February Wacky Watercooler Hop

                                     

Welcome to the Wacky Watercooler Hop!!

You've likely just arrived from Gail's blog.

Her projects were wonderful! I love the fact that

this is an "international" hop, with both the 

US and Canada represented.

So..... here are my contributions:

 

The SAB offerings are really wonderful this year.

I'm not a "banner person", but I really like the

Heartfelt Banner Kit on page 16 of the SAB brochure,

because it can be used for other projects.

 Scrapbook pages are quick and easy to produce, 

because the materials are all cut and ready to position.

This is a picture of my (now) 26 year old niece.

Such a wonderful memory!  Hard to believe she is

taking time from her job in frigid MN and visiting my

Mom in AZ this week!

I trimmed her picture with the Starburst Framelits.

  

Colors:  Primrose Petals, Heartfelt Banner Kit

 My second project is a 3x6 card, featuring the Fresh Prints

Designer Series Paper Stack on page 33 and the Just Sayin'

& Word Bubbles Bundle on page 36 of the Occasions brochure.

For bling, I added some Gold Sequin Trim, and a couple flowers

made from Simply Pressed Clay (p 167).  The flowers work 

well with that flowered pattern!

Colors:  Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Pack 

(3 different designs),  Pool Party Textured paper

My final project uses one of the new tag punches;

the Scallop Tag Topper Punch.

In the picture above, a card technique with tie closure,
 that has been circulating the internet, is presented beside

the 3-1-3-1 box.  I made a band, with the 
Scallop Tag Topper Punch, as a closure for the box.

 I made the box and then "finished" the top by

running it through the Big Shot Top Note Die.

Because the top was 4 thicknesses, I had to run it 

thru a Bigz die, rather than a framelit die.  

I'm not sure if I like it any better than I did when

the top was just a straight line.... but then stamping is

"an experiment",  right?

You just kind of do what you feel, until it feels done.

 

  It this closeup, it shows that I decided to add butterflies,

using the Bitty Butterfly Punch with more Sweet Sorbet DSP.

I added the butterflies because this box with band and bottom

trim (made with the Tasteful Trim die) started to look like a 2 piece bathing suit to me.

I felt that adding butterflies would dispel that notion!

Products:  Red Core'Dinations Paper, 

Top Note Die, SAB Sweet Sorbet DSP, 

Tasteful Trim Die, 1/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon

Thank you for checking out my hop projects! 

 

 Now hop on over to see projects featured by our

 brilliant and dear friend, Jean