Jul 31, 2010 | Uncategorized |
For me, Saturday mornings are all about a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper.
And this card combines my two favourite activites by using the Morning Cup stamp set with the Newsprint designer series paper.
For this card, I cut two strips of Newsprint dsp – one 1/2″ x 5″ and another 3/4″ x 5″. I adhered them to a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock on either side of a length of 5/8″ Basic Black grosgrain ribbon that had already been attached.
I glued this piece onto a layer of Very Vanilla cardstock and then onto a Basic Black card.
The image was stamped onto Very Vanilla cardstock with Black StazOn ink and the heart was coloured with a Real Red marker. Then, I punched the cup image out with a 1-3/8″ circle punch and adhered it to a 2″ x 3″ piece of Crumb Cake cardstock where I had already stamped the greeting. This piece was layered again onto a 2-1/4″ x 3-1/4″ piece of Basic Black cardstock. To finish, I glued the two piece together.
Enjoy your long weekend Saturday!
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Stamps: Morning Cup
Inks: Black StazOn, Markers – Real Red
Paper: Newsprint DSP, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black
Punches: 1-3/8″ Circle
Other: Basic Black 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon
Morning Cup Stamp Set, Set of 11
Clear – $20.95, #120489
Wood – $26.95, #116988
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Jul 30, 2010 | Uncategorized |
Happy Birthday Nate!
I made this card for my nephew, Nathan who is turning 6 this weekend. He phoned the other day to invite us to his birthday party. When I asked what I could bring, he answered “a present!” I should have thought of that!
Isn’t this new stamp set fun? It’s called Make A Monster so that’s just what I did. This set would be a great gift for the kids in your life.
I stamped the three monster bodies onto watercolor paper with Black StazOn ink and then added the various mouths and eyes. I didn’t even use all of the facial expression stamps that are included in this set.
Next, I coloured the monsters with an aqua painter and watercolor crayons. I am not a very good watercolourer. It’s kind of a catch 22 – I’m not very good because I don’t watercolor very often and I don’t watercolor very often because I’m not very good. But there is hope because I am getting better. (Can you just picture how bad I used to be? Shiver.)
I paired my monsters with the Play Date designer series paper and added a length of the wide Real Red grosgrain ribbon around the middle to hide the seam.
I hope Nathan likes his card and his present (Star Wars lego, shh, don’t tell him!)
TIP from convention: Scribble your watercolour crayons onto a clear block and then pick up the colour from the block with your aqua painter or blender pen. It works great!
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Stamps: Make A Monster, Family Phrases
Inks: Black StazOn, Markers – Old Olive, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Play Date DSP, Watercolor, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive
Punches: Modern Label
Other: Watercolor Crayons, Aqua Painter, Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Make A Monster Stamp Set, Set of 15
Clear – $21.95, #120606
Wood – $29.95, #118742
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Jul 29, 2010 | Uncategorized |
148 days, actually.
That’s lots of time! So I tell myself. And yet every year I don’t get all of my Christmas cards sent.
Does that sound familiar? Well, this year I am going to start early. Really!
And the Contempo Christmas stamp set is going to help. I love this set of 4. It has a great Merry Christmas greeting for the front of the card and a second greeting for inside my cards. And two more images – an ornament that coordinates with the ornament punch and a Christmas tree. Pair it with the Jolly Holiday designer series paper and think of all the cards you can create.
To make this card, I inked up the Christmas tree with Old Olive ink and then coloured directly onto the stamp with the Cherry Cobbler marker. After huffing to remoisten the stamp, I stamped onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock 2″ x 2-3/4″. Next, I layered the Very Vanilla onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock 2-1/4″ x 3″. To complete this piece, I layered again onto Old Olive cardstock 2-1/2″ x 3-1/4″ with dimensionals. I added an Old Olive button complete with a Cherry Cobbler cardstock “thread” with a mini glue dot to dress is up a bit. If these buttons are not on your wish list, add them now! It’s amazing what a single button can do for a card.
I stamped “Merry Christmas” onto a 5-1/4″ x 4″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock and adhered it to a Cherry Cobbler card.
The Jolly Holiday paper was cut to 5-1/4″ x 2″ and layered onto a 5-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.
To finish the card, I added a knot of 5/8″ Old Olive grosgrain ribbon. This card would be great to make “assembly line” style if you need alot of Christmas cards. Try using different combinations of Jolly Holiday papers and Cherry Cobbler/Old Olive cardstock to mix it up a bit.
Ready to start your Christmas cards? Don’t miss my Christmas in August class! We will be making 8 cards – 2 each of 4 designs for $25. These cards will be a step above simple cards (this card will not be included in the class). Pre-payment is required. Click here for more details and to register.
Can’t attend – purchase the class instructions by e-mail for $10. Click here to purchase.
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Stamps: Christmas Contempo
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler Marker
Paper: Jolly Holiday DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Other: Brights Designer Buttons, Old Olive 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Contempo Christmas Stamp Set, Set of 4
Clear – $14.95, #120594
Wood – $19.95, #118734
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Jul 28, 2010 | Uncategorized |
There are just not enough stamping hours in a day to make all the cards and projects I want to. Housework can only be ignored so long, children left unfed and laundry piled up before it’s time to step away for a bit.
So when I do have time to use my new products, I find myself reaching for my new favourites. Which are, of course, the first products I ordered from the new catalogue!
This card uses two new faves – Elegant Soiree designer series paper and the Curly Cute stamp set.
I really wanted to use lots of layers of the Elegant Soiree designer series paper for this card. The designs in the package are all fabulous and work together well. In fact. it probably took longer to turn over all of the papers, look at both sides and make tentative layers that it did to complete this card once I started
The greeting is from the Curly Cute stamp set which is new to this catalogue. These greetings are simple but the curly ends dress them up a bit. This set is also available in French and Spanish.
Once I cut and adhered the layers and added the stamped greeting this card was pretty much done. But it still needed a little something. Paper Daisies to the rescue. I took two of the smallest flowers in the package and applied them directly to the ink pad to add colour. The top flower is Baja Breeze and the bottom is Soft Suede.
This card was quick to make. I hope the recipient likes it!
Ever wondered how to use a specific product, make a certain project or how a technique works? I am working on filming videos this week and next week so leave a comment below if there is a topic you would like to see on my blog. Thanks!
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Stamps: Curly Cute (Clear -$17.95, #120510, Wood – $24.95, #117014, page 149 of the catalogue)
Inks: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze
Paper: Elegant Soiree DSP, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Other: Paper Daisies, Neutrals Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper
12 sheets – 2 each of 6 double-sided designs
$12.50, # 117163, Page 175 of the Idea Book & Catalogue
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Jul 27, 2010 | Uncategorized |
I am home from Convention – finally!
The plan was to be home by Sunday night but United Airlines had other plans for me and I arrived home Monday afternoon. And the very first thing I did? I’m embarrassed to say I took a long nap.
Convention was a blast as always. Lots of creative projects, great classes, chatting with other demonstrators, fantastic restaurant meals and really late nights.
And now I am home and almost caught up on my sleep. And I can’t wait to share all that I learned last week. And I am already pumped up about Convention next year. Sign up today as a demonstrator and you can attend Convention 2011 with me!
If you were previously a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator in my downline or another, you can re-join right now for only $45. Contact me for all the details!
Stay tuned as I will be posting lots of samples and pictures in the next few days.
In speaking with lots of other demonstrators at Convention, I kept hearing that their favourite new In Color was Peach Parfait. I have to say that mine is Pear Pizzazz but I decided to give Peach Parfait a second chance today.
I paired it with my current favourite stamp set, Just Believe. This is one great set!
After creating the card from Peach Parfait cardstock, I made a 5-1/4″ x 3″ layering piece of Peach Parfait that I ran through the Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. This layering is tone on tone but it adds a little elegance to the card.
I knotted a length of Whisper White satin ribbon around the piece before adhering to the card.
Next I stamped the large floral image from Just Believe in Peach Parfait ink on Whisper White cardstock. I layered this piece onto Peach Parfait and a second piece of Whisper White. After adding a couple of pearls from the Pearls Basic package – don’t these pearls do amazing things to a card? – I added the stamped image to the card with dimensionals to complete the card.
The verdict – I like this card and I am a bigger fan of Peach Parfait now. But Pear Pizzazz is still my favourite new In Color. Maybe I need to try the two together?
Don’t miss the post below for a great new hostess promotion!
Happy Stamping!
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Stamps: Just Believe
Inks: Peach Parfait
Paper: Peach Parfait, Whisper White
Big Shot: Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder
Other: Basic Pearls, Whisper White 5/8″ Satin Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Just Believe Stamp Set
Set of 9
Clear – $31.95, #120453
Wood – $41.95, #116948
Page 109 of the Idea Book & Catalogue
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