Stampin-Style

Retiring Stamps - Happy Mother's Day!

Stampin' Up! Triple Treat Flower
& Baroque Motifs

It's May 10th.  That means exactly 3 weeks left until all the retiring products go away.  This is the first in a series of cards created from retiring products.  This will be your last chance to get these stamp sets and punches.  Take advantage of them while you can still get them!

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Many of you may remember my friend Jill's 4th grade class.  Last year I taught them how to make Mother's and Father's Day cards.  This year is no exception.  And in fact as you are reading this, I am at the school teaching them how to do it.  This is the card we'll make for Mother's Day.  I hate it when I make a card - or in this case, cards - that I absolutely LOVE with products that will be retiring soon!  Triple Treat Flower has so many options, but I never thought to counter place them for twice as much bang for your stamp.  Then I took the scraps (you know, the punched out pieces that I didn't think I was going to use?) and made an even cooler creation.  I hope you agree!

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Baroque Motifs (113490 - retiring May 31, 2012)
• Triple Treat Flower (122909 - retiring May 31, 2012)
• Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)

Ink -

• Island Indigo Classic (122937)
• Calypso Coral Classic  (122939)
• Lucky Limeade CLassic (122935)

Paper -

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Calypso Coral Card Stock (122925)   

Accessories -

• 2-Way Glue Pen (100425)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Tools -

• 5-Petal Punch (119880 - retiring May 31, 2012)
• Fancy Flower Punch (118073)
• 1/2'' Circle Punch (119869)
• Modern Label Punch (119849)
• Word Window Paper Punch (119857)

Putting It Together Tips:

• Oh my gosh!  Where do I begin?  First I used a 3“ x 3” piece of Whisper White card stock to imprint each of the flower images.  Position the image in the lower right corner.  That gives you something to hold on to when punching.   There is also space to imprint the sentiment.
• Also punch out the 5-Petal Punch first.  Then if you want to punch out the Fancy Flower punch like I did for the portrait card on the right, you still have something to hold onto.
• The circle punch does not quite reach the center of the 5-Petal punch out, but close enough.  If you're a perfectionist, you might want to stamp a partial image just for the center like I did with the Lucky Limeade center.  The Calypso Coral center is actually a hole showing the Calypso Coral 5-Petal Flower from below.
• Teeny Tiny Wishes is my fave sentiment stamp set.  Any of the sentiments can be used in the Word Window, so this card - with a swap of colors - could work for just about any holiday or celebration.

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Mother's Day Revisited

Stampin' Up! Two-Step Bird &
Modern Label Punch

Although Mother's Day has come and gone, I just had to share an incredible experience centered around Mother's Day.  One of my customers is a 4th grade teacher and a few months back she asked me if I would consider coming to her school to teach her class to make a Mother's Day card.  Of course I said yes, but then had many sleepless nights worrying about the project.  I wanted it to be challenging for them, but not so much so that they weren't successful.  I settled on the card pictured.  On the Wednesday before Mother's Day I appeared in front of Mrs. Miller's 4th grade class - 25 inquisitive faces all wondering what pain I was about to inflict on them.  It was the best day ever!  They were eager to learn, excited to play with the punches and saved every scrap of paper as if it were gold.  This card is simple enough that I am not going to include a recipe, but instead I will share the thank you notes I received from every one of them the following week.

The comments below are unedited for grammar or spelling!  Most of these kids know english as a second language.  They all started off with “Dear Mike,”  (Oh, and Mrs Miller wrote the word “appreciate” on the black board.  Can you tell?)

• Thank you for teaching us how to make cards.  I apriaciate you for wasting your time and coming here.  I also realy had fun with you here.  Also I love the bird that you teach us.  I loved the card thank you.
  Your friend,
  Ingrid Ayala
•  Thank you for showing us how to make us a letter.  For Mothers day.  You are funny.  I appreciate that you do that.  I want you to come on a party.
  Sincirly,
  Jason
  Happy Memorial Day
•  I just wanted to tell you thank you very much for helping us make the mother day card.  You are very creative and kindful.  We appreciate you coming to our class and helping us.  Hopefully you come again for Fathers Day.
  Sincerely,
  Alondra
• Thank you for helping us do the Happy Mothers card I really appreciate that.  I miss doing the cards with you.  I wonder if you like this note.  I also could already tell that my mom would love it.  I can't wait until you come back.
  Sincerely,
  Evelynn 
• Thank you for coming to our class.  I appreciate what you done for us.  I liked the bird you show us how to make.
  Sincerely your
  Friend: Angel Diaz
• Thank you for teaching us how to make a card.  My favorite part was when we used the punch it was fun making the bird.  I really like the car.  I hope you come next year so I could see you again.
  Your friend,
  Leonel 
• Thank you for teaching us how to make cards.  I think my mom will be so happy,  You are very nice.  If you never came we would have not have much fun.  I appreciate what you did.  Thank you so much!  Hope you have a nice Mother's Day.
  Sincerely,
  Ana
• Thank you very much for coming and teaching us to make the card for mothers day.  My mom will love it.  I really like my card.  I hope you can come for father's day and we can make cards again.  I really appreciate you coming to teach us how to make a mothers day card.  Thank you again I really appreciate it.
  Sincerely,
  Tyler
• Thank you for coming to our classroom yesterday it was fun making the cards.  I am going to put a picture in it, and a poem.  We all appreciate you coming, and showing us how to make Mother's Day cards.  Will we do one for Father's Day?
  Your
  Friend
  Nayeli
  Sanchez
• Thank for helping us make the mothers day card.  I really liked it I think mom would want it.  I havn't told her about the card until mothers day. I think she will really like it she is going to think that I bought it at the store.
  Sincerely,
  Alex
• Thank you for helping us doing for mother day.  Are you going back to help us for fathers day.  That was fun doing mother day you were also those thing the pusher paper.  Could you bring some monster pusher paper for father day.  When is going to be your birthday my birthday is in December 12.
  Sincerely Jesus Cruz
• Thank you for helping us make a card.  I liked making the car.  My favorite part was picking out the color of the bird.
  Your friend,
  Lucero
• Thank you for helping us making a mothers card.  I realy liked my card and I'm sure she will like her mothers card.  My mom loves reading cards too.  Also I will like to have a fathers card too.
  I wish a happy I realy appreciate a lot that you help us on my card thank you again.
  Your friend,
  Annie Camacho
• Thank you for coming and helping us make cards.  It was a lot of fun.  I hope next time you come back for fathers day.  I wonder what kind of card well going to do next time.
  Sincerely,
  Saul
• Thank you for helping us making a card dor Mothers Day.  I realy enjoyed you beeing in our cass.  I wish you can come again.  Will you come again.
• Sincerely,
  Rodrigo
• Thank you for cuming to the class.  Thank you for teach us how to mack a card.  I thank you very much.  I hope you cum agan.  Thank you very very much.  My mother would love the card.
• Thank you for teaching us how to make the mothers day cars.  I really hope my mom will like the car.  I really appreciate that.  Thank you so much.
  Sincerely,
  Amanda Clark 
• Thank you for showing us how to make a Mothers Day cards.  It was fun to make them with you.  It was nice of you to waste some of your timeto teac us how to make the card.  We appreciate you for coming.  Hope to see you again this year.
  Sincerely,
  Antonio Garcia
• Thank you for helping us to do a card.  I had fun doing the card with you.  I also appreciate for letting us use your stuff.  The thing I loved to use was the stamp.  I also liked the bird puncher.  I liked how my bird came out.  It was realy fun doing the card with you.
  Your friend,
  Jessica
• Thank you for the card that you teach me to do.  The card were really cool in my opinion.  Also I can wait to show my mom.  I really know she is really like it.
  Your friend,
  Miguel
• Thank you for coming and making Mothers Day cards.  I hope you come next time for Fathers Day.  I like the things that you put paper and say is to pop up.  Are we going to do the same thing for fathers day?  Thank you for coming.
  Your friend,
  Marios Garcia
• Thank you for coming to our classroom.  I love the Mothers Day card.  My mom going to like it.  I put all her favorite colors on it.  You are a great card maker and designer.  I can't wait until you come again.
  Sincerely,
  Maria

 

 

Tempting Espresso Cielo

Stampin' Up! Daisies #2 & Teeny Tiny Wishes

A few weeks ago I ran into an old friend at a new coffee shop in downtown Palm Springs called Espresso Cielo.  Over the past weeks I've gotten to know the manager, Michael (great name!), so I felt comfortable approaching him to ask if I might leave a few of my Occasions Minis on his local reading shelf.  I pulled together a packet with a sample gift card, catalog, and an introduction to me and my services, and brought them by for his approval.  He loved the packets, but he loved the gift card more and asked if I might make some to sell in his shop.  You don't have to ask me twice!  Absolutely!   So I pulled together a small display with a topper using my newsletter banner That also contains my blog pic, and they sit right by the register.  I stopped by today to take the picture and a customer waiting in line for one of their delectable pastries at first wondered why in the world I was taking a picture of the register.  Then she looked at the display and then at me and said “Is that YOU!”  I admitted it was and she immediately became intrigued with the cards.  I was so dumbfounded I completely forgot to give her a mini!

I've added Espresso Cielo logo to my sidebar where you can click and be directed to their website.  Admittedly it's somewhat sparse at this point but Michael assures me they are in the process of adding more content.  My card for today is the design I have chosen for my Mother's Day gift card.  But here's the problem.  I don't know which one I like better.  So I'm coming to you for a vote.  Tell me which one do you like best - the one with the all white daisy or the one with the white and black daisy.  Enjoy!

 

Stampin' Stuff:

Don't forget the Featured Items have links directly to the items in my store.  
Click on the pictures to see a larger version. 

Stamp Sets -

• Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370) <-Featured Item

Ink - 

• Tempting Turquoise Classic (100814)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Basic Black Card Stock (102851)
• Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper (113976 - retired)

Accessories -

• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Tools -

• Flowers Daisies #2 Big Shot Die (114520) <-Featured Item
• Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976)
• 3/4'' Circle Punch (119873)
• 1'' Circle Punch (119868)
• Word Window Punch (119857)
• Modern Label Punch (119849)

Putting It Together Tips:

• If you're going to do one daisy, punch it out and then run it through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  But if you're going to do a bunch of daisies, run the paper through first and then punch them out.  Much easier!
• I found I could have four layers of card stock on the Flowers die and get out perfect die cuts.  Any more than that and you'll have some challenges rolling the sandwich through the Big Shot.
• I used Dimensionals to pop up the daisy center and the Modern Label sentiment.  The Dimensional in the center of the daisy actually brought the center to the same level as the double stacked petals.

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Pals Paper Arts April Hop 2011

Stampin' Up! Flower Garden &
Wonderful Favorites

Welcome to the April PALS HOP!  This month, we're featuring Wonderful Wedding and Mother's Day projects for your inspiration!  You've likely hopped over from Joanna Munster, Inspired by Stampin. I'm stop number 9 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 paper crafted creations from the Stampin' Pretty Pals!  Should you hop off course, simply click here for a list and you'll be back on track!

I decided this month to do two cards, each with a different theme and technique but both with the same tool!  In this case it was the new Textured Impressions Embossing Folder called Flower Garden found in the Summer Mini catalog available May 1st.  I love embossing folders and this baby is no different.  The impression is crisp and clean and lends itself perfectly to a card face allowing for a sentiment.  For the Mother's Day card I used the positive image and for the Wedding card I used the negative image, but both lend themselves beautifully to just about any theme.

Don't forget the Featured Items have links directly to the items in my store.  
Click on the pictures to see a larger version. 

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Wonderful Favorites (115114) <-Featured item 

Ink - 

• Garden Green Classic (102272)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Pear Pizzazz Card Stock (119795)
• White Vellum Paper (101839)

Accessories -

• Certainly Celery Poly Twill 1/2'' Ribbon (114618) <-Featured item
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332) 

Tools -

• Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123113 available May 1st)
• Ticket Corner Paper Punch (119867) <-Featured item

Putting It Together Tips:

• Working with vellum is always tricky, but a few hints will always make it easier.  Adhesive tends to show through vellum, so I placed mine under the ribbon where it doesn't show.  
• Although you usually use Multi-Purpose Platform #1 for embossing folders, I went right down to the bottom.  This kept the impression a little less deep, but also eliminated the tearing you get otherwise.
• I found that applying slight heat to the vellum after I imprinted the sentiment dried the ink more quickly and eliminated the smudging potential.  Just keep the heat moving so the vellum doesn't curl.

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Curly Cute Clear Mount (120510) <-Featured item 

Ink - 

• Peach Parfait Classic (119783)

Paper - 

• Whisper White Card Stock (100730)
• Peach Parfait Card Stock (119794)

Accessories -

• Peach Parfait 1/2'' Stitched Poly Ribbon (119264)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332) 

Tools -

• Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (123113 available May 1st)
• Ticket Corner Paper Punch (119867) <-Featured item
• Brayer (102395) <-Featured item

Putting It Together Tips:

• Here I used the negative side of the impression and applied the Peach Pizzaz Classic ink using a brayer.  I always started at the bottom of the card and worked my way up to get the faded effect, but I never went all the way to the top to keep the top of the card white so the sentiment would show up.
• The Ticket Corner Punch is a great little tool that creates a custom mat out of any piece of card stock.  Totally versatile.

Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Melanie Collins, , Ooopsadaisy, stop number 10 on the April PALS HOP!  Thanks for "hopping" by!

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Pals' Paper Arts April Challenge

If you've hopped over from Regina Magnum, Stampin' Bean, I'm stop number 2 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 lots of creative ideas to inspire you from the Stampin' Pretty Pals.  For this blog hop we'll be showcasing all that Stampin' Up! has to offer for Mother's Day!  Should you hop off course, simply click here  or the Pals Hop logo for a list of the 13 Pals participating in this hop.  We're thrilled to have you visit and excited to hear what you think about our hop!  Please feel free to leave as many comments as you'd like along the way!

 

Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Watercolor Trio Clear Stamp (120084 - Summer Mini)
• Well Scripted Clear Stamps (118601 Occasions Mini) 

Ink - 

• In Color Soft Suede Classic Ink (115657)
• Creamy Carmel Classic Ink (103220)
• Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker (100079)
  
• Dusty Durango Stampin' Write Marker (116329 - set of 6) 

Paper - 

• Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
• Dusty Durango Card Stock (115321)
• Old Olive Card Stock (100702)

Accessories -

• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)
• Gold Brads (104337)
• 1 1/4” Striped Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon (115618)

Tools - 

• Scallop Trim Border (118402 - free in the Sale-a-bration Mini)
• Scallop Trim Corner (118870 - Occasions Mini)
• 3/16” Corner Rounder (109047)
• Horizontal Slot Punch (105089)Wide Oval Punch (112082)
• Scallop Oval Punch (114889)

Putting It Together Tips:

• I really liked the pleated effect that squeezing the wide ribbon into the small slot gives.  You'll have to finesse it a bit once you've threaded it through.  I attempted to get a gathered look.
• The Scallop Trim Border punch is no longer available, however I have an extra and will send it to the first person who places a $50 order with me.  I'm keeping this offer low key as I only have one!
• I liked the antique look the Creamy Carmel gives on the Very Vanilla card stock.  Thought it gave a nice background to the hand colored featured stamp.

More inspiring ideas await you at Barbara Furlong, The Love of Stamping, stop number #4 on the PALS HOP!   Hop over and see {insert name here} wonderfully creative ideas!  Thanks for "hopping" by!

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Something Old - Something New...

Simple Sketches & Well Scripted

Today I'm using a  set called Simple Sketches.  This set is a retired set and I actually have it for sale in Mom's Attic.  But I wanted to use it one more time And pair it with the Well Scripted Clear Mounted set from the Occasions Mini.  I thought I'd do a dry run for the color challenge for tomorrow's Pals' Paper Arts Challenge - Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo.  The third color for the challenge is Black, but for my dry run, I decided to replace it with Always Artichoke.  I love this color!

 Stampin' Stuff:

Stamp Sets -

• Simple Sketches (102771 - Retired, but a set is available in Mom's Attic)
• Well Scripted (118601 clear or 117072 wood mount) 

Ink - 

• Melon Mambo Classic Ink (115656)
• Pretty In Pink Classic Ink (101301)
• Always Artichoke Classic Ink (105219)
• Mellow Moss Classic Ink (102774)
• VersaMark® (102283)

Paper - 

• Always Artichoke Card Stock (105119)
• Very Vanilla Card Stock (101650)
• Melon Mambo Card Stock (115320)
• Pretty In Pink Card Stock (100459)

Accessories -

• Gold Brads (104337)
• Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka-dot Grosgrain Ribbon (115611)
• Full Heart Punch (113693)
• Ticket Corner Punch (107214)
• Heat Tool (100005)
• Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (109129)
• Gold Encore!® Pad (101017)
• Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
• Stampin' Up! Elegant Bouquet Impressions Folder (115964)
• Magnetic Movers & Shapers Heart (115953)
• SNAIL Adhesive (104332)
• Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Putting It Together Tips:

• After cutting the Always Artichoke 4" x 5 1/4" and notching the four corners.  Run it through the Big Shot with impressions folder.  Then rub the Gold Encore! Pad lightly over the raised areas to highlight.
• Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to align the three layers of the rose is a no brainer.  So simple.  The third layer is VersaMark ink and gold Stampin' Emboss powder.
• I used my paper snips to cut out the sentiment and mount using Stampin' Dimensionals.

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