Strawberry Slush | hanniejoy&co

So, welcome back for the next installment of the BEST OF tour. This month is Best of Shelli…. This stamp set was hand picked by co-founder Shelli Gardner as some of her favorite images. One look at the set will tell you why…

And, I’ve been on a 3×3 kick lately, so the project I have for you is this little 3×3 note card set housed in one of those FABULOUS muslin bags from the Holiday Catalog. Have a look-see:

So, you probably already know that I’m in love with this year’s In-Colors. This set of cards features two: Baked Brown Sugar and Strawberry Slush. And, it has that incredible stretch ruffled ribbon. Just a small piece, but that’s all it needs. I stamped the image in baked brown sugar and used the sentiment from the stamp set “Six Sided Sampler”. And, I copied that same image on both the envelope and INSIDE the envelope with those awesome framelit envelope liner. JUST LOVE THOSE.

Close up of the card so you can see the little flag of ribbon I stapled on. I covered it with the faceted buttons and put one of those GIGANTIC rhinestones inside to cover the holes. It adds the perfect amount of bling and covers the staple… 🙂

These are those muslin bags. AND THEY’RE STAMP-ABLE. I put a thin piece of cardboard inside just to make it rigid and keep color from bleeding through and just had at it. I copied the same embellishment on the bag, but instead of the staple I used the hot glue gun…

I love these bags because of the drawstring. It gives a nice little ruffle on the top and the string is long enough to tie in a knot or a bow. And, it has cute little tassels on the end. These are 8 for $9.95. (4×5.5″) I can TOTALLY see these for gift cards at Christmas. Or jewelry bags. or…or… or…

OR… 3×3 note cards!!

Here is an upclose of the envelopes. And, the envie insert. These will SPICE UP ANY envelope and make it the NOT BORING WHITE ENVELOPE. I used card stock I stamped as the liner… but, probably better would be to use DSP. Just cause card stock is a little thick. But, it still works.

Final product… It’s SO fun making 3×3 cards….

Next, you are on to Deb Leigh. Enjoy the tour!!

If you need to click through the list old-school style, here you go…

Nancy Amato    http://stampinallnight.blogspot.com
Melissa Bolinger      http://www.stampinup.net/blog/2089191
Jackie Bottomley     http://www.jackiebottomley.blogspot.com
Susan Carlson       http://www.stampinmomoffour.blogspot.com
Tamra Davis     http://www.thecardladies.com
Sherri Eddleblute    http://www.sweetestdesigns.blogspot.com
Lynn Embrey        http://www.possibilitiestamperstudio.com
Kathy Hamrick http://www.countryroads.typepad.com
Crystal Kondo   http://www.card-ed.com
Deb Lehigh   http://thestampinhut.typepad.com
Anne Matasci http://www.MauiStamper.wordpress.com
Robin Merriman http://www.trinitydesignstudio.blogspot.com
Andi Potler   http://www.absolutekreations.com
Michele Reynolds http://www.inspirationink.typepad.com
Sharon Tisdale http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/coveredbridgesstamper/blog
Janet Wakeland http://www.remarkablycreated.com

*Without a Big Shot.

Due to ill-fated planning, I at the moment do not have a big shot at my disposal. And, it’s because I did not think ahead and waited to make this card till the last minuted, yada yada… YEAH, I KNOW. BUT… I’m whining to my mom cause I don’t a have a big shot and she tells me to make a card the old fashioned way. SERIOUSLY. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE. She’s a quilter. That’s like telling her to quilt without a NEEDLE. (either hand or machine…). Still. Can’t let the druthers get the best of us… so here ya go…

A card made the OLD FASHIONED WAY (snort.) Welcome to this installment of the Stamp of the Month Blog Tour.

This set is the ‘set of the month’ for this Blog Tour: Mosaic Madness. And, it has a gorgeous embossing folder that matches, but, ahem. This is being made the old fashioned way. Maybe that should be a challenge… what can you make without a big shot??? (as you can see, I’ve come quite attached to mine.

Anyway, enough whining… about this card…

To say I like the new color, Baked Brown Sugar, would be an UNDERSTATEMENT. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. (and, if you know Isaac, you would know if you repeat the word three times, it’s the equivalent of infinity).

I kinda wanted to do something a little different than what I was seeing on pinterest and other places (they used LOTS of the embossing folder, so maybe it is good I couldn’t). And, I flipped the mosaic punch on it’s side. Just for a different feel. (okay, I didn’t literally flip the punch, it’s just sideways and normally you see it up and down) And, I love the long stamps included in this set. They make super nice borders. And, they’re designed as such as that they can be continuous (which, I would HIGHLY recommend the Stamp-a-ma-jig for lining them up.) Or, if you do a card like mine, you make the seam in the punch out and as long as you are close, It’s All GOOD.

So, I also added a bit of the strawberry slush and daffodil delight inks. And, wouldn’t it be nice if SU had a punch FOR EVERY SHAPE THEY HAD (there isn’t a craft room big enough on this planet… but it’d be NICE). So, I had to cut the little medallions out by hand. Not bad, they’re easy. And, remember, we are doing this the old fashioned way.

Here’s a closer look at the detail. The top vanilla panel was cut 1/8″ shorter in each direction just to give a small frame. I stamped and punched the top panel. I stamped the strawberry slush stamp THROUGH the punched out hole. Then added the two small stamps with dimensional. And, of course, a diamond. I added several dimensionals on the back of the top panel just so it would create a space for the cut-out section to stand out.

Hope you enjoyed a card made the OLD FASHIONED way. (i.e. WBS…. without big shot). Hopefully, next time we will be all back on track and without any hiccups in the whole card-making and mojo flowing, designing business.

You are off to see Deb Leigh and what she has for you!! Enjoy the tour!! To get to Deb you can click on the graphic below or use the links provided in the list.