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 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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Jul 17, 2010 | Uncategorized |
It’s Simple Saturday!
I find some of my simplest cards are those that are monochromatic. This one uses only Daffodil Delight with Whisper White.
So far, of all the new colours, Daffodil Delight is the one I have used most often. It works well with almost every other colour. A really pretty yellow it is not too soft or too loud – it’s “just right”.
To make this card, I stamped “A Note of Thanks” in Daffodil Delight ink onto Whisper White cardstock. I then layered this piece onto a Daffodil Delight card. Next, I layered a piece of Greenhouse Gala designer series paper also in Daffodil Delight onto Daffodil Delight cardstock. This piece was cut down 1/2″ on each side compared to the Whisper White cardstock to create a larger border of white.
I wrapped a length of Daffodil Delight 5/8″ grosgrain ribbon around the Greenhouse Gala piece before adhering it to the card. Finally, I stamped the circle image from the Artistic Etchings stamp set in Daffodil Delight ink and punched it out with the 1-3/4″ circle. After punching a 2-3/8″ scallop circle in Daffodil Delight, I layered it under the first circle and attached it to the card with stampin’ dimensionals. So easy!
Have a great weekend!
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Stamps: Artistic Etchings,Thank You Kindly
Inks: Daffodil Delight
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper
Punches: 1-3/4″ Circle, 2-3/8″ Scallop Circle
Other: Daffodil Delight 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
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Jun 3, 2010 | Uncategorized |
It isn’t often that I can walk into my craft room and walk out 10 minutes later with two cards. And I like both of them!
That is the beauty of the Big Shot die-cut machine. It cuts shapes and makes backgrounds in no time and helps me create cards and projects effortlessly. Before I ordered the Big shot, I wasn’t sure I would ever use it. Wrong! The Big Shot is probably the best stamping investment I have made.
For these cards, I layered Whisper White cardstock on either Melon Mambo or Tempting Turquoise cardstock and then added a third layer on top in the same colour. This top layer was embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder.
Next, I layered a 1-3/4″ wide strip of designer series paper – Razzleberry Lemonade or Island Oasis (from the Summer Mini) onto a 2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock.
After cutting out the butterflies with the Big Shot and the Beautiful Butterflies bigz die, I layered a coloured butterfly onto a Whisper White butterfly and added a white flower button from the Button Latte pack with a mini glue dot.
Finally, I stamped the “thanks so much” greeting from the Three Little Words stamp set in the corresponding colour of ink and punched it out with the Word Window punch. I then layered it onto a Modern Label punched piece and then a piece created with the Movers & Shapers Punch Window die that is slightly larger. The greetings were attached with dimensionals.
So, do you have a favourite card? I really can’t decide.
But I know that when stamping is this fun and easy, it’s gonna be a great day!
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Stamps: Three Little Words ($18.95, #113254, Page 139)
Ink: Melon Mambo or Tempting Turquoise
Paper: Melon Mambo or Tempting Turquoise, Razzleberry Lemonade or Island Oasis, Whisper White
Punches: Word Window, Modern Lablel
Big Shot: Beautiful Butterflies, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Movers & Shapers Punch Windows
Other: Button Latte, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die
A Stampin’ Up! Exclusive for the Big Shot
$29.95, #114507
Page 198 of the Idea Book & Catalogue
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