Open House Make and Takes

Thanks to my wonderful friends who made it to the Open House on June 30! I hope you all had as much fun as I did.

For my wonderful friends who couldn't make it, I decided to post the Make-and-Take samples with instructions.

Work of Art Card Make-and-Take

I used all the images from this versatile new stamp set!
















Instructions

-score and crease 4-1/4 X 11 Strawberry Slush card stock to make a 4-1/4 X 5-1/2 in. card
-ink the dot image with Strawberry Slush pad and stamp on the card front

-ink the curved brush-stroke image with Pink Pirouette pad and stamp twice on a 2-1/2 X 4-1/4 in. Whisper White mat

-ink the large brush-stroke image with Daffodil Delight pad and stamp twice on the mat

-ink the small brush-stroke image with Pear Pizzazz pad and stamp on the mat

-ink the chevron image with Tuxedo Black Memento pad and stamp on the mat

-ink the long brush-stroke image with Gold Metallic Encore pad and stamp on the mat

-ink the heart image with Strawberry Slush pad and stamp-off on scrap paper before stamping on the mat to lighten the image

-ink the sentiment image with the Tuxedo Black Memento pad and stamp on the mat
-adhere 1/2 X 4-1/4 in. strips of Basic Black card stock behind the mat
-cut a "V" from Basic Black chevron ribbon and adhere behind the mat
-tear the edge of 1 X 4-1/4 in. Crushed Curry card stock and adhere behind the mat
-adhere the mat to the card front
-adhere a Rhinestone to the heart

-ink the heart image with Strawberry Slush pad and stamp it on a Whisper White envelope
-ink the chevron image with Tuxedo Black Memento pad and stamp it over the heart on the envelope

Project Life Scrapbook Page Make-and-Take

Stampin' Up! has partenered with Project Life, a pocket memory keeping system designed by Becky Higgins.

It's so quick and easy to create this page.

Or, use the pre-cut pieces and turn the elements into a card!

Choose Gold or Silver
-4 X 6 in. Metallic Vellum Specialty Paper
-3 X 4 in. Metallic Foil card stock
-Metallic Foil die-cut star
-Metallic Glimmer card stock die-cut stars
-Metallic Baker's twine

Gold Metallic version
-score and crease 5-1/2 X 8-1/2 in. Island Indigo card stock to make a 4-1/4 X 5-1/2  in. card
-cut down the Metallic Vellum mat to 4 X 5-1/4 in. and adhere it under the 3 X 4 in. Metallic Foil mat
-cut the sentiment with Little Letters framelits and the Big Shot
-adhere the die-cut open star to the mats and trim the overlap
-adhere the mats to the card front
-tie Metallic Baker's twine to the Metallic Foil die-cut star
-use dimensionals to adhere the small die-cut stars to the mats

Silver Metallic version

Decor Make-and-Take

Add some embellishments and turn these sweet little wooden mini clothespins into adorable fridge magnets!

-cut magnet sheet (from Dollar Store) and Crumb Cake card stock with the Scallop Oval punch
-adhere card stock shape to magnet shape
-cut Typeset Paper with the Oval Punch and adhere it to the magnet
-use glue dots to adhere the mini clothespin to the magnet
-tie Crumb Cake Seam Binding and Venetian Crochet trim to the clothespin
-tie Linen Thread through a Vintage Faceted Button and adhere to clothespin
-adhere an In Color Sequin to the clothespin
-adhere Pearls to the button and the sequin