Gently Thankful

There were a few left-overs from the leaves I used for the SUOC28 fall colors challenge, so I turned them a thank-you card for my father's oncologist. No little useful bits go to waste in my craft room!

Stamps: Gently Falling, Curly Cute

Cardstock: Naturals White, Watercolor Paper, Early Espresso

Ink: Early Espresso and River Rock Classic Ink Pads, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede Ink Refills, Soft Suede, Pumpkin Pie, and Cherry Cobbler Watercolor Wonder Crayons

Accessories: Early Espresso 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Glimmer Brad (In Colors Collection), Dazzling Details Glitter Glue, Aqua Painter, Square Lattice embossing folder, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine

Fancy Fold Christmas

This is the card we made in our Fancy Folds class last week.  It is a Center Step card. The finished size is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2", but it could easily be adjusted to the standard A2 size.  Once again, we used the Dazzling Details Technique, but this time it was just painted over the Staz-On stamped image.

Stamps: Christmas Lodge, Curly Cute

Cardstock: Naturals White, Always Artichoke, Always Artichoke DSP

Ink: Jet Black Staz-On, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, Always Artichoke Classic Ink Refill

Accessories: Dazzling Details Glitter Glue, Cherry Cobbler 3/8" Quilted Satin Ribbon, Glimmer Brad, Regals Brads, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Aqua Painter, Paper Cutter

SUOC28, Fall Colors!

The challenge today at SUO Challenges is to make an Autumn-themed card (or other project) using Golds, Oranges, and Browns. This was an opportunity to use that fabulous technique* they showed us at the Stampin' Up! Regional in Henderson, NV!

The Early Espresso wood grain paper makes a nice backdrop for the bright leaves, don't you think? The loops behind the leaves are long thin strips of Early Espresso CS. They remind me of accents used in flower arranging. :-)

Stamps: Gently Falling, Grateful Greetings
Cardstock: Watercolor Paper, Naturals Ivory, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper
Ink: Jet Black Staz-On,  Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad, Cherry Cobbler, More Mustard and Soft Suede Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede Ink Refills
Accessories: Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Dazzling Details Glitter Glue, Aqua Painter, Old Olive 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

* Squirt some Dazzling Details Glitter Glue in a waterproof container (button/brad lids work well). Place a drop of Classic Ink Refill in your color choice on top, and blend well with an Aqua Painter. Paint over stamped image. I stamped with Staz-On, then colored around the edges of the images with Watercolor Wonder Crayons. Painting the dyed glitter glue mixture on with the brush helps spread the color from the crayons around.  When finished, rinse the Aqua Painter in warm water to clean.

Swaps Are My Life

Or, for a while there last month, they seemed to be. I let my mouth overload my a$$ bit off almost more than I could chew, and signed up for a whole lotta swaps at Stampin' Addicts, forgetting that I needed to make swap cards for the Stampin' Up Regional I planned to attend last month. Oh, and there was also a Stampin' Addicts blog hop, with the associated projects, thrown in for good measure. Anyhoo, this is one of the cards made for one of the (many) swaps that myself committed myself to. (Yeah, I need to be committed, for sure!)

One of the awesome things we learned at the Stampin' Up! Regional was to squirt a little blob of the new Dazzling Details Glitter Glue in a plastic lid (leftovers from buttons and brads), and stir in a drop of Classic Ink Refill with an Aqua Painter.  Then paint it on your stamped image for a cool, colorful, sparkly effect! The maple leaf (from Gently Falling) was stamped with Staz-On ink, then colored around the edges with Watercolor Wonder Crayons before the mixture was painted on. The moisture from the Dazzling Details/ink spread the WW crayon around. Here's a close-up:

Isn't that fantastic?! They used it on pumpkins, but I'm thinking snowmen, flowers, Christmas trees, butterflies, cupcakes, you name it!

Stamps: Gently Falling, Grateful Greetings
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake Designer Series Paper
Ink: Jet Black Staz-On, Basic Black and Soft Suede Classic, Real Red and Cajun Craze Watercolor Wonder Crayons
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Dazzling Details Glitter Glue, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Two Tags Bigz Die, Regals Designer Buttons, Hemp Twine, Gold Brads