Stencil Smooch card

Jun 5, 2010 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Decor Elements, Smooch Spritz techniques, Stamper's Club, Summer Mini 2010 | 1 comment

Hey everyone it’s Saturday and no I don’t have another challenge card for Create with Connie & Mary.  The summer session of posting new projects and challenges has ended. But if you are looking for some GREAT ideas on how to use your summer mini stuff, you can still subscribe for $24.95 and have access to ALL the GREAT ideas that were shared.

And guess what Connie & Mary are continuing to do weekly challenges that are open to everyone!   They will be posting on Thursdays – and the first one was this week.  I hope you’ll visit the Create with Connie & Mary blog and try to play along.  I will when I can fit it in.

So on to my card for today.  Last night was my Stamper’s Club meeting – we normally make three projects – 2 cards and a 3D.  This was one of the cards we made – it looks so much harder than it is.  The card was designed by my friend and upline Wendy and uses several products from the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini catalog.

It has a masculine look to but also looks elegant and vintage at the same time.  So i think you could use for a variety of things – Father’s Day, Anniversary, etc.

The card base is Basic Black – which is a little hard to see in the photo because it kind of disappears into the background.

Then you need two Whisper White pieces – one for the front and one for the inside so you have a place to write.  So here is a fun technique that you can do with the Smooch Spritz .  Use a plastic project folder like you use for a school report – spritz inside the folder – Silver Foil  – you could also add the gold if you want.  Close up the folder and smoosh the spritz around  a bit.  Open it up and lay the two pieces of white card stock back to back inside the folder.  Close it again and smoosh the spritz on to the card stock.  Take the card stock out and you have the marbleized looking pieces.  Each person will get a different looking piece.

Then add the Decor Elements stencil to the front – the stencil is called Mostly Vintage and it is in the Summer Mini.  Use a Stamping Sponge and Jet Black StazOn ink and add the stencil to the front of the card.  Remember to pounce the sponge and don’t rub or you will bend the little pieces of the stencil.

To finish add one of the little vintage tags that are in the Summer Mini.  I hope you like it.

You’re Invited

May 29, 2010 | Baby Wipe, Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Rock 'n Roll, Summer Mini 2010 | 2 comments

The time has passed so quickly and today is the last post for Create with Connie & Mary Summer Edition.   I have had such a great time creating projects for the members and for the challenges each week.  For the last five weeks we have been featuring  some of the new stamp sets and products from the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog.  This week our featured items are the Sweet Scoops stamp set, July Fourth stamp set, Red/White/Blue jumbo wheel, and the King of the Grill stamp set.  Our last challenge is a special Theme Challenge to create a Summer Invitation.

This week I have been working with the Sweet Scoops stamp set – there are so many little techniques you can do with this stamp set.  In my weekly project I should the Kissing technique and for my challenge card I used two more fun techniques – Baby Wipe and Rock and Roll.

I tried several different things before I finally ended up with this card.  I even debated creating an invitation that matched the Ice Cream kit from earlier this week, but decided I wanted to show you something different with this same stamp set.  I’m so happy with the final result!  I really like how it turned out.

So first of all this is a tall card – one that fits in the small open-end envelopes instead of the medium envelopes.  The card base is Pretty in Pink – a 6″ x 6″ piece folded in half.  The panel in the center is Kraft card stock that was embossed with the new Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I love this folder and the picture in the Summer Mini catalog does not do it any justice – I never even considered it until I saw samples with it.

The top and bottom of the card are done the same – I used a piece of Kaleidoscope Designer Series paper with one edge torn and layered it on a piece of Close to Cocoa that has one edge torn.

Now some of the fun is making the ice cream and the cones!

For the ice cream I used the Baby Wipe technique – take a baby wipe and fold it into quarters and set it on something plastic – I use one side of my Stampin’ Scrub with the pad removed.  Using reinkers in Pretty in Pink and Close to Cocoa add drops to the baby wipe.  You are basically creating a multi colored ink pad.  Then use that to ink your stamp.  I stamped on Whisper White card stock.  Each one will turn out a little different as the ink blends together.

For the cones I used the Rock and Roll technique.  To do this I inked the cone in Creamy Carmel ink and then rolled around the edges using Close to Cocoa.  This gives it shading around the edges of the cone.

I cut out all the cones and ice cream and then these are added to the front of my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The “you’re invited” banner is stamped and punched with the Modern Label punch.  A second Modern Label punch is punched from a piece of Pretty in Pink – cut in half and then each half is layered behind the white one.  I used a marker to add some stitching around the edges.

I added a couple of other fun elements – first of all the Bitty Buttons!  I just love these little buttons.  I used Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack to punch out Close to Cocoa card stock and layered each one behind a clear button.  Pierced with a paper piercer and added linen thread.  I put the whole card together and then the really fun part starts.  I sprayed my whole card with the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz!  So everything is covered in shimmer!

I also stamped on the envelope with the ice cream and cone.  The party invitation information is on the inside of the card.  This would be fun for a back to school ice cream party or summer birthday.  Ryan has a summer birthday but I don’t think he would appreciate the pink invitations!

Check out what the other Create designers did with this theme challenge:

Connie Babbert – Inspired Treasures

Kerin Sylvester – Stamps, Paper, Glitter

Mary Brown – Stamper Camper Corner

Supplies:

Sets:  Sweet Scoops (117078w, 120078c), Family Phrases (114960)

Inks: Close to Cocoa classic (103139), Pretty in Pink classic (101301), Creamy Carmel classic (103220), Close to Cocoa ink refill (102444), Pretty in Pink ink refill (102295), Close to Cocoa Stampin’ Write Marker (100072)

Cardstock: Close to Cocoa (101341), Pretty in Pink (100459), Whisper White (101731), Kraft (102125)

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439),  Square Lattice Embossing Folder (119976), Modern Label punch (116630), Paper Piercing tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826), Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper (115680), Bitty Buttons (118761), Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772), Color Catcher (121093), Linen Thread (104199), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Small Open-End Envelope (107286).

Create with Connie & Mary Sketch Challenge

May 22, 2010 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Summer Mini 2010 | 8 comments

This week on Create with Connie & Mary we have been featuring  some of the new stamp sets from the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog – Watercolor Trio, Bouquet Bunch and A little Bit of Magic.  And as the week comes to an end we have another challenge – this week Connie created a sketch for us to use.  It looks like this:

This week I have been working with the Bouquet Bunch stamp set – out of the three that was the only one that I have.  But I sure have seen some beautiful things made with the Watercolor Trio set that I might just have to add that one to my next order.  For now though my card for this weeks challenge uses the Bouquet Bunch stamp set.

And here is what I came up with.  Again using Close to Cocoa and Old Olive – I seem to have that as a theme this week.  The base is Close to Cocoa with some paper piercing, some scattered Itty Bitty Backgrounds and a bit of sponging.  The rectangle in the center has an embossed/sponged layer and ribbon.  The accents on the side were made with the modern label punch and I added a brad to each one.  My main little image is a tree with the little chipmunk (or squirrel – I still can’t decide) – water colored and punched with a wide oval.  The layer behind it is actually two more wide oval punches just added on each side to create a frame.

I took a close up of it so you can see how the wide oval was layered.  I added a little tag from the Tiny Tags stamp set – I thought this looked like a fun “hello” card.  I hope you like it too!

Check out what the other designers did with this sketch challenge:

Connie Babbert – Inspired Treasures

Kerin Sylvester – Stamps, Paper, Glitter

Mary Brown – Stamper Camper Corner

Supplies:

Sets:  Bouquet Bunch (118529w, 120039c), Tiny Tags (118091w, 118592c), Itty Bitty Backgrounds (114996)

Inks: Jet Black StazOn (101406), Close to Cocoa classic (103139), Old Olive (102277)

Cardstock: Close to Cocoa (101341), Old Olive (100702), Whisper White (101731)

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439),  Finial Press Embossing Folder (115963), Wide Oval punch(112082), Modern Label punch (116630), Medium Jewelry Tag punch (117190), 1/16″ Circle punch (101227), Paper Piercing tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826), Stampinng Sponges (101610), Chocolate Chip 1-1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (115617), Old Olive 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (109054), Silver Brads (104336), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430).

3×3 tag progressive card

May 20, 2010 | Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Summer Mini 2010, Thank You | 1 comment

I have some new 3×3 tags that I made this week and then I saw a sketch challenge that I wanted to play along with so I decided to turn my 3×3 into a card for the sketch.   If you have ever heard of progressive scrapbooking it is where you create a 6×6 scrapbook page then turn it into an 8-1/2 x 11 scrapbook page by adding elements and then turn it into a 12×12 scrapbook page – so you progress from one size to the next.  I used the same concept for this card – starting with a 3×3 tag and progressing it to a 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 sized card.   I used the Bouquet Bunch stamp set from the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog as my main image it is perfect for the 3×3 size.

I used the Technostamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge 122 as the design for my card.

Here is what it looks like.  And this is my card – instead of a rectangle and an oval mine uses the squares from my 3×3 tag.  So it is a bit of a different interpretation of the sketch.  But I think it still works.

I used the bitty buttons on the bottom with little punched pieces of the Old Olive Designer Series paper underneath and Linen thread tied through the buttons in little bows for the four circles on the bottom.

The Bouquet Bunch is one of the stamp sets we are featuring on Create with Connie & Mary this week.  If you haven’t joined us yet it is not too late – new ideas every day and you can catch up on all the ones that we already posted.   I hope you will join us we are having a ton of fun creating!

Just a bit of a family update if you are interested – we are nearing the end of school.  Kyle is done except for Graduation practice and Graduation which will be next week.  Tyler has finals left and this weekend he is taking his on the road driving test – so we may have another official driver in the family this weekend.  Ryan also has finals left and he is in the middle of percussion tryouts for the marching band for next year.  Soon he will know what part he will have for next years show.

Create with Connie & Mary Color Challenge

May 15, 2010 | Create with Connie & Mary, Scrapbook Pages, Summer Mini 2010 | 2 comments

This week on Create with Connie & Mary we have been featuring  the Travel Journal Designer Series paper, the Sentimental Journey stamp set and the Pedaling Past stamp set!  And to finish out the week our challenge is a color challenge (CCMC3)- Kraft, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, and Bashful Blue – the colors in the Travel Journal paper.

For this challenge I decided to create a scrapbook page – originally I was going to use some picture of my boys since the paper is more masculine looking but ultimately decided to scrap a picture of myself.  My mom took a picture or my when we were on our Spring Break trip up in the mountains.  Everyone was playing basketball at the cabin and I was sitting on the hill with our dogs – Aspen and Magnolia.  For our entire stay we had two visiting dogs from another cabin nearby.  We didn’t know their names but they pretty much stayed with us the whole time – took walks with us and hung out in the yard and on the front porch when we were inside.  So in this picture White Dog and Brown Dog (as we called them) joined me and my dogs up on the hill.

I used the Travel Journal Designer Series paper and Pumpkin Pie Patterns Designer Series paper on this layout.  I just got my new Extra-Large Cogs Double Punch and decided to use it on this page along with some die cuts.  The background is Kraft card stock with stamping done in VersaMark ink using the Extreme Elements stamp set – which happens to be one of the sets that is part of the National Scrapbooking Month special – so if you order it you can get a free pack of designer brads.

Remember at the beginning of the year I was working on scrapbook pages for a challenge called 52 weeks of stress-free scrapbooking…..well I’m sort of behind – I think I got through week 6 – and I haven’t done any since  – but this layout is from week 10.  So I’m trying to do some catch up on those pages.  I have been doing other scrapbooking just not using those 52 weeks layouts. I normally do 2-page layouts and these are single page layouts.

Let me tell you a little more about this new punch – you can see a close up in this detail picture.  It is a completely new kind of punch called a double punch – so it punches a punch within a punch.    It punches the cog part and then holds it in place to punch the circle out of the center.  It punches both the large one and the small one at the same time.  These will be lots of fun!

Check out what the other designers did with this theme challenge:

Connie Babbert – Inspired Treasures

Kerin Sylvester – Stamps, Paper, Glitter

Mary Brown – Stamper Camper Corner

Supplies:

Sets:  Extreme Elements (115181), Warm Words (115108)

Inks:  VersaMark ink (102283), Night of Navy classic ink (102977)

Cardstock: Kraft (107070), Garden Green ( 107096), Bashful Blue (105120), Night of Navy (106547), Pumpkin Pie(105117)

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), SU Billboard Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die (114510), SU Hearts & Brackets die (115955), Extra-Large Cogs Double punch (118873), 1-3/4″ Circle punch (112004), My Way punch (110709), Scallop Edge punch (112091), Travel Journal Designer Series Paper (117156), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430).

Tropical Party

May 14, 2010 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Summer Mini 2010 | 3 comments

I already showed you the little gift box I made at Pam’s workshop last week so today I’m going to share the make-n-take project that everyone made.

This is my version of a card that was originally created by Wendy Randall.  I made a few little changes to it. I changed the base to Old Olive and added the Melon Mambo panel that was textured with the new Stampin’ Up! Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

I do have to tell you when I saw this folder in the Summer Mini catalog it really didn’t look like anything at all.  So I did not order it.  But then I started seeing samples of this really cool embossed background and wondered where it came from.  Well it was the new embossing folder!  So you can’t always tell by the picture in the catalog what it looks like in real life.  So I had to order it and I finally got it.  This was my first card with it.  You really need to see it in person.

The other change was that I added the linen thread and the little flower on the side.  I like this card because the little squares look like window panes.  We used the square punches to create that look – the 1-1/4″ punch was used on the Whisper White with the stamped images from the Tropical Party stamp set.  The 1-3/8″ punch was used to punch the colored mats – So Saffron, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive.  Then the squares were arranged on a larger Chocolate Chip square.

Isn’t it a fun little summer card that could be used for any number of things?  I hope you like it.

If you want to see more great project ideas featuring products from the Summer Mini Catalog then join us at Create with Connie & Mary.  Last week we featured the tropical items, this week the travel items.  Next week think flowers and fairies.  There is a new project every day – at least two tutorials each week (I think so far there have always been more than 2) – a chance to win prizes by playing along with our weekly challenges.  Come back tomorrow to see the designers Challenge projects for this week.

I’m a Guest Designer at  Create with Connie & Mary: Summer Edition – its not too late to join!