Magical Day-Template Thursday

  I love a fast an easy card that I can use several stamps or images on.  Today's cards are exactly that.  

1. I created a background by using an aqua painter in a puddle of ink and swirling it back and forth.  

2. I then used that same ink to stamp some stars for the background. 

3. Next, I placed a piece of the Myths and Magic Specialty Washi tape towards the bottom of the card.

4. I cut some of the cute designs from the Myths and Magic designer series paper. I didn't mind the cutting.  There is something about cutting that relaxes me.

5. Finally, I stamped the saying You are One of a Kind from the Magical Day stamp set.  I stamped the You Are and the Of A kind twice and popped it up with mini stampin dimensionals.  Those tiny little dimensionals fit in the spaces that are too small for our regular dimensionals.

I got 3 cute cards with minimal work because they all used the same items and the process was the same.

Tomorrow I will share with you a fun card that I made for my granddaughter's 10th birthday.  I can't wait to hear her reaction, and yours too.  Don't forget to leave a comment on my blog and I will send you one of the cards of the week.

Product List

Magical Day Clear-Mount Bundle

[145985]

$45.75

Myths & Magic Specialty Washi Tape

[145602]

$6.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$17.00

Myths & Magic Specialty Designer Series Paper

[145600]

$13.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Technique Tuesday-Brusho Video

  Greetings Stampers,

Every Tuesday I will be posting a Youtube video demonstrating a technique.  Today is my first video.  I will be doing a series of videos in the next few weeks demonstratin Brush.

Today's technique I am calling Wet to Dry.  Check it out and don't forget to let me know what you think in a comment.

Check out next week when I show you Brusho dry to wet.

Happy stamping! 

Product List

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$30.00

Fun Friday-Brusho with Waterfront

 You know how you look through a catalog and something just catches your eye.  Well, when I first looked through the Occasions catalog this was the stamp set that caught my eye.  There are so many ways to use it.  My husband and I love to camp.  Yes, we still camp in a tent at 72 and 83 years of age.  Our favorite place to camp is the mountains.  I was trying to get the look of sunset in the mountains when I made this card.  What do you think? Did I succeed?

Final technique with Brusho for this week.

1. Take a rectangular acrylic block.

2. Tap the colors of Brusho you want to use. One section of the block per color.

3. Use an aqua painter to add water to the brusho and therefore make a water color spot.

4. Use that color to create your scene.

One of the stamps in the set is little dots.  I used it on the water to look like sparkles and in the sky to look like the beginning of stars.

This set is so much fun to use.  I thought about trying to recreate this scene, one for each season of the year, or for different times of day.

Brusho has been so much fun for me to play with.  I hope I have inspired you to try some of these techniques too.

Next week I will be showcasing some birthday cards made with some of the new stamps in the Occasions catalog. Come back and visit.

Don't forget to leave me a comment this week, so I can send you a card made with Brusho.  Till Monday find some time to stamp.



Product List

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146386]

$17.00

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$30.00

Brusho Week Miscellaneous Monday-Brusho with Heartfelt Blooms

 Have you heard of Brusho?  If so, have you tried working with it yet?  I had a great time playing with and learning some different techniques to show it off.

I am going to try something new this week.  If you leave a comment on my blog, I will contact you and send you one of the cards of the week. I love getting feedback from all of you and thought this might be a fun idea to encourage feedback.

  Today's technique has just a couple of steps to create the great background on this card.

1.  Use Watercolor paper and coat the paper with water using an aqua  painter or a paint brush .

2, Sprinkle the Brusho on the wet paper and watch it spread.  Stampin'Up! has just 5 colors of Brusho and I used Gamboge, an orange color, and yellow for the back ground.

3. If you need to you can add more water to help the color spread even more.

4. Let the card stock dry by setting it aside for a while, or by using a heat tool to spread up the process.

5. I finished the card by stamping the Beautiful Day stamp on an extra piece of paper and coloring some areas with the water color pencils.

 I loved watching the powder spread as it hit the water. Kind of like watching fireworks as they spread across the sky.

CAUTION If you look at the container it looks like you should be able to just open the lid to get at the powder.  If you do this then you will have powder every where. Instead, poke 2-3 holes in the lid and just tap the powder onto your project.  I stick a small piece of painter's tape on the top to cover the holes to keep more powder from escaping.

Do you want to try and duplicate this card for yourself?  Then click on the links below and you will be directed to my store.

Tomorrow, I will share a second technique in using Brusho.  This will be the reverse of how I made today's card.  Come back and see what that looks like.

Don't forget to leave me a comment.



Product List

Brusho Crystal Colour

[144101]

$30.00

Celebrate You Thinlit Dies

[146840]

$0.00

Watercolor Paper

[122959]

$5.00

Heartfelt Blooms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[147202]

$0.00

Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes

[145632]

$7.00

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$16.00

Beautiful Peacock-Tutti-Fruitti cards and envelopes

  Can you tell what the background of this card is made from?  Both of the swirls in the Beautiful Peacock stamp set in different colors of green.

 There is another free Sale a Bration item on this card.  It is the card base made from the Tutti-Fruitti cards and envelopes.  One of the great items you can earn is a set of 16 card bases and 16 envelopes.  There are 4 designs and colors of both the card bases and envelopes.  The base is yellow which explains these accent pieces.

  The saying is from the set called Birthday Wit.  It is almost my favorite item from the Occasions catalog and will be used often on the birthday cards I send out each month.

  Are you excited about this Beautiful Peacock stamp set.  Remember it can be yours with a $50 order from any catalog that is current. Thanks for checking in with me.  Come back next week and see what you can make using the Lots to Love box.

Stampin' Blends techniques-Petal Palette

Can you see what the background card stock color is in this card? I used Crumb Cake.  I think it gives the image a bit of a muted look and I like it.  Bright is good, but sometimes I want an image that is not so bold. How about you?

Did you know Stampin'Up! sells a kit that was specifically designed to use with the blends?  I will share one of the cards I made with the kit in tomorrow's post.

Do you wonder what the recommended way to store the blends might be?  I created my own storage using Stampin'Up! supplies and will share that with you tomorrow. So come back for some more great ideas.

Stampin' Blends techniques-Beautiful Day

Aren't the colors on this flower stunning.  Can you believe it is the same flower that I used as a sample yesterday.  To create this flower you will need to use 3 colors.  3 you might wonder, how can that be since there are only 2 colors in each collection.

1. First use one of the Night of Navy blends and color in the section of the petal closest to the next petal.  Just color in a small area maybe about 1/4 of an inch.

2. Now take the darker color of the Razzleberry blends.  Color over the navy color and extend the Razzleberry color a 1/4 inch further.

3. Finally, take the lighter Razzleberry blend and color the entire petal.  Remember to just do 3 or 4 petals at a time.

Here is a closeup of the flower.  I hope you can see the gradation of the colors.

I was so surprised to find that the navy color was under all of the Razzleberry ink. I have since tried to use my imagination to increase the shading and use an alternate color.  Have fun playing and using your imagination when using the Stampin Blends.  Don't have any yet?  I will be glad to help.  Just go to the shop link at the top of my blog and check them out.

Tomorrow I will show what the blends look like when used on card stock that is not white.

Stampin'Blends techniques-Beautiful Day

Isn't this flower simple but beautiful.  I used a different technique when coloring using my Stampin' Blends.

1. This time I started with the darkest blend and created an outline around each petal of the flower.  These markers blend best if the ink is wet, so I only worked with about 4 petals at a time.

2. I then took the lightest marker and filled in the entire petal even coloring over the darker color I had already used.  A circular motion seems to work the best.

If I placed yesterday's card and today's next to each other you would be able to see a slight difference in each technique.

Tomorrow I will show you a sample that uses 3 colors to make a stunning blend.  Same flower image a totally different look.

Stampin' Blend techniques-Lots of Lavender

  Do you see two colors on the tiny petals of this flower?  The blends were used to color the flower and there are two shades for each color.

The technique I used for coloring this flower I call light to dark.

1. Color the entire flower using the lighter shade of marker.
2. Use the darker color to add some shading to each petal of the flower.

I used this same technique to color the ribbon and the leaves.

Did you know you can have this stamp set and not pay a penny for it?  This is one of the Sale a Bration items you can get free with a $50 order.

Tomorrow I will share another technique you can use with the Stampin' Blends.

Bubble Over Bundle-Occasion and Sale a Bration together

 Doesn't this look like a great card for a guy?  It has some of my favorite items in it.

1. I love the Wood Texture designer paper stack.  Whatever it goes on looks really good.

2. Framelits, they make cutting out a stamped image very easy.

3. A little touch of silver.  Notice the bottle caps.  I cut them out using the Silver Foil card stock.

  Are you wondering where the saying came from?  It is from a thinlit die set that is in the Sale a Bration catalog.  They were very easy to cut out with my Big Shot.
  This year there are two levels of free items in the Sale a Bration Catalog.  One level is the $50 level.  For each $50 you spend you can have those items for free.  This year there is also a $100 level.  These thinlits called Celebrate You,  are available for $100 in sales.  AND they will also be in the new annual catalog.
     
  Have you heard of Brusho?  Tomorrow's card features a background made using Brusho.

Bubble Over Bundle-Framelits Chart and Simple Card

  I love the bright colors in this card.  In Illinois where I live it is very dreary outside and has been for quite a while.  Creating and looking at a bright colored card like this one keeps me hopeful for the sunny days ahead.  

  We made this card as one of our make n takes at OnStage that was held in Salt Lake City in November.  Here's what is great about this bundle.

1. The 19 framelits, called Bottles and Bubbles, cut out just about anything connected with the stamp set.

2. The Bundle and a Little bit more, like some ribbon and the Glitter and Clear epoxy shapes qualify a person for a free Sale a Bration item.

3. The designer paper called Bubbles and Fizz  in the Sale a Bration catalog matches and is meant to go along with the Bubble Over Bundle.

Don't you love when things coordinate together.

 Tomorrow I will share a card two more items that coordinate from the Occasions and the Sale a Bration catalogs.

Petal Palette Bundle-Petals and More Thinlits Dies

  Don't you love how dainty this branch is?  It is one of the 10 thinlits that are part of the Petals and More thinlit dies.  What I love about this set of thinlits, is that some of them cut out the stamps, but there are several extra thinlits that can be accent pieces.

  Did you know when you look at a stamp set in a catalog if the image has a grey area around the outside of it, it can be cut out with a matching thinlit?  I love a set where you can cut out your stamp with a thinlit instead of having to use a pair of scissors.

  This bundle has two options, wood-mount or clear.  Which ever option you might choose, you will be able to choose your favorite Sale a Bration set.  What a deal!

Tomorrow I will share a great technique I tried called the drip technique.  

Everything Heart Card Cafe-Heart Happiness

  Another simple card made with this great set.  The images in this set are hearts and coordinate with the Sweet and Sassy heart thinlits.

The designer paper is from the Wood Textures designer paper stack.  
The accent piece is stamped on Crumb Cake card stock and colored in with the new Blends.  I love the look of the color on the Crumb Cake. 

By using a piece of twine and a glitter dot it looks like the heart is hanging from a wall.  

Are you wondering where these sets are coming from.  Today is the first day that items can be ordered from the new Occasions catalog.  If you don't have one yet, then let me know and I will see that you get one.

Do you know what else starts today?  Sale a Bration.  For every $50 you spend you are entitled to one item in the Sale a Bration catalog for free.
Have a great time checking these two catalogs out.

Tomorrow I will be showing you a card made using the bundle Sure Do Love You.

So in Love-Fix it Friday

Reminder of the pieces I used for Tuesday's Technique card.  On Tuesday I spritzed over the pieces.  Here is what I did for one of today's cards.

I took a sponge dauber and sponged over the cut out section of the thinlits.  Some of the ink went over the edges so I did a little trimming to get this look.

When I saw the thinlits and how they looked after spritzing and sponging I thought they might look good on a card.  So waste not want not this is what I came up with.

This set has really cute thinlits and some sayings that are written in a stylish script.  I have had a lot of fun playing with So in Love this week.  I hope you have gotten some inspiration from my cards.

And if anything you are stamping with comes up missing, don't forget to check under your laptop.

So in Love-Template Thursday

So can you see what is new in this card?

This card uses the new Falling Petals embossing folder as its background.  Embossing folders make great backgrounds don't they.

Do you recognize the ribbon?  It is one of the free offers from the Sale a Bration catalog that ends on March 31.  I was not sure I would like the ribbon until I got my hands on it.  It is soft and has a subtle metallic look to it.

A second way to change the background of any card is to use designer paper.

This designer paper is called Falling in Love and goes well with the So in Love bundle.  The colors are soft and soothing.  This paper reminds me of the Bokeh technique.  I will have to feature that in a card soon.

Finally just using cardstock that contrasts colors is a quick and fast way like you see in this card.

I used Blushing Bride and Soft Suede cardstock as the background and Crumb Cake for the accent piece.  I was so glad to find my missing thinlit so that I could finish making this card.

Come back tomorrow to see what else I did with the thinlits I used on Tuesday's Technique card. I try to never waste anything when I am making cards.

So in Love-Wednesday Wow

  Can you guess why this is a Wow card for me?

1. Black and White with a spot of color

2. Embossing in white 

3. The card uses my favorite thinlit from the set........that happens to be the missing thinlit that was finally found.

Come back tomorrow to see how to change up the background of some simple cards.

So in Love-Technique Tuesday

  Can you guess how I made this card? 

1.  I cut out 2 of the thinlit images.

2. I placed them on the card stock, top and bottom.

3. I filled a spritzer with rubbing alcohol and Melon Mambo ink refill and spritzed away.

It was fun and easy.

Come back tomorrow to see a wow card I made using this bundle.

A little Leprechan Magic-So in Love

   Last week I was busy prepping my blog cards when all of a sudden a very important thinlit was missing. I searched the trash and everywhere I could think of and could not find it anywhere.  It naturally impeded my progress for my blog posts.

  Today, I decided on one last attempt as I had every day since the thinlit went missing and decided to lift up my lap top which always stays in one place.  And there it was.  I prefer to think that a leprechaun hid it from me, rather than me having a very senior moment.  But the lost was found and I am therefore ready for a So in Love week.

  The thinlits that go along with this stamp set are the real selling point for me.  They are delicate and make a simple card easy.  I used the Precision Base plate which make cutting this detailed image so very easy.

  Come back tomorrow to see a technique card I made using this same thinlit.

Beautiful You-Template Thursday

  For my template this Thursday I have changed the background for each card and changed the image.  I did not put any sayings on these cards because I like to have blank cards that I can personalize for any situation.

Card Number 1 uses the washi tape that coordinates with the Pop of Pink designer paper.  I love using washi tape on cards and find it so easy to use.  Tear, place on the card, tear again.  I never use scissors.

 Card number 2 uses one of the papers from the Serene Scenery paper stack.  These papers are 6 by 6 and come with 48 in a pack. I love how much fun the ones in the Serene Scenery stack are to use.  Several of them are photos of nature.

Card number 3 uses a stamped image as the background.  This image can also fit on top of the lady with the hat stamp and eliminate the need to color in the image.  A very casual artsy look.

As you can imagine I could keep going with changing my backgrounds.  Maybe use an embossing folder, creating a word background.  Why don't you try making a card using one of these background techniques.

Come back tomorrow to see how I take a simple card and turn it into a gift card holder and a simple box.