Make It Monday #102: Pillow Box Stamping and Assembly

Two years ago, my daughter and I were doing this:

Yes, those are 200 flattened pillow boxes that we stamped with a green floral stamp, dry embossed with swiss dots, and then added a butterfly. 

It was fun wedding:-) 

This week on Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday tutorial, Ashley Cannon Newell shows how to embellish pillow boxes many beautiful ways (her gold embossing was my favorite!) Ashley's tutorial inspired me to dry emboss again (even though her beautiful embossing was heat embossed) This time I  used colored card stock and inked the embossing with white.

And of course, added an embellishment:-)

To see for yourself and participate, go to: http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/01/make-it-monday-102.html

Thanks for looking!

Carolanne

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI Lovely Layers

Dies: PTI Parisian Doily, Sizzix pillowbox

Embossing Folder: Paper Studio

Ink: Brillance Tsukineko Moonlight White

Papertrey Ink January 2013 Blog Hop Challenge

Papertrey January Blog Hop Challenge

Hello! and welcome to the Papertrey Ink January 2013 Blog Hop

This month the challenge is:

I really like black and kraft paper together. AND red just seems to fit well with these 2 colors, so that means all things, "VALENTINE." 

 

I love sending Valentines to all my friends and family, not just my hubby.

I very much want them to know, they are loved.

"I have loved you with an everlasting love..." Jeremiah 31:3

Hop on over to:

Capture the moment

to see all the lovely blogs and creations.

Thanks for looking!

Carolanne

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink-Embroidered Blooms and With All My Heart, studio g

Dies: Papertrey-Ink Limitless Layers Hearts, Heart Border die, Fabulous Frames, Sizzix Tag Die

 Border Punch: Fiskars

Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug, Paper Studio

Inks: Memento, Versafine Tsukineko

glitter glue and twine

Papertrey Ink Make It Monday #101 Layered Embossing

This week, on Nichole Heady's blog, Heather challenges us to take out our heat gun and layer our embossing. This was a fun challenge although it did require a little patience and discipline. Sometimes it is hard for me to know when to stop heating my embossing powder.  I have a tendency to want to "over do". This would not work well with this technique as the previous layer of embossing would be melted away!

I did get the hang of it though. The kissing couple image was the first image I embossed. I used a black sparkle embossing powder to give them a little pizzazz. Next, I embossed a square image with white embossing powder to draw attention to their kiss.:-) Finally, I embossed the sentiments in white as well.

To take the challenge yourself, go to: http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/make-it-monday/

Thanks for looking!

Carolanne

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink-Framed Out #12, Think Big Favorites #23, Inkadinkado

Dies: Papertrey Ink-Fillable Frame, Delightful Doilies, Hearts border die
Flower Punches: EK Success

Border Punch: EK Success

Paper: Recollections

Inks: Versa Mark

Embossing Powders: Stampendous, Stamp-n-stuff

Embossing folder: Cuttlebug

White cord, glitter glue, book paper

Packaging Those Beautiful Embellished Cards, Papertrey Ink, Make It Monday Challenge #100

A handmade card can never have too many embellishments. However, it may be a little difficult to mail or encase a card loaded with all that goodness. 

This week, on Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday, Dawn McVey, shows how to create pretty handmade packaging for those lovely cards. Then she challenged us to make some of our own...

Because of my attraction to book paper, there is plenty of it around my house. Lots of pretty embellishments can be made from this resource. Why not an envelope or bag as well? Take about 4 sheets or so and adhere (I used double-sided tape) to make one large sheet.

Use a template (a bigger envelope you have taken apart can work) or fold it around your card like I did.

Fold the bottom.

Adhere the bottom and close around the card. Using double sided tape again glue shut, and fold the top forward. There will be about 4 layers of folded paper.

Trim the 2 bottom layers of the fold off closest to the inside fold line so it won't be as bulky. Then, using a border paper punch, trim the flap. 

Stamp your envelope or bag to match your card, and add die cuts and buttons.

 

You're done!

To take the challenge yourself, go to:

http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2013/01/make-it-monday-100.html

Thanks for visiting!!!

Supplies used:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink-With All My Heart and Studio g 

Die cuts: Papertrey Ink-Fabulous Frames, XO border die, Delightful Doilies

Embossing folders: Cuttlebug, the Paper Studio

Inks: Versafine, Memento Tsukineko

EK border punch, buttons, twine

HELLO!

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” 

― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

Hoping to share quotes, thoughts and my creations with you, dear friend...

With sincerity,  carolanne

Supplies used:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink-Boards and Beams, Embroidered Blooms (sentiment)
Dies: Papertrey Ink-Boards and Beams
Scalloped punch: Fiskers
Ink: Memento Tsukineko, Color Box