Gift Card Purse Tutorial

Here is the video I made for the gift card purse I posted earlier this week.  I had fun making this one.  I was in a goofy mood the day I made it, so I laugh at little things.  ENJOY!

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NEW DIGITAL DOWNLOADS FOR MY DIGITAL STUDIO Our latest batch of digital downloads is here--and more are on the way for the month of December! If you would like to view our complete list of My Digital Studio download offerings, go to the customer homepage, click on Store, then Digital Crafting. Item  Description  Image  Price  122178  CD/DVD Label Pack    $1.95  122180  Year in Review Digital Kit    $9.95  123964  Glimmer Brads    $3.95  123960  Candy Cane Designer Buttons    $2.95 WATERCOLOR WONDER CRAYONS NOW AVAILABLE! Great news! The Watercolor Wonder Crayons are now available for purchase. The Watercolor Wonder Crayons were delayed due to a relocation of our supplier. We now have inventory and you can start ordering today! When you receive your Watercolor Wonder Crayons, you may notice that some of the crayon sleeves feature old artwork on them. This does not affect the quality of the crayons; we simply need to deplete inventory of crayons with the old artwork before we use crayons featuring the new artwork. Use the following item numbers to purchase your Watercolor Wonder Crayons: 120949 New Color Kit 119802 Subtles 119803 Regals 119804 Brights 119805 Neutrals Thanks for your patience!

Dotted Scallop Frame

Remember how I loved the dotted scallop frame I made at Kim's house.  I decided to make a card for our next club meeting to show my members how to make it.  In addition, I created a YouTube video for you too.

Here are two Peace, Love, Joy versions:

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: all holidays, baroque motifs

Paper: cherry cobbler, certainly celery, old olive, holly jolly dsp, very vanilla

Ink: crumb cake, old olive, cherry cobbler

Accessories: petals of plenty impressions folder, 1/4" old olive grosgrain ribbon, vintage brads, dimensionals

Punches: dotted scallop ribbon punch

Techniques: basic stamping, 2nd generation stamping

Who Doesn't Love Chocolate? (tutorial)

Well, maybe someone, but not ME!  I love the little Hershey Nuggets, especially the ones with almonds in them. Yummy!  This little treat holder is perfect for a little extra chocolate.  You can make these for any holiday or occasion.  Just hand them out or tie them to a present.

I showed you one of these here and promised a video.  I finally got around to making one.  Can you believe I made this video with three little boys in the house?  Luckily, they were upstairs playing.  I just finished when my youngest came down the stairs...Whew!

I finally got the video to work....thanks for patience!  If you have trouble viewing it, try back later.  YouTube is acting weird for me today.

Materials used

Stamps: Tags So Much - retired (SU)

Paper: holiday red and white daisy cs (CTMH)

Ink: holiday red

Accessories: white daisy ric rac (CTMH), tag and small tag punches (SU)

Candy: Hershey nugget

Thanks for stopping by!

Best Friends

I wanted to show you this card earlier this week; however, I wanted to create a video to show you how to make the border on the front of the card. I have been busy this week being a guest at preschool with Tanner and PTA activities. I finally got the video made this morning.

This Christmas card has the same border. For my card today, I used this border as the edge of the front of my card. I love it!

This DZ Doodles image, Best Friend Hug Forever, reminds me of my sister and me. We have been the best of friends, since we were little. We still talk every day. This is one of the newer images at DZ Doodles. You should visit Diane's site, because she has added new images and slashed some prices. Some her wonderful digital images are on sale now.

Here is the inside

Materials used

Stamps: Best Friends Hug Forever (DZ Doodles)

Paper: Whoops-A-Daisy (CTMH), bubblegum cs & white daisy cs (CTMH), white solar (Neenah)

Ink: copics, sunny yellow (CTMH)

Accessories: long rectangles (Nestabilities), white ric rac ribbon (CTMH), lemon yellow liquid pearls (Ranger), decorative flowers (Paper Studio), scallop punch (SU), 1 3/8" punch (SU), adhesive bubble words (Jo Ann Fabrics)

Have fun creating!

Making Paper Bow Tutorial

Remember this bow. Here is a video tutorial I made for you to follow along and make your own bows. ENJOY!

Take time to create!

Gift Card Tutorial

Remember this gift card I made last week. I created a tutorial to show you how I made it.

Enjoy!

Have fun creating!

Making Pop Dots Tutorial

I am at my sister's and I won't be posting until I get back, so I thought I would make another quick tutorial for you watch while I am on my "girls weekend". My friend, Diane, from DZ Doodles, told me how she made her own pop dots and told me I could show you. This is what I do now.

Can you believe I made this video with my son, Tanner, in the room playing the Wii. I told him he had to be quiet while I created a video tutorial. He just wanted to make sure I would show him when I was done. For some reason my boys love to watch me on these tutorials. We muted the TV and you can here the Wii remote just a little and him only once. What a great kid?

Here is the spider card and materials used that I show in this tutorial.

Have fun creating!

Alcohol Inks Tutorial

Yes, a tutorial from me. I know it has been about one year, since I have made a tutorial. I forgot what it all takes to get one of these puppies on my blog. Here is the card I am referring to in the video.

Hope you enjoy!

Happy Stamping!

Valentine Nugget Box

You can tell I haven't created video tutorials in a while.  I forgot to turn off the phone, so of course, someone called and Tanner forgot he isn't supposed to come into the room until I tell him I am finished.  Oh, well!  I finally got this one made this morning.  I apologize it is a long one....13 minutes.  After I finished editing it, I didn't have time to divide it into two videos.  

This is the project we made at club this month.  I wanted it to be simple, so we could re-create as many as we wanted for Valentine's Day gifts.  So club members...here it is again.  Now, you have the video on top of the instructions.

Here is the link to the cutting diagrams for a bunch of different nugget boxes at SCS.  I used the 8 short version.  Go to the link for all the measurements and the measurements are listed on the video.  

Materials used:

Paper (CTMH) - More to Adore dp, White Daisy cs

Ink (CTMH) - Hollyhock, Chocolate

Stamp sets (CTMH) - The Works Alphabet, In My Heart, All My Love

Accessories - Baby Pink organdy ribbon (CTMH), Labels (1 x 2 5/8), chocolate nuggets (Hershey's)

Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Time - Mummy Candy Bar

I made these last year for some teachers and they loved them, so I decided to make them again.  ENJOY!

Materials used:

White Daisy paper - 7 strips (1 - 1 1/2 x 6, 6 - 1 1/4 x 6)  

Black cardstock

Desert sand ink

punches - 3/4", 1/2", 1/4"

stamp sets - Spooky Delights (retired), Trick or Treaters (retired)

Oh!  This is my last video with music to match my theme.  I have found out I need to use royalty free music in my videos.  Bummer!

Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Time - Crinkled/Crumbled Technique

Lately, I have been holding distresing workshops and showing how distressing adds texture to paper projects.  I wanted to show you to make your pumpkins even better by using the crinkled or crumbled technique.  ENJOY!

Have a great weekend!

Take time to create!

Tutorial Time - Waterbrush

We used this great little tool at our last club meeting to make this two-page layout.  ENJOY!

Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Tuesday - Liquid Applique

The holidays are approaching, so I usually get out my liquid applique and play.  It looks great on the mummys, santas and snowmen.  It adds the perfect touch to images for snow.  Here is a tutorial that shows how to apply liquid applique and how to make it puff up on your images.  ENJOY!

Card meaurements:

Card base - black 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 scored at 4 1/4

Enchanted pattern paper - 4 x 5 1/4

Barn Red cardstock - 3 1/2 x 4

Garden Green cardstock - 3 1/4 x 3 3/4

White Daisy cardstock - 3 x 3 1/2

Edited to add:  I was incorrect on the stamp set I used on this card.  I thought it was Trick or Treaters...I was wrong!  It is Halloween Dingbats, which is retired also.  Sorry for the wrong information!

Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Time - Spinner Card

This is another long one...slightly over 10 mintues.  I had to edit parts out, so I could get it under 11 minutes.  That seems to be the magic number for me to upload it to You Tube.  It is long, because I show you three things in this video.  I know...I was energetic on this one!  I show you:

• Spinner Card
• Masking Technique
• Tissue Stamping

I have been wanting to make this spinner card tutorial for a while, but I had to find a 1/2" circle punch.  I found mine at Archivers.  I like the punches where you use your thumb to push it down or squeeze it together.  I really don't like the ones you have to push down in the middle with your palm.

This is a long one, but it should be worth it...ENJOY!

Here are the measurements:

Topiary card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 score at 4 1/4

Dutch Blue cs - 4 x 5 1/4

White Daisy cs - 4 x 5 1/4

Lines to draw: Landscape - 1/2" from top and 1" from top; Portrait - 3/4" on each side

Happy Staming!

Tutorial Time 2-5-7-10 Box

I had fun making this little gift box.  I am always looking for cute ideas to give teachers and hostesses gifts in and this is one is a perfect size and easy to make.  Enjoy!

Measurements:

Juniper cardstock - 8 1/2 x 11 (landscape score at 2, 5, 7, 10 and portrait score at 2 and 7)

Sorbet cardstock - 2 1/2 x 2 1/2

Creme Brulee cardstock - 2 x 2

Sorbet designer ribbon - 12 inches

I used Life's Creation and Say It In Style stamp sets.

Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Time - Surprise Pop-up Card

These are cute little cards to make. Interactive cards are so fun! I needed to make a birthday card for my son, Tanner, so I decided to make him one of these. ENJOY!

Measurements:

Ocean cs - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Cranberry cs - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, 2 5/8 x 2 5/8

Black cs - 3 x 4 3/4 (I told you incorrectly on the video, but the overlay is correct. Sorry!)

White Daisy cs - 2 1/2 x 2 1/2

Stamp sets - Flyin' High, Rustic Numbers, Happy Birthday

Ink - Cranberry, Ocean, Black, White Daisy

Embellisments - Cranberry grosgrain ribbon, black brads, silver staple

Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Time - Create a Shade

I have had this product in my possession for a long time and just never used it. I went to a class at convention and they showed a lot of projects where they used create a shade and now I am hooked. This paint is awesome!

Here are the measurements for the card I show in my video:

Buttercup card base - 8 x 7 (score at 3 1/2)
Let's Get Together paper - 4 1/4 x 2 1/2, 1 1/2 x 2 1/2
Cranberry cardstock - 1 x 3 1/2
Say It In Style stamp set
Cranberry ink, waxy flax and sassy strands
Buttercup brads and button

This card design is from the new Originals Card Confidence Program. The design is called Bound Together found on page 33.

ENJOY!







Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Time - Many Photos on Layout

This new tutorial has nothing to do with card making or techniques, but I thought you might want to see how you can get twelve 4 x 6 photos on a one side of a two-page layout. My upline, Chris, gave me this layout at our convention and I was thrilled. It was a...wow, why didn't I think of that? You might have to watch this one a couple of times, because it is a little confusing at first. ENJOY!






Here is the cover of the CTMH's new Idea Book. Isn't the artwork gorgeous? You need to get a copy, if you don't have one yet.


Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Time - Grid Technique

Hello!

I had a couple of requests this week to make a video on how I made the Memories cards with the grid technique. This one is for you Connie and Barb W. ENJOY!

Measurements:

New England Ivy cardstock 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 scored at 4 1/4
White Daisy textured cardstock 3 x 4 and 3 3/8 x 4 3/8
Cocoa cardstock 3 1/4 x 4 1/4






I will not be posting a video tutorial next week (bummer), because I will be either getting ready for CONVENTION or I will BE THERE! I leave Wednesay, July 30th at 6 am. I am so excited! I will have so much to show you when I return.

I will have a couple of posts before I leave, so don't count me out all next week. Stop back over the weekend for From Your Side of the Table. Don't forget to send me projects you make that have been inspired by my blog and I will post it. Have a great weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Tutorial Time - Crayon Resist

Boy, I had a time crunch this morning. I had to make my card for this video, create the video and edit it before my in-laws arrived. I wasn't sure when they were coming. Luckily, it wasn't until noon...whew!

I decided to show a technique this time and this is a good one. It is simple, easy and fast...have you heard that before? That is in CTMH's mission statement. You can use this technique for solid stamps or outline stamps. It is up to you. ENJOY the tutorial!

Measurements:

Card base - 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, score at 4 1/4
White Daisy cs - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2, 2 x 2 3/4
Black cs - 2 5/8 x 3 3/8
Holiday Red cs - 2 1/2 x 3 1/4
Orange cs - 2 1/4 x 3






Which color combo do you like the best? Go to the right sidebar and vote.

Happy Stamping!

Kim