Animal Stories Mini Album & Tin

This is another of the projects that we did for December stamp club. It would make a great gift for any family member to fill with photos of their own dear ones, or with photos of yours The tins ( #108333) are on sale on the Clearance Rack on my demo site for 99 cents while supplies last!

• Stamps: Animal Stories
• Paper: Old Olive and Chocolate Chip textured card stock, So Saffron, Tall Tales designer series paper
• Ink: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive
• Other: paper cutter with scoring blade, bone folder, Sticky Strip, Signo white gel pen, So Saffron 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon, corner rounder punch

1. From a 12×12 piece of Choc Chip cardstock, cut two 5″ x 12″ strips. Then take the 2″ x 12″ scrap and cut off a 4″ strip, then cut down to 1″ x 4″.
2. Score the 5″ x12″ strips at 4″ and 8″ and accordian fold. Then overlap 2 sections and adhere with Sticky Strip. This forms a 5 section long mini album.
3. Use the corner rounder punch on all corners.
4. Decorate mini album as desired with strips of designer series paper.
5. Use white gel pen to create faux stitching on each section.
6. Take a 4″ x 5″ piece of Old Olive and use corner rounder punch on each corner.  Stamp with the elephant in Old Olive randomly.
7. Cut out a 1″ x 4″ piece of So Saffron card stock. Stamp with the whale randomly with So Saffron.
8. Stamp the Choc Chip 1″ x 4″ strip with the owl randomly in Choc Chip.
9. Adhere to the Old Olive card stock as shown.
10. Use the white gel pen to create the faux stitching.
11. Ink edges of Old Olive with Choc Chip.
12. Adhere to lid of tin with Sticky Strip.
13. Cut a 5″ piece of ribbon, fold in half andadhere ends together with sticky strip.  Put more Sticky strip on on end on the “outside”. Adhere to inside of the lid as picture to create a handle to open the tin with.

All done!

Please leave me a comment to let me know what you think! And if you make your own, please leave a comment and link to yours so we can see it too

Thinning the Pack

It is time for me to thin out my collection of stamp sets... I have to make room for more to come! Check out what I have for sale here. This is a page on a new blog site that I am trying out. Explore a little and tell me what you think while you're over there!

Here is a list of the sets I'm selling. There are pictures posted on the sire linked above.

PayPal please and priority mail flat rate boxes will be used (will fit as many items into box as possible).

A is for Adorable $6.00
All in a Row $5.00
All Year Cheer I- partial set $8.00
Animal Valentines $8.oo
Autumn Leaf Prints $7.00


Basket Full of Fun $7.00
Beautiful Batik $7.00
Best Blossoms $5.00
Birthday Whimsey $5.00

Cuddles & Tickles foam mount $4.00

Delight in Life $5.00

Eclectic Corners $3.00
Event Full $5.00

Fantastic Foliage $7.00
Fun in the Sun $10.00

Happy Healing $12.00
Happy Harmony $5.00
DD Hydrangea - some damage to 2 blocks (puppy) but rubber intact $5.00

Infinite Goodness $10.00

Letter Prints $6.00
Lexicon of Love $5.00
Little Layers $7.00
A Little Love $5.00
Little Pieces $7.00
Little Shapes $4.00
Looks Like Spring $10.00
Lots of Thoughts $5.00
Love You Bunches $8.00

Make It Count $6.00
Merci $5.00
Merry $7.00
Mini Horses $8.00
Mini Messages plus 2 extra stamps $6.00
Mostly Flowers $5.00

Noteworthy $6.00

Older & Wiser $15.00
Organic Grace $6.00

Paint Prints $5.00
Peace Unto You $8.00
Phrase Starters $5.00
Polka Dots and Paisleys $6.00

Riveting $6.00

Sassy Susie $10.00
Smorgasborders $5.00
So Very $7.00
Spring Solitude $10.00
Stippled Stencils $5.00


Tags So Much $6.00
Tag Time $8.00
Trick or Treat $5.00

Very Punny $6.00

With Love...Naturally $5.00
The World Over $5.00

Non SU Summer Stamps $10.00

Frosty Tea Light Box

I had to do some more tea light boxes, they are just so nice! I had made the candles last month and needed to make a coordinating box. As you can probably tell, I accidentally cut too far in on one of the tabs, so I stuck a little strip of card stock into the corner to reinforce it. Not too noticeable I hope! I did use the Frost White Shimmer Paint to stamp the smallest snowflakes all over the box, but there aren't any showing, and I inked the edges of the title pieces with the Frost White also. That you can see :) Wow, I can''t believe I used so many different sets! You sure wouldn't have to. But, I have them, so why not?!

• Stamps: Best Wishes & More, Grateful greetings, Serene Snowflakes, Four the Holidays
  
• Paper: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Whisper White, tissue paper
• Ink: Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Platinum and Frost White Shimmer Paints
• Other: Heat gun, 1-3/8" circle punch, paper piercer with mat pack, sponge daubers, paper cutter with scoring blade, bone folder, Sticky Strip, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig
  

Snowflake Tags

More tags! Can't ever have enough tags this time of year, can you? I made a quick batch of these a few days ago and we will be making these at club tonight also. I don't know if I will be giving mine away or using them myself :) I think I will be using the brown packing paper to wrap gifts this year. I think it gives the presents a homemade feel. Don't you love how the Platinum Shimmer Paint just pops on the Chocolate Chip card stock?!I put sitcky strip on the back so these can just be stuck to the gift.

• Stamps: Sweet Season, Winter Post
• Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
• Ink: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Platinum Shimmer Paint
• Other: Two Tags die with the Big Shot, Scallop Circle and 1-3/8" Circle punches,  Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, dimensionals, Sticky Strip
  

12 Days of Christmas Sale

These might be the most exciting 12 days of December with select Big Shot dies and vinyl sheets for the Big Shot on sale! The 12 Days of Holiday Sales begin December 11 and runs through December 22.

Contact me at boser@paulbunyan.net or Shop Online now at my online store

Some of the items introduced in this sale are new colors of Décor Elements vinyl sheets. There are 18 new colors to choose from, and they make great projects when you use them with Big Shot dies. Consider pairing the Clear Décor Elements vinyl sheets with the Tulipe Bigz die to create an etched-like design on a vase. Or use the Decorative Accent Bigz dies with the Old Olive Décor Element vinyl sheets to enhance a frame. The combination of Big Shot dies and Décor Elements vinyl sheets is sure to take your creativity to a new level!

Kraft Photo Stand

I did another photo stand with some Christmas Cocoa DSP. We are making this for club this month. I just love Kraft card stock, I don't know why. I have to refrain from using it all the time. Variety is the spice of life you know ;) You could whip out a bunch of these in just a couple hours!

• Stamps: Four the Holidays
• Paper: Kraft, Real Red, Christmas Cocoa DSP
• Ink: Soft Suede, Real Red
• Other: Scallop Square die with Big Shot, Ribbon Originals Mistletoe double stitched white grosgrain, sponge, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, paper cutter with scoring blade, Distressing tool from Cutter Kit, Sticky Strip.

1.  Score large piece of Kraft card stock 4" x11") at 3/4", 5-1/2", and 10-1/4".
2. Crease all score lines.
3. Sponge edges of large Kraft card stock with Soft Suede ink.
4. Sponge edges of scalloped square with Soft Suede Ink.
5. Distress edges of 3" square of  Real Red card stock with, then ink edges with Soft Suede.
6. Apply a Mini Glue Dot to each end of the ribbon and adhere to bottom of the Real Red square as shown above.
7. Adhere Real Red square to Scallop square and then adhere to one side of stand as shown.
8.  Stamp a greeting or title of your choice below the photo mat in Soft Suede or Real Red ink with the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.
9. On back, apply Sticky strip to the flaps.
10. Attach the 2" x 4" Kraft card stock to the flaps to create the stand.

*You can attach just one side to the 2" x 4" piece and fold everything up to fit in an envelope and mail after putting a photo on it. You can also decorate both sides for double the fun!
*You could also put a message on the back instead of a photo, or a message on the inside.

Joy Wall Hanging

I thought I would do another wall hanging like the Halloween one I did in October. Christmas is my favorite holiday to decorate for, there are just so many traditions you can incorporate! I did end up using more of last year's DSP, but I am trying to use up scraps for anything not for club.  I used alot of different supplies for this too. It will be a challenge to remember them all!

• Stamps: Sweet Season, Delightful Decorations, Grateful Greetings
• Paper: Garden Green, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, Holiday Treasures? DSP
• Ink: Ruby Red, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Platinum Shimmer Paint
• Other: Scallop Square and Simple Alphabet dies with Big Shot, 5 Petal, Ornament, Large Tag, and Small Tag, and 3/4" circle punches, 2-way glue pen, gold glitter, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Clear Rhinestone Brad, double stitched felt ribbon from last year, twine rope from last year, Double stitched ribbon from Ribbon Originals Mistletoe (current mini), Signo White Gel Pen, sponges, sponge daubers, dimensionals, mini glue dots, Sticky Strip, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig
  

Here is a close up of the top 2 squares.

And the bottom 2 squares. Sorry about the picture quality here. I didn't have the best lighting where I hung this.  Now, are you all going to try one? Post a link in the comments so we can see yours!