Blended Bloom

Hi Stampers,

As you can see I have been having a play with my Blendabilities lately.  Here I have used the Rich Razzleberry and Daffodil Delight set.  The Rich Razzleberry goes Beautifully with the new In Colour Blackberry Bliss.  They are so much fun to play with and the Blended Bloom stamp set is just perfect for this technique.  Don't forget to use the new memento ink with your stamps when you use the blendabilities so the outline does not bleed.  Here is a close up of my colouring.

As you can see I have made my background of the flower centre show through the stamens, this was a little effort but so worth it for the desired effect.

Blended Bloom Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$20.95

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$34.95

Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$37.95

Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack

$11.95

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$14.95

Blackberry Bliss A4 Cardstock

$11.95

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$9.95

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.95

Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

$15.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Rich Razzleberry Assortment

$20.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment

$20.95

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Blendabilities

Hi Stampers,

I have finally been able to get my hands on these fantastic blendabilities markers.  What fun to play with.  This card was created using the Cherry Cobbler set along with a new hostess stamp set from Stampi Up called Bloom with Hope.  It is such a versatile set for birthdays, friendship and sympathy cards.

I love the way these markers can also change the colours of the clear rhinestones, as the one near the sentiment on this card.  Have you noticed the new in colour as well.  Hello Honey, in my humble opinion, is the nicest yellow in the Stampin Up colour palette. It teams perfectly with Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black in this card.  Inspiration from this card came from Mojo Monday Here.  I love a good sketch and this one was so much fun to play with.

Blendabilities are so easy to use and amazingly leave no brush lines when using Whisper White Cardstock.  Make sure that you only stamp your images with the Momento ink as other inks will fade or bleed.  Give them a go and see for yourself.

Happy stamping.

Circle Thinlits card

Hi Stampers,

In this post I will show you how to extend your circle Thinlits card to create an extra flap on the right side.  You can create two of these cards from the one sheet of A4 Cardstock. See the previous post for the completed card that was made at my workshop last weekend.

1. Start by cutting the A4 Cardstock base of your choice at 13.8 x 21cm (the full width of the card)
2. Using a magnetic platform place one acrylic cutting pad down, then weave your Cardstock through the die.  The 13.8cm side will sit neatly inside die and the extra piece on the end will sit on top of the cutting side of die.  Place this cutting side down on top of first plate.  Finish off  sand which with last clear acrylic plate.  See picture below.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Run through bigshot, you may hear a few creaks but that is ok.  When it comes out it will look like this.
   
   
   
   
   

4.   Notice the score line created on the right hand side, caused by placing the Cardstock on the              opposite side to the cutting surface.  Fold with bone folder as below

5.  decorate as desired.

Thanks for looking.

New Colour Blackberry Bliss Card Class No 2

Hi Stampers,

Here is a sneak peek of one of the new colours that will be released next week by Stampin Up.  I have Blackberry Bliss the darker out of the two (new) teamed here with Blushing Bride (current colour).  It is just gorgeous and definitely my favourite out of the five to be released.  It is along the same tone but a few shades darker than Rich Razzleberry.  I will be making this card in my next workshop to be held this weekend 28th June 2014. 

Thanks for looking

Six Sided Sampler Card class No 1

Hi fellow Stampers,

This card came about because I had some scrap Elegant eggplant card left over after making some wedding and engagement cards recently.  The pieces were just large enough to run through the bigshot with the Dienamics Spiral flower dies.  I combined it with Retro Sketch No 20 .  

It turned out great so I thought that would use it for my next card workshop on the 28th June 14.  

Mini Card in a Box

Hi Stampers,

I have another card in the box idea to share with you.  I just love this concept, I can't get enough.  I saw the original concept on a very talented UK stampin' Up demo Monica Gales website here.  The size on this one is a little different from the original concept though.  The best thing about this one is that you can get two bases from and A4 cut in half lengthwise and it fits into a standard size envelope.

I found the measurements based on this template from Diane Barnes.

CARD RECIPE:

STAMPS USED:  Flower Shop, Chalk Talk

CARDSTOCK:  Wisteria wonder, Very vanilla, Coastal cabana, Naturals ivory, Afternoon Picnic DSP, Pistachio Pudding

INKS:  Crushed curry, Coastal cabana, Wisteria wonder

ACCESSORIES:  Pansy, 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, Simply score, Pistachio pudding ruffle ribbon, sponges.

Here are some other cards I made the same size as the one above.  I love how they turned out.

Thanks for stopping by.

Retro Sketch No 3

Hi Stampers, 

While surfing the internet via Pinterest I came across this great Website that had a great range of sketch challenges for cards Retro Sketches. And I being a big fan of sketches just had to try.  I started of knowing what stamp set that I wanted to use and simply chose a sketch that would fit the image.  I added a few more layers and a bow, but that's the idea to start with the sketch and make it your own.  Lookie here at how it turned out

CARD RECIPE:

STAMPS: Happy occasions (retired), love and Laughter (retired)

CARDSTOCK:  Elegant eggplant, whisper white, Basic Black, Shimmer silver

INKS:  Elegant Eggplant

ACCESSORIES: Adorning accents Edgelits, word window and modern label punches, decorative dots embossing folder, large rhinestones, black and silver ribbon, dimensionals, Bigshot

Thanks for looking.