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posted on June 18, 2012 by

Apothecary Art Framed Latch

apothecary art

Hello! OK, if we can get a break from medical issues at our house, I think I’ll finally be back to stamping and blogging! This is a special fold card with a frame that also serves as a latch. Lots of fun.  The picture below shows how it opens.

apothecary art

You create the frame by laying two dies on your cardstock and running them through the Big Shot together. Then you attach them to the card by only adding adhesive to half of the frame and focal piece and attaching them to opposite sides of the gatefold to create an interlocking latch. The ribbon creates a pull for easy opening. I added color to the embossed base by using the direct to paper technique and drawing two colors across the already embossed images. This requires a very light touch, but I love the pop of color that it adds when you need a little extra something on your card. I’ll try to get a tutorial made for this card, so you can try one for yourself, we made these at stamp camp and workshops this month.

Thanks for looking!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Apothecary Art ~ Loving Thoughts

Ink

 Wild Wasabi ~ Daffodil DelightBlack StazOn ~ Baja Breeze

Paper

 Very Vanilla ~ Baja Breeze

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Vintage Wallpaper TIEF ~ Daffodil Delight satin ribbon

 

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posted on June 1, 2012 by

New Catalog Day!!

The NEW Annual Catalog goes live in just a few minutes, but you can take a peek now at all of the wonderful goodies! We can begin placing orders at 12:00, noon today! We also have a great special for hostesses in June and July and a new Demonstrator kit and special so check out all of the links below for  details.

Call or email to get your new catalog. With the newer catalog format, I am making some changes to my catalog program. You can now get the catalog FREE with any $25 purchase or if you are interested in just getting the catalog with no order, you may purchase one for $5.00. Anyone who purchases at least $50.00 during this catalog year will earn next years catalog free as well, and it will be available to you as soon as they arrive next spring.

Click on the Catalog to view the online flash version of the catalog, Or download a .pdf version here.

Hostess Special

Hostesses in June and July can earn an additional $50.00 in Hostess goodies when their party total reaches $450. Party totals are high when the new catalog comes out, so reaching that goal could be easier than you think. This is a great time to host your own Stampin’ party!

Demonstrator Special

Demonstrators who sign up in June will receive some wonderful additions to their kit! Look at all of the free extra’s you can earn! The newly designed Demonstrator kit allows you to choose $125.00 in products (any you choose) for just $99! Plus you will receive over $60 in free business supplies.

Contact me to take advantage of these great deals or to get your new catalog!

Belinda

 

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posted on May 31, 2012 by

New 2012-2013 In Colors

Introducing the new In Colors for the 2012-2013 Catalog Season! Speaking of the new catalog….. It goes live in just about 24 hours! I will have it posted on my site tomorrow morning as soon as it is available to link to. We can begin ordering at noon tomorrow! Which also means that TODAY is the last day to order anything you MUST HAVE from the current catalog!!

2012-2013 In Colors

2012-2013 In Colors

2012-2013 In Colors

2012-2013 In Colors

2012-2013 In Colors

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

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posted on May 26, 2012 by

Button Buddies

Button Buddies

I am still planning to do a color comparison of the new In Colors, I just haven’t had the time to photograph it yet! I hope to get to it this weekend.

Here is a bright and cheery card using the new Floral District and Summer Smooches DSP and the Button Buddies set. Quick and easy, my favorite type of card! I embossed the sentiment in White. I’m so sad to see On Your Birthday retire, I use it all of the time.

Happy Stampin’!

Belinda

 

Stampin’ Stuff

Stamps

 Button Buddies ~ On Your Birthday

Ink

 Tangerine Tango and Old Olive Markers ~ Versamark Ink

Paper

 Rich Razzleberry ~ Whisper White ~ Summer Smooches DSP ~ Floral District DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Labels Collection Framelits ~ Scallop Trim border punch ~ White embossing powder ~ Brights Designer buttons

 

 

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posted on May 22, 2012 by

Four Seasons

four seasons

I created this card to show what great coverage and images you get with the new foam pads! It is so easy to get a great image with these. The coverage on the stamp is amazing with just a tap or two and they stamp beautifully every time. I really love them. You can see how nicely they stamp up in the photo. Vivid, crisp, even images .  What you can’t see is the true color of these new In Colors. They are showing up too orangy here. They have a lot more raspberry color in person. The darker color is very close to the Pomegranate color we had a couple of years back and the Primrose Petals is a nice raspberry pink. I like them both. Tomorrow I’ll post a color comparison and try to get some better lighting.

It’s always kind of hard to pull together cards when we get our first sneak peek order from the new catalog, because we get 5 new colors, but we can’t always get the matching DSP or ribbon or other embellishments. So I was a little limited here with coordinating embellishments, but it turned out OK, I guess. I DO love this new Hostess set, Four Seasons. Love, Love, LOVE the Hostess sets this catalog!

Belinda

 

Stampin’ Stuff

Stamps

 Four Seasons ~ Swirls and Curls verses

Ink

 Primrose Petals ~ Raspberry Ripple

Paper

 Whisper White ~ Primrose Petals ~ Raspberry Ripple

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Adorning Accents folders ~ 2 3/8 Scallop Circle punch ~ White bakers twine ~ White embossing powder

 

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posted on May 18, 2012 by

Pedaling Past

Pedaling Past

This card makes me smile, I really love this set. I am kind of all over the map in the way that I design cards, especially lately. I usually start from an inspirational point and go from there, whether it is a design layout, or a color combination, a particular paper or set or technique. I started with the paper this time. I adore this Everyday Enchantment paper from the Saleabration collection. I will be very sad when I run out! I loved these two pieces together, so I decided on the layout and then went in search of the set to go with it. I ran across my retired Pedaling Past set and that was that.

I really like the way it turned out, it reminds me of summers past. I keep hearing that Country Time lemonade music in my head when I look at it!

Happy Stampin’

Belinda

 

Stampin’ Stuff

Stamps

 Pedaling Past

Ink

 Basic Black ~ Real Red Marker

Paper

 Basic Black ~ Very Vanilla ~ Everyday Enchantment DSP

Fun Stuff

 Basic Black satin ribbon ~ Brights Collection designer buttons ~ Black embroidery floss

 

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posted on May 17, 2012 by

Apothecary Art and New Catalog Info

As you can see from the countdown clock in my sidebar, it is only 2 weeks till the new Annual Catalog goes live!  There are so many fun new stamps and tools and I think you will love the new streamlined style of the catalog.

The catalog is a little smaller and Stampin Up has made them much less expensive for us to purchase (and less expensive for you too!) So I am changing up the way I handle the catalog a little bit. I am excited to announce that this year I will be able to offer them free with a $25 purchase (one per customer) or for those who just want to purchase a catalog with no order, the catalog price will be $5. You will still get one free when you host a workshop. I’ll also be doing some random giveaways if you would like to earn one free that way. Also, for any customer who purchases at least $50 from me over this catalog year, you will earn next years catalog free as well, and will be able to pick it up as soon as they begin arriving next year. I love that this new system will allow me to give free catalogs to my current customers as we go forward. As always, owning the catalog will insure that you will receive the Holiday and Spring catalogs. These will be much larger than the previous mini catalogs, so they will have many more seasonal products in them and they will be current for a full 5 months. More time to get your favorite goodies!

Contact me to reserve your catalog!

Apothecary Art

I used a lot of different sets on this card. I really like the way many of our vintage sets work together, it makes it fairly easy to put together a collage type card. I started with the Parlor Prints background stamped in Crumb cake on Crumb cake card stock. Then I randomly stamped Established Elegance images in Soft Suede. They were placed so they would show behind the focal piece. I stamped and cut out the Apothecary Art image and added a layer of soft suede card stock which I cut out with the Labels Collection Framelits. Finally, I added a couple of strips of designer paper and did some distressing and sponging. These are really simple techniques, but combined with these beautiful images, it’s easy to get that vintage look. I am stocking up on this Beau Chateau paper, it’s a favorite and I hate to see it retire!

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin’ Stuff

Stamps

 Established Elegance ~ Apothecary Art ~ Parlor Prints ~ Loving Thoughts

Ink

 Crumb Cake ~ Soft Suede ~ Daffodil Delight ~ Pink Pirhouette ~ Blush Blossom

Paper

 Crumb Cake ~ Very Vanilla ~ Soft Suede ~ Beau Chateau DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Labels Collections Framelits ~ Crochet Trim ~ Distressing Tool ~ Blender pens ~ sponge

 

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posted on May 15, 2012 by

Button Buddies

button buddies

This is a card that we made at Stamp Camp last Thursday. It is simple and sweet and uses the Button Buddies set. Love the cherries from that set! The ribbon is from one of the simply sent kits and is retired. I am super excited that we will be offering stitched grosgrain in the new catalog, though! The 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon will now have a line of straight stitching through the center. Love it!

Speaking of the new Catalog, as you can see it goes live in a little over two weeks! My copies to hand out arrive today and I will start delivering them tomorrow. Let me know if you would like to have one! You can receive one Free with a $25 retirement purchase between now and the end of May. I’ll go into a little more detail about the new catalog program and new catalog pricing tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin’ Stuff

Stamps

 Button Buddies ~ Petite Pairs

Ink

 Real Red and Old Olive markers

Paper

 Real Red ~ Whisper White ~ Summer Smooches DSP

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Labels Collection Framelit, ~ Perfect Polka Dots EF ~ Brights designer buttons ~ Red Twill ribbon ~ White bakers twine

 

 

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