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Little Chef Punched Art Scrapbook Page

Since May is National Scrapbooking Month, I thought I would share this page for the first-ever VC Rocks Blog Hop!  For this month’s Blog Hop, we are featuring retiring colors and new Summer Occasions stamp sets.  I used both:  Close to Cocoa is featured on the page and is on the retiring color list (thankfully, more brown hues are coming), and I used one of the phrases from Go, Graduate from the Summer Mini Catalog on the page.  Here is the page:

Supplies Needed:

• Chocolate Chip/Close to Cocoa/So Saffron/Very Vanilla/Whisper White Card Stock*
• Chocolate Chip and Ruby Red Markers and Chocolate Chip Ink*
• Big Shot with Ovals Die
• Punches:  Scallop Edge/Word Window/Large Tag/1" Circle/Designer Label/5-Petal Flower/Trio Flower/Round Tab Punch
• Go, Graduate Stamp Set
• Flower Assortment Brads
• Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack
• Crimper
• Stampin’ Dimensionals and MonoAdhesive

Instructions

1. Use Scallop Edge punch on large Close to Cocoa piece and Chocolate Chip Photo Backing.  Mount pieces.
2. Stamp phrase and punch out with Large Oval punch.  Stamp a Designer Label piece in So Saffron.  Mount pieces.
3. Center holes for trio of brads and insert brads.
4. Use Big Shot and Oval Die with So Saffron card stock.  Use largest oval for punched art backing.
5. Crimp piece of Whisper White card stock.  Punch out with round tab punch at halfway line.
6. Punch in Very Vanilla the following:  (2) Word Windows-arms, (1) 1" Circle – face, (1) Trio Flower – dress buttons
7. Punch in Chocolate Chip the following:  (1) Round Tab – back hair, (1) 5-Petal Flower – front hair, (1) Large Tag – dress
8. With the 5-Petal punched piece, use the 1" Circle punch to cut off a section for the "bangs".
9. Use half of Round Tab punch for the "back hair"
10. Cut off a section of the Word Window pieces for shorter arms.
11. Create eyes and mouth and dots in the buttons with the markers.
12. Attach all pieces and pop up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
13. Mount remaining pieces.

*colors you may use will differ for hair color and eye color…

ALSO – in the theme of "little chef"  – My customers have been begging for me to share my dessert recipes that I serve at events so I have added a new section on my blog under EVENTS for my EVENT RECIPES.  I will be adding more this weekend…

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Gift Certificate Holder

I had to create a gift certificate holder for a mother’s day gift for a stamper.  I came up with this holder using Cottage Wall DSP and Always Artichoke CS.  The Stampin’ Up! Pretties Kit flower is enhanced with some shimmer paint.

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Stampin’ Up!’s Color Renovation

Stampin’ Up! made a major announcement today about the upcoming catalog and a color renovation.  Starting July 1st, there will be several new colors, some returning in colors, and a mixing of previous collections.  To make room for the new renovation, they will be retiring several colors from the previous four color families. 

Want to place an order to start hoarding your favorite colors that will be retired?  Give me a call or send me an email!

The Color Renovation Handout is HERE

Here is the information you need:

Colors We Are Losing: (31)

Basic Brown
Going Gray
Glorious Green
Green Galore
Gable Green
YoYo Yellow
Only Orange
Pink Passion
Pixie Pink
Orchid Opulence
Lovely Lilac
Brilliant Blue
Close To Cocoa
Creamy Caramel
Really Rust
Ruby Red
Cameo Coral
Summer Sun
Bordering Blue
Brocade Blue
Ballet Blue
Taken With Teal
Handsome Hunter
Pale Plum
Blush Blossom
Apricot Appeal
Barely Banana
Mellow Moss
Sage Shadow
Almost Amethyst
Lavender Lace

InColors We Are Losing:  (8)

Kiwi Kiss
Blue Bayou
Groovy Guava
Purely Pomegrante
Soft Sky
Dusty Durango
Crushed Curry
Bermuda Bay

New Colors!!  (6)

Daffodil Delight
Early Espresso
Crumb Cake (Renamed Kraft)
Cajun Craze
Cherry Cobbler
Marina Mist

InColors We Are Gaining:  (10)

Melon Mambo
Rich Razzleberry
Pacific Point
Tangerine Tango
River Rock
Soft Suede
Riding Hood Red
Pink Pirouette
Baja Breeze
Wild Wasabi

Colors We Are Keeping:  (24)

Regal Rose
Tempting Turquoise
Old Olive
Pumpkin Pie
Real Red
Chocolate Chip
Sahara Sand
Very Vanilla
Whisper White
Basic Gray
Basic Black
Eggplant Eggplant
Night of Navy
Not Quite Navy
Always Artichoke
Garden Green
More Mustard
Bravo Burgundy
Pretty in Pink
Rose Red
Perfect Plum
Bashful Blue
Certainly Celery
So Saffron
Kraft (renamed to Crumb Cake and will have an inkpad to match) 

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8th Grade Night Project for Athletes

I was responsible to create a special project for our 8th Grade athletes last week.  Here is what I came up with.  The glass containers were filled with blue shimmering crinkle and white crinkle filler as well as candy.  My BIG SHOT and dies and Decor Elements Vinyl were instrumental in this project.

My eldest son, Steven, is on the front right of the picture.  Each family provided a picture of the 8th-grade athlete from their K3/K4/K5 years to provide contrast to how much they’ve changed throughout the years.  It’s hard to believe they’re reaching the end of their grade-school years.

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Decor Elements – Valentine’s Day Projects

I’ve made several projects with raw vinyl and my Big Shot.  It is so easy to create fun home decor items with these items.  Here are a few of the projects I’ve made:

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25 Days of Holiday Projects – Day 25

WOW!  The final holiday project is posted!

I made 64 of these tumbled tile coasters as gifts.  The Medallion background stamp set is fabulous for this item!  I used Not Quite Navy craft ink. 

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25 Days of Holiday Projects – Day 24

At this time of year, you always need a cute little bag to hold a precious gift!  This penguin bag is based on a card I created for the middle school carnival station this afternoon. 

Punches must be my favorite accessory!  I hope you like my little Chilly Willy!

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25 Days of Holiday Projects – Day 23

This little mint candy holder is so adorable!  Punch Pals is the stamp set used and the white gel pen really adds some pizzazz!

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25 Days of Holiday Projects – Day 22

My customers laugh at me all the time when I use odd items in my stamping….well, what is more odd than a toilet paper roll?

These are like the English favor known as crackers, but they don’t "crack"!  Take an empty toilet paper roll, fill it with candy or small item, wrap it up with tissue paper, and tie it with pretty ribbon.  Decorate with a tag and you are set for a placemaker or certainly a conversation piece!

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5 Days of Holiday Projects – Day 21

For your little "elves" – this popcorn slider is just the ticket!  I haven’t used many of the striped pieces of the Christmas Cocoa designer series paper – but I love it with this item!   When I make the hole for the ribbon, I don’t try and punch through all three pieces of card stock.  I make an impression and then punch through the top piece and then again on the back 2 pieces.  You pull the ribbon and the microwave popcorn sleeve slides up!  Perfect item to share while watching ELF tonight!

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