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:




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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

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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!

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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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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.
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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.

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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

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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

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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

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