The Stamp Workshop

Holiday Place Settings by Shelli Gardner, CEO Stampin' Up!

Shelli Gardner, Stampin' Up!'s CEO, appears on Studio 5 and shows us how to make some wonderful Holiday Place Settings.  Take a look at this video to learn how!

Here are the supplies needed to complete this project:

Stamp Sets:Cute & Curly Punch Label bundle , Everyday Flexible Phrases , Holiday Blitz , Simple Serif Mini Alphabet & Numbers, Wild West Alphabet

Stampin' Pads: Baja Breeze Classic, Chocolate Chip Classic, Old Olive Classic, Real Red Classic

Card Stock/Paper : Ski Slope Designer Series paper, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Naturals White, Old Olive, Real Red

Accessories

• Dies: Big Shot die cutting machine , Pillow Box die, Scallop Circle #2 die, Top Note Bigz die
• Accents: Pretties Kit , Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware
• Adhesives: Anywhere Glue Stick , Stampin' Dimensionals, Two-Way Glue Pen
• Punches: 1/16" Circle punch , 3/4" Circle punch , Horizontal Slot punch
• Ribbon/Cord/Thread: Alpine Ribbon Originals, Baja Breeze 5/8" striped grosgrain ribbon, Linen thread, Silver elastic cord
• Miscellaneous: Acetate (from office supply store; thick), Bone folder, Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter

Instructions

Napkin ring
Make card stock note using Top Note Bigz die. Adhere Designer Series paper on card stock, stamp (on New Year's napkin ring), fold, and smooth folds using bone folder. Stamp label image, punch out and/or cut, and adhere to napkin ring. Punch out slots and tie together with ribbon (Note: New Year's napkin ring is tied together with Silver elastic cord). Accent as seen on video.

Name plate
Make card stock note using Top Note Bigz die; stamp (on New Year's name plate), fold in half, and smooth fold with bone folder. Adhere Designer Series paper on card stock (Note: layer paper on Old Olive card stock first for Christmas name plate). Accent as seen on video.

Favor
Make favor box using Pillow Box die, and fill with treats. Create belly band out of Designer Series paper (Note: layer paper for New Year's favor), and adhere to favor. Stamp label image, and punch out. Accent as seen on video.

Confetti
Make several large and small scallop circles out of Designer Series paper. Stamp and cut out/punch smaller images (acorns for Thanksgiving, trees for Christmas, and snowflakes for New Year's) as seen on video. Glue glitter on snowflakes.

Video and written instructions courtesy of Studio 5.

If you have any questions about this project or would like to order the products needed to make the Holiday Place Settings, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com.

Enjoy!

Okay, So I Do Have Something to Post

Well, I joined a mini album swap.  I decided to do something that I called a pocket tag album, but I have seen it called a flip flop album and a table top album.  Anyway, here it is.  It measures 4" X 4".

I used the new Bella Rose paper.  In case you were wondering, the coordinating colors for the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper are Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss.  The paper is just gorgeous!

It doesn't look like much from just the front cover, but when you open it up, you are in for a treat!

Each page has a space where you can add a picture or add another layer and add journaling.  There is a pocket to hold a little 3" X 3" insert.  This insert can be used for a picture or journaling also.  It makes a great little brag book.

I think it would also make a great gift for a teacher, neighbor, friend.  When the album is in the open position, you can tie the ribbon to hold it open.  The "floor" of the album folds flat and then it can be used on a table to display pictures.

Would you like directions on how to make this album?  Well, you're in luck!  I just so happen to have typed them out! 

Within the directions, you can see a top view picture and you can see the detail of each page. I also included a cutting guide and listed the materials I used.

Here's a thought!  Take a look at the directions.  Make one of these cute albums and then leave me a comment with a link to your picture.  It can be uploaded to your blog or in your gallery on SCS.  From all the entries, I will randomly pick one.  The winner will receive the upcoming Fall Winter 08 Catalog and a little something (a keychain, charm or something) that I'll pick up from the Memento Mall at Convention.  If you load to the SCS gallery, used the keyword SWFFA (Stamp Workshop Flip Flop Album).

I will pick a winner the Wednesday get back from Convention (August 6th).  That gives you a week and a half to create your album.

Here are the directions for this album: Flip Flop Album (283.2K PDF File)

Feel free to tweak and embellish this album however you want - size, shape, whatever. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Go create!

Need Help Applying Decor Elements?

Have you received your new Decor Elements yet?  Orders placed on the 1st of July are slowly trickling in and people are starting to use Decor Elements in and around their homes.

I typed up a great tutorial (well, I think it's great *smile*) on how to apply your decor elements.

How to Apply Decor Elements

In case you can't quite visualize what I was trying to say, here is a great video that Stampin' Up! has provided to help you along.  Just click on the screen, sit back and enjoy the video!

If you haven't ordered Decor Elements yet and would like to, click on the brochure cover on the right hand side of my blog.  You will be able to see the entire line in a PDF file.  I am offering a 10% discount on *any* one Decor Elements image in your order.  Please note that this offer is only offered to US customers directly by me.

If you have any questions about Decor Elements, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Create Wall Hanging

I finally found the time to use my Decor Elements.  We are renters and our lease is up next summer.  We want to stay here, but I just don't know what the house owner has in store for this house.  Although Decor Elements are very affordable, I couldn't bare the thought of applying this to the wall only have to take it down in a year.  So, I bought a large canvas board and applied it to that.  I embellished it a bit and there you go!   A neat wall hanging for the Stamp Workshop.  My husband thinks it looks like a giant card on the wall.  lol

I have this hanging on the column next to my supply wall.  If you took the "tour" of my stamp room a few days ago, this wall hanging is on the column to your right as you go down into the Stamp Workshop.  (If you want to see a crisper picture of my wall hanging, right click on the picture and view image.)

When trying to apply this image, it was a bit trickier that I thought it would be.  In the directions it does say to take your time as detailed images could take longer.  It was a bit frustrating, but after I got the hang of it, it was pretty easy.

So to spare all my readers the frustration, I have written a tutorial, along with pictures to help guide you along the way.  Check it out here:

How to Apply Decor Elements

Here's the recipe for this wall hanging:
Stamps: None
Decor Elements: Create Definition (Medium, Chocolate Chip)
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip
Designer Series Paper: Certainly Celery Prints
Ink: None
Ribbon: 5/8" Grosgrain in Old Olive and Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip Taffeta, Chocolate Chip Polytwill
Accessories: Pewter Build-A-Brad, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Vintage Brads, Pretties Kit, Simon Lower Chipboard, Die-Cut Blooms, Fine Cosmo Stampin Glitter, Heat-n-stick Powder, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive
Tools: Paper Piercer, Scalloped Circle Punch 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Applicator Tool, Heat tool

Be sure to check out the Stamp Workshop blog on Tuesday, July 1.  The Decor Elements brochure will go "live" on that day.  You can view the complete brochure right here!

If you have any questions about this wall hanging or about Decor Elements, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Go Decorate!

Pretty Plum Peony

This is another of one of the many swaps I have been working on in the past couple of weeks.  It was for a Spring Summer 08 Collection Swap.

This card was made using Pretty Peony.  It is a two-step stamp set.  Using the two stamps, a bold stamp and a detail stamp, gives the flower and its leaves some dimension.

In order to get perfect placement on the flower and leaves, I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig.  For Tools & Tips Tuesday,  I have prepared a tutorial on how to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig.  Click this link to view the tutorial:

How to Use Your Stamp-a-ma-jig

Here's the recipe for this card:
Stamps: Pretty Peony, Happy Everything
Cardstock: Naturals White, Mellow Moss, Pale Plum textured, Perfect Plum
Ink: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss
 Ribbon: Always Artichoke Grosgrain
Accessories: Vintage Brads
Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Distresser Tool, Stipple Brush, Paper Piecer, Mat Pack

Click on the "Order Now" icon on the left hand side to order a stamp-a-ma-jig you any other products.

If you have any questions about this card, feel free to contact me at Michelle@stampworkshop.com

Enjoy!