Crafting Forever

I just love the sentiment "We are cut out to be friends" in the Crafting Forever stamp set.  It's how I feel about all of my stamping friends!  And then there is the saying, "Crafting forever! Housework whenever."  That seems to be my life motto! LOL!

This stamp set came out in the 2017-2018 catalog, but I didn't purchase it until a few weeks ago.  I really love it!

Measurements for the card above:

Very Vanilla cardstock: 

--5 1/2" x 8 1/2", score at 4 1/4"; 

--4" x 5 1/4" (to emboss with basket weave folder)

--4" x 4" to die-cut large heart

--2 1/4" x 1" to stamp the ribbon spool

Pool Party cardstock:

--4" x 4" to die-cut large heart

Other supplies:

Momento Black ink pad, Stampin' Blends--Pool Party, Smoky Slate, Crumb Cake; Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon, Silver and Pool Party Baker's Twine; Be Mine Stitched framelits; Basket Weave Textured Embossing Folder

How I put it together:

1. Use the Basket Weave textured embossing folder to emboss the 4 x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock

2. Die cut the large scallop heart with the stitched heart inside of it in both Pool Party and Very Vanilla.  Use the outside Pool Party frame and the inside Vanilla heart for this card (save the other pieces for another project).

3. Stamp the greeting and scissors on the vanilla heart and color in with Pool Party and Smoky Slate blends.  I used both shades.

4.  Attach the basket weave piece to the card base.  Wrap Pool Party ribbon around from the inside of the card to the front and tape it down (the heart will cover the tape).

5.  Attach the Pool Party heart frame to the card with glue. Attach the vanilla heart with dimensionals.

6.  Stamp the spool image and color with Crumb Cake blends.  Fussy cut the image and wrap Silver & Pool Party twine around it (I put a strip of tear tape on the back before I started wrapping to hold it in place both before and after I wrapped it).

7.  Attach the spool to the card with dimensionals and curl a little piece of twine the way you like it.  Secure in place by rolling up a glue dot and placing it under the twine to hold it where you need it.

That's it!  One more look at the final project:

These are a few other projects I made with my new Crafting Forever set.  I can't wait to create a 9" x 9" sampler with it!

The card above was cased from the current catalog.  The photo doesn't show the rhinestone on the scissors very well, but it adds some nice bling in person!

Cased from hmadeboutique.com

Cased from stampinstudio.com

Thank you for stopping by!
Please use the following host code for online orders during the month of February:  

2USMKSZU

If your order is over $50 (before shipping and tax), you will a spool of Textured Weave ribbon free from me (your choice of color).  Of course, it's also Sale-A-Bration time so you will get to choose free product from that promotion as well! E-mail me your choice of color after you place your order and I will send it to you at the beginning of March. 

Happy Stamping!

~Marsha~

Seasonal Framed Art

My latest obsession is making seasonal art samplers to frame in a 9 x 9 shadow box.  I have been very inspired by Audra Monk who posts detailed instructions and measurements on her blog each month, be sure to check it out! You will see her influence in my art below.

The Winter Shadow Box

This winter sampler is my favorite!  I love the silver embossing on the letters (thank you, Audra!), the shimmery glimmer paper, and the colors (Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate, Silver Foil, White, and Sparkle Glimmer Paper).  The Large Letters Framelits dies are a must when making samplers!  The gray card stock is Smoky Slate, but the stamping was done in Basic Gray ink.

The Valentine Shadow Box

This art sampler features the Be Mine bundle from the Occasions catalog and the All My Love DSP.  What a wonderful combination!  The colors are Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, and Lovely Lipstick.  I used Audra's measurements HERE.

St. Patrick's Day Shadow Box

I made two versions for St. Patrick's day because I couldn't decide which elements I liked best.  I'll let my guests decide which one they want to make at the class. I used a lot of retired elements on this one, because I had them on hand and they worked so perfectly!  If you are wanting to re-create this, I hope you have them on hand too!  If not, come to my class on Feb. 23rd. 😉 The shamrock was made with the pansy punch--trim one flower petal into a stem.  The background color is Cucumber Crush.  The Rainbow Builder Framelit dies just happen to be on the Clearance Rack right now for only $18, which is perfect because I didn't get them the first time around!  I printed the Irish Blessing saying from my home computer.  The pot of gold is made with 1 3/4" circle punch, word window punch, scallop punch, and 1/4" circle punch for gold pieces.  The little Leprechaun is made with the Cookie Cutter Christmas Santa turned into a Leprechaun.  I found guidance for the leprechaun and the pot of gold punch art on Pinterest.

I'm following the lead of other demonstrators to host monthly framed art classes.  We've had two so far and it's been such fun!  I hold them the last Saturday of the month and I would love to have you join us! See the facebook event or my calendar for details, or e-mail me anytime--stampwithmarsha@gmail.com.  I'm happy to share additional close-up photos for these projects as well as measurements.

Thank you for stopping by!
Please use the following host code for online orders during the month of February:  

2USMKSZU

If your order is over $50 (before shipping and tax), you will a spool of Textured Weave ribbon free from me (your choice of color).  Of course, it's also Sale-A-Bration time so you will get to choose free product from that promotion as well! E-mail me your choice of color after you place your order and I will send it to you at the beginning of March. 

Happy Stamping!

~Marsha~