Category Archives: Techniques

Some Bunnies Hidin’ the Eggs!

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Hello my Stampin’ Friends,

Today I am going to share with you my 2014 version of the “Easter Egg Hunt” scrapbook page I shared a couple days ago.  I didn’t realize that some of those punches had retired… but I love the way this page turned out!  What I did realize is I’m really missin’ my scrapbooking group … I’m on a mission to get another club together for next year.  Let’s scrap ladies!!

I began my page with “Marina Mist” cardstock as my base.  Then I cut two 1-1/2″ x 12″ strips and created my finely mowed lawn with the new “Fringe Scissors”.  You can find it in the Celebrate the Everyday catalog.

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My eggs were punched out of our Silver Glimmer paper with the Extra Large Oval Punch.  Then I went a little crazy coloring the eggs.  I started out with the colors I used on my card a few days ago … the Old Olive, Rich Razzelberry, and the Tempting Turquoise.

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Oh but you must have many different colored eggs … so I grabbed the Melon Mambo and Marina Mist … they looked good too so I also tried the Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango!  I did find that you can “spritz” the glimmer paper and sponge dauber your color on … it went fast!

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While my eggs were drying, I created my bunny.  I used the Oval Framelit for the bunny butt, and the Boho Blossom punch for his tail.  His head was created with the 1-3/8″ circle punch.  The ears (2) were punched with the Large Oval.

The bunny tail and ears were fluffed with the bone folder (just give the cardstock a bit of a curl).  It adds some additional dimension that works well with the layers of grass.

I did size him up … and he will fit onto a card front!  Wouldn’t that make the cutest Easter card!?

I created the little chick also from the extra large oval, cut out his beak from a piece of scrap, and created his eye by coloring a pearl with a Sharpie™.

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Hope you enjoyed my scrapbook page today and that it inspired you to do a bit of scrapbooking!

Have an awesome day!

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Here are the supplies I used to create today’s scrapbook page … You can click on them for more details on the products and / or to purchase.  Thank you 🙂

 

Fabulous Friday … Glimmer Brads and so much more!

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Hello my Stampin’ Friends!

How are you today!  I am simply fabulous … and totally excited to share this card and some fun stampin’ tips with you!  I know that I have been doing my “Fast -n-Furious” on Friday’s but the ideas for this card, just kept blooming ….

My idea was to show you a simple and pretty card showcasing the “Glimmer Brads” that are currently featured in our “Weekly Deals”.   Punch 3 flowers with the Petite flower punch and put a coordinating color brad into it.  That was my original idea.

Then I thought … oooh, wouldn’t it be pretty if I put some glimmer paper behind it?  Aaahh … then I thought, why don’t I dye the silver glimmer paper to match the cardstock and glimmer brads!  Hmmm … good idea!

Oh, but it didn’t stop there, I needed a ribbon!  I have 3 bolts of the silver ribbon from the “Celebrate the Everyday” catalog … so I’ll use that!  Hmmm… wonder if you can dye that too?  Answer … YES!  Yes, you can!

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So … what do you think?  Glitter lovers rejoice … all the shine without all the glitter mess.  I will take you step by step through the card and share how I created it.

You will need the Silver Glimmer paper and Silver Ribbon, along with the bottles of ink refills to coordinate with your cardstock, Sponge daubers and the Glimmer Brads.  If you do not want inky fingers … you may want so gloves too! LOL  (I’ll post ingredients at the end, as always)

To dye the Silver Glimmer paper, I dampened my sponge dauber with water … it really helps move the ink around.  It should be damp … not wet.  Put a few small drops of the ink onto the glimmer paper and begin to “daub” your paper.  You’ll be making the motion of a sewing machine … up and down with the dauber (You cannot slide the dauber across the glimmer paper) until the ink is spread evenly onto the paper.   You can always add more ink … either to your paper or to the dauber itself.

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Now that you have ink on your daubers, I gently brushed them on the ends of my punched flowers to create a bit more dimension.  I then used my bone folder to slightly curl up the edges of the flower.  I poked a hole in the center of my flower with my Paper Piercing tool and then inserted the coordinating glimmer brad.

To dye the silver ribbon … simply place your dauber over the ribbon, and pull the ribbon out from under the dauber.  The ink on the dauber will dye your ribbon.  Turn the ribbon over and repeat the process.  It looks best when dyed on both sides.

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Make sure you give the paper and the ribbon time to dry, otherwise you will get ink marks on your card base.  If you have the new Stampin’ Up! heat gun … you can use the low setting to help dry it.

I hope you are as excited as I am to play with these fabulous techniques.   I just can’t believe that I never thought of dying that silver ribbon before!!  You know me, I love to dye my ribbons.

Watch for more projects from me using these dying techniques!  Don’t be afraid to send me “your” creations (you can e-mail me a photo at:  lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com

Thank you so much for sharing your day with me!

Have a fabulous Friday!!

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JUST A NOTE: You will get the sale price when you purchase the Glimmer brads, even though it does not show here.  The “Express Yourself” stamp set that I used for my card share today is a “HOSTESS” set which you can get FREE with an order of $150 or more.

Please let me know if you have any questions:  lindaluvs2stamp@aol.com

 

Weekly Deals and Card Share …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today I am going to share the Weekly Deals with you, along with two cards that I made using the “Make a Cake” stamp set that is on our Weekly Deals list!  I’m not sure if we’ve ever had a stamp set before … that is so cool!

CM1634BWe hope you enjoy this week’s Weekly Deals!

Make A Cake Clear-Mount Stamp Set Item # 126742
Regular Price: $11.95
Discounted Price: $8.96

Punch Pack Item # 118309
Regular Price: $16.95
Discounted Price: $12.71

Secret Garden Framelits Dies Item # 129372
Regular Price: $24.95
Discounted Price: $18.71

Summer Starfruit 1-1/4″ Striped Grosgrain Ribbon Item # 132980
Regular Price: $8.95
Discounted Price: $6.71

Island Indigo Baker’S Twine Item # 125575
Regular Price: $2.95
Discounted Price: $2.21

Brights Glimmer Brads Item # 121006
Regular Price: $4.95
Discounted Price: $3.71

Gingham Standard Stampin’ Around Wheel Item # 130110
Regular Price: $6.50
Discounted Price: $4.88

Recipes By Design Digital Kit – Digital Download Item # 118869
Regular Price: $9.95
Discounted Price: $5.97

Today’s card share is a couple of cards that I had made using the Make a Cake stamp set …

My “Bride & Groom” card was created in 2012 and not only uses the “Make a Cake” stamp set, but the flower punch from the “Punch Pack” which is also included in the Weekly Deals.  The layering look is created by “scrunching” the flower until the cardstock peels into layers (only then ends).  Just give it a try … it is quite easy.

This designer paper is no longer available, but there are so many lovely papers you could use and match up to the color scheme of the wedding.  The ribbon is the White Organza, and I love this because you can dye it any color simply by adding a few drops of re-inker fluid into some water, then dip your ribbon.  Easier yet … just color it with your marker!

The greeting comes from the “Sweet Essentials” stamp set.  Also used on this card is the Polka Dot embossing folder and the Basic Jewels – Pearls.

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As always, I will put the ingredients with links at the very end of my blog for your convenience.

My second card was created in 2013 as one of the first cards I shared when this blog was created.  I used the “Make a Cake” stamp set and combined it with the fun technique of “weaving”.

You simply weave together scrap pieces of designer paper or cardstock to create a fun and interesting mat or background.

On this card, I stamped my cake image directly onto the designer paper and then cut it out to fit into the cake piece.  This makes cake decorating so easy!

The “Make a Wish” greeting also comes from the very versatile “Sweet Essentials” stamp set.  The embossed background was created with the “Square Lattice” embossing Folder.

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The punches used for this card are the 1-3/4″ Circle punch, and the “Modern Label” punch that I also used on yesterday’s card.

Thank you for taking time out to visit me today.

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Technique Tuesday: Layered Flowers with Punches

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Hello my Stampin’ Friends,

While searching for a card for a friend, I came along a card that I had made a while back and wanted to share it with you.

I remember when I first saw how a fellow demonstrator made this flower and thought how cool is that!  I personally wouldn’t have thought about putting these two punches together, but I’m glad she did!

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You begin with the “Blossom Punch” … I think most of you have that one already.  Then you will use another popular punch the “Modern Label” punch.  Most of us pair this one up with word window.  Don’t worry if you do not have these punches,  I will have the links at the bottom of my post for you.

OK… as I started before, you begin with the Blossom punch.  I punched my flower out of Old Olive on this card.  Then I chose Strawberry Slush (same as background) and punched 3 pieces from the Modern Label punch.  I cut those pieces in half and layered them over my Blossom punched flower.  It layers so beautifully.

You can choose any design for the center, the one used here is retired.  The center is just a piece of designer paper with a nice coating of the Crystal Effects.

The border around the Strawberry Slush cardstock was created with the “Framed Tulips” embossing folder.

And last by not least … one of my favorite greetings “Perfectly Penned”.  I hope this one does not retire for a long time!  I love it, love it, love it!

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Hope you enjoyed this fun technique and try it for yourself.  Get creative and pair it with some really fun colors!  I’d love to see them 🙂

Thanks for dropping in and …

Have a wonderful day ~

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Video Inspirations … Watercoloring -n- Spritzers!

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today I thought I would share with you some videos to inspire you to create something a little outside of the box.

The first video is creating a watercolor background …

 

The next video is watercoloring using rubber stamps…

 

I hope today inspired you to create something fun and new.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Please leave me a comment …. I would love to hear what you think.

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Technique Tuesday: Wooden Elements

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

And H-E-L-L-O-O-O April!  I think spring is finally here 🙂

Yesterday I showed you the March Paper Pumpkin and how much fun I had creating different looks with the supplies they sent.  What I didn’t know was that Paper Pumpkin actually turned one yesterday!  And in true Stampin’ Up! fashion, they threw a party …

Paper Pumpkin Turns One!

Even more amazing is the incredible year Paper Pumpkin has had.

  • We’ve sent out 229,000 Paper Pumpkin projects (say that three times fast!) to our friends.
  • We’ve helped over 45,000 women bring out their creative sides—(and we know that they were just waiting to break out)!
  • We even had 13,000 take advantage of our Free Marker offer—ended yesterday!

Yep. Not bad for something that is only ONE-year old!

To celebrate, we held a birthday party at our Riverton Campus, complete with yummy cake, festive balloons, and even party hats.

I told you it was a fun company to be associated with!  Well hang in there because my 15th anniversary is next year, and in Stampin’ Up! fashion … I will be hosting parties, specials and more all year long.  Don’t worry, you will be invited to them all!

I also told you yesterday that I would show you some fabulous products that we have in our “Celebrate the Everyday” catalog that you could use to recreate the techniques I showed you.  We will be using the “Essentials Wooden Elements” and the “Watercolor Wonder Designer Note Cards”.

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On my “Life Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect” card … I used the “Direct to” technique in which we applied the Ink Pad directly to our wood element, the heart.  You can see I dragged the ink pad across the heart for a streaked look, as compared to yesterdays card when I fully inked up the wood greeting.

I teamed this card up with the Perfect Pennant Bundle, which includes the Perfect Pennant stamp set and the Banners Framelit Dies.

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Yesterday’s card I stamped a pattern onto the wood, today I actually stamped a greeting onto the wood element.  I also sponged the edges.

As you can see, the Wooden Elements are very versatile and you can use many techniques on these fun embellishments!

These two cards were also very quick and easy to create, with this combination of note cards, elements and the bundle … the possibilities are endless!

Here are the items that I used to create these cards…

I hope you were inspired to try out some of these fabulous products and / or the techniques I used on the Wooden Elements.

I thank you for dropping by today!

Have yourself a terrific Tuesday ~

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Fast -n- Furious Friday: Using Scraps!

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Hello Stampin’ Friends ….

Holy cow, I can’t believe it is Friday again!  Don’t get me wrong, I love Fridays … especially when I have off of work until Tuesday!  Wooo hooo.  I’ll be busy in my stampin’ studio working on my upcoming retreat.

Fridays mean “Fast -n- Furious” cards, and what better way to make a quick card than to grab a bunch of scraps.  First let me say that I got my inspiration from “Pinterest”.

I was looking at a few boards and this object caught my eye … it was a board full of “quilting” designs … that’s when the light bulb above my head went on!

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What a wonderful way to use up my scraps.  This card was super simple to make … I simply cut some scrap pieces of designer paper – 1-1/4″ x 4″.    I used the  “Gingham Garden” Designer Series Paper.

Since my designer paper had 4″ length … I cut my Whisper White base into a 4″ x 4″ square.

A simple trick to make sure you pieces are centered is to place your base onto your Stampin’ Up! Grid Paper.  I love this not just because it’s your stamp pad, but the grid make aligning your projects easy peasy … there’s room for notes, and you’ll always have a ruler handy!

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I added a bit of adhesive at the 2″ mark and then aligned my strips of scrap.  Did the same for the bottom section.  When your laying down the strips, one goes over … one goes under.  Super Simple.  Then you just adhere the ends.

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I picked the Perfectly Penned stamp set because I thought it works well with the feel of the card.  Besides, who doesn’t love that font!!  It’s done using the Craft White ink and the White embossing powder.

So today’s fast -n- furious card is just a bit of cutting, aligning, and then embossing your greeting.  Items used to create this card will be found at the end of my blog.  Clicking on the item will direct you to my website where you can view the product more closely or to make a purchase.

Just a note:

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Thanks so much for stopping by … I’d love to hear what you thought on today’s quilt card.

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Have a “Fabulous Friday” my friends!

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One more Kiss …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Yesterday I shared the “Kissing Technique” for my Technique Tuesday post … today I want to show you another card using this fun technique.

Now to keep it simple … I used some of the same items that I did yesterday.  I did however switch out the cupcake set for the Kind & Cozy stamp set… I took the center out of the checkered circle stamp… never throw anything away that you may use later!

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I inked up the circle and “kissed” it to the center of the Doily stamp… I love the cool pattern you get from centering it!  I offset the center circle when I punched out each of the different colors, don’t you love it!!  I will post a list of what punches I used at the end of the blog.

I stayed with the same color pallet as I used yesterday, but I switched out the Very Vanilla for Whisper White, since I was not using the designer paper… but I kept the ribbon!!

I stamped two verses from the Starburst Sayings stamp set, and cut them out using the coordinating Starburst framelits.  I love that Stampin’ Up! bundles these coordinating items because we save money!!  We all know, we’re going to get them both anyway… right?!

Last but not least … I tied all the images together by embossing the background with the “Decorative Dots” embossing folder from the Sale-a-bration catalog.  Yes, this is a FREE item with a $50 purchase (before shipping & taxes).  It really does add to the feel of the card … not to mention texture.

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So what do you think?  Do you like the kissing technique?  I’m excited to hear about your experience using the technique.

I have listed the items that I used to create the card … just click on the pic for more information or to make a purchase.

Thank you for visiting me today~

Have yourself a wonderful Wednesday!

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I like to add both the wood and clear mount stamp sets so you can choose the one that you prefer to use 🙂

Technique Tuesday … Kissing Technique & Video

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Hello Stampers ~

Today is my second post for Technique Tuesday.  I will be sharing a Stampin’ Up! video tutorial along with my card share… yes, I will have a card for you too.  I thought it would be a great way to for you to see how the technique is actually done… almost like being a member of my Technique Club.

I’m going to start with a Stampin’ Up! video that introduces you to the “Kissing Technique”.  Enjoy!

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Emily Montoya
Have you ever heard of the kissing technique?We’re not talking about the technique with your sweetie-we’re talking about the one with stamps! Check out this sample featured in this video, see how the butterflies have an extra texture? It’s the beautiful product of two stamps getting together!

Wasn’t that fun!  How did you like the finished cards … so cute.  Here is the card that I created using the “Kissing” Technique:

Now for my card …

I thought it would be fun to add a little “kiss” to the frosting on the cupcakes from the “Build a Cupcake” stamp set and kissed it to the “Hello Doily” stamp.  I inked up the the frosting of the cupcake and kissed it to the Doily to create the neat pattern you see.

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Of course I then had to pull out the coordinating punch “Cupcake Builder”. Ahhh, so much easier than cutting them out.  My color pallet for today comes from the Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar … with a touch of Strawberry Slush added in!

I added a touch of the Retro Fresh DSP and topped it off with the Coastal Cabana Ruffled Stretch Ribbon.  Speaking of “topping” things off… I colored 3 of the larger pearls with a red Sharpie, and the put them on my cupcakes.

Finally, my greeting comes from the Perfectly Penned stamp set.  I don’t know what I will do when they retire that set… I use it all the time!

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Hope you take the time out of your busy day for a little kissing 🙂

Thanks for checking out my blog today!  Check out below for a list of today’s ingredients.

Wishin’ you a terrific Tuesday!

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Summer Daze on the Beach …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today’s card share is one that I had the opportunity to make at a Stampin’ event hosted by one of my upline – Gloria Helmbrecht.  As demonstrators, we look forward to getting together to share ideas and business tips.  I generally host a meeting for my Star’s each month … there is a lot of support when you join the Stampin’ Up! and Star’s family.

I’m not real sure where to start on this card as it is packed full of techniques.  The background is embossed using the Core’dinations paper… and sanded to create a two-tone look, which adds even more to the dimension.

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We used the brayer to create the sandy beach, and then stamped our sand pipers with the Black StazOn ink.

To create the ocean waves … we colored on a block with our markers, and then dragged it across our cardstock.

There was a lot going on with this card, but it turned out beautiful and I learned some new techniques.  I will be passing on these and more technique to my Technique Club members within the next year.

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My clubs start in September and run through June … we generally have 10 members, and each member gets to be the “Hostess” for a month and receives all benefits just as if she hosted a home party.  I cut and prepare all our projects … you can relax and enjoy learning a new technique and creating new friendships.

Let me know if you are interested in either joining one of my stamping groups or joining my family of Star’s!

I have created a list of supplies for this card … just click on the link for details or to make your purchase.

Thanks for stopping by ~

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Inspired by friends …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

I think I’m still giggling from last nights stamping club!  I like blogging but I don’t know what I would do without my face to face time with my stampin’ friends.  We laugh, we cry, we hug, then we laugh some more!

So today’s card share is inspired by my stampin’ friends.  I started this card over a week ago and could not get it together… I had all the pieces, but nothing looked right.  Last night, I pulled it together in less than 10 minutes.

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It began (a week ago) with the idea of spring and daffodils, and I love the traditional white with yellow center daffodils.  I embossed the image onto vellum cardstock and then flipped it over and sponged the white Craft ink onto the back using a Sponge Dauber (love those little things).  The center was colored in with the Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Marker.

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Now … this takes a bit to dry so I was off to look for a background.   I chose the daffodil and slate striped design from the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series paper.  Yes ladies, there’s that paper again!  I then created the leaves by folding some scraps in half and then cutting a long skinny leaf that resembled a daffodil leaf.

Once my flower was dry, I wanted to add a bit more dimension to the white, so I added some additional white to the front with the “Stampin’ Chalk Marker”.   Just bits of highlights, not too much.

After my stampin’ club members (friends) had gone home is when I pulled the card back out … I cut the center of another daffodil I had made, and added it to the one for my card.  Daffodils have those beautiful trumpet centers and I just had to add it.

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I chose my greeting, and it’s in honor of all my stampin’ friends “Laughter is the shortest distance between two people”… and hugs, they are a very short distance too 🙂

Thanks ladies for the inspiration, and I hope you all enjoyed today’s card share.

Give someone a smile today, make someone laugh or hug a friend and ….

Have an awesome day!

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Here is my list of supplies …If you would like to purchase, just click on the image and it will take you to my stampin’ store.

Technique Tuesday & Weekly Deals

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

So … How did you like the “Glitter Paper” technique yesterday?  So simple, and so pretty!  Well that brings me to my exciting announcement…  I am featuring a “technique” each Tuesday!  Yep, Technique Tuesday and it begins today with the wonderful “Chalkboard” technique!

I also have the weekly deals for you … and are they great!  I have them all, so look forward to seeing some projects made with a few of these items!

Today’s card share is simple to do, and looks so nostalgic with the Chalkboard Technique.  I have chosen “Another Great Year” stamp set as my featured set today.

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I have seen several ways to do this technique … here is my take on it.  Simply begin with a piece of Basic Black cardstock and wipe your embossing buddy across it.  This will help keep the stray embossing powder off your card and gives you the appearance as if you just wiped off a chalk board!  At least you don’t have to clean the erasers!  Ooops … showing my age again!

Next, ink up your desired image with the white CRAFT ink.  I like to flip my stamps so the rubber is up when inking … it gives you much more control and you can see how exactly where you are placing the ink.

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Stamp image onto black cardstock…. Sprinkle the White embossing powder over your inked area, tap off excess, and emboss with heat gun.

Now you can add some designs, or color in parts of the image with our fabulous “Stampin’ Chalk Marker”.  It was meant for this technique and is fun and easy to use.  Here I highlighted part of the banner and added a simple border around the card.

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You can use this technique alone as your focal point as I did today, or frame it with one of our beautiful designer series papers – that would really make it pop!  My technique clubs made Christmas cards using this technique, so feel free to experiment … and have fun.

The Chalkboard technique is really hot right now … just take a look around, you’ll be surprised  at how many different places you will find it.

Thanks for visiting me today ~

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Here is a list of supplies used for today’s card …

 ITEM

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 Another Great Year Stamp Set – WOOD

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 Another Great Year Stamp Set – CLEAR

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 Embossing Buddy

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 Whisper White Craft Ink

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 Stampin’ Chalk Marker

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 White Embossing Powder

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 Heat (Gun) Tool

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 Rhinestones

Weekly Deals

We hope you enjoy this week’s Weekly Deals!

Dress Form Pop’ N Cuts Item # 130100
Regular Price: $21.95
Discounted Price: $16.46
Circles #2 Originals Die Item # 114526
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Discounted Price: $11.96
3 Inch Circle Originals Die Item # 122125
Regular Price: $17.95
Discounted Price: $13.46
Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 127749
Regular Price: $7.95
Discounted Price: $5.96
Set Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die Item # 123130
Regular Price: $8.95
Discounted Price: $6.71
Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die Item # 124587
Regular Price: $32.95
Discounted Price: $24.71
Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 127750
Regular Price: $7.95
Discounted Price: $5.96
Ahoy, Matey Ensemble – Digital Download Item # 130078
Regular Price: $14.95
Discounted Price: $8.97

How to create your own “Glitter Paper” …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

I’m back today to put a little “sparkle” in your day!  My card share today is an easy technique that I love to do when I need a quick card but want to jazz it up!  I will see how easy it is to make your own glitter paper.

I used the “Watercolor Wonder” Designer series paper, it is so pretty I just can’t keep my hands off this stuff!  Cut your designer paper to the size you want.  I decided to use it as my card front, so it measures 4″ x 5-1/4″.

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Place this on a scrap piece of paper and dab the entire VersaMark Ink pad directly onto your designer paper.  You could brayer the VersaMark on, but this is much easier.

Now I move the designer paper onto another scrap piece of paper, or you can use an embossing powder tray, because you will now cover the entire piece with “Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder”…. tap off any excess powder.  Now grab your heat gun and emboss!  You now have a beautiful …. designer … glitter paper!

My greeting comes from the “Friendly Phrases” stamp set, and I stamped it the the Crisp Cantaloupe ink.  This is also the color I used for the base of my card.

I repeated the embossing steps on a scrap piece of designer paper (is there scrap designer paper?  Maybe not) … I then punched out a butterfly using the “Elegant Butterfly” punch.  To finish it off, I added a small string of Rhinestones to the butterfly.

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The greeting and the butterfly were popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I hope you enjoyed the card share today.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  And a “Happy Birthday” to my daughter Sarah today!

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Thinkin’ Spring …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Whew … didn’t think it would take me this long to get back to my computer today!  Sorry for the late post, too many chores last night.  Once I sat down … I was out for the count and woke up around 3:30 this morning!  We’ve all had those days, and now I’m back down in my stampin’ studio!

Today’s card is to inspire you to Think Spring!  I was happy to hear that our forecast of 5 to 8″ of snow has now turned into only 1 t0 3 inches!  I can deal with that.

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I chose the “Watercolor Wonder” designer series paper.  The design is the Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango watercolor sheet.  Those colors are so warming, and that is just what we need right now!

The designer paper is cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″ … that will leave a 1/4″ border when you adhere it to the Whisper White card.

The front of the card is also Whisper White and cut to 5″ x 3-3/4″ … then emboss it using one of your favorite embossing folders and the Bigshot.  My apologies for grabbing the one that was from the Holiday catalog … let’s hope they put it back in the new 2014-15 Catalog!  It’s not on the Clearance Rack so let’s keep our fingers crossed!

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I used the cute little “Petite Petals” punch found on page 33 of the Occasions catalog.  Center your punch in the middle of your card front that you just embossed and punch.  Then punch out additional flowers on each side of the center flower.

Now … for the ribbon.  You may remember this technique from my February 22nd post (Faux Dipping) where I colored it with marks and spritzed it.  If not, your in luck because this time I took pictures to help explain how I did it.

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I began with the 3/8″ Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon and colored it with my Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango Markers.  Just slide your “brush end” (it also has a writing end) across the ribbon, don’t be afraid to go darker.

Once your finished inking up your ribbon, place it on some paper towel.  The paper towel will absorb some of the ink, that is why it’s OK to go darker when coloring it.  Fill your Stampin’ Spritzer with water and spritz over your ribbon… the more water you spritz on, the lighter your ribbon will become.  Set aside to dry.

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Tip:  You can the new Heat Tool to dry your ribbon because it actually has a low setting for drying!

I love this technique and it looks so nice with the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper.  Give it a try… it really is quite easy and can add a stunning look to your card.

Thanks for stopping by today.

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Here is the list of ingredients I used today …

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 Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper  / $10.95

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 Petite Petals Punch / $12.95

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 Taffeta Ribbon – Whisper White / $6.95

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 Stampin’ Spritzer / $2.95 – Set of 2

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 Pearls Basic Jewels / $4.95

 You may view or purchase any of these items just by clicking on the item number.  It will take you directly to my stampin’ store.  Shop 24/7 – 365

Thank you.

See ya later … Alligator

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today’s card share is a fun card I created using my FREE Sale-a-bration items!  I teamed up the “Decorative Dots” embossing folder and the “See Ya Later” stamp set.  Both of these items are in our Sale-a-bration catalog and you can get one or both of them for FREE with a qualifying order.

So … what’s a qualifying order?  All you need to do is purchase $50 of your favorite stampin’ supplies, or try something new.  Total is before shipping and taxes.  Stampin’ Up! has made it even easier by bundling some of the great products introduced in the Occasions catalog.  You could just choose one of these, and then one of the free items.  Here are two of my favorites …

This is the “BIRTHDAY BASH BUNDLE“

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Birthday Bash Clear Bundle 135318
Price: $55.80
Love to give handmade birthday cards but don’t love to figure out what goes together? Then we have a bundle for you! Our Birthday Bash Bundle has the paper products, accents, and birthday stamp set. The bundle coordinates with the Bannières en folie Stamp Set for even more birthday fun! Available in wood-mount and clear-mount. Coordinates with the Banner Blast Stamp Set. You can add it for FREE at checkout, or you can choose any other Sale-A-Bration free item.Bundle includes:• Remembering Your Birthday Stamp Set
• 8-1/2″ x 11″ Whisper White Cardstock (40 sheets)
• Whisper White Medium Envelopes (40)
• 2013-2015 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers
• Whisper White Baker’s Twine
• Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Here is the “YAY FOR CARDS” BUNDLE … (my absolute favorite!)

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Yay For Cards Bundle 135336
Price: $52.70
If you’re the kind of person who never has enough cards on hand but never has enough time to make a bunch, don’t despair! Our Yay for Cards bundle pulls together what you need to create loads of cards without spending loads of time. Bundle includes:• Happenings Simply Created Card Kit (makes 15 cards; envelopes included)
• On Its Way Simply Sent Kit (makes 8 cards; envelopes included)
• Thanks & Hello Wood-Mount Stamp Set
• Smoky Slate and Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin’ Pads
• Mini Glue Dots

I think they did a fantastic job at putting together these bundles … or card kits, as some would call them.  For those who have a hard time deciding what to get … this gives them everything they need to get stamping!  You can just click on the links (in pink) to get to my on-line store.

Now, on to my card share!  I did a fun little technique today with our “Decorative Dots” embossing folder … I colored it.  This is an easy, and fun technique that you can use on any of your embossing folders (and not as messy as some other coloring of folders).

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Roll your desired folder through your BigShot (or the new Texture Boutique) – then ink up your brayer with the ink color you want to apply onto your embossing.  Yes, we brayer over the embossing … don’t push to hard, you don’t want to flatten out your embossed images.

I began with “Garden Green” and inked up my brayer with “Tempting Turquoise” … then gently rolled the turquoise over the garden green embossed cardstock.  I was thinking alligator, and I thought the colors looked really fun together.

I stamped up my gator image with the Black StazOn and cut it out using the “Ovals Collection” framelits.  I also added a mat and popped it up with the Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Oh my … almost forgot to say that I pulled out my paper piercer and added some texture around the greeting.  Hmmm… next time I will use the template to do that straight line!  Then I popped it all up.

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To add a bit of contrast to the card … I simply added strips of black cardstock on to the card front.  I also added some Garden Green and Black strips to the inside … just for fun.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.

See you later, alligator!

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