Just Playin' Around...

Yesterday, I sat down to play with some new techniques using my brayer. I'm wanting to show this technique (something using the brayer) at my stamp club this month. If any of you have a favorite technique using the brayer let me know.... if ya want to anyway?!?!

Not sure if I'll be showing this one or a different one, but I started working with this one first. I made my focal image (the technique part) first and I made it a smaller piece because i was just practacing...but why let it go to waist so i decided to make a card with it. I got the color combo using the color coach: bordering blue, more mustard, sage shadow and Not quite navy and a little so saffron. I used the stamp set Beautiful Life. Hope you like the card....thanks for stopping by!

A Couple of "old" sets....

I made this card today, while I was at my Mom's house visiting my sister. I was making this card to give to my aunt for her birthday (tomorrow), but I ended up liking it so much that I couldn't give it to her...so I ended up making another one. which I need to get in the habbit of doing.

The "Celebrate..." stamp is from the That's Nice stamp set which was in the 2007 Spring mini catalog. I stamped it in Not Quite Navy onto very vanilla cardstock, inking the edges in creamy caramel. you can't really see it in the photo/scan, but it is layered with not quite navy and Ruby red cardstock. I set that aside and stamped the itty bitty star in Not Quite Navy randomly on the base of the card. The star stamps used on this card (the "a wish for you" and the little star on the base) are from the set In the Stars from the 2008 Occassions Mini. I shouldn't have used this set becasue now I wish I would have ordered it before it was no longer available....oh well...i can just borrow my moms. (THANKS MOM!) :)

I will apologize now for being all over the place....I'm not a morning person and for some reason I got up pretty early this morning and I keep nodding off. so I keep forgetting where I'm at.

I stamped the "a wish for you" star in ruby red and punched it out with the Lg. star punch. I knew this card needed a little more, so I added the close to cocoa crumpled (is that the right word) piece, trying to keep the "aged" look. I then added the vanilla ribbon and it was still missing something, so I added a little strip of ruby red cardstock and slipped it under the ribbon. i sponged that with ink and distressed the edges.

I hope you liked my card. If you have any questions or if i left anything out (remember I keep knodding off) feel free to ask by leaving a comment. thanks for stopping by!

Stamp sets that fit each punch.

***Updated to add: Also listed permanently at the bottom of my blog.

Found this list on Splitcoaststampers and thought it would be helpful.


Stamp Sets for Punches

Scallop Circle Punch: Sweet Celebrations, Lovely labels, Taking Care of Business, Punch Pals, Wanted, Priceless, Big Flowers, Big Deal Alphabet, Fabulous Flowers, Ginormous Flowers, Sweet Shapes, It’s Your Birthday, Sincere Salutations, All Holidays, Jumbo Alphabet, Brocade Basics, Baroque Motiffs, So Much Fun, Fun & Fast Notes, On Board Blossom Basics, Life Long Notes Kit, Pinch Proof, Great Grads, Big Flowers, Boho Backgrounds, Frames with a Flourish

Small and Large Tag Punch:Punch Pals, Be Happy, Happy Heart Day, Tagger’s Dozen, Bundled In Love, Taking Care of Business, Dad’s Day

Designer Label Punch: Labelicious, Dad’s Day, Elegant Cheer,
see also 1" circle punch (many of these will fit

Round Tab Punch: Everyday Flexible Phrases, Wonderful Favorites, Celebrate Everything, Totally Tabs, Office Accoutrement, Thanks for Everything, Amazing to Zany, From the Kitchen

1 ¼ and/or 1 3/8 Circle Punch: Simple Delights Kit, Hi & Hello, Polka Dots & petals, Big Flowers, Stamp Of Authenticity, Carte Postale, Think Happy Thoughts, Big Pieces, Seeing Spots, So Happy, Dots are Hot, Brocade basics, Labelicious, Circle of Friendship, Dad’s Day, Circle of Friendship, It’s All Good, Sporting, Life Long Notes Set, Cause for Celebration Hostess, Always, Ahoy Matey, Best kind Of Friend, Just like You, Two Cute, Sweet Celebrations, Perfect Timing, also many of the alphabet sets and number sets

1" Circle Punch: Sending Happy Thoughts, The Snowflake Spot, Perennial Favorites, Polka Dots & Petals, Create a Coupon, Calendar Cues, On Board Blossoms and Basics, Life Long Notes Kit, Enjoy Every Moment, A Beautiful Thing, Taking Care of Business

½" and/or ¾" Circle Punch: Holiday Tag Team, Snow Flurries, Punch Pals, Forever in My Heart, Holiday Blitz, Sweet Thing, Wanted, Star Struck, Little Flowers, Little Pieces, Art By Design, Sweet Celebrations, Enjoy Every Moment, Always, Whimsey Wheel, One of a Kind, Barouqe Motiffs, Mark the Date, Sweet Serendipity, many smaller alphabet sets and number sets

1 ¼" and/or 1 3/8" Square Punch: Simple delights Kit, Forever In My Heart, Be Happy, Tagger’s Dozen, Sweet Thing, Office Accoutrement, Stamp of Authenticity, Carte Postale, It’s All Good, Art By Design, Sporting, Cause For Celebration Hostess, Ahoy Matey, Dad’s Day, It’s A Sign, also many of the alphabet sets and number sets

¾" Square Punch: Punch Pals, Calender Cues, Crab & Company, Short Order Numbers, One of a Kind, Wanted, Little Pieces, Sweet Serendipity, Short Order Alphabet, Sweet Thing, Take Three, Starstruck,

Large and Small Oval Punch: A Good Egg, Punch Pals, Eat Cake, A Little Birdie Told Me, Nursery Necessities, Family Phrases, Define Your Life, Sweet Shapes, One of a Kind, Mark the Date, Amazing to Zany, Many Happy Returns, Just b, Everything Baby, Celebrate, Thanks for Everything, Warm Words, Wonderful Favorites, Happy Everything, Short & Sweet, Spring Pictograms, Everyday Flexible Phrases,

Small Star Punch: Wanted, Starstruck, Sporting, Nursery Necessities, Sweet Thing, Classic Star Wheel

Large Star Punch: Classic Star Wheel, Nursery Necessities, Classic Backgrounds

5 Petal Flower Punch: Office Accoutrement, Cutie Pie Designer paper, some of the other flowery sets fit

Snow Blossom: Snowflake Spot, Punch Pals

Boho Blossoms Punch: One of a Kind, Berry Bliss paper

Three For You Punch Box: Three Thoughts Kit, Punch Pals, Take Three,

Word Window Punch: Many Happy Returns, Everything Baby, A Good Egg, Boatloads of Love, Fun & Fast Notes, Take Three, Boho Backgrounds, Short and Sweet, Happy Everything, Wonderful Favorites, Warm Words, All Holidays, Everyday Flexible Phrases, Amazing to Zany, Fundamental Phrases, Thanks Tons Hostess, Spring Solitude hostess, Big Birthday candle, Enjoy Every Moment, If the Halo Fits, Family Phrases

Key Tag Punch: Three Thoughts Kit, Make it Count, Perfect Princess, Sweet Serendipity, Elegant Cheer, Priceless, One of a Kind, Elegant Notes, Just B, Sincere Salutations, Taking Care of Business, True Friend

Wow! Can't believe a month has gone by since I last posted! Sorry everyone! Time sure does fly!

My room is set up to the point that I can get stuff done, but not to the point where I want it. I'm still waiting on my table to get put back together! :) So hopefully, that will happen this weekend and then I'll take some pictures and get them on here so you can see my stamp room!

I was playing with the Sneak Peak Stamp Set (Fresh Cuts) and thought I would share with you what I came up with.

I started with White cardstock and stamped the background stamp in Purely Pomegranate. I then cut it out with my Coluzzle (Oval). To do the "Scallop" around the oval I just punched a bunch of 1/2" circles and glued them to the back of the oval.

Next I used Purely Pomegranate as the base and added a piece of Chocolate Chip that was stamped with the "vine" stamp from the set. I added some chocolate chip wide grosgrain to the top of the chocolate Chip cardstock and mimicked the ticket corner punch with my 1/2" circle punch (the two corners at the bottom of the chocolate Chip piece).

I adhered the focal image to the base overlapping the chocolate and the pomegranate. And then stamped the "for you" next to it. Hope you like it! Still trying to get back into the grove of things! Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Fresh Cuts (Sneak Peak)
Paper: Purely Pomegranate, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White
Ink: Purely Pomegranate and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, 1/2" Circle Punch, Coluzzle Cutting System

Organizing & Rearranging!

Just letting everyone know that I haven't been stamping lately! I know, I know I'm going through withdrawls! LOL. Well not too bad, I'm at least playing with my stuff. Right now, I'm in the process of rearranging and organizing my craft room. I had a "L-shaped" desk in there as my work space and he needs one for the new shop he is moving his business into...so I gave him that and I'll get our old dinning room table! I'm so excited!!!! It will save me some room, plus I'll get a bigger work area--which I'm always needing (I'm a messy scrapbooker/card maker). Once I get this project done, I'll be able to stamp! Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' Goodness

First off, I don't know how some bloggers make up the cool titles for the posts....that's why I usually just leave mine blank! LOL Love the idea, but can't ever think of anything clever! Maybe it's because I'm always about ready to fall asleep on the keyboard! Hmmm....

Back to the card:

The scan isn't very good...but you get the idea, right? I started out wanting to copy the card sample on pg. 23 of the Spring/Summer 2008 Catty. So I grabbed a Chocolate Chip base that I stashed in my "card base" drawer and there it sat for a little bit (this is me debating if I really want to copy this card or do something else with it) with nothing on it. Then I remembered the sketch from my Stampin' Up! Magazine (Stampin' Success) and without much thought I punch a 1 3/8" Square through the top center of my card. GASP! I did something permanent before I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do. All is good though, it turned out just fine! Okay I'll get back to the card again.

I used my Punches plus CB (Classy Brass) Template (pg. 187) to pierce the holes in the paper. Since I couldn't really just glue this to the inside of the card and have it be the focal image on the front and on the inside I had to put a More Mustard piece behind the flower. I stamped the flower in Not Quite Navy and onto Very Vanilla Cardstock, cut it out (which I love to do) and popped it up on the More Mustard Square. I then stamped the "sentiment" from the same set in Chocolate Chip just below the squared flower (didn't know what else to call it). Then tied some ribbon underneath the sentiment. And it's done....and I really like how it turned out.

So I went from wanting to copy the card on pg. 23 to have as a sample to actually just using the stamp set that has never been touched! Other than to cut it out of course. Hope you liked it! And thank you so much for stopping by!

Gina

Stamp Club

I had my stamp club this weekend (I have it every third Saturday). I had a lot of fun (like always)!! I just love my "group". Everybody did a wonderful job at their Challenge!! I should have kept them and posted them (if they wanted me to), but oh well....maybe next time.

That reminds me I need to think of something for this months challenge. Maybe I'll do another card sample (like we did last month) I got the most "response" out of that challenge. Hmm...I'll think of something...maybe I'll post a Poll on my side bar. Okay...thinking out loud. LOL!

I have one project done (well sorta....just waiting for my paper to show up so I can finish it) for next month, but I don't know what I'm going to really do for my technique. Hmm.... For those that are reading this, What techniques do you/your friends/customers seem to like the most? Thanks in advance!

Hopefully, I will have something to post (card wise) soon! I haven't done any stamping TODAY and I'm going through withdrawls already!

Take care and have a wonderful week (if I don't post sooner)!

Stamp Club Challenge

I had some old scraps (just the pieces you put on the base) from a workshop I did so I made them into kits. Instead of using the normal base color (Old Olive) I changed it to Sahara Sand and you know what? I think I like it this way better. I gave these to my Stamp Club members as a challenge to see what they could come up with keeping all the cardstock the same size. I cut extras for me that way I could give them some extra ideas. These are the ones I came up with. It was fun!















Supplies all Stampin' Up! Unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Carte Postale & Fundamental Phrases & Leaves a la Carte Jumbo Wheel
Paper: Sahara Sand, So Saffron, Purely Pomegranate, Old Olive and Very Vanilla
Ink: Purely Pomegranate and So Saffron
Accessories: Old Olive Polytwill (Occasions Mini), 3/16" Corner Rounder (for Scallop edge) and Stampin' Dimensionals.

This is the first one I did and I didn't like it too much, so I did my 2nd one:


Supplies:
Stamps: Same as the first card
Paper: Same as the first card
Ink: Same as the first card
Accessories: Same as the first card


I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig (yes I finally got one!) to line up the "CELEBRATE".




This next one is my favorite! I Love this stamp set!






Supplies: All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted:
Stamps: Embrace Life
Paper: same as cards above
Ink: VersaMark, Old Olive and Purely Pomegranate
Accessories: Stampin' Pastels (So Saffron), DS (double Stitched) Purely Pomegranate Ribbon (threads removed) and Crafters Tool Kit (Paper Piercing).


I used VersaMark to stamp the big flower on the Sahara Sand base. Then I stamped the "leaves" in Purely Pomegranate on Pomegranate for a tone on tone affect. I adhered the So Saffron to the Pomegranate and paper pierced it. Then I cut the ribbon to size and removed the thread and tied it around the cardstock. For the Focal image I stamped the "flower cluster" in old olive and colored in the petals with so saffron pastels and stamped the sentiment underneath it in Purely Pomegranate.


Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have enjoyed these cards!

I made this card about a week ago. Playing with some new stamps I got. This is the Together Forever Stamp Set. I mainly bought this set for this flower! I LOVE this flower, I think it's the "shading" on it....I don't know! I just think it's really pretty and I still haven't scrapbooked my wedding pictures (4 years now) so I can use this set! Hehehe....But anyways...back to the card.

I started with Always Artichoke, one because it's my favorite color and two because I wanted to make a card out of some old 6x6 pieces I had laying around from a workshop I did. It's hard to see but I stamped/rolled the Forever Flowers Wheel on the background just about half way down. I grabbed some Rose Red from my scrap stash and stamped the circle images repeatedly on the cardstock in Rose Red ink. I then added some Regal Rose ribbon.

Next, I stamped the flower images in Basic Black and colored it in with my markers; Always Artichoke (for the leaf), Regal Rose, So Saffron (which you can't see because of the brads I added later) and Rose Red. After I was done coloring I matted it with So Saffron and adhered it to the card with dimensionals. I then stamped "Happy Mother's Day" (from All Holidays) at the bottom of the card in Chocolate Chip (it might be Basic Black, I can't remember for sure off the bat and don't have the card in front of me).

Supplies: All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted
Stamps: Together Forever and All Holidays
Ink: chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Regal Rose and So Saffron
Paper: So Saffron, Always Artichoke, Rose Red and Very Vanilla
Accessories: Brads (Fresh Favorites), Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain

Thanks for stopping by! Will be posting more later....