Saturday, January 31, 2015

American Ninja Warrior Birthday Banner and cupcake picks!

Another co-worker was asking for help with decorations for her son's birthday party.  The theme was American Ninja Warrior, a competition game on NBC taken from a Japanese show. This is what she found on Pinterest to inspire me.  And yes, she made the cookies with the ribbon to look like medals.
I downloaded a sunburst from Google images that I thought looked like the American Ninja Warrior emblem.  I printed them out as two 5 X 7's per page, cut them apart and then cut the bottom from the bottom corners to the center of the sunburst.
 Here is my version of the banner. 
Once I have enough banners, I cut out some white circles and die cut the letters to spell out "Happy Birthday Grant."  I used extra pennants as spaces in between the words like spaces.
 I used Basic Black Chevron ribbon to attach the letters so she could hang it for the party.
 I also printed the logo and punched them out for cupcake picks. I taped the onto a bamboo skewer and then adhered the logo on top of it.
Thank you for checking in! 
Sharon Lim
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator #54149
Rubber Stamps and Accessories including Scrapbooking 

email: sharonitwithyou@gmail.com
cell: (707)486-3500

Saturday, January 24, 2015

My next card class!

My first card class for 2015 is on Sat. Jan. 31 from 1-4pm at my house, in Fairfield.
  
Please let me know if you would like to attend via email or text.
It will be 6 cards of 3 different designs for $15.00.
I will have some items from the new catalogs to play with!

Here is the first card, using the new stamp set Lotus Blossom set and the Butterfly Framelits set.  You will learn a "3 step stamping technique." The first one is stamped in Wisteria Wonder. You can earn the Lotus Blossom for FREE  as part of Sale-A-Bration.  It's one of the items you can get for free for every $50 you spend.
 The second one is stamped in Soft Sky.  I love how delicate the butterfly is.

The next card is a Birthday card using the Celebrate Today Bundle that includes a stamp set and matching framelits.  I also used the Circle Card Thinlit to make this a moving card.  
To accent the card, I used the Irresistibly Yours DSP that you can custom to any color by sponging ink on the white glossy paper in different designs(stripes, dots, leaves, etc.).  This specialty paper is another item you can earn for FREE from the Sale-A-Bration for every $50 you spend.
 This is the card opened.
 The last card is for Valentine's Day.  I made an easel card using the Heart Framelits

The Occasions Catalog, is good from Jan.6-June 2, 2015.


The Sale-A-Bration Catalog, is good from Jan. 6-Mar. 31

WHAT IS SALE-A-BRATION?
From Jan.6-Mar. 31, you can earn FREE merchandise for every $50 you purchase.
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Thank you for checking in! 
Sharon Lim
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator #54149
Rubber Stamps and Accessories including Scrapbooking 

email: sharonitwithyou@gmail.com
cell: (707)486-3500

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Origami fun!

Hello!
To be truthful, I think I was immediately OBSESSED when a friend in junior high, RuthAnn introduced me to Origami.  
She taught me how to fold a crane and a frog.  From then on, whenever I had a piece of paper, I would fold them, over and over until I committed each fold to memory.  Even today, folding a piece of paper is interestingly relaxing to me.

So, I had lots of different 12 X 12 paper, cut them into 6 X 6 squares and made this cube by folding 6 squares. I learned how to make this from Pinterest.
Start with a 6 X 6 paper and fold it in half and then in half again on both sides until you get 16 squares.
Then, fold each corner to the center to make this shape.  Unfold it and then, flip it over.
And fold only the corner squares in.

You should be able to fold each side in to create this shape.
Once they are all folded in, you will get this.
Cut a piece of paper that is 2-7/8" by 2-7/8" and slip it in to keep the frame flat.
Cut another piece of paper that is a 2" square and score it diagonally.  This piece will put all the squares together.
Fold the paper on the score line, put adhesive on one flap at a time, and just slip it in between the flaps and attach them together.
Like this:
You can make a square with 4 of the frames.
Then, insert 4 more of the 2" squares on the top to attach the top frame and repeat to the bottom to finish off the square.
Here is the finished cube.
Again, I become obsessed and made a TON of frames.  For these, I attached them together in groups of 4 to make hanging frames. 
 Who needs one and what color do you you want?
Thank you for checking in! 
Sharon Lim
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator #54149
Rubber Stamps and Accessories including Scrapbooking 

email: sharonitwithyou@gmail.com
cell: (707)486-3500

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Spider-Man invites and Thank You cards

A co-worker's daughter, Natalie, wanted to have a Spider-Man birthday party and asked me to make invitations. This is what I came up with.  I used the Web Embossing folder (retired) to emboss the red and mounted it on a blue cardstock.  I also punched a black heart and a white heart with the Hearts Collection Framelits, cut them in half and made the Spider-Man eyes with them.
This is the other side of the invitation.
Here are the Thank You cards.  On the front, I used the Web Embossing Folder and the Just Saying stamp set with the Word Bubbles Framelit Dies.  Here is the front.
And here is the back, so Natalie can help fill in the blanks.  
The stamp, Simple Birthday Thanks is currently on the Year End Close-outs.  
If not, her mom can write words with a highlighter and Natalie can trace the letters so she can take a part of the process too!  I love when the kids get involved.  The highlighter thing is something I used to do when I was teaching Montessori to encourage writing.
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Thank you for checking in! 
Sharon Lim
Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator #54149
Rubber Stamps and Accessories including Scrapbooking 

email: sharonitwithyou@gmail.com
cell: (707)486-3500