The Big Shot makes cutting fabric a breeze! Depending on the thickness of your fabric, you can cut up to 8 layers at a time.
Supplies:
Click here to download directions and a pattern for this Big Shot Quilt Block.
Want to see more projects made with the Big Shot? Click here.
You may have seen the On Board books in the Occasions Mini Catalog - they come in heart, bird and scallop circle shapes - and skipped right over them because it didn't look like something you would use. Well, they are A LOT larger than you think they are and the possibilities are endless!
Yesterday I got one of the On Board Heart Books in the mail from my Stampin' Up! upline, Kristen Bryant. Thanks Kristen!
Here's what I did with it...
It is just the perfect size to make a banner to hang on your wall!
Here are some close up photos...
To order the supplies you need to make this banner, go to my Online Store, click the Shop Now button and enter the following codes into the Search the Store Box.
117236 On Board Heart Book $4.95
117153 Sending Love Specialty Paper $11.95
101650 Very Vanilla card stock $7.50
113464 Serif Essentials Bigz Alphabet Die Set $149.95
113439 Big Shot Die-Cut Machine $99.95
109034 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon $4.95
108362 Crop-a-Dile $29.95
104045 Anywhere Glue Sticks $3.95
103683 Mini Glue Dots $4.95
103301 Sanding Blocks $3.50
This is the BEST time to order some of the higher priced items like the Big Shot and the Alphabet Die Set because you get to choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item with EACH $50 order!
I used the Big Shot, Snowflake Sizzlet dies and White Décor Elements Vinyl Sheets to decorate a plain blue tin to use as a gift basket for a Christmas present... but I'm not saying for who!
The Décor Elements Vinyl Sheets make it easy to make your own vinyl shapes for decorating a variety of surfaces. You can put them on your walls, windows, tins, dressers... the possibilities are endless!
When you are using the Vinyl Sheets with your Big Shot, you'll want to put the right side of the vinyl DOWN on the die when you build your sandwich.
The Décor Elements Vinyl Sheets come in a number of gorgeous colors AND in chalkboard! Order Online today and get 25% off each color of vinyl you order. For white, enter '114335' into the Search the Store box.
I shared in a previous post the photo ornaments that I made for the grandparents this year. For my parents, I made photo ornaments of all of their children/in-laws and grandchildren and used them to decorate a wreath.
The ornaments are decorated chipboard frames. For tips on how to use chipboard, click here.
Stampin' Up!'s Designer Series Papers make it so easy to make beautiful gifts. I quickly decorated a $1 wood frame from a craft store with designer series paper to make this frame as a birthday gift for my cousin.
All you need to do is cut your paper to a little bit larger than the frame. Completely cover the front of the frame with glue stick, add the paper and smooth with your hands. After it has dried, use a hobby blade to cut the extra paper from the middle of the frame. Use a sanding block to remove the extra paper from around the inside and outside edges of the frame and create smooth edges. So easy!
Stampin' Up! has so many beautiful papers. You can check them out in my Online Store. Click the Shop Now button and then select 'paper' from the left menu and then 'designer series paper.' You'll also find some in the Clearance Rack for as low as $4.49 a pack.
Today's projects were created by my sister, Johanna Wick. She is the one who introduced me to Stampin' Up! over 11 years ago!
Johanna is very creative and used the Scallop Circle Punch to create this wreath. She hand cut the ribbon and free-handed the Merry Christmas with markers. Since she lives in an apartment, she didn't want a real wreath and created this to hang on her front door.
This advent calendar tree would have been a snap to create with the Big Shot and Matchbox die, but Johanna cut and assembled all of these boxes by hand. Yikes! She put an Andes mint in each box for her daily treat.
I hope that you have enjoyed seeing Johanna's projects. If you'd like to see one of your projects shared on my blog, please contact me!
From August 1–September 30 only, get the exclusive Décor Elements™ Growth Chart for only $24.95 — plus, receive a free applicator tool!
See the Just for Kids Flyer for a full photo of the growth chart.
Please contact me if you have questions about how to apply Décor Elements.
Click on the photo above to watch a video featuring Shelli Gardner, co-founder and CEO of Stampin’ Up!, demonstrating how to make one of the many ornaments you can create with the Country Living Holiday Collection Kit.
Supplies: Holiday Collection Stampin' Kit
Imagine your home filled with simple and rustic ornaments like this snowflake ornament. Using the Country Living Holiday Collection Stampin’ Kit, you can make ornaments in minutes that you’ll love using year after year.
The Holiday Collection Stampin' Kit includes everything you need to make beautiful handmade ornaments...
■Holiday Collection stamp set (shown above)
■Die-cut chipboard and Designer Series paper (Yes, the paper is die-cut too! Just punch your images out and glue them together!)
■Card stock
■Ribbon and cord
■Pretties Kit brads (BLING!)
■Dazzling Diamonds Stampin’ Glitter
■Adhesives
■Classic Stampin’ Spots
To order your Holiday Collection Stampin' Kit, simply go to my website, click on the 'Shop Now' button in the top right corner and then click on the Country Living image.
Make your home and Halloween projects spooktacular this year with the Spooky Spider Décor Elements! This fun self-adhesive vinyl image is just in time to help you get ready for Halloween, and is priced low so it won't break your candy budget. Decorate your candy jar to thrill the treaters, or adhere it above your door to scare off the tricksters. Whatever you do, you'll be a Halloween hit!
Click on the image below to view the Spooky Spider flyer.
The exclusive Spooky Spider comes in three sizes and two colors and is designed to coordinate with Stampin' Up!'s Ghostly Greetings Designer Series paper
and the Chills & Thrills Rub-Ons.
These spiders won't hang around long, so order your Spooky Spider Décor Elements NOW before they vanish into the night! (To order, click here and then click on the "Shop Now" button in the top right corner. Type "Spooky Spider" into the Search box. Select the Spooky Spider size & color that you like!)
