Packing Tape and Dies

 Hey Everybody,

Our challenge today was to use packing tape and dies. Have you ever done this before? Here is a link to the challenge.

I knew what I wanted to make when I read this challenge. My 4 year old grandblessing was having a preschool ceremony. I wanted to make her a card.

 I stamped the crayons which are called Crayon Creations by Spellbinders and added Wink of Stella to them before I added the packing tape. The crayons were stamped first, then the hands, feet and face. It was a cute set to use especially with the cute poses that you could do with the crayons.  I wish I knew what the embossing folder was that my friend gave me. I think it's pretty cool.

Then I die cut the crayons. I also added packing tape to the embossed panel so it too would be bright.  I added the image panel to a Bermuda Bay card base.  The inside has another crayon and says, Sending Love & Hugs

 She really liked this card.  We decided instead of a present that we'd start a tradition and go out to eat together on her last day of school. I love ideas like this where you spend time instead of just spend money on a gift that will be forgotten. Hopefully she will have sweet memories from these times spent together.

Keywords: F4A849

Stamps: Spellbinders-Crayon Creations

Paper: white, bermuda bay

Paper Size: A2

Ink: Gina K ink cubes, Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: embossed panel from a friend, Crayon Creations dies, dimensionals, wink of stella

Techniques: two-step stamping, die cutting, dry embossing

I found a video by Gina K that shows how to do this technique.

This doesn't have to be used just for kids. This technique can be used to make all types of cards.

I hope you give this technique a try.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Eclipse Card

 Hey Everybody,

Sorry I missed posting yesterday. It was a busy Father's Day. Our grandson was being dedicated at church today. Lunch followed that which took a couple of hours, then a nap and back out to my son's house to watch the grand blessings so he and his wife could go lead Youth Group. Whew, I guess everyone was tired. My son said, they came back after lunch and all took naps too. 

Sabrina's challenge to us today was to make an eclipse card or a card with a sun and moon on it. You can find her challenge here. 

I immediately knew I wanted to do something with tea. I sorted through my tea stamps and dies as well as my alphabet dies. I only have one large alphabet die set. I couldn't put dimensionals behind the narrow letters so I cut 5-6 layers of cardstock instead. I didn't use as many layers for the little triangle in the A. Once I had the letters done I wanted to add the word, Time. It is part of the stamp set from Daily Bread. I added that with dimensionals then cut out the teacup and tea bag. I added the tea bag with linen thread. I stamped the sentiment on designer paper and used the Key Tag punch. I added the tea cup and sentiment with dimensionals. This will go to a dear friend who loves tea.

Keywords: WT1107 BVC26

Stamps: Our Daily Bread Designs-Tea Time

Paper: old olive, fresh freesia, Stampin' Up!-Lovely & Beautiful designer series paper

Paper Size: A2

Ink: old olive

Accessories: Stampin' Up!-Tea Cup Dies, Stampin' Up!-Alphabet A La Mode-Dies, Stampin' Up!-Key Tag punch, dimensionals

Techniques: Eclipse Card

Here is a video you can use to make your own eclipse card. It is by a Stampin' Up! demonstrator named Susan Campfield. She did this tutorial for Splitcoaststampers.

Well, there you have it. A fun way to make a card. If you're like me you will take some time to see what other three or four letter words you can make with the large letter dies you have. LOL

I actually wrote a bunch of them on a note card and put them in the alphabet dies. That way when I do this again, I'll have many word choices to choose from.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

Quinacridone Magenta

Hey Everybody,

Our letter this week is Q and our color was Quinacridone Magenta. I dry embossed my white paper with the Stampin' Up!-Floral Spray 3D embossing folder then colored the debossed side with Copic Markers. I pulled Memento tuxedo black ink over the image. I layered the image on granny apple green cardstock then on black glimmer paper. I dry embossed the berry burst card base with the same embossing folder, then added the layered panel.

Keywords: ABC24Q17 Quinacridone Magenta

Stamps: n/a

Paper: white, granny apple green, black glimmer, berry burst

Paper Size: A2

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Copic Markers, Stampin' Up!-Floral Spray 3D embossing folder

Techniques: blackout technique, dry embossing, coloring

Here are some samples from the gallery for this challenge. It's so interesting to me to see the different ways people interpret a challenge and what they use to make their card.  Sometimes looking at cards in the gallery allows me to see different styles and layouts. It gives me ideas to try on my cards and possibly new techniques to try. I love to learn new things. Each month after a week of card classes, I've learned so much from the ladies that attend. The Friday class benefits the most since they get to hear all of the suggestions from the other classes all week long.

Maybe one of these cards is your style. Maybe not, but you can benefit by seeing a new layout that you'd like to try or a new way to add sentiments or even stamping on an angle to match your card. Whatever it is, I hope you try something new. It doesn't matter if it doesn't look great. It matters that you tried something new. Anything new will take practice to learn to do well.  We didn't learn how to stamp overnight. It took repetition, patience, instructions, videos, and someone who took a chance doing something new.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

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