An Andi Original

Hey fellow stampers!  I am finally able to sit in an "office" chair for longer periods of time so I have a new project for and it is an original design.  I made a Santa Claus using punches.  This is the first attempt and I will be making more so hopefully they go a little smoother.  This little guy took about 2 hours and that was mainly because I was playing with what to use for what.  Okay so the papers I used were Real Red, Black, white, Soft Suede and a little tiny square of Christmas Cocoa.  I used Gold and Silver Encore ink and Blush Blossom ink. I used Dazzling Diamonds and 1/4" black grosgrain ribbon.

The punches that I used are:  Ornament, Scallop Oval, 1/8" circle, 1"
circle, 3/8" circle, Scallop Edge, Three flower punch, corner rounder, and I used one non SU punch, it is called Retro Flower.  I picked up at my local craft store.  It is made by the folks that make the SU punches though.  Santa's body is two Real Red ornaments.  I glued them together at the ornament hanger.  I cut the point off the top ornament and then cut at an angle so that Santa didn't look so big through the shoulders.  The face is made using the 1" circle punch.  I discovered that I was out of Blush Blossom card stock so I took my white card stock and swirled over the ink pad.  The beard is made from one Scallop oval.  I punch the oval out in white card stock.  I cut 4 rows and then cut the other end of the oval at row 3.  I layered them together to look like a beard and mustache.  The eyes are punched out of black card stocks using the 1/8" circle punch.  His nose is a 3/8" circle, again swirled in Blush Blossom ink.  I cut the "nose" so that about 3/4 of was there and I adhered it to the top of his mustache.  Took Real Red Stampin' Pastel chalk to make his rosy checks.  The trim on his hat is two scallops from a Scallop Edge.  The ball on his hat is one of the Three Flowers punch.  I added Dazzling Diamonds to it.  The hat is Real Red card stock cut into a free-hand triangle with the point folded down.  His arms and legs were made from the Retro Flower punch, this punch is similar to the 5-petal punch except the petals are rounded.  His belt is 1/4" black grosgrain ribbon threaded through a tiny square piece of Christmas Cocoa DSP.  The white cuff on the sleeves is made from the scrap that you get when you use the Scallop Edge punch.  Santa's black gloves are one scallop from the Edge punch.  I adhered Santa to a piece of Soft Suede card stock.  I stamped "Season Greetings" from the Snow Swirled set in Gold Encore ink.  I also brushed the edges of the card with the gold.  I used the Scallop Edge punch on the bottom of the top flap of the card.  I rounded the top two corners.  I used a Q-tip to sponge Silver Encore on Santa's beard, sleeves, and hat trim.  I am extremely happy with him.  Let me know what you think.  Thanks for looking.

Come and create something with me,


Andi

Not again

Hey stampers, no project right now just a note to let you know that I have not abandoned you again!  I took a little tumble down our stairs ( and at my age any tumble is bad).  Broke a toe and I start physical therapy on Monday for back issues.  I am finally starting to feel human again so I will be back to posting projects tomorrow.  Thanks for hanging in there with me.  Have a good weekend!


Come and create something with me,

Andi

LAZY LABOR DAY

Hey stampers!  I hope you are having a stress free holiday.  I have been pretty lazy today.  Went and did some errands with my sister and made dinner.  The project I am sharing tonight almost 100% products from the new Holiday Mini.  I used the Delightful Decorations stamp set, Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper, soft suede card stock, real red card stock, and the greetings are from Snow Swirled.  I stamped the ornaments in Real Red ink onto white card stock.  I popped one up with a dimensional.  The greeting on the front is framed by a crimped piece of Real Red and smooth Soft Suede.  The greeting is stamped in Soft Suede ink.  The card style is something I found on Splitcoast Stampers.  Of course, when I went back to find to give credit, I couldn't so just know that someone else came up with the rounded top.  Let me know what you think.  Thanks for stopping by. 


Come and create something with me,

Andi

READY FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND

Hey fellow stampers, happy Friday!  Tonight's project was actual fast and quick so you could produce a lot in a short period of time.  I used plain white card stock, Soft Suede ink, Fresh Cuts stamp set, crystal effects, and a large grommet.  This is 3x3 note card that I made.  I am going to make about 4 in each of the new In-Color inks and so I can  start giving thank-you's to my customer when they place an order with me.  I stamped the branches first.  I started with the center, then did the left one, and finished with the right one.  I stamped "Thank You"  at the top.  When I was looking at it, I decided it needed something to give it a little POP!  So I added a large grommet (even though, I don't consider it a large one that is what the package says).  I added the grommet in the area where the ends of the branches kind of meet.  Then I decided to step it up a little more and added Crystal Effects to the inside of the grommet.  It adds a nice bit of something extra.  It is clean and simple.  And I have added my own little hand made 'watermark'  until I can figure out how to do it on my photos.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek.  Leave a comment and let me know how you think I am doing. 

Come and create something with me,
                                                                          

Andi

GOLD DELIGHTFUL DECORATIONS

Hey stampers!  My project tonight uses the Delightful Decorations set from the new Holiday Mini.  It also uses Heard from the Heart (111644).  I did a gate-fold card, the base is Soft Suede.  Then I used new Christmas Cocoa DSP.  The design I used tonight has snowflakes.  I put the DSP on the two panels of the gate fold.  I stamped "welcome christmas into your heart"  in Soft Suede ink in the center of the main inside panel.  I used 6 gold nail head stickers that I had on hand that I picked up at my local hobby store.  I put 3 in the upper right corner and 3 in the lower left corner.  I stamped the "Joy" ornament onto white card stock using the Gold Encore ink pad and punched it out with the new ornament punch from the Holiday Mini.  On the left side I coiled some random gold metallic cross-stitch floss that I had in my neglected cross-stitching supplies.  I attached the punch to a piece of Soft Suede and snowflake DSP with a Stampin' dimensional.  I am loving this set and this paper.  I will hopefully be back to Halloween cards in a couple of days but you will be seeing more Christmas cards.    I also have some exciting news.  I belong to a demonstrators only group called Late Night Stampers, and one of the founders of the group was offering to spotlight demonstrators on her blogs, yes blogs, I have 3 bookmarked that I check myself.   Anyway, she sent emails to the demonstrators/artists asking them to find   themselves on her blogs and make sure the link to their blogs worked....SHE PICKED ME!!!!! A little excited, you can see me on Sherrill's blog.  This is a huge honor for me because the person that recruited Sherrill into Stampin' UP! was Shelli Gardner, co-founder of Stampin' UP!,  so extremely pumped.  So thanks for stopping by. 


Come and create something with me,


Andi

MORE MINI GOODIES

Good Morning stampers!  Today's project is very similar to yesterday's with the exception that I am in love with the way I did the tree on this one.  It is the same basic layout as the one I posted last night except I used Real Red as the outline layer and Glorious Green for the "tree".  I stamped the Decorations from the Delight Decorations set from the new Holiday Mini. I used all the decoration stamps except for the to/from one that is in the set.  The card base is Soft Suede card stock.  The DSP that I used is the new specialty paper called Christmas Cocoa (#116770).  You can kind of tell in the picture but this particular design has a metallic sheen to it.  There are four double sided designs and two single sided designs that are "flocked".  I will have more with this paper in the next couple of days.  Again, the trunk is Soft Suede card stock sent through the crimper. The Real Red layer was crimped as well.  I used a piece of silver cord that I had in my wrapping supplies to give a little pop of color and to hide a little booboo.  The one thing that I did do differently is the top layer, I turned the punched out ornament the opposite way to create a 'tree top' effect.  I am so stinkin' happy with this design that I think this will be at least one of the cards I make for my personal Christmas Cards this year.  Please leave a comment telling me what you think.  Thanks for looking! 

Come and create something with me,


Andi

2009 HOLIDAY MINI KICKOFF

Hey stampers!  Today's project is a card I made and designed using a new punch, jumbo wheel, and stamp set from the Holiday Mini that went live today!  I made my Christmas tree from the new Ornament Punch (#116794) using Green Galore card stock.  I used VersaMark Ink and Iridescent Ice embossing powder to create the glitter background that I made using the Sparkle & Shine jumbo wheel (#116542).  I did a three tier tree with two layers.  The bottom layer is plain Green Galore ran through the Fiskars crimper that Stampin' UP! sells.  I used a Square of Soft Suede for the trunk, that was also ran through the crimper.  I used the Merry Christmas and snowflake stamp from the Delightful Decorations (#116517).  I stamped the "Merry Christmas and the snowflake in Real Red ink on the Real Red card stock base around the top of the tree.  The "star"  is 3 small stars punched out of Yo-Yo Yellow card stock and added some coarse glitter that I had on hand.  I don't really like the star.  This is the first project I have ever created by making something out of one or two punched images.  I will another card tomorrow using some of the same things and some more new things out of the new mini.  Thanks for looking and let me know what you think.

Come and create something with me,



Andi