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Bikini Top and Bottom card

2012-01-27T05:00:00.000-07:00

This is a fun, silly card that has made its rounds for several years. I originally saw it on Stamp Owl's blog in 2008 and use her template for the bra and panties. This shaped card is a front/back card- the front of the card is the bra top and the back is the pantie bottom.

I had a friend ask for this for her husband's 30th birthday. I used a piece of Blushing Bride cardstock for the base and a piece of Real Red paper from the Brights Designer Series Paper Pack. A little black ribbon ruffled around the edges, a tiny black flower from Itty Bitty Punches and finished with a Pearl.

For the inside of the card I embossed the Happy Birthday sentiment from Curly Cute in Basic Black Craft ink and Clear Embossing Powder, then added the SWAK stamp in Real Red to 'seal it'.

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Sale-A-Bration Starts!

2012-01-24T05:00:00.000-07:00

Sale-a-Bration starts today with Free Sale-A-Bration exclusive stamp sets! It's kind of like Christmas, except your presents are delivery by a big brown truck! As a Customer you can choose a FREE SAB item for every $50 order. As a Hostess, you get a FREE tote and a Hostess Bundle with a qualifying workshop. As a Demonstrator, you get FREE items for the next year! This card uses one of the SAB exclusive stamp sets Outlined Occasions, the beautiful SAB Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper as well as the White Waffle Paper, new in the Occasions Mini Catalog.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Outlined Occasions

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Waffle Paper, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Ink: StazOn Jet Black

Accessories: Edgelets, Embosslits, Crumb Cake Seam Binding, Beautiful Wings Die

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Gnome Sweet Gnome - Hangin with my gnomies

2012-01-21T05:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, even if Gnomes aren't your 'thing' or your style, don't these guys just make you SMILE?! sometimes? even a little?! This card makes me smile! I used the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamp set from the new Occasions Mini Catalog and Masked a few boys together, arm in arm, and then Watercolored them with an AquaPainter and several Markers. I have better results with Water Color Paper when I use the AquaPainter to blend. Stampin' Up!'s Water Color Paper is a 140 lb Cold Press in 6 x 9 sheets of 100% cotton.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Gnome Sweet Gnome, Gnomenclature

Cardstock: Old Olive, Island Indigo, More Mustard, Watercolor

Inks: StazOn Jet Black, Assorted Markers

Accessories: Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Modern Label and Word Window Punches, AquaPainter

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Gift Card Pocket Card - Fresh Vintage

2012-01-19T05:00:00.000-07:00

Here's another card I made with Cork, this time using the Beautiful Butterflies die with the Big Shot. And I stamped on it with the largest image from Fresh Vintage (FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set choice) and added some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter as well. This is also a Pocket Card that is sized just right to hold a Gift Card.

Here's a closer look at the butterfly. I stamped the flourish image from Fresh Vintage in Melon Mambo ink (because the cork dulls the ink so much I went with the brightest ink.) Then I ran the cork through the Big Shot with the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die and finally, I added a little Two Way Glue and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. Three Pearls create an elegant body for this butterfly.

To create a Pocket Card, simply cut an 8 1/2 x11 piece of cardstock vertically to get a 4 1/4 x 11 card base. Then score this at 1 1/2" and at 7". Fold on the score lines and adhere the outside edges of the smaller score piece to create the pocket. I layered the Calypso Coral and Crumb Cake cardstock over the front flap to hang nearly to the bottom of the card.You can see a Starbucks gift card tucked in the pocket in the picture of the inside below.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Fresh Vintage, Loving Thoughts

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

Ink: Poppy Parade, VersaMark

Accessories: Stripes Embossing Folder, Beautiful Butterflie Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Pearls, In Color Printed Designer Brads

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Vinyl in the Big Shot - Personalized Cups

2012-01-16T05:00:00.000-07:00

This is one of the projects we'll be making at a So You Want To Be a Big Shot classes. This Big Shot class is all about using this phenomenal machine, the Sandwiches, the Dies, the Embossing, with Cardstock, with Fabric, with Vinyl, with several materials. I have three cups to show you - a cute, whimsical one with butterflies die cut from Chocolate Chip Decor Elements, a more conservative monogram cup with Chocolate Chip Decor Elements, and a fun, Valentine's cup with Chalkboard Vinyl.

I die cut a few hearts from the Chalkboard Decor Elements sheets using the Hearts Framelits die from the new Occasions Mini Catalog. Before applying them to the mug, I first cleaned it with rubbing alcohol to remove any oils, dirt, etc. Then I transferred the die cuts to the Decor Elements Transfer Sheets that come with the vinyl, peeled the backing and applied the die cuts to the mug. Then my daughter promptly wrote on them! She had to check out the Chalkboard Element! Here are a couple of views of the hearts, the chalkboard vinyl and her notes.

For the next two mugs, I followed the same process as above, only using the Chocolate Chip Decor Elements Sheets. I die cut the butterflies using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits and the monogram is from the Simple Serif Bigz dies. For all of these mugs, you'll want to hand wash, the vinyl won't last if you put them in the dish washer.

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THIS YEAR - a Scrapbook Theme Challenge - SASCRAP68

2012-01-14T05:00:00.000-07:00

Here is my page for the January Stampin' Addicts Theme Challenge SASCRAP68 - It's a NEW YEAR - Goals, Resolutions and Gratitude. I love the fresh start and new dreams of a New Year - create a page that you love! My family did a Personal Plans type page. You could make a Gratitude inspired page as well, naming those things for which you are grateful this year.

I gave each of my people a strip of Whisper White Cardstock and a Journaling Pen and asked them to write their name, age and a word to describe the plans they have for 2012. The discussion that followed was fun, too. I love the thoughtfulness and different approach that everyone had. What a reflection of each of their personalities! So this page is a quick moment of time where each of us is looking ahead and making plans for what we see for ourselves in 2012. I think the banners are a little stark on this page, but I wanted everyone's personal writing captured, too.

My oldest son is a sophomore in high school and really thinking about college and grades and baseball. It's also finals week, so he's really thinking about school and plans for college. My daughter also had finals this week, but she's more relaxed and is really looking forward to the rest of high school. My youngest son takes a short view and is in the middle of basketball season, so he wants to spend more time shooting baskets. My husband and I are past those worries and now think about living well, living happy and being healthy. He was pretty happy with his play on words :) Health=Wealth

For my layout, I used the awesome SA67 Sketch Challenge for this month. The title THIS YEAR is Black Craft ink embossed in Clear Embossing Powder using Spencerian Alphabet Upper and Spencerian Alphabet Lower. The 2012 at the top is die cute using the Timeless Type Alphabet Sizzlits. The ball embellishment and stamped crystals are from My Friend stamp set, one embossed in Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder and the others covered in Crystal Effects.

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Recipe:

Stamps: My Friend, Rough Type Alphabet, Spencerian Upper and Lower Alphabets

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Bravo Burgundy, Baja Breeze, River Rock

Ink: River Rock, Bravo Burgundy, Basic Black Craft, Journaling Pen

Accessories: Crystal Effects, Clear and Iridescent Ice EP, 1 1/4", 1 3/8" and 1 3/4" Circle Punches, Lots of Tags Sizzlit, Timeless Type Jr Alphabet Sizzlits, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

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Owl Builder Punch with Cork - Loving Thoughts

2012-01-09T05:00:00.000-07:00

How cute is this scholarly Owl?! This is made with the Owl Builder Punch from Stampin' Up! and I punched it out of Cork Adhesive Shelf Liner. (This is not the Cork that Stampin' Up! carries - it is much thicker and works in the Big Shot, but not with punches.) I added the sentiment from Loving Thoughts, one of the new sets in the Occasions Mini Catalog that just started last week.

Here's a closer look at the owl, I used the cork for his eyes, too and added a narrow strip of Black card stock behind the largest eye circle to mimic glasses. The tiny Basic Gray circles on his Black vest are from the same punch. The branch he is perched on is from the Bird Builder punch. I added another narrow strip of Cork to the card front and wrapped the sentiment strip around it with some small Black Brads.

For the inside, I die cut some of the cork with the Alphabet Simple Numbers for the Big Shot and counted 1,2,3 across the Very Vanilla liner.

Recipe:

Stamps: Loving Thoughts

Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, Pacific Point, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Basic Gray, Brights DSP

Ink: StazOn Jet Black

Accessories: 2 1/2" Circle, Owl Builder and Bird Builder Punches, Brads, Alphabet Simple Numbers

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Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek - Outlined Occasions

2012-01-06T05:11:00.000-07:00

Here's another Sneak Peek at one of the exclusive Sale-A-Bration sets called Outlined Occasions. This card also features a bit of the Calypso Coral Ribbon from the SAB exclusive Everyday Enchantment Ribbons and Brads. Either of these products are yours to choose for FREE during Sale-A-Bration with every $50 order. Sale-A-Bration starts January 24th this year and remember you get to choose one free SAB product for every $50 you spend. Host a workshop during SAB for even more free product. Join Stampin' Up! during SAB for free product for the next year!

I think there are a few elements on this card that really make it pop as a CELEBRATE card. The vertical score lines that I added with the Simply Score Tool grounds the image, without taking away from the pop of color. But I especially love how simply adding a few colorful flowers from the Itty Bitty Punch, with Pearl centers naturally, really makes it a 'happy' card. To illustrate the difference the flowers make, look at this same card without the flower punches.

Recipe:

Stamp: Outlined Occasions

Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade, Very Vanilla, Flirtatious DSP

Ink: Poppy Parade, StazOn Jet Black

Accessories: 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Everyday Enchantment Ribbons and Brads pack, Itty Bitty Punches, Pearl Jewels

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Gnome Sweet Gnome - you light up my lawn!

2012-01-03T05:05:00.000-07:00

How much fun is this stamp set Gnome Sweet Gnome from Stampin' Up!?! This is one of the new stamp sets in the Occasions Mini Catalog that just debuted January 4th. I think the images in this set are just cute and kinda kitschy and the sentiments included are so fun as well as even more 'punny' sentiments in the companion set Gnomenclature. Gnomenclature includes 'gnome peeking', 'hangin' with my gnomies', 'there's no place like gnome', and 'to gnome you is to love you.' They make me smile and I love them for that!

What is your favorite stamp set this week? Is it cute? Kitschy? Elegant? Vintage? My favorite stamps change by the week and sometimes even daily! :)

Recipe:

Stamps: Gnome Sweet Gnome

Cardstock: Soft Suede, Going Grey, Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade

Ink: StazOn Jet Black, assorted Markers

Accessories: Finial Press and Stripes Texture Embossing Folders, 2 1/2" Circle, Word Window and Modern Label Punches, Not Quite Navy Taffeta Ribbon

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Take It To Heart - Wisteria

2011-12-29T23:40:00.000-07:00

This new stamp set Take It To Heart will debut in the Occasions Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up! on January 3rd. It coordinates with the new Hearts Framelits for the Big Shot as well. These wafer thin dies are nested in a variety of sizes and one fits this image perfectly!

I stamped the largest image from Take It To Heart in StazOn Jet Black ink onto Shimmer White Cardstock and colored it with a variety of markers. I just love that extra bit of shine from the Shimmer Cardstock. The sentiment is from another new set called Loving Thoughts. The banner image is from Take It To Heart and I cut it out and gave it a little curl before adhering it to this card.

There are so many new products in the Occasions Mini Catalog; I can't wait to share some more ideas with you - and it's just a few more days until it goes live!

Recipe:

Stamps: Take It To Heart, Loving Thoughts

Cardstock: Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Shimmer White

Ink: StazOne Jet Black, assorted Markers

Accessories: Polka Dots Texture Embossing Folder, Hearts Framelits, Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon

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Oh So Sparkly, Glimmer Snowflake

2011-12-23T22:48:00.002-07:00

Wow is the Glimmer Paper every SPARKLY! Have I mentioned that?! ha - well, here's a simple, but elegant and sparkly Christmas card. I used the Silver Glimmer Paper from Stampin' Up! with the Snowflake die in the Big Shot to be the centerpiece of this card. The Silver Embossing across the bottom is with VersaMark ink and Silver EP and I added a simple frame with my Simply Score Tool, that I love!

Here's another angle so you can get an idea of the glitter on this snowflake. I added a large Rhinestone Jewel to the center of the snowflake after I took these pictures!

Recipe:

Stamps: Four the Holidays

Cardstock: Silver Glimmer, Early Espresso

Ink: VersaMark

Accessories: Snowflake Die, Silver EP, Simply Score Tool

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Sneek Peak Sale-A-Bration Fresh Vintage with Vellum Embossing

2011-12-20T23:19:00.001-07:00

I've been playing with some new stamps, including the Sale-A-Bration exclusive stamp set called Fresh Vintage from Stampin' Up! In fact, I spent several hours this weekend stamping with new rubber while the laundry twirled - love those kind of weekends! I paired the flower image from Fresh Vintage with another new stamp set, Loving Thoughts from the upcoming Occasions Mini Catalog, a beautiful sentiment set. And the paper and ribbon is one of the Sale-A-Bration FREE choices!

I stamped the flower image and the sentiment in Whisper White Craft ink onto Cardstock Vellum and then heat embossed it in White Embossing Powder. Love this white on white look layered over the soft colored pattern paper, Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, one of the FREE Sale-A-Bration items.

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Cookie Swap and Sweet Drinks

2011-12-17T23:17:00.000-07:00

The Cookie Swap was a success and I really enjoyed the great variety of cookies - and all delicious! I also received a bottle of homemade Krupnika, a honey-sweetened spiced Lithuanian liquor. I've tried it a few ways, including over ice, warmed and in Hot Apple Cider - I think sipping it room temperature is my favorite way to drink it and it's such a warming winter drink. Perfect for this December!

I'm so grateful for my stampin' friends!

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Clearance Rack is loaded with deals!

2011-12-15T07:14:00.002-07:00

Be sure to check out the great deals Stampin' Up! has in their Clearance Rack right now - including the Telephone and Address Die for the Big Shot - this is my most used Big Shot Die and it's been retired for a few years. I may buy another one, you know, just in case.... and for only $7.99!

There are several 'old style' punches for sale, and some beautiful papers and ribbons too. Take a look and see what great deals you find!

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Tic Tac Gift Wrappers - more Glimmer Paper

2011-12-13T05:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a cute and easy and oh-so-quick gift idea that we're making this month at Technique Club - Tic Tac Gift Wraps. I've been using my Simply Score scoring tool a lot and also the Silver Glimmer Paper - they make this gift SO EASY and VERY SPARKLY - two must haves for little extra gifts, right?!

This flavor of Tic Tac is called Artic Rush and has Turquoise and White candies, so I made my Gift Wrapper match by using Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White. The Tempting Turquoise piece is 4 1/2 x 3". I scored it 1 7/8" and then rotated it a full turn to score it 1 7/8" from the other side as well. The Whisper White piece is 2 3/4" x 1 5/8". I used the Corner Rounder Punch to round off the edges of both the Whisper White and Tempting Turquoise pieces. I punched a peek hole with the 1" Circle Punch and then adhered a 12" length of Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon to the front before covering it with the Whisper White layer. The snowflake is a piece of Dyed Glimmer Paper die cut with the Northern Frost Decorative Strip and a Rhinestone Jewel. You could add a little tag with the Medium Jewel Punch and Tiny Tags stamp set to personalize it for any event. Can you see the little knot punch I added with the 1" Circle Punch, just barely in the front edge? That helps acommodate the Ribbon Bow and keeps it pretty.

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Coloring and new stamps, oh my!

2011-12-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

I took a little coloring lesson from a friend this weekend and played with her Copic Markers and Hangler Spangler stamps - both new to me. I don't color very much so any kind of coloring is new to me! Here are the cards I made using the images we colored - I colored the yellow dress girl and she colored the pink dress girl and gave it to me as well - so sweet! And aren't these little girls sweet?!

Inside:
Stamps: Hangler Spangler, Every Moment, Just Believe
Cardstock: So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Spice Cake DSP
Ink: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party
Accessories: Tulip Frame Texture Folder, Circle Die, Scallop Circle Die, Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects, Word Window Punch

I added some Dazzling Details to her hair bow and just a dot of Crystal Effects to her eyes and trimmed her out to sit on a little shelf of ribbon. This card uses a new stamp set Field Flowers from Stampin' Up! , that I hadn't even gotten inky yet!

Inside
Stamps: Field Flowers, Hangler Spangler
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla, Basic Gray
Ink: VersaMark, Pink Piouette, Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Copics, Oval Frame Die, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Basic Gray Satin Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Polka Dot Texture Folder

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Dyed Glimmer Paper Snowflakes - a Christmas Card

2011-11-29T06:00:00.001-07:00

I am so in love with the Glimmer Paper from Stampin' Up! I tried several methods for dying the Silver Glimmer Paper and then created a bunch of beautiful snowflakes with the Northern Frost Decorative Strip Die for these Christmas cards. I saw this card on Melissa Davies blog and swooned! So I had to make a whole bunch of these beauties! I added three score lines under the Peace on Earth sentiment with my Simply Scored Scoring Tool. You really have to see this in person to see how amazing and sparkly this paper is

These snowflakes are SO glittery in person, you have to see them! I colored some with Night of Navy ink and others with Elegant Eggplant ink and left a few Silver. For the inside, I stamped one of the snowflakes from Serene Snowflakes in Elegant Eggplant ink and then rolled the edges in Night of Navy ink before stamping. This beautiful stamped snowflake worked well with the beautiful glittery snowflake on the card front.

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HO HO HO card with Glimmer Paper

2011-11-27T06:31:00.000-07:00

Well, last week I shared with you some pictures of the results after trying different ways to dye the Silver Glimmer Paper and some pictures of my ink stained fingers - which come clean pretty quickly washing dishes, but the fingernails - that's a different story! Today, I want to share one of the cards I made with the gorgeous Glimmer Paper. The sparkle on this paper is really amazing and I love using it! I colored a few pieces with Real Red Re-inker and then ran them through the Big Shot with the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet.

I also used my Simply Scored Scoring Tool to add a little off balance frame to the Whisper White cardstock here. Then I added the HO HO HO with Stampin' Dimensionals. The right side of the card is cut a little short and embossed with the Petals A Plenty Folder to add an area of poinsetties. Finally I punched a strip of Basic Black with the Scallop Trim Border Punch and and adhered it to the inside of the front of the card for this peek-a-boo border.

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Silver Glimmer Paper and Inky Fingers

2011-11-25T06:15:00.000-07:00

I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving! We had a restful holiday, but back to sports and practices and games today! I played with some ink and Silver Glimmer Paper and look what a mess I made! But I had so much fun and I really do love the Silver Glimmer Paper! But why didn't I order this beautiful paper sooner and WHY didn't I open this package as soon as it arrived! We'll be playing with the Silver Glimmer Paper at December Technique Club.

Here are some of the pieces I started with. The Silver Glimmer Paper is AMAZINGLY sparkly - you can't imagine it until you have it in hand. I decided to color mine with Night of Navy and then Elegant Eggplant re-inkers. I tried a few different ways to color it, including the Brayer - fail, a Sponge - notice fingers, an AquaPainter - too slow, and finally a Sponge Dauber - yes! I didn't try a Marker because I think the glitter on the paper would be hard on the Marker tip. My daughter colored a few pieces with Tempting Turquoise and Real Red. I put the Real Red ones to use right away. There's a big hint in this picture! I'm not sure what she has planned with the Turquoise piece.

If you want to see the cards I made with the Real Red glimmer and with all these Night of Navy and Elegant Eggplant glimmer pieces, you'll have to check in next week. I can't wait to share the cards with you - they're simple and elegant and sparkly and they make me happy! As for the Silver Glimmer Paper - you should definitely get some for yourself! Stampin' Up! offers it in Silver and Real Red.

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Kraft Gift Boxes with Spice Cake Designer Series Paper

2011-11-23T05:00:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Jacque, winner of my November Customer Appreciation Giveaway!

I worked on a little project today and was so happy when it came together quick and easy! I decorated the Stampin' Up! Kraft Gift Boxes from the Holiday Mini Catalog. These are packages of 4 for only $2.95 and from food safe material. I made these 12 gift boxes in no time and they're so pretty! They made me happy! Don't you love that happy dance when you finish a project? Can you guess what will be going in them?

Here's a closer look at a few of them. I made some 'friends' with the stamp from With All My Heart and another from Perfectly Penned, a few others with the fun and whimsical sentiment from Jolliest Time of Year stamp set, and several with sentiments from Four the Holidays.The snowflakes are from Serene Snowflakes. I used a variety of Vanilla Ribbons including the Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon from the Holiday Mini Catalog which I just love, 5/8" Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Very Vanilla 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon and 1/4" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon.

My favorite part is the lid - can you see it here? I punched a circle in the lid with the 2 1/2" Circle Punch. Then I adhered a 3x3 square of Window Sheet on the inside of the lid with a Mini Glue Dot in each corner. Can you see the reflection of the Window Sheet in the lid cut-out?

I used the beautiful papers from Spice Cake Designer Series Paper to wrap all of these. That led to color combination - More Mustard mats, Very Vanilla cardstock and ribbon and Early Espresso and Pool Party ink colors. I added a touch of sparkle with several Rhinestone Jewels scattered here and there on the snowflakes and flourishes.

My daughter said her favorites were the ones that I stamped first and then added more texture by running the piece through the Big Shot with a Textured Embossing Folder - I used Vintage Wallpaper and Finial Press on a few pieces.

And what will be going into these pretty little Gift Boxes? Cookies! My Technique Club ladies are having our [annual] Cookie Swap and we need to bring our cookies already packaged in sets of six. Just the perfect number for these Kraft Gift Boxes! I am going to print out the recipe for my cookies and tie it on as a Gift Tag to the Ribbon Bows for the finish. I can't wait for December Technique Club!

Recipe:

Stamps: Four the Holidays, With all my Heart, Serene Snowflakes, Jolliest Time of the Year, Perfectly Penned

Cardstock: Spice Cake DSP, More Mustard, Pool Party, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Ink: Early Espresso, Pool Party

Accessories: Kraft Gift Boxes, Vanilla Ribbon - Velvet, Taffeta, Grosgrain and Wide Satin, Rhinestone Basic Jewels, Finial Press and Vintage Wallpaper Texture Embossing Folders

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Stampin' Up! Online Extravaganza

2011-11-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

Be sure to check out the Online Extravaganza, the annual sale from Stampin' Up! to kick off the holiday shopping season! Including the two items that are for 24 hours only - The Simply Scored tool and the Sweet Pressed Cookie Stamps both at 20% off! The other great sale prices will run through Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Log in to my Online Store to take advantage of great savings, like FREE digital downloads valued at $40 when you buy My Digital Studio Express, 60 percent off select Designer Fabrics, and 30 percent off an exclusive Ribbon bundle!

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Split Negative Embossing Technique - Always Thankful

2011-11-16T19:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a Technique that is fun to make and looks amazing, it's called Split Negative Embossing - a Heat Embossing Technique. I stamped this one with the bushel of pears basket from Always Thankful, a set from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog.

This is one of the cards we made at November Technique Club and I think most of the ladies were surprised at how easy it really is. To create the Split Negative, cut a piece of Basic Black and Whisper White cardstock to the same size and then wipe with the Embossing Buddy. I always recommend using the Embossing Buddy when you are doing high contrast embossing - it helps prevent all those stray pieces of embossing powder. Then place the Basic Black and Whisper White butted up to each other on Grid Paper or whatever you use for your stamping surface. Stamp the image in VersaMark ink onto the two pieces of cardstock. Cover the Basic Black piece in White Embossing Powder and heat to set. Cover the Whisper White piece in Black Embossing Powder and heat to set. Then put them back to together! I like to mat them onto a contrasting mat to emphasize the technique.

Recipe:

Stamps: Always Thankful, En Francais

Ink: VersaMark, Jet Black StazOn

Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: White and Black Embossing Powder

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Scrap64 Theme - Homecoming Page

2011-11-11T05:15:00.075-07:00

The November Scrap Theme Challenge is CARD CANDY. Use a card that you've stamped or one from someone else to inspire you for scrapbooking this week. Create a Scrapbook Page using card elements (CARD CANDY) or CASE a card for your page design. My page uses CASED pieces from the Elements Suite card samples on page 125 in the Idea Book & Catalog. Scrapbook page design can be overwhelming, including the SIZE of the canvas. Use a greeting card that you've stamped or copy a card that someone else stamped and incorporate into your Scrapbook Page - as an element, color scheme or design layout. Share the cased card with us and tell us what elements inspired your scrapbook page.

I used the samples on page 125 as inspiration in Sahara Sand, Elegant Eggplant and Soft Suede. I CASED the Scallop Circle Embellishment from one of these cards and used the design idea of a ruffled ribbon and tag for a portion of my title. I ran the First Edition Designer Series Paper through my Big Shot with the Scallop Circle Die and then stamped on it with images from the Extreme Elements stamp set in Soft Suede. I ran a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock through the Big Shot with one of the Designer Frames Embossing Folders and then cut it out along the outside of the embossed frame. I stamped on this piece and then lightly sponged the outside of the framed with a Sponge Dauber and Soft Suede ink. This is layered up with Chantilly Crochet Trim and Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon, a Vintage Mini Tag, Vintage Trinket Button Brad, Antique Brad and some Basic Pearls and flowers from the Itty Bitty Punches.

I even added a journaling block to this page, as small as it is, instead of free handing writing around the photos. The title on this page is stamped using two different Stampin' Up! alphabets, Monogram Sweet Alphabet and Spencerian Alphabet Lower. This is stamped in Soft Suede ink on a strip of Very Vanilla cardstock and I free hand cut the banner tips. I layered the banner over a piece of Soft Suede cardstock which is embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. The 2011 portion of the title is cut with the Timeless Type Alphabet for the Big Shot and then embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and lightly sponged.

Recipe:

Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers, Extreme Elements, Monogram Sweet Alphabet, Spencerian Alphabet Lower, Tiny Tags

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla, First Edition DSP

Ink: Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Scallop Circle Die, Scallop Square Die, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet (Big Shot), Designer Frames and Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Decorative Label Punch, Itty Bitty Punches, Cutter Kit, Chantilly Crochet Trim, Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon, Antique Brads, Mini Vintage Tags, Vintage Trinkets, Basic Pearls

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Stampin' Up! Promotions

2011-11-11T03:50:00.000-07:00

Get a free Big Shot (or $100 your choice Stampin' Up!) when you join the Stampin' Up family by November 11th. Download the Starter Kit Worksheet This is what you get in the Starter Kit, and what can be changed out to suit your tastes in stamp images and colors. It's a great worksheet for your choices, so when you sign up online at mjrindal.stampinup.net, it will only take about ten minutes to get the Starter Kit ordered and on it's way to you!
The Starter Kit is a great deal at $175 for over $350 worth of products, but when you add on a $100 bonus like that, it becomes irresistible! Call me today and we can go over the details and answer any questions you have, but there really is no downside to this. Stampin' Up makes it easy and fun to do it as a hobby or for a business, with just a $300 quarterly minimum to stay active, and if it ends up not being for you, you don't have any obligations. There are no required number of parties to hold, and no one will try to pressure you into selling or staying.

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Birthday Card - Many Mustaches

2011-11-09T05:23:00.021-07:00

Here is a fun birthday card with a sweet treat attached to it, featuring the Many Mustaches stamp set from Stampin' Up! The Pixie Stick candy has a mustache attached with a glue dot to the top and is tied to the card front to be removed by the recipient. The Many Mustaches stamp set is a single stamp with four different fun and funny mustaches on a single block. I cut mine apart and mounted them individually on the block to make it easier to use them separately. You can find this quirky stamp set at the front of the catalog with the a la carte stamps.

Recipe:

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes, Many Mustaches

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Jet Black StazOn

Cardstock: Brights Paper Stack, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White

Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, Extra Large Oval Punch

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Christmas Card - Sparkling Dasher

2011-11-06T12:22:00.000-07:00

How are your Christmas cards coming along? Here's a beautiful Christmas card that's easy to duplicate and has just the right amount of sparkle with the gorgeous Dasher stamp from Stampin' Up! and the new Holiday Mini Catalog set, The Sounding Joy. These Mini Jingle Bells are also from the Holiday Mini Catalog.

I embossed the Whisper White background in the Big Shot with the Northern Flurry Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The Dasher image is stamped in Basic Black Craft Ink and then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder. I wasn't able to capture that bit of sparkle and glint with my camera though.

I stamped the JOY sentiment, with its beautiful scroll font, in Cherry Cobbler ink onto the Whisper White background and then wrapped this with some Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding. The Mini Jingle Bell is tied on with a loop of Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine.

Recipe:

Stamps: Dasher, The Sounding Joy

Inks: Basic Black Craft, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Mini Jingle Bell, Ticket Corner Punch, Northern Flurry Texture Folder

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Blooming with Happiness - Swap Card

2011-11-03T04:11:00.000-06:00

This card is another swap card from one of the Technique Club members, Megan. She used the Blooming with Happiness stamp set from Stampin' Up! Another beautiful swap card - see why we love swapping with each other every month?!

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More swaps - Long Time Friend

2011-11-02T03:59:00.012-06:00

Here are some more swaps from my Technique Club ladies - both of these were created by Jacque. The first card uses Long Time Friend stamp set and the second card features a Magnolia stamp. Doesn't she do a beautiful job coloring?! These are a talented group of ladies and I love stamping with them every month!

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Cracked Glass Technique - Swap Cards

2011-11-01T03:53:00.004-06:00

This beautiful card is one that was swapped by one of my Technique Club members, Julie. She created this card using the Cracked Glass Technique and the Simple Friendship stamp set. Here's a closer look at the technique on this butterfly image.

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Daring Adventure - Brayer Technique

2011-10-31T03:29:00.007-06:00

I stamped this card after seeing a beautiful brayering color combination by a Stampin' Up! demonstrator from Tasmania. Stampin' Up! has an incredible resource for demonstrators to share ideas and projects through Stampin' Connection, a demonstrator only forum and gallery. Currently there are nearly 200,000 photos in the gallery at Stampin' Connection.

I brayered More Mustard ink onto the center of some Very Vanilla cardstock and then brayered Cherry Cobbler and Not Quite Navy to the top and bottom. Then I swiped the piece with the Embossing Buddy, a powder pillow that helps keep stray Embossing Powder only where you want it - on the stamped image. I stamped the sentiment from Daring Adventure in Basic Black Craft ink and heat embossed it with the Heat Gun and Clear Embossing Powder. Then I stamped a few of the boot prints off the edge in Not Quite Navy ink.

The Cherry Cobbler piece is embossed in the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. For the ribbon embellishment, I wrapped the Not Quite Navy Taffeta Ribbon around my fingers to create two loops and then pinched them in the middle with a Glimmer Brad. I added it to the stamped piece by punching a hole through the top two layers.

The layout for this card is from the Sketch Challenge in a recent Take Ten magazine. Several of the stampers in my monthly Technique Club swap with each other and this month's theme was to follow the Take Ten sketch. I'll share their beautiful cards in the next few days.

Recipe:

Stamps: Daring Adventure

Ink: Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Basic Black

Accessories: Not Quite Navy Taffeta, Glimmer Brads, Vintage Texture Folder

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Always Thankful - Embossed Frames

2011-10-28T07:19:00.001-06:00

Here is another card using the Designer Frames Embossing Folder and Always Thankful stamp set from Stampin' Up! This card was featured at my September Stamp Camp.

An easy way to add images to the inside of the Embossed Frame is simply to stamp it onto another piece of cardstock and then trim it to fit inside the rectangle embossed frame or punch it with the Extra Large Oval Punch to fit inside the oval embossed frame. After stamping the stalks of wheat image, from the Always Thankful stamp set, onto Very Vanilla cardstock, I added some color with More Mustard and So Saffron Markers. Then I trimmed it to fit inside the embossed frame and lightly sponged the edges with a Sponge Dauber and More Mustard ink before adhering it inside the frame.
The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and is punched out with the Word Window Punch onto a mat from the Modern Label Punch. Crumb Cake Seam Binding wrapped and knotted, finishes the card. The sentiment tag is adhered below the knot so that it only appears to be tied, but is easier to adhere to the card just where you'd like it. As a finishing touch, after all the elements have been applied, I added Dazzling Details to each of the wheat stalks.

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Santa Inchies - Jolliest Time of the Year

2011-10-26T15:01:00.008-06:00

Here is one of the cards we created at my October Christmas Card class. This sweet Santa and cute little tree is from the Jolliest Time of the Year stamp set from Stampin' Up! The Christmas Card class is offered each month in September, October and November and is a great way to stamp several Christmas cards before the holiday season gets too hectic. We make 4 cards each of three different designs each month, so that by Thanksgiving, you have 36 cards ready to be addressed and mailed! It's not too late to join, though, and I'd love to see you in November!

For this Santa card, we stamped images of the Santa and the tree in Jet Black StazOn ink and then colored with a variety of Markers and a Blender Pen. These are punched out with the 1 1/4" Square Punch in a variety of angles and then adhered to mats punch with the 1 3/8" Square Punch. The So Saffron mat is embossed with the Snow Swirled Embossing Folder in the Big Shot. The sentiment is from the same stamp set, Jolliest Time of the Year.

The final touch is added with Dazzling Details to the ornaments and the fur ruff on the Santa's. This is easy to add to small areas like this, with the narrow tip of the applicator bottle. The only thing you need to remember, is to allow the Dazzling Details to dry completely before you stack up your cards.

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Mojo Monday - Daring Adventure

2011-10-24T13:20:00.000-06:00

I stamped this card this morning, using Daring Adventure from Stampin' Up! and the sketch challenge from Mojo Monday. And the color combination is from the Color Coach. I love Poppy Parade, and especially with So Saffron and Baja Breeze. Some other things I love - Miniature Safety Pins, Satin Ribbon, Embossing - both Heat Embossing and Big Shot.

The sentiment on the main panel is embossed in Black Craft Ink and Clear Embossing Powder with the footprints stamped in Early Espresso. I used the miniature safety pins from Vintage Trinkets to attach the 'friends' tag to a knot of Black Satin Ribbon. There are a few other tags of Poppy Parade and Early Espresso behind the 'friends' tag.

Recipe:
Stamps: Daring Adventure, Tiny Tags
Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Brights DSP, Early Espresso
Ink: Basic Black Craft, Early Espresso, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper Texture Embossing Folder, Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Jewelry Tag Punch, Vintage Trinkets, Scallop Border Punch

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Embossing Inside an Embossed Frame Mini Tutorial

2011-10-15T13:38:00.000-06:00

I made this clean and simple card a few weeks ago and wanted to share how easy it is to do this kind of embossing with the Big Shot - Select Embossing - where I embossed inside an embossed frame. If you have questions, feel free to send me an e-mail or comment and I'll try to help.

The first tip I have for using the Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders is to adhere a piece of cardstock, cut just smaller than the folder, to the back of your Designer Frames folder. This will help eliminate that slight line you get on your embossed cardstock, which is from the edge of the Designer Frames folder. I drop down to the 'no tab' of the Multi-Purpose Platform when I use the Designer Frames folder with the cardstock shim attached to the back. Here's a picture of the front, you can see the piece of Marina Mist cardstock adhered to the back of the folder.

Now, on to doing some Select Embossing. The Big Shot embosses using pressure, so if you change where the pressure is applied, you can control where the Big Shot embosses. For Select Embossing inside the Oval Designer Frame, I first created a chipboard oval cutting plate substitute using the Extra Large Oval Punch - formerly known as the Wide Oval Punch. To create this, I punched out several layers of a lightweight chipboard with the Extra Large Oval Punch and then glued them together to create a thick stack.

Then I embossed the Oval Designer Frame onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock. Now, place this embossed piece inside the Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder so that the flower you like is showing inside the embossed oval frame.

Close the folder and then use a tiny bit of adhesive to attach the Oval chipboard piece to the Embossing Folder so that it lines up with the embossed oval on the cardstock - you can see through the folder to the embossed cardstock.

The chipboard piece is a substitute for the bottom cutting plate. So your sandwich is Multi-Purpose Platform, Oval Chipboard (adhered to the folder), Flower Garden Folder (cardstock inside), and Top Cutting Plate. Run this through the Big Shot - you might have to play with the tabs on the Multi-Purpose platform to get the right pressure, depending on the thickness of your oval chipboard. For the thickness of my chipboard piece, I used the Multi-Purpose Platform on Tab 2.You don't want too much pressure for this step, just enough to get the flower embossed.

Play with the Select Embossing Technique and be sure to share your beautiful creations!

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SASCRAP59 - COSTUME PARTY theme - First Day Scrapbook Page

2011-10-08T14:37:00.005-06:00

It's time for another Scrap Theme Challenge at Stampin' Addicts - SASCRAP59 theme is COSTUME PARTY. Run with this - there are several ways you can be inspired by the COSTUME PARTY theme. Here is one idea - create layers and a type of MASK - this one is just emboss resist masking. But you could create several masked layers or you could create some peek a boo elements or you could scrap a costume party! Have fun, be inspired and go SCRAP! Be sure to share your pages by uploading them to Stampin' Addicts, any online gallery, or to your blog and link them to the challenge at Stampin' Addicts.

For this First Day scrapbook page, I did an Emboss Resist technique on the strip of First Edition Designer Series Paper. This is heavily sponged and distress and matted onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock. The photos are matted onto Early Espresso cardstock. Several leaves, from Gently Falling stamp set, are stamped in a variety of fall colors onto the Crumb Cake cardstock page. The title is stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink with Schoolbook Serif Alphabet. I added two tabs of Twill Tape as embellishments.

Here are two older scrapbook pages which also fit the Costume Party theme with other types of Masks.

This TEMPER page features a Window Sheet, which is stamped with StazOn ink and then layered over the photo to create a mask. The journaling on this page is written along the outside of the photos in a continue string, chronicling the phases of DS's temper tantrums.

This LITTLE GIRL page features a Vellum mask, where I free hand cut the question mark out of Cardstock Vellum and did my journaling around it as a frame. This is a page for DD's album - there is an envelope on the back of the page with a letter from me to her. Journaling around the question mark is two quotes: There you go ~ "Little girl, full of life, full of fun...The world smiles when she does. That's what she thinks. That's all that matters." Bracha Goykadosh "All the precious time, like the wind, the years go by. Precious butterfly, spread your wings and fly." Bob Carlisle
Along the side: " What are your dreams? Where are you going? Who will you become? How will we let you go?"
Along the bottom: "So much to say and just a lifetime to say it. How quickly time passes. If I had my way, I'd keep you safe in my arms." Above All Else by Stormie Omartian

I had imagined this in my head a bit different and am still not sure if I'm too crazy about the way this turned out, but it's done.

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Clean and Simple - Embossed Frames and Select Embossing

2011-09-21T07:20:00.001-06:00

Here is a clean and simple card that still has a wow! factor - using the new Embossed Frames from Stampin' Up! I love the elegance of Vanilla on Espresso with just a bit of ribbon - the oh-so-pretty Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon. I used a technique called Select Embossing with the Embossed Frames Texture Embossing Folder and the Flower Garden Texture Embossing Folder.'

Here's a closer view of the Embossed Frame with the Flower Garden Embossed inside it. The Flower Garden folder is from the Summer Mini Catalog, but is still available to order #123113 $7.95

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Milk Carton Box Mini Tutorial

2011-09-15T22:36:00.000-06:00

Here is a quickie photo tutorial to show how easy it is to make the Mini Milk Carton into a beautiful Double Milk Carton Gift Box! I love when I can use my Big Shot dies more than one way!

The 'Sandwich' - Bottom Cutting Plate, a Shim, Bigz Die, cardstock (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 - a half sheet of cardstock works great), Crease Pad (instead of the top Cutting Pad.) Do this twice - you want to die cut one piece at a time because of the score lines.

Cut off one side of both die cuts - the NON-TAB side.

Add an extra diagonal score line to the row of scored lines, with a ruler and Bone Folder.

Fold and score all the score lines and then use Sticky Strip or Mono Multi Purpose Glue to adhere the tabs to a non-tabbed side, matching up the score lines and edges. Then adhere the bottom flaps together.

You're almost done! - Fold all the top pieces and push it in to create this pillow top. Pinch a few creases to get them nice and crisp. Add some of the yummy Spice Cake Designer Series Paper, Fabric and Buttons!

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Milk Carton Box and Spice Cake Pattern Paper

2011-09-13T07:15:00.002-06:00

At one of my classes this month, my stampers made this sweet little box using the Milk Carton Die for the Big Shot and the gorgeous Spice Cake Designer Series Paper from the Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Catalog. This one has a tie from the Spice Cake fabric and the double box below also uses a button from the Spice Cake Designer Buttons. This is the Got Treats stamp set for the little tag.

I offered the choice of making the single Milk Carton here, or the Hexagon Box, which uses two Milk Carton pieces. Both of these boxes come together really quickly and with just a little Sticky Strip or Mono Multi Liquid Glue. Which is your favorite?

The Hexagon box is really easy to make - Cut two pieces of cardstock with the Milk Carton Die in the Big Shot. There are score lines for the 4 sides of the box. One side has an adhesive tab. Cut off one of the 4 sides from each die cut - the one with NO TAB. Fold and crease all your score lines. Add adhesive to the tabs and line up the two pieces to adhere to each other. Fold up the bottoms and adhere. The top pieces will just push in and add some pretty paper and pretty ribbon! I'll add a mini photo tutorial later this week to show you.

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SASCRAP55 - Scrapbook Page Stadium Games

2011-09-10T03:52:00.001-06:00

This is my page for this week's Scrap Theme Challenge at Stampin' Addicts - Scrap within a SINGLE COLOR FAMILY. This is a limited supplies type challenge - sometimes we are overwhelmed with what colors to use on our pages, especially for those of us who have a lot of product! other times, we may be just starting scrapbooking, and only have a small stash of supplies. Either way, hope this gets you inspired to scrap a page. Sometimes just STARTING is the hard part!

Recipe:

Stamps: Rough Type Alphabet
Inks: Always Artichoke
Papers: Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard, Always Artichoke, Whisper White
Accessories: Spice Cake Buttons, Early Espresso Narrow Taffeta

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Color Challenge - Fifth Ave Floral

2011-09-04T20:45:00.001-06:00

Here's a Stampin' Up! set I haven't used in awhile - Fifth Ave Floral. I used colors from the Stampin' Addicts Color Challenge last week - Peach Parfait, Melon Mambo, Early Espresso - and added Very Vanilla for my neutral. The sentiment is from Pursuit of Happiness, which I just love! I embossed it in Clear Embossing Powder using VersaMark and Early Espresso inks.

The embellishments here are fun, too - Mini Clothespins and some Dazzling Detail. I really like adding just a little bit of dimension and sparkle with the Dazzling Detail. It's easy to apply, even in tiny amounts or small spaces. Dazzling Detail is a new item in the Holiday Mini Catalog which went live just a few days ago!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fifth Ave Floral, Pursuit of Happiness
Cardstock: Peach Parfait, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla
Ink: Peach Parfait, Early Espresso, Melon Mambo
Accessories: Mini Clothes Pins, Dazzling Detail, Clear EP, Decorative Label and Large Oval Punches

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Stampin' Addict Swap - Cards and Inserts

2011-09-02T23:36:00.006-06:00

I hosted a swap at Stampin' Addicts last month with several other Stampin' Up! demonstrators and they wow'ed me! Here are the cards and inserts that came to my house - talk about HAPPY MAIL!Not that the postman (in general, not any postman specifically) was loving on them! In fact, one is lost out there somewhere! One box of swaps was lost, but it found its way belatedly and I'm hoping the other one shows up this weekend!

First the Simply Adorned Inserts. These are for the 1" x 1 1/4" Charms - some of the inserts are double sided, so you'll see two in the photo - front and back.

And here are the cards. The rules for this swap were simple. As in simpler cards - using ONES -

ONE Stamp set (or a second one for the sentiment)
ONE Color family of cardstock and markers (plus a neutral)
ONE Accessory
ONE Punch

See any cheaters? :) Just kidding - beautiful beautiful cards - so happy to swap with these girls! Wish my photos did them better justice!

This is a stepped up version of the simpler card - dimensionals and rhinestones take it up a notch.

I also received these beautiful cards, just a little note and postage inside. Love these girls!

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Delicate Doilies - Emboss Resist with Brayer

2011-09-02T18:46:00.000-06:00

Here's a completely different look for the Delicate Doilies stamp set from the one I shared earlier this week. I used very little accessories on this card to highlight all the layers of color and heat embossing here.

I just love this new sentiment set, Perfectly Penned - such a pretty script and heat embossing adds a great dimension to it. I used two of the new Silver Mini Brads here as well - aren't they the tiniest and cutest little brads?!

Recipe:
Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Perfectly Penned, Elements of Style
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Rose Red
Ink: VersaMark, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose
Accesories: Silver Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder, 3/4" Circle Punch, Mini Silver Brads, Brayer

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Strengh & Hope - last chance to buy this set!

2011-08-31T06:03:00.028-06:00

This is a card we made at a Stamp Camp a few months ago with the Stampin' Up! Strength & Hope set, a portion of the proceeds of this set goes to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.This stamp set in only available until August 31st, so you better get your set today!! For more details about this special stamp set and the Making a Difference program from Stampin' Up! check out this Strength & Hope video.

I did a modified Rock n Roll technique with the butterfly by inking the image in Daffodil Delight ink and then sponging on Rose Red color on the edges with a Sponge Dauber. The sponging, instead of directly applying the ink, softens the edges of color a bit. The butterfly is cut out and adhered to the main panel in the center only, to give a bit of lift to the wings.

Recipe:
Stamp: Strength & Hope
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Rose Red
Cardstock: Sweet & Sour DSP (retired), First Edition DSP, Daffodil Delight, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon (retired), Rhinestone Jewels

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Delicate Doilies - Black, White and Melon

2011-08-27T18:38:00.022-06:00

Here is a card I made using the Delicate Doilies stamp set, new in the most recent Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog. I stamped several of the doilies in StazOn Jet Black randomly on a piece of Glossy White cardstock. Then I stamped the largest doilie in Whisper White Craft ink onto the Basic Black card base. Both of the these require a bit of drying time and careful handling to avoid smudging and smearing.

I added a pop of color with the Melon Mambo mat and the Lace Ribbon Border Punch - isn't that new Lace Ribbon punch pretty?! It's a new border punch in this Idea Book & Catalog as well. A bow tie in Basic Black Satin Ribbon and a Medium Jewelery tag punch with the friends sentiment just to finish it off.

Recipe:
Stamps: Delicate Doilies
Cardstock: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Glossy White
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Whisper White
Accessories: Rhinestones, Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Medium Jewelry Punch

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Always Thankful - 2011 Holiday Mini - bushel of pears

2011-08-25T18:18:00.008-06:00

Here is another card using the soon to be release set from Stampin' Up!, Always Thankful. I used a color challenge from Stampin' Addicts - Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede. I love this bushel of pears image and just need to practice my coloring to get some highlights and shading down.

Here's a closer look at the pears in the basket here - can you see the shimmer of Crystal Effects? I added a dab of Crystal Effects to each piece of fruit and I just love the look it gives in real life!

Recipe:
Stamps: Always Thankful
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, assorted markers
Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper Texture Embossing Folder, Brads

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The Sounding Joy in Marina and Wisteria

2011-08-23T18:12:00.002-06:00

Here is another new set from Stampin' Up - The Sounding Joy - which will debut in the Holiday Mini Catalog on Sept 1st. I have done several cards with this set and just love the beautiful script! I paired it with the background stamp, En Francais, here. The JOY image is stamped in VersaMark ink and Concord Crush ink, then heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder to give it a beautiful sparkle!

Here's a closer look at the embossing, although it's hard to capture in a photograph. I used a Mojo Monday sketch challenge for this card layout. The ribbon is Very Vanilla Satin, with the tip cut and then barely melted to keep it from fraying. Also, you can see the beautiful texture of the new embossing folder, Snow Swirled, from the Holiday Mini Catalog as well.

Recipe:
Stamps: The Sounding Joy, En Francais
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush, Very Vanilla
Ink: VersaMark, Concord Crush, Marina Mist
Accessories: Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Snow Swirled Texture Embossing Folder, Circles Die, 2" Circle Punch

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Always Thankful - 2011 Holiday Mini - wheelbarrow

2011-08-21T18:11:00.003-06:00

Here's a card using a brand new set, Always Thankful, from Stampin' Up! which will debut September 1st with the new Holiday Mini Catalog. I also used a Sketch Challenge and Color Challenge from Stampin' Addicts here.

Coloring is just not my favorite and I've never gotten very good at it. I need a marker coloring class! I added several layers of marker colors to this image, then covered all the items in the wheelbarrow - pumpkins, squash, corn, flowers - with Dazzling Details. Dazzling Details is a sparkly accent that will be available in the new Holiday Mini Catalog as well - and I love it!

Here's a closer look at the Dazzling Details. It give a little dimension and translucent sparkle to whatever you cover. I added some dabs directly from the bottle and then spread it around the colored image with the rounded tip.

Recipe:
Stamps: Always Thankful
Cardstock: Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Soft Suede
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, assorted markers
Accessories: Tulip Border Texture Embossing Folder, Dazzling Details, Buttons, Decorative Label Punch

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SCRAP51 Theme - GO BIG - Scrapbook Page

2011-08-13T17:58:00.000-06:00

Here's another Scrapbook page for the Stampin' Addicts Theme Challenge 51 - GO BIG OR GO HOME - to scrap a page using a single large photo or with a smaller photo as an accessory. I hope you create some pages this week, too - be sure to let me know!

This is an 8x10 photo of my daughter that I cropped to 8x8. I added a smaller photo of her as a tag accessory with the event and date 'clipped' on. The title is all from my Big Shot and I added some texture to the larger letters with VersaMark stamping and highlights with a Signo White Gel Pen.

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Scrapbook Page - Water Wars - SCRAP46 Theme Challenge

2011-07-09T05:19:00.047-06:00

I've been playing with some new toys! Have you seen the new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog yet? In a word - Gorgeous! I ordered a few new products and have been playing with them this week - and my list of new items for my next order is LOONNNGG! :) This scrapbook page is for my Stampin' Addicts July Scrapbook Theme Challenge 46 - SOMETHING NEW! That means play with some new products on your page - whether it's something from your stash you haven't yet used, or a new product you've been eying or even a new to you technique - challenge yourself!

Finish your page, include some journaling and then upload a photo of it to your blog, an online gallery or the Stampin' Addicts gallery and link it up - we want to see your creations!

Here's a closer look at a few of the new items on my page. The Designer Printed Brads (in Wisteria Wonder here and Lucky Limeade above) - love!

Scalloped Dots Ribbon (this is in Melon Mambo here) - love love!

Some other new items I used on this page - Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper, Delicate Doilies Stamp Set, Spencerian Alphabet Upper.

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Delicate Doilies with Mambo

2011-07-05T08:28:00.001-06:00

The 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog is here and I can't wait to share some of my favorite new products! I love the new products and the new In Colors and all the fun, creative new ideas showcased in this book! What are your favorite new stamp sets? How about the new In Colors?

Here is one of the first cards I stamped with the new Delicate Doilies stamp set. I used Concord Crush with Melon Mambo and Daffodil Delight and Confetti cardstock, instead of Whisper White. After everything was stamped, I sprayed the main image with Shimmer Paint for a little sparkle.

This card is one that we'll be making at my July Stamp Camp - we'll also be using some other new products and there will be snack food and balloons and chances for discounts - you don't want to miss the July Stamp Camp and you can pick up your copy of the new Idea Book & Catalog as well. Check my Events Calendar for details and to RSVP.

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Scrapbook Page - JUKEBOX - SCRAP42 Theme Challenge

2011-06-14T14:00:00.023-06:00

Time for the Stampin' Addicts Scrapbook Theme Challenge 42 - JUKEBOX - use a song title or song lyrics on your scrapbook page. I used lyrics from the song "Firework" by Katy Perry.

lyrics that I included on the page are :

Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
[snip]
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds

Here is a closer look at the Music Wheel and the sparkle on the star elements - I used Shimmer Paint mixed with Rubbing Alcohol in a spray bottle for that sparkle. The title letters and the scallop border is also sprayed with the Shimmer Paint Spray for more sparkle. My favorite product for adding title letters like this - Multi Purpose Adhesive Sheets for the Big Shot.

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Scrapbook Page - SPRING - SCRAP38 Theme

2011-05-14T05:30:00.002-06:00

Scrapbooking with the beautiful new Strength and Hope stamp set from Stampin' Up! led me to some spring pages. This page is for the Stampin' Addicts Scrapbook Theme Challenge this week - SPRING has Sprung! SCRAP38 Theme Challenge. If you're looking for some great scrapbook challenges be sure to check out the weekly Sketch, Product, Theme Scrapbook Challenges that just started over there. I'll be hosting the Scrapbook Theme Challenges, at least for a few months, and I'd love to see your pages, too! Just upload them to your blog, online gallery or the Stampin' Addicts gallery (which is free) and then post a link to the Challenge Thread so we can see!

For this page I use a Pretty In Pink base and stamped the wildflowers from Just Believe stamp set in VersaMark ink across the bottom. I also stamped the wildflowers on the Baja Breeze cardstock for the title pieces, which are run through my Big Shot with the Serif Essentials Bigz Dies and then the Polka Dot Textured Impressions Folder.

The ruffled ribbon is Baja Breeze Seam Binding, with a middle thread pulled to ruche and then wrapped around the Scallop Border edged So Saffron. The butterflies from Strength and Hope stamp set are stamped in So Saffron, Peach Parfait, Baja Breeze and Regal Rose with a Rhinestone Jewel for each.

I have lots of scrapbooking to catch up on and sometimes I find I really enjoy playing with pictures from 10 or more years ago. I get nostalgic for when my babies were babies and I find that my journaling comes easier and more heartfelt - less stilted and fact based. Although, what do you see missing from this page??! yep - the journaling!

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Scrapbook Pages - Slugger Antics

2011-04-29T05:59:00.006-06:00

May is National Scrapbooking Month and if you haven't been scrapbooking, now is a great time to start! Stampin' Up! is offering 30% off select scrapbooking stamp sets and Digital Scrapbooking for the month of May. Here's a National Scrapbooking Month flyer with the details. This includes the Digital + Starter Kit, a $320 value, for only $122! (See below for kit contents.)

Scrapbooking is one of my favorite ways to use my stamps because my family enjoys the pages and memories captured. These two pages use the Celebrations Designer Series Paper and background stamp images from Extreme Elements stamp set. I also used my Big Shot to die cut the title pieces for both pages with Timeless Type Jr Sizzlits and Naturally Serif Decorator Strip.
I like this double page spread (dps) with the serious 'I'm a baseball player' side on the left and the distracted 'I'm a six-year old' side on the right. Thus the titles Slugger and Antics depicting both elements of his baseball playing season.

Digital+ Starter Kit Contents:

My Digital Studio software suite
Two stamp sets (Party Hearty, Petal Pizzazz)
Whisper White card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
Earth Elements assorted card stock (8-1/2" x 11")
Four Classic Stampin' Pads (Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise)
Four Stampin' Write markers (Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red)
Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon
Real Red 1" double-stitched grosgrain ribbon
Button Latte Designer buttons
Stampin' Dimensionals
Mini Glue Dots
SNAIL Adhesive
Business supplies (product catalogs, order forms, training DVD and other supplies)

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Pop-up Card - Birthday Bakery

2011-04-27T09:06:00.000-06:00

How about a Pop-Up card with the Hostess Level I set from Stampin' Up! Birthday Bakery? This is a card we made several months ago at a Fun Folds Technique Class. There are several ways to make pop-up cards, and this is one of the easiest.

We stamped the cake line-up a few times across the strip of Whisper White and then colored them with a variety of Markers. The sentiment here is from a retired Hostess set, punched with the Wide Oval Punch and tucked behind the Elegant Eggplant mat.

The inside of this card has three pop-up elements, which fold flat, but stand up when opened. The center cupcake piece is die cut with the Big Bold Cupcake Sizzlets die for the Big Shot.

To create the pop-up element for this card, cut a liner 1/8 shorter and 1/4 narrower than your full card - in this case 5 3/8 x 4 is the size of the liner. Fold it in half and then make two snips into the fold line to create one or more pop-up pieces. We didn't measure these, but cut a wider element in the middle and then two smaller ones on each side. Fold these in the opposite direction of the liner and then adhere the liner to the card base - no adhesive on the backs of the pop-up element. Finally, attach your stamped or Big Shot pieces to the front of each. Here's a side view:

Recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Bakery

Cardstock: Peach Parfait, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, So Saffron

Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Assorted Markers, Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Big Bold Cupcake Sizzlet, Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 Circle Punches

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Spotlight Technique Card - Elements of Style

2011-03-23T05:57:00.000-06:00

This is one of the cards we made at March Technique Club showcasing a Spotlighting Technique. I used Elements of Style stamp set from Stampin' Up! for this technique and we colored a few squares of roses to 'spotlight'. The En Francais stamp set has been getting a lot of use lately, too - it always adds such a beautiful, elegant touch to the backgrounds. I also love the addition of the Glitter Brads from the Occasions Mini Catalog here!

Here's a closer look at the lift on the spotlight pieces. We also added a touch of Frost White Shimmer Paint over our colored pieces to give it a bit of shine and shimmer, but I know you can't see that in this photo. The first spotlighted square is matted and then adhered directly onto the stamped image. The second spotlighted square is punched at a bit of a twisted angle to the first and then matted and popped up over the image with Stampin' Dimensionals.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Elements of Style, En Francais

Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Basic Black

Ink: StazOne Jet Back, Markers

Accessories: 1 1/4 and 1 3/8" Square Punches, Black Striped Ribbon, Glitter Brads

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Flower Punch - Sale-A-Bration Bliss

2011-03-11T06:52:00.000-07:00

This card is a variation of one we made at my February workshops. The Bliss stamp set is one of your FREE Sale-A-Bration exclusive stamp sets you can choose with every $50 purchase or with a $300 workshop. I made this card in a variety of colors from Tempting Turquoise to Daffodil Delight to Pretty in Pink.

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Catalog Case - Hi Embosslit

2011-03-07T05:30:00.001-07:00

This is such a quick and easy card - I cased it straight out of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalog. I love our catalog which is more Idea Book than Catalog some days! It's filled with beautiful samples and gorgeous inspiration and some days I just like to flip it open and copy a card right out of the pages. And this card couldn't have been any easier.

I used Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait from the In Color line and added Crumb Cake and So Saffron. I ran both the So Saffron and the Peach Parfait through the Big Shot with my Hi Embosslit. Then punched out the HI sentiment with a 1" Circle Punch and layered it over the Peach Parfait piece. The stamps are from Just Believe and Elements of Style stamp sets. And the buttons are tied off with 'faux string' - very fine strips of So Saffron cardstock.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Just Believe, Elements of Style

Cardstock: Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, So Saffron, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink: Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Accessories: Hi Embosslit, Spiral Edge Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Buttons

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Shimmer Paint Techniques - Faux Mother of Pearl

2011-03-04T05:30:00.000-07:00

I have loved stamping with Shimmer Paint since Stampin' Up! first offered it two years ago. My favorite way to use it is the Shimmer Paint Spray, but I love using it in so many different ways and I hope you've gotten some inspiration this past week with a few Shimmer Paint techniques. Someone shared the following technique and I have had a lot of fun creating different cards with it and using different colors of ink to finish it. Certainly your interpretation of Mother of Pearl will be different than mine and I hope you play with this Faux Mother of Pearl technique to find the right color combination for yours!

First stamp your image and color it or add whatever detail you'd like. For this card, I used the roses image from Elements of Style stamp set stamped in StazOn Jet Black ink and colored with a variety of Stampin' Markers. Then use a wedge of Sponge, or crumpled up Saran Wrap (both have great blotchy texture) to add a bit of Shimmer Paint over your image. Add as much or as little Shimmer Paint as you'd like, but keep it uneven and splotchy. Set it aside to dry for a few minutes and when it's no longer tacky to your touch, add some color over the top with a Sponge Dauber or with a Brayer. Finally, use a tissue to wipe over the stamped, shimmered and inked image to wipe the extra ink off the Shimmer Paint areas.

For this card, I added Early Espresso ink with a Sponge Dauber. The Early Espresso gives it a nice dark, aged look. If it's too dark for your liking, try a softer color, such as Soft Suede or Crumb Cake. At Technique Club this month, a few of my stampers chose to leave off the added color step, leaving their image whiter and crisper looking, but still with that Mother of Pearl look to them - so beautiful!

Recipe:

Stamps: Elements of Style, Occasional Quotes

Cardstock: Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, Very Vanilla

Ink: Concord Crush, Frost White Shimmer Paint

Accessories: Vintage Wallpaper Texture Impressions Folder, Oval Die, Modern Label Punch, Basic Jewels Pearls

Here is another example of the Mother of Pearl Technique, using Pretty in Pink ink applied with a Brayer to give a little different look to it. I stamped the line of trees image from that classic Stampin' Up! stamp set Lovely As A Tree. Then I added Frost White Shimmer Paint with crumpled up Saran Wrap and let it dry. Finally, I used my Brayer to add a layer of Pretty in Pink ink over the top. This is really a resist technique, using Shimmer Paint, instead of VersaMark or Embossing Powder, but it gives such a unique look!

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Recipe:

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Lovely As A Tree

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Frost White Shimmer Paint

Accessories: Jewelery Tag Punch, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

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Shimmer Paint Techniques - Direct to Rubber and Crayons

2011-03-02T05:30:00.002-07:00

Here are the other two cards I featured in the Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop - Techniques. I used Shimmer Paint in a variety of ways to create my projects and I want to share a few more details of the cards I created. For these cards, I used Direct to Rubber techniques. Then I have another technique using Shimmer Paint to share with you on Friday with two new cards!

I applied Frost White Shimmer Paint directly to the rubber of the cone flower and grass images from Inspired by Nature stamp set. Each time you use the Shimmer Paint, you should shake the bottle. Then I use a Sponge Dauber to pull a dab of the ink from the inside of the lid and tap, tap, tap it onto the rubber of the stamp to get nice consistent coverage. Then stamp it onto your cardstock - dark cardstock, such as the Basic Black that I used on this card works great to give a good contrast for the Frost White and the Platinum Shimmer Paint. The Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint is a bit more translucent and doesn't give as much contrast for this particular technique. You can also add Reinker to the Frost White Shimmer Paint to create your own color of Shimmer Paint to use with the Direct to Rubber technique.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Inspired by Nature, Occasional Quotes

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver

Ink: Frost White Shimmer Paint

Accessories: Basic Black Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 Circle punches

Here is the final card I shared during the Blog Hop, using Frost White Shimmer Paint and Watercolor Wonder Crayons with Two Step Stamping. Again, this is a Direct to Rubber technique where I applied both the WW Crayons and the Shimmer Paint to the rubber image and then stamped.

I used the Regals collection of Watercolor Wonder Crayons and scribbled the color onto the solid flower, butterfly and leaf images from Awash with Flowers stamp set. Then I added a light layer of Frost White Shimmer Paint using my Sponge Dauber and stamped this onto the Whisper White cardstock. For the detail line image for the outside of the flowers, butterflies and leaves, I stamped in the corresponding Classic Ink pad. I also added Shimmer Paint to the Night of Navy Classic Ink on the Happy Birthday sentiment from Afterthoughts stamp set, a Level I Hostess Set.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Awash with Flowers, Afterthoughts, Occasional Quotes

Cardstock: More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Whisper White

Ink: Regals Collection Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Regals Collection Classic Ink, Frost White Shimmer Paint, More Mustard Marker

Accessories: Circles #2 Die, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, Spritzer Tool

Don't forget to check back on Friday to see another technique using Shimmer Paint and two new cards!

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Shimmer Paint Techniques - Sponge, Blender Pens, Spray

2011-02-28T05:30:00.006-07:00

This past weekend I participated in the Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop - Techniques with 19 other Stampin' Up! demonstrators featuring different techniques. If you missed it, be sure to check my Blog Hop post and make your way through to check out all the techniques shared and the creativity - I know you'll be inspired! Here's a closer look at the Cupcake Birthday Card and the Birthday #2 Box I shared, using different techniques with Frost White Shimmer Paint.

For this card I created a cupcake with the Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlet for the Big Shot. I ran the base piece through my Crimper to give it the distinctive ridges of a cupcake wrapper and I ran the top piece through the Polka Dot Texture Impressions Folder to give it a great cupcake sprinkles texture. Then I added Frost White Shimmer Paint to both pieces, using a wedge of a Sponge to drag over the crimped ridges and all over the cupcake top. I also add a touch of Shimmer Paint to the candle flames.

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For the inside of the card I used some Stampin' Markers to add color to a single cupcake from Birthday Bakery line-up and then added some sparkle and shine to it with Frost White Shimmer Paint. I used a Blender Pen to pick up the Shimmer Paint and apply it over the colored areas on the image and I just loved the **shimmer** it added!

Recipe:

Stamps: Curly Cute, Birthday Bakery

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Roes Red, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, StazOn Jet Black, variety of Markers, Frost White Shimmer Paint

Accessories: Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlet, Polka Dot Texture Impression Folder, Elegant Lines Texture Impression Folder, Mat Pack and Paper Piercer, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 Circle

I also featured this Birthday Box with the Fun Flower on top sprayed with Shimmer Paint Spray, which coordinates with the Birthday Cupcake card. This box could not be any easier to pull together - so perfect for a last minute hurry-up gift wrapping! I used the Box #2 Die for the Big Shot to die cut the box from Tempting Turquoise cardstock. Then I ran it through the Big Shot again with the Polka Dot Texture Impressions Folder. Finally I assembled it with a single short strip of Sticky Strip - the super strong 1/4" 'red line' adhesive from Stampin' Up! I just love this die cut! I wrapped a piece of Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon and tied it in a bow. Finally, I die cut the Fun Flower from Rose Red Cardstock, adhered it together and gave it several spritzes of Shimmer Paint Spray. The Daffodil Delight button in the flower center is from the Brights Buttons collection and that subtle sparkle from the Shimmer Paint Spray just finishes this little pretty up, I think!

To make your own Shimmer Paint Spray, you'll need to find a small, fine-mist spray bottle. Add some Rubbing Alcohol and a few drops of Shimmer Paint - any of the colors work well - shake and spray! It's such a quick and easy way to add instant glitz to your 3D and card projects!

Recipe:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Tags

Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, Whisper White

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Frost White Shimmer Paint Spray

Accessories: Box #2 Die, Polka Dot Texture Impressions Folder, Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon, Brights Buttons, Oval Punch

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Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop - Techniques

2011-02-25T05:00:00.038-07:00

Thank you for stopping by for the Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop - Techniques! If you arrived here from Tanya's Tinkerin' Ink blog, I know you loved her Faux Letterpress projects! If this is your first stop - no worries, you can continue all the way around the blog hop in a big circle by clicking the links at the end of each posting. I also have a listing of all the blogs at the bottom of this post. My Technique is using Shimmer Paint - an acid-free Pigment Ink. There are three different Shimmer Paint colors offered by Stampin' Up! - Frost White, Champagne and Platinum - my projects all feature Frost White Shimmer Paint, but in different applications.

My first Birthday card features Frost White Shimmer Paint on the outside AND the inside. After I die cut this cupcake with the Big Bold Cupcake Sizzlets for the Big Shot, I ran the base through the Crimper and the top through the Big Shot again in the Polka Dots Texture Folder. Then I swiped all the pieces with some Frost White Shimmer Paint and set it aside to dry. The candle flames also have a bit of Shimmer Paint.

Yesterday on my blog, I posted a close-up photo where you can see a bit of the shine and sparkle from the Shimmer Paint coating. It's so hard to capture in a photo, but I just love the look of it in person. To see the inside of this card with coloring using a Blender Pen and Shimmer Paint, check my blog post next week when I'll share the inside of this card and more details on how I used the Shimmer Paint.

This card uses Frost White Shimmer Paint added Direct to Rubber on the stamps from Inspired by Nature, using a Sponge Dauber and picking up the paint from the inside of the lid. The Shimmer Paint bottles have a little shaker ball in them and you should shake the bottle each time before you use the Shimmer Paint. The Platinum and Frost White Shimmer Paints are more opaque than the Champagne Shimmer Paint and give a great contrast and sparkle on dark cardstocks.

Again, I'll have a few more details and close-up photos and a photo of the inside of my cards next week. I'll also share some tips and tricks next week on using the different Shimmer Paints and a few more projects and techniques, too.

One of my favorite ways to use Shimmer Paint is to put a few drops of it into a fine mist spray bottle with Rubbing Alcohol to create a Shimmer Paint Spray that I spray on my cards or projects - it gives instant shine and is the perfect finish to every card and 3D project - be careful, you'll be addicted to using Shimmer Paint Spray on everything you stamp!

This is the #2 Box for the Big Shot. I added texture with the Polka Dot Texture Folder and then wrapped it with a Daffodil Delight Satin Ribbon Bow and a Bigz Fun Flower from the Occasions Mini, on the top. The Fun Flower is spritzed with Shimmer Paint Spray and it has a gorgeous sparkle - hopefully you can get a glimpse of it on a few of the petals. I'll have more details in my blog post next week as well.

Finally, this card features WaterColor Wonder Crayons and Frost White Shimmer Paint with the Awash with Flowers stamp set. These are both applied Direct to Rubber The Shimmer Paint moistens the Crayon color and you have Shimmer Color! I stamped the outline images in the corresponding Classic Ink.

The Happy Birthday sentiment is also stamped with Crayons and Shimmer Paint to match. Yesterday on my blog I posted a close-up photo to try to capture a bit of the texture and shimmer. Can you see that subtle shimmer and shine from the Shimmer Paint layered over the colors from the WaterColor Wonder Crayons?

I wish I could share these projects with you in person! You just have to try Shimmer Paint and a few of these techniques for yourself so you can see the beautiful shimmer effect you can easily add to your stamped projects. And be sure to come back next week to see a few more details of these cards as well as some other new cards and even more ways to use Shimmer Paint - with Blender Pens and a Mother Of Pearl technique and Saran Wrap - oh my! But right now it's time to continue on the Birthday Blog Hop - head on over to Chipper's 3 Scrappin' Chicks blog for some gorgeous Brayered Sky projects!

Stampin' Addicts Second Annual Birthday Blog Hop - Techniques!

1) Yapha -- Shaving Cream -- Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha
2) Holly P (HollyLogic) -- punch art -- InkPaperStamps
3) Cindy (CindyE) -- watercolor -- ~~Heart's Delight Cards~~
4) Carmen -- inlaid embossing -- Stamping Addiction
5) Krystal (skdeleeuw) -- spotlighting -- Krystal's Cards and More
6) Sara (lilyinkpad) -- chalkboard -- Lily's Ink Pad
7) Betty (kittystamp) -- watercolor crayons -- Kitty Stamp
8) Kim (s1itcher46) -- Faux flocking -- Stitchin n Stampin' on Paper
9) Sarah (willsygirl) -- Paper Piecing -- Sarahs Ink Spot
10) Twila (tjdstamps) -- Collage stamping -- Stamp A Little Longer
11) Debra (WebDeb) -- Polished Stone -- Heartfelt Inkspiration
12) Jennifer (jentimko) -- Clear Block Stamping -- Stampin' on the Fly | My adventures in stamping
13) Rhonda (rhondag) -- Baby Wipe Ink Pad -- The Stampin' Bunny
14) Tanya (tanya27) -- Reverse Faux Letterpress -- Tinkerin In Ink with Tanya
15) Mary (MaryR) -- Shimmer Paint -- {scrap and stamp with mary}
16) Ellen (Chipper) -- brayered sky -- 3 Scrappin' Chicks
17) Adriana (escape2stamp) -- faux leather -- Escape2stamp with Adriana Benitez
18) Kandi (kandicejo) -- ribbon techniques -- My Sweet Stampin Spot
19) Cheryl (lovetostampandscrap) -- Dazzling Diamond Dust -- Love to Stamp & Scrap
20) Holly K (catrules) -- smooch spritz -- Rubber Redneck

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Birthday Blog Hop - Sneak Peeks!

2011-02-24T05:55:00.001-07:00

Don't forget on Friday the Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop starts - you can begin here at my blog and go in a circle to all the blogs via links at the bottom of each post - we're all sharing cards and birthday projects featuring a wide variety of techniques. There are some other Birthday Festivities going on at Stampin' Addicts, so be sure to check them out! My projects will all feature Shimmer Paint from Stampin' Up! Here are some close-up Sneak Peeks of a few of my projects. Can you see the shine from the Shimmer Paint on this card with the Awash with Flowers stamp set? Can you guess how I used it on this card?

And how about this cupcake from the Big Bold Cupcakes Sizzlet for the Big Shot? There is a lot of shimmer and shine on it, from the glinted liner to the sparkling frosting and candle flames. Be sure to come back here on Friday and see all the projects! You're sure to find some new techniques or a twist on an old technique and lots of inspiration and creativity!

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Happy Birthday Stampin' Addicts!

2011-02-22T05:34:00.005-07:00

When a friend or loved one has a birthday, you send 'em a card, right? But what if the celebrant is your favorite website just for Stampin' Up! fans all over the stampin' universe? You make 'em a card and send it into cyber-space, of course! Today, Stampin' Addicts officially turns two! To kick off a week of festivities, we're hosting a Virtual Card Shower and then at the end of the week a Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop - Techniques - where each blog will feature a different technique. So be sure to check out the Birthday festivities, the forum and especially the gallery at Stampin' Addicts and then go for a blog hop this weekend for great tips, techniques and birthday inspiration!

This Butterfly Birthday Tag is attached to a Treat Basket and they are just two of the items we'll be making at my upcoming Birthday Bash class on Friday. And take a closer look at this sweet Butterfly Gift Tag. It's sparkling with Shimmer Paint Spray. Can you see the shimmer and shine? It's so hard to capture in a photo, but so lovely in person!

I love using Shimmer Paint on my stampin' project for an added sparkle and shine. The Shimmer Paint Spray is just one of the many ways you can use this fun product from Stampin' Up! On Friday, I'll share a few more Shimmer Paint projects in the Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop - Techniques! This is our second annual Birthday Blog Hop! The Birthday Blog Hop will run from noon EST on Friday, February 25th to midnight Sunday, February 27th. Hope to see you there! - here! :)

Stampin' Addicts is a public online site for Stampin' Up fans around the world. There's no charge to join, they have daily stampin' challenges and the gallery currently has over 23,000 projects--it's easy to find inspiration, since it's organized by stamp set. If you swing through, give me a shout-out - my screen name is MaryR :)

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BOLO - Technique Blog Hop and a video from Shelli

2011-02-18T06:14:00.019-07:00

Next Friday I'll be part of the Stampin' Addicts Birthday Blog Hop - this is a technique blog hop with 25 techniques featured! If you've followed my blog for long, you know I love techniques and I can't wait to see the great ideas from this incredible group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators! The technique that I'll be sharing ideas for is Shimmer Paint! Yay - gotta love that sparkle from a good dose of Shimmer Paint - hopefully you'll be inspired.

Also, I wanted to share this gorgeous video of creativity and inspiration from Shelli Gardner, one of the co-founders of Stampin' Up! You'll LOVE the beautiful ideas and studio!

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Clearly for You - in Burgundy

2011-02-16T06:30:00.000-07:00

Here are two cards using the Clearly For You stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog. This stamp set has a wide variety of images in a smaller size designed to coordinated with the Beveled Window Panes and the Simply Adorned line of Charms. However, it is also well suited to stand alone on cards and scrapbook pages, too. I used the same elements for both these cards, and only changed the image and the orientation of the card.

Here's a close-up of the egret image. I stamped the image in Basic Black Craft Ink and then heat embossed it with Black Embossing Powder onto River Rock cardstock. Then I added just a touch of white with my Signo White Gel Pen and softened it with just a smudge from a tissue. This helps the egret portion of the image stand out a little from all the rest of the tiny details.

For this card I used the three birds on a branch image and also heat embossed it onto River Rock cardstock with Basic Black Craft Ink and Black Embossing Powder. I overstamped this with River Rock ink and the Sanded background stamp.

For the background piece of River Rock cardstock, I stamped some of the other images from Clearly For You in River Rock ink and stamped the Sanded background stamp over all. This is embossed in the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and then flattened by running it through the Big Shot again on the outside of the folder. I also embossed and flattened the Basic Black piece and punched it with the Decorative Label Punch as a mat for the main bird image.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Clearly For You, Sanded , En Francais

Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, River Rock, Baja Breeze, Basic Black

Ink: Basic Black Craft, River Rock, Baja Breeze

Accessories: Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Medium Jewelery Punch, Vintage Wallpaper Texture Embossing Folder, Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Brads

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Happy Valentine's Day - Charm Inserts

2011-02-14T06:00:00.001-07:00

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you're spending today with someone sweet and enjoying lots of sweets! Here are some sweet inserts I made for my Simply Adorned charms using the Love Patterns DSP and the Filled with Love stamp set from Stampin' Up! Remember today is the very last day to order the Love Patterns DSP, you can click on Shop Now below and order your package. Add a few more items to your cart and you could also choose a Free Stamp Set from Sale-A-Bration! You'll see several cards and ideas on my blog over the next several weeks using Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. That's because there are SO many to choose from, including some Sale-A-Bration exclusive items.

Some of the stampers at my Charm School class last week made this Valentine's insert for their charm. It's so quick and easy to create unique inserts - and lots of fun! All of these pieces came together from scraps on my cutting table after creating several Valentine Cards. The tiny hearts are punched from Real Red cardstock using the Owl Punch. These are the perfect size for the Simply Adorned Charms.

Recipe:

Stamps: Filled with Love

Cardstock: Love Patterns DSP, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Small Heart Punch, Owl Punch, Dazzling Diamonds, Trinket Keys, Chantilly Lace, Basic Jewels Rhinestone

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Technique Card - Define Your Life

2011-02-11T06:30:00.002-07:00

Here is a card we made at January Technique Club using Crystal Effects and Dazzling Diamonds from Stampin' Up! to create sparkling icicles. Can you see the icicles dangling below the perfect definition sentiment? The definitions sentiment is from the stamp set Define Your Life and on the inside is a 'Thank You' sentiment from Thank You Kindly stamp set which you can earn FREE during Sale-A-Bration!

Crystal Effects is such a fun product and there are SO many ways to use it. We're trying just a few each month at Technique Club because it does take time to dry and can get a little messy. We'll play with Crystal Effects a little this month, too and it's going to get really messy! :) I always tell my stampers that they'll know they've been stamping at my house when they leave with glitter on their faces and fingers stained with ink!

The Love Patterns Designer Series Paper is a Valentine's themed paper with sheets of Real Red and Pretty in Pink patterns of Brocade, Stripes, Print and Polka Dots. This beautiful package of DSP is only available until February 14th, so be sure to order your package of it today!

Item	Description	Price
124156	Love Patterns Designer Series Paper Pack12 sheets total: three 12" x 12" sheets of two double-sided designs in Real Red and Pretty in Pink	$9.95

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Recipe:

Stamps: Define Your Life, Thank You Kindly, Serene Snowflakes

Ink: Real Red

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Love Patterns DSP, Whisper White, Real Red
Accessories: Northern Frost Decorative Strip (Big Shot), Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Basic Jewels Rhinestone

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Owl punch - January Workshop cards

2011-02-03T05:30:00.000-07:00

Here is another of the cards we made at my January workshops - this card features the completely adorable Owl Punch from Stampin' Up! as well as a bit of the Ice Cream Parlor accessories, which are one of the Sale-A-Bration exclusive products. This 'thank you' sentiment is from the stamp set Thank You Kindly, which is one of the many stamp sets you can choose for your FREE Sale-A-Bration item as well. (Remember, you can choose a FREE Sale-A-Bration item for every $50 purchase and also as a Hostess you can earn free SAB items.)

This Owl can be dressed up or down and so many changes to patterns, embossing, colors and little accessories make such a change in his appearance. I also used the Polka Dots Texture Embossing Folder for the Big Shot on the Rose Red card base. This Polka Dots folder is one of the most versatile texture folders from Stampin' Up!

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Recipe:

Stamps: Thank You Kindly

Cardstock: Rose Red, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Ice Cream Parlor DSP

Ink: Rose Red

Accessories: Owl Punch, Polka Dot Texture Folder for the Big Shot, Ice Cream Parlor Buttons

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Sale-A-Bration! Means FREE stuff for you!

2011-02-01T16:45:00.008-07:00

There's no better time to order your Stampin' Up! wish list items, host a workshop or join the Stampin' Up! family than right now! Sale-A-Bration started on January 25th and runs through March 31st. During this annual promotion, you earn exclusive SAB items (or choose from stamp sets priced $14.95 or less in the Idea Book & Catalog) for every $50 purchase and for every $300 in workshop sales. If you join Stampin' Up! right now, you receive the Starter Kit at 15% off AND receive a Bonus Bundle of product valued up to $50! AND you pay NO shipping on your Starter Kit and Bonus Bundle AND you can customize both to the stamp sets and color packages that you choose!

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Emerging Color Technique - Extreme Elements

2011-01-25T09:42:00.004-07:00

Here is a card I stamped for a Birthday swap hosted by a demonstrator friend of mine. I used the Stampin' Up! set Extreme Elements as well as the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Hostess Level I stamp set Afterthoughts. I also used the ribbon from a FREE Sale-A-Bration item - the Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon. This was a fun card to create and I think the technique is called Emerging Color. It is a variation, or stepped-up version, of Emboss Resist. We'll be making this card at my February Technique Club event.

Trina also overlooked my 'mistake' and helped me out - this particular swap asked for full cards and envelopes - but I forgot the envelopes. She provided the envelopes for me, stamped them to coordinate and I so much appreciate her! Here's a closer look at the Emerging Color Technique.

To create this card, I first stamped a few of the smaller images from the Extreme Elements stamp set in a variety of colors. I stamped the stars in Daffodil Delight, the flourish in Melon Mambo and the dotted image in Tempting Turquoise - all randomly on the piece of Whisper White cardstock. Then I wiped it with my Embossing Buddy and stamped the large splotchy image from Extreme Elements over these in VersaMark ink. I heat embossed this with Clear Embossing Powder. The Embossing Buddy keeps the Embossing Powder on the VersaMark image only, with no stray powder sticking to my colored stamped images. Finally I used my Brayer to roll on a layer of Pumpkin Pie ink, well saturated, over the entire cardstock piece. I wiped the heat embossed area with a tissue to remove the ink from the embossed area, revealed the stamped background.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Grunge Rock, Afterthoughts

Ink: VersaMark, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise

Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Accessories: Polka Dot Texture Folder, Circles #2 Die for the Big shot, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, Ice Cream Parlor Ribbon (SAB)

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Crystal Effects - Clearly for You

2011-01-20T06:44:00.038-07:00

Here is a pretty card I made using the Clearly for You stamp set - one of the new sets from the Occasions Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up! I used my markers to ink up this raspberry image and then I used a bit of Crystal Effects on the berries to give them a beautiful shine that has a bit of raised texture to it as well.

Here's a closer look at the Crystal Effects on the raspberries - CE is just one of my favorite products to add a touch of shine and simmer. There are some fun techniques using CE, too - we'll be using a few of them at my Technique Club in January and in February. The only drawback using CE is that you have to give yourself time to let it dry - usually about 20 minutes, sometimes longer, depending on how thick you have it.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Clearly for You

Cardstock: Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Cherry Cobbler Marker, Old Olive Marker, Night of Navy

Accessories: Crystal Effects, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Night of Navy Taffeta Ribbon

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Suspension Card - Northern Frost

2011-01-17T08:57:00.000-07:00

This Suspension Card is a pretty simple card to make, but so much fun because of the movement, I think. We made this at my December Technique Club along with some other 'moving' cards. I used the Polka Dot Textured Embossing Folder and some of the smaller snowflakes from the Northern Frost Strip, both for the Big Shot.

Here's a closer look at the spinning snowflake on this card. We just added a touch of Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the snowflakes and a bow of White narrow Taffeta Ribbon to the front with a sentiment on the inside to finish these.

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Recipe:
Stamps: Afterthoughts
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Whisper White
Ink: Marina Mist
Accessories: Northern Frost Strip, Polka Dot Texture Folder, Whisper 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon, White Embroidery Floss, Dazzling Diamonds Ultra Fine Glitter

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Valentine Candy Wrapper - You're a Gem

2011-01-14T05:12:00.000-07:00

Here is another little Valentine cutie - I used the You're a Gem stamp set from the new Occasions Mini catalog and the Patterns Love Designer Series Paper with the Candy Wrapper die for the Big Shot. The Patterns Love paper is an exclusive DSP for the Filled with Love Bundle and will only be offered until January 24th, so be sure to order yours! This bundle includes the Filled with Love stamp set, the Patterns Love DSP and a free package of clear Itty Bitty Buttons.

What do you want in your Valentine treat? Chocolate? Jewelry?

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January Workshop Card - Clearly for You

2011-01-12T05:05:00.001-07:00

This is one of the cards that my customers will stamp at my January workshops. It uses one of the stamps from the new Clearly for You stamp set in the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog. This stamp set has a wide variety of images and a few sentiments and although the AMOUR sentiment could be used year-round, I really like it on this Valentine card.

This is the best time of year to hold a workshop with the annual Stampin' Up! promotion Sale-A-Bration where you earn a FREE SAB stamp set or product with every $300 in workshop sales. Customers earn a FREE SAB stamp set or product with every $50 purchase as well. Call or e-mail me today to set up your workshop and have some fun stampin' with your friends - let me do all the work! We can even hold it at my house if that is easier for you.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Clearly for You

Ink: Regal Rose

Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Basic Jewels Pearls, Polka Dot Texture Impressions Folder, Designer Label Punch, Large Oval Punch

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Filled with Love - Vintage

2011-01-10T05:46:00.003-07:00

I have been having fun with my new Filled with Love bundle from Stampin' Up! For this card I wanted to go in a more vintage style than my usual. I used Crumb Cake and Bashful Blue with the Patterns Love Designer Series Paper with a Pink Pirouette card base and Very Vanilla as my neutral.

The hearts are stamped in Crumb Cake onto the Crumb Cake cardstock and then I used the Full Heart Punch to punch them out. I stamped the LOVE sentiment in Real Red onto the strip of Very Vanilla and then I overstamped that with Crumb Cake ink on the Sanded background. The Sanded background is stamped onto the Bashful Blue strip as well, before I ran it through the Big Shot with the Polka Dots Texture Impressions Folder. For the Itty Bitty Buttons, which are FREE when you order the stamp set and DSP, I stamped the heart image in Early Espresso ink onto Crumb Cake and then punched the button shape out with the corresponding Itty Bitty Punch. The 4 hearts in a circle image is stamped in Real Red ink onto Crumb Cake and then punched out with the 3/4" Circle Punch and adhered with Stampin' Dimensionals. I punched the bottom of the Bashful Blue strip with the Scallop Trim Border Punch - do you see a pattern here? I just love how our punches coordinate with our stamp sets!

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Recipe:

Stamps: Filled with Love

Cardstock: Pattern Love DSP, Pink Pirouette, Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla

Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Real Red

Accessories: Itty Bitty Buttons, Polka Dots Texture Impressions Folder, Bashful Blue Satin Ribbon, 3/4" Circle Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Full Heart Punch, Itty Bitty Punch

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Burgundy Queen for a day - You're a Gem

2011-01-07T05:30:00.006-07:00

I hope you enjoyed all the ideas and projects featured last weekend at the Stampin' Addicts Occasions Mini Blog Hop! If you didn't have a chance to go through them, check here for my blog post featuring You're a Gem stamp set and Botanical Gazette DSP. From there, you can click through to all the blogs and projects featuring new items from the Occasions Mini Catalog.

Here's another look at the Queen for a Day card I featured as one of my projects. The You're a Gem stamp set has such fun sentiments in it - I really enjoyed playing with it as I got ready for the blog hop. For this card I used Clearly for You stamp set, You're a Gem and a piece of paper from the Botanical Gazette DSP. I followed the color lead from the Botanical Gazette paper, using Bravo Burgundy and Marina Mist, then paired with Very Vanilla. I stamped the script background En Francais in Bravo Burgundy ink over the Bravo Burgundy card base. The rectangles are an image from Clearly For You stamped in Early Espresso ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. I sponged the edges in Early Espresso ink as well and then mounted them with Stampin' Dimensionals for some lift. I tucked a tab of Very Vanilla 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon behind the top piece. I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and then punched it out with my Large Oval Punch and sponged the edges in Early Espresso ink. This is layered onto a piece of Marina Mist cardstock, punched with the Decorator Label Punch and sponged with Marina Mist ink. Finally, I stamped the crown from Clearly for You in Bravo Burgundy ink and added Dazzling Diamonds Ultra Fine Glitter with my Two Way Glue Pen for lots of sparkle. This is cut out with my Paper Snips and adhered with a Stampin' Dimensional over the sentiment.

TIP: When cutting out an image, move the paper, not your scissors and if you don't want a white edge, run the matching Marker brush tip around the finished piece. This darkens all those little white areas and gives a clean, crisp cut edge.

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Recipe:

Stamps: Clearly for You, You're a Gem

Cardstock: Bravo Burgundy, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Botanical Gazette DSP

Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Early Espresso, Marina Mist

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds, Very Vanilla 5/8" Grosgrain, Decorator Label Punch, Large Oval Punch, Sponge Daubers

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