Whatever Challenge Wednesday -- Purse Mini Album with Moxie Fab World

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

Hi everyone,

For today's challenge, I decided to play along with Moxie Fab's Trigger Tuesday which is this awesome handbag (that I wouldn't mind having). I love, love, love those colors. They're so fun and vibrant.

And instead of creating the usual card, I decided to create a mini album in the same purse shape. I started out by making a template by drawing freehand then cutting that shape twice into chipboard. I then covered both sides of both chipboard cutouts with Old Olive DSP.

Because I needed a darker shade for the bottom, I first used a VersaMarker and Clear EP to cover the dots and then sponged Always Artichoke ink over the paper. That created the look I wanted. The flower are die-cut from the Daisies #2 Bigz Die for the Big Shot in Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink. I also used a 5/8" Circle Punch, a 1" Circle Punch and Kiwi Kiss Corduroy buttons for the middle of the flowers.

The closure is a piece of Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon tied in the front around another button, looped to the back and held by another flower. When you open the album, you reveal the mini album inside. It's a work in progress since I didn't have time to decorate more. I will come back with the fully-decorated album later this week.

Think outside the box and you'll be amazed at what you come up with!

Have a nice stampin' day! CeeCee

Two 4 Tuesday -- Right and wrong

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


Hi everyone,



Today I wanted to show you how a card can go wrong just by flipping a sketch. First, I needed a couple of sympathy card (those ones are never an easy task )... So here they are, can you see the wrong one ???




That's the wrong one, with the sketch bottom up, the butterflies seem to be prisoners of the ribbon, not exactly the feeling I wanted to express.

Now here they fly, to infinity and beyond...

FYI, the DSP is Holiday lounge, yes you read right, christmas paper on a sympathy card, don't forget to think outside the box and look at your supplies with new eyes.

Have nice stampin' day

Gen

Quickie Mini Monday -- scalloped mini note

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

Hi everyone,

We all our favorites and today's project is all about my favorite color combo: Bermuda Bay and Kiwi Kiss. The first color is retiring on June 30th and the second one is an already retired one not coming back in the new Stampin' Up! Color Collections (so sad). Which is why it's important to stock up on our favorite products while they're available. I wish I had stocked up on the Kiwi Kiss cardstock...

This little note card base is done with the Scalloped Circle #2 Bigz Die for the Big Shot which measures 3 3/8" across. I then layered it with some Kiwi Kiss cardstock, a piece of Bermuda Bay DSP, a scalloped border and a sentiment from the new Elements of Style Stamp Set from the Summer Mini Catalogue. I added a few faux stitches with my Uni-ball White Gel Pen, a bit of glitter and a piece of retired Kiwi Kiss ribbon.

It's tiny enough to put on a gift bag or on a box of chocolate or summer jellies. Make a few ahead of time and you'll never be out of gift cards.

Have a nice stampin' day! CeeCee

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

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

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

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