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posted on February 26, 2009 by

Embellishment Opportunities

 

crazy for cupcakes

 

 

Many of you have heard me say it……”There are no stamping mistakes, only embellishment opportunities!” This card is one of those which turned out very different than the original design I had intended, due to a couple of those “opportunities”. I love the way it all came together, though.

The first mistake I mean, opportunity, was cutting my ribbon too short, but playing with it gave me this pretty application. One I will be using again. I really like it!

The next thing that didn’t work out as originally planned was the rub-on sentiment. First, I used the white sentiment from Chit Chat. It got lost in the paper design and the design showed through a little.  I wanted  to use the dark one, but instead of starting over with a new layer; I decided to offset the white a little and give it a shadow or embossed look. Turned out even better than I had hoped!

 

Those rub-ons are addictive! You get over 150 sayings in two colors and they are so easy to apply. This card also uses the Rasberry Tart DSP (Gorgeous). The colors are Pretty in Pink, Cameo Coral, Real Red, Rose Red and Kiwi Kiss. I also used the Ribbon Originals-Pigtails. The Kiwi polkadot is so much fun, I’ll be using it up quickly! Of course, the set is Crazy for Cupcakes. You’ll be seeing a lot of this one.

 

Happy Stampin’

 

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posted on February 24, 2009 by

Crazy for Cupcakes!

 

Crazy for Cupcakes

 

Crazy for Cupcakes!

This was a fun card to make! I folded the top note cutout over for a neat little frame and added brads.

The image is stamped on watercolor paper with Black Staz-On Ink.

The paper and inks are Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Bella DSP. The wash behind the image is Barely Banana and Lavender Lace ink.

 

The ribbon is the Riding Hood Red from the Dress Up Ribbon Originals, with the Pretty in Pink Taffeta layered on. I use our Snail adhesive to the back of my ribbon to make quick self adhesive ribbon.

I am trying to build up my gallery samples so I plan on trying to make several cards from each set. I hope you don’t get sick of this one, it’s one of my favorites!

Sale-A-Bration is still going strong!

We have till the end of March to earn FREE Sale-A-Bration Sets, Ribbon, and Paper with each $50 purchase. Earn a FREE CATALOG if you order from my online store. But Hurry, the free catalogs are only available while supplies last!

Happy Stampin’

 

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posted on February 12, 2009 by

Valentine Projects

cookie holder

 

 

These are fun little Valentine projects that we made at Stamp Camp.

The first is from the new catalog, a cookie holder, but this cute little heart shaped box will hold all kinds of Valentine treats.

The box was cut from a pattern that we traced onto the textured card stock.

 

 

 

 

 

love you much

 

 

This card also uses the Love You Much stamp set, the Candy Lane DSP and the three heart punch.

I used Chocolate Chip and Riding Hood Red card stocks and ink and Riding Hood Red grosgrain and tafeta ribbon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Stampin!

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posted on February 10, 2009 by

Stamp-A-Stack Cards

 

Stamp-A-Stack This Thursday

 

These are the cards we are doing for stamp-a-stack this week at stamp camp. They are simpler designs so that we can get finished in the time allotted.   Please RSVP with your card specifics if you plan to attend. Bixby Community Center, 6-9 PM .                                                                                                                                                       

Inspired by nature

This card uses the Inspired by Nature stamp set, which is not currently in the catalog, but is still available for order. See all the dormant sets by clicking the link in the blog bar to the right

I used Tangerine Tango, and Kiwi Kiss.

The large flower is popped up so that it extends off the stamped layer.

 

crazy for cupcakes

 I love this card! I used the Sale-A-Bration designer paper for the awning to get  that bakery window look. The set is Crazy for Cupcakes. I also used the new eyelet border punch and of course some glitter (dazzle effects) to make those cupcakes look good enough to eat!

The colors are Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and So Saffron.

 Branch out

The next two cards are actually one card design, but I wanted to show a couple of ways to stamp it so that you can get a masculine looking card if you like.

 Chocolate Chip, Melow Moss and Regal Rose are the colors and the stamp sets are Branch Out and the Yummy Sale-A-Bration Set.

 Branch out

I just changed the orientation on this one and added photo corners.

thoughts and prayers

This is a very simple card to make, but it looks nicer in person because the background is textured with the new texture plates from Stampin’ Up!.

The Top Note Die makes the perfect frame for a simple, elegant card.

This card uses Baha Breeze and Chocolate Chip.

flight of the butterfly

Here is a pretty color combo. Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac, and Green Galore.

The big butterly from Flight of the Butterfly is popped up, as well as one of the small ones.

The grass is from the Inspired by Nature set.

Happy Stampin!

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posted on January 8, 2009 by

Love You Much Card and New Catalog Teasers!

 

 

Love You Much

 

Love You Much Card

This is a card I made with the Love You Much Bundle. I love the heart punch and this paper!

I also used the Scalloped envelope and enhanced it with some paper piercing. It is hard to tell in the picture, but it has a vellum stamped liner and the image at the bottom is stamped on vellum, colored with marker and then layered on a punched scallop. It is finished off with Riding Hood Red striped grosgrain ribbon.

 

Stampin’ Up! Announces Digital Scrapbooking!

 Lots of fun new things coming from Stampin’ Up! I should have my catalogs in hand in time for Stamp Camp next week. I switched the date so that they would be here by then. Stampin’ Up! is going to be offering digital scrapbooking options later this year! I have no real details yet, so stay tuned for more information, especially if you LOVE to scrapbook that way.

OK, I haven’t seen the new catalog yet, but those who went to leadership conference in Orlando got to see them yesterday and gave out a few tidbits to tease us with! Some fun new sets including a retro coffee set, lots of new animal sets (Dogs, frogs, fun bird, owl, bear). A lot of humorous sayings in sets throughout the catalog. Several new tree sets that are wonderful. A tree silhouette with accessories, but more realistic looking than season of friendship, another set along the lines of Lovely as a Tree. Some whimsical silhouette trees. That of course is just a few tidbits, there is much more to come! A lot of new sets that contain images from the new Decor Elements offering (read on for details on that)

Of course, there is much, much more! LOTS of new BIG SHOT dies! 11 pages of Big Shot stuff! Texture plates!! I am so excited. These will let you dry emboss your whole cardfront in one quick press! If I am understanding it right, you get two images per plate. Someone mentioned clear dies so you can see where you are cropping? I hope I didn’t make that up when I was dreaming about the new catalog last night! Little embosslet plates and many other new dies.

Some Fabulous new designer papers including thick textured designer paper! There are several new offerings of papers,  the samples that I saw were gorgeous and many new fun ones as well! There is a very cool new kit that is called Create a Fairytale which will be great for Disney pages or any little girl. Actually, I know a couple of big “princesses” that will be just as excited about it! New glitters in chocolate, champagne and more! Corduroy buttons and several new designer brads some with images on them. Hand embroidered flowers. Lots of new chipboard including a cute owl set! A new big heart punch and a new eyelet scallop punch! I can’t wait to see the new catalog for myself, I’ll be stalking the UPS guy!

New Decor Elements

If you would like to get an idea of what several of the new stamp sets look like, check out the images in the new Decor Elements brochure below! There are some awesome new decorating options there!

 

 Decor Elements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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posted on December 8, 2008 by

Pillow Boxes and Tags

pillow boxes

I have been playing some more with my Big Shot and this time the pillow box die that I just got. Aren’t these cute!?

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the die cut craze, I’ll show a few pictures tomorrow, so you’ll know what I am talking about.

These little pillow boxes are made just like the larger ones that we cut from a pattern and score, only they are much smaller and the scoring is done for you.

pillow box

This one uses the snow flakes from Merry and Bright, embossed in silver detail EP. The tags are also embossed in silver and cut out.

The Spot Light on Christmas set makes really quick tags, because they  work with our punches.

The card stock is Brocade Blue and Brushed Silver.

glitter glue

Here is a really cool tip for you……

My favorite way to apply glitter is to put down a few drops of Crystal Effects and sprinkle some dazzling diamonds on it. It gives the glitter a dimensional look, and it is beautiful! It is also very messy, just ask any hostess how long it lingers around her home after a stamp party!

Now you can make your own glitter glue. Just clean out a small container (I used an old glitter bottle, you can use an ink refill bottle when you are through with it) Fill it one third to half full with Dazzling Diamonds glitter and then fill your bottle the rest of the way with Crystal Effects. Use a tooth pick to mix it together well.  You can also have colored glitter by adding a few drops of your favorite color of ink. The best part is that it goes on with much less mess! Of course, if you love wearing glitter and just don’t feel completely made up without a little dazzle from head to toe, you can always sprinkle a little more glitter on top, for when you need blinding sparkle.

Here is another tip…..keep your new Dazzle Effects and your Crystal Effects stored upside down. It will keep the lid from clogging and will also keep the bubbles to a minimum. It will also keep your glitter sifted to the top of the bottle where you want it. And one more tip, If you are going to travel with your Dazzle or Crystal Effects, keep them upside down but carry them in a plastic baggy and check that the lids are very tight. Yeah, don’t ask.

acetate pillow box

OK, making an acetate pillow box from a pattern would be kind of tricky, but it is super easy with the Pillow Box Bigz die. You may need to do a little extra scoring with a stylus to get a really good crease, but these things pop together really quickly. All you need is one little strip of glue or sticky strip down the flap.

I just used an acetate transparency from the office supply store

Merry and Bright

Aren’t the see through boxes fun?

I used Merry and Bright and some Dazzle Effects on this tag. The Colors are Real Red, Glorious Green, and Green Galore to match the M&M’s.

Happy Stampin’,

Belinda

 

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