April Class Follow-Up

  Hey Everybody,

Thanks for your patience. I usually send the class follow-up a few days after classes are over. This month I've really been affected by a nasty cold that is just now on its way out.

Thanks for another fun week of creative stamping and fun. I have so much fun at these classes. I've truly been blessed with the best group of friends ever! Thank you.

Blessings,

Sue

 Class Follow-Up

On=Online Exclusives found here

Links to products are in bold print.

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

 

Products Discussed In Some Classes:

Micro dot tape runner-It is available at Hobby Lobby

This fits in the blue AdTech tape runner case. This has dots instead of a line of adhesive which makes removal easier if you make a mistake placing your paper.

AdTech

Micro Dot Glue Runner Refills  $3.99 

This is two refills for $3.99

  

4.7 out of 5 stars. 3 reviews

SKU: 759076

Roll Length: 8.75 Yards
Tape Width: 5/16"
Color: White
Care & Safety: Acid-Free
UPC: 026438545517
Quantity: 2

The new May-August catalog was given out in classes this month. If you need one, you can pick it up any time. Just let me know when you'll be here so I can put it in the mailbox on my garage.

 

New or Revisited Ideas:

 

We now have opportunities to donate cards to three different facilities

Stamping Opportunities:

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

* NEW-Cut down on the number of Get Well cards. 

Instead try these: 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.)

Get Well, Thinking of You, Hang in there, Baby, Holiday cards.

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.  NEW*(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  Double Flap Card-Sue Craig Video

Stamp Set-Paradise Garden

Paper-2 pieces of Poppy Parade 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Score 1 at 2 3/4" One is the base and one is the small card. Designer series paper-Garden Poetry 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" score at 1 3/4" 3 pieces white 2 1/2" x 4" -1 will be embossed, 1 is for the inside and 1 is for stamping the double flower. 1 white 2" x 4" for the banner white scraps for the leaves

Ink-Poppy Parade

Accessories-Garden Epoxy Dots Paradise Hybrid Embossing folder Paradise Garden Dies

Card 2  Triple Slider Fun Fold-Sue Craig Video

Stamp Set-Paradise Garden

*These items will be available May 5th Paper-white card base 5 1/4" x 11" Score at 1 3/4" and 3 1/2" from both ends. *Hydrangea Hue 2 1/2" circle White 2 1/4" circle *Hydrangea Hue 3 3/4" x 5" for inside White 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" 3 white panels 1 3/4" x 4" 3 Designer series paper-Delicate Dreams 1 5/8" x 3 7/8"

*Ink-Hydrangea Hue *Peaceful Pine

Accessories-Hues of Blues Flowers 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" circle punches or dies

Card 3   Help Me Grow-Sue Craig Video

Stamps-Help Me Grow

Paper-white card base 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4" designer series paper-Garden Poetry-Stampin' Up! 4" x 5 1/2" designer series paper 1/2" x 4" for inside scraps of white for shovel, 2 flowers and sign 1" x 2 1/4" white for handle of shovel 2" x 2" white for flower pot

Ink-peaceful pine pecan pie berry burst petal pink calypso coral

Embellishments-strawberry slush and pretty in pink gems-now retired

Card 4  Rainbow of Thanks-Sue Craig Video

Stamps-A Rainbow of Thanks

Paper-White card base 5 1/2 " x 8 1/2" scored at 41/4" berry burst-4" x 5 1/4" pool party-1 1/2" x 4 " highland heather 1 1/2" x 4" white 2" x 4" white scrap for sentiment

Ink-highland heather berry burst pool party memento tuxedo black

Accessories-linen thread 11" Purple Fine Shimmer Gems

May Classes

 Monday May 11th at 10  3 spots available

Tuesday May 12th at 1  3 spots available

Thursday May 14th at 10 3 spots available

Friday May 15th 1 spot available

 

 

Have You Ever Used A Napkin On A Card?

 Hey Everybody,

I can't believe how far behind I am because of this cold! Friday it will be two weeks since the sore throat began. I'm praying that it is just about out of my system. I'm tired of being tired and not able to sleep at night because of all the coughing. Sheesh.

Our challenge was to use a pretty napkin on a card. I didn't have any so I stenciled raindrops on a paper towel in three different blues. In the challenge it stated if you didn't have any pretty napkins, you could use the texture of a paper towel. 

I stamped, colored and die cut the dragonflies. I added clear wink of stella to the butterflies. I stamped the sentiment and used circle punches to add it to my card. Lastly, I added purple gems to my card.

Keywords: F4A841

Stamps: Divinity Designs-Friend to Friend stamp/die set

Paper: white, pretty peacock

Paper Size: A2

Ink: basic black hybrid, misty moonlight, pretty peacock, night of navy

Accessories: paper towel, Frantic Stamper-raindrop stencil, Divinity Designs Friend to Friend dies, Copic Markers, clear wink of stella, purple gems, 1 3/4" and 2" circle punches

Techniques: stenciling on paper towels, coloring

Here's a card from my gallery using a real napkin. I peeled one layer of napkin off and cut image to size I wanted. Then I added the napkin to a piece of cardboard which had a sticky sheet on it. Then I added heat and stick powder and dazzling diamonds. I purposely left a border to see more sparkle around the image. This was added with dimensionals.

I recycled a napkin and did a similar technique as this one.
Felted Cardstock Tutorials at Splitcoaststampers

Here are a couple of cards from the gallery where ladies used pretty napkins for their cards.

So what do you think? Do you have any colorful napkins you could use for a card? I know you have paper towels and maybe a stencil or two?

It's fun to do for sure.

Thanks for stopping by today.

See you again soon.

Blessings,

Sue

Color Challenge Using Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Wild Wheat and Moody Mauve

 Hey Everybody,

I've got a color challenge for you today.  The challenge can be found here.  The colors for today are, Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight, Wild Wheat. For an added challenge, you were to add another color.  I added Moody Mauve. How did I know what color to add? Check out this link to the SU Color Lab.

This is a website where you can mix and match Stampin' Up colors to see what colors look good together. When I listed Lost Lagoon, Misty Moonlight and Wild Wheat, one of the colors that came us was Moody Mauve. It's a retired color, but I have some designer paper that has mauve in it.

I searched online for a quilt pattern that was easy to make. Here's what I used.

Here's the video and the print version she shows at the end of her video.

Here's the card I made for the color challenge.

This card uses paper scraps. You need 2 squares that are 1 5/8" square. You cut these two squares in half, diagonally.

Next you need two more designer series papers that are cut at 1 5/8" square. These two squares will be cut into fourths, diagonally.

These get placed on 1 7/8" squares then added to your card base. Then punch a designer paper 3/4" circle and a 1" background circle to add to your quilt.  Add a sentiment and you're finished.

How's that for easy? I hope you give this a try.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

A Rainbow of Thanks

 Hey Everybody,

My week of teaching classes is over and now I record my videos so students from classes can easily reproduce what they've made in class.

The first card I'm sharing is called, Rainbow of Thanks because that's the name of the stamp set I used.

167233

A RAINBOW OF THANKS PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET

$18.00

Product detail

Spread a little joy—one brushstroke at a time—with the A Rainbow of Thanks Stamp Set! With painterly brushstrokes, paintbrush images, and heartfelt sentiments, you can customize each paintbrush stamp with favorite colors to create cards as colorful as a rainbow. Whether you’re crafting a masterpiece or brightening someone’s day, these stamps make it easy to paint the perfect message.

This is a Two-Step Stampin’ set; it allows you to layer two or more images to create one final image with extra texture and dimension in the colors you want.

DETAILS
- 14 photopolymer stamps
- Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): b, c, h
- Two-Step

PHOTOPOLYMER STAMPS
- Are clear stamps that make image placement easy.
- Have just enough give to create a perfectly stamped image every time.
- Cling to clear blocks without slipping.
- Are repositionable—temporarily mount on clear blocks to stamp, then remove to store.

Here's the card I made in class. 

*The paint stroke stamp is straight. I curved the stamp a bit to make it look more like a rainbow when finished.

Here is a video to show you how to make this card.

Here are the supplies I used to make this card.

Stamps-A Rainbow of Thanks

Paper-White card base 5 1/2 " x 8 1/2" scored at 41/4" berry burst-4" x 5 1/4" pool party-1 1/2" x 4 " highland heather 1 1/2" x 4" white 2" x 4" white scrap for sentiment

Ink-highland heather berry burst pool party memento tuxedo black

Accessories-linen thread 11" Purple Fine Shimmer Gems

Well, there you have it, one of the cards we made this week in classes. I hope you like it, I hope you give it a try, and thanks for stopping by.

Blessings,

Sue

What is Mixed Media Stamping?

Hey Everybody,

I'm feeling a bit better and all of my classes are done for the month, so I can get back to posting regularly. Today my challenge was April Showers. You can find the challenge here.

This challenge is also called, The Mixability Challenge. You need to use more than one art medium to complete your card.

I started by stenciling the background in three different blue colors. The colors I used were dye inks from Stampin' Up. They were balmy blue, misty moonlight and night of navy. I used a light, medium and dark blue for the raindrops.

I put distress ink on my glass board and spritzed it with water. The distress ink colors for the flowers I used were picked raspberry and spun sugar. I used brushed corduroy for the branch and peeled paint and shabby shutter for the leaves.  I used my water brush to paint the image. The image was stamped with basic black, a new Stampin' Up hybrid ink which can be used with water coloring or alcohol marker coloring. 

When it was dry, I fussy cut the flower to better see the background. I added dimensionals to the image and sentiment areas. I added clear wink of stella to the image and gold stickles in the flower centers. Lastly, I added gold gems.

So on this one card I used Stampin' Up colored ink, distress inks, Stampin' Up Hybrid ink, clear Wink of Stella and gold Stickles. As you can see, I mixed different media and it wasn't mess at all.

Keywords: MIX688

Stamps: SU-Indescribable Gift, SU-Rolling Waves

Paper: white, azure afternoon

Paper Size: A2

Ink: distress inks-picked raspberry, spun sugar, brushed corduroy, peeled paint, shabby shutter, SU-basic black hybrid ink, balmy blue, misty moonlight, night of navy

Accessories: scissors, Frantic Stamper-raindrop stencil, 1 1/2" circle punch, gold gems, clear wink of stella, Gold Stickles

Techniques: stenciling, coloring, fussy cutting

Dina Kowall, an experienced artist from Splitcoaststampers explains Mixed Media very well. She also demonstrates it. Check out her explanation here.

This is a list from Dina's article of some of the supplies you could use for mixed media art.

Here's a list of art supplies you may use or have around your crafting area - if you have used any 2 or more of these together, guess what?! You have done mixed media.

• Pencils - wax, oil, watercolor, graphite/charcoal, chalk/pastel
• Pastels - chalk, oil
• Markers - watercolor, pigment, water-based, acrylic
• Pens - ink, glitter
• Pigments - Gelatos, watercolor crayons, metallic rubons
• Paints - watercolor, acrylic, oil, poster, tempera
• Inks - dye, chalk, distress, reinkers, pigment, hybrid
• Powders - mica, pigment, chalk
• Sprays & airbrushing
• Dimensionals - embossing paste, gesso, fabric, found items, papers (collage, piecing) , ephemera
• Heated elements - encaustic, embossing

When I googled the difference between inks, here's what I got.

Key Differences Between Distress Ink & Standard Water-Based Dye Ink:

• Transparency/Opacity: Distress Ink is translucent (transparent), allowing backgrounds to show through. Standard dye inks can vary but often aim for faster-setting, bright color coverage.
• Reactivity: Distress Inks are specifically formulated to re-activate when water is added, even after drying, to create splotchy, lightened rustic effects.
• Purpose: They are designed to create a "weathered" or vintage look rather than crisp, clean, bright images.
• Blending: While both are good for blending, Distress Ink is designed to blend seamlessly into paper and with other colors, perfect for creating smooth backgrounds

Well, I hope with all of this information your head isn't spinning. LOL The more you know, the more you can use of your stash of things. The more we use, the better we feel about purchasing them. They are being used and not just sitting on a shelf or in a drawer.

I'm so glad you stopped by today.

Blessings,

Sue