A Scor-Pal and Viva Las Vegas Stamps Recessed Window Card

Hi, Toni here! It's my turn to share a Scor-Pal and Viva Las Vegas Stamps project. We will have a week long showing of some crafty goodness by both the Scor-Pal design team and the Viva Las Vegas creative team. I received some really fabulous stamp set with so many great images and sentiments.  I chose to show off this great image with a recessed window card.

For this project, you will need:

• Scor-Pal/Scor-Buddy
• Scor-Mat
• Scor-Tape
• Ruler
• Craft Knife
• Stamps
• Inks
• Embellishments
• 4 1/4" x 8 3/4" piece of card stock
• Two 4" x 4" pieces of card stock
• Two 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" pieces of card stock
• Two 3" x 3" pieces of card stock
• 2 7/8" x 2 7/8" piece of card stock

Place the 4 1/4" by 8 3/4" piece of card stock in your Scor-Pal.  The 8 3/4" piece will be against the top fence of the Scor-Pal.  Score at 4 1/4" and 4 1/2" marks.

Place a 3 1/4" by 3 1/4" piece of card stock where you want your recessed window.  Trace around the piece of card stock and remove it.

Place a 3" by 3" piece of card stock inside of the previously traced square.  Trace around the piece of card stock and remove it.

Insert your Scor-Mat in your Scor-Pal and place your card stock on top of it.  With a ruler and a craft knife make a cut from one corner to the opposite corner.  Repeat with the remaining two corners. 

Score on the traced lines on each of the four sides.  The traced lines are 1/8" apart, so the scoring was completed with a Scor-Buddy. 

Turn your card stock over and crease the outside scores away from the center of the square. 

Next, crease the inside scores toward the center of the square.  This creates a negative "X" shape and is the base of the recessed window.

Crease the scores made in the very first step to create the spine of the card.  The two scores make room for the recessed window and allow the card to lie flat.

With card open and recessed window on top, line the inside of the window with Scor-Tape. 

Remove backing from Scor-Tape and place a 3 1/4" by 3 1/4" piece of card stock into the recessed opening.

Stamp the Viva La Vegas Marilyn Monroe image in black and red on a 2 7/8" by 2 1/8" piece of card stock.  Overstamp the whole image with Versamark ink and emboss with clear embossing powder to create a sheen.  Mat the Marilyn image on a piece of 3" by 3" piece of card stock.  Adhere focal image into the recessed window.

Finish inside of card by covering the back of the recessed window with a 4" by 4" piece of card stock.  Cover the inside of the card with another 4" by 4" piece of card stock and stamp a Marilyn Monroe quote from the same Viva Las Vegas Stamps set. 

Finish the outside of the card with a rhinestone frame.

Here is a view from the side to better show the recessed window in which Marilyn is framed.

Thanks for joining me today!

 

Details - Stamps: Plate 1185 (Viva Las Vegas Stamps); Paper: Black Licorice, Real Red, Neenah Solar Crest White; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Versamark; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-Buddy, Scor-Mat, Scor-Tape, ruler, craft knife, self-adhesive rhinestones, clear embossing powder, heat tool.

Pocket Watches - A Mark's Finest Papers, A Heinrich Company Blog Hop

Aug. Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured Aug 13th
Pocket Watches

Featured Aug 14th
Joyous Season

Featured Aug 15th 
Country Charm

Featured Aug 16th
Wealthy Fish

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on Aug 17, 2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday Aug 16, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Lucky You"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Take Time Mini"
                 

Here's the Design Team:

Patty, Lois, Jane C, Debbie, Pam, Pat G, Thrfity Stamper, Marilynn, Karen K, Bonnie, Kathy, Angela, Cathy C, Toni, Sue W, Janine, An'Jenic, Shirley Q,

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

This is one of the first things that I thought of when I saw the pocket watch images.  I knew that I wanted to make time fly.  So I stamped and colored the whole pocket watch image from the background and then trimmed it out.  I embossed some wings from the mini set of the same name.  I attached my wings and allowed my time piece to fly.  I accessorized with some gold textured paper, black burlap twine and a couple of white brads.  A border punch of the top and bottom edges finished off my card.

 

Hope you have a wonderful day!  Don't forget to check out what Sue has in store for you.

 

Stamps: Pocket Watches (MFP), Wings (MFP); Paper: Neenah Solar Crest White, Black Licorice, JoAnn's Essential scrap pack, acetate; Ink: Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Accessories: paper snips, white ep, heat tool, MS Arch Lattice border punch, May Arts burlap string, SU brads, stampin' dimensionals.

 

Lucky You and Take Time - A Mark's Finest Papers Bonus

Here we are with the extra sets that are available this month as Mark's Finest Papers will soon begin the August New Release Blog Hop.  This little charmer comes from the new set called Lucky You!  I colored my kitty in some of the more common colors I spotted and backed it up with a coin background.  A little scored line separates my coins from my white space.  Since the kitty seems to be most often ceramic, I gave it a gloss of clear embossing powder.   

Next up, I have a sampling from the mini set called Take Time.  Of course, it compliments one of the new sets you will see in this month's release.  Keep your eyes peeled for that amazing set.  I used an emboss resist technique to show off the pocket watch.  Then I braided some copper cording for my pocket watch chain.  I'll see you in a couple of hours for the first day of the Mark's Finest Papers August New Release blog hop!  Cruise by the Mark's Finest Papers blog to see what some of the other designers did with these two sets!

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Details - Lucky Kitty - Stamps: Lucky You (MFP); Paper: Neenah Solar Crest White; Ink: River Rock, Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Accessories: Copic & Touch Twin Markers, corner chomper, Scor-Pal, paper snips, stampin' dimensionals, clear embossing powder, heat tool. Late Watch - Stamps: Take Time (MFP); Paper: Very Vanilla, JoAnn's Essentials scrap pack; Ink: Versamark, Cosmic Copper, Early Espresso; Accessories: clear embossing powder, heat tool, stampin' sponge, corner chomper, copper cording, stampin' dimensionals.

 

 

Friends and Glitter

We are back to another Monday and a new Friends of Speedy TV challenge.  This week, we are all about the glitter, no matter how hard it is to photograph.  Perhaps, I should have gone with a silver glitter on my snowflakes, but I wanted them to look frosted, so I opted for some white glitter.  They do look frosted, but it's super hard to capture in a picture.  The glitter challenge instantly made me think of Christmas cards, so I resurrected the Winter Scenes set and used a sentiment and the snowflakes.  I liked the idea of the light blue base to work on.  Now that I think about it, I wonder if the white glitter would show up better on a navy blue.  Since this was a quick card, maybe I will try that next.  I wouldn't mind having a couple of these on hand.  It's really flat and super mailable!

 

Don't forget that Mark's Finest Papers is quite generous and offers a free stamp set to one lucky participant.  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

 

Details - Stamps: Winter Scenes (MFP); Paper: Bashful Blue, Neenah Solar Crest White; Ink: Versamark; Accessories: Heat & Stick powder, Pink Paislee coconut glitter, white embossing powder, heat tool, stampin' dimensionals, linen & canvas impression plate (PTI).

Friends and Food

Good day!  It's time for another Friends of Speedy TV challenge with a theme of Food for Thought.  I opted for this delightful lemon from a set called Pucker Up!  I think it is one of my favorite images to color.  I stamped and cut out an extra blossom to balance my sketch.  I also stamped and embossed the plaid from Kilt Fun as my background.  I'm not sure why I haven't used the plaid background more, but I sure love it here!  I combined my card with a couple of challenges from this weekend and last week too.  I played along with the mini VSN at Splitcoaststampers, as well as Dare To Get Dirty.  Let me tell you, my craft room is trashed.  I haven't cleaned up a stitch as I have been trying to create projects and keep up with the garden.  Housecleaning has sunk to a new low!

 

I did make and can some applesauce this morning.  Now I have to tend to watering and weeding and a tired and cranky 7 year old.  I see a nap in her future.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Details - Stamps: Pucker Up (MFP), Kilt Fun (MFP); Paper: Neenah Solar Crest White, Wisteria Wonder; Ink:Daffodil Delight, Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Accessories: Spellbinders Shapeabilities, paper snips, heat tool, clear ep, sponge dauber, xyron, stampin' dimensionals, corner rounder.

Dirty Again

I've been on a roll with my card making.  I've been quite inspired by the Dare To Get Dirty challenges and then have been incorporating lots of other challenges too.  All of this means that my garden has been sadly neglected.  This will be just fine, all in the name of balance!  This card was for Bev's Dare To Get Dirty challenge and also for a Flourishes Birthday challenge (Christmas in July).  I stamped and colored my icicle ornaments.  Then I glittered them up with Stickles and pierced holes and tied on the linen thread.  Hindsight would dictate that I should have pierced holes and tied thread first before applying glitter, but my card survived! 

This card was for Kittie's Dare To Get Dirty challenge and another Flourishes Birthday challenge.  This Flourishes challenge was to make a ten minute card and I was really pushing it!  I did get it done!  I worked on some cool techniques here that I will definitely use again.  It was very hard to stamp, color and fussy cut the floral image keep time under ten minutes.  That is the part that took me the longest!

This should have been my ten minute card, but alas it fits the Flourishes Birthday challenge to make a black and white card.  It also fits Sylvia's Dare To Get Dirty challenge.  It might not be polite or modest to say, but I love this card.  I want to make it in a million colors, if only I could find burlap string in all those colors!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!  I'll provide the link to my cards in my online gallery to save more time for crafting!

 

Bev's Icicles

Kittie's Coneflowers

Sylvia's Herbs

Mark's Finest Papers Christmas in July Blog Hop

Welcome to Day 3 of our Christmas in July Blog Hop!

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

HO,HO, HO!! WELCOME TO MARK'S FINEST PAPERS, a Heinrich Co.'s CHRISTMAS IN JULY BLOG HOP!  DURING THIS FUN CHRISTMAS HOP, MANY OF THE CHRISTMAS SETS IN MARK'S FINEST PAPERS, a Heinrich Co.'s ON-LINE SHOP WILL BE FEATURED BY MFP'S VARIOUS DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS.  WE HOPE YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG WITH US ON THE HOP  - AND MAYBE GET A JUMP START ON SOME OF THOSE CHRISTMAS CARDS AND PROJECTS!

Today's special blog hop creations are Christmas Candy Kisses Sleeves and Cookie Boxes! 

These treat containers were super easy and fun to make.  For the cookie box, there were several scores and a few cuts.  The kisses sleeve was even easier...three scores!  I broke out my Christmas paper for these projects and didn't want to cover up too much of the beautiful flocked design.  I made a couple of tags to go on each treat container with some fabulous Mark's Finest Papers stamps.  I used Holly Jolly, Christmas Selections and Winter Scenes for my Santa images and sentiments! You won't want to miss a bit of this fun hop.  The ladies on today's hop are listed below in case you are just getting started.  

 

Kathy B 

An'Jenic 

Angela C 

Jane C 

Toni (you are here) 

Angela 

Tutorial for Christmas Candy Kisses Sleeves can be found HERE

Sample made by Kathy B.

Tutorial for Cookie Boxes can be found HERE

Sample made by Kathy B.

Hop with us for a chance to win this fabulous stamp set.

The winner will be chosen at the end of the hop and will receive this awesome Christmas/Winter stamp set!!

 Thanks for joining us today and be sure to stop back by tomorrow for the final day of our Christmas in July Hop.

 

Details - Stamp: Holly Jolly (MFP), Christmas Selections (MFP), Winter Scenes (MFP); Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty dp, SU White tags; Ink: Tuxedo Black; Accessories: Scor-Pal, Scor-Tape, Copic & Touch Twin Markers, SU eyelets, SU silver cording, May Arts ribbon, corner chomper, stampin' dimensionals, gold gel pen.