LAKESIDE STAMPER

Punch Santa: Pillow Box

This Punch Santa Pillow Box was offered and made at my Extravaganza Holiday Workshop.  The Santa decoration was made from punches and can easily become an ornament by simply adding a Baker's Twine or 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon hanger. I saw this Santa on the web and changed him up a bit by using Stampin' Up!'s Glitter Papers, adding hair curls, cheeks and Embossing his beard. You'll want to make lots of these to use as holiday table favors, for gift cards or that perfect little piece of jewelry, such as a pair of earrings, necklace or bracelet.

 

For the Punch Santa you'll need to punch the following: (Note, my photo shows two circles in Real Red. Initially I wanted Santa to have a red nose, but changed my mind. After all it is a woman's prerogative!)

HAT:

1 Ornament Punch in Red Glimmer Paper

1 Extra-Large Oval Punch in Silver Glimmer Paper

1 Red Pom-Pom

SANTA'S FACE:  

1 Large Oval Punch in Blushing Bride 

1 Middle Circle from the Owl Builder Punch in Blushing Bride (Nose)

2 Middle Circle from the Owl Builder Punch in Basic Black (Eyes)

2 1/2" Circles in Rose Red Card Stock (Cheeks)

SANTA'S BEARD:

2 Wings from the Bird Builder Punch in Whisper White (Mustache)

1 Ornament Punch out in Whisper White

Small strips of Whisper White (Curly Hair Strands) 

Run the mustache parts and beard through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder for texture. 

Glue all the parts together with Tombow All-Purpose Glue. Use the photo above as a guide.

For Santa's Pom-Pom use a Glue Dot to adhere it to the hat.

FOR THE BOX:

Cut a Garden Green Pillow Box, or similar sized box, with the Big Shot. 

Once cut, run the Garden Green Pillow Box through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder or one of your choice.

Cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon to wrap around your box. Cut enough so ribbon overlaps a bit. Wait to wrap the box with the ribbon, until your box is filled.

Attach Santa to the ribbon with Dimensionals. 

Stampin' & Holiday Hugs,

Victorian "Be My Valentine" Hand...

Hello there Lakeside Stamper Friends!

As I write this we are, yet again, getting slammed with another snow-storm. Will the snow ever stop? As a result of the snow, I had to cancel my Valentine's Day Class and since I have all my other classes planned already, I've decided to do my posts on the projects for the cancelled class on my blog. This way, all of you hoping to attend the class can stay at home and make them while the snow falls.

Although, I love the way this victorian hand came out,  I would not have embossed the hand with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder on the Blushing Bride Card Stock. I used the Blushing Bride to resemble skin tone and now it looks weird to me. When I make the next one I'll use only the Blushing Bride Card Stock without embossing the hand part or I'll use another card stock color to look like a glove. Get it??  

                 

I began by  drawing a simple hand shape.  An easy way to do this is trace off a  hand onto a piece of cardboard, cut it out, making sure you cut in between the fingers. Make sure you also extend the wrist a bit to accmoidate the red ruffle.

Once I had my hand template I traced it onto Blushing Bride Card Stock, cut it out and ran it through my Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder. 

I then punched a large Scallop Circle out of eal Red Card Stock, ran it through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder and cut it in half. I then adhered it to the hand at the wrist and trimmed the sides with Paper Snipes.

On a piece od Whisper White Card Stock I stamped the Be My Valentine Heart in Real Red Ink and cut it out leaving a bit of white edge around the heart. On one of the flowers on the heart, I added a Basic Rhinestone. 

Along the wrist, I did some rouching or pleating with White Organza Ribbon. There are several ways to "Rouch Ribbon." For this project I simply laid a strip of Sticky Tape and folded the ribbon back in loops along the tape. I placed a glue dot on each fold to hold them down. I ran one end of ribbon around the back of the wrist and knotted it. On the top of the knot I glued a  Marina Mist Designer Button with a Glue Dot.

  I placed and adhered the heart between the thumb and index finger, On the ring finger I poked a Flower Brad through and on top of the flower Brad I placed a Basic Rhinestone.

I think this "Victorian Hand" could be made in many different colors such as Pretty-In-Pink, Concord Grape, Very Vanilla and Real Red for the hand. Switch up the colors for the scallop circle, heart, and ring as well. Just have fun with this. Send Me what you make and I'll post it on my blog. Of corse it has to be made with Stampin' Up! Products.

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Thank you for reading and visiting my blog. I appreciate your visits.

Stampin' Hugs,

Circle of Love Valentine's Day Card...

Hello Lakeside Stamper Friends!

I probably should apologize in the lack of posts these days, but, I want you to know I'm very, very busy behind the scene designing new projects, re-arranging my blog, writing a monthly newsletter, classes, workshops, filling card orders and planning my "Inkling Paper-Crafting Camp" for kids. I'm also working on templates for you to simply download and print right from your printer. Some of the more elaborate ones, I'll be selling. So, between the flu and snow storms there's much going on in my tiny stamping room.

Today, I want to share with you  a round Valentine's Day Card I made. I wanted to do something other then a rectangular card.  You could say I'm trying to work, "outside the box!"

Here's what to do:

Start with an 8-1/2" x 11" piece of Whisper White Card Stock. Score and fold it in half at 5-1/2".

With your Stampin' Up!  Circle Scissors Plus cut a 5" circle taking care not to cut off the folded edge.

Emboss the top of the card with the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder and Big Shot.

Along the edges with a Sponge Dauber, sponge Pretty-In-Pink Ink. I sponged after I embossed, so, some of the polka dots would appear pink. If you want only the edge pink, sponge the edge before you emboss.

With a piece of Real Red Card Stock cut a Scallop Circle with the Big Shot. In each scallop punch a small hole.

Then emboss the Real Red scallop circle with embossing folder of choice.

Choose a Designer Series Paper you like and punch two butterflies with the Butterfly Punch and one from the Beautiful Butterflies Die. Lay the butterflies on each other and glue along the centers and put together. On the center of the top butterfly glue beads or Basic Rhinestones or Pearls.

Take a Real Red Marker and on the Be My Valentine Stamp ink up the "Be My Valentine" text and banner part of the stamp. Huff and stamp it on a scrap piece of Whisper White. Cut  the banner out.

Adhere the layers together as shown and along the folded edge, knot a piece of 1/4" Pretty-in-Pink Grosgrain ribbon and with Glue Dots run it along the edge.

Place either Basic Pearls or Rhinestones around the circle.

Now you're "Circle of Love" Valentine's Day Card is finished. If you would like any of the materials used in this project order them before it's too late for Valentine's Day. After all, who wouldn't love to receive a hand-made card from you????

^{Stampin' & Paper-Craftin'} Hugs,

Two Birds & A Heart Valentine...

 This is a card I made for a swap. I also included it in the Valentine's Day Class. For this card I wanted to play around with the new Stampin' Up! Two-Step Bird Punch, the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit and Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder. 

 

Here's What I did:

1. I cut pieces of: 

        Real Red Card Stock (8-1/2" x 5-1/2" and scored it at 4-1/4")

        Regal Rose Card Stock ( 5" x 3-3/4")

        Blush Blossom Card Stock (4-3/4" x 3-1/2")

2.     I punched two birds with the Two-Step Bird Punch. This punch id fundamentally! The storage is so very nice because of the new punch design. I found the punch easy to use and because the punch is two-step the variations you can achieve are endless. 

3.   After I punched the birds out I placed the wings inside the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit Die to add texture to each wing. If you do this you need to remember to turn one wing around so the texture is facing up on the wing when you assemble your card.

4.       I then ran the piece of Blush Blossom Card Stock through The Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder. Love, Love, Love this folder!!!!

5.       Next, I cut the heart using the Scalloped Heart of Hearts Embosslit Die and The Big Shot which I might add, cut and embossed the heart beautifully as you can see from the picture.

6.        I cut a 1-1/4" piece of 5/8" Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, folded in half along the long edge, adhered it and attached to the back of the heart.

7.         The card was then layered together as shown. For the  birds' wings and heart  I used Dimensionals to pop them. I also added a red rhinestone to the heart.

Thanks for stopping by and look for one more Valentine's Day Card to follow.

HUGS & stamps,