More Decorated Onesies

Concord Crush & Perfect Plum

Peach Parfait & Cajun Craze

Which one is your favorite so far? 

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Decorating Onesies

The stamp set I wanted for the inside of the card arrived - SU!'s Little Additions.  Now I can start putting together:

Die cut images from PTI's It's a Jungle Out There.

Onsie die cuts.

Die cut card bases.

Notice each onsie has a different main color.   I had added a sticky note to each onsie noting the coordinating color I wished to use for ink.

First up were the Pear Pizzaz duo - striped and polka dotted.  The paper is from the SU! Designer Series Patterns Pack In Color.

Here's some pics of the steps in creating these two cards...

Choose die cut - I chose the Giraffe.

Choose the die cut and select TWO colors.  The PTI set It's a Jungle Out There is a two step set.  My colors were Garden Green and Pear Pizzaz, a SU! Dynamic Duo!  They sound like Super Heros.  Maybe they are...hmmm...

Stamp the spots in Garden Green.

Stamp the body in Pear Pizzaz.

Image from SU! Little Additions. 
We'll fill in the blanks when the baby gets here!

Envelopes using PTI Bundle of Love.

There will be a bunch in different colors.  I'll post 'em as I get them done...in pairs...complete with envelopes! 

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ETA:  These cards fit in a standard (card) size envelope. 

Eyelets, Brads & Onesies

Remember when I went nuts with the PTI Onsie Die?

PTI Onsie Die Cut Outs

I'm making progress...all the onsies now have "snaps".  I was going to use brushed silver brads; but as I got started, I found I liked the colored and white better.  Each onsie has a sticky note that tells the DSP name and the coordinating colors.  I wanted to use "basic" brads.

Marked & punched holes for the brads.

I used eyelets on a few onsies.

Eyelet onsie "snaps"

 Most of them were decorated wtih brads.

Brad onsie "snaps"

Quite a few years ago, I particpated in a brad & eyelet share.  I received all the current SU! colors in brads & eyelets, including that year's "in-colors".  I remember it was the first year SU! had "in-colors".  The brad & eyelet share arrived in bags and unlabeled.  OMGosh!  What a pain.  I had to match up and label the brads & eyelets with the corresponding SU! color.  I stored them in these:

Brad & eyelet storage for SU! basic brads

Brad & eyelet storage - bird's eye view

Remember, these are just the "standard" brads & eyelets, in solid SU! colors.  I used a sharpie marker to label each compartment and each box.  I store these in a labeled photo box.

Black photo box for storage of brad & eyelet cases

Brad & eyelet cases, in alpha order by the OLD SU! color families

I did not change the color families when SU! did the color renovation. First, because I won't have all the colors; second, I can recite the old color families in my sleep; third, too many retired. Oh heck...it's just easier! LOL. I do have my stamp pads and card stock by the new color families.

Brad & eyelet cases, in alpha order by the OLD SU! color families

Hope you enjoyed viewing the progress on the Onsie project AND the peek into my stamp room at one of my storage solutions. 

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Onsie Die Card Bases

It's been a couple of days...of no crafting time.  Wednesday, I shopped at Sam's after work; came home, packed all that in, put all that away, fixed supper, eat and was ready to bed.  Thursday, I shopped at Wal-mart after work, price matched oodles of stuff; came home, had the Dale pack all that in (hee hee), put all that away, fixed supper, eat and then was ready for bed.  Friday, I'm off!  YAY.  And I woke up at 1 AM with my sinuses dripping clear fluid.  Ick.  That set the stage for a low key Friday at home.  Forget the WHB, I'm stamping.  All day long...and had a nap, too. 

Remember the day I went nuts with the onsie die?  Those are going to be card fronts.  One of the projects I worked on Friday was cutting card bases for those onsies die cut card fronts.

Pile of onsie die card bases

Close-up of a single card base

I cut up 12 x 12 Whisper White cardstock.  Not really a biggie for me, as I rarely scrap a page with a white base.  Notice on the die, there'a a row of dots?

Fold line on the PTI Onsie Die

Here's what it looks like before it goes in the Big Shot.  Notice the measurements - cut my 12 x 12 to 12 x 5.5.  I saved the 1 inch strip - I have a project for that 1 inch strip.  I'm sure these are not the most CS efficient measurements; however, these are what I used.  One onsie will have a Pear Pizzaz base.

Onsie card base measurements

Here's my pile of scraps; I have already used these up.  I'll share those projects in the next post. 

Pile of scraps from die cutting onsie card bases.

So, now I have the unembellished card fronts cut and card bases cut.  Next up is embellishing the card fronts.

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Going nuts with a onesie die

Yes...I went nuts with my Big Shot and my new PTI Onesie die!  I love the PTI dies...so thin...and sharp!  And, no...didn't cut my finger.  :-D  The Onesie die fits perfectly on the 6 x 6 paper packs from SU!  I have several...got them out and picked out prints I thought would look good made into a onesie.

After die cutting, I used a sticky note and wrote on the coordinating colors...I used the Welcome Neighbor DSP pack from the 2010 Sale-a-bration, the Patterns Pack III and the In-Color Patterns Pack (Hostess).  Here's a close up of each set.

Patterns Pack III

Welcome Neighbor Designer Paper Pack

In-Color Pattern Pack (Hostess)

I am looking forward to cutting the card bases tomorrow night!  Yippee! 

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