During late April and early May, my most popular class was my "Here Birdy" class.  Everyone who attended made these projects using the 117191 XL Two Step Bird Punch ($15.95).  I'm loving this punch more and more!

The shabby chic card.

The tulip card (using 3 bird wings).

The lattice card.

The brayered card.

My late night discovery card.  I stamped the bird image from Friends 24-7 stamp set on the Whisper White cardstock.  Then I stamped the bird image again on Vellum Cardstock.  Let it dry and guess what????  It cuts about 98% of the bird image perfectly!  Yahoo!!!! 

I adhered the vellum bird image with a Pop Up Glue Dot, which looks like it's wing.

The bird house treat holder using the 117310 Mini Milk Carton Sizzix die ($32.95).

This last card wasn't part of the class, but one I played around with.  I used the 110755 Tombow Multi Purpose Adhesive ($3.95) and adhere the bird and branch on the vanilla cardstock.  Then I put it through the Sizzix 119976 Square Lattice Embossing Folder ($7.95).  So then I just put about two inches of the bottom of the card also in the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  Usually my experiments don't turn out the first time, but this one worked!

Tags: Big Shot, Punches, Stamping

Look what's hanging on the wall in my downline, Denise W's house?  119409 (small, in black) "Do Good, Be Kind" decor elements for $6.95.  Denise put it in a black frame, but didn't put a backing on it.  It is very striking to see in person.

Tags: Decor Elements, Decorating, Gift Item

Here is the mini scrapbook that the students at my Big Kids, Little Kids Mother's Day class made.  They used the Tea Party Designer Series Paper and Whisper White cardstock for this project.

The base of the scrapbook is using 114519 Bag w/Scallops Sizzix die cut.

Fold it in half and then fold in half again.

This is the inside of the scrapbook with places for three photo's.

This is the outside of the scrapbok with one place for a photo.  Where it says "i love you" is where the child writes their name and the year the scrapbook was made.

Tags: Big Shot, Gift Item, Holidays, Scrapbooking

Here is the top of the wood block that the students at my Big Kids, Little Kids Father's Day class made.  They used the Nouveau Chic Designer Series Paper to cover the wood block.

A photo can be added to this side.

A photo can be added to this side.

A photo can be added to this side.

A photo can be added to this side.

The bottom of the block is where the child can print their name and the year they made the gift.

Tags: Decorating, Gift Item