Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Faux Mother of Pearl

I'm finally getting around to posting the last cards I designed for the June Technique class. I'm having so much fun finding techniques and trying them out! If you live near me I'd love to have you at my next class- just let me know if you'd like to attend.

For June the first technique we did was Faux Mother of Pearl. This is a fun technique that I'd never tried before. I learned about this technique in my monthly magazine that I get from Stampin' Up-- one of the perks of being a demonstrator, you get this cool magazine that is filled with ideas each month!

I used the On the Grow Stamp set -- I've mostly used the scooter from this set in previous cards but I thought the vase of flowers would be perfect for this technique.

It's hard to see in the photo but this shimmers really nicely in person. We stamped the flower image over our Faux mother of pearl technique square but you could punch out a shape instead too… I've seen some cool samples of flowers made from it but haven't had a chance to try it myself yet.

Here's a close-up. You can see the shimmer a little better in this pic:




Thanks for reading- Have a great day!


stamps: On the Grow
ink: Staz-On Black, Baja Breeze
paper: Baja Breeze, pear pizazz, whisper white, crumb cake, rich razzleberry
other: Scallop trim border punch, lattice texture embossing folder, top not die, big shot, shimmer paint, seam binding ribbon in Baja breeze




Soot Stamping - and Last day to order Pirates!


Today is the last day to order from the Current Idea Book and Catalog!
If you haven't ordered yet you can still order today directly from my website.

I'm sad to see some sets go -- especially the Beware Pirates set I used on this card. I love this set.-- It makes great cards for guys or teenagers-- or for anyone really, I mean, who doesn't like pirates?

This card was party of the June Technique class. It's a technique called Soot Stamping. You have to be very careful… it involves a candle and flame! Luckily, none of the girls in my class caught anything on fire!! But If you can carefully do the technique, you get great results! Isn't it cool?

If you are liking my techniques, contact me to sign up for the next class!

thanks for reading- Have a great day!



stamps: Beware Pirates, sincere salutations
ink: Versamark
paper: Glossy White, river rock, always artichoke, going grey
other: Bakers twine, square lattice embossing folder, big shot, paper piercer and template, dimensional dots, Label punch, candle


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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Retiring set- Great Friend

Here is the fourth and final card that we made at Last Chance Stamp-a-Stack last week.

This card uses the stamp set Great Friend. This is a really beautiful set- if you don't have it yet, I'd definitely recommend it. It makes great cards and is easy to stamp with! Here is a close-up of the card we made. We used the new postage stamp punch to punch out four square and layered the butterfly over one of them!


Here are a couple more cards made with this set from past posts.

To view details of this card click here.


And recently, I used it in the dryer sheet technique class! For details click here.


If you don't have this set yet you can order it from me until the end of the month.
Contact me for details or click the link below to order online!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Retiring set- Eastern Blooms





Here is the third card we made at Last Chance Stamp-a-Stack last week.

This card uses the stamp set Eastern. I love the floral images in this set- they work great for making elegant cards! This card also uses the Designer Label punch, which will only be available while supplies last. If you like this punch, you should order it right away. on this card I used it to make the vase! I also did a fun new technique on this card where I embossed the brad to match the card! I simply squished the brad into the versamark ink pad, then dipped it into the tangerine tango embossing powder and heated it with the heat gun! How cool is that?

Here's a close-up so you can see:


Here are some other cards using the Eastern Blooms stamps set from older posts:

For details on this cool project click here.


Another cool vase card. For details click here.


Another simple card using this set. For details click here.


If you don't have this set yet you can order it from me until the end of the month. Contact me for details or click the link below to order online!

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Retiring set- Cheep Talk


Here is the second card we made at Last Chance Stamp-a-Stack last week.

This card uses the stamp set Cheep Talk. This is a great set for anyone who loves birds. It's super cute and whimsical and creates really cute cards. To make this card I stamped the branch onto a piece of white that was cut out using the top note die in the big shot. Then I stamped the bird onto the branch and the sentiment below . The flower is made using the new Blossom Bouquet Triple layer punch.


Here are a couple more cards made with this set from past posts.

Details for this card can be found here.


Details for these projects can be found here

If you don't have this set yet you can order it from me until the end of the month. Contact me for details or click the link below to order online!


Monday, June 20, 2011

Retiring set- Always!

This week I'll be sharing cards we made at my Last Chance Stamp-a-Stack last week. The first one was this card using the stamp set Always. This is a beautiful stamp set with a bird, branches, a heart and some great sentiments! To make this card, I used simple circles to create a simple yet very pretty card. This would be great for a wedding or anniversary or any other special occasion.

Here are some other cards I've made in the past with this set:

Details for this card can be found here.

Details for this card can be found here.

If you don't have this set and love this card, you can order this set from me until the end of the month. Contact me for details or click the link below to order online!

stamps:Always
ink: concord crush, pear pizazz
paper:concord crush, pear pizazz, very vanilla, crumb cake
other: circle punches 2.5", 1 3/8" and 1/2", dimensional dot



Sunday, June 19, 2011

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers Day! I hope everyone has a chance to spend time with their fathers today. I'm a little too far away from mine to get to visit today but I did send him this fun card! I used the set the Open Sea to stamp this card. I stamped the textured text image with soft suede on whisper white and sponged the edges to make it look aged. Then I stamped the boat onto another piece using soft suede again and sponging again. It's cool how simply you can make something look all aged and textured just by sponging on some ink! The sentiment "happy fathers day" is from a retired hostess set I have.



stamps:on the sea, something to celebrate
ink: soft suede, pacific point
paper: whisper white, pacific point, chocolate chip
other: bakers twine, postage stamp punch, sponges, dimensional


Saturday, June 18, 2011

welcome card

I recently had some family move back into town so I thought it would be nice to send them a welcome card. I used the retired stamp set Right at Home to create this card. This set retired a couple years back but I hung onto it because it's nice to have something like this when you need it. I stamped the image onto a piece of white that I had cut out with the big shot top note die. Then I colored the houses using blender pens and ink from the lids of ink pads. to make the clouds, I used a scrap piece of paper that I punched the scallop circle out of as a mask and sponged around it with blue. I added some poly-stitched ribbon in poppy parade. Also I used a piece of crumb cake card stock that I had created texture on using the two-tone embossing technique with the Square lattice embossing folder.


stamps:Right at home
ink:basic black, various for coloring
paper:whisper white, pear pizazz, so saffron, crumb cake
other: poppy parade poly stitched ribbon, big shot, top note die, square lattice embossing folder, brayer, scallop trim border punch, blender pen, scallop circle punch, sponge.



Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Fabulous Thank you

Similar to the post yesterday, this card uses the simple, elegant palette of black, vanilla and crumb cake - but this time I added old olive. You could easily change it to any color to make it a fabulous wedding card but I decided to make it an elegant thank you. I stamped the branch image in old olive on the old olive card stock to create a tone-on-tone effect for the background. I also used a piece of card stock that I embossed and inked using the two-tone embossing technique. I love how this turned out! The little sentiment "thanks so much" is from the Tiny Tags stamp set.

Here's a close-up:
stamps: Tiny Tags, Fabulous Florets
ink: Black, old olive
paper: Old Olive, Very Vanilla, crumb cake, Black
other: Old Olive Satin ribbon, Scallop Trim border punch, Brayer, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder


Monday, June 13, 2011

Fabulous Florets Wedding Cards!

Today I'm sharing a couple of beautiful wedding cards made with the Fabulous Florets stamp set. I love how just by using the elegant color combo of Crumb Cake, Vanilla and Black you can make a simple yet beautiful wedding card! I also used the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder to add some texture to the bottom black layer. The sentiment "Wishing you Happiness Today and Always" is from the stamp set Heard from the Heart.

Here's a close-up:

Here is another variation of the same idea. This time I stamped the leaf image on the crumb cake layer and the flower image onto vanilla using black ink. This one simply says "love" so it could be used for a wedding or anniversary or just because! The love stamp is from the set Tiny Tags.


Another view:

stamps: Fabulous florets, heard from the heart, tiny tags
ink: basic black, crumb cake
paper: crumb cake, very vanilla, basic black
other: Vanilla seam binding ribbon, Vanilla satin ribbon, vintage wallpaper embossing folder, big shot



Saturday, June 11, 2011

Beyond the Garden paper -2

One last inlaid embossing card. I made This card using the Beyond the Garden designer paper layered over the pacific point card stock. I coordinated it with some satin ribbon and a scallop circle punched from wild wasabi ribbon. Then I stamped the Happy Birthday from the Afterthoughts hostess set and layered it over the top. This is a quick and easy birthday card!

I also stamped some flowers on the inside using the fabulous florets stamp set:




stamps:Afterthoughts, fabulous florets
ink: pacific point, marina mist
paper: whisper white, wild wasabi, pacific point, Beyond the Garden designer paper
other: Scallop punch, big shot, satin ribbon, lattice embossing folder, big shot


Friday, June 10, 2011

Beyond the Garden paper

Here is another fun card using the inlaid embossing technique. This time I used patterned paper, punched out using the postage stamp punch. I embossed this little strip using the lattice embossing folder. I added it to the card and tied it with bakers twine. I added this over a piece of so saffron card stock. The whole card is on a marina mist card stock base.


stamps: Fabulous Florets, Heard from the Heart
ink: Pacific point,
paper: Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper, So Saffron, marina mist, whisper white, pacific point
other: Big Shot, lattice embossing folder, postage stamp punch, scallop trim border punch, bakers twine


Thursday, June 9, 2011

More Birthday Flowers

Are you sick of the inlaid embossing cards yet? I was having a lot of fun playing with this technique. To make this card I punched out a bunch of flowers using the new Triple layer Blossom Bouquet punch in different colors. This punch is so cool -- It punches 3 different flower layers! I layered them over the white background and embossed with the lattice embossing folder in the big shot. I put it on a daffodil delight card stock base. I stamped the happy birthday from the Afterthoughts hostess set and layered it with the XL scallop circle. I added another flower and some ribbon.


stamps: Afterthoughts
ink: regal rose, melon mambo
paper: whisper white, daffodil delight, tempting turquoise, melon mambo
other: big shot, lattice embossing folder, Blossom bouquet triple layer flower punch, Scallop circle punch, daffodil taffeta ribbon


Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Circle Birthday!

Here is a birthday card using the inlaid embossing technique. I cut the circles out using the #2 circles die in white, regal rose and melon mambo card stock. Then I layered them over the rich razzleberry and embossed them with the polka dots embossing folder. I layered this over a white card stock base. I added the Happy Birthday stamped from the Afterthoughts hostess set.


stamps: Afterthoughts
ink: regal rose, rich razzleberry
paper: whisper white, rich razzleberry, melon mambo, regal rose
other: polka dots embossing folder, big shot, pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon


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