Wreath of Lollies and a Video!

Today I'm sharing with you my Thanksgiving wreath of lollies!  This was inspired by the Stampin' Up! wreath from the introduction of the Simply Scored and I just had to try making one for myself.  I am SO HAPPY with how it turned out!  It was a lot of work to put together, but so worth the effort!  I had fun picking out the different embellishments to dress up each of the lollies.

This wreath has 18 lollies in 3 different paper widths:

6 - 1-1/2" x 11" (or 12" if using DSP)
6 - 1-1/4" x 11" (or 12" if using DSP)
6 - 1" x 11" (or 12" if using DSP)

I scored every 1/2", then flipped over the paper to score every 1/2" inch again, but started at the 1/4" mark.  To dress some of the lollies up, I used different border punches.  The key is to make your score lines first and then punch with the border punch.  It's easier to fold that way, especially when using the Lace Ribbon Border Punch.

For the foundation of the wreath, I actually cut out a wreath shape from a corrugated box (a Stampin' Up! one of course!) using a dinner plate and a bowl to trace the inner and outer circles.  Then I cut the wreath shape out using a craft knife.  To hide the ugly material I wrapped it with grosgrain ribbon - adhering each end with a hot glue gun.

All of the lollies are attached using a hot glue gun.  I attached the 6 large lollies first, then the 6 medium lollies in between the large lollies, then I adhered the small lollies on top of the large lollies.  I created a bow using our 1-1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon in Soft Suede and also created a loop to hang the wreath with and attached it to the back of the wreath.

Here's a video to show you how to create a lolly (or rosette) - at the end of the video, I will show the wreath pictured above.  If you have any questions, please let me know!  Thank you for visiting and have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Stamp Sets	None!
Ink	None!
Paper	Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Pear Pizzazz, River Rock, More Mustard, Pool Party, Spice Cake DSP
Accessories	Simply Scored, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Doily Triple Layer Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1-3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Metallic Brads, Antique Brads, 5/8" Neutrals Brads, Early Espresso/White Baker's Twine, Designer Buttons (More Mustard and Early Espresso)

Perfectly Penned Masculine Birthday

Today's card is a masculine birthday card using Well Worn Designer Series Paper, the Perfectly Penned stamp set (one of my favorites!), and some Denim Jean Ribbon.  The Well Worn DSP is just perfect for masculine cards - the color scheme is awesome - Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, River Rock, Soft Suede, and So Saffron.

And the Denim Jean Ribbon is a great addition to a masculine card, giving it a homespun, grunge, or country look.  The ribbon comes in both Blue and Artichoke and it truly feels like denim - probably because it is - haha!

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!  I'm spending some quality time in my craft room this weekend - it's LONG overdue and feels great!  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Sets	Perfectly Penned
Ink	Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede
Paper	Well Worn DSP, River Rock, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Whisper White
Accessories	3/8" Blue Denim Jean Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, Vintage Trinkets, Stampin' Dimensionals®, Color Spritzer Tool

iPhone Skin - Stampin' Up! Style

A fellow demo, Connie Stewart, has created a video to show you how to create your own iPhone skins using Stampin' Up! products - and it's SO easy!  I LOVE my iPhone, but I love it even more now!!!  Watch this video and get creative!  Go ahead and create multiple skins for every mood ;).

A couple of tips - I first started with a piece of DSP cut to 2-1/4" x 4-1/2" and found that I had to trim it just a little bit to fit in my iPhone case, so my piece ended up being about 2-1/4" x 4-7/16".  I have the iSkin Claro case.  Also, for the camera/flash opening, I traced it with a pencil and used the circle punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack to punch out the paper for the camera and then I used my Paper Snips to precisely cut around the flash part.  You'll need to adjust depending on the case you have.

Enjoy decorating your iPhone!  I'd love to see your creations!  Here's Connie Stewart's video:

Stamp Sets	Pursuit of Happiness
Ink	Soft Suede, Pool Party
Paper	Spice Cake DSP, Very Vanilla, Soft Suede
Accessories	Doily Triple Layer Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, 3/16" Corner Punch