Getting ready for back to school!

We only have a few more weeks left before the kids go back to school.  That means it is time to start thinking about teacher gifts for the first day of school.  You know the old saying "an apple for the teacher", well here is my version.

I know I used some retired items on this project, but it is too cute not too.  I used the milk carton die to make the apple with some leaves from the sizzlet die.  The kids are from the retired set Greeting Card Kids.  I filled the apples with chocolate candies because every teacher needs chocolate after a day full of very excited kids.

Hope you like this project and feel free to leave a comment.

Thank you for visiting!

-Roberta

Rings for 3-D swap

I also decided to make some rings to swap.  I used jewelry wire from the local hobby store for the base.  I thought the wire would look better than regular ring bases.  Most of the rings I made used the Vintage Faceted Buttons as a base.

I wish I had a set by set tutorial for you but completely forgot to take pictures.  To make the base, I threaded the wire through the two holes in the buttons and then wrapped the wire around the top of the Stampin' Cleaner bottle to get uniform sizes.  To hold the wire in place, I wrapped the wire around the sides of the ring a couple times.  The tops are Antique Brads that have the brad backs cut off.  I simple hot glued them to the button.  The two on the far left have flowers from the retired flower trim.

Here is a close up of one of the rings with just the brad and button.

Close up of flower, brad and button.

This is a side shot to show a better look at how the ring base was put together.

Hope you like these rings and feel free to leave a comment if you need any further instructions.

Thank you for visiting!

-Roberta

One Sheet Wonder

I challenged myself to create some cards using the One Sheet Wonder technique a few months ago. I used Marina Mist and Daffodil Delight because I just love the way they look together. I also used the Vintage Vogue stamp set because it has a lot of elements in the stamp set.

After I made the cards, they were just lying around gathering dust. (I know; "how sad!") So I decided that they needed a box to go in. Not just any box, but a box that gives you a sneak peak of what is inside.


Here is a close up of the box top. I used the same collage design as the cards and the same "Happy Birthday" theme.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Roberta

Are you ready for Easter?

If you are not, I have two cute ideas for you!First is a super cute 3x3 card. I saw somewhere that someone made cute little chicks using a variety of punches. I don't have all the punches she said she used on her chick so I thought "How could I make a chick without using all those punches?" My answer, the OWL PUNCH!!! I punch two bodies with Daffodil Delight and one with Pumpkin Pie. I also used the "overcoat" part of the owl in Daffodil Delight. I cut of the feet on all the pieces. The yellow bodies I cut right along the body line and the orange one I left some extra one so they would be easier to attach to the chick body. (Sorry for the lack of picture directions!) I also cut off on ear on one of the yellows. The head of the chick is made by cutting a small rounded piece from the yellow that still has both his ears. The wing is a piece cut from the "overcoat" piece and the beak is a small piece of the orange body.

I also used one of the cute builder wheels (Bees and Blossoms) for the flowers the chick is standing in.

Are you ready for the second cute Easter idea!?!


I found this guy when I did a search of Easter gift ideas. It is a Blow-Pop disguised as an Easter Bunny! Susan Roades made them for the Columbia Regional. She also made a snowman and a pumpkin. They are the cutest things ever and so simple to make!

Cut 4x6 piece of DSP (I used Very Vanilla card stock). Cut into 1/2" strips. The strips will be 1/2" x 4". Stack strips. Using Crop-A-Dial, punch a hole in each end of the stack of strips. Put strips on sucker stick. Twist top of sucker paper and put paper through the top hole of the DSP one at a time. You will probably have to fan them out as you stack them because they will get tight. The ears are made using the leaves from the Birds & Blooms Sizzlet die. You simple cut the top of the Blow-Pop in half and layer the ears on. The checks are the circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. A couple google eyes and whiskers add your decorations at the bottom and you are done! Easy Peasy!!

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!

-Roberta

Scallop Square Apron

Isn't this the cutest apron you have ever seen?!! I made it for my daughter using Stampin' Up!'s scallop square die and the big shot. The fabric is some that I have had lying around for years waiting to be made into a dress. I thought that the apron would get more use because my daughter loves to be in the kitchen cooking with me. The flower at the waist is made using Stampin' Up!'s daisy die and the big shot.
Here is a close up of the daisy. I added one of Stampin' Up!'s retired Corduroy Chocolate Chip Buttons to finish of the daisy.Here is a close up of the fabric I used. It is super cute pink with pink and purple flowers all over. I know my daughter will love it and use it all the time.

Thanks for visiting and see you next time!

-Roberta

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Cottage Shopper

I am in love with this Cottage Wall DSP. I don't know why it took me so long to order it, it works for almost everything.

This project is from Stampin' Connection's 3-D challenge. The challenge is to make one of these shoppers. You can find the directions here. Jacqueline Nimrichter did a great job with the tutorial. The only thing I did that she didn't tell us to was crease the middle of the sides so the shopper folds in.

I think my shopper turned out great and I will probably be making more of these. I might even make a class out of it and include some 3x3 note cards. Thanks for visiting and see you next time. P.S. Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think.

-Roberta

Paper: Old Olive, Cottage Wall DSP
Accessories: Silver Brads, Old Olive 1/2" striped Grosgrain ribbon, glue dots

Pull Out Scrapbooks

Today I made two pull-out srapbooks. They are going to be Christmas gifts. I got the pattern/template for them from Splitcoaststampers.com and you can find it here.











This is what the inside looks like when you first open it up.












When you open it up all the way, you get 14 squares for pictures/ journaling. I haven't finished mine because my printer does not want to print right now. I plan on putting pictures of my two kids at different ages on the squares.

I used DSP from Merry Moments, Holiday Lounge and Christmas Cocoa. The ribbon, stickers and rub-ons are all non Stampin' Up!

I hope you enjoy these scrapbooks and thanks for visiting.

To order your own supplies to make this project, click here.

-Roberta

Scallop Enve Box

I love to play at PPA! This weeks challenge is to make anything but a card. I saw this tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.com and new I had to try it. It is a scallop envelop box. It is very easy.

• First cut out four scallop envelopes using your big shot. I used Pacific Point textured card stock because I love that color and am sad it retired.
• Next, glue the flaps of the envelopes together to form a cube.
• Now fold the bottoms under overlapping them. They should stay by themselves, but I glued them just to make sure they would stay.
• Take a piece of 2 1/8 x 12 1/2 DSP, I used Delicate Dots because I have a lot and it looks good with Pacific Point. Adhere one side to the front of your box. Wrap the DSP around the box, creasing the corners as you go. Adhere the other edge to the front. The edges won't match up but that is okay, it will get covered up.
• Layer a piece of 2 1/8 x 2 3/4 card stock the same color as your box (Pacific Point) onto a piece of 2 x 2 1/2 Whisper White. Stamp your sentiment on the Whisper White in the same color as your box. I used the Yummy stamp set. Attach this layer to your box. I also added a little "with love" sentiment at the bottom in Pink Pirouette.
• Done!

I used all retired elements because I had plenty of them and I really like the colors and how they go together. This will obviously work with any color combo that you wish to use.



Thanks for visiting and be sure to stop by www.palspaperarts.com and play along. You will be saying "I love to play at PPA!" before you know it.


-Roberta