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  • A Watercolored Sympathy Card Sneak Peek

    Like I mentioned last Thursday, I had the privilege of being tapped to be a guest designer for Cute Card Thursday!  They have some really fun themes and challenges each week, and I love that they are so open that you can really get inspired based on anything you have in your stash.

    This week the theme is:

    Something Blue

    I mean, there are so many ways to interpret that and believe me, I went through a number of different ideas myself.  But in the end, I ended up coming back to this card.

    I just got this new stamp set – Simply Sketched as part of my preorder from the new Stampin’ Up! catalog that comes out at the end of the month.  This is actually a hostess set, but I LOVE the sketched images in the set and the font of the sentiments, that I had to get it early. 

    Anyway, the flower from this set is what started it all!  I knew I wanted to watercolor it and make it blue and then I started grabbing other supplies from around my craft room that went with the blue theme.

    So, my stamp is a sneaky peek… but the rest of the card is an homage to the retiring items.  I grabbed one of my last few scraps from my Comfort Café designer paper for the patterned papers in the card.  I used the retiring Certainly Celery paper for a mat and then added one more shade of blue with the retiring Marina Mist scallop dotted ribbon (the dots are on the backside Winking smile).  Oh, and retiring ink colors for my stamped image too!  Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, and Baja Breeze.

    That is a LOT of blues!

    The nice thing is that they all went together and, while thankfully I don’t have an occasion that calls for a sympathy card right now, I now have a card that I would feel good sending out to a friend or loved one who needs a personal note of support.

    But if you have a different idea (or even something similar) that you have bouncing around in your mind for the challenge this week – Something Blue – hop on over to Cute Card Thursday and join in the challenge fun!

     

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    Supples Used
    Stamps     – Simply Sketched
    Paper – Watercolor Paper, Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery**, Comfort Cafe designer paper**
    Ink – Stazon, Baja Breeze**, Certainly Celery**, Bashful Blue**
    Accessories – Aqua Pen, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Marina Mist Scallop Dotted Ribbon**, Stampin’ Dimensionals
    **Item retiring June 3rd or when supplies run out

  • Hershey’s Nugget Treat Box with Hearts a Flutter

    Ok, ok, I know Valentine’s Day was yesterday but I got behind on my blogging and still had some cute projects that I wanted to share.  So Pin these projects or save the pictures so you can remember them for next year – or change up the colors and stamps and make cute little goodies for Easter or Mother’s Day!

    First up – a cute little box for holding Hershey’s nuggets and a matching card!

    I grabbed some of the Love Impressions Specialty Paper – now found on the clearance rack for only $4.79 a pack! – and got to work decorating.

    I used my Heart punch and the Hearts a Flutter stamp set and framelits to create the decoration on the front of the card.

    Then I used more of the paper to wrap my nuggets so they look cute when you slide the box out of the sleeve.  The nugget wraps were 1” x 3.5” if you are going to do this at home.  So you can get a TON out of one sheet of pattern paper.

    Then I made a matching 4” x 4” card to go with the box.  Here is a close up of the “fun” part of the card!

    TIPS:

    • Grab the hearts embossing folder from the Adorning Accents embossing folder set.  These are not at wide as your standard embossing folder, but are perfect for adding a fun trim to your cards.
    • Stamp your sentiment on a rectangle of whisper white cardstock and sponge the edge with Pink Pirouette ink for a subtle pop to your saying.
    • Get the cute scallop trim by cutting out 2 of the scallop tags from the Hearts a Flutter framelits and adhere them to the back of your rectangle!

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    If you want to make your own nugget box, I found this great post on SplitcoastStampers where a wonderful stamper named Chris posted templates for pretty much every size and shape of nugget box.  I used the Nugget_Box_6_short template.

    So, make and enjoy!

    In the Seattle area and want to try out some fun technique ideas?

    Join me for my upcoming Terrific Techniques class on Monday Feb 18th!  This is my monthly class where we play around with different techniques and ideas for using our crafting tools in new and creative ways!  This month we will be focusing on masking & misting.

    Check out the details and make sure to RSVP right away to guarantee your seat!

     

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    Valentine Nugget Treat Box Recipe:
    Stamps:      Delightful Dozen, Hearts a Flutter
    Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Markers: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Real Red
    Paper: Love Impressions designer paper, Whisper White cs, Chocolate Chip cs, Pink Pirouette cs, Real Red cs
    Accessories:  Sticky Strip, Heart punch, Hearts a Flutter framelits, Adorning Accents embossing folder, Big Shot, Scallop Dotted ribbon (chocolate chip), Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, Stampin’ Trimmer, Bone Folder

  • Watercoloring a Sweet Little Christmas Card

    I am so excited to finally be sharing some new projects with you again here on my blog.  I have had a number of projects that were waiting for photos to be taken and I’ve finally gotten all the photos taken and edited so I can get back into the swing of things of sharing them with you!  Poor Nicholas (my 2 yr old son) has been kind of sick this last week (mostly in the middle of the night which is no fun for any of us!) so we’ve all been a bit sleep deprived and so the amount of time to get stuff done has been shortened by quite a bit.

    But that makes me all the more thankful for my friend and downline, Tanya, who came over this weekend to craft and play!  I rarely get a concentrated chunk of time to just play with my stamps, but that is exactly what we did!  She even shared with me two-tone watercoloring on glossy paper.  Here is one of the cards I made as she was showing me:

    I was using Greeting Card Kids (thanks for the loan, Katy!) and experimenting with shading.  Given that I’m NOT an artist by any means, I had no idea what I was doing, so I have to admit I was pretty happy with how it turned out. Smile

    Here is a closer up view of my coloring job:

     

    All we did was heat emboss our stamped image on a piece of Glossy White cardstock.  Then we used an aqua painter to color in the image starting with one color (the lighter shade) and then highlighting and blending over it with a darker shade of the same color.  The cool thing was that it dries looking more watercolor-y… you just have to be careful you don’t have pools of water/ink anywhere because those dry as a dark blob. Smile  I’ll let you guess how I know that one….

    Then for the rest of the card I just used some scraps I had around my craft table to pull together a quick holiday card.  For some reason I’m really into torn edges right now so I just had to do that with my Festival of Prints dsp and then some Cherry Cobbler scallop dotted ribbon to accent my image.  Stick a gold brad in it and BAM! a faux bow!

    So, I hope you enjoyed this Christmas card idea.

    And remember… only 1 more week to get those Christmas cards in the mail!  Winking smile

     

     

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  • Pennant Parade “Framed” Christmas Card

    I hear from almost everyone I meet when stamping the infamous phrase “I’m not creative”… so I thought for this month’s team meeting, I’d share an idea for a card that was completely inspired by a card in our demonstrator magazine Stampin’ Success.  It was all about taking an idea you see somewhere, getting inspired by the idea, and then making it your own.

    In this case, the idea was to punch or die cut a hole in a piece of cardstock and popping it up on dimensionals (foam dots) to give you a frame.  Then placing a cut or punched element in the middle of the frame.  In my case, I was inspired to pull out my Pennant Parade stamp set!

    Pennant Parade Christmas Tree full card

     

    So, all the folks who attended my meeting in person got to make one of these cards themselves and everyone else I shared how to make the card via webcam.  But the key elements is to take a piece of Gumball Green cardstock (in this case a 4”x4” piece) and slide the 2 1/2” circle punch as far in as it will go towards the center of the cardstock.  Punch out your hole and run the remaining square through your Big Shot to add texture.

    Pennant Parade Christmas Tree card

    I added a piece of patterned paper from the Festival of Prints designer paper stack behind the circle cut out – directly on the card base.

    Then everything else was popped up for dimension.  It looks like a lot but is actually a really fast and easy card since the tree is punched out with the Pennant Builder punch and the Merry was punched out with the Word Window punch.

    But try this card idea with layering other punch shapes or your favorite framelit for different looks and styles!

     

    New Updates in the Clearance Rack! ~ they are going fast!

    Everyone loves a great deal right?  Well, I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that the Clearance Rack in the online store has been updated with a lot of awesome stuff including new Big Shot dies, new paper, ink spots, and more!

    Remember items are limited and while supplies last.  I know a number of items have already sold out, so if you see something you really want, make sure to grab it.

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    Pennant Parade Framed Christmas Card Recipe
    Stamps:     Pennant Parade
    Ink: Gumball Green, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler
    Paper: Gumball Green, Whisper White, Festival of Prints designer series paper
    Accessories: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Cherry Cobbler Scallop dotted ribbon, 2-1/2” Circle punch, Pennant Builder punch, Word Window punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals