Mosaic Madness with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho Stampers,

 

Needed a thinking of you card today so this is what I came up with…It's got some good dimension and the color that I used here is Elegant Eggplant.  I think the stamp set Mosaic Madness lends itself to the Rich Regals suite of colors.  Love them with this set.  If you like  my card, and are on my blog, can you pin it to Pinterest?!  Thank you so much!  :0)

 

Mosaic Madness

Simple and Elegant!  Look at the cute little pop-up!

 

mosaic madness 2

I bet you are wondering how i did it :0)

 

First the Whisper White cardbase is cut 11 by 4 1/4 and folded in half.  The next layer is Elegant Eggplant measuring 3 3/4 by 5".  My Whisper top piece is 3 1/4 x 4 1/2.  Before you run this piece through the embossing folder, stamp the straight line image from the stamp set Mosaic Madness (#130246 wood mount or # 130249 clear mount)  -  then run it through the embossing folder Modern Mosaic (#129984).  Adhere these pieces together.

 

On a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock, stamp one of the images from the above set FIVE times with Elegant Eggplant classic ink then punch out with the Mosaic Punch (#131267).  I need you to punch one more Whisper White mosaic image (which will be used for your base).

 

To make the medallion on the card, you will need to fold FOUR of the stamp medallions in half the long way. Next glue these four pieces together back to back and then adhere these to the white base.  Take this piece and place it in the middle of the straight line stamped image on your card.  The remaining stamped image is placed in the upper left corner on one of the coordinatng images that are embossed.

 

Last but not least, stamp the image "for you" in one of the medallions.  This image is from the hostess set Sweetly Framed #129702.  If you have a big wish list from this new catalog, why not save up so you can have your own party and get this set as part of your benefits!  Email me and I will explain to you what the "sock method" is for saving for your own workshop!  It's easy and affordable.  Do you need a catalog?  Email me and let me know, I will get one right out to you.

 

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Label Love with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho Stampers,

 

Getting ready for my last child to graduate from Law School.  Did I ever tell you how proud I am of all three of my kids.  My oldest son has his Phd – he's a Geological Engineer working for the United States Geological Survey Team; my middle son is in business with my husband – they own a commercial contracting business and my daughter – my baby – she is GRADUATING from Law School!!!!  So she got her cap and gown today…. she looks so much like Harry Potter…what do you think?

 

Katie dress rehearsal

Doesn't this just scream Harry Potter…this is dress rehearsal!

 

Harry Potter Wand

Her wand was just not doing it for me so I'm lending her MY wand!!!

It's an official Harry Potter wand given to me on my last visit to

Universal Studios!!!  Just a few more days before she graduates!

 

So onward and upward…here is my card sample for today…another Sneak Peek!

 

Label Love

 

I can't wait until you can all play with this set.

It's so amazing – we have the punches that match so it makes the cards

SPEEDY and SIMPLE!!

 

Chevorn is all the rage right now.  In case you can't see the details, I used the Chevron Embossing folder.  SO cool.  Then I used the new Chevron Ribbon.  I LOVE IT!!!!!

 

Stamp Sets:  Label Love (make sure you buy it with the punch as a "bundle" so you save 15%); A Round Array

Cardstock:  Pistachio Pudding; Coastal Cabana; Baked Brown Sugar; Crisp Cantaloupe; Strawberry Slush

Ink:  Pistachio Pudding; Coastal Cabana; Baked Brown Sugar; Crisp Cantaloupe; Strawberry Slush

Accessories:  Chevron Embossing Folder; 3/4" Chevron Pear Pizzaz Ribbon; Artisan Label Punch; 7/8" scallop circle punch; 1/2" circle punch

**all items in red are brand new and can be purchased in my online store starting on May 31st

www.stampladee.stampinup.net

 

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Mosaic Madness with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho Stampers,

 

and gooooooood Friday morning to you!!!!  Don't you just love Fridays?  Every day is a Friday for me….  Love Love Love life!!!

 

If you are on my blog www.stampladee.com (not in your email) I have this really cool thing that Amy Celona hooked up for me!!!!  Hover over one of the card samples and you will see a PIN IT button show up.  When you see that, click on it and it will save it to your board on Pinterest!!!  Go try it!!!!  I would LOVE to have you start pinning  my cards to your boards!!!  I'm so stinken excited about it…go pin some from other days – go ahead I challenge you to try it!!!  :0)  I'm so stinken excited!!!!  Did I tell you how excited I am???  If you are in your email, click on over to my blog at www.stampladee.com and try it out!!!  Then you can save all  my cards to Pinterest!

 

More with Mosaic Madness…love this set and love the punch and folder that go along with it.

 

Mosaic Madness

I used the Folder for the background;

stamped the images a couple of times

then punched them out!

 

Mosaic Madness 4

(Tip:  If you take four of the images and line them up on block I,

you can save yourself stamping time)

 

Mosaic Madness 2

I laid out the punched images and used dimensionals on SOME of them.

So some of the images are popped and some are flat – I love dimension!

 

Mosaic Madness 3

I punched some Midnight Muse flowers from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch

and topped with a medium pearl.

I also used one of our NEW Hostess Sets – Sweetly Framed

I love the size and the font of this stamp set – you'll see me using it a lot

and it fits perfectly in this folder – too stinken cute!

If you'd like to get the hostess sets but don't want to host a party,

you can get them with your starter kit – heck you can get all this in your starter kit.

Contact me if you are interested in learning more about the opportunity.

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Mosaic Madness with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho Stampers,

 

I've been having so  much fun with my new stamp suite called Quatre Fancy found on page 120 in the new catalog – Oh Oh …you don't have a new catalog?  Goodness, contact me and I will get one right out to you!

In the suite, there is a stamp set called "Mosaic Madness" and a coordinating punch called Mosaic – go figure ha ha ha

(if you purchase these together as a "bundle" you will get a 15% discount (#132734 wood mount for $36.50 or #132733 clear mount for $29.50).  But it doesn't stop there, there is also a

coordinating embossing folder called Modern Mosaic – go figure!  :0)

and the coordinating Designer Series Paper is called Quatrefancy - hmmmm not sure why it's not called Mosaic Madness but we'll go with it!  :0)

 

  Mosaic Madness 2

I needed some thank you cards for some very special people

so I came up with this card.

See the folder?  and the stamp set?  I used only a portion of the folder.

But I started playing with the rest of the suite and here is a different version…

 

 

Mosaic Madness 4

You can't tell here but I used the punch and punched out the pattern on the folder.

I also used some punchouts for the layering on the bottom.

 

Mosaic Madness 3

Here is the layering.  See how the folder is punched out?!

Then I had all these punch outs and needed to do SOMETHING

with them so this is what I came up with!!!

 

Mosaic Madness 1

Isn't this just beautiful?  You can't see it here but I put little pearls on each of the punch outs.

 

Fun Fun!  I can't wait for the new catalog!!!

 

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Quilt Card with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho Stampers,

Well I'm back from Fiji and boy do I have "jet lag"! Getting ready for my Continuing Education class tonight (hope I don't fall asleep on the way there)!  It's always so much fun teaching people in the community how to stamp, I'd hate to miss any of it while I was snoozing – wonder if I'd wake up with stamps all over me!?!.  :0)

 

Fiji Trip 2013

Didn't I tell it was gorgeous.  This is from our hotel overlooking the pool and the ocean!

Heaven!

 

Okay back to some fun stuff.  We did a quilt card in one of my clubs this month.  So much fun.  This was taught to me many years ago by my good friend Jennifer Thomas!  She is an amazing stamper and I've learned so much from her.

 

quilt card

so how is it done?

First I used a set that is retiring (Spring Sampler #125512 clear mount or #125510 wood mount) and a new set called A Round Array (#129090 clear mount or #129087 wood mount).

 

Cardstock needed:

Turquoise one 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

whisper White 4 x 10 1/2

Lucky Limeade 3 1/2 x 3 1/2

Scrap piece 3 1/4 x 3 1/4

1/2" strips of Designer Series Paper (I used Sunshine and Sprinkles from the 2013 Spring Catalog)

 

The card:

Stamp the tulip from the the Spring Sampler set using our Stampin' Up! markers, then punch out with our 1" square punch – MAKE SURE YOU STAMP IT POSITIONED AS A DIAMOND.  Punch a square from Tempting Turquoise using our 1/1/4" punch and pop these two together.  Now adhere this piece to the CENTER of your 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" scrap (this should be positioned as a diamond onto the larger square).

 

*Start gluing your strip closest to the turquoise square. Continuing gluing so that you go all the way around the square.  Trim off what hangs over the scrap piece.

 

Your project should look like this at this point:

quilt card construction

 

*Then switch to another design of your 1/2" DSP (you can just flip the double sided paper over) and repeat the process above.  Continue this until you have your entire 3 1/4 x 3 1/4" square complete.  (Your 3 1/4 x 3 1/4" square will now be completely covered with Designer Series Paper).

 

Add this to your 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" Lucky Limeade square.  Next attach that to your Whisper White card (folded in half) and attach that to the Tempting Turquoise base.  Finish with your A Round Array piece that was stamped and punched with the 3/4" circle punch and backed with a Lucky Limeade 7/8" Scallop.  Tie a ribbon and you have your little medallion. 

 

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Stampin’ Up! Sneak Peeks with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho Stampers,

 

So I got a sneak peek at the new catalog last night…OMGosh….that's all I can say.  Do you have a Big Shot yet?  If not, you BETTER go order one from me now!  (www.stampladee.stampinup.net) because there are some AMAZING things in there.

 

Video here (if you are viewing this in your inbox – make sure you check it out on my blog www.stampladee.com)

 

SO here is my Sneak Peek Card of the day using the WHITEWASHING TECHNIQUE!

 

Sketched Birthday

This is going to be a stamp set that will be found in the new

2013 – 2014 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and catalog!

It's called Sketched Birthday, put it on your list NOW as I will be using it a lot.

 

Sketched Birthday side view

Lots of layers to this card, dimension – I LOVE it!

 

Sketched Birthday whitewashing

I used the WHITEWASH TECHNIQUE and the CHALKBOARD TECHNIQUE here and on the Cupcake Slice.

 

Stamp the images on your cardstock, (the cake slice was stamped on white cardstock with black embossing powder and the sentiment was stamped on black cardstock with white embossing powder.  Then Whitewash  both pieces!  For the cake slice, color in as the video describes.  I added some two-way glue and dazzling diamonds glitter to finish off the slice.

 

For the sentiment, I used the Chalkboard Technique.  I first whitwashed the INVITED letters.  Then for the chalkboard technique you can do it one of two ways…click on the link above for the first technique but you can also get that look with the Whitewash Technique.  Just run your aquapen with white craft ink over the basic black cardstock and watch it soak into the paper…it DEFINITELY looks like a dirty chalkboard! 
 

Thats it.  Isn't it so cute.  I added four of the little pearls on the sentiment and oh so cute!!!

 

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PUNCH ART – The cutest UPS man with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho stampers,

 

ha ha ha…I'm looking at the heading for this post (Deb is not WITH the UPS man) Deb is the creator of the UPS man ha ha ha!!!!

 

Well today is the LAST DAY OF FREE SHIPPING!!!!!  Make sure you get your orders in.  My last order is going in at 9:00 p.m. tonight so make sure you get it to be before then or just go to www.stampladee.stampinup.net  -  this is my online store where you can shop 24/7 but you need to hurry!!!

 

UPS man punch art

This little man is going to be SOOOOOOOOOO busy delivering those boxes to my door!

Isn't he so cute.  He's totally made with PUNCH ART!

 

and remember if your order is $75 or more April 6-8, 2013, I will add a new Stampin' Up! Rotary stamp with your order.

Rotary Stamp

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Free Sale-a-Bration Ends TODAY!

Hidy Ho Stampers!!!

 

Well do we all love FREE?  Well free ends today as far as Sale-a-Bration.  Today is the LAST day to get your free product from Stampin' Up! during their Sale-a-Bration promotion.  So what do I have to do?

 

1.  Click here to see the flyer.  To try something new, something you don't have, look through our Stampin' Up! Hello Catalog or our 2012-2013 Idea Book and Catalog to put in an order.  Email me before 9:00 p.m. so I can get your order in.  If you want to do it on your own, just go to my website at www.stampladee.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW!  Just know that the next few hours the website is going to be VERY busy!  SO HURRY!

 

2.  So let me give you a few things that I think you NEED to buy:

 

How about the Best of Love set?!  #132987 for $14.95

 

Best of Flowers

This is the card that I just sent to all the gals that bought it from me.

They are part of my "Oldies but Goodies" group!  Wanna be part of it?

Best of Flowers 1

Best of Flowers side view

Side view!

 

3.  How about one of the other Best of Series

- Best of Birthdays #132929 for $14.95 or Best of Flowers #133342 for $14.95

Best of Flowers 3 Best of Flowers Best of Flowers 1

 

Best of 1

 

4.  How about our brand new BUNDLE called Spring Surprise Bundle -

#133899 Spring Surprise Bundle includes the A Round Array stamp set (clear mount) and the 7/8" scallop circle punch for $23.95

or if you have the punch you can buy the stamp set all by itself #129090 for $14.95

 

This is "A Round Array" stamp set it coordinates with the 7/8" punch which you can purchase as a bundle. Aren't they the cutest!?!!

A Round Array

 

5. Photopolymer Stamps I'm not too excited with these yet so I'd say hold off on them to see what they say about the smell.

 

6.  Don't forget you can order a "Grab and Go" bag and get a Free Sale-a-Bration item.  Just email me and I will get one together for you!  It has every adhesive we own in it, papersnips, glue eraser, bone folder, silicone sheet and more!  So cute!  I have a few left and more are being put together as we speak.

Grab and Go Bag2

 

 

so did I give you enough to think about…well don't think too long!  Time is running out.  You can only order tonight and receive the FREE Sale-a-Bration sets.  Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Those of you that are out of town or those that want them delivered directly to you homes, just go to my website at www.stampladee.stampinup.net and click on SHOP NOW!  Good luck, I'll check in with you tomorrow!

 

Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to check on me!  Hope you have a great weekend.


Best of Flowers with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho and Happy First Day of Spring Stampers!

 

So what's wrong with this picture?

 

First Day of Spring

It's the firsts day of Spring 2013 and there are 12" of fresh new snow. 

Where did my crocuses go?

But at least the sun is shining  -  So happy first day of Spring!

 

Another card using the Best of Flowers stamp set.

 

Best of Flowers 1

Here I used the Best of Flowers stamp set from Stampin' Up!. 

The cardstock is also Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Basic Gray, and Pink Pirouette. 

  I used the Fancy Fan Embossing folder on the Basic Gray cardstock for some texture.

 

Best of Flowers

Sponge around the circle for depth.

 

Upsie Daisy

The stamps in this set are a miniature of a stamp set

that was previously sold by Stampin' Up!

To put it into perspective,

the card on the left is the original stamp (from Upsie Daisy)

and the one on the right is from Best of Flowers. 

See how small and cute that stamp is.

 

So adorable.  Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by my blog!  Have a super first day of Spring!

 

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All Dressed Up with Deb Valder

Hidy Ho Stampers,

So yesterday was St. Patrick's day.  What would St. Patrick's Day be at the Valder household without our traditional Shamrock-Shaped Meatloaf and Green Mashed Potatoes for dinner (for normal people it's corn beef and cabbage  -  well that says a lot about us, we are NOT normal).  So take a look.

 

shamrock shaped meatloaf

mmmmmmm

shamrock shaped meatloaf 1

That IS a shamrock!

green mashed potatoes

They were greener than the picture looks!  mmmmm

green asparagas

and here is the asparagus  with shredded cheese!

 

Okay down to work!  My card of the day today is all about the All Dressed up suite!  Today I used only the dress form.  I own a real dress form (I call her Lillie) and she goes with me to my "shows".  I put all my handmade Jewelry on her to sell.  So this dress form suite is near and dear to my heart. 

 

Lilly

Lillie – I found her at the neatest store in downtown Schenectady, NY.

The store is called Bliss and it's sooooo way cool! I love, love, love her stuff!

 

dress form card

 

The dress form is collaged first.  This is how you do it.

dress form 2

Take a piece of cardstock (whisper white or very vanilla) 5 1/2 x 2 3/4.  Start ripping Designer Series Paper (I used the Tea For Two pack) and rip them into small pieces.  For the next step you will need your Silicone mat because you need to get the snail adhesive close to the edges of the designer series paper.  Just randomly rip and stick making sure the dress form fits on your decorated piece!  It should look like the picture above.

dress form 1

Next you want to run it through your big shot.  Notice I did not cut it square on the page.  That is because I wanted certain colors to appear on my card.  So you can twist and turn until you see what you like through the framelit.  Cool huh?

 

Supplies used:

Family Reunion stamp set

Stazon Black Ink

Very Vanilla card stock

Basic Black card stock with the Lacy Brocade embossing folder

Basic Gray card stock withe the Striped embossing Folder

Tea For Two Designer Series Paper

5/8" Flower Trim

Dress Up Framelits

Very Vanilla Seam Binding

Scallop Oval Punch

Large Oval Punch (not the wide oval)

Pearls (colored with a sharpie marker)

 

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