What is it Wednesday-Using the Simply Succulent Die

Checkout this great die from the Simply Succulent bundle.  It makes a great stencil.  I tried several different ways to make a stenciled impression after cutting the die out of Basic White card stock.

Technique One

Technique Two

                           Technique Three I used the embossing paste on Basic Black card stock

                                                 

   I colored the embossing paste with Soft Succulent reinker and used Basic White as the background.

 I cut out the stencil from 3 different colors and saved the pieces on a piece of Press and Seal  Then I placed them in their spot on the stencil.  The best way to do this would be to cut everything out with adhesive sheets on the back of the card stock.

Product List

Flowering Cactus Product Medley (English) [154559] $70.00

Simply Succulents Cling Stamp Set [154480] $22.00

Potted Succulents Dies [154330] $39.00

Shimmery White Embossing Paste [145645] $9.00

Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $3.00

Blending Brushes [153611] $12.00

That was so much fun.  I hope that you will try one of these techniques with a fun detailed stencil.

Come back tomorrow to see how I step up the card I made on Monday.

Till then, 

Happy Stamping,

Sushi

5 Favorites-Sharing Sweet Thoughts

  Isn't this a cute set, and best of all it coordinates with the Jars of Love thinlits and stamp set. Can you find the new items in this card?

The saying is part of the McDonald stamp set.  $3 from the sale of each one of these stamp sets goes to the Ronald McDonald House charities.  The stamp set is good for one year only. I make sure I buy one each year to support this great cause.

The brick background was made with the new embossing paste, using the new palette knife, and the new brick stencil.

What are the returning items?

I cut out the jar with the returning thinlits called Everyday Jars.

The firefly is from the Jars of Love stamp set.

The punch for the saying is the Classic Label punch which was new last year.

This was my swap card for the last Butterfly Friends meeting.  Fun to make and fun to swap.

The next favorite stamp set I will share is one of the Hostess Sets.


 

New Catalog Premier-Embossing Paste

  Do you know where you can find this stamp set in the new catalog?  It is one of the hostess sets found in the back of the catalog.  How can you get this set for yourself?

1. Book a party with your favorite demonstrator.

2. When it comes time to order your free items, check the back of the catalog for the hostess only sets.  These sets are reduced in price and can only be ordered as a hostess set.

This set is called You're Delightful and has phrases and images that coordinate with each other.

I chose this set to place in front of my brick wall to show everyone what the hostess sets look like.

Tomorrow I will be featuring a card where I used the new adhesive sheets that made attaching a butterfly easy peasy.

Embossing Paste-Dragonfly Dreams bundle

  Can you see the stencil I used with the embossing paste on this card?  I thought it would be fun to try using the dragonflies.  Here are the steps I used to make my stencil.

1. Use a piece of window sheet.  It is stiff enough to make a stencil.

2. Cut out your desired stencil.  At first I looked at what was left over when I cut out the strips of dragonflies and it was too open for what I wanted to use.  Then, I looked at the strip and decided to try to put the paste over them.

3. I mixed the paste with the new Tranquil Tide in-color ink.  I knew when I applied the paste that it would go beyond the edges of the stencil, so I did it intentionally.  I moved the stencil to two different spots on the card stock.  Then I filled in open areas with splotches of the paste.  I loved the end results.  And what better saying to put on this card than one about friends.

I hope you have had fun looking at these cards and are kind of excited about trying out the paste on your own.  Don't work with a demonstrator already, then order from me from the link at the top of the page.

Next week, I will for sure show off the cards you will be able to make at my New Catalog Premier.  Have a great week, and have fun stamping.

Embossing Paste- Medallion Stencil

   The medallion stencil is too big for a basic card.  I decided to center it and see what happened.  I liked the look.  In addition when I mixed the re-inker in the paste I left streaks of unmixed color so I could have different shades on my finished card. Not sure how well it shows up but there light and darker spots.

  This card really did not need much more than the stenciled image so I found a small saying I could put inside a silver doily.  The saying is from the set called Label me Pretty.  I used Basic Grey ink to coordinate with the Smoky Slate card stock.

Come back tomorrow to see a card I made with my own stencil.  That was so much fun that I plan to create several more original stencils in the future.

Embossing Paste-Wood Words Bundle

As soon as I created the brick wall, I knew I wanted to place a crate of flowers in front.  I did not want an entire crate so I just cut out a part of the crate using some Wood Textures designer paper.  Love the wooden look of these papers.

To create my brick look, I added Cajun Craze re-inker to the white paste.  I did not try and put paste all over the front of the card.  I really like the partial pasted look.

For the flowers since some of them are solid I decided to stamp in Cajun Craze ink also.  I had tried black ink, but that made some of the flowers be black and that I did not want. I was happy with this result.

Come back tomorrow to see how I used Cajun Craze re-inker in a different way with the medallion stencil.

Embossing Paste-Beautiful You stamp set

  Do you feel like dancing when the sun is out and the clouds are filling the sky and the temperature is mild?  Well, I do and last weekend in Illinois was definitely dancing weather.

The cloud stencil was fun to use.  When I looked at the clouds and was trying to figure out what stamp set to use with this card stock, I knew that the girl in Beautiful You was perfect.  For her hat, dress and puddle, I used a piece of the new Color Theory designer paper.  I think you can see the variety in the items I paper pieced.  I for one was so happy that this stamp set made it into our new catalog.  How about you?

Come back tomorrow to see a card I made with the brick wall stencil after adding some re-inker to the paste.  I used part of the thinlit that goes with the Wood Words stamp set to create a crate.

Embossing Paste-Garden in Bloom stamp set

  I had a downline meeting on Friday and we played with the new embossing paste.  So this week instead of the cards for my in-color class, I am featuring cards I made with the new embossing paste.  It is so much fun and easy to use.

This card used the stencil that has small little diamonds on it.  I used the paste all by itself without adding any color.

The paste was put on the new in-color, powder pink card stock.  so, for my flowers I decided to use each one of the pinks we now have in our color families. ( Pink Pirouette, Blushing Bride and the new Powder Pink.)Start on the bottom left and then the bottom right and finally the top to see the color differences. I can see a difference can you.  

I featured the stamp set Garden in Bloom, and old favorite that is still in the catalog and one I have not used for quite a while.

Come back tomorrow to see a card I made with the cloud stencil and the Beautiful You stamp set.

Powder Pink-This Little Piggy stamp set

 Does this pig make you smile like it does me?  This was a set that we received free at the On Stage event I went to in April.  Do you notice something different in the background of this card?  It is the new embossing paste.  At first I was not sure what to think, but now that I have used it.....I love it.

Supplies used to make this card

This Little Piggy stamp set
Powder Pink marker and card stock
Delicate White Doilies
Embossing paste
Pattern Party Decorative mask
Palette Knife
White Baker's Twine

What could you make with this fun color and embossing paste

Come back tomorrow to see what I made using Lemon Lime Twist and the stamp set called Crafting Forever.