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So Long Flower Frenzy Die with a Polka Dot Treat Bag & Birthday Card

Last saturday was my Stamping Bingo event and it was a ton of fun! We gave away a ton of prizes including a grand prize that included 4 packs of cardstock (a variety pack of each color family), a stamp set, and ink pad! Plus, they all got goodie bags filled with product and then got to make 4 make & takes…lucky ducks! Today I’m going to share two of the projects they made using the Flower Frenzy die that is retiring this month – plus it is only $18.98 for this die that can cut paper, chipboard, fabric, felt, and tons more materials! Super useful!

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Moonlight designer paper stack (50% off)

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Tips for making this project:

I started out by giving everyone 2 half sheets of cardstock – both 4.25” x 5.5” – one each of Basic Black and Lost Lagoon. With those, they were able to cut out all the flower pieces from the Flower Frenzy die.
They used the Polka Dot treat bags (only $1.98 for 10 bags right now!!) and started layering some patterned paper, ribbon, and then some of the flower pieces!
Did you know? These treat bags perfectly fit your standard A2 cards inside?? So they can be for treats or a gift of cards!
The scallop circle looking flower is created by taking two of the skinny petal flowers and using a glue dot to stick them together with the petals offset.
Finish out the center of your flower using a Candy Dot brad base and your favorite Neutrals Candy Dot.
Use the 2-way glue pen to easily and without mess adhere your skinny pieces like the leaves and the star shaped flower piece.

Now, they had extra flower pieces, so I had them create a card too!

We just used a strip of the Moonlight designer paper stack – only $3.48 for 48 sheets while supplies last! – and then layered on some extra pieces from the Flower Frenzy die.

Add a sentiment and a little rhinestone to the corner and you are done! A quick and easy card!

So, lots and lots of great deals and fun ways to use them from the retiring list. Keep in mind they only are available through June 2nd or while supplies last (and yes items are selling out!)

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Project Supplies Used:

Flower Frenzy Bigz L Die

Price: ~~$37.95~~ $18.98

Big Shot

Price: $99.95

Hey You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Price: $13.95

Hey You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Price: ~~$10.95~~ $8.21

Back To Black Designer Series Paper

Price: $10.95

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

Price: ~~$6.95~~ $3.48

Hello Honey 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon

Price: $8.95

Polka Dot Tag A Bag Gift Bags

Price: ~~$3.95~~ $1.98

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

Price: $4.95

2-Way Glue Pen

Price: $4.50

Glue Dots

Price: $4.95

Stampin’ Dimensionals

Price: $3.95

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Price: $6.95

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

Price: $6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock

Price: $8.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Price: $5.95

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May 13, 2015

Quick and Easy Card with Blendabilities

Today over on the Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration blog, we are sharing some quick and easy card ideas. This is one that I loved from my last Blendabilities technique class because it looks so cool and yet is so super easy to make!

I have no idea what to call this technique on the main sentiment – it always strikes me as a Neon Sign… should we call it the neon sign technique? Or is it a variation on the Chalkboard technique? Maybe I should call for a vote! Smile Either way it is so easy to do.

Tips for making this card:

Keep your card clean and simple with basic black and white cardstock and paper. This lets any colors you do add really POP off the page.
To get the Neon Sign look for your sentiment or image, stamp your image with Versamark ink on black cardstock and heat emboss with white embossing powder. Color over your embossed areas with your favorite colors of blendabiliities markers.
You don’t have to worry about being precise, since you are coloring on black cardstock, the ink won’t show!
Coordinate your ribbon by coloring your ribbon with the same Blendabilities colors as well! In this case, I used the medium Melon Mambo marker to color the center section of my white ribbon!

Die cut out your images and adhere and you are good to go! Or use this technique on your card base for a beautiful background. The possibilities are endless.

And I do get the question, does the color rub off? Nope! Not if you let it dry before trying to rub and it doesn’t take very long to dry at all. Smile

If you are in the Seattle area, join me for a blendabilities class focused on coloring on Oct 28th at 7pm at the Redmond Panera. It should be a fun night of learning and creating. RSVP here.

This is a super fun and easy technique, so give it a try and let me know how it goes for you!

Card Supplies Used:

October 22, 2014

Blendabilities Technique Fun with Starburst Sayings

Last week I had my Blendabilities technique class and it was a lot of fun. As I’ve mentioned before, one of my favorite things about running a technique class is not only to I get to share some really fun ideas and tips with others, but I also spend a lot of time reminding myself and learning more about the technique and really spending a lot of time playing around. And let me tell you… playing around with Blendabilities is AWESOME!

You do have your Blendabilties already, right?

This was one of the cards everyone did and it showed off using Blendabilities 3 different ways including:

coloring in a stamped image using shading (the flower)
coloring in white space on a black stamped image (words in the starburst sentiment)
and coloring in designer paper for a really great effect (the pattern paper strip across the card front).

BAM! 3 techniques – 1 card!

Tips for this card:

When coloring with Blendabilities, I like to start with the lightest color first and color in all or almost all of the image and then start building up with the darker colors to shade in and get tone and dimension to your image.
Don’t forget you can color in stamped images – just scribble over the black ink and white spaces… the marker coloring will fade into the black image and pop out on the white spaces.
And if you have designer paper that seems a bit plain or boring to you, spice it up by grabbing your Blendabilties and start shading! I started with this black and white pattern:
Then I shaded half of the diamond shape with the lightest color of the Coastal Cabana Blendabilities and then shaded about 1/4 of the shape from the right with the medium shade. And then finally just added a dab of the darkest color.

I’m also sharing this card as part of the Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration Stamp Set Spotlight! They are sharing a number of cards using the Starburst Sayings stamp set which is what I used for that fabulous main greeting. Plus, don’t you think the starburst is just so much more fun and interesting on a card than a plain circle? Sometimes you just need those spikey bits. Smile

Enjoy all the ideas!

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Card Supplies Used:

Starburst Sayings Clear Stamp Set

$18.95

Starburst Framelits Die

$26.95

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$19.95

Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Markers Coastal Cabana Assortment

$11.95

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$5.95

Stampin’ Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment

$11.95

Back To Black Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Petite Petals Wood Stamp Set

$15.95

Petite Petals Punch

$12.95

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September 4, 2014

Wonderful Word Bubbles for a I Love You Card

Today I have to share a card that I created for a set of Pictogram Punches stamp set focused display board cards for our Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration convention board. I knew I had to get this set when I first saw it in the catalog, but when I had to create 4 different cards AND make sure they were cute enough to have on display next to some other very talented ladies… well, I knew I had to get creative. And somehow this came out:

YAY! Isn’t it a fun card? I often feel like I’m in a design rut when I’m staring at stamps and cardstock on my craft table and so I always get excited when I get my brain going in a totally different direction and something that isn’t a hot mess comes out! Winking smile

Insight into the design process for this card:

I started out with the idea that it would be fun to use the Word Bubble framelits (which by the way happen to be one of the dies that you can get FREE or discounted this month with the Big Shot special… just saying!)
Anyway, I knew I wanted to use the framelits, but I had to use the Pictogram Punches stamp set, so I set out figuring out which image would work and I liked how the I {heart} U image looked and fit in the squarish word bubble. So that settled that as my central image.
Then I decided to use more word bubbles to emphasis my sentiment.
So I pulled them all out and started experimenting with how to layer them together. I ended up with something like this:
Awesome…. now to figure out paper.
I decided to use the Back to Black designer paper since I wouldn’t have to worry about it being too busy color-wise. I could just focus on mixing and matching patterns. I pulled out all the papers and picked 4 patterns that I thought would work in the small format of the die cuts and would go together ok.
Somewhere in here I decided that I needed to add some texture to the card… either that or I had an extra piece of Sahara Sand that had already been embossed with the Stylish Stripes embossing folder and I decided to use that.
I have a tendancy to do that… see something laying on my desk and jamming it into whatever project I’m working on at the moment. You might say I’m desperate to use up scraps that I can’t bear to recycle or toss!
I also thought that I needed a pop of color to break up the black and white, so here comes the Silver Baker’s Twine and then a splash of Real Red taffeta ribbon.
Then I started putting down my die cut pieces. Here is what it looks like before the sentiment got added.
Yeah, I’m too lazy to actually trim off parts of the word bubbles so they just get flipped around so extra bits are hidden by the main sentiment.
Finally, I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using my Word Bubble framelits. And for a final touch of color, I stamped again with Real Red ink and punched out the heart using the Itty Bitty Accent Punch Pack and layered that on top with yet another dimensional.

Each card is like a puzzle, you just have to keep moving and turning the pieces until they suddenly all fit! Eventually – and with a big enough hammer – they will fit for you. Smile

And if you want to try this at home, don’t miss out on getting these framelits and the Somethin’ Somethin’ stamp set for FREE with the purchase of a BigShot or get the bundle for 15% off through the end of the month.

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