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These are some card that my daughters made a few weeks ago. Sometimes it's nice to just make a wee card for inside a gift package or just a little note to say I love you.
But when making a smaller than C6 card, you need a smaller envelope to fit. Now, it's really not hard to make an envelope from scratch, but here's a super-duper quick way to whip one up. And bonus - the kids can do it themselves, too.
A combination of projects submitted to SCS, this is a very cute and fast little card to whip up.
The whale here is coloured in with the Stampin' Write Markers. I've had quite a few people ask me how to acheive multi-coloured images - this is just one of many ways:
Stamping with Markers
1. Use the side of the brush tip end of your marker (using the point will fray your marker, making it less than a pleasure to use), colour in your image directly on the rubber.
2. Unless you are sitting in a wet sauna, it's good practice to huff on the stamp to rewet the ink. Stamp. Smile.
Now, how did we achieve the waves? Use the Scallop Square Punch! And guess what? The Scallop Square punch is on promotion for just 9 more days - get it now before the promotion is over!
My eldest daughter made up this card using the elephant instead of the whale and using Old Olive "grass" where I have bashful blue waves. It also turned out really cute. If she hasn't given it away, I will post it in the next few days. Remind me . . . :)
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Animal Stories set of four $28.95, Short and Sweet set of twelve $35.95, Polka Dot Background $39.95
Colours: Bashful Blue, Old Olive
Other: Scallop Square Punch, Mat Pack, Old Olive Striped Ribbon
A Heritage Card was the request by some of my customers, and here is what I brought to them. Many thanks to the talented artists on SCS who share their beautiful work such as this one!
The Winter Post Stamp Set is the predominent set used to create this work of epherma. Layer upon layer, nearly every stamp in the box, and seven (yikes!) ink colours later, what a masterpiece.
The stamp set Frames with a Flourish is also mixed in there as well as the En Francais background stamp. I've been noting to my customers that I know Frames with a Flourish is not one that would normally jump off the page at you, but it truly is a very good investment as it mixes in so well with sets that feature more focal images. Result: greater variety and flexibility with the stamp sets you already own.
Two days left to order that scrummy wide Riding Hood Red and Vanilla ribbon!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Winter Post set of seven $56.95, Frames with a Flourish set of seven $75.95, En Francais Backgroun $39.95
Colours: Riding Hood Red, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive Brocade Blue, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel
Other: Vintage Brads, Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon, Colour Spritzer
A beautiful flower inspired by team member, Jennifer Montgomery. It's an easy, clever way to make a 3D portion to the Scribble This flower. I made this up as a wedding invitation sample.
1. Simply stamp and cut out this big flower from this set three times. I've chosen to make the bottom one Kiwi Kiss as pseudo greenery here.
2. Place a bit of adhesive on the tips of the petals of the top flower and fold or roll them underneath. When the big brad is placed in the centre, the flower petals will sort of pop up to create a lot of neat dimension.
3. I have also used my bone scorer to create a bit of a lift on the Kiwi Kiss and the Riding Hood Red petals. Add just a hint of glitter to the top two flowers to differentiate them from the "leaves".
This big and the really big brads are being retired next week; don't miss out on these goodies!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Scribble This set of five $71.95, En Francais background stamp $39.95
Colours: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla
Other: 5/16 neutrals brads assortment, Stylized Silver Hodge Podge Hardware, Pink Taffeta Ribbon, 1 inch circle punch, blender pen
I must admit it took me a while to warm up to this little set, but it's turned out to be quite a little cutie to work with.
And this is one of my tried and true stand-by layouts - if you look twice you may recognize it from several other projects! Add a few more or take away a few layers, change the colours and images, and you'll have a very different looking card without too much brain sweating.
Now, for those of you who are really awake this Sunday morning, you may already be wondering how I coloured in that tree with Riding Hood Red, when there is no Riding Hood Red marker.
Did you know you can make your own? And in less than a minute!
1. Put four or five drops of the Riding Hood Red Ink (from the ink refill bottle) into a little container or a lid (I used a lid from our brads containers).
2. Place the tip of a blender pen into the ink and let it soak up. Done!
You may need to "reink" the marker peridically. However, you don't want to go overzealous with the ink because the blender pens have two ends, and too much ink will soak all the way through to the other tip, which you may want to use for Baja Breeze.
I bought a pack of the Blender Pens (6 tips) and make myself up a complete set of In Colour markers.
*Be sure and store these on their sides to avoid the blending of the colours in the barrel.
Order yours here!
*And one last plug - the Forest Friends stamp set AND the Scallop Oval Punch used here are both retiring in 14 days!! Get them now before they are gone.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Forest Friends set of four $28.95, Really Retro set of seven $28.95
Colours: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
Other: Blender Pen transformed into a marker, Scallop Oval, Large Oval punch, ribbon, Candy Lane DSP
I had a request for a Frangipani card; this was my best attempt here. Having not grown up anywhere near where these flowers might grow (in the cold mountains of Montana), I had to dip into the creative minds of my team of demonstrators to come up with this.
The big flower from Embrace Life is used here and then very gently watercolured in with Summer Sun and Real Red. I left the rest of the flower stark white for contrast.
The leaves are made with the Large Oval Punch and the crimper - I love that little technique, especially for those flower sets that don't have a suitable leaf included.
1. Punch out a Large oval out of Kiwi Kiss
2. Fold in half and run it through the crimper
3. Sharpen end with scissors if you want - done!
I like the contrast here of the very warm colours and the summery flowers.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Embrace Life set of five $53.95, En Francais background $39.95
Colours: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Summer Sun, Real Red
Other: Hodge Podge Hardware, Old Olive ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Crimper, Large Oval PUnch, 1/2 inch circle punch
And a side note: check out my three girls' team National win here! Very awesome performance.
Here's a really great design by Jayne Mercer - a project I've enjoyed making this Christmas season. This one goes together really quickly AND I've just used bits and pieces of leftovers, making this one quite budget-conscious as well.
The images are from the sooooo popular Tree Trimmings set (and at $28.95 for the set of stamps, it's no wonder!) and also the Ski Slope DSP.
I said quite a bit about this set in yesterday's post, so I think I'll just stop typing and head off to the gym.
Okay, one last note: only 21 more days to order this set and the Ski Slope Papers! :)
Have a great day and talk with you tomorrow!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Tree Trimmings set of four $28.95, Occasional Greetings set of twelve $71.95
Colours: Real Red, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip
Other: Skip Slope DSP, Certainly Celery 5/8 grograin ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Many thanks to Sue Madex, who was a lovely Australian demonstrator who joined us on the Incentive Trip in August, for the inspiration for this card. In fact, more than inspiration! I changed just a few things, so "template" is probably a better description!
The Faux Silk technique is super easy and one that I used on a scrapbooking layout, Once Upon a Time, a few months back. The tutorial on this technique is posted there. The only tricky part is sourcing white tissue paper!
And a few of my ladies had little guilty feelings about crinkling up their stamped tissue, but it really does make the effect work to have wrinkles throughout the images. Be sure and use a good, non-globby glue stick - the Stampin Up ones are perfect for this. And at $8.95 for two, it's worth getting some that work well.
This is the last few weeks to order the scallop oval punch . . .
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Snow Swirled set of six $53.95
Colours: Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Brilliant blue, Night of Navy
Other: Bashful Blue taffeta ribbon, tissue paper, Scallop oval, versamark, white embossing powder
This is a lovely version, shown to me by my downline and friend, Pauline McArdle, in Napier. (if you are within any reasonable driving, flying, walking, or crawling distance, her classes are not to be missed!)
A step up from yesterday's version, this one has a window, but layers of the Whisper White cardstock fold around so the window is self contained and does not show through to the inside of the card.
I've done these up Christmas, but of course, they can be done for any theme.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Season of Joy $60.95 set of eight, Always set of eleven $66.95, Many Merry Messages (Noel), set of eight $75.95
Colours: Ruby Red, Old olive, Whisper White
Other: 1 1/4 square punch, 1 3/8 square punch, Earth Elements Brads
And what a little treasure this image is - such a cutie! It's found in the Window Dressing Hostess set. Yes, you have to have a fairly big workshop to get one of those for FREE or use a Purchase Punch Card - email me to send you one.
The chunky glitter is so cool! It really is clear with a few bits of glitter that refract the light, but I see that in the photo, the camera caught some of the "chunks" and they are showing up coloured. That's kind of neat, too.
Tomorrow I'll post another, slightly more complex, version of this card.
Watch the video below to see how to make the framed window in the card!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Window Dressing - FREE with qualifying purchases or workshop, Best Yet - FREE with qualifying purchases or workshop
Colours: Soft Subtles, Basic Grey
Other: Soft Subtles Brads, Stampin' Write Markers, Chunky Glitter, Tombow Mono Adhesive, 1 1/4 square punch, 1 3/8 square punch
Another great little project using the Baroque Motifs stamp set - this is by far my most well used (and loved) stamp set I own. This flourish is just SO versatile. Here - it's a focal image. Tomorrow, see it used as both a focal image and a background.
Nine times out of ten (or more!), I stamp on white or vanilla. But here, I've gone out on a limb and stamped on a coloured cardstock. Crazy woman that I am.
I love the look! I've stamped here in Whisper White and then embossed in White. You'll need to use detail embossing powder here to catch the fine flourished contained in this image.
Cherish is stamped in the corner using Blush Blossom ink, creating a soft tone on tone effect for visual texture.
Just a smide of taffeta ribbon in the corner adds a nice frame and also conserves budget dollars by just using a few inches of ribbon.
Click here to order supplies for this project or to schedule a one on one consultation.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs set of six $46.95
Colours: Blush Blossom, Whisper White
Other: White Embossing powder, white taffeta ribbon
Today's project is a step up from yesterday's - both beautiful and effective, but this version takes just a smidge more time to complete.
The silver version here uses the Baroque Motifs stamp set as opposed to the So Swirly wheel and also uses a pigment ink (silver) rather than a dye based ink (black). The silver takes quite a good long time to dry, so I've chosen to emboss it here in clear embossing powder, not only to speed up the process but to give the motif a raised, textured look.
The words are from the Together Forever stamp set and are also embossed. I also changed up the ribbon from a grosgrain to the lovely taffeta, which gives an elegant finish, like a bit of silk.
The card base is done up with the brushed metallic cardstock in silver, repeating the main motif colour nicely.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs set of six $46.95, Together Forever $46.95
Other: Encore Silver ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Brushed Metallic card, white taffeta ribbon
I enjoyed meeting so many of you at the Wedding show a few weeks ago here in Auckland. Thanks for taking the time to stop in and see what Stampin Up has to offer your wedding preparations! Whether you want to do it yourself or have it custom done for you, rubber stamping has much to offer. And once you have purchase your stamps and inks, you have the tools to create coordinating decor, table favours, thank you cards, and album pages.
This is a simple project that can be done inexpensively and quickly if you have a lot of invites and/or thank you cards to create. And, of course, if black and white are not your colours, we have 59 other colours from which to choose!
Check back in tomorrow for a stepped up verison of this project!
Click here to schedule a consult for your wedding stationery.
supplies used:
Stamps: So Swirly Wheel $18.95, Sincere Salutations set of eight $46.95
Other: Basic Black ink, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 1/4 grosgrain black
This project is easy to whip together and uses very little supplies. The main feature, of coruse, is the big clock stamped on acetate with our Cotton White Staz-On ink. Love that effect! Acetate is one of my personal favourite mediums.
The gorgeous printed paper is the Parisian Breeze, also from the Spring mini catalogue. We won't see this beauty again after November, so be sure to order it before the mini catalogue expires.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Sense of Time set of four $46.95
Colours: Kraft, Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze
Other: cotton white staz-on, acetate, 3/16 brads, vintage brads, Parisian Breeze Speciality Cardstock, mat pack
Now I know that Masculine Cards are the big draw card for my customers! We universally struggle with this one. Men are so simple . . . yet so hard to relate to when it comes to finding something they'd like.
Greens and browns are a good starting place. I used the Windsor Knot papers here. Actually, using a printed paper makes choosing the colours easy because it's already done for you! Twill tape is another really good choice for guys. You can ink it and rough it up so it looks even less like a cousin to ribbon.
The stamped image here is from Totally Tools - a cute set with some great sayings in it. I've coloured this in with Watercolour Wonder Crayons, giving it that neat mottled look so it looks "realistic" or at least dimensional.
Well, this card is totally inappropriate for the likes of my husband who struggles even to keep the lightbulbs up to date. I might make him an Excel spreadsheet one.
The little template is fast becoming one of my favourites!
I think we all wondered a bit at first what we'd do with such wide ribbon, but I think it looks great!
This project features the Live Like You Mean It stamp set, which is a Level One Hostess set. That means it's FREE when you host a workshop or collect orders that equal $350 or more. (Plus you get another $35 to spend on top of that!) I really like that set - so versatile!
The papers here are the Sweet Slumber Textured cardstock, a really yummy addition to any project.
So the technique here is using your markers to ink up your stamps and omitting and using selected portions. Here the sentment reads "Live Like you Mean It" and I just wanted the "you" part. So I used my marker to ink up just the part I wanted and stamped. It's a great way to get lots more mileage out of your sentiments!
Second, jazz up your scallop circle punch with the 1/16 hand held punch! Do you love it?Order yours for $19.95 today!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Live Like You Mean It - FREE with $350 in combined orders
Colours: Baja Breeze, Ruby Red, So Saffron, Kraft
Other: Scallop Circle, 1/16 hand held hole punch, Rich Regals Brads, circle punches, Baja Breeze double stitched ribbon, Sweet Slumber Textured Cardstock
Isn't this such a cute set for a simple, yet effective, card!
This card is actually double size - an A4 card folded in half. So . . how do you fill such a big space when the stamp you want to use is relatively "small"??
First I triple matted the image, graduating the mat size to make the image's visual footprint bigger.
Next I opted to use a very wide ribbon and also some large brads. The build a brads were the perfect thing!
I learned when I was quilting lots to make borders when you needed to make a big quilt out of a small squares. That technique works well for cards, too!
Our biggest congratulations to Anna Sutherland of Invercargill who had a beautiful baby boy recently! A group of us signed this card for her - a small token of our happiness for your new addition.
This layout was inspired by a Layout Challenge on splitcoaststampers. I saw it done up in all pinks and liked the concept, but thought the colours could use a little more sophistication with this set.
I love the Bella Bleu DSP! And here I've paired it with a hint of black for some real class! What do you think?
The real technique though, was the use the Watercolour Wonder Crayons for watercolouring. I've used watercolour paper here and the Aquabrushes. It makes a big difference to watercolour on the proper paper rather than standard paper. Either works, but to get a really great effect, there's no replacing purpose-made watercolour paper.
We played around with blending colours into the image and got some really neat effects during class. I've also gone back over the image lightly with the Weathered Background stamp.
Watercolour Wonder crayons are sold in the sets of twelve (colour families) and then a smaller neutrals pack. Contact me to order yours today!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Embrace Life
Colours: Kraft, Basic Black, Bordering Blue, Very Vanilla
Other: Watercolour Wonder Crayons, black ribbon, vintage brads
As an American myself, I would not have thought of high tea, but my friend Fiona had that idea with this one. I like it!
My card here is a conglomeration of ideas I found on the net - don't you love how we can take a bit of this and a bit of that and make it our own?
I count eight punches used here - can you find them all? The purses are made entirely of punches, which is quite cool. My girls are already planning their invitations for next round of birthdays with these - only 11 months to go and counting.
The floral purse is made with the Circle Circus set. That's one that I haven't used a lot yet, but will do. I like it a lot.
Keep well, everyone, and get better if you are under the weather. Seems it's really going around.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Circle Circus, Stemp Sayings
Colours: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa
Punches: Eyelet border, scallop edge, 1 3/8 circle, 3/4 inch circle, large and small oval, curly label, round tab
I hope you know when I am late with my blog posts that I'm not ignoring you - I've just been going full steam!
This last Saturday was a fantastic day of learning, training, and inspiration with a good portion of my demonstrators around New Zealand. A big thank you to all who both helped and made such efforts to be there.
I wanted to share one of the projects we did for the day here, too. I made up this card (not bad for 11:30pm night before?) as part of our service project for the day for everyone to sign. We had a few cardst there (to be shared in later posts) intended to be sent to a few people who don't get thanked enough. I hope the recipients enjoy them and feel the sincerity that went into them.
I am going along with my Creative Challenge Team Theme (say that three times fast) and used the Build A Brads here, which were just perfect for this very large card. With the DSP on them, they really add such an elegance. And you always have the perfect thing for your project!
Simply use the 1/2 inch punch and stick to the top of the brad. Then cover with the bubble sticker (included) to finish it off. Easy!
Here are also some photos of my ladies hard at work - aren't they lovely:
