RainyDay Stamper

Simple & Bright

Those two words describe this card perfectly.  The DSP is from Flirtatious Speciality pack and the colour combination is from the Colour Coach and the combination is also from the Getting Started Collection. Just what is the Getting Started Collection, it is a group of colours that Stampin' Up has put together that makes it easy to start cardmaking or scrapbooking.  We have a pack of 24 sheets of cardstock and a pack Stampin' Spots, in base colours that gets you beautiful combinations right off the bat.  And in the new catalogue, Stampin' Up has added to this collection with DSP and Ribbons so you know, you are never going to be questioning, what goes with what!  

And just look how fabulous these colours, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Early Expresso go together and make this card pop.  The stamp sets I used for this card are both retiring ones, Flower Fancy (one of my favs) and Happiest Birthday Wishes, a current hostess set.  

Happy Stamping,

Flower Fancy

Sympathy cards, hard to make, so important to send.  

 The focal image is from Flower Fancy, stamped in Black Stazon and coloured in using Blushing Bride, Pink Pirouette and Regal Rose markers for the flower and Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive for the leaves.  I used a 3/4" strip of Blushing Bride DSP to make the pleated band and the sentiment is from Petite Pairs.  The background is Snow Burst embossing folder from the Holiday Mini.

Happy Stamping,

Casing a magazine

in the last issue of Stamp It! magazine there was a simple get well card using a flower stamp and I thought I could recreate it using Stampin' Up! products.

 Simple 4 1/4 x 4 1/4  Whisper White cards then a 4 x 4 square of Bashful Blue.  The flowers are from Flower Fancy and are embossed using my Versamark pad and then embossed with White embossing powder.  Using my Sponge Daubers I made one flower Calypso Coral and the other Peach Parfait.  

 The sentiment is from the set Everyday Wishes a set you can get for free this month with the purchase of two Simply Sent kits.

Happy Stamping,

I know, make something different

almost finished with my Thank You cards.  I am not one to make too many the same, but I really liked these ones, fast and fancy.  I love the set Flower Fancy and chose the single stem stamp for my cards today.  I stamped using Basic Gray and then the solid images were colored with Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi markers.

 I used up some more of my retired Melon Mambo Designer Series paper for a colorful splash and then matted the image with Wild Wasabi. The envelopes have the same image and colors.  I cut the Designer Series Paper at 4" x 2" and scored the Whisper White base at 4" and look what I did to the back edge

 Used the Scallop Edge punch along the back edge, all our edge punches remove 1/4" inch so now the card is 4 1/4" on the back and 4" on the front fitting perfectly into our standard sized envelopes.

Happy Stamping,

 

Happy Thursday

Wow, this week has really flown by.  Today's card is another Challenge card, it is the Sketch Challenge for the week.

 Now anyone who know me, knows I love Purple but in this combo it seems just a bit dark, can't wait to get my order with the new In Colors, I think I am going to love Concord Crush as it looks to be just a bit lighter. 

The sentiment for this card from Heard from the Heart, was stamped with Black Stazon onto Paper Vellum (101839 $5.95 ) and wrapped around the Elegant Eggplant layer.  When working with Vellum, one has to think about how to attach it as any glues will show through so brads or covering the glued part with different embellishments is another way to go.   The focal point on this card is one of the flowers from Flower Fancy, a two step set.  I really love Two Step sets, the images have depth and a more handpainted look.  Try them tone on tone, stamping the line image, full strenght and then the solid image stamping off once to lighten the image.  Or use two different colors one lighter than the other like I did here. I first inked up the line image with Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive markers, and then the solid stamp with Perfect Plum and Certainly Celery markers and using my Stamp a ma Jig, stamped it over the line image. 

Happy Stamping,

 

Thinking of You

A simple sketch this week is perfect for this card. 

Taken with Teal, which by the way I am not, is one retiring color that I won't miss. I have been on a mission this month to use up any of my colors that are retiring. It is funny, I would rather use Only Orange than Teal! If you asked me that two months ago, I would say neither! To help cover, I mean soften the bright Teal, I have split the image panel so the color just peeks out and popped on a layer of DSP from the Sweet Pea stack. Got to love Flower Fancy set, use it with a Stamp a Ma Jig or not, it is so easy to work with.  
 

Happy Stamping,

More Impressions

Man, I love the new Impressions folder, Square Lattice.  It just makes even the plainest cards have some pop.  Todays card I used Crumb Cake (AKA Kraft), Basic Black and Rose Red and yes, those are pretty bold colors but just laying there, they look kind of flat.  A trip thru the Big Shot with the Rose Red and now we have pizzazz.

 I have used Flower Fancy stamp set for the image, I just love this Two Step Stamp set and used Regal Rose and Old Olive inks for the flower.  The brads are also Rose Red from the Rich Regals collection.   A word of advice regarding this impressions folder, DO NOT USE SNAIL when attaching it to your card.  This  folder really does a number on the fibers in the cardstock and the snail will just rip the cardstock when you apply it so use Tombow or your gluestick.

Happy Stamping,

 

More Flower Fancy

 Yesterday's post also used Flower Fancy and this is the only stamp from the set that I didn't use in that card.  To me, this image is more formal than the other images in the set.  Todays card uses Old Olive as is base and for the mats I have used the retiring Ruby Red.   The Old Olive Dots Pattern DSP frames the image panel which I stamped the line image in Basic Gray and then the solid images I used my markers (Real Red and Old Olive) directly on the stamp, lined it up with my Stamp A Ma Jig and it is perfect. The sentiment Thinking of You is from Thankful Thinking (113786)again stamped in Basic Gray.  Inside

 

A piece of Very Vanilla and just a simple flower from the same set in the bottom corner.

Happy Stamping,

 

Flowers for Mum

I love this Two Step Stamping Set,Flower Fancy and better yet, it is on SALE till the end of the month.

First I made this Fancy Favor box from my Big Shot Die (115965) stamping the large flower outline with Rose Red and then Regal Rose for the solid image.  The leaves are Old Olive for both the outline and solid image, with the solid image stamped off once on scratch paper.  The small flowers use Only Orange for the outline and Cameo Coral for the solid image.  Then I took my Color Spritzer and spritzed on Regal Rose and Rose Red.  The "for you" tag uses the sentiment from Great Friend.    

For the card, I used all the same colors and stamped the images onto a piece of Very Vanilla and the sentiment is from Well Scripted from the Occasions Mini and is stamped in Rose Red and then I sponged all the edges with Pretty in Pink.  The image is matted with Regal Rose and Rose Red.

Together

a perfect gift.

Happy Stamping,