Ghiradelli Chocolate Favors

As part of the Ronald McDonald House Charity for Orange County, local Southern California demonstrators and friends get together to make holiday treats for former and current residents of the house. My special friends and customers came and helped me make these wonderful party favors. Very simple, easy, and made with LOTS of love.

1. Using a variety of colored card stock, we rolled out the boxes with the Big Shot and SU's exclusive  Sizzix XL Bitty Box & Envelope Die. 
2. Placed sticky strips on the 4 small tabs and assembled the box.
3. After placing three chocolates inside, we decorated the box with a belly band from 1" x 7" designer series paper. 
4. With the Big Shot and Flower Folds Die (another SU Bigz XL exclusive), we rolled out our flower accent for the top. (TIP: To dress up the flowers even more, we ran the card stock through the big shot with texturz plates and embossing folders of various patterns.) Adhere the layers of the flower to each other starting with the larger one with Stampin' Dimensionals.
   
5. We stamped the wide oval image from the Christmas Punch stamp set onto Whisper White card stock and punched out with the coordinating Wide Oval Punch. 
6. Adhered to the center of the flower with Stampin' Dimensionals. 
7. Finally, fluff up the petals to give it more depth.
   

The package is just as delicious as the contents inside!

{PROJECT DETAILS}
Stamp: Christmas Punch (115366-Hostess Level 2)

Ink: Chocolate Chip and Real Red Classic Ink Pad.

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Real Red, and Whisper White Card Stock; Kiwi Kiss Textured Card Stock (retired); Holiday Treasures Designer Paper (retired).

Accessories: Big Shot, Bigz XL Bitty Box & Envelope and Flower Folds Die; Wide Oval Punch; Stampin' Dimensionals.



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Mojo 98 Challenge

The beginning of August and a new Mojo Sketch = Mojo Madness!!! Every first Monday of the month, the ladies from Mojo Monday host a sketch contest. They provide the sketch and you create something marvelous with that sketch. This is what I chose to make.

(Card #1)

I think everything on this card makes it feel luxurious and chic. To start, I ran the Chocolate Chip Patterns Designer Paper through the Big Shot using the small polka dot textured plate. Then, I sanded the dots to reveal the white base underneath. Trimmed the paper to 4" x 4" and adhered to the base card. Next, I layered with Kraft card stock (3-1/2"x 3-1/2") and adorned the corners with half pearls from the Pretties Kit. Using the Big Shot and the Scallop Circles #2 Die, I cut the larger scallop from Chocolate Chip card stock. With my 1/16" circle punch, I punched the center of each scallop to add more dimension. For my stamp, I used the "Chic Boutique" stamp set (113744). Inked the dress form image in Chocolate Chip classic ink and stamped onto Very Vanilla card stock (already cut into a 3" circle). I then stamped the same dress form image onto the retired Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper, trimmed, and then adhered to the stamped image on the Very Vanilla card stock. Next, I stamped the "merci" verse onto a scrap piece of Very Vanilla card stock, layered onto a scrap piece of Chocolate Chip card stock, and trimmed. For the final touch, I added the wide striped Chocolate Chip ribbon and adorned the center with a Chocolate Chip corduroy button.

(Card #2)

This is another version of the Mojo card that I made for the Late Night Stampers Group. Their challenge was providing a Monochromatic Color Challenge. Therefore, I colored the dress form with a blender pen and Chocolate Chip classic ink. I then stamped some scrolls using a stamp from the "Framed with Love" (114389) stamp set with the help of reverse masking. I think both cards came out beautifully and just love them all! Hope you do too!


{Project Details}
Stamp: Chic Boutique and Framed with Love
Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad
Paper: Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla card stock; Chocolate Chip Patterns and Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper.
Accessories: 1/16" Circle Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Big Shot, Scallop Circles #2 Die, Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plates, Pretties Kit, 1-1/4" Striped Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, and Chocolate Chip corduroy buttons.

Petal Pizzazz Wishes

Mojo Monday sketch challenges are always fun. Its nice to have the layout for you. But when you have a color scheme, it makes it even better! I decided to combine the sketch with this color combination from Dawn. The closest colors that I could get to her Melon & Berry colors were Cameo Coral and Regal Rose.

I recently posted a technique called Poppin' Pastels that I did with my stamp club. Well, I chose to do that same technique on this card but this time on a dark colored base. I used Whisper White CRAFT Ink instead of the Versamark and then "pounced" my chalk/pastels onto the stamped image. To complete this card:

1. Cut Very Vanilla card stock to 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". Score and fold in half to make a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" sized card.

2. Using my Big Shot and Texturz Plates, I ran my Very Vanilla card stock through to get the small raised polka dotted background. {TIP: Spray a little bit of water over the card stock to get a better impression.}

3. Cut the polka dotted textured card stock to 2"x 5-1/2" and place it over the Very Vanilla card stock base.

4. Cut Chocolate Chip card stock to 2-1/2" x 5-1/2".

5. Stamp flower images with Whisper White Craft Ink Pad and use Poppin' Pastels Technique.

6. Adhere the card stock to the bottom of the card and wrap Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon around the card (covering up the seam) and tie.

7. Using the Scallop Edge Punch, trim a Chocolate Chip card stock to frame the 2-3/8"x3" Cameo Coral card stock.

8. Stamp sentiment with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink onto Very Vanilla card stock (2-1/4" x 2-7/8").

9. Layer Very Vanilla onto the Cameo Coral card stock.

10. Punch out a Scallop Square from Chocolate Chip card stock.

11. Stamp the bird image from Season of Friendship (111776) with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad onto a 1" square Very Vanilla card stock.

12. Layer onto 1-1/8" square of Cameo Coral card stock.

13. Layer onto the scallop square punched Chocolate Chip card stock with Stampin' Dimensionals and add the completed accent with dimensionals on to the card.

14. Thread hemp twine through the Chocolate Chip corduroy button and wrap around Regal Rose then tie. (You could use glue dots to adhere the button as well.)

{Project Details}

Stamp: Season of Friendship (111776), Heard from the Heart (11644), and Petal Pizzazz (113417)

Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad and Whisper White Craft Ink Pad

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, and Cameo Coral card stock.

Accessories: Stampin' Pastels (Cameo Coral and Regal Rose); Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain ribbon and hemp twine; Chocolate Chip corduroy buttons; scallop edge and scallop square punches.

Enjoy!

KWerner Design Color Challenge

I just love these color challenges. I especially love this one because it reminds me of summer, which I can't wait for! But for my Stamp "IN" Fellowship Group meeting, we were asked to bring a Father's Day or Graduation Card, so I elected to use this color combination for graduation cards. I used it to make this money holder. 

I decided to let this greeting be the focal point. Using a variety of the alphabet stamp sets that Stampin' Up! offers, I used it to stamp CONGRATS. Also, I used the So Saffron button from Button Latte as my "o". I like how these mixed up letters seem to work together.

Besides, what graduate wouldn't love a card that reminds them of summer to come and find inside a little extra spending cash!

{Project Details}

Stamp: ABC Alphabet Upper, Big Deal Alphabet, Taffy Alphabet, and Eight Great Greetings Stamp Sets

Ink: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, and More Mustard Classic Ink pads

Paper: Sahara Sand and Whisper White card stock; Baja Breeze and So Saffron Patterns DSP

Accessories: Big Shot; Top Note Die; Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate; Corner Rounder and 1/16" circle punches; and More Mustard Brads (Earth Elements).

Thanks A Latte

I've only gotten acquainted with Kristina Werner's blog not too long ago. I not only enjoy the color challenges each week, but I love the pictures she uses for the inspiration. (She's a graphic designer... can you tell?).  

Here is my card using those colors and Mojo Monday Week 85 Sketch!

I think the colors and using "Sip by Sip" stamp set (113403) gives it a modern/retro twist. I love how the "thanks a latte" background turned out. Using the stamping with markers technique, I colored in only the words that I wanted with a Chocolate Chip marker. I then stamped this verse repeatedly over the entire Whisper White card stock. (TIP: to get perfect alignment, use Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.) Using a Rose Red marker, I colored the bubble to accentuate the verse, trimmed it, and added to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.  This was fun and can't wait to give it to a friend along with a starbucks gift card.  Wouldn't that be a perfect match? 

"Thanks a latte" for looking.

Additional Supplies: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Rose Red, and Whisper White card stock; the big shot, texturz plates; scallop punch; and chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon.

Welcome Little Cutie

I have finally gotten around to this past Monday's Sketch challenge. Mojo 84 is the card that I will be giving to my husband's colleague who just had a baby boy! First babies are so special, aren't they? So small and so new, you just don't know what to do with all the excitement. That is how I feel about this card. I just wish I could squeeze it . . . so cute!

I love the artwork from the "Animal Crackers" stamp set (113395). I also love the versatility of the stamp set. It comes with short phrases with each character but I omitted the verse that comes with this birdie. By using a Chocolate Chip Stampin' Up Marker and coloring on the little bird image, I was able to stamp only the image that I wanted onto my Whisper White card stock. Then, I used phrases from the "Nursery Necessities" stamp set (113506). 

Using the small floral buttons from the Button Bouquet, I adorned the sides of my focus trying to tie in with the Kiwi Kiss background. Colored in the birdie with "Barely Banana" Stampin' Up! Marker and went over the edges for a more highlighted image. The beak was colored in using "Apricot Appeal" Stampin' Up! Marker.

Unfortunately, you can't tell in this picture very well that the brown with white polka dots is a textured paper. I have been playing around with the Big Shot and the Texturz Plates. I saw a great idea from Patty Bennett. Please click on her name for a link to her blog. I decided to show you a few pictures on how to achieve the look on on the plain side of "Chocolate Chip" designer series paper. 

Using the small polka dot Texturz pattern and my handy, dandy Big Shot, I ran my "Chocolate Chip" Designer Series Paper through to get this embossed look. (TIP: Use an extra cardstock underneath the texturz plate as a shim to get a deeper embossed look.)

Then, you can sand the raised image with the sanding block to highlight the embossed pattern.

(TIP: Using a plain paper helps the sanded image pop and a light touch is all you need.)

Finally, I punched out a scallop circle to place my extra sentiment on. Hope you'll become a fan of the Texturz Plates like I have!

Great Friend

Splitcoaststampers post daily challenges. Monday is techniques & scrapbook inspiration. Tuesdays is color challenges. Wednesdays is sketch challenge. (And so on and so on.) The color challenge I chose to do was to create a card using Pink Passion, Chocolate Chip, and Kiwi Kiss (colors from Stampin' Up). I love Kiwi Kiss and it seems to be a favorite of a lot of others too! I also combined this color combination with MOJO 82 sketch challenge. Pink Passion is definitely a bright pink. It gives the card that pop!

To make this card, you'll need:

Great Friend Stamp Set (113792)

Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad

8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Chocolate Chip Cardstock

3 7/8" x 5 1/4" Pink Passion Cardstock

3 1/2" x 5" Kiwi Kiss Cardstock

TWO 2" x 2" squares of Chocolate Chip Cardstock

1 7/8" x 1 7/8" square of Whisper White Cardstock

1 7/8" x 1 7/8" square of Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper

2 1/2" x 2 1/2" square of Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper

3" x 3" square of Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper

4 1/2" of Chocolate Chip 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon

Pink Passion Stampin' Up Marker

Pretties Kit (3 white half pearls)

Stampin' Dimensinals

Scallop Edge Punch

Bigz Beautiful Butterflies Die

Texturz Plates (Stampin' Up! Backgrounds 1)

Big Shot

1. Score the 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" Chocolate Chip card at 4 1/4" and fold at the score line. You should have the base of your card at 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". 

2. Place the Kiwi Kiss Cardstock onto the Texturz Plates and run through the Big Shot Machine. (I used the large polka dots but you can certainly use what ever you'd like.)

3. Punch the bottom edge of the Kiwi Kiss Cardstock with the Scallop Edge Punch.

4. Next, wrap the Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon around the cardstock near the scalloped edge with the edges on the back side of the cardstock.

5. Trim the bottom of the Pink Passion Cardstock with the scallop edge punch and layer the Kiwi Kiss onto it.

6. Layer onto one of the 2" Chocolate Chip square pieces with a 1 7/8" square of the Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper. Adhere finished product to the top center of the card with a corner facing the top.

7. Ink the sentiment with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink and stamp onto the 1 7/8" Whisper White Square and using the Pink Passion Marker, place stitches on the perimeter of the square.

8. Layer onto the remaining 2" Chocolate Chip square with the 1 7/8" Whisper White cardstock and layer the finished product onto the card overlapping the Chocolate Chip square with the Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper.

9. Fold the 3" Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper in half and place onto the medium sized butterfly die and place the 2" square onto the small butterfly. Run through the Big Shot Machine.

10. Place the larger butterfly onto the left hand side of the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

11. Place adhesive to the center "body" of the small butterfly and adhere to the large butterfly. Fold the wings upward to give it more dimension.

12. Using the Pretties Kit, place three half pearls onto the center of the butterfly with glue dots.

(TIP: If you don't have the Big Shot, you can use the Kiwi Kiss cardstock as is without the texturz plates and you can use the butterfly stamp from the Great Friend Set and cut by hand instead of using the Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die.)

MOJO Monday Week 78

Can't believe its Sunday, the night before a new sketch and I'm just getting in this past week's sketch! But I had to share what I made for this sketch because this card embodies all the wonderful things that you can get from Stampin' Up and make great cards with.

 

I love Stampin' Up's cardstock and their designer series paper. Not only is the designer series paper double sided with different prints but the weight and quality of it is beyond comparison. This paper is called "Walk in the Park" (115123) and found in the occasions mini catalog. Also found in the occasions mini catalog is the "Matchbox Messages" stamp set that I used (113800). You'll be able to order these items starting April 1st.

 Texturz plates for the Sizzix is amazing too. I've used Stampin' Up's exclusive Backgrounds set (114512) to add a subtle polka dot pattern on the Kiwi Kiss cardstock. Then, I've added the basic grey taffeta ribbon. I love the taffeta ribbon because it feels good to work with but it also adds a touch of elegance. And finally, I used the circle punches (1  1/4", 1  3/8", and 1  3/4") and the scallop punch to accent the stamped image. Having these tools and wonderful accessories makes it that much easier to make beautiful cards.