What's New Wednesday-Seasonal Class

  When would you need a cup of hot tea?  When you live in Illinois and it is winter.  Last night we had freezing rain, last weekend snow and tomorrow it will be 40 degrees.  I think a cup of tea would be perfect right now.

Sale a Bration a favorite part of the Stampin'Up! year is going on right now until the end of March.  One of the items I used to make this card comes from the Sale a Bration catalog.

If you guessed the stamp set you would be wrong.  The stamp set is in the Occasions catalog, and the framelits to cut out the stamp set are in the Sale a Bration catalog. The framelits are free with a $100 order so this would be the perfect time to add the stamparatus to your order. 

Check out below to see everything I used to make this card.  Then come back tomorrow to see a video of the cards that will be featured in my seasonal card class.

Till then,
Happy Stamping,
Sushi


Product List

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set [148779] $22.00	Delightfully Detailed Note Cards & Envelopes [146911] $9.50	Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [146907] $14.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive Refill [104331] $4.50	Stamparatus [146276] $49.00	Small Grid Paper [149621] $6.50	Tea Time Framelits Dies [149697] $0.00

Blooming Basket Bundle-Sale A bration

 Love this card!  This was a swap card at my team meeting last Thursday night.  I love how Robin sponged the color onto the flowers.  I really gives the sense of the variety in the petals.  

She also sponged the basket embossing folder which makes the weave stand out.

This next card uses the spotlight technique.

1. Stamp the full image on a piece of white card stock.

2. Punch out whatever part of the stamped image you want to highlight with the smallest punch you can use.

3. Color in the punched out image.

4. Mount it on a slightly larger punched shape.

5. Attach it to the original stamped shape and now you have a highlight.

When I sponged the embossed image, I used the back side of the paper.  It amazed me how the sponging brought out the weave.  Before I sponged it did not look so good.  Hurrah for sponging.

This did not photo as good as I thought.

1. I embossed the copper foil paper and sponged on it lightly with black ink.

2. I cut out one of the flowers from the Springtime Foils paper and attached it to the embossed piece.

3. The background it black and really looks striking.

 The color contrast looks better here, but doesn't look copper.  I am considering taking a photography class. I need it!

Susan made this card for our swap.  I love how she got each side of the fold embossed.  I did not ask how she did it.  But it looks awesome.  She colored her flower with the blends.  I love how she used two colors on the basket.  

I wanted to show how the card opens.  I need to try this fun fold.

I embossed the basket weave and sponged it and then cut it out with the small part of the Coffee Cafe Framelit.  For the handle I cut two ovals together.

Where did I get this bunny?  I cut the animals apart from the We must celebrate stamp set.  The clouds came from the Myths and Magic designer paper.  And the eggs, are ovals cut from the Sweet Soiree designer paper.  Fun card to make1

This card will be featured in my Fun Friday, Playing with embossing folders class to be held on March 16th.  Check out my facebook page, or my website for more details.

Tomorrow I will be featuring cards made with the Epic Celebrations stamp set.  One of them will be a card for my grandson Naij.


Product List

Blossoming Basket Clear-Mount Bundle

[147505]

$0.00

We Must Celebrate Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145898]

$20.00

Coffee Cups Framelits Dies

[143745]

$30.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$4.00

Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper

[147193]

$0.00

Stampin' Blends Markers Collection

[147475]

$121.50

Lots to Love box-Cheers Banner

  Are you wondering what a banner is doing on this week's Lots to Love box features?  Well, I made this banner using the box framelit. And here's how....

1. I cut out one box from the Bubble and Fizz designer paper that is free with a $50 order, and one box from some basic gray card stock.

2. I folded the box on the score lines and used some tear and tape adhesive to hold the two together.  This makes each part of the banner strong enough to be attached to the ribbon.

3. I then decorated each one of the banner parts using the Large Letters Framelits, some ovals of contrasting Bubble and Fizz designer paper.

4. I punched a hole in the top of each section and tied it to a piece of ribbon.

  After I made this sample I kept thinking of other ways to make a banner.

-Use my granddaughter's name and mail her a banner for her March birthday
-Make a banner for my downline with top sales for January and put the word Congrats on it
-Make a banner with the word love on it and have it at the breakfast table for my husband on Valentine's Day.

  What can you envision using this banner idea for?
 Do you think there is a way to turn this skinny little box into a much bigger box?  Come back tomorrow and I will show you how. 

Stampin' Blends techniques-Color Me Happy Project Kit

Don't you think this card is cute?  It is one of the 4 designs that are a part of the Color Me Happy Project Kit.  Several parts of the card and envelope are already created for you.

1. The envelope is all completely put together for you.  I love the extra gold trim along the edges.  And the inside of the envelope is cute also.  

2. The card base is all the Razzleberry color and has the arrow design on it.  No stamping required there.

3. You stamp and color the flower images on an extra piece of white card stock that is added to the card base.  Can you tell what technique I used to color the flowers? (I colored the light color first, and added the dark color second.)   There are 4 cards just like this one in the kit.  4 designs, 4 cards each design, 16 cards in the kit.

When you add the sequins you have a really cute card that did not take very long to make.

Here's how I store my blends.
Stampin'Up! recommends you store the blends flat so the colors stay even in the marker. I did not have any containers that would fit in my cabinets and do the job.  So, I made one.

First I used Tear and Tape Adhesive to attach 5 Acetate boxes together.

Next, I added my markers.  I am a ROYGBIV girl so they were added in rainbow color order with the light marker coming first.

Finally, I knew the blends would slip out of my container so I made a cover out of designer paper.  I chose one of the thicker papers and glued 2 strips together.  They are attached on the top with a magnet and keep my blends safely inside are are cute as well.  I usually copy other people's ideas so it was really fun for me to create my own.

Next week I will feature one of the sets I received free at the November OnStage. Come back and visit to get some more card ideas.  If you like what you see, then like my page.  If you want some blends for your collection then contact me and I will help.

Bubble Over Bundle-Valentine Card

Wouldn't this made a cute Valentine Heart?  I used several different items from the Occasion and Annual catalog to make this card.

1. The obvious item was the Bubble Over Bundle for the bottle, the bubbles and the tiny heart cut out and stamp.

2. The designer paper is from the Occasions catalog and is called Painted with Love Specialty designer paper.

3. The tinsel ribbon is from the Occasions catalog and the gold edged ribbon is from the annual catalog.

4. The saying is from the Petal Palette stamp set.

It is fun to combine different items from different catalogs to make a great card.

I have had a great time creating these samples and presenting them to you.  I hope I have inspired you to create something yourself.  If so you know where to go, the top of the page and click on shop now.

Next week I will be featuring the stamp set called Lovely Wishes.  It was an all attendee give away at the OnStage I went to in November.  Got to use it right!

Bubble Over Bundle-Narrow Notecards

Do you like the size of this card?  It is very small, too small to mail but perfect for a gift card, or note to put in someone's lunch. Do you wonder how exactly I made the bottle in this card.

1. I cut the bottle 2 times out of vellum.

2. I attached both bottles together using snail adhesive.  

3. I then attached the straws to the back of the bottle with glue dots.  They really do not show, but helped get the pieces the way I wanted them.

4. The designer paper is from the Sale a Bration catalog and if you look closely you can see some Glitter Epoxy shapes that I intended to look like bubbles coming out of the bottle.  

Couldn't you see a set of these notecards tied with a matching ribbon and given as a thank you to that special someone.

This stamp set and framelit can be used for Valentine's Day.  Come back tomorrow to see how I created a card using this Bubble Over Bundle.

Bubble Over Bundle-Brusho Background

 Have you tried Brusho yet?  I admit I was a little nervous that I would be able to do a good job with it when I sat down.

1. I used an aqua painter to make an area on the water color paper very wet.

2. I poked 3 small holes in the top of the Brusho container.  I knew not to open the lid.  It was amazing to me how easy it was to shake just a little bit of Brusho and how it spread all over the wet area.  I like the variety in the color.

3. I did not want to have to wait a long time to have this dry, so I used my heat tool to dry the paper.  I was pleased because using the heat tool did not affect the color.

  Next I will be featuring the Whisper White Narrow Notecards.  Come back and check them out.  And while you are waiting contact me if you need the catalogs, or want to order some of these supplies for yourself.  Check up at the top of this page to the shop now tab and you will be in the store.  

Petal Palette Bundle-Drip Technique

  Have you heard of the drip technique? I first heard about it on the Stampin'Up! blog. Here is how it is done.

1. I used the Shimmer White card stock as my paper.

2. I spritzed one third of the card stock with water.  

3. Next I added one drop of reinker to the water.  I tilted my paper and let the color drip.

4. I continued with a second and third section, spritzed, dropped on some reinker, then tilted the card stock.

5. When you have all color you wish, you need to let the paper dry.  You can do that by setting it aside till dry or if you are inpatient like I am, you can use a heat tool to dry the colors.

Try this with your favorite color combination and see what you can create.