RainyDay Stamper

Add foil for even more sparkle!

Another very simple layout but the card is anything but plain.  I used our beautiful Gold Foil sheets to add some extra sparkle to the card.

And the Stitched Framelits make their appearance again along with the Layering Circles framelits for the scallop circle just peeking out from below the sentiment.  The center of the snowflakes are adorned with Gold Metallic enamel circles to really give that I just have to feel this card look.

TIP:  When heat embossing, your Stampin' Up Embossing Buddy is your best friend.  Simply tap the buddy over your cardstock and it removes any oils and static from your cardstock keeping your embossing powder to stay only where you want it to be, (on the stamped image).  This my friends, is the best $8.00 you will ever spend and they last forever (well maybe not 100 years but I have had mine for 7 years and it is still going strong)  

103083 $8.00

 

Happy Stamping,

More Vellum

and embossing!  This time Gold.  This is a card layout I use a lot and rather than have a bright Real Red circle in the center of the card to attract all the attention, I covered it with embossed vellum, softening the circle so it still is there but doesn't detract from the sentiment.

Gold Metallic thread, love the look of it on cards but really this stuff is the unruly kid in the classroom, mind of its own, lots of tape holding it into submission! Again, more Gold Metallic Enamel stars and then some circles just to make those snowflakes pop.  I love the Layering Circle framelits, with so many in the set there is always the perfect size for your project.

Happy Stamping,

Well, happy Monday,

and it is the last week of November, just shake your head, has this year flown by, only one month left and it is 2017.  This week we really have to get those Christmas cards in the post so this week, one set, Tin of Tags.  You know, this was one set that I really was not sold on, I have Oh, What Fun and it has sentiments for tags, so really what did I need another tag set for.....................I will tell you, this snowflake!

Ok, I love the sentiments too, and they are different than Oh what fun.  So this is the set we are going to focus on this week.  Card #1

If you have been following my blog for awhile, you know I just love Heat Embossing, it is one of the first things that made me fall in love with stamping.  The magic of watching your image come to life.  For this card, Silver and Vellum.  Love this combination-shine and softness in one.  Vellum heat embosses nicely, you just have to be careful not to overhead your vellum, so I always preheat my heat tool before aiming it at the vellum. 

TIP: Don't heat  your images nilly willy (got to love that word) focus on an area and slowly move your heat tool across the page, it really will emboss faster than those wild passes across the page!

The strip of Vellum wraps around the card layer with no adhesive on the card front.  I added a few Metallic Enamel stars to add that over the top shine.

Happy Stamping,

 

I don't know, I love all the cards I have made so far with this set, but this one, I think, just may be my favourite.   The vase I stamped onto Soft Sky cardstock and cut it out with the coordinating die and then  splashed on some Gold  Wink of Stella to kind of give it a "ceramic" look.  The flowers are Calypso Coral and Flirty Flamingo, those two colours go together so beautifully.  The leaves, Old Olive and then the background ones are second generation Old Olive.  

The sentiment is from Another Birthday, that is one set that is definitely a must in your collection. For just $20, look at all the words  you get

140273 Not just for birthdays either nd the nicest thing about this set, it is photopolymer so it is super easy to stamp just where you want it, no stamp a ma jig required.

 

 

Have a great weekend and see ya Monday!

Happy Stamping,

Happiest Birthday & Jar of Love

You know those pretty blue Ball canning jars that are all the rage, well that is the look I was going for with this card.  And the colour that looked the best, Bermuda Bay.  I told you, I am trying to use more colours than just my favourites!  One never knows, a new favourite could come out of this experience.  I mean I am really starting to use Crushed Curry ALOT and that colour just used to sit there begging for use.

 

And I used our new Copper Embossing powder just the jar handle, fly (ok, it is really a firefly but on this card it is just a fly) and the sentiment.   And †he sentiment comes from Birthday Blooms,I love the font.  The flowers, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Night of Navy and Bermuda Bay all using stamp off once for the first stamp and then full strength for the  second making beautiful tone on tone.

 

Happy Stamping,

Summery feel for Jar of Love

especially required on a cloudy day.  I love Melon Mambo but I have really tried NOT to use it for a little while trying hard to choose and use up some other colours.  But Melon Mambo makes her appearance again in this pretty card.

-And yes, that is Crushed Curry again but doesn't it make beautiful flowers!  This time I stamped the jar in Basic Grey and added so Soft Sky stamped off once water and Wild Wasabi for the greenery.    The card itself is only 3 1/2" wide making for a slightly narrower card but it really suits the image.  Never be afraid to change up your card sizes, there is no right or wrong size, but always make sure that the post office will accept the card (don't go smaller than 3 1/2 x 5  and if you make your cards so that they fit in a standard envelope, no extra postage required.

 

Happy Stamping,

Easel Cards

I haven't made a Easel card for so long and they are so easy and are a nice change from a standard card.  

Here it is set up, those gorgeous flowers and bow from Jar of Love and I used the heart from Sunshine Wishes framelit set.  Watermelon Wonder and Calypso Coral really pair together beautifully with  Rich Razzleberry and a little Crushed Curry peeking out for that extra pop of colour.  I also used Build a Birthday for the sentiment, I wanted something not too big but not too small, and just like Goldilocks, I found this sentiment was perfect for my wishes.  the little splatter top and bottom are from Gorgeous Grunge and are heat embossed silver just like the sentiment.  The flowers on the sides of the sentiment are popped up on a dimensional, making them the stop to hold up the card front. 

 

 Side angle, it looks good too, and it folds flat for mailing.  

Happy Stamping,

 

It's Monday!

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend and managed to get a little fun in.  We had a bit of sunshine and the makes me happy and thinking of spring, Yes, I know, winter has not even started but gee, I miss the sunshine and warmth!  So this week, it is all about flowers and bright colours.  I got Jar of Love in my last order and I am so happy I finally got it. This set is wonderful, so easy to make a beautiful card and having matching framelits is the icing on the cake.  So here is the set

142342Bundle Price 69.25

Yes it is a bit pricey, but you do get 37 stamps and 17 dies in the bundle and yes you can buy them separately but you save 10% buying them together.  And yes, it is more than flowers, notice that little fish and it does have some beautiful sentiments.

Just like this sentiment, Throw Kindness around like Confetti,  such a true sentiment that everyone should do a little more of, don't  you think?  I stamped the jar in Night of Navy and added stems and leaves in Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive, stamping twice to give depth.  The bigger flowers are Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum, both stamped off to get tone on tone and then Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry (gee I seem to be using this colour that I never liked before, ALOT) and then a Crushed Curry bow,  And that part you can't see, I splashed on some Clear Wink of Stella over the card making it look like I've sprinkled glitter.  Now I will admit, when you first stamp the larger flowers, you kind of think, what, how it that beautiful but trust me, roll them through your Big Shot and they just pop and seriously become beautiful.

Well, that all for today, have a great one!

Happy Stamping,

Our last Merry Mice

card for the week.  This one is a super easy card, so easy to make multiples.  The happy little mice from earlier in the week but this time just the way the stamp is, all in a row.  

 

 And I have video for you showing just how easy it is to make. (sorry the shot is so narrow, just figuring out how to do videos!)

 

The pieces for the card are 

Card Base:  Real Red 12 x 3 scored at 6"

Mat: Old Olive 3 3/4 x 1 3/4"

Image : Shimmery White 3 1/2 x 1 1/2

Inside: Whisper White 5 7/8 x 2 7/8

Markers: Real Red, Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Smokey Slate, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight and Wink of Stella Gold & Clear

Ink Memento Black

Want to get your hands on this great set, it is on sale to the end of November Clearmount $16.50 and Wood mount 22.50, you can click on the right side bar and click on demonstrator website and it will take you right to my store.

Have a great weekend and get started on those Christmas cards soon, they should be in the mail in 12 days!  See ya Monday.

Happy Stamping,

Soft Sky & Island Indigo

Definitely not your traditional Christmas colours, but they definitely remind me of cold!  This little mouse is all decked out in his sweater, scarf and toque, prepared for the cold.

Again I used Shimmery White cardstock and my markers, the Star embossing folder for the background and a bit of Island Indigo DSP from the Regals 12 x 12 DSP stack.  The DSP stacks are really a great value, you get the entire colour family in one pad with four different patterns of each colour.  Tomorrow is the last day for this set and I have a special treat for you  tomorrow!  Might as well end the week with a bang!

Happy Stamping,