RainyDay Stamper

Dramatic-

to me Black & White is a very dramatic colour combination, and using the Sale-a-bration set, Fresh Vintage it seems just a bit more elegant.

I used the floral image to make my own DSP, stamping it using Black Stazon stamping off the edges.  I then layered it onto a piece of Basic Black.  The sentiment is from Upsy Daisy and is stamped onto a label cut with the Lots of Tags Sizzlit die and then layered onto a Basic Black Decorative Label highlighted with a couple of Basic Rhinestones.  I love the way these two shapes go together.  I also ran the white background panel through the Big Shot with the Stripes Impressions folder but try as I might, I cannot get a good picture of it.  

Happy Stamping,

 

Vellum

I don't know if you have stamped on Vellum, but it is one of my favorite products to add a softness to stamped images.  For this card I stamped the flowers from Field Flowers on the Vellum cardstock with Black Stazon and then using my Pretty in Pink Stampin' Write marker, I coloured in the flower and then I used this side are the back for a real frosty image.  I embossed the sentiment from a retired set on the front and heat embossed with Silver embossing powder.  When using Vellum you really need to mount it to a light coloured cardstock to make your stamped images come to life.  I have mounted my panel to Whisper White and then matted it to Basic Black.  Since you can see through Vellum attaching the Vellum to the cardstock needs to be carefully thought about.  I attached mine with a strip of Snail hidden by the Pretty in Pink satin ribbon.

The ribbon slide is from the retired  Hodgepodge Hardware kit that is on sale in our Clearance Rack and a Basic Pearl highlights the center.

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FREE , now that is a good word

and this is one of the sets that you can get for free- Sprinkled Expressions.  Three images, three sentiments

Now add FREE Designer Series Paper and you will be set to make so many great cards.

The Everyday Enchantment DSP coordinates with our Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade and Soft Suede cardstocks and inks.

Add a few Basic Rhinestones 

and you have quick and easy notecards, perfect for many occasions.

Happy Stamping,

Thank you

RUFFLED THANKS CARD

Stamps

• Kindness Matters

Paper

• Whisper White Card Stock

• Baja Breeze Textured Card Stock

• Island Indigo Textured Card Stock

Ink

• Baja Breeze Classic Stampin’ Pad®

• Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

• Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

• Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad

Accessories

• Calypso Coral 3/8” Ruffled Ribbon

• Rhinestone Basic Jewels

• Stampin’ Dimensionals®

• Scallop Edge Punch

• Big Shot™

• Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders Set

Happy Stamping,

Stampin' Up's Framelits

Fabulous project, fabulous case but inside

they come in a heavy plastic  case and are attached to a cardboard sheet with a strip of tape.  Yes, it works but I think that in time the tape will lose its stickiness and the pieces will shift about and perhaps get damaged.  So now my framelits look like this

No tape but our fabulous Magnet sheets covered with some retired Crushed Curry DSP.  The dies are placed on the magnet sheet cutting side up so that they are easy to remove.  So are SU magnet sheets better than other brands?  Yes, I had a roll of magnet sheet from before Stampin' Up! came out with their sheets and the power of the magnet is extremely different.

Happy Stamping,

Elementary Elegance

I just love this Sale-a-bration set, the frame no matter what colour you use, really is elegant.  I used Naturals Ivory with Basic Black to make this clean, elegant but masculine card.

If you have never checked out our Naturals cardstock, it comes in White and Vanilla and is a heavier weight than our regular Very Vanilla and Whisper White and has speckles in the paper.  It is fabulous for watercolouring and is also available in 40 piece packs for $9.25 and matching envelopes are available for both colours.  I heat embossed the frame using Black embossing powder and then using the Curly Label punch, punched out the center.  

This panel is attached to the back panel with dimensionals to give a shadow box appearance.  Again I have used the Lattice Impression folder to add extra texture to the card with a simple 1" strip.

Happy Stamping,

 

 

 

Yellow Roses

I am loving the set, Apothecary Art, it makes such beautiful cards with very little effort.  It makes a perfect Sympathy card when paired with the set, Loving Thoughts.  The sentiments in this set fit the two larger stamps in Apothecary Art perfectly.

I used Black Stazon to stamp the image onto Vellum cardstock and coloured in the roses with my So Saffronl marker on the back of the vellum so that the images have a soft look. I then layered it onto Whisper White.  I used my Labels Framelits to make the frame in Always Artichoke and then layered it onto a So Saffron mat also cut with the Labels Framelits that I embossed with the Lattice Impressions folder.  The card has been stamped with the Netting Background stamp using So Saffron again softening the overall card.

Happy Stamping,

Do you like Glitter?

Glitter adds so much pizzazz to a card, making it stand out.  Applying glitter to your card can be as simple as using your Two Way glue pen to stick the glitter to the card or there are other simple techniques that take your card to the next level of WOW factor.

Don't you love this colour combo?  I got it from my trusty friend, Stampin' Up!'s Colour Coach.  Believe me, this is a combination that I would not of thought of on my own, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade and More Mustard but it is beautiful.  The stamp set, Sprinkled Expressions, 2012 Sale-a-bration FREE set and the ribbon and brad, you guessed it, another FREE Sale-a-bration product.Can you see the glitter on this card?  I used our Nova Superfine Glitter in Aqua (114287) to make that star really sparkle.

Why not join me on March 2nd for a fun class I am calling "Glitter-fy".  We will be making four cards using three different techniques that will keep the glitter on the cards not on your recipient. Cost is $20 and seating is limited so email me by clicking the email button on the lower right side  today! Want this class for FREE?  Simply place a $50 order and the class is FREE!

Happy Stamping,

What is your favourite ice cream?

How about Cherry?  Use Stampin' Up!'s new scented embossing powders and make your cards smell as good as they look.  We have Cherry, Vanilla and Melon, so yummy.

The ice cream cone is from the new set, Mouthwatering and I used my markers to colour the image on the stamp and then stamped it onto Whisper White.  Using my Versamark marker(100901) I coloured over the ice cream and then sprinkled on the Cherry embossing powder and heated it up with my heat gun.  Oh, it's lovely, not too strong and the smell does stay, I made this card three weeks ago, just to test it out.  

The rest of the card, Whisper White base, Early Expresso mat, Twitterpated DSP , small scalloped strips are made using the dotted scallop ribbon border punch hiding most of the strip behind my Whisper White sentiment strip, I love those barely there scallops.  The sentiment I thought was perfect for this card, is from Sweet Cake, another set in the mini.

Happy Stamping,

Happy Monday

Wow, February is almost over, didn't it go fast!  I was reading my February's Stampin' Success magazine, a magazine that demonstrators get each month with lots of information and ideas.  They had an article about the stamp set,You're my Type.  Now, you know I love that set and when I saw the card they made with it, I just had to case it.  I changed the colour from Old Olive to Island Indigo and everything else stayed the same.

Isn't it a cool card!  Now the part that intrigued me, was the paper in the typewriter, take a closer look

Yes, there are letters on it, made with the A - Z background stamp but just how is it done? Mask it! I stamped the typewriter onto the Very Vanilla in Early Expresso and then stamped it again onto a post it note.  I cut out the parts that were the paper and then placed the mask over my stamped image.  Ink up the A - Z stamp with Sahara Sand and stamp.  Remove the mask and voila-a page that looks like it was typed.  Once you make your mask, pop it in your stamp case and use it over and over.

Happy Stamping,