Bonnie's Party- May 2013

The card, above, uses a sneak peek stamp set- A Round Array.  Pretty in Pink (card stock and ribbon on this card) are retiring at the end of May.

 I used the NEW photopolymer stamp set to make the card, above.  You can make the banner curve, and they are completely clear so you see exactly where you're stamping!  Midnight Muse stars on this card.  The brads (Regals) are retiring at the end of May.

 This card, above, was a make-n-take.  We used the Big Shot, the paper piercer and Essentials piercing mat, and watercolored with blender pens and ink from the ink pad covers.  Perfect Plum is here to stay, but the ribbon is saying goodbye at the end of May.

The last card, above, was also a make-n-take.  First we embossed the Quint-Essential flower on white card stock with clear embossing powder.  Then we used sponges and ink to add color.  We rubbed off the excess ink (it won't stick to the embossed areas) and added a brad. Good thing Bonnie had a scallop circle punch in her collection so we didn't have to cut out the flower by hand!  :)

Happy Stamping!
Patrice

Sara's party- May 2013

We hopped right into stamping at Sara's party!  Garden Green and Summer Starfruit star in this card.  The cute frog is from Moving Forward, the Ronald McDonald House stamp for this year (and only available until the end of May!)

Next was a sneak peek.  The stamp set A Round Array is available now, and will be in the new catalog in June.  The words are from Curly Cute, which is retiring at the end of May.  Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla are used to make this card.  To make the words darker and lighter in color, I simply stamped off before I stamped on the card.

The thank you card, above, was a make-n-take.  It's quick and easy, and can be changed for any occasion with a quick change of color or stamps.  You could make a stack of these in no time!  Bravo Burgundy is a retiring color, but Night of Navy and Summer Starfruit are here to stay.

The other make-n-take uses Perfect Plum.  It makes a great sympathy card (that set is long ago retired), but would also make a beautiful birthday or Mother's Day card.


Where do I get my ideas?  Well, all over!  Sometimes it's from something I see in a store or magazine.  But mostly it's from other people's stamping blogs, or splitcoaststampers.com.  I love to CASE, and I use ideas I see to inspire me to try something new.

Happy Stamping!
Patrice

Stamping Fun Night April 2013

 We made this birthday card at Stamping Fun Night.  It is so cool how you can bend the new photopolymer stamps!

 The hello card was also made with the new photopolymer stamp set. 

A little sponging using the lattice die, and it's to-die for!  I love it when I can make a flat card that really pops!

Happy Stamping!
Patrice

Stamp Club March 2013

We needed a girly card tonight to balance the masculine one, so we went all out with pink (Melon Mambo and Pretty in Pink) and bling!  I love the way the butterfly from Bloomin' Marvelous looks in the Elegant Butterfly punch! 

 The card, above and below, use the Nature Walk set.  the Natural Trim ribbon from the Spring catalog gives it a nice rustic look.  The colors are Cajun Craze, Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, and Naturals Ivory.  The bird is stamped in Marina Mist.  A good masculine card to balance out the many, many flower cards I make!

 I shoed a few techniques to use with the Natural Composition Specialty Paper.  For the card, above, we rubbed Whisper White Craft ink on the paper and then rubbed the excess off with a paper towel.

Some other ideas are below.  On the left, I rubbed drops of reinker directly on the paper with a sponge dauber.  Then I rubbed with a paper towel.  On the right, I used markers to color in the design.  Then I rubbed it with paper towel to get the excess ink off the embossed areas.

The Natural Composition Specialty Paper is great to use as-is, too!

Happy Stamping!
Patrice

Stamping Fun Night March 2013

 It was a small group, but we had fun at Stamping Fun Night!  We made the card, above as a make-n-take.  It's a quick and easy design that can be used with lots of punches and sets!

 The other make-n-take was this card, above and below.  The Color Coach helped me choose the colors (Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, and Basic Gray).  We used a Sale-A-Bration set, but the layout is another one that's easy to use with many stamp sets!

When I made the card, below, I first showed how to dye Silver Glimmer Paper into any color you want.  Use a sponge dauber and some drops of reinker to get ink on the glimmer paper.  Dry with a heat tool to speed up the drying time.  You can now have glimmer paper in any color you want!  The butterflies are punched with the Elegant Butterfly punch and have a little glimmer paper in the center.

 

Happy Stamping!

Patrice