Dannie's Designs

Gum Holder Video Tutorial

You will never guess what I've been working on.  It's something I haven't done in YEARS!  I made a VIDEO TUTORIAL all by myself!  Before I got divorced, my ex used to film the videos and edit them for me.  Once we split, all of the equipment went with him and I couldn't make them anymore. 

Thanks to you guys for buying my tutorials for sale, I was able to save up enough money to buy a camera that also has a built in video camera.  I also owe a huge thank you to Jen, a very dear friend of mine who lent me her mac so I would have a computer that could handle the video editing. 

I am happy, thrilled, ecstatic, etc. to share my tutorial on how to make these Gum Holders.

If you get an error saying "video no longer available," try refreshing your screen (F5).

Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Button Buddies
Paper:  Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip
Ink:  Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry
Accessories:  Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals
Punches:  Scalloped Circle, 1/2" Circle
Big Shot:  Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Measurements:
3 3/8" x 5 1/2" Pretty in Pink card stock scored at 2", 2 5/8", 4 5/8", 5 1/4"
2 3/4" x 1 7/8" Chocolate Chip card stock
2 5/8" x 1 3/4" Rich Razzleberry card stock
13" of Chocolate Chip Satin ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Robot Bookmark

I've lost my stamp desk, can you help me find it?

This is what I'm staring at as I'm trying to reorganize my stamp room.  Some of the piles on my desk are over a foot and half tall.  UGH!   I'm giving myself through this weekend to get it all organized.  Come Monday morning, whatever is on my desk is going in a box and into the garage because I have some stamping to do!

I have several projects to share with you, but they all require tutorials.  Due to my inability to find my desk top, I haven't been able to make the tutorials.   I usually don't like to post projects and then make you wait for a tutorial.  Today, however, I've decided to tease you with one of the projects. 

Isn't he cute?  I absolutely love this little bookmark.  It makes me smile every time I see it.  He's made with several different punches from Stampin' Up!   I will be back with the tutorial so you can make your own robot bookmark or put him on a card. 

Now I have to get back to organizing and decluttering.  Thanks for stopping by!

Ghoulish Googlies

One of the projects I have been working on over the past couple of weeks is organizing my stamp room.  I mean a good, deep cleaning.  I have stuff in here that I've forgotten I purchased.  Not good!  I bought this stuff to be used, not hoarded.  I'm pulling stuff out of here that I don't ever use to try to make room for the stuff I use all the time.  It will take me months to finish organizing because I only have snippets of time here and there to work on it.

Today I decided to take a break, shove everything on my stamp desk to the side, and stamp. 

I bought the Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit shortly after convention, but it got misplaced in the chaos that is my stamp room.  This project was so quick and easy to make because everything comes in the Designer Kit except for the stamps, ink and M&M's.  I literally made this project in less than five minutes. 

You can purchase the Designer Kit and the stamp set bundled together for $16.95 for clear mount stamps, or $20.95 for wood mount stamps.  You can also purchase the designer kit by itself (without stamps) for $7.95.

I will definitely be making more of these and giving them away as teacher presents for Halloween.  My only problem is not eating all of the M&M's before then.  Oh well, I'll just buy another bag.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Googly Ghouls
Ink:  Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories:  Ghoulish Googlies Designer Kit

Spooky Bingo Bits

Apparently I'm not the only one with Halloween on their mind.  At my last downline meeting Kelly came up with this darling project.

Isn't that cute?  It's made from an empty toilet paper roll.  To make it, simply squish the toilet paper roll flat, insert it into your paper cutter (the guillotine kind works best) and cut it at 1 1/2".  Once it's cut you can open it back up into a circle.  Glue a 1 1/2" strip of DSP to the outside of the roll and a 1 1/2" strip of Basic Black card stock to the inside of the roll.  The card stock helps the toilet paper roll retain its round shape even after it's been flattened. 

Next, take your Crop-a-dile and punch the largest circle in opposite sides of the toilet paper roll.  Thread about 8" of ribbon through the holes and tie it in knots on the ends to form the handle.

The base is made from Basic Black card stock with a 2 3/8" scalloped circle and a 1 3/4" circle glued on top.  Add a thin line of Mono Multipurpose adhesive around the bottom edge of the toilet paper roll and glue it to the 1 3/4" circle on the base.

If you look at the top edge of the toilet paper roll, you can see the brown color of the toilet paper roll showing.  If that bothers you, simply take your Basic Black marker and color around the top edge of the toilet paper roll.  It will turn it black and blend it in so it matches the card stock on the inside of the roll.

Finish it off with a cute stamped image and attach it to the front using a dimensional.  Fill it with candy and give them out as Halloween favors.

Although the directions make perfect sense to me, they may not to you.  If that's the case, please don't hesitate to let me know so I can clarify them for you.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Spooky Bingo Bits
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP, Toilet Paper Roll
Ink:  Basic Black
Accessories:  Basic Black Taffeta Ribbon, Mono Multipurpose Adhesive, Crop-a-dial, Dimensionals
Punches:  Circle (1 3/4", 1"), Scalloped Circle (2 3/8", 1 1/4")

Halloween Door Prize

Whenever I need to make a quick gift (or a door prize for my downline meeting), I turn to my Big Shot.  I love how quickly it cuts out and scores the lines for me.  I can make cute boxes in no time at all.

I went to three or four different stores looking for Halloween candy, but no luck.  The section where they normally sell holiday candy was full of back to school supplies.  I realize it's August and back to school is more pressing than Halloween right now, but when a stamper needs to finish a project she doesn't care what month it is!  So I scoured the regular candy aisle and settled for some creepy crawly gummy worms. 

I love this spider and how cute he is with his little booglie eyes.  The back layer is one of the labels from the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  I pierced two holes in it and added some coordinating brads.

For the Pumpkin Pie layer, I started with an 11" x 3/4" piece of card stock.  I used my Simply Scored Scoring Tool to score it every 1/4".  I folded it back and forth along the score lines, adhered the ends together with Sticky Strip, and glued it in a circle using Mono Multipurpose Glue.  Once it was dry (I pressed it between some books for 30 minutes), I attached the spider to the front and adhered it to the Rich Razzleberry label.

If you have any questions or I forgot any of the details, please let me know.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Googly Ghouls
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP
Ink:  Old Olive
Accessories:  Old Olive Ribbon, Old Olive Brads, Silver Brads, Booglie Eyes, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Sticky Strip, Mono Multipurpose Glue
Punches:  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, Circle (3/4", 1")
Big Shot:  Apothecary Accents Framelits, Fancy Favor Bigz Die

You're a Great Catch Swedish Fish

Today I wanted to show you another simple project they shared at convention.  Of course I added my own twist on it and came up with this.

This idea was shared by Sara Douglass (Shelli's daughter) during one of the main stage stamping events.  The bag is filled with Swedish Fish, one of my favorite candies.

I typed the sentiment on my computer and printed it on card stock.  I added the stamped fish for fun and then punched it out.  I thought the Polka Dot Parade DSP was perfect for this project because the circles look like bubbles.  This project was another quick and easy one. 

Sara also shared a couple of other sentiments that you could use with the Swedish Fish.

• You're the only fish in the sea for me
• I saw you and I was "hooked"
• You are o "fish" ally the best!

There are so many different possibilities.  Have fun coming up with other fishy sayings.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Fishy Friends
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Black, Polka Dot Parade DSP
Ink:  Marina Mist
Accessories:  Basic Black Organdy Ribbon, Cello Bag
Punches:  Circle (1/8", 1 1/4", 1 3/8", 2 1/2"), Large Scalloped Circle

Season of Sweets Designer Kit

When I attended convention, one of the projects they featured was the Season of Sweets Designer Kit.  Of course I had to buy it so I could try it out. 

Isn't that adorable?  I have never had a project go together so quickly before either.  From start to finish it was less than five minutes.  It's hard to see in the photo, but it's full of cinnamon bears.  I was able to fit two rows of five bears each in the plastic bag (included in the kit).  I slid the bag into the treat pouch and sealed it with one of the clear stickers (included in the kit).  I wrapped one of the self-adhesive belly bands from the kit around it, stamped the heart image on another one of the self-adhesive die cuts, attached it to the belly band, and finished it off with "for you" popped up on a dimensional.  How easy is that?

The Season of Sweets Designer Kit was originally designed for the holidays, but as you can see by what I made, you can use it other times of the year as well.  For $8.95 you get enough products to make 12 treat pouches.  It's an amazing deal so order yours today!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Mixed Medley
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Season of Sweets Designer Kit
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler
Accessories:  Dimensional
Punches: 1/2" Circle

Gum Holder

For the first time since I started my blog, I have two weeks worth of blog posts to share with you!  I have been so busy stamping that I haven't taken the time to take pictures of all of my projects until now.  I've spent the better part of this afternoon cropping and editing photos to share with you.  Several of the projects need tutorials, and I have yet to make those.  That's my next goal.  For now, I'll just start with a project that already has a finished tutorial.

The inspiration for this project came from Connie Babbert.  She gave us each a Western themed gum holder at our Control Freak swap at convention.  Of course I had to give it a try.  Hop over to Connie's blog to download the pattern and see her Western version.

I stamped the flower four times--twice in blue and twice in yellow.  For the largest flower I was able to use the Scalloped Circle punch to cut it out.  I was also able to use the 1/2" Circle Punch to cut out the center of the flower.  The other two layers were cut out by hand.  I added dimensionals between all of the flower layers.  I also added dimensionals to the lower half of the largest flower and attached it to the gum holder.  This way the top of the flower was lose so I could tuck the lid behind it to keep it closed.

I forgot to take a picture of the back of the box, but I just added another piece of the yellow polka dotted DSP to the back.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.  I'd also love to hear your comments too.  You guys have gotten rather quiet lately.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Button Buddies, Just Believe
Paper:  Whisper White, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Polka Dot Parade DSP
Ink:  Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  Daffodil Delight Stitched Grosgrain, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip
Punches:  Scallop Circle, Corner Rounder, 1/2" Circle, Modern Label

Easter Basket

I can't believe that Easter is right around the corner.  I'm not ready for it at all.  I went online and looked for a quick Easter project to make and I found the pattern for this adorable Easter basket by Leslie Miller.

Click here for a link to her tutorial.  UPDATE:  The link to the tutorial no longer works.  I have created my own video and picture tutorial on how to make this basket.  Click here to view the tutorial.

This project took literally five minutes to make.  It was the perfect project for teacher gifts.  I filled each basket with some paper shred and then filled it with a Cadbury egg.  When I gave it to my youngest daughter to give to her teacher, she asked me why I had filled it with trash.  Apparently she has never seen paper shred before.  I got a big kick out of that.

If you would like some more Easter ideas, simply click here and it will take you all of the Easter projects I have posted on my blog.  I think all of them have directions, a tutorial, or a link to the tutorial that I used.  Thanks for stopping by!

Paper:  Everyday Enchantment DSP
Accessories:  Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon, Sticky Strip

Halloween Box

This morning when I took the kids to school it was chilly outside and very foggy.  I guess that put me in a Fall mood because when I sat down to stamp I immediately pulled out my Halloween stamps.  I saw the cutest Halloween box in the September Stampin' Success magazine (a newsletter for Stampin' Up! demonstrators) so I had to make my own.  Of course I made a few changes along the way.

 

The Batty for You stamp set is my favorite Halloween stamp set.  I love stamping the images, layering them like the one picture above, and attaching them to Peppermint Patties.  They also make great gift tags or accents on cards and boxes. 

I just realized that I forgot to do one thing on this project--add googly eyes to the spider.  I'll have to fix that.

With the help of my Big Shot, this project was so quick and easy to make.  The box was cut out using the Fancy Favor die and the Basic Black layer was embossed using the Spider Web embossing folder. 

The handle is an 8 1/2" x 1" piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock.  I had a spool of this Halloween ribbon sitting in my stash, so I decided to add it to the handle to dress it up a little bit.  I used a couple of black brads to help reinforce the handle.

This box is the perfect size to fill with a cello bag full of chocolates or some other treat.  You'll notice that I don't have anything in mine.  That's because I would eat all of that chocolate before Halloween even got here and I could give it away.  I will wait until the night before I give it away to fill it with candy.  I just know myself too well so I don't even tempt myself. 

Be sure to stop back by my blog on Wednesday.  I have a huge SURPRISE for all of you that you don't want to miss out on!  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Batty for You
Paper:  Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black
Ink:  Basic Black
Accessories:  Black Brads, Dimensionals,
Punches:  Circle (1 1/4", 1 3/8"), Scalloped Circle
Big Shot:  Fancy Favor Die, Spider Web Embossing Folder