this very simple solution. I think that these Stampin' Up! Filigree Brads are absolutely gorgeous and at $13.95 for 16 (two different sizes) they are a fabulous buy. And seeing that the Curly Label Punch Bundle has been used, it makes for a really quick card aswell.

To order a set of Designer Brads, the Curly Label Punch Bundle or any other product, feel free to contact me on 09 238 2100 or donnacalley@xtra.co.nz.

Have a great weekend

Donna

Thank You For Your friendship

I have resisted getting this Curly Label Punch Bundle ($77.95) for far too long. It is absolutely amazing what you can do with it. You will be seeing quite a few example over the next wee while. There is even a Christmas label in the set so Christmas is a breeze. You can use it to make your cards and your tags and just call it a set.

On this sample I have daubed around the edge in Pink Passion Ink and after hole punching and treading hemp twine through I attached a Felt Fusion Flower with a Rhinestone brad.

This label is attached to a pack of cards that I gave to friend for her birthday. She was so excited to receive it. So would your friends to! Just make a variety of cards put them in a SU! large cello bag, wrap some matching ribbon around and put a cool tag on it. A fabulous Christmas gift.