Six-Sided Masculine Quickie Tutorial

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Great news...Today I have a Quickie Tutorial to 

share with you for this card.

 I was looking back through some of Stampin' Up's previous year's Fall DSP's and came across Autumn Meadows from several years back. I love the color combination of this DSP with Taken with Teal, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Very Vanilla (don't quote me, but I think these are the colors). I used a similar color combo to create my husband's birthday card. 

I had seen a card out in cyberworld that had a woodgrain embossed Island Indigo panel which I loved, so used that idea for this card, dragging Soft Suede ink over the raised embossed surface to give it a distressed look and added a few sequins for a bit of pizzazz.

If you'd like to make this card, 
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Supplies:

CS: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze, Island Indgo, Crumb Cake

INK: Soft Suede, Island Indigo

SS: Six-Sided Sampler (130956), From My Heart-sentiment (126557) 

BIG SHOT:Adorning Accents edgelit (125595), Woodgrain embossing folder (127821

ACCESSORIES: Hexagon punch (130919), twine, sequins

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Tuesday's Card Class

Last call for my Tuesday's, 10/1, For the Birds Flip-It card class. You can Click Here for more details.

I still have a few openings for the following time slots:

10-Noon  (2 spots)

1:30-3:30 (2 spots)

7-9 PM (1 spot)

Email or call me if you'd like to attend.

"Tags For All" Hybrids

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I keep finding myself turning to the digital download Tags For All when I need a quick card, or a fun way to dress up an ordinary package or envelope. This download is full of fun tags and embellishments and it offers some fun and diverse ideas when it comes to gift-giving. (See my previous post for another package idea)

My first share started off as an ordinary white envelope which I spruced up with a Tags For All bow and Happy Birthday tag. My only original touch was to recolor parts of the confetti on the tag. I printed up the bow and tag, got out my scissors, cut them out, attaching them to my envelope. What a cute embellishment!

My second share is a hybrid card I created using a digital tag from Tags for All which I used as a card front. Other digital elements include: Strawberry Slush Polka Dot DSP background from Tags for All; Strawberry Slush Bird from Sunny Day; Basic Black Sentiment from Hugs & Wishes. I cut a Basic Black CS border for the digital image and attached to the front of a Whisper White card front. I added a little black ribbon bow and a few rhinestones for embellishments.

My third hybrid share are Thank You tags. These were created with the digital elelments: Tags For All Thank You stamp; Summer Happiness Butterfly stamp; Tags For All Strawberry Slush Polka Dot DSP. The little butterfly was handstamped using the Papillon Potpourri stamp set in Basic Black on Strawberry Slush CS, and then punched with the Bitty Butterfly and dimensionaled to tag front.

On my last hybrid share I enlarged the above the tag, cutting off the tag shaped top to create a rectangle. I carefully added the black border on the top with a ruler and black Sharpie, attaching the digital image to the center of a Whisper White Framed Tulip embossed border, framed by a Basic Black border and attached to the front of a Strawberry Slush card front. The smaller butterfly was handstamped in Basic Black on Strawberry Slush CS with Papillon Potpourri stamp set and then punched with the Elegant Butterfly. I loved the big bold "Thank You"along with the bold colors of black, white, and pink...very fun!

I thought I'd share a few of the tag samples with you from the 

digital  Tags For All kit...fun, fun, fun set!

 

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by... I hope you all have a 

wonderful day!

Festive Flurry Ornament Tutorial

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How about a FREE tutorial? Well, I've got one for you today. This card was inspired by the Snowflake Season Simply Sent card kit in the Holiday Mini catalog. I thought creating an ornament to give as part of a card, was such a great idea, adding a personal touch to Christmas card-giving this year.

The Festive Flurry stampset and framelits bundle work great for this idea. I've created a FREE TUTORIAL for you to download, if you'd like to make these for yourself. I used the Winter Frost DSP, but any Christmas DSP could be used along with coordinating inks. You can customize the tutorial by swapping out your own DSP and colored cardstock for what I have written and use the rest of the tutorial to take you through the steps.

Hope that you have fun!

A Bandaid Card CASE

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An avid stamping friend of mine has recently undergone surgery and I wanted to make her a fun card to cheer her up. Over the years I've enjoyed the "bandaid" cards, but have never made one myself, so this seemed like the perfect time to make one. I case'd a card by Silke Shimazu using the MDS sentiment "Praying for You" in Strawberry Slush from Thoughts & Prayers.

I made the band-aid 1-1/2x3-1/2 in Crumb Cake CS, with a 1x1-1/2 Crumb Cake center, both pieces were embossed with Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. The band-aid corners are rounded and the edges of the band-aid and band-aid center are sponged in Soft Suede. I dimensionalled both the band-aid and band-aid centers. The Strawberry Slush hearts are from the retired "Heart to Heart" punch which are snailed to the band-aid and card. I added a bit of rhinestone bling to the hearts.

Thanks for stopping by :-)

Upcoming October 1 Card Class

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This post is for all of you who stamp with me in Chandler. I hadn't finished the Christmas card sample for my upcoming October 1 class when I sent out my newsletter this month, so I wanted to show both card samples to you.

We'll be making 3 cards featuring the For the Birds stamp set. You will be able to choose your own images and sentiments, which we'll be watercoloring. I will be showing you how to make your own Flip-It cards using the Circles Collection framelits.

Class is  Tuesday, October 1, please RSVP to Heidi (heiditek@cox.net)
Times:   10-Noon; 1:30-3:30 PM, 7-9 PM
Cost:    $15

126407 - For the Birds 

130911 - Circles Collection framelit

Hybrid Baby Card

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Here's a simple baby card that combines digital stamping and traditional elements, making it a hybrid card. I used one of the tags from the Tags For All digital kit and combined it with the Kind & Cozy stamp set and Gingham Garden DSP. The midnight blue heart is from the Kind & Cozy digital stamp which I enlarged.

One of the things that I like about creating digitally is that once you design your elements, you can save them and use them again simply by printing them out, because all the design work is already done.

Have a great day!

Baseball Card

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My grandson just celebrated his birthday and he is in love with baseball. To celebrate him and his love for baseball I created this fun card for him. My inspiration came from a photo I found on Zazzle.com.

I used the 4" circle framelit and Very Vanilla CS to create the ball, scoring the seams and filling them in with a black marker. I punched holes with a piercing tool and then used the holes and variegated red yarn to make the stitching. I stitched along one side and came back on the other, using the center hole for both sides.

Some sponging with Crumb Cake gave it the shading and dimension it needed. I used the now retired stamp set "Word Play" for the sentiment.

I really had a lot of fun making this card. Thanks so much for letting me share it with you.

Supplies:

CS: Very Vanilla, Raspberry Ripple, Birthday Basic DSP (130145)

INK: Raspberry Ripple, Basic Black marker, Crumb Cake

SS: Word Play (retired)

BIG SHOT:Circles Collection framelit (130911)

ACCESSORIES: Paper Piercer, red variegated yarn, needle, sequins

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Tags For All Sample

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Last month I downloaded the MDS Tags For All designer template and I am having so much fun with it. I created my Stamp Club ladies' tags with it last month (I'll share those later on), and this month I tried out the bow and one of the Happy Birthday tags for my grandson's present.

I kept the birthday tag the size it opens up in, but it can be enlarged or reduced to your liking. The only thing I did change was to recolor the border and the "to you" banner. I love how big the tag is and when the bow is attached to the top of the tag you end up with the cutest looking present. What a fun download!


I thought I'd share with you a simple blow-by-blow on how I made the bow. I used the digital version of Polka Dot Parade DSP download to fill in the bow punch parts and printed them out on a sheet of paper, then printed the backside of my print out with the same DSP, so that the bow would have a pattern on the front and backsides when folded. BTW...you can fill the punches with any color or any DSP you have downloaded. You can also resize the bow to enlarge or reduce it.

I cut out the bow parts (saving the DSP remnants for another project) then began assembling the bow by gently bending/folding each bow end toward the center and taping the ends down at the center.

 Matching the center sections, I taped the bow to the bottom layer which is the bow ends.

I wrapped the bow strip around the center section of bow and bow ends, taping the ends to the backside.I taped it onto my package over my great big tag and I now I have a simple and super cute gift package.

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Hello, Baby Card

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Today's CAS card share is a baby card I made for a friend. I was inspired by a baby card Laura Haffke created, so I used her half-embossed folder idea to create this fun card using the new Tape-It, Sweet Essentials and Six-Sided Sampler stamp sets.
The Tape-It stamp set gives a Washi tape look to your cards, plus you can stamp the tape look in any color you want along with different tape designs. I did use my old faithful Stampamajig to make sure I got the stamps lined up straight.

 I used a bright pink Sharpie pen to color my rhinestones so that they would match the Strawberry Slush ink.

So glad that you stopped by! Have a wonderful day.

Supplies:

CS: Whisper White, Strawberry Slush

INK: Strawberry Slush, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black

SS: Sweet Essentials (126457), Tape-It (130715), Six-Sided Sampler (130956)

BIG SHOT:Delicate Designs EB folder (127023), Bitty Banners framelit (129267)
PUNCHES: Hexagon (130919), Boho Blossom (119858), Itty Bitty shapes (118309)

ACCESSORIES: Rhinestone Jewels (119246), Pink Sharpie pen

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Holiday Mini Catalog is Live

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Today the Holiday Mini catalog goes live which means you can begin ordering your holiday favorites. The catalog is full of cute and festive products to help you get started on your holiday projects. A new feature in this year's catalog is the new augmented reality feature, enabling you to see videos that show the products in action. It's easy enough for newbies, fun enough for tech-savvy users, and free!

1. Install the free Layar app to your smartphone or tablet.
2. Using the Layar app, scan any catalog page that has the Stampin' Up! Interactive icon on it.

Different mobile devices work differently with different apps. Some are faster than others, some take more steps to load videos, etc. With the Layar app, we have noticed these differences in user experience too.

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ALSO... Today the new Thinlits Card Dies are available. These fun dies create what's been called flip cards, flip flop cards, swing cards, and more-but they have always been a bit tricky to create. Not anymore! The new Thinlits Card Dies cut and score to create a card that flips in just one step.

I love all the extra coordinating die pieces that comes with each thinlit. These sets make for lots of creative possibilities!

Thanks for stopping by!

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