Nutz about Stamping

America Recycles Day

This past Tuesday was America Recycles Day and so I thought I would share a tip with you to help you reuse your stampin' scraps before you think about recycling them.

If you have ever attended a class or club meeting at my Stampin' Spot you might have noticed my card stock scrap bin. I just can't seem to let go of strips or scraps of Whisper White and Very Vanilla card stock - guess I am a scrap-a-holic, huh!

Recently I learned a super cool tip that will help me (and you too!) use up those scrap bits:

- Stamp an image that you plan to punch out

- If you try to slip that scrap piece into the punch but it's too small to hold onto making it impossible to punch...

- Grab a single sticky note sheet and attach it to the corner/edge of the stamped card stock scrap

- Holding onto the sticky note attached to the stamped card stock scrap, slide it back into the punch:

and VOILA!

 A perfectly punched piece!

So grab your scraps, ink and punches and try my tip at home!

 

 

A Brand New Technique

This past Monday was Columbus Day in the US and we honor Columbus for his many discoveries. This might be a stretch, but when was the last time you discovered a new stamping technique?

Here's a fun one to try:

Accordion-folded Flower

Directions:

1) Cut card stock or Designer Series paper to 12" x 3/4".

2) Score strip every 1/4" the entire length of the card stock and accordion fold the score lines.

3) Adhere ends of card stock together (Sticky Strip works well). Let dry.

4) Holding the card stock with two hands, twist one edge of the strip into the center as shown to create a flower shape.

5) Adhere a punched circle to the flower center on one or both sides to hold shape in place.

Tip: Experiment with different sizes and score intervals to create the desired shape of your flower.

And here's a card I made that has an Accordian-folded flower on it - with this flower as a main feature you don't need to add much more:

 

Have fun with the new technique and feel free to share a photo of your creation with me!

Border and Corner Punches

Quite of few of you have been loving the Scallop Trim border punch and are now looking at getting the Scallop Trip Corner punch so that you can make scallops around layers for cards, scrapbook pages and paper crafting projects.

I am excited that Stampin' Up! has published their own "how to" video done by one of their employees, Bonnie Thurber. I am sure that you haven't met Bonnie yet so you are in for a real treat when you hear her dry sense of humor. Enjoy the video!

 

Please contact me if you have any questions about this video. And if you want to get the Scallop Trim border punch for FREE you can do so with a $50 product order from any of our current catalogs. Just email me at: terri@nutzaboutstamping.com or place your own order by going to my Online Ordering System, open 24/7! Once there, click the "Shop Now" button.

Pirate and Princess Party Kits

Do you have young swashbucklers or little princesses living in your home who LOVE a theme party? You need to check out our new Pirate and Princess Party Kits!

Pirate Party Kit ($116213)
Price: $15.95
Hoist the Jolly Roger and get ready to have a swashbuckling good time! Gather your little buccaneer and his or her mateys for a pirate party of the finest sort, complete with invitations, decorations, and eye patches to create and wear. This kit contains products you need to create party invitations and decorations for eight guests. ■ Contains products to create invitations, eye patches, banner, treasure boxes, and food toppers for eight ■ Coordinates with our Pirate Time stamp set and Pirate personalized name stamp Princess Party Kit (#116214)   Price: $15.95 You can make your princess's fantasies come true with our Princess Party kit. Your little princess and seven of her ladies-in-waiting can celebrate a splendid happily-ever-after complete with invitations, decorations, and dazzling crowns to create and wear. ■ Contains products to create invitations, crowns, purse boxes, banner, and food toppers for eight ■ Coordinates with the Princess Time stamp set and Princess personalized name stamp Stampin' Up! has developed a video on this cool kit for your viewing pleasure: Click here to see the video now. Then contact me to order your party kit and let the fun begin!

Sizzix Pop-Up Ball Die

It always amazes me what one can do with the Big Shot. Today I am featuring a video tutorial created by Stampin' Up! using the Big Shot and the Sizzix Pop-Up Ball die (#116760).

Here's what the die looks like:

There are several project ideas that you can create using this unique die. This video shows how to use the die to create a cute photo cube, perhaps to show off cute photos of a new child or grandchild. Enjoy! (Oh, and by the way, that's not me in the video, it's an employee of the Home Office: Donna Griffith)

To order this fantastic die and other products used to create the photo ball, click here. To join my Big Shot club, email me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com.

Window Sheets - a new product!

You will find so many interesting new products in the Occasions mini catalog and I would like to introduce you to Window Sheets! Window Sheets provide a lot of options for use, whether stamping on them with StazOn, punching images from them, applying rub-ons and much more. Stampin' Up! has created a video for you about window sheets and Shannon West, a product designer for Stampin' Up! will show you some completed samples using Window Sheets.

To see this video, click here! Then contact me at terri@nutzaboutstamping.com to order this fun, easy to use new product!

Sundays with Sizzix

Have you received your Occasions mini catalog in the mail yet? If not, and you are part of my mailing program, you should be receiving it any day now. Today's card project features a brand new stamp set that appears in the mini catalog: Great Friend. I created the card using the Big Shot and Flourish Texturz plate:

 

Ingredients:

Stamp set: Great Friend
Big Shot: Texturz plate - Flourish
Card stock: Basic Grey (4 1/4 x 5 1/2"), Whisper White (4 x 5 1/4", and scraps)
Accessories: Basic Grey Taffeta ribbon (14"), paper snips, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Here's a video tutorial showing how to create this card:

Would you like to be part of my mini catalog mailing program? If so, send an email to terri@nutzaboutstamping.com or place an online order through my 24/7 system. If you place an order for the supplies to make the card featured today, you will automatically be added to my mailing program AND receive a FREE Spring-Summer Idea book and catalog (valued at $9.95). How great is that?

Sundays with Sizzix

When Stampin' Up! partnered with Sizzix to bring out the Big Shot in the Spring-Summer Idea Book and Catalog, Shelli (the co-founder of Stampin' Up!) created some exclusive dies to match our stamp sets, and Decor Elements. Today's project features a card that fellow demonstrator shared with me and I loved it so much I just had to share the idea with you! It features one of the exclusive dies: Tulipe (#113457). This die creates simple yet elegant cards, scrapbook pages and paper crafting projects. Need a quick and easy card? Gather together the following:

Card stock: Basic Black (5"x5"), Whisper White (5 1/4" x 11")
Accessories: bone folder, Snail adhesive, Big Shot, Tulipe die

The complete dimensions of this card are 5 1/4" x 5 1/4". I do sell Medium Square envelopes (#107289) that match cards of this shape. To place an order for today's supplies, visit my online store which is open 24/7!

 

And now for the video tutorial. Enjoy!

Movers and Shapers

As promised, I created a video showing how to make the card I posted yesterday. Here are the ingredients:

• Stamp sets: Cute and Curly, Short and Sweet, Love You Much (surprise!)
• Ink: Basic Black, Almost Amethyst (pad and marker)
• Card stock: Almost Amethyst (4 1/4" x 11), Whisper White (4" x 5 1/4")
• Accessories: Big Shot, Movers and Shapers die, Black Gingham ribbon, paper snips, Extended cutting pads, Snail adhesive

And now for the tutorial. Watch for the part where I remove the paper snips cover with my teeth. I am a trained professional - do not try this at home!

Sundays with Sizzix

Would you like a quick and easy project for the "Valentines" in your life but, like me, are on a budget? Try my Scallop Envelope Treat Holder using the Big Shot.

 

Here's what you need to gather:

• Big Shot and BIGZ Scallop Envelope die
  

• Scallop circle punch

• Adhesives: Sticky Strip, Snail, Stampin' Dimensionals

• Ink: Riding Hood Red

• Card stock: Pretty in Pink and Riding Hood Red scraps

• Paper cutter and paper snips

• Love You Much stamp set

• 2 pieces Designer series paper: I used Raspberry Tart, each 5 1/2 x 5"

And here's my video tutorial on how to create this fun gift idea: