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Congratulations, Karen!
Aloha, all!
I know my manners aren’t very correct in a Victorian sense. But I had to make a quick card for a member of one of my clubs who was married on Christmas Day. The good news was that no one batted an eyelash when they saw the greeting on this card (you’re not supposed to "congratulate" a bride!). So I guess I’m off the hook from being embarrassed by my lack of etiquette! Nonetheless, I am happy that this card turned out so beautifully.
And I’m thrilled that Karen is so happy! She’s always so upbeat, and to see her even more upbeat at this month’s club meeting was just a delight! So – Congratulations on being so happy! And Best Wishes for your future and continued happiness!
For this card, I used Brushed Gold Card Stock for the background and to mat the top Whisper White layer (embossed with one of the designs from the Stampin’ Up! Backgrounds I Sizzix Texturz Plates) and the greeting layer. For the larger white layer, I used one of the papers from the Bride Specialty Paper, which I punched with the new Scallop Trim Border Punch (which you can get FOR FREE in this season’s Sale-A-Bration catalog!)
I used Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder to emboss the Congratulations Stamp from the new set, Well Scripted, which can be found in the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog (click to the right to see a copy of the catalog). I tied everything up with some of the luscious Whisper White 5/8" Satin Ribbon.
I think this looks VERY bridal!
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Aloha, all!
I actually had some time this past weekend to spend in the Craft Room! Wow, that’s twice in one week. What is the world coming to?! Well, there may be a few dishes that need washing and a bit of laundry. But I had the time to be creative.
One thing that spurs me on to be creative is a challenge from any Stamping group to which I belong. This weekend, I took on the challenge to make a card with JUST BLACK AND WHITE. I’ve tried this before on my own, but always have ended up putting on a bit of Real Red or Tempting Turquoise or Summer Sun to accent the black. Not this time! I took the challenge from the group called, SUDSOL (Simply Unique Demonstrators Sharing On Line–a group for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators only) and made this card.
The stamp set from which this flower is taken is called Flower Fancy, and it is a stamp set that you can use for just about any kind of card you can imagine. Last year at the Stampin’ Up Convention 2008, this set was included in one presentation as one that is extremely versatile. In fact, I think that I’ll use it to make a Valentine Card later this week and start showing off more of its versatility!
Besides the stamp from the set, I used one of the greeting stamps from another very versatile set, Sincere Salutations. In fact, I’ve used these two stamp sets together on a number of occasions. I do believe that I could make any greeting card I needed just with these two sets. Hmmmm. That sounds like a challenge to myself! Oh, and I used the Ticket Punch on the top 3 layers, and accented the card with Whisper White Satin Ribbon. The white images on the black paper were stamped with Versamark and embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.
Embossing is a technique that I especially like to teach. The first time anyone sees that embossing powder liquefy and pop off the paper is amazing! Have you tried it? If not, I’d be glad to give you a quick lesson, and I guarantee that you’ll be hooked into it as a way to stamp on dark paper.
So call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me and we can get started!
More later this week. Got to get ready for my stamp club on Wednesday!
Pocket Silhouettes – So Versatile!
The last few days, I’ve been featuring cards that I’ve made as gift sets. One of the stamp sets that I used was Pocket Silhouettes (item number 111672, if you’d like to order online). Here is another card that I made using the same stamp set, but using different techniques.
For this card, I stamped three of the flower images using Whisper White Craft Ink (101731) on Baja Breeze card stock (111352). Behind the stamped images is a strip of the Baja Breeze 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (111847), some Whisper White card stock (100730), and one of the designs from the Green Tea Designer Series Paper (112040). The greeting, "Friend to Friend," is part of the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set.
Tomorrow I’ll summarize this week’s introduction to Pocket Silhouettes and Upsy Daisy stamp sets, and show you how you can make at least 20 sets of stationery to give as holiday gifts–for under $8 a set!! Not bad for a holiday season that’s going to challenge us to make the best use of our dollars!
Gifts of Stationery – Part 1
I am having so much fun with the swaps that I’m doing for the 2008 Stampin’ Up! Convention. I am participating in planned swaps, trying to find items that my customers will enjoy making during the coming year! One of my favorite types of projects are those that my customers and I can give away for gifts. And what better gift to make from paper and ink than stationery sets!
The first of three swaps involving me and stationery sets is a folder containing four of Stampin’ Up!’s Note Cards. The Note Cards are a bit smaller than the standard 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" card, but are still big enough to mail using a regular first class stamp. If you’ve never seen them, just call or send me an e-mail, and I’ll be glad to show them to you! If you’re too far away for a drive (and that happens a lot when you live in Hawaii!), I’ll be happy to send you a sample.
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Once again I used one of my favorite stamp sets, "Life’s A Breeze" to make this coordinated set. You can find the instructions for making the folder in my "Techniques" section. If you’d like directions for decorating the folder and the coordinating cards, call or e-mail me, and we’ll make plans for that!.jpg)
