Here is a sneak peek at how the corn centerpieces will look. And this is how the synthetic gourds centerpiece will look. I do not have a picture of the natural gourds at this time, but they will look pretty much the same. I will also have small pumpkins. I hope to have all the leaves done by next weekend. Then I can start my Thanksgiving and Christmas cards and other items in earnest. Thank you for visiting and please leave me a comment on what you think about these centerpieces.
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Hi everyone. I have been working on centerpieces for a conference on Mental Health. This has been way more time consuming than I had initially anticipated, but then these things usually are. I think unless you do this kind of thing all the time and do the same type of thing, it's hard to gauge just how much time and effort is needed. For this conference, I decided to do natural arrangements with real leaves, gourds, pumpkins and decorative corn. I did buy some silk leaf garland and have some artificial gourds that someone else donated for the project. So there will some real and some "unreal" elements. I need to do arrangements for 26 tables! I will try to get my photographer to take some time away from her many awesome projects to takes some photos for me this weekend so I can share this with you. The conference is in the early part of November, but I really want to get major part of this project done by next weekend so I can get on with my greeting cards and such. Thank you for stopping by to visit!
Hello Everyone. I will be working on my site today (which will probably make it appear glitchy) so please be patient if you are visiting today. Thank you.
Here are some supplies I used on the project from my last post. Sorry it's taken me so long to post this. Weebly was misbehaving while I was trying to post the last time (and still is!). I am still taking Stampin' Up! orders, so if anyone would like anything please go to Stampin' Up! website (see button below) and check out the catalogs. Also don't forget to check the clearance section and weekly deals! Contact me here to let me know what you'd like and we can work out the details. This is Stampin' Up! s best product (at least I think so) This little machine can emboss, die cut and smash tissue paper rolls (for your mini albums). The magnetic platform which is not shown here - this is the multipurpose platform which they no longer sell (I have both) is the most awesome thing ever. It holds down the die cuts so you don't have mis- placed cuts or have to hold them down with tape and such. Stampin' Up! has a wonderful color matching system. The inks come in beautiful colors and the stamp pads and markers match up beautifully with their papers and accessories (ribbons, buttons, brads etc) so you don't have to figure out what will go with what. This is the wonderful Wink of Stella glitter brush that comes in an array of colors. This one is clear and I bought it from Michaels. Don't forget to comment and - Thanks for visiting!
To be sensitive to the economy and to keep down on the use of materials wasted; I will now be adding a recyclable card option to my repertoire. If you choose this option, you will receive an insert to include with your card. The insert will have backing tape your recipient can use when they are ready to send the card (back to you? or someone else). You can either request the insert to be blank or with a sentiment. If you are giving this card in person you may wish to leave the envelope blank. This way your recipient can reuse it for the next person. I hope to receive feedback on how this is working., so please be sure to contact me with any comments; good or bad. This way I will know how to improve this item.* This card has a dark green card stock for a base. On top of that is a piece of Whisper White card stock that has been embossed with a script embossing folder (by The Paper Studio that I bought at Hobby Lobby) through my Big Shot machine. A green satin ribbon was then affixed to the surface and then that piece was glued to the green base. Next I stamped a "Christmas Tree" from the "Lovely as a Tree" stamp set, three times. First with Marina Mist ink, Wild Wasabi ink and finally with Basic Black ink. I cut this image out, daubed the edges with Coastal Cabana ink and used dimensionals to attach it to the embossed paper. Then I used clear "Wink of Stella" from Michaels to add a glittery finish and "glammed" it up with rhinestones; Larger ones on the bottom and smaller ones on the top. The Merry Christmas greeting from the "More Merry Messages" stamp set was heat embossed in gold with the same green card stock as the base and also attached with dimensionals. The back flap of the envelope is stamped with an image of a pine bough that was stamped using Stampin' Up! markers. Then this was painted with a clear "Wink of Stella" glitter pen and finished with a rhinestone.
As much as possible, I will try to show supplies used. If you would like to purchase Stampin' Up! products please contact me on my contact page and I can put an order in for you. I will put more information and pictures of the supplies used on this card this week. Thank you for visiting! *This option will be slightly more. You can add this option to any card or just go with the standard one time use option! This card was actually done last month, but because I had to wait a little longer than normal to post it, I forgot! This was a fall wedding shower card.
I decided to try my hand at making cupcake toppers for Halloween. Regular toothpicks seemed too small so I found these bamboo forks with a flat top that worked really well. The flat end holds the paper much better and it is longer than a regular toothpick. I used Stampin' Up! designer papers and various stamp sets. These are only samples. I can make as many as you want, but the papers may be different than what you see here. If you contact me, I will work out a set for you. I didn't have any cupcakes to display these on but I think they will look adorable. As always thanks for visiting.
I WILL BE POSTING ITEMS FOR SALE IN THE FALL AND WINTER GALLERIES SOON.... This is my first Christmas card of the season. I used the Winter Memories stamp set to stamp out the ice skates on water color paper. I colored it with various color pencils and markers. Then I cut it out and attached it with red satin ribbon to a piece of Whisper White card stock that had been embossed with the Northern Flurry folder. The snowflakes were inked in with ink daubers in Coastal Cabanna and then "glitterized" with Wink of Stella clear glitter pen . I attached this to a piece of dark green card stock. Inside on another piece of Whisper White I printed a greeting from the More Merry Messages stamp set. The envelope was stamped with a greeting on the back, from the same set and on the front from the Winter Memories set. The show I was going to do in Kirkland has been cancelled due to the hostess having serious health issues. I'd like to ask all of you to please say a prayer for her.
I will be taking orders for this card and any other items you see in my gallery. Please contact me on my contact page. I am looking for other shows to do, so keep visiting for updates. As always thanks for visiting! |
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