Milk Cartons

Heres another fun project that we completed in my 'Sweet Treats' class. And what timing, this week, the demo group I belong to decided on a box challenge, so I thought this fit the challenge. Feel free to take the challenge yourself!! It's fun to step out of the box (no pun intended :) ) The smallest box was kreated with a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 sheet of Summer Yellow cardstock. With your 8-1/2" side across the top, you will score at 2, 4, 6, 8" and then with the 5-1/2" side across the top you will score at 2". Then you will cut along the score lines up to the 2" score line (see picture below to get the idea - picture below is scored for a 8-1/2x11 box) I decorated the top 3-1/2" panels with the Upsy Daisy set in Summer Yellow (sorry came out way too light, next time a deeper shade). Optional: On the last 2" panel you can punch out a circle to kreate a little peek a boo window to see your treats inside:) Adhere your box side and the bottom - use all bottom flaps to keep base stronger for support. At the top, pinch edges together and then punch two 1/8" circles to feed your ribbon through. Adorable, right?
The larger box is using a 8-1/2 x 11 sheet of Apricot Appeal. With the 11" side across the top, scoring at 2-1/2, 5, 7-1/2, 10 and then with 8-1/2 across the top score at 2-1/2. See picture - cut each score line up to the 2-1/2" score line.
If you'd like the optional peek a boo window, the panel where the little 'arrow' is pointing is where you'd place your 'window'. Hope you can follow this - if not, please feel free to contact me and I will gladly help you figure it out.
Ok, so on the large box I used Pumpkin Pie, Choc Chip and Old Olive ink and the Autumn Harvest stamp set. Pinched the top of my box closed and placed an Old Olive grosgrain ribbon to close the carton. Added an Old Olive Tag with the sentiment, from Loads of Love Accessories, inked in Pumpkin Pie. Let me know what you think!! Up for the box challenge??? If you are, leave a comment with a link to your box kreation. Love to see what you come up with!
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Kim

Snow Swirled Treat

The next project from my 'Sweet Treats' class is this fun pull treat. These got such the WOW factor when I handed these out at my open house that I had to show them how they could kreate their own. Here is the tutorial so you can join in the fun! The one on the left is using Brilliant Blue cardstock (with a Bashful Blue ribbon pull) and the one on the right is Brocade Blue cardstock (with a White ribbon pull). Both were stamped randomly in Whisper White ink with the snowflakes from the Snow Swirled set. This set is currently in the 15% off Never Before Seen Stamps and there is only 2 more days left to place your orders, this offer ends Sept 30th! Email me your order or click here to shop online now. Back to the treat...
The Whisper White 'belly bands' are inked with Bashful Blue snowflakes and the sentiment comes from this same great set. The snowman, inked in Bashful Blue, comes from a hostess lev 2 set, Deer Friends. The snowman was punched out using the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and then placed on dimensionals on a 1 3/8" Circle of Brilliant Blue. I love how they came out! Let me know what you think!

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Kim

Treat Box

As promised, over the next few days, I will share with you some fun projects that we did at my 'Sweet Treats' class. Of course with Halloween upon us, we made them much sweeter with candies to put inside :) But by no means are these little treats only for candy - these could hold any type of little gift - oh the possibilities :) I'll share a little secret: I made another to hold some 4x4 cards and envelops to give as a gift :) See, not just for candy!



These little pizza boxes were done by one of my super talented Cyber 'Pals',Tiffany. You can see her box here.
Sooooo cute, right?!! Thanks so much for the inspiration Tiffany. My original sample to show the ladies was done with Jersey Shore (retired) DSP and my pumpkin 'embellishment' came from the Batty for You set. Inked up the pumpkin stamp with Only Orange Marker and the sentiment around, with a Brilliant Blue Marker. Popped it out with a 1 1/4" Circle Punch and mounted it on a 1 3/8 Circle Punched Tangerine Tango circle. Little orange curly ribbon...adorable box!! For my class we used the new Ghostly Greetings DSP. Frankenstein was inked with an Old Olive Marker and the sentiment around in Elegant Eggplant. The 1 1/4" Circle Punch fit snuggly around the image so I could layer him on top a 1 3/8" Elegant Eggplant Circle. Purple curly ties it off and completes the first project. Like it?! Hope so! Have fun kreating your own - change the DSP or kreate your own pattern paper by randomly stamping an image and you can make this cute box for any occasion!!! Come back for more projects from my 'Sweet Treats' class.

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Kim

PS Don't forget, Sept 30th is the last day to order from the 15% off Never Before Seen Stamps. Email me your orders or enjoy the convenience of ordering online anytime. Click on the above Order Online Icon (upper right of my blog), which will redirect you to my SU Website and click on SHOP NOW and enjoy this easy and convenient shopping experience. Have fun shoppin!

Delightful

This is my last card of all the Flower for All Season images. This is a great little set for only $14.95. If you'd like to place an order at anytime, feel free to contact me or click on the Online Ordering Icon on the top right of my blog. This will redirect you to my SU website where you will click on the SHOP NOW (below my name and other info) for convenient and easy ordering anytime you'd like :)
So, todays card is just a Delight. That little bird looking at that cute basket of tulips...just adorable, as is each image in this set. To keep the look of my card set, I again used my SU Blender Pens to color in my image on Whisper White. I then took to piercing again at each corner using my Mat Pack and piercing tool. And then mounted this on Barely Banana and used my Scallop Edge Punch to decorate the bottom. I also pierced the Pretty in Pink base at two corners. Baja Breeze is offset and placed vertically behind my image and faux stitched using my white Signo Gel Pen. My sentiment, from Define Your Life,is inked in Regal Rose craft ink and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. A Baja Breeze double stitched ribbon adds some fun and the finishing touch to the card. So there you have it, all four images from this set are complete and can be viewed if you scroll down my blog. Now I have to create a cute little box to hold them in and I have a great little gift :)
As promised I will have some very cute projects from my fun class, Sweet Treats, so make sure to check back :)
PS Don't forget, the end of this great promotion, 15% off Never Before Seen Stamps is Sept 30th, make sure to email me with your orders or click on the Online Ordering Icon as I talked about in the beginning of the post.
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Kim

A Cheery Get Well

Sunflowers and a little ladybug, put a little smile on my face when I first saw this cute set, Flowers for All Season. So why not put a smile on someones face who may not be feelin so well! The 4x4 base is Kiwi Kiss with a horizontal band from Ghostly Greetings DSP (designer series paper) - and its not even a halloween card :) SU knows what they are doing, halloween on one side and any occasion on the other - makes the paper soooo versatile! My image from Flowers for All Season is stamped in Basic Black onto Whisper White and I used SU Blender Pens to color it in. TIP: Squeeze the lid of your stamp pad together to kreate a pool of ink on the cover of the opened pad. Dab your Blender Pen in the pool of ink and begin to color/shade. Great alternative to watercolor. Its keeping with the look of the other cards made with this set - to be placed in a box and given as a very cute and functional gift. Scroll down my posts to view my other cards with this adorable set of 4. Ok, back to the card... the Whisper White corners are Ticket Punched and then paper pierced using the Mat Pack with template and mounted onto So Saffron. The sentiment was taken from a Fun and Fast Notes set image. Utilizing Markers, you can be selective and only ink up what you'd like stamped, so I inked the sentiment with my Old Olive Marker and stamped on Whisper White and again mounted on So Saffron. Added 2 Earth Elements Brads to place emphasis on the sentiment and popped it up on dimensionals.
I have one more image from this set to show you :) And stay tune for the projects done at my Sweet Treats Class. Thanks Ladies, I had a blast as always!

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Kim

Seasonal Cardinal

Stay tune for two more images from this adorable set, Flower for All Season, but I had some scraps and another cardinal and poinsettia that I had already colored in with SU Blender Pens and ink. I figured why not throw together a quick card with some stuff already out on my table. The 4x4 card base is Ruby Red with a diagonal strip of Old Olive. Like I said I already had my image completed - stamped in Basic Black and colored in with Blender Pens on Whisper White. Kreated score lines around the image and popped it up on dimensionals. I used the stamp from Punches Three (current hostess set lev 1) and inked it in Ruby Red Craft Ink (wiped off the excess ink with a baby wipe so just 'Merry Christmas' was inked. Then sprinkled Clear Embossing Powder over it and heated it up to really make my sentiment 'shine'. Punched out the sentiment with my large Oval Punch and then placed an oval piece from the Silver Hodgepodge Hardware (had to use my paper snips to trim a bit of the Whisper White oval) Gave it a bit more 'shine' with two Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads to hold my hardware in place. Really was a quick card, but I guess I had a big advantage with some already 'prepared' items :) But really, the only task on this card that will take a wee bit of time is coloring your image, other than that it was a cinch! So, don't forget about those scraps, because if you are in a pinch, you could make that quick and cute card just like I did :)
I have a fun class set up for tonight - Sweet Treats, see some of you ladies later :) I'll be sure to show you our fun projects at the end of the week, so make sure you check back.
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Kim

Spooktacular News

This is not a trick, but a big treat!! This Spooky Spider Decor Elements is available now to order until Oct 31. It comes in 3 fun sizes and is available in 2 colors: Black or White. Click here to see a fun project with this spider and for information on sizes and price. For information on how to apply any Decor Elements, click here.

You can click on the Online Shopping Button on the top right of my blog and it will redirect you to my demonstrator website(or you can just go there directly), www.kimberlyjoy.stampinup.com, and you can order this fun Spooky Spider right now! Click the SHOP NOW button at the top right. Go ahead, get started on your decorating.

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Kim

Another Season

If you view my previous post, you'll see another seasonal image from A Flower for All Seasons set. This set of four is just so cute! Todays card, the cardinal and poinsettias were stamped in Basic Black ink and then I used my Blender Pens to color the image in on Whisper White. I had to play around a bit with the Blender Pens, but it is an easy alternative to watercoloring. With a closed ink pad, squeeze the pad together and when you open the pad, there will be a little pool of ink in the cover. Just slightly dab your Blender Pen in the ink pool and you can begin to color. When finished with one color, just scribble on scrap until no color comes off your Blender Pen and you are ready for the next color. Pretty easy. I used a circle stencil to cut out my image (the 1 3/8" circle punch would have cut off some of my image), and then placed it on a Ruby Red Scallop Punch. The base of this card is Certainly Celery and a piece of Holiday Treasures Designer Paper was given a decorative edge with the Scallop Edge Punch. Choc Chip grosgrain ribbon finishes off the look and then placed the Ruby Red scallop with image on dimensionals. The sentiment, from Snow Swirled, was inked in Ruby Red and then heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. Pretty simple card except for coloring in my image. Hope you like it. Leave me a comment and let me know - love to hear what you think!

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Kim

Just Cuz

I just love this little frog from A Flower for All Seasons. This is a great little set to make some all occasion notecards and give as a gift -guess you know what I'm up too :) AND its only $14.95. This 4x4 card started with a Bashful Blue base. I took a piece of retired designer series paper in bashful blue (the current bashful blue series would work just as well, or any color scheme you chose) and used my Corner Rounder at each corner. The hardware in the corner is also retired, but a great alternative would be the flower slide in the current Hodgepodge Hardware (I'm just trying not to neglect the 'old' stuff - of course I get lost in always playing with the new toys and forget the 'old' stuff is just as great). I stamped my frog and daisies on Whisper White in Basic Black ink and then used my SU Markers to color them in. Then sponged a Bashful Blue sky behind them. Mounted that on So Saffron. I used my Mat Pack with paper piercer and template to pierce around the one corner. The sentiment, from Just B, (currently on the Dormant List) is heat embossed with White Embossing Powder. 'Just Cuz' I felt like it :) Let me know what ya think

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Kim

Inspired

I completed a fun challenge for a demo group that I'm so lucky to be a part of and this week was to use any type of SU flower product(ie: stamp, paper, embellishments,etc) So the inspiration brought me to the new Inspired By Nature set - I love it!! I used daubers to ink up my flowers with Mellow Moss, Summer Sun, Pumpkin Pie and Choc Chip Ink. I then huffed the stamp to remoisten and placed it on Whisper White. Used my corner rounder to three sides and layered it on top of Choc Chip (again with 3 rounded corners) and the base More Mustard (just rounded off the bottom two corners). My sentiment from this set was inked in Pumpkin Pie and stamped to Whisper White, popped up on dimensionals and then layered again on More Mustard and Choc Chip. I layered Choc Chip Grograin and Mellow Moss Grosgrain Ribbon across the bottom with a new Filigree Brad to accent the ribbon. Thanks Donna for the challenge. Hope it inspires others of you to have fun with some of your flowery products :)

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Kim

Just Sparkle

Love this new set of 6, Snow Swirled, which is 15% off until Sept 30. Kreated my tree on Whisper White, first stamped with VersaMark and sprinkled with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (and heated) and then again in Baja Breeze ink. It gave my tree a 'shadowed' and sparkly feel. Layered my tree on a piece of Brushed Silver paper and then Baja Breeze. Randomly stamped some of the snowflakes from this set in VersaMark and again heat embossed with Iridescent Ice to make them sparkle. This card is so pretty in person and unfortunately the photo doesn't pick up the luster and sparkle - so hope you can use your imaginations. My sentiment is from Heard from the Heart and inked in Baja Breeze. I used my VersaMarker to highlight a few of the letters with some more 'sparkle' - like snowflakes leaving a dusting behind. Don't miss out on this pretty set. If you'd like to place an order, visit my demonstrator website, www.kimberlyjoy.stampinup.net and click on the SHOP NOW button to the upper right. If you need any assistance please don't hesitate to ask.

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Kim

Garden Silhouettes

Quick post today...This is a great little set, Pocket Silhouettes, that is on sale for $16.11 until Sept 30. Don't miss out! One of the 6 stamps from this set was inked in Old Olive and stamped randomly on to the Old Olive base. A piece of Urban Garden Designer Paper was given a decorative edge using the Scallop Edge Punch and layered over a piece of Not Quite Navy. Another stamp from the same set was inked in Old Olive and stamped onto Whisper White. It was punched out using the new Curly Label punch (which is in a very fun bundle deal pg 189)and popped up on dimensionals over an Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon. The sentiment was also inked in Old Olive on Whisper White... and there ya have it. Hope ya like it!

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Kim

Online Shopping

You can now shop at your own convenience ANYtime, day or night! Just visit my demonstrator website at www.kimberlyjoy.stampinup.net and click on the SHOP NOW button in the upper right hand corner and away you go :) ALL prices are the same as in our catalog + shipping and Hostess rewards are all available with online 24/7 shopping through my demonstrator website. SU has made it an easy process, with great product detail, list of coordinating products, as well as project ideas. As always, I will continue to provide any personalized assistance you may need, project advice, ordering questions, you name it you can always contact me and I will be there to help out. Happy shopping :)

Kim

Swirled in Riding Hood Red

What fun to use new stamp sets! And the best part of these new sets, they are die-cut - just pop them off the rubber and place them on your wood - no more cutting! So I took this new set Snow Swirled, which is on special until September 30th, make sure to check out current promotions. I inked my tree in Riding Hood Red and then again in VersaMark, just slightly off the original image. I sprinkled some Silver Embossing Powder on top and heated up my image. A little luster to my tree. Also added some non-SU rhinestones (difficult to see in this picture) and one blue Circle Ice Rhinestone to top off my tree. I used my bone folder to kreated score lines around my image and then I sponged Riding Hood Red all around my tree (looked to stark in whisper white). I placed the image up on dimensionals and placed it on Riding Hood Red base. For my faux metal embellishment, I inked up my stamp, from Punches Three(hostess lev 1), in VersaMark and stamped it on a piece of Brushed Silver paper and heat embossed with Silver Embossing Powder. Punched out the 'embellishment' with my new Scallop Square Punch added the Horizontal Punch on each side and threaded the new Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and 'cinched' it up.

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Kim

Happy Anniversary Dear

I really wanted to use the Tres Chic Background stamp for my anniversary card. The plan wasn't to make it this simplistic, but for my hubby simple and non-frilly was my best bet. Quick card to kreate as well, definitely under 15 minutes. My card base is Whisper White and I layered a piece of Basic Black on top. The top layer is my Tres Chic background stamp inked in Whisper White and stamped onto a piece of Brushed Silver paper. I then covered the paper except for the word love and as carefully as possible sprinkled a reddish non-SU embossing powder over my word. Then to accent it a bit more, I used the circle piece from my Hodgepodge Hardware. I played with a few other embellishments, but kept coming back to the 'plain Jane model'. The Brushed Silver paper gives it enough pizazz, too much more and I would be overstepping the 'masculine boundaries' :) Ah well, I can't complain, pretty easy and quick and I know he won't complain either! LOL

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Kim

Tic Tacs Anyone?

I continue to be in project mode...hope you don't mind! Well, hubby came home with his favorite Orange Tic Tacs and White minty ones for me. Lightbulb... orange, halloween... white, snow and here you go (sorry for the rhyme :)I made up a little template for myself to make a cute holiday holder for Tic Tacs. Great favors, treats or stocking stuffers. Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 3, scored at 1 7/8 from each side (to kreate a spine) Happy Harvest, sentiment from Loads of Love Accessories, is inked in Pumpkin Pie Craft ink and Clear Embossed on Apricot Appeal. The edges of Apricot Appeal are sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink and a Corner Rounder Punch finishes off the corners. The pumpkin is from a retired set, but a great alternative is the current Autumn Harvest. The Apricot Appeal is layered on a Tangerine Tango 'holder'. I used my 1/2" Circle Punch in the middle of my pumpkin to peek at the little orange tic tacs :) A Mellow Moss Grosgrain Ribbon keeps the holder closed.
The 'winter' holder is kreated with the snowman from the Deer Friends, hostess lev 2, set. I used my Markers to color him in, huffed to remoisten and stamped on Winter White. The little 'snowflakes' are from the Priceless set, stamped in Baja Breeze ink and gone over with a VersaMarker and embossed with Iridescent Ice Emboss Powder. Edges sponged in Baja Breeze and Corner Rounder Punch again finishes off these corners. A 1" Circle Punch kreates my snowmans 'belly' filled with tic tacs :) And finally a White Grosgrain Ribbon as a closure. Cute right??? If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Leave me a comment and let me know what ya think!
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Kim

Fresh Inspiration

This card was kreated using last weeks Splitcoast Card Sketch (SC191). I inked up the 'vine' from Fresh Cuts set in Versa Mark and stamped it onto Not Quite Navy. Baja Breeze was stamped on twice, vertically, with the background stamp from Fresh Cuts in Not Quite Navy ink. Each piece was distressed along the top edge with a very important tool, my fingernail :) The Not Quite Navy piece was also distressed down the middle of the card. Both pieces were mounted on a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 Whisper White card base. Layered on top, again, distressed Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, and my 'vine' images inked in Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze on Whisper White. The sentiment, from Sincere Salutations, is inked in Not Quite Navy craft ink and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. TIP: The easiest way to emboss is to use either Craft Ink, or VersaMark to enable the powder to stick prior to using your heating tool. The sentiment panel is finished off with a small White Grosgrain Ribbon. I'm sending this to a male colleague of my hubby's whose sister just passed. I'm hoping this passes in the masculine department - although I am sending it to he AND his wife, so I'm probably safe. Let me know your thoughts. And if you need inspiration, try out the sketch!
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Kim

I'll be going away for the next few days with my family for our last summer hooray and for my hubby and I to celebrate our upcoming anniversary. I have pre-posted a fun project for you on Friday (as long as there is no glitch and it posts properly - unfortunately I won't have access to a computer) I'll be receiving my goodies from the New catty the end of this week, so hopefully upon my return I'll have some time to stamp and bring you something new next week :)

Fruitful Organizer

Happy Labor Day to you all! I hope you are enjoying your last summer hooray. Sorry I haven't posted this weekend, but haven't much time to stamp as we ARE enjoying the last summer hooray! But I did complete this fun box to share with you. This can be a great card organizer, coupon organizer or even a recipe holder. My box is kreated with Certainly Celery and layered on top is Cameo Coral. The colors just screamed watermelon, summer, fruit :) So I decided to use my Tart 'N Tangy set and ink up with my markers (Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral, Old Olive, Apricot Appeal Markers) and stamp onto Whisper White. TIP: To get various colors on one stamp, remember this fun technique and color in your images, breathe/huff on the stamp to remoisten and stamp.
I used a velcro seal to keep the lid closed and I punched out a piece of Apricot Appeal with my Scallop Circle Punch and popped it up on dimensionals. Very cute little gift - Great for a bride to be with some recipes inside or to fill with some handmade all occasion cards for anyone. Hope you like it, leave me a comment and let me know what you think :) Enjoy Labor Day - sit back, relax and do something you love!
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Kim

Edited to Add (ETA): the tutorial for this organizer can be found here