Flowerbug's Inkspot

Big Shot Class & Box Tutorial

Last Sunday, my current Big Shot club met & we did three projects as usual.  (If you're curious, see info at the bottom of this post on Big Shot Clubs.)

Here are the two cards - one of which is a version of one I did last year at this time.  You can tell by the Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red & Kiwi Kiss card stock & ribbons (retired In-Colors). 

I added some new items from the Holiday Mini - the new snowflake from the Merry Details sizzlit & the new embossing folder Petals-a-Plenty along with some Frost shimmer paint on both the Baja embossed piece & the dove.

The shiny silver, Pink & Black card is also one we did at a former Big Shot Club.  I love how easy it is to get this amazing, foiled element just by running simple Heavy Duty aluminum foil through our Big Shot with the Texturz plates.

But our favorite project was this one:

 

We cut out three Real Red Matchbox drawers using the SU Matchbox die.  We added eyelets to the front of each box with the crop-o-dile.

We used the scallop edge punch on the ends before we adhered them onto our Soft Suede pre-scored piece. 

If you want to make one of these yourself, here are the dimensions for the Soft Suede piece. 

Cut one piece at 6 1/2" X 7 3/8" - score at 3 1/2" & 4 3/8" along the 7 3/8" side.

*****Now remember that is the size after I scalloped both ends.  If you want yours scalloped also, add 1/4" onto your cutting measurements & also onto your score marks.

We cut out two large & 2 smaller stars in Red fun foam & white shimmer felt using the Stars #2 die.  We added a Red rhinestone brad in the center of them all & attached it with mini glue dots. 

The curved flag is stamped with the Four Holidays set in the Holiday Mini catalog.

The trick to making layered flags .... stamp & cut out your top flag first (mine is white).  Sponge the edge, layer it onto a larger piece - Soft Suede in this case - & then trim around it with your scissors &/or paper cutter.  When using Tombo mono-multi glue you can curve the flag while the adhesive is wet & it stays in that shape once completely dry.

We added star eyelets to the front of each box using the Crop-o-dile. 

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If you're considering purchasing a Big Shot, you should join one of my Big Shot Clubs!  You get hands on training from me via 4 free classes to experience for yourself just how versatile & amazing this die-cutting machine is. You make a $59 payment at each class & receive your own Big Shot & $100 in dies at the end of the Club.  

And if you join now, we can start in January - during SAB (Sale-a-Bration).  In addition to your Big Shot & dies, the personal training, free classes & free merchandise you'll also get 4 free choices from the Sale-a-Bration catalog!

SAB runs from January to March this year - can you believe it?  They extended it an extra month - can't wait to see what they have for us this year. 

Why do we look forward to SAB?  You get a free choice from the SAB catalog for each $50 you spend on any current merchandise during this Sale.  It's awesome & the perfect time to join the Big Shot Club or even my Marker Club.   

Matchbox Advent Tree gifts....

Some of you have been asking me what I'll put in my little Matchbox drawers.... well that depends on who it's going to of course! 

Here are a few ideas I had. 

For a Stamper:  all types of ribbons, buttons, brads, clips, die-cuts, flower fusion, glitter (in a little ziploc bag), chipboard pieces, beads, sponge daubers, rub-ons, stamped images, punched, metal circle or die cut tags...

For a little girl:  hair accessories, make-up samples, nail accessories, lip gloss, chocolate or candy!, jewelry, small lotion or shampoo bottles, chapstick, money!, gift certificate to a favorite restaurant, hand made coupons, movie certificate booklet, pack of gum

For a little boy:  cars or trucks, small action figures, chocolate or candy!, chapstick, money!, gift certificates, hand-made coupons, movie certificate booklet, fun shaped erasers, pack of gum, marbles, batteries,

For an adult:  book of stamps, gift certificates, lots of chocolate or candy!, movie certificate booklet, chapstick, travel samples of lotion, etc, fridge magnets, pins, pack of gum, golf tees, key ring, tea bags, stain remover wipes, fun paper clips, mini calculator, assorted items for an office, mini post-it notes,

So that's just a few ideas I came up with - I know there are lots more.  It's kind of fun to go shopping for 'mini items!

Flower Burst

This card started out with just one little embosslit - Flower Burst.

I cut the embosslit from a piece of Cottage Wall dsp & then sanded the top of it.  Since our dsp's are white core based, it reveals white wherever I sanded.  Very cool & easy!  Perfect with our embosslits. 

Stamps - Thank You Kindly

Ink - Rich Razzleberry

Card stock - Pale Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper

Accessories - Flower Burst embosslet & Little Leaves die, Big Shot, eyelet border punch, corner rounder punch, silver cord, white satin ribbon, Circle ice brads, dimensionals

Advent Matchbox Tree

When I saw this cute project made by Fran Sabad, I knew I'd have to make one. 

It takes 25 matchboxes cut from Chocolate & assorted green card stock - I used Old Olive & Mellow Moss.  Of course using the Stampin' Up! Matchbox die makes it pretty quick & easy to do. 

The secret to making it sturdy is to layer a thin piece of chipboard with green card stock lined to both top & bottom - in fact, I used two pieces of thin chipboard.  I like to use the board that comes in the packages of our 12" Designer papers.  You can see the thin, covered white chipboard between the green matchboxes & the Chocolate ones.

The numbers were hand written on Real Red card stock & punched out with a 1/2" circle punch & adhered onto our Build a Brads.

The Red polka dot ribbon is wrapped around all of the green matchboxes & secured at the bottom, under the layered chipboard.  Then I added a cute bow with a few more lengths of ribbon. 

The star is also layered with the thin chipboard using Crushed Curry card stock on both sides & cut out with the Stars die.  I punched a tiny hole & added a length of Red wire to it.  I curled a thicker base of wire for a bottom & added it under the ribbon with a pop-up glue dot.  

Holiday Fest Gifts Class

I have some fantastic Holiday gift ideas for you. 

On November 14th at the Vegas Hotel, I'll be offering these class projects.  If you live locally (here in Minot, North Dakota) I hope you can attend.  

There will also be tables set up for those who just want to come & do their own projects, but please RSVP so I can hold a spot for you.

****If I get enough interest I will also offer these projects on Saturday, December 5th here at my home. 

1.  The first one is very special to me - I call it Pat's Advent Envelope book. 

 

This is just like the book I received from my friend Pat last year for Christmas.  It had a little gift tucked inside each envelope - for 25 days I could open a fun little surprise!  Very, very special - I looked forward to seeing just what she put in each envelope.  I didn't cheat ... really, not once!

When empty the book is fairly thin, about 3 inches - but with 25 gifts inside it can be pretty darn fat!  The accordian binding makes this possible.  I plan to tuck gift cards, packs of gum, chocolate of course!, greeting cards, special photos, cocoa & tea bags, & more.  It will be a blast to fill!

I think this is such a special way to show someone you care. 

This class costs $12 & will be offered at 10 am.  Space is limited so sign up ASAP!

2.  Name Frames!

 

This frame has a Holiday theme, but I think it'll be fun to have you create your own with colors you prefer.  I will have lots of assorted Designer paper & ribbons available to personalize your frame.  I also will have sheets of wood veneer - think of how amazing these letters would look done in beautiful wood tones!

Or how about last names, baby/kids names, or a 'Welcome' like the one I did for a friend here:

 

The Name Frame class is also limited to the # of frames I have already purchased. 

Class is at 11 am & costs $12.  

3.  A unique Pop-up Tree in a box!

 

You can add photos on the squares for a treasured keepsake. It's quite large - about 6" square. 

 

This class is $10 & there will be an assortment of Christmas papers for you to pick from to personalize your own Pop-up Tree in a Box. 

This class is scheduled at 1 pm on the 14th.

4.  Memo Board

The final item is a memo board I did as a swap for the Bermuda Cruise.  I think this would make a perfect gift for anyone - young or old.  It's cute & useful!  It's quite easy & once you make one, you'll want to create more.

   

It's about 12" square & can hang from a hook or you could leave the ribbon off & place magnets on the back to put on your fridge.  

This project class is at 2 pm & costs $12.  It includes everything you see here - the tear-off calendar, notepad & pen & the cork board with clear marble stick pins. 

It's adorable if I do say so myself!

For those that prefer die-cut letters, we now have that option for the title too!

To RSVP for any of these projects, please send payment to me by November 6th to reserve your spot, indicating which projects you plan to make.

Remember these projects are limited to supplies on hand, so get back to me quickly to save one for yourself.

 

Punch Art Pumpkins ala Scallops

Here are a few cute pumpkins you could make for centerpieces or even place-cards for the Thanksgiving table.

The smaller two are made with SU scallop punches - the scallop circle on the right & the scallop oval in the front.  The larger one in the back is made with the Sizzix Scallop Circle #2 die & the Big Shot.

I used Pumpkin Pie card stock - 12 scallop oval punches, 8 scallop circle punches & 14 large scallop die cuts for these.  Sponge the edges with Pumpkin Pie or Really Rust ink before assembling.

Just score them in half & adhere together back to back continuing until you get enough fullness.  Leave the last two ends open to add the cinnamon stick in the middle for the stem.  I used my Tombow mono-multi glue to adhere it.  Glue dots or sticky strip would also work.  I was surprised how easy it is to break a cinnamon stick to the length you need. 

I then used my Swirly Sizzlits Decorative Strip die to cut some Old Olive 'vines' for the top & also some for the bottom of each.  

To see all of my Punch Art, click here!

October's Card Clubs

Just thought I'd show you what we did at my Card Clubs this month. 

I know I've shown you some of my awesome Founder's Circle swap cards already, but I knew my Club gals would like to do them too.

I loved this card that Colleen Magnus made for the swap.  I changed just a few little things on it. 

Punch 3 wide ovals from Mustard cs & sponge Pumpkin Pie ink around the edges before popping the whole pumpkin up onto Confetti cream cs.  Add a bit of white gel pen for dimension to one oval.   

My very favorite part of this card is the punched border on the bottom.  You use your slit punch to punch all the way in on the Teal cs three times.  Fold it over & insert a piece of Mustard print dsp behind it.  Isn't that such a neat punched border trick?  

The striped paper is from the Autumn Meadows dsp in the Hoiday Mini catalog.  Happy Thanksgiving is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.  The curly vine is done with the Scribbles sizzlit die.

And here is the second card we did.  Another favorite color combo - Bermuda Bay, Black & White plus polka dots from the Night & Day DSP!  Click on it to see the pop-up lattice detail.  

Cindy Peterson created this one - I left the front just as she had it - I couldn't improve on it!  But I did add a fun pop-up fold to the inside.  My clubs like to learn new & fun folds.

We cut an extra lattice die-cut & scored it three times in each of the 'valley's of the lattice.  Then we folded it like a 'W' & adhered it to the inside of our card. 

Now here's a tip when you do this pop-up lattice fold - open & lay your card down flat.  Lay the scored lattice down matching up the center fold on the lattice with the center fold on the card.  The lattice center fold should be the raised part of your 'W' but at this point it is not raised, but flat on your card.  No adhesive is applied to this area.  Only the end pieces of your lattice have adhesive on it. 

Stamps - Great Friend, Matchbox Messages

Ink - Black

Card stock - Bermuda Bay, Black, White, Night & Day & also Bermuda prints DSP

Accessories - Lattice & Flower Folds dies, scoring tool, Big Shot, 1 1/4 & 1 3/8" circle punches, Butterfly punch, slot punch, 2-way glue, dimensionals, Bermuda polka dot grosgrain ribbon 

Big Shot Boo Bag

Here's a cute little candy/treat bag you could make for those special 'monsters' you know.

 

We made this at Big Shot Class last weekend.

You need two Top Notes cut from Pumpkin card stock & a small paper bag. 

I textured the Top Notes with my SU backgrounds texturz plates.

Don't you just love the striped grosgrain ribbon?  It's the perfect touch on it.

 

Here's a side view.

Stamps - Pumpkin Patch, Lovely Letters, Grateful Greetings

Card stock - Pumpkin Pie, White, Black

Ink - Black, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive

Accessories - 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circle punches, small & large tag punches, small oval punch, dimensionals, wide black striped grosgrain ribbon, hemp twine, Serif Essentials alphabet, Big Shot, Top Note die, paper bag - approx. 4" wide.

Here's the back view. 

To put this together, cut down your paper bag to about 2 1/2" tall.  Add adhesive to one entire side of your paper page & center the Top Note on that.  Turn this over & add the second Top Note.  Open it up & punch the oval punch through one side.  Close it up & punch the second oval through the hole of the first one - easy centering. 

Boo Hanger

We made this for my downline meeting last weekend. I cased it directly from my friend Barb Mulikan here.

We used the Big Shot & SU Scallop square die along with thin cardboard for backing.  I like to adhere my card board to the card stock before I cut it out.  My favorite adhesive for this is glue stick.

The letters are cut from Black card stock using the Serif Essentials alphabet dies.  I stamped a few little extras in & around my letters too. 

Card stock - Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Elegant Eggplant, Black

Ink - Black

Stamps - Pumpkin Patch, Twick or Tweet

Accessories - Serif Essentials alphabet, SU Scallop square dies, Black, Olive & Pumpkin striped grosgrain ribbon, Pumpkin corduroy buttons, Black gingham ribbon, mini glue dots, Ribbon Originals Orchard for rick-rack, glue stick, sticky strip for adhering the squares to the ribbon. 

I altered the reverse side for Christmas - I'll show you that next week!   

Catty Cruise Sails Again!

Welcome board the Catty Cruise!  We've got 11 amazing ports of call with incredible treasures from the new Holiday Mini catalog for you to oogle!

You may have just arrived from Linda's blog where she shared her fabulous scrapbook pages & video! using the new My Digital Studio which will be available on October 1st.  Or maybe you're just starting the cruise.  There's no beginning or end - just come on board & sail away on our Holiday cruise!

I'm featuring the stamp set Delightful Decorations along with the coordinating punch & even more!

This 12 X 12 scrapbook page was easily created with the Delightful Decorations stamp set & punch.  Click on the photo to see it in more detail.  I placed it into a 12" shadow box frame - what a great way to showcase your scrapbook pages!  These are my three children a few years ago - one of my favorite photos of them.

I used the Christmas Cocoa Specialty & a little bit of Holiday Lounge Designer Series paper too. 

The black Peace & Joy is an SU decorative strip die cut, the large snowflake is our new snowflake punch.  There are also a few snowflake rub-ons from the Icicle rub-ons in the Holiday Mini catalog. I used the SU Punch Windows die to layer the Modern Window punch for the Merry Christmas tags.

And check out the box of Christmas tags using the same set - Delightful Decorations along with Sweet Season from the current catalog. 

****I will post a tutorial for this box on Monday, the 28th, so come on back!

Aren't the colors great together? The new In Color, Soft Suede, White & Real Red.  This would make an awesome gift!

I used markers, gold thread, ribbons & a few punches to create these. 

These are really fun & easy to make - no thinking, just coloring & punching!  And it didn't take that long either.  Now I'll be ready to wrap & decorate those gifts come December. 

And last is an elegant Christmas card made with the Delightful Decorations stamp set again. 

I inked the ornament stamp in Versamark ink & stamped onto Rich Razzleberry card stock & embossed with Silver embossing powder.  Punched it out with the coordinating punch & then layered it onto a piece of Long board chipboard cut out with the ornament Mover's & Shapers die.  I sponged the edge with the Platinum Shimmer paint to match the front.  This piece could easily be removed so the ornament can be used as a gift too!

I also doodled with the Platinum Shimmer paint with a fine paint brush on the edge of the black card stock square. The circles on the bottom are punched from our Groom specialty paper & layered onto the Night & Day specialty paper from the Holiday Mini.   

I clear embossed the French Filigree background stamp on the Rich Razzleberry card base.  

Now be sure to keep cruisin' & join Brooke with her amazing fall projects featuring the Pumpkin Patch set & the beautiful Autumn Splendor stamp set.  Enjoy!   

Tulipe!

My friend & down-line Marguerite let me use her Tulipe sizzix die & I thought I'd show you some of the cards I made with it.

This is a gorgeous color combo of Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Very Vanilla

The Tulipe shape is cut out of the Melon Mambo textured card stock & placed over a piece of Vanilla card stock that I had stamped the En Francais background onto using Basic Gray ink.  I wrapped the Basic Gray taffeta ribbon around the corners before mounting it onto a square Basic Gray card.  The card is 5" square.

I used the large Oval punch for the Vanilla greeting & the Scalloped Oval punch & Basic Gray card stock for the outer layer.
For the Newlyweds is from our new stamp set 'Teeny Tiny Wishes'.  I did sponge around the edges too.

Well I am a bit frugal, so I saved the pieces I cut out on the card above & used them on this one!  I adhered them to a piece of textured 'To the Nines' specialty paper & added some hand stitching with a black marker.  I also did a little paper piercing in the corners using our Mat Pack & paper piercing tool.

The card is adhered to a 5" square folded card with a small bow in the center.

The die shape was cut from Bravo Burgundy card stock with Razzleberry Lemonade designer series paper peeking out from under the tulipe design.  Just beautiful! 

All I did to this card was add a few brads from the Rhinestone Circle Fire brads collection in the bottom corner. 

Punch Art Cardinal

It's a bit of Christmas for this week's punch art.  Yes, I know it is early!  But this is too cute not to share & it used the Heart to Heart punch that is on sale right now!  Just $10.99 instead of $15.99!  My order goes in on Friday, so let me know if you want one.

 Isn't he adorable? 

To make the Cardinal, I used the 1 3/4" circle punch for his body, the 1 1/4" circle punch for the wing & the Heart to Heart punch for his tail.

The eye/mask is from the Word Window punch with a dot of white gel pen for his eye.  I hand cut his beak from Summer Sun card stock.

The swirly branch is from the 'Swirly' Decorative strip Sizzix die from Chocolate card stock.

The Scalloped Oval frame is one of my favorite Sizzix dies - I can run both the white & black card stock out at once & get two frames & two ovals.  I did run the black scalloped frame through the Big Shot again using the Finial Press impressions embossing folder.

The 'Merry Christmas' stamp is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set - one of the new stamp set in the current catalog & one of my new favorites.  It was 24 holiday or everyday greetings in it!

The Catty Cruise has sailed!

Welcome to the maiden launching of the 1st Catty Cruise!

We've set sail & are featuring new products from the 2009-2010 Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalog.

Come on board (it's FREE!) to see some of the best stampers reveal their amazing work - I am 'blown away'! (couldn't resist!)

Just click on the port hole at the end of each blog post to take you to the next one.  It's a complete circle of 12 fantastic stamping blogs. You'll cruise to the next port by clicking on the port hole at the end of this post. But, if we somehow lose you along the way, you can always rejoin us by visiting our Catty Cruise line.  

If you just arrived from LeAnne Pugliese, Wee Inklings, you saw some wonderful ideas using the new stamp set, Falling Leaves.  Just beautiful work!  She created such awesome projects with it!

On my first two projects I'm featuring the Mover's & Shapers Punch Windows (set of 4) dies.  Why did I choose this product?  They match our punches - one of my most favorite products!  Yeah, SU is sooo smart - they know we love to layer our punched pieces so they made this cool set of 4 dies that match our Full Heart, Large Star, Modern Label & Scalloped Oval punches.  

Here I used the heart shape die to cut a window in my Vanilla card stock & the Confetti Cream card base too.  I embossed the Best Wishes on the Kraft card stock behind the heart window.

Notice the texture on the Vanilla CS?  That's the new Perfect Details Texturz plate exclusive to Stampin' Up! 
I also used the new Specialty Paper Bridesmaid for the Trio Flower punches around the window & the Eyelet border punched strip below.  This pack has 5 sheets of each design - stripes & swirls that are elegantly foiled.

 

I absolutely love this fun fold!  It's like an origami shadow box for cards!  It folds flat for mailing but pops up a bit to make a 3-d frame around your image.

We made these at my Card Clubs in July.  Such an easy fold too.  I'll be posting a tutorial on Monday to show you how.

Notice the layered greetings at the bottom of these cards?  I stamped a greeting from 'Short & Sweet' & punched it out with our new Modern Label punch.  Then I ran a strip of Chocolate card stock through my Big Shot using the Modern Label die that comes in the Movers & Shapers Punch Windows set.  And get this - you can use these dies in your Cuttlebug or Big Shot without needing the Movers & Shapers Curly Label die!!  Don't get me wrong - that big die is awesome, but if you do not have it, you can use these fun dies that match our punches without it.  

***I have been informed that Stampin' Up! & Sizzix have stated they do not recommend we use these dies without the Movers & Shapers Curly Label platform die.  They say the dies alone are not strong enough for repeated use without the strength of the platform taking some weight off of these small dies & your warranty may not be valid if used alone.  I have also heard from people who have used similar dies like our Movers & Shapers for years without the Bigz XL platform dies & have experienced no problems. 

So, now you have all of the info & can decide for yourself what you want to do with your dies.  I apologize for any misleading or incorrect information. 

Here's the sandwich for Big Shot users, from bottom to top:

Standard Texturz Impressions Pad

Clear Standard cutting pad

Movers & Shapers die

Card stock

Clear Standard cutting pad

I love this color combo!  Melon Mambo & Bermuda Bay with Black.  It seems perfect for summertime.

The new set 'For All You Do' was one I received in Hawaii at the SU Incentive trip in March.  It has a set of flower images, stem, butterfly, words & two background squares. 

The butterfly is a solid image but I wanted it to have a dotted look. So I inked the dotted square stamp in Bermuda Bay ink & set it aside.  Then I inked the solid butterfly in Bermuda Bay ink & stamped off twice to have a softer hue of Bermuda ink.  Then I stamped it onto the inked, dotted rubber stamp & then onto my White card stock.  This made for a two-toned dotted butterfly!  Cool!

I continued the dot theme with a black marker along the stem of the flower image & also doodled around the entire flower image. Don't be afraid to doodle a bit - it's easier the more you do it.

Note the circle layered verse?  I stamped & punched it out with the 1 3/8" circle punch, but it needed a black layer so I punched two more black 1 3/8" circles & positioned each of them slightly to the side of the white circle to get a thin layer on each side. 

Stamps - Baroque Motifs, For All you Do

Ink - White Craft, Black, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Old Olive

Card stock - Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Black, White

Accessories - black marker, 2-way glue, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, 1 3/8" circle punch, Neutral brads, mat pack, Big Shot, Scallop Circle die, Circle Scissors Plus

And now I hope you embark onto Linda Heller's ship, 'Where the Rubber Hits the Road'.  She'll show you another brand new product, 'Wood Sheets'.  Fantastic ideas Linda! Love the wood basket & how you dyed the wood sheets!  So creative!  

Special Feature Class

I'm featuring two special products at my Class on July 29th - the Pretties kit & the new Punch Windows Movers & Shapers dies.  I'm calling it my Special Feature class since we're focusing on two SU products.

We'll make these three cards plus more! Class fee is $12 or 1/2 price if you purchase either of these products this month.  Class times are at either 3 pm or 6:30 pm on the 29th.

I'm really loving the new Movers & Shapers windows dies.  The fact that they layer with our current punches makes them so very easy to use.

Notice the star card?  The Red star is punched out with our large star punch & popped up on the white card stock inside the folded card.  The Movers & Shapers star die is slightly larger than the punch, leaving a nice border around it.  Quick & easy card making!  

Here's the Curly Label Movers & Shapers die along with the Punch Windows Movers & Shapers dies.  Each one of these dies coordinates with a current punch - Scallop Oval punch, new Modern Label punch, Full Heart & Large Star punches.  And one of the best parts is that you do not need to have the Curly Label Movers & Shapers Bigz XL die to use these 4 smaller dies. There's an easy sandwich to use them alone with any size of card stock. 

Here's the beautiful Pretties kit.

Use this versatile kit to embellish all of your works of art! The flowers are white so you can color them to coordinate with our exclusive colors using Stampin' Pastels, Watercolor Wonder Crayons, or Classic ink to dye the flowers. The beads, pearls, and flowers add elegance to any project, and you can create custom hat pins using any of the pieces. Approximate kit quantities:

■ White flowers: 50 (5 sizes, 10 each)
■ Halfback White pearls: 60 (30 small, 20 medium, 10 large)
■ Halfback Cream pearls: 60 (30 small, 20 medium, 10 large)
■ Round White pearls with holes: 45 (30 small, 15 large)
■ Round Cream pearls with holes: 45 (30 small, 15 large)
■ Clear beads: 40 (10 round beads with center hole, 10 round beads with side hole, 20 tear drop beads)
■ Round Rhinestone brads: 50 (20 small, 15 medium, 15 large)
■ Hat pins with clutches: 10
■ Spacer beads: 30
■ Packaged in a beautiful keepsake tin

Punch Art Ice Cream!

We made this card at my Card Clubs this month.  Bright & fun, isn't it?

Card stock - Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, White, Mustard (cone), Rich Razzleberry & Razzleberry Lemonade
Ink - Rich Razzleberry, Mustard for sponging the cone
Stamps - Whimsy wheel, On Your Birthday
Accessories - Scallop circle punch, 3/4" circle punch, Melon Mambo ribbon, Chocolate Marker, Crystal Effects, jumbo wheel handle, circle Scissors Plus, sponge dauber, Sizzix Texturz #4, Big Shot, Scallop circle die, dimensionals

The ice cream cone scoops were made by punching out three Scallop circles from white card stock & then using a 1 3/4" circle punch-out to trace a smooth top for one 'scoop'.  We marked & cut off 5 scallops on that top scoop.  Adhere them together & draw your hot fudge with a chocolate marker, filling it in well.  Add Crystal Effects & you've got realistic hot fudge!  **Now, be sure to do this as your last step - it takes about 20 minutes for the Crystal Effects to set up.  We hand-cut the ice cream drips from white card stock.
The cherry is a 3/4" circle punched from Melon Mambo card stock.  Cut a little divot on the top & add a hand-cut stem.  Pop it up on a dimentional.  

I cut a piece of Mustard card stock into a long, pointed triangle for the cone(once you get your size right, make one to use as a template & save it).  Run it through the Big Shot using the Sizzix Texturz #4 & you've got a realistic cone.  We added a bit of sponging to increase the texture look.  If you do not have the Texturz plate, you could use a scoring tool to make these cross marks too.