Six Sided Sampler

 January Stamp Club Card

I was inspired by THIS CARD.  It is very simple to make but takes some time. 

Just a couple of instructions in making this card:

I used glue (white glue or the two-way glue pen) to adhere the hexagon onto a piece of card stock that is 1/8" smaller than the Soft Suede card stock.

Sponge daube all edges of the hexagons.  Once adhered to the card stock, sponge daube around all four sides of main image.

Supplies:  

Stamps:  Six Sided Sampler, Bring On the Cake
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse, Soft Suede
Ink:  Midnight Muse, Soft Suede, Wild Wasabi
Accessories:  Sponge Dauber, White Glue, Dimensionals, Midnight Muse Ribbon, Candy Dot, Hexagon Punch 

Thanks for stopping by.

Andrea 

Joyous Tidings Wreath

 November Stamp Club Card

This card uses the Easel Technique.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Everything Eleanor, Wonderful Wreath, Christmas Messages
Paper:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, DSP
Ink:  Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories:  Dimensionals, Dazzling Details Glitter Glue (Cherry Cobbler and Silver)

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Andrea

Gorgeous Grunge in Blue

 October Stamp Club card

A quick, easy and fun card to make. 

Note that two lines were scored on all four sides of the card.  Thought I would point that out since it could easily be missed.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge, Bring on the Cake,
Paper:  Whisper White, Pacific Point
Ink:  Pacific Point, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Midnight Muse
Accessories:  Scoring Tool, Candy Dots (Subtles - Wild Wasabi)

I saw the below card on the My Creations Blog.  I had to CASE it.  For stamp club I just switched up the colours to make it more masculine.  

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Everblue in Poloroid

October Stamp Club Card

I know it is only October but we have to get a few Christmas cards made at our stamp club workshop. This is our first Christmas card of the season.  We used two techniques:   The Shaker card and the Faux Letterpress techniques.  Unfortunately the photo does not show the Illuminate ink glittering in the stripes of the blue card stock (faux letterpress technique).  Here are the details on how to make this card.

Follow these techniques to make the poloroid shaker image and the striped background in Marina Mist:

Technique:  Shaker Card - Tutorial can be found on Splitcoaststampers
Technique: Faux Letterpress -  Tutorial can be found on Splitcoaststampers

 To create the picture image in the "poloroid photo", stamp the evergreen trees in Midnight Muse ink.  Sponge Marina Mist ink over the entire piece of card stock.  If you want, you can sponge a bit of Midnight Muse ink as well.  Stamp the stars using the Illuminate ink. Continue following the Shaker card instructions.

Tips:  

Use wax paper when using the expression thinlits.  This will make your life so much easier!!!  The sandwich works like this:  Bigshot Platform, Acrylic plate, thinlit, wax paper, card stock, Acrylic plate.  Works like a charm.  Thanks Brenda, I think you were the one that gave me this tip!
 
We tried Mica Flakes but they did not move around in our window very easily.  Too much static.  I think if you would want to use the flakes, double up on the mounting tape height to give the flakes more space to move.  The glitter is heavier and moves easily in the window.

To adhere the "merry", roll the glue dots to fit to the back of the sentiment. Rolling the glue dots keep them hidden.   Another option is to use spray adhesive. 

The Illuminate ink was used in the Faux Letterpress Technique.  


Supplies:

Stamps:  Evergreen
Paper:  Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Season of Style DSP, Silver Foil Sheets
Ink:  Marina Mist, Midnight Muse, Illuminate, 
Accessories:  Scalloped Border Punch or Edgelit, Corner Rounder, Expressions Thinlets, Wax Paper, Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine, Buttons, Rhinestones, Mounting Tape (Scotch brand - found in the framing section at Michael's), Silver Glass Glitter, Square Framelits, Sticky Strip, Transparency/Acetate, Glue Dots, Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder

If you have any questions regarding the making of this card, please don't hesitate to ask.  Thanks for stopping by.

Use the Dictionary, Betsy

 September Stamp Club Card

Emerging Colour Technique

Dimensions:

Whisper White:  5-1/2 x 8-1/2 card base, scrap, 5 x 3-3/4

Wild Wasabi:  4 x 5-1/4

Pool Party:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8

Supplies:

Stamps:  Betsy's Blossoms, Petite Pairs, Dictionary Background Stamp

Paper:  Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party

Ink:  Basic Grey, Wild Wasabi, Pool Party, Black, VersaMark

Accessories:  Clear embossing powder, Pearls, Dimensionals, Oval Punch, Apothecary Accents Framelits, Sponge, Sponge Dauber

 Directions:

Ink up the Dictionary background stamp with Basic Grey ink.  Stamp off on scrap paper before stamping on the Whisper White card stock.

Ink blossom stamp with VersaMark ink and heat emboss with Clear embossing powder.  (Another option that looks nice is embissing the flower in white embossing powder. With using white EP, you will not see the word of the Dictionary stamp popping through the flower.

Once embossed, place a mask over the flower. I just punched out a circle rather than fussy cutting another stamped blossom.  Ink up the leaf stamp in Wild Wasabi. Stamp around the masked blossom up to three times without reinking in between.  Continue until you are happy with how it looks.

Lift off mask and use a sponge to randomly sponge Wild Wasabi and Pool Party ink in a circular motion.  The more ink you add and the harder you press, the darker it will show up on the card stock.

Punch out an oval on a scrap piece of Whisper White card stock.  Place the Apothecary Accent die over the oval (make sure the oval is centered) and run through the Big Shot. 

Ink the blossom stamp with Pool Party ink, stamp off and then stamp on part of the label. Sponge edges.

Stamp sentiment in Black ink. We found that the grey ink did not show up as well.

Use dimensionals to pop up the label and place over the sentiment.  Add pearls.

Voila! ! All done.

Here is the same card but with White Embossing Powder.

PS  My cards were inspired by THIS CARD on Splitcoaststampers.

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Serene Silhouettes

September Stamp Club Card

Magical Masking Tape Technique

Supplies:  

Stamps:  Serene Silhouettes, So Sorry
Paper:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Basic Black, Glossy White
Ink:  Calypso Coral, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Primrose Petals, Black Stazon
Accessories:  Painter's Tape 

Dimensions:

Whisper White:  5-1/2 x 7-1/2 card base
Calypso Coral:  3-3/8 x 5-3/8
Basic Black:  3-1/4 x 5-1/4
Glossy White:  3-1/8 x 5-1/8 

Directions:

Follow the Magical Masking Tape Tutorial on Splitcoaststampers.  

For my card, once I had taken a piece of painter's tape, I then ripped it lengthwise.  After a piece was inked, I overlapped the straight edge of the tape over top another piece of tape.  That way I didn't have any straight edges showing except at the top of the card.  

If the strips of ink seem extra "inky", flip the card over and burnish the back of the card stock to get some of the excess ink onto your scrap paper.  

Set aside and let dry a little longer before stamping the image with Stazon ink.

That's all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.

Everything Eleanor

June Stamp Club Card

This is the second card we made at our stamp club workshop.  I found THIS CARD on Pinterest that I really liked and had to CASE it.  Just changed the colours and switched up some of the accessories.

I used Stampin' Up!'s new Pressed Clay and Mold.  Very fun to use.  I found that it takes about a day to dry.  After a significant amount of drying time, the flowers were firm enough to handle and not get deformed.  To make the Pool Party flower, I added a few drops of reinker into a plastic bag and squished it around with the clay.  Using plastic gloves might be a better way of doing this, but unfortunately I don't have any.  The yellow flowers were created by just sponging the molded flowers with Daffodil Delight ink.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Everything Eleanor, Loving Thoughts, French Foliage (retired)
Paper:  Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Pool Party Coordinations, Crumb Cake
Ink:  Crumb Cake,  Pool Party, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  Little Leaves Sizzlet, Edge Distresser, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Sanding Block, Simply Pressed Clay, Blossoms Simply Pressed Mold, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

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