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  • Guest Designer: Stamping with Bleach with Liz

    This is why I love swapping cards or seeing what other people create – because I would never have thought up this card but when I saw it in person I just thought it was the coolest looking card.

    The best part is that it is so simple to create – and that is why Liz rocks! Liz Mitchell is a fabulous gal on my Stampin’ Up! team who makes these cards that are easy to replicate but always look so thought out and cute.  She tells me that she has a hard time coming up with card designs but I love how she finds an idea then changes it up to match her style and it turns out awesome, don’t you think?

    Liz bleaching technique card

    For this card, she took the flourish image from the Elements of Style stamp set and instead of inking it up with a standard ink, she used liquid bleach!

    To stamp with bleach:

    • Fold up some paper towels at least 8 layers thick and put them in the bottom of a shallow container (if you are planning on switching over to the new wood mount cases, then the old clamshell stamp cases work great for this!)
    • Pour enough liquid bleach into the container so the paper towels are saturated but there is not standing liquid
    • Use the paper towels as your ink pad and tap your stamp directly onto the paper towels
    • Stamp immediately onto your paper.  This works best if you are stamping on dark paper.
    • Repeat as much as you want!
    • I would wipe off your stamp with a wet-with-water paper towel so that you don’t risk bleaching anything else by accident

    I love her touches of pearls in the corner and faux stitching around her banner.

    Thanks, Liz, for sharing your cute creation today!

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    Supples Used
    Stamps     – Elements of Style, Vintage Verses (retired)
    Paper – Whisper White, Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant
    Ink – Elegant Eggplant ink & marker
    Accessories – Basic Pearls
    **Items on the Retiring Stamps & Accessories List

    Elements of Style Stamp Set - by Stampin' Up!

  • Fun with Texture Thank You Card

    As I was playing with ideas for thank you cards for February, I decided to get inspired by the Sycamore Street designer paper from the Sale-a-Bration flyer for my colors and then start adding texture as I went along.

    The most obvious bit of texture was my chevron embossing folder that I used on the top half of the card.  Then I added some ribbon to get something different from paper in the lower half of the card.  And then my favorite – heat embossing!

    I inked up my Thanks sentiment from the Vintage Verses stamp set with Versamark, and then before stamping I inked it up again with Rich Razzleberry ink.  Then, stamp, cover in clear embossing powder right away, and apply heat with your heat gun.  Ta da!  Embossed ink in whatever color you want!

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    Vintage Verses Thank You Recipe:
    Stamps:     Vintage Verses
    Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Versamark
    Paper: Whisper White cs, Rich Razzleberry cs, Baja Breeze cs, Sycamore Street designer paper
    Accessories: Sycamore Street Ribbon (Tangerine Tango), Clear embossing powder, Heat gun, sponge daubers, Stampin’ Dimensionals

  • Scrapbooking Sunday: Sunburst w/ Sunshine & Sprinkles

    Look, it’s back!  It’s Scrapbooking Sunday!

    I love, love, love making cards.  But boy did I miss making scrapbook pages.  I have photos piled up in my craft room and that is only the ones I’ve printed in the last year thinking I was going to be getting way more scrapbooking done than I did!  So, I decided to play along with a sketch challenge at ScrapbookSteals and um… I think I jumped back in at a challenging time.

    We had to make a sunburst on our scrapbook page! I had never done that before and it was a challenge for me.  But I just LOVE how it turned out!

    I used the Sunshine and Sprinkles designer paper because I liked the bright and cheery colors and how they matched so well with the summery colors and feel of the photo (that is my daughter Caitlin last summer in our new inflatable swimming pool.  Also one of my favorite pictures of her!)

    The sketch called for buttons in your sun rays but as I was playing with my buttons I realized that my “x” buttons from the Bitty Buttons set looked kind of like stitches and I was sold.  Smile

    And as I tried to figure out what I would use for a title for this page, I remembered the Vintage Verses stamp set (on of the Free exclusive sets from Sale-a-Bration) and thought the “There’s Only One You” was a perfect fit.  Combine that with the cool background shape from Everything Eleanor, and BAM! Title done!

    You can also see in that picture the Melon Mambo striped organdy ribbon (which I’m way more in love with than I thought because it is so soft and vibrant!) and the Delicate Details lace tape which I thought would be a great subtle accent for the page.

    Finally, I have to show you the last touch that I’m kind of proud of… the Baker’s Twine flower!  I made it myself!

    I started with a glue dot on the page and a piece of Island Indigo Baker’s Twine.  Then I formed loops and with each loop, I ran the twine back over the glue dot in the center  (I had to add a second glue dot over the first to help hold it all down but it all worked out).  Then to finish off the center I had a Wisteria Wonder printed brad that I covered in Crystal Effects and dipped in Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  Let it dry and then set in the middle of my flower for a cute finishing touch!

    I love how this page turned out and hopefully you got some fun ideas for incorporating into your own scrapbook pages.

     

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    Sunshine & Sprinkles Sunburst Scrapbook Layout Recipe:
    Stamps:      Vintage Verses, Everything Eleanor
    Ink:  Daffodil Delight, Markers: Basic Grey, Melon Mambo, Gumball Green
    Paper: Sunshine & Sprinkles designer paper, Crumb Cake cs, Whisper White cs, Lucky Limeade cs, Very Vanilla cs
    Accessories:  Bitty Buttons, Itty Bitty punch pack, Crystal Effects, Stampin’ Trimmer, Paper Piercer, Paper Piercing Template, In Color Designer Brads, Island Indigo Baker’s Twine, Delicate Details Lace Tape, Melon Mambo striped organdy ribbon, mini silver brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, glue dots