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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Five Hundred Punches

Here's another one of my favorite bundles from the new catalog, the Best Birds stamp set with the Birds and Blooms Thinlits dies. Such a cute, quick, and easy card to make when you have the right tools, and bundled together you save 10%!

We are greatly enjoying the wide variety of birds here in East Tennessee, so I knew I had to get that bundle as soon as I saw it. And no, there were no punches used on that card....but there were on the color chart below!

I made ten of these charts yesterday to send to new customers, and it took five hundred punches of the Petite Curly Label punch to make them. My thumb and wrist sure felt in last night, let me tell ya, but it was worth it! Why did I do it? Because I like to include the color chart when sending out catalogs. It's so nice to see the true colors of the cardstock, and I like to spoil my customers a little bit, because I really appreciate them!

Would you like the new Stampin' Up! annual catalog with a custom-made-by-yours-truly color chart? If you are a new customer and don't already have a demo that you're working with, just place a minimum $25 order with me (tax and shipping excluded), and I'll send one out right away! Included will be an Inky High J-INKS Rewards sheet. You can earn a free stamp set (up to $25 value) when the sheet is full! Details are on the rewards sheet.

Now back to ~~our regularly scheduled programming~~ the card.

Here's the "How To"
Circle behind bird: Pool Party cut with third largest Layering Circles die (2-3/8" diameter)
Bird: Marina Mist 2-1/2" x 3-1/2"
Branch: Pear Pizzazz 2" x 5"
Greeting: Scrap of Whisper White
Card base: Whisper White 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded

Emboss front of card base with Sparkle embossing folder.
Stamp grid in Pool Party ink on circle and attach to left of center on card base.
Stamp bird in Basic Black Archival ink on Marina Mist cardstock and cut out with bird die.
Stamp branch on Pear Pizzazz cardstock and cut out with branch die. Color wood with Soft Suede marker.
Glue branch over circle with Multipurpose Glue.
Place Stampin Dimensionals on bird's head and back and remove liners. Place a little glue on bird's feet and adhere to branch.
Stamp whatever greeting you want, punch out, and adhere to card with dimensionals. (I used a greeting from Flourishing Phrases and the now-retired Washi Label Punch.)

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Sunday, June 12, 2016

Country Livin'

Now here is a subject that is near and dear to my heart! Not only are we finally living our dream of living in the country, but I love old trucks (especially old green ones!), and this one just tickles me. We are sooo in need of a farm truck, because hauling stuff in the utility trailer is a pain in the patoot. But I digress.....

This was one of the cards we made in the Second Saturday Stamp Club this weekend. It's quick to watercolor with an Aqua Painter and the beauty of it is, you don't need to be precise! If you miss a spot, that's okay. If you color out of the lines a bit, that's okay too. It adds character!

Here's the "How To"
Image: Watercolor Paper 2-1/2" x 4"
Mat: Emerald Envy 2-3/4" x 4-1/4"
DSP: 2016-2018 In Color DSP Stack Emerald Envy 2-1/2" x 5-1/2"
Mat behind DSP: Soft Suede 3" x 5-1/2"
Whisper White for greeting 1" x 3"
Card base: Crumb Cake 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded

Stamp truck on watercolor paper using Basic Black Archival ink.
Color as desired using Aqua Painter and ink squished onto lid of ink pad.
Mat on Emeral Envy mat.
Tear DSP and Soft Suede in random pattern and adhere to card base with bottom edges even.
Stamp splatters in upper corners with VersaMark ink.
Adhere image to card base.
Cut burlap ribbon 5-1/4" long, and cut banner at right end. adhere to card with glue dots.
Stamp banner and greeting on Whisper White, and punch with Duet Banner Punch. Fasten to card with dimensionals.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Two Weeks Gone poof!

I don't know what happened to the last two weeks. Well, actually, I do know....I've been in a complete fog since my concussion last month. I'm slowly coming out of it and feeling more "normal", whatever THAT is! I have been playing a bit with goodies from the new catalog, though not as much as I'd like. Because I haven't posted in a while, here are TWO cards using the Affectionately Yours Suite on page 45!

The first card was made to send to my stamping team members, along with some product samples. I used markers to add a touch of color to the Crumb Cake/Night of Navy DSP sheet. I think it turned out well!

The second card used an extra piece that I had colored. I added white dots to make it pop more.

Same DSP, totally different look! I think I might use this one for my sweet hubby. Our 41st anniversary is next week! Note the new In Color Enamel Shapes heart....I will not hoard these embellishments, I will not hoard these embellishments, I will not hoard these embellishments. If I say it enough, maybe it will come true. Oh, who am I kidding?

I crack myself up.

Card #1 "How To"
DSP: Affectionately Yours 3" x 3"
Mat behind DSP: Night of Navy 3-1/4" x 3-1/4"
Stamped/embossed panel: Crumb Cake 3-3/4" x 5"
Mat: Night of Navy 4" x 5-1/4"
Card base: Crumb Cake 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded

Color DSP with markers and attach to mat.
Emboss bottom of Crumb Cake cardstock and stamp greeting directly above.
Adhere Crumb Cake to Night of Navy mat and then to card base.
Use a Blender Pen to lightly highlight the embossed flowers and dots, and Wink of Stella on the un-colored leaf garland.
Adhere DSP above greeting.

Card #2 "How To"
DSP: Affectionately Yours 3" x 3", colored and cut with 2-3/8" circle Layering Circles die
Scallop behind DSP: Watermelon Wonder cut with 2-1/2" scalloped Layering Circles die
Scallop behind scallop: Blushing Bride 2-3/4" scalloped Layering Circles die
Crumb Cake 4" x 5-1/3"
Card base: Flirty Flamingo 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", scored at 4-1/4" and folded

Fasten doily toward the left side of Crumb Cake cardstock, and Blushing Bride scalloped circle on top.
Wrap ribbons around and adhere to back.
Adhere Crumb Cake cardstock to card base.
Fasten DSP to Watermelon Wonder scalloped circle, and then both to card base using dimensionals.
Stamp greeting in Night of Navy ink (stamped off once), and tiny flowers with VersaMark ink in a random pattern.
Tie ribbons together with a Blushing Bride twine bow. Add an In Color Enamel Dot heart.

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