Grandma's House

Are you a grandma? I am, and I like to think my 4 little ones love to visit.  

I love the whimsy of these stamps from Stampin' Up! and they are aptly named Grandma's House. Of course I had to have this set and I wanted to create a card that was both quick but also "went with the flow". As a grandma that is often what I need/want to do!

I chose the technique where the outline is embossed in Clear embossing powder  then the images are coloured with Classic Inks and an Aqua Painter. With any water colouring I like to apply the colour freely and not worry too much about staying within the lines. 

The card has a Purple Posy Base and the design is roughly matted with Gorgeous Grape and backed with Grapefruit Grove DSP.

 You may like to take advantage of the special opportunity to join me and other happy stampers during Sale-A-Bration. You can see all the details in the link but in a nutshell you will save heaps, be able to choose your favourite products and get the bonus Sale-A-Bration pack of a mini guillotine, a free stamp set of your choice and a set of sample Designer Series Papers. From then on you will save at least 20% on all your Stampin' Up! goodies.

 

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Product List

Grandma's House Cling Stamp Set

[149392]

$38.00

Purple Posy A4 Cardstock

[150887]

$15.25

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

[147011]

$15.25

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

$15.75

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$20.00

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

$10.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$16.50

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

$61.00

2018-2020 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[149618]

$20.00

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150085]

$13.00

Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad

[150086]

$13.00

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[147116]

$13.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$13.00

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$13.00

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

[147089]

$13.00

Heat Tool

[129056]

$50.00

Nailed It with this Stampin Up Stamp Set

It took me a while to use the Nailed It Bundle from Stampin' Up! but now that I've started, it will be hard to stop. 

I combined Nailed It with some of the images from Gorgeous Grunge - such a versatile set for creating backgrounds and adding small details to a composition. 

I used a limited palette of Cajun Craze, Night of Navy and Smokey Slate and am really happy with the outcome. The images have been stamped in both Night of Navy and Cajun Craze and some of the outline colour used to shade with a Blender Pen. I really wanted a combination of colours and as many of you know, I love my Aqua Painter, so I added some more colour onto the images with the Aqua Painter. 

The background is made up of stamping Gorgeous Grunge, firstly in Smokey Slate and then stamped off images using Night of Navy.

The little nuts and bolts are wonderful for filling in some of those blank spaces that just need "something" to balance the composition, and the Regals Enamel Shapes provide a finishing touch to the sentiment banner. 

Just a reminder to you all that SALE-A-BRATION  only has 4 more weeks to run. If you want some of these great products for free, you only have to place an order of $90 or more. Like wise if you are thinking about  joining Stampin' Up!, now is the time to do it. 2 additional free stamp sets of your choice can be yours, but only while SALE-A-BRATION is on.

You can choose from any of our catalogues plus the Holiday Carryover List or the Clearance Rack

Here are the products used in this project. If you live in Australia,  you can purchase them on-line if you wish - they will be posted directly to your home address.

Best Wishes and Happy Stamping!

 

Creating Brick Wall Cards with Stampin' Up!

The Brick Wall technique is always fun as it has an element of serendipity about it - and we all love surprises don't we? I used this technique at a recent class where we created a mystery card. That is there was no sample and I instructed step by step so my class didn't really know what to expect. 

I had fun but I'm sure some of the class members really wanted something to copy! 

I added a couple of twists to the basic technique by clear embossing the image onto Whisper White card, then spritzing with a variety of colours.

You can see how the ink seeps in behind the clear embossing to create an interesting effect. When you have the colours and effects you want, simply draw a brick wall pattern on the back of the Stamped image and cut with your Stampin' Trimmer to create the bricks. Sponge around the edges of each brick with one of the colours used for spritzing. Then it is a matter of putting the "bricks" back together with a small amount of space between them (like a brick wall) and adhering them to the background

The finished card has some additional stamping on the background using a stamp from Stampin' Up!'s Timeless Textures. I matted this onto a white card base, thus helping to bring out the white of the embossing. 

I also did a simpler version of the Brick Wall by Stamping with Memento black ink onto newsprint paper. Quite a different look despite using  similar techniques.

Silhouette stamps are the easier option when doing this technique, but it also looks great with multi coloured stamps.

I'll add a list of Stampin' Up! products used  and if you need any of them to create your own cards, you are welcome to contact me via my website, or place an on-line order with me if you live in Australia. If placing an on-line order use the HOSTESS CODE (top right side bar) and you may be eligible for some additional product. Your order will be sent directly to your home address. Postage costs apply.

Until nest time,

Happy Stamping

Final Days of Weekly Deals from Stampin Up

Many of you have been enjoying the savings from the Weekly Deals offered by Stampin' Up!® , but sadly it is time for them to finish.

There are just 2 more offerings and there are lots of products in those offerings. This week April 6 - 12 have some excellent stamp sets, so I thought I'd just show you a couple of samples I made for a class this week to help you envisage how useful they can be. 

I've chosen 2 Christmas sets: 

Reason for the Season

and

Holly Jolly Greetings.

I chose these sets because they are really versatile and at such a good price, you may decide you need them too!

Images from both sets can be used to stamp randomly on your paper, creating lovely backgrounds for a simple Christmas Card.

We'll start with the Reason for the Season set.

It is photopolymer so very easy to place the stamps in the 2 step stamping process.

 I stamped the outline image in Archival Black Ink, then stamped  real red for the petals and Pear Pizzazz for the leaves.

I really like how this gives a "casual" feel to the images as they are not meant to line up perfectly.

I added a little bling - because I just cannot do Christmas without bling - using a 2-way glue pen and some Stampin' Up! Gold Glitter.

The next card is made from the snowflake image from the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set.

I made the background with my brayer, (Pear Pizzazz) ensured it was really dry then randomly stamped  the snowflake images using Versamark, over the background. I heat embossed with Gold Embossing Powder

I cut the image into 3 equal parts, matted it onto Gold foil and then added a greeting (not from this set) 

I tried this technique in a few colours and matted them differently. Here is one using cherry Cobbler.

These cards are really quick to make a bundle of, and show just one way you can use these versatile stamp sets

If you would like to order them you will need to be quick. Use the Hostess code when ordering on-line via my website. The code for this week is: CJHFWTPN
You will be entered into a draw to win additional product if you use the code - Good Luck!
These sets are on special until April 12.

If you prefer you can email your order to me.

Until Next Time

Happy Crafting

Flowering Fields Versatile Cards For All Occasions

Flowering Fields is one of the most versatile Stampin' Up!® Sale-A-Bration stamp sets available this year.  For today's post I've used the same set and the same basic layout to create different cards. 

As usual I like to challenge my class attendees a little and I included a tiny bit of brayer work. Yes, they all grumbled about it, but as I say - "Practice Makes Perfect".  Seriously tho', the thing about brayering is that it has such a serendipity effect that  all we can do is try to get to know how our colours will work and work a little on our technique each time we try. 

Here is the first card -

I really enjoy the tryptic effect - it gives the original composition a whole different feel.  I have brayered the top part of  a Whisper White piece of card with So Saffron, then stamped a variety of images from the Flowering Fields stamp set, using Archival Black Ink.  The images are coloured  with a Blender Pen and Classic Ink. The card is made from Thick A4 Whisper White.

The next card uses the same techniques - just different colours and a fine mat around each piece of the tryptic.

Just change the greeting, the colour range, add a little punched flower and some Linen Thread and you have a different card.

For the next card I decided to try repeating just one of the flower Images and I really like that effect too. What do you think?

 I have a few more versions of this card on the go and find it fun to change things up a bit. I don't like making lots of the one card, so combining the techniques of this card along with the versatility of choosing just one stamp or combining different stamps from this set gives lots of opportunity to create different results. 

Do you love this set? It is a Sale A Bration set and therefore only available until March 31. If you want it you'll need to act quickly to place an order for $90 AUD and then you can choose it for free. Go to my On-Line store to place an order and add the item code 141300 (wood blocks) or 141303 (Clear Mount)
Don't forget to add the Hostess Code (top right side bar on this blog) to be in the running to win the Hostess Rewards for next month. It's free and fun!

I hope you are inspired by these cards ,

Until next time

Happy Crafting

Adventure Bound Cards for All Occasions

Have you tried the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack by Stampin' Up! yet? It is a fabulous selection of images that at first glance bring to mind - cards for the men in our lives. 

However, today I have a card using one of the papers from the stack along with one of the images from the Moon Lake stamp set that is suitable for either gender.  Both of these items can be found in the Occasions Catalogue

 The image is stamped in Memento Black and a light touch of colour  (Soft Sky) is added with a blender pen. 

The detail shows some Seam Binding, a Silver Button and White Bakers Twine. Don't you love the visual texture achieved from the Paper Stack? The images are so life-like.

I cut the paper to size and matted it onto Basic Black card. I chose the position of my "window" and used one of the Oval Framelits with the Magnetic Platform and the Big Shot to cut through both layers at the one time. 

A little sponging with black around the opening before raising this above the stamped image by using Dimensionals. 

All the layers were then adhered to Smoky Slate Card.

The Adventure Bound Paper Stack enables you to make gorgeous cards quickly. Give it a try.

Until next time, Happy Stamping!

Here is the list of items used in this project. You can purchase them at my on-line store or simply contact me with your order.

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Gorgeous Grunge With A Beautiful Flower - Cards For Any Reason.

I'm a big fan of monotone cards and flowers and the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set from Stampin' Up!, so I found it lots of fun to create this set of cards for one of my recent classes.

Texture, sponging and stamping combine to create these cards and they were quite quick to pull together. We used a variety of texture folders for the background of each card, choosing the pattern depending on whether the card was landscape or portrait in orientation. 

The flower image is from "Blooming With Kindness" and you can find it on page 56 in Stampin' Up!'s new 2014 - 15  Annual Catalogue

I also like the banner idea but found the plain banner behind this magnificent flower was too stark, so out came the "Gorgeous Grunge" combined with a little selective stamping off and the result was just what I was after.

You can see the Modern Mosaic Embossing folder I chose for this portrait style card. I love how it mirrors the shape of the Window Frames Collection Framelits.

And here you can see the 3 cards in different colours.

The colours we used were Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy and Elegant Eggplant - 3 of the Regals colours from the Stampin' Up! range. It is easy enough to add a greeting on the front or the inside of these cards, but as I made them purely for the joy of making, I left them without greetings at this stage.

Until Next Time

Happy Crafting

Stampin Up Easter Tulips & Watercolour Technique

I say it often but I'll say it again - I love water-colouring and I love Stampin' Up! products.

Today I have a very quick card that packs a lot of impact due to it's strong colour and simple design.

This stamp actually comes with the greeting attached to the stamp, but I cut the greeting off and mounted it on a separate block so I had the ability to use the tulip image by itself.

The stamp set is called "Blessed Easter" from Stampin' Up! 

I used Stazon Jet Black ink to stamp the outline onto watercolour paper and then coloured the image with Stampin' Write Markers and an Aqua Pen. 

The image was then matted onto black card and finally attached to a Note Card from Stampin' Up! These note cards and envelopes are really convenient as they come in a pack of 20 pre-scored cards with matching envelopes.

I tried these in a few different colours as well and think they make a lovely little gift set.

The texture of the water colour paper provides the perfect backdrop for colouring and it doesn't matter if the colour bleeds a little outside the image lines - it all adds to the spontaneity of  this technique.

You will need the following Stampin' Up! products to create these cards

Note Cards & Envelopes #131527 $9.95

Blessed Easter Stamp #133212  $20.95

Aqua Painters #103954 $19.95

Many Marvelous Markers #131264 $1889.95

Water Colour Paper # 122959  $8.95

If you would like to give this project a try, you can order these products from my on-line store:

They will be posted directly to you, and Hostess Benefits apply for qualifying orders.

 Until Next Time

Happy Stamping.