It’s a Moxie Fab Valentine CardFebruary 2nd, 2012 Posted on February 2nd, 2012, 4 responses.
When I popped over to the Moxie Fab World blog the other day and saw their Tuesday Trigger, I just about started doing back flips around my stamp room. I mean, come on, how inspired are you from this photo? It’s absolutely delectable. You can view and participate in the challenge HERE.  Just in case you can’t tell, I was inspired by the doily, the texture of the candy, the colors, the wrapper and pink coating. Yep, that’s a real cupcake liner that I used. How fun is THAT!!???  Watch the video to see how I used the cupcake liner for a really fun embellishment and how I made that oh, so yummy lookin’ chocoate covered strawberry heart!
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Sanded Embossed Background TechniqueJanuary 27th, 2012 Posted on January 27th, 2012, 3 responses.
We’ve had a lot of excitement at StampNation recently. We just hit the 1 year birthday (If you haven’t seen the celebration video, CLICK HERE, it’s great for a good giggle) and yesterday, the 150th video went up!! Yes, 150 exclusive paper crafting videos. and it’s growing each week. StampNation is the best place to take your paper crafting to the next level in a place that feels like home. Need more information? Click here. Ready to become a member? Click here!
Hey, friends! Happy Friday! I have a sick kid home today. After a healthy serving of chocolate chip pancakes, she’s snuggled on the couch watching Dolphin Tale for the 3rd time! This gives me a few minutes to stamp! Once I saw the sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping today, I immediatly knew I would use the Sanded Embossed Background technique! (Not sure if that’s really what this is called, but we’re goin’ with it!) Honestly, I never would have put Poppy Parade and Pool Party together…would you? Since the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series came out in the Sale-a-bration Catalog, I’ve been using this combo and it really works!
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Moving Cards: Stocking Pop-Up Christmas Card!November 2nd, 2011 Posted on November 2nd, 2011, 15 responses.
This looks like an ordinary Christmas Card, right? A cute little stocking with my favorite Jingle Bells, some Holly Berry Bouquet Designer Series Paper, and some textured cardstock…cute and fun.
Now, imagine opening it up looking for the regular ole run-of-the-mill Christmas Gretting and signature. Instead, you find this:
A Pop-up element that is sure to surprise and delight the recipient! I’m not joking when I say this is SO STINKIN’ SIMPLE! Watch! Yes, I Know! Easy peasy! Can you tell I was pumped about this card? I have a really fun idea to take this type of card up even another notch and add even more fun and surprise to the inside of this card….that video will be coming to StampNation within a week. Be on the lookout! Also, members, I’ve been doing my homework. Many of you asked for more fall projects…they are coming! TONS of awesome things are going on at StampNation…. Click here for the details and registration. Measurements:
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Happy Thursday, friends! Halloween is quickly decending upon us! Wow! I’ll be running in to school tomorrow with some treats for the teachers and Eva’s Fall Learning Experience (they don’t have holiday parties any more!). This crazy Out on a Limb Spinner Card will likely be the last Halloween card of the season. I’m a bit sad to put these goodies up! Out on a Limb and Wicked Cool have served me well this year, that’s for sure! Spinner Cards have been around for years and they are very easy to do! View the video to see how (if you are viewing in a feed, click on the title of the post to be directed to my website): Stampin’ Up Supplies:
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Click one of the share buttons below if you like this card! Stampin’ Up Moving Card – Fancy FoldsOctober 19th, 2011 Posted on October 19th, 2011, 32 responses.
Thanks to everyone that left a comment on my Youtube Video yesterday asking kind of Stampin’ Up Holiday Card Ideas you are looking for!! Quite a few of you said "Moving Cards"!!! Since this is birthday week at my house (my daughter, then mom, then hubby all in one week!), I needed to make some special cards today. Special cards. You want to see moving cards, fancy folds and 3D cards. My wheels started turning!
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This fun folding card gives you a ton of room for mutliple signatures, love notes or stamping fun!
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Here is the same card, different papers and embellishments. This one is for my mom!
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I entered today’s card in the following challenges: Stamptacular Sunday, The Crafty Pad, 365, Fab’n Funky, My Time to Craft, IC Sketches, Top Tip Tuesday, the Pink Elephant, Lexi’s Creations Stampin’ Up Have a Seat in Black and WhiteSeptember 25th, 2011 Posted on September 25th, 2011, 2 responses.
Hello, friends! I am participating in my last week as a guest designer over at the Outlawz! The challenge this week is to make a black and white card. Have you ever made one? It can be a bit of a challenge. Imagine that. A challenge for the challenge! LOL! With only 2 colors, you need to have some spark on your card and I achieved this by using the Small Heart Punch, the Finial Press Embossing Folder and Crystal Effects. I absolutely renewed my love affair with Crystal Effects with this card. View the video to see exactly how to use it! Viewing this in a feed? Click on the title post to view online.
I love how the Crystal Effects looked over the embossed hearts once it dried! **Remember to let your CE dry for 30 minutes or so!!!***
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Card Patterns: Gently Falling #1 in the seriesSeptember 24th, 2011 Posted on September 24th, 2011, 5 responses.
Happy Saturday everyone! I hope have a wonderful weekend planned…or not planned whatever the case may be! I have some downline coming over to stamp, donuts and coffee are READY! Hubby and Alana are going camping tonight with the Y Princess Tribe (if it stops raining!), so it’s just me, Eva and Anna. Oh, what to do! I’m excited to be a Guest Designer again for the next couple of months over at Card Patterns. I love, love the sketch they’ve got going today!
I’ve decided to do another series of videos using the super popular Gently Falling Stamp Set and Spice Cake Designer Series Paper. Stayed tuned to my blog for the next week to see the series. BONUS SERIES – I also have a series of BONUS videos for anyone that places an ONLINE ORDER with me now through October 31. Speaking of series…if you missed the My Friend Series, Click Here to view the first one. The be sure to put your name and e-mail address in the box to received the additional 3# CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY ONLINE STORE If you are viewing this in a feed, click here to view this post and video online. When I made this card, I didn’t have the Pool Party Ink Pad (I know! Gasp!!!), luckily, they gave us one at Founder’s Circle! I wanted to do some tone-on-tone background stamping, so my Versamark Ink pad came in handy for this. If you haven’t seen or used a Versamark Ink Pad, CLICK HERE for my post and video all about it!
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Snow Much Fun Stamp Set meets Stampin’ Up’s Shaker Frames!September 6th, 2011 Posted on September 6th, 2011, 6 responses.
Hello Friends! Thanks for popping in! I hope you had a terrific weekend filled with friends, family, fun and maybe some paper crafting! I had a ball making this card using Stampin’ Up’s Shaker Frames in the Holiday Mini Catalog. It fried my brain a bit figuring out how to best use these, so hopefully my video will make it a snap for you! It really is easy once you figure out the layers and method of putting it all together. These Shaker Frames are also fabulous with any of your Circle Punches. You can visit my Online Store to purchase your very own. Stay tuned…there will be more Shaker Frame Cards coming to StampNation!
What do you think of this snowman set? I love the snowball with the bird and the tree is darling! Scroll to the bottom of the post to see what is included in the rest of the set. …and that Frostwood Lodge Designer Series Paper! Great for a woodsy, traditional Christmas and absolutely perfect for Masculine Cards! Scroll down to see all the patterns in this pack!
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Stampin’ Up Smooch! Wild Card WednesdayMay 11th, 2011 Posted on May 11th, 2011, no responses.
Stampin’ Up Smooch comes in the cutest little bottle…so girly, right up my alley! But I had never seen it in action, so I never bothered with it. Until a The verdict? I love it! It’s an inexpensive way to add shimmer and sparkle to your projects. And the bottle that Smooch comes in? What girl wouldn’t LOVE it!? Check out the video to see how to use it (if you are reading this in a feed, click on the title to be directed to my blog to view): The design of this card follows the same idea as the card I posted yesterday. It was the make and take from Michelle’s workshop on Saturday, and is a great simple card with some fun! It also uses the Rock and Roll technique…one of my favs! Learn how to do that HERE! If you like this video, CLICK HERE to view the first video in my exclusive video series!
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Got 10: Fox and Friends Stamp Set and Custom Designer Brads!April 4th, 2011 Posted on April 4th, 2011, 6 responses.
Hello Friends! Welcome to this week’s Got 10 Card! I got inspired by the Mojo Monday sketch, pared it down a tiny bit and added a punch with the Custom Designer Brad! View the video to see how easy it is to make your own Custom Designer Brads! (video coming in a few mins…uploading to Youtube right now!) The Nursery Suite Specialty Paper made it a snap with it’s scalloped and die cut border and coordinating patterned paper. A fox, a "hello baby" and a punch topped this card off for a super sweet (or is it suite?) baby card! Stampin’ Up Supplies:
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SAB- 2 Days Left! Embedded Embossing Rubber Stamping Technique with Punch Bunch Stamp SetMarch 30th, 2011 Posted on March 30th, 2011, no responses.
A quick card today using the Punch Bunch Stamp Set. You can get this set for FREE with your $50 purchase through THURSDAY, March 31. This card was one of my club projects in January and features the Embedded Embossing Technique. CLICK HERE TO LEARN ALL ABOUT THE EMBEDDED EMBOSSING TECHNIQUE.
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Paper Piecing Rubber Stamping Technique- add pizzazz to your hand stamped cards!March 17th, 2011 Posted on March 17th, 2011, 3 responses.
What is Paper Piecing? It’s a fun rubber stamping technique to add pizzazz to your hand stamp cards, and it’s easy to do! All you have to do is stamp your image on paper or cardstock, cut it out and add it to your project. You can keep it simple, like today’s project, or use a more detailed stamp, stamp it on different colors and/or patterns of paper and layer your heart out! When assembling your cut outs, adhere the pieces with dimensionals to create a three dimensional effect. Today’s card is a simple and super fun way to use the paper piecing technique! How stinkin’ cute is this band-aid? And can you imagine all the fun Designer Papers you can use?
I am especially excited today with this card and video, because it begins my term on the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog design team. I’ll be designing and filming some special video tutorials for them…hop over and join in this week’s challenge! Don’t miss out on my brand new video series! Click here to see the first one… Stampin’ Up Supplies:
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How about the Faux Diamonds Technique to add some glitz and glam to your projects today? All you need to do is cover your entire piece of cardstock with Versamark, pour on Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, tap off the excess and heat! Viola! Bling and glitz! You will find the full video showing you how to make this card at StampNation!
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And it is once again the beginning of the month which means this card is for my Guest Design Spot at Papercraftstar! I love working with the ladies over there, they are so great!
Wild Card Wednesday: Embedded Embossing TechniqueFebruary 2nd, 2011 Posted on February 2nd, 2011, 18 responses.
Have you see this Embedded Embossing Technique?? It’s SO cool! One of my downline, Susan, demonstrated it for us at one of our recent events and everyone loved it. So I thought I’d try my hand at it. I love how it turned out and I think I will be playing with this again. I haven’t used the Sense of Time stamp set much, but it’s one I really like. When I was planning this card, I knew it would look really cool in the background. I stamped it in Crumb Cake ink on Very Vanilla Cardstock. I added some sponging with Early Espresso (lightly) on the stamped piece. Next, I stamped the bird from the Punch Potpouri Stamp Set in Early Espresso Ink onto the First Edition Specialty Paper. This gave it a neat effect with the words subtley showing through the stamped image. I sponged along the top of the bird’s wing and adhered it all to the Very Vanilla circle. I cut this circle using the Circle Scissors Plus at just under 3" to fit inside the scallop circle. Click here to learn how to use the Circle Scissors Plus.
Once I finished adhering the bird to the main layer of my card, I ran it through the Big shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder. The pressure of the Big Shot "mashes" all those layers together while creating a fabulous pattern on the cardstock. When it’s done, it has the appearance of being one layer of cardstock. So basically, the cardstock layers are embedded into the main piece of cardstock! See how it was done:
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Today’s card is for my Guest Designer Position at the fabulous Papercraftstar! Hope you like it and thanks for visiting! I also entered this card at Crafts and Me, Crafty Creations, Fresh Brewed, and Simon Says. |
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