Friday, April 30, 2010

Sparkly Fun Friday -- Glittery Smooching Technique

Sparkly Fun Fridays features a sparkly or glittery project using shimmer paints, embossing powders, glitters, rhinestones... anything shiny to welcome the weekend in a fun way!!!


Hi everyone,

Today's project involves a technique that is both fun and messy... but.... fun and... messy. It's the smooching technique to make colorful backgrounds. And when you add Irridescent Ice EP to it, you got one heck of a colorful and glittery background. I absolutely love it! Here's a close-up of it:

The way to achieve this result is to literally "smooch" drops of Craft ink inside a plastic page protector, then slipping 2 pieces of Glossy White Paper into it and then brayering over the plastic. When you open the page protector, you have 2 beautiful pieces of smooched up colored background. And since you use Craft ink, you can then emboss it with Iridescent Ice EP to make it glittery. Fun!

On this card, I used a new stamp set called Elements of Style that'll be available on May 1st from the Summer Mini Catalogue. The other sparkly element is the rhinestone eye on the bird.

I hope this card inspires you to create fun and colorful background paper. If you have any questions, feel free to leave us your questions in the comment section.

Have a nice glittery stampin' day! CeeCee

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Sweet Treat Thursday -- 2 tags strikes again !!

Hi everyone,

True to myself, I need to find different ways to use my supplies. That's why today I created something different but with the same die I used here, the 2 tags bigz die with my big shot.
it could be use as a place card or also as a favor for a party (wedding, baby shower, birthday, xmas, easter...anything).

I used 4 tags that I folded to make a little box, if you want more info, just let me know, and I'll do a tutorial or even maybe a video if I get the chance to go at Catherine's place...


I also designed a transparent top to cover the candies (if it's needed). It's a basic acetate with simple folds.
Here's the treat with its lid.

Have a nice stampin' day !
Gen xxx

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Whatever Challenge Wednesday -- TESC no110

Whatever Challenge Wednesdays features a challenge from the blogosphere, chosen randomly.
Here's our pick for this week:

Hi everyone,

This week challenge was Taylored Expressions Skecth Challenge no 110, here's the sketch:


And here's my interpretation of it :


At first glance, it look like a card... in fact it is one but it soon going to be a mini-album. I made this "group card" for my dear friend Marie-Claude's 40th birthday party. Since we made a group gift we needed a big card so that everyone could write a little word for the birthday girl...


I took a coaster squash book template, and made it to my own measurements, so the "card" is 6" X6" instead on the regular 4 X 4.
The white triangles are now filled by wishes from people she loves while the yellow squares were left empty to place some photos of the party, whitch, by the way, was awesome.

here's a little close-up of the chipboard numbers adorned with DSP, crystal effects and dazzling diamonds, yummy...


Have a nice stampin' day !
Gen xxx

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Two 4 Tuesday: Introducing Smooch Spritz!



Two for Tuesday features 2 projects that are similar in either color, theme, layout or embellishment but... with a different twist!


Hi everyone,

Today's projects were inspired by two things: 1) a need for 2 gift bags and 2) new upcoming Stampin' Up! products -- a new Décor Stencil and the Smooch Spritz (both available on May 1st in the Summer Mini Catalogue).

Both bags are recycled -- this one is from my local drugstore and I thought the damask pattern on each side would be a perfect fit for the Mostly Vintage Décor Stencil.

I sponged some ink over the stencil with Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip and added a flower from the Pretties Kit in the center.

Kind of the same thing for the 2nd bag, except that I've used die-cuts from a retired Simply Scrappin' kit to decorate the bag.

Where do the new Smooch Spritz come into play? Here on this flower sprayed with Log Cabin:

and on this other flower (Gold Glow):


I wish you could see the flowers in real life. They really do shine. I still have a bit of experimenting to do with the Smooch Spritz but all I can tell you is that the colors and the shimmer are vibrant!

So 2 gift bags - 2 different looks created for an immediate need. They won't collect dust for long as they are going out to friends this week. Gotta love that!

Have nice stampin' day! CeeCee

Monday, April 26, 2010

Quickie Mini Monday -- Gift card tag

Quickie Mini Mondays feature a 10 minute-or-less project -- something fast, fun and easy to reproduce and mass produce.
Hi everyone,

do you remember this flower?? I made it there, and finally end up not using this one, today as I was looking for something fast, I found it in my "to use" little box. Since the flower was already made, it took me 5 minutes to do the whole little tag, thanks to my big shot...


The tag is from the 2 tags SU! exclusive bigz die in very vanilla, and I used the swirls scribbles sizzlit die with pretty in pink CS.






a little stamped kind thanks in chocolate chip inside and your done.

Have a nice stampin'day


Gen


Sunday, April 25, 2010

Surprise Scrapbook Sunday !! -- "TrUMPET"

Hi everyone,

I though I'd Surprise you with a little Scrapbook Sunday. Ok, first, I don't want to promise there will always be Surprise Scrapbook Sunday, that the whole point in calling it "surprise". But since one of my new year resolution was to take time to scrapbook for myself and I do think Catherine wants to do so too, I thought, why not share it with you. So here's my 2 yo son playing "t(r)umpet" !? I saw this layout somewhere (sorry can't remember where, if you know please tell me, so I can give credit to whom it belongs) and thought it would fit perferctly these photos.

SInce my big guy doesn't yet prononce the "r" in trumpet, I wrote it as is, to remember those funny missprononciation of the beginnings of speech.

But, Was he really playing with a trumpet ??


it sure sounded like one but look closely...


Nope, it was my breastpump for his recently born baby sister Sara!!! hahahaha

Here's my journaling:
"Look mommy... i'm playing the tumpet !"
hummmmmm, that's a breastpump!!
but it's a secret shhhhhhhhhhh...
You had so much fun and I laught so hard
You're really too funny.


The imagination of a two years old is totally hilarious
Have a nice stampin' day
see you tomorow for a quicky mini monday
Gen xxx

Friday, April 23, 2010

Sparkly Fun Friday -- Nail file new home

Sparkly Fun Fridays features a sparkly or glittery project using shimmer paints, embossing powders, glitters, rhinestones... anything shiny to welcome the weekend in a fun way!!!
Hi everyone,

Here's a gift for my Mom, it's a nail file from Diamancel made with diamond dust, they're made here in Montreal, and they work so well, she'll never have to by another file again...But the case was not so cute so I thought I would give it a little makeover.

6" X 2 1/4" So Saffran CS scored @ 1" and 2", add a little sticky strip and you're done. So easy...
I punched half a 1/2" circle so it is easier to pull.

I added a little bit of dazzling diamonds with crystal effect in the heart for a little glamour effect.

Don't hesitate to pimp your everyday life accessories so you're be very happy to do ordinary things, my mom told me she was eager to use it again because it was so cute. I guess she'll have to wait for her nails to grow...

Have a great stampin' day
Gen xxx

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Sweet Treat Thursday -- Cupcake Tea Cup!

Sweet Treat Thursdays are all about food -- our other favorite topic -- and features ways to embellish/wrap/present something edible. CAUTION: May be hazardous to your waistline!



Hi everyone,

I'm soooo excited to present today's project! I've been holding out on this for quite a while... not showing Gen and everyone else. That idea was in my head for a long time and I can finally reveal it.

How cute is that?! It's a tea cup entirely made with Sizzix dies! The base is made with the Scallop Circle #2 Bigz Die and the tea cup is made with the Baskets & Blooms Bigz XL Die, with the help of the Wide Oval Punch.


The colors of the Kaleidoscope DSP was dictated by the actual cupcake I bought, hehe. I wanted to have a bigger one but it's the only one I could get my hands on yesterday. So I had to trim down the basket a bit.
And for accents, I made some more of my Glass Flowers with Glassy Glaze Enamel and Whisper White, Yo-Yo Yellow and Green Galore cardstock.

And if I get enough request, I just might add this project to my list of videos to make...

Have a nice stampin' day! CeeCee

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Whatever Challenge Wednesday -- Challenge to Self!

Whatever Challenge Wednesdays features a challenge from the blogosphere, chosen randomly.

Here's our pick for this week:


Hi everyone,

Actually, this week I challenged myself. A few days ago, I posted about my "pick jar" on my personal blog. This card is totally inspired by the big felt flower I bought in Florida a couple of months ago. I didn't quite know what to do with it and I challenged myself to use it on this card.

I like it! I decided to dress up the middle with a piece of Baja Breeze Ribbon (another one I had in my stash), glued it from the back and tied a piece of white floss around the little ribboned bundle. The rest is pretty straight-forward.

I also challenged myself to repeat this layout with a different embellishment and you can view the results of that here on my personal blog.


Have a nice stampin' day! CeeCee

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Two 4 Tuesday -- From boy to girl

Two for Tuesday features 2 projects that are similar in either color, theme, layout or embellishment but... with a different twist!


Hi everyone,


Today's cards are built on the same skecth, I just changed the color scheme.

The first card I did was the masculine one, and since I wanted to just switch to girl easily, I used sweet pea dsp (again!!). Since almost all papers have 2 or more color variations of the same design it made the job easy .



Instead of punching circles in the DSP, and trying to align them perfectly at the same heigt, same distance and pattern in the same direction, I punched holes directly in the CS and put my paper in the back so it shows throuht the "windows ".


After changing only the paper, I thougt a little extra would be better, so I added embossed butterflies from my Big shot embosslit, sooooooooo more girly with this small little addition.


Have a nice stampin'day !!


Gen


Monday, April 19, 2010

Quickie Mini Monday -- Wonderful Mother

Quickie Mini Mondays feature a 10 minute-or-less project -- something fast, fun and easy to reproduce and mass produce.


Hi everyone,

I know I keep repeating myself but when I'm pressed for time I automatically reach for my punches. It saves on time and adds dimension when you layer the punched shapes. That's exactly what i did here.

I went for a monochromatic look and I think it also saves on time. Since Stampin' Up! has announced their new Color Collections, I am looking at my colors in a whole new way. I was never fond of Wild Wasabi when it was part of a previous In Color family. But since I've rearranged my stamp pads according to the new Color Collections, I find myself reaching for this color more often than not. Here, it's paired with Certainly Celery Monochromatic DSP, a Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon, some half-back pearls from the Pretties Kit. The sentiment is from the Well-Scripted Stamp Set, punched out with Designer Label punch, layered with a Certainly Celery 1 3\8" Circle and a Wild Wasabi Scallop Circle.

Have a nice stampin' day! CeeCee