Stampin' With Di

Pink Flamingo Class

So this weekend is the Paper Play Get-Away weekend at the Prescott Pines Camp.  I was asked to teach a couple classes by Shelli who lives there. So I am gonna head up there on Friday, the classes are on Saturday, and then I will either stay Saturday night too and head back Sunday, or come home Saturday night, it depends on how much fun I am having...ha!  I am excited to get there, but about a month ago they had a million inches of snow and that was freaking me out, (a Canadian that does not know how to drive in the snow...ha!) but Shelli says it is all gone now.

So I thought I would share with you what my class attendees are going to make. 

A tin, they will cover that they can use for whatever they would like, (they can store all their make n takes in it to go home) there is also a small note card in case they decide to fill it with cookies later and give it away. 

There is also a Box in a Bag and a Branch Out card. They get their own pack of Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper.

Here are the projects a little closer.

Gift card

Stamp Set: Priceless, Really Retro

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pink Flamingo DSP

Ink: Summer Sun, Basic Black

Misc: Black gingham ribbon, Summer Sun corduroy button, lace border punch

 

Box in a Bag

Paper: Pink Flamingo DSP, Real Red

Misc: Red Striped ribbon, scallop border punch, white gel pen, Summer Sun corduroy buttons, Boho Blossoms punch, Round tab punch, 1/4" hand held circle punch

Card

Stamp Set: Branch Out, Really Retro

Paper: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Cameo Coral, Whisper White, Pink Flamingo DSP

Ink: Close to Cocoa, Cameo Coral, Pretty in Pink, Summer Sun

Misc: White Taffeta, Summer Sun Corduroy button, 1" circle punch, nestabilities, birds and blooms sizzlit

So I am hoping they like everything.  They have 2 hours.  I am going to take a couple extra packets just in case some people that did not sign up will decide they want to take the class once they see everything.

I am also going to be doing this class in my studio in April too cause I had a bunch of people that could not attend the Prescott weekend.

So tonight was American Idol, and let me tell ya I had a hard time picking anybody till the end, I mean my gosh this was a rough night.  We finally voted on 8, 9 & 10.  We were going back and forth between 10 and 12, but we feel that number 12 will make it either way, if she does not get pulled forward tomorrow, she will defintely get in the wild card.  But some of them, I was like changing the song I guess is suggested, but the one that sang the ABBA song was horrible...and I am so sick of Kara...and my hubby kept telling her -well he was telling the TV - STOP BANGING THE TABLE!!! cause you can hear it in the mike, and then didnt she say something weird when Paula was pronouncing ABBA weird, it was like she said Paula's name weird, like Paula was pronouncing ABBA...very odd...Meow!!! Hiss!Hiss!

Well I am hitting the hay, thanks so much for stopping in!

Hugs, Di

Box in a Bag - Revisited

So this little bag has been all over the internet, it makes an old girl proud ya'll liked it so much. Heck, it even won a contest at Stampin' Up!, unfortunately for me someone else sent it in...ha!  I played around with some new paper, and made a couple new ones. I also made a shabby chic feminine one but I submitted that to a magazine, so I don't want to put that on here....just in case.

 

But these two turned out so cute, and with Halloween just around the corner, you have time to make a couple.  This bag is the regular size that I did on the original Box in a Bag Tutorial although now with our handy dandy scallop punch I used it instead of the slit punch. 

 

But for this taller bag I just increased the Designer Paper to 9" tall instead.

But the rest is the same as the tutorial.

I am so loving the Ghostly Greetings Designer Series Paper.

So I have the TV on in the background and the show "Wife Swap" is on, and I am thinking...where do they find these freaks? I thought I was a freak, there is a lady on there that all she does is scream...OMG!

I am posting Saturdays post a little early tonight (I do my posts at night for the next day) so I can get some work done.  Oh speaking of posts, I had someone un-subscribe today, their reason was cause I have too many updates...I thought hmmmm....posting once a day is too many updates? If anyone else feels that way, let me know....I can totally only post once a week, if you're sick of listening to me!

Also if you want to be added to my email list, for monthly samples etc. Please send me your email address so I can add you. I hate to assume since you sign up for my blog that you want a newsletter too, so I have not added you to my email list. (unless you asked me already).

Thanks for stopping in!

Hugs, Di

Box in a Bag Tutorial

One of my readers and fellow Demonstrator, Denise Scarborough from Medford, OR, asked about a bag I had on here a while back, it was this chocolate bag, using some old background paper that Stampin' Up! used to carry.

She asked how to make it, and she has been so patient, while I went on vacation and figured out classes, and schmoozed with Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand, and finally I have the tutorial all done.

This ones for you Denise!

I really don't know what this little bag is called, but "Box in a Bag" sound good!

Oh and P.S. to Patty, I can not figure out the darned old watermark thing...I am a loser. I sent it to my sister so hopefully she can figure it out.  So I just went back to my old Live Writer!

Items needed:

BG paper, cardstock in coordinating color, bone folder, sticky strip, round tab punch, slit punch, 1/4" circle punch, buttons, mini glue dots, wide grosgrain ribbon, flower stamp, and paper cutter.

 

Cut a piece of cardstock 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

 

 

Score 1" around all the edges of the cardstock.

 

 

Turn cardstock on the cutter so it is in a diamond shape so you can score from point to where the other score lines met.

 

Hopefully this will explain what I mean better, you will score on the solid lines.

 

 

Crease your box on the 1inch score lines.

 

Bring the corner scores in like this.

 

This shows it a little better.

 

 

Using sticky strip glue your box together using the pointy folded pieces of the box. (I don't know what else to call them)

 

 

Cut your Background paper to 5 1/2" x 11".

 

Add sticky strip on the bottom and up one side of the back of the background paper.

 

 

Peel off the bottom sticky strip. Lay your box along the bottom of the background paper, so it is even along the bottom.  I start my background paper about half way on the side of the box so the seam will be at the back of the bag at the end.

 

 

Continue to wrap the box up with the paper, keeping the bottom edges the same.

 

 

Continue wrapping.

 

 

Pull off the side sticky strip and glue this after wrapping all the rest of the paper around the box.

 

After it has been wrapped and glued.

 

 

What it looks like from the top.

 

 

Now you need a strip of cardstock 11" x2", and you need your slit punch.

 

 

Using your slit punch make scallops along the strip of cardstock, I always cut it wider, so I can lay the cardstock flush in the bottom of the punch so I am assured of straight scallops on the top.

Please note: since I did this originally we now carry a Scallop punch and this works much easier

 

 

After finishing the strip, trim off about 1/4" or more off the bottom so it is a little thinner.  This is when you can add some direct to paper, or faux stitching to the scallop strip.

Add sticky strip to the bottom of the strip.

 

 

Wrap the scalloped strip around the bottom of the bag.  I start it at the back of the bag so the seam is a the back.

 

 

Bag with scallop added.

 

 

 

Punch out 2 round tab punches, fold in half and punch a 1/4" circle in them.  You can add direct to paper or faux stitching at this time.

Stamp three flowers with coordinating ink. I used the new ones from the Fresh Cuts set!

 

 

Cut three little strips of black cardstock, these will get threaded through the buttons.

Hey you can have faux thread that matches all our SU! cardstock!

 

 

Cardstock threaded buttons.

 

 

You will need some wide grosgrain ribbon, I used the certainly celery color as it coordinated with the background paper.

Add sticky strip to the inside of your round tab pieces.

Cut out flowers and glue dot threaded buttons to center.

 

 

Sticky strip the round tab pieces to the top of your bag.  This is what will hold the bag together when you pull your ribbon through and tie it.

 

Finished Bag!

Ain't it cute?  I want to thank a past upline Jeannie Waltemeyer for teaching me how to make this bag a year or so ago at one of her classes.

Thanks for stopping in!

Hugs, Di