"Fall Theme" Altered Frame & Birthday Card

With fall now upon us, I thought I would post this fall-themed frame and card I made for my dad for his birthday!

I used the Autumn Accents Bigz die and several embossing folders (Argyle, Lattice, Houndstooth, and Chevron) for the leaves on the frame: 

For the card, I used the coordinating stamp set, Wonderfall:

Pennant Banner

I made this banner a while back and wanted to share it with you!  It adorns my craft room and it was just a joy to make... one of those things that just came together beautifully. :o)

To make the pennant, I created a template out of chipboard and traced it onto my paper and cardstock to get the size I needed.  I inked all the edges of my pieces with Soft Suede to give it the vintage look I wanted.

I added some additional details that really made a difference and kicked it up a notch on my butterflies: Basic Pearls Jewel Accents, and Dazzling Details iridescent glitter glue:

List of primary supplies used:

Designer Rosette Bigz XL Die

Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Beautiful Wings Embosslits

2-1/2" Circle Punch

3" Circle Originals Die

Everyday Enchantment DSP (in clearance rack for $2.19!!!)

Large Lace Ribbon Punch (clearance rack - $11.99!)

Basketball Birthday Card

Here is a birthday card I made for my niece (who loves Basketball) using the Chevron embossing folder and the Great Sport and Grunge Rock stamp sets! 

April Club Projects: Mother's Day

One more post away from getting caught up with my past club projects! :o)  But here are the projects we did in my April club which was geared towards Mother's Day:

First was a very cute tea bag holder, completely inspired and cased from fellow demonstrator Heidi Baks.  You can find her full instructions for this here.

I used the Tea Shoppe stamp set from the 2012 Annual Catalog (digital is still available) as well as the Tea for Two DSP.  And if you missed this beautiful pattern from the Occasions catalog, you can get it in a whole new color scheme in the Afternoon Picnic DSP from the new Annual Catalog or get the digital version!

As our second project, we made a very classy Mother's Day card using the Dress Up framelits and the Flowering Flourishes and Friendly Phrases (retired but still available in digital) stamp sets:

The "Happy Mother's Day" sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set:

"Thanks a Ton!" Lollipop Treats

Here's a set of "lollipop covers" I made from some of my favorite products from the 2013 spring catty: the Oh Whale Stamp set, Happy Whale clear sizzlit die, and Cloudy Day embossing folder:

I used a simple color combo (and an old favorite) of Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Whisper White. Mr. Whale was stamped in Versamark and then embossed in Tempting Turquiose powder:

The layers were made with the Floral Frames Collection Framelit dies and the 2-3/8" scalloped circle punch.

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