A week from today our new 2021-2022 Annual Catalog will be available to each of you! I'm so excited! There are several new stamp sets/suites as well as some of your favorites from last year.
Our new 2021-2023 In Colors will also be available. They are soft, beautiful colors that are tantalizing to the eye!
Watch for May 4th when the unveiling of all takes place!
In my all about me page, I talk about my investigation into Stampin' Up! and how their techniques totally intrigued me. There is consistently a new one to tackle and it makes this adventure so much fun!
This week I learned about the Baby Wipe Technique.
You need two baby wipes, folded in half, laid down side by side, yet slightly on top of each other. Then you take three colors of your ink refills. Three colors that you think will go well together. Once you have those decided and your baby wipes in place you squeeze a little bit of each of those colors around the baby wipe until all the dotted areas have run together. It will look like one black blob.
Taking a stamp of your choice you will ink your stamp with what is on your baby wipe and stamp your card. Your image takes on a whole new look! Here are some pictures to show you what the final project can look like. If you click on the pictures, you can get a larger image to see more of the detail.
The second card, I used the colors Pool Party, Bermuda Bay and Fresh Freesia. I made a bigger spot of color on the baby wipes because the stamp that I used was a large one with various sizes of butterflies on it, so I needed to be sure it all got covered. After I stamped the image, I cut the butterflies out with our dies from the Butterfly Bouquet bundle. The results were totally different from the first card. This time not all the detail of each butterfly was exposed. I think because the stamp was large enough that it was a challenge to get it inked properly. However, I thought the results made them look very delicate and pretty. When I put the card together, I fell in love with the softness of all the colors. The base of the card is our new Polished Pink. Hand-Penned DSP was used for the layer. This card became my favorite of the baby wipe technique. Would you be interested in seeing how it's done? Comment below if you would like to see a video of this technique. If there is interest, I'll make it happen!
I received my So Cool Paper Pumpkin Kit in the mail today! It was full of goodies to make 12 cards! You can purchase a Paper Pumpkin Kit each month. Everything is in each kit. All you have to do is assemble it! You get instructions on what to do and all the supplies are provided for you.
In my kit I found 12 envelopes and 12 cards of 4 different designs and instructions on how to put them together. Also included I found adhesive, dimensionals, twine, sentiment labels, glittery shapes to add my labels to, stickers, ink, stamps and a stamping block. I made one of each card, and they turned out really cute!
Step up to the plate, take a swing, and knock it out of the park! With the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit, it’s your turn to go to bat for all the people who’ve gone to bat for you. This month’s timeless kit with a “throwback” theme contains enough grand slam supplies to create nine cards—and coordinating envelopes—featuring classic colors, pinwheel and pinstripe patterns, and vintage-washed paper pieces. There’s no “batter” way to root, root, root for your home team and honor the all-stars in your life!
A beloved baseball-themed kit would be incomplete without the sport’s signature, sticky snack—the official bubble gum of the MLB! A favorite in the field, the Batter Up! Paper Pumpkin Kit contains a couple sticks of the chewy staple; chew while you craft, slide a piece into a card, or save it for later.
Every once in awhile I will be posting something about my favorite products from Stampin' Up! ®
This post is all about our Stamparatus! This has to be my favorite stamping tool! I love this tool because I can perfectly align stamp images and make multiples of the same project quickly and precisely, with complete ink coverage. You never have to worry about placing your stamp in the wrong place. And, if you find you didn't press hard enough, you can go right over it again and it will stamp perfectly over your original try! It's ideal for both the beginner or seasoned stamper!
© Stampin' Up!
This nifty gadget comes with:
It is compatible with red rubber cling and photopolymer stamps.
Join me this evening 4/18 around 7pm when I will highlight this tool on my You Tube channel, showing you just how easy and fun this product is! If you are interested in this product for your self, hit the shop button at the top of this page to find my store.
P.S. My video for 4/18 didn't work. Sorry, I'm still learning the ins and outs of making the videos. I tried to go live, and for some reason, it didn't take. I'll set up another time to share this great tool with you!
This easy card came from Stamping with Amy K. It's so quick to put together. You will absolutely love the quick and easy approach! ...
