Northwest Stamper

Tag: watercolor trio

  • Introducing Northwest Stamper and some Blog Candy!

    I’ve been working for a while on setting up my own website and all the related things like email addresses, facebook, etc.  Finally last night I got the last few pieces changes and flipped the switch. 

    So welcome to my new home – Northwest Stamper at www.nwstamper.com

    THANK YOU for stopping by today.  Here is a card I made using some scraps and a some images I stamped before having a card layout in mind.  This is a great stamp set and I know it will be missed when it retires in 3 days.

     

    And as another thank you, I am offering some BLOG CANDY!  Woo hoo! 
    This card reminded me of the stamp set Botanical Blooms, which I had an extra set and thought it would be a fun way to say thanks.  Then in looking in my stash, I found the Sweet Pea Felt that I sadly never used but thought would be great to share.  So, here are the details:

    There are two drawings, so you have two chances to win –

    1.  Leave me a comment telling me what types of posts or topics you would be interested in seeing on this blog; or what you like seeing on other blogs. Botanical Blooms Stamp Set - Blog Candy drawing 1
    2.  Become a fan of NW Stamper on Facebook then leave me a comment here to let me know.  If you suggest my page to a friend and they become a fan, you’ll get an extra entry for each friend – just let me know who you invited so I can give you credit.Sweet Pea Felt - Blog Candy drawing 2

    Entries for the Blog Candy close on 9/5/2010 at 9pm PST.

    Watercolor Trio Recipe:
    Stamps:  Watercolor Trio
    Ink:  Perfect Plum
    Paper:  Perfect Plum CS, Whisper White CS, Basic Grey CS, Old Olive CS
    Accessories:  Adhesive Pearls, Scallop Square punch, Glue dots, Old Olive marker, More Mustard marker, Perfect Plum marker

  • An Owl Punch Flower Pendant Card

    When I was visiting my mom last week, we got a chance to try out some different stamps and punches.  (One of the fun things of having an upline/downline – you can share stamps and products so you can try them out without having to buy everything yourself).  One of the items she had just received was the new Owl Punch.  This punch makes really cute cards – like this one that was shown at convention 2010.

    But one of the other things you can do with it is make other neat punch art like bats and even a flower.  So, we decided to try out making a flower with the punch and once I had the flower, I then built a simple card to use it with.  We use the description found on the blog Flowerbug’s Inkspot to create the flower.  Her blog has a great description and photos but here is the quick version: 
    Start by punching out 7 owls.  Take the main body of the owl from the punch and trim off the legs.  Then you fold the body in half so you have a centerline.  Fold the rounded bottom part of the owl in towards the center line so it looks kind of like a pie wedge.  Trim a curved lines starting from the point of the ears into the center line to make the white petals you see below.  Then glue the 7 pieces to a base piece of paper in a circle to make the flower.  I then added a vintage tag to the center and pierced two holes in the base cardstock to run the string through.  This allows the flower to swing like a pendant.

    If you’ve found other fun ways to use this punch, I’d love to see them.  Leave a comment with a link to your blog or site with the sample and I’ll check it out!

    Recipe:
    Stamps:  Watercolor Trio
    Ink:  Elegant Eggplant
    Paper:  In Color DSP – Peach Parfait (Hostess), Crumb Cake CS, Very Vanilla CS
    Accessories:  Owl Punch, Lg Scallop Circle Punch, Baja Breeze double stitched ribbon, vintage tag, Adhesive Pearls, Paper Piercer.