Carrie Stamps

Trinity Stamps 3rd Birthday Release

I have to take a moment and say a very Happy 3rd Birthday to Trinity Stamps!!! I have come to love this company and being a very small part of it as a member of their design team. So, what does a stamp company do to celebrate it's birthday??? You put out a giant new release of amazing new products for your fans and fans to be to create with! And as a design team we get to showcase it all in a YouTube hop!  So, without any further delay, start the video hop out with this little video I made showcasing several new products and making a slimline birthday card. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right HERE.

The next stop on the hop is my stamping friend, Cassie Trask, watch her video right here.

As with any birthday there are party favors!!! Trinity Stamps is giving away a $25 shopping spree to their shop!  Just leave a comment on each video in the hop to be entered. You have until July 2nd to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on July 6th on the Trinity Stamps blog. 

Now let's have another look at the card I made. 

I just love this little bear from the Best-Tea Party stamp set, there are actually two bears in the set, you can see them both in this card I made.

When I look at this image of a bear sitting down I think what else can I have this bear sit on and for some reason a super tall cake is what came to me and I thought it would make for a fun birthday card for the Trinity celebration! 

I made the cake using a new stencil, Cake and Candles. With this stencil you can make a cake as big as you like. So I had to make a cake that was rainbow, because that is the best color. When in doubt, rainbow it out!  After stenciling my cake I wanted it to look more like my stamped images, so I outlined it with a fine liner pen. If I can do this my stamping friends, you can do. Letting go of perfection and just having fun is so rewarding!  I then cut my cake out and popped it up on my background. I now had a place for my bear to sit and be happy. 

I colored up this little bear and a couple other images from the stamp set for the top of the cake with Copic Markers. I wanted to make a black bear this time, it seemed to fit the color combination I was using the best. I used Warm Grays; W10, W8, W6, W4 and W2. And a touch of R20 for the cheeks. 

To make this cake special I added a bunch of Rhinestones, that a new to the shop as well, in a rainbow assortment. I have them all linked for you below, they are a thing of beauty!!! 

If you want to see more of the new things I used on this card be sure to watch the video. I do have the entire new release linked for you below. 

Make sure you hop along with us over on Instagram too for another chance to win. You can find me on instagram right here. 

If you missed a stop along the way in our YouTube hop here is the entire line up. 

Ashley

Carrie --------YOU ARE HERE

Cassie

Emelie

Jenny

Mari

Tanya

Rebecca

Natasha

Lynnea

Jess

Remember, leaving comments on each of the videos will get you entered into the GIVEAWAY for a $25 shopping spree! Visit the Trinity Stamps blog for another chance to win. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

I have to take a moment and say a very Happy 3rd Birthday to Trinity Stamps!!! I have come to love this company and being a very small part of it as a member of their design team. So, what does a stamp company do to celebrate it's birthday??? You put out a giant new release of amazing new products for your fans and fans to be to create with! And as a design team we get to showcase it all in a YouTube hop!  So, without any further delay, start the video hop out with this little video I made showcasing several new products and making a slimline birthday card. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right HERE.

The next stop on the hop is my stamping friend, Cassie Trask, watch her video right here.

As with any birthday there are party favors!!! Trinity Stamps is giving away a $25 shopping spree to their shop!  Just leave a comment on each video in the hop to be entered. You have until July 2nd to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on July 6th on the Trinity Stamps blog. 

Now let's have another look at the card I made. 

I just love this little bear from the Best-Tea Party stamp set, there are actually two bears in the set, you can see them both in this card I made.

When I look at this image of a bear sitting down I think what else can I have this bear sit on and for some reason a super tall cake is what came to me and I thought it would make for a fun birthday card for the Trinity celebration! 

I made the cake using a new stencil, Cake and Candles. With this stencil you can make a cake as big as you like. So I had to make a cake that was rainbow, because that is the best color. When in doubt, rainbow it out!  After stenciling my cake I wanted it to look more like my stamped images, so I outlined it with a fine liner pen. If I can do this my stamping friends, you can do. Letting go of perfection and just having fun is so rewarding!  I then cut my cake out and popped it up on my background. I now had a place for my bear to sit and be happy. 

I colored up this little bear and a couple other images from the stamp set for the top of the cake with Copic Markers. I wanted to make a black bear this time, it seemed to fit the color combination I was using the best. I used Warm Grays; W10, W8, W6, W4 and W2. And a touch of R20 for the cheeks. 

To make this cake special I added a bunch of Rhinestones, that a new to the shop as well, in a rainbow assortment. I have them all linked for you below, they are a thing of beauty!!! 

If you want to see more of the new things I used on this card be sure to watch the video. I do have the entire new release linked for you below. 

Make sure you hop along with us over on Instagram too for another chance to win. You can find me on instagram right here. 

If you missed a stop along the way in our YouTube hop here is the entire line up. 

Ashley

Carrie --------YOU ARE HERE

Cassie

Emelie

Jenny

Mari

Tanya

Rebecca

Natasha

Lynnea

Jess

Remember, leaving comments on each of the videos will get you entered into the GIVEAWAY for a $25 shopping spree! Visit the Trinity Stamps blog for another chance to win. 

 

I have to take a moment and say a very Happy 3rd Birthday to Trinity Stamps!!! I have come to love this company and being a very small part of it as a member of their design team. So, what does a stamp company do to celebrate it's birthday??? You put out a giant new release of amazing new products for your fans and fans to be to create with! And as a design team we get to showcase it all in a YouTube hop!  So, without any further delay, start the video hop out with this little video I made showcasing several new products and making a slimline birthday card. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right HERE.

The next stop on the hop is my stamping friend, Cassie Trask, watch her video right here.

As with any birthday there are party favors!!! Trinity Stamps is giving away a $25 shopping spree to their shop!  Just leave a comment on each video in the hop to be entered. You have until July 2nd to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on July 6th on the Trinity Stamps blog. 

Now let's have another look at the card I made. 

I just love this little bear from the Best-Tea Party stamp set, there are actually two bears in the set, you can see them both in this card I made.

When I look at this image of a bear sitting down I think what else can I have this bear sit on and for some reason a super tall cake is what came to me and I thought it would make for a fun birthday card for the Trinity celebration! 

I made the cake using a new stencil, Cake and Candles. With this stencil you can make a cake as big as you like. So I had to make a cake that was rainbow, because that is the best color. When in doubt, rainbow it out!  After stenciling my cake I wanted it to look more like my stamped images, so I outlined it with a fine liner pen. If I can do this my stamping friends, you can do. Letting go of perfection and just having fun is so rewarding!  I then cut my cake out and popped it up on my background. I now had a place for my bear to sit and be happy. 

I colored up this little bear and a couple other images from the stamp set for the top of the cake with Copic Markers. I wanted to make a black bear this time, it seemed to fit the color combination I was using the best. I used Warm Grays; W10, W8, W6, W4 and W2. And a touch of R20 for the cheeks. 

To make this cake special I added a bunch of Rhinestones, that a new to the shop as well, in a rainbow assortment. I have them all linked for you below, they are a thing of beauty!!! 

If you want to see more of the new things I used on this card be sure to watch the video. I do have the entire new release linked for you below. 

Make sure you hop along with us over on Instagram too for another chance to win. You can find me on instagram right here. 

If you missed a stop along the way in our YouTube hop here is the entire line up. 

Ashley

Carrie --------YOU ARE HERE

Cassie

Emelie

Jenny

Mari

Tanya

Rebecca

Natasha

Lynnea

Jess

Remember, leaving comments on each of the videos will get you entered into the GIVEAWAY for a $25 shopping spree! Visit the Trinity Stamps blog for another chance to win. 

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

Affiliate links have been used, at no cost to you. Affiliate links are a collaboration between online shops and makers. When you shop these links the retailer gives a small percentage of the sale to the maker, at no cost to you. It is a great way of supporting your favorite businesses and the makers who inspire you. Thank you for shopping my links. Sharing my creations is my favorite thing to do and you have helped make it possible.

 

I have to take a moment and say a very Happy 3rd Birthday to Trinity Stamps!!! I have come to love this company and being a very small part of it as a member of their design team. So, what does a stamp company do to celebrate it's birthday??? You put out a giant new release of amazing new products for your fans and fans to be to create with! And as a design team we get to showcase it all in a YouTube hop!  So, without any further delay, start the video hop out with this little video I made showcasing several new products and making a slimline birthday card. 

If you can not see the video up on this screen, you can also view it right HERE.

The next stop on the hop is my stamping friend, Cassie Trask, watch her video right here.

As with any birthday there are party favors!!! Trinity Stamps is giving away a $25 shopping spree to their shop!  Just leave a comment on each video in the hop to be entered. You have until July 2nd to leave your comments and the winner will be announced on July 6th on the Trinity Stamps blog. 

Now let's have another look at the card I made. 

I just love this little bear from the Best-Tea Party stamp set, there are actually two bears in the set, you can see them both in this card I made.

When I look at this image of a bear sitting down I think what else can I have this bear sit on and for some reason a super tall cake is what came to me and I thought it would make for a fun birthday card for the Trinity celebration! 

I made the cake using a new stencil, Cake and Candles. With this stencil you can make a cake as big as you like. So I had to make a cake that was rainbow, because that is the best color. When in doubt, rainbow it out!  After stenciling my cake I wanted it to look more like my stamped images, so I outlined it with a fine liner pen. If I can do this my stamping friends, you can do. Letting go of perfection and just having fun is so rewarding!  I then cut my cake out and popped it up on my background. I now had a place for my bear to sit and be happy. 

I colored up this little bear and a couple other images from the stamp set for the top of the cake with Copic Markers. I wanted to make a black bear this time, it seemed to fit the color combination I was using the best. I used Warm Grays; W10, W8, W6, W4 and W2. And a touch of R20 for the cheeks. 

To make this cake special I added a bunch of Rhinestones, that a new to the shop as well, in a rainbow assortment. I have them all linked for you below, they are a thing of beauty!!! 

If you want to see more of the new things I used on this card be sure to watch the video. I do have the entire new release linked for you below. 

Make sure you hop along with us over on Instagram too for another chance to win. You can find me on instagram right here. 

If you missed a stop along the way in our YouTube hop here is the entire line up. 

Ashley

Carrie --------YOU ARE HERE

Cassie

Emelie

Jenny

Mari

Tanya

Rebecca

Natasha

Lynnea

Jess

Remember, leaving comments on each of the videos will get you entered into the GIVEAWAY for a $25 shopping spree! Visit the Trinity Stamps blog for another chance to win. 

 

3 things to hand make for better bday parties

So my youngest daughter, Hannah, just turned 11. If you look back at my blog you will see all the fun birthday parties we have had over the years. Some years I am able to go all out, making all the things. And other years life is busy and that just does not happen. But there I always try to do 2-3 things that are hand made to make the party really special. This year, for the camping themed party, I was able to make 3 things. One is a banner, which I make every year, except the year be moved into our house on my daughters bday. I bought a banner that year, but I am choosing not to have mom guilt over that. The other thing I made were tags for the party favors. Last is water bottle wraps, I wanted them to be canteen themed. Over all these three things were the special touches that the party needed. The things that make a party at home a special event.

If you follow me on Instagram you may have seen my short videos, the making of these projects. If not, no worries, I have compiled them into one video so you can watch in one place. This video is different than the ones I usually make in that it is a sped up step by step video and not a demonstration. It is set to music. I'd love to know if you like this style of video. Not to replace my usual videos but something fun to watch on occasion. If you like it give the video a thumbs up so I know. I also have all the pictures of the projects on this post as well as the birthday card I made for my daughter and a few other cool things from the party. So, scroll down and check that out as well.

 

Now let's take a closer look at each of these projects. 

First up is the water bottle wraps. And easy project to make for any birthday party.  I also like it because I like the kids to have a drink but not add to the sugar overload of cake and icecream.  Keep reading to see the cake I made, it's not quite a pinterest fail, let's just say my creative talents do not translate into frosting.

I always get the shorty water bottles because they actually drink them and I don't end up having to water the plants and lawn with them. Making wraps for water bottles is a cinch. Remove the label on the bottle, measure it and cut your own decorative paper that matches your theme. I use double stick tape to secure it to the bottle. Then add a cute element. For mine I used the bear from the Lawn Fawn stamp set Love You S'more. I colored it in using 3 copic markers. Then die cut it. I made 12 waterbottle wraps in all so coloring 12 bears went pretty fast. The splash of water is also from a Lawn Fawn set,  RAWR.  It is meant to be a splash of lava for the coordinating volcano stamp, but it works great as water too. Now about the canteen. I created this image in my Silhouette design studio myself and then cut it electronically.  This was the element that took me to longest. But now I have this shape I can use again in the future. And I was able to cut all 12 at once. I used a black gel pen to add the details to the lid. The kids LOVED these and most of them saved them and took them home. That made my day!

Next up we have the party favor tags. NOW, I knew these would be  ripped off and discarded. So, I made them fairly simple so I would not be too heartbroken over it.

All the pattern paper I used is from Echo Park, this campfire and s'mores print was perfect for this party. I die cut a Bread Tag die and dressed it up with images from the Love You S'more stamp set, easy as that.

In the party favor bag are Golden Grahams S'mores Bars! You can make them too with this recipe, so easy to make!

We also tied a small flashlight to the party favor bag. And they were a hit!  But make extra, because the parents picking up wanted one too!

Last but not least..... The banner!

Before you ask, my daughter wanted the banner to say Happy Bday. So, that's what she got. You have to check out the video to see close ups of each pennant, it is so adorable! Banners are a must in my house for birthday parties. My plan is to hang up every banner I have made over the years when each of my girls turns 18, which is sneaking up on me. I still remember the Sesame Street banner I made when Hannah turned 2! Or was it three, either way, I am old!

No for the bonus!!! Here's the birthday card I made my sweet girl.

I am IN LOVE with this card!  The coloring was so much fun and I am delighted with how it turned out. I am getting the hang of this Copic Marker thang!  I mean check out that toasty marshmallow! And how the light of the fire shines on the critters! 

The background of this card was a left over background I had from a watercolor class I taught. It was perfect for this night time scene. Take note of the s'more here. I has chocolate dripping down, I hand drew that in, it is not part of the stamped image. Just a wavy line with a black liner pen.

I did not forget about the inside of the card.

The adorable party hat the bear is wearing is from the RAWR stamp set, I can not stand how cute he is!  And that candle on the smore. I drew it!  And I have to say I am slightly impressed with myself! I did not have a stamp the right size so after 6 attempts I had a candle I could live with! 

Now, do you want to see the camping themed cake that my daughter and I made?

SO MUCH FUN!  We made that hard candy on top and broke it into pieces to make the flames. It was fun party with Dream Catcher making, a scavenger hunt, presents and a sleepover (I mean camp out) too. I hope you have enjoyed this post they are always my favorites to share with you. If you'd like to see more of our birthday parties you can check out these posts:

Shopkins Birthday Party

Minnie Mouse Birthday Party

American Girl Party

All the supplies I used to make these projects are listed and linked for you below. When you click on these links and shop you are helping to support this blog and YouTube channel at no cost to you, THANK YOU! Thank you so much for stopping by. I'd love to hear from you. In the comments below let me know if you have ever made a banner for a party before.

Inlaid Star Shaker Card

Time for another creating with my Stamp Set of the Month, Birthday Basics Turnabout stamp and die set by Concord & 9th.  I picked this set to feature this month because not only can you make amazing backgrounds but it has supporting stamp images to go with the background as well as dies to make fun elements to go with your backgrounds. As with every stamp set of the month I have a tutorial available, find out more about that on THIS BLOG POST. 

For todays card I am finally using an idea that has been in my head for a while to do with these fun birthday backgrounds. An inlaid shaker card, because I LOVE shaker cards! Basically you die cut a window in the background, and then use the piece you die cut out as the back of the window. 

I die cut a star from the card front, the stamped Birthday Basics background, to create the shaker window. The star is then adhered to the card base so that it lines up with the background, giving some what of a 3-D effect. 

The colors I used on this card were inspired by the Star-Fetti that I used as my shaker elements. It is somewhat of a unique color combination that I would not have thought up on my own. I used the ink pads, Candy Apple, Bubble Gum, Citrus Cooler and Pretty Amethyst by FSJ to create my background. The Birthday Basics Turnabout stamp set makes for such fun backgrounds because they can be multi-colored. 

You can watch the making of this card in the video below. I do a LIVE Facebook demonstration with my stamp set of the month every Monday night at 8:00pm MST. 

You can also view the first cards I demonstrated, a rainbow pastel birthday card, HERE.

Thank you for stopping by and visiting my blog. I love to share my creations and ideas with you. I'd love for you to leave me a comment and let me know you thoughts and questions. 

Below you will find all the products I used to make this card linked for you. Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support. 

 

 

 

Star-Fetti Shaker Card

Today's card was so much fun to make, I needed a special card for one of my besties, Georgie. I was trying to go for an 80's vibe, what do you think, do you get 80's when you look at this card? She LOVES the 80's and it's music, so I thought it would be a great birthday card for her. 

The color combination was inspired by the Star-Fetti I put inside the shaker. These teeny tiny stars are so cute. I put a TON of them inside this shaker and you can barely tell I used any from the jar. 

The layout for this card was inspired by the Sketch challenge that the team I am in does each week. I love a challenge to help spark my mojo.  I am on such a great team, I feel so blessed.  I will be submitting this card for the challenge and each week someone wins a free stamp set!!!

Do you see the coloring on the cake? Let me tell you how I did this.  I used True Color Fusion ink refills, Fusion Blending Solution and a Blending Brush. I put some drops of ink and drops of the blending solution on a clear view sheet.  I blended them together with my brush and used that to color in my image. It is easy with this coloring method to get shades of one color. I like to use this coloring method on an embossing image because you can get too much blending solution on your brush causing the ink to bleed outside the stamped image.  An embossed image helps hold the ink in. 

Below are all the products I used to make this card. 

Please let me know if you have any questions about todays card, I am here to help. Thank you for stopping by. 

PS - Everyone who shops my online store in the month of August will be getting the August Coach Collective a collection of 12 tutorials designed by 12 Journey Coaches, including me! This months tutorial theme is Shape Cards! Once I get your order confirmation I will be sending the PDF via email.  

Carrie's Cake Box

I am excited to share with you today the project that I demonstrated at the class I taught at the FSJ convention. 

It all starts with the new Triangle Treat Box.  When they asked me to use this die in my class I wasn't quite sure what to make with it.  As I die cut the pieces the first thing that came to mind was a slice of cake!  Therefore, I have nicknamed this die, Carrie's Cake Box die set. 

To make the cake slice box you need 12" x 12" card stock, but in this video I will show you how you can use a 11" piece of paper.  These are so easy to make you will want to make several of them for your next party favor. 

I thought it would be best to show you how to make this box in a video. You can view it below.  But be sure to click over to my YouTube Channel and subscribe so you don't miss any new videos I post. 

 

So, are you inspired to make some cake slice boxes?  

You can find all the supplies I used to make this box as well as the products mentioned in the video below, just click on an image to get more details and shop. 

Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit my blog and let me share the joy of crafting with you. 

Let's Eat Cake and a Gift Card Holder

I love to combine two convenient things into one, it makes me feel so smart.  This card does just that.  It combines a Birthday card with a gift card holder.  Now I have a cute birthday card on hand ready to give and it has a fun gift card holder on the inside.  It's the card and gift all in one.  And it fills in a space if you are are one of those people who just want to say Happy Birthday and sign your name.  There's nothing wrong with that, you gave a card and that says a lot, right? But if it is a time when you have a lot to say, there are two sides to the inside of a card. 

Its a fun  and easy card, I am a huge fan of white on white cards.  It's simple and pretty.  

On this card I made my own Epoxy accents using hand held punches and Journey Glaze.  The star and heart hand held punches are currently 20% off!  And under $6 bucks is a GREAT deal for these cute punches, just thought you'd want to know!  (LINK BELOW)

Did you happen to catch my BIG Virtual Stamp party on Saturday?  Well, this was one of the cards I demonstrated, you can catch the video of the making of this card here...

 

Below is a link to all the products I used to make this card

 

Thank you for taking time to stop by my blog and check out my creations. Feel free to leave a comment or question below. 

Let's Eat Burgers

Hello stamping friends!  I am excited about todays blog post as I have teamed up with fellow Journey Coach, Deb Valder. We both got excited about the idea of hamburgers!  Take a look at this stamp set, Let's Eat Cake, do you see an image that could be hamburgers? 

idea to turn the macarons into hamburgers came from a customer of mine at my recent cards and cake party. I love the idea, shared it with Deb and we decided to give it a try!  First up, is my hamburger creation. 

Aren't they cute!!! It's all in the way  you color them.  I used the Color Burst pencils and decided to only have lettuce on mine. The red and yellow used in the card give you the diner feel.  I used the "Let's Eat Cake" sentiment, cut off the word cake, and had the perfect saying to add to my toothpick. 

I covered the glass dome with Journey Glaze to give it the feel of real glass, don't think it shows up very good in this picture, but it is one of those real life touches that makes the card special. 

Now let's have a look at Deb Valder's card.  Take note that Deb and I did not see each other's cards until we had completed them. 

I love how she cut out the burgers, removing the glass dome and the candle.  And look how we both incorporated the toothpick idea!  

And now I need a hamburger!  Where is your favorite place to get a burger? I once had a burger at the Cheesecake Factory that had an entire full slice of red onion that was grilled and put on the burger.  THAT was a good burger.  But if you are ever in Boise, Idaho you have to visit Big Jud's.  They are famous for their burgers and have a 2lb. burger meal, if you can eat it in 30 minutes, your meal is free! 

Thanks for joining Deb and I on our little burger adventure.  Hey, Deb, next time I see you, let's grab a burger!  You can find Deb and all her fabulous creations at her blog: www.stampladee.com

Thanks for taking time out of you day to visit my blog, I love sharing my creations with you.  Enjoy your friday, maybe with a burger??? 

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Super Girl Birthday Banner

Are you the kind of mom who likes to do theme birthday parties. Well, I am that mom.  I like to take a theme and RUN with it!  I've done SO MANY birthday party themes for my girls, several of which are documented here on my blog, most of them in fact. So, when I got the Build-A-Super stamp set as part of the collection Fun Stampers Journey wanted me to design a display for the idea came easily to me to create at Birthday Party ensemble for a Super Girl themed party.  

And a banner is always on the top of the list of things I must create for a birthday party.  I have made a banner for all my girls birthday parties! I have this grand idea that on my girls 16th birthday I will hang up all the banners I have made for her for all her birthdays.  I'll keep you posted on that, only 3 years away for Samantha!!! 

What do you think of the Super Girl banner? I made 3 different super girls on it. Now, you know when I say Super Girl, I don't mean the actual SUPER GIRL, I mean super as in all girls are super.  Like this girl who's super power is being 13 and moody and cute and has to listen to music because what she use to love is lame and now is not sure what else to do.  Did I mention my daughter Samantha is 13???  But, every once in while there is a smile and a, "Mom, I need you" and she surprises us all by being super helpful!  And of course her skirt is TOO short!!!

Then there is the FIERCE super girl, saving the world from injustice!  Speaking of that did you see my scrapbook page of my friend Lynn?

And we all need a super fairy to take care of all the things we thing are little but really add up to be a lot.  Some might call her MOM. 

I'm starting to think I need to hang this banner up at my birthday party!  Wouldn't that be a fun party!  Speaking of fun, I had so much fun making my display for this stamp set.  

Please let me know if you have any questions on how I made this banner, I love to talk about my creations! 

Thank you for letting me share my art with you!  Have an amazing Monday and take time to make something. 

Only three days left to get your January Coach Collective. 

Happy Super Birthday!

Hello Stamping Friends.  I just got back from Georgetown, Texas. Where I attended Fun Stampers Journey's Leadership Conference.  I was also a presenter at the event as well as part of the Designers Showcase that created at Display board for the event.  It was a fun filled weekend.  I learned a lot, met lots of amazing people, made new friends and battled food poisoning as well.  You've got to take the good with the bad, right!  

Now that my creations have been displayed at Leadership I am ready to share each and every one of them with you.  First, let me show you my board at the event. 

The card I am sharing to day is part of my Build-A-Super ensemble.  I tried creating a collection of projects that could all be used for the same birthday party.  I already shared the card that would be for the birthday girl. If you missed it you can find it HERE. 

Today's card would be the invitation to the Super Girl birthday party. 

My favorite part of this card is the background.  I used two background images to get this look.  I first inked the Bday Wall background image with Beach Breeze ink and set it aside.  Then I inked the Graduated Dots background with Black Licorice ink and stamped that right on to the Bday Wall image.  This transferred the dotted image onto the bday image.  Lastly, I stamped the bday wall image onto Whip Cream card stock and BAM, you have a two-toned dotted sentiment background.

The "Party Time" image is from a set called Super Party.  I colored it in using a blending brush, Fusion Blending solution and the ink refills for Beach Breeze, Candy Apple Red and Lemon Drop.  

Stay tuned, I will be back soon with more of my display board creations.  But I'd love to know what you think of my Super Girl birthday ensemble! 

You can find links to all the the items I used to make this card below. 

 

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Neon Bday Card

Last of the three cards we are making at my Birthday Party Stamp Class on 7/19, such a fun way to celebrate my birthday!  

I love making my own backgrounds, layering ink and stamped images makes me feel so artistic! 

To layer the ink for this card I started with the piece of Whip Cream card stock. Then I brought in my Sour Lemon, Orange Rave and Outrageous Pink stamp pads.  With a Dauber I added the three colors of ink to the paper, rubbing the ink in some and stamping circles with the dauber too.  

Then I stamped the Graduated Dots background stamp over the top of the sponging with Black Licorice ink.  INSTANT LOVE!  

For the focal images on this card I used stamps from the To You stamp set.  Again using Black Licorice ink, I stamped the images  on the coordinating card stocks, to match the inked background.  

The cake is stamped on Whip Cream card stock, but it needed to be a little more special, so I covered the entire cake with Journey Glaze.  If you have not already, soon you will realize I have a serious CRUSH on Journey Glaze!  LOOK how clear it dries.  And it is flexible, so it won't crack when you send this card in the mail.  As I have always said, love is in the details.  And adding the glaze is the love on this card!  

This card is very versatile and could be for birthday friends of all ages. To write on the inside you could use a Gel Pen, a chalk marker or add a 1/4 of a sheet of paper.  I am so looking forward to making these cards with my friends for my birthday!  If you'd like to see the other two card we are making you can see them on this blog post and then on this blog post.  You can see all the fun things I used to make this card at the bottom of this post.  

 

***JULY SPECIAL!!!*** 

In the month of July you get to DOUBLE the stamp sets that come in your Journey Coach starter kit!!!  What is a Journey Coach?  I am a Journey Coach, I get 20% off all of the things I order from Fun Stampers Journey. I get together with my friends and make cards and cute things with my paper crafting supplies.  When my friends order through me I earn income.  I do have a minimum amount of sales that I have to turn in to stay active as a coach, but they are the LOWEST in the industry!  To stay active as a coach you need to turn in $150 in orders a quarter!   If you do not turn in the orders there is no penalty, the stamping police are not going to come and take your starter kit away, it's yours to keep.  So, my question to you is, why wouldn't you want to be a Journey Coach with me!  If you'd like to read more about becoming a Journey Coach, visit the JOIN MY TEAM page at the top of the blog.  

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Here are the all the fun things I used to make today's card:  

Birthday Card To You

   Hey stamping friends, I have another card made with the To You stamp set to share with you today.  A card we are making at my upcoming Birthday Party Card Class on 7/19.  

 

To color this cake I took my Cosmic Grape stamp pad and made waves with it directly on Whip Cream card stock.  A cool technique I learned from the July Bloom Box.  Then I stamped the cake over the top with Black Licorice stamp pad. I love how it looks like icing. 

And I love that this stamp set has a coordinating die set to go with it so I don't have to cut out my cakes. 

For this card I used the word "happy" from the set to make a background with my Black Licorice ink.  I die cut the pierced circle from the center of the Cosmic Grape rectangle, that is the second layer on my card. I love using the center of the middle panel on my cards, makes me feel so smart and thrifty!  Then you cover it up and no one will ever know there is a big hole in that layer. WIN WIN. 

 

To help my little baby cupcake stand out a little more, I covered it with Journey Glaze.  Can I tell you how much I love my Journey Glaze!  I can not stop my self from putting it on every thing I make.  I dries crystal clear and deepens the color of the ink a little making a new and fun element for my projects.  But mostly I love that the ink does not smear with the addition of the glaze.  Which I feel has a lot to do with the Fun Stampers Journey ink pads.  They are a Fusion Ink, a blend of die based ink and pigment based ink, making for a vibrant crisp image.

Stay tuned, I have yet another card from this class to share with you tomorrow.  Might be my fave. And if you did not see my first To You creation for this class you can view it here.  At the bottom of this post you can see all the fun things I used to make todays card.  To purchase these items click on the image to be taken directly to my online store. 

***Now, let me tell you about the July Special!  DOUBLE THE STAMP SETS!  In July you get to double the stamp sets in your Journey Coach starter kit!  Who does not love FREE stamps!?!  So, if you have ever thought about being a Journey Coach, getting 20% off all your order, being a part of a team doing what you love, then July is the month to start the journey!  You can join right now by visiting my website: http://www.funstampersjourney.com/pws/carriestamps/tabs/join-my-team.aspx

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Thank you so much for taking some of you precious time to stop and visit me here on my blog! I do love sharing my creations with you.  I would love to help you with your own creations too, let me know how I can serve you.  If you are shopping for craft supplies, I'd love for you to check out my online store, cart below.  And if you'd like the NEW Fun Stampers Journey Catalog, comment below, you only need to cover shipping. 

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To You Birthday Card

I love that the name of the stamp set I am featuring today is called To You. Because the card I am sharing is for my Birthday Party Stamp Class.  I am having a stamping party for my birthday!  I just really wanted to stamp with my friends for my birthday this year!  So, I designed 3 bright and fun birthday cards that we are going to make. 

Today I am sharing one of them, that is inspired by one of the cards in the June Bloom Box (you can see that post here, I'm sure you can spot the inspiration card easily). 

The To You stamp set is one of the sets I got in my Journey Coach starter kit.  And guess what, this set has a coordinating die set, so you don't have to cut those cakes out.  (The green line indicates the dies.)

I used the Star-Dom die bundle to make the back ground and the black stars.  The background was done just by laying out the piercing stars and running them through the Platinum Die-Cutting Machine. For the Black Licorice stars I used both the star dies and the piercing stars.  To dress my cake up I added some Journey Glaze to the candles and heart.  And topped it off with the Black Licorice Twine bow.  

I am really looking forward to stamping with my friends, when you stamp, you make friends with people you may not have met otherwise.  It really is my favorite thing about being a Journey Coach. 

If you have ever though about being a Journey Coach, sharing your love of paper crafting with others, then July is the time to join.  In the month of July you get to DOUBLE the number of stamp sets in your starter kit!! 

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Thank you for taking the time to stop and visit me.  I love sharing my creations with you.  You can also find me on Facebook: www.fb.me/carrierhoadesstamps

You can see all the fun things I used to make my card below, to shop for these items just click on the picture to be taken to my online store. 

Balloon Adventure Shaker Card

Today's Challenge at Stampin' Royalty is sharing our Favorite Technique.  Mine is Shaker Cards! 

This shaker card was easily made using the Balloon Pop Up ThinLit Dies by Stampin' Up. I just die cut the front panel and then was able to stamp and die cut the coordinating pieces to dress up the blue die cut panel. 

I filled my shaker card with glitter, light blue, green and iridescent chunky glitter that I had on hand.  

The Designer Paper is used is called Party Animal, isn't that the cutest name.  And there are some pretty fun patterns in this paper.  The cards I have been making with this collection are great for kids.  But could also work for almost anyone.  

Here's a look at all the cards we made with this collection at my Birthday card class this month. 

I just couldn't stop playing with these fun things, this die screams to be turned into a shaker card. 

If you have never made a shaker card before here are the basics:

~ line the back of your opening (in my case the die cut balloons, the cover piece) with a sheet of acetate, also called window sheet

~ on the back side of the cover piece now backed with a window sheet, add foam adhesive strips (I used these) all around the edge, so that none of your shaker elements can escape

~ add the shaker elements right onto the window sheet, have fun with what you use in your shaker card! 

~ remove the backing from the foam adhesive strips

~ add the back panel, a piece of card stock or paper cut just a hair smaller than the cover piece

~ lastly, mount this to a card 

Please let me know if you have any questions with shaker cards, I am here to help! 

You should also take a moment to see what my fellow designers at Stampin' Royalty have created with their favorite techniques. And, we would love for you to play along with our challenge. 

Thank you for taking time to stop and visit my blog.  I'd love to hear from you and am here to answer any questions. 

 

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Shopkins Birthday Party Part 2

Well, the Shopkins Birthday party was yesterday and it went really well!  So, I wanted to share with you the rest of the cute things that I created for this party.  

The main thing I want to share today are the party favors!  I used my July Paper Pumpkin kit.  If you are not familiar with the kit you can see it here. 

The boxes from this kit are made out of white glossy card stock with a copper embossed pattern.  Our party was full of color so I decided to sponge my boxes with Emerald Envy and Flirty Flamingo  before putting them together. 

It was a tad messy. 

Then I put the boxes together.  I used the tassels from the kit, using a pink one for the green box and a green one for the pink box.  I made my own shopkins tag and added a little face to the box to make it a shopkins gem party favor. 

I found the faces on line, super easy to print and cut them out either by hand or with an electronic cutter, like I used.  I also used the stamp set from the kit to stamp "just a little bling for you" on the back of the tag. Such a cute saying!  Inside the boxes, we put a little Shopkins toy, a shopkins tattoo, gum and a piece of candy.  There was room for one or two more things.  There are two sizes of boxes in the kit and I used the largest one. 

I also used the Banner Surprise kit for the party, you might have seen in my Shopkins Birthday Party Part 1 post, the banner I made, turning the banner pieces into ice-cream cones with Shopkins faces. 

Here's that banner hanging on my mantel. 

I also made a custom card for my Enjoy the Little Things Kit, a clip board kit with changeable cards to clip on.  It was in Stampin' Up!'s last Occasions Catalog.  

If you'd like to turn your banners from the Banner Surprise Paper Pumpkin kit into ice-cream cones, you can find my free patterns for the scoops HERE. 

And you can make a cute card like this Birthday card I made for my little girl. 

Here are some more cute things from the party. 

We set up a mini Shopkins Market for the kids to shop for snacks. 

The kids put their snacks in their shopping basket. Can't tell you how giddy I was over finding these perfect baskets at the dollar store! TWO for a dollar!  

We put some play money in the baskets and they "paid" for their snacks. 

We made a cute little journal for our project...

We played Bingo for our game...

And then there is the CAKE!  Made by my friends daughter Katie who is 15 years old. 

This the exact cake Hannah wanted, we researched it and sent Katie the link to this cake and she made it! Did you see my other post where she made a Totoro cake?  Not only is her cake CUTE, but made from scratch and so yummy! That girl has frosting in her veins! 

It was a fun party and most of all I think the birthday girl had fun and it lived up to her shopkins dreams. 

Let me know if you need help with your Shopkins themed birthday party. I have created amazing paper creations for severals customers birthdays.  

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I am sharing today's post as part of the anything goes challenge at Stampin' Royalty.  You can play along with our challenge and see the other designers creations HERE. 

 

 

Shopkins Birthday Part 1

For a while now my daughter has been in love with Shopkins.  The are little figures of food and other things from the grocery store or shoes or electronics, etc., all with faces.   They are pretty dang cute!  So, for Valentines Day I helped her make a box for her Valentine cards that looks like Cheeky Chocolate.  Here is my daughter Hannah holding her stuffed Cheeky Chocolate that was our inspiration piece for the box, which she is also holding. 

Since she is in love with these little things we of course are having a Shopkins themed birthday party.  

I have been working away on some Shopkins themed things that I thought I'd share with you. 

First of all you must have an invite.  Here is the front of our Shopkins birthday invitation. 

I printed the words for the invite out on Pink Pirouette card stock.  I backed that onto a piece of Watermelon Wonder Card stock, it seemed to go well with the colors of Strawberry Kiss.  I was able to find the image of Strawberry Kiss on the www and print and cut it out using my Silhouette, which made making multiple invitations a breeze.  I put her on a scalloped circle of Emerald Envy.  I added a little punched out flower and ribbon for the cute little details. 

This invite is flat and does not open, so I printed the details on the back of the card. 

Seriously, that little cake is so cute!  

I've also been working on a banner, inspired by THIS banner I made for my friend Patty.

I used the June Paper Pumpkin kit, Banner Surprise, for the shaker cones.  The tops, or ice-cream, is from a pattern that I created. You can download your own patter for the ice-cream scoops HERE. 

The faces are also from the www and I print and cut them with my Silhouette as well. 

In-between each pennant I added a little Ice-Cream Dream Shopkins.  Which was Hannah's request. 

Stay tuned this week as I will share more of our Shopkins themed birthday party and my cute creations.  And please let me know if you need any help with Shopkins birthday party decor, I am for hire!  

Thank you for letting me share my creations with you and taking the time to visit my blog.  Leave your thoughts and comments below.  

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Ice-cream Cone Banner

As I promised I am back today with another creation from my Banner Surprise Paper Pumpkin Kit.  

I did make a banner this time, but added my hand drawn Ice-Cream scoops to the top!  I couldn't make the banner with out them.  You can make your banner with these scoops too, just down load my FREE PATTERN HERE. 

If you already have the patterns, I used the bigger scoops to make this banner. 

It says Happy Birthday, I know, so original!  But this actually is a very special banner for my best, Patty!  She recently had a rather significant birthday, one of the milestone Bdays that end in a zero and people might bring you black balloons.  Well, I am not that kinda friend!  I made this banner for her and sent it with her on her birthday road trip to Long Beach Washington to hang up in her RV.  SADLY, I was not able to go as I got sick the day we were to leave.  I felt like a little girl again, who did not get to go to summer camp.  I might have cried, maybe sobbed is a better word.  Okay, shake it off!  Back to the banner...

As you can see I used three different colors for the scoops, Flirty Flamingo, Peek-A-Boo Peach and Mint Macaron. So they match the sequins in the cones.  

I hope this banner made Patty feel special on her special day.  I know an Ice-Cream Cone Banner would make me happy on my bday!  

If you did not catch my Ice-Cream Cone Cards made with this Paper Pumpkin kit you can find them HERE and HERE. 

And if you like to see what the Banner Surprise Paper Pumpkin Kit makes if you follow the kit directions here is a video. 

Not sure what Paper Pumpkin is??? It is a stamp kit by mail.  When you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin you get a surprise stamping kit in the mail each month, complete with stamps ink and all the cute supplies to make that months projects.  I'm not gonna lie, it's a little like Christmas morning each month.  And, that just makes me plain happy!  

Find out more about Paper Pumpkin and subscribe when you are ready HERE. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my and my blog.  Creating cards is not the only thing I love, it's sharing my creations with you that brings me joy.  The occasional THAT IS SO FREAKIN' COOL comment from you wouldn't hurt my feelings either.  The comment box is below, just sayin'.  But seriously, please let me know if you need any help creating this project and if you do make something cute with the scoops patterns, I'd LOVE to see it!

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BB8 punch art card

I am so excited to share this card with you.  I found a few cards on the www that were punch art BB8 creations. I was inspired to design my own BB8 punch art card for my daughters upcoming birthday.  

Here is the card: 

He really is pretty easy to make.  But let me tell you how....

You need the following items: 

Circle Framelits and/or circle punches

Big Shot

White Card Stock

Orange Card Stock (Tangelo Twist or Tangerine Tango are good)

Basic Gray Card stock

Basic Black Cards stock

Smokey Slate stamp pad

Sponge dauber (sponge all the pieces lightly before mounting them)

Scissors

Glue

White Gel Pen

 

Now cut the following pieces: 

For BB8's body you need a Whisper White Circle that measures 2-3/4", I used the now retired Circle Framelits for this, we do have new circle framelits that you can use as well. 

For his head cut a 1-7/8" circle from Whisper White, again I used the Circle Framelits. Cut off the bottom third of this circle, giving it a flat bottom.  Then slightly round the corners with scissors so you don't have such sharp edges. 

For the circle element in the center of his body you need a 1-1/2" circle from orange card stock, a 1" circle from Whisper White and a 1" circle from Basic Gray. 

Using a 1/2" or smaller circle punch, punch out four little "bites from the white circle.  Sponges the edges of the white circle with the Smokey Slate ink and mount it to the gray circle.  Remember to sponge all your pieces lightly before mounting them.  This brings BB8 to life instead of looking so flat. 

For the orange rings around his body die cut a piece of orange card stock using two nesting circle framelits at the same time, cutting a "ring".  You will only need one of these rings to do all three sides.  I used the 1-7/8" and the 1-1/2" circle framelits for this.  Then just glue the edge of the ring on one side, snipping it off by following the shape of his body.  Repeat this on the other two side using the same ring, you will have enough. 

For the head, you will need to cut two strips of Basic Gray one smaller that the other and the same with the orange card stock.  My widest strip is about 1/4" and then I made one skinnier than that using my Paper Trimmer.  This is really just an eyeball it type of thing.  

For the round pieces on this head I used a 1/2" Basic Black circle for the largest "eye" and added a 1/8" Whisper White punched circle.  For the smaller "eye" punch a 1/4" circle and dot it with a white gel pen (actually the circle that I used was from the retired Itty Bitty punch pack and it just slightly larger than 1/4").  Then punch out a smaller gray circle using the largest hole from a crop a dile,  You could also try the circles from the Owl Builder Punch for these little "eye" pieces. 

Lay out these circle and strips on his head as you see in the picture. Or you may tweak it a bit to make it fit better for the circles you have.  

Use one of the smallest strips of gray to make the two little antennas on his head, rounding the sharpe edges with your scissors. Glue them to the back of his head and adhere the head to the body.  

I used dimensional to adhere BB8 to my card. 

I just love how he turned out.  I know you might not have all the exact tools I have to make this, but don't give up on it.  Play with what you have, you can tweak it a bit and will still get a cute BB8!  

I used a piece of retired halloween paper for the background and added some sliver punched stars to accent the corner of the card.  And the 11.5 represents 11-1/2, as it is my daughters half birthday.  Her actually birthday is two weeks before Christmas.  So, we have a party with her friends on June 12th, her half bday.  Too hard to do this kind off thing two weeks before Christmas.  And now I am off to make 14 light sabers!  

Please let me know if you need any help with your birthday planning.  I have done several birthday parties for my own kids and for customers.  Invites and and banners are my specialty, but if it's made out of paper, I'm your girl!  

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Party Wishes Card Making Party

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I love the idea of having hand made birthday cards on hand to give when I need one.  

I thought you might feel the same way. And I want to help you with that. 

JOIN ME for my Party Wishes Card Making Party! 

At this party we will be making 10 birthday cards!  I have designed 5 different cards using the Party Wishes stamp set and coordinating products.  You will get to make 2 of each of these cards. 

Also included in the class fee you will receive the Melon and Macaron Black Baker's Twine and the Party Wishes Enamel dots. We will use them for our cards and then you will take home the left over and can use them to dress up the gifts you might give with these cards. 

This card has a window in the front and a unique opening. 

At this Birthday card making party there will be party favors, give aways and CAKE!

SO, Come make cards with me!

Friday, March 4th at 6pm.

At my Stamp Studio in Eagle, Idaho.

Registration is $30 (send your payment to me via PayPal at [email protected])

Invite a friend to join you!  Here is an invitation you can share with a friend. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can help you out in any way. 

 

Under the Sea Birthday Card

Today at SSINK we are making birthday cards for kids!  Which is perfect because one of my dearest friends daughters is about to turn 9.  Her birthday theme is Under the Sea, so I pulled out my You're Sublime stamp set.  I just so happen to have a left over kit from my August Stamp Club for this card.  I changed it up to make it girly with some fun bling and added the 9 to showcase the new big girl age! 

Want to take a close up look at my blender pen work on Little Miss Crabtastic? 

I have found that when you want to color images with a blender pen our Shimmer White card stock is AMAZING!  I used Melon Mambo ink to color her, she's looking pretty cute in pink I have to say! 

The star is punched from Gold Glimmer Paper with the Medium Star Punch and then I rounded the corners with my Paper Snips, giving it more of a star fish look.  The "9" is die cut from the Little Numbers Thinlits, giving the card a personalized touch.  

Here are the fun things I used to make this card. Click on any picture to see it in my online store.

 

Be sure to check out the other Kids Birthday Cards on SSINK today! 

 

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Kusudama Flower Ornament

I am so excited to share this post with you today!  Because I made the coolest party decoration for Samantha's birthday out of the Bohemian Designer paper.  It all started after a friend asked me if we could make a Kusudama flower bouquet for her upcoming wedding.  

Wikipedia told me..."Kusudama originate from ancient Japanese culture, where they were used for incense and potpourri; possibly originally being actual bunches of flowers or herbs. The word itself is a combination of two Japanese words kusuri, Medicine, and tama, Ball. They are now typically used as decorations, or as gifts."

I have made Kusudama flowers before and used them for a Christmas  ornament.  So we started folding paper to make 120 flowers!  Which got me to thinking that I should make another ornament for the birthday party decor I had been working on.  (See the banner and shaker frame in these posts.)

Here is the Bohemian Kusudama Flower Ornament. 

Are you interested in knowing how to make a Kusudaman Flower??? Well, here is your free tutorial. 

KUSUDAMA FLOWER TUTORIAL

1. Start with a square piece of light weight designer paper.  3" x 3" is the typical size, but you can play around with it and make other sizes, so long as you start with a square. Stampin' Up!'s new Envelope Paper is PERFECT for these flowers.  And is the paper I have used for the tutorial.  For my ornament for the party decor I used the Bohemian Designer Series Paper.  It is a heavier weight paper but is doable. 

2. Fold your paper in half so that two corners meet.  I recommend using a bone folder to press all the folds. 

3. Fold one bottom corner up so that the point of the corner lines up with the top corner. 

4. Repeat step 3 on the other side. 

5. Fold back one of the "flaps" so that the edge of the flap lines up with the edge of the square on the same side. 

6. Repeat step 5 on the other side. 

7. Open up the folded flaps and press them flat with the bone folder. 

8. Fold down the tops of the open flaps so that the edges line up with the edges of the square. 

9. Fold the flaps in on the scored line. 

10. See the pictures below for how to glue the flower closed. 

Add some Multipurpose Liquid glue and squeeze/pinch the flower for a several seconds to secure.  Then you have one petal of a Kusudama flower. 

You need a total of five petals to make one flower. 

Then you glue them together like this, hot glue works the best for all the assembling. 

Add the third petal.

Then the fourth and finally the fifth. 

If want this flower on a stem, hot glue a piece of floral wire in the  groove of the first flower and then proceed glueing on the remaining petals. 

To make a ball or ornament you need a total of 12 flowers, that is 60 pieces of paper cut to your desired size! 

Here is how to make the ball. 

Hot glue two flowers together, lining up two petals like this...

Add the third flower, you are in a sense glueing 5 flowers in a ring around one center flower. 

Repeat with the fourth and fifth flowers, and this will make one half of the ball. 

Repeat these steps to make another half. Then glue the two halves together to make a ball.  If you want a "tassel" or string to hang it by, make sure to add that before glueing the halves together. 

You can see here I added buttons to the center of each flower. 

And hung it from the chandelier over the table the kids sat at for dessert at the birthday party. 

Please let me know if you have any questions on how to make this fun project.  I am here to help! 

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