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  • Comparing the Different Flower Stamp/Punches in One Card!

    Comparing the Different Flower Stamp/Punches in One Card!

    Last night was my monthly Stamp Club night and we always make a couple cards using the latest stamps and products.  But this month I wanted to focus on different ways to use some of the stamps, dies, and punches they already had and maybe mix in a few new things they hadn’t tried.  Because isn’t that always the big challenge?  You see a card or a project using a paper and stamp and you know you have to have it.  You get it, make the project, and then go… now what?  Smile 

    This card was all about showing how the different flower stamps and punches can go together to make a cool layered flower… check it out!

    I found this card idea from Becky Roberts over at Inking Idaho and thought it was such a cool design.  It also reminded me to pull out that Chevron background stamp and get it inky!

    But back to the flowers…

    This flower uses three different sizes of flowers:

    1. Mixed Bunch flower & Blossom punch
    2. Flower Shop stamp & Pansy punch
    3. Petite Petals & Petite Petal punch

    Turns out they layer together really well, don’t you think?

    I stamped the flowers using the same color ink and cardstock (Coastal Cabana) and then glued them together and used a Candy Dot brad base and Candy Dot to add a little POP to the middle of the card.

    And that fun little polka dot paper behind the flower?  That is the pretty Sweet Sorbet designer paper from the Sale-a-bration catalog.  So, don’t forget you only have a couple weeks left to get your freebies with your $50 order!  So, pick up a couple of these flower stamp/punch bundles and get the paper for free!

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    Supplies Used:

    125537s
    125603s
    132726s
    134821s
    130496s
    130933s
    132293s
    133521s

  • Quick & Easy Thank You Card for a new Design Team!

    Today is the kick off for a new blog that I’m excited to be a design team member for – Stylin’ Stampin’ Inkspiration!  It is a blog that will have daily posts to help give you new ideas and project challenges to inspire new ideas for you to try at home!  Most of the posts will have a particular theme and have many of the design team members showing you different takes on that theme.  Fun, right?

    So, the theme for today was Quick & Easy Cards and you know that is right up my alley!  I love clean and simple and with 2 small kids, quick is key.  So, here is my take on the idea:

    I will tell you this card was inspired by a card I saw from my friend, Katy Kirwan, and while the finished project doesn’t really look anything like what she created, I still like them both. Smile 

    To create my card, I created my own designer paper by using the Chevron background stamp from Stampin’ Up! and then layered on the punched out sentiment.  It still needed a little something, so I added some of the Pear Pizzazz Chevron ribbon (sshhh, don’t tell anyone I used two different greens on this card!) and while I was worried the fact that the stamped and the ribbon chevrons go in different directions, I still think it totally works!

    Card Supplies Used (all Stampin’ Up unless noted)

    Stamps – Designer Typeset Photopolymer Stamp Set, Chevron Background
    Ink – Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar
    Paper – Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding
    Accessories – Petite Curly Label Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Pear Pizzazz Chevron Ribbon

    So, what do you think?  Quick? Easy?  But totally fun!  I’m actually using this for my Cute & Classic Card Class tonight, so hopefully they have fun with it too! 

    And if you are looking for more quick and easy ideas, hop on over to our Inkspiration blog and check out all the fab ideas for more great projects. 

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    Oh, and before I forget!

    It’s Here! The Stampin’ Trimmer Rotary Attachment is now Available!

    imageOk, I may be the only person on the planet who is excited about this, but I-CANNOT-WAIT to order my rotary trimmer attachment. 

    Why do I care so much?

    I have found that I really LOVE my Stampin’ Trimmer and the little blades that come with it work great.  But when you are cutting grittier material (like glimmer paper) or want to cut more than one sheet of cardstock at a time, the little blades just don’t do as good a job. 

    So I had been periodically missing my rotary cutting board (except not missing the fact that that Fiskars board could not cut a cardbase straight if I had to!).  But now I have the best of both worlds!  This replaces the clear arm and track for the little blades and the rotary attachment is available as of 8/9/2013!  So, I’ll be ordering mine today and will let you know how it goes. Smile 

     

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