Mother's Day Pop-Up Posies card

Tonight I am working on Mother's Day cards for my loved ones.  I have a few to send out, but want to make them all as different as the individuals I am sending them to.  Here is the first one I have created.

I used 3 of the Calypso Coral flowers from the Pop-Up Posies kit and stamped the En Frances background on them with Early Expresso ink.  I stamped the sentiment with Calypso Coral  as well. I started out with Very Vanilla Cardstock for the background but decided I liked the Early Express card base better. The polka dot paper came from the Tea for Two designer series paper pack from the Spring Mini catalog.  I hope you enjoy this card and it inspires you to make something special for the mother figures in your life.

Thanks for stopping by,
Charlotte Hollingsworth

Stampin Up Bottle cap necklace fun!

First we stamped the background with Classic Stampin'Up! ink pads, then we stamped the initial in Black Stazon.

At Stamp Club last night we made these really cool bottle cap necklaces!  I smashed the one with the "j" on it by running the bottle cap through my Big Shot! I think they all turned out great :)

Here are some important tips for making these necklaces:
- Use Stazon for your images. The markers tend to run.
- Let your necklace dry over night.  The Crystal Effects will run or pool if it doesn't lay flat for several hours.
- If you don't like how your image turns out, take your paper piercing tool and gently scrap around the edges and you can lift out the stamped image and crystal effects and start over.

I used Stazon for the image on this bottle cap, but colored it in with a Stampin'Up marker and it ran as the crystal effects settled into the bottle cap.

Supplies list:

Any stampset or alphabet you like

Stazon ink pad

Whisper White scrap paper

1" Circle punch

Crystal effects

Crop o dile - for punching the hole in the bottle cap

 

I bought the chain necklace at one of the big craft stores on a roll for $7.99 with my 40% off coupon. It included 30 connectors.

 

I hope you have a chance to try this project out, it was a lot of fun!

 

Charlotte Hollingsworth

www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net to order Stampin'Up! supplies directly from me!

 

 

 

 



FREE Shipping April 6-8th!

Wow, this is so exciting! Free shipping all weekend plus Monday! Don't miss out on this great deal!

Go to www.cmhollingsworth.stampinup.net and get to shopping!

Charlotte

New Stampin'Up! Color Re-fresh!

Here is a great visual of the *New* Colors being reintroduced to Stampin'Up!  I am so excited to see so many of my favorite In Colors come back into the 2013-14 Stampin'Up! Catalog starting May 31st!

Have a great day!
Charlotte Hollingsworth