May 05 2010
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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.
Apr 26 2010
One of my downline, Denise W., surprised me with this personalized water bottle. She used the 114337 Chocolate Decor’ Elements Sheets in the Sizzix Big Shot to make the flower and the letters. She added the button which was adhered with Crystal Effects. The vinyl personalization is perfect on this water bottle because it is hand washable, so the personalization won’t come off. Thanks Denise! I LOVE IT!
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Nov 04 2009
My daughter wanted to redecorate her two-year-old’s room. Nothing easier than using Stampin’ Up!’s Decor Elements. She selected the Ginormous Flowers II, 114863, for $39.95.
She cut out the flowers and used temporary painter’s tape to place them on the wall.
Here she is showing how simple it is to apply the Decor Elements to the wall.
I love how she layered and overlapped the flowers.
Even better is she added some bling and dimension by using various brads and rhinestone brads (found on p. 179 of Stampin’ Up! catalog).
See how easy it was for her to redecorate a bedroom for less than $50!
Dec 14 2008
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It’s time to change from the Thanksgiving decorations around the house to the Christmas decorations. The photo below is my original Thanksgiving project. The photo above is the same project, just with real red cardstock and holly greenery. Super simple!
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Dec 11 2008
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Late one night before the craft show, I was looking for something to use the Christmas Countdown Decor Element on. My frames I had around the house were too small, so I was getting frustrated. I was in the furnace room where I store some extra craft supplies and I looked on the floor and there was a stack of extra floor tiles from our bathroom floor. Jackpot! The Christmas Countdown fit! woo hoo! So I quickly cleaned the floor tile, let it dry and adhered the Christmas Countdown. [Please note: IT'S STRAIGHT!!!!!] Now I had all these numbers that I needed to somehow adhere to it. I’m not panicking yet, but digging in my cupboards thinking..what can I use, I have to have something in these cupboards. I found a stack of blank coasters. Pull out my Sizzix Scallop Circle #2 die and put a coaster through the Big Shot. I’m thinking..maybe, just maybe the numbers will fit. Viola! I’m doing the happy dance now because they fit!
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I took my Crop-a-dile and punched a hole in every other scallop. Then I took a Real Red Marker and made a dot in every other scallop. Dug into the cupboard because I swear I had some velcro strips somewhere. There they were in the back on the top shelf!
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Slapped one side of the velcro on the tile and the other on the back of the coaster. I’m a happy gal now! There was too much white space on the tile and I unfortunately didn’t have enough ribbon to put around the tile. So I found some leftover dots from the Sticky Cuts Letters, put them on the tile and pressed Chunky Red Glitter on them. The glitter dots aren’t my fav, but they are better than having blank tile space. I will put the 1 1/4" Riding Hood Red/Very Vanilla Striped Grosgrain Ribbon on over the glitter dots when my next order comes in.
This project is proof that you can use whatever stuff you have laying around your house. Another example of my Depression-era parents who taught me to "make use of what you have".
