Inkspired Tour September, 2010

It’s that time again.  Time for you to get your creative juices flowing by seeing all the inspirations of the Inkspired Tour.  I’m sure you enjoyed Martha’s creations on her blog Stamp Art Papel, and I hope you enjoy mine as much.

For each of the projects I used the cute Play Date Designer Series Paper.  I love the fun look this gives to the projects.   

 

Composition Book
2 Step Bird Punch  117191  $16.95
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine  113439 $99.95
Top Note Stampin' Up! Bigz Die  113463  $21.95
Dreams Du Jour Stamp Set 111624  $18.95
Play Date Designer Series Paper  117168  $9.95

 

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Thank You by the Numbers Card
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine  113439 $99.95
Top Note Stampin' Up! Bigz Die  113463  $21.95
Just Believe Stamp Set 116948  $33.95
Play Date Designer Series Paper  117168  $9.95
5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon Real Red     109052  $6.95

The flower on this card was created using 5/8” grossgrain ribbon and twisting it into a flower.  Contact me to find out more information on this.

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Thank You Flowers Card
Play Date Designer Series Paper  117168  $9.95
Fancy Flower Punch 118073  $16.95
1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch  119860  $15.95
So Many Thanks Stamp Set  120173  $7.95

 

Please enjoy the rest of the tour by visiting Marcia’s blog Stampin’ With Marcia where you are sure to find lots of inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by!

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June Inkspired Tour, 2010

Beinvenidos, to the June edition of our Inkspired Tour.  This is a monthly blog tour showcasing the art of 14 stampers from across the country and Puerto Rico.  I hope you enjoyed seeing the creations of Miami stamper, Martha, from her blog Stamp Art Papel.  Be sure to check back on the 15th of every month to follow the designs of these talented artists.

Momentos de la Vida Card

The first card I created for the tour uses the beautiful stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalog, called Momentos (the English version is called Elements of Style). 

Amanda’s Stamp Pad Tips:

• My favorite tool to use (and cheapest) is my nail.  I used my nail to rough up the edge of the Not Quite Navy cardstock to give it dimension. (you’ll see a rougher version on my third project below “Embrace Life with Smooches”)

  Fabric Flower Pin on Fancy Favor

This little bag is so cute and easy to make!  And the bonus is the flower pin that I made and attached to the ribbon. 

The bag is created by simply running a sheet of Bella Bleu Designer Series paper through the Big Shot using the Stampin’ Up! exclusive die,  Fancy Favor.  I assembled the box, tied a ribbon around and pinned the flower to the ribbon.  Hey, this Bella Bleu DSP will no longer be available after June 30!  If you want it, be sure to place an order now.

Now, about that flower!  This fabulously chic pin was created with the Big Shot and the Heat Tool. 

Fabric Flower Tutorial

• Die-cut multiple pieces of synthetic fabric with the Circles #2 Die (I’ve also made gorgeous flowers using the Scallop Circles #2 Die).  Important, the fabric needs to be synthetic if you want this look, because you need the fabric to melt.
• Layer the fabric pieces on top of one another, and use a brad to hold them together. 
• Heat the fabric, starting in the center of the top layer, moving the heat tool around and towards the outer edges.  TIP:  I used a paper piercer to lift each layer of fabric as I was heating.
• The fabric will start to melt quickly, so keep an eye on it!
• Then just finesse the fabric to get the look you want.

Embrace Life with Smooches Card

I will really miss this Embrace Life Stamp Set and Bella Bleu Designer Series paper when they both retire at the end of this month.  If you will too, contact me to place an order or place one online by visiting my online store . 

 

 

There is a subtle sparkle to the Old Olive cardstock on this card.  That comes from the Silver Foil Smooch Spritz in the Summer Mini Catalog. Admit it, you love saying “Smooch Spritz” as much as I do. 

You can really see the difference in this photo comparing the two cards and the old olive cardstock.  See the Silver Foil Smooch spritz on the card on the left?

 

I hope you enjoy the rest of the tour. Check out the next stop which will bring you to Puerto Rico’s talented Marcia Santiago and her blog Stampin’ With Marcia.

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Sparkly Birthday card / Tarjeta de Cumpleanos Brillante

I made this card for my Mother-in-Law’s birthday (so, since she hasn’t seen it yet—Happy Birthday, Sarita!).  I love the sparkles that the shimmer paint adds to the sentiment and the flower edges.

The flower was easy to make using the scallop edge circle punch. 

1. Punch out five scallop circles.
2. Spray each of them with water.
3. Crinkle up each scallop. 
4. Unfold them and layer them one on top of the other.
5. Punch in the center with the Crop-a-dile and place a brad through all five layers.
6. Starting with the top layer, scrunch each layer back up (the top layer is scrunched tightly, then the others are a little looser).
7. When all layers are scrunched (that’s the technical term, right?), unfold them and finesse them to get the look you want.
8. Let the flower dry, then adhere to project.

I also added shimmer paint to the flower petals for a little extra shine. 

Supplies:
Cardstock:
Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Pretty in Pink

Ink:
Basic Black
Crushed Curry Stampin’ Write Marker
Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Write Marker

Punch:
Scallop Circle Punch   109043   Price: $15.95

Accessories:
Silver Brads   104336   Price: $6.95
Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint   116806   Price: $5.95
Pretty In Pink 5/8" Satin Ribbon   117289   Price: $8.95

Designer Series Paper:
Razzleberry Lemonade  115675  Price: $9.95

 

 

 

Stamp set:
Birthday Bliss   115442   Price: $15.95

 

 

 

 

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Easter Card & Basket / La Tarjeta & Canasta de Pascua

REMINDER: Sale-A-Bration is over March 31! Be sure to order by March 31 to receive your free products.

My Techniques Club met this weekend and we had a lot of fun creating these two cards and Easter Basket.

The technique this month was Poppin’ Pastels that worked perfectly with the Medallion stamp on this Easter Wishes card. The Easter basket was created using the Big Shot and four envelopes die-cut with the Scallop Envelope Stampin' Up! Bigz Die.

Amanda’s Stamp Pad Tips:

• Use the center of your paper that is covered with another layer: the Easter eggs on the basket were punched out of the center of the Designer Series paper from the Easter wishes card.
• Wide Oval Punch + Designer Series Paper = beautifully decorated Easter eggs.
• Use the Scallop Trim Border to create a frilly handle for the basket (this punch is a free Sale-a-Bration item—hurry Sale-a-Bration is over March 31).

The other card we made at club was this QUICK & EASY birthday card.

The stamp set is from the Sale-a-Bration set named Happy Moments (actually I used the Spanish set Momentos Felices).

The colors for this card are all from the In-Color Collection and I used Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper to determined my color pallet. From there I chose Melon Mambo textured cardstock for the base of the card (I just love the textured cardstock, it adds such dimension to the card), with Rich Razzleberry and Crushed Curry layered on top. Then I used the In-Color Stampin’ Write Markers to color in the presents.




Momentos Felices (Happy Moments) FREE Sale-a-Bration set

Medallion 115223 $17.95

All Holidays 114916 $34.95

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Birthday Card for My Mom/ Tarjeta de Cumpleanos para Mi Mama

My mom’s birthday was yesterday so I made a card fitting for her: pretty and fun!

I used the chalk pastels to decorate the cake and light the candles. The pastels are so versatile…you can use them wet for a bold look or dry for a more subtle look. You can also use the pastels in a technique called poppin’ pastels. I will be posting an example of this soon, but I won’t post until after the club meeting—I don’t want to spoil the mystery of the projects for club members :).

TIP: The border around the birthday cake is created using the scallop trim border and scallop trim corner punches. To see more information on these punches see this post with a video tutorial on using the punches.

Supplies:
Paper: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink,
Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack 117161 Price: $24.95

Punches:
Scallop Trim Border Punch 118402 FREE Sale-A-Bration set
Scallop Trim Corner Punch 118870 Price: $9.95
1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch 104403 Price: $15.95
1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch 104401 Price: $15.95

Embellishments:
Sweet Pea Stitched Felt 117266 Price: $7.95

Stamps (sellos):
Birthday Bliss 115442 $15.95

Happy Moments - Clear-Mount 119125 FREE Sale-A-Bration set

Happy Moments – Wood mount 118664
FREE Sale-A-Bration set

Momentos Felices 118683
Gratis Sale-A-Bration set

Momentos Felices - Clear-Mount Stamp 119149
Gratis Sale-A-Bration set

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Occasions Mini Cards / Tarjetas de Occasions Mini

I love the new Occasions Mini Catalog and this card show some of my favorite products.

I used the Scallop Trim Corner punch on the corners first, then I used the Sale-A-Bration Scallop Trim Border Punch The border punch is so beautiful and has a coordinating corner punch. These make such a great border all the way around the cardstock.

Check out this post for more information on the border punches.

The flowers are new in the Occasions Mini (Sweet Pea Stitched Felt 117266 Price: $7.95). This package comes with 52 pieces of flowers and leaves.

Both designs of Designer Series paper are from the new, HUGE stack of DSP (Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack 117161 Price: $24.95). It comes with 48 sheets total (2 each of 24 double sided)

This lovely bird and leaves are punched using the newly designed punch (2 Step Bird Punch 117191 Price: $15.95). I created a highlight by punching the bird twice once in Taken with Teal, then with So Saffron; then layering the So Saffron under the Teal. The little berries are from the Stitched felt (Sweet Pea Stitched Felt 117266 Price: $7.95). The DSP is also from the fabulous Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper Stack (117161 $24.95)

TIP: Use the Designer Series Paper as your guide to coordinating colors. For both of these cards I used the DSP as my color inspiration and let the Taken with Teal pop.

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New Catalog Sneak Peek

The new Idea Book and Catalog will be available on July 1, and I wanted to share some photos of new products from the catalog.  I received my pre-order stamp set and the new In-Colors on Friday, along with my demonstrator copy of the new catalog—which is GORGEOUS. 

The textured cardstock, MARKERS (Woo Hoo!)and “Animal Stories” stamp set arrived just in time for me to make swaps for the unit meeting on Sunday.  The new In-Colors are (in order from top to bottom) are Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango and Soft Suede. 

The unit meeting is my chance to get together with my favorite demonstrators--the L-Inked Together group--to stamp, swap cards, and talk Stampin’ Up!.  Some of the other demonstrators made their swaps with the new catalog stamps and colors, too.  Although, I can't show you the entire catalog I can show you some of the sneak peek products I received along with the swaps that I received Sunday:

This is the card that I made to swap.  I used Crushed Curry textured cardstock as the main background with strips of Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, and Rich Razzleberry cardstock.  I then stamped the Bali-looking flower from the “It’s a Beautiful Thing” set using the Melon Mambo marker to ink it.  For the Elephant image I created a suede-look on the whisper white square to give it texture.  I then used the Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry markers and the Kissing technique to stamp the elephant image from the “Animal Stories” set.    If you’d like to learn how to create the suede-look or use the kissing technique, schedule a workshop and I’ll show you and your friends.

 

Stacy Cross created this cute 4”x4” card.  She used some of the new In-Colors as well as the new Modern Label Punch, and Razzleberry Lemonade DSP.

 

 

Mandy Grant designed this next card.  She used a great color combination of Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede and Whisper white.  The stamp set on the bottom half is a set from the new catalog, “Circle Circus”.

 

 

 

Abby Biringer created this card with the “Circle Circus” stamp set and new In-Colors.  She did a really neat closure on the card, underneath the scallop punch a tab enters the card to hold it closed. 

 

 

The last card using new products was made by Lisa Vale.  What a beautiful color combination the Crushed Curry and Whisper White make!  She also used the new Razzleberry Lemonade DSP, and our great new Polka Dot 1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon also in Crushed Curry.

 

 

I have to say I love the new catalog! I have 37 items on my wish list if that tells you anything. Of course I won't be paying for all of that. I will try to earn as much free as I can. Ask me how you can, too! 

The new catalog is available on July 1! If you’d like your own copy, call me or email me and I’ll order one for you.  Remember, you can get a FREE IDEA BOOK & CATALOG by placing a $150 or more order, hosting a workshop or joining the stamp club.

Although I am super excited about the new catalog, I am still sad to see some of our current In-Colors and Last Chance products leaving us. We still have a few more days to purchase stamps and accessories from our current catalog. Also, if you still have not reserved your spot for the June class be sure to do that as well.  You can sign up in the upper right corner of my blog.

Parade of Papers Blog Hop

I just found this cool Parade of Papers Blog Hop that is going on right now through May 10. Each stop along theParade of Papers tour features projects made with Stampin' Up's Designer Series Paper created by some talented Stampin' Up demonstrators.

Throughout the month of May buy three packs of Designer Series paper (including our Specialty Designer Series paper) or 12" x 12" textured card stock and get one FREE!

Check out this first stop on the tour by clicking here. The 24 different blogs are linked together in a circle, so you can see them all; just keep following the links.

I'm not involved in the blog hop, but I thought you would enjoy seeing it!

More Thank You Cards...

Here are a couple more of the cards I made for Shannon. You can see the original post by clicking here...

TIP: You can dye white satin ribbon to match your project colors. Use a sponge dauber to hold the ribbon against the desired color classic ink pad. Then, pull the ribbon against the ink pad and repeat on the other side.

To Order Stampin' Up! supplies 24/7 click here...
Supplies:
Stamps: Upsy Daisy 114484 Price: $6.95
Paper/Card stock: Kraft, Night of Navy, Urban Garden DS
Ink: Baja Breeze classic, Night of Navy classic
Embellishments: white taffeta ribbon

Supplies:
Stamps: Elegant Thank You 114484 $6.95
Paper/Card stock: Whisper White, Rose Red, Pink, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Rose Red
Embellishments: pink grosgrain ribbon, halfback pearls from the Pretties Kit, Corner Rounder Punch

Thank You cards for Shannon

My sister-in-law, Shannon, had a baby shower last weekend and asked me to make cards for her. I was more than happy too! She told me that when she's in the store, she sees all of the pretty, detailed cards and picks them up to buy them; but then she sees the price tag and decides not to buy them. So it was a lot of fun for me to make the cards and add a lot of embellishments! Here are a couple cards that I made for her. I'll post more later

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Supplies:
Stamps: Elegant Thank You (I used a marker to ink just the wording) 114484 Price: $6.95
Paper/Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
Ink: Old Olive marker
Embellishments: Filigree Designer Brads 112577 Price: $5.95

To Order Stampin' Up! supplies 24/7 click here...
Supplies:
Stamp set: Upsy Daisy (I used a marker to ink only the words Thank you) 111710 Price: $18.95
Paper/Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP 113975 Price: $9.95
Ink: Old Olive marker
Embellishments: Pretties Kit 109114 Price: $29.95 , Flower Fusion 110720 Price: $14.95 , Rhinestone Brads

Designer Series Paper Share

I just love all the new designs of the Designer Series Paper (click here to see all the designs)and want to order them all but that would cost a small fortune! So I am putting together a paper sampler with all the new papers in our NEW catalog!


So here is a way for us all to get one 6×6 sample of each one:
There are 20 packs of Designer 12 x 12 Paper (four of the packs are TEXTURED!). I order the packs, cut them up into 6×6 pieces and give you one of each design. So you end up with 120 sheets, all 6×6 samples!


I will love having a sample of each paper to play with for my cards, projects and scrapbook pages.

The cost is $28 . If you would like to have one 6×6 piece of every designer paper, email me to be on the list.


Rockabilly Specialty (NEW)
Parisian Breeze Specialty (NEW)
To the Nines Specialty (NEW)
Sweet Slumber Specialty (NEW)
Bella Birds (NEW)
Pink Flamingo (NEW)
Good Morning Sunshine (NEW)
Urban Oasis (NEW)
Bella Bleu (NEW)
Flock Together (NEW)
Tea Party (NEW)
Candy Lane (NEW)
Urban Garden
Bella Rose
Jackpot (NEW)
Manchester
Raspberry Tart (NEW)
Washington Apple
Sweet Always
Rainbow Sherbet

Email me to sign up.


Deadline is January 28th. (hopefully SU has enough on hand for us all!)
DEMONSTRATORS, PLEASE NOTE the extension of the deadline.

I will send you a pay pal invoice (you don’t need a pay pal account and can use a credit card there) when you sign up. Or you can send/drop off a check to me.

Designer Series Paper

There are so many great new papers in the new 2009 Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog... My favorite is the fun and bright "Raspberry Tart", no wait...my favorite is the modern "Urban Oasis", no wait...my favorite is the retro "Good Morning Sunshine", no wait...OH, it's just too hard to decide! Take a look at all these beautiful papers from the Idea Book, and click here to read about the paper share I'm offering and your chance to get all of these papers at a lower cost...