Feb 12, 2010 | Cards, Embossing, In Colors, Occasion Mini 2010, Stamper's Club |
I LOVE this card! Love, love this technique and just don’t use it enough. It is so easy but is such a WOW when you see it – almost like magic….
It is the Emboss Resist technique. This card is almost an exact copy of a card on the Stampin’ Connection site (for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators) posted by Shannon West. I made really only two changes – the sentiment on the card since I didn’t have the one that she used and I put my card on a Soft Suede card base, her card was the white card as the base. Personally I don’t like to use the white or vanilla as my card base since it isn’t quite the same thickness as all the colored card stock. But that is just a personal thing for me – other people use those for the base of the cards all the time.
The little strip on the card is a piece of Soft Suede card stock created with the Faux Suede technique (convenient that the card stock was named the same as the technique). You can’t really see it in this photo but it has a soft texture to it.
The Vintage Vogue Stamp set works so nicely for this technique. The largest flower is the part that is embossed with clear embossing powder. Then it is sponged with the Soft Suede ink and that is what makes the flower pop out on the card.
Just a simple, elegant card that would work for many occasions. This was one of the cards we made at Stamp Club.
Guess what? We have SNOW coming down. I know….many people have had tons of snow and the snow we get would be nothing but we don’t get snow very often and it is actually snowing right now – I can look out my craft room window and watch it. The grass/trees/porch/roof and cars are starting to get covered. The streets I think are just wet because the temps are still above freezing right now. I’m waiting on school to get out so I can get the boys and have them home. Hopefully in about an hour we will all be home. Anyway it isn’t a big deal for most people but when you rarely get snow it makes it a big deal to us! I need to get some pictures of our Georgia snow.
Have a great weekend! Stop in tomorrow for my challenge card for the Create with Connie & Julie class.
Happy Stampin’ in the snow!
Feb 11, 2010 | Big Shot, Chipboard, Create with Connie & Julie, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010, Stamper's Club |
This project is a combination of ideas – the chipboard heart box idea is from Mary Brown – one of the designers for the Create with Connie & Julie class (you can still join the class) – the quilted decorating idea is from a swap card that I saw at my friend Wendy’s house – and the flower idea is from the Stampin’ Success Magazine – a magazine for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators. I put all three ideas together and – ta – da ………………………
Isn’t it cute? I used the On Board Chipboard hearts to create the box following Mary’s instructions. Then I decorated the front heart using punched squares from the various papers in the Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper. We punched holes in the top corner with the Crop-A-Dile and added the Chocolate Chip Satin ribbon bow.
The flower is made with the Jumbo Heart Punch – punch four hearts – then I ran them through the Big Shot using the new Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder. The center is a circle punch and then I used a Real Red Corduroy brad to hold the flower pieces together. Everything is sponged in Chocolate Chip to soften all the edges.
Add something inside the box and you have a nice gift or table center piece. This was a club project that we made at the February Stamper’s Club Meeting. I’m adding new members to my club right now and we’ll have our next meeting in March. Email me if you live nearby and want to join my stamp club.
Here is another version of this project decorated with the Sweet Pea Designer Series paper. This one looks like spring instead of Valentine’s day. You could use it for Mother’s Day, or a Bridal Shower or Baby Shower or just to celebrate spring.
The chipboard shapes are much larger than I thought they were looking at them in the Occasions Mini Catalog. You get 8 chipboard pieces in each pack for $4.95. So you can make 4 boxes out of each pack. And there are two other shapes – the scallop circle and a bird.
Thanks for stopping in to see me today!
Feb 7, 2010 | Big Shot, Embellishments, Occasion Mini 2010, Stamper's Club, SU Buttons |
Heart Treat cups aren’t just for Valentine’s day. I decided yesterday to use them for something non-valentine’s and I combined it with the butterfly challenge for Late Night Stampers. And let me tell you – I really love how it turned out and it gave me another idea – which I have to try out this week (more on that later if it comes together).
Here it is and the treat cup is filled with buttons (retired ones) but you could put other things in there – a Simply Adorned bracelet, other small embellishments, money, candy or whatever fits.
And this is another way to create the trap door. This project uses a little love note envelope to create a pocket. The big butterfly is on a slider that you pull up and then the back opens up so you can remove what you have inside the treat cup.
How fun is that? It was really quick to put together. I used for a Stamp Club Project this month.
The little butterfly embosslits is so fun to use and I love adding them to everything. The little ones fit perfectly on this project. I hope you like it.
I’ll have some great projects to share this coming week – so I hope you’ll be back.
Happy Stampin’!
Jan 27, 2010 | Designer Series Paper, family, Great Friend, In Colors, Stamper's Club |
The stamp club orders came on Monday and look at the new Stampin’ Up! Boxes –
Not only do they have the Sale-A-Bration logo on them, but look at this new Caution statement.
I’m ready for some extreme excitement!
I’m always happy to open up Stampin’ Up! boxes because there is always something fun inside. I think I heard it is only this particular size box that has this label on it because it is the most common size for orders during Sale-A-Bration.
So anyway the club orders were in that box and if you are a part of my Stamp Club then I have all of your stuff ready for you. Our last club meeting for this session is in February and I’ll start new groups in March. If you are not already in my Stamp Club and want to be a part of the fun please contact me – I’ll be sending out more information later this week.
Here is one of the projects we made at our last Stamper’s Club meeting – it is a skinny tin that has been altered to be a picture frame. My friend Wendy shared this with us at our STARZ group meeting and I decided to use it as our club project.
This is the front of the tin. And when you open it up you can stand it on your desk and it shows two photos on the inside.
I added a couple of photos of Tyler and Haley when they went to the Homecoming Dance last fall.
This is a great little gift idea – perfect for a Mother’s Day or Father’s day gift – just adjust the colors and accents to what you need.
Have a great day! I’ll post later with some bird photos – they were busy today.
Jan 17, 2010 | Birthday, Demonstrator, Designer Series Paper, Occasion Mini 2010, Sale-A-Bration 2010, Stamper's Club |
My Stamper’s Club meeting was Friday night – a couple of weeks late due to New Years and our little snow/ice storm last week. I had several projects planned – the Sweet Pea card that you can see here, a 3-d project I’ll share later this week, a card I found on the new Stampin’ Connection for demonstrators. After getting everything ready I realized it was Sale-A-Bration time and none of my projects were using anything from Sale-A-Bration. So I added another quick and simple card to show off one of the new Sale-A-Bration sets called Happy Moments. You can get it free when you place an order of $50 or more from Stampin’ Up! Everyone loves free stuff – right. I know I do.
Since I needed a quick card I pulled out my last Stampin’ Success magazine (the magazine that Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators get each month) and searched for a Demo It! project – these are quick projects that can be used at a workshop or event – they are quick and that was exactly what I needed. I made a few minor changes to my version.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies for this card:
- Melon Mambo card stock and ink
- Taken with Teal card stock and ink
- Pumpkin Pie card stock and ink
- Happy Moments stamp set (Sale-A-Bration)
- StazOn Black ink
- AquaPainter
- Silver Brads
- Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Staples (not SU)
The stack of presents is stamped twice – once on a piece of Whisper White, then watercolored and cut out. These are attached with Stampin’ Dimensionals over the second one stamped on the Whisper White piece that is attached to the card front.
Saturday night was the STARZ group meeting – this is our demonstrator meeting that my upline Wendy has every other month. I hold my group meetings on the opposite months. I needed a Sale-A-Bration swap card for the meeting and decided to use the same card but with different colors.
Stampin’ Up! Supplies used:
- So Saffron card stock and ink
- Taken with Teal card stock and ink
- Pumpkin Pie card stock and ink
- Chocolate Chip ink
- Black StazOn ink
- Happy Moments stamp set (Sale-A-Bration)
- Aquapainter
- Sweet Pea Designer Series paper stack
- Silver Brads
- Stampin’ Dimensionals
- Staples (non-SU)
This was my “boy” version of the card above. I added an extra stamped “happy birthday” on this one.
These would be fun to make in a variety of colors with different designer series papers. My strips were 2-1/2″ wide.
If you would like more information on being a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator please contact me. It’s a great time to join. The Starter Kit is 15% off and you get an extra Free stamp set – it is a great deal. I’d love to have you on my team. You’ll get to join our group meetings, you’ll get the Stampin’ Success magazine each month, have access to the new Stampin’ Connection demonstrator community and the Demonstrator website. Lots of resources and lots of fun and friendship. I love my job and would love to share it with you!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Dec 31, 2009 | Big Shot, Decor Elements, Designer Series Paper, Stamper's Club |
I can’t believe it is the end of another Year – 2009 is leaving us and we are on to 2010 in just a few hours. How can that be? Have a safe New Year’s Eve!
I don’t think I mentioned this yet but I got a new laptop for Christmas – yeah me! I decided a few months ago that I really did want one so that I wasn’t tied to my desk all the time. Now I can work from anywhere in the house (or out). But with the new laptop comes some changes and getting used to new things. And my husband decided to change a whole bunch of other stuff too – new internet service, new email addresses, new printer and more. So I’m trying to get everything back up and running on this new laptop. So one thing was the way I download my pictures from my camera. It is going to be a little different than the way I did it before but I atleast have it working (although maybe not the way I want it).
I was able to download the pictures from the last Club meeting so you can see the rest of the EAT Decor Elements Frames that the girls made – there were two done in Real Red with the Night & Day Designer Series paper. And they used the Viola stamp set to create some of the magnets.
There was also one done in Old Olive with Old Olive Patterns Designer Series paper.
The “EAT” Decor Elements comes in five different colors – Black, Chocolate, Real Red, Old Olive and White. So you can mix those with various Designer Series papers and make one to coordinate with any kitchen.
Click Here to see the original one made with the Black EAT and Soft Suede.
Don’t need a recipe holder – here is an idea that Lisa shared with me last night. She cut some vinyl to put on the top – you can purchase just the sheets and cut your own designs using your Big Shot machine – and used paper and stamps to make her husband a ” Honey Do” list board. Put that in your husband’s workshop or garage and leave him notes where he is sure to see them. Lisa decorated the magnets with some stamps from a retired stamp set.
The Decor Elements sheets come in Kraft, Chocolate, White and Dark Gray now. And they should be available in more colors in January.
Other ideas – maybe for your teens or kids create a “to do” board or HW board that they can set on their desk. Attach a list of chores or homework that needs to be done for the day or the week. For the New Year – it could have your goals listed and set it in your bedroom or bathroom where you can see them every day. Mark them off as you complete them.
Enough of me today….I’ll leave you with one of our Decor Elements quotes….
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.” ~ Henry David Thoreau ~
Join me for Create with Connie & Julie – early bird pricing through January 3rd – so sign up soon!
I LOVE this card! Love, love this technique and just don’t use it enough. It is so easy but is such a WOW when you see it – almost like magic….
