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Don’t think it, ink it!

Don’t think it, ink it!

Today’s card is one of the projects we made last night at Viola’s workshop. Thanks  to all of the ladies who attended. I had fun meeting each of you and sharing our time stamping some projects.

This card is a great masculine card using some of the Summer Mini Catalogue products – The Open Sea stamp set (wood #123030 or clear #123032), Early Espresso Baker’s Twine (123124) and the Nautical Expedition designer series paper (122343).

One of the topics we discussed last night at the workshop is that we tend to buy alot of floral stamp sets and seem to not have a masculine set when we need it. My favourite two sets for masculine cards are Lovely As a Tree (115026) and this one, The Open Sea.

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I love messy stamping! Today I just had to get my hands dirty. I was smooshing craft ink on paper, had embossing powder from one end of the table to the other and generally just left a huge mess everywhere. And it felt good!

Cleaning up didn’t feel so good but a clean work surface is just a reason to start again, right?!

For this "messy" card, I embossed on Basic Black cardstock with the Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the Big Shot and sprayed Silver Foil Smooch Spritz over the cardstock. Once dry, I layered the Basic Black cardstock onto Brushed Silver cardstock and added a length of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding to the card.

Next, I adhered this piece to a card of Cherry Cobbler cardstock.

To finish, I added "Thanks" from the Thank You Kindly stamp set and circle punched the greeting. The "bow" is three pieces of Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding held together with a Silver Glimmer Brad. 

This ended up being a really simple card to make. If you needed an elegant thank you card for a wedding, anniversary, business or just because, I recommend this one.  

See the shimmer? It is just gorgeous in person.

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Stamps: Thank You Kindly (111700) 

Inks: Cherry Cobbler (119669)

Paper: Cherry Cobbler (119685), Brushed Silver (100712), Basic Black (121045)

Big Shot: Flower Garden Embossing Folder (123113)

Punches: 1-1/4" Circle (119861), 1-3/8" Circle (119860)

Other: Silver Foil Smooch Spritz (118771), Color Catcher (121093), Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding (120992), Basics Glimmer Brads (121003), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

Silver Foil Smooch Spritz

$6.25, #118771

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Flirtatious is another of the new product suites featured in the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue.

Included in the suite is Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper and Delicate Doilies stamp set both of which I used for this card. Also included in the suite is the new Lace Ribbon border punch and matching Flirtatious fabric. You’re going to love it!

The colours in the Flirtatious designer series paper are Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White.

For this card, I also used the new Perfect Pennants die for the Big Shot to create the scallop circle die cuts that I placed behind the Melon Mambo stamped doily.  These circle are pretty on their own and fabulous when layered together.

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I am so excited to share my first sneak peek from the new 2011-2012 Stampin’ Up! Canada catalogue with you.

This card features two new products – the My Friend stamp set and the Pocketful of Posies designer series paper. I know these are going to be two of my favoruites.

The My Friends stamp set is a set of 5. Shown here are the large stems, the circle stamp and the "my friend" greeting. The set also includes a set of teardrops and a stylized "hello" that is worth purchasing this set for all by itself.

I’ve also used the Pocketful of Posies designer series paper for this card. The paper includes Rich Razzleberry which I have used here as well as Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, So Saffron and Whisper White. Whoo! That’s quite the list of colours but I think it makes me like this paper even more. Every page is unique and you know you are getting your monies worth.

Both the paper and the stamp set are part of the new Pocketful of Posies Product Suite. Stampin’ Up! introduces several new product suites in this catalogue including Domestic Goddess, Big Top, Timeless Portrait, Nursery Nest, Berry Blossoms, Flirtatious, Well Worn and more!

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Today’s card was made with the Eastern Blooms stamp set and the "for you" greeting from All Holidays. Both of these stamp sets are retiring and will no longer be available after June 30th.

I did a workshop for a group of ladies last year and as I often do, I asked them to name their favorite stamp set. Almost every one answered with "Eastern Blooms". I have to admit I was surprised by the answer but I use this set alot more often now. Because of the different sizes and styles of flowers as well as the floral branch, there are lots of different looks that can be created with just this set.

To make this card, I stamped the largest flower from the Eastern Blooms stamp set in Whisper White Craft ink and then used a sponge dauber to apply Marina Mist ink to the center. The greeting was also stamped in Marina Mist ink and punched out with the 1-3/8" x 5/8" oval punch (retiring). I layered the punched oval onto a larger 1-3/4" x 7/8" punched oval of Marina Mist cardstock.

I added Marina Mist 5/8" grosgrain ribbon (retiring – on sale for $7.13) topped with Whisper White 1/8" taffeta ribbon (retiring) along the bottom of the card before adhering the punched ovals.

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Today was one of those days.

I was trying to make a card with multiple levels of embossing in different colours over the Presto Patterns specialty paper.  I could see the card very clearly in my mind. The problem was that I kept messing up the different layers. I either didn’t wait long enough for the layers to dry or messed up the steps. So I’ll save that card for another day and share this one instead. 

I was determined to create something by heat embossing over the Presto Patterns specialty paper. This paper is retring and is now on sale for $11.21, #117175 (was $14.95).

This paper has a white background with different glossy white designs. You can use the paper as is or add colour to the design as I did. Adding colour creates an emboss resist look that I took a step farther here by stamping a flower from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set with Whisper White craft ink and heat embossing with white embossing powder first. Next, I sponged on Night of Navy ink and added pearls to the center of the stamped flowers to finish.

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It’s a Tie!

With 7 correct guesses, Selina and Rhonda each receive a $30 gift certficiate.

Thanks to everyone who played.