RainyDay Stamper

Thank you

RUFFLED THANKS CARD

Stamps

• Kindness Matters

Paper

• Whisper White Card Stock

• Baja Breeze Textured Card Stock

• Island Indigo Textured Card Stock

Ink

• Baja Breeze Classic Stampin’ Pad®

• Calypso Coral Classic Stampin’ Pad

• Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

• Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad

Accessories

• Calypso Coral 3/8” Ruffled Ribbon

• Rhinestone Basic Jewels

• Stampin’ Dimensionals®

• Scallop Edge Punch

• Big Shot™

• Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders Set

Happy Stamping,

Stampin' Up's Framelits

Fabulous project, fabulous case but inside

they come in a heavy plastic  case and are attached to a cardboard sheet with a strip of tape.  Yes, it works but I think that in time the tape will lose its stickiness and the pieces will shift about and perhaps get damaged.  So now my framelits look like this

No tape but our fabulous Magnet sheets covered with some retired Crushed Curry DSP.  The dies are placed on the magnet sheet cutting side up so that they are easy to remove.  So are SU magnet sheets better than other brands?  Yes, I had a roll of magnet sheet from before Stampin' Up! came out with their sheets and the power of the magnet is extremely different.

Happy Stamping,

Elementary Elegance

I just love this Sale-a-bration set, the frame no matter what colour you use, really is elegant.  I used Naturals Ivory with Basic Black to make this clean, elegant but masculine card.

If you have never checked out our Naturals cardstock, it comes in White and Vanilla and is a heavier weight than our regular Very Vanilla and Whisper White and has speckles in the paper.  It is fabulous for watercolouring and is also available in 40 piece packs for $9.25 and matching envelopes are available for both colours.  I heat embossed the frame using Black embossing powder and then using the Curly Label punch, punched out the center.  

This panel is attached to the back panel with dimensionals to give a shadow box appearance.  Again I have used the Lattice Impression folder to add extra texture to the card with a simple 1" strip.

Happy Stamping,

 

 

 

Yellow Roses

I am loving the set, Apothecary Art, it makes such beautiful cards with very little effort.  It makes a perfect Sympathy card when paired with the set, Loving Thoughts.  The sentiments in this set fit the two larger stamps in Apothecary Art perfectly.

I used Black Stazon to stamp the image onto Vellum cardstock and coloured in the roses with my So Saffronl marker on the back of the vellum so that the images have a soft look. I then layered it onto Whisper White.  I used my Labels Framelits to make the frame in Always Artichoke and then layered it onto a So Saffron mat also cut with the Labels Framelits that I embossed with the Lattice Impressions folder.  The card has been stamped with the Netting Background stamp using So Saffron again softening the overall card.

Happy Stamping,

Do you like Glitter?

Glitter adds so much pizzazz to a card, making it stand out.  Applying glitter to your card can be as simple as using your Two Way glue pen to stick the glitter to the card or there are other simple techniques that take your card to the next level of WOW factor.

Don't you love this colour combo?  I got it from my trusty friend, Stampin' Up!'s Colour Coach.  Believe me, this is a combination that I would not of thought of on my own, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade and More Mustard but it is beautiful.  The stamp set, Sprinkled Expressions, 2012 Sale-a-bration FREE set and the ribbon and brad, you guessed it, another FREE Sale-a-bration product.Can you see the glitter on this card?  I used our Nova Superfine Glitter in Aqua (114287) to make that star really sparkle.

Why not join me on March 2nd for a fun class I am calling "Glitter-fy".  We will be making four cards using three different techniques that will keep the glitter on the cards not on your recipient. Cost is $20 and seating is limited so email me by clicking the email button on the lower right side  today! Want this class for FREE?  Simply place a $50 order and the class is FREE!

Happy Stamping,

What is your favourite ice cream?

How about Cherry?  Use Stampin' Up!'s new scented embossing powders and make your cards smell as good as they look.  We have Cherry, Vanilla and Melon, so yummy.

The ice cream cone is from the new set, Mouthwatering and I used my markers to colour the image on the stamp and then stamped it onto Whisper White.  Using my Versamark marker(100901) I coloured over the ice cream and then sprinkled on the Cherry embossing powder and heated it up with my heat gun.  Oh, it's lovely, not too strong and the smell does stay, I made this card three weeks ago, just to test it out.  

The rest of the card, Whisper White base, Early Expresso mat, Twitterpated DSP , small scalloped strips are made using the dotted scallop ribbon border punch hiding most of the strip behind my Whisper White sentiment strip, I love those barely there scallops.  The sentiment I thought was perfect for this card, is from Sweet Cake, another set in the mini.

Happy Stamping,

Happy Monday

Wow, February is almost over, didn't it go fast!  I was reading my February's Stampin' Success magazine, a magazine that demonstrators get each month with lots of information and ideas.  They had an article about the stamp set,You're my Type.  Now, you know I love that set and when I saw the card they made with it, I just had to case it.  I changed the colour from Old Olive to Island Indigo and everything else stayed the same.

Isn't it a cool card!  Now the part that intrigued me, was the paper in the typewriter, take a closer look

Yes, there are letters on it, made with the A - Z background stamp but just how is it done? Mask it! I stamped the typewriter onto the Very Vanilla in Early Expresso and then stamped it again onto a post it note.  I cut out the parts that were the paper and then placed the mask over my stamped image.  Ink up the A - Z stamp with Sahara Sand and stamp.  Remove the mask and voila-a page that looks like it was typed.  Once you make your mask, pop it in your stamp case and use it over and over.

Happy Stamping,

Friend to Friend

Images © 2012 Stampin' Up!

FRIEND TO FRIEND CARD

Stamps

• Teeny Tiny Wishes

• Triple Treat Flower

Paper

• Baja Breeze Card Stock

• Cherry Cobbler Card Stock

• Crumb Cake Card Stock

• Whisper White Card Stock

• Early Espresso Textured Card Stock

Ink

• Baja Breeze Classic Stampin’ Pad®

• Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin’ Pad

• Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad

• Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad

Accessories

• Crumb Cake 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon

• Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine

• Metallic Brads

• Stampin’ Dimensionals®

• 5-Petal Flower Punch

• Cupcake Punch

• Fancy Flower Punch

• 1/2" Circle Punch

 Happy Stamping,

Want the best paper cutter?

Now if you are like me, you have several, the one I got before I discovered Stampin' Up, the one I bought to replace it because it didn't do a good job, and then Stampin' Up came into my life.  I now have the best cutter-EVER!

What does Stampin' Up describe this cutter as?

 

 

The Tabletop Paper Cutter is a must-have! The cutter is so precise, and it won’t fray card stock. The Tabletop paper cutter can make project preparation easier to prepare—you’ll be amazed at how much faster and easier it is. 

■ Very precise, won't fray card stock
■ Has safety blade
■ Trimmer measures 17-3/8” x 7-1/8” x 2-3/4”
■ Detachable measuring arm and handle can be stored in the back storage area

 

Believe me, that is the truth, but I have a couple of tips to make it just a bit better.  I found sometimes I would end up with crooked pieces of paper-cleanly cut but crooked.  For me, that was not happiness. Then one day I discovered using a triangle ruler and my cutter, made straight cuts

Line the ruler to the measurement you want, insert your paper, hold down the pressure bar and chop.

So simple, so great.

Happy Stamping,

A Special day

 

deserves a special card.  I think this card could work for a wedding or a anniversary

I love the clean look of Black and White with just a bit of colour and this time it is sparkly colour-our Red Glimmer paper,

The card base is Whisper White then I used a layer of Basic Black for the tiny mat.  The main image is a sentiment from Full Of Life and I embossed it with black embossing powder onto Whisper White.  Then using our Heart framelits, I cut it out. I love how you can place those dies exactly where you want them.  Now I wanted a smaller mat than the next size of heart in the set so I traced the framelit onto to the back of the glimmer paper and free hand cut it out added a little bit. The heart is hanging from the flourish from Baroque Motifs which is also heat embossed and used a bit of the retired silver cord (gee I hope that comes back this year, I am almost out!)

Inside I embossed the greeting from A Word for You and added a couple more Glimmer hearts.

Don't forget to decorate your envelope , again I have used the Baroque Motif swirl and embossed with Black embossing powder.

Happy Stamping,