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Guy Stuff

Posted On: 15. 03. 16

I taught a class recently that was all about the guys we love. Husbands, fathers, boyfriends, sons, grandsons, grandfathers, pastors, nephews, you name them and we created a card for them. LOL We used Guy Greetings, The Wilderness Awaits and Traveler Stamp Sets, to create some great masculine cards.

Here are a few of them.

Guy Greetings Stamp Set in Old Olive and Very Vanilla

The Wilderness Awaits – Watercolouring Technique

Traveler Stamp Set – Distressing and Heat Embossing Background stamping with Timeless Texture Stamp Set

Happy Stamping! Inspire, Create and Share!

Sleighride Edgelits

Posted On: 17. 11. 15

It is beginning to cool down outside, it has been a terrific fall here in Ontario. In other words, NO s#@w!!! I can’t even say the s-word! LOL I really dislike winter and have always said that I was born too far away from the equator. 🙂 However, I do so love these cards that are made with the Sleighride Edgelits from Stampin’ Ups Holiday catalogue. These edgelits give a crisp sharp edge, with minimal detail but with the feeling of depth none the less.

These cards will be featured at my up coming Christmas Card Buffet. Let me know if you would like a mail order kit of any card that you see in my blog. I would be more than happy to help you.

Here are a few key supplies that you will need to recreate these cards:

Sleighride Edgelits

Jingle All the Way Stamp Set

Stamp Set and Edgelits BUNDLE

Circle Framelits

Big Shot

Whisper White Card Stock

Night of Navy Card Stock

Soft Sky Card Stock

Gold Foil

Silver Foil

Tea Lace Paper Doilies

Heat Tool

Gold Embossing Powder

Silver Embossing Powder

Lucky Stars Textured Impressing Embossing Folder

Softly Falling Textured Impressing Embossing Folder

SNAIL

Stampin’ Dimensionals

Celebrate Today Gift Packaging Ensemble

Posted On: 27. 09. 15

This Celebrate Today gift packaging ensemble was for a very good friend of mine. Her birthday was recently and we celebrated by going out for supper together. It was really fun to make Celebrate Today coordinating items for her gift: the card, wine bottle tag and gift bag tag. I plan on making more of these to sell at up coming craft fairs. It makes for a terrific presentation.

Celebrate Today stamp set is available as a BUNDLE and you know what that means, extra 15% savings for you. Celebrate Today is only available as a photopolymer set, it is totally see through, which makes lining up the images super easy.

You can make birthday cards, wedding cards, baby cards and graduation cards with the Celebrate Today stamp set. It is super versatile and a fantastic value.

To stamp the two tone balloons, you ink the entire stamp with the base colour, then use a sponge dauber along one edge of the stamp (before) stamping to add the second colour of ink to the stamp. Then you stamp the image onto whisper white card stock while both colours of ink are still wet. Be sure to add the shadow/second colour on the same side of both balloons, otherwise, your card will look off balance. You will then heat emboss with gold embossing powder on the top of your balloons. Add a little sweetness with a little linen thread bow attached with a mini glue dot and add a little bling with the gold sequin trim attached with the mini handheld stapler.

The gift tag and the wine bottle tag used the same technique as the card with the use of the Banners framelits for the trendy shape.

I hope you like my Celebrate Today Gift Packaging Ensemble! I do! 🙂 I will be adding these to all my future gifts.

Remember to inspire, create and share. Let me know your thoughts. I would love to hear from you.

Happy Stamping to you all!

Love the Four Feathers Stamp Set – I know that you will too!

Posted On: 26. 05. 15

I was working hard toward a promotion a few months ago and I had some wonderful customers to thank for helping me earn the promotion. Yay!! To show my gratitude, I create a set of these cards, using the feather stamp, added a variety of sentiments and gave them to my customers. They were very well received. Thanks again to all my wonderful supporters and co-enablers, who love stamping and paper crafts as much as I do.

Petite Petals Stamp Set and Punch

Posted On: 29. 03. 15

Don’t you love it when a plan comes together and everything works out the way it is supposed to? It was a bit dicey with timing for my last class and the arrival of the stamp sets and punches I had ordered for my product based class. The online site was saying my order wasn’t going to make it in time for my class. Ugh, right! Instead it arrived a day early! Whoo Hoo!!!! I was soooo happy! Packages are never early! It must have been my lucky day.

So, all participants in this class received both the Petite Petals stamp set and the coordinating punch. We created 4 cards at the class, here are three of them and one I created as a sample.

Quick Tip: Always stamp the image before punching it out with the coordinating punch. Turn the punch over so you can view the stamped image while punching it out. This allows you to perfectly line up the stamp inside the punch opening. If you need a visual of this, let me know and I will add some pictures. 🙂

Lovely Amazing You Card used: Cardstock-Basic Black, Whisper White, Soft Sky & Wild Wasabi; Ink – Melon Mambo & Tuxedo Black Momento; Embossing Folders – Chevron & Perfect Polka Dots; Framelits – Labels Collection; Other – Rhinestones & Dimensionals, Big Shot. Additional Stamp Set – Lovely Amazing You Photopolymer, this set has terrific sentiments in a fun font.

Oh Happy Day Card incorporated: Cardstock- Bermuda Bay, Sahara Sand & Strawberry Slush; Ink – Versamark, Strawberry Slush and Sahara Sand; Framelits – Starburst; Punch – Bird builder; Stamp Sets – Starburst Sayings & Gorgeous Grunge: Rhinestones and Dimensionals; Other – Big Shot, Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder & Clear Embossing Powder.

Here are two bonus cards for you. Happy Stamping!

Ornamental Pine in Lost Lagoon

Posted On: 12. 01. 15

Christmas cards in non-tradional colour schemes are a big trend right now. So I thought, this card in Lost Lagoon cardstock would be a terrific kickoff to the beginning of December. This is a pretty simple card to craft, only two layers with sponging to add depth on the Lost Lagoon Layer, After heat embossing the pine needles and pine cone stamp in white embossing powder, I used a silver stamp pad and a stamp from Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set to add ‘flecks’ of silver snow to the front of the card. Add a sentiment and a little ribbon and an All is Calm Embellishment and you are done. This is a super pretty card and sparkles a bit in person.

Four Feathers Gift Set

Posted On: 26. 11. 14

Four Feathers, oh, how I love you! 🙂 These little beauties are available in the Holiday Catalogue and these 3 x 3 inch cards are just one of the thousands adorable cards you can make with this set. I made this set of cards for one of my three kids teachers, as a Christmas gift, just have to decide which teacher will get it. Hmmm, I will have to check out their report cards again and see who got the best report! JK!! They all did brillantly and I sing the praises of their stellar teachers each and everyday! Go Huskies!!! ( P.S. Yes, I know Christmas is coming and I will post Christmas cards in December, let’s not rush the season.:)))))

Here are a few key items that you NEED in your stampin’ stash to make these too.

Four Feathers Bundle

Lost Lagoon Card Stock

Lost Lagoon Stamp Pad

Crumb Cake Card Stock

Crumb Cake Stamp Pad

Envelope Punch Board

Black Embossing Powder

Heat Tool