Cameo Coral Butterfly

The Stamp Club workshop was a small group this month.  As a result,  we definitely had time to make three cards.  Yay!  This is a quick card we made at the end of the evening.  As you can see, it uses the Postage Stamp Punch and the Fresh Vintage SAB set.  One last chance to use this set before Sale-a-bration is done for the year.  :(

Take a look at the fancy ribbon at the center of the butterfly.  I was browsing around YouTube looking for ribbon bow tie ideas and came across THIS TUTORIAL.  Try it out! It is actually fairly simple.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage (SAB 2012), Friendly Phrases

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 2012),

Ink: Pool Party, Calypso Coral

Accessories:  Calypso Coral Everyday Enchantment Organdy Ribbon (SAB 2012), Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Everyday Enchantment Brad (SAB 2012), Postage Punch

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Wisteria Wonder

March Stamp Club Card

In the last year or so, you can see doilies everywhere.  From cards to home decor.  Stampin' Up has even gotten in on the fad.  Not only does it have a stamp set that features the doily look in Delicate Doilies.  But it also has its very own Sizzlet die.  You can see the use of both on this card.
  
Once again, CASEd someone else's card.  You can see where I got my inspiration from HERE.

It is a fairly basic card to make just by looking at the photo and the supply list.

TIP:  When using the Sizzlet Large Paper Doily, create an extra shim to add to your Big Shot sandwich.  I found a thin piece of card board and cut it to the same size as the Big Shot cutting pads.  I placed the sandwich in this order:  Multipurpose Platform (at Tab 1), Cardboard Shim, Cutting Pad, Sizzlet Doily, Cutting Pad.  It felt quite stiff when turning the handle but that is OK.  

Use a paper piercer to poke out the pieces of the doily.  I found that when I added the extra shim, it took less time to poke out the pieces and many of them fell out as I took the doily off of the die. 

Supplies:

Stamps:  Delicate Doilies, Petite Pairs
Paper:  Flirtatious Specialty DSP, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink:  Craft White, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories:  Sizzlet Large Paper Doily, Paper Piercer, Big Scallop Circle (non-SU), 2-1/2 Circle Punch, Bigz Butterfly Die, Wisteria Wonder Ribbon, Dimensionals, Large Pearl


Dimensions:


Whisper White:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2, 4-1/4 x 4-1/4 (for doily), piece for 2-1/2 circle
Wisteria Wonder:  5-3/8 x 4-1/8, 3-1/4 x 3-1/4 (for scalloped circle), 2 x 2-1/2 (for butterfly)
DSP:  4 x 5-1/4

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Vintage Postage Stamps

March Stamp Club Card

Here is one of the cards we made at the March Stamp Club.  It's simple but has the "wow" factor.  Maybe it's because of the Baja Breeze.  Love that colour!  Here are the deets.....

Supplies: 

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage (SAB 2012), Bring On the Cake

Paper:  Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red,  Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP

Ink:  Baja Breeze, Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Postage Punch, Dazzling Details, Smooch Pearlized Top Coat, Dimensionals, Two- Way Glue Pen, Dotted Scallop Border Punch 

A couple of details to take note of:

I used Dazzling Details in the center of the Riding Hood Red Flower.  Smooch Pearlized Top Coat was used to colour in the petals.


Stamp the postage stamp image in Baja Breeze on Whisper White card stock.  Cut out with scissors.  Adhere to Basic Grey Postage Stamp punch outs.  I had been holding off on buying this punch, but now I am so glad I did!  Love it.  It adds that little bit of extra specialness to layering an image.  

I used dimensionals to pop up the three postage stamps and the red flowers.

You can find the sample I CASEd HERE.   Isn't that a lovely card?!?  I am very sad to say that I cannot take credit.  I like to blame it on my part time job.  LOL.  Just don't have as much time to come up with my own ideas anymore. 

Dimensions:

Baja Breeze:  6 x 6

Basic Grey:  5-7/8 x 1/4, scraps for postage punch

Whisper White:  scraps for flower and postage stamp image

Riding Hood Red:  5-7/8 strip for scalloped border

DSP:  5-7/8 x 1-3/4

3 x 6 card

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Box Pleated Apothecary Art

February Stamp Club Card

Box Pleat Technique

The Stamp Club tried out another new technique at the February workshop.  I found a tutorial for the Box Pleat Technique on the Seeing Ink Spots blog.  I did change the scoring dimensions to fit the card we made.  These instructions are if you have a ScorPal as you have to move the paper each time.  If you have the Stampin' Up Scoring Tool, you DO NOT need to move your paper strip!! Here goes... Score at 3-1/2 and 4-1/4, MOVE paper so score line is at 4" and score at 4-1/4 and 5, REPEAT until end of paper.


I found that I need to use some sticky strip on the pleats to keep them under control.  I added the tape to the inside of the 1/4" fold and only to the top 1/3 of the card.  That way the bottom of the pleats still pop open a bit.


When using the Edgelit Embossing Folders and Dies, I found that it is easier to emboss first and then line up the die to cut.


I stamped the Apothecary Art image in Classic Old Olive Ink.  Then I coloured very carefully with an Aquapainter.  (Squish the lid of the ink pad to so that ink pools on the inside lid.  Pick up ink with the blender pen or aquapainter.)  I find that when I use a blender pen or aquapainter with an image stamped in classic ink, the border of the image runs a bit.  That is why I usually use StazOn ink.  I don't have StazOn in Old Olive so I used Classic Old Olive and coloured very carefully trying not to touch the stamped image.  


By the way, I cut out the frame of the stamped Apothecary Art image and then used the Label Framelit die in Baja Breeze to frame the image.  I found I wanted a small edge of the border so I didn't use the framelit dies on either piece.


Hope that all makes sense.  Let me know if you have any questions.
 
Supplies:

Stamps:  Apothecary Art, Baroque Motifs, Loving Thoughts
Paper: Twitterpated DSP, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Old Olive
Ink:  Old Olive, Baja Breeze 
Accessories: Pear Pizzaz Baker's Twine, Vanilla 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Baja Breeze Pleated Ribbon, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Label Framelits, Adorning Accents Embossing Folder, ScorPal, AquaPainter, Sticky Tape  

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Notably Enchanted

 February Stamp Club Card

Embossed Image Technique

Last week, the Stamp Club got together at Meghan's for our monthly workshop.  We tried a new technique on this card.  It's kind of fun and I think it works really well with the bird from the Notable Ornate stamp set.  Here are a few directions on how I went about making the card:

To use the Embossed Image Technique, I followed THIS TUTORIAL on Splitcoaststampers.  I did not stamp the background of the card stock, but used patterned paper instead (Everyday Enchantment DSP). 


The larger Label Framelit is stamped in Pool Party ink on Pool Party  card stock with the "ornate" stamp from the Notably Ornate stamp set.  


All edges are lightly sponged with a sponge dauber in Soft Suede ink.


It is hard to see in the photo, but the long pennant strip of Soft Suede card stock is Embossed with the swirly side of the Perfect Details Texturz Plate.


I tied the Calypso Coral Ribbon into a bow and adhered it to the card with a glue dot.  I found that I needed to "roll" the dot into a cylinder so that the dot would not show.  



Supplies:

Stamps:  Notably Ornate
Paper:  Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB 2012), Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Soft Suede
Ink:  Soft Suede, Pool Party, VersaMark
Accessories:  Label Framelits, Perfect Details Texturz  Plate (on Soft Suede tag), Scalloped Dotted Ribbon Border Punch, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals, Glue Dot, Everyday  Enchantment Calypso Coral Ribbon (SAB),  Pool Party Ribbon, Clear Embossing Powder, Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder

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Take it to Heart

Stamp Club Card

Here is the second card we made at our January Stamp Club workshop.  We used lots of new product from the Stampin' Up Occasions Mini Catalogue on this card.

Directions:  

*  Die cut heart in Basic Grey card stock with Hearts Framelit Die.  Stamp heart image on Whisper White with Riding Hood Red ink.  Cut out and adhere to grey heart.

*  On Basic Grey card stock, emboss one end with the Adorning Accent Embossing Folder.  Place Adorning Accent Edgelit Die over embossed side and run through Big Shot again to create scalloped edge.  Notice how each scallop "arcs" over an embossed heart.  Neat!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Take it to Heart, Loving Thoughts

Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red, Twitterpated DSP

Ink:  Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Hearts Framelit Dies, Adoring Accents Edgelit Dies, Adoring Accents Embossing Folders, Riding Hood Red Pleated Ribbon, Dimensionals

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Sending a Kiss

January Stamp Club Card

It's that time again for a post of one of the cards we made at our Stamp Club.  It seems like a long time since we last met in December and it was fun to get together.  Unfortunately it was a small group and many members were missed.  Hope to see you next time!!

Of course I was inspired by a card I saw on Splitcoaststampers.  You can see it HERE.  So, not my own idea.  It is a fairly straight forward card to make just by looking at the supply list.  To help you assemble the frog you can use Tombo White Liquid Glue or a Two-Way Glue Pen.  Here are the punches I used and the number of punch outs:

Extra Large Oval - 1 Old Olive
Large Oval - 1 Certainly Celery, 3 Old Olive
1/2" Circle - 2 Certainly Celery
Owl - 1 Old Olive (the feet of owl are needed)

Other Supplies:

Stamps:  Petite Pairs, I {Heart} Hearts
Paper:  Whisper White, Basic Grey, Certainly Celery, DSP (retired),  Old Olive
Ink:  Basic Grey, Old Olive
Accessories:  Punches (see above),  Heart to Heart Punch (retired), Glue Dot, Dimensional, Googly Eyes, Sponge Dauber, Tombo White Liquid Glue, Old Olive Marker, White Taffeta Ribbon

As you can see, this card can be used as a "get well" card as the sentiment indicates.  Or you can change the sentiment and use it as a Valentine's card. 

This past Sunday, I led a card making event at my church with children from ages 7 to 11.  We made a card using the same frog.  I'll try to post a sample.  Same frog, different design.  They thought it was cute.

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