A Tip of the Hat to Pop 'n Cuts!

I tip my hat to Karen Burniston of I am Not Left-Handed! She's the designer of the Pop 'n Cut Dies that Stampin' Up sells and a creative and amazing card designer as well!

I love the ideas she has on her blog.  You should definitely check it out on the link I gave you above. I'm sure she has no problem at all using these great little inventions.  After all, she came up with them.

Me?  Not so much.  You may remember me creating this card for a convention swap.  I struggled to get everything lined up properly and I had so many of them to do that I was pretty frustrated at the end.

Today, I guess I was sufficiently healed from the last trauma that I was ready to try again.  (Kind of like having a second baby! lol)  The pain came back to me pretty early into the creation process!  But I persevered and came up with what I think is a pretty cool card.

• I glued the base and the DSP together before die cutting the card using the Pop 'n Cut base die, hoping to avoid the problems I had with the convention swap card.  That worked really well and kept the paper even.  I would advise you, if you are going to try this, to let the glue dry well before die cutting and folding the card, so that the pressure doesn't move the layers out of alignment.
• I folded the top of the card in half to created an easel card.  I used the Deco Label Collection Framelits to cut  a shape out of the middle of the top of the card.  I then used the next largest framelit to cut the top half of the top of the card into a little frame.  
• I also cut two frames out of some Silver Foil cardstock by first cutting with the larger of the two framelits, then centering the smaller framelit inside and running it through the Big Shot again.  I saved the inside of one of them for the sentiment inside, that also acts as a ledge to hold the easel up.

• I die cut four of the smallest Festive Flurries framelits, two each from Silver Foil cardstock and two from a page of Winter Frost DSP, strategically moving the framelit to cut out one of the snowflake designs on the paper.  I used snail to adhere the two snowflakes together with a length of thread sandwiched between the two.
• Folding the top of the card in half leaves the frame to stay straight.  I positioned the snowflakes where I wanted them with glue dots, then over top of that I added one of the silver frames I made, using quite a few glue dots and some liquid multipurpose glue.
• I used the Christmas Messages stamp set for the sentiment, stamping it in Island Indigo over a Coastal Cabana snowflake from the Festive Flurries stamp set. (Stamp off the Coastal Cabana snowflake once or twice to get a nice light image to stamp over with the sentiment.

• I die cut the sentiment first with the 2 3/8" diameter Circle Framelit and used the 2 1/2" Circle Punch to punch out the matte in Island Indigo.  I mounted these on the Deco Label die cut and popped the whole thing up on Dimensionals to form the lip to catch the top of the easel card.

• The whole card can be closed flat for mailing.  I was wishing I had smaller snowflake framelits to use so that the sentiment could be read through the front, but those were the smallest I had.

Stamps:  Festive Flurries (w131778;  c131781); Christmas Messages (w131790; c131793)

Paper:  Winter Frost Specialty DSP (132341); Silver Foil Sheets (132178); Textured 12 x 12 cardstock in Island Indigo (132132); Whisper White cardstock (100730)

Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pads in Coastal Cabana (131175) and Island Indigo (126986)

Tools:  Deco Labels Collection Framelits (130102); Circles Collection Framelits (130911); Pop 'n Cut Card Base (130099); Festive Flurries Framelits (132193); Big Shot (113439)

I designed this card for a crafting retreat I am heading out on this weekend at this amazing place:

I was asked by the organizer to do a little designing with the goodie bag materials ahead of time!  Hope I don't have to demonstrate this one! Ulp!

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The Lone Ranger and Pinterest To the Rescue

Hi-yo Silver!  Away!  I have very vague memories of the Lone Ranger on TV in my early childhood.  I remember what a good guy he was, and though he was a deadly shot, he never shot to kill.  I remember his partner, Tonto, calling him "Kemo Sabe"!  And I remember Tonto with his ear to the ground, listening for approaching horsemen!  And, of course, there was Silver, the Lone Ranger's beautiful white stallion!  I remember all of my family sitting around our old black and white TV, waiting for the familiar strains of the William Tell Overture to tell us we were in for another thrilling episode!

And now, there's a Disney movie of the Lone Ranger with Johnny Depp as Tonto!  I think, for nostalgia's sake, that I have to see that one!

Now if I remember correctly, the Lone Ranger was always coming to someone's rescue.  We have a modern version I like to call the Lone Pinterest!  Want a good recipe for dinner  tonight?  Check Pinterest!  Want to know how to potty-train your dinosaur?  Pinterest has a solution for you.  Need a good project for your Big Shot Club tonight?  Pinterest to the Rescue!

You're right, the card I'm about to show you is one that I found on Pinterest, designed by the fabulous Karen Burniston of "I am Not Left-Handed".  I simplified it a bit for the group and made some minor colour and design changes, but it was perfect for introducing Pop 'n Cuts dies to them.  I used the Pop 'n Cuts Label insert for this.  Unfortunately, it is not available for a while as Stampin' Up works with the suppliers to remedy some design issues, because it sometimes cuts where it should only score.

• You'll recognize the From My Heart stamp set, one of my favourites, but do you recognize the framelit shape that it's stamped on?  It's the Deco Labels Collection Framelits!
• I used the Adorning Accents Edgelit twice to shape the Silver Glimmer paper at the bottom.
• I used the Bitty Butterfly punch and the Small Heart punch to get the butterfly and heart shapes from the glimmer paper.
• The DSP used here is an old favourite - Polka Dot Parade, carried over from last year's catalogue.  I did another version in Rich Razzleberry, also using Polka Dot Parade.

Here's the inside, showing the pop-up label made using the Pop 'n Cut system.

So much fun to use!!  It's an investment to get all the dies and cutting pads you need, but look at the results you get!

• To get this result you have to cut the card base from Marina Mist cardstock using only the Card Base Pop 'n Cuts die and Extended Cutting Pads in the Big Shot.
• Then you insert the Pop 'n Cuts Labels Insert into the Card Base die and cut the DSP, using an extended cutting pad underneath the die, then the die, then the paper, then the Extended Premium Crease Pad on top and run through the Big Shot.
• Adhere the DSP inside the card base and then embellish any way you like!
• The two colour From My Heart stamp shown here was coloured using the Marina Mist Stampin' Write marker and the Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.

I hope you get the chance to try this new Pop 'n Cuts system. You can also get a Dress Form insert!

Well, time to leave you and get to work!  Hi-yo, Silver Glimmer Paper!  Away!

Stamps:  From My Heart (w132007; c126557)

Paper:  Polka Dot Parade DSP (126902); Silver Glimmer Paper (124005); Marina Mist (119682) and Whisper White (100730) cardstock

Ink:  StazOn Jet Black (101406); Stampin' Write markers in Marina Mist (119679) and Basic Black (100082)

Accessories:  florist wire cut from some paper flowers

Tools:  Big Shot (113439); Bitty Butterfly punch (129406); Elegant Butterfly punch (127526); Small Heart Punch (117193);  Deco Label Collection Framelits (130102); Card Base Pop 'n Cuts die (130099); Pop 'n Cuts Labels Insert (130160)*; Adorning Accents Edgelit (125595)

*Temporarily unavailable

From My Heart Stamp Set

Deco Labels Collection Framelits

Big Shot

Bitty Butterfly punch

Adorning Accents Edgelits

Elegant Butterfly punch

Polka Dot Parade DSP

Dresses

You'll very rarely find me in one!  I don't know why really.  Perhaps, when I was growing up, because it meant wearing either tights or pantyhose, both of which are annoying hassles.  But before that, there was... dun,dun, DUN... nylon stockings with garter belts!  Talk about contraptions and discomfort!
 I think they really scarred me for life!!  When I was in elementary school, wearing a dress was not optional for girls, it was required, even when walking to school in -20 degree weather!  When it was really cold, they let us wear slacks under our dresses, but had to take the pants off once at school.  It wasn't until we protested loud and long in Grade 7 that they finally allowed us to wear pants to school!

But I decided on a dress theme for my sample today because I wanted a vintage image for the Dynamic Duo's challenge #56 this week - Soft Suede and Blushing Bride.

Here is my take on the challenge:

• Nothing says vintage like a dress form! This one is die cut using the Dress Up framelits.
• I used En Francais inked up in Blushing Bride as the background stamp.
• Images from the Lovely Romance stamp set worked perfectly for this card, especially the little daisy with its love message on the dress form.  I die cut the sentiment using the Chalk Talk framelits and the new magnetic platform for my Big Shot.  Amazing!
• Some sponging with Soft Suede, some pearls, and little vintage Victorian Crochet trim gathered into a small medallion, topped with a Very Vintage Designer Button, all add to the aged look of the card.

A little surprise on the inside - I tried out my new Pop 'n Cuts card base and Dress Form insert.  Not sure that the dress is the right era for this card, but I wanted to try it out so badly.  The dress is from the All Dressed Up stamp set, as is the sentiment, retired, unfortunately.  The embellishments are from Lovely Romance again.

Last night, I got a sneak peek at the new Holiday Mini Catalogue!  We demos will be able to pre-order from it in July and our customers will be able to order from it starting August 1st.  One of the perks of being a demonstrator that I like the best!!

Stamps: Lovely Romance (w130264; c130267); All Dressed Up* 

Paper:  Soft Suede (115318), Blushing Bride (131198) and Very Vanilla (101650) card stock

Ink:  Classic Stampin' Pads in Blushing Bride (131172) and Soft Suede (126978)

Accessories:  Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim (118481); Pearl Basic Jewels (119247); Very Vintage Designer Buttons (129327)

Tools:  Dress Up Framelits (130101); Chalk Talk Framelits (129983); Card Base Pop 'n Cut Die (130099); Dress Form Pop 'n Cut Insert (130100)

*Retired

Lovely Romance Stamp Set

Card Base Pop 'n Cuts

Dress Form Insert Pop 'n Cuts

Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim

Very Vintage Designer Buttons