Happy Labor Day and A Challenge Too

 Hey Everybody,

Happy Labor Day

Did You Know?

Labor Day is a federal holiday that celebrates the achievements, contributions, and strength of American workers.  

The holiday pays tribute to the hard work of laborers who built the nation's communities, infrastructure, and economy. 

It grew out of the late 19th-century industrial revolution, when workers fought for fair pay, safe conditions, and an eight-hour workday amidst harsh conditions. 

The U.S. Department of Labor notes that the first unofficial Labor Day was celebrated with a parade of 10,000 workers in New York City on September 5, 1882. 

Federal Recognition: President Grover Cleveland signed it into law as a national holiday on June 28, 1894, following violent railroad strikes. 

Now You Know!

Here is a challenge card I've never made before. Can you believe that after over 20 years of stamping, and challenges, I've never seen this card before? It's true. 

Sabrina's challenge is to make a sliding locking card. You can find Sabrina's challenge here. 

Here is my card.  My card was made with the Violet Dreams designer series paper. I also used the adhesive back blooms flowers for my embellishment.  The dies I used for the sentiment and flowers were from The Scalloped Blooms die set.

Keywords: TLC1124

Stamps: SU-retired anniversary

Paper: hydrangea hue, SU-Violet Dreams designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: gorgeous grape

Accessories: adhesive back blooms, foam adhesive sheets, word window punch, Scalloped Blooms dies

Techniques: sliding locking card

Here is a video from Chris Slogar from buckeyeinklings.com. She has a great way of teaching how to do this card.  If however, you don't want to bother with a diagonal cut for your card base or designer paper, you can leave it straight. It won't affect the card's magic open/close technique.

You can click on the list to get more information about the products I'm showing here.

Here are the embellishments I used for my card.

 168198

ADHESIVE-BACKED BLOOMS

$8.50

This is the designer series paper I used for my card.

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VIOLET DREAMS 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

$17.00

Here are the dies I used for my card. 

167646

SCALLOPED BLOOMS DIES

$39.00

Have a happy, restful and safe Labor Day Everyone!

I'm going to relax and hopefully see my Grandblessings to babysit while my kids celebrate their anniversary.

Blessings,

Sue

A Scalloped Card

 Hey Everybody,

Nancy's challenge is stamper imcathywithac. You can find her challenge here.   Here is the inspiration for my card.   Here's my card. I loved the look of the dies she used in combination with her flowers. So, I die cut my white card base with the scalloped circle dies then die cut the designer series paper. I used scraps of crumb cake, daffodil and old olive and die cut flowers and leaves for the front of my card.  I didn't want to cover too much of this pretty designer paper. I stamped my sentiment in pecan pie and added it under one of the flowers. I added brown dots for the flower centers. The flowers were added with dimensionals.  The inside has a daffodil delight circle just to add some color to the inside. This will go to a local nursing home for resident use. Keywords: FS1022 Stamps: Scalloped Blooms Paper: crumb cake, daffodil delight, Sunflower Fields designer series paper Ink: pecan pie Accessories: Scalloped Blooms dies Techniques: die cutting, stamping Here is the designer series paper I used. 168351 SUNFLOWER FIELDS 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER $13.00 Here are the dies I used. 67646 SCALLOPED BLOOMS DIES $39.00 I've got other ways to use these scalloped circle dies that I can't wait to show you. See you again soon. Thanks for stopping by today. Blessings, Sue

Sketch Challenge Using Frosted Pinecones

 Hey Everybody,

Jeanette's challenge can be found here. This is a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch.

Here is my card.

I started by flipping the sketch to the right instead of the left. I stamped the image in peaceful pine then used the stencils to fill in the pinecone with pecan pie and early espresso inks.  The stamp set I used is called Frosted Pinecones. There is a set of stencils that goes along with this set as well.  I used the glitter snow paste on the last stencil to add snow to the pinecone and the pine needles.

 168369

FROSTED PINECONES PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)

$25.00

There is a set of stencils that go along with this as well.

168372

FROSTED PINECONES DECORATIVE MASKS

$15.00

Here is the Mossy Meadow gingham ribbon I used on my card.

168364

MOSSY MEADOW & VERY VANILLA 1/4" (6.4 MM) GINGHAM RIBBON

$9.00

Here is the Glitter Snow Paste I used which I ordered from Amazon. I know Stampin' Up has a stencil paste but it is more see thru and it colors the pinecones green. I wanted something which was more opaque and had some sparkle in it.

I had a lot of fun with these stencils. Stampin' Up calls them, masks. What is fun is playing with different colors for your pinecone to get the definition you want. I had lots and lots of samples on my desk.

I hope you give this sketch a try. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

My son and I will be at Great Northern Mall at another card show today and Saturday.

Blessings,

Sue

Faux Wood Technique

Hey Everybody,

Lisa's challenge is to use wood on your card. You can find her challenge here.  

Here is the tutorial I used to make my wood background. 

Faux Wood Frame Tutorials at Splitcoaststampers.

Here's my card for the challenge.

To make the background of wood, I used the direct to paper technique which is just dragging lightly the ink pad across the paper at a slight angle. First I used crumb cake, then pecan pie then soft suede. After that I used white craft ink. Once that was dry, I added a bit more pecan pie to add warmth to the wood background.

I stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink then colored the bears with Copic Markers. The stamp set I used is from Gerda Steiner called, More Than Pie.

 I used the silver pen for the pie pan. I used a black fine line sharpie marker for the noses. I cut out the bears using the something fancy dies. I used soft suede scraps and dry embossed a woodgrain folder. Then I stamped my sentiments and added them to the embossed panels for some texture. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: WT1121

Stamps: Gerda Steiner-More Than Pie

Paper: white, soft suede, pecan pie

Paper Size: A2

Ink: crumb cake, pecan pie, soft suede, white craft ink, memento rich cocoa

Accessories: Copic markers, sharpie black pen, silver metallic pen, dimensionals, woodgrain embossing folder, dimensionals, SU-Something Fancy Dies

Techniques: faux wood technique

Here is a video which shows how to do another faux wood technique, called, Faux wood carving.

I chose this set for the cute images and the encouraging sentiments. Who wouldn't want a hug from one of these cuties?

One of my friends has a different bear stamp and he has longer arms so she cut them out so that he can reach out and hug something that she puts in his arms.  I'm not sure if that would work with this stamp because his arms are so short, but I think I will give it a try.  Besides pie from this set, I'll have to look to see what else I have that I could put in his arms. 

I think the Gerda Steiner sets are proportioned the same so they can be used with other stamp sets she makes. I'll have to see if that's true.

Well, I need to get some sleep. Not sure if I'm needed to watch my little guy tomorrow or not. If other grandmother or grandpa are not feeling well, I'll get an early call.  If not, I'll start my day with a cup of coffee and stamping with a friend.

Today, I spent a few hours with my Mia Sunshine. She didn't have school today because of the extreme temperature. Many schools in our area didn't have school. There are still a lot of schools that don't have air conditioning, so they call a day off.  Boy, I wish they would have done that when I was working. I can remember many days of working on the second floor, above the kitchen and under a hot not well insulated roof, sweating even though we sat in front of a large fan,(that I provided!)  I can also remember working in the old kindergarten room at one end where there were multiple windows but no air flow.  Fun times.

Well, I hope you give this faux wood technique a try. It is a really fun technique. You can experiment with different colors of cardstock as well as inks.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings and stay cool.

Sue

Rubber Band Stamping?

Hey Everybody, 

Today's challenge was to choose one of three former featured stampers. You can see that challenge here.  Here is the inspiration for my card from Marisa.  I kept the pumpkins but instead of stamps, I used stencils. I changed the direction of the card and made it vertical instead of horizontal. I layered my card with old olive paper. I added a ribbon behind the sentiment and I added a bow instead of a flat ribbon. I added a background instead of cardstock behind my image panel. This card will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital. Keywords: FS1021 Stamps: Stampin' Up!-Painted Pumpkins Paper: vanilla, old olive Ink: golden glow, pumpkin pie, crisp cantaloupe, peaceful pine, old olive, pecan pie Accessories: Painted Pumpkins stencils, Mossy Meadow diagonal striped ribbon, dimensionals Techniques: stenciling Karen's challenge to us is to use the rubber band technique. You can find her challenge here.   When I saw that after you heat embossed the marks from the rubber bands, that you added ink, I decided to see what it would look like it I used stencils on it. I used golden glow for the first and second layer of the pumpkin stencil. I used old olive for the vines and leaves. I then lightly colored the white cardstock with golden glow ink to soften the look. I stamped the sentiment on white and colored that with golden glow ink then added it with dimensionals to my card base. I added sparkle dot essentials. This card will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital. Keywords: TLC1123 Stamps: Painted Pumpkins Paper: white, old olive Paper Size: A2 Ink: old olive, golden glow, versamark Accessories: copper embossing powder, heat tool, rubber bands, acrylic block, sparkle dot essentials, dimensionals, blending brush Techniques: stenciling, rubberband technique, heat embossing Here is the stamp set and stencils or masks that I used to make my cards.

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PAINTED PUMPKINS PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)

$25.00

168438

PAINTED PUMPKINS DECORATIVE MASKS

$15.00

Here are several videos on using rubber bands in different ways on your cards.

                                          My video

Tina Weller's video

Anna Helman's video

Well, that's certainly a 'tool' you probably have on hand that you could use to make a card. You've seen several different ways now hopefully you'll give this technique a try.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

CHECK THIS OUT Splitcoaststampers is hosting 41 challenges over 10 days!

Click on the link or the image for more information.

Here's a list of supplies we'll be using so far. Click the link to see an updated list. People are still getting their challenges ready.

I hope you can join us for a few of the challenges October 7-17th.

so far......

 Parchment Paper
 Cling Wrap or Glad Press n' Seal (tried it, works great)
 Salt
 Pretty Napkins
Tissue Paper
Shaving cream/foam
Watercolor Paper
Plastic wrap
Metallic embossing powder _OR_ metallic deco foil (either/or)
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* Deco Foil: Opal Deco Foil (https://a.co/d/0bDpOIHV), Gold Deco Foil (https://a.co/d/0f71XDvV)