Jun 21, 2010 | Best Wishes & More, Cards, Retired List, SU Buttons |
This month my hands-on stamping featured items on the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance list. These stamp sets will no longer be available after the end of June. The retiring colors and accessories are available while supplies last through the end of June. If you see something you love make sure to get it before it is gone. Your best bet is to order online through my Stampin’ Up! store – the store will update you with what is available.
This card features the stamp set Best Wishes & More. I stamped the flowers and the leaves on a piece of Whisper White card stock and cut them out and layered them on the white square. The colors I used for this card are Ballet Blue (this one is retiring), Rose Red and Always Artichoke. I also used a piece of Rose Red Designer Series Paper from the Thoroughly Modern Designer Series paper pack (this one is retiring). And there is some Always Artichoke ribbon (this is retiring) on the side as an accent.
The flower centers have Fresh Favorites buttons that are also on the last chance list. A matching envelope coordinates with the card so you’ll be ready to put it in the mail to someone deserving.
Thanks for stopping in today!
Jun 28, 2009 | Designer Series Paper, Retired List, Uncategorized |
Here is another swap card. This one came from Pearl Robb and was party of our Masculine Swap at the retreat we had in May. This stamp set is the Big Birthday Candle set that is also on the Last Chance list. This is great stamp set to use for scrapbook pages – it was the set we used on the Party Time layout for the May Wow Scrapbook kit – visit this blog wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com for more information about our monthly kits and individual scrapbook layouts.
Supplies used for this card:
- Sahara Sand card stock
- Baja Breeze card stock
- Very Vanilla card stock
- Manchester Designer Series paper
- See You Around Jumbo Wheel
- Jumbo Stampin’ Around Handle
- Close to Cocoa jumbo ink cartridge
- Black Stazon ink
- So Saffron ink
- aqua painter
- 2-way glue pen
- Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
- Always Artichoke grosgrain ribbon
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
Have a fun day!
Jun 26, 2009 | Big Shot, Lifes a Breeze, Retired List, Scrapbook Pages, Stamps |
At my June Scrapbook class we made a 2-page layout using the Life’s a Breeze stamp set and the Something Fishy Jumbo Stampin’ Around wheel. The stamp set and wheel are retiring so I had to use them for a summer beach page this month. I took the color scheme from the Pink Flamingo Designer Series paper (which is not retiring) – Cameo Coral, Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun and Real Red. We only used a small piece of the paper on the layout though. I hoping to design another page with the paper as the main design element but that will be for later. The layout is based on a design from one of Wendy’s WOW scrapbook pages from a year or so ago. These are the best pictures – the light was funny when I took them and the flash was washing things out. On the right page I stamped the “Lifes a Breeze” in Real Red ink on the Turquoise patterned paper but it doesn’t show up well. I’ll probably get out my stamp-a-ma-jig and stamp over it with Basic Black ink. I think that will stand out more – it is hard to see. The fish were stamped and then cut out individual. I used the paper piercer and poked a hole between the eye and the edge of each fish. I threaded them one by one on the linen thread with a knot inbetween. I used the little bits of Stampin’ Dimensionals to attach them to the page.
Supplies:
- Summer Sun card stock
- Cameo Coral card stock and classic ink
- Tempting Turquoise card stock and classic ink
- Real Red card stock and classic ink
- Whisper White card stock
- Life’s a Breeze stamp set
- Somethings Fishy Jumbo wheel
- Jumbo Stampin’ Around Handle
- Jumbo ink cartridge – Tempting Turquoise
- Big Shot Die-cut machine and Scallop Circle die
- Scallop Circle punch
- 1-3/8″ Circle punch
- 1-1/4″ Circle punch
- Paper piercer
- Linen Thread
It should be a fun layout for some summer pictures – beach, pool, or swim team. It was really hot today – my car said it was 105 degrees outside! It really wasn’t but that was what it felt like – it was somewhere in the mid 90s I think.
Have a fun summer day!
Jun 24, 2009 | Blooming with Love, class, Designer Series Paper, Masking, Retired List, Stamps, Techniques |
Well I should be back on schedule now to get something new posted each day. Greg seems to be improving and actually went in to work today – he has been home for a week and a half – so I’m glad that he feels well and can drive today. We will go back to the doctor on Thursday. It seems that it is an infection and is now responding to the medication that he is on – it just took a while. The steroid boost he got on Monday seems to have really helped. I think the worst is over now and maybe we can figure out what is causing these infections. He had one last year too – not exactly the same situation but still….
Now on to some stamping……
Blooming with Love is the third main stamp set that I featured in my Stamp-a-Stack class last week. We made two beautiful cards using this set and the Parisian Breeze Specialty Designer Series Paper. I love this set and have had it since early this year and this was the first time I had a chance to use it. Everything I have ever seen with this set is just beautiful. Why did I wait so long to buy it and why did I wait so long to use it??? Now it is on the Last Chance List and it won’t be available for sale after the end of June. But I do have mine, so if you want one too don’t forget to order it. And the Parisian Breeze paper is so pretty and it works well for both female and male cards – why – because every pattern that has flowers (girly) on the back side (it is double-sided paper) there is a more manly design like stripes.
So here are the two cards we made – the designs are slightly altered from cards created by a demonstrator named Becky Roberts. The greeting on this first card is actually a Rub-on from the Chit Chat Rub-ons – I love this collection of Rub-Ons you get over 200 different greetings – one sheet is White and the other is Chocolate Chip. The pots are stamped on scraps of the Parisian Breeze paper and cut out – then adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals ontop of the pots stamped on the Whisper White card stock. Use an aquapainter and some Sahara Sand ink to add the shadows around the plants and pots and on the ground.
This second card uses the “masking” technique. Use this technique to make the pots sit inside the wheelbarrow and the flowers sit inside the pots. You need to use post it notes when doing this technique.
First stamp the image you want in the foreground – in this case the wheelbarrow. Stamp it again on a post it note and cut out exactly on the lines – or just inside the lines of the image – this is your “mask”. Then cover the image that you stamped on your card stock.
Next stamp the second layer – in this case the center pot inside the wheelbarrow. Also stamp one on a post it note and cut it out – you may want more than one since we are working with multiple pots or you’ll have to move the one around. Leave the mask on the wheel barrow and add a mask over the center pot.
Now stamp the third layer – which is the other two pots in the wheelbarrow – they appear behind the center pot and all appear to be sitting inside the wheelbarrow. To add the flowers inside each pot you need to cover each one with a mask before stamping the flower.
Also stamp the pot behind the wheel before lifting the mask covering the wheel portion of the wheelbarrow. Once you have stamped all the pieces then remove all the masks and color in the images. When watercoloring with the Aquapainter use Stazon ink for all your stamping. I used both classic ink and Watercolor Wonder Crayons to color these.
On this particular card I stamped the wheelbarrow image onto a piece of the Parisian Breeze paper (the chocolate chip print) and cut it out. It was adhered to the original image with stampin’ dimensionals. And a vintage brad is in the center of the wheel.
The circle image with the Thank You is from another stamp set that is on the Last Chance List – it is called Seeing Spots. For a complete list of Last Chance items click on the page on the right side bar under Helpful Information – you can see the stamp sets, Decor Elements and accessories that are on the last chance list. It is your last chance to buy them….before they are gone. You can email me or go to my website and order online by clicking the SHOP NOW button.
I hope you like these beautiful cards. The masking technique is a real “Wow” technique and fun to use – so give it a try.
Have a Bloomin’ Beautiful Day!
Jun 22, 2009 | family, Retired List, Scrapbook Pages |
Here is the card that Ryan gave to Greg for Father’s Day – 
I would like to tell you that Ryan made the card – but he didn’t – I made it real fast. Ryan was washing golf balls that one of the neighbors brought by (the ones that end up in his yard from the golfers missing their shots). Ryan gave them all a good bath, scrubbed and dried them. I remembered this card that I got as a swap at convention one year. I used the Short Order Alphabet set which is on the Last Chance list. It is one that I use alot because it has both upper and lower case letters in it. And the matching Short Order Number set which also has some great coordinating pieces in it – including ‘st’, ‘nd’ and stuff like that.
I also used both the alphabet and numbers on the school layout – along with several other alphabets. This is my oldest son when he was in kindergarten – now he is a senior in high school – can you believe how fast they grow up?
I guess one job I have this year is to finish the rest of the scrapbook pages for his school album. Atleast that was my plan was to create a “school” album for each of the boys with a couple of pages for each school year. I have tried to save atleast one thing each year where they have written their name. The circle by his photograph was his actual handwriting in kindergarten. I have several years done but not all of them. I also like to include a pocket page to insert report cards and certificates and stuff. Time to finish the rest before he graduates.
I’m hoping to post something new every day this week. We’ll have to see how the week goes. Greg is still home and we are going back to the ENT today (I didn’t want to wait until Thursday). I called and left a long message this morning because there hasn’t been any improvement over the weekend. They wanted us to wait until Thursday and I said he needed to come in sooner we should be seeing improvement. So gotta go now – I’ll have more info later….
Jun 20, 2009 | Big Shot, class, Designer Series Paper, family, Occasions Mini 2009, Retired List |
Here is a quick little card I made yesterday afternoon in between my Stamp-A-Stack classes. I have some cards for sale at a local bird store and told them I would make some more “manly” looking cards since it was Father’s Day. I took a few last week and just didn’t get time to make anymore. I figured it was my last chance so I took an idea from the new catalog and made some slight changes. The color combination is actually on the color wheel – Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Old Olive and Bordering Blue. This is the Forest Friends stamp set. I added texture with the Big Shot and my texture plate. Edges are sponged on each layer. The owl is on dimensionals – which you can see because there is a shadow – along with the the other two layers.
Yesterday’s stamp-a-stack class was a lot of fun. I needed the break but did have a few interuptions – sorry about that.
Everyone made 6 cards with matching envelopes. I used three main stamp sets – Heartfelt Thanks, Wild About You and Bloomin’ with Love. Most of the cards I actually posted already. The Heartfelt Thanks cards we made included the one with the large scallop circle and the one with the Sweet Always striped paper – see my post from June 10th. The Wild About You cards we made included the Lion card with the Rainbow Sherbet paper – I wish I had bought that paper earlier – now it is sold out and I really liked it in person, and the Alligator card with the In-Colors – see my post from June 14th.
The last two cards used the Bloomin’ with Love stamp set and I’ll post those later.
These are all on the Last Chance List – they will be retiring at the end of June and no longer available to buy – so don’t hesitate. You can check on all the stamp sets, acessories and Decor Elements on the Last Chance List by clicking on the page in my side bar – under Helpful Information – click on Last Chance List.
Greg is doing a bit better – we talked to the doctor yesterday and he said they confirm that it was an infection and not something more. We now go back on Thrsday instead of Monday. I hope there is more improvement by Monday with the antibiotics he is on.
Thanks and have a great weekend.
This month my hands-on stamping featured items on the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance list. These stamp sets will no longer be available after the end of June. The retiring colors and accessories are available while supplies last through the end of June. If you see something you love make sure to get it before it is gone. Your best bet is to order online through my Stampin’ Up! store – the store will update you with what is available.
