Part 1: November Stamp Club Card

We weren't able to get together for our November Stamp Club meeting because of the weather ~ a winter storm.  So last night, at our December Club get-together, we made our November and December projects.  We made four cards and one 3D item.  Since that would end up being one long post, I'm going to spread them out.  So stay posted.  Here is Part 1 of the November cards.

Joyful Season with Letterpress Plate

Directions:

1.  On letterpress plate, ink "stockings" with Old Olive Craft ink and "joyful season" with Cherry Cobbler Craft ink.

2.  Place letterpress plate face up directly on tab 1 of Big Shot multipurpose platform.  Add Dotto to back of watercolour paper and stick to clear cutting pad.  CAREFULLY place paper and cutting pad on top of the letterpress plate.  Line up carefully and holding firmly, wind through the Big Shot.

3.  Assemble card.

You can see a video on how to use the Letterpress plates here.

Dimensions:

Very Vanilla Card Base:  5 1/2  x 8 1/2

Cherry Cobbler:  5 3/8 x 4 1/8

Watercolour Paper:  3 x 5 1/4

DSP:  1 x 5 1/4

Supplies:

Stamps:  None

Paper:  Watercolour Paper, Jolly Holiday DSP, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler Craft, Old Olive Craft

Accessories:  Joyful Season Letter Press Plate, Big Shot, Dotto, Old Olive Satin Ribbon

4.25 x 5.5 card

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French Foliage Thanks

I thought I had better post another autumn looking card before it begins to snow here in Winnipeg.  I think winter is just around the corner with the temperature only reaching 1 degree celius today.  Brrrr.  Chicken Soup is on the menu for tonight.

This was a quick card.  Love those!

Supplies: 

Stamps:  French Foliage, Thank You Kindly

Paper:  Crumb Cake (Kraft), Cajun Craze, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Dimensionals, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

4.25 x 5.5 card

Mmmm.  I am beginning to smell that soup.

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October Stamp Club

French Foliage

Rock & Roll and Collage Techniques

Directions:

Collage Background:

Randomly stamp French Foliage images over Very Vanilla card stock in the following inks:

• Poplar leaf in Cajun Craze ink
• Oak leaf in Cajun Craze ink.  Stamp- off once on scrap paper before stamping on card stock. This gives it a lighter colour
• Script in Rich Razzleberry ink
• Paris Circle in Rich Razzleberry ink
• Ink up an Acrylic Block in More Mustard ink

Small Square Image:

1.  Sponge edges of Very Vanilla square with More Mustard ink.

2.  Stamp Script in Rich Razzleberry ink in center of Very Vanilla square.

3.  Ink Poplar Leaf in More Mustard ink.  Roll the edges in Cajun Craze ink.  Stamp on Very Vanilla square.

Complete card:

1.  Adhere layers together.

2.  Add dimensionals to the back of the Collage image and the small square Leaf image.

3.  Add ribbon to collage image.

4.  Finish card.

Dimensions:

Cajun Craze Card Base:  5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Rich Razzleberry:  3 3/8 x 4 5/8

Very Vanilla:  3 1/4 x 4 1/2

Cajun Craze:  2 x 2 1/4

Rich Razzleberry:  1 7/8 x 2 1/8

Very Vanilla:  1 3/4 x 2

Supplies:

Stamps:  French Foliage, Acrylic Block

Paper:  Cajun Craze, Rich Razzleberry, Very Vanilla,

Ink:  Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  Rich Razzleberry Ribbon, Dimensionals, Sponge

4.25 x 5.5 card



Baroque Motifs and Big Beautiful Butterfly



Directions:

1.  Stamp Baroque Motifs flourish, small flower and sentiment in Soft Suede ink on Soft Suede card stock. 

2.  Use Scallop Trim Border Punch to punch both edges of Newsprint DSP.  Adhere to Cherry Cobbler strip.

3.  Add Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding and then Lace to the strip.

4.  Use Bigshot to cut out small butterflies (Beautiful Wings Embosslit).  Glue to background with a Two-way Glue Pen.

5.  Fold Naturals Ivory square in half and place over the "half butterfly" on the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die.  Run through Bigshot.  TIP:  When placing your folded card stock over the half butterfly, make sure that your see the ends of the lines of the middle part of the butterfly.  Doing this will ensure that you cut your butterfly completely.

6.  With a clean Baroque Motifs flourish stamp, stamp on butterfly with VersaMark.  Emboss with Clear Embossing Powder.

7.  Sponge over butterfly with Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede ink.  (If you would like your butterfly multicoloured, add more ink colours as suggested in the Supply List.  The example that was followed is on page 133 in the Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catalogue).  Once you are done sponging, take a tissue or baby wipe and gently wipe the ink off the embossed flourish.

8.  Punch a 1/8" hole with Hand Held Punch.  Add brad.  Add dimensionals to back of butterfly.

9.  Complete card.

Dimensions:

Natural Ivory Card Base:  5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Soft Suede:  4 1/8 x 5 3/8

Cherry Cobbler Strip:  1 7/8 x 5 1/4

Newsprint Designer Series Paper:  2 1/8 x 5 1/4

Butterfly Square:  3 1/4 x 4 1/4 

Natural Ivory Scrap:  for Beautiful Wings Embosslit

Supplies:

Stamps:  Baroque Motifs

Paper:  Naturals Ivory, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Newsprint DSP

Ink:  Soft Suede, VersaMark, Cherry Cobbler (Multicoloured Option:  Elegant Eggplant, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard)

Accessories:    Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Bigshot, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding, Vanilla Lace Trim (from the dollar store??), Brad, Dimensionals, Two-way Glue Pen, Clear Embossing Powder, Sponge, 1/8" Hand Held Punch

4 25 x 5 5 card



The club had the option to make a multicoloured butterly.  Just like in the Stampin' Up Idea Book & Catologue (p.132)



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Watercolor Trio Thanks

This card falls under the Clean and Simple category.  I made this card when Stampin' Up's new colours came out.  That was a while ago so I don't remember whether or not I followed the sketch challange on the Clean and Simple Blog.  If you want great sketches for quick cards check out that blog HERE.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Watercolor Trio, Great Friend, Thank You Kindly

Paper:  Whisper White, Marina Mist, Basic Black

Ink:  Whisper White Craft, Basic Black

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Black Gingham Ribbon, Dimensionals

4.25 x 5.5 card

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Once is Enough?

Not with this technique!! :)

Here is another card using the Reinker Watercolour Technique.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Fifth Avenue Floral

Paper:  Rose Red, So Saffron, Whisper White, Shimmery White

Ink:  Basic Black, Whisper White, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and So Saffron Reinkers

Accessories:  Distresser, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals, White Embossing Powder, Rhinestones

4.25 x 5.5 card

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September Stamp Club

Watercolouring with Reinkers 

When I first saw cards using the watercolouring technique using reinkers (sometimes called Reinker Spread Technique) it was one of those things I had to try immediately.  And it is so much fun!

Patty Bennett, a Stampin' Up! demonstrator has a great tutorial video on how to make the flowers, so I won't repeat her instructions in this post.  Click HERE to see her tutorial.

The rest of the card goes as follows:

1.  Create flower first so that it has time to dry.  Then cut around embossed line.

2.  To create leaves, use the Square Lattice Folder and Big Shot to emboss Old Olive card stock.  Now use the Little Leaves Sizzlet on the embossed Old Olive card stock.  Cut three.  Tip:  By making your leaves in this order, it gives a very subtle texture to the leaves.  If you want more texture, cut leaves first and then emboss.

3.  Stamp Sentiment on Very Vanilla card stock using Rose Red ink.

4.  Use Scalloped Trim Border Punch on Pumpkin Pie card stock strip.  Adhere under the Very Vanilla card stock. 

5.  Adhere Sweet and Sour DSP to Pumpkin Pie card stock.  Adhere Very Vanilla and Pumpkin Pie border.  Add Ribbon.  Use Tombo Glue to adhere leaves.  Cut out dry rose and use dimensionals to pop up over the leaves.

Tips: 
I tried to dry my rose with the heat gun.  I found I had to be extra careful not to push the ink everywhere.  It also tended to curl the card stock. 

Lean the rose up against something as it is  air drying so that the water runs to the bottoms of each section.  This gives it more of a watercolour effect.

Try this technique on Glossy White card stock.  It works but gives a different look.

Dimensions:

Rose Red card base:  8 1/2 x 5 1/2

Pumpkin Pie:  4 1/8 x 5 3/8

DSP:  4 x 5 1/4

Very Vanilla:  2 x 5 1/4

Pumpkin Pie Strip:  for Scalloped Punch

Shimmery White card stock:  for Fifth Avenue rose

Old Olive scraps:  for leaves

Supplies: 

Stamps:  Fifth Avenue Floral

Paper:  Sweet and Sour Specialty DSP, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla, Shimmery White card stock

Ink:  Rose Red, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Pumpkin Pie Reinkers, Whisper White

Accessories:  5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Little Leaves Sizzlet Die, White Embossing Powder, Water Spritzer, Aquapainter, Scalloped Trim Border Punch, Dimensionals

4.25 x 5.5 card

 Pocket Silhouette Gift Card with Envelope

Directions:

Envelope:  Run Naturals White card stock through Big Shot with the Scalloped Envelope die.  To make the patterned paper inside of card, place DSP on the upper half of the Scalloped Envelope die.  Glue DSP to inside of Envelope.  Let dry before folding.  Tip:  If you fold the flap before the DSP is dry, it will move on you.

Card:

1.  Fold Natural White card stock in half making sure it folds to a card of 2 x 3.

2.  Colour the flower stamp from Pocket Silhouettes set with Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo and Pink Pirouette Markers.

3.  Stamp Sentiment in Old Olive ink

4.  Punch out flowers using Itty Bitty Punch Pack in Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette and Cherry Cobbler card stock.  Bend flowers around finger tip to give it a bit of dimenion.  Glue to stamped image.

5.  Add Basic Pearl Jewels to center of punched flowers.  Tip:  I find the best way to pick up the pearls (so they don't go flying) is to move it slightly off its spot with your finger tip and then pick it up with your tweezers.

Dimensions:

Naturals White Card Base:  3 x 4

Naturals White Envelope:  4 1/4 x 5 1/2

Old Olive DSP:  2 1/2 x 3 1/4

Melon Mambo Scrap

Cherry Cobbler Scrap

Pink Pirouette Scrap

Supplies:

Stamps:  Pocket Silhouettes, Tiny Tags

Paper:  Old Olive DSP, Naturals White, Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Cherry Cobbler

Ink:  Old Olive, Pink Pirouette, Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Markers

Accessories:  Big Shot, Bigz Scalloped Envelope Die, Basic Pearl Jewels, Tweezers, Tombo Multi Liquid Glue

2 x 3 Card and 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 Envelope

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August Stamp Club

For You Flower

I just LOVE everything about the designer series paper used on this card. I love the colours used as well as all the patterns on EACH SIDE of the paper. That is unusual for me. I will definitely be using up my whole pack very quickly.

Directions

1. Punch Whisper White strip with Dotted Scalloped Border Punch. Tape Scallop and the two pieces of patterned paper together. Tie Ribbon around and adhere to Early Espresso card base.

2. Using the For You Flower stamp, ink in Certainly Celery and stamp on Whisper White card stock. Punch out using the XL Fancy Flower Punch. YAY! YOU DON'T NEED TO CUT THE FLOWER OUT BY HAND!!

3. Clean stamp and colour the words in the circle with Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango and Early Espresso Markers. Stamp on Whisper White card stock and punch out using the 1 3/8" Circle Punch. TIP: If you take a while to colour, you can "huff" on your stamp to re-moisten the ink before stamping on your card stock. Tape Circle to the center of the Celery Flower.

4. Build a Brad: Stamp flower from Itty Bitty Bits in Baja Breeze ink and punch out with the 1/2" Circle Punch. Add a glue dot to the back of the circle. Adhere to the part of the Build a Brad with the "stems". Add the Clear top of the brad. This has adhesive on it already so you do not need to add any more. Punch hole in the For You Flower with 1/16" Hand held punch and add brad.

5. Complete card by punching two Small Ovals out of Greenhouse Gala DSP. Add a dimensional to one end of the oval. Add dimensionals to the For You Flower. Stick Flower and Leaves to card.

Dimensions:

Early Espresso Card Base: 4 1/4 x 11

Greenhouse Gala DSP: 4 1/4 x 1, 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 and Scraps for leaves

Whisper White Strip and Scraps

Supplies:

Stamps: For You Flower, Itty Bitty Bits

Paper: Greenhouse Gala DSP, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Ink: Certainly Celery

Accessories: White 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Glue Dot, Build a Brad, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso and Tangerine Tango Markers, 1/16" Handheld Punch, Small Oval Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, XL Fancy Flower Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Dotted Scalloped Border Punch

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card

Itty Bitty Bits with Rich Razzleberry

1. Stamp sentiment on on Whisper White card stock with Basic Black ink. Use a Stamp-a-ma-jig if you want perfect placement. :)

2. Stamp Itty Bitty Bits with Certainly Celery, Rich Razzleberry and Tempting Turquoise ink. Punch out with Itty Bitty Punches and glue to Whisper White card stock.

3. Score the long side of Tempting Turquoise card stock at 3". Punch the side closest to the score line with the Scalloped Border Punch. (When folded this should make a 3 x 3 square.) Adhere completed Whisper White square to inside and fold Turquoise scallop up adhering in place.

4. Add ribbon to bottom edge. You might have to add a bit of adhesive to keep it in place. Tie the ends with embroidery thread and add Itty Bitty Button. You can either tie it on with the piece of thread you used to tie the ribbon or use two separate pieces for each, using a glue dot to attach the button to the top of of the ribbon.

Dimensions:

Rich Razzleberry Card Base: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2

Tempting Turquoise: 3 x 4 1/2 (score at 3")

Whisper White: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4

Whisper White Scraps

Supplies:

Stamps: Itty Bitty Bits, Thank You Kindly

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Polka Dot Ribbon (retired), White Embroidery Thread, Itty Bitty Buttons, Glue Dot, Scalloped Border Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Glue Pen

4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card

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