New Fall and Christmas Items!

I've been adding a lot more products to my online store this week! I've also changed the buying format a bit, so I can have more products in my store. You can check out the info on my home page here, or on the stores blog here. The pic above are chipboard shapes from Little Yellow Bicycle from their new line Hello Fall. I think they are the cutest, and will look great on my scrapbook pages! I have also added papers, stamps, and dies from different companies like, Teresa Collins, Making Memories, Spellbinders, and a few Tim Holtz Alterations. Go check them out, and pass the word! Here are just a few of the new items!

Teresa Collins clear stamps!

Authentique Wonder Paper!

Spellbinders Poinsettia's!

Ippity Chick Challenge

The Ippity Chicks have set up a sketch challenge blog, and each week one chick will be giving away some Ippity goodness! This week Sherri Thompson is the sponser and she has picked a sketch which you can find all of the info here. My sentiment is of course an Ippity one, and I got my shaped card from the Top Note Sizzix die. My flower was made with a Martha Stewart border punch, and I have instructions for making them below. My sweet blog friend Emily sent me a get well card last week because I wasn't feeling well(thanks so much Emily!), so that's what prompted me to make this one. Click the Chick Challenge link above to see more Ippity, or to join in!

The punch on the left I just got, and it makes a rolled flower as shown here. The other punch is a normal size EK Success border punch. While I like the look of the flower that this new punch makes, it is not good for mailing at all. It stands up too tall.

So I racked my brain a bit, and come up with this flower using the same punch. Quite different, but much flatter for mailing. So here's how it's made.

Punch any length with the punch, mine is 8 1/2" This punch will also leave a 1/4" border at the bottom. If using a regular border punch, trim your's to 1/4" Start folding the strip as shown. I also cut a 1 1/4" circle and applied some super tacky adhesive. This will be used to attach your strips on.

Punch 2 more strips and start folding them in the same way, except make the folds smaller than the one before. I used 3 strips on my flower.

Once your strips are all folded, overlap the two ends and glue in place. I used a glue pen, but any glue should work. The second flower in this pic is what yours should look like after folding and gluing. It's not flat I know, but push down your flower and crease the folds good, and you will have a flat piece like the third one shown.

Now, start layering each one on your circle. You may need to add more adhesive for the last one.

This is what it should look like with all three strips. The center isn't very attractive, so I added a large button. The purple flower here is from the punch shown above, and the one on my card is a Martha Stewart border punch. So any one will work really, just make sure your folds keep getting smaller on the 3 strips!

Paper Punch Pumpkins Tutorial

If you're looking for the Flasback Friday challenge post, click here! I've been using my punches a lot lately, and realized I don't need my fancy cricut machine or even my Sizzix dies(which are still great for cutting chipboard!) I started my paper crafting adventure with die cuts, and have missed using them on my projects. So I was scanning Youtube for punch art, and saw these cute pumpkins made with scalloped ovals. You can use plain ovals as well! So here is my little tutorial on how I made mine.

Start with 6 punched ovals, and stamp or ink them as desired.

Ahere the 2 bottom pieces together as shown, and add a piece of twine, yarn, or ribbon for the stem. For the next layer, adhere sticky back foam as shown. The one on the right is offset on purpose, so when you attach them to the bottom piece, the foam isn't in the way.

Layer them on the bottom as shown. For the top piece, adhere foam in the middle.

Attach to the middle pieces as shown.

Here is a side view of mine. I did use a thinner type of foam so I could mail them without being too thick. For a scrapbook page though, thicker foam would be fine. Thanks for looking at my little punch art today, and I have some fabulous flowers to share later made with border punches!!

Flashback Friday 16.0!

I am the Guest Designer this month at Flasback Friday Challenges! Each month there is a different theme for you to enter your 'first' post or pic of a project you made. I won last month, so I got to choose what the 'first' is, and I chose your first tag! Which mine is above. I used a masking technique on this tag, and really like how it turned out! Get your entry in, as there is a super prize this month! The sponser is Paper Issues and you can find their blog here. Check out this awesome prize package!

You have until October 28th to link up your first tag at Flashback Friday. Can't wait to see all your creations!!

More Pumpkins + a Video!

I have been wanting to do a video for awhile, but my digital camera quit working. I finally got a new one, and am figuring it out still, took me 4 takes to get this short video done! Anyway, here is another pumkin I learned how to do recently. and thought I'd share it with you! I'll try working on another one today, maybe just a picture tutorial! I still have this dreadful cold, so my voice sounds horrible, and I somehow cut my self off at the end, so you don't here me say 'thanks for watching!' So, enjoy!!

Fall Treat Bag

Fall is the perfect time to start making and giving those holiday treats. Whether it be apple muffins, to my favorite, peanut butter fudge! You need a little gift package to put them in. I saw this gift bag tutorial on the Glue Arts blog here, and it's very easy to do. No cutting of paper, no tabs, and uses one 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper. I am entering this to Unity's monthly challenge here, to use leaves. The stamp set I used is Unity Store Kit called, Harvest of Memories. I took one leaf stamp, and the 3 new colors of distress inks, and made my own DP. The labels were cut with my Spellbinders dies and the Authentique Blissful paper pad. I then stamped the sentiment with Stazon ink. I also used the leaf stamp on more papers from this pad, and cut them out, and popped them behind the label. I punched holes in the top, and tied ribbon for the handles. Very cute, and perfect for holding some goodies! Check the links above to make your own goodie bag, or join in on Unity's challenge, there is 100+ random stamps up for grabs!!

Happy World Card Making Day!

I had to join in on World Card Making Day, and make a card to post today. I've had these Quickutz dies of the globe for some time, and have never used them. I thought today was a perfect time to use them! The background map stamp is from The Artistic Stamper, that I won from Jennie's blog this summer. Fits perfect with this theme. The ticket style stamp is an older Stampin Up one, and the sentiment is computer generated. I used Antique Linen, and the new Gathered Twigs distress inks, as well as my fav, Broken China. I stamped the map again on this inside, and put some Basic Grey paper for journaling on instead of a sentiment. Hope you get some time to create today!