Patty's Stamping Spot

Helper Gifts & Door Prizes - Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting

I love to treat my meeting HELPERS to a fun gift at each of our Luv 2 Stamp Group meetings... I have helpers for set up, registration, card contest board, note taker and clean up.  Each helper received one of these fun 40 piece thank you gifts:

 
Each packet contained a 40 piece assortment of the Hugs and Kisses notes and the 3 sizes of Glassine envelopes/bags all from page 19 of the Occasions Mini Catalog.

I packaged them in little holders made with the Sending Love Specialty Paper, cut out with the Fancy Favor Box die and the Big Shot!! :)  If you cut your paper to 4"x12" you can get 3 of these out of each 12x12 sheet :)

Cut the Fancy Favor Box die without the flaps, then just seal shut like a pouch :)

And here was my door prize basket.. about 15 stampers won prizes on Saturday!

  
 

SNEAK PEEK of a NEW KIT coming on Sunday!  Check back on March 14 !

 

Crimped Paper Flowers - Video Tutorial by Patty Bennett

This is one of the fun projects we made at my Luv 2 Stamp Group meeting on Saturday!

The gals at the meeting learned how to make the paper flower and leaves using the crimper and then added it to the cute treat holder.  Demonstrators in my group who requested a long distance packet received all the supplies and tutorial to make this project.

Thanks to Jan McClurg for sharing this idea at the Phoenix Regional seminar in January!!  Enjoy the Video Tutorial and go have fun making paper flowers!

 

Supplies used in this project ORDER ONLINE HERE anytime!

Order Code	Description	Price
114526	Circles #2 Die	$15.95
115954	Two Tags Die	$21.95
113439	Big Shot	$99.95
100730	Whisper White Cardstock	$7.50
114300	Sticky Pages (12x12)	$6.95
116631	Paper piercing tool	$3.50
105826	Mat Pack	$9.95
109046	1” circle punch (optional)	$10.95
113692	Eyelet Border punch	$15.95
102482	Real Red Cardstock	$5.50
100702	Old Olive Cardstock	$5.50
117289	Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon	$8.95
102892	Sponge Daubers	$10.95
103133	Real Red Ink Pad	$5.95
101618	Crimper	$19.95
108360	Craft & Paper Scissors	$29.95

Finished Purses from Scallop Die Purse Class

As promised.. here are the results of all our hard work at the Fabric Purse class last weekend! See previous purse class posts HERE, HERE and HERE for more info.

The purses use the Scallop Square Die and the Big Shot.  I was easily able to cut 6 layers of my heavy cotton fabric at once with the die.. it makes the project go so quickly!  Those using regular weight cotton fabrics cut 8 layers at once!

HERE IS ONE THING THAT IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO COOL ABOUT THESE PURSES.... you can totally just turn them inside out and have a finished look, too!!  :)

cute button and flower!

look how sharp this one is lined in all black... love it!

Isn't it fun what different fabrics we all picked ??   What a fun day!

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Fabric Big Shot Purse - step by step

I thought you might like to see some of the step by step photos I took at the PURSE CLASS last weekend...

If you'd like details on making a bag, view ANGIE's VIDEO HERE, or purchase ANGIE'S instructions HERE.

If you are looking for someone to make you a purse, VIEW THIS POST for Lisa's info.  You can also contact BARBARA at cre8tivestamper@cox.net or CLICK HERE to see her purses for sale if you wish to purchase a completed purse.

So... here we go...

We cut the fabric into strips, 5" wide, and layered it onto the Scallop Square die, then ran them through the Big Shot. It will cut 8 layers of fabric if it's regular weight cotton, or I did 6 layers since this was heavy weight cotton.

Lots of activity and fun....

We pinned the scalloped layers together with the batting squares inside.

Hey.. I'm REALLY SEWING!! Thanks to Cindee for letting me use her machine.. as mine is from Jr. High in 1972 and I wasn't sure if it still works...

Sew the 1st part of the X on each square.. making a long chain of them.  Then cut them apart and sew the 2nd part of the X on each square.

Cut apart the chain of squares and lay them out in the pattern you'll use for your purse.  You'll notice they all have the stitched X in the center.

TIP... I made a "T" with 2 pins to indicate which square was my top center square... as you have all these squares floating around, it can get confusing as to which one was at the top ...

I added a pocket flap to each side:

All the squares are now sewn together.. and when the sides are stitched you have a purse!

Here is how the pocket turns out on the side:
 
 

Handles and closure strap pinned in and ready to stitch all the way around the top:

 
 Finished purse with a matching Big Shot flower!!! whooohooo!

 
 
The purse uses the Scallop Square Die and the Big Shot.  I was easily able to cut 6 layers of this heavy cotton at once with the die.. it makes the project go so quickly!

Big Shot, item 113439     Scallop Square die, item 115950

 

 
 

THE PURSE!!

Thank you to all of you for your excitement yesterday about the fabric for my purse!!!  I had the BEST time at Cindee's class... thank you Cindee for being a delightful hostess and teacher!!! 

HERE IS THE PURSE!!  OK>>> ME and the purse! :)

I was really daring for my first attempt and added POCKETS to the sides:

and I made a matching flower to go on it:

This fabric is heavier weight cotton than most of the fabric people have been using for these purses... it is also dry clean only... I had not planned to wash this purse like most people are doing.  This won't have quite the same "shabby chic" look as most of the scallop die purses.. but that's what I wanted.. so I'm really happy with it. 

The purse uses the Scallop Square Die and the Big Shot.  I was easily able to cut 6 layers of this heavy cotton at once with the die.. it makes the project go so quickly!

Big Shot, item 113439     Scallop Square die, item 115950

I'll be posting some step by step pix tomorrow and then photos of the other purses from class later this week.. please stay tuned all week !!

 
 
 
 

Fancy Favor Valentine Pouch

My friend Jan Wakeland is AMAZING... she blogged this idea awhile back and I KNEW I had to share it at my Valentine class!!!!!

I know.. you are saying, "OK, and WHAT'S so amazing about this!?"... well...... look what it is made out of:

It's made from the Fancy Favor Die Box cut out with the BIG SHOT!  (item 115965 - only like THE BEST die in the catalog!)

As you can see..only PART of the Fancy Favor Die Box has been used.. you cut off about 1/4 of it... and the GREAT NEWS about this project is....  to cut this part of the Fancy Favor Die ONLY TAKES 1/2 OF A SHEET OF 8-1/2" x 11" CARDSTOCK!!! WHOOOHOOO!

Then you fold the middle flap up and punch with the Heart Punch:

Then fold up all the bottom flaps and tuck one side into the other.. secure with a small piece of sticky strip.


 I added the Sweetheart Treat Cup in the opening and finished it off with some Sending Love DSP.  I used a "tag" from the Two Tags Die to slip into the pouch and that kind of holds the candy in.  All ordering info is below.

This is how the back side will look:

Here is what you'll need to order to make this project - order ONLINE HERE 24/7 (click Shop Now)!:
 

Order Code	Description	Price
115965	Fancy Favor Die Box	$39.95
115954	Two Tags Die	$21.95
120435	Sweetheart Treat Cups	$2.95
113693	Full Heart punch	$15.95
117153	Sending Love DSP	$11.95
117681	Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons	$9.95
118134	With All My Heart stamp set	$17.95
100459	Pretty in Pink Cardstock	$5.50
102128	Chocolate Chip Cardstock	$5.50
117289	Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon	$8.95
117287	Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon	$8.95
104294	Sticky Strip	$6.95

Big Shot Purse

I was sooooooooo blessed to receive this AWESOME gift at Leadership earlier this month!!  My dear friend, Lisa Lange from IL brought me this purse!!  I used it to hold my swaps.. it was PERFECT!

What is soooooooo cool about these purses is that each square is DIE CUT with our SCALLOP SQUARE die and the BIG SHOT!!!   For those who quilt and/or sew, you know this makes for a really easy project!!! 

If you are like me and haven't brought out your sewing machine since Jr. High Home Ec class in 1972, Lisa has volunteered to make these purses!!  You can contact Lisa at this email:  heyylis@aol.com for all the ordering details.

Here is another fabric purse Lisa made:

and here is the matching flower she made to go with it:

If you want to know how to make the flowers and are local to me in the San Francisco Bay Area, please join me in my class on March 16 or March 17 !! Space still available!  Must RSVP and prepay.

Contact Lisa for more purse information:  heyylis@aol.com 

Have a GREAT DAY !!!

 
 
 
 

Patty's Leadership Samples - part 3

Here is another one of my favorite projects from my presentation at Leadership this week... the new Milk Carton Die (pg 23 in the Occasions mini catalog) all dressed up with accessories from the EGGCELLENT EGGS kit (pg 23 in the Occasions mini catalog) and one of our new epoxy brads!

Here is another fun way to use the Milk Carton Die - place 2 of them inside an altered Fancy Favor box die - thanks to Jan Wakeland for this fun idea!

It's decorated with the flowers and swirls from the EGGCELLENT EGGS kit.

Here is how you alter the Fancy Favor Box die:

 

  

Fabric Flower Pins

I have been really obsessed with wanting to try to make these pins, and a few days ago, I saw this AWESOME VIDEO by Christy Daugherty and I thought WOW... OK... I CAN DO THIS!!  Thanks Christy for the awesome instructions!  This project idea was originally shown on stage at our Stampin' Up! Convention in August 2009 by company owner Shelli Gardner and I've been intrigued by this idea ever since!

Here are 3 of the 4 pins I made tonight... I love black, white and red, so decided to stick within that theme to start off with:

These are soooooooooo quick and easy to make because you cut the fabric flowers out with our FLOWER FOLDS DIE and the STAMPIN' UP! BIG SHOT!!!!  I just hot glued everything together per Christy's video... so this truly is a quick and easy project.

FLOWER FOLDS BIGZ XL DIE, #115970, $42.95 

I wanted to make a pin specfically for my NEW VERA BRADLEY tote bag (that my awesome brother and his wife gave me for Christmas!!!)... so here is what I came up with:

 

It really looks even better in person.. if you are going to Leadership this coming week you'll have to stop me to come see it :)

Here is my pile.. do you think I have enough to make about 50 more ?? :)

Here is how the flowers start:

Be sure to click on the LINKS in the first paragraph for Christy's video and Shelli's blog for step by step info on making these FUN flowers!
 
 

 

Christmas Gift Tags

I had fun using up some left over scraps from Stampin' Up! Simply Scrappin' Kits and Designer paper packs... I used my {{favorite}} Two Tags die with the Big Shot and then layered scraps, punchouts and ribbons.  (Christmas Jingle kit: item 115696, and Merry Moments DSP:  115672).

(Two Tags Die is on sale through Dec. 22nd .. CLICK HERE for sale info)

 

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Two Tags die, item 115954, on sale now!

Click here for Big Shot sale details

 
  
  

Luv 2 Stamp Group Christmas Gift exchange - pt 3

Here are more fun gifts that were exchanged at our Luv 2 Stamp Group Christmas gift exchange last weekend.

These are the Window Sheet die cut baskets Joy made and filled with candy.

Here is a great tip.. she used a small strip of the window sheet plastic to "reinforce" the ribbon handle!

Cindee got the cute baskets! 
 

Speaking of Cindee... look at the gorgeous tile she made for our gift exchange!!!

Instructions for this technique can be found on Kimberly's blog HERE.

Joy got the tile from Cindee...

 

 

Fancy Favor Box die - with CARDBOARD!? :)

So.. do you remember when I blogged this project?  It is the Fancy Favor Box Die cut out of a WINDOW SHEET using the Stampin' Up! Big Shot machine .. ??  Well...   as I was cutting the 12x12 Window Sheets in 1/2 for my gals to use in class, there was a sheet of CARDBOARD in each package.. and I just HAD to see how it would look if I cut it out with the same Fancy Favor Box Die... and voila... toooooooooooooooo cute!!!!

 The box on the left was textured with the Petals a Plenty embossing folder just like the clear window sheet box was, and the one on the right above was just cut out with the Fancy Favor box die and then wheeled, stamped and sponged.

So.. moral of the story.... don't toss the cardboard! :)

 

Christmas Tag Ideas

I just LOVE the Two Tags Die and my Big Shot from Stampin' UP! !!  I don't know what I'd do without them!!

Here are a few tag ideas we made in class a couple weeks ago... hope you enjoy the inspiration!

The one in the upper left corner uses my favorite die: Top Note and it's a gift card holder. The others are "to/from"  tags using the 2 Tags Die.  DID YOU SEE the great SALE!? .... the TWO TAGS DIE IS ON SALE!!  CLICK HERE for info!

You can find the tag die on pg 198, and it's item code #115954. If you don't have it.. you need it! :)

 

Petal's a Plenty Christmas Tree!

This is the 4th project we made at my BIG SHOT CLASS.  I love this card and so did all of the participants :)  

This card uses the Petals A Plenty Impressions Folder from Stampin' Up!  It's only available for a limited time in the Holiday Mini Catalog... so if you don't have it yet, be sure to use my SHOP NOW link below to get it soon! :)  (item code 116824 - pg 21)

To make this wonderful tree, follow these steps.

1. cut a triangle from Stampin' Up! chipboard (any size or shape triangle is ok) - I had to cut 2 pieces and layer them together

2.  lay them ON TOP of your Petals a Plenty Embossing folder

3.  put your cardstock INSIDE the folder

 4.  put the folder (w/ cardstock inside) on TOP of tab 1 of the multipurpose platform and put a CLEAR PLATE ON TOP of the whole thing (have have detached tab 2, that is why you don't see it)

5.  run it through the Stampin' Up! Big Shot and you will get this!

6.  Cut a reverse mask to cover the flat portion of your card, and lay it over your cardstock.  Using a sponge dauber color the tree with any color desired (Old Olive used here)

7.  Do the same thing using Champagne Mist Shimmer paint and a different sponge dauber. (item codes 116806 and 102892)

8.  Color in the berries with a Real Red marker (item code 100052)

9. Layer onto Real Red and Old Olive.  I sponged the edges of my Sahara Sand cardstock with both the Old Olive and Shimmer Paint.

10. I punched a star from the "Bridesmaid" striped specialty paper and added a gold brad to the center. (item codes 109045 and 116479)

Add a greeting of your choice - we used printed greetings from My Digital Studio and punched them out with the Modern Label punch!

 

Big Shot Class card

Here is another project we made in our recent Big Shot class.  I was inspired by a card that Connie Babbert shared on her blog.  I loved the idea of using the Square Scallop Die and the Tag Die as background pieces on a card!!!  Such a fun idea!

We used the very popular NIGHT AND DAY Designer Paper from the Holiday Mini, and the "For all you Do" stamp set.  Stampers had a choice of the Jumbo Grommets or the Basic Gray Courdory Buttons for an accent.

Scallop Square Stampin' Up! Clear Bigz Die #115950, $21.95

images © Stampin' Up! 1990-present

 
 
 Two Tags Stampin' Up! Bigz Die, #115954, $21.95

images © Stampin' Up! 1990-present

Night & Day Specialty Designer Series Paper, #116768, $11.95