The first card I have used Smokey Slate as the base card and the other I have used Rich Razzleberry for the base.
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Showing posts with label strips of card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strips of card. Show all posts
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 29
My Grandmother and my mother always told me that you could not combine flowers and stripes or any other type of designs that did not match. In fact I remember them saying that about certain colours. Well nana and mum, sorry but I respectfully disagree.
The first card I have used Smokey Slate as the base card and the other I have used Rich Razzleberry for the base.
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The first card I have used Smokey Slate as the base card and the other I have used Rich Razzleberry for the base.
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Saturday, April 11, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 28
I was going to use the flower stamp and punch on both cards but, I had a slight mishap with the bottom one and ended up with ink where it shouldn't be. So instead of a flower I decided to make a couple of little banners to cover the mishap. What is that crafters saying? "There is no such thing as a mistake, it is just an opportunity for creativity" Don't you agree? I think the banners work well and give an entire new look. I really love the DSP designs.
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Friday, April 10, 2015
A little late
I know this is a little late as Easter is now behind us but I just wanted to share this way of recycling. As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator we get our goodies sent to us in big brown boxes and to hold everything in place it is packed with reams of brown paper.
I am a bit of a greenie and recycler so can't bear to throw out this paper. I make bags with it, cover my craft table in it and have so many other uses I could write a book about it. Well for Easter I made this cute little nest by shredding the paper and gluing it to a punched out circle. I stamped out a Happy Easter sentiment and punched it out with my Tag punch and adhered it to a tooth pick with Washi Tape. What do you think, cute?
I am a bit of a greenie and recycler so can't bear to throw out this paper. I make bags with it, cover my craft table in it and have so many other uses I could write a book about it. Well for Easter I made this cute little nest by shredding the paper and gluing it to a punched out circle. I stamped out a Happy Easter sentiment and punched it out with my Tag punch and adhered it to a tooth pick with Washi Tape. What do you think, cute?
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 26
I love our Designer Series Paper stacks, they are easier to store than the bigger 12x12 DSP packs. The Moonlight pack have some great colour combinations. I have used Crumb Cake for the base card and some thin strips of Daffodil Delight adhered behind the DSP piece. I'm happy with the look of the oval and sentiment with the banner strips behind.
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Thursday, April 9, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 25
What do you like the best plain and simple or sponged around the edges. Just a little sponge can change the look of your cards. Which one do you like best?
To get the softer look on the randomly stamped flowers, I have stamped off on to a scrap of paper then back on the card. This gives a softer colour.
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To get the softer look on the randomly stamped flowers, I have stamped off on to a scrap of paper then back on the card. This gives a softer colour.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 24
Disaster averted!!
I have found my lost card stock and DSP. Yes it was right under my nose as I thought aah!
So get ready to continue on the crafting journey tomorrow, yay. For today I shall just show you some of the cards I have been making lately for my friends parties and classes.
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I have found my lost card stock and DSP. Yes it was right under my nose as I thought aah!
So get ready to continue on the crafting journey tomorrow, yay. For today I shall just show you some of the cards I have been making lately for my friends parties and classes.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 23
Disaster has struck!!!
Well maybe not a true disaster but over the Easter weekend I have mislaid my paper and card I was using for these posts. Have you ever put something down and then when you go to pick it up the fairies have taken it, then when you have searched high and low, there is is staring at you. Well that is usually what happens to me but in this case the searching high and low has produced nothing.
As I do not have any more of the Moonlight Designer Series paper stack I am going to have to change the paper I will use. This will not affect what you may be doing if you have bought the stack as the designs are still the same. What do you want to bet that as soon as I have made up the first lot of cards the original DSP turns up.
Look at the amount of cards we have made so far.
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Well maybe not a true disaster but over the Easter weekend I have mislaid my paper and card I was using for these posts. Have you ever put something down and then when you go to pick it up the fairies have taken it, then when you have searched high and low, there is is staring at you. Well that is usually what happens to me but in this case the searching high and low has produced nothing.
As I do not have any more of the Moonlight Designer Series paper stack I am going to have to change the paper I will use. This will not affect what you may be doing if you have bought the stack as the designs are still the same. What do you want to bet that as soon as I have made up the first lot of cards the original DSP turns up.
Look at the amount of cards we have made so far.
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
Happy Easter my crafting friends
I hope you all had a good Easter break doing what you wanted and got your fill of chocolate. Talking of chocolate what do you think of this cute little Easter basket? I can't take the credit for it, I went to a class put on by a fellow Paper Angel Gaye Schrader and this was one of the projects.
Can you believe it, they had Pink Pirouette shredded paper in the cheap shop that matched the card stock perfectly. The cute bow is made from the new Bow Builder Punch that is fast becoming my second favourite Stampin' Up! tool.
We also made a cute little Easter card and since then I have made a few more using my oval dies.
Can you believe it, they had Pink Pirouette shredded paper in the cheap shop that matched the card stock perfectly. The cute bow is made from the new Bow Builder Punch that is fast becoming my second favourite Stampin' Up! tool.
We also made a cute little Easter card and since then I have made a few more using my oval dies.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 22
The DSP stack has a variety of designs and colours and as I said in Day 21 this allows you to bring in more colours. The card base is Basic Gray from the Naturals pack and the grid paper DSP is also Basic Gray. The corners were rounded by popping into the Oval punch. Once the image was stamped it was punched out with the Extra large oval punch. Do you see the Pumpkin Pie oval behind the image? I punched out the oval, cut it in half and adhered it to the back of the image making sure it showed a little top and bottom.
The next card I stamped one of the flowers on a piece of DSP and punch it out. I also stamped the flower randomly over the Soft Suede. I adhered a strip of DSP behind the Soft Suede.
This is the last post of Let's start at the very beginning until after Easter. I hope you spend these next few days with family and friends as I will be doing. See you all after Easter with some more ideas.
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The next card I stamped one of the flowers on a piece of DSP and punch it out. I also stamped the flower randomly over the Soft Suede. I adhered a strip of DSP behind the Soft Suede.
This is the last post of Let's start at the very beginning until after Easter. I hope you spend these next few days with family and friends as I will be doing. See you all after Easter with some more ideas.
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 21
Ok back on Day 14 I suggested you needed a few more products one of those was Designer Series Paper
(DSP). These are great little stacks, terrific for the fronts of cards. Now let me show you what we can make out of just a couple of strips.
This first one I have created as a portrait layout. The DSP was cut down and then each end was snipped to create the banner ends. I stamped out the sentiment onto Whisper White card and then punched it out using the Extra large oval punch. The strips and the oval were all raised on dimensionals.
This next one I have created as a landscape layout. The DSP was again cut down
and then each end was snipped to create the banner ends. I stamped out
the sentiment onto Whisper White card and then punched it out using the Extra large oval punch. The strips and the oval were all raised on dimensionals.
I then ramped everything up a bit by sponging around the edge of the white card front and the oval. Pretty cool don't you think?
The stack I chose has other colour families as well as the brights but by using the Naturals card as a base card you now get a few more different colour combinations to your collection.
Check out some of the different stacks at my Online store. Each stack has 48 sheets, 4 each of 12 double-sided designs. 4-1/2" x 6-1/2".
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This first one I have created as a portrait layout. The DSP was cut down and then each end was snipped to create the banner ends. I stamped out the sentiment onto Whisper White card and then punched it out using the Extra large oval punch. The strips and the oval were all raised on dimensionals.
I then ramped everything up a bit by sponging around the edge of the white card front and the oval. Pretty cool don't you think?
The stack I chose has other colour families as well as the brights but by using the Naturals card as a base card you now get a few more different colour combinations to your collection.
Check out some of the different stacks at my Online store. Each stack has 48 sheets, 4 each of 12 double-sided designs. 4-1/2" x 6-1/2".
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 20
20 days WOW!! I do hope you are enjoying these daily posts. I would love some feedback on what has been the most helpful. Do you feel like you are ready to move on even further, using more tools like punches and what about some ribbon and a bit of bling.
Well they will come so just stay tuned in.
Here are a few of my favourite cards that I have created over the year. Something to give you some inspiration when you feel you are ready to spread your wings.
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Well they will come so just stay tuned in.
Here are a few of my favourite cards that I have created over the year. Something to give you some inspiration when you feel you are ready to spread your wings.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Let's start at the very beginning - Day 19
Let's take a break from my cards and have a look at a video that Stampin' Up! has put out on masking. I have shown you how to mask with sponging and ripped paper over the last few days, but this is something a bit different. So rather than reinvent the wheel by creating one myself, take a look at this video and be impressed.
Please note that the Blendabilities that are being used in this video have been withdrawn due to manufacturing issues. Also if you want this stamp set then today is the last day to order it. It is a FREE stamp set from Sale a Bration and can only be earned by spending $90. So don't miss out if you want it. Hop on over to my online store and be quick about it.
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Please note that the Blendabilities that are being used in this video have been withdrawn due to manufacturing issues. Also if you want this stamp set then today is the last day to order it. It is a FREE stamp set from Sale a Bration and can only be earned by spending $90. So don't miss out if you want it. Hop on over to my online store and be quick about it.
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Let's start at the very beginning - Day 18
We did some masking way back on Day 13, now we are going to mask again but this time using a mask that we have created by punching out. Grab yourself a post-it-note and punch the flower. Place over the card front and sponge in all three colours, be careful to not sponge past the post-it-note.
Move the post-it-note to another area and sponge again. I did this randomly over the front of the card.
Now that you have sponged the background, sponge some scraps of Whisper White card in all the three colours, stamp them using your preferred flower, in Soft Suede and punch out. I started out with just 3 but had a slight mishap with ink so had to cover it up hense 2 more sponged and punched out.
What do they say about mistakes...
There is no such think as a mistake just and opportunity for creativity. I hope it worked.
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Now that you have sponged the background, sponge some scraps of Whisper White card in all the three colours, stamp them using your preferred flower, in Soft Suede and punch out. I started out with just 3 but had a slight mishap with ink so had to cover it up hense 2 more sponged and punched out.
What do they say about mistakes...
There is no such think as a mistake just and opportunity for creativity. I hope it worked.
Let's Start at the Very Beginning links
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