Pineapple is Not Just for Cards!

This wonderful bunch of pineapple stamped images are name tags!  I love doing name tags for events because I love working on a small scale.  And no Stampin’ Up! event is complete without a fabulous name tag!

These were created for a recent event held by our fearless leader, Sally.  She creates great Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator events in the St Louis area for any and all Demonstrators who want to come.

We spend the morning on new products and sharing ideas with each other.  I know I learn a lot at those events and it is great to share and learn with others.  Then we have a fabulous lunch and on to create “make & take” projects in the afternoon.  So it is a full day of

The theme this year was “Luau” and that is why the Pineapple stamp was chosen for this name tag.  I fussy cut a whole pile of these, believe it or not!  It was too late when I realized I had not bought a die for this stamp!  So I had to press on.

I stamped the Pineapple using a MISTI.  This allowed me to do batches and get the ink coverage I needed.   Where the inks blended somewhat, I used a bit of burlap ribbon and some thick baker’s twine to add a little decoration and hide that.

The names were printed on Very Vanilla card stock using my printer.  And then I stamped over each name with one of the Thoughtful Banner stamps.  Those are photopolymer, so it made it easy to line up the stamp over the names. The names were punched out using the banner duo punch.

Other than a lot of fussy cutting, these went pretty fast.  Sally welcomed us with a lei when we entered the event and the Pineapple stamps worked just perfect with a lei!

Recipe

Paper: Very Vanilla Cardstock
Stamps: Pineapple, Thoughtful Banners
Inks: Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon
Embellishments: 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, Cucumber Crush Thick Baker’s Twine
Tools: Duo Banner Punch