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Come Baaaaack!!

I hate when my favorite stamps get retired - but then I remind myself that they're Collector's Items!  This is one of my all time faves and I wouldn't part with it for any amount of money!  I made these cards for a dear friend who collects Classic Cars.

This card uses the Embedded Embossing Technique where you adhere  your punches to your cardstock and pass it through the Big Shot (113439) using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#119976).

Ahhh...I just love these cars!  Don't they make you long for "The Good Old Days?"

Watermelon Anyone?

I love Watermelon in the Summer!  When I saw the YouTube Video by "Stampwithlaura" I was inspired to try this for myself!


They're SO easy to make using Stampin' Up!'s new Penant Punch. Just make a little template using card stock vellum and the penant punch and sponge through it.

Stamps: You're a Gem (W#122268 C#122270)

Inks: Melon Mambo (#115656), Certainly Celery (#105217), Basic Black (#101179)

Card Stocks: Melon Mambo (#115320), Basic Back (#121045), Shimmery White (#101910), Certainly Celery DSP (#117152), Card stock vellum-for a template (#101856) 

Accessories: Penant Punch (#122361), Lace Ribbon Border Punch (#122362), Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch-for the "seeds" (#122464), Scallop Edge Border Punch (#119882), Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430)

This card uses the 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon in Melon Mambo (#122985) (LOVE IT!) and the Postage Stamp Punch (#122344) with the "Thanks"from Pretty Postage (W#123095 C#123097).

Enjoy!

More Pansies!

Thank you to everyone who sent me a note about the pansies and, especially, those who talked about their Grandmothers!  I did a couple more pansies in different colors.  Enjoy!

Sorry about the poor lighting in this photo!  The colors are Eggplant Envy and Daffodil Delight.

This is one of my favorites!  I added Pacific Point to the Eggplant and Daffodil.

I love my Grandma!

I was always very close to my Grandmother.  She was such an amazing woman who came to this country alone at 24 and got married and raised her family.  We all adored her.  She was extremely intelligent, really funny and an incredibly good cook!  I think of her SO often!  Her favorite flowers were pansies so when I saw this technique on Gretchen Barron's blog, I thought of her immediately and knew I had to try it!

The pansies start with the butterfly punch (#119848) and shimmery white card stock (#101910).  You put them on paper towels and spritz them really well with water.  Then, you take your aqua painter (#103954) and a couple of drops of reinkers.  In this image, I used Cherry Cobbler (#119788), Eggplant Envy (#1105222), and Daffodil Delight (#119672).  You can do them with any combination you'd like. Just use the aqua painter to pick up a drop of the reinker and literally drop it onto the butterfly/card stock.  It will spread by itself.  Do the same with your other colors and allow to dry.  Use a matching marker to draw the lines and adhere two together using a brad.  My favorite is our new Silver Mini Brads (#122941). The hardest part, for me, was remembering to leave some white space!

The card is Cherry Cobbler (#119685) and Shimmery White (#101910) card stocks.  The base was passed through the Big Shot (#113439) using the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Embossing Folder (#120175) and the white layer was cut using the Top Note Die (#113463) and then the Manhattan Flower Textured Embossing Folder (#114517).  Can you tell I'm addicted to those embossing folders!  I can't get enough of them!  The greeting is Thank You Kindly (W#111700) and is punched using the large oval punch (#119855) and layered with the scalloped oval punch (#119856).  It is accented with white 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (#109070).  Voila!  Thanks, Gretchen!

Do a BUNCH of them at once and save them for quick cards.  I do these and leave the greetings off until I need them. 

Want to start shopping now so you can get started on your pansies!  Just click the "Order Stampin' Up! Online" button at the top right of my blog!

Another Delicate Doilies Swap

Another Delicate Doilies Swap from our July Team Meeting.  This one was created by Barbara Tobias.  More dazzling diamonds - My chics like their bling!

Supplies: Stamps:  Delicate Doilies (w#122590 c#122592), Greeting:  Curly Cute (w#117014 c#120510)

Card stocks: Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Inks:  Pink Pirouette, Sahara Sand, Marina Mist, Basic Black

Accessories: Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #121809, Decorative Label Punch #120907, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter #102023, Two-way Glue #100425.

Step-It-Up

I created these cards with the Workshop in mind.  You can use a simple stamped and colored image for the first card, then step-it-up with Crystal Effects as an accent on the raspberries. (See card below.)

Then, you can step-it-up again using one of our beveled frames to highlight the image.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Pretty Postage - W#123095 C#123097 (Summer Mini), Medallion #115223, Greeting: Curly Cute - W#117014 C#120510

Card stocks - Rich Razzleberry, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, DSP First Edition Specialty (#121878).

Inks - Sahara Sand, Rich Razzleberry, Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Beveled Windowpanes #121881, Ribbon - Crochet Trim Chantilly 1/2" #118480, Very Vanilla 1/8" Taffeta #119960,  Postage Stamp Punch #122344 (Summer Mini), Antique Brad #117273, Modern Label Punch #119849, Stamping Sponge #101610, Blender Pen #102845.

Doilies-Not Just for your Grandma Anymore!

That's right!  Here's a modern version of our Delicate Doilies (w#122590 c#122592). 

Pat Humeniuk stamped this beauty for our Team Meeting Swap using In Colors - Island Indigo, Lucky Limeaid and Pool Party!   I especially love the bling! I hope you can see the dazzling diamonds on the largest images and the rhinestone (#119246) accent!  The punch is our Decorative Label (#120907) and the ribbon is pool party 3/8" ruffled #122975.

Butterflies

It seems my downline loves butterflies!  I hope you do too!

The first is a gift from Yvette Sanchez.  She made these for us at the SU! Regional.

This swap card by Julie Mazurak is a square card that uses DSP, ribbon, punches and a butterfly...Love it!

Enjoy!

Something Old-Something New

I was looking through my Meeting photos and found two old swaps that I really like.  I hope you do too...Here they are...and, as promised, something new! 

I made this as a quick but blinged out Workshop Card.  Waddya think?

Look at me!!!

I love my downline!  Our Quarterly Meetings are fun for me for a lot of reasons!  I get to see all my friends and I get to see their gorgeous cards, scrapbooks and projects!  And now...'cause I love all of you...YOU GET TO LOOK AT some of them too!!!!  I will be posting some of the pics from our latest event. (You didn't really think I meant me! - It's much more fun looking at cards!)

You'll find many different ideas for all your Stampin' Up! Stamps and Accessories so you can create zillions of variations on any theme! If you can't live without something, click on the sidebar and ORDER it - then stay tuned for more and more ways to use your goodies!

This uses the EMBEDDED EMBOSSING technique. Simply adhere your punches to your cardstock and run it through the BIG SHOT with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#119976). The punches actually get embedded into the paper!  Can you STAND it! I just love this look! You can do this with anything - DSP, punches, papers, whatever!  I love to do circles and double punched circles.  I accented with pearls (#119247) and painted the edges of the butterfly with Moonlight Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink (#119969).  Of course, the butterfly was embossed in the Big Shot first!

 

IT'S AN OREO COOKIE!!!!!  OMG!  I am SCREAMING!  Can you hear me!?  Don't you just HAVE to make this right this minute!  I saw this on a pattern website: http://www.e-patternscentral.com/detail.html?prod_id=7211&cat_id=591  and had to make it immediately!  I used my BIG SHOT (that baby hummmms in my house!) and the Scallop Circle Die (#113468) and then cut a circle and ran it through the Big Shot using the Finial Press Embossing Folder (#115963). Then, cut a white circle and use a brad to sandwich it all together!

I'll post more pics sooooon!  Enjoy!

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