Sweet Shapes 3-D Projects

These are projects I had a group of girls do for a birthday party. The frame in the back is magnetic, so they could use it in their locker. The pencil holder is a green bean can, and the purse is a die cut that was available from Stampin' Up! in a previous catalog. The purse box served as each girls treat bag.

I used Whisper White and Certainly Celery card stock, and Certainly Celery and Old Olive inks for all the projects. The stamps are Sweet Shapes and Everyday Flexible Phrases for the little tag on the purse.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Batty in Black

Boooooo.......! We were "Booed" tonight! Halloween is such fun!

This Batty Wheeled card is the last of my 2007 Halloween Spirits... an unusual one, since I don't often use non-Stampin' Up! supplies. For this card I die cut a white Sizzix ghost and mounted him on diminsionals above a piece of Basic Black card stock texturized with a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I wheeled the Batty Jumbo Wheel in black over More Mustard and tied it all together with a bit of Black Gingham ribbon and an "S" clip from the Hodgepodge Hardware Kit.

Happy Haunting Everyone!
Brycia

Lids by Liam Holiday Card Extravaganza

I wanted to share some information about a fundraiser I'm supporting... If you are in Maryland and would like to get a jump on your holiday cards, this is a great deal - and you are helping promote the awareness of congential heart defects in the process. If you would like to read more about Lids by Liam, please visit their website: http://www.lidsbyliam.org/

Lids by Liam is hosting a holiday card extravaganza. Get ahead of the game and make your holiday cards early. What better way of letting your love ones know how much you care by sending them a homemade card.
What: Holiday Cards
When: November 3, 2007
Where: 7909 Trotters Court, Severn, MD 21144
Time: 10am - 4pm (Stop by when it’s convenient for you!)
RSVP: Please let us know if you would like to attend so we can reserve your materials.
Email heather@gonflex.com or Call 410-551-5547
Pass along our Flyer to your friends, the more the merrier!

Touch of Nature with Cracked Glass

This is one of the cards we'll be doing next week in my Techniques Classes. I still have room for both Monday and Thursday's class, so if you are local and would like to attend just email me at bryciak@yahoo.com.

I was happy how this card turned out, even though it is a simple layout. I think simple lets the eye focus on the interesting part - the "cracked glass".

I used the Touch of Nature and Define Your Life stamp sets on this with More Mustard, textured Always Artichoke, Basic Black, and Very Vanilla card stock. The flower was stamped with black Staz-On and watercolored from the ink pad lids with the Aqua Painter. Then the "perfect" definition was stamped over top with Always Artichoke. I think next time I'll go lighter on the green on the stem, and then darken it up above and below after stamping the definition. I used Versamark and Glassy Glaze for the Cracked Glass finish and then sponged the cracks after. I also sponged the Artichoke and More Mustard with More Mustard ink to give it a more aged feel overall. Likewise, I dyed the Black Gingham ribbon with More Mustard ink. I stamped the ferns in More Mustard, added three Mustard eyelets to the black layer, and assembled it all.
Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Batty for You Circle Punch Closure

This card design was popularized at the 2006 Stampin' Up! Convention and is still a favorite of mine. Basically, just take any size card and score the top 1 1/4" in from the edge and fold it back over the front. Then use a 1 1/4" circle punch and punch half way over the fold to create the notch. Attach an image stamped on a 1 1/4" circle layered to a 1 3/8" circle punch to the inside of the card using dimensionals positioned just slightly over the edge of the notch to hold the card closed:

There are so many possibilities with this design. It is easy and fun when you are bored with a "normal" fold card. And, it is a great way to show off all those little images and circular stamps that are so popular now.

For this card I used Batty for You and three designs from the Creepy Crawly Designer Series Paper. The base card is a 4 1/4" by 11" piece of Whisper White folded in half. The only stamping is the little spider in Basic Black. I used the 1 1/4" circle and 1 3/8" circle punches as explained above and some black brads, Black Gingham, and Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon add a bit of detail.

Happy Stamping!

Brycia

Batty for You with Basic Gray

Another Spirited card... This is the project my stamp club made last week.

I used five punches on it: the Scallop Circle, the 1-3/8" and 1-1/4" Circles, the Round Tab, and the Spiral. The base card is a 4"x12" piece of Basic Gray Textured card stock folded in half to form a 4"x6" card. Then I added a 1 1/2" strip of Creepy Crawly Designer Series Paper, and a 1/2 strip of Basic Black The ghost is from Batty for You and the "Boo!" is the Rough Edges Alphabet. I also used a large circle Metal Edge Tag behind the focal point, and some Black Gingham, and Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain ribbon, a silver brad, and a regular paper clip to add a bit more detail.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia

Carved & Candlelit Boo

October already... time for stamping those ghosts and goblins!

This simple card uses Carved & Candlelit, All in a Row and the Big Deal Alphabet. The base card is Kraft, with Basic Black and Always Artichoke layers on top. The inks are Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke and Basic Black. A bit of linen thread added to the stem finishes it off.

Happy Stamping!
Brycia