Catalog Inspired Card

     Hello!  Today's card was inspired by a card on page 201 of the 2010-11 Idea Book & Catalog.  I don't own the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (pg 201) so I decided to use the Big Shot and my Buttons #5 Sizzlits Die (pg 210).   My original plan for this card was to make each button several layers thick so they popped off the card a bit.  To do this I would run card stock through the BS 3 times for each button then glue them together.  After several minutes of cutting buttons with the Big Shot, I realized that would take an awfully long time.  If I planned on having 18 buttons on my card that would mean that I would have to run card stock through my Big Shot 57 times.  Ummmm, no.  So each button was left as one layer.  It did take me a while to get the buttons lined up just so (that would be my OCD kicking in!) on the card front and although this is a simple card it is a time intensive one to make.  Maybe that's why I haven't given it away yet!

To make this card more of my own I changed the colors and used a different sentiment from the same stamp set.  I also added a Pretty In Pink button to the top row.

Stamps:  Thank You Kindly

Paper: Whisper White, Sage Shadow (retired), Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue (retired)

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Tools & Accessories: Big Shot, Buttons #5 Sizzlits die, Subtles Designer Series buttons, hemp twine

Christmas in August

     Hello!  Today's project is a Christmas tag we'll be making at my next Stampin' Up! workshop at the end of the month.  Christmas is still a ways away but I like to get my customers thinking about cards and tags they may be giving so they'll have plenty of time to order supplies and actually sit down and create before the hustle and bustle of the holiday season hits. 

     I used a snowflake from a Sizzlits set purchased at nation-wide craft store chain.  Stampin' Up! offers a very similar set (pg 211, $19.95 for a set of 4) or you could certainly use the Snowflake Extra-Large punch (pg 200, $16.95). 

     You'll notice that the button on the snowflake is made of paper.  This is because I don't have a large selection of buttons and have found that the Button #5 Sizzlit die solves the problem!  As long as you have the cardstock you can make a button to match any project - I love that!

    

      Here is the same tag but in Cherry Cobbler.  To give the snowflake a different feel I covered it in white Chunky Essentials Stampin' Glitter.
     While these tags are super cute and super easy to make, I'm working on a few other projects that use the Two Tags die in unique ways. I've found a great tutorial on how to make a box using two tags that I can't wait to share.

Stamps: Holiday Happiness, Holiday Collection (retired)

Ink: StazOn black, VersaMark

Paper: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive

Tools & Accessories:  Two Tags die, Merry Details, Buttons #5 and Snowflakes Set #3 (purchased at Michael's) Sizzlits dies, Big Shot, hemp twine, ribbon, Chunk Essentials Stampin' Glitter, brad