The Pink Stamper's (aka Robyn) First Blog Hop

Friday evening Robyn, The Pink Stamper, hosted her first blog hop. It was a wonderful way to get to know her new Design Team. The rest of us crafters were given the opportunity to participate. Cleverly, Robyn instructed her team to include a secret "key word" at the end of their post. As you hopped from blog to blog, a secret message was reveled.

She's giving us the opportunity to make a project and post it on her website so everyone can hop on our blogs as well. Again, I made a card.

Materials

Tools: Cricut, Gypsy
Cartridges: Straight From the Nest, Gypsy Wandering
Patterned Papers: DCWV, Scraps from my stash
Cardstock: Stampin' Up
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Ink: Stampin' Up
Stamps: Fiskars, Cupcakes and More
Pen: Zig
Ribbon: Walmart

Thanks for taking the time to stop by,

Dana Desmond

Stamp TV Sketch Challenge

Each week on Gina K. Design's Stamp TV website, Gina presents two challenges to crafters. The winner of the challenges wins a stamp set of their choice. The two types of challenges are sketch challenge and color challenge. To see this weeks sketch, visit http://stamptv.ning.com/forum/topics/sketch-spotlight-challenge-6.

I started this card using the Sushi Bowl stamp set from Stampenous. This is a very fun a versatile clear stamp set. Each of the elements are separate and the fish bowl can be manipulated to form any shape. I arranged as many pieces of the design on one acrylic block and stamped the image using Momento Tuxedo black ink. Then I filled in the remainder of the design by stamping each image individually.

I used my Copic Sketch Markers to color the image and I cut it out using my CutterBee detail scissors. I use the Nestabilities Label 8 and my Cuttlebug to cut and emboss the orange and white background pieces. To make the white border, I cut the embossed edge off of the orange label and it fit perfectly.

I layered this onto a piece of blue cardstock that I had embossed in my Cuttlebug using the Spots and Dots folder. I layered the orange and white tag onto the blue card stock. Then I layered all of this on a 51/4 x 5 1/4 piece of pattered paper from Stampin' Up. This entire piece was then added to a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card base.


Using my Tags Nestabilities die, I cut a tag out of white card stock. I I then cut a strip of coordinating patterned paper at 5 1/2 x 3/4 and threaded it though the tag. I stamped the greeting using Fiskar's Cupcakes and More stamp set. I attached my greeting to the bottom of the card. Then I popped up my image on the orange cardstock.

I used several Prima flowers attached together with a pearl brad from The Paper Studio. I adhered this to the front of my card using glue dots. For the final touch, I added pearls to the orange label.

This is my first Gina K. Designs challenge entry. What it tells me is that I desperately need more stamps. I have a small collection, but nowhere near enough images I can color with my Copic Sketch Markers. As much as I love my Cricut, sometimes it's fun to just stamp your image and elements.


If you visit my blog, please leave comments. I love to read what others think of my work. I highly encourage constructive criticism, afterall, that's the only way I will get better at what I do.

Again, thank you for taking the time to visit DanasImaginationCreations,
Dana Desmond

Valentine's Box for my Rocker Girl

This is the final treat box I made using my Gypsy and Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More cartridges. For my Rocker Girl older daughter, I wanted to make something that fit with her personality, the way I did for my other two children.

I used patterned paper from Me and My Big Ideas. I put the box together and distress the edges using Stampin' Up Crumb Cake ink.

I've been working on some heat embossing techniques, so I thought this would be the perfect project to try it on. First I hand cut the star out of white cardstock. Using Versamark ink I stamped the image on the star using Inkadinkado's Rock Start stamp sent. Then I embossed the image using clear glitter embossing powder from al Mode. Then I embossed the edges of the star using gold embossing powder from Stampendous. I used Tim Holtz Distress ink in Broken China to add color to the star.

I stamped the sentiment in Versamark ink on a scrap of patterned paper from my stash and embossed using gold embossing powder. I used my Stampin' Up Decorative Label punch to punch the sentiment. I layered the sentiment and the star on pink cardstock from the Paper Studio and fussy cut them.

I used a strip of scrap cardstock and stamped the star image along the entire strip. Then I embossed it using gold embossing powder. I attached this to the box and popped up the star and sentiment. I finished off by adding ribbon to hold the box closed.

I hope she likes it. I know I do.

Thanks for stopping by,

Dana D.

P.S. All stamped images are from Inkadinkado Rock Star.

Valentine's Box for a Boy

When I posted my first treat box, I decided to make one for each of my children. The one with Love across the front that I made the other day is for my middle daughter. She's more the girly type. This one is for my son. It was cut with my Gypsy using the Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More.

Ever since he got a Wii and Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock for Christmas, he's been obsessed with the drums. I started looking through my cartridges for a drum set, but the only one I could find was on Rock Princess, but it had a girl playing them. So, I cut out all of my pieces at 3" and then cut the girl off. It worked out perfect. I put the box together using Sticky Strip and inked the edges of the box using Stampin' Up Crumb Cake ink.

I used the Decorative Label punch to cut the label our of DCWV glitter paper. Then I cut a piece of card stock at 1 1/4 x 3/4 and hand wrote my sentiment. The paper I used for the box is from Me and My Big Ideas. Even though you can't see it from these pictures, it has hand drawn orange stars in the pattern. So, I mimicked that by drawing stars in orange on yellow cardstock and cut them out. I attached everything to the box and added the orange ribbon.

I finished off by adding Stickles to the heart on the drum and the 4U on the tag. I really think my son is going to like this Valentine's treat, especially when it's filled with his favorite candy.

Tomorrow I will post the box I made for my rocker daughter.

Thanks for stopping by,

Dana D.

Full of Love Valentine's Treat Bag

 I've had my Cricut for about 6 months and never made a treat bag. So while I was looking for a project to do, I thought why not. Last fall, Provocraft gave all Gypsy owners 6 free cartridge uploads. One of these was Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. Never used it so thought what a perfect time. I cut the base of the treat bag at 7 3/4".

I used the Gypsy Font and Gypsy Wandering to cut the background paper, scalloped heart, pink heart, and letters. I used Stampendous gold embossing powder and double embossed the letters. I used the Swirls Cuttlebug folder on the pink heart. I pierced holes in the off white heart using my paper piercer from Stampin' Up. Then I inked the edges of all of the pieces with Rich Razzleberry from Stampin' Up.

 
I added Stampin' Up patterned paper to the front of the box and  added a bow to the top. Then I glued all my layers together and adhered them to the box. The flap of the box is held shut with a piece of Velcro.

The embossing makes the letters look almost metal.

Now I need to find someone special to give it to. Maybe I'll make three more and my Valentine's gifts are finished.

Thanks for stopping by,
Dana D. ;-)