May 27, 2008 | rubber stamping
Can you tell that this is one of my favourite colour combinations?? I will miss these colours when they retire with this current Stampin' Up! catalogue!! Blue Bayou is the card base, and the main panel is soft sky. The card is stamped with the canvas background in blue bayou; the leaves are in soft sky are from the stamp set Wonderful You (p 91 Stampin' Up! Spring -Summer Collection). A strip of naturals ivory is the background for the strip; a flower and ivory half pearl from the Pretties kit add an elegant touch.
Stampin' Up!'s retired list will be posted on June 15th. Be sure to be on my newsletter list to get details on my retired list contest (oh, and to get a copy of the list when it comes out!).
May 8, 2008 | rubber stamping
Still time to create this masterpiece for your mother! This is a spinner card that we’ve created at recent classes. It uses the Big Deal alphabet (p. 155) and the Three For You punch kit (p181). The flower punch out is secured to the centre of the "o" with an ice circle brad. This card started as a 6-3/4" x 6-3/4" piece of cardstock & fits into one of Stampin’ Up!’s small open end envelopes.
Unfortunately I can’t give this one to my mother….since she was at a class where we did this card!! So I’ll have to create another one for her…
Apr 30, 2008 | rubber stamping
Another recent class sample (note to self: do photos BEFORE class next time! LOL – this one was loved during class, so is not in quite pristine condition from being picked up & examined a number of times…but that’s what the class samples are for!! I tried photo shopping the image but I’ve still got to work on my skills there…anyway)
This uses the the daisy dash jumbo wheel (p 51, Stampin’ Up! spring-summer collection), with ballet blue ink, in combination with the coordinating stamp set, Enjoy Every Moment (also on p 51). The card is ballet blue; green galore, pretty in pink & whisper white. I stamped the word & circles in wild wasabi, which coordinates with the green galore (in my opinion, at least! LOL) and the small flower is again in ballet blue. Gold brads finish off the card.
Stampin’ Up!’s Free Wheelin’ Promotion ends today, but have no fear, there’s some more great promotions for May!!! Stay tuned right here – www.yamstamps.com – for more information tomorrow! (Can you believe it’s going to be MAY already?!)
Apr 26, 2008 | rubber stamping
Anything using watercolours always makes me feel so "artsy" despite the lack of my visual arts educational background.
This card uses the set "Wonderful You" (p 91 of Stampin’ Up!’s current Spring-Summer Collection) and the coordinating jumbo wheel, Stems & Silhouettes (p. 91 as well). To do the watercolouring, I spritzed water across the rubber surface of the solid stamp, then coloured directly onto the rubber with my watercolour crayons (p.183) – Love these crayons. I gave another light spritz of water and then stamped onto watercolour paper. The absorbancy of the watercolour paper means I don’t have to wait _too_ long… I stamped the outline of the flower in basic grey, and used my stamp-a-ma-jig to make sure the images lined up well. Tore the edges of the paper, mounted onto some garden green cardstock & wrapped with natural hemp twine. I stamped "wonderful you" in basic grey onto a scrap of watercolour paper, punched with the small oval punch & used the small oval frame from the silver hodgepodge hardware (Occasions mini). After using the jumbo wheel on the cardstock, I assembled everything. I actually used stampin’ dimensionals to attach the silver frame to the cardfront as I didn’t want the backs of the brads to be showing through the card.
OK so here’s the reality of my lack of advanced visual arts education….the colours I used on the flower blossom in the picture are regal rose & rose red (so, essentially coordinating shades of the same base colour). My first attempt (relegated to the recycling bin) was summer sun & ballet blue. Learn from me…..I ended up with a very murky, kind of khaki green coloured flower. Not so wonderful! LOL.
Stampin’ Up! just announced that the Occasions mini will now be active until the end of JUNE! (so ignore the May date on the cover! LOL) – the new big catalogue will be out in August, so they’re shifting the dates around a little bit. More time to shop! If you do want to take advantage of the free wheelin’ promotion, though, you still only have until the end of April, so please contact me before then!!
Apr 20, 2008 | rubber stamping
I know you’re shocked… another quick & easy card from me! LOL.
The image on this card is Stampin’ Up!’s Pretty Petals stamp – it’s a large background stamp that can be the focus of a card without too much difficulty, I think. The card was inspired by a fellow demonstrator (but I can’t give full credit since I can’t actually find the original right now….again, shocking – NOT). Anyway – glossy white cardstock is brayered with two colours – in this case, soft sky & certainly celery, and the image is stamped in Basic Black onto this, then cut into 3 pieces. In this case, I cut the pieces evenly, but they could be cut in different widths and at different angles to give the card a different look. As long as you keep the pieces in the right order! The images were mounted onto basic black and the card is made from basic grey cardstock. I made a small notch at the card fold with my 3/4" circle punch to slip the rose grosgrain ribbon through to tie in the front, just to add a little extra colour & texture.
OK back to work! I’m coming up with some more ideas for my May class & workshops! (Don’t forget to RSVP if you want to attend my May class – date of class if Weds May 7th, but cut off for registration is May 5th).
Apr 9, 2008 | rubber stamping
The cord has been found! Yay! To celebrate – here’s a simple but effective card… Stampin’ Up!’s Stitched Exotics stamp set with gold embossing powder creates a very cool effect, I think! (and right now, if you order the Stitched Exotics stamp set, you get the It’s Beautiful jumbo wheel for FREE).
I love the stitched look with the embossing. I added a half pearl (adhered with a mini glue dot – fits perfectly!) from my favourite Pretties kit to give the card a little dimension. The card is in bravo burgundy, and I backed the main imaged with some brushed metallic gold cardstock. This is another card that comes together really quickly and gives good impact.
Here’s a close up of the image (because I was playing with the camera…)
Free wheels until the end of the month ONLY – so contact me before April 30th to take advantage of this special offer!
Can you tell that this is one of my favourite colour combinations?? I will miss these colours when they retire with this current Stampin' Up! catalogue!! Blue Bayou is the card base, and the main panel is soft sky. The card is stamped with the canvas background in blue bayou; the leaves are in soft sky are from the stamp set Wonderful You (p 91 Stampin' Up! Spring -Summer Collection). A strip of naturals ivory is the background for the strip; a flower and ivory half pearl from the Pretties kit add an elegant touch.
