The Die Cut Is The Star

 Hey Everybody,

Back again with another card. This is a card we'll be making next week in classes. Take a look.

Here's the video to show you how to make this beautiful card.

Here are the measurements for all of the paper.

Supplies:

Stamp Set-Thinking of You

Paper: Autumn Opulence designer series paper 2 1/2" x 5 1/4", 1 1/4" x 5 1/4" Use the same designer paper for these two pieces.

Different pattern of designer paper 1 1/4" x 4"

White card base 5 1/2" x 7" score on the 7" side at 2 3/4"

white folding strip: 1 1/2" x 5 1/4"  score at 1"

white for inside 4" x 5 1/4"

2 3/4" x 4" blackberry bliss card stock for words die

2 3/4" x 4" white card stock for behind the words

Ink: Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Berry Burst ribbon 6"-8"

adhesive sheet 2 3/4" x 4"

Here are the products I used for this card.

168263

Bundled Savings

THINKING OF YOU BUNDLE (ENGLISH)

$36.75

68336

AUTUMN OPULENCE 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) SPECIALTY DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

$17.00

168466

SOFTLY WOVEN 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER

$12.00

167126

BERRY BURST 1/4" (6.4 MM) SHINY RIBBON

$8.00

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you give this card a try.

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: Kosher, Course or Table, each works, but all have a different result
🍂 Pretty Napkins
🍂Tissue Paper
🍂Shaving cream/foam
🍂Watercolor Paper
🍂Plastic wrap
🍂Metallic embossing powder _OR_ metallic deco foil  
* Metallic Embossing Powder:  
* Deco Foil: Opal Deco Foil  
🍂 Glossy Cardstock

Pull Apart Card

Hey Everybody,

Today I have a card that I call, The Pull Apart Card. Take a look at it. I did two versions of the card with subtle changes.

The first card I made I used a rectangle die to cut out the Santa Hat, then I added real red card stock behind the hat.

I used a real red card base then all of the layering was done with blueberry bushel card stock.

The second card I made, which is what is on the video, was made with a blueberry bushel card base and real red layers behind the designer series paper.

I added Santa's hat to a 2 1/2" real red circle with dimensionals.  I added Mini Christmas Buttons to Santa's hat and the inside by the sentiment.  In the white area of Santa's Hat, I used Wink of Stella.

I'm not sure which card I like best. I need to decide so I can cut paper for next week's classes. Which do you like best?

Here is the video. 

I hope you too can make a version of this type of card. Just find designer series paper, cardstock to match and a stamp set you like.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Blessings,

Sue

The Challenge is EGGS

 Hey Everybody,

I spent another long day at a Sport Card show with my son. It was at Great Northern Mall. It wasn't as busy as last time we were there so I had time to do some projects for my son. I love doing that because the day goes by so much faster. We were there from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

One of the jobs I had was taking pictures of baseball cards on an app. then pricing the cards and putting them in top-loaders if they were one value and just leaving them in the penny sleeves if they were another value.

Another job I had was to put the baseball cards into penny sleeves so they could be priced.

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

When I chose my image, I knew I wanted to do a card with a cut out oval so you could see the little guy inside relaxing. Similar to the sugar eggs they had at Easter that you could look inside. Anybody remember these?

 I stamped the image with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored the image with Copic Markers, and Stampin' Up!-blends. The image is a House Mouse image called, Jelly Bean Break. The sentiment is from a Unity Stamp Company set called, Gretchen Girl.

 

I cut my designer paper the same size as my image panel. The paper is from Impression Obsession and a pack called, Welcome Spring.

 I cut out an oval a bit smaller than the image so it would look like you were peeking in to see him. I added lots of dimensionals to the back of the designer series paper to lift it up a bit. 

I stamped and cut out my sentiment with a heart die. I used a dauber and misty moonlight ink to go around the heart so it would stand out against the designer paper. I added dimensionals to the back of the heart. I also added little eggs on the sentiment and in the image panel. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Stamps: House Mouse-Jelly Bean Break, Unity Stamp Company-Gretchen Girl

Paper: white, Impression Obsession-Welcome Spring paper pack

Ink: memento tuxedo black, misty moonlight

Accessories: Stampin' Up!-Framelits ovals collection, Heart die, Copic Markers, Stampin' Blends, SU-Easter Assortment little eggs

Techniques: coloring, die cutting

Here are some samples from the egg gallery today. There are so many different and clever ideas in the gallery today. What do you think? What would you make if given this challenge? Thanks for stopping by today. Hope to see you again soon. 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: Kosher, Course or Table, each works, but all have a different result 🍂 Pretty Napkins 🍂Tissue Paper 🍂Shaving cream/foam 🍂Watercolor Paper 🍂Plastic wrap 🍂Metallic embossing powder _OR_ metallic deco foil   * Metallic Embossing Powder:   * Deco Foil: Opal Deco Foil   🍂 Glossy Cardstock

Fall Colors

 Hey Everybody,

Anna's challenge is Fall colors. You can find her challenge here. 

The background was created on white cardstock with distress inks and blending brushes. The distress inks I used were, mowed lawn, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, and barn door. I chose these colors for their brightness and the way they blend well together.

I also blended them because I knew the leaves when dry embossed on the paper would look more natural in color than I could make them by coloring them. They may not look real, but they are blended and pretty.

I stamped the image in Memento tuxedo black ink then colored with Copic Markers similar to inks used for the background. The background was created with distress inks and blending brushes.  

The stamp is from Globeland called, Autumn Fashion Women on Amazon. The sentiment is from a group of Fall stamps that just say, Fall Sentiments.  I framed the sentiment and image with black and added it all to a white card base. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Keywords: MIX714

Stamps: Globeland-Autumn Fashion Women, Fall Sentiments

Paper: white, black

Ink: Distress Inks-mowed lawn, spiced marmalade, mustard seed, barn door, Memento tuxedo black ink

Accessories: Copic Markers, blending brushes, Honey Bee-Hugs and Kisses gems, dimensionals

Techniques: ink blending, dry embossing, coloring

I stamped in Memento tuxedo black ink then colored with Copic Markers similar to inks used for the background.  I dry embossed the inked panel with a Darice embossing folder called, Foliage. I framed the sentiment and image with black and added it all to a white card base. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

If you were to do this challenge, what would you make with the prompt, Fall Colors?  Here are a few cards from the challenge gallery.  What do you think?  I love that each are so different from the next one. 

We all have different ideas of Fall Colors. That's why I just love these challenges. They get the creative juices flowing and have me looking through my stamps to find just the right one or two to try.

Thanks for stopping by today. See you next time.

Blessings,

Sue

Another Kleenex Batik

Hey Everybody,

I want to go back and talk about Tissue Batik again. I have a couple more samples and a video I did to show you how I did this technique.

Here are my original two cards using this technique.

For this card, I used an embossing folder in the batik tissue after I attached it to my cardstock. It is fall leaves. I also took another piece of the batik I did and cut it out with a coffee cup die and added it to cardstock.  

Here is my latest card using this technique. Once the tissue was attached to cardstock with the adhesive sheet, I used a 1 1/2" circle punch to make the buttons. Then I used a small hole punch to make the button holes.  The background is a new embossing folder called, Softly Woven 3D embossing folder.

Here's the video I made to show you how to make a tissue batik card.

This is one of the sheets I had left over from a previous batik session. I attached this to double sided adhesive sheets so I could use it for a background for a card.

Here is the batik sample I got when I dried the tissue I made in the video. I 

This is my finished card. It is for the Free 4 All challenge where we needed to make a banner. I chose to make one for my home football team. This will go on a dinner tray at a local hospital.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you give this Kleenex Batik technique a try.

Blessings,

Sue

October Stampin' Up News and Class Information

 October Stampin' Up News and Class Information

Hey Everybody,

It's officially fall at our house. Tim closed the pool yesterday. Water's drained a bit, chemicals are in and at a good level and the cover is on. I always tell him, "It's a sad, sad day."  This year with all the rain I didn't have as many days in the pool as usual but it's still a wonderful time to relax and listen to music or the ball game.

Now that October is here, we have new things at Stampin' Up!

October Paper Pumpkin Kit Details!

Craft elegant, layered Christmas cards in a sophisticated neutral palette.

October Paper Pumpkin Kit Details:

Kit Name: Noel Greetings

This kit includes:

• Makes 10 cards: 5 each of 2 designs with 10 coordinating envelopes
• Precut paper pieces
• Gold foil accents
• Coordinating colors: Basic Beige, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow (Premium Stampin’ Spot), Pecan Pie

For more information and to sign up for the monthly or to check out the prepaid subscription options, click here.  You can find them all in one spot!

Layered Tags Add-On Dies

Stampin’ Up! is offering an exclusive die sets that coordinating with THREE Paper Pumpkin Kits to Paper Pumpkin subscribers!

The die set that coordinates with the October, November and December Paper Pumpkin Kits is called Layered Tags Dies.  Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase it now!  Remember, this add-on is available only while supplies last, so it’s best to shop early!   And as always, the dies are not required to put the kits together as they are designed.  The die sets are an extra add-on to help you extend the kits and make more projects with them!

October Product of the Month

Shining Stars Dies (168600)

Make your handmade projects the *star* of the show. With 23 dies of varying sizes, you can create cards, decor, treat packaging, and more. The crafting possibilities are out of this world!

Beginning October 6, you can add the Shining Stars Dies to a single order of $75 or more in products for just $5. There’s a limit of one per customer, and once they sell out, they’re gone for good. Keep them in mind as you plan your October shopping & crafting!

New team members who join between October 6–31 will receive $50 USD | $70 CAD in Stampin’  Rewards in their Stampin’ Up! account immediately after signing up as a demonstrator. 

 These rewards are only available for three months after their sign-up date.

 

October Classes

Monday Oct 12th at 10 a.m.  2 spots available

Wednesday Oct 14th at 1 p.m.   2 spots

Thursday Oct 15th at 10 a.m.  3 spots

Friday Oct 16th at 7 p.m. 1 spot

Many Dies, One Stamp

 Hey Everyone,

Barbara's challenge is to use real red, coastal cabana and peaceful pine for colors this week. Dessert is to add a 4th color. I added brown. You can find Barbara's challenge here.                                                    Real Red                                                Peaceful Pine Coastal Cabana I die cut the coffee cup, sleeve, lid and leaves. I used a crimper on the coffee sleeve then added ric rac and the heart and leaves. I die cut the cup then dry embossed it with leaves. I pulled a real red rectangle from my stash to put the cup on. I added the acorn, leaf and sentiment at the bottom with dimensionals. This will go to a local senior center for resident use. Check out the tiny bits of ric-rac on my coffee cup sleeve. My other friend let me borrow her ric-rac die to make them. Pretty cool huh? I'm not usually a die-using person for cards like this.  Who knew? Maybe I am....LOL

Stamps: Time to Celebrate Paper: real red, SU Gingham Gallery designer series paper, white, crumb cake, peaceful pine, coastal cabana, early espresso Paper Size: A2 Ink: crumb cake Accessories: coffee cup/leaf dies from a friend, ric rac die-Concord & 9th, Darice-Foliage embossing folder, linen thread, dimensionals, banner punch, crimper Techniques: die cutting, dry embossing There are very few cards that I make where I use mostly dies. I borrowed this coffee cup and leaves die set from a friend. I love the size of the coffee cup. The ones I have a very small. I don't know the name of the set, but I hope I can find out from my friend.  If you look closely, you can see that I used a crimper on the coffee cup sleeve. Do you remember that tool from years ago? Believe it or not, they still sell these! We used to make something called sour cream containers and used the crimper to close the container. Anyone remember that? Check out the step-by-step directions to make this container. Here's a video to show you how to make these as well. Paper Sour Cream Container Video Thanks for stopping by today. I hope to see you again soon.  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: Kosher, Course or Table, each works, but all have a different result 🍂 Pretty Napkins 🍂Tissue Paper 🍂Shaving cream/foam 🍂Watercolor Paper 🍂Plastic wrap 🍂Metallic embossing powder _OR_ metallic deco foil   * Metallic Embossing Powder:   * Deco Foil: Opal Deco Foil   🍂 Glossy Cardstock