Sep 12, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Thank You |
Last night I had a demonstrator meeting and we had a great time. There were nine of us and we had fun sharing and stamping and learning from one another. I’ll share more about our projects and swaps later this week after I take pictures of everything.
Now I have another card to share using the Just Believe stamp set again. I created this one to show a group of my stampers how to use a Brayer to add ink to one of our Embossing Folders.
For this card I used the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder. Using a brayer and the Old Olive ink I added ink to the inside of the folder on one side – I put the ink on the side where the pluses are raised. Then put a piece of Crumb Cake card stock inside the folder and run it through the Big Shot Die-Cut machine. When you do this ink gets pressed into the depressions that are created by the embossing folder.
To finish the card I sponged the edges of the embossed piece with Early Espresso ink and tied a piece of Satin Ribbon around it. That gets layered on the front of the card base.
The leaf image is stamped in Old Olive on Whisper White card stock and punched out with the new Decorative Label punch from the Holiday Mini catalog. This piece was sponged a little bit. I punched another piece out of Old Olive and cut it in half lengthwise. You’ll need to trim the little tips off and then you can layer it on the back of the white on each side. It gives the illusion of a larger layered punch. Add the finished piece to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I stamped a matching envelope and also stamped on the inside of the card to match.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Old Olive,Whisper White
- Ink: Old Olive, Early Espresso
- Stamp sets: Just Believe
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder
- Decorative Label punch
- Early Espresso Satin Ribbon
- Stampin’ Sponges, Brayer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #3 –the owl from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Good Luck to all the players in Round 3!
Have Fun!
Sep 11, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Catalogs, Stampin' Up! Convention |
I just love this new Stampin’ Up! stamp set called Just Believe (pg.109) and I was very excited to know we were getting it in our Convention Bags this year. I have seen tons of beautiful projects with this stamp set. There is a card in the catalog on page 71 that pops out at me when I look through the catalog – but I don’t have that particular stamp set so I decided instead to use the layout and colors with the Just Believe stamp set and here is the result:
I was happy with how it turned out. This was the first time I have used my Scallop Oval Frame die – I did figure out that there is a difference between each end of the oval so for this card I had to make sure the scallop frame was in the same direction as the white inside so they matched up perfectly. I used a technique with this set that I’m not sure what to call it – it probably has a name. Basically you ink the entire image with the Wild Wasabi ink pad and then use a Blender Pen to remove the ink from the flowers. Then add color back to the flowers with a marker.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Poppy Parade,Whisper White
- Ink: Wild Wasabi ink pad and Poppy Parade Stampin’ Write Marker
- Stamp sets: Just Believe
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Oval Scallop Frame Die
- Modern Label punch
- Bold Brights Brads, Basic Pearls
- White Gel Pen, Stampin’ Sponges, Blender Pens, paper piercer
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
Let’s play some more Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #2 –the polka dot butterfly from Flight of the Butterfly stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Good Luck to all the players in Round 3!
It’s time for another game sponsored by Sherrill Graff. You can also play along with the Late Night Stamper’s Scavenger Hunt.
My Clue is: Just Believe stamp set
Here is the Scavenger Hunt Round 2 post for you to go find more blogs that are playing along –
To enter into the contest for free stamps you need to email me at [email protected] with your 20 clues before September 15th. In you Subject put LNS Scavenger Hunt. You will be entered into a drawing to win free Stampin’ Up! products!
Have Fun!
Sep 10, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Holiday Mini Catalog 2010, Techniques, Thumping |
Paisley Prints in the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Mini Catalog was one of the stamp sets we received in our Convention bags this year. I took one of the projects that we created at convention and made a few modifications to it and I have been using it in my card classes this month.
I used a technique on the leaves called “Thumping”. At least that is what I call it – perhaps it has other names as well. For my card we stamped the leaf several times with this technique – once on the Whisper White piece on the card, two more times on scratch Whisper White and cut those out, once on the envelope and I even stamped one on the inside of the card.
To do the Thumping technique on these leaves first ink up the leaf image using Pumpkin Pie ink. Now use your Stampin’ Write Markers – the fat tip end – I used three colors – Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Early Expresso – take the marker and thump it on the inked image randomly. Repeat with each of the markers. Then stamp your image on your card stock. You get a multi-colored looking image. This set really works well with this technique.
For my card the base is Old Olive and the bottom was wheeled with the new Paisley wheel that matches the stamp set. Then the white piece has the stamped leaf and the greeting on it. Use a strip of Pumpkin Pie cards stock and add texture with the Big Shot and the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Put that under the white piece.
For the two cut out leaves – I tied the stems together with a piece of Linen Thread. Then I spread them apart a little bit and attach with Stampin’ Dimensionals over the stamped leaf. The hardest part with this card is just cutting out the leaves – otherwise it is easy as can be – you just can’t do the thumping wrong and every leaf comes out unique.
And it is now time to start Monika’s Blog Bingo – Round 3! Let’s get started……
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 5. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #1 –the word CREATE from the Charming stamp set (stamped in Peach Parfait).
Thanks for playing along!
Sep 6, 2010 | Big Shot, Bingo, Cards, Designer Series Paper, Masculine, Stampin' Up! Convention |
Did you notice all of the a la carte stamps in the front of the Stampin’ Up! 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog? They are on pages 18 – 20 and are all individual stamps covering a variety of occasions and the are all under $10!
One that stood out to me in this new catalog is called On the Green. It is a golf themed stamp. My husband Greg has played a little bit of golf here and there over the years but this year he has really gotten into it. Now that seems to be his main hobby and he is playing a lot. Ryan (my 14 year old) is also learning to play golf and he is good enough that he goes with Greg and the other men to play on the weekends. So because of all the golf I wanted to get this stamp.
At Convention I met KatyZamer from TN and she had the perfect swap card using the On the Green stamp. I decided to use her idea for one of my club projects. I made only one change – I layered it on a Crumb Cake card base and only created a half panel of the Wild Wasabi textured piece. Katy’s card had the whole front of the card as textured Wild Wasabi. I also gave the girls the option to use the So Many Thanks stamp instead if they didn’t need a golf themed card. I can’t find my sample right now so I don’t have a picture of it – but when I find it I’ll post it. Yep my craft room is a huge mess right now and I need to spend some time cleaning and also creating. And I need to get my newsletter out – I’m behind on that too!
Stampin’ Up! Supplies:
- Card stock: Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip,Whisper White
- Ink: Chocolate Chip
- Stamp sets: On the Green
- Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder
- Woodland Walk Designer Series Paper
- Modern Label punch
- Silver Brads
To order Stampin’ Up! Supplies to make this project click here.
No Bingo winner yet – maybe today…….
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 2 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 5. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 winner.
I asked Greg to draw a piece for me this time and this is what he pulled:
Here is piece #9 –the lady from Loads of Love Accessories stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Thanks for playing along!
Aug 30, 2010 | Bingo, Birthday, Cards, Scrapbook Pages, Summer Mini 2010 |
My friend Becky wanted to have a Stampin’ Up! workshop focused on scrapbooking. So I wanted to accomplish a few different things. I remembered a demonstration that Wendy Knowles did at convention 2 or 3 years ago. For her scrapbook workshops she would design a 6×6 scrapbook page for the Make & Take project but she would use the same materials to create a card for those guests that didn’t scrapbook. I always thought that was a great idea and finally had a chance to use it for a workshop. I also wanted to show how to take the 6×6 scrapbook page and use that on an 8-1/2 x 11 page, which could then be used on a 12×12.
So this is what I came up with:
This is the 6×6 page – Chocolate Chip card stock, Old Olive card stock, Whisper White card stock. I stamped on the Old Olive with the tropical leaves image. On the white I used a stamp from the Word Play stamp set with the same tropical image beside it. I decided after I made this that I should have used my Stampin’ Write Markers on the words – inked all the words in Chocolate Chip and the earth image in the Old Olive. I did that at the workshop and it looked much better. I used my Stampin’ Write marker to add some faux stitching and also sponged the edges.
On the side I used the Island Oasis Designer series paper – I punched a strip with the Scallop Border punch – and saved the little left over strip to layer on top of the Chocolate Chip piece. I added my picture and finished the page with two palm trees that were cut out.
I demonstrated how to take the 6×6 and create an 8-1/2 x 11 page with it. And this is the result:
I used a Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2 x 11 piece of card stock. I put the same strip of designer series paper across the middle. On the left I added the wide striped Old Olive ribbon. I stamped some of the flowers in Tempting Turquoise and cut those out. I added Old Olive brads to the center of the ones at the base of the 6×6. And a button to the center of the one tied around the ribbon – I tied it with the Linen Thread.
The picture on the 6×6 was of me and my three boys. So I decided to add one of Greg and I at the bottom. And finished with another cut out palm tree.
I didn’t actually create a 12×12 but my thought is to either use Chocolate Chip or Old Olive. Put this 8-1/2 x 11 on one side and add some additional photos to the side. And probably add additional flowers as well.
As part of the workshop I did use the supplies from the 6×6 page to also create a card. Some of the guests chose this option. Here is what it looks like.
For the card I just used a different stamp from the Word Play set so that the card could be a birthday card.
I hope you like the ideas. And hurry if you haven’t gotten the Tropical Party stamp set or Island Oasis Designer Series paper. They are both in the Summer Mini catalog which is ending on August 31st! You can order online through my website if you need to or send me an email.
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 2 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 4 – there is one spot left. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 winner.
Here is piece #2 – the sparkle image from the Hello Again stamp set (stamped in Concord Crush).
Thank you again for voting for me for Honorary Blog Queen. Have a wonderful day!
Aug 25, 2010 | Bingo, Cards, Masking, Stampin' Up! Convention, Summer Mini 2010 |
I wanted to share this swap card that I received at convention – it was one of my favorite and used a stamp set I never really paid attention to. The stamp set is called Pedaling Past in the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog.
This swap card was created by a demonstrator named Tamera Gadd. The card is Early Espresso textured card stock on the base and then a layer that has been embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and the Big Shot Die-cut machine. In between the two is a strip of Daffodil Delight punched with the Scallop Trim border punch and then there are the little rhinestone gems on each little scallop. A piece of the Early Espresso 1/8″ ribbon. A masking technique was used to add the flowers to the back of the bicycle. The flowers are from the Loads of Love stamp set. The flowers are colored with markers. A very nice card in person. Thanks Tamera for swapping with me!
If you want to order this or any other of the great sets from the Summer Mini catalog – you need to hurry. The last day to order is August 31st. Visit my online store or email me to place your order today.
And now it is time for Monika’s BLOG BINGO!
We are currently playing the Round 1 group. As soon as I have a winner for Round 1 I will email out the cards for Group 2 and we will start playing. Then Group 3 will follow. Hurry if you want to be in Group 3. See this POST for more details.
Leave a comment and let us know if anyone is close to Bingo yet!
Here is piece #7 – the crown from Family Accessories Too stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade). 
Thanks for “pedaling past” and stopping by my blog today – I hope you enjoyed your visit!
Now I have another card to share using the Just Believe stamp set again. I created this one to show a group of my stampers how to use a Brayer to add ink to one of our Embossing Folders.
The leaf image is stamped in Old Olive on Whisper White card stock and punched out with the new Decorative Label punch from the Holiday Mini catalog. This piece was sponged a little bit. I punched another piece out of Old Olive and cut it in half lengthwise. You’ll need to trim the little tips off and then you can layer it on the back of the white on each side. It gives the illusion of a larger layered punch. Add the finished piece to the front of the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
