Wacky Wednesday-Shaped Card!

I made this card quite some time ago and forgot to post it. I thought it would be a great card for someone that sews as a hobby so I thought it appropriate to create a "spool card":

The card is the same size as a regular card at 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded in half. I hand-drew the remainder of the card and then embossed the front panel with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder. I sponged around all the edges using a Sponge Dauber and Early Espresso Ink. I then added a piece of Designer Paper that was also sponged on the edges:

I stamped and embossed the swirls right on my DSP and then added the buttons, and sentiment layers. It's a really simple card to make and a good way to use up some of your buttons!

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Marina Mist
• DSP: Retired
• Tools: Big Shot Machine, Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals, Early Espresso Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Dauber, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch
• Inks: VersaMark, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler
• Accessories: Designer Buttons, Baker's Twine
• Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Retired (swirls)

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Honey comb meets honey bees!

My husband Dave and I have friends that purchase bees each year and tend to hives all summer collecting honey. Their honey is very delicious! When the "Honeycomb Embossing Folder" first debuted in our catalog, I instantly thought of them and wanted to create a "bee" card:

I used a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" More Mustard Cardstock panel and embossed it with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder. I then used my Paper Snips to cut out portions of the honeycombs.

I then added the sentiment from the Sent with Love Stamp Set inked in Soft Suede Ink and stamped on Whisper White Cardstock. I cut the cardstock out using the Bitty Frames Framelits Dies and used Stampin Dimensionals to glue it in place. I then added a few branches in Old Olive Cardstock cut with the Bird Punch.

Now on to my honey:

Do you like the glossy-ness of my honey sitting on some of the honeycombs? I used Crystal Effects here and there on my honeycombs. You have to make sure it dries for about 30 minutes before continuing on.

Once the "honey" was dried, I then added a bunch of bees. I inked my bee stamp from the Nature Walk stamp set on Whisper White Cardstock and hand-cut. A few of them I stamped directly on the card front:

I colored my bees with a More Mustard Stampin' Write Marker and glued the hand-cut bees in place using Stampin' Dimensionals. Once all of my bees were colored and glued in place, I added Dazzling Details to all of the wings.

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Nature Walk, Sent with Love
• Cardstock: More Mustard, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Old Olive
• Inks: Soft Suede, More Mustard Stampin' Write Marker
• Tools: Big Shot Machine, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Details, Spritzer, Bird Punch, Bitty Banners Framelits Dies, Paper Snips

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Monday Merchandise-Retiring Products..Soon!

There are only a few weeks left to purchase retiring products from the Stampin' Up! 2012-2013 Catalog. Some of our products are up to 60% off!

The retired list can be found here: Retired List

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Super Sunday!

Happy Sunday morning to you! For today's card, I challenged myself to one layer only. Do you know how challenging this can be? I started out with a Whisper White Cardstock base and folded in half:

Next I took some Post-It Notes and added them 1/2" from the top. I added another row of notes slightly below center to create a 2 1/4" wide window to work in. My final step was to add a 1" Circle Punch shape for the sun, gluing it in place with temporary adhesive. Now I was ready to sponge on some ink!

I tore a scrap piece of paper to use as my horizon line between the two colors. I first sponged the hills using Wild Wasabi Ink and a Sponge Dauber. I removed my torn paper stencil and used the opposite piece to cover the freshly inked hills. I then added Bashful Blue Ink for the sky. Once the sponging was completed, I removed the torn paper stencil and also removed the 1" Circle Punch shape.

Now I stamped! I decided I wanted my StazOn Jet Black Ink to show about 1/2" below the Wild Wasbi Ink so I repurposed the same Post-It Notes and moved them to create a line 1/2" below the Wild Wasbi Ink. I stamped some of the images from the stamp set Summer Silhouette. Once that was completed I removed the Post-It Notes and stamped my sentiment in place.

Complete the card by adding a few Pearl Jewels and that's it for one-layer clean & simple card!

Stampin' Up! supplies:

• Cardstock: Whisper White
• Inks: Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Jet Black StazOn
• Stamps: Curly Cute, Summer Silhouettes
• Tools: Sponge Daubers, 1" Circle Punch
• Accessories: Pearl Jewels
• Misc: Scrap Paper

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Dynamic Duos #53!

Good Morning! It's Dynamic Duo day and we have a new color challenge for you! I'm having so much fun with these challenges. I have to admit to you that when I first became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I started participating in challenges to get "better" at stamping. I usually stayed away from color challenges and stuck with the sketch challenges. Now I love them!

Here is the duo for this week:

The "Dessert Option" is to make the card or project a "Kid Themed Card". I have to admit one more thing to you...I purchased this stamp set a year ago and it has never seen ink! I am so glad that "The Great Outdoors" is not retiring as I do like the set and plan on using it to create some scrapbook pages.

Here is my card for this week:

Wouldn't this be a cute card to send to a child attending summer camp? That was my first thought. I created a little scenery by using the "Scallop Oval Punch" and using the shape as my stencil for the clouds. For the ground I tore a piece of scrap paper and used the torn edge as my sample:

The lawn chair and the camp fire were both fussy cut, colored and glued in place with "Stampin' Dimensionals". I completed the card by adding a few ants off to the side, stamped directly on the designer paper. I hope you have enjoyed my "Kid Themed Card" for today. Make sure you visit the Dynamic Duo team and thanks so much for stopping by today!

The Dynamic Duos Challenge Blog

Alison Barclay

Debbie Henderson

Hayley Kew

Janet Bagnall

Janet Zeppa

Lori Turner

Michelle Williams

Susie Wittwer

Tara Bourgoin

Tracey McNeely

Anne Marie Hile

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Cardstock: Basic Black, Pacific Point, Whisper White
• Stamps: Petite Pairs, The Great Outdoors
• Inks: StazOn Jet Black, Crumb Cake, Pacific Point
• Tools: Blender Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Big Shot Machine, Window Frames Framelits Dies, Scallop Oval Punch, Small Oval Punch, Sponge Daubers
• Accessories: Brads
• DSP: Brights Patterns Paper Pack    

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Stampers for Others May Challenge!

Our challenge this month for our "Stampers for Others" group was to use a favorite stamp set that is retiring on May 31st. I chose the "Tea Shoppe Stamp Set" for my card today:

I "colored" my Tea Lace Doily with my Brayer and Lucky Limeade Ink. Just roll on the ink until you are satisfied with the look. I then folded it in half to resemble a shelf for my cup of tea! The tea cup was stamped using Pretty In Pink Ink on Whisper White Cardstock and hand-cut. I used an Exacto Knife for the inside of the handle:

What a pretty way to embellish a card by adding a few Rhinestone Jewels scattered here and there and by also adding a pretty Baker's Twine bow on the tea cup handle.

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Pool Party Core'dinations
• Inks: Not Quite Navy, Lucky Limeade, Pretty In Pink
• Stamps: Tea Shoppe, That's The Ticket
• Tools: Big Shot Machine, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sanding Block, Ticket Punch
• Accessories: Rhinestone Jewels, White Baker's Twine, Tea Lace Doily

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CCMC252!

I just love the colors for our color challenge at Create with Connie & Mary this week. Soft yet striking together. So Saffron, Sahara Sand and Soft Suede:

It's that time of year now that you'll start seeing lots of graduation cards. Dave and I actually received a graduation announcement for a relative that lives in Tennessee and they graduate on May 17th. That's almost a whole month earlier than us here in Maine. Wow!

So here is my graduation card for you today:

 

I saw something similar on Pinterest for the top of the card and fell in love with it. I added my own twist to the bottom of the card. I'm so happy to say that both stamp sets I am using today will be carrying over to the new catalog. Yippee!

Here is a close-up of the bottom of the card. I'll even show you how I made my square windows so perfectly aligned with a little tip!

And the tassel made from Soft Suede Baker's Twine? Yes, I dyed it to match the card! All I did was use an empty embellishment container and filled it half-full with water and added about 12 drops of Soft Suede Re-inker.

How did I create my tassel? I used a cardboard piece 1 1/2" wide and wrapped the White Baker's Twine around it 12 times. I slipped a longer piece of twine under the top layer of twine on my cardboard and pulled it to the very top and tied a double-knot. I then used my Paper Snips and cut the opposite end of the Baker's Twine all the way across. The last step was to take another piece of Baker's Twine and tie it around the whole tassel about 1/2" from the top string and tied it off snuggly. Wrap the tassel around the card front and tie off. I added a few Mini Glue Dots under the top of the tassel to hold it in place:

Here is how I created the 4 evenly spaced windows at the bottom of my card. Using scrap paper and the 1 1/4" Square Punch, cut (4) scraps. Using temporary glue, glue the (4) squares to the bottom of your card front as shown, making sure all the squares are evenly spaced. Mine 2 squares on the end stuck out a little. I planned it this way:

Using your square punch, align the punch over each square and cut. The squares of scrap paper serve as guides:

Voila! Perfectly cut and aligned squares!

Glue the numbered squares to the back of each window by using Tombow Multipurpose Glue!

This card was mailed to Tennessee last week and I would like to say congrats to Aaron for his accomplishment and good luck!

Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Stamps: Pure Gumption, Memorable Moments
• Inks: Soft Suede
• Cardstock: Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, So Saffron
• Accessories: White Baker's Twine
• Tools: 1 1/4" Square Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Paper Snips
• Misc: Scrap Paper, Cardboard

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Boys & Their Toys Stamp Camp for May!

Boys and Their Toys Stamp Camp

Friday May 31, 2013

6:00 p.m. in my home

4 cards for $12.00

You need to pre-register by Tuesday May 28th so I can get all the kits ready. Any questions, please email me! Payment is expected if you cancel and your kit will be ready for you to pick up.

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