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Have you found your pot o' gold at the end of a rainbow? I'm still searching, but until I do, I made my own with Stampin' Up! punches! Almost as good as the real thing, don't you think?
We are at the end of my Wow Wall Calendar pages. The Delightful Decorations stamp set and Ornament punch from the Holiday Mini Catalog adorn this pretty page.
The designer series paper is Merry Moments. The silver piece the ornaments are hanging from is a sliver of Brushed Silver card stock. I was able to get the slivers by using my Tabletop Cutter. Just do not know how I did without it! And, once discovering what an incredible tool it is, would not do without it. It may not seem as an exciting purchase as a pretty new stamp set or cool punch, but anything that makes your paper crafting easier is always exciting to me!
You can order the Tabletop Cutter (106959), pretty stamp sets, cool ornaments or any other fabulous Stampin' Up! products online now on my Stampin' Up! website www.stampinsmiles.stampinup.net.
Time to get back on track with posting my 8-1/2" x 11" wall calendar.
This page tickles me! The scarecrow uses several punches: Scallop Square Punch (hat), Word Window Punch (arms and hands) 1-3/8" Square Punch (shirt and straw hair) and 1-1/4" Circle Punch (head).
My pumpkin patch is made of Sizzlit Pumpkin #4 die-cuts.
The White Gel Pen was used for the stitching of the overalls. Sponge in some dirt, grass and sky to finish the page. And, of course, room for a picture, if desired.
My colors are Ruby Red (shirt), Not Quite Navy (overalls), More Mustard (hat), Blush Blossom (face and hands), Summer Sun (straw hair), Creamy Caramel (pole), Pumpkin Pie (pumpkins) and Old Olive (pumpkin stems).
Isn't this sweet, like honey? Those cute faces on the bees from the Stampin' Up! Just Buzzin' By stamp set put a smile on my face every time I see them. Of course, there is room for a picture.
My colors are So Saffron, Handsome Hunter, Only Orange , Close to Cocoa and Basic Black. My neutral card stock color is Very Vanilla.
My beehive, bees, flowers, and shadow were all watercolored with the Classic Ink pad colors listed above and an Aqua Painter.
This is one of my favorite Wow Wall Calendar pages. I had seen cattails done before with either the Word Window Punch or the Horizontal Punch and the Stampin' Up! Inspired by Nature stamp set, but had not made any myself. Until my August calendar page for my Wow Wall Calendar class, that is.
As written many times before, this was so easy! I stamped the grass in Garden Green ink several times, the Word Window punch-outs are from Soft Suede card stock, the sunset is sponged in with Summer Sun ink and the sun is sponged Crushed Curry ink.
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The Stars #2 Sizzix Originals Die came to mind immediately when I first thought about my July calendar page. The four different size stars made for a star-studded page.
I decided not to vary with the traditional red,white and blue. I have seen and used variations, but Brilliant Blue, Real Red and Whisper White kept saying "pick me, pick me!" How do you ignore such enthusiasm?
Want to make your own Wow Wall Calendar? 8-1/2" x 11" Ready-to-stamp 2010 wall calendars are available to purchase now. Click here for all the details. Make your own Christmas gifts!
Stampin' Smiles,
Click here to view my June Wow Wall Calendar Page.
This was the only page that came together quickly for me. Using my favorite type of stamp images, flowers, and my favorite color combination, Regal Rose and Certainly Celery, is always a winning combination for me.
The stamp set used to create this pretty page is Flower Fancy by Stampin' Up! Flower Fancy is a two-step stamp set. There are two stamps to complete the flower image - a solid and an outline stamp. The same with the leaves. The detail stamp image is stamped directly over the solid stamp image. The easiest way to line up one stamp image over the other is with the Stamp-a-ma-jig, a wonderful stamp positioning tool.
The great part of two-step stamps is you get a lot of detail, can use a different color for the solid and detail stamps, all with so little effort.
Another feature is you can use just the solid or outline stamps alone. Using the outline stamp images gives the opportunity to then color them in with sponges, watercoloring, pastels or markers.
The pretty border was made with the Eyelet Border Punch and Certainly Celery card stock. My flower border reminds me of a pretty valance.
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After a long Michigan winter, the colors in spring seem to be so vibrant. For that reason, I chose Bold Brights and Stampin' Up! exclusive Blossom Party Sizzix Original Die for my May page for my Wow Wall Calendar.
My flower colors are Pixie Pink, Yoyo Yellow, and Lovely Lilac. My leaves are Glorious Green die-cuts from the Stampin' Up! exclusive Little Leaves Sizzlit.
The Sizzix dies are used with the Sizzix Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine. Ever since UPS delivered my Big Shot, I just can not get enough of it! So many dies, embossing folders and Texturz Plates and so little time.
Click here to view my April Wow Wall Calendar Page.
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