Let's Do some "Wheelies"

Hello Stamping Friends,

It's time for Fabulous Friday with the Sisters in Stamping again. This week we are focusing on projects using wheels. Wheels are a great tool to have but lately they have been left on the sidelines because there are so many other great accessories to use too.  So we decided to bring them out and play today.  My sister-in-law Danielle, laughs when I talk about wheels. She says I need to be careful so I don't pop a wheely. So Danielle, this post is in your honor. Hope you enjoy!

 

I decided to use the Take a Sip wheel that coordinates with the Morning Cup stamp set (Another great thing about wheels, they coordinate with our awesome stamp sets) to make a little gift idea, a tea bag holder. Isn't it cute, kind of looks like a tea bag right? Just don't steep it in your cup of hot water, you know what will happen right? Consider yourself warned!

 

Here's the little tag that's hanging from the top of the "tea bag."

 

And a close-up of top of the holder.  The teapot is attached using a dimensional. Also, I used a dimensional to hold the top closed.

 

And a picture of it openend.  The holder begins with a 3 x 8 1/2" piece of sahara sand cardstock. I then scored the cardstock at 3", 3 1/4", 3 1/2" and 6 1/2". The tag that's hanging from linen thread is a 1" x 2" piece of cardstock folded in half (1"x1" square).

 

I free hand cut the sides at an angle. Well, really I cut one side free hand and then I used that cut piece as a pattern to cut the other side to make them the same.  Did the same thing for the little tag.

 

Pretty easy, right.  I scored first and then wheeled so that my teacups were all facing up no matter which way you looked at it. Yes, you do have to be careful not to wheel the whole thing in one direction or else some of your cups will be upside down.

 

Stamping Supplies Used:
Stamps: Morning Cup

Ink: Sahara Sand

Cardstock: Sahara Sand

Accessories, Take a Sip Wheel, Standard Handle, Pink Pirourette & Bravo Burgundy Stampin' Write Markers, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Snail Adhesive & Linen Thread

 

Don't forget to head over to Sisters in Stamping for more wheely great ideas.

Remember, I said a "Wheely" good Friday?

Well it's time. I'm sure you guessed what I meant by that, right?  Over at Sisters in Stamping our challenge this week was to use the new wheels in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  (Remember if you didn't get your copy yet, let me know and I'll get one to you).

I personally like the wheels, they are quick and easy, now that's my kind of crafting.  That's the patient side of me. LOL Anyway, for my project I used the new builder wheels (page 35 in the mini) Little Cardinals, Little Christmas and Little Ornaments to make a sweet little treat bag.

The bags are also from the holiday mini catalog.  They are called mini lunch sacks.  They even have the fabulous scallop top already done for you so all you need to do is stamp and embellish.  Yippee!!!!

I wheeled using basic black ink and then colored in the cardinals and ornaments using real red, garden green, pacific point, and daffodil delight Stampin' Write markers.  I also used the white gel pen for the snow and to accent some of the ornaments.  I must say that's what really made the bag.  Before the gel pen it was just okay, but after everything seemed to pop more.

Once I was finished I folded over the top of the bag and used the white gel pen to put circles in the center of each scallop.  To hold the bag closed I used Real Red 3/8" taffeta ribbon. It is just around the bag and tied in a knot.

Don't forget to stop by the Sisters in Stamping blog to see what the other sisters did with their wheels.  And next week, we have some BLOG CANDY to give away so be sure to come back.