Praierie Papier Ponderer

Illuminations

This is a card I designed for my most recent swap on SUDSOL.  It was for a Card of the Month contest.  I won the last contest for Scrapbook Page of the Month with my very first 6" x 6" page featured earlier.

I had a lot of fun making this card, and direct to paper inking is one of my favorite techniques.  It's easy to add great dimension and totally change the appearance of the card stock with just an ink pad.

Supplies: (all supplies are Stampin' Up!®

Stamp Sets: Illuminations, Tres Chic Background

Card Stock: Outlaw Designer Series Paper, Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Really Rust, Creamy Caramel

Inks: Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Really Rust, Creamy Caramel, and Chocolate Chip Craft

Accessories: Hodge Podge Hardware, Stampin' Dimensionals, 3/8" Taffeta Riboon, Clear Embossing Powder, SNAIL (adhesive)

Techniques: Direct to Paper, Heat Embossing 

Dryer Sheet Technique Tutorial

My sister Nancy and I did this technique for our SUDSOL group.  She did the stamping and I took the pictures.  She does beautiful work!  All materials are by Stampin' Up!© except for the spray adhesive.  Have fun with this!

SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets: 

Serene Sunflowers

Everyday Flexible Phrases or another greeting set to say, “thinking of you”, “happy birthday”, etc.

Card Stock:

Summer Sun (4 ¼”x 11”)

Whisper White (4” x 5 ¼”)

Always Artichoke

Classic Ink Pads:

Summer Sun

So Saffron

Always Artichoke

Chocolate Chip

(Feel free to change these, we do need a couple coordinating yellows)

Optional Accessories:

Large Oval Punch

Small Oval Punch

1/8" Handheld Circle Punch

Dazzling Diamonds

Used Dryer Sheet

Craft Bond Multi-Purpose Spray Glue or your favorite spray adhesive

Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon

The full tutorial and step-by-step instructions can be found by clicking on the thumbnail labeled "Dryer Sheet Technique."  Click on the pictures if you'd like a larger view.

2007 SUDSOL Gathering ATC Swap

I belong to an on-line Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator group called “SUDSOL” (Simply  Unique Demonstrators Sharing On-Line).  It’s a wonderful group of ladies who share everything from gorgeous card designs to some great business tips.  I am one of the coordinators (technique and on-line class co-coordinator—a position I share with my sister, Nancy). 

My three sisters and I were part of the “Dream Team” headed up by fellow SUDSOLer, Ann Clemmers, and we were in charge of our annual SUDSOL Gathering at the 2007 SU!® Convention.  We had a great time and enjoyed meeting other SUDSOLers we previously knew only by name.  As part of the Gathering, we headed up an ATC swap.  An ATC is an artist trading card-it basically is a card front that measures 2 ½” X 3 ½”. 

For my swap I used another of our new In-Colors®, Groovy Guava for the base, and layered it with Shimmery White cardstock.  I used the stamp set “Heartfelt Thanks©” for all the stamped images, and used Groovy Guava and Wild Wasabi Classic ink.  I stamped the “Thanks” stamp on our white vellum cardstock, and tore the edges.  I then punched the top two corners using the ticket corner punch, and finished the card off with a piece of Groovy Guava double-stitched ribbon. 

I love the new In-Colors, and SU! makes projects like this so easy to create with color coordinated products—inks, cardstock, and embellishments!  Plus, with the stamp sets there is no need to run around to all kinds of craft stores trying to find stamps that coordinate with each other! 

Oops! Missed Another Day!

Well, so much for a new blog entry each day…but this is an improvement—two blog  entries in one week is a huge improvement…okay, maybe huge is too strong a word, but nonetheless…

As I was preparing to attend the annual Stampin’ Up!® convention, I really wanted to just play with my new “stuff” from the new Fall-Winter Collection© 2007 catalog.  There are so many toys, I mean “tools” to “work” with, including one of our newest punches, the scallop circle, so I took some time out to work up another card.

For this one I used Basic Black cardstock for the base, and layered it with Blue Bayou (one of our six new In-Colors®).  I stamped the Blue Bayou with Classic Basic Black ink using the new Tres Chic© background stamp.  I then cut a strip of Basic Black cardstock using a scalloped edge, ran it through the crimper, and mounted it using silver brads.  I stamped a scalloped flower from Ginormous Flower© on River Rock cardstock (another new In-Color®) using Classic Blue Bayou ink and, and then inked the edges with Blue Bayou ink and a sponge dauber.  I stamped an image from one of our new level 2 hostess sets (In the Spotlight©) in Blue Bayou ink on River Rock cardstock, punched it out using our new scallop circle punch, and used a Basic Black Stampin’ Write® marker on one of the center circles for contrast.  I then mounted the punched shape on top of the stamped image using a Stampin’ Dimensional®, and mounted that piece on Basic Black cardstock.  This card was very easy to stamp, and I love how it turned out.