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Papaya Collage Birthday Set - June Bonus Project

This sweet gift set makes a pretty birthday presentation!  The uniquely made hinged gift box is perfect for holding a small treasure or candy treat.  The gift card slider is a super simple, but elegantly coordinated way to present a gift card.  The pretty Papaya Collage birthday card brings the set all together! 

This pretty gift set project comes to you designed by Julie! If you have a chance please head on over to Craft Project Central and leave Julie a comment on her project! 


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Party Owl Friday Mashup 65

Are you ready for another Friday Mashup Challenge? Well ready or not it's here!

• Stamps: Curly Cute
• Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Gumball Green, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Midnight Muse
• DSP: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Patio Party
• Ink: Midnight Muse
• Accessories: Owl Punch, Two-Way Glue Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Mini glue Dots, Pennant Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Here is the challenge info:

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project with " Punch Art ".
2. Or Make a project featuring your " Favorite Animal ".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project " with an Animal made from Punches ".

I feel like I kind of cheated on this challenge. It was just too easy to really be called a challenge. I used my Owl Punch to make my animal from punches. But I truly do love my owl punch! It has had a lot of use making adorably cute owls. 


I pulled all of the pieces for this card from my scrap pile. I wasn't sure about the Gumball Green and Summer Starfruit together, but it seems like a really nice and bright combination! I started off with a piece of Crumb Cake card stock 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4". I ran the card front through the Big Shot in the Chevron embossing folder to give it some nice texture. 


Next I cut a piece of Summer Starfruit DSP 2" x 5-1/2" and adhered it onto a piece of Gumball Green card stock that was 2-1/4" x 5-1/2". Then I adhered this onto the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. Next I took a strip of Whisper White card stock from my scraps. I think it was 5/8" wide x about 4" long. I stamped the greeting from Curly Cute onto the strip in Midnight Muse ink. Then I used Paper Snips to trim the left end into a dovetail shape. I curled this piece around my bone folder to make it wavy and used two Mini Glue Dots to glue it in place onto the Summer Starfruit DSP. 

Now for the cute owl. For the body I used Crumb Cake, The large part of the eyes were Sahara Sand. Whisper White for the middle part of the eyes, and Midnight Muse for the pupils and the heart. The belly was a scrap of Patio Party DSP. 

For the party hat I used the Pennant Punch on a scrap of Midnight Muse card stock. Then I used Paper Snips to trim a little off the bottom of the triangle to make it shorter. For the pom-pom on the party hat I used the small flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. I used Two-Way Glue Pen to adhere all these little pieces together to create the adorable owl and adhered the owl onto the card front with a couple Stampin' Dimensionals. 

I really love how the textured chevron stripes kind of mimic the strips in the Summer Starfruit DSP, and that owl looks like he's ready to party! 

Stop on by the Friday Mashup blog to see what everyone else on the Design Team created! I hope you get a chance to play along!

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Pin Cushion Frame Gift Ensemble: 


This little gift set is perfect for the sewers and crafters in your life!  In addition, non-sewers/crafters will love this gift too!  The pin cushion frame can be used as a mini bulletin board and all readers love pretty bookmarks!  Pair these items with the matching card and your recipient is going to love this gift and be very impressed!  Try this one for a fun class or camp project too!

This beautiful project was designed by Heidi! If you have a chance please head over to Craft Project Central and leave Heidi a comment on her project! 

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Bounty of Bumblebees: 

Give something sweet to someone special!  This trio of bumblebee inspired boxes will delight young and old.  Fill them with a Bit-o-Honey or caramel candies for that extra special touch!  These cute boxes made great party favors and can be modified for other occasions by changing up the colors!  Makes for fun class or camp projects too!

This adorable project was designed by Kim! If you have a chance please head on over to Craft Project Central and leave Kim a comment on her project! 


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Ready for a Party! Friday MashUp 64

Are you ready for a fun new Friday Mashup Challenge? This week we are getting ready for a party! Take a look: 

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project using the " Party Time " theme.
2. Or Make a project using the " Box in a Bag " tutorial.
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Box in a Bag with a Party Time theme."

• Stamps: Make a Cake, Memorable Moments
• DSP: Patio Party
• Card Stock: Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Whisper White
• Ink: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Stazon
• Accessories: Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/8" Circle Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Labels Framelits, Paper Snips, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Rhinestone, Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive, Pool Party Marker, Summer Starfruit Marker, Snail Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots

To start off on this card I started with a piece of Pool Party card stock cut at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4". Next I cut a piece of Patio Party DSP 3-3/4" x 5" and adhered it onto a piece of Summer Starfruit card stock that was cut at 4" x 5-1/4". I adhered this panel onto the card front. Next I cut a piece of Pool Party Seam Binding ribbon and wrapped it around the card front. I adhered the ends of the ribbon onto the center of the card front with Snail Adhesive. I cut two shorter pieces of ribbon and adhered them with some more Snail so it looks like the ribbon is tied behind the label, but without the bulk.

Next I stamped the label image from Memorable Moments in Summer Starfruit ink. I stamped the greeting from Memorable Moments in Midnight Muse ink before cutting the label out with the Labels Framelits. I used the next largest label framelit to cut a label from a scrap of Pool Party card stock. I adhered the stamped Whisper White label onto the Pool Party label and then used the fine point end of my Pool Party marker to add stitch lines around the Pool Party Label. I adhered the label onto the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Now for the cake. I stamped the cake and layers from Male a Cake in black Stazon ink onto a scrap of Whisper White card stock. Then I used my Pool Party and Summer Starfruit markers to color in the cake layers. To get the lovely shadow effect on my cake I colored in each layer completely with the desired color. Then I let the marker ink dry and go over it again with the same color marker, this time only coloring the two sides and leaving the middle alone. Let the marker ink dry again and repeat, each time coloring just a little bit less. By layering the same color on top of itself you create shadows. So simple!

If you get hard lines from where you started the second or third layer then just color over the entire thing with a Blender Pen and it will blend away those lines. It's important when coloring on Whisper White card stock that you let the marker ink dry between layers. If you don't the paper will get too wet and you will start to remove the top layer of the paper when you try to color.

I cut out the cake and stand with Paper Snips and adhered it onto the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals. I pulled the little white butterfly out of my scrap dish and adhered it onto the card front with a Mini Glue Dot. Then I added a small Rhinestone into the center of the butterfly just for a tiny bit of sparkle! 

For the box in a bag you can find a tutorial HERE! I used more Pool Party and Summer Starfruit card stock with some Patio Party DSP and Pool Party ribbon to create this sweet little bag! 

Stop on by the Friday Mashup blog to see what everyone else on the Design Team created! I hope you get a chance to play along!

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Starting Something New...

I'm starting something new! It's gonna be great! Read more about it HERE!

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