Tag: Rubber stamps

Around the Bend 7 x 5 Inspirational Card with Video Tutorial

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I don’t usually make big cards, partly because of the extra postage we have to pay here in the US. So I have always stuck to making them with 1/2 sheet of 11 x 8 1/2 card with the finished card size of 5 1/2 x 4 1/4. Then I received a card from a friend – it was bigger than 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 but still had the regular first class stamp. So I did a little research and found that I could send a max size of 7 x 5 for the same first class stamp – so today’s card is just that size!!

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Tropical Leaf Gatefold Any Occasion Card

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So I am a little behind with posting these cards as some of the papers retired at the beginning of this month, however the gatefold fancy fold is great fun and you can choose any of the decorative papers in your stash, pick out one or two colors and recreate this card, I just love that Tropical Leaf Stamp Set!………. oh and did I mention there is a video to go along with it?

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Blending Brushes and Masks Video Tutorial

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There are different ways to use our inks, stamping images and greetings is one way, but there is also using masks (stencils) along with Blending Brushes to create a very soft image. I have gone to my favorite Go To Greetings Stamp Set for my message and chosen to use the thank you stamp however you could choose one of the other greetings to create a birthday, thinking of you or just a note ~ the card design will work for all of them.

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Uniquely Artistic ~ Using White Ink Video Tutorial

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I don’t think to use white ink at all, so when I was seeking inspiration for a color combo for my recent card buffet my eye fell on the Whisper White Craft Ink Pad which I paired up with Night of Navy and the Uniquely Artistic Stamp Set – I just loved the sort of monochrome ‘smoky’ effect it gave especially with the outline stamps in the set.

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Scrapbook Inspired Card with Reflection Technique.

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Each month I take part in a Scrapbook hop,  I recognize not everyone is into scrapbooking so I try to take some elements from my layout to create a card to show how Stampin’ UP! products can be used for both card making and scrapbook pages. Check out the original scrapbook page

I chose to use the Easter Bunny Stamp set with coordinating punch and the Rain or Shine Decorative Paper for this simple gatefold card and have a video to show how it comes together and how I used my Stamparatus for the reflection technique!

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Petal Park Meets Celebrating You for a Pretty Card for any occasion!

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I have a ‘go to’ layout I like to use occasionally, particularly when I have a little creative block ~ I find once I have my basic pieces cut the rest will flow from that.

Today’s card uses that layout and you will probably recognize it from previous posts. I have combined the Petal Park Stamp Set with the coordinating punch with the Celebrating You Stamp set for my greeting along with one of my favorite subtle color combinations to show the same layout for an anniversary card and one for Easter, there is also a video tutorial to follow along with 🙂

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Lovely Layers Vellum #1 meets Botanical Layers Stamp Set Video Tutorial

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Tucked away on page 93 of the Annual Catalog is an unusual bundle – the Botanical Layers Stamp Set paired with the Lovely Layers Vellum.

As I share in the video there are 4 different pre-printed designs as well as some plain sheets. I have created a card for each design and since there are 5 different designs I have paired each one with the 2022 -2024 In-Colors – today features Tahitian Tide.

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Emboss Resist Technique ~ introducing the Embossing Additions Tool Kit

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When I received the July – December 2022 Mini Catalog, I was so excited to see the new Embossing Additions Tool Kit. I love to do heat embossing and have shared lots of projects in the past, so this lovely kit was on my list immediately!

To introduce the new kit I chose to share the Heat Resist Embossing Technique with the Pretty Medallion Stamp and paired with the Deckle Rectangle Dies. Check out the video below.

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Flip over calendar ~ September Sunflowers

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So here we are in September, back in the UK things would start to be cooling down, the nights drawing in and there would be misty mornings. Not so in North Texas ~ after living here for 20 years the only thing there is in common is the days are getting shorter, but they are still hot and dry!

In the early part of last December I had a class to create a flip over calendar, everyone loved it and made me promise we will do another later this year! I thought I might start each month this year by posting the page for that month, so today I share, September which has vibrant Sunflowers!

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