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Need a card right away?

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

I’m back!  My apologies for the break, I was busy in my stampin’ room preparing for my upcoming Spring Retreat!

Sometimes it’s a bit difficult to come up with a card when your busy … and who isn’t now days.  So today I’m going to share with you a fabulous solution to our problem.

Simply Sent cards!  If you have a Stampin’ Up! catalog, go to page 161, I chose the “Simply Fabulous” Simply Sent card kit.  It’s a pretty die cut note card …

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I’ve laid out all the ingredients.  I know many of the people who I send cards to, like to display them so I added a folded base to my project.  Then I simply copied the images that Stampin’ Up! provides in the directions.

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I used the “Anywhere Glue Stick” to adhere the die cut piece onto my cardstock.  It holds very well and you don’t have to worry about the adhesive left between the designs like you do with the snail adhesive.  Each adhesive has it’s purpose!

The greeting (Million & One Stamp Set)  is actually suggested in the catalog to pair with the Simply Sent.  I love this stamp set … the font is beautiful.

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If you look in my archives or on my Stampin’ Up! website www.lindaluvs.stampinup.net you can view more samples made with the Million & One Stamp Set.

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit my blog today.

Have yourself a beautiful Sunday!

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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

 

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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Too Much Happy?

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Hello My Stampin’ Friends,

My, my … You can never have too much happy!  Such is the thought of my card share today.  As promised, I will share with you a sample created with the “Weekly Deals”.  Today’s card features the Perfect Pennants Bigz Die… on sale now, through Monday 4/7/14.

Perfect Pennants Bigz Die

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Price: $32.95 NOW $24.71
Create trendy pennants and banners with our Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die! The innovative designs in these longer Bigz dies give you new and interesting creative options. Ideal for cutting thicker materials and multiple layers. Use with Standard Cutting Pads. Measures 6″ x 8-3/4″.

I figured that you could make a banner using that die.   The little decor embellishments work great on your pennants / banners and I wanted to show you how to put them onto a card.  Here it will mat and highlight my greeting!

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The greeting comes from the stamp set “Yippee Skippee” in our main catalog.  I stamped it onto vanilla cardstock, using the black StazOn™ ink.

My patterned paper comes from (some of you already know) the Modern Medley Designer Series paper.  Who doesn’t love polka dots!

I teamed it up with this cute little flower from the “Mixed Bunch” stamp set.  You can find that on page 89 of the Stampin’ Up! catalog.  Many of my club members have this set, so I thought you would enjoy another use for this stamp set.  The circles (dots) in the flowers work well with the designer paper.

To create the “pop” on the card I used the Gumball Green stitched satin ribbon and my die cut piece in the coordinating cardstock.

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A quick and simple card to make that anyone would love to receive… very cheery.

I’m posting the ingredients below- just click on the link for more details or to purchase.  Don’t forget the “Perfect Pennants” Bigz die is on sale through Monday.

Thank you for sharing part of your day with me …

Have a “HAPPY” Sunday ~

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Throwback Thursday … with “Tag It”

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

With all the social media buzz going on now days, I thought I’d share something fun with you.  No … I’m not posting a “selfie” but I thought it would be fun to do a “Throwback Thursday”.  So today I’m going to share with you some cards that I had made a while back.

I’m actually going to share a “set sampler” with you.  This is a group of cards made from the same stamp set…. today’s set is the “Tag It” stamp set.   Some of these you have seen before, and some will be new to you.  On that note … let’s get on with the sharing!

My first card is a Get Well card that I paired up with the “Quarterfancy Specialty” Designer Paper.  I created it with Daffodil Delight cardstock because I thought it was bright and cheery!  I also used the Polka Dot embossing folder and Daffodil Delight seam binding.

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This cute birthday card below, is a fun card for the kid of any age … 9 to 92!  I love all the bold colors by using the brights collection: Pacific Point and Real Red.  I teamed it with the In-Color; Gumball Green (this will be retiring this year!)

The “Tag It” stamp set coordinates with the “Chalk Talk Framelits” found on page 187.  I used the tag framelit to create a focal point for my stamped image.

You will also see the cute little “Candy Dots” … I used them to anchor the red banners.  All mounted on the Pacific Point background that was embossed with the “Fancy Fan” folder.

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The “Tag It” stamp set our Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set.  Each year Stampin’ Up! designs a new stamp set to raise funds to help families who have children with serious illnesses.  When you buy the “Tag It” stamp set …. Stampin’ Up! will donated $3 to the RMHC.  It’s the best kind of gift.

My next card is a fun and bright way of saying … Congratulations!  Who wouldn’t want this star spangled beauty to celebrate their accomplishments.  Again I used the Chalk Talk Framelits and Candy Dots.  I did however team up my stars with the stripes embossing folder.

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Oh yes, there is more!   Why … because “I DIG YOU”!!   Oh my gosh … I love this card (I love them all) but this one is just a neat way to tell someone you care about them.

I used the “Epic Day This and That” Designer Series Paper.  The earthy colors work so well with our “digging” tool!  LOL    Oh my … it’s just too cute!

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I have one last card for you… my “Christmas Around the World” card.  OK … I love this one too!

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I used the “I Am Me” Designer Series Paper because of this pattern.  I just thought “how can you not use that for a Santa card!”  Right?  Again, I used the Chalk Talk Framelits to cut out Santa.  He was actually stamped twice, once in Gumball Green and the other in Real Red.  The green greeting were cut out and popped up on the tag.

If you don’t already have this stamp set … think about it.  With each set sold – $3.00 goes to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.  To date we have donated over $1,000,000 … because we all care.  Kinda makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

I hope you enjoyed today’s card share … this one really touches my heart. I have listed the ingredients for these cards along with the link to view or purchase.

I wish you a warm and wonderful day today.

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Birthday Butterflies …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends, and a happy Saturday to you!

Today’s blog post is a simple but beautiful birthday card that you can easily recreate.  Let’s begin with my base of Very Vanilla.  I chose the vanilla because I had already picked out the designer paper I wanted to use, the “Retro Fresh” from the “Celebrate the Everyday” catalog.

The base is simply a half sheet of cardstock – 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″.  Next is the Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper, which is 5-1/4″ x 3″.  I used the Scallop Trim Border Punch to create the beautiful edge.

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Next … I wanted to create a bit of a “wow” factor, and knew that the contrast between the Early Espresso cardstock from the Core’dinations package, against the lightened Coastal Cabana of the Retro Fresh would give me just what I was looking for!  The Espresso is 5″ x 2-1/2″ and leaves a nice border of designer paper.

The vanilla that will be punched with the “Elegant Butterfly” punch is cut to 4-3/4″ x 2-1/4″.  I also embossed it to give it some dimension … I used the “Modern Mosaic” folder and placed the cardstock in crooked to give it the appearance of “flutter” lines.   Keep your butterflies … you can use them on another card 🙂

Using the “Bitty Butterfly” punch … I punched out 3 butterflies from a scrap piece of the same Retro Fresh designer paper.  Each butterfly is popped up with a tiny piece of the Stampin’ Dimensionals and then centered in the Elegant Butterflies negative space.

My greeting comes from the stamp set “Blooming with Kindness”, and is stamped in Early Espresso.  This is a simple flower stamp with beautiful verses and I find I use it quite a bit.   A good stamp set to have in your collection.

I finished off my card by embellishing my butterflies with 3 pearls each, from the pearl strands.  I felt a strand of pearls by the greeting would be the “cherry on top” and would truly complete this card.

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Shhhhhhhh … this is my Mom’s birthday card.  She loves butterflies and I know she’ll love this card.  Her birthday is 4 days after mine, she actually brought me home from the hospital on her birthday.  Great little present … don’t you think!?  tee hee!

Again, I will post the list of ingredients below, that I used to create today’s card share.  For more details on these products or to purchase, just click on the item.  Don’t forget … you still have time to get in on the FREE Sale-a-bration items, but it does end March 31st.

Thank you so much for spending a part of your Saturday with me.

Have a wonderful day ~

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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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Visit www.mypaperpumpkin.com today to get started.

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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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My Guest Stamper … Cindy S.

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Ohhhhh … it was so nice to see sunshine and almost 50 degree’s yesterday, but that is gone.  Hope spring is coming soon.  But until then, I have a cute card I would like to share with you today.  The card was created by one of my Star’s group members, Cindy Schneider.

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I love how she began her card with the Soft Sky … still thinkin’ spring, and then added that awesome pop of color with her banners!  The banners were created using the ” Polka Dot Parade” Designer Series Paper and the “Banner Framelit Dies”.  I have these too and just love them … with just a simple roll through the BigShot, you have a perfect banner!

The banners were tied together (lol) with the “Whisper White 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon”.  Here is another “must have” in your stampin’ supplies.  I just showed my Star’s how to die their ribbon.  What ever color marker you have … you can have that color ribbon, and just from a purchase of a simple white ribbon.  Oh yes, and it ties beautifully.

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I was so happy to see that Cindy had utilized the “See Ya Later” stamp set from our Sale-a-Bration catalog.  It is so cute, and I have only gotten to use it once.  This is one of the items you can earn free during Sale-a-bration, which by the way, only goes through March 31st.  Let me know if you need anything.

Hope you enjoyed Cindy’s card share as much as I did, and grateful that she allowed me to post her design.  Below is a list of all the ingredients used for this card.  You can click on the image for more details or to begin shopping.

Thanks for coming over to my blog today…

Have an awesome weekend!

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PLEASE Remember to qualify for the FREE Sale-a-bration item “See Ya Later” … you must have a purchase of $50 or more before Shippping & Taxes.

Again, have a great weekend and hope you can stop back tomorrow.

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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 …

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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
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Circles #2 Originals Die Item # 114526
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3 Inch Circle Originals Die Item # 122125
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Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 127749
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Set Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die Item # 123130
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Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die Item # 124587
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Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Item # 127750
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Ahoy, Matey Ensemble – Digital Download Item # 130078
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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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Faux Dipping Technique + Mono Chromatic Coloring = Beautiful!

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

I am really excited to share my card with you today!  You didn’t think I was going to show you a technique without following it up with a card did you?  I thought the way Stampin’ Up! colored the ribbon was really cool … so I had to try it out.

I didn’t have the ribbon they used, so I used the Taffeta Ribbon in Whisper White.  I then ran my markers across the length of the ribbon (as Stampin’ Up! did) starting with the lightest color … Pink Pirouette and finishing with Melon Mambo.

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I did however change up the next step… I laid my ribbon across a layer of paper toweling and spritzed it with water.  You can find the Stampin’ Spritzers on page 164 of the Idea Book & Catalog.  It blended nicely!  Once the water absorbed into the ribbon, and excess in the paper towel, I moved the ribbon off to the side to dry.  I love the way it looks!  I’ll be trying out some additional color combinations this weekend.

I tried to do the same technique on paper, but it did not work the same as it did on the ribbon.  You can however create the watercolor look with the Shimmery White paper and the Aqua Pens … but that’s another day, and another card.

For my flower, I tried a technique that I will be showing my Technique clubs in the upcoming month.  It is embossed in white embossing powder, and colored in with the Stampin’ Write marker.  Both my card stock and my marker are Pink Pirouette.  It is unbelievable that you can get that much variation … using the same color marker!

To get the darker color, you simply keep coloring over the same area.  To create the light / highlighting … leave it blank or only go over that area once.  I did however add a touch of Melon Mambo right around the center of the flower so it matched the ribbon better.

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The white card stock you see, is the Shimmery White … it’s so pretty!  I wish my camera would capture it better.  I embossed the bottom area with the “Needlepoint Border” embossing folder.

The flower was cut out, popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals, and framed with the “Oval Collection” framelits.

I hope you enjoyed seeing the “Faux Dipping” technique on today’s card share.  I’d like to hear from you, are you going to try this technique??

Have a wonderful weekend ~

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Here is the list of ingredients I used today …

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 Peaceful Petals Stamp Set – Wood / $28.95

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 Peaceful Petals Stamp Set – Clear / $20.95

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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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 Shimmery White Cardstock / $7.95

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 Needlepoint Border Embossing Folder / $7.95

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 Ovals Collection Framelits / $26.95

 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.

You make me HAPPY!

Posted in Techniques, Thinking of You / Hello Friend by

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Yesterday I showed you a card using the watermark stamp from the “Happy Watercolor” Stamp set, and I will share another card with you today using that watermark!

I also included a few more stamps from the set to give you a better idea of what a versatile stamp set it is.  You can find the “Happy Watercolor” stamp set on page 22 of the Occasions Catalog or by clicking on the link.

Once I chose the flower, I picked the color I wanted to work with and I thought 2012-14 In-Color  “Primrose Petal” was just what I was looking for.  The “Primrose Petal” mat was cut to 4″ x 5-1/4″.

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Next I cut the Whisper White to 3-3/4″ x 5″ and ran it through the Bigshot using the “Flower Garden Embossing Folder”.  Because I wanted the flower pattern on the left side of my card, the pattern is indented instead of protruding (or sticking up).  Next I cut out a circle using the “Circle Collection Framelits”.  You now have a window for your flower.

The flower was stamped on a separate piece of Whisper White cardstock, using the Black StazOn ink … this is the best ink to use when coloring because it will not bleed.

I don’t color as much as I used to, and I don’t know why because it is so relaxing and fun to do.  I love layering the color to give the flower dimension.  I used the Primrose Petal ink from the ink pad and blender pen to do most of the coloring.  The center was done with the “Summer Starfruit” marker.  Both colors are found in the 2012-14 In-color Collection.  When competed, this was mounted onto the card front with the use of Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Since I had the marker close by, I decided to dye my Organza Ribbon.  Those ladies who stamp with me a lot, know that the white organza ribbon is one of my favorites, because all you need is a marker or an ink pad and you can color you ribbon to match your cardstocks!  How cool is that!!

Ok … now my ribbon is off to the side to dry, so I stamped my greeting onto the card with the Black StazOn (let dry… it does not take long) and then I inked up the watermark stamp in Primrose Petals and stamped directly over the greeting.  It gives balance to the card … they call it a 3 point card (3 points of interest, that draw your eye around the entire card).

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Before mounting the card front onto the mat I added my ribbon, first the long strip, and then tying the second ribbon around it, to create the bow.  I’m sure any one of your friends would love to get this card.

I also want to share with you the…

“WEEKLY DEALS”

3/16 Inch Corner Punch
3/16 Inch Corner Punch

Price: $6.95 $5.21
A Royal Day Ensemble -- Digital Download
A Royal Day Ensemble – Digital Download

Price: $14.95 $8.97
Etcetera Designer Series Paper
Etcetera Designer Series Paper

Price: $10.95 $8.21
Gold & Silver Stampin' Glitter
Gold & Silver Stampin’ Glitter

Price: $7.95 $5.96
In Color Dahlias
In Color Dahlias

Price: $7.95 $5.96
Label Insert Pop' n Cuts Die
Label Insert Pop’ N Cuts Die

Price: $21.95 $16.46
Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die
Petals-A-Plenty Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die

Price: $7.95 $5.96
Silver Metallic Encore Pad
Silver Metallic Encore Pad

Price: $9.95 $7.46

Please let me know if you have any questions about the steps to make the card, or with the “Weekly Deals”.  I will also include a list of the ingredients for today’s card for you below.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

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Here is the list of ingredients I used today …

133188

 Happy Watercolor Stamp Set – Wood / $29.95

133191

 Happy Watercolor Stamp Set – Clear / $21.95

126858

 Primrose Petals Ink Pad / $5.95

126841

 Primrose Petals Cardstock / $6.95

126856

 2012-14 In-Color Markers / $14.95 (Set of 5)

102845

 Blender Pens / $9.95 (Set of 3)

123113

 Flower Garden Embossing Folder / $7.95

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 Circle Collection Framelits / $26.95

114319

 5/8” Organza Ribbon – Whisper White / $5.95

 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.

Watercolor Birthday …

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Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Another round of snow to deal with yesterday.  You just never know how big your driveway is until you have to shovel it … twice!  Well … if I look at the bright side, I did get some much needed exercise today 🙂

Today’s card share was inspired by a questions from my stampin’ friend Kathie.  She wanted to know what you would do with the “watermark” stamp in the “Happy Watercolor” stamp set.  So here’s one idea …

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I decided to do a rainbow effect with the stamp.  I chose Real Red, Elegant Eggplant, Pacific Point, Gumball Green and Daffodil Delight inks.  I did stamp off … after inking up my stamp, before stamping it onto my card front.

I think the hardest part of creating this card is keeping a straight line.  Once my watermarks were done, I chose the Happy Birthday stamp from the “Perfectly Penned” stamp set.

I matted it with Basic Black and added a black taffeta bow.  I did not realize until the card was completed and I was writing down my ingredients that I found out that ribbon is discontinued.  I think I will be sorting out my ribbons better this weekend!

I don’t like to use items that you cannot purchase, however you could substitute this ribbon for the pretty 1/8″ Black Taffeta or the 1/4″ Pacific Point Stitched Taffeta Ribbon.

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To finish off my card, I added my trusty rhinestones in the corner … colored black with a Sharpie.  It just anchors the card.

Hope you enjoyed today’s colorful watercolor birthday.  Stop back tomorrow for another card using the “watermark” stamp and “Happy Watercolor” stamp set.

Have a wonderful day ~

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

 ITEM

 PRICE

 DESCRIPTION

128703

$16.95

 Happy Watercolor Stamp Set – WOOD

122892

$12.95

 Happy Watercolor Stamp Set – CLEAR

133188

$29.95

 Perfectly Penned Stamp Set – WOOD

133191

$21.95

 Perfectly Penned Stamp Set – CLEAR

119246

$4.95

 Rhinestones

Clicking on the item number will link you to my on-line store.  Thank YOU!

Rev Up the Fun!

Posted in Birthday, Kids Kards, Man Cards, Sale-a-bration by

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I caught a glimpse of the qualifying runs for the Daytona 500 – that means Spring is just around the corner … right?  It also inspired my card for today’s share.

With all the beautiful floral stamp sets in the Stampin’ Up! catalog, it seems “man cards” are few and far between.  If you are in need of an idea, I hope this inspires you.  It will also work great for a kids card.

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My color pallet today is simple … Midnight Muse and Whisper White.  I chose the “Rev Up the Fun” stamp set and the race car.  The greeting is included in the stamp set.  The tire tracks stamp is great for the inside of this card … and don’t forget to stamp the envelope too!

I embossed the bottom half of the card with the “Chevron” textured embossing folder.  When I was ready to stamp the car, I wanted it to look like it was racing across the card, so I began at the right side, held it down for a bit to ensure I had a nice dark color … then dragged it backwards.

Here’s a tip … Practice, practice, practice.  This way you make sure you got a good feel of how you want it too look, and to make sure your not dragging it crooked across the card.

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Next I used the “Word Bubble Framelit Dies” and cut out a word bubble that fit the greeting.  I set my greetings inside the word bubble dies to make sure they fit, before I cut.

Then I stamped my greeting on a separate piece of white cardstock and popped it up behind the opening.  I then added Stampin’ Dimensionals to the rest of the piece before mounting it onto the Midnight Muse mat.

My final step was to add the ribbon … I tied a knot in it before attaching (more manly than a bow).  Then I just used my Snail adhesive to adhere the card front to the base.

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Thank you so much for checking out my blog today.  Hope I inspired you to start your week off by “Rev’in up the Fun”.

Take good care ~

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

 ITEM

 PRICE

 DESCRIPTION

130520

$18.95

 Rev Up the Fun Stamp Set – WOOD

130523

$14.95

 Rev Up the Fun Stamp Set – CLEAR

127749

$7.95

 Chevron Textured Embossing Folder

126847

$8.95

 Midnight Muse 3/8” Stitched Satin Ribbon

132968

$24.95

 Word Bubble Framelit Dies

104430

$3.95

 Stampin’ Dimensionals

I made sure that the items used today will qualify for a FREESale-a-Bration item!  Clicking on the item number will link you to my on-line store.  Thank YOU!

Thinking of Spring …

Posted in Sale-a-bration, Thinking of You / Hello Friend by

Hello Stampin’ Friends,

Today’s card share was created to inspire “spring” to begin!  I think most of our 50 states are ready, the East coast has been hit exceptionally hard this year.  For those of you in Arizona who are basking in the warm sunshine … we are jealous.

Enough with the weather report … and onto the card.  I made this mainly out of punches, except for a little greeting and stamping a bit of an accent.  I wanted the flowers to be the focal point.

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The flowers were punched with our “Pansy” punch.  I embossed the yellow using the “Decorative Dots” embossing folder (FREE Sale-a-bration item) and then punched them with the 3/4″ Circle Punch.  It adds some fun dimension to the flowers.

The stem was punched from the “Bird Builder” punch … some leaves were trimmed off, and then added onto the stem to complete the look.  It’s best to do this type of work directly on the “Silicone Craft Sheet” … I always use that when I am using my Snail adhesive on a punched images so small.  Keeps the adhesive off your work area (No more sticky mess).

I used the dot strip from the “Perfect Pennants” stamp set (also comes in a bundle with the Banner framelits) and the greeting comes from a new stamp set, Peaceful Petals.

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Can you guess what colors I used to create this card?  Let’s see how many correct guesses we can get.

I hope you enjoyed today’s whimsical card … I thought the flowers looked like they were dancing on a warm summer day!  (Wish I was there) lol

Have a Super Sunday!

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

 ITEM

 PRICE

 DESCRIPTION

130698

$15.95

 Pansy Punch

119873

$12.95

 ¾” Circle Punch

w/$50 Order

FREE

 Decorative Dots

117199

$4.95

 Bird Builder Punch

133227

$29.95

 Perfect Pennants Stamp Set – WOOD

133230

$21.95

 Perfect Pennants Stamp Set – CLEAR

133104

$28.95

 Peaceful Petals Stamp Set – WOOD

133107

$20.95

 Peaceful Petals Stamp Set – CLEAR

104430

$3.95

 Stampin’ Dimensionals

The items listed here will give you enough in sales to qualify for a FREESale-a-Bration item!  Clicking on the item number will link you to my on-line store.  Thank YOU!