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Coloring with Vivid Vases

Today’s post is going to be super short because I’m racing around getting the last few things done for my first Northwest Crafty Escape Weekend! Today is set up day and then everyone shows up to kick things off tonight! So, if you want to see some of the fun, join me over on my Northwest Stamper Facebook Page, as I’ll be sharing as I go throughout the weekend!

In the meantime, here is a fun card to share with you today!

Vivid Vases is such a fun stamp to color in, whether you are using your Blender Pen, Aqua Pen, Stampin’ Write markers, or your Blendabilities (if you still have yours like I do!) I actually took a picture of using this stamp set with each type of coloring method but turns out is it just blurry enough to not be useful, so I’ll do another comparison for you and share it soon!

I colored my vases leaving a little bit of white on one side so that it looked shiney a little bit more “real life” (ish… its not like you’ve be confused that these are real Winking smile ) but it is just something fun to try.

And you see that stitched ribbon on the top of the card? It is Hello Honey, which was retired on June 1st, but they have new Stitched Satin ribbons in different colors and oh my word, I just adore them! The new colors are so pretty that I think we are going to be fast friends!

Basic Black 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Melon Mambo 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Pacific Point 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Crumb Cake 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

Whisper White 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon

See? Aren’t they pretty?

Well, I’m off to finish getting ready! See you on Facebook as the event kicks off!

Project Supplies Used:

Vivid Vases Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Price: $11.95

Amazing Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Price: $28.95

Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Price: $20.95

Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Price: $7.00

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Price: $7.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

Price: $8.50

Crushed Curry 3/4″ Chevron Ribbon

Price: $8.95

Hello Honey 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon

Price: $8.95

Blender Pens

Price: $9.95

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad

Price: $5.95

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad

Price: $6.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

Price: $5.95

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad

Price: $6.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin’ Pad

Price: $5.95

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Price: $5.95

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June 12, 2015

Watercoloring a Card for Hope with Vivid Vases

I love my blendabilities but I wanted to play a little with another form of coloring- watercoloring. And what better stamp to play with for that than the Vivid Vases set!

Tips for this card:

When watercoloring with water-based ink (so using your blender pens or aqua pens) make sure to stamp your image with Stazon ink onto Watercolor paper! This keeps your lines crisp and the watercolor paper is thicker and made to stand up to the extra moisture you get when watercoloring.
The Vivid Vases stamp set has a sentiment right under the vases. If you decide you don’t need that sentiment, you can always just cover it up with some ribbon, like this 1/4” cotton ribbon from Stampin Up.
Cut one of the Bracket Label punch outs in half for a neat sentiment shape. Since I stamped with a photopolymer stamp (from the Bravo stamp set) , it was easy to see where I was stamping to position it just right on the smaller shape.
Break up the long stretch of Soft Sky cardstock with a row of pierced holes. You can keep them straight and even using the Essentials Piercing Pack template! Easy Peasy!

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January 15, 2015

Fun n’ Crafty Blog Hop–Let’s Use That Designer Paper!

Are you ready for some inspiration for your designer paper? Yes, all that beautiful patterned paper that you either have at home or have been eyeing up in the catalog. Then hang on to your hats because today is the monthly Fun n’ Crafty blog hop and we are featuring projects that use designer paper! Many of the papers featured are included in the July Buy 3 get 1 free promotion, so if you find some favorites along the way, you don’t have to feel so bad because they are on sale!

Idea #1 – Let Your Designer Paper be Your Focal Point

I’m going to be sharing two cards today, but this first one is the type that would have had me cringing a year ago… because I use “big” pieces of 2 sheets of paper! Gasp! I know, right? But the thing is, I realized that when I actually let myself use my papers, they make great borders and backgrounds. These patterns are from my new favorite paper collections from the Stampin’ Up catalog – Maritime Designer Paper. I’m not normally a nautical person, but I love how many of the prints can be used for any type of card… but especially masculine cards!! I added some Silver Foil paper, some baker’s twine, a Cherry Cobbler button, and the sentiment from the Hip Notes stamp set. And if you noticed from the first picture, I had the Silver Foil paper curved so that it gave some dimension to the banner. To help hold that curve in place, I stacked 2 Stampin’ Dimensionals on top of each other and then placed the stack under the raised curve part of the banner to keep it held up. The other end is glued straight down to the card front.

Idea #2 – Try Some Paper Piecing

I’ve been meaning to try paper piecing with this stamp set (Vivid Vases) for ages, so now seemed like the perfect time to actually get it done! If you aren’t familiar with paper piecing, it is the idea of taking a stamp set with outline images that you would normally want to color in and instead of coloring in with markers, you stamp your image again on a piece of patterned paper and cut it out to glue on top of your stamped image. So, in this case, I used the new Flower Pot designer paper to give me a fun and funky floral background as well as for patterns for each of my pots. Each paper used in this card are all from this one paper set. Then when I was done, I was grateful for Stampin’ Up’s color cordination between products because I needed something and really wanted some ribbon to match without competing with all the colors and images I already had used. Thankfully I was able to grab some Calypso Coral seam binding ribbon and Mossy Meadow stitched satin ribbon to complete the card. So hopefully you enjoyed these ideas for using up some of the paper in your stash! Lets keep the fun going and hop on over to Kathy’s blog for more ideas to try! Blog Hop Participants:

Jennifer B. of Northwest Stamper <— YOU ARE HERE
Kathy T. of Stampablog
Tobe B. of The Craft Sea
Angela M of Stamp with Angela
Pamela W. of Stinky Tofu
Sara G of 1200 Some Miles

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July 2, 2014

A Sweet Spring Scrapbooking Layout & Some Cards

Ok, it is officially the next to last day for Sale-a-bration. So, as promised, I’m sharing my last few projects using my Sale-a-bration freebies. I realized that the Sale-a-bration flyer doesn’t do the best job giving you a feel for the different stamps and papers so hopefully seeing them in person gives you some ideas for what you like and how to use what you have!

First up, a sweet scrapbook page that took me about 20 minutes to complete!

Seriously – only about 20 minutes, if that! And that includes the journalling.

Sorry the photo isn’t the best… I’m still trying to figure out the best way to photograph 12×12 layouts (if you have any tips, PLEASE leave me a comment and let me know what you do!)

Ok, so here is the real reason why this came together so quickly – it is made up of entirely scraps! Aside from the button, and cutting down the Calyspo Coral designer paper for one of the photomats (from a scrap). Everything else on the page is used exactly as is from my scrap pile!

Alright, I did a little sponging… but NO CUTTING!

I guess sometimes saving those scraps and die cuts is a good thing.

This page is for Caitlin’s first (and so far, only) time getting her hair done in a salon. She barely lets me brush her hair and so trying to attempt a braid is a little too ambitious. So I wanted to capture the moment when I had the chance!

Stampin’ Supplies used

And I have a few extra cards to share with you today as well. Just some bonus inspiration!

I love the Vivid Vases stamp set and turns out it kind of works with that crazy pattern from the Sweet Sorbet designer paper (can you believe this pattern come from the same pack as the paper used in the scrapbook page above?)

And then there is this super sweet and simple card I was given by Holly Jones:

This uses the Petal Parade stamp set for the focal flowers and then a simple small circle punchout of Silver Glimmer paper for the centers!

So, hope these gave you some ideas and I’ll be back tomorrow with two more simple ideas to finish out your Sale-a-bration season!

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March 30, 2014

Fun with Vivid Vases

This week, I thought I’d share some inspiration for some of the fun new stamps from the Spring Catalog. In my downline group (the demonstrators in my Fun n’ Crafty group) all created some amazing cards and I wanted to make sure everyone got a chance to be inspired by them!

Today, I wanted to share a stamp that I LOVE that is also great because it is a single stamp, so it doesn’t take up much space, is inexpensive, and can be used a number of ways (even in ways that may surprise you). For now, though, I thought I would share a couple ideas to get you started! I’m talking about Vivid Vases.

This was a make & take from Leadership this year and I loved how they used the geometric paper because I sometimes have a hard time figuring out how to use bold patterns but I loved this as a basic black and white striking background for the card.

But really, the main thing we got to play with for this card is watercoloring the flowers and vases.

When you want to do watercoloring like this, it works best when you start by

Stamp your image with Stazon ink on watercolor paper. By using watercolor paper, it lets you use extra moisture to get the mottled and diffused look without it tearing or pilling up your paper.
Plus it gives your cards a fun texture because the watercolor paper is thicker and textured.
Squeeze your desired ink pad while it’s closed so a little bit of the ink transfers to the top of the ink pad. Use that like a paint pallet and pick up the ink with an Aqua Pen.
Color your image with the pen like you would with a marker. Add more color if you need.
When you are done with that color, scribble your pen on a piece of scrap paper until no more color shows on the paper. Then you can move on to your next color.

Cute, right?

Or get more fun colors by using paper piecing like my friend, Liz Mitchell! Check out her great idea with this stamp set.

I love how she took contrasting designer paper patterns (in this case from the Gingham Gardens paper pack) and made a mat for her card base and then cut out a smaller piece that she cut an oval out with the Oval framelit.

Doesn’t it make a perfect picture frame?

Then to add an extra pop of color with the vases, she stamped the stamp image again on scraps of patterned paper and then just cut out the individual vases. Then you just glue them down to your main stamped image on a piece of white paper!

Color in the flower buds with markers and you have a bright cheery card!

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Stampin’ Up! Supplies Used
Stamps – Vivid Vases
Ink – Stazon, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise
Paper – Watercolor paper, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise cardstock, kaleidoscope designer paper
Accessories – Scallop edge punch, Aqua Pen

February 24, 2014

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Coloring with Vivid Vases

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Watercoloring a Card for Hope with Vivid Vases

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Fun n’ Crafty Blog Hop–Let’s Use That Designer Paper!

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Idea #2 – Try Some Paper Piecing

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A Sweet Spring Scrapbooking Layout & Some Cards

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Fun with Vivid Vases

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