Sunny Fun Awaits You on the Control Freaks Blog Tour!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Control Freaks April Blog Tour. This month we are featuring cards and projects using items from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog which begins on May 1st!  

There are only 11 stops so it won't take you long and I guarantee, it will be well worth your ride. If you want to see some great artwork and be inspired by fabulous project ideas, hop on the bus, put up your feet and enjoy the ride. It promises to be a great tour! If you're already on the tour, you probably arrived here from my friend, Jan Tinklenberg. Did you see her fabulous floral projects? Jan always has something wonderful and unusual and usually has a funny story to share as well. Love ya, Jan!

Okay, without further delay, I've got two some fun summer projects for you tonight. Now tell me, what do you think of when you think summer? Long, hot days? Beaches, sand and surf? Barbecues and picnics? Shorts and halters and flip-flops? Yes ... that's it! FLIP-FLOPS!!!!!

There's a fabulous new set in the Summer Mini Catalog called Sunny Fun. It has the cutest images of flip flops, ice cream cones and kids swimming in the pool. I'm also featuring some new Designer Series Paper in my projects tonight called Beyond the Garden.

 

Now what girl (of any age) wouldn't love this adorable flip-flop card? It's so simple to make.

Click HERE for a template that you can print. Cut the template out and trace the shape onto a piece of folded cardstock. Cut out another layer of DSP, just slightly smaller than the first and layer it on your card. Embellish with ribbon, flowers, buttons, etc.

 

The ribbon is Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon and see that cute punched flower? That, my friends, is created from ONE PUNCH (yes, you read that right), ONE PUNCH called the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. You move the toggle switch on the punch to three different locations to punch out three coordinating shapes -- how COOL is that? Click on the smaller photo to see a close-up of the inside of the card. The sentiment is from the new set called Happy Greetings!

 

The second project is a little gift box that is made by fastening together two of the Box #2 Die shapes (created with the Big Shot, of course). Instead of folding the lid down and into the boxes, you leave them up and punch a hole with the Modern Label Punch for the handle. How cleaver is that!

 

Again, I started with Melon Mambo Textured Cardstock and also embellished with Peach Parfait and the Scallop Border Punch, as well as more of the fabulous floral patterned paper. As you can see, there's another little matching flower on the box along with a tag created with the Small and Large Tag Punches. Add another bit of ribbon and some of those darling flip-flop images from the stamp set, colored in with Stampin' Write Markers, and you've got one cute little box.  Now, what could go in this box? Well, candy (of course) but what about some fun summer lip balms, lotions or frangrances in travel sizes. Or a little jewelry of even some packaged drink mixes. The possibilities are endless but one thing is sure -- this darling set will thrill any girl you know and will definitely make for some Fun in the Sun!

 

Well, that will be it for now. I do hope you enjoy the tour. I know you will get TONS of fabulous ideas from my Control Freak Friends. Just click on the button below to go to the next stop, the website of the super-talented Lisa Martz.

 
 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the tour and Happy Stamping! And please, come back again soon!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Control Freaks April Blog Tour. This month we are featuring cards and projects using items from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog which begins on May 1st!  

There are only 11 stops so it won't take you long and I guarantee, it will be well worth your ride. If you want to see some great artwork and be inspired by fabulous project ideas, hop on the bus, put up your feet and enjoy the ride. It promises to be a great tour! If you're already on the tour, you probably arrived here from my friend, Jan Tinklenberg. Did you see her fabulous floral projects? Jan always has something wonderful and unusual and usually has a funny story to share as well. Love ya, Jan!

Okay, without further delay, I've got two some fun summer projects for you tonight. Now tell me, what do you think of when you think summer? Long, hot days? Beaches, sand and surf? Barbecues and picnics? Shorts and halters and flip-flops? Yes ... that's it! FLIP-FLOPS!!!!!

There's a fabulous new set in the Summer Mini Catalog called Sunny Fun. It has the cutest images of flip flops, ice cream cones and kids swimming in the pool. I'm also featuring some new Designer Series Paper in my projects tonight called Beyond the Garden.

 

Now what girl (of any age) wouldn't love this adorable flip-flop card? It's so simple to make.

Click HERE for a template that you can print. Cut the template out and trace the shape onto a piece of folded cardstock. Cut out another layer of DSP, just slightly smaller than the first and layer it on your card. Embellish with ribbon, flowers, buttons, etc.

 

The ribbon is Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon and see that cute punched flower? That, my friends, is created from ONE PUNCH (yes, you read that right), ONE PUNCH called the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. You move the toggle switch on the punch to three different locations to punch out three coordinating shapes -- how COOL is that? Click on the smaller photo to see a close-up of the inside of the card. The sentiment is from the new set called Happy Greetings!

 

The second project is a little gift box that is made by fastening together two of the Box #2 Die shapes (created with the Big Shot, of course). Instead of folding the lid down and into the boxes, you leave them up and punch a hole with the Modern Label Punch for the handle. How cleaver is that!

 

Again, I started with Melon Mambo Textured Cardstock and also embellished with Peach Parfait and the Scallop Border Punch, as well as more of the fabulous floral patterned paper. As you can see, there's another little matching flower on the box along with a tag created with the Small and Large Tag Punches. Add another bit of ribbon and some of those darling flip-flop images from the stamp set, colored in with Stampin' Write Markers, and you've got one cute little box.  Now, what could go in this box? Well, candy (of course) but what about some fun summer lip balms, lotions or frangrances in travel sizes. Or a little jewelry of even some packaged drink mixes. The possibilities are endless but one thing is sure -- this darling set will thrill any girl you know and will definitely make for some Fun in the Sun!

 

Well, that will be it for now. I do hope you enjoy the tour. I know you will get TONS of fabulous ideas from my Control Freak Friends. Just click on the button below to go to the next stop, the website of the super-talented Lisa Martz.

 
 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the tour and Happy Stamping! And please, come back again soon!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Control Freaks April Blog Tour. This month we are featuring cards and projects using items from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog which begins on May 1st!  

There are only 11 stops so it won't take you long and I guarantee, it will be well worth your ride. If you want to see some great artwork and be inspired by fabulous project ideas, hop on the bus, put up your feet and enjoy the ride. It promises to be a great tour! If you're already on the tour, you probably arrived here from my friend, Jan Tinklenberg. Did you see her fabulous floral projects? Jan always has something wonderful and unusual and usually has a funny story to share as well. Love ya, Jan!

Okay, without further delay, I've got two some fun summer projects for you tonight. Now tell me, what do you think of when you think summer? Long, hot days? Beaches, sand and surf? Barbecues and picnics? Shorts and halters and flip-flops? Yes ... that's it! FLIP-FLOPS!!!!!

There's a fabulous new set in the Summer Mini Catalog called Sunny Fun. It has the cutest images of flip flops, ice cream cones and kids swimming in the pool. I'm also featuring some new Designer Series Paper in my projects tonight called Beyond the Garden.

 

Now what girl (of any age) wouldn't love this adorable flip-flop card? It's so simple to make.

Click HERE for a template that you can print. Cut the template out and trace the shape onto a piece of folded cardstock. Cut out another layer of DSP, just slightly smaller than the first and layer it on your card. Embellish with ribbon, flowers, buttons, etc.

 

The ribbon is Peach Parfait 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon and see that cute punched flower? That, my friends, is created from ONE PUNCH (yes, you read that right), ONE PUNCH called the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. You move the toggle switch on the punch to three different locations to punch out three coordinating shapes -- how COOL is that? Click on the smaller photo to see a close-up of the inside of the card. The sentiment is from the new set called Happy Greetings!

 

The second project is a little gift box that is made by fastening together two of the Box #2 Die shapes (created with the Big Shot, of course). Instead of folding the lid down and into the boxes, you leave them up and punch a hole with the Modern Label Punch for the handle. How cleaver is that!

 

Again, I started with Melon Mambo Textured Cardstock and also embellished with Peach Parfait and the Scallop Border Punch, as well as more of the fabulous floral patterned paper. As you can see, there's another little matching flower on the box along with a tag created with the Small and Large Tag Punches. Add another bit of ribbon and some of those darling flip-flop images from the stamp set, colored in with Stampin' Write Markers, and you've got one cute little box.  Now, what could go in this box? Well, candy (of course) but what about some fun summer lip balms, lotions or frangrances in travel sizes. Or a little jewelry of even some packaged drink mixes. The possibilities are endless but one thing is sure -- this darling set will thrill any girl you know and will definitely make for some Fun in the Sun!

 

Well, that will be it for now. I do hope you enjoy the tour. I know you will get TONS of fabulous ideas from my Control Freak Friends. Just click on the button below to go to the next stop, the website of the super-talented Lisa Martz.

 
 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the tour and Happy Stamping! And please, come back again soon!

Comments

[Wendy W.]

You are better than the US Mail ... neither rain, nor sleet, nor TORNADO ... a Freak and her projects will NOT be stopped from making her appointed rounds!!! I LOVE those flip-flips!! My teenaged daughter will LOVE 'em too ... can't wait to share them with her!!! Great little nifty-gifty box, too!! Glad you and your family are safe, friend ... hugs! :)

[Mary Brown]

Oh...your flipflop theme is just DELIGHTFUL! Love your flipflop shaped card and how your used the flipflop image on your box. So fun!

[Lisa Martz]

Love the summer/beach theme! GREAT, fun projects, Gretchen!

[Connie Babbert]

Nice and bright beachy theme, Gretchen! So much fun! Glad you are safe from the bad weather...supposed to hit here in a couple more hours! Yikes!

[Lisa Young, Add Ink and Stamp]

How cute and fun are these projects!? Those flip flops are adorable and I love how you used the Sunny Fun stamp set on your box. A package of Swedish Fish would be perfect tucked in this little box. Yum! I am so glad you and your family are safe! Scary stuff.

[Deb]

Super cute, CUTE projects! I LOVE the flip flop!! Too fun! Great ideas with this set and the designer paper!

[Brenda H]

How adorable. Love the flip-flops, but the box really is great. TFS

[Dawn Olchefske]

Super Duper Cute! Bring on the summer!!!

[Marti Crapo]

I am in love the cards and the box. The colors are super great! Thanks so much - I must give this a try. I will want to copy these exactly.

Thanks

[Patrice H]

Adorable! Really , I think you may have sold me on this stamp set?????

[Angie K.]

How "flippin" cute! Great ideas and thanks for sharing!

[Ronda Delafield]

I just love having the Color & Sketch inspirations with my coffee! Makes my day to see all the wonderful creativity :)

[Judy]

Love the flip-flop card! Will you still be posting a pdf for it? Thanks!

[Jeanne Nielsen]

Beautiful projects Gretchen! I love the idea of the flip-flop -- can't wait to use this set and make one myself! TFS!

[Dorene]

Gretchen, the flip flop card is incredible and could be so versatile. I clicked on the "here" you had, but when I tried to print it, only a small portion shows up. Is there a way to get your template another way?

Thanks for all the inspiration!

Dorene