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Hello! I hope you’re having a great start to your week! This was the first version of the pastel floral card I made Friday with the What I Love stamp set from Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration 2016! I wasn’t sure if I loved it, so I tried again and made the card that I posted on Friday. Which version do you prefer?
The supplies are basically the same, except the lace trim and the strips are embossed instead of stamped.
CLICK HERE to check out my post about the card on the left, including the paper dimensions in the cut list. The Very Vanilla layer and Kraft layer are identical in size, as well as the card bases and the rest is the same colors and everything.
If you haven’t heard of Stampin’ Up! Sale-A-Bration, here’s a quick rundown of what that is. It’s our best promotion of the year because you get an exclusive free item with every $50 you spend! It’s also a great time to host – you get an extra $25 hostess dollars with a party of $250 or more or join – you get $155 worth of any products you choose for only $99 during Sale-A-Bration this year! Free shipping on your kit/order when you join too plus the $56 of freebies! Gotta love that!
Do you like seeing the full stamp sets in my posts? I’m happy to share them if it’s something people enjoy. Here’s the What I Love stamp set. It’s only available during Sale-A-Bration 2016 and it isn’t available to buy outright. You can earn it free by spending $50 in any product first.
I’m also sharing a video today! This is a video by Stampin’ Up! all about the What I Love stamp set! It’s a short one but does show great ideas with this versatile set.
Today marks the end of February, meaning you have just one month remaining to get this year’s Sale-A-Bration items! The company has also said that stock is not guaranteed until March 31st. If you want to make sure you get the ones you love, click here to shop in my Online Store! It’s open 24/7! The What I Love stamp set featured here is just one of the great options from Sale-A-Bration 2016!!!
Hello! Today I have a new challenge coming at you from As You See It Challenges! LOVED this sketch. I obviously took it VERY literally but of course, you can do any repeated image! I also used a technique called watercolor smooshing. It is so easy and beautiful! Click to go check out the challenge over at the As You See It Challenge blog! I hope you can join us this week. The colors I used are from the Color Throwdown challenge. I actually used their colors in last week’s card but was too late to enter it by the time I got the blog post written!
If you read my last blog post, you’ll know that I’m participating in the The Daily Marker’s 30 Day Coloring Challenge. This card was a 2 day process. After it dried the first day, I ended up adding more color and decided to tie in the Basic Grey by adding it with an Aquapainter on one side of the heart for a shadow. *TIP: Our new Archival Ink pads in Basic Black and Basic Grey are not made for watercoloring and will dye the ends of your brush. They also don’t move as well as our regular inks as they aren’t water-based.
Here’s the sketch and color challenge I used this week!
Cut List
Basic Gray Cardstock: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″
Watercolor Paper: I recommend using a larger piece and cutting it down after everything was dry. It ended up being 4-3/4″ x 3-15/16″ but I didn’t even measure it to get that. I just cut where I liked how the edges looked with the pattern.
Cardstock Vellum: 1-1/8″ x 3″ (to edge of scallop, the original piece was larger) Scallops were cut using the Squares Collection Framelits Dies.
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Hello! Today I’m getting my As You See It Challenge card posted! A few days late but I’m getting closer to getting back on schedule! This one was tricky as Stampin’ Up! has retired our edgelits and edge punches so I had several ideas swirling around on how to create the “ruffled” look. Check out the other Design Team gals’ creations at the As You See It Challenge Blog HERE! Check out Amy’s use of the fringe scissors…she’s a total genius! As for me, I ended up using the Envelope Punch Board to make my zig zag/ric rac look. Watch for a video on that coming soon!
I also combined the sketch challenge from AYSI with the Color Throwdown Challenge for this week! I LOVE the color combination here – I normally never do browns with blacks or greys so this really was a challenge for me! A tricky detail to see is the white sequins I’ve used to really draw the eye to the sentiment. I’m obsessed with these Greetings Thinlits Dies! They are fantastic – wonderful size and great font!
Cut List
Kraft 12″x12″ Cardstock: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″, scrap 2″ x 5-1/2″ (cut to width after punching)
Whisper White Cardstock: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Delightful Dijon Cardstock: scrap 2″ x 5-1/2″ (cut to width after punching)
Smoky Slate Cardstock: scrap 2″ x 5-1/2″ (cut to width after punching)
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I fell in love with this technique when I saw my demo friend, Jen do it in shades of blue. I wanted to use this amazing edgelits set (RETIRING) as I’d just gotten it recently. The sketch was an As You See It Challenge a few weeks ago but I got sick so I just got around to editing the pictures and SURPRISE, a video too so I’m sharing those today! Check out the current challenge HERE!
The best thing about this technique is that you can do it with items you already have! Can’t beat that. 🙂 I love the color combo here of Pumpkin Pie (you can’t really see it except for at the very bottom of the colored part), Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Blackberry Bliss. I find doing things like this just really make me feel like a true artist!
I layered all 3 of the framelits here with the village in Vellum Cardstock, the trees in regular Whisper White and the sleigh in Dazzling Diamonds Glitter Paper. EACH layer was popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals so this is a VERY dimensional card. I would not recommend sending it in a regular envelope.
A note about the white splatters. I did them to tie all the white together with the technique piece. However, I would do them differently next time. I mixed a bit of Whisper White Craft Ink and water and splattered it on with a paintbrush. 14 hours later it wasn’t dry! So I tried to add White Stampin’ Emboss Powder to the wet splatters. When I heated it, it was almost like the powder went to the edges and melted normally while the wet ink bubbled up through the center of the splatter. Next, I tried 2 separate rounds of Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. It still wasn’t perfect (I could touch the splatters and still had a tiny amount of ink transfer onto my fingers) but it was as close as I thought it would get. Next time, I plan to try splattering with a mixture of Multipurpose Liquid Glue and water and then embossing with either white or a mix of white and iridescent ice since I ended up loving the touch of sparkle in the sky. Anyway, that’s how crafting goes…sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t! Hopefully, you can learn from my mistake.
So here’s the video. I’ll also add the closeup picture, as well as the measurements and supplies below! 🙂
I used As You See It Challenge 113 for this card!
Cut List
Blackberry Bliss: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, scored at 4-1/4″
Whisper White: 5-1/8″ x 4-7/8″
Watercolor piece (trimmed after technique was finished): 5″ x 4-3/4″
Village edge is 2″ from the bottom of the watercolor piece.
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Here’s this week’s As You See It Challenge card! I hope you’ll hop on over to the challenge blog at www.AsYouSeeItChallenge.com and check out what the rest of the design team has to share, as well as join in on the challenge yourself! Lighthearted Leaves is my stamp obsession for fall and when I saw this color combo from fellow demonstrator, Teneale, I had to try it out! It may be my new favorite color combo!
The leaf is definitely the star of the card. I kept the rest very simple to let it shine! That’s really where all the time is on this card. It is stamped in VersaMark and white heat embossed onto Shimmery White cardstock. I LOVE how this paper takes watercoloring and also the shimmery shine that shows through as well.
Let’s talk dimension! I’ve become obsessed with the tip from Jennifer McGuire to use Fun Foam (yes, like the kind kids love!) behind large layers. She did a comparison with regular foam adhesive and with the Fun Foam where she actually mailed them to herself. The results were pretty interesting; regular foam adhesive really smashed in the mail, leaving any areas without foam adhesive sunken in while the fun foam card looked perfect. I ordered Fun Foam that day! So it is behind the main panel. I still LOVE Stampin’ Dimensionals for the smaller pieces on cards, like my leaf here.
The silver sequins were glued on with the new Fine-Tip Glue Pen in the Holiday Catalog. The sentiment was stamped with Lost Lagoon ink onto the Lost Lagoon cardstock. This tone-on-tone effect is striking and provides a bit deeper color than the VersaMark watermark look.
I’m going to try making my blog posts a bit shorter by not doing the full How To list. I’ve also added in a great feature that shows the products on my card – simply click on an item to see it in my Online Store. However, I am always thrilled when I find a card I love and the measurements to make it are given so I’ll continue that. As always, if you have any questions about the project, feel free to leave a comment and I’ll reply with the answer!
Cut List
Whisper White Thick Cardstock: 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
Lost Lagoon Cardstock: 5 1/4″ x 4″
Season of Cheer DSP (Old Olive Pattern): 1 3/4″ x 4″
Silver Glimmer Paper: 1/8″ x 4″
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This is an extra special week of the As You See It Challenge! I’m honored to be participating in Lola’s Challenge! My best friend, Tara, has a sweet niece named Lola who has been battling cancer for several years now. She just had a stem cell transplant and was in the ICU when we decided to do something special for her. Since she was in the ICU, we decided a virtual card shower would be better than sending her cards…possibly with bad germs!
So here’s the challenge…before Wednesday, October 21st make a card with something for Lola. Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness. Unicorns, fairies and pink are all things Lola loves! CLICK HERE to head on over to the As You See It Challenge site! Check out the other Design Team cards and PLEASE make and enter your own card for Lola! It’s so simple – you can pretty much put it anywhere online (as long as it’s public) and then just paste the link to enter your card! I set a goal of 100 cards for Lola so please share with everyone you know!
So that brings me to the card. I knew I wanted to include an image of one of Lola’s favorite things but I didn’t have any stamps with a unicorn or fairy…so I turned to the internet. A few searches and some really great things popped up! I chose this adorable Lucky Unicorn image from the Etsy shop 2CuteInk! Love it! I also found some great paper piecing files if you love to fussy cut or have a digital cutter. Or go with the fairy punch art route. If you want to play along, you can also use a FREE digi stamp too!
Besides the digi stamp and Copics I colored it with, everything is Stampin’ Up! I even used my new alphabet rotary stamp for the first time on this project! (Thanks for telling me I *had* to buy it, Amy!)
*I’ll be back with the supply list and measurements soon! 🙂
Hi there! Found a bit of time to create this week while little Miss Izzy was sleeping! That was pretty exciting for me – to steal away and do something fun just for me, instead of doing laundry or dishes while she slept.
I hope you love the card this week. It’s made with my VERY favorite stamp set from the Occasions 2015 Catalog. Coincidentally, there’s something else I love about it…matching framelits! Genius! Another genius thing? The stamp set and framelits are a bundle, so ordering them together saves you 15%. Love that! Anyway, on to the card details.
The balloon was stamped into a Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad first. Then I used a sponge dauber to sponge Old Olive ink onto the left half of the balloon. I think I could have done a better job at blurring the line between the two but oh well.
The “birthday” sentiment is stamped with VersaMark after dusting the balloon with the Embossing Buddy. Then I used a combination of White and Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder (I believe my ratio was 1:1) and the Heat Tool to emboss it.
The banners were inked up with Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Pool Party Stampin’ Write Markers. The bow was inked up with a Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad. Then all the pieces were cut out with the corresponding framelits dies.
The background is my FAVORITE part! We learned this technique at Convention last summer, but this was the first time I tried it! I placed the dots mask from the Dots & Stripes Decorative Masks onto a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Pool Party Cardstock. Then I used the fine point of the Pool Party Stampin’ Write Marker to trace the circle and then fill it in with scribbles in one direction and then in the other direction. It creates a really neat, crosshatch-like pattern.
A tad bit of Crushed Curry Baker’s Twine acts as the balloon string and the bow and banners were attached to the main balloon and Stampin’ Dimensionals applied to that group before attaching to the Pool Party piece. Then that was attached to the Melon Mambo card base – cut at 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and scored at 4-1/4″.
I hope you’ll play along with us at the As You See It Challenge this week. This was a GREAT sketch with a myriad of options! I also used the color combination from Colour Q Challenges.
Our As You See It Challenge for the week is a double challenge. You must use shades of blue and try to finish your project in under 10 minutes!!! It’s a fun one and I really encourage you to give it a try! As inspiration, here’s a video of my process from start to finish (I did fast forward while I was at my Big Shot).
How To
1. Cut Midnight Muse cardstock to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ and score at 4-1/4″. Cut Whisper White cardstock to 4″ x 5-1/4″. Cut 2 pieces of each of Soft Sky and Marina Mist cardstock and 1 piece of Midnight Muse all to 3-3/4″ x 15/16″.
2. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the cardstock strips in an ombre pattern. *TIP: Multipurpose Liquid Glue is essential when you want to have a minute or two to slide paper pieces exactly where you want them.
3. Stamp this piece with the World Map background stamp in VersaMark ink. Glue it onto the Midnight Muse cardstock.
4. Stamp the sentiment from Starburst Sayings onto Whisper White cardstock with Midnight Muse ink.
5. Cut the sentiment out with the matching Starburst Framelits Dies, using the Magnetic Platform to hold your framelit in place on your stamped sentiment. Attach it with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I’m having a customer appreciation event tomorrow night, including Make-and-Takes (the card above is one), a prize drawing for over $100 worth of SU! goodies, handmade items for sale, my Stampin’ Stash Sale, as well as an opportunity to get FREE SHIPPING on the orders placed tomorrow only (read on for more info). It’s the LAST day of Sale-A-Bration tomorrow so it is the FINAL opportunity to get in on the Exclusive, FREE products with every $50 you spend.
The card above uses 4 of our Sale-A-Bration items!!! Can you tell I’m a fan of this year’s offerings? I used the stamp set See Ya Later for the greeting and Banner Blast for the banners. I then punched out the banners with the fabulous, matching Banner Punch. I ran the Whisper White layer through the Big Shot (AFTER stamping) with the 4th SAB item, the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder.
I also wanted to share the Envelope Punch Board with my crafters, so we’re making the 3D Open Box too! This was a fantastic idea from SU! Demo, Sam! LOVE it!
Out of town customer? You can be entered into the drawing for placing an order before the event. If you are placing an order under $150, use the Hostess Code 666UFGFP to qualify for the FREE shipping offer (I will have to PayPal you the money back or send you a check if you live out of town). If you are placing an order over $150, I will still offer the FREE shipping, but do not enter the Hostess Code as you qualify for Hostess Benefits on your order alone.
Anyone in the Saint Joseph, Missouri area is welcome to come to my event tomorrow night! Feel free to send me an email at Sarah@SarahLovesToStamp.com or call/text 816.341.0208 if you’d like directions to my house! You can also call, text or email if you have other questions but my event runs from 6:30-9:30 pm tomorrow night so I will answer everything after that! Orders must be in by 11:30 pm Central Time so I can get everything entered in before Sale-A-Bration ends. I’m sad it’s coming to an end, as it’s my favorite time of year, but glad that there’s one more day! I don’t want you to miss out! 🙂
Hi there! It’s Friday and that means a new challenge over at the As You See It Challenge Blog! Check out the creations by the other AYSI Design Team Members too! I also combined it with the color challenge from Colour Q Challenges this week. I wasn’t sure about these colors to begin with but loved the final result. I hope you do too!
How To
1. Cut your Pool Party cardstock to 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″ for your card base and score it at 4-1/4″. Cut the Pacific Point to 4″ x 5-1/4″. Cut a piece of Whisper White to 1-7/8″ x 5″. Cut a piece of Real Red to 2″ x 5-1/4″ – see Step 3 for why!
2. Ink up the Dictionary Background Stamp in Soft Sky ink, stamp off onto a scrap paper once and then stamp it onto the Whisper White piece. (This is super hard to see in the photo but is gorgeous in real life!) Then use the Petal Parade stamp set (FREE Sale-A-Bration exclusive stamp set with any $50 purchase!) and Pacific Point, Pool Party, and Real Red inks to stamp the rest of the white panel.
3. Run the Real Red piece through the Big Shot with the Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Cut the final piece down to 1-7/8″ x 5″. *TIP: Cut your piece of cardstock a bit larger than you want it (usually 1/8″ is plenty depending on how intricate the embossing folder design is) and trim it down to the size you want AFTER embossing! The embossing “shrinks” the paper a bit so this is a great idea when you need an exact size or to match up with another piece like I needed on my card.
4. Use the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to adhere both the Whisper White and Real Red strips side-by-side onto the Pacific Point layer.
5. Tie the Real Red and Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbons around the Pacific Point layer. Adhere this to the card base.
6. Stamp the “Happy Big Day” from the Chalk Talk Stamp Set (LOVE!) in Pacific Point ink onto a scrap of Whisper White. Die cut it out with the Big Shot and the matching Chalk Talk Framelits Dies.
7. Die cut two more of the same label shape out of a scrap of Pool Party cardstock. Cut one set in half horizontally and one set in half vertically and glue behind the sentiment to make a custom mat! *TIP: This is one of my favorite tricks to do with punches and die cuts that may not have a nesting shape! Make your own! Works fabulously with the Decorative Label Punch among others.
I hope you love this card! This sketch was a great one to work with. Head on over to the As You See It Challenge Blog and play along! 🙂 We’re always excited to see what you have created!!!
This card was entered into challenges at: ColourQ, polkadoodles, Crafting from the Heart, Challenges 4 Everybody, and Word Art Wednesday.
Supply List
STAMPS:
Petal Parade (Wood-Mount 133599, Clear-Mount 133602)***FREE Sale-A-Bration Choice with $50 Order***
Chalk Talk (Wood-Mount 130631, Clear-Mount 130634) *Get the stamp set with the matching framelits and save 15% with the Chalk Talk Bundle: Wood-Mount 132731, Clear-Mount 132730!*
Dictionary Background (Wood-Mount 130348, Clear-Mount 130351)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Cardstock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pacific Point Cardstock (111350)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pool Party Cardstock (122924)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Real Red Cardstock (102482)
INK:
Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad (126951)
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982)
Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad (126949)
Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad (131181)
ACCESSORIES:
Real Red 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126875)
Whisper White 1/4″ Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (126877)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130658)
Chalk Talk Framelits Dies (129983) *Get the stamp set with the matching framelits and save 15% with the Chalk Talk Bundle: Wood-Mount 132731, Clear-Mount 132730!*
Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (132187)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Hi there! I’m sorry for my extended absence! I have been sick sick sick over here at the casa de Naber! Yuck!!! Thankfully, I’m finally feeling on the mend and was very excited to get back into my stamp room and create for you! Check out my card using the super cute, Baby Prints Stamp Set! This one is an oldie but a goodie, debuting about a year ago and ending up in our fantastic 2013-2014 Annual Catalog! I used the sketch from the As You See It Challenge Blog and a color combo perfect for a baby boy from over at Cupcake Inspirations!
This card came together pretty quickly! I stamped the feet in Soft Sky ink, then stamped the splatters from Gorgeous Grunge over the top in Pear Pizzazz. I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to insure perfect placement of my sentiment which I stamped in Pear Pizzazz. You’ll notice the sketch has a banner below it – I totally planned to do that until I was assembling my final card which is when I realized my focal point was so large there wasn’t room for the sentiment below it! So technically, I stamped the sentiment last! 🙂 Had I known this would be an issue, I would’ve “stamped off” the Pear Pizzazz splatters before stamping them onto my project so the sentiment would stand out even more. As it was, the splatters were done full strength so I actually left my handy Stamp-a-ma-jig handle where it was after stamping the sentiment the first time and stamped it again, in exactly the same spot, to make it just a tad darker! Maybe that’s a new trick for you! It’s like the opposite of stamping off! Double inking let’s call it!
Anyway, I cut it out with the 4th largest Square framelit and then used the largest Square framelit that is scalloped to make a smaller scalloped square. I’ll have to make a video for that soon! I’ll insert it into this post when I do! I just cut the square that mats that one to be a tiny bit larger. Then I took a piece of Pear Pizzazz Core’dinations Cardstock (from the Subtles Collection Pack) measuring 1-1/2″ x 5″ and flagged the ends (I wanted a super shallow “V” or I would’ve just used the Banner Framelits Dies from the Occasions catalog.) Then I sanded it down to reveal some of that lighter inner core. I took the Gold Baker’s Twine and peeled the gold striping off of it (super easy to do) to reveal the Vanilla twine underneath! Wrapped this around the banner piece, tied a bow and attached it to the rest of the card! The layer I attached it to is a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″ and embossed in the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine with the Alphabet Embossing Folder (one of my favorites)! I attached that to a Soft Sky base measuring 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ that I scored at 4-1/4″. The sanded banner piece was popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and the main focal point was popped up with double Stampin’ Dimensionals to reach the embossed piece and just one layer of Stampin’ Dimensionals where it was adhered to the sanded banner piece.
I hope you like it! It would be SUPER simple to make this card into a great girl or gender neutral card too!!! It’s a great sketch, so please play along with us over at the As You See It Challenge Blog! You have until Wednesday evening to get your entry in! Come check out what the other Design Team members have made too!!!
Hi there! I hope you’re having a great start to your weekend! Today I have a SUPER fun project to share with you using LOTS of new goodies!!! This card uses a stamp set from the upcoming Occasions Catalog, Starburst Sayings, as well as the matching Starburst Framelits Dies. Of course, Stampin’ Up! is being amazing and offering bundles again so you can get the stamp set and framelits at a 15% discount.
I also used the same Designer Series Paper as my project yesterday – the new Sale-A-Bration offering, Sweet Sorbet DSP. Starting January 31, 2014, you’ll be able to get this package of fantastic DSP for free with a $50 purchase! Oh yay! I also used the same twine too that is from the SAB Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack. AND…a BRAND NEW Sale-A-Bration Decorative Dots embossing folder too!!! Could this year’s Sale-A-Bration get any better?!?
I’m sure you also noticed my piece of 3″ x 4-1/2″ Core’dinations cardstock (can I even make a project without it?) that I cut the starburst shape out of using the 2nd smallest Starburst Framelits Die. Then I embossed and then sanded with the Stampin’ Sanding Block to reveal that lighter inner core. *TIP: Remember to do all of your cutting with framelits or other dies before you emboss. Otherwise the embossing will be flattened because of running the embossed piece through the machine without its folder. I then glued it down with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive to a piece of 3-1/4″ x 4-3/4″ Basic Black Cardstock. A 3/4″ x 4-3/4″ strip of my favorite pattern from the Sweet Sorbet DSP is layered over the top. I tied a bow of the Crisp Cantaloupe twine from the Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack over the top of the DSP and glued it down to the Whisper White Note Card base (they come pre-cut and pre-scored with matching envelopes…easy peasy!).
I stamped the “Thank You So Much” stamp in Crisp Cantaloupe ink onto a scrap of Whisper White Cardstock and used the matching framelit to cut it out (the smallest one). *TIP: I actually stamped this first and ran it through the Big Shot at the same time as the Core’dinations piece with the 2nd smallest framelit. I try to always run all of my framelits for one project through at the same time if possible to save time! Super easy, especially with the Magnetic Platform to hold each piece in place. I layered that onto a circle of Gold Foil Sheet punched out with the 1-3/8″ Circle Punch. Finally, I cut a Stampin’ Dimensional in half and put one half on the top and one half on the bottom then stuck it onto the card! *TIP: Placing your dimensionals so they adhere straight to the card (not the twine) will insure that everything lays flat. If the dimensionals were on top of the twine, then the focal point may bow around the twine a bit. Not too big of a deal, but just a little idea to add that extra professional look to your projects.
Supply List
STAMPS:
Starburst Sayings (Wood-Mount 133182, Clear-Mount 133185)*
-Also available as a bundle with the Starburst Framelits Dies at a 15% discount! Wood-Mount 134817, Clear-Mount 134818*
PAPER:
Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes (131527)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Cardstock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Basic Black Cardstock (121045)
12″ x 12″ Gold Foil Sheets (132622)
In Color 2012-2014 Core’dinations Cardstock (129957)
SAB Sweet Sorbet DSP (133521)**
INK:
Crisp Cantaloupe Classic Stampin’ Pad (131176)
ACCESSORIES:
SAB Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack (133522)**
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stampin’ Sanding Block (129367)
Core’dinations Dust Buddy (129366)
1-3/8″ Circle Punch (119860)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Big Shot Magnetic Platform (130658)
Starburst Framelits Dies (132967)*
-Also available as a bundle with the Starburst Framelits Dies at a 15% discount! Wood-Mount 134817, Clear-Mount 134818*
SAB Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (133520)**
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
*Available January 3, 2014 when the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog begins!
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Hi there! Today I have for you another card I made as a swap for Stampin’ Up!’s Convention this summer. This is my FAVORITE color combo! It’s bright, fun and oh, so pretty together! Strawberry Slush (loving those new in colors), Bermuda Bay (loving the color refresh bringing some old favorites back), Daffodil Delight, and Pumpkin Pie. It’s really a pretty simple card – just layers of fun things!
The sentiment from Label Love is embossed with White Embossing Powder onto Bermuda Bay card stock, then easily punched out with the matching Artisan Label punch. Layered onto a 1-3/4″ Circle punched out of Strawberry Slush card stock and pierced with the Paper-Piercing Tool, Piercing Mat, and the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack. The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the Polka Dot Parade DSP (Daffodil Delight large circle dot and Pumpkin Pie small polka dot patterns) and the Quatrefancy Specialty DSP (Strawberry Slush geometric pattern). Oh, and that Bermuda Bay Baker’s Twine!!! It’s from the Tag a Bag Accessory Kit! I love that it comes with 20 feet of each of 3 colors exclusive to the kit. The tragedy of photographs? You totally cannot tell that the background piece of Whisper White is embossed with the Big Shot and the Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. You guys know I’m a total ribbon lover, right? I LOVE to do this technique with the Seam Binding Ribbon and will show it in a video super soon!
Check out my über late Quick Tip Tuesday #21 on Custom Dyed Baker’s Twine. The Strawberry Slush Baker’s Twine was actually dyed for this project before I decided that I liked the Bermuda Bay better. 🙂 That post is dated today as well as I had some serious technical issues last night/this morning (uploaded 4 separate times to YouTube).
Supply List
STAMPS:
Label Love (Wood-Mount 130619, Clear-Mount 130622)
***Buy it as a Bundle with the Artisan Label Punch and save 15%. Wood-Mount 132723, Clear-Mount 132722***
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Bermuda Bay Card Stock (131197)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Daffodil Delight Card Stock (119683)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pumpkin Pie Card Stock (105117)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Strawberry Slush Card Stock (131295)
Quatrefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper (130141)
Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper (126902)
INK:
VersaMark (102283)
ACCESSORIES:
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons (127555)
Daffodil Delight 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon (125583)
Tag a Bag Accessory Kit (130153)
***Buy it as a Bundle with 2 Options: Tag a Bag Bundle 131371 or Tag a Box Bundle 131372 and save 15%!***
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Sticky Strip (104294)
TOOLS:
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack (126187)
Artisan Label Punch (130920)
Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309)
1-3/4″ Circle Punch (119850)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (129984)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
I have a little bit of a double feature for you today! I started to make the Thank You card first and it just wasn’t working out for me, so I scrapped it and made the Thanksgiving card. I had the idea to replicate the space in the strip on the sketch with a punch and this punch and stamp set from the Holiday Catalog were a perfect match for the idea I had! I LOVED our sketch this week over at As You See It Challenges, so I hope you’ll join in and be inspired for our 2nd challenge EVER! 🙂 Click here and bookmark http://www.asyouseeitchallenge.com for new challenges every Friday! 🙂
A couple of little details about the first card…I used the Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper for the snappy, masculine-friendly patterned papers. I also stamped the outline oak leaf Gently Falling stamp (Love this versatile stamp set! Use just the solid parts, just the outlines or use them together!) in VersaMark and embossed with clear embossing powder. I stamped the main focal point from the Tags 4 You stamp set in the Holiday Catalog in Chocolate Chip ink on Crushed Curry card stock. If you look closely, you can see it’s shiny! Why? Because I used clear embossing powder and embossed quickly, before the ink could dry. Traditionally, you can’t emboss with dye based inks, but our new ink pad design (updated in June 2012) makes for juicy, but still fairly quick drying images that will accept the embossing powder! Just heat it up quick and you’re good to go! I cropped it out with the matching punch. The final touch was two Tangerine Tango Candy Dots and Candy Dot Brad Bases! I LOVE these!!!
On to my 2nd card…the problem card! I so badly wanted to use Stippled Blossoms as I’ve had it for about a year and never used it! (*GASP*) The sentiment is embossed with Pool Party Embossing Powder and the edges of the stamped panels are sponged with Pool Party ink to make them stand out against the Whisper White background. In the moments before I was going to throw it away, I had a brain wave to add the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to the front of the card and the Whisper White taffeta ribbon too! I ended up with a card that I really, really like! *Crafting lesson: If a project isn’t going the way you’d like it to, put it down and move on to something else! Pick it up later and try to rework it into something you’re happy with! 🙂
Now for the sketch!
Supply List – Thanksgiving Card
STAMPS:
Gently Falling (Wood-Mount 128430, Clear-Mount 123804)
Tags 4 You (Wood-Mount 131820, Clear-Mount 131823) *Holiday Catalog*
Buy the Tags 4 You stamp set with the Label Bracket Punch in a Bundle and save 15%! (Wood-Mount Bundle 133293, Clear-Mount Bundle 133294)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Chocolate Chip Card Stock (102128)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crushed Curry Card Stock (131199)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Tangerine Tango Card Stock (111349)
Sweater Weather Designer Series Paper (132184) *Holiday Catalog*
INK:
Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Pad (126979)
VersaMark (102283)
ACCESSORIES:
Brights Candy Dots (130931)
Candy Dots Brad Bases (132293)
Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109130)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Heat Tool (129053)
Paper Piercing Tool (126189)
Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199)
Label Bracket Punch (132153) *Holiday Catalog*
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Supply List – Thank You Card
STAMPS:
Stippled Blossoms (Wood-Mount 132076, Clear-Mount 126747)
Perfectly Penned (Wood-Mount 128703, Clear-Mount 122892)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Pool Party Card Stock (122294)
INK:
Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad (131175)
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad (126982)
VersaMark (102283)
ACCESSORIES:
3/8″ Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon (109070)
Pool Party Stampin’ Emboss Powder (129398)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Heat Tool (129053)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamping Sponges (101610)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (117335)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
The day is finally here! Our first sketch from the As You See It Challenge site is up, as well as all of the Design Team Members creations with it!!! I hope you’ll take the time this weekend to play along! We cannot wait to see what you’ve created. (If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out my announcement HERE.)
If you read my Design Team Q&A, you know I said that my favorite stamp set is Gorgeous Grunge, but that I hadn’t actually inked it up! Sounds crazy, right? Well, I couldn’t wait to use it for this challenge!!! I paired up the sketch from our As You See It Challenge #001 with a color combination from the Stampin’ Up! Color Coach of Island Indigo, Basic Gray, and Elegant Eggplant.
Some details: I sponged some Whisper White Craft Ink around the edges of the Basic Gray mat and the Island Indigo flags to really make them pop. I also dyed some Whisper White Baker’s Twine with a mixture of Basic Gray Classic Ink Refill and rubbing alcohol. Stay tuned for a video on how to do this! Another little detail – the diagonal stripe stamp is stamped in Island Indigo, then onto a scratch piece of paper then onto the project. This technique, called stamping off, makes the image a little less bold and is great for collage stamping like this. The sentiment, from Hello, Lovely, was stamped on Whisper White and cut out with the Paper Snips. Did you see the Elegant Eggplant button? It’s from the brand new, redesigned Regals Collection Designer Buttons! They are better than ever! LOVE them!!! Also, the Gray and White chevron pattern (used for the flags) are from the I Am Me Designer Series Paper – one of my favorites in the 2013-2014 Annual Catalog! Lastly, the Island Indigo flags were embossed with the Alphabet Press Embossing Folder and the Big Shot. It’s a bit difficult to see in the picture but it’s beautiful in real life.
Check out the sketch I used to create my project below! The full supply list with links to the items in my Stampin’ Up! Store are below the sketch. I really hope you play along at the first ever As You See It Challenge! Check it out at the As You See It Challenge Blog!!!
Supply List
STAMPS:
Gorgeous Grunge (Wood-Mount 130514, Clear-Mount 130517)
Hello, Lovely (Wood-Mount 130240, Clear-Mount 130243)
PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Basic Gray Card Stock (121044)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Elegant Eggplant Card Stock (105126)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Island Indigo Card Stock (122923)
I Am Me Designer Series Paper (130138)
INK:
Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad (126981)
Elegant Eggplant Classic Stampin’ Pad (126969)
Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad (126986)
Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad (101731)
Basic Gray Classic Ink Refill (109121)
ACCESSORIES:
Regals Collection Designer Buttons (130029)
Whisper White Baker’s Twine (124262)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
TOOLS:
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Stamping Sponges (101610)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (130916)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
Rubbing Alcohol
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