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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Part 2 of 5 - My Swaps for Inspire. Create. Share. 2015

I've decided to share each of the five card front swaps I made for the North American Inspire. Create. Share. 2015 (Stampin' Up! demonstrator convention). This post is part two of this series. This card front again used the Gift from the Garden stamp set as I am an avid gardener!

This card front in particular was made for a simple, but great organized swap.

I love the color combination of Pacific Point and Cucumber Crush that this card shows off. One detail to point out is that the pots were stamped on a separate piece of paper, fuzzy cut, and adhered down.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Part 1 of 5 - My Swaps for Inspire. Create. Share. 2015

I've decided to share each of the five card front swaps I made for the North American Inspire. Create. Share. 2015 (Stampin' Up! demonstrator convention). This post is part one of this series.

One of my main objectives with my swaps was to use a new stamp set that just came out in the new 2015-2016 annual catalog. I decided on the Gift from the Garden stamp set as I am an avid gardener!

This card front uses all the 2015-2017 in color inks and the Cucumber Crush & Tip Top Taupe cardstock. The background is Typeset Speciality Designer Series Paper. Sahara Sand lace trim can be found at the bottom of the sentiment. The minor detail you might not catch is that I used the Decorative Label punch to make the border on the far right of the sentiment piece.

Come back tomorrow for the second card in this series! Have a great day and happy stamping!

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Sunday, August 2, 2015

First YouTube Video!

I finally got my first YouTube video to load!! It showcases the swaps I made for the Stampin' Up! convention. Click on the link below to check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D26CX4T63Y

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Stampin' Up! Inspire. Create. Share. Roommate Gifts

I have just returned from Salt Lake City, Utah from the Stampin' Up! demonstrator convention called Inspire. Create. Share. To keep cost down and to have a fun time, I roomed with three other ladies. We represented Missouri, Texas, Michigan, and Alabama. Part of the fun of convention is bringing gifts for your roommates.

Here are the large clothespins that I made to display a photo or card.

I used the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack as the base that I applied to the large clothespin with Mod Podge. I think sponged multiple layers (drying in between) of Mod Podge over the paper. Flowers and butterflies using the Stampin' Up! punches: Bitty Butterfly, Elegant Butterfly, Pansy, and Petite Petals. They are accented with rhinestones, pearls, and ribbon. Come back tomorrow for more sharing of projects/cards from convention!

Thursday, July 9, 2015

OSAT Blog Hop - Christmas in July

Welcome to the One Stamp At a Time Blog Hop for July - Christmas in July! I hope you enjoyed the marvelous projects in the previous blog .

These were interesting to work on as its humid and 90 degrees outside with a chance of thunderstorm. I had to think back to winter & to our upcoming winter of cold, snowy, and blue.

Stampin' Up! changed things with this year's annual catalog and included a few Christmas sets to tide us over until the Holiday Catalog. This gave me a few stamp sets to choose from for this blog. I decided to got away from the traditional green & red for Christmas which was fun & something I don't do often. Without further delay here is my card & project for this month.

This card was a fun one to make as I combined a number of techniques/styles.....embossing resist, sponging, and surprise fold.

The card base is Marina Mist and I cut on an oval with the Oval Framelits. The surprise fold is made with a layer of Whisper White. The Lovely as a Tree evergreen was stamped in Memento Black. I used one of the Gorgeous Grunge background stamps to create snow in this scene and embossed in white embossing powder. Below is a few photos to show all the pieces of the card. The sponging for the card was done in 3 blue inks...Pacific Point, Marina Mist, and Soft Sky. I'm loving the new Washi Label punch to use with the go-to stamp set of Teeny Tiny Wishes.

This shows an alternate ink combination for sponging of: Night of Navy, Marina Mist, and Soft Sky.

The Curvy Keepsake thinlet has become one of my favorites by Stampin' Up! and is a must have for Christmas projects! I decided to make a luminary out of vellum paper embossed with white embossing powder. The Festival of Trees stamp set was used and again featured the Gorgeous Grunge background stamp as snow. I used some Whisper White cardstock to reinforce the bottom of it as I put a battery operated tea light in it.

The next blog in our Christmas and July hop is the very, very talented Holly!

http://hollyshobbs.blogspot.com/2015/07/osat-blog-hop-christmas-in-july.html

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List of materials for the project (also battery operated tea lights from any store - I found mine at Home Goods).....

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

July's Card Class

Here are the full views of the cards from my July class!

These are the cards in more detail.

This is inspired by Captain America and is great for a teen boy's birthday. It uses the Circle and Star Framelits. The color combination used is Pacific Point, Real Read, and Whisper White. The stamp sets featured are Gorgeous Grunge and Guy Greetings. The new Washi Label punch is used to cut out the sentiment.

This card features the technique of emboss resist where I used a background stamp from Gorgeous Grunge with VersaMark and white embossing powder. The card base is in Melon Mambo. Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, and Daffodil Delight were sponged and then the ink was wiped off with a paper towel. The sentiment was Teeny Tiny Wishes cut out in the Washi Label punch.

The quarter fold technique used for this card was a new one for me. The Pacific Point and Basic Grey are the featured colors and a new Stampin' Up! paper stack - Pretty Petals creates a nice accent.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

July Class - Sneak Peek

Here's a sneak peek for my July class that is tomorrow......

Stay tuned.....I will be posting the full cards later in the week.