Birthday Hamburger Box

November 20, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ Leave a comment

This die cut hasn’t been out in a while and I miss it! I have had so much fun making boxes of one kind or another and I just love the shape. I am pretty darn good at making a box or bag for a custom gift, but boxes like this just need a die cut.

One of my TA’s has a birthday today and I thought he would get a kick out of this guy. I think he is expecting something because he has mentioned his birthday several times in the previous weeks. Well, of course I had to deliver. I think I will pick up a wonderful pastry this morning to put inside. Yummy.

One sheet of island indigo went into the box. I was left with scrap enough to make the matching gift card and leave a couple of good sized scraps behind. That is great. I did sponge all of the edges really well before I glued it together. I also used tombo to put the edges together. Much easier with a little bit of wiggle room while it bonds and then it is there to stay. My kind of adhesive. I ran my bomb stamp down one direction of the die cut and then flipped it around and went the other. The pattern turned out random enough to look like patterned paper. I love making my own background paper for projects.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Dude, Happy Birthday

September 2, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ Leave a comment

While chatting with my daughter I asked her for a little inspiration for a project. She came up with these two stamp sets. She remembers the Paper Pumpkin stamps much better than I do. Good to get a reminder or two.

I have to admit, I am really into the Bombs Away Birthday set. This particular one is my favorite, but they are all pretty awesome.

I was originally going to spritz the designer paper, but I forgot to get a re-inker in tip top taupe. Ooops! So I opted to sponge it instead. The geometric pattern looks pretty darn cool. A little bit of layering, lifting everything up on dimensionals, touches of silver mini brads and a finish with silver metallic thread and this card is ready to go.

I need to remember to get those paper pumpkin stamp sets out more often. The kits are so fun to work with when they first come, but I often put the stamps away and then move on. I think I will have to work on getting them in cases to keep them more visible.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Bombs Away Birthday!

August 22, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ Leave a comment

Well, I must admit, I think Call of Duty visited my craft table this morning. My plan began differently, honestly. But then things got a little interesting.

I started out with the fun birthday bomb stamp and made background paper. I knew I wanted to add my husbands name, but wasn’t sure on the color. Since the black is so strong, I knew I needed to heat emboss the lettering.

Of course all of my colors are not quite masculine, and I wanted bright color. I guess I could have done silver, but too late for that. I had a couple of tiny spots that didn’t get powder to stick, so I thought I would just sponge a little ink here and there to fill them in.

I went out of the lettering a bit on the second B, so I gave in and sponged away. Then I giggled as I imagined how much cherry cobbler looked like dried blood, especially next to a bunch of bombs. Maybe this is a bit tacky or even offensive, but my husband will get a kick out of it, and it is totally for him. Happy Birthday my love!

Have a creative day!

Moana

Bombs Away Birthday

August 13, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ Leave a comment

Did you ever buy something just loving it and being so excited to use it? That would be the inspiration for this card today. When Stampin’Up! first started coming out with their own photopolymer stamp sets I was so excited.

I would buy them and have an absolute blast. But, as you get more, some get neglected. This particular set was so funny to me that it was a must. I pulled it out and remembered why I hadn’t used it yet. I loved the sentiments but was stumped on what to pair them with.

Enter the super awesome brick wall embossing folder. I used my brayer to roll some cajun craze on one side of the folder, embossed a piece of the heavy weight whisper white cardstock and knew I had found the perfect pairing. The way the ink beads up a bit on the folder actually gave the bricks a porous look. Unexpected and very welcome indeed.

Simple layering, sponging to make me happy, and a touch of gold metallic thread and this project is ready to be mailed! Would you believe I have three different guys in my life that this would be perfect for? Yes, they are all very much alike.

Have a creative day!

Moana

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