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Sweet Cake
Hidy Ho Stampers,
It's been very busy here in my stamp room. I've had my team meeting last week, prepping for all my Continuing Education Classes, a couple of workshops, my March Stamp Clubs and Scrapbooking Clubs as well as my quarterly Stamp Camp with my downline which will be held next week. Lots of prep but it's so much fun coming up with the projects. I've met a lot of new stampers these last two weeks. Their brand new enthusiasm is infectious and I love it. I've been having a ball. Here is a card that we did at my workshop.
Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Sweet Cake (#125490 wood mount) or (#125492 clear mount).
Pretty Papers Used: Daffodil Delight Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Daffodil Delight Cardstock, Pool Party Textured Cardstock
Fun Accessories: Dazzling Details Glitter (I love this because the applicator has such a narrow tip for precise application); #122941 Mini Brads; Dimensionals and markers (Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Real Red, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight); Old Olive Stamp Pad.
Here are two more cards using the same stamp set along with the coordinating Designer Series Paper. That paper is a specialty paper found in the Occasions Mini Catalog on page 33. Aren't they adorable.
And in case you haven't noticed, they are setting on our NEW Diagonal Plate #125586 for $11.95. This is available starting TODAY, March 1st. You can use this to create diagonal score lines for envelopes, boxes and more! This sits on top of the Simply Scored base. It's held in place by the rubber pads on the back of the plate. I thas etched grooves every 1/8" and can score any size cardstock up to 12 x 12. It also includes instructions for creating common envelopes sizes. So make sure you have the Simply Scored Tool and add to that with the Simply Scored Diagonal Plate.
Subscribe to the comments for this postSimply Elegant
Hidy Ho Stampers,
I have my big Team Meeting today and made this card for my swap. The theme was "Simply Elegant" so this is what I came up with. It's a Wedding Shower Invitation. What do you think?
It's all embossed with Vanilla Craft Ink and Clear Embossing Powder.
I used the Stamp Set Love & Laughter from the Occasions Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up! Then I embellished it with some pearls of course and a little flower from one of Itty Bitty Punches (it's a set of three). There is a lot of dimension…I just love the way it came out.
Hope you enjoyed my post, thank you for stopping by.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Hidy Ho Stampers,
I love Valentine's Day. It's so much fun…and it's really great if you are a card maker. My day started with Kevin's card. For all holidays, he makes me a card, yep I said he makes me a card for every holiday. I never know when he gets time to do it because I'm always in my stamp room – hmmmmmm…..Here is his Valentine's card for me, it's so cute.
It was sitting on the counter with my favorite coffee (decaf of course)! He used Crumb Cake for the base card. He took the Woodgrain background stamp and stamped the base card with Early Espresso. He added a punched red heart and free handed an Early Espresso arrow.
Now his explanation is the only thing better than the card itself. He told me it was a tree with our heart carved in it…awwwwww – but that was not all of the explanation. He proceeded to tell me that he really wanted to use my new Heart Framelit so it looked like it really was carved into the tree but he was afraid since he didn't know how to use it that he would flatten it out and that would really ruin Valentine's day! :0) Boy was he right! So I'm totally okay with him using the punch instead. Isn't that the cutest card?! I look forward to his hand made cards and he loves not having to drive to the mall to buy one! He also does a great job picking out just the right stamps.
Here's a closeup of the "carved heart"!
Here is our traditional dinner – Heart-shaped Meatloaf!
MMMMMMMMMM
and of course we have to have PINK mashed potatoes!
This year I added a drink that I found on Pinterest…pink lemonade, raspberry sherbet and Lemon-Lime Soda – OH MY GOSH!!!!!
I had to make a little heart for my daughter who was at school until late.
mmmmmmmmmm
And here is a picture that my son sent me. He made heart-shaped eggs for breakfast! aHHHHH the apple doesn't fall far from the tree!!
Like I said, I love this day…it's so much fun. Thanks for stopping by!
More Herringbone
Hidy Ho Stampers,
This stamping technique is so much fun. Here is another example…
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Mixed Bunch; Loving Thoughts
Cardstock: Poppy Parade; Whisper White
Ink: Poppy Parade
Accessories: Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper; Blossom Punch; Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack
Thank you for stopping by! Have a super day.
Edible Pins…
Hidy Ho stampers and bakers,
Just a little more with food…
In another part of my presentation, I used Sugar Sheets with punches and my Big Shot.
Sugar Sheets come in a lot of different colors.
Here they are ready to be run through the Big Shot.
ahhhhhhhh here they go!!!!
And here they are all cut out!
Ready to paper pierced….
paper piercing them…
Add one of our new Jelly Bean Brads from the Occasions Mini Catalog (part of the Sweet Shop Product Suite) and you now have an EDIBLE pin (DON'T eat the brad)!!!
These sugar sheets can also be used with our punches. Yes I said you can punch them out as I did in my presentation. So for all you that love PUNCH ART for your cards…you can now do it on cakes and cupcakes!!!! How cool is that?! I have a video that I will be posting soon on this technique. :0)
Hope you enjoyed my post.
A little help for a friend…
Hidy Ho Stampers,
I'm so excited, my friend had her last chemo treatment this week - YEAH Margaret!!!! She's gone through a lot. I sent off a box of supplies to her so she can do here clubs this month. The box had all the supplies for fifty people to do two different cards. One of the cards I designed and cut for her is below. I used the new Hearts Collection Framelits Dies and the coordinating stamp set called Take It To Heart. I thought it was very appropriate!
Here is what the card looks like along with the framelit set. I also used the new Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies.
Supplies used:
Stamp Set: Take it to Heart; Loving Thoughts
Cardstock: Pool Party, Island Indigo and Very Vanilla
Ink: Island Indigo
Accessories: Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelits Die, Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Pool Party Seam Binding, Dimensionals
Thank you for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed my post. I will continue to pray for my friend and hope this helps her just a little!
Tip on new Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies
Hidy Ho stampers,
So have you seen the new Occasions Mini Catalog? I just love the Mini Catalog program. I was so ready to be over the Holidays and all the trimmings and now I'm onto beautiful cards and snowmen! :0) I love my snowmen.
So here is another tip I have for you…it has to do with the new Edgelits Adorning Accents Dies. These very thin and very fragile metal dies are the exact same width as our Standard Cutting Pads which makes it a little tricky when running them through the Big Shot. BUT NOT TO WORRY…I have the solution for you.
Here is what the die looks like – the very thin silver piece. The die is #125595 and can be found on page 7 of the Occasions Mini Catalog.
If you lay these on your cutting pads, they are very likely to move so I'm going to suggest this tip. Purchase two extra sets of the Standard Cutting Pads #113475 that will be dedicated to ONLY these two dies. It is going to save you LOTS of time and and you won't get frustrated with them but even more important, you won't end up BENDING them.
1. Take one of the dies and put a row of sticky strip on the "flat" side of the die. Line it up and stick it to the bottom of one of the new cutting pads. It is now permanently adhered to this pad. The side with the "edge" or cutter is now sticking up. That one is done.
2. Do the same thing to this one. Now you've used two of your cutting pads. These are permanently adhered to these two pads.
3. This is pad # 3. What you are going to do with this one is add a piece of our grid paper to the back. I cut a piece of grid paper the size of the clear pad (make sure you have it EVEN on both sides – meaning the lines are the same on one side as the other). This is going to be used as a guide for your cardstock. THEN, what I did so the paper didn't get worn, I cut a piece of our Window Sheets (these can be found on page 216 of the big catalog) I cut these the same size as the clear pad also and put that over the grid paper to preserve it. Both of these were put on the back of the pad with Sticky Strip. Now you have three pads that are dedicated to these dies. Read on to learn how to use them…
4. In this picture, I'm placing the card on the "grid pad" with the grid on the bottom of the pad and the clear plastic on the top. Do you see that the card is even on both sides. That is very important. If you don't make it even on both sides, the curves on the left will not match the curves on the right. I did put a little dotto on the back of the card to hold it in place while I cut. Then I used my Adhesive Remover to get that little bit of sticky off the card when I was done. Okay, we've got our dies all glued on, we got our grid pad all set and our paper is glued to the top of the grid pad. Now what?
5. For your layers, you are going to put your Multi Purpose Platform down (close the whole thing so that tab 2 is on top), then your pad that has the grid sheet (with the plastic side up and the grid on the bottom), then you line up your cardstock (here I used Blushing Bride), then you put your cutting pad on where you want it. That's one of the beauties for this set up, you can place that cutting edge anywhere on the paper. I've placed it pretty far up on this one but it can be right along the bottom edge – it's totally up to you. It's that easy. Run it through the Big Shot.
6. Now to store the pads and dies. This is another amazing feature. Put the two pads with the dies on them together so that the dies are on opposite ends. Then put the grid pad on the bottom. Take two rubber bands and put one on the top and one on the bottom and store with your other dies. AND, you now have the empty plastic envelope that the dies came in so you can store the three coordinating Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folders in. I love it when things work out!
Isn't this card just beautiful? Do you see the scallop on the bottom? That is one of two dies you get when you purchase this amazing new die for the Big Shot and it was so easy with the "permanent mounted dies". If you have ANY questions, just post to my blog. I'd love to have you leave me a comment and get a discussion going on these amazing new products.
Now for my Special. If you place a $75 on-line order from my website during the month of January, I will give you this online class free. Remember if you wait until January 24th, you will also get to pick a free Sale-a-Bration set free. It will have all the directions and measurements for five of these cards (and if you think these two are pretty, wait until you see the other three). These are only two of the cards included in this very elegant class. If you would rather I put the order in, just email me and I will put it in for you.
Thank you for stopping by.
Another Neat Tip – Aqua Pens meet my Christmas Cards
Hidy Ho Stampers,
Many years ago when the aqua pens were first introduced to Stampin' Up!, I started using them as "envelope lickers". My daughter has Celiac Disease and cannot lick an envelope (or stamp) because of the wheat paste they are made with. So to help her out, I started using my aqua pens to lick the envelopes. It works GREAT!
So here's another tip for you…
This is 200 of my Christmas Cards (just another 100 to go)
Take your aqua pen, fill it with water and slide it across your envelope. It moistens the glue enough to seal it.
ahhhhhhh another job well done!
Hope you enjoyed my post, thank you for stopping by!
New Samples…
Hidy Ho stampers,
I've been playing all day (after my Calendar Class) with my new product from the upcoming Occasions Mini catalog. Wait until you see what is in this catalog. Here is a card I made to show at my team meeting tomorrow.
There is so much new product in this card! Yahooo! Edgelit Dies with coordinating Adorning Accents Embossing Folder along with a coordinating stamp set called Bordering on Romance. I also used the coordinating Designer Series Paper called Twitterpated. I cut out the tags with the Framelit Die called Labels Collection. I'm so pleased with the way this card came out.
Oh I was so excited, this is a card I received in the mail. Inside is an invitation to the annual 2012 Advisory Board Reunion Luncheon. The card is beautiful and it was made by one of the employees at Stampin' Up! GORGEOUS card!
Okay, need to go finish packing for tomorrow's meeting. Have a grand night.
Calendar pages…
Hidy Ho Stampers,
I worked most of the day cutting for my Calendar Class Saturday and for my pre-ordered kits. I'm so pleased with the my new calendar. Here are a few pics…
I did the calendar in My Digital Studio and printed it off on my computer. It really came out so nice. You can purchase the My Digital Studio for $79.95 from my On-line Store. It's an amazing program, I use it all the time. It's a great gift to ask SANTA for!
I worked with a lot of techniques in this class also. Here is one of them…
November had a new twist on the Babywipe Technique. I used a babywipe and put three colors of reinker on it.
ewwww, it looks yucky. I PICKED IT UP and started to "dab" my cardstock with it. Just dab, do not rub.
Dab, Dab, Dab
Then take your stamp and stamp over the background and cut out your images.
and here is what it looks like.
Here's another technique I used on May. I used our white handmade, crocheted flowers and dyed them with our aqua pen and reinkers. They came out beautiful. They do lighten up a lot after the dry.
Well that's it for tonight. I hope you liked my post. If you'd like to order a calendar kit, email me and I'll get one right out to you. You DO need to own the stamp set because I cannot pre-stamp images for kits. The set that I used is called Every Little Bit #120558 Clear Mount). It's an adorable set that I love to use.
