10/23/2019
10/20/2019
Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, October 20th, 2019
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10/13/2019
Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, October 13 2019
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10/08/2019
10/06/2019
Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday October 6th, 2019
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10/03/2019
White Winter Woods
Stampin’ Up! All Around Wreath and Woodland
Here is another version of a wreath created with the All Around Wreath die set. The color palette for this card is Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler. Refer to the Step by Step Tips below for some pointers on creating this card.
Step by Step Tips:
- Cut out the wreath in Whisper White card stock. Place a red rhinestone from the Holiday Rhinestones Basic Jewels on the wreath. Alternately, if you don’t have the Holiday Rhinestones, you can us the Cherry Cobbler Dark Stampin’ Blends marker and color the Basic Rhinestones.
- The background was created by cutting a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of Whisper White card stock and cutting a square using the largest square die in the Stitched Shapes Set. Emboss this using the Woodland Embossing Folder. Secure the wreath over the cut square using Multipurpose Liquid Glue only on the leaves that touch the embossed card front.
- Cut out a 4” x 5 1/4” piece of Whisper White card stock and emboss it using the Woodland Folder being careful to match the first embossed sheet. Secure the two components together using Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Mini Dimensionals actually fit under the widest leaves of the wreath.
- I stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler on Vellum. Immediately after I used Clear embossing powder and heat embossed it. Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder! I cut out the sentiment using a Stitched Rectangle. To attach it I spread a thin bead of Multipurpose Liquid Glue Around the edges and spread them out using my finger. Attach it to the card front. Simple!
10/01/2019
Fall Seasonal Wreaths
Stampin’ Up! Seasonal Wreaths and All Around Wreaths Dies
I know I’ve mentioned several times during my career with Stampin’ UP! that inspiration is everywhere. And there’s no greater example of inspiration than in decorator catalogs. I regularly receive Grandin Road and Frontgate. And Hrandin Road is exactly where I got the idea for the card for today.
Fall is a great time of year to not only get wonderful color palettes for projects, but also subject matter as well. If you take a look at the pic I set in this post you’ll see the inspiration for today’s card. At first I searched for a sentiment to go with the card. But then I decided I liked it clean and REALLY simple! In fact the only stamping involved in this project is the red berries from the Seasonal Wreaths Photopolymer stamp set. The rest of the magic relies on the All Around Wreaths Dies and my Sponge Daubers. The background are my two favorite embossing folders called Subtle 3D for texture in the leaves and Pinewood Planks 3D for the background.
Step By Step Tips:
- Using the Pinewood Planks Embossing Folder, emboss a 3 3/4” x 5” piece of Mossy Meadow cardstock. Mat it on a 4” x 5 1/4” piece of Crushed Curry cardstock.
- Cut two wreaths. Cut one from Crushed Curry cardstock and one from Pumpkin Pie cardstock. Emboss the Pumpkin Pie wreath using the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.
- Take one of the pieces of card stock that a wreath was cut from and place it over the Crushed Curry wreath. It’s like a stencil. Make sure the leaves DON’T match up. You’ll notice the the outside edge of the
wreath has two single leaves and a set of two leaves joined together. (See Figure 1). This pattern continues all around the wreath. Place the stencil of two
individual leaves over the set of joints leaves. See Figure 2) - Using Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink and a Sponge Dauber, color only parts of the Crushed Curry leaves.
- Using Real Red Classic Ink, stamp the cluster of berries from the Seasonal Wreaths stamp set around the center of the wreath boughs.
Glue the Pumpkin Pie wreath on the Mossy Meadow Card front and the Crushed Curry wreath ove the Pumpkin Pie wreath. Again, be careful not to match up the leaves so you do not cover up the Pumpkin Pie wreath. It sounds complicated, but it’s really quite Simple!
09/29/2019
Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, September 29 2019
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09/28/2019
09/26/2019
Autumn Garden Shed
Stampin’ Up! Garden Shed and AquaPainter
Paging through our Annual Catalog can be so inspiring for projects. I know the Holiday Catalog is the latest and greatest. But sometimes I like to look at stamp sets and see a design other than the obvious. Such is the case for the set Garden Shed. At first glance Garden Shed looks like an image relating to spring. The garden tools suggest preparing for spring or summer. But as any gardener knows, preparing for winter can be just as daunting. So I thought I’d give this detailed classic stamp a chance to shine for another season.
Step by Step Tips:
- The images is stamped in Early Espresso Classic Ink on Very Vanilla cardstock.
- A slightly damp AquaPainter is used to bled the Early Espresso ink to create some contrast to the cardstock without adding additional color. I did a YouTube video on this some months back. You can see it here.
- Next I used the original box of 13 watercolor pencils to color the tools (Real Red), tree trunk (Early Espresso), flowers and bow on the hat (Calypso Coral), flower pots ( Cajun Craze), and Basic Gray (window panes and tool metal).
- I used Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, and Real Red Classic Ink (in that order) with a damp (not wet) AquaPainter for the trees.
- The roof was first blended like the sides of the shed using a damp AquaPainter moving in the horizontal direction to follow the shingles. Then colored using Cajun Craze from the Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2.
- The grass was added with Old Olive and the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler.
I can’t stress enough the need to use a damp AquaPainter. You are working on cardstock, not watercolor paper. So using as little water s possible is crucial! Simple!
09/22/2019
Stampin’ Up!dates for Sunday, September 22 2019
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09/18/2019
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