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May 29, 2018

Brusho Class Vintage Leaves

We had so much fun at my recent Brusho class. It was a three hour afternoon class. I took the first hour to walk the participants through several techniques. Then, we had another hour for everyone to play with the techniques they liked best. The last hour was spent making some of the samples into cards.

This was one of my samples. I took a piece of watercolor paper that had been colored with Brusho, stamped the leaf in Early Espresso, and cut it with the matching framelit.

Stamps: Vintage Leaves, Better Together

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Watercolor Paper

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Dies: Leaflets Framelits

Other: Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Linen Thread

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card. I have a couple more Brusho samples to show you, so be sure to visit again.

The Vintage Leaves and Leaflets Framelits are retiring, so be sure to get them before the end of the month.

May 17, 2018

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Truly Tailored Library

We made this card at the Library. We always do quick and easy projects there. This is another idea for the Truly Tailored bundle. If you missed my first card with this bundle, you can see it here.

Stamps: Truly Tailored

Cardstock: Tranquil Tide, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla

Ink: Night of Navy

Punch: Tailored Tag

Paper: True Gentleman DSP

Other: Linen thread, Wink of Stella

I hope you’ve enjoyed these projects. The Truly Tailored Bundle will be retiring at the end of the month, so get it now if you want it.

May 15, 2018

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Truly Tailored

We made this card at Stamp Club. It could be used for Father’s Day or any occasion. The punch is such a fun shape to use with different papers to make an easy “quilt” effect.

Stamps: Truly Tailored

Cardstock: Tranquil Tide, Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink: Night of Navy

Punch: Tailored Tag

Paper: True Gentleman DSP

Other: Night of Navy 3/8″ Corduroy Ribbon, Linen Thread

This punch will be in the new catalog, but the stamp set is retiring. Better get the bundle now! And, stay tuned for another quick and easy card using this bundle.

May 7, 2018

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Coffee Cafe Peekaboo

We made this card in Stamp Club. I call it a Peekaboo card because the DSP (Designer Series Paper) peeks from behind the front layer of the card. It’s a good way to show off some of the beautiful DSP.

Stamps: Coffee Cafe

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White (card base), Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, Whisper White, Garden Green

Ink: Early Espresso

Dies: Coffee Cups Framelits Dies

Other: Corrugated Elements

This would be a great way to present someone with a coffee gift card. I’ll take one!

January 28, 2018

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High Tide

This is the last card we made at my last Cards & More Class. I haven’t had one of these classes for a few months. Sometimes life is tough and just doesn’t comply with our scheduled plans!

Stamps: High Tide, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Basic Black, Marina Mist, Real Red, Crumb Cake

Other: Rope Twine (retired), Pinewood Planks Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Stay tuned for the bonus project from this class! And, if you need any stampin’ supplies, my online store is open 24/7!

August 6, 2017

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Coffee Break Suite

One of our most popular sets of products is the Coffee Break Suite, pictured on page 30 of Stampin’ Up!’s 2017-2018 Annual Catalog.

Customers have been asking for a coffee set since the last one retired a couple of years ago, and Stampin’ Up! responded with a great set.

I know coffee has been around for hundreds of years, but it seems to be extremely popular right now, with people paying $6 or $7 for a cuppa! This is not your momma’s coffee!

This product is a “Suite”, which means it has more than just stamps and dies (which are pretty awesome by themselves). It also has coordinating DSP (Designer Series Paper), selected Cardstock, Ribbon, and Corrugated Elements. Coordinating products make it easier than ever to create beautiful projects!

The stamp set and dies are available in a bundle, which means you save 10% by purchasing them together.

This set also coordinates nicely with the Timeless Textures stamp set on page 154.

This set includes stamps that look like coffee rings and speckles you might find under your cup if you dribbled a bit.

Both stamp sets are used on this quick and easy card.

Stamps: Coffee Café, Timeless Textures

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Inks: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz

Dies: Coffee Cups Framelits Dies

Other: Stamping Sponges, Pinewood Planks 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

If you like coffee as much as I do, or have friends that enjoy coffee, you’ll want to get this bundle! You can find it at my online store which is open 24/7. Just click on the link below.

Thanks for spending a few minutes with me today!

June 2, 2017

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One Wild Ride

One of my good friends and Stamp Club members, Vandy, asked me to design a card using the One Wild Ride stamp set. I thought she would like this card, and I was right. Can you believe she bought the supplies to make 100 more of these?! Wow! There’s a lot of fussy cutting on this card, so that will be a lot of work.

Stamps: One Wild Ride

Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black, Whisper White, Silver Foil

Ink: Basic Black

Punch: Best Badge

Other: Hexagon Dynamic TIEF

This was a fun card to make, and the Double Z fold is a lot easier than it looks. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.

Thanks for stopping by today!

May 31, 2017

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Wilderness Awaits Father’s Day

At May’s library class, we made two quick and easy cards. The first was a Mother’s Day card. You can see it here.

Our second card was one suitable for Father’s Day, using The Wilderness Awaits stamp set. Today is the last day to order this set, so if you like it, order it now, before it’s gone forever!

Stamps: The Wilderness Awaits, Greatest Greetings, Hardwood

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Ink: Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Punch: 2″ Circle, Triple Banner

Other: Linen thread

Tomorrow we’ll have a new catalog, and all new products! I hope you’ll come back to see some new projects!

Until then……stay inky, my friends!

May 16, 2017

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Traveler Birthday

I was invited to participate in Kylie’s International Highlights this month. The theme is masculine cards, and I just so happen to have one of those! I sometimes struggle with designing masculine cards, as I’m drawn to flowers and butterflies (and glitter).

This card uses stamps and an embossing folder that will be retiring at the end of this month, so if you like them, you should get them while you can! And, if you like my card, please vote for it here!

Stamps: Traveler, Wetlands, Gorgeous Grunge

Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand, Basic Gray

Ink: Basic Gray, Always Artichoke

Other: Woodgrain Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 2″ Circle Punch, Linen Thread

Thanks for visiting today, and remember, if you like my card, please vote for it here.

April 1, 2017

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Nailed It – Take 2

We made a toolbelt card in Stamp Club last month. You can see it here. I promised my club members that I would show them a “stepped up” version of the card. This is a re-creation of a card from the Occasions Catalog.

On the original version, we stamped the tools in basic black on white and colored them with an aquapainter. We also stamped the screw heads on the pockets. On my stepped up version here, I stamped the tools on silver foil, and again on Island Indigo (screwdriver and hammer) and Crushed Curry (saw). I cut the handles off the cardstock images and adhered them to the silver foil images.

I also used markers to color the Happy Fathers Day in two colors instead of one. And, I used the screw heads from the Urban Underground Embellishments on the pockets. I think it really dresses this card up. What do you think?