Karla's Stamp N Scrap

Giant Bow

Yesterday I promised I would post something made out of paper from the clearance rack.I thought this was paper from the Razzle Dazzle but it is actually from the Level 3 Hostess set from last year. Oh well, the colors are similar and you can make this out of any paper. Check this out! It is a giant bow!

This bow is about 9 inches across! I love it. My goal was to do a trial run and then make some Christmas bows. Bow like this in the store can be 4 or 5 dollars. This is is approximately 2 dollars to make. It takes 2 full sheets of Designer Series Paper. I used the same process as any other hand made bow. I cut 8 strips at 2 inches across. The remaining paper was 8 x 12 inches. I cut one piece off of the bottom which was 2 x 8. The larger remaining piece was now 8 x 10. I cut 4 strips 2 inches wide and 10 inches long. From there you assemble like any other bow. I will do a tutorial at the end of the week to give you the step by step process.

I just love how this turned out! What a great way to use up some of my left over paper!

 

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Happy Sunday everyone. I hope your day was relaxing and refreshing.Every Sunday is call home to mom and dad day. They live about 12 hours from me so I love talking and catching up with them and often hearing about my siblings and nephews and nieces. My mom isn't a scrapbooker but she is a quilter. She has a group that gets together twice a year and quilts. The ages range from 7 to 70! Last spring I had the opportunity to attend the quilting day. Here are some pictures of that day.

One of the younger quilters

 

Every time they get together they decide on a style of quilt to do. This is called a friendship quilt. Each person had to bring a certain number of dark squares and a certain number of light squares cut from their scraps. On the day of the event they exchange squares and make their quilts.

 

One of my aunts working on her quilt.

 

Another thing that the quilters do is bring projects they have made.See the lines or patterning in the individual fabric pieces  That is called meandering. A stitch design done with a computerized sewing machine.

Have you checked out the clearance rack at the Stampin' Up! store yet? Check back tomorrow and I will show you a cool project I did with some of the Designer paper on clearance.

 

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Here is another card using the press technique. This is another design from the Textures 1 Texture plate. This time I used Soft Suede card stock. I covered the plate with Champagne shimmer paint. The whole card shimmers and sparkles. For this card I didn't want to cover the whole background.So I kept it a little more simple. I used the large fancy flower punch and a flower die from the the Birds and Blooms Sizzlits set in Pretty in Pink. The ribbon is out Espresso card stock punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon
Border punch. The button is a designer button from the Latte set. You can get similar buttons in the Neutrals set in the current catalog. 

 

 

Owl Card

Remember the girlie owls from the other day? Doesn't she look gorgous on this card? Check out those darling dazzling diamonds earrings of hers!!! :) Diamonds are a girls best friend!

For this card I started with Kraft card stock and a plate from the Textures 1 set from Stampin" Up. I Covered the plate with Whisper White craft ink. I laid the Crumb Cake card stock on the plate and ran it through the Big Shot. I love the end result. It adds a little depth to the back ground. I punched a 2-3/8" Scallop Circle
Extra-Large Scallop Circle out of Not Quite Navy. The strip is Daffodil Delight punched with the scallop trim punch on each side. The circle inside of the the scallop circle is the 1 3/4 inch circle punch out of Whisper White. And then the owl. I love the attitude she adds to the card. This card would fit teens, little girls or even moms.You can find directions or the owl here

 

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Clearence Sale

 

I love a bargain! I am a bargain queen! I love finding treasures at Garage Stores, thrift stores, and clearance racks in retail stores. When I found out about Stampin' Up!s bargain section I thought how perfect.

Stampin' Up! has just restocked it and it is full of some great stuff! Some of the product is up to 80% off of regular price. You can get card stock, accessories, Big Shot dies, inks, Designer Series Papers, and more!

Go to www.karlalangstraat.stampinup.net click on store in the upper right hand corner. Then go to the far let column and click on Clearance. Best of all if you spend 150.00 in product you get hostess benefits!!

Happy Shopping!

 

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12 Weeks of Christmas

Did you know that starting this week there are officially 12 Weeks 'til Christmas. That doesn't seem that far! Well, starting this week I will be releasing my of 12 Weeks of Christmas Newsletter.  You will receive one newsletter a week for the next 12 weeks.  You will receive great Christmas card ideas, gifts, bags, tags, and lots more...   I am so excited.  If you would like to receive this FREE newsletter, all you need to do is enter your email address below!  You don't want to miss out. If you already receive my emails you don't need to sign up again.

 

 

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My Kind and Dear Friend

I'm always on the look out for new techniques and ideas to try with my Stampin' Up! products. I found this technique of using my Stampin' Up! texture plates as a press to add dimension to my impression.I was thrilled with the results. Isn't it beautiful?

I chose a background from the backgrounds 1 set of Texture plates. I chose Soft Suede card stock and Early Espresso classic ink. Using a brayer I inked up the top surface of the plate With Espresso ink. You don't want ink in the design. I placed the card stock on top and carefully made my "sandwich". I then run it through the Big Shot. The results were stunning. I love it!

The richness of the colors just make the card look way more complicated than it was. For the layer on the bottom of the card I actually used the Top Note die. I kept running the layers through until I had the size I wanted.

The flowers are from the Boho flower punch and the Itty Bitty Punch pack. The ribbon in from last year. I would use espresso taffeta ribbon as a substitute.

 

 

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Girlie Owls

Happy Monday everyone.

I decided that I wanted to get creative with my owl punch by giving my owls a more girlie look. So I picked girlie colors and then add some accessories. What do you think?

So how did thiese little darlings come about?

First I took Marina MIst, Pretty in Pink, and Daffodil Delight card stock and punched two owls from each color. I also took a scrap of black and punched 6 sets of the smallest eyes in the owl punch, and 6 sets of Whisper White second to smallest circles.

I sorted out the colors to end up with 6 different Owls. I used my Razzle Dazzle stamp set and Whisper White craft ink and stamped of each of the fronts. Set them aside for the ink to dry. You could also use your heat gun to dry each piece.

I assembled each set of eyes and set those aside.

The accessories:

    Earrings, I covered two silver brads with glue and dipped them in Dazzling Diamonds. Set aside to dry

    Purse: I used the 3/4 inch circle punch, punched a circle and then inside of the already punched area I punched again this getting a moon shape, maybe a 3/4 of a full moon. I punched again this time just a sliver to get the handle. Using the small flower from the three pack punch set I punched a Espresso flower. I glued this on the purse for the flap. A left over pink dot from punching out the owls finished the look. SInce she needed a arm or wing to carry her purse I used the large flower from the Boho flower punch to get the wing.

    necklace: I took a heart from the leftover pieces of owl and covered it with glue and Dazzling Diamonds. Two little strips of Melon Mambo made the necklace. I trimmed the ends after I glued it on the owl.

    Glasses: I punched two sets of the medium circles with the owl punch. I then punched over the puched circles to get the rims. You have to start with two sets because when you punch the large circle you can only center one circle. The sides are little snips.

    Hat: The hat is punched using the small oval punch. Follow same method as for purse. Take full punched oval from first punch and glue behind the "brim" trim excess. Punch a flower from trio punch set. Punch a heart with the owl punch from Melon Mambo and glue on hat.

    Bow: The bow is from the Build a Bear set. I trimmed off the tails of the bow. You could also jand cut a bow.

To get the appearance of bright lips I took scraps of Real Red and Melon Mambo and punched several of the largest circles of the owl punch. Using a glue pen I placed a dot of glue on each "shoulder" of the dress and on the bottom of each eye. I carefully glued them to the circle matching each shoulder to an eye. I then glued the whole piece on to the owl.

Assemble all of your little owl friends and attach accessories. Aren't they fun?

These little girlie owls would be perfect on a shopping scrapbook page or card. How would you use these little owls? Leave a comment and let me know.

Supply List:

Punches

118074 Two-Step Owl Extra-Large $16.95

118309 Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack $16.95

119873 3/4" Circle Medium $10.95

119863 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Large $15.95

Card Stock

119683  Daffodil Delight $6.95

100459 Pretty in Pink $6.95

119682 Marina Mist $6.95

115320 Melon Mambo $6.95

119686 Early Expresso $6.95

 

Stamp Set

116714 Razzle Dazzle $18.95

Ink

101731 Whisper White (Craft ink) 7.50

Accessories

104336 Silver (200) $6.95

102023 Dazzling Diamonds (1/2 oz.) $4.50

117980 Beary Merry $18.95 (Build a Bear Die with bow)

 

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A 4 Part Tutorial on using border punches

There is more than one way to use Border Punches!

Introducing Borders and Bows and More:

4 Step by Step Tutorials:

How to get the most out of your border punches.

 

 

I love Stampin' Up! punches and the new border punches in the last year are beautiful and make stunning borders. I view punches as an investment because it is something that I can use over and over again. Because my punches are an investment I want to get as much use out of them as I can.

Have you been sitting on the fence about buying a border punch? Have you invested in a border punch but want to get more use out of it?

Your border punches can be used for more than straight edges! , you can design your own accents, embellishments , and unique borders.

With this tutorial you will:

•  Learn 4 new techniques you can do using border punches
•  Give your gift packaging an expensive boutique look by creating and coordinating exclusive accents.
•   Easy to follow! There are photos and step by step instructions to take you through each step of each project.
•  Save money! Create your own accents and embellishments for your cards, invitations, and scrapbook pages.

 

You can order Borders Bows and More for only 19.97! And, if you place your order by midnight Friday September 3, you'll also receive at NO additional cost:

•  A free bonus project! Step by step instructions of an additional project using one of the 4 techniques.

To order you're copy of Borders Bows and More, just click on the PayPal button below once I receive your payment I will email you your PDF of Borders Bows and More.

 

Borders Bows and More 19.97

 

If you would like to order the Stampin' Up! border punches so you can get started on your projects click here to order them from my Stampin' Up! website.

2. Click the 'Shop Now' button in the upper-right hand corner

• For the Pinking Hearts Border $15.95 enter 117649 in the 'Search the Store' box and click OK
• For the Scallop Trim Border $15.95 enter 118402 in the 'Search the Store' box and click OK
• For the Eyelet Border $15.95 enter 119853 in the 'Search the Store' box and click OK
• For the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border $15.95 enter 119275 in the 'Search the Store' box and click OK

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me at klangstraat@sbcglobal.net or call me at 299.4464

 

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MDS Pages

This summer we took the doors and top off of my husbands Jeep Wrangler. We love taking it to the beach and riding around in it as a family. I love riding in it, but am not a fan of driving it because it is a stick shift. I can do when I have to but would rather not.;) A few weeks ago my van was in the shop getting oil change etc. Now taking the jeep to the beach with your hair blowing in the wind is fun. My hair flying in the wind to get groceries is a bit much. :)

One Sunday my son and I decided to take the jeep out and take a bunch of pictures of it. The pictures turned out really good so I decided to make a book of the pictures. I kept the design very simple. I used the photo only templates as a starting point and kept a black background. I like the way they turned out.