March 2 and 3 Stamp Camp Cards

February was such a busy month in my personal life, I didn't get much posted here, but I hope you'll think March's cards are worth the wait!

 

This Thank You card was CASed from Megan Davis, as I loved her color scheme of Very Vanilla, Wisteria Wonder, Basic Black and First Edition Specialty DSP. The Wisteria Wonder was dry embossed with the Lacy Brocade EF. The 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon is discontinued from Stampin' Up, but I bet you could find some at your local craft store. I changed her design up with a different stamp set (Vintage Verses from 2013 Sale-a-bration stamped in Basic Gray, Daydream Medallions for the flower - stamped on Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush then punched with the 1-1/4" scallop punch, and the Mixed Medley set "for you" for the center of the 1/2" punched circle in the bottle cap stamped in Black Staz-on) and used an Apothecary Accent framelit and the matching single Basic Label stamp colored with Basic Black SU marker, so the ink didn't get into the middle of the Basic label stamp. Plus I smashed the small bottle cap for accent with my Big Shot (you can find how-to videos on YouTube.)

Daydream Medallions Clear-Mount Stamp Set   126467  Price $26.95

 

Basic Label Clear-Mount Stamp Set   132669  Price $6.95

 

Robin Messenheimer's design was my inspiration for this simple Easter card. I used Floral District DSP and the Everybunny stamp set (stamped with Black Staz-on.) Cardstock colors are Daffodil Delight, Raspberry Ripple, and Whisper White. The cute bunny was colored with watercolor pencils and blended with blender pen. Accent is 3 large pearl jewels.

 

Everybunny - Clear-Mount Stamp  122707  Price $19.95

 

This Sympathy Card design was inspired from Shari Winterstein's design, but I really made it my own. Crumb Cake is the card stock base overlaid with the woodgrain embossing folder also in Crumb Cake, but first stamped with Black Staz-on using the Loving Thoughts sentiment set and wrapped with two ribbons (Crumb Cake Seam Binding and Soft Suede 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon.) Then using Comfort Cafe DSP I made the faux pinwheel design mounted on Soft Suede cardstock and raised with Dimensionals. The center accent is 1" circle of Midnight Muse, 3/4" circle of Very Vanilla and finished with an Antique Brad.

 

 

This lovely 5" square card is a direct CASE of Mary Brown's design. This layout uses the color scheme of Tangerine Tango, Island Indigo and Pool Party, along with Sale-a-bration products of Sycamore Street DSP and matching ribbon and button pack. I've been intrigued with the Whisper White layer upon layer look and wanted to give it a try. Don't forget the trick to use a 1-1/4" square punch to get those perfect ends on your banners.

 

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget you can shop online at my demonstrator website for all the things you see here.

A Whisper White Classic!

Mary Brown is another designer that I often CASE. Her cards are simple but elegant like this one shown below. That little bit of Basic Black and Silver Glimmer paper is just the right amount to make this card pop! I love her technique of using the Holiday Ornament Framelits to cut out the Whisper White, then she dry embossed on the Big Shot with the Lacy Brocade embossing folder. The small "Merry Christmas" stamped in the middle comes from a Hostess set called Mixed Medley. Isn't this card lovely?

 

More Updates! March 31 Camp Designs

Here's the card designs for the Stamp Camp I had right before Spring Break started. We were squeezing in the last chance orders for Sale-A-Bration.

This lovely card came straight from our Stampin' Success magazine (designed by Jenny Peterson) that I receive by being a demonstrator. I loved it just the way it was.  Some of my ladies changed the sentiment to Sympathy or Happy Birthday, but it was still lovely any way you made it. This card used the Very Vintage stamp set and Everyday Enchantment DSP both from the Sale-a-bration catalog.  The Label Framelits were from the Occasion-Mini Catalog.

This card was inspired by my fellow demonstrator Lisa F., who I went to Convention with last year. Thanks for the inspiration!  Using the Twitterpated DSP, Bordering on Romance stamp set, and Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, and Blushing Bride cardstocks, I thought this card came together very nicely with the hand watercolored image and the Victoria Crochet trim. Simple but cute!

This is another card I borrowed straight from my Stampin' Success magazine (forgive me, but I can't remember the designer's name) that used more of the Twitterpated DSP, the Blushing Bride pleated satin ribbon, and the new Edgelits Dies and the Textured Impressions Embossing Folders.  The only thing I changed was the Pear Pizazz seam binding bow. I absolutely love the Mixed Bunch flower image heat embossed with white embossing powder. I will admit however, I'm still learning how to get a perfect, straight, lined up edge with these new tools. Practice, practice, practice!

I'm proud to say that this card design is an original straight from my brain!  I wanted to  use the You're My Type set and the Well Worn DSP, so this is my result!  I did try a new technique again offered from my Stampin' Success magazine, called "Tapping". I used the Woodgrain background stamp with Not Quite Navy ink, then tapped the Early Espresso marker around the stamp to create a subtle two-color effect on the custom tag. I also used the Crop-a-dile to punch half circles into the card edge for placing and tying the two ribbons. A potentially masculine card, don't you think?

Spring Break UpDates! from March 3-4 Camp

Again, time has flown and I'm behind!  Let me share with you my card designs for two Stamp Camps I held in March. They were so fun! I love my group of ladies, but there's always room for more!

I cased this card from splitcoaststampers.com, but modified it just a bit, by using different size circles from my Creative Memories circle makers, and doubling the 1/8" organza ribbon in both Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade. The color scheme was Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral and the Sale-a-bration DSP Everyday Enchantment.

I love the Gnome Sweet Gnome set and used an assortment of DSP  to create simple but classy cards. I hand colored the gnome with the watercolor pencils. I used the window punch to make an elongated window that was just perfect for the sentiment. Base cardstock was Pacific Point, with Real Red accenting.

Another card I cased but I changed it by using the Stripes Embossing Folder for the Big Shot, which I thought went nicely with the 1-1/8" wide Grosgrain Ribbon. Color Scheme was Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, and Very Vanilla. Used the Apothecary Art Stamp Set and the new Framelits for the Big Shot. I hand trimmed the Very Vanilla frame.

Another card I cased from splitcoaststampers.com, but I just loved it just as it was. Color scheme was Soft Suede, Pool Party, Peach Parfait and Very Vanilla. Stamp Set was Everybunny from the main 2011 Idea Book and Catalog.

January 7-8, 2012 Stamp Camp

Phew, where does the time go? I've been busy with school and not keeping up on my blog. So here goes with the updates.

The new Occasions-Mini Catalog is here through April 30, 2012. There are tons of new items to drool over. If you'd like to see a catalog please contact me or you can view the catalog online at this link
http://204.228.150.61/catalogs/2012Occasions/20120104_Occasions_en-US.pdf

 

A Cheery Birthday Card using Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Basic Black and Flirtatious DSP for the butterfly. Topped off with Dazzling Details on the leaves, vines, and edge of the butterfly. Another trick was cutting the Lace Ribbon Border punch down the middle to stretch it behind my Whisper White strip.

 

The Cherish Card uses a lot of new products from the Occasions Mini Catalog. Twitterpated fabric, Blushing Bride Pleated Ribbon, Heart Framlits die cuts, and the Take It To Heart stamp set. Color scheme is Island Indigo, Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Blushing Bride, and Whisper White.  The flower I designed myself using the 1-3/4" scallop punch, then the Color Spritzer Tool with the Blushing Bride marker. I snipped the petals every two scallops and crunched the petals a little. There's two layers accented with 3 large pearls.

This is one of the two new Designer Cuts Card and Envelope Set card designs. I embellished with Real Red behind the heart, Blush Bride Smooch Spritz on top (spray from at least 4 feet away to get a fine mist), and a cute button and baker's twine. You can add any stamped sentiment you'd like.

This So Grateful card is one of my favorites. It uses the new Labels Collection Framelits die cuts, plus new DSP paper called Everyday Enchantment that you can only get through the Sale-a-Bration catalog. The new stamp set is called Apothecary Art which I hand colored with So Saffron and Calypso Coral. I embellished with the SAB Everyday Enchantment Brads, plus a die cut butterfly with pearl accent.