Ok, I’d admit I’m getting a little carried away.   I just couldn’t help myself when the oh so loved man in brown arrived with three boxes yesterday.  My huge box  of new in-color ribbons and Designer Series Paper along with some more Stampin’ Up! Sizzix Bigz XL diecuts arrived at the same time as another box of sizzix dies.  This fry box was one of the new sizzix dies and not to be outdone, but I also received the chinese take out box die.  Geez, talking about all this is making me hungry! 

Here’s what I made with my Fry Box die:

Isn’t it just adorable?  I think so.  Very little stamping here, but I used Perfect Plum textured cardstock for the die cut fry box.  I used So Saffron, Perfect Plum, and Whisper White cardstock for the tag, which required a 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 1/2" circle punch, and the scalloped circle punch.  The stamp in the center is the small flower from Think Happy Thoughts as well as the sentiment "friendship".  I used glitter for the center, and white taffeta ribbon to tie around the box.  The two circles punched are popped up on dimensionals as is the scalloped circle over the ribbon.

You gotta come play with all my new dies!  I’m in the process of creating a Sizzix Saturday Club.   We’ll get together and die cut shapes with the Big Shot machine, and we’ll make a couple of projects that I’ll design and provide the materials for you.

Make sure you check back to find it on the schedule, but for September, it will be the 3rd Saturday, Sept.  20 from 11am - 1pm. 

gotta fly….

My next stamp camp a stack date has been modified to be a workshop.  It will still fall on the same days I usually hold them, the 2nd Wednesday of the month, both available in the morning and the evening, but additionally, I’m adding the Saturday morning class the same week.  So, the dates are Wednesday, September 10th, at 9am and also 6pm, and again on Saturday, September 13th, at 10:00 am.  Remember to check the above tab "CALENDAR" regularly on this website, which is linked to my Stampin’ Up! website’s calendar of events, workshops, and classes to see full monthly calendars, which you can scroll forward to see what’s happening in any given month.  I will create a post here too, because unfortunately, there is NOT a way to include a picture on the Stampin’ Up! website of the project (s) that we make during these workshops and classes. 

Here’s a picture of the cards and the gift box that holds them.  There are four designs and 3 of each design, so there is a total of 12 cards and coordinating envelopes and a box to put them in.  Give them as a gift or keep them for your supply of ready-to-go handmade beautiful all occasion cards.

The cost of the class is $24.  Card, mats, ribbons and embellishements are precut & pre-scored, and ready to create these cards.  Please reserve your spot today, as class size is limited to 10.  You can contact me by email to register, and remember to select either the Wednesday morning or evening, or the Saturday morning.

Bring a new friend for me to meet, and you get $5.00 off your class fee.  I can’t wait to see you there!

The Pun Fun Stamp Set is one of my new favorites.  I haven’t had it too long, so I’m just beginning to play with it.  I’ll be offering a stamp-a-stack in August when I return from convention that uses the Pun Fun set.  More of that will follow. 

Today, I made a few changes to a small gift card holder which had posted to our yahoo demonstrator group a few days ago.   I used a corner rounder at the bottom edge of the front flap, to make the scalloped edge.  The middle scallop is actually the enclosure for the gift card holder, and slides into a small slit I made into the bottom flap with my craft knife, just before I taped it up to form the pocket.  I used the skinny sticky tape on the pocket, as well as punching 1/2 of a circle with the 1 1/4 inch circle punch.  I stamped the front background with the small flower from One of a Kind set, and the "For You" from the Fundamental Phrases set.  The bird is from Pun Fun, as is the inside sentiment, which reads, "Happy Bird-day!" I colored the bird with both pastels and markers.  There are many small images that would be a great substitute for the bird image.

Speaking of the scalloped edge, I won’t have to make it this way anymore, since TODAY my new order from Stampin’ Up! arrived with the new scallop edge punch inside!  YEAH!  I just can’t say enough about it.  My order was a sneak peak of products which will be coming your way when the new catalog comes out in August, and you’ll be able to order from August 11.