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Stamp Ink Paper: Colors of Thanksgiving #71

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I can’t get over how stinkin’ cute the Halloween Cookie Cutter stamp set is.  I have used this set more than any new set from the Holiday catalog.  The set can be purchased in a bundle (link below) and I guarantee it’s going to become one of those highly sought after punch and sets after it’s retired.  However, this card was made for the Stamp Ink Paper Color Challenge.

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I love these colors for the challenge this week?  Why?  Because they are so different and they remind me of the crisp cool colors of Fall leaves.  They remind me of when I lived in New Jersey.  Isn’t it so awesome how three colors take you back in time and sparks a memory that makes you miss the East Coast?

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The Details:

  • Watercolored Made Easy.  Ever since Stampin’ Up! removed the Blendabilities from its inventory (due to production issues) I have missed using a coloring pen that is easy to blend.  Watercoloring has always intimidated me and I told myself to stop being a cry-baby and just use it!  So I did!  The trick to fading is to continue to color even after the color seems to have faded. The best thing about it is that it doesn’t have to be perfect.  Now, I can’t stop watercoloring because it truly is so easy!!!
  • Ombre Look Without Reinking.  To give the sentiment an ombre look I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to get the stamping to line up perfectly.  After making sure it had a good amount of ink on the rubber I simply continued to stamp until the ink faded.  I think I can safely say continuous stamping to create an ombre look is a no brainer.

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Stamp Ink Paper: Tic-Tac-Toe Birthday

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This was the birthday card I made myself on Sunday (LOL).   I randomly give people I see in the street, complete strangers my handmade cards, but have failed to send them on birthdays.  So starting with my birthday, I’m sending them starting today. =)

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I remember when we first had a tic-tac-toe challenge, I can’t help but laugh because I actually asked my teammates to explain how this worked. Oh my gosh~it’s still funny to me today.  Uh-Duh! choose the items to win and upload your card on the challenge blog!

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The Details:

  • Curly Paper String.  To make the string match the basic black border I wrapped a sliver of basic black cardstock on a pencil. Yes, that easy!
  • Stamping Between the Red.  The striped red DSP from Fruit Stand is the perfect height for the Crazy About You stamps to fit perfectly! Choose your words and stamp on.
  • Ballon in 3D.  To make the ballon die-cut pop off the page higher than normal, I adhered two dimensionals together and I loved the way it gave the balloon a big pop off the page!

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Pals Paper Arts: Sketch by Susan Itell

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That’s right folks it’s another lovely Thursday and you know what that means!  It’s card challenge day and I’ve created something simple you can use any designer series paper to make it. 

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This week our fabulous Susan Item came up with a design that can put together by a beginner card maker as well as an advanced crafter.  Take a look at what the team has come up with and let it inspire you at the Pals Paper Arts card challenge.

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The Details:

  • Simple Straight Cuts. Doesn’t get any easier than this folks.  I cut the designer series paper in five thin strips and simply spaced them a tiny bit to give them a spread out look.  Nothing hard at all!  Just make sure to keep the design in same order to keep the design together.

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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 #68: Your Favorite Stamp, Ink, Color, Paper!

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Welcome to another fun Tuesday with the weekly Stamp Ink Paper challenge.  When I first saw the Foxy Friends stamp set with the matching punch, I was instantly prime time in love with these little fellas. This is one of those sets and punch that is going to be highly sought after it retires.

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The Details:

  • Almost a bobble-head. I said ‘almost’.  I punched the head and adhered it with a Stampin’ Dimensionals and I just noticed it looks like a bobblehead…LOL!
  • What about that tail?  Can you say snip it with another Stampin’ Dimensional. It just gives the little cutie pie a little umpf.
  • Water colored background.  I actually stamped the image first and them very carefully used the Aqua Painters to paint the background.  I have to paining talent and it just shows that you don’t need to know how to water paint to do a good job. =)

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Peek-a-boo: I’m Here for You

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Here for You

We’ve all been in a place where we needed a friend and hopefully you’ve been there for a friend who has needed a friend and that friend was you. Did you know that sending someone a handwritten card provides more comfort that a text?  Try it sometime. =)

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The Details:

  • Another Brick in the Wall. I love that old song!  But hey, want to make the Brick Wall embossing folder different? Simply trim a brick out and stamp an image that will be seen through it.  How easy is that?
  • Give the Brick Wall an Old Look.  You can achieve a speckled look and give the wall some flare with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set. It’s perfect and it does’t have to be perfect. 
  • Create a Vistor. Snip out another little creature on the front side of the wall so the one stuck behind the wall isn’t so lonely. LOL.  I stamped only one hedgehog from the Love You lots set and snip it and if you use a Stampin’ Dimensional it’ll look like it’s truly standing near the wall. I love it!!!

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From 1 thru 5 October Stampin’ Up! is starting off World Card Making Day by offering the following specials below.  I generated the links so you can just click on them to take a look for yourself.  The discount is AWESOME!

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Maggie

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Pals Paper Arts: Ginger Bread Kiddo

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Welcome to this weeks Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge!  This is hands-down one of my favorite punches and the variety of stamps are amazingly too cute NOT to own!  I assure you this stamp set is going to be one of those craze gotta have sets and I highly encourage you to get it pronto before they run out!  The Designer Series Paper is also another favorite.  However, I plan on stocking up and making sure I have enough to make at least 100 Christmas cards.

I wanted to make the Ginger Bread Kiddo look like he was swinging from house to house and used Whisper White Solid Bakers Twine to allow it to repel across the card. 

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The best way to end the week tomorrow is by entering your card into the Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge.

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Maggie

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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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Pals Paper Arts: I’m So Sorry

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Today’s post ends the last day of my 30-day vacation.  It’s been real, it’s been fun and the entire road trip across America was all REAL FUN!  It ends with the sun shining bright and looking forward to sleeping on my own bed.  Today’s card was made a month ago for the Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge.

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Amy Lazzell is the creator of this very cute sketch.  She has an awesome eye for design and gave me the perfect challenge to make something different.  Please join us this week at the Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge.

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Pals Paper Arts: Sketch Challenge by Linda Callahan

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Pals Paper ArtsThere are times in our lives when everything goes off kilter.  This card may have been a premonition and once I summarize you may agree.  When I completed Linda’s spectacular sketch I had to make about five cards because I was preparing to undertake a three and a half week vacation across the US in my hubby’s Mini Cooper (oh fun)!

Two weeks into our vacation, I received that dreaded 5 AM call…dad’s in the hospital.  This card is now how I feel….gloomy. It just goes to show that often what we see takes a different twist on how we feel.  I really love the new Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack and when I made the card it looked like the sky blended with the ocean with a bright sun behind it…at least that’s the look I wanted to achieve. 
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It would be such an honor if you entered the challenge this week and I’d love to see your card over at Pals Paper Arts.

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Stamp, Ink, Paper: You’re My Anchor

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Today’s card was made for the Stamp Ink Paper Sketch Challenge #58. I’m not much of a punch artist, but today’s card is a little bit nautical and one little fish that I made with the bow builder punch.  I didn’t make a video or anything, but follow down below to read how it was made.

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The Details:

  • The Fish: With the Bow Builder punch the bow tie without the rectangle strip (you won’t need it). Use the fin looking piece to back the back of the fish.  With the longer piece you’ll need to use your paper snips to trip one side of the bow to make it a little round (as desired, after all…it’s your fish) LOL.  Use the “eyeball” measurement to figure how much to cut on the other side so that the fin comes through.  Then just adhere it together and wha-la your punch art masterpiece.
  • Fishing String: Everyone knows that fishing string is clear and since we don’t have clear thread or ribbon I used our Silver Metallic Thread to symbolize the fishing string.  I twirled it around my fingers to create a rope like circle around my hand and then just adhere it to the back of the fish with Stampin’ Dimensionals. It gives the fish a little pop off the label.

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I WELCOME HOBBY STAMPERS TO THE PALS COMMUNITY!  If your motivation is simply to get the kit and enjoy at least 3 months of demonstrator discounts (20% or more), benefits and resources just for YOU, it’s OK!!  There’s no risk, no obligation to purchase anything further and no penalty to drop!  Why not give Stampin’ Up! and my Circle of Pals a test drive and start building your $99 Starter Kit here.

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Maggie

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