Showing posts with label Owl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Owl. Show all posts

Thankful for a Break!

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It has been such a long time since I have been on here. During the school year, I do not find the time to create as I would like. I thought team teaching would lessen my work responsibilities, but instead it has increased. I am thankful for this needed break and an opportunity to join in on the November Papertrey's Blog Hop. Here is the inspirational photo:

I am planning on having some friends over for a little holiday get together. I want to have a holiday owl theme. The colors from this photo inspired my owl treat bag. My room mom, from work, made my kindergarten class and I some adorable Halloween treat bags. She told me she found the idea on Pinterest. I am hooked! Below is my Holiday owl treat bag, based upon her Halloween bags.


I used a mini lunch bag as the base of my owl's body. First I folded the top and cut a triangle out. I used my scallop and circle punches to make the eyes. I cut out some green and red dp and used my scallop border punch to make the ruffles. I used Papertrey's sentiment from the Holiday Tree set. I free hand cut the feet and beak. Easy peasy, lemony squeezy! Here's a close up:



Thanks for stopping by and saying hi! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Hugs!
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Using SU's Scallop Envelope Die

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Last year, I purchased SU's Scallop Envelope Die to make cute little Ghirardelli chocolate holders for Halloween. I only used it that one time. That is not worth the $20 I spent on it. So I decided it's time to make use of it. For my upcoming cupcake exchange party, I need some favor ideas. I made this Ghirardelli chocolate holder, similiar to the ones I made last year. Chic 'N Scratch has a great video tutorial to make it. These are pretty easy to put together!





Here's a close up side view...


Another idea from Splitcoaststampers is the Scallop Envelope Box. This was pretty easy to put together as well. I think a normal size cupcake would fit in it! Here's one I made with the owl and cupcakes. The owl came from a stamp set that I got at Joann's called Whimsical Birds. The cupcake came from Michael's in the dollar bin section.

 


Since my mom's birthday was today, I used the Scallop Envelope die to make her a gift card holder. Normally, the die is too small to fit a gift card in it. Here are two tutorials to show you how to make it larger.
Picture tutorial: Gift card holder
Video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DogmOPte8-k

I used VLVJul2011Week2 sketch for my mom's birthday card in the background. The butterfly image came from Verve Visual's Fluttering By. The sentiment "sending you birthday wishes" came from Michael's dollar bin section. The "for you" sentiment came from Papertrey's Fillable Frames #5.


Here is a closer view of the gift card holder. I made the flower by following the video tutorial by Tara. I did not have the five petal flower punch that she had. I tried my six petal punch one and the SU scallop die. Both worked following her tutorial.

Here's a closer look at my mom's bday card.

While browsing online, here are a couple other creative ways others have used the scallop envelope die:
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Papertrey's Polaroid 2-Step Masking

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Earlier this week, I found out that Nichole Heady posted a challenge for Papertrey's Polaroid 2-Step Masking. Apparently, she has had these Monday challenges going on and this particular one is #21. A video tutorial  using this technique can be found here at her Inspired Papertrey blog. If you had not had a chance to visit her blog, you should check it out! I love her style and have learned so much from her tutorials.

I ended up making two cards this past week using this technique inspired by the tutorial. The first one uses Papertrey's Butterfly Kisses. This is one of my first stamp sets bought from Papertrey. I happen to love butterflies, so it was enticing!



The second one uses Papertrey's Wise Owl, Life, and Out on a Limb. I also have no self control when it comes to owls.
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I hope everyone has a Happy July 4th weekend!!
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Getting Ready for Surgery

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It has been a productive morning for me. I ran a couple miles and made two cards! One card is for the Color Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. The other is for my husband who will be going to surgery on Friday. He should only be there for a half day and then come home. So I decided to make him a get well card. I used some scrap dp in my stash. I tried to keep it simple for a masculine feel. Making masculine cards are a challenge! I tend to make them too cutesy. This little owl image came from Pink Cat Studio's Q.T. Hooty Owl.


Now I need to go and make an appetizer for my friend's get together. I saw a Layered Greek Dip that looked delicious. After making the dip, I plan to give my shitzu a haircut. I hope you have a wonderful day!
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