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  • The Cool Effect of Embossing Vellum

    Have you tried embossing vellum before?  I’ve done it a few times and never fail to forget how cool it looks until I get a great swap like this card to remind me what a great technique it is!

    card designed by Jill Nolan

    I received this card at an event last year and was struck by how simple yet elegant it was.  The Fancy Fan embossing folder created a cool background for the card and complimented the shape of the central sentiment… a stamp set that I could never see myself using until an example like this.

    Plus, she did the awesome touch of using Crystal Effects to gloss and raise the heart in the middle of the card.  Cute, right?

    So grab some Vellum and give it a roll… through your Big Shot that is!  Smile  See what kind of fun effects you can get.

     

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  • Oh, Hello… and Thanks So Much!

    I was going to share this card today because it was a card that I created recently as some customer thank you notes and I just loved how it turned out.  It is so easy to try to overcomplicate a card and feel like you need to keep adding layers and embellishments… or maybe that is just me. Smile

    But then I noticed this week that my Facebook page has hit 300 “likes” and I couldn’t help but do a little happy dance and feel a bit in awe that that many people could enjoy my ramblings and my project shares to want to connect up with me on Facebook!

    So today’s card is not just a thank you to everyone who supports my hobby and business as a customer; but also to those of you who like me enough to connect up on Facebook… or to stop by my blog here and say hello!

    Alright, everything I keep typing is getting a little mushy so just imagine a virtual {hug} (or a virtual high-5 if you aren’t the hugging type) and you’ll catch my drift!

    So, have a wonderful weekend and I can’t wait to finish editing the photos of the projects I did this week and get them up on the blog!  So, I’ll be back soon with more creative ideas.

    Oh, and if you are local –

    I finally got my February classes posted!  I know, took me forever, right?

    The next class is February 1st at 7pm. 

    It is Cute & Classic Cards and we’ll be meeting at the Panera Bread in Redmond.  I’d love for you to join me, so please let me know ASAP if you will be able to join us!

    Get details and RSVP here

     

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    Oh Hello Simple Thank You Card
    Stamps:     Oh Hello
    Ink: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose (marker), Always Artichoke (marker)
    Paper: So Saffron CS, Chocolate Chip CS, Whisper White CS
    Accessories: Sponge Dauber, Basic Pearl embellishments

  • Thank You for an Awesome 2012 and now on to 2013!

    We did it… we made it through 2012 and now can cheerfully welcome in 2013!  Its amazing to me how something so relatively simple (flipping a page on a calendar) can lead to such a re-energizing feeling!

    But before I get to excited and enthusiastic to stride into the new year, I have to look back on 2012 and I realize how blessed I am to be surrounded by such amazing people.  So, I wanted to take a minute to say Thank You to all of you wonderful people who have made my life so much better for joining me on this adventure:

    1.  To the folks on my Stampin’ Up! team – you all are super awesome!  No seriously! Smile  I continue to be inspired, impressed, and amazed by the talent and enthusiasm they share with me regularly.  Even the folks who are totally new to stamping get me excited with their excitement and joy from trying this new adventure.

    2.  To my friends and customers – I know it is totally cheesy, but I love being able to help and support you.  I know that my life can get crazy and busy, but I appreciate that you have all continued to support me and allow me to serve you!

    3.  To everyone who visits my blog and my facebook page – seeing that people actually read my random posts is what keeps me going and motivated to continue to post here.  Not that I don’t like sharing and talking to myself, but it is way more fun to share and talk with someone else!  I hope I’ve been able to share some new and fun ideas and you’ll keep coming back for more in the new year!

    And so with that, I thought I’d share a Thank You card… just for you!

     

    So, I hope you have an amazing beginning to your 2013!

    PS – don’t forget!  The holiday catalog ends TOMORROW!  So, if you have any favorites that aren’t carrying over, grab them now.  Then get ready for the Spring Catalog and Sale-a-Bration starting soon!

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  • Thank You Card Sample with Orchard Harvest

    I’m still getting through last month’s card class projects to post, but I wanted to share this Thank You card today while it is still – sort of – fall time.  Plus, I wanted to share something other than Christmas for a change of pace. Smile

    I reached for my Orchard Harvest designer series paper as the inspiration for this card.  Using the stitched pattern from the paper pack mixed with the Stitched Satin Ribbon in Raspberry Ripple.  Then, just to add in a few other touches of texture and dimension, we ran some Early Espresso core’dinations cardstock through the Big Shot with the Woodgrain embossing folder for the accent on the bottom of our card.

    Finally, take a handy dandy sponge dauber and I attacked just about everything with the Crumb Cake ink and sponged the edges of my dsp, my punched out sentiment, and the edges of my card base!

    Stop back by tomorrow for a TON of inspiration ideas. I’ll be participating in the Stylin’ Squad’s blog hop and will be one of a number of folks who are sharing some great holiday ideas!

    See you tomorrow!

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    Fall Thank You Card Recipe
    Stamps:     Curly Cute
    Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
    Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso Core’dinations, Orchard Harvest designer series paper
    Accessories: Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon, Sponge Dauber, Snail, Stampin’ Dimensionals, wide oval punch

  • A Clean and Simple One Layer Gratitude Card

    First, let me start by wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!
    Whether you are with family and friends for the holiday, or just having your typical day at home – I hope it is a wonderful day for you!

    I always love the time to get all of our family in the area for an afternoon of relaxing and eating an awesome meal – especially when it is like this year and I am not hosting! 😉  I love having people over, but after the last year or two hosting Thanksgiving and Christmas, it is kind of nice to get to take food to someone else’s house this time.

    Well, before I head out to eat way too much good food – I thought I would share a thank you card I made with my group in our last team meeting.  It is a great clean and simple card that doesn’t take a lot of time or supplies but looks really nice in person.

     

    This is the technique of using a clear block to stamp a background image.  I used my ‘H’ Clear Block and inked it up with Crumb Cake ink.  Stamp your block directly to your card base, if you don’t get a solid image – try again either with your cardstock on a softer surface (like on a magazine) or pick up your cardstock and block and flip them over so you can rub the paper to help pick up the ink.

    Then stamp your images – in this case, leaves and acorns from the Day of Gratitude stamp set.  Then, just add a bit of bakers twine, to the top and you are done!

    Online Extravaganza update!

    For those of you still planning your order for the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza sale, I wanted to let you know that I saw this morning that 2 items currently available for 30% off are running low.

    That means, if they run out before the sale is over, orders will go on backorder and they expect that it will take until January to fill those orders.  yikes!

    Low inventory items:

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    So, let me know ASAP or order online if you want one of these items! 🙂

     

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  • Faux Quilted International Bazaar Thank You

    With today’s card, I was trying for something that could be “manly” or at least not pink and frilly.  So, while flipping through my designer papers, I thought the International Bazaar pack would be a great one for the guys in my life.

     

    I mixed and matched the papers from the pack in strips to glue down at an angle.  I cut a piece of scratch cardstock that was 2.5” wide and then cut my designer paper strips to 3” long.  Then I was able to glue them down at an angle so that the top left corner of the dsp strip was at the edge of my scratch paper on the left side and the bottom right corner of the dsp strip was at the edge of my scratch paper on the right side.  Then, after all the paper is glued down, I could just trim off the edges and have my pattern good to go!

     

    My sentiment uses the new Windows Framelits – so glad I got these!  The one thing that did surprise me though was that the smallest frame is much smaller than the next size frame.  But then once you are on the second smallest frame, they all are each slighter bigger than the one before.

    And finally, I thought I’d leave you with the “girly” version I came up with when I was experimenting with my design.  I used the retired Everyday Enchantment paper and some Peach Parfait for a brighter look.  Kind of cute, huh?

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    Quilted International BazaarCard Recipe
    Stamps:     Petite Pairs
    Ink: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry
    Paper: Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla, International Bazaar designer series paper
    Accessories: Big Shot, Window Frame framelits, paper piercer, gold brads, uniball white gel pen, sponge daubers, Stampin’ Dimensionals

  • Button Buddies Flower Fun

    I know we are in fall time and so a lot of the projects are rich colors and holiday themes, so I hope you don’t mind me going off in a completely different direction with this bright and cheery card!

    This was one of my “scraps” cards.  As in, I have a terrible time throwing in my recycling bin any stamped scraps, embossed papers, or other rejects from working on one card that I just know could be used on another card later.  But then those half used papers pile up and I start to go a little bit crazy.   So, I’ve been trying to periodically make a card mostly or completely out of scraps I have left over.

    So, first I had these flowers from when I was trying to pick a pink color for a different card.  Turns out they go great with a homemade glitter brad I created for a Crystal Effects class.  (That is a Cameo Coral In Color brad that has been covered in Crystal Effects and dipped in Dazzling Diamonds glitter!)

     

    I had left over Wisteria Wonder cardstock that had been embossed with the stripes going the wrong way for a card I was prepping for a class one time and so it worked perfectly here.  And then I decided to break out my FAVORITE paper right now – Early Espresso Coordinations cardstock.  If this paper doesn’t stick around after the Holiday Catalog I will be (1) surprised and (2) so very very sad!

    I ran a scrap through the Woodgrain embossing folder and my Big Shot and then punched out a Modern Label punch to use as a mat behind my sentiment punched out with the Word Window punch.

    I really was happy with how the card turned out AND the fact that I used up a number of scraps!  It still doesn’t put too much of a dent into my scrap pile, but it’s a start!

     

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    Button Buddies Flower Thank you Recipe
    Stamps:     Button Buddies, Teeny Tiny Wishes
    Ink: Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive
    Paper: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Early Espresso core’dinations cardstock
    Accessories: Big Shot, Stripes embossing folder, Woodgrain embossing folder, Sanding block, In color printed brad, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Stampin’ Dimensionals

     

  • Day of Gratitude + Markers = Fun Fall Thank You

    I’m sharing a card today that I made for a monthly swap with my team (Jennie, hope you liked your card!)  The theme was Thank You cards and so I started digging around in my stamp sets for inspiration and came up with the Day of Gratitude stamp set.

    This stamp set often gets buried for a while and usually in the fall I rediscover how pretty it can be and it starts getting more and more use.  Well, I decide to take full advantage this time of the intricate design for the big flower/doily/stamp-thingy 😉  So, I grabbed my markers and got to work.

     

    Sure it took a while to color in all of the parts, but thankfully “huffing” on the stamp (ie – breathing on it like you are trying to fog up a mirror) at the end kept it all moist.  And besides, it felt good to put some extra time into a card for my downline, Jennie.  I am so glad to have her in my group that I was happy to make a card that took a little more effort.

    I wanted the big stamped image to be the main focal point so I didn’t add too much on the Very Vanilla paper.  Then I stamped the leaf image from the set in Garden Green ink onto Garden Green paper and cut 3 pieces out.  I tucked them under the Cajun Craze cardstock mat and mostly let them hang loose to add some dimension and be more interesting than just stamped images. 🙂

    Anyway, I thought it was a little different of a look on a card and had fun making it.  I hope she enjoyed receiving it!  What do you all think of the hanging leaves under the stamped mat?

     

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    Day of Gratitude - Clear-Mount Stamp Set - by Stampin' Up!

    Day of Gratitude Fall Thank You Card Recipe
    Stamps:     Day of Gratitude
    Ink: Early Espresso, Garden Green, Markers – Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Garden Green, More Mustard
    Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Cajun Craze
    Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Paper Snips

  • Elegant Thank You Card using Emboss Resist

    Ever have one of those days where your mojo is kicking in and you are able to make some projects that just make you smile?

    I hope so!  Yesterday was one of those days for me and I was having such a blast finishing getting ready for my Awesome Embossing class this weekend.  I had such a hard time narrowing down what I wanted to showcase for the class since there are so many cool embossing techniques and so many variations on what you can do with many of them.  But I focused down to 4 different ideas that I loved.  However, my absolute favorite was the card I’m sharing today – the Emboss Resist card!

    Emboss resist

     

    I had just gotten my new Lacy and Lovely stamp set…so glad I got this set!…and I thought it would be perfect for this technique.  I tried to stick to a more monochromatic style card even though I added a few other hits of color; and so my focus was on the Calypso Coral elements around the white embossed doily image.

    Seriously, this is so quick to do and such a pretty result!  I’ve decided I’m going to do this card for my swaps at the Stampin’ Up! regionals in Tacoma in a couple weeks.  So if you are going to Tacoma, find me and I’ll swap with you. 🙂

    And this isn’t the best picture, but I thought I’d share a sneaky peek at my first Halloween card and another embossing card for the class:

     

    I promise I’ll share the full card soon!

    Well, I’m off to take my family to the Puyallup fair.  This will be Nicholas and Caitlin’s first time at a big fair and hopefully they love seeing the animals, displays, and other fair favorites while we are there!  Wish me luck that I don’t get sucked into too many “you’ve never seen a knife that cuts like this!” demos and displays.  🙂  I love all the too-good-to-be-true stuff that seems to always be offered at these events.

    Now just ask me how many of the items like that that I’ve bought at fairs have actually gotten use after I’ve gotten home… no wait, maybe you better not. 😉

     

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  • A Little Bit of Digital, A Little Bit of Traditional

    Just a reminder – today is the last day to get 31% off a ton of digital content and print orders.  Even if you haven’t tried My Digital Studio yet, did you know that you can actually use the digital downloads in software you probably have on your computer already?

    * Digital content and images can be used in any computer program that allows pictures to be imported or pasted in, including – Photoshop, Publisher, PowerPoint, Word, Paint, etc.

    So, imagine you are editing your holiday letter or creating a photo holiday card, you can easily add your favorite Stampin’ Up! images to your project and really up the style factor.

    Now if you are like me though, for my card and scrapbooking projects, I don’t like the 1-dimensional look of purely printed projects…even if you add back shading or highlights to the image.  However, here is a great example of how you can use digital designing to get a perfect stamped image in the size you want  and still add your dimension and hand stamped style to make a really cool card.

    card designed by Linda Romer

    Ok, take a moment – guess which parts of that card are digital…. 🙂

    Not as easy as you would think, huh?  Well, here is a close up side view of the card to help you out:

     

    Yup, I still have to refer back to the physical sample to check myself.  But the entire “designer series paper/stamped” Pool Party layer are digital!  Talk about a great way to mass produce a complicated card!  The digital layer is just adhered to some cardstock and the cardbase to get the card started.

    Then she added a heat embossed Mixed Bunch flower that was punched out, layered, and topped with a printed designer brad.  And don’t you love how she used a Lucky Limeade Blossom punch out to create the leaves.  Cute huh?

    I have to admit, I found this card really inspiring to me for a great way to use digital “scrapbooking” to create great projects in a fraction of the time and still provide a Wow! effect.

    What do you think?
    Would you use digital software or images to create you card or scrapbooking projects?

    And like I mentioned before, don’t miss the 31% off deal that ends at 11:59pm Mountain time tonight!  Check out what is on sale now.

     

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  • Two Styles of Card, One Stamp Set–Lacy and Lovely

    I love when you get a chance to see how versatile a stamp set can be, not only in the different types of occasions that you can use the set for, but also when you can see it being used for a “girly” card as well as a “guy” card.  Well, thanks to convention this year, I was able to get some cool ideas for a set I had totally overlooked – Lacy and Lovely!

    See, I’m not normally a doily and lace stamp set kind of girl, so I skimmed past that section of the catalog, but after continually seeing swaps that made me go, “what stamp set is that??” and them all being from Lacy and Lovely, I have to reconsider my stance. 🙂

    Exhibit A:  the vintage card

    card designed by Sue McQuiston

    Sadly, my photo doesn’t properly show off the sponging and ivory/brown distressing the card, but you get the idea!

    Exhibit B: the guy card

    card designed by Daleen Pinder

    I love the clean and crisp style of this card and the colors are bold too.  I think this totally works for a guy even though I initially thought that stamp set was all lacy.

    Plus, I love that this stamp set comes with sentiments as well as the element images.  I so love having a variety of sentiments to choose from.

    Anyway, I thought this was a fun example of how colors and techniques can really make a big difference in how the same images come across.

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    Lacy & Lovely Wood-Mount Stamp SetVintage Card Recipe
    Stamps:     Lacy and Lovely, Elements of Style
    Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake
    Paper: Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry
    Accessories: Basic Pearls, Big Shot, Delicate Designs embossing folder, Stitched Grosgrain Rich Razzleberry ribbon, sponge, Stampin’ Dimensionals

    Guy Card Recipe
    Stamps:     Lacy and Lovely
    Ink: Basic Black, Lucky Limeade
    Paper: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Basic Black
    Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

  • A Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals Thank You

    One of the things I love about the internet is that it allows me to connect with new stamping buddies and friends.  Recently, I was lucky enough to connect up with Angela.  I had actually referred her to a demo closer to her home but due to some circumstances she ended up connecting back up with me.  I got to meet her adorable family at my garage sale and so when she placed an order with me recently, I wanted to send her a special thank you card.  So, this is what went in the mail to her:

    This card is a fun combination of a lot of new items:  new in colors – Raspberry Ripple and Primrose Petals, new stamps – Itty Bitty Banners and Make a Cake, new dsp – Patio Party, and new framelits – Banner framelits!  Plus, of course, the pennant punch.

    I love how Make a Cake is perfect for paper piecing the middle layer of the cake…just you wait, you’ll be seeing more of that from me later. 🙂

    So, to all my internet stamping friends and customers… I’m so glad to have met you – even if its only been virtually!  I’ll see you around the internets soon!

     

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