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Book Worm Set: 

This Book Worm Set is the perfect gift for that special little someone in your life who loves to read! This set features an altered can bookmark holder, four book worm bookmarks, a book list book, a book worm pencil and a fun card for presenting this set as a gift!  Any one of these projects, individually, would make for a wonderful creative session for you and your little one!  You could also create any of these items in a small class or stamp camp to share with others!

This absolutely adorable set was created by Michelle! If you have a chance please head on over to Michelle's blog and leave her a comment on her project! 

If you would like to subscribe to the September edition of Craft Project Central and get 10 wonderful tutorials for only $10 then click HERE!

More September projects that you may have missed: 

Witches Brew Home Decor

Teacher Appreciations Flowers and Frame

Too Kind Card Box and Post It Note Holder

Just for You

Today I have the other card that I mentioned in yesterday’s post. Take a look!

• Stamps: Label Love
• DSP: Gingham Garden
• Card Stock: Strawberry Slush, Whisper White
• Ink: Strawberry Slush, Island Indigo
• Accessories: Artisan Label Punch, Silver Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Island Indigo Ribbon

For this card I started off with a piece of Strawberry Slush card stock cut at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and scored it at 4-1/4”. I stamped the swirls onto the card stock with the image from Everything Eleanor and Strawberry Slush ink. I used the remaining pieces from yesterday’s card for the DSP brick layout. I couldn’t just throw them away after all the time I spent cutting them out!

Next I stamped the label from Label Love in Island Indigo ink on a scrap of Whisper White card stock. I punched out the label with the Artisan Label punch. Then I took a scrap strip of Silver Glimmer Paper and cut them down to size with Paper Snips before adhering them onto the label with 2-Way Glue Pen. I adhered the label onto the upper right hand corner of the card front with a Stampin’ Dimensional. Finally I wrapped a piece of Island Indigo ribbon around the card front and tied it into a knot.

Once again, time consuming, but really cute! 

Make a Wish Come True

I made this card quite a while ago for the Friday Mashup brick wall technique challenge then thought of another idea that was too perfect to pass up. So now I’m finally getting around to posting it. I actually made two cards to use up the rest of the DSP, but I will post the other one tomorrow.

• Stamps: Make a Wish
• DSP: Gingham Garden
• Card Stock: Night of Navy
• Ink: Versamark
• Accessories: Silver embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Smoky Slate Chevron ribbon, 2-Way Glue Pen

To make this card I started off by cutting a piece of Night of Navy card stock at 5-1/2” x 8-1/2” and scored it at 4-1/4”. Next I cut a piece of Gingham Garden DSP 3-1/2” x 4”. I cut the DSP into 1/2” wide strips, then cut each strip at 1-1/2” and 3/4” alternately. After all the little pieces were cut and carefully laid out on the table in order I started adhering them on the card front with 2-Way Glue Pen. This was a pain in the rear! I don’t think I will ever take the time to do this again! It looks great, but be prepared to put a puzzle together if you want the images to line up!

Then I stamped the greeting onto the card front in Veramark ink, covered it with Silver embossing powder, tapped off the excess, and heat it with my Heat Tool. Finally I wrapped a piece of Smoky Slate Chevron ribbon around the card front and tied it into a knot.

Very labor intensive, but it looks cute!

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Too Kind Card Box and Post It Note Holder: 

This darling card box will easily hold 4-6 cards and envelopes.   The card box and coordinating Post it Note Holder make a beautiful set for any desk.  Make several sets to give as gifts this coming holiday season!  This project is also a fun class or camp project!

This lovely set was designed by Laurie! If you have a chance please head over to Laurie's blog and leave her a comment on her project!

If you would like to subscribe to the September edition of Craft Project Central and get 10 wonderful tutorials for only $10 then click HERE!

More September projects that you may have missed: 

Witches Brew Home Decor

Teacher Appreciations Flowers and Frame

Minis!

It’s Friday again! That means it’s time for the Friday Mashup again! This week Holly is challenging us to make some little note cards! Or mini cards as I like to call them!

• Stamps: Label Something
• Card stock: Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
• Ink: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Night of Navy
• Accessories: Paper Piercer, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Festive Piercing Pack, Essentials Piercing Pack, This & That Washi Tape, Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Artisan Label Punch, Ticket Punch, 7/8” Scalloped Circle Punch,  Paper Snips

Photo: Laura's Crafty Life

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project with "Washi Tape."
2. Create a "set of 3x3 Quick Note Cards."
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Set of 3x3 Note Cards using some Washi Tape".

I really wanted to use up some of the scraps on my table so that’s why none of these really match. I started off by cutting the card base at 3” x 6” from Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, and Tempting Turquoise card stock then scored them at 3”. Next I cut four pieces of Whisper White card stock 2-3/4” x 2-3/4”.

For the Thank You note I ran a single piece of Gingham Garden Washi Tape at a diagonal and used Paper Snips to cut off the tape that extended past the card stock. Then I used the Essentials Piercing Pack, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, and Paper Piercing Tool to pierce the corners. This panel was adhered onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.  For the greeting I stamped the Thank You twice in Rich Razzleberry ink. Once onto Rich Razzleberry card stock which was punched out with the 7/8” Scalloped Circle punch, then once on Whisper White card stock. I used Paper Snips to cut out the circle on the white card stock and adhered it on top of the Rich Razzleberry scalloped circle with a Stampin’ Dimensional. Then adhered the scalloped circle onto the note card front with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

For the happy Birthday note card I added random strips of This & That Washi Tape onto the Whisper White card stock and adhered it onto the card front. I stamped the Happy Birthday label in Tempting Turquoise ink onto a scrap of Tempting Turquoise card stock and cut it out with the Artisan Label punch. I stamped the image again onto a scrap of Whisper White card stock in Calypso Coral ink and cut out the center oval with Paper Snips. This was adhered onto the turquoise label, then the label was adhered onto the card front with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

For the Hello note card I added three strips of This & That Washi Tape onto the Whisper White card stock and adhered the layer onto the card front. I stamped the Hello image onto a scrap of Whisper White card stock in Calypso Coral ink and punched it out with the Ticket punch. I punched out another large ticket from a scrap of Crumb Cake card stock, used Paper Snips to cut the ticket in half and adhered it behind the Hello ticket to give it a mat. I added a single medium Rhinestone onto the ticket then adhered it onto the note card front with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

Finally for the hexagon note card I add one strip of Gingham Garden Washi Tape across the center. Then I used the Festive Piercing Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, and Stampin’ Pierce Mat to pierce the two label shapes into the card stock. I adhered this onto the card front with a few Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped the hexagon shape onto a scrap of Pool Party card stock in Night of Navy ink, punched it out with the Hexagon punch, and adhered it onto the note card with a Stampin’ Dimensional.

These were so much fun to whip together! It seriously took me about 15 minutes to make all four of these and I got to use up some scraps from my table! Thanks for this fun challenge Holly!

Head on over to the Friday Mashup to see what the rest of the design team created!

Sparkling Chevrons!

I saw THIS lovely card from Houses Built of Cards one day recently when I was browsing through the beautiful samples at Splitcoast Stampers. I knew immediately that I just HAD to case this using Stampin’ Up supplies!

• Stamps: Positively Chevron, Sweet Essentials, Woodgrain
• DSP: Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana
• Card Stock: Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
• Ink: Coastal Cabana, Strawberry Slush, Versamark
• Accessories: Bitty Banners Framelits, Rhinestones, Stampin’ Sponge, Iridescent Ice embossing powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Post It Note, Stampin’ Dimensionals

To make this card start off by cutting a piece of Whisper White card stock 4” x 5-1/4”. Stamp the Positively Chevron background stamp across the bottom portion of the card stock at an angle in Versamark ink. Now pour on some Iridescent Ice embossing powder, tap off the excess, and heat it with your Heat Tool. Place the sticky part of a Post-It Note right along the edge of the embossed chevrons. Now take a couple Stampin’ Sponges and starting from the outside edge then working your way toward the middle sponge on Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana ink.

Now pull off the post it note. Cut a piece of Coastal Cabana card stock 1/2” x 5”. Stamp the card stock with the Woodgrain background stamp in Coastal Cabana ink then adhere it onto the card front along the edge of the embossed chevrons.

Actually I just had this scrap of Coastal Cabana card stock on my table. I didn’t even notice that it was stamped with the woodgrain until after I had the glue on the back and was beginning to adhere it on the card stock. I guess it was just meant to be huh?

Next stamp the greeting from Sweet Essentials in Strawberry Slush ink onto the top portion of the Whisper White card stock at an angle. I got a smudge on the top of the Whisper White card stock (Grr!) so I had to figure out a way to cover it up. To fix this blooper I decided to add a couple patterned banners. 

Then take two scraps of DSP (Strawberry Slush and Coastal Cabana used here) and run them through the Big Shot with both the straight banner framelits from the Bitty Banners set. Adhere the two banners together with 2-Way Glue Pen, then adhere the banners onto the card stock with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Use Paper Snips to trim the ends of the banners even with the Whisper White card Stock. 

Finally adhere the Whisper White card stock layer onto the card front with some glue stick then add the trail of Rhinestones. That’s it! So bold and so sparkly!