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a watermelon card for the SNSS release

Posted on June 14, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 3 Comments

Yay!  It’s release day for the new Sweet ‘n Sassy stamps.  There’s also a challenge in the company forum on Splitcoast to win some Sweet ‘n Sassy goodies and I am hosting it!  My challenge is to make a Shaped Card.  Any shape will do except a square or rectangle.  So get out your dies, templates, etc. and make a fun shaped card.  (The template for my card is below if you’d like to use that too!)

I love the new Sweet Kiwi Koala image so I made a watermelon shaped card to match…

The raindrops from the Sweet ‘n Sassy Clouds & Raindrops dies make perfect watermelon seeds.  And I cut a little “bite” out of the top fold with a scalloped circle die.  His watermelon and paws are all popped up on dimensionals…

If you’d like to make a watermelon card of your own, here’s the simple template I made.  The top of the card where the fold is should be just under 5 1/2″ so it fits nicely into a regular A2 envelope.  Click on the photo and right click on the pic to save it to your computer.

Here’s the full release…hop over to the Sweet ‘n Sassy store and check them out!

Watermelon Card: stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy- Sweet Kiwi; paper- Wild Wasabi, white, black, October Afternoon- Fly A Kite; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Sweet ‘n Sassy Clouds & Raindrops dies, white ric rac, Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, May Arts ribbon, Copics, 1/8″ Scor-Tape.

 

 

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Scor-Pal and Paper Smooches!

Posted on May 30, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 4 Comments

Woohoo!  The Scor-Pal DT has teamed up with the gals at Paper Smooches this week!  Fun fun fun!  I have 2 cards to share today using a Scor-Pal and the new PS set called Slang Gang.

For my first one I made Diana’s Accordian Fold Card.  Along with the Slang Gang sentiments, I also used the super cute Woofers and Tweeters and Friendly Flowers.

Start with a 4 1/4 x 11 piece of cardstock.  I changed the directions slightly and kept the paper aligned with the left side as I normally place it.  With a Scor-Pal, score the long side @ 1 1/2, 3, 5 1/2, and 8.  Then mountain/valley fold (accordion fold) starting with a mountain.

Your dsp layers are 1 1/4 x 4, 2 1/4 x 4, and 2 3/4 x 4.  Then decorate as desired.  After stamping and coloring my images, I fussy cut them and attached so they hung over the edges a bit.  (The Woofers dies are on my must-have list!!)

My second card is a CAS one.  I used several of the Slang Gang sentiments together as the focal point of the card.

After masking off the left side with post-it notes, I sponged a rainbow of colors on the right.  Then I over-stamped the words with the same colors (minus the yellow).  “really?” was stamped with black and then I scored both diagonal and vertical lines to give it some definition.  (The vertical scores are hard to see).

This card also fits this week’s PS Sparks Picture Perfect challenge.  :0)  Check out the details and play along!

Now go to the Scor-Pal blog for lots more inspiration!

Accordian card: stamps- Paper Smooches Slang Gang, Woofers and Tweeters, and Friendly Flowers; paper- Pool Party, Tangerine, white, Sycamore Street dsp; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Scor-Pal, Copics, SU! Oval and Designer Label punches.

CAS card: stamps- Paper Smooches Slang Gang; paper- white; ink- Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin, Daffodil Delight, Celery, Marina Mist, Elegant Eggplant, Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Scor-Pal.

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Scor-Pal and May Arts

Posted on May 23, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 54 Comments

The Scor-Pal DT gals have teamed up with the May Arts DT to bring you lots of ideas using your Scor-Pal products and beautiful May Arts ribbons.  I have two simple cards to share today.  Both have fun ways to use up those scraps of ribbon you have laying around.  The first one starts out as a Z-fold card.

For this card, start with a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of cardstock.  Score the base @ 2 1/8 and 4 1/4 with your Scor-Pal.  Fold to create the Z-fold.  Trim 1/2″ from the left edge and punch with a border punch.  I sponged all edges at this point.  Behind the first fold with the punched edge, attach ribbon scraps and lace with Scor-Tape.  Adhere flap to cardfront.

For the butterfly:  Cover a scrap of white cardstock with Scor-Tape (I used 1/2″).  Adhere ribbons and diecut.  Attach to card and add rhinestones.

My second card has a scored border and also uses ribbon scraps.

First, score a 1/4″ border on all sides.  Sponge edges.   Then start with a piece of 3 x 4 patterned paper and cut a “V” in the bottom to create a wide flag.  Punch a flower shape in the flag and turn it over to the back side.  Add Scor-Tape around the edges of the punched out shape.  Layer ribbons over the opening until it is completely covered.  Tie another ribbon around the top and attach the flag to the card front with additional Scor-Tape.  Finish the flower with a button threaded with May Arts twine.

Now hop on over to Karen Baker’s blog and see what she has created!  Here’s the list of blogs for today’s hop.

Jen Shears

Abby Henderson

Jenifer Cowles

Diane Zechman (me)

Karen Baker

Jennie Harper

Lalo IK

Katie Tate

Sandy Allnock

Lisa Silver

Virginia Fynes

butterfly card: stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps- Be Encouraged; paper- Crumb Cake, white; ink- SU! Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, May Arts ribbon, Martha Stewart traditional scallop punch, tracing wheel, Sweet ‘n Sassy butterfly die, gemstones.

flower card: stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps- Be Encouraged; paper- Crumb Cake, DCWV Citrus; ink- SU! Crumb Cake, Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, May Arts ribbon, SU! Fancy Flower punch, butterfly punch, tracing wheel, gemstones, button, May Arts twine.

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pop up balloons

Posted on April 29, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 2 Comments

This week the Scor-Pal team is hopping with SEI!  Today I have a fun pop up tutorial for the inside of your card.  I don’t know where the idea originated but you can use lots of different images such as flowers, hearts, butterflies, etc.  Today I am using balloons. 

The front of the card is a clean and simple layout.

When you open the card, there’s a surprise inside…

First, start with a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card base.  Then cut a 5 1/4 x 10 1/4 piece for the inside layer. 

Using the Scor-Pal, align the inside layer at the 1/8″ groove.  Score the 10 1/4 side at 4 1/4, 4 3/4, 5 1/4, 5 3/4, and 6 1/4.

Turn the paper over to the back.  Mountain and valley fold the scored lines, and add Scor-Tape as shown below.

Remove the adhesive backing on the tape and adhere.  Turn it over to the right side.  It should now look like this.

Add additional Scor-Tape to the center of the folds and adhere strips of clear acetate in varying lengths.

Adhere center folds to “sandwich” the acetate between them.  Then glue the inside layer to the card base.

Attach two die-cut balloons back to back to each acetate strip.  Tie a bit of string to each, hanging freely.  Add additional papers and finish card as desired.

If you like the pop up, floppy balloons, my friend Lisa has a similar card that she recently made here using a SU! diecut.  She got resourceful and recycled when she didn’t have acetate.  Go check her card out!

stamps- SNSS Birthday Bash and Birthday Innies; paper- SEI- think of me cardmaker paper pack, SU! Marina Mist, white; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry, Island Indigo, Poppy Parade; accessories- Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, acetate, SNSS Birthday Bash dies (balloons), crochet thread, Labels 9 Nestabilities.

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the easiest One Sheet Wonder ever…

Posted on April 25, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 2 Comments

Whew!  I am glad this OSW (one sheet wonder) is done!  I started sketching it 5 years ago…LOL…when I created my last one.  Last week it took me 2 days to find where I placed it.  ha ha.  But I’m glad it is now found…and finished!   

One sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper will create 8 cards.  The bonus is…I have 16 different layouts you can choose from!  So if you stamp 2 sheets, you can make 16 different cards.  ALL 16 cards are in 2 photos below.  I did not take individual pics of them all but here’s a few of my favorites…

The BEST part is…it is SO simple to cut the sheet up.  Here’s the diagram…simple, huh?  :0)

Can’t be any easier!  This is what my sheet started out like.  First, cut in half…then the bottom was cut into the panels.

So here’s some pics with all 16 cards…8 vertical and 8 horizontal.  Pick & choose what you want to use!  (CLICK on the photos for larger view)

 And here’s some general guidelines…

OSW #4 Directions    (Numbers below correspond to card number)

Stamp one 8 1/2” x 11” sheet of cardstock.  Cut into 8 equal panels (2 1/8” x 5 1/2”) according to diagram.  Sponge edges if desired.  Follow pictures of cards for 16 possible layouts (one sheet will make 8 cards).

1. Attach OSW panel on a slant, trim.

2. Cut a “v” shape in the bottom of panel, trim the top.  Flag is 5 1/4″ long.

3. Round bottom corners of panel, trim the top.  Panel is 5 1/8” long.

4. Trim panel to 4 ½” in length.

5. Diecut or punch 3 circles (approx. 1 7/8”) from panel.

6. Trim panel to 2” x 5 1/4″.

7. Cut a 3/4″ strip from the left side of the panel, attach both pieces with a small space between them.

8. Cut panel in half to make 2 pieces, each 2 1/8 x 2 3/4.  The 2 yellow layers are 1 3/4 x 2 3/8.

9. Cover bottom edge of panel with various sizes of circle punches.  I used 3/4″, 1”, and 1 3/8”.

10. No measurements needed.

11.  My gray tag is 2 1/8” wide.

12. Flags are 1” x 3 5/8”.

13. Tear top edge of panel on a slant.  Gray layer is 4 3/4″ x 3 5/8”.

14. No measurements needed.

15. 3 gray squares are 1 1/2″.

16. I cut the right side of the panel at 1 7/8”.  Attach both pieces with a space between them, trim left edge.  Circle is 1 3/4″.

Have FUN with it!  And don’t forget to link back so I can see what you create!

Stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy- Precious Poppies and Script Birthdays; paper- Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand, Calypso Coral, brown; ink- Daffodil Delight, Sahara Sand, Calypso Coral, Chocolate Chip; accessories- Oval Nestabilities, Circle Nestabilities and circle punches, brad, ribbon, glue dots, corner rounder, SU! Scallop Edge punch, Tag corner punch, thread, pop dots, Martha Stewart monarch butterfly punch, Stickles, Liquid Pearls.  

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new beginnings

Posted on April 24, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 1 Comment

Today I am playing along with the SCS sketch challenge.  Hoping for spring weather, I used the butterflies and matching dies from the SNSS set called New Beginnings.  I also used my current fave paper pad…MME- The Sweetest Thing.

This card also has a fun, moving butterfly on the inside. The one on the right pops up.

Here’s a few pics of the card as it is opened.  The butterfly moves as if it is flying.

The template for the “mechanism” that makes one piece move is not my original idea but I don’t know who to give credit to.  A search has given me no results.  It was a template called “kickin’ tab guide” and it was used with a pair of boots (so that one boot would “kick”) … as in “kick up your heels”.  I will attach the template below but please let me know if you know the origin so I can give credit or remove it and provide a direct link.

Edit:  Apparently this was originally a stamp by Museum of Modern Rubber (possibly 2000-2001?) so I have removed the template.

stamps- SNSS New Beginnings; paper- Baja Breeze, white, black, MME- The Sweetest Thing; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- SNSS Butterfly dies, Spellbinders Fancy Tags and Circle Nestabilities, Copics, ribbon, Stickles.

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envelope album

Posted on April 19, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 1 Comment

Hi!  Today I have an envelope album that I made with my Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, and the Scor-Envi. 

These are super simple to create and I’ve taken a few pictures along the way.  First, I started with some Simple Stories Snap! double sided papers.  I wanted to create my own envelopes but you can start with pre-made ones if you like.  Using the chart printed directly on the Scor-Envi, choose the size you desire for your project.  I wanted the envelopes to be able to hold 4×6 photos so I started with three 8 1/2″ squares.  Follow the measurements on the Scor-Envi to score all 4 sides.  Then remove the corners as shown in the directions.

Next assemble each with Scor-Tape, leaving the top flaps open.

Line them up in the order you want them and attach as shown below.  Make sure they have a little room so they easily fold (roll) up when attached together.

I decorated each envelope with Snap! cards and stickers, then made a belly band with a 2″ x 12″ strip and an additional Snap! card.

“Roll” it up and slip the band over to hold it shut.

Have fun creating envelope albums of all sizes with the Scor-Pal and Scor-Envi!

paper- Simple Stories- Snap!; accessories- Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Scor-Envi, 3×4 Snap! Cards and Stickers.

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It’s a birthday bash!

Posted on April 5, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 3 Comments

Sweet ‘n Sassy is having a BIG release today and it’s also Korin’s birthday!  Happy, happy birthday, Korin!   

Besides the new release, Korin has a big sale going on…be sure to check it out!  There’s also some fun challenges going on in the SNSS Member Company Forum on Splitcoast.  I’m hosting the 4th one …a technique challenge!  I hope you come play along!

Since Sweet ‘n Sassy is having a birthday bash, I thought it would be fun to make another Pop Up Presents card. So that’s my challenge for you…it’s not too difficult…really!  A tutorial for this fun pop up card insert can be found here. I also made a template (below) with measurements so it is easy to know where to cut and score. 

Here’s the front of my card…

and the inside…


Here’s the measurements for cutting and scoring…

Now let’s see what YOU create!  :0)

stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy Birthday Bash, Birthday Innies, and Script Birthdays; paper- Baja Breeze, white, Pink Pirouette, brown, My Mind’s Eye- Happy Day; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette; accessories- Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, SNSS Birthday Bash dies, sewing machine, dimensionals, Stickles, ribbon, rhinestones.

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tiny triangle box

Posted on March 25, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 4 Comments

The Scor-Pal team has created Bunches of Beautiful Boxes and today I am sharing my Tiny Easter/Spring Triangle Treat Box.  The tutorial for this was done here by Deb Felts and you can also find it here on the Splitcoast site.  I’ve altered the design slightly so I included my own template below.

Instead of cardstock, I used patterned paper to create the box and then punched a decorative zigzag edge on the flap.  It is held shut with sticky-back velcro. 

The finished box has a 2″ base and is almost 2″ high…a very sweet little size!  It holds a few Hershey kisses or any other small treat or gift.  I didn’t have the chocolates in pretty spring colors, so I’ll switch out the red foil wrapped candies when I’m ready to give it away.  ;)   Here it is open…

It is quite easy to make with a few scored lines using the Scor-Pal.  I didn’t want the bulkiness of all the folds on the inside of my box, so I also cut each corner off before attaching the cover.  Here’s my template showing where to cut/score.

I followed Deb’s instructions for this box, starting with a 6″ square and scoring at 2″ and 4″ in each direction.  Then I added the additional score lines and attached the 2×4 cover, scored in half.  After scoring the cover in half, I added an additional score line 1/8″ from the first to allow for bulk at the top of the box.

I also made 2 more boxes which are a little larger.  For one I started with a 7 1/2″ square and scored it at 2 1/2″ and 5″.  The cover is 2 1/2 x 5, scored in half.  For the other, I started with a 12″ square and scored at 4″ and 8″.  The cover is 4 x 8, scored in half.  I also scored an additional line 1/8″ from the first on each of those covers.

These boxes are a quick and easy project…I hope you try it!  

stamps- Sweet ‘n Sassy- Springtime Babies; paper- Basic Grey- Hopscotch, Chocolate Chip, white; ink- Memento Tuxedo Black; accessories- Scor-Pal, Copics, velcro, Martha Stewart zigzag punch, Stickles.

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butterfly tin

Posted on March 22, 2013 by diane (cookiestamper)| 1 Comment

Have you seen the Friday Feature set on the Sweet ‘n Sassy blog?  This week only the New Creature stamp set is on sale!  I just happened to be playing with this stamp set last night and made some quick & easy embellishments to add to some tins that I purchased at Michael’s.

It’s been a while since I stamped on shrink plastic so these little charms were fun to make.  I stamped the butterfly on white shrink plastic with Stazon ink.  You can see the size of the butterfly stamp in the photo.  Then I colored it in with colored pencils.  You may not see all the color very well but it will intensify and show up more after shrinking.  When using colored pencils, it also helps to lightly rub a piece of paper or fine sandpaper over the plastic to give it some “tooth” to pick up the pencil color.  Cut your image out and punch a hole at this point if you want to hang it from something.  Then I shrink it in my toaster oven.  A heat tool will work too but use a stylus or something to hold it and keep it from blowing away.  Here’s a close up…

I added the ribbon and charm with some Scor-Tape to hold them in place.

stamp- Sweet ‘n Sassy- New Creature; ink- Stazon Black; accessories- white shrink plastic, colored pencils, toaster oven, ribbon, Scor-Tape.

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