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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Upsy Daisy


Stamp Set:
Upsy Daisy
Paper:
Kiwi Kiss
Pacific Point
Whisper White
Ink:
Baja Breeze

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Shaving Cream Technique

Shaving Cream Technique
Stamp Set:
Crazy for Cupcakes
Paper:
Kiwi Kiss - 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
Baja Breeze - 5 1/4" X 4"
Pink Pirouette - 2 3/8" x 3 3/8"
Whisper White - 3 1/8" x 2 1/8"
Glossy White - 5 1/8" x 3 13/16"
Ink:
Close to Coco
Markers
Ink Refills
Accessories:
Baja Breeze Ribbon
Shaving Cream
Crystal Effects
Paper Towels
In the shaving cream technique you can use a paper plate or some flat container that can fit your glossy white paper. Spray you shaving cream in your plate, spray enough to cover the size of your glossy paper. Then take your ink refills and drop in the shaving cream. As many or as few as you like. Take a tooth pick or some object to swirl thru the shaving cream. When you get it the way you want place your glossy paper, glossy side down into the shaving cream. Kind of mash it into the shaving cream. You can lift it up and make sure there is shaving cream on all of it, place it back in if not all covered. Then lift it up and take some paper towels and wipe off the excess shaving cream. Let it dry and it is ready to use.
If you have any questions please email and I will help.
Have fun!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, April 27, 2009

Fifth Avenue Floral

Stamp Set:
Fifth Avenue Floral

Paper:
Rose Red
So Saffron
Certainly Celery
Glossy white

Ink:
Basic Blac
VersaMark
Rose Red Ink Refill
Real Red Ink Refill
So Saffron Ink Refill




Accessories:
Black Embossing Powder
Little Leaves Sizzlet Die Cut
Eyelet Border Punch
Spray Bottle with water
Plenty of paper towels

Technique: Ink, Spray, Smush
For this technique you need to take two pieces of glossy paper(cut to the size you need) and drop two or three drops from each of the different color of ink refills on one piece of the glossy paper. Then spray two or three squirts of water on the drops of refills. Then spray your blank piece of glossy paper with the water. Then lay the two pieces on top of each other and mash it together until the two pieces or covered in the ink. No two pieces will ever look the exact same. After it is covered good, pull them apart and wipe across the top of paper with a paper towel, this is to take off the excess ink. Sometimes this part can be very messy. Have plenty of paper towels on hand and maybe come gloves. Let the pieces dry. Then stamp your floral stamp with versa mark on the glossy paper. Cover with black embossing powder and heat with heat tool. Then cut the floral out with sissors. You can do the same with the other piece or just use it for another project. You can also use it just for a background.
The base card is cut at 4 1/4" X 11" and scored at 5 1/2". Another piece of rose red is cut 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", So Saffron is 3 5/8" x 3 5/8" and 1 1/2" x 4 1/4". The use the eyelet border punch on the 1 1/2" x 4 1/4".
Have fun!!

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Quilt Top Note Card


Stamp Set:
Oval All
Paper:
Designer Series Papers - Baja Breeze 1 1/4" squares
Whisper White- two 4" x 5"
Baja Breeze 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
Ink:
Basic Grey
Baja Breeze
Black Marker
Accessories:
1 1/4" Square Punch
White Gel Pen
Scallop Oval
Large Oval
Blender Pen or
Top Note Die Cut
Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Instructions:
1. Your card base (Baja Breese) is cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4".
2. Your whisper white is cut at 4" x 5".
3. Out of the designer paper cut 12- 1 1/4" squares of any designer you desire. Adhere the squares to the 4"x5" whisper white, placing them right next to each other. There is be a small area of the white not covered when you are finished placing the square.
4. You place the piece you just covered with the squares and cut it out with the Top Note Die.
5. Take your black marker and make little X marks for the stitches.
6. Stamp your image of some scarp whisper white and punch out with the Large oval punch and color as you like.
7. Punch the oval scallop out of some scrap baja breeze.
8. Use your gel pen to make dots on the scallops.
9. Attach with some dimensionals, the two scallop pieces.
10. Take another 4"x5" piece of whisper white and attach to card base.
11. Attach your quilt piece to the card. Attach your scallops.
Done!

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Circles and Stars


Stamp Set:
Starring you

Ink:
Versamark

Paper:
Pumpkin Pie
Bashful Blue
Certainly Celery
Real Red


Accessories:
1" circle punch
3/4" circle punch
Large Star Punch
Small Star Punch
Gold Brads
Hole Punch

Friday, April 24, 2009

Rasberry Tart "Thank You"


Stamp Set:
Elegant Thank You

Ink:
Rose Red

Paper
Rose Red card stock: 4‐1/4" x 11" (Card Base)
Whisper White card stock: 3‐5/8" x 4‐7/8"
Raspberry Tart Designer Series paper: 3‐1/2" x 4‐3/4"; 5/8" x 4‐3/4"
Kiwi Kiss Scrap
Whisper White Scrap

Accessories:
Scallop Circle Punch
Wide Oval Punch
Ticket Corner Punch
Adhesive
Paper Cutter

This is a really quick card to make. With the Designer Paper it really dresses it up and will make an elegant card. With just some paper and one stamp set and one stamp pad you have a really nice card to give someone you care about.

Kit Kat Candy Wrapper


Stamp Sets:
Flight of the Butterfly
So Swirly Jumbo Roller
One of a Kind

Ink:
Certainly Celery

Paper:
Paterns Designer Series Papers (Certainly Celery) 6"x6"
Whisper White: 1 1/2' x 7 1/2", & scraps for punches
So Saffron (for punches)

Accessories:
Oval Scallop Punch
Large Oval Punch
1" Square Punch
1 1/4" Square Punch
Crimper

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Crazy for Cupcakes



Stamp Set:
Crazy for Cupcakes

Paper:
Pixie Pink - 5 1/2" x 41/4"- 1" circle punch
Chocolate Chip - 5 1/2" x 1" - 2 1/8" x 3 1/4"
Pumpkin Pie - 3/4" cirle punch
Designer Paper - 1 1/2" X 4 1/4" - 3" x 1 1/2"
Whisper White - 3" x 2"

Ink:
Basic Black
Various Markers

Accessories:
Scallop Border Punch
Word Window Punch
1" circle Punch
3/4" circle Punch

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Soot Technique

Soot Technique

Stamp Set: Embace Life, Rough Texture Jumbo Roller

Paper: Basic Black, Kraft, Glossy White

Ink: Basic Black, Whisper White

Accessories: Silver Brads, Candle, Spray Sealer

Instructions:

You need the glossy white card stock and a candle. Have the shiny side of the card stock facing the flame of the candle. Keep it moving over the candle and checking it for how much soot is on it. Please be careful not to burn yourself or catch the paper on fire. Just keep checking until you have the right about of soot you want on the paper. It doesn't have to be all black, leave some white ares. Keep fingers off the side that the soot is on. Take your image stamp and press into the soot. If making more than one, clean you stamp between each time. The soot is on the stamp set so you need to clean for the next image on to the soot. Then take you spray sealer and spray little on the soot piece. Just make sure all of it is covered. If not the soot will rub off. Let dry and adhere to your card. Each piece will look different. Try this techique with different stamp set.


Monday, April 20, 2009

Garden Greetings


Stamp Set:
Garden Greetings (113716)
Ink:
Baja Breeze (111833)
Pacific Point (111837)
Kiwi Kiss (111835)
Paper:
Baja Breeze (111352) 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
Pacific Point (111350) 1 1/2" x 5 1/8"
Kiwi Kiss (111353) 5 1/2" x 3/4"
Whisper White (100730) 4" x 5 1/8"
Scraps of Whisper White and Pacific Point
Accessories:
Eyelet Border Punch (113692)
Scallop Oval Punch (114889) Occasions mini catalog
Large Oval Punch (107305)
Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen (105021)

Soft Summer




This is one of the cards we make at my uplines club last Saturday.

Stamp Set:

Soft Summer (113802) Occasions mini catalog




Paper:

Whisper White - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" scored at 4 1/4"
Whisper White - 4" x 3"
Certainly Celery - 5 1/4" x 4" then ran thru the Big Shot to emboss.
Cameo Coral - 4 3/8" x 2 1/4"
So Saffron - 4" x 1"

Ink:
Basic Black
Cameo Coral (sponging)
Watercolor crayons - Close to Coco, Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery

Accessories:
Gold Brads
White Ribbon
Eyelet Border Punch
Ticket Corner Punch
1/8" hole punch


Stamp the image on the small white piece (leaving room for the greeting) in Basic Black, using watercolor crayons with Aqua Pen, or you can use blender pens with ink pads or use your markers. Stamp greeting with Camero Coral under the image. Use the Ticket Corner Punch on all four corners. Sponge around with Camero Coral ink. Punch the So Saffron with the eyelet border punch and adhere to Certainly Celery to the left side. Wrap your ribbon around the Certainly Celery on top on the So Saffron, tie knot at botton. Punch holes with the 1/8" punch for brads in each corner on the left side of Certainly Celery. Adhere image piece to the Cameo Coral and then adhere Cameo Coral on the Certainly Celery piece.
Adhere to card base. Your done!

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Calendar Card

Instructions for Calendar Card

Supplies

Cutting/Scoring tool

Basic Black & Whisper White cardstock
4 Colors of card stock with coordinating Designer Paper

Tree for all Seasons Stamp set
Black Ink
SU Markers, Watercolor Crayons, or Pencils

1 3/8" Circle Punch & Scallop Circle Punch
Crop-a-dile
Ribbon
adhesives

Step 1:
Print a Yearly Calendar...go to:hhttp://www.printfree.com/Calendar_files/Yearly/2011printable.htm  Right Click on the calendar ; select Print Preview Go to the “Shrink Down” drop down menu, select 80% Print onto Whisper White Cardstock.

Step 2: Score the following pieces:
Cut Black Cardstock 5 ½ x 8 ½” and Score at 4 ¼ “ ( just like you would for a cardbase)
Cut Black Cardstock (4) 5 x 1 5/8”
Punch (4) Black Scallops
Cut 4 pieces of Cardstock ; coordinating Designer Paper:
Cardstock: 5 ¼ x 4”
Designer Paper: 5 x 2
Cut Calendar strips (finished size should be 4 7/8 x 1 ½” each)

For each “season” complete the following steps:
Adhere DP onto the coordinating colored cardstock.Adhere the black matting to the white calendar strip. Adhere the matted calendar strip to the colored cardstock (the bottom edge of the black mat should be approx 3/8” from the bottom of the colored cardstock..to allow room for holes that will be punched).

Adhere Black Scallop above calendar strip.
Stamp & color image.
Punch out with 1 3/8” circle punch.
Place (2) dimensionals (pop dots)behind the image circle & adhere to the black scallop.
Next, you'll want to think about which 2 seasons you want on the outside and on the inside of your calendar then adhere each onto the black calendar base.

For instance, you could put Spring & Summer on the outside, Fall & Winter on the inside. Just make sure your seasons go in sequence.
Use your Cropadile to punch two 1/8” holes (for the ribbon) on the bottom edge of both sides of the calendar (approx 3/8” up from the bottom edge).
Thread gingham ribbon through and tie in a loose knot or bow.

Your done!