How Would You Use Real Red, Azure Afternoon, Night of Navy and a Fourth Color?

 Hey Everybody,

Mary's challenge is to use azure afternoon, night of navy and real red for the color challenge. Dessert is Your choice to add a fourth color or a masculine card. You can find her challenge here. 

                            

I dry embossed white cardstock with the Spellbinders Cast Away embossing folder then pulled night of navy ink across the debossed side to show the white rope. I loved this embossing folder the first time I saw it. I didn't purchase it for a few years though. 

I stamped images from Whimsy Stamps-Ahoy Matey then colored the images with Copic Markers and fussy cut them. I added flirty flamingo as a fourth color. I suppose this could be a masculine card as there are no flowers! LOL 

 I added the images with dimensionals. Then I added paper glaze to the cat's goggles. I spritzed the whole card with metallic mist. I wanted to get a sparkle like light bouncing off the water. I stamped the sentiment and added it with dimensionals. Inside it reads, Happy Birthday.

Keywords: CC1106

Stamps: Whimsy Stamps-Ahoy Matey

Paper: white, real red

Ink: night of navy, memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinders Cast Away embossing folder, Taylored Expressions-Metallic Mist Unicorn sparkle, Aleene's paper glaze, dimensionals

Techniques: dry embossing, blackout technique

Here is what the paper glaze product looks like. It is a thick, clear liquid that adds a bit of dimension and shine to whatever you put it on. It's fun to use on glass objects like jars, eye glasses, drinking glasses, wine glasses or anything you want to look like glass. 

So what stamps would you use with these colors of real red, azure afternoon, and night of navy? What 4th color would you add?  With July 4th and our 250th coming up, you could easily do a fireworks or patriotic card. You could do flowers or candy or anything that has lots of colors.

Sometimes, I have to look through my stamp sets with the colors in mind to figure out what I want to try.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Blackout Technique With Light-Colored Inks

Hey Everybody,

Our challenge was to use a small strip of paper on our sentiment. You can find the challenge here.  

I dry embossed my paper with the Stampin' Up-Sunflower 3D embossing folder, then colored it with Copic Markers on the debossed side. I pulled fresh freesia then petunia pop inks over the flowers.

 I stamped the sentiment and punched it out. Then I cut a narrow strip of cardstock to add to the sentiment strip. The sentiment was added with dimensionals.

This embossing folder is so detailed that I had to keep checking to see what was flower petal and what was leaves. 

I found that I can pull water based ink over my debossed side first, then color the image with brushes or markers.  When you pull the ink over the debossed side, it highlights everything so it is quick and easy to color the image.

Today I showed you that when doing the blackout technique, you don't have to use a dark color. I used fresh freesia and petunia pop which are similar colors. 

Don't be afraid to use two light colors on your debossed image like I did. I wasn't sure what my image would look like, but I really liked how it turned out.

Keywords: TLC1109

Stamps: happy birthday

Paper: white, fresh freesia, early espresso, petunia pop

Ink: fresh freesia, petunia pop, memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Stampin' Up!-Sunflower 3D embossing folder, word window punch, Copic Markers

Techniques: blackout technique

Do you have an embossing folder you could color then use two light ink colors over the top of the image?  Or, try pulling your colors over the debossed side first, then color your image.

See if you like the results. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Paper Pumpkin Kits-Next 3 Months

 Hey Everybody,

Here's a sneak peek of the July Paper Pumpkin Kit.

The kit contains all the supplies you need to make 9 birthday easel cards.

They look so pretty!

If you're not a subscriber yet, you can get started here with a month-to-month subscription or pre-pay ahead of time for 3, 6, or 12 months. (shipping is included)

It's so fun to get a new kit in the mail every month!

These kits also make great gifts.

NEW Add-On available while supplies last:

The Detailed Flora Dies coordinate with the July, August, and September Paper Pumpkin kits, but they will also work well on their own or mixed with other supplies you already have.

A circle die with stitching around the edges is always one of my favorites.

Current subscribers can also shop past kits & refills here.

Here's a sneak peek at the next three months of Paper Pumpkin.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

June Class Follow-Up and July Classes

 

 Hey Everybody,

Thank you once again for another fun-filled and learning-filled week of classes.

I love spending time with you and learning from your experiences. You are such a creative bunch of friends.

Blessings,

Sue

 Class Follow-Up

On=Online Exclusives found here

Stampin’ Up now has a blog full of great information and ideas. Here is the link.

We now have opportunities to donate cards to three different facilities

Stamping Opportunities:

●     1. Southwest General Hospital -Cards are placed on meal trays. 

 Types of Cards Needed: You're in my thoughts, I've been thinking about you, I'm sending you positive thoughts, Thinking of You, Hang in there. 

They still can use Baby and Holiday cards.

(No envelope is needed. Stamp something on the inside please.) 

2. Broadview Multi-Care Facility- Cards for residents and staff to use.

(Envelopes needed and stamp something on the inside please.)

Birthday for adults and kids, Get Well, Sympathy, Thinking of you, Holiday

3.  Hillcrest Hospital Cancer Floor

Encouragement, Birthday and Sympathy   envelopes needed cards blank inside

Thanks so much for your continued support of these ministries.

             Thank you to those who made cards this month. They are so grateful to you for sharing your talents and love with them.

 

Card 1  Seaside Chair-Video Sue Craig

Stamps- Relaxing Waterside

Paper – Secret Sea card base 5 ½” x 8 ½”

Waterside Retreat designer paper 1 ½” x 4”

White- 4” x 5 ¼”

White- 2 ½” x 3 ¾”

Secret Sea- 2 ¾” x 4”

Chair pecan pie cardstock

Book-white cardstock

Arms of chair-Secret Sea

White and Secret Sea for sentiment-I used Key tag punch-retired  

Ink-Secret Sea

Old Olive

Balmy Blue

Crumb Cake

Accessories- Key Tag Punch

Relaxing Waterside Dies

 

 

Card 2 Arched Lighthouse-video Sue Craig

 

Stamps- none

Paper – Melon Mambo cardbase 5 ½” x 8 ½” score a 4 ¼”

Cut off 1 ½” from front. Score the cut off piece at 2 ½”

Night of Navy 4” x 5 ¼”-inside

Night of Navy arch- 3 ¼” x 4 ½”

Night of Navy lighthouse-3” x 3”

White Arch-2 ½” x 5 ¼”

White-inside 3 ¾” x 5”

Scenic Coast designer paper- 2 ¼” x 5”

Scenic Coast designer paper inside ½” x 5”

Scenic Coast designer paper arch 2 ¾” x 4”

Ink- Night of Navy

Accessories- Sunset Coast Dies-Lighthouse

Arches dies

Card 3   Blue Chair on the Beach-videoSue Craig

Stamps-  Rolling Waves

Relaxing Waterside

Paper – Coastal Cabana base 5 /12” x 8 ½” score at 4 ¼”

Azure Afternoon- 3 ¾” x 5” outside (optional add another piece inside)

2 White cardstock 3 ½” x 4 ¾”

Ink-Coastal Cabana or Pool Party

Crumb Cake

Azure Afternoon

Pretty In Pink

Accessories- Relaxing Waterside dies-Adirondack Chair

 

Card 4 Fern Card-Blackout Technique-video Sue Craig

 

Stamps-  Scalloped Blooms

Paper – Peaceful Pine cardbase 5 ½” x 8 ½”

Peaceful Pine tag 1 ¼” x 2 ¼”  (this is a die)

Old Olive tag 1” x 1 7/8” (this is a die)

Peaceful Pine fern inside 1 ½” x 3”  

 Ink-Peaceful Pine

Old Olive

Pretty Peacock

Secret Sea or Navy or Memento Black 

Accessories- Fern & Flora 3D embossing folder

3 blending brushes

4” white ribbon

Stampin’ Up In-Color Butterflies

Alcohol marker-pretty peacock

Fern Die

 

 July  Classes

Monday July 13   1 spot

Tuesday July 14 3 spots

Thursday July 16  2 spots

Friday July 17- Filled

 

 

 

Inspired Dragonfly

 Hey Everybody,

Linda's challenge is to check out Abigail's gallery. check out her challenge here.  

This is the inspiration for my card from Abigail's gallery. This is one of the prettiest dragonflies I've seen on a card. It really caught my eye.

   

Here's my card.

I took a print that I made on my gelli printing plate and dry embossed it with the Modern wallpaper embossing folder. I pulled highland heather and old olive inks over the embossing. I stamped, colored and die cut the dragonflies from an old Divinity Designs stamp set called, Friend to Friend. I added clear wink of stella to the wings and added them to my background with dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment from Unity Stamps called Gretchen Girl and brushed olive ink over it then ran it through with the embossing folder to help it blend in with the background. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: FS1007

Stamps: Divinity Designs-Friend to Friend, Unity Stamps-Gretchen Girl

Paper: white, old olive

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black, highland heather, old olive, assorted distress oxide inks

Accessories: Friend to Friend dragonfly dies, Cricut-Modern Wallpaper embossing folder, Copic Markers, clear wink of stella

Techniques: Gelli plate printing, dry embossing, direct to paper inking

What would you use from Abigail's gallery?  She has such a variety of things there.

Go through your stamps, papers, embossing folders and dies to see what you have that is similar to a card in her gallery.

You don't have to use the dragonfly, maybe you like the colors she used so you make a stained glass card or use a quilt die with different colored pieces. It's up to you and that's a freeing thing! Have fun with it.

I spent all day Friday and Saturday at Great Northern Mall helping my son sell his sport cards at the show in the mall. It was two long days. The mall is open 11-8 and we were there by 9 on Friday and 10:30 on Saturday. We could come in later Saturday because all we had to do was uncover the displays and set up some things which took about 30 minutes.

I had so many proud mom moments watching and listening to my son with young kids and dads who were getting started with collecting. He showed one kid how to check to see what to ask for a card he was selling by showing him a card he was selling.  That way he and his dad would be able to check prices for cards from other vendors they wanted to buy from or sell to.

One young boy of about 10 was shown how to negotiate a price on a card. My so walked him through the steps of making an offer, hearing the dealers counter-offer and making another offer himself. He did well with Ben's coaching. He came to a good deal for both parties.

I enjoy doing shows with Ben. It gives us time together as mom and son or friend to friend. It's not often that happens in the day to day interactions, so I look forward to card shows with Ben. I'm tired from  the shows, but oh so proud and happy!

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you again tomorrow.

Blessings,

Sue