Succulent Garden and Curvy Keepsake Box for Tea & 3D Class

I had a blast coming up with a design for my latest Tea & 3D Class. It's amazing how authentic you can get cardstock succulents to look! And you can create a little succulent garden for next to nothing.

From the local Dollar Store, I was able to purchase the shallow drainage 'saucers' for some terra cotta flower pots for a couple of dollars for two. They were nice and shallow - just the right depth. Then I was able to get some florist foam and some moss for another couple of bucks each and they should be enough for the whole class. I cut the block of foam into 3/4" thick slabs and then traced around the bottom of the saucer and cut out the circle with a craft knife - it cuts like butter. I glued it to the bottom of the saucer then glued different coloured mosses onto the surface.

Then it was just a matter of using the Succulent Framelits Dies (which are retiring and on sale for 50% off right now) and cutting layers of different sized flowers from Old Olive, Mint Macaron and Sweet Sugarplum cardstock and one from Sahara Sand. Each is curled slightly using the bone folder and glued together with some hot glue in the center. After assembling them, it's easy to sponge on some colour. The flowers are added to the display using straight pins hidden under the layers. These steps take time, but are very straight forward.

Our other project is a cute little baby shower favor box using the retiring Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlit Dies and the Cable Knit Dynamic Embossing Folder. The images on it are courtesy of another retiring stamp set and coordinating die set - Something for Baby and Baby's First Framelits Dies. The sentiment is from Made with Love which also coordinate with those framelits and is likewise retiring.

And just so you know, the Clearance Rack has been restocked and products are flying off the shelves! You might want to submit an order to take advantage of the great deals up to 60% off!  Your best bet is to submit an order Online, but if you're not worried about supplies running out, you can risk asking me to submit your order when I collect a few other orders to save on shipping costs. Here are some of the great values:


Product List

3/8" (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon Combo Pack [142015]	3/8" (1 Cm) Ribbon Silky Taffeta Combo Pack [141989]	Christmas Trinkets Embellishments [141997]	Fancy Frost Sequins [142519]	Emerald Envy Ombre Stampin' Pad [141845]
Black Ombre Stampin' Pad [141850]	Fancy Frost Specialty Designer Series Paper [142014]	Halloween Night Baker's Twine [142027]	Halloween Night Designer Washi Tape [142026]	Halloween Night Enamel Dots [142025]
Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper [142022]	Kraft Rope Trim [141996]	Metallic Thread Combo Pack [142003]	Mica Flakes Trio Pack [141998]	Mini Jingle Bells [142002]
Mini Tassels [142024]	Petals & Paisleys Specialty Designer Series Paper [142017]	Presents & Pinecones Designer Series Paper [141986]	Presents & Pinecones Designer Washi Tape [141988]	Pumpkin Pie & Old Olive Stampin Write Markers [142032]
Pumpkin Pie Glimmer Paper [142029]	Real Red 3/4" (1.9 Cm) Stitched Edge Ribbon [141984]	Ribbon 3/8" (1 Cm) Trio Pack [142021]	Seasonal Frame Thinlits Dies [139658]	Stitched With Cheer Project Kit [142012]
Tin Of Tags Project Kit [142011]	Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper Stack [141991]	Warmth & Cheer Designer Washi Tape [141994]

It's a Boy for Freshly Made Sketches

It's just that time of life for me! Not only are my own daughters having babies and giving me grandchildren, but my nieces and nephew are also having little ones. One of my nieces, Katie, just gave birth to a little boy, Logan! So a card and gift are in order and I decided to do the shaker card thing again, since I've been having so much fun with it.

Freshly Made Sketches new Challenge sketch is simplicity itself and I decided keep it fairly Clean and Simple.

• I love this combination of colours: Mint Macaron, Lost Lagoon, Silver and Whisper White. It's such a clean look.

Mint Macaron                  Lost Lagoon                          Silver

• The Star Framelits gave me a shape to use for the shaker card opening! I liked the look of the star used in the sketch and I thought it would work well for a little boy baby. I used the Be the Star stamp set to add those little sprays of blue and silver stars on the top and bottom of the opening.
• Out of some Silver Foil Sheets, I used some of the Baby's First Framelits to die cut some booties and blossoms for the the shaker bits. Hmmm! Booties and Blossoms sounds like the name of a Baby Store, doesn't it?
• Fun Foam with adhesive on one side is perfect to use as the spacer for shaker cards! You can die cut the shape with a framelit very easily and it will match up perfectly with the hole in the card. The adhesive backing makes it simple to seal the cavity after filling it with the shaker bits and attaching the whole thing to the card base.
• It's a Boy is one of the sentiments from A Dozen Thoughts stamp set. After I stamped it in Lost Lagoon ink, I die cut it using one of the Bitty Banner Framelits, but having the second flagged end positioned off the paper so there would only be one.
• The Congratulations is from the Made with Love stamp set, also stamped in Lost Lagoon ink.

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today!

Product List

A Dozen Thoughts Wood Stamp Set [131056]	A Dozen Thoughts Clear Stamp Set [131059]	Be The Star Clear-Mount Stamp Set [135734]	Be The Star Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135731]	Be The Star Clear-Mount Bundle [140251]
Be The Star Wood-Mount Bundle [140250]	Made With Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [138662]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644]	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]
Baby's First Framelits Die [133735]	Stars Framelits Dies [133723]	Bitty Banners Big Shot Die Framelits [129267]	Big Shot [113439]	Silver Sequin Trim [138399]
Fuse Fast Adhesive [129026]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]