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Posts Tagged ‘Sizzix Embosslits’
New Valentine Designs with New Products!
Aloha, all!
I see that, overnight and with much surprise, some errant blog posts have magically appeared! If you’re seeing double, it’s not your fault! Computer programs have a way of providing us all with some excitement in our lives, whether we like it or not. I’ll be trying to clean up a bit when I have some free time in the next few days.
But now for the real reason I’m putting fingers to keyboard this evening! I’ve just finished a couple of Valentine cards made using brand new products in Stampin’ Up!’s newest catalog, the 2010 Occasions Mini Catalog. And I can hardly wait for my next shipment of these products to appear on my doorstep – which will be tomorrow! Hooray!
My absolute favorite of all the new stuff? Oh, man, I’m having trouble with that. Well, let’s say that, for today, my absolute favorite is the fabulous new Designer Series Specialty Paper, Sending Love. IT’S GOT GLITTER! Oh, my, to have this sparkling all over the place! Each sheet of paper in this set has a side with glitter and a side without. Guess which side is my favorite?
The cards that I’m showing off today and tomorrow are both for a "Stamp a Stack" class. Cards for this class have to be easy to make because we’re going to make 5 of each in a short period of time. So no complicated folds or layering or embellishment. But they have to be Stampin’ Up! classy nonetheless!
Today’s card not only uses the new papers from the Occasions Mini, but it also uses one of the newest stamp sets, Well Scripted and a brand new Stampin’ Up! Embosslits Die, Heart of Hearts. I keep rubbing my finger over the wonderful texture of the embossed heart. The colors in this card are Real Red, Pretty in Pink, Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip. Gotta have Chocolate when you have Valentine’s Day!
I’m going to include the measurements for all the pieces in this card in my next Newsletter, which is the first in a series of 4 newsletters that will feature Valentine Cards and instructions for making them. There will be two cards featured in each newsletter. Just click on "Sign Up for my Free E-Mail Newsletter!" at the top of the column to the right and you’ll get those instructions, too!
More new products to show off tomorrow!
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Aloha, all!
Here I am back with my Big, Bold, Beautiful Bouquet and a recap of all the Stampin’ Up! products that went into it. As I told you a few days ago, I found far more than the 10 I promised!
- Stampin’ Up! Cherry Blossom Embosslit (blue flower on the right)
- Pacific Point Patterns Paper (blue flower on the right)
- 5/16" Neutrals Assortment Jumbo Brad (blue flower on the right)
- Stampin’ Up! Simple Flower Embosslit (red flower)
- Riding Hood Red Patterns Paper (red flower)
- 5/8" Neutrals Assortment Jumbo Brad (red flower)
- Flower Embosslit (blue flower on the left)
- Summer Sun Corduroy Button Brad (blue flower on the left)
- Stampin’ Up! Flower Burst Embosslit (yellow flower)
- Clear Rhinestore Brad (yellow flower)
- Circle Ice Rhinestone Brad (yellow flower)
- Circle Fire Rhinestone Brad (yellow flower)
- Summer Sun Card Stock (yellow flower)
- Sincere Salutations Stamp Set ("Thanks so much")
- Dream a Little Level 3 Hostess Stamp Set (flowers and leaves in background)
- Whisper White Card stock (main card front)
- Pacific Point Classic Ink Pad
- Garden Green Classic Ink Pad
- Riding Hood Red Classic Ink Pad
Hey, I’ve had fun with this card. And now I’m going to take a rest until next Monday when we have a big Stampin’ Up! Day! That’s the day that the Retired Stamp Set List comes out. I’ll be pouring over the list first thing and will get it out to you as soon as I can. I hope my favorite sets aren’t on the list!!!
And, if you want to order something now before the list comes out, there’s nothing and no one stopping you but yourself! Just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me with any questions or with your order. Or order online any time you wish!
Bright Flower with a bit of Sanding
Aloha, all!
Well, now that I’ve counted products, I’m finding that there are MORE THAN 10 products in it! Today I’m going to highlight another one of the flowers and it’s big, bright, button brad of a center!
This flower is also a Sizzix Embosslit. The embosslit is named, appropriately enough, Flower! This is one of three flowers in this bouquet that are "sanded" to provide a white accent in the embossed areas. The technique is very simple and requires only one of Stampin’ Up!’s Sanding Blocks. These are white blocks that have multiple uses, including this one.
Here is the recipe:
Materials needed:
- Emblosslit Die.
- Designer Series Paper with a solid (or nearly solid) color on one side. The 2008-2009 "Patterns" paper sets all have one sheet with a solid side to it. This does NOT WORK WITH STAMPIN’ UP! CARD STOCK, as card stock is colored all the way through. Designer Series paper has a white core, and this is what you’ll be exposing. I used Pacific Point Patterns Paper for this project.
- Sanding Block
- Dotto (optional)
Instructions:
- Cut your flower using the Designer Series Paper and the Embosslit Die.
- Lay the cut flower with the embossed ridges facing up on a cutting surface; using a bit of Dotto helps keep it in place.
- Lightly sand the raised areas of the embossed flower with the sanding block until the white appears.
- Continue to sand until the flower image is complete
As simple as that!
I found with this flower that there are some areas that are just a bit too fine to get the full effect of the sanding. So I cheated a little here and there with a bit of white gel pen. If you look really closely, you’ll see some of the marks made with the pen. The areas on the other flowers are clearer and sand just beautifully
Now–about that huge yellow center to the flower! This is one of Stampin’ Up!’s new Corduroy Buttons in the Summer Sun color. And this one’s a brad, too!! This embosslit has a large hole in the center, which is just the right size for the brad prongs on the button. And what a nice way to accent that Summer Sun Flower Burst flower next to it!
Tomorrow we finish the bouquet!
Are you ready to buy some of those Sizzix Embosslits? They are just perfect for Wedding Cards and Favors, and June is coming! Just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me if you have any questions or would like to place an order! Or shop for these any all of Stampin’ Up!’s Sizzix products online 24/7 at www.robinstamps.stampinup.net!
A Burst of Color!
Aloha, all!
In yesterday’s post, I showed off a card that I’d made using 10 different Stampin’ Up! products, not including the ink and paper. Today I’m going to show off two of those products: The Stampin’ Up! Flower Burst Embosslit by Sizzix and the Circle Rhinestone Brads.
Maybe you remember (back on the 15th) that I showed off a project that I’d made that included the Stampin’ Up! Flower Burst Embosslit. In that post, I showed a Riding Hood Red flower that had the other side of this flower showing. I happen to like BOTH SIDES of this embosslit, even though this seems to be the side that’s supposed to be the "right" side. In this case, all of the other flowers have their conves sides showing, so this is the side I used for this bouquet.
The embosslit dies are little sandwich type dies in which you place a small (2+" square) piece of paper or card stock, then run that through the Sizzix Big shot with the Multipurpose Platform and standard cutting pads. When you open the sandwich, not only is the die cut, it’s also embossed, just as you see here. There’s absolutely no scissors work here at all.
For the center of this flower, I chose to use 3 of the very smallest brads in the Circle Rhinestone collections: Clear Circle, Circle Ice, and Circle Fire.
Check back later in the week for more about the other flowers in this bright bouquet!
A Bouquet for You!
Aloha, all!
What fun I had making this card to show off some great Stampin’ Up! products! I’m going to take some time this week go talk about each of the 10 different Stampin’ Up! products (not including the paper and ink!) on this wonderful little Thank You card!
For starters, two of the colors and at least one of the stamp sets are almost at the point where they will no longer be available! The lovely deep blue is Pacific Point and the red is Riding Hood Red. Both of these are "In Colors" for the 2008-2009 Stampin’ Up! year, and both will be retired at the end of June of this year. The background of the floral bouquet contains flowers and leaves from the Level 3 Hostess Set, Dream a Little. It’s a 2-Step Stampin’ Set, and I’m really going to miss it! Of course, you still have time to get one by hosting a $500 workshop before the last week of June! With that kind of a workshop, you also get to choose an extra $60 worth of products from the Idea Book and Catalog absolutely FREE!
I’ll be here most of the month of June, and would love to plan a workshop with you! Just call (808.854.6145) or e-mail me, and I’ll get started working with you to plan your own unique workshop and party for your friends!
Sweet Gift!
Aloha, all!
Yesterday I showed off the pile of Gift Pouches that I had for sale at our Family and Community Education (FCE) annual fair in Hilo, Hawaii. Today I’ll show a close up of the gift pouch and go over all the elements that make this such a cute gift idea.
The bases for all Stampin’ Up! projects are the Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Papers or their Card Stock in dozens of luscious colors. For this project, I used Riding Hood Red Patterns paper. If you look at yesterday’s post, you’ll see that there I used several different designs from the pack.
All of the flowers are Sizzix Flowers. The Daisies attached to the pouch itself are the two smaller flowers from the "Flower Daisies #2" die. The larger of the flowers is Almost Amethyst card stock, and the smaller is Riding Hood Red card stock. The button is from the Button Bouquet set of Designer Buttons. Now here is where I have a bit of a beef with Stampin’ Up! (love the company, but there are some things that bug me). The stated color of the button is Baja Breeze. But this button exactly matches the Almost Amethyst paper NOT the Baja Breeze paper. The other colors in the Designer Button set are spot on. But this one isn’t. I wish I had realized this earlier in the year as I would have loved using these buttons to accent some Almost Amethyst projects. The problem that I have with Stampin’ Up! is that, if a manufacturer produces a product that doesn’t match the color it’s supposed to, then Stampin’ Up! shouldn’t go ahead and give it that color name anyway. OK. Statement made. I’ll try my best to steer you to embellishments that really do match as the new catalog and the new colors for 2009-2010 are announced. So stay tuned for that.
Now–about the Embosslits. These little one-flower dies not only cut the flowers out but they emboss them as well. The Riding Hood Red flower is the Stampin’ Up! Flower Burst emblosslit. While some embosslits seem to have a "right" side and a "wrong" side, this one seems to me to have two "right" sides. In this project, I used the side with the concave impressions. In a project I’ll feature next week, I’ll show you the flower with the convex side up.
The Almost Amethyst embosslit in the back is the Stampin’ Up! Cherry Blossom. Both of these emblosslits are Stampin’ Up! exclusives for now, so you can only purchase them with a Stampin’ Up! order. Next week’s project will show off another Stampin’ Up! exclusive embosslit, the Stampin’ Up! Simple Flower.
The two embosslit flowers and the lollipop are attached to a separate piece of Riding Hood Red card stock cut 3" x 3", and then I inserted that into the pouch. In this way, the pouch can be reused after that lollipop disappears the way that most lollipops disappear. The Ribbon is Riding Hood Red 5/8" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, and the tag, cut with the Small Oval Punch, is stamped with a stamp from the All Hollidays set.
What a quick and easy gift this was to make, and it was especially easy with a production line going. This would be a perfect favor for a graduation party or a shower! And you can purchase everything you need to make it is any of four dozen plus colors featured in the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalog. If you’d like a catalog, or would like to order any of these products, you can call (808.854-6145) or e-mail me. Or, as always, you can order 24/7 from my website!
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