Hang in There card and Winners

by Cristal Hobbs

McGill Paper Punches:
     -64520 Mini Petals

     -64502 Birch Leaf

     -65800 Tool Kit

     -65900 Molding Mat

Additional Supplies:

     -Core-dinations Cardstock

     -Kraft cardstock

     -Cricut Imagine printed Pattern Paper

     -Pink by design wired background stamp and sentiment stamp

     -Heidi Grace Pins

     -Viva liquid pearls

     -Beacon Fabr-Tac adhesive

Creating the Hydrangea:

      click for full printable PDF

Card Instructions:

1. Trim cardstock to 8.5"x5.5" Fold in half to create card base.
2. Trim kraft cardstock to 5.25"x4".  Adhere to card front. 
3. Trim printed pattern paper to 5"x3.75" Stamp wired background and adhere to card.
4. Adhere styrofoam ball to card and create your Hydrangea as the pdf shows. Scatter a few left over flowers on your card.
5. Stamp Sentiment. Adhere to card
6. Embellish Hydrangea centers with Viva Pearl Pen.

Now on to our winners of the CHA class kits...

Winner #1

Marianne S. said...More beautiful creations using your products, thank you so much for sharing them. Also, thank you for the chance to win one of the kits from CHA, that's great for those of us left behind.

I follow your blog, follow you on Facebook, and I also follow your designers Jessica and Elisa.

Marianne S.
sthquilter at gmail dot com
www.paperorfabric.blogspot.com

Winner #2
pennykitz said...
This is beautiful, such wonderful projects...I am a follower of Pinky and glad she sent me here
pennykitz@charter.net

July 19, 2011 10:13 AM

Winner #3
v said...
I follow Jess and Kinderstampo and Pinky(Cristal) and Elisa and McGill! Super awesome inspiration I get from each and everyone of them!!! I love all these cards with the paper flowers:)

~Vanessa W
baboo7192 at gmail dot com

July 22, 2011 11:23 PM 

Winner #4

Michelle said...
I would have loved to have been there and been able to take a class... Love the flowers ... they are adorable.
Michelle
mpetrovich23 at yahoo dot com
http://peanutbutterandjellydesigns.blogspot.com

July 22, 2011 9:48 PM 

Winner #5 

Michelle said...

oh how i wish i were there...
floral rose is gorgeous..and right up my alley...
have fun!..and thanks for the inspiration!
michelle.

July 18, 2011 7:20 PM

Please send me your snail mail addys at ElisaK12@gmail.com and I will get your CHA class kits sent out to you next week.

We would love to see what you are creating with any of our McGill Paper Punches so be sure to leave us a comment with a direct link to your project.

Till next time, Happy Crafting

McGill workshop at CHA

 Dogwood

  Lily

Floral Rose

card and workshop created by Elisa Kammerdiener

I have created several extra kits of the workshop to share with our blog and facebook readers.  So leave a comment from now till midnight Monday July 25th.  Letting us know what you you think of the workshop projects and we will enter your name into the drawing to win one.  If you follow us here on our blog or our facebook page let us know and we will enter you in again for each page you follow.  If you follow any of our designers let us know who you follow and will enter  your name in again for each designer you follow.

Also be sure to hop on over to the designers blogs as they are each giving away a CHA class kit. 

If your attending CHA be sure to come by the booth and see us.  We are booth 1237.

As Always we would love to see what you are creating with any of our McGill Paper Punches so be sure to leave us a comment with a direct link to your project.

Till next time, Happy Crafting

Enjoy Your Day! Featuring the Butterfly Sillhouette Punch

by Jessica Morales

McGill Paper Punches:
     -81014 Silhouette Butterfly Punch

Additional Supplies:

     -Kraft Cardstock

     -White Bazzill Cardstock

     -Ink

     -KinderstampO Stamps

    

Project Instructions:

1. Trim kraft cardstock to 5.5"x4.25.  Fold in half to create card base.
2. Punch 8 Silhouette Butterflies.  Adhere to card
3. Stamp Sentiment

As Always we would love to see what you are creating with any of our McGill Paper Punches so be sure to leave us a comment with a direct link to your project.

Till next time, Happy Crafting 

Made In The USA

by Cristal Hobbs

McGill Paper Punches:
     -81012 Silhouette Star Punch

Additional Supplies:

     -Core-dinations Cardstock

     -American Crafts Cardstock

     -ClearSnap Smooch Spritz

     -Imaginisce i-rock and hot rocks

     -Momenta Title Letters (Metallic Red)

     -Ribbon

Project Instructions:

1. Trim white cardstock to 8.5x11
2. Punch several Silhouette Stars, Randomly place on cardstock in a diagonal pattern.
3. Spritz lightly over stars following a diagonal pattern with ClearSnap Smooch Spritz. Allow to dry before you remove the silhouette stars.
4. Cut red cardstock into a star, Trim photo 1/4" smaller then star and adhere to center of red star.  Adhere to layout using foam tape.
5. Adhere Silhouette stars to layout with dimensional adhesive.
6. Add Title to layout.
7. Embellish layout and stars with i-rocks and ribbon

As Always we would love to see what you are creating with any of our McGill Paper Punches so be sure to leave us a comment with a direct link to your project.

Till next time, Happy Crafting 

Thinking of you Card featuring The Hydrangea

by Cristal Hobbs

McGill Paper Punches:
     -64520 Mini Petals

     -64502 Birch Leaf

     -65800 Tool Kit

     -65900 Molding Mat

Additional Supplies:

     -Core-dinations Cardstock

     -Websters Pages Pattern Paper

     -Samantha Walker Stamps by Unity

     -Viva Decor Pearl Pen

     -Clearsnap Colorbox Ink (lilac)

Creating the Hydrangea:

     click for full  printable PDF

Card Instructions:

1. Trim Kraft cardstock to 8.5"x5.5" Fold in half to create card base.
2. Trim pattern paper to 5.25"x4".  Adhere to card front. 
3. Add lace trim to card
4. Adhere styrofoam ball to card and create your Hydrangea as the pdf shows. Scatter a few left over flowers on your card.
5. Stamp Sentiment. Adhere to card
6. Embellish Hydrangea centers with Viva Pearl Pen. 

As Always we would love to see what you are creating with any of our McGill Paper Punches so be sure to leave us a comment with a direct link to your project.

Till next time, Happy Crafting 

Thank You Card Featuring The Hydrangea

by Elisa Kammerdiener

McGill Paper Punches:
     -64520 Mini Petals

     -64502 Birch Leaf

     -65800 Tool Kit

     -65900 Molding Mat

Additional Supplies:

     -Core-dinations Cardstock

     -Vintage Music Paper

     -MS Mini Pearls

     -Pebbles Inc Rub-on

     -White Ink

     -Styrofoam ball

     -Beacon Fabri-Tac adhesive

Creating the Hydrangea:

     click for full  printable PDF

Card Instructions:

1. Trim Kraft cardstock to 8.5"x5.5" Fold in half to create card base.
2. Trim vintage music paper to 5.25"x4".  Adhere to card front. 
3. Smash down the styrofoam ball till it's somewhat flat . Adhere to center of card
4. Follow instructions on creating the Hydrangea. Ink the edges of petals before you cup them.
5. Trim stem and punch out leaf.  Adhere to card coming out from Hydrangea.
6. Create a banner with a scrap piece of cardstock. Apply rub-on sentiment. Adhere to card.
7. Embellish Hydrangea with mini pearls. 

As Always we would love to see what you are creating with any of our McGill Paper Punches so be sure to leave us a comment with a direct link to your project.

Till next time, Happy Crafting 

July Flower of the Month

This month we are all about the Hydrangea

To get you started on creating a dimensional Hydrangea, We have this gorgeous give box featuring the Hydrangea and of course we have the complete supply list and step by step instructions for you.

McGill Paper Punches:

     -64520 Mini Petals

     -64502 Birch Leaf

     -65800 Tool Kit

     -65900 Molding Mat

Additional Supplies:

     -Cardstock

     -Pattern Paper

     -Grosgrain Ribbon

     -Silver Charm

     -1" styrofoam ball cut in half and painted green

     -Felt Tip Marker

     -Fabri-Tac Adhesive

Creating the Hydrangea:

     click for full printable PDF

Project Instructions:

     click for full printable PDF

We'll be back with more Paper Blossom Hydrangeas and other projects using the complete line of McGill Paper Punches.

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Till next time,  Happy Crafting.