Jul 9, 2009 | Big Shot, Great Friend, Occasions Mini 2009, Stamps |
I made this card a few months ago and sent it in to Stampin’ Up! for one of their contests. It did not win. I was hoping to see it on the Stamper’s Showcase – these are cards and projects sent in my demonstrators for contests (that didn’t win) or at events – but on July1 they changed how they are doing the Stamper’s Showcase so they haven’t posted any new projects for us in over a week. And looking back on my card (I only have the picture) I think I used Kiwi Kiss so they won’t show it because of the retired color but it is close to Old Olive so maybe I actually used Old Olive – and in that case everything is still current. Or I’ll have to remake it with different colors and send it in again…..
I actually used this same idea of the beaded butterfly for the box decoration on one of my class to go kits – so you may have already seen it – but this was the card I originally made and then from that created the class using the same colors. I used the Great Friend stamp set which was originally in the Occasions Mini catalog and is also in the new 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalog. The butterfly is from the Beautiful Butterflies die for the Big SHot. One of my favorite! The body of the butterfly uses the Bead Duo in orange and they are strung on a piece of linen thread tied at the top in an overhand knot to create the antenna.
This is one of my favorite cards.
Thanks for stopping by today. My new stuff came yesterday so I’m going to play a little and get ready for the Stamper’s club meeting on Friday night.
Happy Stamping!
Jul 7, 2009 | Circle Circus, Circle Scissor Plus, Scrapbook Pages |
Gosh – I’m feeling so behind and like I can’t catch up….
I have the July Wow Scrapbook Kit posted now – go on over to the blog to check out all the details – wowscrapbookkits.wordpress.com – here is a sneak peek of the pages for this month:
My favorite is the Circle Circus summer layout – some of the pictures from our beach trip should fit perfectly on there. The Dad layout uses the Totally Tool set and we have lots of pictures of home projects that could work on this layout – I’ll have to see what I can find. I have tons of pictures that I have never scrapped and I have become a totally random scrapper. Lately I have been creating the pages first and then remember an event or pictures that I might have that will go on it. Other times I have the pictures and create a page to go with them – but that is not normally what I do. I want to spend alot more time on my personal scrapbooking. I have several vacation albums I want to complete and then one big goal for this year is to complete an album for Kyle before he graduates high school next spring! I am also working on a year in review album that Wendy has created – we get together once a quarter and make about a double page layout for each of three months. I have to finish my March, April and May pages now.
The day is quickly getting away from me – AGAIN! How does that always happen? I want to go create in my craft room with my new stuff so I have more to share with you and I need to finalize my plans for all of my convention swaps and classes for this month. I’m expecting the rest of my new catalog stuff (what I ordered on the 1st) to come tomorrow!! I can’t wait!
Happy Stampin’ and Scrappin’!!
Jun 27, 2009 | Wild About You |
I found another Wild About You card swap in my stash that I wanted to share. At every Starz downine meeting we do a swap. I know I got this from one of the meetings but I don’t know who made it and they didn’t put their name on it so I can’t tell you who designed it. Wild About You is on the Last Chance list so don’t miss out on this fun animal set – great for kids!
I was having a problem getting the picture to load – but now I am on a different computer and it seems to be working. This is an old card sample and the ribbon and card stock are from a prior catalog – so just imagine replacing it with something current. The idea for this card is really cute.
Supplies:
- Purely Pomegranate card stock – use Ruby Red or another red card stock
- Old Olive card stock
- Confetti cream card stock
- Scallop circle punch
- 1/16″ hand held punch
- 1-3/8″ circle punch
- Old Olive ink
- Whisper White craft ink
- Purely Pomegranate ribbon – use another ribbon
- Wild About You stamp set
- Happy Everything stamp set
- Stampin’ Sponge
- a retired back ground stamp – use Sanded instead
- Crystal Effects
- wiggle eyes
I think this is a fun card!
Have a fun weekend!
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 19, 2009 | Big Deal Alphabet, Retired List, Scrapbook Pages, Stamps |
Sorry for the lack of posts this week – we have had a medical issue arise with my husband and I have spent several days driving him everywhere for doctors appointments and tests. Hopefully on Monday we will know something more about what is going on.
Today I’m going to share some projects I have made over the past few years with the Big Deal Alphabet set. I really like to use this alphabet for scrapbook pages – it is big and easy for me to cut out – which I like to have mine cut. Then I can overlap the letters and raise some on dimensionals. Or stamp them flat and overlap and tilt – then you don’t have to worry about being in a straight line – I’m not good at that anyway. There is also a coordinating number set – so if you own the alphabet and want the matching numbers you need to get them now before they are gone….
The Big Deal Aphabet set also works for cards if you have a short word like – BABY, JOY, HI, SNOW, LOVE or an individual letter that you want highlighted. The samples below are from the past few years and show both cards, scrapbook ideas and 3-D projects. Some of the pictures aren’t that great but you’ll get the idea.
The LAST CHANCE lists of all the stamp sets, decor elements and accessories are HERE.
Hopefully I’ll be back on track with daily posts after this.
Enjoy your weekend and Happy Father’s Day!
