Happy Birthday Card-in-a-Box

Have you seen a 'card in a box' yet? I've seen quite a number of variations of these, and just had to try one myself - but had to wait for a special occasion - Happy birthday, Kelly! The box itself is fairly quick to put together (I used this tutorial), but the decorating can be as detailed or as simple as you want.

I included the side view so you can see that you just build each section and then attach onto the little tabs you add in the middle of the box. It was super fun to make - the only suggestion I have is to stamp on each piece before punching/cutting it out. The solid coloured pieces just don't pop as nicely as the ones with ink on them ;)

Supplies used -
Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Tag It, Mixed Bunch
Ink: Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Calypso Coral, Gumball Green, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Very Vanilla cardstock, This And That Epic Day Designer Series Paper
Tools: Boho Blossoms Punch, Blossom Punch, Bird Punch, 1/2 Inch Circle Punch, 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch (retired), Floral Frames Framelits, Chalk Talk Framelits
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents, Daffodil Delight Pompom ribbon trim (retired)

October Paper Pumpkin Kit - Message Station

I put together my October Paper Pumpkin kit the other day and had to figure out where I would hang it/keep it so that it would be used. After some consideration, I decided to mount it to a clipboard as that would give it a bit more of a base, and it would also have a nice and easy method for hanging it on the wall.

But first I wanted to decorate the clipboard! I used a Gumball Green sheet of DSP from the Be of Good Cheer paper pack - the perfect colour (and not Christmassy at all!). I also used the Calypso Coral ruffled ribbon as well as Gumball Green stitched ribbon to decorate the clipboard.

I adhered the 'Notes' board from the Paper Pumpkin kit to the clipboard using Dimensionals, since it was hard to get it flat with the silicone band at the bottom. To make the clipboard more versatile, I also attached a mini magnetic board and a cork board! No reason why any notes can't be all consolidated to be on this one 'message station'!

And then to decorate a bit more, I made a mini magnet and pin with the other stamps in the set, as well as adding a pen (attached to the board with the second Calypso Coral Bakers' Twine). If you've got a good eye, you may notice that I also customized the pen with the DSP as well, just to complete the coordination!  Final product: 

Can't wait to see what comes in November's kit!

Supplies:
Paper: Calypso Coral and Whisper White cardstock, Be of Good Cheer DSP
Ink: Gumball Green
Tools: 1" Circle, Boho Blossom, Large Oval, Scallop Oval, and Blossom punch
Embellishments: Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, Gumball Green Stitched Ribbon, Calypso Coral 1/8" ribbon
Other: October Paper Pumpkin kit, Simply Pressed Clay (Button mold)

Minions ... mutated!

What happens when you mix cute minions with a mutated purple frizz?

Besides the fact that your fingers get all inky?

We went to see Despicable Me 2 this past week, so that, plus a desperate need to get all messy and creative to step away from the 150+ swap cards I'm working on getting ready for Convention next week (!!) ... and I ended up with something that makes me giggle every time I look at it! (That and purple ink all over everything!)

To make the mutated minion's crazy hair, I squirted reinker all over some retired Tinsel Trim ribbon ... even though I used a plastic bag to try to contain the ink, I found that it didn't dry quite as fast as I wanted it to, so it ended up all over my fingers!  

I used the Owl Builder punch as the base (and for their hands/feet). The teeth/smile is the largest flower in the Boho Blossoms punch. I even sanded the paper to make it look furry!

The final result? It makes me giggle 'cause I love it so much! 

Supplies used:
Stamps: Paper Pumpkin stamps
Paper: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Crushed Curry, Basic Black, Not Quite Navy, Silver Brushed cardstock
Ink: Perfect Plum
Tools: Owl Builder punch, Jewelry Tag punch, 1/2" Circle punch, Boho Blossoms punch
Accessories: Tinsel Trim ribbon
Other: Googly eyes

Procrastination ... and Mojo Monday 279

I was procrastinating tonight on cleaning my scrappy surface and felt the urge to create - who am I to deny that urge when it strikes!  I let the inspiration take me to this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge.

I decided to make my own patterned paper by using multiple generations of the images and then just inked a bit around the edges with the So Saffron ink.  Then, once I decided I wanted to use the Boho Blossoms punch and didn't want to make more paper, I cut a set of flowers from the inside of the paper I had just made.  Since it would be covered completely by another layer, it easily allows the patterned paper to stretch - I often do this to get the most use out of background papers (especially when scrapbooking).

Supplies:
Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Language of Friendship, Pretty Petites (SAB)
Ink: Baja Breeze, So Saffron
Paper: Baja Breeze, Whisper White, So Saffron
Tools: Boho Blossoms punch, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack
Embellishments: Basic Rhinestones, Baja Breeze 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

See - procrastination can be fun ;)

FMS30 sketch

After poring over the retiring stamps list all day today (see below post), and realizing that some of my favourites are leaving, I was inspired to put some ink to some of them.  There are some others that I've been coveting for awhile that are retiring, so now's the last chance to get them before they're gone (Upsy Daisy for example ... so pretty!)

I used this week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches as my inspiration:

Supplies used:

Stamps: Wonderfully Worn (retiring), Faith in Nature (retiring), Language of Friendship

Ink: Concord Crush (retiring), Whisper White

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, 2010-2012 In Color DSP

Tools: Paper Doily sizzlit, Modern Label punch, Boho Blossoms punch

Other: Basic Pearls 

Christmas Card club - MOJO234

March's Christmas Card club meeting was a huge success - I love seeing your eyes light up with so much joy in creating these cards!  One of the cards this month was square (5" x 5"), so we also made our own custom envelope using the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate!


I did combine this square card with the Mojo Monday challenge this week.  Here are the pics of both my interpretation and the sketch:

Supplies used:
Stamps: Season of Joy, Language of Friendship
Ink: Old Olive, Whisper White craft ink
Markers: Riding Hood Red, Blender pen
Paper: Old Olive, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Brights Collection DSP
Tools: Boho Blossoms punch, 1/2" Circle punch, Snow Burst textured embossing folder
Other: Riding Hood Red Taffeta ribbon, Silver mini brads, Stampin' Dimensionals