Stampin' In His Name

Tree Trimmings Swap Card - FTL 66

 I got to spend the evening with some of my downline on Monday night at our Icy Inker group meeting.  Always fun!

This is the card that I made for our swap.  I used the Fall To Layout (#66) as my jumping off point!

Perfect!

Just added some of our Merry Moments Designer Series Paper that coordinates with our Tree Trimmings stamp set and - VOILA! - you have a quick and cute Christmas card the would be easy to "mass produce" for your Christmas cards this year!

Yes, it's that time...have you decided on your Christmas card design yet?  Let me know if I can be any help in choosing your design and selecting your supplies.

I will posting more Icy Inkers meeting samples soon.  Be sure to check out my Facebook page as I have been adding projects to my photo albums there too!

Stampin' In His Name,

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Stamps: Tree Trimmings and Warm Words

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red and Merry Moments Designer Series Paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon and Stampin' Dimensionals

'a la card - Sweet Centers

Yes, another Sweet Centers card!  I am having lots of fun with this set.  I'm normally not much of a Halloween card person - but when you can put candy on your card - Woo Hoo!  Have you received your copy of the Holiday Mini Catalog yet that features this stamp set?  If not, email me and I will get one out in the mail right away.  You don't want to miss this one!

I used the September 'a la cardsketch that was in my Stampin' Success magazine (newsletter for demonstrators).  Yes, Stampin' Up! gives us sketches too!  Love them.

I used the Halloween themed M&M's for my color palette: Basic Black, Green Galore, Pumpkin Pie and Lovely Lilac.  I stamped the "Eek you're Sweet" sentiment on the Sweet Treat cup with StazOn - Jet Black.  Talk about some exact stamping!

For a little more texture on this card I ran the Lovely Lilac card stock piece through the Big Shot with our wood-grain printed Texture Plate from Kit #4.  I also distressed the edges of the Green Galore with our Cutter Kit.

I think this is a fun card that anyone would enjoy receiving.

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Stamps: Sweet Centers (Holiday Mini Catalog

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Green Galore, Lovely Lilac and Pumpkin Pie

Ink: StazOn Jet Black

Accessories: Sweet Treat Cups, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Texture Plates Kit #4, Cutter Kit, Pumpkin Pie Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

EEK - Spare Circles (FTL56)

After I finished creating the projects for my Sweet Centers Class last week, I noticed a few card stock circles on my stamp counter in various sizes and colors.  Well, they couldn't go to waste!

So, I teamed them up with our new Night and Day Specialty Designer Series Paper and the Clean and Simple Fall To Layout 56 and VOILA! we have a fun and easy Halloween card.

I really love how it turned out - especially since it was from scraps!

The new Night and Day DSP is so pretty.  Not only does it have 10 beautiful patterns but it also contains two 12x12 sheets of black polka dot window sheets!  You can find it in our new Holiday Mini Catalog!  It can be classy or creepy - whichever you choose!  I error to the side of classy - don't like creepy!

I am off to go finish preparing for my Icy Inkers meeting tonight.  That's my downline group of demonstrators.  I will share our swaps and make and takes with you later this week.

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Stamps: Sweet Centers (Holiday Mini Catalog

Paper: Elegant Eggplant, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Night and Day Specialty Designer Series Paper

Ink: Basic Black Classic Ink

Accessories: Circle Punches: 1 3/4", 1 3/8", 3/4" and 1/2"

 

Football All Star (MOJO101)

I made this card today as a thank you to my friend and co-coordinator of my sons' football franchise.  She is the lead and has taken on a huge load of work.  I just wanted to let her know that she is doing a great job!

I went to the Mojo Monday Sketch 101 for my layout. 

The colors our the team colors: Only Orange, Basic Black and Whisper White.  I added Basic Gray on the textured square as an accent.  I ran it through my Big Shot with the checkerboard pattern texture die from the Texture Plates Kit #4 assortment.  The Basic Gray panel and the football circle were popped with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Both of the sets that I used, Just Football and Sporting, are from the Growing Up section of our catalog.  Remember, you have just 4 more days to take advantage of our Growing Up Promotion.  You can get an assortment of buttons for FREEuntil August 31st.  See all the details HERE.  I stamped the football in Close To Cocoa Craft Ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder and my Heat Tool.

I hope she likes it and is encouraged.  Thanks for stopping by!

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Stamps: Just Football and Sporting

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Only Orange and Basic Gray

Ink: Only Orange and Basic Black Classic Ink and Close To Cocoa Craft Ink

Accessories: 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Big Shot, Texture Plates Kit #4, Vintage Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

TUTORIAL: Distressing and an Extremely Distresses Dirtbike Rider (SC241)

I had this card in mind right when I saw Sketch Challenge 241 over on Splitcoast.

I wanted to achieve a "distressed" look with my card like you see on all of the boys clothing in the store right now.  I don't have the Extreme Elements set (yet) that compliments this Extreme Dirt Bike stamp, so I had to go to work with what I did have.

When I realized all the ways that you can add distressing to a project, I decided to show this card and distressing to my club classes last week.  I thought I would show you too!

My son, Hunter, begged me all week to make this card after he saw it - I guess that means he likes it.  So, HE will be giving you the tutorial today as I photographed his progress as he created this card.

Here we go:

The left panel has three different methods of distressing:

The first technique is sanding.  Hunter used our Sanding Blocks directly on a piece of Kraft Designer Series Paper. 

Here you can see the difference of Hunter's sanded piece on the left and an untouched piece on the right.  Sanding reveals the white core of our Designer Series Paper.

The next technique is Direct To Paper.  This is where you rub your Classic Stamp Pad directly on your paper.  It is similar to sponging but without the sponges and a much more harsh result.

The next technique, still on that first panel on the left, is generational stamping.  This is where you ink up your stamp and take the first generation or two of ink off by stamping it on your Grid Paper.  You don't want dark images when everything else is faded and worn.

You can also do some "Faded Stamping".  That is my term for it and I'm not sure if that is the official name of the technique.  This is where you don't ink up the entire image and you half stamp it so you don't get a full image on your project.  Does that make sense?

This panel is now complete.  The right panel was stamped with our Sanded background stamp.  Some of Stampin' Up!'s stamp sets are distressed in their design - and this is one of them!

On the focal panel, Hunter does the bleaching technique.  To bleach,

1.  Create a stamp pad with layered/folded paper towel in a glass/ceramic dish. 

2.  Saturate paper towel pad with bleach (cheap bleach works best).

3.  Ink stamp with bleach and stamp

4.  CLEAN STAMP IMMEDIATELY WITH STAMPIN' MIST!  If you leave bleach on your stamp, it will dry out your rubber image.

5.  Let your bleached image dry completely.  You can help it along with a little shot from your Heat Tool.

Each card stock color will bleach out to a different color.  Do a little experimenting and see what I mean.

Hunter stamped the main image in Not Quite Navy Craft Ink.  You can see that the bleach did a little work on that image as well.  If desired, you could re-stamp the image again, using a Stamp-a-ma-jig stamp positioner, for a solid dark image.

The distress in this photo is done with the distressing tool that comes with our Cutter Kit.  Love that kit!  Just take the distressing tool and run it along the sides of your card stock piece and it will rough it up nicely!

This is my boys' favorite tool - the Color Spritzer!  Just insert any of our Stampin' Write markers for a cool air brushed look!

Hunter used our new Soft Suede Marker to air brush his card.

More stamp-based distressing here.  Our Itty Bitty Backgrounds set is a classic and this random speckle image in the set is a perfect addition to our project.

Hunter stamped this image in Not Quite Navy Classic Ink.

Don't put away your Sanding Blocks yet!  Use them one last time to distress your brads.  Gasp!  Yes, sand away and any of our hardware pieces to take away the shine and make them look a little more antiqued or distressed!

Whew, we got them all on one project!

Are you ready???

Here is Hunter's final project.  Isn't it great?!  He was so excited with his creation.

You will notice that his rider is upside-down while my original sample he was right-side up.  Hunter's rider is doing a "heel-clicker back flip" while my rider is a beginner with just a "heel clicker".  These are freestyle motocross terms in case you are wondering!

Thanks for stopping by.  Please email me or leave a comment if you have any questions about these techniques.

Stampin’ In His Name,

Jill

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Stamps: Extreme Dirt Bike, Sanded, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Sporting

Paper: Not Quite Navy, Soft Suede, Kraft card stock and Designer Series Paper

Ink: Soft Suede, Not Quite Navy Classic and Craft Ink; Soft Suede Stampin' Write Marker

Accessories: Sanding Blocks, Cutter Kit, Word Window Punch, Star Punch, Silver Brads, Stampin' Dimensionals

Razzleberry Birthday (MOJO95)

So I played along today with the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge (#95) and this is what resulted.

I've been wanting use this NEW Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon since I got and this was my chance.  Here is the sketch:

So I started with the ribbon and went from there.  This ribbon is so fun and bright that I could think of was a party and sweets!  So, I grabbed the Crazy for Cupcakes set and our NEW Lemonade Designer Series Paper. 

Yes, I know this is a very bright card but I kind of like it.  This card is such a great example of how awesome Stampin' Up! products are for coordinating with each other: card stock, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon, Markers.  It makes it just too easy to put projects together!

There is a bit of Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the confetti and I popped the tiny cupcake and the panel it sits on with Stampin' Dimensionals. 

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!  I'm off to spend an evening with great friends and from what I hear - great food too! 

 

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Stamps: Crazy For Cupcakes

Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry and Whisper White card stock.  Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper

Ink: StazOn Jet Black pad, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry and Going Gray markers

Accessories: Blender Pens, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 2 Way Glue Pen, Stampin' Dimensionals

Happy 4th of July! (SC235)

 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

I just want to take this opportunity to wish you a

Happy Independence Day

and say

THANK YOU

to all of our veterans and the men and women currently serving in the military.  Thank you so much for our freedom that you fight to protect!

Thank you also to the supporting families who "hold down the fort" while your loved one is away.  Your strength and courage amaze me!

This card is very simple but I love how it turned out.  I used the for inspiration.

I pray you have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend.

 

 

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Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes (NEW!)

Paper: Brilliant Blue, Real Red and Whisper White

Ink: Brilliant Blue

Accessories: star punch, red gingham ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

 

May All Your Wishes...(CC168)

Happy Wednesday!

I was able to join in on the stamping and chatting over at SUDSOL last night.  Ah, sweats and stamping-a perfect match!

Jen posted a cute sketch:

I went with a more simplistic approach but I don't think that was by choice - I was pretty tired!  ;0)

I first grabbed some of our Raspberry Tart DSPas I wanted to play with it more before it retires!  Yes, this pretty paper will be saying goodbye on June 30th as it as some of our In Colors in it.  Bummer.  But you can get it FREE for just 4 more days with the Buy 3 get the 4th FREE Designer Series Paper promotion.

I exchanged the circles for our Sweet Stems Embosslit Flowersand added an extra layer to the band across the center.  I did bray the embosslit flowers with some Whisper White Craft Pad to make the embossed details stand out a little bit more.  I like it!  What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by today!

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Stamps: Heard From The Heart

Paper: Pretty In Pink Textured card stock;Cameo Coral, Pretty In Pink, Rose Red and Whisper White card stock, Raspberry Tart DSP

Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink

Accessories: Big Shot, Sweet Stems Embosslit, Brayer, corner rounder punch

Congratulations Always (WSC81)

Happy Monday Morning!  This is a card that I made for a bridal shower shower that I went to on Saturday.

I am still missing my MOJO so I went with the Weekend Sketch Challenge (wsc81) and Lyndsey's (the bride's) wedding colors: Sage Shadow, Basic Black and Silver.  OK, so she didn't specifically pick Stampin' Up! colors but I converted them!  I was hoping to do a more springy/showery/Soft Subtles card but I came up with this more formal wedding looking card instead.  Again-my MOJO is missing!  I do like how it turned out though.

Project Supplies:

Stamps - Always and In My Thoughts (retired)

Paper - Basic Black, Sage Shadow, Brushed Metallic Silver

Ink - Encore Metallic Silver

Accessories- Big Shot, Texturz Plates I, Silver Embossing Powder, Ribbon Originals Valet, Heat Tool

I have include the sketch below to help you with your MOJO.  Have a great Monday!

--Jill

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Two Birthdays, Two Cards, One Sketch

So I had to make two birthday cards tonight as my in-laws are on their way and both their birthdays are this week.

I used the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge (SC227)this week as my starting point and grabbed some DSP.  Woo Hoo-quick and easy cards!

This one is for my mother-in-law and it features the Candy Lane DSP.  The Scallop Edge Punch and some Ruby Red brads add the embellishment.  The DSP does all the work!  The stamp set is Happy Everything.

This one is for my father-in-law.  Though it is a little more "dressy" than he is, it definitely give the feel of a masculine card. 

I used the To The Nines DSP and added a Build-a-Brad for the embellishment.  I love how it looks like a cuff-link!

Here is the sketch:

Both of these collections of Designer Series Paper are part of this month's promotion for National Scrapbooking Month - Buy 3 packs of DSP and get the 4th FREE! 

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