Sewing instead of Stamping

My daughter who lives in Tennessee is visiting this week without children or husband and we are making a quilt top for her bed at home.  This is her 4th year of spending her spring break from teaching with me and the 4th quilt top we will be making.  I have decided to take this week off my blog to enjoy her visit.

See you April 1st.

Technique-Stamparatus Multiple Images

Check out this video for technique #2 using the Stamparatus.  You will learn how to stamp layers of color using the Stamparatus.  If you missed the first video I posted last week click on this link to take you there.

Come back tomorrow for Fun Friday, where I show you how to color an image using different techniques.  It's amazing how different each technique looks.

Till then,
Happy Stamping,
Sushi


Product List

Bloom By Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set [148820] $17.00	Happiness Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148795] $11.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $7.50	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $7.50
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083] $7.50	Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50

Show and Tell Tuesday-Paper Pumpkin box opening

My Paper Pumpkin kit came in the mail today, so I have decided to switch my Tuesday and Thursday.  Today I will share my box opening video with you and Thursday I will show you another Stamparatus technique.

Come back tomorrow to see what's new this week.
Till then,
Happy Stamping and Happy Paper Pumpkin.

Here's the link to my Paper Pumpkin page in case you want to join.

Make is Simple Monday-Use Your Scraps

 Recently, I was using the thinlit from the Butterfly Beauty Thinlits dies page 13 in the Occasions catalog and had this piece left over.  Since it was centered on a piece of card stock I just could not throw it away.  So, instead I made a simple card from my scraps.

Here's how....
  1. I selected designer paper to go behind the cut out.  In this example I used the Botanical Butterfly Designer series paper from the Sale a Bration catalog.

 2. I chose a card base color I thought would go with the Grapefruit Grove butterfly cut out.  In this case I used Calypso Coral.

3. And that is how I made this simple card.  You can use any element that is left over from cutting out your thinlit or framelit.  Just follow my simple step and voila you will have a great but simple card.

Share your example on my Facebook page Stampin with Sushi and I will send you this card or a card like it.

Tomorrow, I will be posting a surprise video.  Come back to see what it is.  

Have a great day, and enjoy the prospect of Spring.
Till then,
Sushi

Technique Tuesday-4-3-2-1 with your Stamparatus

Check out this video to see how to use all the plates on the Stamparatus to make this cute accent piece for a card.  This is the first video in a series to how 7 different ways to use a Stamparatus.

Come back tomorrow to see a Sale A Bration stamp set card made with matching thinlits.  

Till then,
Happy Stamping 
Sushi




Product List

Varied Vases Photopolymer Stamp Set [146644] $26.00

Stamparatus [146276] $49.00

Uninked Stampin' Spots [141822] $9.00

Fun Friday-Rich Regals class

 Friday, March 15th I will be holding a Rich Regals card class.  Anyone attending will be making 9 cards.  They will use every single Regal color in the cards.  Can you tell how many Regal colors are in this card?  Comment with your answer and I will send you one of the cards from this class.

Monday March 11th is the last day to RSVP with the lowest price of $25.  If you let me know after Monday you want to attend the class there will be an extra $5 fee.  Check out the class description in more detail at my website. www.sushi.stampinup.net.

Come back Monday after what we hope will be a change in weather here in Illinois.  I will be sharing cards made with the Painted Season items in the Sale a Bration brochures.

Find some time to stamp,
Sushi


Product List

Regals Classic Stampin' Pad Assortment [147148] $67.50	Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [141587] $27.00	Everyday Jars Framelits Dies [141490] $33.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $9.00
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $5.00

7 different Stamparatus ideas

 Check out this video where I share cards I have made using 7 different Stamparatus ideas.  I learned these techniques at my Butterfly Friends upline meeting in February.  Starting next Tuesday, I will be demonstrating each technique.  Be sure and come back and learn what a great tool the Stamparatus can be.

Tomorrow, I will share one of the cards you can make in my Rich Regals card class. Be sure and check it out.

Till then,
Happy Stamping,
Sushi

What's New Wednesday-Paper Pumpkin

 Have you heard of Paper Pumpkin?  Are you a subscriber?  Do you like a great deal?  This might be the thing you are looking for.

Paper pumpkin is a kit you receive in the mail once a month.
All the supplies are included except scissors, to make at least 8 items a month.

This card was one of the kit cards from the February kit.

This was a second card from the kit.  There were enough supplies to make 9 cards, three of each design.

This was the third card.  In the kit was an ink spot, and in a 12 month period the spots will never be duplicated.  Sometimes there are even 2 spots in a kit.  Spots are a great way to ink up the items on the Stamparatus. Also included in each kit is an exclusive stamp set that is photopolymer.  Your first kit includes an acrylic block to use with your stamps.

I order 2 kits a month so I can make scrapbook layouts for my Scrapbook Your Life class.  This is the layout for this month.

A closer look at one of the accent pieces.  To order Paper Pumpkin you can click on this link, which will take you to my Paper Pumpkin page.

The special for March is 2 stamp sets.  This is the 6th year that Paper Pumpkin has been around.  You need to make your order by March 10th if you want to receive the March kit.

Contact me at sue.scheets@gmail.com with any questions and I will be happy to help.

Consider subscribing to this fun orange box to be delivered in your mailbox. 

Tomorrow I will be posting a video now that I have figured out how to get it right side up.  Yeah Me!!! Come back to check out Card samples from my Butterfly Friends meeting that featured the Stamparatus.

Till then 
Happy Stamping,
Sushi


Product List

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies [146840] $23.00

Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set [141920] $16.00

Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00

Versamark Pad [102283] $9.00

Technique Tuesday-Sanding embossed images

Fun Friday

  Are you like me and if you looked at this card you would wonder if you could line up the vases that well?  No wondering needed, because I used a Stamparatus which made is quite easy.  I made this at the Butterfly Friends meeting we had in early February.  We made several different elements that can be used on a card with about 7 different Stamparatus techniques.

  Our challenge was to take the element we made and create a card.  I am always up for a challenge.

   This is what I came up with and here is what I wanted to do with my card.

1. I wanted to use the colors of the pots as the background for the card.

2. I wanted to place the element on a black piece of card stock to accentuate the pots.

3. There was a little extra space next to the pot on the right so I thought it would be a perfect place to put the saying.

  It was fun to create this card.  Now, I am anxious to see what the other Butterfly friends did with theirs.

  You too can try a challenge for yourself using leftovers from a kit, or extra punches you have saved.  Post your picture on this site and share your design with the rest of us.

Monday, I will be sharing another Make it Simple card.  Come back and try one for yourself.


Product List

Varied Vases Photopolymer Stamp Set [146644] $26.00

Stamparatus [146276] $49.00

Regals 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146965] $11.00