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  • Sale-a-Bration Countdown–6 days left!–a bit of Sweetness with Honeycomb Happiness

    The countdown is on!  We only have 6 days left of Sale-a-Bration, and I’d hate for you to miss out. Smile  Today I’m sharing some ideas from one of my FAVORITE options from Sale-a-Bration, the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set.  The funny thing is, you actually get a few different images from the set, but I’ve pretty much only used the Chick from the set… as you’ll be able to see from my multiple samples below, ha ha!  So, just so you know everything that is in the set, here is what it looks like:

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    NOTE – they are RUNNING LOW on the clearmount version of this stamp, so you might want to grab yours sooner rather than later! Since they are not making more at this point!

    But let me share a new-to-the-blog card with another idea for this set.  This was a card from my new Terrific Techniques series.  Last month we did Heat Embossing and this was one of the cards everyone made practicing the basics!

    heat embossed honeycomb happiness sweet card

    The other thing about this card that is cool, is that it is an example of how AWESOME the Project Life Grid Cards are.  But this isn’t a Project Life album page you say… that is right!  The cool thing is that the grid cards are a really economical way to have precut 3”x4” layers for your cards.  One side has a light grid pattern and the other side is plain white.  It isn’t as glossy as Whisper White cardstock, but when you are doing things like simple stamping or in this case, heat embossing, it works great!  And you get 50 cards for only $3.50.  Which is a steal of a deal!

    In this card, you ink the chick with VersaMark and stamp onto the grid card and then cover with Black embossing powder.  Heat with your heat gun to set and then you can color to your hearts content with your Aqua Painter!

    white embossing on dark cardstock

    Then we showed how great heat embossing looks on dark colored cardstock.

    • Rub the paper lightly with an Embossing Buddy (if you press hard, the white powder will show up on the paper)
    • Ink your stamp with VersaMark ink and stamp on the dark paper (this was Blackberry Bliss, one of the retiring In Colors)
    • Generously coat with light colored embossing powder like this White embossing powder
    • Tap off the excess and then heat with your Heat Gun
    • Only heat until the powder becomes shiny.  If any part is not shiny, you haven’t melted the powder enough.
    • TIP – if you are using metallic embossing powders, make sure to stop heating as soon as it becomes shiny!  Overheating will cause the metallic finish to dull and it will look tarnished instead.

    Sponge the edges and layer with some of the Pretty Petals designer paper.  Add some of the White Perfect Accents (currently on the Weekly Deals!) and you have an oh so cute card!

    close up of honeycomb happiness card

    See why I love this chick?  He is just too dang cute!

    NEW Terrific Technique Class is coming next week!  We’ll be playing with Vellum and different variations with it!  You can get your instruction sheet, samples, video instructions, and supplies to make two cards FREE with your $40 purchase through Monday!  Just use hostess code MZ2REKD7.

    Shop online and get your Honeycomb Happiness stamp set FREE with a $50 order! Get shopping – www.nwstamper.com/shop

    More fun ideas with the Honeycomb Happiness Stamp Set

    treat bag with gift bag punch board using Honeycomb Happiness

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  • One Week Left – Count It Down!  7 Days of Sale-a-Bration Ideas!

    One Week Left – Count It Down! 7 Days of Sale-a-Bration Ideas!

    If you can believe it, there are only 7 days left to score with Sale-a-Bration!  And to help count it down, each day I’ll be featuring one of the remaining exclusive items that you can only get this month as part of the promotion. Today we’ll be starting out with the Perfectly Artistic Designer Paper!

    Last week of Sale-a-bration meme

    Sale-a-Bration Scoop – All the Deals

    But first, just to make sure you have a reminder of all the ways your can save and score… here is the scoop:

    • Free stuff when you SHOP – for every $50 you spend, pick one of the items below to get for free! (get going in the Online Store)
      Sale-a-Bration free productsSee the full Sale-a-Bration Catalog & Bonus Flyer for more project ideas!
    • Extra hostess benefits for bigger orders – Put together an online party (I’ll give you a hostess code and you share with your friends and family, they order and their orders count towards your party!) or place a $250 order and you’ll get an EXTRA $25 to spend in free hostess benefits!  (Shop online or email me at jennifer@nwstamper.com)
    • Even more free stuff and free shipping when you JOIN – get the starter kit for only $99 and you’ll be joining my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers demonstrator group which is awesome all by itself, plus you’ll get an EXTRA $30 in free product of your choice (so $155 in product total) plus free shipping! (Pick your starter kit here)join the fun stampin up peeps

    Ok… got all that?  Now on to the fun stuff… PROJECT IDEAS!

    Sale-a-Bration Countdown-  7 Days Left!  Feat. Perfectly Artistic designer paper

    So I’m starting with the Perfectly Artistic designer paper today… since I’ve had some fun projects with this paper pack.  It is nice because it is great for backgrounds or just making a fun bunch of cards in different colors.  So, here are some ideas for you!

    Perfect for your punch art animal ears and feet Smile

    Easter Bunny Curvy Keepsake box with Perfectly Artistic Designer Paper

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    Butterfly and Wink of Stella card with Perfectly Artistic designer paper

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    Using up Perfectly Artistic designer paper scraps

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    Embossing strips of Perfectly Artistic designer paper

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    Lots of card variations with the Perfectly Artistic designer paper

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  • Faux Shaving Cream Backgrounds with Perfectly Artistic Paper

    Faux Shaving Cream Backgrounds with Perfectly Artistic Paper

    I don’t know if you’ve ever seen the shaving cream backgrounds technique before – if not – let me just say, it gives you this neat white and color swirly background designs.  And it is fun to do but can be fairly messy.  So, when I was working on some thank you cards this month, I was excited to see you can get a similar look without all the mess thanks to the Perfectly Artistic paper (only available FREE during Sale-a-bration through the end of this month)

    Faux shaving cream background technique with perfectly artistic paper

    Really, I just had a lot of fun playing around with my Sale-a-Bration goodies to make these cards.  🙂 Plus, I mixed and matched all the different colors from the Perfectly Artistic paper pack for all the different color combinations for the card set.

    side view of honeycomb happiness thank you card

    My favorite thing though was these little chicks.  If you can’t tell, I LOVE this stamp from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set (also, only available FREE through the end of March with the Sale-a-Bration promotion).  I stamped the first little chick at the bottom and then cut out a mask (stamped the bird on a scrap paper and cut him out and placed him over my first stamped image) and then used that to cover up the first bird when I stamped the second.

    masked honeycomb happiness chicks

    Then to color the birds, I wanted the easy route… and I FOUND IT!  All you have to do is grab a sponge dauber and ink it up with Crushed Curry ink and swirl it over the chick’s face and you get cool texture and it is done lickety split!  Then just color over the beak with a Pumpkin Pie marker and you are good to go!

    perfectly artistic with honeycomb happiness thank you

    Oh, actually I forgot to mention, I stamped the Thank You using the Watercolor Thank You first in the upper left corner and then stamped the chicks in the lower corner.

    TIP – Use the Archival Basic Black ink for super rich black colors in your stamping!  I only use this ink when I’m stamping on my red rubber stamps.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!  It is my favorite black in by far.

    Wondering which Black Ink to use when?

    Check out this handy-dandy chart I put together to make it easy for you to remember!  Print it out or pin it to always have the reminder when you are crafting.

    Black Ink Comparison Chart Stampin Up

    Hope that helps, but feel free to ask any questions you may have!

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