25th Anniversary

25th Anniversary

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Utah Divas Color Challenge, Week #1



This is my submission for the Utah Divas International Color Challenge Week #1.  The challenge colors were:

1. Crumb Cake
2. Rich Razzleberry
3. Early Espresso
4. Pear Pizazz
5. Pretty in Pink

I used the After Thoughts stamp set in Early Espresso ink for the greeting.  The card base is Rich Razzleberry, I added Pear Pizazz DSP from the Level 1 Hostess Benefits pack.  The tag is made from Early Espresso and Crumb Cake Cardstock, with 5/8" Pretty in Pink grosgrain ribbon.  I used the Boho Blossoms punch to make the Rich Razzleberry and Pretty in Pink flowers, with glimmer brads for the centers.  The Little Leaves Sizzlit die was used with the Big Shot to make the leaves. Finally, I used the Eyelet Border punch to make the Pretty in Pink edge.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Late Night Stampers' Scavenger Hunt--Round 2 Clue: A Cute Christmas


This is my card for the
Late Night Stampers Blog Scavenger Hunt-Round 2!  
If you are reading this post, you can play for a chance to win free merchandise!
  Blogs scavenger hunt round 2

My clue is:  A Cute Christmas

Here are the rules:  After you find your 20 blogs with clues, email me your list at stampinmagic@gmail.com with  "Scavenger Hunt" in the Subject line.  On September 15th, I will forward those entries to Sherrill to be entered in her drawing. 

Are you ready to play?  As more blogs add clues, I will add them to this post so check back often for more places to hunt!


 This card was fairly simple to make.  The base is Cherry Cobbler cardstock.  The mat is Soft Suede cardstock.  The top layer is Whisper White cardstock.  I used the Scallop Trim Corner Punch on all four corners.  The Snowman and the greeting are from the "A Cute Christmas" stamp set.

The snowman is stamped with Marina Mist ink.  I used Stampin' Write Markers to color in the scarf  and hat with Cherry Cobbler & Black. I also used my black marker to trace over the face and arms.


I used my 2-in-1 Glue pen along the bottom of the snowdrift to adhere Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I placed Rhinestones over the buttons on the snowman's belly.

The Ribbon is 1/4" Early Espresso grosgrain ribbon.  I used the "rabbit ears" technique to tie the bow and a Glue Dot to hold it in place.

For the label, I punched Soft Suede with the Scallop Oval punch, and stamped the greeting in Early Espresso Ink on Whisper White cardstock, then punched it out with the 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval punch. I used a dimensional to make it stand out.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Swivel Card

Closed
Open         

To open these cards, the top swivels to the side on a single brad rather than opening like a book. This is a very simple card to make. I used Scallop Circle and Clear Circle Dies with my Big Shot to make the Poppy Parade and Whisper White circles. I cut the Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper circle with my Circle Scissor Plus, making it just 1/4" smaller than the white circle.

After using snail adhesive to adhere the DSP to the Whisper White circle, I centered that circle on top of the scallop circle and used the 1/16" punch to make a hole  for the brad.  You can punch it anywhere along the edge. It's better not to go much farther than 1/2" inch from the edge as you lose writing space the farther in you go.
I used my Boho Blossoms Punch to make the Pretty in Pink flower and one of my Itty Bitty Punches to make the Daffodil Delight flower. For the smaller flowers, I use my 1/16" punch to make the brad hole BEFORE punching the flower. Then I can center the hole in the flower punch and it doesn't get bent on the 1/16" punch after it's cut. I do the same thing with the Medium Jewelry Tag Punch, which I punched out of Peach Parfait and strung with Hemp Twine.  The Pear Pizazz label is a cutout of a stamp from the Just Believe stamp Set.  The "friends" and "hello" stamps come from the Tiny Tags stamp set. I layered the Daffodil Delight flower and the Pretty in Pink flower on the brad and then attached it to the two circles.

If you're using a darker card stock for the back of the card, you may want to cut another lighter circle to layer inside so writing will show up.  Another option is to use a White Gel Pen to write on the card.

Swap Spoiler!


This is a card I made for my swap group for September.

I started with a Marina Mist base and matted with Bashful Blue.  The top layer is Glossy White, stamped with Marina Mist and Bashful Blue ink using the medallion stamp from the Artistic Etchings stamp set.

I used the Clearlit Scallop Rectangle die and my Big Shot to make the Marina Mist Rectangles. I think the scalloped edge gives them a postage stamp or vintage photo look. 

I cut more Glossy White to layer on top, and for the first rectangle, I stamped off the alternating corners with Marina Mist and Bashful Blue ink using the medallion stamp. I stamped the crown with Versamark and used white embossing powder to give it texture.  The postmark stamp is from the French Foliage stamp set in the Holiday Mini catalog. I accidentally smeared it and tried to wipe it off, and stamp again.  It left a smudge, but I kind of liked the look, so I left it alone.

For the 2nd rectangle, I stamped off 2 corners with Bashful Blue ink and used sponge daubers to add Marina Mist  through the middle.  I used the 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval punch to punch out the "thinking of you" sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and adhered it to the glossy white with a dimensional.

For the 3rd rectangle, I stamped the Eiffel Tower in Basic Black ink and sponged some Marina Mist around the sky.

I sponged the edges of all 3 white rectangles with Marina Mist before adhering them to the scalloped rectangles with snail adhesive. I used snail to attach the top and bottom rectangles to the card  and dimensionals for the middle one.

I added 5/8" Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon then used the Simple Flower Embosslit die with my Big Shot to punch the large flower out of Glossy White card stock, and one of the Itty Bitty Shapes punches to punch the 3 little flowers.  I used Mini Glue Dots to adhere the little flowers to either end of the hemp twine and another glue dot to adhere the flowered ends to the card.  I twisted the hemp twine into a loop in the middle, and attached the 3rd flower with more glue dots.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Kindergarten Rocks!


Here is a scrapbook page I made for a Utah Divas International contest.  The theme was "Making the Grade" and the adorable child is borrowed because I don't have any of my own, and all of my school pictures are on slides that haven't been scanned yet.  It was the first day of Kindergarten, and she looks so ready to go to big girl school!

I used Soft Suede card stock as a base for this 6 x 6 page and Sahara Sand for the side panel.

"Kindergarten" is stamped in Soft Suede ink on Very Vanilla card stock.  I used the 1/2" circle  punch to punch out the letters from the "Rough Type" stamp set and sponged the edges with Soft Suede ink.  Then I alternated using snail adhesive and dimensionals to adhere them  to 5/8" Pretty in Pink grossgrain ribbon. I used sticky strip to bunch one end of the ribbon and added pearls and a button from the Candy Cane designer buttons in the Holiday Mini.

I stamped the letters for "Rocks!" in Soft Suede with the Varsity Alphabet stamp set on Very Vanilla card stock.  I cut the letters out and adhered them with dimensionals and added Rhinestones for embellishment.

I had to wing it on the exclamation point by cutting one out of soft suede and using my 3-hole punch for the dot.  Then I glued them to Very Vanilla card stock and cut around them before adding them to the page.

Just Believe




The “Just Believe” stamp set is one of my favorites from the new Idea Book and Catalog for 2010-2011, and I got it free when I attended Stampin’ Up’s convention this year! 
I started with a Base of Marina Mist card stock and added a mat of Early Espresso.  I ran 1-1/4” of the Soft Suede piece through the Big Shot in the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder so the rest of the frame would have the smooth texture and added 5/8” grosgrain Early Espresso Ribbon to hide the seam.
I made a mask using the Circle Die and my Big Shot and used sponge daubers to blend in Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist and Bashful Blue inks in the circle on Very Vanilla card stock.  I stamped the foliage in Old Olive and ran dotto adhesive across the circle in horizontal strokes to give the Dazzling Diamonds glitter a look of shrouding mist.
 I punched Soft Suede with the new Decorative Label in the Holiday Mini Catalog, stamped the circle stamp from the Just Believe set with Marina Mist ink on Marina Mist cardstock and added the sentiment with Early Espresso ink.  Then I used the 1-1/4" circle punch and a dimensional to add it on top of the Soft Suede label.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Howdy!

Okay, so the kid in the profile picture is borrowed, and she's not even that little anymore, but her cuteness increases exponentially each day! I don't have very many pictures of myself because I'm usually the one BEHIND the camera. 

I'm blogging to post all of my experiments, discoveries and general musings as I explore all of the awesome products and techniques Stampin' Up has to offer.  With the new Holiday Mini coming out this month there are LOTS of new products to explore and experiment with.  So many, in fact, that I'll have plenty of material (and fabric) to keep me blogging for months!

So follow me! And stay tuned... there will be much more to come!