Dannie's Designs

Scallop Circle Flower Tutorial

Today I'm back to show you how to make the scalloped flower on the left side of this card.

To make this flower you need the following supplies:

• Snail Adhesive
• Bone Folder
• 1 circle punched out of scrap cardstock (I used a 1 1/4" circle)
• Four 2 3/8" scalloped circles punched out of designer series paper

Step 1:  Take the first scalloped circle and place it in front of you.  Whichever side is facing up will be on the inside of the flower.  Count out six of the scallops along the edge.  Fold the six scallops up and crease a line with your bone folder.  If you look at the photo below you will see that there are six scallops showing the vanilla side of the designer series paper.

Step 2:  Fold the scalloped circle in half by taking the left side and folding it on top of the right side.  Crease it with a bone folder.

Step 3:  Open the scalloped circle as seen in the photo below.

Step 4:  Take the bottom right edge of the scalloped circle and fold it up so that it meets the score line down the center.  Crease it with a bone folder.

Step 5:  Repeat step four with the left side of the scalloped circle.  Although it doesn't look like it in the photo below, the two edges should meet in the middle.  The edges on mine meet, they just decided to open up while I was taking the photo.

Step 6:  Repeat steps one through five with the other three scalloped circles.  

Step 7:  Cover the punched circle with SNAIL adhesive.  Take one of the folded scalloped circles and adhere it to the punched circle.  It should cover about 1/4 of the punched circle.  It doesn't have to be exact.

Step 8:  Take the second folded scalloped circle and adhere it next to the first one.

Step 9:  Adhere the last two folded scalloped circles in place and it's done!

If you enjoyed the tutorial, please feel free to leave a comment and let me know.  I love hearing from you.  Thanks for stopping by!

Heart Flower Tutorial

As I promised last week, I went back and updated my last three posts with all of the recipe information for the cards.  I apologize again for leaving that at home so I couldn't finish my blog posts.  I also told you that I'd be back with some tutorials.  Today I want to show you how to make the orange heart flower on the right side of this card that I posted on Friday.

To make this flower you need one 3/4" circle and five hearts punched from the Heart to Heart punch (the middle sized heart).

All five of these hearts need to be scored down the middle.  There are two ways to do this.

First way:  Take a scrap of cardstock and score it down the middle.  Insert the scored cardstock into the punch (as shown in the photo below) and line up the score line so it runs down the center of the heart.  Punch out the heart.  I prefer to do it this way because it's much easier.

Second way:  Punch out all five hearts first.  Place each heart on the Simply Scored Tool and score each down the center.  

Step 1:  Fold all of the hearts in half along the score line and crease it with the bone folder.

Step 2:  Cover the surface of the 3/4" circle with SNAIL adhesive.  Take one heart and gently tack down the left side ONLY of the heart into the adhesive as shown below.  The right half of the heart will be sticking straight up into the air.

Step 3:  Take the second heart and slightly overlap the first heart.  Again, gently tack down the left side ONLY of the heart leaving the right side sticking up in the air.  

Step 4:  Repeat step 3 with the next heart.

Step 5:  Repeat the same process with the last two hearts until it looks like the picture below.  You may need to gently lift up on the first heart to be able to tuck the left side of the fifth heart underneath it.  Once all five hearts are in place, press them down firmly into the adhesive to secure them in place.

Step 6:  Add embellishments to the center of the flower if desired.

I hope you have fun making these flowers and using them as embellishments on your projects.  Thank you Kelly for sharing the idea.

I will be back with another tutorial to show you how to make the second flower on this same card.  Thank you for stopping by!

Kelly's Card

Today I wanted to show you a darling card that we made at my downline meeting last week.  

Kelly designed this card and taught us how to make these two flowers using some of our punches.  They're really simple to make too.  

If you read my post yesterday, then you know that I left some of my supplies that I need for these blog posts at home when I went on vacation.  As a result, I can't post the tutorials on these flowers right now.   I promise, however, that I will get them posted next week.  I'm usually better about remembering to pack everything I need.  Thank you for your patience with me and thank you for stopping by! 

UPDATE:  Click here and click here to see the two tutorials on how to make these flowers.

Stamps:  ??? (anybody know what stamp set this is from?)
Paper:  Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz
Accessories:  Dimensionals, Ribbon, Twitterpated Buttons
Punches:  Large Oval, Corner Rounder, Heart to Heart, 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, Itty Bitty Shapes, 3/4" Circle, Scallop Oval

Big Shot Swap Card

Last week I had my downline meeting and I needed to make some swap cards.  I decided to pull out my Big Shot and see what I could come up with.  

Usually at this point I go into detail and tell you what products I used to make my cards.  Unfortunately that's not going to happen today.  I had all of these great plans to post on my blog while I'm on vacation, but I left the paper at home where I had listed all of the supplies that I used to make my projects.  Oops!  Yes, I could go through Stampin' Up!'s online catalog to look up all of the supplies and guess at the cardstock colors, but did I mention I'm on vacation?  In other words, I'll post all of the products I used once I get back.  I am enjoying the time to do absolutely nothing and be lazy for a change.

Update:  I have now added the recipe for these cards down below.

In the meantime, here's a closer look at the cards.

I used the same five colors for all of the cards.

I ran all five colors once through the Big Shot using the flower die.

I mixed and matched each of the flowers so that each of the five layers on the flower was a different color.

I also mixed and matched the color of the Top Note die, the layer behind the sentiment, and the card base.

Even though they're basically the same, they each have such a different look.  I think the top card is my favorite.  Which one do you like the best?

I will be back to fill in the details and give the recipe so you know what colors, Big Shot dies, punches, etc. I used.  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Three Little Words
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade
Ink:  Island Indigo
Accessories:  Rhinestone Brads, Very Vanilla Ribbon, Dimensionals
Punches:  Word Window, Modern Label
Big Shot:  Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Fun Flowers Die

I Love You Card

I was recently looking through my Stampin' Success magazine (a newsletter for Stampin' Up! demonstrators) and I came across a gorgeous card by Kirsteen Gill.  I really liked the way she used the new Adorning Accents Embosslits and the Adorning Accents Embossing Folders to create a gorgeous edge on her card.  Of course I had to try to make one of my own.

I followed the same general layout that Kirsteen used, but I changed the papers to give it a different look.  Here's a closer look at the flower.

I embossed the flower using Whisper White ink and Whisper White embossing powder.  It's difficult to see in the photo, but the center is a different image from the same stamp set that I embossed, punched out with a circle punch, and added to the center of the flower with a dimensional.  Also, if you look closely at the photo you can see that I used seven pearls on the flower.  One in the center and one towards the end of each petal.

It was a little bit tricky lining up all of the edges of the cardstock so the scallops looked nice, but I'm pleased with how the card turned out.  Thank you Kirsteen for the inspiration and thank you for stopping by!

Stamps:  Mixed Bunch, Three Little Words
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Everyday Enchantment DSP
Ink:  Riding Hood Red
Accessories:  Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon, Pearls, Dimensionals
Punches:  Word Window, Modern Label, 3/4" Circle, Blossom
Big Shot:  Adorning Accents Edgelits, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder

Scalloped Heart Treat Container

I've been busy working on another Valentine's Day project.  It's a scalloped heart treat container.

I filled it with a bag of Valentine's Day colored M&M's.

Here's a look from a slightly different angle.  This would make a great gift not only for Valentine's Day, but also for any other time of year you'd like to let someone know you're thinking of them.

The tutorial for this box will be coming soon.  I'm still working on it, but I will let you know as soon as it's finished. 

UPDATE:  You can now purchase this tutorial by clicking here.

Thanks for stopping by!