You're a Whole LOT of Wonderful!

Hello, stampers!  I hope you are having a wonderful day . . . because you are a whole LOT of wonderful to me!  So . . . I will share with you another one of the cards we made at Susana's workshop.  

All I did was stamp this image in Island Indigo ink directly onto some Designer Series Paper.  Don't you love the effect?  How quick and easy - and truly Clean-n-Clever!  I also used my Simply Scored tool to score lines around the stamped piece.

This is the version I made to swap at the Catalog Premiere event back in April . . .

And since it was such a simple card to make, I made a bunch more using different Designer papers!

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Vivid Vases
Ink:  Island Indigo, Basic Black
Paper:  Whisper White, Quatrefancy Speciality DSP, Watercolor Wonder DSP
Extras:  Seam Binding Ribbon in Pool Party and Daffodil Delight.
Inspired by:

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

So grab some Designer Series paper with a subtle or small print, and stamp to your heart's content - and enjoy the fun results!  Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Weekly DEALS from Stampin' Up! - perfect for Valentine Pouches!!

WEEKLY DEALS!

Check out the Stampin' Up! WEEKLY DEALS in my Online Store - deals that will change every Tuesday. Come and look at the deals and place your order right away for these great, discounted products.

Please note that weekly deals will be offered while supplies last! The discount will appear in your shopping bag when you check out.

Here are this week's deals, Tuesday, February 4 through Monday, February 10:

CALYPSO CORAL 3/4" CHEVRON RIBBON  Price: $8.95 $6.71	CANVAS CREATIONS  Price: $3.95 $2.96	DELICATE DOILIES SIZZLITS DIE  Price: $21.95 $16.46	FROM MY HEART  Price: $39.95 $29.96
ISLAND INDIGO 3/4" CHEVRON RIBBON  Price: $8.95 $6.71	SIMPLY PRESSED CLAY  Price: $6.95 $5.21	SOFT SKY 1/2" SEAM BINDING RIBBON  Price: $6.95 $5.21	SWEETEST EVER VALENTINE'S DESIGNER TEMPLATE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD  Price: $9.95 $5.97

Here's how I used one of this week's DEALS . . .

DELICATE DOILIES SIZZLITS DIE  Price: $21.95 $16.46

You can read all about how to make these little cards and the Double Pocket Pouches they went into on THIS POST.  The kit to make the pouches is also on Clearance for only $3.19!  They make the perfect little Valentine gift for your special someones.

And this is another little gift card I made at Christmas to coordinate with gift bags, using the Doily die:

So what are you waiting for???  Zoom over to my Online Store right away to snatch up these great Weekly Deals before they're gone!  Thanks for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Saturday Morning Videos: Making a Gift Bag

Good morning and welcome to Saturday Morning Cartoons Videos!  Last week I showed you a video of a gift box topper.  This week I have a video showing how to make a gift bag!  Check it out . . .

Click on the Pic . . .

(Email readers go to my BLOG to see this!)

This is one of the projects featured in our 2013-2014 annual Stampin' Up! catalog. You will find this cute bag on page 88, and with the use of our trusty Simply Scored scoring tool you can make a bag just like this with little effort. 

If you plan on stamping on your bag, you'll want to do that before you put the bag together. Start with a 6 ½ inch by 11 ½ inch piece of card stock. Score it at ½ inch, 4 ½ inches, 6 inches, and then at 10 inches.
Then turn the paper and score at 1 inch and 5 inches. The next step is to cut off the two small tabs on one side -- and then to cut small Vs along all the score lines around the edges of your paper. (The height of the bag can easily be adjusted to suit your packaging needs.)

Finally, add some Sticky Strip which will secure your bag together. The extra flaps on the top will help secure your handles. This bag has been embellished with the Mixed Bunch stamp set and the Six-Sided Sampler stamp set -- and a highlight is the flower piece created with the Blossom Punch and topped with a Vintage Faceted Button.

For more great ideas, contact me, Cheryl Owczarek, your Stampin' Up! demonstrator ~ or visit http://www.stampinup.com/home/.

Thanks for watching cartoons videos with me today!  If you're in the mood for more cartoon video reruns, check out my Videos page!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Love & Sympathy . . . Chalked Irises

As you've probably guessed, I really enjoy the chalking technique!  It's such a simple way to color, just like I did as a little girl. This time I used the Love & Sympathy stamp set - a true 'must-have' set for those unexpected times when you want to send your condolences or encouragement . . . not to mention the fact that irises are my absolute favorite flowers!

I raised the Concord Crush panel up a bit with Dimensionals.  I also scored the focal panel 1/4" from each edge to give it a bit more interest. This time I used Q-tips to do my chalking - the finer tip worked better on this image than had I used a sponge dauber.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  Love & Sympathy
Ink:  Concord Crush (retired)
Paper:  Concord Crush, Confetti Naturals (both retired)
Extras:  Stampin' Pastels chalks in Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Q-tips, Simply Scored scoring tool
Inspired by:  Cheryl Garratt

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

My Little Valentine Double-Pocket Pouch ~ Sealed with LOVE!

I've been stalking all the ideas online using the 'Sealed With Love' Simply Sent Kit by Stampin' Up!, and really wanted to created something a little different.  I thought of the Double Pocket Pouches I'd made last fall and decided to see if the envelopes in the kit might suit my purpose. And they worked beautifully!  Here's what I came up with, and the instructions follow so you can make your own!

1.  Using the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, place a Sealed With Love envelope with a large flap up in the corner.  Score at 0" down the middle and score again at 3/8".  Turn the envelope 180 degrees so that the other large flap is in the corner and score again at 3/8".

2.  With the red design (inside) of your pocket facing up, fold the 2 large flaps inward, overlapping, no adhesive needed.

3.  Fold the pouch in half along the 0" score line so that the small flaps match up.

4.  Fold the top half back along the 3/8" score line.

5.  Flip the pouch over and fold the other half back along the other 3/8" score line.

6.  You should have a small V fold that looks like this:

7.  Holding the small flaps together, use your 1/2" Circle punch to make a hole - use your punch upside down and be sure you move it in far enough from the tip so you don't punch through an edge!

8.  Punch several 7/8" scallop circles and mount the flower punchies (included in the kit) using mini glue dots.  You will need 2 for each pouch - one on each side.

9.  Attach the punches using the Dimensionals included in the kit.

10.  I tied the top flaps with the Real Red Baker's Twine and a little tag stamped using My Little Valentine and punched with the Small Oval punch.

11.  Score the notecards at 2 1/4".

12.  Fold and embellish as desired.

13.  I diecut a few doilies with the Delicate Doilies die and then trimmed them to just less than half. I stamped these, again using My Little Valentine stamp set, and topped the cards off with them.

14.  Stuff with treats and a card, and you're all set!

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps:  My Little Valentine
Ink:  Whisper White craft ink
Paper:  Sealed With Love Simply Sent Kit, Real Red
Extras:  Sealed With Love Simply Sent Kit (small round punchies, Baker's Twine in Real Red, Dimensionals), 7/8" Scallop Circle punch, Small Oval punch, 1/16" Circle punch, Delicate Doilies Sizzlits die, Hershey's chocolate bars
Inspired by:  me!

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Don't you just love these???  

You can still get this Sealed With Love Simply Sent kit through February 14th! 

Just click and order!

Thanks so much for stopping by today to see what I came up with!  Have a wonderful weekend.

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

Merry Christmas, Stampers!!!

I had a great time designing our family Christmas card for this year - a twist-fold card inspired by Robin Messenheimer.  Take a look at Robin's instructions.  My design was inspired by Connie Babbert's card.  I love this little guy from Merry Winter - such a shame this set was only available for one year.  Don't you love him?!

You can see the pocket inside - it held our family picture:

I accidentally cut one of the patterned paper rectangles corner-to-corner the wrong way, so I used the reverse side to create a color variation:

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps: Pennant Parade, Merry Winter (retired)
Ink: Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Calypso Coral/Lucky Limeade markers
Paper: Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment DSP (retired and on sale!)
Extras: Snowflake punch (retired), Snow Burst textured embossing folder (retired and on sale!), Simply Scored scoring tool - invaluable for this project!
Inspired by: Robin Messenheimer and Connie Babbert

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

I am so glad you have stopped by - you are an encouragement to me!  I treasure your friendship, support, and inspiration.  I wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!  May the One we honor at this time of year bring you peace and contentment.

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.    J

DOstamperSTARS Creative Challenge: Teabag Card

I decided to enter this teabag card for the August Creative Challenge among the DOstamperSTARS demonstrators:

AND I had the honor of having my project voted the #1 favorite!  Wow - how cool is that?!
This was one of the projects made during the July meeting of my CLOclub.  The club hostess for that month asked if we could make a teabag card, and this is what I came up with!  Super simple - here is the supply list and instructions!

 

Instructions:

Card base: cut Soft Suede 3.5" x 11".  Simply Score at 3.5", 7", and 7.5".  Fold at each score line - on the inside, the right-hand fold creates the triangular pocket, so cut off the upper right corner so you have just a triangle folding over.  Attach this along the bottom using Sticky Strip.
Layers:  I used Summer Starfruit (3.25" square, out and inside), Cajun Craze (3" square, inside), Very Vanilla (2 7/8", inside), and Comfort Cafe DSP (3" outside, 3" cut in half for inside pocket).
Stamping inside:  ink up stamp using markers (Summer Starfruit, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede).  Stamp in lower left corner, then paper pierce around but not through image (I skipped some piercing holes to avoid the image and help it stand out).  Work on the Vanilla layer before mounting it - once you are done, attach it inside the card, and avoid putting adhesive on the pierced holes.
Stamping outside: Ink up image using same markers, stamp, and punch with 1 3/8" circle punch.  Layer on top of Cajun Craze punched 1 3/4" scallop circle.
Ribbon:  cut 22"-24" of Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin ribbon. Wrap around card and tie in bow.  Attach scallop circle with Dimensionals, using one above ribbon and one below ribbon so ribbon still slides freely, but is held in position.  You may want to cut the Dimensionals in half.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted

Card Recipe
Stamps: Day of Gratitude
Ink: Summer Starfruit, Cajun Craze, Soft Suede markers
Paper: Cardstock in Summer Starfruit, Cajun Craze, & Very Vanilla; Comfort Cafe DSP
Extras: Summer Starfruit Stitched Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals; Paper Piercer, Guide, and Mat, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 3/4" scallop circle punch, Simply Scored

Inspired by: Beate Johns

Purchase the Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project at my ONLINE STORE.

Don't forget to tuck in a coffee- or tea-bag!  Someone special is gonna love it.  :)

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!  And be sure to check out my photo albums on Facebook at CLOcards!

~Hugs~   Cheryl O.  :)