Day 7: The 7 Day Challenge

I can’t believe that we are at our last day; I hope you enjoyed this challenge and it inspired you to have one of your own. I will post the final product this coming Monday, I need the weekend to bind and complete the cover/back cover in case I mess it up the time to do another page LOL.

If you have not seen my other posts you can review the past 6 days easily as I have listed them under a banner on the right hand column called 7 Day Challenge.

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Recipe for Page 13 (left facing page):



Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White card stock Rich Razzleberry card stock, DSP Lovely Flowers, vellum card stock and Old Olive card stock.
Ink (all classic): Rich Razzleberry classic inkStamp Sets: Flower Lines Stamp Artwork and Warm Words
Misc: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Stampin’ up Top Note, Stampin Dimensionals and Vintage Brads Pewter, Old Olive 5/8 grosgrain ribbon, VersaMark
Paper Size: Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 Rich Razzleberry 5 w x 5 h x 2 Old Olive 2.5 w x 2.5 h DSP Lovely Flowers 5 w x 5 h (flowers) plus 6 w x 9 (yellow flowers)Vellum card stock 5 w x 5 h

What I did:

1. Take Rich Razzleberry 5 w x 5 h x 2; DSP Lovely Flowers 5 w x 5 h (flowers); Vellum card stock 5 w x 5 h and using the Big Shot and the Stampin’ up Top Note cut 2 of the Rich Razzleberry and one of the remaining papers.
2. Take the DSP Lovely 6 w x 9 (yellow flowers) added some adhesive and add it to the Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9.
3. Take one of the Rich Razzleberry 5 w x 5 h that you cut using the Big Shot and one of the flower stamps from Flower Lines Stamp Artwork and using VersaMark stamp a pattern for the back ground.
4. Take a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock and stamping twice using the same flower stamp above, using Rich Razzleberry classic ink.
5. Take the vellum that you cut above with the Big Shot and one of the flowers that you just stamped as a template; pierce the vellum like the flower using a needle or paper piercer.
6. With the other flower cut out and using Stampin Dimensionals add it to the Old Olive 2.5 w x 2.5 h; using one of the stamps from Warm Words and again using Rich Razzleberry classic ink stamp on the piece of Old Olive 2.5 w x 2.5 h as per sample.
7. Take the DSP Lovely Flowers that you cut using the Big Shot and cut in half width wise as per sample and using adhesive add to the 2nd Rich Razzleberry, remember to leave the top open so it is like a pocket.
8. Take the paper piercer and all 3 pieces that you cut from the Big Shot and at the top pierce a hole so you can add the brad.
9. Add ribbon and not and adhere to the page as per sample.

Recipe for Page 14 (left facing page):

Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White card stock Rich Razzleberry card stock, and DSP Lovely Flowers (yellow flowers), Old Olive
Ink (all classic): none
Stamp Sets: Flower Lines Stamp Artwork

Misc: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Stampin’ Up Little Leaves, Stampin Up Hearts and Brackets Stampin’ Up Hi Embosslits Dies, Stampin Dimensionals, Eyelets Silver, VersaMark, Hemp Twine, Clear Stampin Emboss Powder, Heat Gun, Crop-a-Dile and Score Pal.

Paper Size:

Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9
Rich Razzleberry 4 w x 2.25 h plus scrap for brackets
DSP Lovely Flowers 4 w x 6 h (yellow flowers) plus scrap for doing leaves (green flowers) and the Stampin’ Up Hi Embosslits Dies
Old Olive card stock 4 w x .75 h
Barely Banana card stock 3.5 w x 6 h

What I did:

1. Take Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 and using one of the flowers from Flower Lines Stamp Artwork and VersaMark stamp a background pattern sprinkle with Clear Stampin Emboss Powder remembering to tap off excess and heat with heat gun.
2. Using adhesive add Rich Razzleberry 4 w x 2.25 h, DSP Lovely Flowers 4 w x 6 h (yellow flowers) and Old Olive card stock 4 w x .75 h as per sample.
3. Using the Big Shot and Stampin’ Up Little Leaves (DSP Lovely Flowers scrap for doing leaves (green flowers), Stampin Up Hearts and Brackets (Rich Razzleberry scrap for brackets) cut one of each and apply using adhesive as per sample.
4. For the large tag using Barely Banana card stock 3.5 w x 6 h and a score pal; score lines every .5 inches from 1-6 inches and score once .5 on the left as per sample.
5. Using the Crop-a-Dile punch a whole in the top left had side in the square and add silver eyelet then thread through the Hemp Twine.
6. Using the Big Shot and the Stampin’ Up Hi Embosslits Dies cut one using a scrap of DSP Lovely Flowers scrap (green flowers), with a sanding block and careful sand off the embossed areas to remove the colour leaving the white to come through. Do this very carefully so you don’t tear the paper.
7. Add Stampin Dimensionals and adhere to the tag as per sample.

7 Day Challenge now complete.

Day 6: The 7 Day Challenge

The latest issue of Stampin' Success was released on-line yesterday see here and I was delighted to share this with you. So I am delayed by one day with my posts for the 7 Day Challenge but I am sure you will forgive me for this.

For today’s two pages it’s all about journaling, on the left you have a little card that closes with a ribbon, on the right you have some vellum which is great for journaling, using a gold/silver/white pen, which is so pretty.



Recipe for Page 11 (left facing page):

Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White card stock, DSP paper, Rich Razzleberry card stock
Ink (all classic): Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry
Stamp Sets: Flower Lines Stamp Artwork
Misc: ½ inch Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon Crushed Curry, Hodgepodge Hardware (note retired), uni-ball Signo Gel Pen, Clear Stampin Emboss Powder, Stampin Dimensional, 1.25 square Punch, Heat Gun, Crystal Effects and VersaMark

Paper Size:

Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 h plus 7 w x 3.5 h
Rich Razzleberry 4.5 w x 4.5 h plus 1.75 w x 2.75 h
DSP Lovely Flowers 6 w x 9 (polka dots)

What I did:

1. 
   Apply adhesive to DSP Lovely Flowers 6 w x 9 (polka dots) and add to Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 h
2. Take your Rich Razzleberry 4.5 w x 4.5 h using one of the flowers from Flower Lines Stamp Artwork apply VersaMark to the stamp and create a background with this stamp.
3. Apply Clear Stampin Emboss Powder to the VersaMark image and using a heat gun melt until the powder disappears.
4. Repeat this step using the Whisper White 7 w x 3.5 h, score and fold, add ribbon so it will wrap around, you can either tie a not or in my case I used a buckle that I had hanging around.
5. Using a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock and Rich Razzleberry classic ink stamp the same flower then fill in using Blender Pens and Crushed Curry classic ink create shadows using Rich Razzleberry classic in.
6. Add Crystal Effects to give it some sparkle and dimension.
7. Assemble as per sample, and using uni-ball Signo Gel Pen write a message below the flower.

Recipe for Vellum Page:

Supplies:

Paper: Vellum card stock
Ink (all classic): none
Stamp Sets: none
Misc: Lovely Lines Rub-ons

Paper Size:

Vellum card stock 6 w x 9 h

What I did:

1. Take the Vellum card stock 6 w x 9 h and choosing one of the various images from the rub-ons and add to the vellum, that easy and very pretty.
   

Recipe for Page 12 (right facing page):

Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White card stock Rich Razzleberry card stock, and DSP Lovely Flowers, vellum card stock
Ink (all classic): none
Stamp Sets: none
Misc: ½ inch Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon Crushed Curry, Stampin Dimensionals and Lovely Lines Rub-ons

Paper Size:

Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9
Rich Razzleberry 2 w x 2 h
DSP Lovely Flowers 6 w x 7.5 h (purple flowers)
Vellum card stock 2.5 w x 8.5 h

What I did:

1. Take Vellum card stock 2.5 w x 8.5 h and DSP Lovely Flowers 6 w x 7.5 h (purple flowers) and apply adhesive and attached vellum to DSP paper.
2. Take ½ inch Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon Crushed Curry add adhesive and also attach to DSP paper, using another piece of ½ inch Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon Crushed Curry and tie not.
3. Take Rich Razzleberry 2 w x 2 h and Lovely Lines Rub-ons and choose a flower and words apply to cardstock.
4. Take two Stampin Dimensionals and apply to back of Rich Razzleberry 2 w x 2 h and assemble as per image.

Day 6 complete.

Day 5: The 7 Day Challenge

Wow this has been such a great experience I will definitely be doing another challenge like this again, I am learning so much. I hope you liked the matchbook style booklet that I created yesterday it was so easy to do. For today’s challenge, I used the big shot for these two pages, and even better I used vellum and made a pocket sleeve that will go between the two pages. If you are new to this you can read about my personal challenge here and view what I have done so far for Day’s 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the challenge.

Left Facing Page with Close-Up's




Vellum Pocket with Close-Up's
I have also added some items inside to show how it could be used. These are letters that my grandfather sent to my grandmother during the second world war)



Right Facing Page with Close-Up's

Recipe for Page 9 (left facing page):

Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White card stock; Old Olive card stock
Ink (all classic): none
Stamp Sets: None
Misc: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Stampin’ up Top Note, and Lovely Lines Rub-On's

Paper Size:

Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 h plus 4.25 w x 7 h
Old Olive 5 w x 5 h
DSP Lovely Flowers 6 w x 9 (green flowers)

What I did:

1. Take Old Olive 5 w x 5 h and using the Top Notes die and your big shot cut out one.
2. Using the Lovely Lines Rub-On's rub some flowers onto the Top Note that you just punched out (see sample)
3. Attach the DSP Lovely Flowers 6 w x 9 (green flowers) to the Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 h.
4. Add the Top Note to the front of the DSP Lovely Flowers. (See sample)

Recipe for Vellum Pocket:

Supplies:

Paper: Vellum card stock
Ink (all classic): none
Stamp Sets: none
Misc: Lovely Lines Rub-On's and 1 inch circle punch

Paper Size:

Vellum card stock 11 w x 8.5 h

What I did:

1. Take the Vellum card stock 11 w x 8.5 h and score at 5.5 so that it is half the size then score at 8 inches and folded.
2. Using adhesive secure the bottom, basically you will have two sides open, the top so you can slip your treasures in and the left for when you are binding it.
3. Take the 1 inch circle punch and punch half of a full circle. (See sample)
4. Using the Lovely Lines Rub-On's rub some flowers rub onto the front. (See sample)

Recipe for Page 10 (right facing page):

Supplies:

Paper: Whisper White card stock; Melon Mambo card stock, and DSP Lovely Flowers
Ink (all classic): Old Olive
Stamp Sets: Flower Lines Stamp Artwork and Warm Words
Misc: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Stampin’ up Scallop Envelope, Old Olive Stampin’ Write marker.

Paper Size:

Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 h plus 4.25 w x 7 h
Melon Mambo 4.75 w x 8 h
DSP Lovely Flowers 5 w x 5 h (green flowers)

What I did:

1. Take DSP Lovely Flowers 5 w x 5 h (green flowers) and using the Stampin’ up Scallop Envelope die and your big shot cut out one. Score and make envelope.
2. Using the leaf stamp from the Flower Lines Stamp Set and Old Olive Classic Ink stamp a pattern onto Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 h.
3. Take the Melon Mambo 4.75 w x 8 h and adhesive and add to the Whisper White (all pages) 6 w x 9 h. Add the Whisper White 4.25 w x 7 h onto of the Melon Mambo. (See sample)
4. Take the Scallop Envelope that you punched using DSP Lovely Flowers and add to the front of the Whisper White 4.25 w x 7 h.
5. Using one of the stamps from the Warm Words Stamp set and Old Olive Classic Ink stamp below the Scallop Envelope ensuring you allow enough room to write a message.
6. Using the Old Olive Stampin’ Write marker, write in your own handwriting a message or poem.

Day 5 complete.

5th Avenue Floral Keychain - Stampin Girls Convention - May 30, 2009

Stampin Girls Convention - May 30, 2009

Well it is hard to believe that another year has passed. Each year I attend a local convention that is held here in Kanata and each year it gets better and better. One of my favorite parts of the convention is the WOW Swap.

For this swap you have to make a 3D object using Stampin' Up product no cards or scapbooking allowed. So you really have to get creative, and like it's called you try and WOW the socks by coming up with something that no one has done before.

Last year I made a necklace which i will post in the next couple of days (some of my stuff it is still packed in the many trunks I packed when we put the new floor down Reno). This year I did a key chain using ShrinkyDinks , Stampin' Ups Top Note BigZ Die and of course my favorite stamp set 5TH Avenue Floral. Along with Chocolate Chip Card stock; Whisper White Card stock; Tempting Turquoise; Chocolate Chip Classic Ink. Here is what I created.

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Here is the packaging that I created it to go with the keychain.

Here is a sample of how you can use it other than a keychain

Let me know what you think!