Expressions Thinlits Sneak Peek

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I’m in love with the new Expressions Thinlits.  What an awesome new product!  Starting August 1st, you will be able to cut cute little words just like this one with the new Expressions Thinlits – available in the new Holiday Catalog.  My mother always taught me it was rude to tease, but I thought you would love a little Sneak Peek of this fun and quick little card.  It literally came together in a matter of minutes.Expressions Thinlits 001 005

Creative Tips –

  • Definitely put a piece of wax paper between the word Thinlit and your cardstock.  It will help to pop it out after.
  • I used my paper piercer to help guide my word out from the back of the Thinlit.  It was super easy.Expressions Thinlits 001 007
  • Two spots didn’t punch through on my word – the loop in the second R and the Y.  I didn’t worry about it, because it gave me a place to drop a little multi-liquid glue.  It really is thin – you have to use the Multi-Liquid Glue.
  • To make my holly leaves I used a 3/4” and 1/2” circle punch.  I don’t own a thinlit to punch those out, so why not make your own.  It was super easy.Expressions Thinlits 001 006
  • I wanted to accent my holly and berries, but didn’t want it to focus too much on that, so I used a blender pen and the ink from my ink pads.  I squeezed my ink pad – love that you can do that with Stampin’ Up! inks, and the ink collected in the lid. I then picked some up with my blender pen and added some subtle highlights.
  • The background was made with the Chevron Embossing Folder and I popped the panel up on Stampin’ Dimensionals for some interest.

This card literally took 4 minutes to make, so if you need a great go to holiday card in a pinch in December – make sure you have the Expressions Thinlits.  You can use them with any embossing folder for a quick and easy card! Always a great thing.

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Ornament Mojo

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Happy Monday to you!  This morning I decided to break out my Holiday Ornaments Framelits and More Merry Messages for the Mojo Monday Challenge.  The sketch for today is a straightforward one that got me stamping right away.  I hope you love the design!

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Creative Tips –

  • I wanted to emboss my ornament and run it through the Big Shot, so I cut the ornament shape using my framelits.  This set has a matching stamp set too – Ornament Keepsakes.  I embossed the ornament with the Chevron Embossing Folder, and lightly rubbed Versamark on the raised chevron lines to add gold embossing powder to it.  I love the end result – it really looks like an ornament!  To finish that off, I added a touch of our Brushed Gold  Card Stock for the top.More Merry Messages 001 CU
  • I wanted to add a little flair to the ornament, so I used some Linen Thread for a fun little accent behind the ornament. 
  • To add a subtle accent under the ornament, I used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set to add some simple stripes.  More Merry Messages 001 Side
  • A Chevron Punch made perfect banner flags for the greeting and accent banner.
  • For a little finishing touch, some Pearl Basic Jewels give just a little something to the card along with a little decorative Paper Piercing in a few spots.
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It’s a simple little card, but captures the spirit of the holidays.  For some quick, easy and straightforward Christmas Cards, use the Ornament Keepsakes and More Merry Messages stamp sets.  Both can be found online only and not in any catalog – so you’d easily miss them.  I’ve made several easy and great looking card with both sets.  You can’t go wrong with them!

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Stamp Sets – More Merry Messages (126402c, 126400w), Gorgeous Grunge (130517c, 130514w) Paper – Crumb Cake, Real Red, Gumball Green  Ink –Real Red, Versamark Cool Tools – Holiday Ornaments Framelits ,  Paper Piercing Tool, Essentials Mat Pack, Stampin’ Pierce Mat , Gold Embossing Powder The Perfect Finish – Stampin’ Dimensionals, Linen Thread, Pearl Basic Jewels 

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Clean and Simple Chalk Talk Birthday

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This week is always a big Birthday week for everyone I know, this month actually.  So why not keep with the celebration theme?  Chalk Talk has not only this awesome stamp set, but a great tag framelit set that anyone can use.  Today I made a very simple, but elegant card that actually fits any celebration, not just birthdays.  I have to admit, it was a little simple to me, until I put the Pearl Basic Jewels on.  Then it all came together and worked.  I wish I actually had taken a before and after photo, it made that much of a difference!

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Creative Tips –

  • I actually made this little tag for all of Michael’s birthday presents on Saturday.  They completely worked – and best thing – I didn’t even have to write on it!  Once I whipped these little guys up, this card popped in my head.Chalk Talk 001 CU
  • Obviously it’s a present, but the Chevron Embossing Folder really adds a nice touch to what would be the wrapping paper.
  • If you didn’t have ribbon, you could easily substitute strips of card stock.  I would still wrap them around the edge of the gift for that gift wrapped look.Chalk Talk 001 Height
  • To emphasize the gift, I popped it up with dimensionals, along with the greeting portion of the tag. 
  • The Happy Big Day tag is actually two tags from this set.  Chalk Talk 001 Side
  • Proportions made the difference on this card.  I have the full 1/8” border at the base, so I needed any other Mattes to be 1/16”. 

I love this card – and I think I’m going to make a bunch, they serve so many occasions – birthday, wedding, promotion, any firsts, etc…  What other occasions do you think it would fit?  Let me know if the comment section and I’ll send one to one random winner!  Who wouldn’t want one of these in the mail – I know I love mail…other than bills, right?

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Stamp Sets – Chalk Talk (130634c, 130631w),  Chalk Talk Bundle (132730c, 132731w) Ink – Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso Paper –Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Early Espresso Cool Tools – Chalk Talk Framelits, Chevron Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform Finishing Touch –Stampin’ Dimensionals,Pearl Basic Jewels, Whisper White 3/8” Taffeta Ribbon

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Fabulous Florets Mojo

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It’s a fabulous Mojo Monday morning!  I thought I’d have some fun with the Fabulous Florets stamp set – which is a new one for me.  The flower images in this set are super easy to stamp with – and just gorgeous.  I can see that this will quickly become a favorite, especially when doing any kind of wedding ideas!

I’ve been working hard on my online class as you know and think I almost have the membership portion worked out!  I decided to release the class and email the links until I can get the rest figured out – that way you can still have some fun learning how to brayer – so check that out at the bottom!

Here is this weeks Mojo Monday sketch and my interpretation – pretty literal this week, and I just love this card – especially the colors.I hope you do to – let me know what you think in the comments!

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Creative Tips –

  • I did something different with my color coach today.  Usually I just thumb through it and find a main color I like.  Today, I looked only at the combinations on the back until one spoke to me.  I chose the Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Sahara Sand combo.Fabulous Florets 001 Angle
  • I played with arranging how my colors were going to be layered – I have to admit, it took me at least 5 minutes to decide!  I finally went with Always Artichoke as the card base and the then the rest fell into line.
  • I was lucky, I had the Sahara Sand card front already pierced from another project, so that was easy this morning!Fabulous Florets 001 CU
  • For a little contrast, I stamped my Elegant Eggplant in various images using all the flowers and the leaf stamp.  I stamped the bold image on Sahara Sand and cut that out to pop up as an embellishment.
  • I just wanted something simple in the foreground, so I ran my Always Artichoke though my Big Shot using the Chevron Embossing Folder.
  • For a greeting I used the new Hostess set – Banner Greetings.  Isn’t it cute?!Fabulous Florets 001 Faux Ribbon
  • I did not have any ribbon in any of these three colors – which honestly was surprising!  I must have used up all my Always Artichoke – I know I had some.  So, I made my own.  I distressed the edges of a piece of Sahara Sand and made a knot to resemble ribbon.  Here a video on how to make Faux Ribbon Fabulous Florets 001 Height
  • For some depth in my card, I popped up the Sahara Sand card base, Flower and Banner.

    • It’s a good looking card – I love the color combination.  I think it would work for anyone, and for a total masculine look, you could substitute the flowers for a general image – I’m thinking the Lacy & Lovely stamp set. SmileFabulous Florets 001 Main L

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Stamp Sets – Fabulous Florets (123027c, 128574w), Banner Greetings (Hostess) Ink – Elegant Eggplant  Paper – Elegant Eggplant (105126), Always Artichoke (105119), Sahara Sand (121043) Cool Tools –Paper Snips (103579), Chevron Embossing Folder, Distressing Tool (127562) Finishing Touch –Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Paper Piercing Tool(126189),Stampin’ Pierce Mat (126199), Essentials Paper Piercing Pack (126187)

 

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    Chalk Talk Birthday Wishes

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    Who doesn’t love a bright and cheery Birthday card?  Today I’ve combined the new Chalk Talk stamp set and framelit collection with some of our new Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper and the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set for a fun little Birthday for someone special.  I needed a quick and easy birthday card, I’ve been stamping, filming and editing my Brayer 101 – Introduction the Creative online video class series the last few days.  It’s almost ready – look for it tomorrow!  If you’ve taken the live class with me, you’ll love this class too – the projects are all different!

    Creative Tips –

    • I stamped the large tag in So Saffron and cut it out using the Chalk Talk Collection Framelits.  If you get the stamp set and the framelits together – it’s a bundle and you save 15%!  I’m all about savings. Chalk Talk 003 CU
    • To give a little variety to my tag, I stamped it again in Rose Red and cut out the banner within the tag.  I tried it on white, but it didn’t look right.
    • I wanted to add a little splash of design behind my tag, but I didn’t want to take away from it, so I picked a simple design and then created another with my stripe stamp from the gorgeous grunge set.
    • To make my banner ends I used the 1” square punch for the smaller banner and cut the large one with my paper snips.  Check out this video on how to make Banner Flags Chalk Talk 003 Side
    • I used the Greeting from the new Four You stamp set, it covers all bases without breaking the bank!
    • I popped my greeting banner and Chalk Talk tag up on Stamping Dimensionals for some depth to the card.
    • For finishing touches, I added a little piercing to the extra white space at the top of the card and some Pearl Basic Jewels on the tag, banner and card.
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    It’s a fun card that is bright, cherry and simple.  Best of all it took me under 10 minutes to make!  My kind of birthday card. Smile

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    It’s coming – Saturday July 13th!!  Brayer 101 – Introduction to Creative Scenery will be available as an online class.  Be sure to stop by to check it out.  You will want to learn how to make these amazing projects.  Get step by step video instruction and access to a private blog just for this class. 


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    Stamp Sets – Chalk Talk (130634c, 130631w),  Chalk Talk Bundle (132730c, 132731w), Gorgeous Grunge (130517c, 130514w), Four You (130538c, 130535w) Ink – So Saffron, Rose Red Paper –Whisper White, So Saffron, Rose Red Cool Tools – 1” Square Punch, Chalk Talk Framelits,Stampin’ Sponges Finishing Touch – Stampin’ Dimensionals,Pearl Basic Jewels

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    Mojo Textures and Prints

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    Card making can be clean and simple yet at the same time rich in texture and print.  For this weeks Mojo Monday challenge, I broke out my Oh, Hello stamp set that has this awesome Chevron oval in it.  The patter is tight, precise and really does a number on your eyes when you stare at – it’s an optical illusion – it moves!  Since this weeks sketch focused on an oval, I thought why not give it some texture, or at least the illusion of it.

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    Creative Tips –

    • I started out using my color coach and the top combination from Soft Suede – using Bermuda Bay and Blushing Bride.
    • To go along with that great stamp, I brought in my two favorites – Gorgeous Grunge for my striped pattern and the Dictionary Background stamp for a simple print. 
    • I distressed the Blushing Bride piece for some contrast using my Distress Tool.Oh Hello 002 CU
    • To compliment the Dictionary print, I embossed my Bermuda Bay card stock to give it some texture using the new Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.
    • After stamping the Chevron oval, I cut it out using the #4 Oval in my Oval Collection Framelits.  Rather than matte it with a larger oval, I just edged it in a darker shade using Early Espresso.Oh Hello 002 Height
    • To give a little distinction to the oval, I popped it up on Stamping Dimensionals.
    • I created a banner using my 1” Square Punch and one of the three greetings in the Oh, Hello set.  I love it when stamp sets have greetings!Oh Hello 002 Banner
    • For the wave in the banner, I adhered the ends down and popped up the middle using two Stamping Dimensionals.  I curled up the ends of the banner using my Bone Folder.
    • The flower was created with Blushing Bride and Early Espresso card stocks using the Blossom Party Originals BigZ die.  For the center I used the circle from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and Crushed Curry card stock.  The leaves were punched out using the retired Blossom Petals Builder Punch. Oh Hello 002 Flower
    • I added a few Pearl Basic Jewels for a finishing touch to the Oval, Banner, main card and Flower center. 
    • For a final finishing touch, I added a little piercing using the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack. Oh Hello 002 Main L

    It’s a fun color combination and this card is great for just any occasion.  I hope you like it and have fun making your own! 

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    All of the supplies used to make this project are Stampin’ Up! unless I specifically note otherwise.  To view the details or see close ups of any products, just click on the green link to view it in my store 24/7. 

    Stamp Sets – Oh Hello (130733c, 131931w), Dictionary (130351c, 130348w),Gorgeous Grunge (130517c, 130514w) Ink – Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Blushing Bride Paper – Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Bermuda Bay, Blushing Bride, Wild Wasabi Cool Tools – Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Oval Collection Framelits, Blossom Party Originals BigZ Die, Big Shot, Alphabet Press TIEF, 1” Square Punch Finishing Touch –Stampin’ Dimensionals, Pearl Basic Jewels, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack

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    Happy Day Mojo

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    Hello there new Happy Day stamp set.  Doesn’t that just sound like a fun sentence?  I started off using the Modern Medley paper because I wanted to try a black and white card, and lo and behold – it’s black and vanilla!  So I whipped out some of my favorite new stamps and created my own fun papers today!  I hope you enjoy all the creative tips that resulted in this Mojo Monday card!  Here’s the original sketch and my result.

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    Creative Tips –

    • I wanted a striking look so I embossed each element of this card.Happy Day 001 Medallions
    • For a subtle background for my white card front I embossed the medallion in clear embossing powder to create a designer paper look.  Happy Day 001 Circle CU
    • The new Dictionary Background stamp is perfect to use for that little piece of designer paper.   I’ve used it several times already and can see that it will definitely become a staple.  I punched a Basic Black matte with my 2 1/2” Circle Punch and the dictionary circle was cut out using the fourth circle in the new Circle Framelits Collection. 
    • To bring a little emphasis to the rectangle I matted the white rectangle (2” x 2 3/4”) on a piece of Basic Black (2 1/8” x 2 7/8”)that had a 1/16” matte.  I popped that black rectangle onto a larger one (2 1/2” x 3 1/4”) with a 3/16” matte.  The smaller Basic Black rectangle was popped up using Stampin’ Dimensionals.Happy Day 001 Elements
    • For the banner I used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.  It’s a cool look and you can easily over stamp it for tighter lines if you want to.  Because the banner is so wide, I couldn’t use a square punch for the end, so I cut up and far as I wanted and brought each corner to the point.  View my video on how to make banner flagsHappy Day 001 Height
    • Once I embossed the Medallion in black embossing powder I cut it out leaving a slight Whisper White border.  I popped it up on double dimensionals stacked on top of each other for the side not adhered to the white rectangle.  I needed to do this so that it didn’t sag to the left.Happy Day 001 Side
    • For a finishing touch, I added an extra large Rhinestone to my medallion.  Since I have so much embossing on the card I didn’t want to over do it by adding more rhinestones.  I started too, and then took them away as it was just enough too far.  My rule is when you want to add one more, stop.  That’s enough. Smile

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    I hope you like the elegance of the card.  I think this one will definitely brighten someone’s day!


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    Stamp Sets – Happy Day (130297c, 130294w), Dictionary (130351c, 130348w), Gorgeous Grunge (130517c, 130514w) Ink – Versamark (102283)  Paper – Whisper White (100730), Basic Black (121045) Cool Tools – Paper Snips (103579), 2 1/2” Circle Punch (120906), Circles Collection Framelits (130911) Finishing Touch – Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Large Rhinestone Basic Jewels (129324), Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Black Embossing Powder (109133)

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    Wetlands and Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Sets

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    I had two stamp sets that were must have’s for me from the new Stampin’ Up! catalog – Wetlands and Gorgeous Grunge.  Wetlands is one everyone should get – it’s easy to stamp with and has three sayings.  Gorgeous Grunge on the other hand is going to become a staple of mine.  Gorgeous Grunge is made up of filler and background type images, which are worth their weight in gold!  Read through to see how you can get this very card sent directly to you!

    For today’s project, I wanted to do something fun for you.  I spent all day yesterday cleaning my computer from a virus that had taken it over, so while the scans were running and keeping me from blogging, I stamped!  Go figure?! On a side note – as I just typed this sentence about having a virus, my husband calls me to come look at his computer, and lo and behold – he had one too!  Weird, right?!!  Okay, back to stamping….

    I started to create some of the projects for my online brayer classes and I just had to do something that you would see with this stamp set!  I decided to launch a virtual brayer monthly club where those who become part of the CG brayer community will get exclusive projects each month – let me tell you, I was a sketching fool yesterday and then made some amazing cards!  That’s going to launch July 1st so stay tuned!Wetlands 001 Front

    Creative Tips –

    • I wanted to use the Canadian Goose stamp so I decided to highlight this amazing stamp by using one of the coolest new framelits that we have – Chalk Talk.  This is the large tag in this cool set. 
    • I stamped the goose in Basic Black and hit it with my heat tool to set it.  The new black ink in this pad rocks.  The color is so rich.  Since it reacts with our Whisper White in a way that leaves it a bit wet, the best thing to do with it is to hit it with the heat tool to properly set it so that it doesn’t smear. 
    • Once the goose was dry, I created a mask out of print paper and then added some grass.  TIP – You want to use printer/copy paper rather than cardstock when creating masks – they aren’t as thick and you will get a better stamped image of the back image.  When you use card stock, you get a white space because the card stock is thicker and your stamp won’t be able to get too close to the mask edge.Wetlands 001 Chalk Talk
    • I have to admit I didn’t know what kind of bird this was, so I googled wetland birds and there she was – a Canadian Goose.  I like my images to have some factual representation to them, so I colored it exactly as I saw it.  I used my Aqua Painter to get a light look using Sahara Sand.  Because I used our Basic Black instead of StazOn, I knew some of the black would smear with the water – I was looking for that.  It gave me just the right look that this bird had.  I added a little Smoky Slate to the neck and beak, and my bird was done.
    • My grass was stamped first in So Saffron and then directly in Pear Pizazz before stamping.  I wanted the blend of color.  To finish the grass, I filled in a few blades on the left and right and wherever needed using my Pear Pizazz Stampin’ Write Marker.  Wetlands 001 Side
    • I sponged the edge of my Chalk Tag tag with Smoky Slate and sponged a little at the top of the tag like a cloudy day.  I have to admit, that was a result of my getting a little black on my tag from my finger.  It’s the perfect way to cover up an unwanted smudge.  I actually love the end result – I love when that happens!
    • For a little texture behind the tag I added the lined stamp from Gorgeous Grunge.  I stamped this image four times top to bottom.  I trim my stamps, so I knew exactly where the edge was for perfect placement.  I love this stamp and I know you’ll see it a ton from me.  This stamp set will quickly become one of my most used along with Sweet Essentials.  I’m calling it now!
    • For the greeting, I copied the white with Smoky Slate sponging and stamped it in Basic Gray.  I added an individual wheat stalk to it in So Saffron/Pear Pizazz to tie it back to my tag.  Learn how I create my Banner FlagsWetlands 001 Banner
    • Some drama was needed for this crisp looking card, so I popped up the banner and tag before matting my Smoky Slate card front to a piece of Basic Black cut just 1/16” larger.  I adhered that to a Pear Pizazz card base.  The proportion of color is just right. 
    • For the finishing touch I added a few Pearl Basic Jewels in triangles.  It’s the perfect touch.

    I hope you love the end result.  I have one of these cards that I’m going to send to a random winner!  All you have to do is leave me a comment.  Tell me what you like about it or the stamp sets I used.  Have a great stamping day!

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    Stamp Sets – Wetlands (126697c, 126695w), Gorgeous Grunge (130517c, 130514w)  Ink – Smoky Slate (131179), Basic Gray (126981), So Saffron (126957), Pear Pizazz (131180), So Saffron and Pear Pizazz Stampin’ Write Markers (131264) Paper – Whisper White (100730), Smoky Slate (131202), Basic Black (121045), Pear Pizazz (131201) Cool Tools – 1” Square Punch (124094), Chalk Talk Framelits (129983), Stampin’ Sponges (101610) Finishing Touch – Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Pearl Basic Jewels (119247)

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