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posted on October 30, 2013 by

Wetlands

Wetlands

Here is a a simple but pretty card that we made at Stamp Camp this month.

The background is made by sponging (with daubers) ink onto a clear acrylic block and then spritzing with Alcohol. It needs to be fairly wet. Allow the colors to run together a bit and then “stamp” the block on your card stock to create the Background. I suggest letting it dry completely and then ironing the back of the card stock or pressing it in a book for a few days to straighten out any warping caused by the alcohol.

I stamped the goose image once on the background once it was dry and then stamped it again on Very Vanilla card stock. I used blender pens to color in the goose and then cut it out (just the body) and popped it up over the original stamped image. The sentiment, button and linen thread finished off the card.

I hope you are enjoying this lovely fall weather that is inspiring my creations! Be sure to check out the new weekly specials, packaging bundles and MDS specials for November. You can view them on my Specials Page.

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Wetlands

Ink

 Cherry Cobbler ~ Early Espresso ~ Cajun Craze ~ Crushed Curry ~ Sahara Sand

Paper

 Very Vanilla ~ Early Espresso

Fun Stuff

 Sponge Daubers ~ Clear Block ~ Linen Thread ~ Retired button ~ Alcohol 90%

 

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posted on October 29, 2013 by

Another Thank You

Another Thank You

We used the embossing resist technique on this simple card that we made for Stamp Camp last month. Embossing resist is an easy technique where you emboss your focal image in clear ink on your white or vanilla card stock and then stamp over it with your background images. The ink won’t stick to the Clear Embossing (after it has been heated). When you wipe the ink away from your embossed image (with a soft tissue) the original card stock color shows through.

On this card we stamped the large Thank you image from Another Thank You on Very Vanilla card stock and then over stamped it with the background leaves from Gently Falling. We then sponged any remaining uninked cardstock with a light rub of So Saffron to make the entire image pop. Then we just layered that piece on our Old Olive card stock base. Easy Peasy.

Thanks for looking

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Another Thank You ~ Gently Falling

Ink

 Cajun Craze ~ Crushed Curry ~ So Saffron ~ Old Olive

Paper

 Very Vanilla ~ Old Olive ~ Versamark Ink

Fun Stuff

 Clear Embossing Powder ~ Sponges ~ Heat Tool ~ Tissue

 

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posted on October 17, 2013 by

Gently Falling Grunge

Gently falling

I used the Gorgeous Grunge set to  “grunge” up this quick fall card. It’s a fun and  simple technique. I sponged and roughed up the edges to add a little more distressing. I love the size of the stamps in this set, they are large enough to add a lot of detail in a very short time. Adding the washi tape over the image gives it even more depth, because of the semi translucent nature of the tape. This was one of our Stamp Camp cards this month. Quick and fun.

Be sure to check out the Thankful Thursday deal today. There are several punches specially priced at only $11.16! Artisan Label, Bitty Butterfly, Hexagon, Mosaic, Pansy

Happy Stampin!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Gorgeous Grunge ~ Gently Falling~ Thoughts and Prayers

Ink

 Early Espresso ~ Cajun Craze ~ Crushed Curry ~ Crumb Cake

Paper

 Crumb Cake ~ Very Vanilla

Fun Stuff

 Epic Day washi tape ~ Witches Brew washi tape ~ Season of Style washi tape ~ Linen Thread ~ Distressing tool ~ Sponges

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posted on October 10, 2013 by

Wonderfall and Thankful Thursday

I have a fun card for you today but first, more specials! On Tuesday Stampin’ Up! rolled out a weekly special. They didn’t give an end date for now. Every Tuesday they will be adding sale items to my online store and those specials are good for the week or until supplies run out. That is in addition to the Thankful Thursday special that they will announce on the blog each week during October. Don’t forget that when you take advantage of these specials, if you use the code GJGTYCGT you will be entered into the drawing for the Mystery Hostess Event. 

Thankful Thursday

The following DSP packs are on sale, TODAY ONLY. Sale price $8.21 (reg $10.95).

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Tuesday Specials

Sales prices good through next Monday

Tuesday Specials

 

Wonderfall

Wonderfall

I really like how this turned out.  I love that fall weather is finally here and this card  reminds me of a walk outside. I frayed the burlap ribbon to give it a wispier feel.

I used a Variegated stamping technique to get the multicolored look on the leaf. The leaf stamp was inked up in Crushed Curry, and then Cajun Craze and Cherry Cobbler were added with sponge daubers before stamping the image on Very Vanilla card stock. The rhinestones were colored with Sharpie markers.

Thanks for stopping by!

Belinda

 

Stampin Stuff

Stamps

 Wonderfall ~ Delightful Dozen

Ink

 Crushed Curry ~ Cherry Cobbler ~ Cajun Craze

Paper

 Very Vanilla ~ Crumb Cake

Fun Stuff

 Big Shot ~ Autumn Accents Die ~ Rhinestone Basic Jewels ~ Burlap Ribbon ~ Sponge Daubers

 

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posted on October 3, 2013 by

Thursday Thank You!

I am hoping to change over to my new theme this weekend, so I’ll have several posts coming over the next couple of days! Today Stampin’ Up! announced a special on their blog, celebrating 250 blog posts. Every Thursday in October they will announce a product special for that day only. Today’s Thankful Thursday special is Washi Tape

131269 Epic Day  $3.71 (regular price 4.95)
129314 Gingham Garden  $3.71 (regular price 4.95)
132156 Witches Brew  $3.71 (regular price 4.95)

I am also announcing a Mystery Hostess event for the month. See the details below.

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This card is done with the new photopolymer set called Another Thank You. I embossed the thank you image and then stamped the leaves. I trimmed the edges of the burlap ribbon to give it a different look. I also used some of the trimmed strands to  add to the wispy fall look.

Another Thank You

I finished off the bow with an antique brad and held the leaves in place with little copper safety pins. Bring on the fall weather!

Mystery Hostess Event!

Thankful Thursdays is a great reason to kick off a Mystery Hostess event using the new Hostess code! You can place orders in the online store and link to a particular workshop. Your order placed in the online store will ship immediately, but the workshop can be held open all month. You could take advantage of each Thursday’s special and possibly earn Hostess rewards for the event as well! Each time you place an order this month you will entered in the drawing for the hostess rewards. This workshop will also be eligible for the extra hostess benefits!
It is really easy to order in the online store.

Here is the Hostess code for this event

GJGTYCGT

Enter this code when you place your order in My Online Store. There is a hostess code box at the bottom of the page to enter it.There is a minimum shipping charge in the online store. You can still place orders by email, but I won’t be able to add them to this particular Mystery Hostess event because of the one day specials and I would have to hold the order till the end of the month. If you have any trouble ordering in the online store, just call me and I’ll help you through it.

Good luck on being the next Mystery Hostess!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Another Thank You ~ Gently Falling

Ink

 Early Espresso ~ Cajun Craze ~ Crushed Curry ~ Versamark

Paper

 Crumb Cake ~ Regals DSP Stack

Fun Stuff

 Burlap Ribbon ~ Clear Embossing Powder ~ Vintage Trinkets ~ Antique Brads

 

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posted on August 24, 2009 by

Medallion

Medallion

I finally got to play with my Medallion background stamp from the new catalog. As you can see, this stamp is not really meant to stay in the background. It makes quick and beautiful cards which can be used for many occasions.

This is a card that we made for stamp camp. You’ll recognize the Circle Rhinestone brad from the catalog, which really adds some elegant dazzle to the card. It needed something more to balance the card design, though. I thought about adding three of the smaller circle brads, but it seemed too much and I didn’t have enough on hand anyway. So what to do? That brings us to my new fave tip for all of those times when you don’t have just the right embellishment on hand. Re-color something you do have on hand!

In this case I mixed a drop of Crushed Curry Ink with some Crystal Effects and added a small drop on top of a rhinestone. I used this same technique on the pearls from the Pretties kit with the From the Crypt card in a previous post. The neat thing about Crystal Effects is that it usually will stay contained where you place it and will form a nice little mound. That is what it did here. The key is playing with it and seeing how much you need. Too much, results in a running or spreading effect. Just the right amount will mound up nicely. It is better to start with too little and add more if necessary. The CE will blend out if you have to add more. These kind of resemble a dew drop but have a little more depth and sparkle, very pretty.

You can also color the rhinestones and pearls using Sharpie or alcohol markers if you have the right colors on hand. Our dye based Stampin Write markers will also color the jewels. They need some drying time and sometimes two or three coats to get the desired color. I dab them with a soft tissue to remove excess ink before applying them to my projects.

These are all great ways to get that perfect added touch to your project

Happy Stampin!

Belinda

 

Stampin Supplies

Stamps

 Medallion ~ Sweet Serendipity

Ink

 Crushed Curry ~ Creamy Caramel

Paper

 Crushed Curry ~ Naturals White

Fun Stuff

 Crystal Effects ~ Basic Rhinestones ~ Fire circle rhinestone brads

 

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