The new Decorative Masks are a versatile item in our catalog. We have had some others in the past so if you still have those try them for various techniques too. These new masks have some smaller designs than our retired masks.
For this card I used one of the new masks – it actually coordinates with the Eastern Palace Suite. The large medallion mask is perfect for this technique using the sponge daubers. Use multiple colors and blend them together from light to dark or dark to light using the mask.
My Thailand swap was the same concept – I posted it earlier. The colors on this card are Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach and Berry Burst. This particular card idea came from one I saw online. I used it for a team meeting where we learned about the embossing paste and masks.
The hardest part of this card is just making sure your panel and your mask stay still while you are doing the sponging. So I use washi tape to help with that. First roll up a small piece on the back of your panel and stick that to your work surface. Then place your mask where you want it. Then use washi tape to hold the mask in place. Now use your ink and your sponge daubers to add color. Once you are done lift the mask and “tada” – you have a new creation. Each one will look a bit different as the colors blend in various places.
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Have you tried the new Embossing Paste from Stampin’ Up!?
It is my favorite new accessory product in the catalog. So easy and fun to use. I posted earlier a card where I colored the paste. This one today just uses it as is – white.
The brick mask is a fun one too – it’s perfect for backgrounds. I used just a small amount of paste through the mask to create the brick back ground that is just partially filled in and not a solid wall, like a crumbling wall in an old garden.
The butterfly is just fluttering by. It’s the Watercolor Wings stamp set. Two-step stamping – but really this butterfly is a three-step on the wings. The base layer – the most solid layer is in Soft Sky ink. The second layer – the other edges – is Pool Party ink. The third layer – the details – is Bermuda Bay ink. Then a fourth one is the body in Soft Suede ink. The Bold Butterfly Framelits cut out this butterfly for you so you don’t have to fussy cut.
TIP!!! Here is a tip for you – stamp the wings – all three layers and then cut it out. Stamp the body after you cut it so you get it in the right spot. The stamps are photopolymer so you can see through. I find it best if you can stand while stamping and look directly over the top of it.
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Happy Birthday to my youngest son Ryan today! He is 21. Oh my – the baby is 21. While we aren’t with him to celebrate we will do that once we get back together in August for a family vacation. I did make a card for him that I sent to his girlfriend early so she could give it to him. He will go visit her for his birthday.
I love this card! And it is so easy and fun to make. I used the brand new Embossing Paste to create the background. So if you could touch the card you can feel and see the texture from the embossing paste. To make this background I used the diamond patterned mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Mask set. I colored my embossing paste (which is white) with the Lemon Lime Twist Reinker. I put just a little bit of paste in an empty embellishment container and added a drop of reinker and used one of the palette knives to mix it up.
Put the card base on the table, place the mask over the top and secure with some old washi tape. Then use the Palette Knife to spread the colored paste onto the card base. I did a very thin layer and then put the lid on my container so I could make some more cards with what I had mixed.
You do need to clean the mask and the palette knifes right away – or drop them into a container of water until you can clean them. The paste dries very quickly so make sure you keep the lid on your jar.
I used the Milestone Moments stamp set – it’s a perfect set for making all kinds of birthday cards. I also needed one for a 70th birthday but that wasn’t one of the stamp in the set. But don’t worry – if you are careful you can create what you need – I inked up the SEVENT – part of the Seventy-fifth stamp and then the IETH part of one of the other stamps (there are several) and made one that said SEVENTIETH.
I also used a little bit of paste that I had left for the envelope. And I added the card to a bottle of wine that was wrapped up in 6″ x 17″ Gusseted Cellophane Bag and tied with Lemon Lime Twist Ribbon.
Well I’m really behind on sharing about the Spring 2017 Stamp, Scrap & Create Retreat. It was a few months ago and I didn’t share about it on my blog then but I’m going to do that now. And be sure to save the date for the Fall retreat – September 29-October 1. I held the retreat at a beautiful cabin in the North Georgia Mountains. I’m actually heading back up there later this month to host a Demonstrator Getaway Weekend. It is so much fun to getaway for the weekend and be creative with friends.
At the Spring Retreat we had Make&Take projects for everyone there. We had a project for Friday night and another one for Saturday.
For Friday night we stuck with a fairly simple project – a card and a little 3-D succulent.
These use products from the Oh So Succulent Suite from the Occasions Catalog. We used the Popcorn Box die and cut it shorter to create the container for the succulent. The card uses 4 x 5-1/4 piece of designer paper that is cut at a diagonal. You can mix and match the patterns from a pack of designer paper. Everyone at the retreat got a piece of all the different patterns in the pack.
On Saturday we had a bigger project and taught 5 different water coloring techniques. We used the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and dies to create a set of 4 cards – each with a different technique and a card holder with a 5th technique.
Everyone also made a 3D project to match the cards using the Window Box Thinlits Dies. Since I prepped everything ahead I did a ton of Big Shot cutting for this one!
Inside the Window Box was a battery operated tea light – the back of the box opens up so you can turn on your light. We strung a wire through so you could hang it from a hook somewhere.
The projects turned out great and everyone enjoyed making them and learning the new techniques. I hope you can join me in the fall.
One of my favorite items in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog is the A Little Wild stamp set. I just love the little elephant and I love that the animals have fronts and backs and the dies cut out both into a little tag. You can use them like that or cut them apart.
And another one of my favorites is the new Embossing Paste. That along with the dies and palette knives make it easy and fun to create interesting textured backgrounds.
For my card I paired them together – I created this for a swap card – so I’ve already made a whole stack of these.
I used the brick mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks and a small amount of the Embossing Paste. I didn’t want full coverage on my card stock so I just smeared it through the mask where I wanted it. Every card turns out just a little different. The paste dries quickly if you are using a thin layer. I wish you could feel the texture!
The little elephant was stamped on Shimmery White card stock and then I watercolored with Soft Sky ink using my Aquapainter. I also lightly watercolored on the cloud – which is really the Pretty Label punch. I finished the card with some Pool Party Baker’s Twine around the Crumb Cake Layer.
You can get the A Little Wild stamp set as part of a bundle with the Little Loves Framelit Dies. Be sure to look for bundles throughout the catalog – they save you 10%.
Red, White and Blue or in the case of Stampin’ Up! colors – Real Red, Whisper White and Dapper Denim. The perfect combination for a patriotic card. The 4th of July is quickly approaching and it will be Independence Day – you could use this idea for an invitation to a summer celebration.
I used the Watercolor Words stamp set on page 136 of the Stampin’ Up! 2017-2018 Annual catalog. I even used the card idea on that page! I just switched up the colors. The card on that page uses the Note Cards & Envelopes and I actually made a full sized card so I added my Whisper White layer onto a Real Red card base. My finished card is 5-1/2″ wide and 4-1/4″ tall – that is the normal size that I create.
I added the Pick a Pattern Washi Tape which is a variety of Black & White designs in 5 different widths. The Real Red strip is stamped and then punched on each end with the Triple Banner Punch. I added a silver Mettalic Enamel Shaped star.
I even decorated the inside of the card this time –
And be sure to dress up the envelope too – a little stamping and a bit of washi tape too.
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