Jun 27, 2012 | Almost Artisan, Cards |
First I want to say a BIG Thank You to everyone that has been placing orders and helping me earn the Stampin’ Up! Get-a-way Incentive Trip! I am really close now – just a few more orders needed – I’m about $400 away and only have a few more days – June 30th is the deadline! Thank You to Linda, Vicki, Gina, Nancy, Judy, Molly, Tamara, Cindy, Bethany, Suzie, Sally, Becky, Linda, Travice – every order is helping me reach this goal no matter what the size. Read more here about my goal to reach 55 orders. The thermometer is almost at the top!
Now on to today’s project. As I told you yesterday I am now sharing my Artisan Design Team entries. And this is one of my card entries. It was actually the very first project that I completed for the entry – there were 10 total.
I love my Linen Thread and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. I thought this card was right on trend with the colors – neutrals with a burst of Daffodil Delight. I started with the Crumb Cake Base for the card. The squares are postage stamp punched from Basic Black, and 1″ squares punched from the First Edition designer paper. The paper was stamped with the Just Believe stamp set before I cut them apart. I added the little butterflies and Linen Thread.
On the inside I added little butterflies in the corner.
I love this card and can’t think of anything I would do differently. I hope you like it too.
Jun 26, 2012 | Almost Artisan, My Digital Studio, Scrapbook Pages |
Well sadly I was not chosen as one of the Stampin’ Up! Design Team Artisan Finalists this year. I really thought I had a chance but I guess I’m not what they are looking for. The list of finalists is posted on the Stampin’ Up! FB page – congratulations to all of those that qualified as finalists! The good news is that I can now share my projects on my blog – no need to wait until after convention in July!
And another bit of good news is my push to earn my first Incentive Trip – it’s going to happen – I can feel it! One final push this week – I’m only about $700 away!! How exciting is that? Just a hand full of people need to place a $55 order and I’ll be there. Read more here about the 55 orders and watch the thermometer rise on the side of my blog. I’m almost there!!!
So now on to the project – that’s probably what you want to see anyway. This first project is one of my three scrapbook pages that I entered. I created a 12×12 scrapbook page using My Digital Studio – I sent it to Stampin’ Up! to print through the professional print service on heavy-weight card stock. I printed more than one copy and then cut the extra one in order to make a hybrid version – I added a few real elements to it so it had some dimension. So that gave me two versions – the original digital version, the hybrid version and then I created a second digital version. I didn’t have time to get the second one reprinted otherwise I probably would have submitted that one to the contest. Unfortunately we live so far away from Utah that the print service can take a while to get back to me. So here you go – let’s see what they look like –
Digital Version 1
This first one is my original Digital Version – this is Magnolia one of my two Jack Russell Terriers. I used overlays, sititching, digital tape, punches, the downtown grunge frames, buttons and seam binding.
Hybrid Version contest entry
This is not the best picture but this is the Hybrid version that I entered into the contest. Its even hard to see the hybrid elements in this photo. So I’ll tell you what they are. First I printed a second copy of the entire page and cut out the framed photo of Magnolia – I popped it up on Dimensionals and layered right on top of the same frame on the first copy. On one of the scallop circles I added a real paper flower, and a crumb cake button tied with Early Espresso Baker’s Twine. To the left of the photo I added two Baja Breeze buttons. And on the lower corner of the photo I added a real piece of Very Vanilla Seam Binding.
Digital Version 2
Here is the second Digital Version of the page – there are a few changes. The journling is a poem that my niece wrote about Magnolia. I changed the Very Vanilla Seam Binding to Crumb Cake. The Baja Breeze buttons were replaced with the Antique Brads. And the button inside the paper flower was changed to Baja Breeze. I like this second version better and wish I had the time to print and submit it for the contest. That’s probably why I wasn’t selected – they would have liked the 2nd version better too!
There are some brand new digital downloads from Stampin’ Up! today. You can see all the available Digital Downloads on my website.
Have a great day and if you need to order any Stampin’ Up! products please let me know – every order counts towards my goal even the digital downloads you order through my website!
Jun 25, 2012 | Birthday, Cards, Designer Series Paper |
When I saw the Animal Talk stamp set in the new Stampin’ Up! catalog I thought it was really cute. It was in my first order and I’ve been using it in my classes this month. I call this one a window card because there is a hole punched through the top layer and you see the stamped image on the second layer through the “window”. I thought this would be a fun style with this set since there was an image stamp and a corresponding phrase stamp with each image.
I also got to use the new Piercing Templates – I know I’m going to love those. I used our largest circle punch which just happens to match the largest piercing circle on the template – its a “perfect match” – like they say in the Haverty’s commercial. There are a couple of other new things on this card – the Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper – this is a fun paper pack and I know I’m going to use it a lot. And the 1/4″ stitched ribbon in Early Espresso.
I hope you like it. I’m planning to make a whole set using the different images/phrases in the Animal Talk stamp set and making them for convention swaps – so I probably won’t share the rest until convention.
Did you see the thermometer? It’s rising! I’m almost at the top. The thermometer show the orders that I have already placed. Then I have a hand full of people to follow up with that said they would order. If they all come through with a $55 order that should put me within about $800 of earning the Get-a-way trip! So I only need to find a few more people this week – it’s going to happen – I can feel it. Yippee! If your not sure what I’m talking about then read here.
Cindy and I are having our make up class for the My Digital Studio Club today. Saturday’s class was lots of fun and today’s will be too.
I hope you do something fun today!
Jun 22, 2012 | Birthday, Cards, In Colors |
Today is my In-Color Class – we are making 5 projects featuring the new Stampin’ Up! In-Colors – Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple. The morning class was lots of fun and I’m looking forward to my second class later this evening. I haven’t had a chance to photograph any of the projects yet. But I am showing you another In-Color themed card that I made earlier this week for a different class.
This card uses the Raspberry Ripple card stock base and then a layer of Whisper White. The main stamp set is Betsy’s Blossom and the words are from Petite Pairs. I used Gumball Green for the branch; Midnight Muse for the bird – which is cut out and popped up on a dimensional; Raspberry Ripple for the words; and Primrose Petals for the little flowers. I finished the card with a piece of the new stitched ribbon. Over all it was a quick card.
I’ll share the actual projects from my class next week. I’m having fun playing with the new In-Colors – and right now my favorite is still the Summer Starfruit and second the Midnight Muse. What are you favorites?
I’ll probably offer the class as a To-Go class option – I’ll write up instructions and get the projects photographed. I’ll decide before the weekend ends if it makes sense to do that. And post the details if it does.
I also wanted to let you know that Stampin’ Up! has announced the Artisan Design Team finalists on their Facebook page. And while I did submit and entry I was not selected as a finalist. I do know some of the finalists or know their work and they are talented ladies so I’m sure the entries must have been amazing!! I can’t wait to see them. I’m hoping they show all the entries at convention but we’ll have to see if they do. When I entered a couple of years ago they did have all but one of my projects on display – so I’ll be on the look out for them.
Thank you to Sue and Denean for their orders. Every order helps me get closer no matter what size it is. Thank you guys! Since the race for the Artisan Contest is over now I have to keep pushing to earn this incentive trip – I need about 20 more people to place $55 orders and I have about 8 days left – yikes! Read more here. Thank you to everyone that is helping – this will be an amazing accomplishment for me. I love you guys!
Yeah the weekend is here! And tomorrow we’ll be playing with MDS again for our MDS club – I can’t wait.
Jun 20, 2012 | Big Shot, Cards, Create with Connie & Mary, Designer Series Paper, In Colors |
I do like to use sketches to create a card or scrapbook page. Recently I made a card using one of the sketches from Create with Connie & Mary – it is an older one from a few weeks ago. The card I ended up with looks like this
I used the new In-Color Primrose Petals for the base, then a layer of Chocolate Chip – I cut it with the Scallop Edgelit and embosses it with the matching Accent Folder – actually I did the embossing part first and then cut – that is easier for me to get it lined up. You can’t see it real well in the photo but I used the set Creative Elements to stamp in the background behind the flower.
The flower is cut from the Floral District Designer paper – I used the Fun Flowers Bigz Die and the Big Shot for the largest petals, the smaller petals are the blossom punch – 3 layers and then I snipped in between the little scallops on the petals. In the center is one of the new Naturals Designer Buttons – they look like wood – I threaded some Linen Thread through the holes. And tied some around the card layer – I love my Linen thread.
Finally I added a tag – stamp set Four Frames and Teeny Tiny Wishes – punches with the Decorative Label punch.
here is what the sketch looked like –
A sketch is a good place to start when you are creating – it maps out where to place your elements. Then you play around with your design, your stamp sets, your papers and punches until you get something in the end that you are happy with.
I have more people to thank for placing orders – Debbie, Sherrie, Alicia, Candis, and Pam. Every order helps me get closer no matter what size it is. Thank you guys! I speeding along to 55 orders – Read more here.
Today was an animal kind of day – I came home from exercising and found a turtle in the road right near the house. I didn’t want him to get run over so I went out to get him and move him on across the street. Well he was not happy about that – did you know turtles make a hissing sound? I moved him anyway so a car wouldn’t run him over. Then I keep hearing banging on the window – and Aspen hears it to and goes and barks – its a bluebird – I’m wondering if he is trying to get bugs from the spider webs that are in the corner of the windows – there are lots of them – I guess I need to do something about that but spraying them with a hose doesn’t really get them to come off. Then I began to wonder if the bluebirds built another nest in the bird house – so I decided to check. Sure enough they built a nest while we were gone on vacation and when I checked this morning – guess what – there are 3 eggs inside! I don’t think I have had a nest this late before – spring is over and summer is here now. Oh and one more thing – there were a bunch of robins in the yard today – and I noticed a little moth flitting about – the moth landed on the fern near one of the robins – the robins popped up and snatched it and had a yummy breakfast. Poor moth. Anyway those are my animal stories for today.
Have a great day!
I love my Linen Thread and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. I thought this card was right on trend with the colors – neutrals with a burst of Daffodil Delight. I started with the Crumb Cake Base for the card. The squares are postage stamp punched from Basic Black, and 1″ squares punched from the First Edition designer paper. The paper was stamped with the Just Believe stamp set before I cut them apart. I added the little butterflies and Linen Thread.
