June Stamp Club Cards (Part 2)

Here are the other two cards we're doing at Stamp Club this month.

I don't use my wheels often, but I love the new teacher/school-themed wheels in the Summer Mini catalogue!  I used a triple cell ink cartridge with Real Red, Basic Black and Tempting Turquoise for these Builder Wheels and rolled them on some Whisper White cardstock.  What a quick and easy main image!  I used the corner rounder punch and layered the main image on some Real Red cardstock.

To finish the card, I added an owl using the owl punch, and I stamped a greeting in Basic Black.  Some Basic Black satin ribbon finishes the card.

Since we've got these amazing coloured embossing powders, I wanted to try multicoloured embossing.  It's actually easier than I thought it would be.  I stamped the image from Elements of Style in VersaMark all over the Very Vanilla cardstock.  Then I sprinkled some of each embossing powder on it (Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo).  I tapped the excess powder into a new container, so now I have a container of multi-coloured powder!  When you heat set it, the colours just pop!

I layered the stamped piece onto some Wild Wasabi and then added a sentiment from Cute by the Inch that I inked with my Stampin' Write markers to mimic the multi-coloured embossed piece.  The sentiment is punched with the Postage Stamp punch and layered onto 1 1/4" and1 3/8" squares of Wild Wasabi and Tangerine Tango respectively.  I finished by tying some knotted Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain around the whole thing before adhering it to the Tangerine Tango base.

Hopefully the ladies will love all of these (and sign up for clubs again next year!  Hint, hint!)

Blessings to you,

June Stamp Club Cards (Part 1)

It's always sad for me when another year of Stamp Club comes to an end.  The ladies in my clubs are so amazing, and we have so much fun!  To wrap things up this month, we'll be making four cards instead of my usual three.

As soon as I saw the tutorial for the Center Step card on Splitcoast, I knew I had to try it!  Here's my version.  I used a lot of retiring products on this card since it's my last chance to use them.  The stamp set is Simply Said, which was one of the first stamp sets I bought after becoming a demonstrator.  I can't believe it's retiring!  Anyway, I used Blueberry Crisp designer series paper and pulled the colours from there (Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake). 

This next card uses the Poppin' Pastels technique (an oldie, but goodie!).  I haven't done this technique for a long time, but I will be doing it more often now!  It makes for such a soft look.  I stamped the images from Fabulous Florets in VersaMark on Shimmery White cardstock, so there is a shimmer to the finished card.  I used Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink and Always Artichoke pastels and dabbed them over the stamped images with sponge daubers.  To finish the card, I spritzed it with some Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz to add more shine, then tied some Baja Breeze seam binding around it. 

I'll post the other two Stamp Club cards tomorrow!

Blessings to you,

May Stamp Club Cards

I meant to post these earlier, but I have had a crazy few months (I'll post more on this later).  I wanted to use some of the products from the new Summer Mini Catalogue this month for my stamp clubs, so here's what we're making.

I am so thrilled that Stampin' Up! has decided to pair with the Breast Cancer Research Foundation with the creation of the Strength & Hope set.  ($2 from the sale of the set goes to the BCRF.)  I wanted to use lots of pink for this card because it ties in with the cause of breast cancer research.

I chose to use the Lap of Luxury designer series paper because there's lots of pink in it!  I added a Pretty in Pink satin ribbon bow as well.  For the background, I stamped the En Francais stamp in Pretty in Pink on some Very Vanilla cardstock.

I stamped the butterfly in Regal Rose ink on some Pretty in Pink cardstock, cut it out, and applied Dazzling Diamonds glitter all over it using my two-way glue pen.  To finish it off, I added a small chain of Rhinestone jewels down the center.

This next card is, of course, very similar to this card that I posted last month!  But this time, I'm using the new Beyond the Garden dsp, and I used the new Blossom Bouquet triple layer punch for the center of the flower.  The flower itself is punched with the large Scallop Circle punch.  I used the Brights textured cardstock for all the parts of the card (Melon Mambo, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight), along with some Wild Wasabi for the stem and leaf.

The greeting is stamped with Short & Sweet in VersaMark and embossed with Melon Mambo embossing powder (LOVE the new coloured embossing powders!).

The final card is a CASE of this card by Anne Marie Hile.  I didn't change much because she did such a fantastic job!

I wanted to do some watercolouring with my ladies, so I stamped the boat from Sail Away in black Staz-On ink on some watercolour paper, then used my Aqua Painter to colour it in with my watercolour crayons.

This card also uses the new Binder's Twine in Cherry Cobbler from the Summer Mini, along with some Striped Night of Navy grosgrain ribbon.  The Cherry Cobbler piece at the top of the card is embossed with my Square Lattice embossing folder. 

We only have one more month of clubs left, so I'm sad that we'll be done for the summer.  I have such wonderful ladies in my clubs, so I'm hoping they'll be back in the fall!

Blessings to you,

April Scrapbook Club Layout

This month we did a Vintage/Heritage layout using the First Edition designer series paper from the Occasions Mini Catalogue.

We started with a Basic Black page base, then layered on the Very Vanilla cardstock and First Editions dsp.  The Vanilla pieces on the ends are embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder using the Big Shot.  We then sponged some black ink on them to age them.  The designer paper strips are stamped in black with images from the Elements of Style set.  I added a strip of Very Vanilla punched with the Scallop Border punch under the designer paper pieces.

To finish it off, we added a couple of Top Note die cut pieces, some Chantilly Crochet Trim and an antique brad.  I stamped the Elizabeth stamp in Whisper White craft ink (I would have used Very Vanilla if I had it!), then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I then stamped the sentiment from Elements of Style in Basic Black ink on Very Vanilla and punched it out with the Scallop Oval punch.  I adhered this on top of the embossed Elizabeth image with Stampin' Dimensionals.  The crochet trim and antique brad connect to the stamped image.

We had lots of fun making this layout and visiting on Monday night at Scrapbooking Club!  Next month, we'll be making a travel-themed layout.

Blessings to you,

And the Winner is...

Wow! The 50 For 50 Board filled up again fast, thanks to Sale-A-Bration!  It's time to draw another winner.  I used random.org to choose a number, and it selected number 24.

Our lucky winner of a $50 gift certificate from me is Jennifer F!  Congratulations, Jenn!

The board has been erased and we'll start all over again!  For every $50 you order from me (at one time), you can choose a square on the 50 For 50 board for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate when the board fills up.

Blessings to you,

April Stamp Club Cards

I have been challenged to come up with more masculine cards this month, as I usually do girly, flowery cards!  (And who can resist with the Springtime Vintage suite?!)  So, I hope these are more masculine fare (except for the Easter card).

Okay, this one has a flower, but the colours are more masculine and neutral!  This card was created by Lorna Raczynski, a talented demonstrator in our big WeCanStamp group.  I love all the texture in this card.  It uses Elegant Soiree designer series paper, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla cardstock and Crumb Cake seam binding.  The flower is made from a wood sheet, punched with the Fun Flowers die, then embossed with the Elegant Lines embossing folder in the Big Shot.  I then sponged Chocolate Chip ink over it.  The sentiment is from Curly Cute, stamped in Chocolate Chip ink. To finish it off, there is a 1" Chocolate Chip circle covered with a Neutrals Collection button and some Very Vanilla 3/8" taffeta ribbon.

As soon as I saw this bunny on Christy Fulk's Easter basket, I knew I had to use him on a card!  How cute is he?  She gives a tutorial on how to make him at the above link (except I used Blushing Bride for the ears and nose instead of Pretty in Pink because it matched the designer paper better).

For the rest of the card, I used Whisper White, embossed with the Tulip Border embossing folder.  I added some gorgeous Paisley Petals designer series paper and stamped the image from Four Frames (both of which are a sneak peek from the new 2011 - 2012 Idea Book & Catalogue, on special this month). I wrapped some Whisper White Organza ribbon around the designer paper and punched the image with the Designer Label punch.  The greeting is from Something to Celebrate (level 2 hostess set in the Occasions Mini Catalogue, which can be yours if you host a workshop in April!).

The final card is another CASE, from the Occasions Mini catalogue.  I wanted to use the Game Spinner Hands for a Stamp Club project, and this is a cute masculine kids' card.  The base is Not Quite Navy, layered with some So Saffron Patterns designer series paper from the Subtles Paper Stack.  I punched the scallop circle out of Rich Razzleberry with the Scallop Circle #2 Big Shot die.  The image is from Take a Spin, stamped in Pear Pizzazz with Rich Razzleberry accents (I used my Stampin' Write marker for the accents, colouring directly on the stamp after I inked it with Pear Pizzazz).  The image was punched out with the fantastic new 2 1/2" Circle punch.  Some Pear Pizzazz ribbon finishes it off, along with a sentiment from On Your Birthday in Not Quite Navy.

I made this card 4 1/4 x 4 1/4" so the scallop circle could be above the top of the card and still fit into a standard envelope.

I'm very excited for Stamp Clubs this month!

Blessings to you,

And the Winner of the Sale-A-Bration Draw is...

For Sale-A-Bration this year, my customers had the opportunity to enter my own special SAB draw.  For every $60 they spent at one time, they got an entry.

The basket contains over $150 in products, including 3 stamp sets, a package of Designer Series paper, a Simply Scrappin' Kit, two Stampin' Write markers, some tins, Twill Tape, coasters, an assortment of ribbon, some flower brads and a 6 x 6 piece of every designer series paper in the 2010 - 2011 Idea Book & Catalogue.

I had my son choose a name from the draw basket...

And the winner is...

Congratulations, Bea!  I will be contacting you to get your prize to you!  A huge thank you to all my customers for all your support during Sale-A-Bration, and all year long!  I love you all!

Blessings to you,

March Scrapbook Club Layout

This month for Scrapbook Club, I wanted to use the Springtime Vintage suite, so I CASEd the cute layout in the Occasions Mini Catalgue.

The Springtime Vintage designer series paper has become one of my favourites!  I really hope it makes it into the new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue.  This layout includes Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla cardstock accents on a base of River Rock.  I also used the paper daisies, Vintage Flower adornments and some Crumb Cake and Rose Red seam binding. 

Sew Suite Flower Card

This is a card I prepped for our WeCanStamp group meeting.  Every two months, our group leader, Christy Harsch, hosts a meeting for all the Stampin' Up! demonstrators in her downline.  I'm on the make & take committee, so I get to help come up with cards and prepare them for the ladies to make.  This month, I cut paper to make 200 cards!

The card is CASEd from one that was apparently shown at Leadership this year (I wasn't there, but my friend, Donna Wizniuk, brought back photos!).

It is a departure from my usual style, but I like the bright colours.  Here are the steps to make the card:

Fold the Daffodil Delight card so the shorter part is the front of your card.  Adhere the Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper strip to the inside right part of your card.

     Adhere the Wild Wasabi stem right against the right edge of the card front.  Punch a “leaf” out of Wild Wasabi textured paper using either the wing of the Two-Step Bird punch or the leaf of the Blossom Petals punch.  Glue this to the left of your stem.

To make the flower: 

-  Place sticky strip around the outside edge of the 1-inch circle you have in your cello bag (the circle should match your pompom trim).

-  Poke a hole through the center of the 1-inch circle with the paper piercer. 

-  Remove the sticky strip backing and put your fabric designer brad through the hole you punched.

-  Wrap your pompom trim around the fabric brad, pressing it into the sticky strip and tucking it into the bottom of the brad.

-  Punch a large scallop circle out of Melon Mambo textured cardstock. 

-  Adhere the pompom/fabric brad piece to the center of your Melon Mambo scallop circle “flower”.

Place adhesive on the back of one half of the Melon Mambo flower and adhere it to the top of your stem on the card so that half of the flower is overlapping the designer series paper when you close the card.  Stamp your greeting on the bottom left of the card front in Melon Mambo ink.

Thanks for reading!

Blessings to you,

Watery Image Stamping

I thought this was a cool technique: water image stamping!  I know I saw this on someone's blog and CASEd the card, but I'm afraid I can't remember where I saw it.  (If you know, please leave me a comment and I'll credit the person!)

All you do for this one is stamp your image first on neutral cardstock.  Then stamp it again on a window sheet or the smooth side of the Stamp-a-Ma-Jig clear sheet.  Cover the image you stamped on the neutral cardstock and press the window sheet onto the other side of the cardstock.

Keep the first image covered while you sponge ink over the mirror image, darker at the middle line of the paper, to look like water.

Here are the supplies I used:
Stamps: Thanks for Caring, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Marina Mist
Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Word Window punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Thanks for reading!

Blessings to you,