Jun 25, 2013 | Embossing, In Colors, Tags, Watercoloring |
I love this fish bowl stamp (Fishin’ Around) in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog! I think it is so cute! And I had it on my first order along with the new In-Colors which are so beachy feeling that I decided they were the perfect colors for the fish bowl. Last week we were at the beach and I had one day alone in the condo and I spent part of that time playing with this stamp and these colors. I actually made this project earlier for my In-Color Hands On class (right before I left for the beach trip) and loved the project so much I wanted to make something for convention that used this stamp. So I made a whole stack of these and I thought I would share the “steps” with you on how I water colored my fish bowls.
Wait – here is the finished project from my class –
Fish Bowl treats
Would these be so cute to send to camp or school with your kids! Anyway so here is what I did – I took pictures of each step so you can see the bowl come to “life”. First use Watercolor Paper – it works the best for watercoloring. Stamp the fish bowl image in VersaMark ink and cover with Black Embossing powder and heat set with the heat tool. The raised embossing gives you little wells to water color within.
I started with the Baked Brown Sugar color – squeeze your ink pad a little before opening it and it gives you a little palette in the lid that you can dip the aqua painter into. The Baked Brown Sugar is the perfect color for sand! Remember load your brush and touch down where you want the darkest color, as you brush out the color will lighten up.
I also used the Baked Brown Sugar for the treasure chest. Next I used Crisp Cantaloupe for my fish – body and faces.
To add some dimension to the fish add the Strawberry Slush to give some darker coloring to the tails and fins. When you are watercoloring its ok to leave touches of the white space so don’t worry about covering every little section – you want the variations of the color.
For the bubbles I used the Pistachio Pudding ink – just a tiny dot inside each of the bubbles. And you could use it for the jewels in the treasure chest (emeralds) – or use the Strawberry Slush if you want rubies.
Now add the water using the Coastal Cabana – just the perfect color! I started with darker areas under the waves and under the fish and along the little ripples in the water. And then lightened out from there. I also added the Coastal Cabana to the rim of the fish bowl – that may not be easy to see though.
Let it all dry. To finish I punched the fish bowl out with my circle punch ( I think it was the 2″ punch – I don’t have it right in front of me to check). And finally I added a dot of Crystal Effects to each of the bubbles. Let those dry for a hour or so.
I think it is so cute! I hope you like it too.
To finish the project for my class we put some gold fish in a ziploc bag and punched a hole through the top – added some Calypso Coral Bakers Twine (it works fine with the Crisp Cantaloupe color) and tied on the fish bowl tag and another little tag that says “just for fun”. here is the finished project one more time.
Fish Bowl treats – Monika Davis
Enjoy your day!
Jun 20, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, In Colors, Punch Art |
I scream, you scream. We all scream for Ice Cream!! And the new Stampin’ Up! In-Colors scream Ice Cream – don’t you think? I do. So one of the things on my list for the In-Color hands-on class that I had this month was to make an ice cream cone card. Before I had a chance to make mine my friend Cindy created one – great minds think alike! So I took her inspiration and created a card for my class.
- I used the Cupcake Builder punch to make the ice cream scoops – a scoop of Strawberry Slush, a scoop of Pistachio Pudding and a scoop of Crisp Cantaloup. Each scoop was sponged with the same color of ink.
- I used the Pennant Duo punch to make the ice cream cone – Baked Brown Sugar cone. Embossed with the Big Shot and the Square Lattice Embossing folder. Then sponged with Baked Brown Sugar ink.
- I glued the scoops on top of the cone. To the top add a cherry – punched from the Cupcake Builder punch from the Strawberry Slush card stock and use the Baked Brown Sugar marker to color the stem. If you would like – carefully sponge one side of the cherry.
The card base is Strawberry Slush card stock – punched on the front edge with the Scallop Border punch – then I used the Paper Piercer and piercing mat to pierce a whole in the center of each scallop. On the inside of the card I glued a piece of Pistachio Pudding card stock. Its a little hard to see in the photo.
- Stamp greeting on the front – lower right hand corner with Baked Brown Sugar ink – I used “SMILE” from the Happy Day stamp set.
- On the front glue a half piece of a paper doily and then a strip of the Quatrefancy Specialty Designer paper – the Strawberry Slush print.
- Tie Whisper White Baker’s Twine around the front of the card – tie in a bow.
- Add the ice cream cone with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Sent it to someone special!
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Jun 10, 2013 | Big Shot, Cards, In Colors, Quatrefancy Suite |
Well apparently I took a few days off from posting to my blog. I didn’t actually mean to do that.
So this week I thought I would share some Mosaic Madness with you. The Mosaic Madness stamp set and the Mosaic punch are becoming fast friends when it comes to making these cards – they fit perfectly together. And in case you missed it in the catalog – these two are offered as a Bundle and that means you get to save 15% when you order them together. There are lots of bundles through out the catalog – so keep your eyes out for them.
It does become a bit of a problem though when you go to do a class at someone’s house and you forget to bring the punch! Yikes! I didn’t mean to do that either. But we made do. The stamp set is equally good friends with the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder!
Here is the card featuring all the new In-Colors.
- The base is Baked Brown Sugar.
- A layer of Whisper White embossed with the Big Shot and the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder.
- The stamped images are Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Baked Brown Sugar. All from Mosaic Madness and punched with the Mosaic punch. The are popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- The greeting is from Petite Pairs – which is on sale 25% off this month!!
- I tied some Linen Thread around to finish it off.
I was really happy with the way this card turned out and that I was able to include all of the new In-Colors on it. I attached the punched out pieces to the embossed layer and then trimmed those that hung over the edge prior to attaching it to the card base.
So in case your wondering what we did without the punch – we stamped the images directly on the embossed layer. Not quite the same dimension but still a great card. I didn’t keep one to show you though.
I have more to share using these Mosaic Madness items so be sure to come back throughout the week.
Jun 4, 2013 | In Colors, SU Ribbon |
June 2013 Ribbon Shares
Ribbon shares are a great way to get some of all the new ribbons without having to purchase fulls rolls of each color. Share the roll and share the cost. See the details below.
3/8” Ruffle Stretch Ribbon – In-Colors
Flirty, stretchy, fun! One edge has ruffles, the other has stretchy elastic.
Baked Brown Sugar
Coastal Cabana
Crisp Cantaloupe
Pistachio Pudding
Strawberry Slush
Apprx. 2 yards of each color ribbon
Plus: In-Color Boutique Details – 1 in each color
Share price $13 to pick up at my house
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3/4” Chevron Ribbon
Trendy must-have! Adorable twill with chevron design. Whisper White accent woven through.
Basic Black
Blushing Bride
Calypso Coral
Cherry Cobbler
Chocolate Chip
Crushed Curry
Island Indigo
Marina Mist
Pear Pizzazz
Smoky Slate
Pumpkin Pie
Wisteria Wonder
Apprx. 2 yards of each color ribbon
Share price $25 to pick up at my house
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New Ribbons for 2013-2014
Soft Sky Seam Binding
Pear Pizzazz 3/8” Taffeta
Blushing Bride ¼” Stitched Grosgrain
Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo 1/8” Taffeta
Blue 3/8” Denim Jean Ribbon
Approx. 2 yards of each color ribbon
Share price $9 to pick up at my house
Payments due to me by June 14th. I’ll be placing the orders the next day. If you need the share(s) mailed to you there will be a shipping charge also.
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Jun 4, 2013 | In Colors, Open House, Recipe |
Here are the recipes I used for my In-Color Inspired food that I served at the New Catalog Open House.
Strawberry Slush
STRAWBERRY SLUSH
When I searched I didn’t really find what I wanted for a strawberry slush – there were many different recipes out there but I decided to come up with my own instead. So this is what I created:
- Put about 2 scoops of Strawberry Sorbet in a small plastic cup
- Add Sprite to the cup
- Stir with a spoon until it is all slushie
- Add a few fresh sliced strawberries to the top
- put in the freezer until ready to serve
- I served them with short straws and also with a spoon (for those that wanted to scoop instead of sip)
Pistachio Pudding Cake
PISTACHIO PUDDING Cake
I found this recipe on Pinterest. It looks like it originated from the Jello company.
Ingredients
- 18 1/4 ozs cake mix (yellow) -( my box was smaller than this one)
- 1 package instant pudding (serving size jell o pistachio flavor, pie filling)
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 7 drops food coloring (green)
- 2 tbsps powdered sugar (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place all ingredients except powdered sugar in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes. (I mixed all mine by hand)
- Pour into greased and floured 10-inch fluted tube or tube pan.
- Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar just before serving. (I actually forgot the powdered sugar – oops).
Baked Brown Sugar Brie Cups
BAKED BROWN SUGAR Brie Cups
This is another one I found on Pinterest. On my pinterest page it links to a blog and she has some pictures for each step.
Baked Brown Sugar Pecan & Brie Bites
- Phyllo dough sheets
- Brie, cubed into half inch pieces
- Pecans
- Brown Sugar
- Honey
1.) Lightly spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
2.) Cut phyllo dough into 1 1/2 inch squares. (mine were more like rectangles – I didn’t measure them)
3.) I used about 4-5 layers (or it could have been more just put some in each cup) of dough for each tart and pressed it into the muffin tin. Lightly spray the dough with cooking spray so it doesn’t burn.
4.) Place a cube of brie in each piece of dough.
5.) Top each one with 1/2 teaspoon of brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon pecans and a little drop of honey.
6.) Bake at 375 degrees until cheese is melted and dough is golden brown. I think it was maybe 10 minutes.
7.) Let them cool for a few minutes before removing them from the pan. I used a spoon to help me lift them out without breaking the shells.
Enjoy. I thought they were perfect for my Stampin’ Up! party.
Jun 3, 2013 | In Colors, Open House |
Yes! This weekend I had my New Catalog Open House and I served food based on Stampin’ Up!s brand new In-Colors. I thought it was a fun idea and I tried some new recipes too. I think the food was a hit and the new colors too!
Here are the five new In-Colors – these will be around for the next 2 years – Baked Brown Sugar, Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding and Coastal Cabana. Patty Bennett shared a flyer that she created in My Digital Studio and I printed it out – 4 per sheet – put it together with a piece of each color in a clear envelope to make a sample for everyone to take home.
Now I didn’t come up with a “food” for Coastal Cabana so I used it for the accents and if I had the time to go back to the store I would have looked for napkins and plates in that color – but time ran short. I did mix up some water with blueberry lemonade flavor – so it was slightly blue and some tropical flavored skittles. And here is the rest…
First up yummy BAKED BROWN SUGAR Brie cups. These were quick to make – I made them right before everyone came and popped them in the oven – easy and yummy.
Crisp Cantaloupe – yep the easy one – just cut it up – but I did actually find a recipe for Cantaloupe Popsicle’s – I didn’t have a chance to try it but they looked interesting.
Pistachio Pudding Cake
I never even knew there was such a thing but I found a PISTACHIO PUDDING Cake recipe. It was good. Looks like something fun to make on St. Patrick’s day too.
And yummy STRAWBERRY SLUSH cups – and this wasn’t from a recipe either – I ended up making something up since I couldn’t find anything. These were super easy to make and I thought they turned out great. And the potential to add a little something to them for an adults only beverage would work too :).
It was a fun afternoon at my open house. And for everyone that placed an order the names were put in a random drawing for free Stampin’ Up! products. Tyler picked the winner and drum roll please…….
The winner is……
Jeannette gets $50 in FREE Stampin’ Up! Products! Yippee!
Thanks for stopping by. Oh – I’ll post the recipes tomorrow.
I also used the Baked Brown Sugar for the treasure chest. Next I used Crisp Cantaloupe for my fish – body and faces.
To add some dimension to the fish add the Strawberry Slush to give some darker coloring to the tails and fins. When you are watercoloring its ok to leave touches of the white space so don’t worry about covering every little section – you want the variations of the color.
Now add the water using the Coastal Cabana – just the perfect color! I started with darker areas under the waves and under the fish and along the little ripples in the water. And then lightened out from there. I also added the Coastal Cabana to the rim of the fish bowl – that may not be easy to see though.
Let it all dry. To finish I punched the fish bowl out with my circle punch ( I think it was the 2″ punch – I don’t have it right in front of me to check). And finally I added a dot of Crystal Effects to each of the bubbles. Let those dry for a hour or so.
I think it is so cute! I hope you like it too.
