Filter Paper Pretties

Welcome Monday Montage Hoppers!  A quick post to share with you all about filter paper flowers.  I had 10 packs of white filter paper and made tons of flowers in all sizes.  I used the Bouquet Bigz L Die to cut them and reinkers to color them.

Paired with the flowers is the Something Borrowed DSP.  I used strips to wrap different gift boxes to make to gorgeous packages.  My favorite touch is the added bling to the top box.  The card which also has a piece of Something Borrowed DSP uses the "love" greeting from the Everyday Occasions Card Kit and the Flower Patch stamps and framelits.

from dani

To kaitlyn

Year One -- Paper

I have several obsessions.  One of them of course is stamping and paper crafting, another is garlands.  I can't get enough of them and I keep making more and more.  So, why not make a garland to feature photos for a wedding anniversary gift?  It's the perfect idea since the traditional gift for a first year anniversary is paper.  Because I am a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator what better idea than to give a gift of cardstock paper, designer series paper, and filter paper all put together in a fun way.

As I finished the last few details on this gifty garland I got all full of smiles and even reached over my shoulder to pat my back ;0)  The blend of products, the colors, and the softness of the ribbons work so well with my favorite wedding pictures.  The form and functionality of the clothes pins allows for easy rearranging and adding of more photos.  And the handmade paper flowers add an element of soft whimsy.

To make the garland: 

• Select (5) sheets of 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper.
• Score each piece of paper every 1".
• Accordion fold back and forth on each score line.
• Glue one end of the folds together on both sides of the paper.
• String together with ribbon(s).

To make the filter paper flowers:

• Cut (9) of the larger petals and (9) of the smaller petals using the Bouquet Bigz L Die.
• Color each petal by spritzing a mix of ink refill and rubbing alcohol.  I used both Pink Pirohuette, in one Mini Mister, and Crumb Cake in another.  The blue flowers are both Pool Party and Crumb Cake.
• Pleat the ends of each petal and adhere with hot glue.  Glue (5) of the large petals together for the bottom layer then glue the remaining (4) petals to make the next layer.
• Repeat the above step with the smaller petals and glue to top of larger petal layers.
• Cut (8-10) of the fringy pieces for the flower centers, spritz them with ink, and glue to center of flowers.
• Add Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to each finished flower.  I use cheap hair spray as an adhesive.

Watercolor Wonder Weekend

Happy Saturday morning!  For this weekend I have just a few more Watercolor Wonder cards to share.  This first card is based on one of the Watercolor Wonder Designer Notecards.  As I have mentioned before, my favorite paper to add to theses Notecards is Watercolor Paper.  It's the perfect match in texture, weight, and color.  Along with a hand stamped greeting, from Everyday Occasions, I added some scalloped circle flowers and gems (some of my favorite things).

These next two cards are both 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" with top folds.  I kept it real simple by starting with a piece of Whisper White card stock which I then covered just the front with a piece of Watercolor Wonder DSP.  No extra layering, no extra strips of paper here or there, just one layer of DSP yumminess.

Monday's Watercolor Wonder'ful'

I am glad you are here or returning for another post featuring the Watercolor WonderDSP and Designer Notecards.  Today I am using them to make cards, but come back tomorrow to see the cutest 3D pouch boxes.

• Quick Tip:  Stamp greeting on Watercolor Paper for a great match in texture and weight when adding layers to the Watercolor Wonder Designer Notecards.

This next card is similar to a card I showed a couple weeks ago.  I made this card first and then copied myself for the other.  When you have a good idea I say "use it again and again."  Why reinvent the wheel?  Both the background paper and the focal panel paper come from the Watercolor Wonder DSP.  The greeting is from the Everyday Occasions Card Kit.  It has been stamped with Whisper White, heat embossed with White EP, and cut using the Chalk Talk Framelits.

Watercolor Wonder"ful" Week

Hello and welcome to another Monday Montage blog hop. For the next several days I'll be sharing some hand-crafted projects featuring the Watercolor Wonder DSP and notecards.

My first card is backed with a multi-colored chevron pattern paper from the Watercolor Wonder pack of DSP.  The focal point is a Calypso Coral card stock bloom made with the Spriral Flower Die run through the Big Shot.

Quick Tip:  Assemble flower and then pound, smash, and flatten the petals open with a small ball peen hammer.

Quick Tip #2:  Curl the bakers twine by pulling the ends between your finger nails.

My second card is made with one of the Watercolor Wonder Designer Notecards.  If you have not picked up a pack of these beauties--it's time.  The weight and feel of the cards is so appealing.  I simply added a greeting from Everyday Occasions which I heat embossed with White Embossing Powder and cropped with one of the Chalk Talk Framelits.

Do come back later tomorrow for another Watercolor Wonder'ful' post.

from dara gloden

to julie warnick

Seriously Scrappy!

So you would think from the title this might be a post about scrap booking, but it's not. I have held onto some scraps for months now. I keep making a tidy pile thinking someday I'll make a card out of that and for many weeks it hasn't happened until the other day. Wahoo for me because I used up the entire scrap pile to make several cards. I seriously did not get out any other papers. To this card the only new non-scrap pile items I added were the wooden arrow and the Basic Rhinestones.

Are you lovin' my card? I'll tell you what really makes the card for me is the "love" greeting. The image comes from the Everyday Occasions Card Kit and is so SO charming. The font and the added flourishes are so eye catching and whimsical--a style perfect for a heart-filled love themed card!

Happy Birthday Made Easy!

Hello and welcome to another fabulous Hand Stamped Sentiment's Sketch Challenge. This is a great sketch and with a layout ready to go in combination with the Everyday Occasions Card Kit I was done with this card in just a few minutes. I did add a few Basic Rhinestones which are not in the kit and I grabbed Coastal Cabana, Summer Starfruit, and Calypso Coral Stampin' Write Markers to ink up my stamp and complete the challenge. Pop over to the Hand Stamped Sentiments blog and join us for a fun sketch.

Seeing Stars for Monday Montage

Welcome to our Monday Montage Blog Hop.  It's so good to be a part of such an amazing group of paper crafters.  It's also good to be back bloggin'.  I have been absent from my blog for the past several days and I have missed stampin' and sharing.  I pulled out my stamps from the Everyday Occasions kit to add a perfect greeting for my card.  I made this card this morning just for the fun of making whatever I wanted--what ever suited my fancy.  Now, as I write this post (later in the day) I know just who needs this star filled "Thinking of You" card.  This one is for Cari.

My card base is a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of Soft Sky scored in half for a top fold.  I added a panel of I Am Me DSP and then a whole bunch of stars which I strung on Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine.  I markered up the greeting with Real Red and Basic Grey and then stamped it on Whisper White card stock.  A skinny strip of Silver Glimmer and a whole bunch of Basic Rhinestones to finish it all up.

to julie warnick

from dara gloden