Hello Stampin’ Friends ~
Quick post … Today I have a technique video for you: Faux Metal Embossing! Watch how easy this technique is …
Pretty cool right? This is a fun technique that can give you a real “wow” to your card. Stop back tomorrow and I will show you what I came up with.
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Hope your day is a good one!
Hello Stampin’ Friends ~
Today I’m going to share another of our fun Sale-a-bration stamps sets Home to Roost. For those of you who are new to my blog and Stampin’ Up! … Sale-a-bration is an exciting sales event. For “each” $50 you spend, you can chose an item out of our Sale-a-bration catalog!! It’s just a fun way to build your stamp collection.
Our Sale-a-bration product of the week is the Home to Roost stamp set, Warm thoughts come home to roost when you create projects with this set.
Home to Roost is a wonderful stamp set for all-year use with versatile sentiments and line-art images perfect for lots of coloring techniques. You’ll love the high-quality, color pencils. Perfect for watercoloring stamped images. Use with Aqua Painters, Blender Pens, or alone.
Purchase the products to make these projects and you’ll immediately qualify for the following FREE Sale-A-Bration item used to make the project: Home to Roost Cling Stamp Set. I have them listed below.
More ways to earn … Hostesses will get an extra $25 in FREE Merchandise above the regular rewards with party sales of $250 or more. Gather your friends for a fun evening of stamping and everyone can earn free goodies!
Or … if you want it all, you can purchase the ultimate starter kit and join my stampin’ family ❤ . We’d love to have you on our team. CLICK HERE
Let me know if you have any questions regarding Sale-a-bration, or the starter kit.
Wishing you a wonderful day ~
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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~
Oh my gosh … I have the cutest cards to share with you today. These cards were shared with us (demonstrators) from Stampin’ Up! and it wouldn’t be nice if I kept these cuties to myself.
You’ll recognize these samples from the Holiday Catalog and can be found on page 38. You will also notice the Buffalo Check background stamp (I will be sharing some samples & tips on this in a future post).
Here is the “Spirited Snowman” … Give these holly jolly snowmen a place in your home. They deserve it! And they will prove themselves useful!
He just looks like he is having snow-much fun!! And so can you when you a head start in your stamping schedule and get started on your seasonal cards! Using just one stamp set, Spirited Snowman. Stampin’ Up! created these three different cards… the versatility of the set is enhanced with different coloring themes and techniques.
Each one is so cute in it’s own way … I love the two snow-people hugging and the sample on the far right, so cute and so simple to make. Stamp your snowman … emboss your snowflakes with clear embossing powder … and then sue your watercolor pencils to add color to the background and then blend it with your Aqua painter! When you blend the watercolor pencils the clear snowflakes will now “pop” out and look white (looks like magic!).
Thank you for spending a part of your Thursday with me …
Enjoy your day!
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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~
Today I have a special card that I created using the second of the two stamp sets offered in the Snowflake Showcase
The stamp set is the Happiness Surrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set. This set also coordinates with the Snowfall Thinlits Dies.
For my card today I’m using a technique called the “Wreath” or “In the Round” technique. I’m not really showcasing that today … I am working on a video to show how this is done, and it is done using the Stamparatus. This is the card we made at my Advanced Stamparatus Class …
The background was embossed with the “Layered Leaves” Dynamic embossing folder. This is one of my favorites because it goes with so many different stampin’ styles.
The floral wreath was done in Pink Pirouette and Rich Razzleberry with a touch of Pear Pizzazz … these colors were also used in my cardstock layers. We used a template created to make our wreath and with the Stamparatus the flowers are inked and stamped in perfect placement.
Each of the flowers has a Rhinestone but to jazz it up we colored the rhinestones to match the colors we used, but put the opposite colors on the flower … so light on dark and dark on light.
Greeting is also included in the stamp set and was simply stamped in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White and was punched with our circle punches.
With the use of the Stamparatus … this card is super simple to make. I’m hoping to have a video for your soon. Thanks for hanging out with me today.
Enjoy your day today ~
TODAY’S STAMPIN’ SUPPLY LIST … Last 2 days to purchase the Snowflake Showcase products.
Hello Stampin’ Friends ~
Ahhh … we really do enjoy life on a much simpler note don’t we? And why not, that gives us more time to do the things we really enjoy. I do enjoy my stamping but I still like simple, and pretty … and today I have both for you in one card.
Today’s card features the Snow is Glistening stamp set, which is only limited until the end of the month, and I will be showing your more cards in the next few days.
Today’s card is fully embossed in gold … a simple technique that creates stunning results. You can get your glam on and texture in one shot. The back piece, the tree and the greeting are all embossed with Gold Embossing Powder and the heat gun.
The embossed pieces have the Gold Foil cardstock as a mat which adds a little more shine and elegance to your card. I’m using Very Vanilla cardstock with my gold today.
The greeting was also embossed in gold and then punched out with the circle punch and coordinating scallop punch. A few Stampin’ Dimensionals to add some added dimension and your card is complete.
If you love the simple elegance of this card, then this is the technique for you. Don’t get me wrong, it’s beautiful stamped in various colors as well, but the gold is stunning.
Thank you for joining me today, and I hope you stop back as I will be sharing more cards with the Snowflake Showcase product suite.
Enjoy your Sunday ~
TODAY’S STAMPIN’ SUPPLY LIST … If you’d like what you see and want to purchase any of the items used, you can begin by clicking on the item … this will take you to my online store. Any orders over $50 (before Shipping & Handling) will qualify for my Stampin’ Rewards.
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I hope your Monday was good to you!! Today I want to share a technique called Mask Resist. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in the newest fads, we forget how cool some of the old standards are. I really like this technique because it gives the appearance of dimension, but it fits great in the envelope!! lol
Directions:
Use any framelit or die to cut out a circle, oval or other shape using Vellum Paper. I cut my vellum piece the same size as the cardstock I will be stamping on (No Mess!)
Adhere the Vellum Paper “reverse mask” to a piece of cardstock with a very small spot of removable adhesive (I use the retired Stampin’ Up! Dotto).
Without moving the mask, ink your Stampin’ Sponge and sponge within the masked area with a light color, leaving a bit lighter area in the center
Remove the vellum mask (remove any Dotto residue with the Adhesive Eraser) and Stamp a focal point stamp INSIDE masked area onto cardstock… you can use any greeting that you love. My outer stamps come from the “Love What You Do” stamp set!
Stamp additional images that overlap the focal area and the white space for added dimension … and a little “Wink of Stella” always adds a sweet little touch of sparkle to your card.
Thank you for hanging out with me today.
Have a wonderful day!
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Hello Stampin’ Friends ~
It’s good to be back!! My workload got a little more hectic than I had planned (happens to us all) but who plans on the drama … right!! But I’m thrilled to be here today to share with you one of the cards that we created in my “Stamperatus 1” Class yesterday.
In class we learned about the parts of the stamparatus, how they interact, how to clean it and to store it. We talked about the it’s core function of “stamp placement” and the wonderful ability to create repeatable stamping. In fact, this little gem is great just for those two features alone, but it does so much more!
Here is a quick video to quickly share the basics and introduce you to the new products that came out to accessorize the Stamparatus…
Todays card features the “Hinge Technique” … we are able to do this fun technique because the hinges are not only removeable but can be moved in equal increments. It’s so easy and so amazing.
We used Cherry Cobbler for our greeting. The stamp is aligned onto my cardstock and then “picked up” with to plate so you can begin your stamping. Once your stamp is inked, stamp directly onto your cardstock. You will then take the plate out of by the hinge, move it down one notch and replace it back into the hinge and stamp again (without re-inking) This will give you a slightly lighter image. You will do that one more time creating the final and lightest of the 3 images.
The large leave stamp is stamped onto your cardstock and with the stamparatus you can add the solid stamp in perfect alignment every time. You see, I showed them how and where each of the stamps were placed and then everyone used the same plates to stamp their projects … what does that mean. You have the ability to create a multitude of cards that all look the same.
The little leaves also used the “Hinge Technique” for their placement. This really is a slick little tool to help you with your card creations. Easy, fast and precise.
Thank you so much for joining me this Sunday.
I hope you have a most wonderful day ~
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