Feb 28, 2014 | 2014, 2014 Spring Mini Catalog, Eggstra Spectacular, Petite Petals |
Hi – c’mon in! Glad you could join us on our Easter Blog Hop! So, what’d you think of Francis Santos’ lovely project? So cute…
Here’s a card we did in my Technique Lover’s class this week, where we learned Bouncing Brayer. We started with a square of Whisper White and ‘bounced’ Pink Pirouette and Soft Sky ink onto it to create the striped background, then layered it onto the coordinating cardstock for a perfect match. The die cut piece was done in Wisteria Wonder with the Lattice Bigz die and the Big Shot. We markered the color onto the egg from the Eggstra Spectacular stamp set then cut it with the Ovals Collection Framelits. The flowers are from the Petite Petals set and were punched with the Petite Petals Punch.
I’m just loving the stamps in Eggstra Spectacular – stop back next week; I’ll have a few more cards to show you…
Thanks for stopping in – off you go to see what Crystal Rood has in store for you!
Francis Santos www.soapsandstamps.blogspot.com
Barb Stencel www.beelinestamping.com (You are here)
Crystal Rood www.stampinonroodfarm.blogspot.com
Diana Gibbs www.stampingwithdi.com
Feb 14, 2014 | 2014, Valentines |
The first stamp set I ordered from the 2014 Spring Mini catalog was So Very Grateful. A couple of weeks ago, I was playing around with the stamps and came up with this card – I liked it so well, it became part of my Valentine’s Day Class!
I started with a card base of Very Vanilla. I layered Blushing Bride cardstock over Cherry Cobbler and ran them through my Big Shot with the second smallest die from the Hearts Collection Framelits. The sandwich left an impression on the Blushing Bride layer that I used as a template to lay down a fine line of glitter glue then sprinkled Dazzling Diamonds over that.
I stamped the corner floral image from So Very Grateful in Versamark and heat embossed it with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder. The Flower centers were accented with Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details. The Cherry Cobbler/Blushing Bride panels were adhered together and popped up with Dimensionals. The stamp in the center of the hearts is from the Best Of Love set. The card was finished off with a rhinestone in the center image.
Happy Valentine’s Day to you – tell someone you love them today!!
Feb 10, 2014 | 2014, Techniques |
On the third Thursday of each month, I hold my Technique Lover’s Class and we make three different cards or projects using the same technique. In January, we learned the Faux Silk technique, and this is one of the cards we made. We started by taking a piece of white tissue paper (the stuff you use for gift wrapping). We inked the Chart stamp from Stampin’ Up’s The Open Sea in Sahara Sand and stamped it on the tissue paper twice. Then we stamped the Ship image in Midnight muse. Next, we crumpled the stamped piece into a tiny little wad – fun! Carefully opening the paper back up, we adhered it to a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock that was completely coated with Anywhere Glue Stick. A little Washi Tape around the edges and some mini brads completed the framed look.
Here’s a closer look at the Faux Silk panel:
The Open Sea is one of my favorite go-to sets for creating those masculine cards. It can be used for so many occasions! Head on over to my online store and add this one to your library – you won’t regret it!
Would you like to join us for our next Technique Lover’s Class? We meet at 7:00 pm at my house on the third Thursday of the month. C’mon over!
Stamps: The Open Sea (Wood #128454 $26.95, Clear #123032 $18.95) Bring On The Cake (Wood #128490 $38.95, Clear #121958 $27.95)
Cardstock: Midnight Muse, Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand
Ink: Sahara Sand, Midnight Muse
Accessories: Stripes Embossing Folder (#123128 $7.95); Mini Brads (#122941 $5.50) Washi Tape (retired-Season of Style) Dimensionals
