Delicate Doilies and Simply Pressed Clay - A Winning Combo

Delicate Doilies Sizzlit and Simply Pressed Clay are both on the Weekly Deals list this week, so I made a couple of cards showcasing both products.

Here is a close-up of the button.  I colored it with my Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker.  I love that you can make the Simply Pressed Clay items any color you want.

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Island Indigo, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight

Stampin' Write Marker:  Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  Gingham Garden Washi Tape, Simply Pressed Clay (with Buttons and Blossoms Mold), 7/8" Scallop Punch, White Baker's Twine

Big Shot:  Delicate Doilies Sizzlit

Here's the other card I made:

Here's a close-up of the flower, which I colored with my Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker.  I love the details in the flower.  This is the largest of the three that come in the mold.

 Supplies:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry

Classic Ink:  Melon Mambo

Stampin' Write Marker:  Crushed Curry

Accessories:  Simply Pressed Clay (with Buttons and Blossoms Mold), Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Crushed Curry Polka Dot Ribbon (retired)

Big Shot:  Delicate Doilies Sizzlit, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

I hope you've gotten an idea why I love these products so much.  A few other cool facts about the Simply Pressed Clay:

* There are lots of ways to color the clay items.  You get a different look with different methods.
* You don't just have to use them in the molds, although the molds are my favorite (so far).
* They are very light.

You can see another card I made using the Simply Pressed Clay that demonstrate the first two points.

You can these and any of the Weekly Deals by Ordering Online.  Please use hostess code: HEANKVVG*.  Remember, to get the sale price you must order by Monday, Feb. 10 (which is also when the My Paper Pumpkin Promotion ends).

*By using the hostess code you become eligible to share hostess benefits if the group order gets large enough.  I will contact you with your amount after the order closes.  It's my way of saying thanks for choosing me as your demonstrator.  If your order is over $150, don't use the hostess code.  Instead, collect your free hostess gifts right away.

I also entered the top card in the Late Night Stampers Challenge.

Christmas Ornament

We made this ornament in the Holiday Catalog Kickoff class that I held on both Saturday morning and again today.  At both classes we had a great time creating and socializing.  This was designed as a Christmas ornament, but it could also be used as a fancy gift tag (which the recipient could then use as an ornament).

I started off by punching two scallops out of Always Artichoke cardstock with the 2 3/8" Scallop Punch (one for the front and one for the back).  I spritzed them with shimmer paint that I mixed with rubbing alcohol in a spray bottle.  After adhering Sticky Strip to the back of one of the scallops, I took half a width of 3 1/2" Scalloped Tulle Ribbon and pleated it around the scallop.  On the front of the scallop I layered a Whisper White doily cut with the Delicate Doilies Sizzlit, a Cherry Cobbler button cut with the Sweet Buttons Embosslit and a Basic Rhinestone.  Then I attached a length of Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine and finished by attaching the second scallop to the back of the ornament (so the Baker's Twine is sandwiched between the two scallops).

Edit 8/19/12:  Some of the ladies in the class used the bigger, round button from the embosslit with a little bigger rhinestone.  That looked cute, too.  Also, a real button would look good.  I just didn't have 7 of  the same button in a coordinating color (to have enough for everyone), so I didn't go that route.  You could even use Baker's Twine tied in the button holes instead of using the rhinestone.  So many ideas.  Maybe I'll have to go make another!