by Tracy | Jun 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you’re looking for a fun way to create a card, you’ll love our new Pattern Party Decorative Masks. You can make beautiful designs using these masks with embossing paste, sponge daubers, spritzers, etc.
I made my card using sponge daubers and three Stampin’ Up! Stampin’ Pads: Melon Mambo, Tangerine Tango and Crushed Curry. I dabbed the daubers in the stamp pads and then rubbed them over the mask making sure to blend where the colors overlapped. So easy!
I wanted to be able to add a sentiment to the middle of my design so to prepare my paper I cut out a circle from a post it note (I bought the kind that has adhesive on the entire sticky note). After attaching it to the center of my Whisper White paper, I taped down the mask using Painters Tape. The picture below shows after I applied color.
The picture below shows right before I took off the sticky note mask. The last step was to add my sentiment.
Tomorrow I’ll share another card I made using these fun Decorative Masks!
Stamping Supplies – Below you’ll find all the supplies I used to make today’s card. To purchase any of the products, click on one of the pictures and you’ll head over to my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have any questions, please ask!
Non-Stampin’ Up! supplies: Full Adhesive Sticky Notes, Blue Painters Tape
by Tracy | Jun 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Don’t you love it when you can create a beautiful card in just a few minutes? Each sheet of paper in the Designer Series Paper pack, Naturally Eclectic, is gorgeous! It’s so pretty that all you need to add is a sentiment!
The beautiful colors that coordinate with this paper are: Berry Burst, Emerald Envy, Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy, Peekaboo Peach, Soft Sky, and Whisper White. I used Fresh Fig and Lemon Lime Twist.
You’re probably wondering why I’m sharing the stamp set, This Little Piggy. Right? My sentiment actually comes from this set! Each pig in the set has a sentiment attached but I obviously didn’t include a pig on my card. How did I just stamp the sentiment? Easy! I put several post it notes around the sentiment, inked up the stamp, removed the post its and then stamped! It’s a great way to get more mileage out of your stamps.
I punched my sentiment out with a 1″ punch and then layered it on two scallop circles from the Layering Circles Framelits. I finished the card off with a Glitter Enamel Dots. These dots are so much fun to use with their sparkly finish.
If you’d like to purchase what you need to make this card, I’ve included all of the products and prices below. Click any picture below and you’ll head on over to my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have any questions, please ask!
Stamping Supplies
by Tracy | Jun 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Can you spot three new products on my card?
#1 The adorable little pig! The stamp set, This Little Piggy, includes four different poses of this cutie pie pig along with sentiments, kisses (I didn’t even notice these until writing this post) and a cloud.
#2 A new embossing folder! This one is called Pinewood Planks and it’s one of the new Dynamic folders. It’s much thicker than our normal embossing folders which means that you only need one cutting plate when running it through the Big Shot. For an even deeper impression, you can lightly spritz your paper with water first.
#3 Powder Pink Cardstock Powder Pink is one of five new In Colors this year! All five colors will be available for two years.
The little pig was easy to color in using an Aqua Painter and Stampin’ Up! ink pads: Powder Pink, Wild Wasabi and Perfect Plum. While the stamp pads were closed, I pushed on the covers so that ink would collect on the lid. When it’s opened, it’s easy to pick up the color with the Aqua Painter.
It can be a bit confusing and overwhelming when trying to decide what products you want to purchase. To help make it easier, I’ve divided the supplies to make my card into three different options.
Option #1 will give you the basics to create the card. You’ll have ink to stamp and color in the pig. If you have colored pencils or pens already in your crafting stash, you can use those to color in the flower and grass.
Option #2 adds the extra ink pads, embossing folder, doilies and linen thread.
Option #3 is for those of you who want it all! This option adds in the two sets of Framelits. (You could very easily just use the Layering Ovals Framelits. The Stitched Shapes Framelits add the extra stitching details.)
Simply click on any of the pictures, and you’ll be taken right to my Stampin’ Up! online store. If you have questions, please feel free to contact me! Please note that I have not included adhesive in any of the options.
#1 Getting Started
#2 Step It Up
#3 I Want It All!
by Tracy | Jun 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today’s card combines stamping, sponging and heat embossing. Heat embossing never fails to delight me as the embossing powder melts. Pure magic!
The stamps used on my card come from two brand new sets. The daisy is from Daisy Delight and the sentiment is in a very versatile set called Tabs for Everything which includes 53 photopolymer stamps!
Both of these stamp sets can be purchased as a bundle which means that another product is paired with it and you save 10%. You can see the Tabs for Everything bundle here. The Daisy Delight Bundle includes the stamp set with the Daisy Punch, which is currently on backorder, but should be available at the end of the month. Because of its unavailability, the bundle will not show up in the online store but you can see it in the catalog on page 127.
View the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog HERE.
Here are the easy steps to recreate the base of my card:
1. Rub the embossing buddy all over your paper to prevent small bits of embossing powder from sticking to your paper.
2. Stamp your images using Versamark ink.
3. Sprinkle white embossing powder over your images. Tip: I find it easier to stamp an image and sprinkle it with the powder AND then move to the next one rather than stamping all of the images at one time. The problem is that you can’t see where you’ve stamped with the Versamark yet once the powder is on the image, you can easily see it.
4. Heat the embossing powder with your heat tool.
5. Sponge ink over your piece, blending the colors together. Tip: After each color, use a cloth or paper towel and wipe over the embossed area. The color shouldn’t stick to the embossing but I find that sometimes it does. By wiping the area, your stamped image will be nice and white.
All of the supplies I used to create my card are listed below. Clicking an item will take you to my Stampin’ Up! online store where you can purchase any of the products. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!
Stamping Supplies
Have a terrific weekend and thanks for stopping by!
by Tracy | Jun 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you enjoy coloring, then the Floral Statements stamp set is one that you’ll like! Two stamps are included in the set and I love that one is a big HELLO! Sometimes you want to send a card for no other reason than to say hi!
Because I was planning to use water, I used Shimmery White paper and stamped the image with Staz-On (you could also use watercolor paper). Stampin’ Up! no longer carries Staz-On but a product you can also use is our Archival Basic Black ink. Both are permanent ink and work well when using water on your project.
I colored the leaves and flowers two different ways. To color in the flowers, I used two Stampin’ Up! watercolor pencils, Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo. Using water with these pencils creates a deeper, more vibrant shade so after coloring I used an Aqua Painter to go over the Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo. Normally you would fill the barrel with water and squeeze it to allow the water to flow but instead I chose to dip the tip in water as you would a paint brush. Sometimes I feel as though I have no control over the amount of water coming out and I didn’t want to have too much in the small area I was coloring.
To color the leaves, I used a Wild Wasabi stamp pad. While the stamp pad was closed, I pushed down on the lid. This makes the lid come into contact with the pad and when you open it, you now have ink you can pick up with the Aqua Painter (or a blender pen). The tip of the Aqua Painter should be damp. After coloring the leaves, I let it dry and then added more color.
All of the supplies to make my card are listed below. Click on any of the pictures and you’ll be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store. From there it’s easy to add an item to your shopping cart! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
