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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!!!

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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!!!

Sarah-AYSI-Challenge-002-Stippled-Blossoms

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!

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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)

Sarah-AYSI-Challenge-001-Gorgeous-Grunge

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!!!

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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

 

 

Halloween-Candy-Corn-Jar-Challenge-Card

Hi there!  Hope you’re all having a wonderful Halloween!  I made a card to share with you that fits a lot of challenges online this week.  Sure fun to get some ideas from other places – my favorite are sketches and color challenges and I used BOTH on this card.  I would’ve NEVER thought to put So Saffron & Daffodil Delight together, but I LOVED them together.  I stamped the “Happy Halloween” from the hostess set Wacky Wishes randomly on my So Saffron card stock in Daffodil Delight ink and that really helped pull those two yellows together!  I also did a challenge that meant that you had to include bling, so I took my Stampin’ Up! Basic Rhinestone Jewels and colored them with a permanent black marker.  Another fun challenge requires you to use supplies that are more than 6 months old – mine were my neglected colors So Saffron and Tangerine Tango, as well as the Whisper White Baker’s Twine and all of the circle punches!

One other tip is about the Candy Corn – I made it with a Whisper White 1/2″ circle punch, Tangerine Tango 1″ circle punch, and Daffodil Delight 1-3/8″ circle punch, centered and layered together.  Then you cut wedges to make the individual Candy Corn pieces!  So so simple!  I also rounded all 3 corners so they looked even more like Candy Corn.  Then I put them on Dimensionals and popped them in my little jar!  I just love the Perfectly Preserved stamp set and Cannery framelits in the Holiday Catalog!!!  There are so so many things that aren’t even in the stamp set, that you can fill that little jar with! 🙂

I hope you enjoy this project, as well as the Quick Tip Tuesday on using your embossing folders without the Big Shot.  Such a fun technique!  Give it a try and send me a picture of your creation!  If you use all Stampin’ Up! goodies, I’d love to feature you and your project here as a guest stamper!

This card was entered into challenges at:  Colour Q, Papertake Weekly, Brown Sugar, Fussy & Fancy Friday, Card Makin’ Mamas, Digistamps 4 Joy (vertical line 1), Stampin’ for the Weekend, Crafts and Me, Party Time Tuesdays, Fab n Funky, Scrappy Frogs, Inspire Me Fridays, A Gem of a Challenge, Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday, 2 Sisters, My Time to Craft, Oldie But a Goodie, Wags n Whiskers, The Artistic Stamper, The Sisterhood of Crafters, Dream Valley, Paper Pretties, and Creative Craft Challenges!

Supply List

STAMPS:
Perfectly Preserved (Wood-Mount 126690, Clear-Mount 126692)
Teeny Tiny Wishes (Wood-Mount 115370, Clear-Mount 127802)
Wacky Wishes Hostess Set (Wood-Mount 126410, Clear-Mount 126412) – available with a $150 party or order!

PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Basic Black Card Stock (121045)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Daffodil Delight Card Stock (119683)
8-1/2″ x 11″ So Saffron Card Stock (105118)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Tangerine Tango Card Stock (111349)
Howlstooth & Scaringbone Designer Series Paper (126906)

INK:
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944)
Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Pad (126946)
Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad (101406)

ACCESSORIES:
Whisper White Baker’s Twine (124262)
Basic Rhinestone Jewels (119246)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Paper Snips (103579)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Brayer (102395)
1/2″ Circle Punch (119869)
1″ Circle Punch (119868)
1-3/8″ Circle Punch (119860)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Cannery Set Framelits Dies (127822)
Bitty Banners Framelits Dies (129267)
Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (117335)
Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123128)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)
StazOn Cleaner (109196)
Permanent Black Marker (non-SU!)

 

Daydream-Medallions-Thank-You-Card

Hey!  Today’s card is not my own design – I totally copied it from the Stampin’ Up! home office team.  I’ve seen a few of them floating around thanking demonstrators for presenting at Convention or our more recent Regional Conferences.  I changed VERY little as I LOVED it exactly how it was.  The original card used Sassy Salutations which I don’t own, so I substituted the Hostess-only stamp set Wacky Wishes.  (I also thought that the “Thank You” from Curly Cute would also work but hadn’t used Wacky Wishes yet!)  Also, the sentiment on the original seems to be stamped in Basic Black, where I just stuck with the color scheme and used Midnight Muse.  One of my favorite things about this card?  That it uses the fabulous polka dot leftovers from the Daydream Medallions stamp set (see what I mean in THIS VIDEO). I also wanted to show you the Crumb Cake envelope that I stamped to match too!  And don’t forget, this ribbon is just one of five colors you can choose from with this month’s Back to Spool promotion where you’ll get a FREE roll with every $40 spent!!!

Supply List

STAMPS:
Daydream Medallions (Wood-Mount 126465, Clear-Mount 126467)
Wacky Wishes (Wood-Mount 126410, Clear-Mount 126412)

PAPER:
8-1/2″ x 11″ Crumb Cake Card Stock (120953)
8-1/2″ x 11″ More Mustard Card Stock (100946)
8-1/2″ x 11″ Primrose Petals Card Stock (126841)
First Edition Designer Series Paper (121878)
Crumb Cake Medium Envelopes (107297)

INK:
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad (126944)
Midnight Muse Classic Stampin’ Pad (126860)
More Mustard Classic Stampin’ Pad (126964)
Primrose Petals Classic Stampin’ Pad (126858)
VersaMark (102283)

ACCESSORIES:
In Color Dahlias (127556)
Midnight Muse 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon (126847)
SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Mini Glue Dots (103683)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)

TOOLS:
Tabletop Paper Cutter (106959)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334)
Bone Folder (102300)
Craft Scissors (108360)
Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526)
1-3/8 Square Punch (119877)
Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439)
Floral Frames Framelits Dies (127012)
Grid Paper (102787)
Stampin’ Scrub (126200)
Stampin’ Mist (102394)

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