300 items added to the Clearance Rack

300 items have been added to the Clearance Rack!  For the first time ever, stamp sets are available!  There's also lots of ribbon, old style ink pads and accessories.  Happy shopping!

Alyssa's birthday card--NEW STUFF!

I got my Occasions catalog preorder last week, so I had to make a card using my new stuff right?  Even though I haven't finished my Christmas cards, sigh!

This technique is called triple time stamping.  You adhere 3 graduated laters together, stamp on them and then separate them with mats.  (I got the measurements from Dawn Olchefske's blog.  The DSP pieces are 2 X 3 1/4, 3 X 4 1/4, and 4 X 5 1/4.  The 2 mats are 2 1/4 X 3 1/2 and 3 1/4 X 4 1/2.)

I used 3 new things on this card.  The stamp set is called Secret Garden, and it has framelits that cut out the shapes!  I haven't had a new flower set in a long time!  The button is from Sale-A-Bration, and I got the color combo from the SAB DSP even though I didn't use the DSP itself on this card.  The colors I used are Island Indigo, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry and Tangerine Tango.

Happy stamping!

Sympathy card

My friend's father died last week, so I needed a sympathy card.  I'd seen a similar card like this on Dawn Olchefske's blog, I think.  (I have it pinned on Pinterest.)

The card base is Baja Breeze.  I used the aquapainter to color Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze and Pacific Point onto Very Vanilla cardstock.  I stamped the image from Serene Silhouettes and the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in StazOn black.  I'll warn you that the vanilla cardstock buckled from the water, and I'm having a hard time keeping it adhered to the cardbase even with sticky strip.  Next time I'll use watercolor paper!

Happy stamping!

Fall leaves

I made this birthday card for my dear FIL, Larry.  I've been wanting to try this technique for a while.  I think it's called shadow block stamping.  I inked an acrylic block with Crumb Cake and stamped it onto Naturals Ivory cardstock.  I masked the edges with Post-It notes and stamped the leaves from French Foliage in More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Cherry Cobbler.  I added Crumb Cake water drops and the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler.  The cardbase is Cajun Craze.

Happy stamping!

Online Extravaganza 11/19-11/28!

Stampin' Up's answer to Black Friday is the Online Extravaganza!  Lots of items 20-50% off!  Some items are only on sale for one day, so read the details closely!  You can see the items here or you can go to www.stampinup.com/store on Monday.  You can order online or through me via e-mail.

Happy stamping!

Window card

This window card was the other card we made at my workshop last month.  I CASEd this card from the latest issue of Stampin' Success, the magazine SU sends to demonstrators.

To make this window card, you first have to create the cardbase and then partially adhere the DSP layer to it.  Next, cut out the jar shape using the Big Shot and Cannery framelits.  Adhere white cardstock to the inside of the card and stamp the apples through the jar-shaped hole.  Stamp the jar image onto a piece of window sheet.  Adhere it between the DSP and cardfront using mini glue dots.  Now adhere the rest of the DSP layer and tie on the ribbon.  Stamp the jar lid and an apple, and cut those out using the Cannery framelits.  Adhere the jar lid to the front of the jar.  Adhere the apple inside the card using a dimensional.

Happy stamping!

A new and improved fabric flower!

Let's be honest; my first fabric flower looked more like a braided rug than a flower.  I twisted the fabric too tight.

I really wanted to do a fabric flower at my workshop last month, so I decided to try again.  The result was SO much better!  I CASEd this card from Splitcoaststampers, changing it up just a bit.

The fabric and DSP are Twitterpated.  The leaves are from the bird punch, and the sentiment is from Word Play.  It's also available as a single stamp until January 1.

Happy stamping!