Stampin' Up! Artisan Winning Entry 2007

I was very fortunate to be one of 10 winners for the 2007 SU! Artisan Contest. It's taken me over a year to post this to my site. Each participant was to include 3 Scrapbook pages, 5 cards and 2 3-Dimensional items. These were the items I submitted. All items use strictly SU! All products unless otherwise noted:


3-D Items

3-D item 1 "Flower Pot & Mini Scrapbook"
One special additions to my 3-D flower pot was to add a flower that was actually a surprise mini-book. I remember learning how to make this minibook when I was at the Creating Keepsakes Convention just a few months earlier. I believe I had 6 petals with pictures. After a little trial and error, I was able to get the book to hold together nicely.





3-D item 2 "Tunnel Album"
This album is one of my favorites to make. Not only does it fold down to the exact size of a card 4 1/4" x 5 1/2 but it just looks amazing when you can peer through the little holes and look at the pictures inside. there is a lot of texture, style and dimension going on! (Not to mention 5 kids who had a blast at the Kangaroo Farm)


Cards


Card 1: "Birthday Beauty"
I love this pop-up card, very simple to make, but the outcome is an exciting surprise for the recipient!



Card 2: "Ahoy Matey, Diarama"



Card 3: "You're Invited, surprise inside"

Card 4: "Ruff Day w/ Mini Scrapbook on cover"

Card 5: "Cold Twigs"

Scrapbook Pages

Scrapbook Page 1

Scrapbook Page 2

Scrapbook Page 3

Baby's 1st Birthday - Invitation

Bi-fold Sample (Front & Inside)
*This was the sample the client selected


Accordian Card (Front & Inside)

These are a few samples created for a client looking for a Baby's 1st Birthday Invitation. Both samples use SU!'s "Unfrogettable" stamp set. I used SU! patterned paper for the soft yellow/blue bi-fold card and My Minds Eye for the more colorful accordian card.

Poppy Scallop Chipboard Album

I found this aweseom Chipboard Album kit by Craft lover and had to put one together. So easy since the paper is precut to fit the scallops on at least one side of the album (the other I had to exacto). This album was made especially for my good friend Diana for her birthday this past weekend. She's a great friend and deserves a special way to remember her special day! Diana, I would love to see this once you've filled it with your pictures.

Alien Tunnel Album

Another Tunnel Album

Mummy Halloween Tunnel Album

I can't take credit for this super cool scrapbook idea since I found the directions on how to put the papers together somewhere online, I wish I knew who inspired me to create my own tunnel album....because I would thank her up and down! It takes 3 sheets of cardstock, some designer paper, stickers, embellishments and a little creativity to create these 3D scrapbooks. These books accordian out from a 4x6 starting size and you can fit 5 pictures easily. The little shadowboxes really set off the scene for whatever you are trying to feature. Last year one of my Artisan entires for Stampin' Up was a tunnel album and it was a huge hit. This has to be one of my favorite lines of paper from K&Co - Tim Coffee. Tim's designs are unique, colorful and they really capture the holiday spirit well!

Crazy for Coaster Books

Here are a few samples to share of some recent coaster books I've created. These are addictively fun not only to make, but to fill. These books are slightly bigger than the mini board books since they are 4x4 in size. You can add up to 8-9 pictures per book, these make fantastic gifts for someone you love or simply keep them for yourself and fill them with your photo treasures! Enjoy.

Spooky Tin

What do you do with those left over gift card holders? Well, instead of throwing them away, go green and recycle!! I love to create these super fun accordian scrapbooks. You need 8.5x11 CS and some designer paper and embellishments and some really strong adhesive. I tend to use Sticky Strip...love that stuff! It works great on just about any medium.