Archive for Tutorials
Bunny From Behind Punch Project
Posted: Thursday, March 11th, 2010 | Comments
With Spring just around the corner, I felt that I absolutely had to celebrate by creating something totally cute and non-wintery! What better way to celebrate then with a fluffy, chubby bunny. I just love looking at rabbits. I love that pear shaped body and those liquid eyes. He was so easy to make and I have to say that I am pleased as punch with him! I figure that I can use hime as a tag for my Daughter’s Easter basket. I will just have to make one more for my Son’ s basket as I don’t think he will be happy if she has one and not him. Anyway, this is a really fast and easy project, and I hope you like it as much as I do 
Hugs,
Another Papercrafts-inspired card and the winner of the free March Break Madness online class registration
Posted: Friday, February 12th, 2010 | Comments
Today I wanted to share with you another card layout that was inspired by the January/February 2010 issue of Papercrafts magazine – have I told you yet that this one of my favorite go-to places for inspiration *LOL*? This time the layout was from the free online cards that they make available in every issue. Now I saw the card in the magazine and not online so I unfortunately don’t have a direct link to provide you with.
You can download a pdf handout HERE. The pdf gives you a full supply list as well as written directions with dimensions so that you can re-create the card if you so desire.
You can watch the video below:
Directions:
- Take a 4 ¼” x 11” piece of Whisper White CS and fold it in half with your bone folder to create a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card.
- Center and stick a 3 ¾” x 5” piece of DP from the Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack onto a 4” x 5 ¼” piece of Pretty in Pink CS.
- Stamp the birthday greeting from the Everything Nice stamp set twice onto a 2 ¼” x 4” piece of Pretty in Pink CS in Basic Black Classic ink (you are stamping the greetings one on top of the other). Use a stamp-a-ma-jig if necessary.
- Center and stick the Pretty in Pink greeting piece onto a 2 ½” x 4 ¼” piece of Whisper White CS.
Take a 10” piece of Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon and tie it in a bow. Trim the ends on an angle. Stick the bow to the bottom of the greeting with a mini glue dot. - Take a ⅞” x 4” strip of Pretty in Pink CS and stick it about 1 ¼” up from the bottom edge of the DP.
Stick the matted greeting to the DP with 4 Stampin’ Dimensionals (one in each corner). Make sure there is about a ¼” space between the top and right sides of the greeting, and the edge of the DP. - Pierce two holes about ⅜” apart, on the strip of Pretty in Pink CS, just to the left of the matted greeting piece. Insert two white 5/16” brads.
- Center and stick the matted DP to the Whisper White card front. You’re done!
Okay, and now onto the winner of the March Break Madness Online Class……drumroll please……The winner is:
February 8th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
My kids are homeschooled so we usually don’t have a break the same time as public schools but because our friends are on break – I’ve always wanted to do some kind of craft class with them and your ideas totally inspire me!
Melissa please email us at andrea@sunnystampin.com and put “March Break Madness Winner” in the subject line.
By the way, just to let you know, invitations are being sent out for the March Break Madness classroom. Make sure that if you have registered for the class you keep your eye on your inbox. You have to accept the invitation. Once you accept I then need to go in and finalize your invitation so that you can get in. If you haven’t yet registered it’s not too late. You can read all about it HERE.
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Ink: Basic Black Classic ink
Paper: Whisper White CS, Pretty in Pink CS, Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack*
Accessories: Snail adhesive, mini glue dots, paper-piercing tool, foam mat, Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon, 5/16” neutral brads, stamp-a-ma-jig
Bee Mine
Posted: Thursday, February 4th, 2010 | Comments
This has not been my best week at all! My daughter came down with a Gastro-Intenstinal bug, which means keeping her quarantined to her room, doing tons of steralizing and lots of extra clean-up from her being sick. Thankfully it seems to be paying off since the younger two have managed to avoid getting it. Needless to say I have not had a ton of free time.
Anyways, for this project, I decided that I wanted to create something really cute and fun to give my daughter for Valentine’s day. This bee was the perfect solution. He expresses my sentiment nicely, and he is so bold and bright to cheer my girl up! I am also thinking that he could be used for other projects, such as a get well ( Bee Better), or a ( Just Bee-Cause) or how about a simple cheer up ( Bee Happy). So many fun applications! Well I hope you enjoyed today’s projects and that you will visit us again tomorrow when Andrea posts another fabulous creation
Hugs,
Potty Punch Project
Posted: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 | Comments
Well today’s post was made out of necessity! I wanted to create an incentive for my son whom I am potty training. He has proven very challenging compared to my daughter who trained easily. I know that he can do it because he has requested to go before and succeeded, but unfortunately, since my husband has been gone alot, it seems to really have affected him. He is more clingy, and more reluctant to be a “big” boy. So I created a fun chart and potty treat jar. The idea is that he puts down a star every time he does something on the toilet. On the fifth time (represented by the orange dot) he gets a little extra for a treat. The stars are put down with 2-way glue pen which was allowed to air dry so that it was tacky and removable. I figure that once the chart fills up, we can remove the stars and start over again. The toilet idea was taken from a Quickutz toilet die. I always find it handy to check out other companies to see how they do things, and then to go on my own and create it with what I have. I hope some of you can have fun with this one. One alternate idea would be to give a toilet on a card and make mention of a bad day, or use some other potty related humour to amuse your boys.
Well I must run, but I look forward to posting my next card on Friday.
Hugs,
Valentine’s Patchwork Card
Posted: Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 | Comments
Woohoo! I am so excited! I received my invite today for Stampin’ Up!’s Stampin’ Connection – an online community exclusively for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. I’ve been waiting for Stampin’ Up! to do something like this for a loooong time! If any of YOU are also Stampin’ Up! demonstrators, look me up on the Stampin’ Connection site and add me as a friend okay? I’d love to hear from all of you!
On to today’s card. I’ve called my project for today a “patchwork” card because it reminds me of a patchwork quilt. It uses my new favorite DP – the Sending Love Specialty DP and some the rockin’ new Sending Love epoxy brads (a must have accessory in my opinion!).
You can download my pdf HERE. The pdf includes a picture, supply list and written directions on how to make this card. I’ve put it into this format to make it easy for you to print it out and add it into your inspiration binder.
You can watch a video on how this card was made below:
I hope you enjoyed this card!
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* Denotes products from the Occasions Mini Catalogue
Stamps: With all my Heart (118623)*
Ink: Real Red Classic ink (103133), Chocolate Chip Classic ink (100908), Versa Mark pad (102283)
Paper: Pretty in Pink CS (100459), Very Vanilla CS (101650), Kraft CS (107070), Sending Love Specialty DP (117153)*
Accessories: Snail adhesive (104332), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430),Stamping Sponges (101610), Wide Oval punch (112082), 1 3/8” square punch (103375), paper-piercing tool (116631), mat pack (105826), Sending Love Real Red Epoxy Brads (117270), Real Red 5/8” Satin Ribbon (117286), clear-mount block C (118486), clear-mount block B (117147)
Andrea Walford 
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