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Posts Tagged ‘Crushed Curry’
Fun With Flowers!
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I'm sure that you've noticed a brand new promotion from Stampin' Up! that I've put over on the right under my "Specials" tag. It's the opportunity to purchase one of Stampin' Up!'s newest stamp sets, Awash With Flowers. Or get it FOR FREE with a $350 Hostess Workshop! This is a stamp set with a dozen and a half images to help you create some of the most wonderful Two-Step Stampin' images that I've seen in a long time! Click here for a picture of the stamps available with this set. You can purchase the set with both the wood mounts or for use with Stampin' Up!'s clear acrylic blocks. And here are all the details about the promotion.
If you've been around my Craft Room or reading my blog for long, you know that Two-Step Stampin' is one of my favorite – and easiest! – techniques from Stampin' Up! With this technique, you stamp one stamp that has a solid design with a light or medium color; then you stamp with a darker color on top of it a second stamp that has an outline that complements the first stamp. Up until now, the best way to make a fun two-step design was by using the Stamp-a-ma-jig (or any kind of stamp aligner – but the SAMJ is my favorite!). Now, however, with the advent of the Stampin' Up! Clear Mount Rubber Stamps, it's even easier to two-step on paper (we're not talking the dance floor at this moment).
Once this new stamp was released, I could hardly wait to get my hands on it. Then life got in the way and I've not been stamping much in the past few weeks. But today I had a bit of free time and off I went to grab the new stamp set. My time was limited (got to add in the blog time of course) so this was a quick (not dirty) one. What made this particular design easy was the absolutely fabulous paper that my friend and March hostess, Dana, gave me. She had a terrific workshop last month and was able to choose one of the Level 3 Hostess Sets for her efforts. The set she chose was the Lovely Flowers Bundle. I had been drooling over the papers in this bundle for months. Sigh – and she had it for her very own stash. And – wonderful friend that she is – she offered me a sampling of her great prize. Wow! How could I refuse!!!???
The paper in the background motif of this card is the Lovely Flowers designer series paper that is part of the bundle. I carried the Melon Mambo (Hooray! This color will be in the permanent Stampin' Up! Color Collection starting in July!), Old Olive and Crushed Curry colors from the Designer Series Papers into the stamps, and the Rich Razzleberry color (another color that will be in the permanent Stampin' Up! collection starting in July!) into the mats for both the paper and the stamped image rectangles.
The mother's day greeting is from the stamp set, Well Scripted, that is featured in the Stampin' Up! 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog. I punched it with the Scallop Oval Punch and matted that with a piece of Rich Razzleberry Card Stock punched with the Sizzix Movers and Shapers Die from the Stampin' Up! Punch Windows set. The final touch was a bit of glitz from the Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads in the upper left corner of the card.
What a fun card this was to make! Now I just have to figure out which "Wonderful Mother" will get this card for Mother's Day this year! Or I may have to make some duplicates?
Here's a sketch for the card elements. Even if you don't have this stamp set, this is a fun outline for how to use some Designer Series Paper as a small backdrop for a beautiful stamped image!
Subscribe to the comments for this postAnother Challenge–Kid Stuff!
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A challenge on one of my discussion boards this week was to take any sample from the Stampin’ Up! 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalog and change it to be a "kid-friendly" card. I tried to think of something that I had in my stamp stash that would make my grandkids smile (well, the little one is probably a bit too young for that–but there are 3 other older kids!). One stamp set that really makes ME smile is Just Buzzin By, so I zoomed in on that set. Then I started looking for a card in the catalog to CASE (various translations, but I use "Copy And Share with Everyone"). We had to change a couple of things about the original. I managed to change just about everything; but I still think that the idea is the same.
This is the card that I made for the challenge.
And here is the card from the catalog (page 126). Can you see the resemblance? Think two rows of 3 circles; ribbon, and polka dot at that! Greeting undernearth. Hey, how close can you be???
For my card, I used one of our 2009-2010 In Colors, Crushed Curry (every time I hear that, I crave Curried Chicken!) and Rich Razzleberry (mmmmm, berry pie for dessert!) with some Very Vanilla (oooh, ice cream on that pie!).
Hey, any time that you need a fix of food with your crafts, just think of me and Stampin’ Up! I can make it happen
Sizzix Stampin’ Up! Punch Windows Take 2
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I shared these cards with you back around the 4th of July–which is why they seem to have a 4th of July theme! But I’m also entered them in the Marketing Resource Center booth at the Stampin’ Up! convention this week. One of the challenges was to show creative use of the Sizzix Stampin’ Up! Movers and Shapers dies. The card above used two of the Movers and Shapers Punch Windows shapes–the Star shape and the Modern Label shape. Then, through the windows, I attached layered stars, using the Star Punch and the Large Star Punch to set off the larger Movers and Shapers windows. I’ll let you know when I get back in town whether any of my items ended up being shown off as part of the display.
The second card uses the other halves of the Real Red and Brilliant Blue card stock rectangles that I’d cut on the diagonal. This time, I punched just one star with the Sizzix die, and then added a bit of interest with coordinating Crushed Curry 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon. Both cards have the word "Celebrate" from the Fundamental Phrases Stamp Set, stamped and then punched with the Modern Label Punch. Then I punched a backing mat using the Sizzix Movers and Shapers die of the same shape. Both cards are also embellilshed with some Rhinestone Brads from the Fire Circle Brads set. These were really fun to make!
Happy 90th Birthday, Marian!
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I’ve been busy this week getting ready for my trip to the Stampin’ Up! Convention is Salt Lake City next week. I’ve not planned a lot of swapping, but I have been working on projects to submit to the Marketing booth once I get there. Next week I’ll share some of those projects with you. 
But for today, I’d like to share a project whose design puzzled me a bit, but which I finally figured out. I couldn’t believe it was as simple as it turned out to be.
The card is 5-1/2" square, and features the new Stampin’ Up! In Colors and the new Designer Series Paper, Razzleberry Lemonade. The body of the card uses Rich Razzleberry card stock, and the Razzleberry Lemonade DSP is mounted on a square of Crushed Curry card stock. The card stock is also featured on the band punched with the Eyelet Border Punch.
I stamped the "9" and "0" with stamps from the Taffy Numbers stamp set using Rich Razzleberry ink on Crushed Curry. I punched the numbers with the Curly Label punch, and matted that with card stock cut with the Sizzix Movers and Shapers Stampin’ Up! Punch Windows die.
I tied it all up with Whisper White Organza Ribbon.
Most important–I made this card for our friend, Marian, who turns 90 this month! She’s going to have several birthday parties, none of which we’ll be able to attend, unfortunately. They’re in Minnesota and we’re in Hawaii. We’ve made that trip once this year, and a second time would be just too much traveling for this summer. Harry still hasn’t recovered from being ill on the last trip!
Tomorrow–the inside of the card and how I resolved my problem!!!
Our Split Coast Stampers Name Tags
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If you’re enjoying making cards, gifts, and scrapbooks in today’s internet-connected world, you’ll want to check out the website, Split Coast Stampers. There are galleries, forums, and advertisements of all kinds–even some Stampin’ Up! ads these days! Lots of resources for designs, tutorials, and templates, too.
My sister-in-law, Deb, who is also my Stampin’ Up! downline, and I are going to the Stampin’ Up! convention next week. And one of our planned activities is the Split Coast Stampers Dinner the night before the convention starts. This year there is a "standard" Split Coast Stampers (or SCSers, as we call ourselves) name tag. What we’ve all done is to make our own name tags using the materials that we choose, but keeping the whole idea intact.
Today the count-down begins for me. One week and I’ll be on a red-eye flight toSalt Lake City–and to the craziness that you might imagine will happen with thousands of stampers in one place! Believe me, I will NOT be at the doors of the convention center when they open on any given day. At my age, I’d be trampled!!
Oh–and the names on the name tags. They are our SCS "names." Mine is my original stamping name from years ago (and you can still find me by e-mailing robin@robinstamps.com, believe it or not!). Deb’s derives from my niece’s screen names in various places. Joey’s a horse–and a gorgeous one at that!
The three colors are all 2009 In Colors: Rich Razzleberry is the background; the SCS lettering is on Bermuda Bay card stock punched with the Scallop Oval Punch; and our names are printed on Crushed Curry. It’s all tied together with some Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon.
And the "marks" on the background paper–are in the paper. It’s one of the "Naturals" papers from Stampin’ Up! I thought I’d grabbed some Whisper White cardstock for the photo, then wondered what all the "dust" was about. I kind of like it!
Celebrate!
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Of course I have to have a few Independence Day cards for you this week! There’s been so much else going on, but I couldn’t forget the 4th of July.
One reason is that I bought the new Sizzix Stampin’ Up! Movers and Shapers Punch Windows die to show it off as soon as the new catalog was ready! And one of the dies is a star.
Let me tell you how this set of dies works.
- First, you have to have a basic Movers and Shapers frame with which to work. You can purchase that with the Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Die, Movers and Shapers Curly Label.
- Each of the small pieces in the Punch Windows dies, as well as the curly label piece in the Movers and Shapers Curly Label, is just a little bit larger than an associated Stampin’ Up! Punch!
- The punches that coordinate with these five pieces are: Curly Label, Scallop Oval, Modern Label, Full Heart, and Large Star. Actually, the Star punch is an added bonus, as I’m showing in this card.
- When you use the Movers and Shapers dies to make a window/aperture in the front of a card, you can place a piece punched with one of the punches on the INSIDE of your card neatly centered in the window/aperture created by the Movers and Shapers dies.
With this card, I cut a diagonal on both Real Red and Brilliant Blue, and adhered them together on a card made of Whisper White card stock. Then I put this card front through the Movers and Shapers die with the star cut into the diagonal. I punched a Whisper White star and adhered that to the inside of the card, centered on the star made from the Sizzix die. Finally, I punched a Crushed Curry Star to place in the middle of the Whisper White Star, finished it off with the Circle Rhinestone Brad and a bit of 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon in Crushed Curry. There are two small Red Circle Rhinestone brads on the "Celebrate" tag made with the Modern Label Punch. Oh, and the mat for the Modern Label punch was also made with the Movers and Shapers Die--I placed the Modern Label die piece in the Movers and Shapers base with just a small piece of Brilliant Blue card stock, and ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot. Presto–mat for the label!
I really hope that’s not too confusing!! But I do a really good job of making projects such as this seem just as simple, well, as Apple Pie (isn’t that a summer picnic staple?). Just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me, and I’ll go through it with you step by step!
Some More New and Old
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I cannot believe it’s Wednesday already!! DH and I are getting ready for a trip across the big pond next week, and there is SOOOO much to be done!
But, as always, I have to have some time in the craft room! I made today’s greeting card in response to a challenge on one of the Yahoo groups to which I belong: Stampin’ Up! Late Night Stampers (StampinUpLNStampers. com). The group was formed before last year’s Stampin’ Up! convention, and has continued and grown and now even has two groups–one for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators only. While I belong to both, I shared this card in the open group (and yes, you can join the group, too!) There are lots of ideas for cards floating around in that bunch of creative women (haven’t seen any men posting so far).
This card is, once again, a mix of the old and the new. But none of the old products in this card are going to retire this year. So you’ll still be able to purchase them for the next 12 months!
The background is one of the new Stampin’ Up! colors, Crushed Curry, and the ribbon is a matching 1/2" Polka Dot Ribbon. The smaller strip of card stock is also a new color, Dusty Durango. The Corduroy Buttons, however, are in one of Stampin’ Up!’s standard colors, Summer Sun. But don’t you think they go together nicely? The Crushed Curry is just a tad bit softer than Summer Sun, and I think that the corduroy texture of the buttons softens them up to make a pretty close match! I’ve used two stamp sets here, again one old and one new. The new is the "Thinking of You" stamp from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set, and the old is the butterfly from the stamp set, Dreams du Jour.
The fun part of this card was cutting the Dusty Durango strip with the Stampin’ Up! Exclusive Movers and Shapers Curly Label die. Then I punched the butterfly (stamped on Very Vanilla in Dusty Durango ink) with the Curly Label punch. I assembled all and placed it on a Very Vanilla card.
This is just a nice, simple card, and I think that I’m going to enjoy sending it out to someone special. I’ll have plenty of time to write letters and notes to friends while I’m on vacation, and I’ll be packing lots of cards!
If you’d like more information about how to design and assemble a card–or even how you might go about trying to respond to a design challenge!–just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me!
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