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]

Something for Baby for MOJO Monday

As a teacher, especially an elementary school teacher, it's kind of weird seeing your students grow up and get married and have babies! This weekend I will be attending a baby shower for one of my former students who just had a little girl. My student is not a traditional person. She likes the unique and interesting. She also just returned from the UK where she and her husband were teaching for a year or two. So I decided to use the pram image from the Something For Baby stamp set, since it seems traditionally British, even though I'm sure prams in England look more like our strollers now.

Pram is short for perambulator, from the Latin words meaning "all over" and to "walk". I can still remember my mom using one for my younger brother and sisters here in Canada, but we called it a baby buggy. Comparatively un-maneuverable compared to modern devices for babies, but charming nevertheless.






Nineteenth century English pram.

Victorian era pram.

Kate Middleton pushing Princess Charlotte in a traditional pram.

















Back to the baby shower card, I used the layout of the Mojo Monday Challenge this week.

• I didn't want to use all pink in my card, but I did want it to look feminine for baby Georgia, so I used a colour combo of Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron and Watermelon Wonder, which is also part of the colour scheme of the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper that I used on the background panels.
• The little bow on the paperclip is a modified embellishment from the Love Blossoms Embellishment Kit. I love the way those little paperclip bows look, but the ribbon was the wrong colour. Instead, I removed it from the paperclip, tied my own fork bow using Blushing Bride Cotton Ribbon and slipped it on the paperclip before adding it to my project.
• The pram and the flower images are from the Something for Baby stamp set. It has coordinating framelits that you can buy with the stamp set as a bundle and save 15%.
• The little sentiment is from the And Many More stamp set - the perfect size.

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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

Something For Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134030]	Something For Baby Clear-Mount Bundle [136791]	Something For Baby Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134027]	Something For Baby Wood-Mount Bundle [136790]	And Many More Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134276]
And Many More Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134273]	Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper [140557]	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131198]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323]	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172]	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [138326]	Watermelon Wonder 1" Stitched Satin Ribbon [140580]	Blushing Bride 1/4" Cotton Ribbon [134558]
Love Blossoms Embellishment Kit [140551]	Circles Collection Framelits Die [130911]	Big Shot [113439]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]