Guest Designer Series, part1

Today is the first day of our guest designer series and Gwen share some great projects with us! This is what she wanted us to know:

This is a sampler and tile set I made for a church charity auction.  Picture frame was purchased with a distressed look, but you could easily DIY to match your paper colors.  The tiles were purchased from a local home improvement center.   My theme was of course the beach, but the sky’s the limit when it comes to choices in stamp sets, inks, and papers.  Hope you have a great time creating your own little piece of paradise!

And a close up of the frame:

Supplies:

Tiles (8x8 and 4x4)

Stamp Sets

High Tide (Current)

By the Tide (Retired)

From Land to Sea (Retired)

Seaside Shore (Retired)

Seaside (Retired)

Shore Thing (Retired)

Tile Ink

Black Stazon

Sealant Spray

Sampler (8x10 picture frame)

Paper

By the Shore DSP (Retired)

Baked Brown Sugar (Retired)

Bashful Blue (Retired)

Whisper White (Current)

Inks/Markers

Calypso Coral (Current)

Chocolate Chip (Retired)

Dapper Dan (Retired)

Gumball Green (Retired)

Lucky Limeade (Retired) 

Smoky Slate (Current)

Soft Suede (Current)

Thick Baker’s Twine (Baked Brown Sugar) (Retired)

Pearls (Retired)

Embossing Folders

Seaside (Retired)

Decorative Dots (Retired)

Magnolia 3D Embossing Folder

Soooooo I've played with the Magnolia 3D embossing folder today, and the picture does not do it justice. It is so very pretty and detailed....

This could be the fastest card you'll ever make... because the flowers cover the whole background!

Here is a little video:



Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Cling Stamp Set [149298] $36.00	Magnolia 3D Embossing Folder [149579] $10.00	3D Embossing Folder Plate [149658] $10.00	Story Label Punch [150076] $18.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25
Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119683] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] $30.00	Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144586] $4.50
Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Dragonfly Dreams - Bee home decor

Today I made a little gift for one of our pet sitting clients that also has bees and gets her own honey...I thought she would get a kick out of this one:

The saying reads:

When the bee comes to your house,

let her have beer;

you may want to visit the bee’s

house some day.
                                                          Congo Proverb

And here is another view so you can see what frame I used and that the items are all on the outside... only the Pear Pizzazz CS is inside...

Product List

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set [142924] $21.00	Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies [142749] $31.00	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $35.00	Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143231] $9.00	Bubble Over Photopolymer Stamp Set [145868] $17.00
Bottles & Bubbles Framelits Dies [145663] $28.00	Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint [147044] $8.00	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.50	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $7.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Pool Party Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144595] $4.50	Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585] $4.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $4.00	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00

Detailled Dragonfly Thinlits - not just for cards!

You all know just how much I love dragonflies... so you know that I am trying to play as much as I can with the thinlits before they retire... Today I made gifts for my Tuesday stamp club with it

I used silver glitter Vinyl to cut the dragonfly from... The drink container has another one on the other side as well...

Butterfly Duet Punch to the rescue

This week I made some little gifties for my Thursday stamp club members and almost forgot to share...

I had my whole desk covered with the cute note pad holders!

Botanical Butterfly and Dear Doily

Today I made some little gifts for my Monday night stamp club ladies as we are starting over with a new round of club. This is my little Thank you to them for being a club member....

It's a clear 4 by 6 photo frame (that stands up)

 I made a variety of colors

And in case you were wondering where the butterflies came from.... look:

The punch works pretty well with the Designer Series Paper that you can earn for free during Sale-a-Bration...

And this is what it looks like with a photo in it

Product List

Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper [149622] $0.00	Butterfly Duet Punch [148523] $18.00	Dear Doily Cling Stamp Set [148690] $24.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.75
Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982] $8.50	Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $8.50	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $8.50	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Glue Dots [103683] $5.25