Project Tuesday: Diaper Fold Pouch

It's time for another awesome Project Tuesday challenge! This week Rose has asked us to create a Diaper Fold Pouch. I love getting to create all these things I've been meaning to try for years!

This is a great project, because all you need is a square of paper. I started with a 8" square.

You can use these pouches as a base for a pull-out card or tag or as gift wrapping, I've filled mine with a bag of chocolate.

I stamped the scalloped circle image from Vintage Labels and punched my tag so just the top of the circle was showing. A simple sentiment and some pearls from the Pretties Kit finished this off.

I've used the Dahlia Fold for my large accent. The Pretties Kit pearl is mounted inside a Build-a-Brad.

Head on over to Project Tuesday to see the fantastic Design Team creations and to link your own Diaper Fold Pouch so we can all take a peek!


Stamps: Vintage Labels
Paper & Card: Taken With Teal, Very Vanilla card
Ink: Taken with Teal
Punches: Small & Large Tag & 1 3/8" Circle punches
Other: Pretties Kit, Mini Glue Dots, Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Linen Thread, Build-a-Brad
E-mail me to purchase.
Paper & Card: Together Stripe DP - Chatterbox

Stylin' in Silver!

Of all the wonderful accessories I love to put on my cards and projects, Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware is probably my favourite. It's just so elegant and I'm a silver girl at heart - I've always loved Sterling Silver jewellery so this hodgepodge is perfect for me!

Because everyone should have the chance to use these gorgeous embellishments, but buying a full pack at $68.95 + postage just isn't always an option, I'm doing a share on this gorgeous kit.

For $14.80 (including postage) you'll receive:

~ 10 Label holders - 2 each of the Circle, Square, Rectangle, Beaded Oval and Beaded Designer Label shapes
~ 8 Cast Brads - 2 each of the 4 designs in the pack (these are big brads, not mini size!)
~ 2 Ribbon Sliders (flower shape)
~ 20 Styled Silver matching Brads, enough for all the label holders

The photo above shows the hardware each person in the share will receive (as well as something stamped by me!) If you would like two shares, the price is $28.60. Please email me to book your place in the share. Visa, Mastercard and Bank Deposit all accepted. First come, first served, Nationwide orders welcomed! (Demos are welcome too of course!)

I couldn't write about how much I love Styled Silver Hodgepodge without showing you a project, so here's a box I whipped up last night. The hardware really gives it that something extra special!

For all the instructions on making this box, please see here. I've used paper from the Spring Silhouettes pack (I'm embracing Wild Wasabi and loving it!) For instructions on constructing the Dahlia please see here.
Did you know our punches coordinate with the Hodgepodge perfectly? (you could cut the paper to size if you don't have the punch). I've punched the Designer Label from the Spring Silhouettes paper. The sentiment from Circle of Friendship was stamped in Wild Wasabi, then punched out with the 1" Circle punch. One of the cast brads in the pack fit perfectly in the center of the stamped image - It's so much fun layering embellishments like this!

Don't forget to email me if you'd like to grab some hardware at a great price! Today is also the last day to email me with your Free Wheelin' orders, if you've been thinking about grabbing one of these stamp sets don't miss out on your chance to receive the matching Jumbo Wheel FREE!

Have a fantastic day!


Stampin Supplies:
Stamp Set: Circle of Friendship
Ink: Wild Wasabi
Card stock: Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Very Vanilla
Paper: Spring Silhouettes
Punches: Designer Label, 1" Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, Corner Rounder
Accessories: Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Certainly Celery Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive.
All supplies available from Stampin' Up! Please email me to place an order.

Blissful Dahlia

Hi everyone! Well, this is what I was doing this afternoon when I should have been packing! Procrastination is a fantastic excuse to stamp! Between moving and preparing for the SU! Regional Seminar (lots of swaps to make!) you probably won't hear from me much until after the 26th of this month. I'll try and get another post up over the weekend, and do have some cards in my files I haven't shown you yet though, so who knows, I might be online more than I think.

I wanted to have a go at making another Dahlia fold medallion - they are just so much fun. For instructions on this fold (I tried to explain it in a way that made sense to me - I'm so bad at following directions!) please see this post: Dahlia Fold Here's the step by step for this card:

• Make a Dahlia out of Berry Bliss Designer Series Paper. I just love the colours in this paper pack!
• Layer the Dahlia onto Purely Pomegranate card and cut out. Repeat this step using Chocolate Chip card.
• Use a rub-on from the Urban West pack on a Clear Button. This is so much fun to do! It looks great on coloured buttons too. Because I chose a pretty solid design, it even covers the button holes. There are lots of designs in all of our rub-on packs that would work well for this step.
• Attach the button to your medallion using a mini glue dot. Nice and invisible!
• Stamp Tres Chic background on Pretty in Pink card with Close to Cocoa ink. Sponge the edges with Pretty in Pink ink. Layer onto Chocolate Chip.
• Stamp the polka dot type image from Boho Backgrounds onto Purely Pomegranate card using Whisper White craft ink. I let this dry naturally while I did something else, but you could heat emboss it or use your heat tool to speed up the process.
• Tie a length of Chocolate Chip ribbon around the Purely Pomegranate layer, then attach to the Chocolate Chip cardbase using plenty of Dimensionsals.
• Attach the Tres Chic layer with SNAIL then the Dahlia with Dimensionals and you're done!

This was pretty simple to throw together, the Dahlia can take a few minutes to fold, but it's so worth it. This would be a great card for lots of different occasions - it all depends on the sentiment used on the inside of the card.

Hopefully I'll have time to post soon, until then - Happy Stampin'!

Stampin' Supplies:
Tres Chic and Boho Backgrounds stamp sets.
Purely Pomegranate, Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink Card.
Berry Bliss paper.
Close to Cocoa, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink ink.
Urban West rub-ons.
Clear Buttons.
1 3/8" and 1" Circle punches.
Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon.
Paper Snips.
Stampin' Dimensionals.
SNAIL adhesive.
All supplies available from Stampin' Up!

Darling Dahlia

This is a card made with the emphasis on the Dahlia folded accent. I wanted to try this technique to highlight the beauty of some of our new Double Sided Papers -they are truly gorgeous! The paper used on this card is from the Le Jardin pack. Here's the step by step:

• Construct the Dahlia medallion. Instructions are here: http://thinkingstamps.blogspot.com/2008/04/technique-spotlight-dahlia-fold.html
• After putting together your Dahlia, use SNAIL adhesive to layer it on a piece of Mellow Moss card stock. Carefully cut around your medallion, then repeat the process using Always Artichoke.
• Lay your medallion on the foam mat from the Mat Pack, or a foam mouse pad would work. Pierce a hole through the center using a piercing tool or large darning needle. Add a Green Rhinestone Brad to the center.
• Cut a piece of Le Jardin paper for the left hand side panel. Sponge the edges with River Rock before layering onto a piece of Mellow Moss, also sponged with River Rock.
• Cut a piece of Very Vanilla for the right hand side. Stamp the frame image from Frames with a Flourish with Always Artichoke ink, using the Stamp-a-ma-jig Stamp Positioner to line it up correctly.
• Use the Stamp-a-ma-jig again, this time to stamp the sentiment from Life Definitions into the frame using Mellow Moss ink.
• Make a mask for your framed image by stamping the frame onto scrap paper, and putting 2 Way Glue on the back - allow to dry until this is just tacky.
• Stick your mask over the frame, and stamp the background in River Rock. I've used the retired French Flair background, but the images from Carte Postale or the matching wheel would look fantastic.
• While the mask is still in place, lightly sponge around the frame and the edges of the card stock in River Rock.
• Remove the mask, layer onto Mellow Moss card and add two silver brads.
• Punch the photo corner with Mellow Moss and River Rock card. I've dotted around the River Rock layer to mimic the dots on the frame, but you could omit this step.
• Tie a piece of the gorgeous new Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon around a strip of River Rock layered on Mellow Moss. Adhere with SNAIL adhesive.
• Adhere the Photo Corner element and the Dahlia with Stampin' Dimensionals.

There are lots of steps to this card, but they are all really simple - give it a try, you'll come out with a beautiful card sure to make someones day!

If you would like to see the Dahlia fold demonstrated, or learn more about masking or the Stamp-a-ma-jig at your very own workshop, please give me a call or send an email for my available dates.

Happy Stampin'

Sarah

Stampin' Supplies:

Life Definitions, Frames with a Flourish, French Flair Background (retired)

River Rock, Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke Ink.

Very Vanilla, River Rock Textured, Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke card and Le Jardin Double Sided Paper.

Green Rhinestone Brad.

Silver Brads.

Mat pack.

Mellow Moss Taffeta Ribbon.

Stampin' Sponges.

Photo Corner Punch.

2 Way Glue Pen for adhering mask.

SNAIL adhesive.

Stampin' Dimensionals.

Stamp-a-ma-jig Stamp Positioner.

Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Marker.

1 3/8" Circle Punch (for Dahlia)

1" Circle Punch (for Dhalia)

All supplies available from Stampin' Up!

Technique Spotlight: Dahlia Fold

With all the beautiful new Double Sided papers in our 2008-2009 Idea Book and Catalogue, now is the perfect time to try a tea bag folding technique...the Dahlia Fold. This makes a beautiful flower medallion. I've taken some photos to show how this is done, just click on them to make them larger. The paper used here is from the Le Jardin pack.

You'll need 8 circles to make the full Dahlia. I've used the 1 3/8" Circle Punch. Decide which side of your paper is to be the main pattern and keep this side at the back for the first three creases/folds.

Take your circle, and fold in half - but only crease the BOTTOM half of the circle, as shown by the dotted line.

Fold your circle in half again, creasing the full length of the second dotted line.

This part is a little tricky, but you'll soon get used to it. Make a fold from the two points where your creases meet the outer edge of the circle. The solid line on the left of the circle is where you should fold, the right side has been folded already.

Turn your circle over, and fold both sides towards the middle like you're making a paper dart. Repeat the above steps until you have 8 dart shaped pieces.

Cut a smaller circle, here I've used the 1" Punch, you could also use the 1 1/4" Punch. Fold in half, then in half again to make some guide lines.

Line the 8 pieces of your Dahlia on this circle, adhering with SNAIL or 2 Way Glue Pen.

To see a card featuring a finished Dahlia, please see this post: http://thinkingstamps.blogspot.com/2008/04/darling-dahlia.html