Vintage Vogue

I see I'm slacking again, it's been more than a week since I posted anything, tch tch tch Tammy, LOL.  This card is a pretty basic one, but fun to make.  I love the Vintage Vogue stamp set, the flowers are just so much fun.

Stamping Supplies
Card Stock:  Poppy Parade, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla
Classic Ink:  Poppy Parade, Pretty in Pink, Always Artichoke
Stamp Sets:  Vintage Vogue, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Punches:  Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch
Accessories:  SNAIL, Paper Snips, Basic Pearls, Fire Circle Rhinestone Brads, Basic Rhinestones, Glue Dots

Tips

1. Honestly I don't have any tips for this one, except maybe I used a glue dot on the flowers with the Rhinestone Brads, SNAIL will never hold that in place.

Bye for now, and stay dry!

Aviary

Good morning all, and it is a good morning because it is Friday and that means the weekend is here!  Today's card is CASE'd from one of my most favourite Stampin' Up! demonstrators...not that I know her personally, but I know her work well.  It is Kimberly Van Diepen and her blog is Stampin' By The Sea!

I've made a few changes, actually they aren't really changes, just "omissions" but essentially it is an out right copy of Kimberly's work!

Supplies
Stamp Sets:  Aviary, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Black Staz On, Real Red Classic Ink
Card Stock:  Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Designer Series Paper:  Love Notes (retired)
Punches:  Modern Label Punch
Accessories:  SNAIL, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, 5/8" Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Paper Snips, Stamping Sponges


Tips

1. The Modern Label punch comes in 1 size, so to layer it I cut the black outer layer in half and then just layer the ends.
2. Sponging the edge of the Very Vanilla cardstock gives some depth to the images.
3. I used the Stamp-a-ma-Jig to place the bird and the stand images perfectly.
4. I used the sticky strip for the ribbon, which is just glued to the DSP and not wrapped all the way around.

Thanks for your visit today and if you get a chance check out Kimberly's blog, she has some great projects.

Faux Mother of Pearl

In our April issue of Stampin' Success they outlined a technique called Faux Mother of Pearl.  The cards that were made using this technique turned out gorgeous, so you know I just had to try it.  There was just one problem, the technique required Frsot White Shimmer Paint, and all I had was Platinum Shimmer Paint.  Oh well, Platinum Shimmer Paint it is.  The card turned out pretty good with the Platinum, but you can bet the Frost White Shimmer Paint is on my next order.

I'm sure there is a tutorial out there on how to do this, but I'll just share the steps I took with you.

To start you need a paper plate or some type of washable hard surface and paper towels; I used a Stampin' Up! Clear Mount Block.  Shake your bottle of Shimmer Paint (whatever color you use) and pour a small amount on whatever surface you are using.  The bunch up some Saran Wrap, dip it into the Shimmer paint and then dab the excess onto a paper towel. 

Using this Saran Wrap dab it on your Glossy Card Stock lightly, being sure to leave white areas of the cardstock exposed, and let it dry.

This is what it will look like.

 
Once the Shimmer Paint dries then you can use either a Stamping Sponge or Brayer to add your ink. 

I did this with 3 different colors, and then used the Blossom Petals punch to punch out the shapes to make a flower and leaves for my card.  Which turned out like this...



In this picture you can get an idea of the pearlized look on the flower.

And this is the card without the glare.  As an after thought I should have punched out the shape for the Happy Easter using the finished Mother of Pearl card stock and then stamp my frame and greeting on that.  Oh well, next time.

Supplies

Card Stock:  Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Glossy White

Stamp Sets:  Teeny Tiny Wishes, Four Frames

Ink:  Platinum Shimmer Paint, Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry, Wild Wasabi

Punches:  Blossom Petals Punch, Decorative Label Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch

Accessories:  Basic Rhinestones, Basic Pearls, Old Olive 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder, Glue Dots, SNAIL, Dimensionals

Tips

1. My "happy easter" is crooked, but using a Stamp-a-Ma-Jig would have prevented that.
2. Check back soon for a tutorial on how to frame the Decorative Label Punch.

I hope you enjoyed my post today.

The Versality of Paint Chips

I am so excited about today's post; everyone of these cards make me smile!  I went to a Stampin' Up! Regional event in Hamilton last fall and this was a technique that was demonstrated in one of the WOW presentations.  That day I stopped at Home Depot on my way home and picked up some paint chips to play with.

And true to form, they sat in a drawer for the last 6 months until I finally pulled them out today and decided to start playing with them.  I made 4 different cards to show all of the options you have when using these to make cards with.

The first one is stamped with Whisper White Craft Ink and embossed with Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder.  I stamped with the Whisper White Craft Ink because I was going to use White Stampin' Emboss Powder, but then changed my mind and did the embossing with Iridescent Ice.  Unfortunately, you can't see the sparkle of the "easter eggs" in the picture.

Supplies

Card Stock:  River Rock, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Stamp Set:  Easter Blossoms

Ink:  Whisper White Craft Ink, Rich Razzleberry Craft Ink, Versamark

Punches:  2" x 1-3/8" Oval

Accessories:  Stampin' Up! Subtles Brads (Pretty in Pink), Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, 5/8" Rich Razzleberry Satin Ribbon, Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder, Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folders. Big Shot, Dimesionals, SNAIL

For the second card I used Melon Mambo Craft Ink and Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder.

Supplies

Card Stock: Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo
Stamp Set: Elements of Style
Ink: Craft Melon Mambo, Classic Basic Black
Punches: 1-3/4" x 7/8" Oval, Scallop Oval
Accessories: Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Big Shot, Pretty in Pink 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, SNAIL

Tips

1. I used the scraps from the paint chips to stamp the "Life is a Matter of Moments."

For my third card I used Black Stampin' Emboss Powder, and I gotta tell you I'm loving how this one turned out!!



Supplies

Card Stock:  Naturals White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Stamp Sets:  Bliss, Occasional Quotes

Ink:  Versamark

Punches:  Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Ticket Corner Punch

Accessories:  Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin' Up! Brights Brads (Tempting Turquoise), Black Stampin; Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Basic Black 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, SNAIL, Paper Snips

Tips

1. I used the Paper Piercer and Mat Pack to make holes exactly where I want the Brads to sit.
2. When putting Brads in the corner I often get a part of the back of the brad that sticks out past the edge of the paper.  When that happens I use my Paper Snips to cut off the excess.

My last card is my favourite, I love the look of the white embossing with the blue.

Supplies

Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Whisper White

Stamps:  Charming, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Craft Whisper White

Punches:  Pinking Hearts Border Punch

Accessories:  Baja Breeze 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon, Sticky Strip, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat tool

Tips

1. To get this look with the ribbon, I pulled a couple threads length wise from the middle of the ribbon, and as I pulled that thread the ribbon bunched up.  I then placed a piece of sticky strip across the Night of Navy Card Stock and then layed the ribbon on that Sticky Strip to hold it in place.

Well, that's all for today, I hope you enjoy my post as much as I enjoyed making these cards.  

It's A Messy Job!

Today's post is a tutorial that I found on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/.  It's a tutorial on how you go from this

to this...

To start, fill your tray (I used the small Stampin' Up! Powder Pals tray) with shaving cream and add a few drops of Stampin' Up! reinkers.

And with a wooden stick swirl the reinker around in the shaving cream.





Take your cardstock and lay it into the tray of shaving cream, making sure you have the front of the cardstock completely covered with the shaving cream.

Now here comes the messy part.



Using paper towels wipe the shaving cream off the cardstock in a swirly motion.

When you take the cardstock out of the shaving cream, you can also place a second piece of cardstock over the first piece and 'smush' it into the shaving cream.



So when you pull them apart both pieces of cardstock will be covered with shaving cream.

Wipe the shaving cream off these in a swirl motion as well.  The longer the shaving cream is on the cardstock the darker the color will be

After you let the cardstock dry you can use it in a lot of different ways.  This is the first card I made.



Supplies

Cardstock:  Confetti White, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue

Stamp Sets:  Heartfelt Thanks, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Classic Ink:  Basic Black, Pretty in Pink

Reinkers:  Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery

Accessories:  Certainly Celery 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, SNAIL

Tips

1. Use a neutral cardstock for the shaving cream, I used Confetti White.
2. I haven't tried it, but I don't know if using Whisper White cardstock would be good, it isn't very heavy.

This is the second card I made with the same 'batch' of shaving cream.

Supplies
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Confetti
Stamp Sets:  Artistic Etchings and Tiny Tags
Classic Ink:  Basic Black
Punches:  Jewelry Tag, 1/16" Handheld Circle Punch, Top Note Die
Accessories:  Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Stamping Sponge, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

I hope you try out this technique, and if you post it to your blog let me know so I can check it out.

Happy Birthday

Today's card is for a color challenge at Scrapmaster's Paradise.  Be sure to check out her blog, it has some great ideas on it.  Here are the colors for the Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combo #63.

Aren't they great colors, the Pacific Point and Rich Razzleberry are so rich.  The card I came up with is pretty simple.

I used the VersaMarker to add some Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder to the stamped gift image.  Here's an upclose look.

Kind of share looking.

Supplies
Card Stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Paper:  In Color Patterns Designer Seriew Pper Stack
Stampin' Write Markers:  Pear Pizzazz, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry
Ink:  Black StazOn, Basic Black Classic Ink
Stamp Sets:  Happy Moments, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Punches:  2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 1-3/4" Circle, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch
Accessories:  VersaMarker, Brights Brads, SNAIL, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Embossing Buddy, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Powder Pals

Tips

1. I stamped the image before punching it out...too much work to try to stamp on an already punched out circle.
2. VersaMark comes in a marker as well as a pad.  To get the Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder on the gift I colored the parts I wanted to emboss with the VersaMarker (after using the Embossing Buddy) then applied the Embossing Powder, and it only stuck to the areas where the VersaMarker was already applied.

Picture Perfect Creations Color Combo

Hi All;

Today's card is for Picture Perfect Creations Color Combo #27.  One of these colors is a favourite, Concord Grape.  I think it's because it makes me think of, yea you guessed it, concord grapes and my absolutely most favourite Yankee Candle Scent which called Vineyard.  Anyway, here's the colors for the challenge.

Since the combo has a purple and a green in it I figured the best stamp to use was the lavender stamp from Herb Expressions.

Supplies
Card Stock:  Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, Wild Wasabi, Watercolor, Whisper White
Ink:  Blushing Bride, Black StazOn, Concord Crush
Stampin' Write Markers:  Wild Wasabi, Concord Crush
Stamps:  Herb Expressions, Bella Toile
Punches:  Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch
Accessories:  Blender Pen, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, 5/8" Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Pretty in Pink Brads, SNAIL, Paper Snips

Tips

1. When I place the ribbon I don't wrap it all around the card stock.  I just wrap it across the front and cut off enough to fold it over the side and tape it to the back of the card stock.  Over time this saves a lot of ribbon.
2. I use my Paper Piercer and Mat Pack to place the brads, this helps to line things up.
3. The image is stamper on Watercolor Paper with Black StazOn Ink, and then colored the image with my Blender Pen and Stampin' Write Markers.  Remember to always use Watercolor Paper and StazOn Ink if you are going to watercolor; if not the paper will most likely tear and the ink will smear.

I hope you enjoy my post today, I would love to know what you think.

PPA 55

Gosh, it's been a long time since I posted, I'm sorry about that...no excuses, I've just had a few things on my mind lately and I haven't had the urge to stamp.  But, today that urge struck me so I went straight to the Pals Paper Arts website to see what their newest challenge is, and I found a very bright fun color challenge to work on.

I new immediately I wanted to use the All a Flutter stamp set from the summer mini (which is coming to an end real soon...August 31st is the last day to buy from this catalog), and so this card came together real quick, what do you think?

Supplies

Cardstock:  Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black Textured, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Stamps:  All A Flutter, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink:  Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo

Stampin' Write Markers:  Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight

Punches:  Scallop Oval, 1-3/4" x 7/8" Large Oval, Curly Label, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border

Embellishments:  Basic Pearls

Accessories:  Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Embossing Buddy, Stamping Sponges, Dimensionals, SNAIL, Paper Snips

Tips

1. I LOVE the new dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, it's the next best thing to having ribbon in every color.
2. I embossed the butterflies and then colored them using Stampin' Write markers, then cut them out with Paper Snips.
3. I used Pear Pizzazz as the base color for my card because I wanted to use black as my base so the challenge colors would really pop, but I just didn't like the look of Whisper White or Very Vanilla as the base.

I hope you enjoy my post today, I would love to know what you think.

When You're On, You're On!

So first I couldn't get into a creative groove, now I can't stop, LOL. This card is for 2 challenges, the first challenge is from Just Add Ink and it is a "Just Add...EMBOSSING! challenge. The second challenges is for Pals Paper Arts and it's a Wedding Theme Challenge.
Since Just Add Ink is an embossing challenge I decided that it was finally time for me to do the Split Negative Technique which you can find the tutorial for it on the Splitcoast Stampers website, or by clicking here.
When you do the split negative you get 2 separate images to work with, so you know I had to make 2 different cards.



For the first card I didn't do any layers, I just attached the split negative directly to the card. For the greeting I also did a split negative, but just with stamping, I didn't emboss. The more I look at this card I think I want to add some white brads to it, hmmmm.



I've seen some cards where they've done a couple layers and it really had a nice look to it. I was going to that with this card, but the problem is that the Medallion is so large and in order to do more layers you have to cut more of the Medallion off, and I didn't want to do that. So, for the second card I did only 1 layer, using Whisper White as my base. I tried it with using Basic Black as my base but for some reason the image didn't seem to pop as much when layered on the white.



Supplies

Stamps: Medallion
Ink: VersaMark, Basic Black, Whisper White Craft Ink
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black
Punches: Word Window Punch
Accessories: Black Emobssing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Powder Pals, Paper Snips, Neutral Brads, Mat Pack, Paper PiercerSNAIL

Tips
After I embossed the image is attached it to a piece of plain printer paper. This enabled me to play around with the image before adhering it to anything, and the plain printer paper is very think so you can't even tell its there when you look at the finished product.
Don't have your fan blowing in you're direction when you are using embossing powder, it makes a little mess.

Have a great day.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Splash Challenge

Today's card is for a color challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments.
This challenge is called a Splash Challenge and included 5 colors,



I don't know why but that seemed like a lot of colors and it took me awhile to put it together, but I'm pleased with the final product.



Supplies
Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Rose Red
Ink: rose Red, Basic Black, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Punches: Modern Label, Word Window
Accessories: 5/8" Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Color Spritzer Tool, Cutter Kit, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Sponge Daubers, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Old Olive Brads, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

Tips
The edges of the Crumb Cake and Whisper White were distressed with the Cutter Kit and then sponged with Classic Ink.
The "spray" of color on the Whisper White was done using the Olive Stampin' Write Marker and the Color Spritzer Tool.
Greenhouse Garden is a 2-step stamp set, which means the flower image was stamped first with the Rose Red Ink, and the the back lines were stamped over the Rose Red. To do this the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig is an absolute necessity, it helps with the placement of the stamps so things line up.

I will post a tutorial on using the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and the Color Spritzer Tool later on today.

Mojo Monday Sketch 143

Today's card is for a sketch challenge from Mojo Monday - The Blog.

For this card I used some of SU new products. I love the effect that the Smooch Spritz of the Smooch Spritz.
Stamps: Medallion, Pocket Silhouettes (for the greeting)
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Delightful Daffodil, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Delightful Daffodil
Punches: Modern Label, Word Window, 1 1/4" Square, 1 3/4" Circle
Accessories: Antique Brads (from the Vintage collection), 5/16: Chocolate Chip Jumbo Brads (from the Neutrals collection, Dimensionals, SNAIL, Paper Snips, Log Cabin Smooch Spritz, Square Lattice Embossing Folder. Technique

1. Cut the Early Espresso layer at 5 1/4" x 4" and then run is through the Square Lattice embossing folder on your bigshot.
2. Stamp the Medallion Stamp in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White cardstock and then cut it at 3" x 2 3/4" and then cut that into 1' strips. Insert a Chocolate Chip brad into the center of the center strip.
3. Stamp the Medallion stamp again with Cherry Cobbler and Delightful Daffodil on Whisper White cardstock. Punch the center of the Cherry Cobbler Medallion with the 1 3/4" Circle Punch, and cut the center of the Delightful Daffodil Medallion with your Paper Snips.
4. Layer the Cherry Cobbler Medallion circle on the Delightful Daffodil Circle and then insert a Chocolate Chip Brad in the center of the Cherry Cobbler Medallion and place 3 Antique Brads along the edge of the Delightful Daffodil Medallion.
5. Using the Modern Label punch cut a piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock, and after stamping your greeting with the 'friend to friend' stamp from Pocket Silhouettes onto Delightful Daffodil cardstock cut that with your Word Window punch.
6. Cut a piece of Delightful Daffodil cardstock 5/8" x 5 1/4" and using the 1 1/4" Square punch cut both ends of the strip.
7. Use your SNAIL to layer the Delightful Daffodil strip through the 3 Cherry Cobbler strips and Dimensionals under the middle strip.
8. Use Dimensionals and SNAIL to put the rest of the card together.

Feel free to email me with questions,