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PPA70 - Imagine the Possibilities

Stampin' Up! Word Play & Snow Swirled

I remember being told when i was young that no two snowflakes were alike.  Imagine the possibilities!  (Especially in Michigan, where I'm from!)  The sketch provided this week by our own Margaret Moody for the Pals Paper Arts Challenge provides the perfect palette to display at least 11 snowflakes.  Okay, so I cheated.  The are mostly the same, but you get the idea!

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Word Play Clear Mount (120651)
• Snow Swirled (111690)
• Jolly Bingo Bits (121187 - Holiday Mini) 

Ink - 

• Pacific Point Classic (111837)
• VersaMark® (102283)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Bashful Blue Card Stock (105120)
• Pacific Point Card Stock (1020670

Accessories -

• White Stampin' Emboss Powder (109132)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Tools -

• Paper Cutter (104152)
• Embossing Buddy (103083)
• Heat Tool (100005)

Putting It Together Tips:

• Each of the eight squares is 1 1/2'' square.  The Whisper White card stock is 5” square, and the Bashful Blue card is 5 1/2'' square.  The Bashful Blue inset is 3“square.
• I cut the squares first, dusted them with the Embossing Buddy,  and then imprinted the same snowflake on each of the eight Pacific Point squares.
• Four Stampin Dimensionals give the card some character!

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Pals' Paper Arts October Hop - Gratitude

Stampin' Up! Holiday Mini Day of Gratitude & Pretty Petals

 

Welcome to the October PALS HOP!  This month, we're featuring Thanks/Thanksgiving themed projects for your inspiration!  If you've hopped over from Joanna Munster, {www.inspiredbystampin.com}, I'm stop number 5 on the PALS HOP and I'm glad you hopped in!  I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for papercrafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals!  Should you hop off course, simply click HERE for the links to the PALS HOP LINE-UP and you'll be back on track! 

 

You all are probably thinking that I live at Starbuck's.  I don't!  However I do visit it regularly and I am always impressed by the quality of their graphics.  If you recall a few weeks back I posted a card inspired by the pastry bag I received my cookie in.  Today my inspiration is from the gift cards available at the register.  Starbuck's artwork displays a wide range of color and design.  And for those of you that follow my blog regularly, you'll have to admit this is quite a departure from my usual style.   But it was a blast to create and I even tried a new technique.  Stay tuned for my video on Brayering!

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Day of Gratitude Clear Mount (121148 - Holiday Mini)
• Pretty Petals (111008) 

Ink - 

• StazOn® Jet Black Ink Pad (101406)
• Cherry Cobbler Classic (119669)
• Melon Mambo Classic (115656)
• Real Red Classic (103133)
• Pumpkin Pie Classic (105216)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Cherry Cobbler Card Stock (119685)
• Glossy White Card Stock (102599)
• Pumpkin Pie Card Stock (105117)
• Pacific Point Card Stock (111350)
• Wild Wasabi Card Stock (108641)

Accessories -

• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• Anywhere Glue Stick (104045)

Tools -

• Paper Snips (103579)
• Extra Large Decorative Label Punch (120907 - Holiday Mini)
• Brayer (102395)
• Sponge Daubers (102892)

Putting It Together Tips:

• The background was created by applying (starting from the top) Melon Mambo, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, and Melon Mambo to Glossy White card stock.  The glossy card stock allows you to blend the ink together with a brayer.  The Pumpkin Pie is actually much brighter in person. 
• The Pretty Petals graphic was applied twice using Cherry Cobbler Classic - once in one direction, and then again in the opposite direction.
• The leaf graphics were applied by cutting out the individual leaves with Paper Snips once stamped on the colored card stock.
• The edges of the sentiment were shaded by applying Cherry Cobbler  in a circular motion with a sponge dauber.

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PPA 60 - Halloween Punch Treat

Stampin' Up! Wicked Cool & Grateful Greetings!

 Well folks it's that time of year again. Time to pull out the cauldrons and cook up something for dinner!  Wicked cool is fast becoming my favorite stamp set.  Here's the ”skinny“ on creating this awesome witch!

 

 

 

 

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Wicked Cool Clear Mount (120600)
• Grateful Greetings (116511) 

Ink - 

• StazOn® Jet Black Ink Pad (101406)
• Real Red Stampin' Write Marker (100052)
• Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker (100079)
• Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker (100082)
• uni-ball® Signo Gel Pen (105102)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Always Artichoke Card Stock (105119)
• Old Olive Card Stock (100702)
• Pear Pizzazz Card Stock (119795)

Accessories -

• Black 1/8” Taffeta Ribbon (119261)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Tools - 

• Extra Large Decorative Label Punch (120907 - Holiday mini)
• Modern Label Punch (119849)
• Curly Label Punch (119851)
• Extra Large Scallop Circle Punch (118874)
• Movers & Shapers Curly Label Set (114506)
• Color Spritzer (107066)

Putting It Together Tips:

• I'm going to skip all the obvious tips for this card and get down to the creation of the witch.  I punched two black Extra Large Decorative Labels.  One I quartered and used for the sleeves of the witch and the other I used or the body, but with some additional punching.  After punching out the label, I placed long edges back in the punch and punched it again.  This gave the figure to the witch.
• The witch's face is the bottom of the Modern Label Punch.  Her eye brows and lips were created by selectively inking up different parts of the bats cluster from the Wicked Cool Clear stamp set with markers.  Two dots make her eyes and a line and two parenthesis create her nose!
• The sentiment wast stamped on Whisper White card stock and punched out with the Curly Label punch.  I shaded the edge of the punch with Old Olive using a sponge dauber and then spritzed with Old Olive using the Spritzer Tool.  The finished punch was  and them matted with the Movers & Shakers punched out form.