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Stamp Ink Paper: Love

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I’m in Love with anything creative and handmade and so is the rest of  the Stamp Ink Paper Design Team.  Today we made our cards to reflect anything about Love and my card is a birthday card to my great-uncle who will turn 69 in a couple of weeks.  Join us this week and show off some LOVE at the Stamp Ink Paper Challenge blog.

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Sometimes I have no idea what my cards will come out when I’m not using a sketch.  So, I go at it blindly and so far, I’m always pleased with the outcome.  I’m a little jealous of card-makers who can whip out a card in an hour or less.  I totally admire their talent.  This one took me 2 days…oh my.  But, it’s the love I have for card-making that doesn’t matter how long or how little it may take.  Anything made with LOVE is totally worth it.

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The Details:

  • Sunken Heart Cutout.  After adhering the Playfull Pallette DSP to Basic Black Cardstock, I used a heart from the Sweet & Sassy collection to cut out the heart.  I then doubled up the Stampin’ Dimensionals to add height to the cutout.  The heart with the 69 was adhered to the base first before the frame before the Stampin’ Dimensionals were applied (hope that made sense).  Doing so allowed me to center it perfectly on the base.
  • Tricky Hello Thinlits. There are endless types of glue one can use to apply very thin embellishments, but know that you don’t need to purchase tons of different types of glue.  Stampin’ Up! has the most strongest Fine-Tip glue pen that works extremely well.  No need to run it through another type that requires another gadget. I love it!!!
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Stamp Ink Paper: Monochromatic

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What other way to say “thanks” instead of stamping it!? By using the Hello You Thinlits is the perfect way.  I’ve had this die-cut for a while, but have only began using it the last few weeks. 

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Can’t wait to see your blue’s over at the Stamp Ink Paper Challenge #65.

The Details:

  • Monochromatic Fade with a Die-Cut.  To cut each color in one strip I cut three separate pieces of cardstock in their respective color and used scotch tap on the back then ran it through the Big Shot.  Since the scotch tape held it together it was easy to apply the Fine-Tip Adhesive glue to the back. 

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Pals Paper Arts: Check Out the Fiesta!

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Yesterday was my son’s birthday and for the past 20 years I have always made him a birthday card with red as the main color. I wanted to change it up this year and decided to make it a lively card.

UPDATE:  I just realized, I’m a week late and $100 dollars short! After I returned from my 30-day vacation across the United States I seem to have left my mind on the road. Today’s card was for last week’s Pals Paper Arts Challenge.  I better get with the program right!?  Anyway, enjoy the card and I’ll get caught up now!

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The Details:

  • Flexible Photopolymer.  The best feature I absolutely love about the photopolymer stamps is its ability to slightly bend and stick on a block.  I first laid the line stamp on the whisper white and slightly bended it so it would show a very slight curve.  It turned out perfect.
  • Add Embellishments. Often after we finish off our cards we take a double look at them and realize they’re missing a little something-something.  What that happens I pull the rhinestones out of hiding and find a spot on the card to give it an enchanted appearance.  I know this card may seem a bit feminine because of the bright colors, but the boldness speaks both genders to me.  My son LOVED it and he even loved the rhinestones!  Proof masculine cards don’t have to be neutral and without embellishments.

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Stamp Ink Paper: Clean and Simple #64

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Do you remember the Swallow Tail that was retired?  So many were disappointed when it was retired, but if you have the Butterflies Thinlits dies you can emboss the large butterfly without cutting it all the way through.  Have you ever ran a die-cut through your Big Shot and the die-cut was too worn out?  Well, you can duplicate that same effect with any die-cut and rubber mat.  See the details below.

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I’d love to see you try this technique and play along with us at the Stamp Ink Paper this week.

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The Details:

  • Emboss with a Die-Cut.  To emboss with a die-cut all you have to do is replace the bottom plate with a Silicone Rubber mat!  Yes, that’s all you need! If the sandwich is a little too thin when running it through, simply add a piece of cardstock under the one you’re cutting.  Still to thin?  Add another. =)

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Stamp Ink Paper: Wonderful Wings

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Butterflies

Today’s card is a colorful one and it represents ‘wonderful wings’.  I have loved butterflies my whole life and each time Stampin’ Up! releases a butterfly set, that’s right, I buy it!

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Hope you join the Stamp Ink Paper team this week and come up with something with ‘Wonderful Wings’.

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The Details:

  • Ornament Die Cut Butterfly.  I used one of the ornament die-cut’s (white arrow below) .  I trimmed it to the shape of butterfly wings and cut it in half.  The butterfly body, in basic black ink came from Watercolor Wings as well as the antennas.

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Stamp, Ink, Paper: Thank You Color Challenge

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I absolutely love the colors that were selected for this weeks Stamp Ink Paper Challenge and I hope to see what you come up with too.

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The Details:

  • Pedal On the Edge.  I didn’t want the sentiment to look plain on the whisper white cardstock and chose to stamp it with one of the pedals stamps around the edges with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.  It’s my go to ink these days for images that will be colored in with our Stampin’ Write markers.  The ink also stands up to watercoloring and I can’t stop using it instead of any other inks because it doesn’t bleed.
  • Colored in Pedal.  To used the gray pen in the Neutrals Stampin’ Write marker set because I also used a couple pieces from a retired punch left from Smoky Slate cardstock.

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You’re the Best Pals Paper Arts #254

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I thought I had a style for card-making, but today I realize I don’t!  HA!  I march to the beat of my own drum and I love it.  Like everything else, there are trends in what we do, but guess what!?  I don’t follow the crowds.  Is it a bad thing?  I dunno.  What I do know is that I do what I love and I love what I do.  So much so that there aren’t enough hours in the day to do it in.  What do you love to do?

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Today card is an inspiration from the weekly Pals Paper Arts Challenge #254.  Not only am I a participant, but I’m a team member and it’s one of the best projects I look love to participate in.  What about you?

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I took a simple approach to this card by adding a matt to the Cherry on Top Desires Series Paperstack.  What can I say, I’m easy…LoL.

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A Sweet Pink & Green Favor

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I was asked for a favor (no pun intended)… LOL.  So I decided to make a dozen of these cute little favors for a party.  What better way to show off our new cute little Curvy Keepsake Box that requires absolutely NO adhesive what soever!

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All you need is a little stamping and bam it’s done!  I’ll be making Christmas Keepsake Boxes in Real Red cardstock for a Christmas vendor fair in November.  I’ll be sure to let you see it first.

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Baby Pink Box

Products Used:

So Very Happy Clear-Mount Stamp Set
$17.95
Everything Eleanor Clear Stamp Set
$26.95
Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies
$32.95
Pink Pirouette 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Wild Wasabi 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon
$6.95
Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
Melon Mambo Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
Big Shot
$99.95

Blackberry & Honey Birthday

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Birthday/Boxes

Wow look at the curves on this sweet little box! I wasn’t going to get it when I saw it in the Holiday Catalog, but when my up-line gave me a shopping spree for making Sr. Supervisor it was the first thing on my list.

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Card sketch was brought to you by Sketch Saturday: Week 327

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Just in case anyone is wondering what’s in the Curvy Box… There was a crispy twenty dollar bill along with that I gave to my nephew for his birthday.  My heart broke into pieces when I saw him tear the tabs off to open it… LOL… then again, he turned eight.

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I almost forgot to mention that I used the Spiral Board Punch for the edges on the Blackberry Bliss card stock and the Star from the Itty Bitty Accents Punch.

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Products Used:

Label Love Clear Stamp Set
$17.95
Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack
$6.95
Blackberry Bliss 3/8″ Satin Stitched Ribbon
$8.95
2014-2016 In Color 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$6.95
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.50
Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$3.95
Snail Permanent Adhesive
$6.95
Big Shot

 

Curvy Keepsake Box Thinlits Dies

So Grateful for You!

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Fall

I love doing card/sketch challenges, but color challenges scare me.  But don’t tell anyone because I’ll deny it…LOL.  These challenges take me a very long time, but I love it because they do exactly what they’re meant to do – CHALLENGE me. =)

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I placed pearls on the acorn because I made a boo boo on the paper trying to place white curvy lines to give the acorn some dimension.  But since there are no mistakes in card making it came out perfect don’t you think?
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Card brought to you by Pals Paper Art Color Challenge 219.

 

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Products Used:

Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set
$15.95
Autumn Accents Bigz Die
$21.95
Always Artichoke 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Cajun Craze 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Crushed Curry 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.50
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
Always Artichoke Classic Stampin’ Pad
$5.95
Window Word Punch
$15.95
Fuse Fast Adhesive
$9.95
Snail Permanent Adhesive
$6.95
Glue Dots
$4.95
Big Shot
$99.95

Pals Blog Hop: The Holidays are Here Again!

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Blog Hop Badge Sept 2014

Welcome to the September Pals Blog Hop. This month we are showing off our favorite new products from the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. We hope you enjoy our projects!

You may just be starting the blog hop or may have come from Peggy Noe at prettypapercards, #33 on the Pals Hop. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all of the amazing creations.

Halloween

You can’t deny it the Holidays are upon us.  You can run, but you can’t hide.  Just go ahead and pull out the decorations even if you’re not much of a Halloween person… it’s Harvest time my friends.  I just want to show you my all time Halloween paper… Motley Crew!  Eeek, I can’t stop using it because it makes perfect little banners.  Don’t ya think!?

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The next stop is Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery’s Owlery, #35 on the Pals Blog Hop!  Thanks for visiting and  I hope to see you next month.

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  1. Kim Czenszak at LiveLoveStamp
  2. Natalie Bradley at Natalie Bradley Events
  3. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Create With Susan
  4. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
  5. Becky Gifford at The Social Stamper
  6. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin
  7. Kelly DeTommaso at Kelly’s Creative Corner
  8. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
  9. Katy McGloin at Just fun Stamping
  10. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
  11. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
  12. Shannon Jaramillo at www.EZPeasyCards.com
  13. Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
  14. Jane Knudsen at see jane stamp
  15. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
  16. Katie Ferguson at Cottage Paper
  17. Beth Beard at My little craft blog
  18. Amy Hoptay at Inking of You!
  19. Amanda Merrill at Inkflair
  20. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
  21. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
  22. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
  23. Amy Williams at Stamps and Spice
  24. Rae Harper-Burnet at WildWestPaperArts.com
  25. Diane Roberts at Score at Four and a Quarter
  26. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
  27. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
  28. Kerry Willard Bray at Peonies and Paper Chains
  29. September Gray at SeptemberGray.com
  30. Nicole Watt at Pixel Maven’s Retreat
  31. Debbie Crowley at expressivelydeb…
  32. Angie Valle-Peters at Paperluxuries
  33. Peggy Noe at prettypapercards
  34. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards <- YOU ARE HERE
  35. Lynn Kolcun at Stamping with Avery’s Owlery

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Products Used:

Motlley Monsters Designer Series Paper
$10.95
Good Greetings Wood-Mount Stamp Set
$22.00
Whisper White Craft Stampin’ Pad
$7.50
Calypso Coral 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$6.95
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$3.95
Snail Permanent Adhesive
$6.95
Banners Framelits Die
$26.95
Big Shot
$99.95
Big Shot Magnetic Platform
$39.95