Officially Single

It's hump day crafty reader!  That means two more work days, and then it's the three-day weekend... yeah!

Anyway, for my Wednesday project, I played with the "Officially Single" stamp set.  This time, I wanted to do something different.  It's a key chain made of melted UTEE, with the image sorta floating inside.  I stamped and embossed the image on vellum, then cut with Spellbinders.  The shape was achieved with the use of a plastic cookie cutter.

See the pink dots?  They are actually pigment powder that I mixed with the UTEE. 

Materials used:

image/sentiment:  Creative Vision "Officially Single"

ink:  Tsukineko

tools:  Spellbinders, heat gun, cookie cutter

embellishment:  ribbon

misc.:   Pearl Ex pigment powder, paper clip, Ranger embossing powder

You know what else you can do with this key chain?  It can also be a pendant.  A long pink ribbon can serve as the necklace. 

I can't believe DT5's term is almost over.  See you all tomorrow for my last DT5 project. 

Have a fun day!

Altered Altoid Tin

Hello creative peeps!  As you may already know, I'll be covering for Molly for the rest of May.  I hope you won't get tired of me... hee hee!

Before I move on, I have a confession to make.  I'm an Altoid junkie.  Yeah.  I usually have one in my purse, one at work, one at home and another one in the car.  You are right, I keep all the tins because you can alter them in a good number of ways.

With that being said, I made this stationery set showcasing stamps from Creative Vision's Arms of Jesus set:

The first step is to sand the cover, especially erasing the "black" images on the label so it won't show through.  I also sanded the edges for more character.  After that, I cut my new cover (3.5 x 2 3/16 inches), corner-rounded, inked and stamped with my images of choice.

As you can see in the photo below, I cut my stationery (3 3/8 x 2 1/16 inches), enough to fill the Altoid tin.  Another thing I like about this project is that I get to use my white cardstock scraps.  After rounding the corners (it will save you time if you have those heavy duty corner rounders), I inked each piece with red and green, matching the colors of my cover.  Then I stamped each piece with the same image.

You know what my favorite part is?  When you open the Altoid tin all the way, the stationery pops out so it's easy to grab a piece each time you need one.  And when you close the tin, you can use it to write on the stationery.

I designed this stationery set so that it can be put in a purse without having to worry about embellishments being pulled off.  To achieve that, I try to make the cover as flat as possible, using mainly stamps.  This is really handy when I need to leave notes for someone, or give somebody my contact number or craft website.  It can be anything you want -  a collection of favorite quotes, images to color, ideas... the possibilies are endless!

See you all tomorrow for another Creative Clear stamp project.

'Til next blog!

Dance Moves

Hi Stampers, welcome back. I have another FABULOUS card for you today and this time I coupled it with the Officially Single Stamp set. This rubber stamp design is great for layering using paper piecing techniques which I did for her dress.

The inside of the card reads, 'I suggest practicing some new dance moves!' Did you notice the swirls? Would you believe if I said they are the antlers from a Sizzix Reindeer die? I challenge you this week to think out-side-the box when it comes to your stamps and supplies.

Close up view of the stamped images colored with Copic markers and paper piecing technique. Enjoy your day! D'Anne

RECIPE:
Stamp Set: Officially Single set is made of clear photo polymer stamps measures 4” x 6” and includes 11 clear stamps.
Card Base: Light blue pieces cut at 4-1/4 x 11, score and fold at 5-1/2, 2-3/4 x 3-3/4, 1-4/8 x 5-1/2, 1-3/4 x 2-4/8.
Pattern Paper - SU cut 1/4 inch less than the card base cardstock indicated above.
Other: Ribbon, Copic Markers, Memento Ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Sizzix Reindeer Head.

Officially Single...

Well actually I have been for awhile now but we're not going to get into my romantic life (or lack there of)...This is Chelsea and we're gonna jump right into to this fun project I did for today for CCS which uses the set called Officially Single. It is this set that got me hooked on CCS. It's a great set and super funny! I have a few friends that could get a good laugh after a break up with some of these cards...

I initially started with the idea of doing 1 card for this set but they all kept coming together so nicely that I just kept making cards...well with 5 cards, I thought to myself, hmmm, self, I think you need to make one of those cute little boxes to store this set of cards in so....

I used paper from Creative Imaginations from a few years ago. I'm pretty sure it's been discontinued since I purchased it. I paired it with some dot card stock from Bo-Bunny and a few little Prima's and some Bling to have more of a universal feel to them all. I did some inking with some Distress Ink and used Laura's idea of the ribbon closure on the box and I have myself a cute little set.

Here is a close up of all the cards

Creative ABC~Challenge~

Winner of CCS9 Creatively Different using random.org was #2 Patti. (2 weeks in a row winner)

Email: creative-vision@hotmail.com to claim your badge and shopping code

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful week. This week is hectic. We put up our tree and the house is decorated and now finals and school stuff are the priority.....I need some stamp days..... I want to say thank you to all who played in our last challenge. Hopefully you all will find inspiration this week. It was so much fun to see every one's creations. OK so for the details:

This challenge is about Anything But a Card--Anything but a card.....I think mine works cause it is a pull out slide.....

I used two different stamp sets for my project: Officially Single and Friendship. I saw this tutorial on a blog a couple weeks ago and thought it would be cute for this stamp set. This would be great for single girl drink recipes....Appletini anyone?

When you pull out the tab this is what it shows.....Sorry for the horrible picture.....But it is so dark out I wont have natural lighting till spring. Can you believe we actually have snow in the forecast? I live near San Francisco! I plan for rain not snow......It's not like it will stick or anything but 27 degrees for us is FREEZING!

OK now for the fun stuff! We want you to play along! Get some inspiration and show us your creativity!!! Of course their are rules. You must be a Creative Clear Stamps follower (super easy! In the side bar click follow) And of course you will have a chance to shine. Post your creation using the mr. widget below. You don't have to use Creative Clear Stamps but of course it is always a bonus if you do! You have until Sunday Night 12/13/09 at 8pm cst (9pm eastern, 6pm pacific). The prize each week will be a "CCS Challenge Winner" Badge to display on your blog and a personal discount code of 10% off your next CCS store purchase.Make sure you use CCS10 when you post your creation on splitcoast! Don't forget to display your winning badge so you can be in the running for a guest designer spot!