Spring Birds Banner

Hello!

Today I thought I'd share one of my 3-d items from the Artisan Awards... I think it was my best project. It turned out just as I was hoping. But before I show you it, I have to brag a little... I'm vacationing on the coast in Washington State and I know a few of you will be jealous... I'm heading to Forks tomorrow! Hee! I know... dork! I'm so team Edward! My mom and I are taking the long way home just so we can get a peak at Forks high school and Bella's house. We are hoping to see just a few crazy fans who visit dressed up in thier vampire finest. Hee! OK... here is my banner:



And some closer shots of the pieces:





Most of these supplies are retired so I'm not going to list them all. If you have questions, just ask.

The idea for this came from a project I made for a crop I attended in January- I made giant lollipop flowers for a display and thought "wow! wouldn't these make a great banner?" The lollipops are easy enough to create- I cut various widths of 12" strips and accordion folded them at 1/2". After they were folded, I glued the ends together and flattened them out. I used a lot of chipboard for the embellishments. I covered them with ink, paper, glossy accents, and glitter. It was a lot of fun to make!

Anyways, if you haven't been to the other Artisan Award winner's blogs today, check them out. I'm sure you'll be inspired by each and every one of them!

Heather Van Duker
Elizabeth Price
Renee Ballard
Angela Timms
Jodie Olver
Becky Cowley
Andrea Munro
Richard Garay
Tessa Wise (you are here)

Hope you have a great day! I'll try to report back tomorrow about Forks and all the vampires we see... hee!

Thanks for stopping by!

-tessa

Peek-a-boo Scrapbook Page

Good Morning!

Today I'm sharing another one of my Artisan Award projects. It's a scrapbook page featuring my daughter oldest daughter Zoey:



Goodies:
All products by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Circle Circus, Vintage Vogue
Ink: Rose Red, Old Olive, Soft Suede classic inks
Paper: Rose Red, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla cardstock; Very Vanilla textured cardstock; The Write Stuff DSP
Accessories: Scallop Edge punch, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Sweet Pea felt flowers, Hemp Twine, paper piercer, White Signo Gel pen, On Board chipboard pieces (alphabets)

I used the faux suede technique on the letters and on the banner. They all look soft and fuzzy in real life! I was trying to create different textures and not make it too busy. This is probably my favorite of all my projects, only because it's one of my favorite memories of Zoey- we brought Natalie home from the hospital the day before these were taken. She was playing peek-a-boo with her Nana.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Artisan Award winners projects:

Heather Van Duker
Elizabeth Price
Renee Ballard
Angela Timms
Jodie Olver
Becky Cowley
Andrea Munro
Richard Garay
Tessa Wise (you are here)

OK! Hope you enjoy the rest of your day! I'll be back again tomorrow with another project.


-tessa

They were MFEO...

Petal Pizazz and Circle Circus that is! Made Fore Each Other... Hee! I paired these two up on my card today:



Goodies:
All products by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Circle Circus set, Petal Pizzaz set, A Little Birthday Cheer set, Wings of Friendship set
Ink: Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose classic inks
Paper: Kraft, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Regal Rose cardstock; Razzleberry Lemonade DSP
Accessories: Stamping Sponges, Melon Mambo 1/2" polkadot grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Edge punch, Paper Piercer, White Signo gel pen, Dimensionals

I'm not sure of the layout of this design... it feels a little off, but it could be because of all the different things going on! I am having fun playing with all the new colors and some are growing on me more then others... I have yet to use Dusty Durango so that is on my list for the next card I make!

Keeping it short today since my girls are being extra ornery! Thanks for stopping by for a visit!

-tessa

A Simple Circle Circus Card

I saw the Circle Circus set in the new Australian Catalog a few months ago and was hoping that it would make it to ours! You know how excited I was that it did, and that it was one of our preorder items!! Yahoo! Today I'm posting my first card using it... I kept it simple, using my punches and the circles for design. Here it is:



Goodies:
All products by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Circle Circus set; A Little Birthday Cheer set
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Certainly Celery, Basic Gray classic inks
Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White cardstock; Certainly Celery, Basic Gray textured cardstock
Accessories: Circle punches (various sizes), Filigree Brads, Ice Circle Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals

The color scheme came from a page in the new catalog. It looked so fresh and pretty on the pages, I was inspired to use it! I am loving the new set, and the new Bermuda Bay color!!

Thanks for looking today! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!!

-tessa