Category: Cards (Page 17 of 26)

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Stamp-A-Palooza Day 1: Amazing Year

July 25, 2022 / Beth / 0 Comments

Day 1 of Stamp-A-Palooza features the Amazing Year Stamp set. The cards made in today’s class also feature Stampin’ Up!s Watercolor Pencils. I just love to color, it brings out the kid in me. Oh who am I kidding, everything brings out the kid in me.

The first card in today’s Class is the Amazing Year Birthday Card. The was such a fun card to clod and is a bright and cheery way to say Happy Birthday to someone. The color was done using Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen. And to really feature this stamps sets images. I added die cut shapes from the Hippos Dies found in out Sale-A-Bration Catalog. Scroll down to see the cards made and a YouTube video you can watch.

TWO VERY IMPORTANT TIPS

Tip 1: I want to share with you is the about the Black Ink you will use. You NEED to use a solvent based Ink Pad . I always us the Jet Black Stazon whenever I am doing any sort of coloring using Water, Watercolor Pencils, Watercolor Crayons, Chalks, Blender Pens…. The reason being is that the Stazon pad will not smear when you color. If you use a water based Ink, when you apply water, the blender pen, water painters- that water based ink will bleed and make a mess of your projects. Stazon is a Permanent and Fast Drying ink. I highly recommend making sure you clean your stamps right away using a Stazon Cleaner. Click HERE to see in my Online store

Tip 2: To get the best results when WaterColoring use Fluid 100 Water Color Paper, Shimmery White Cards stock or Basic White Thick cardstock. These are heavier paper and will not break down as quickly as the normal Basic White cardstock. (you can still use it, just be careful not to over blend)

Card 1: Amazing Year Birthday Card

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Card 2: Amazing Year Birthday Wishes Card

This super easy card was quick to put together, Thick Basic White Layer, Butterfly Kisses Designer Paper and the image stamped on Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper. Color in it with Watercolor Pencils and a Blender pen or use your Stamp pads along with a blender pen. Try out some new water coloring today. No fancy tools needed for this card. Just Stamps, Ink and Paper.

Card 3: Wonderful Friend Card

This sweet card not only features the Amazing Year Stamp Set but also has the Hives 3D embossing folder. I jut love embossing folders, they add that little something. I gave this card a little extra blind by using the Glossy Dots Assortments. It was a pretty quick card to make.

Watch the Class on You Tube!

Sale-A-Brating with the Hippos!

July 13, 2022 / Beth / 0 Comments

Playing around with the Hippest Hippos Stamp set a free sale-a-bration item when you spend $50 in my online store. I wanted to make some simple cards using scraps of Designer papers I have left over from some other card projects. This set is really adorable I just couldn’t help myself. Don’t wait to get your hands on this adorable stamp set- it is only available while supplies last!

This first card variation I cut strips of the Brights Designer Paper. Place a Tailor Mad Tag with some Black Bakers Twine and of course one of the darling little hippos. I colored the Hippo using Stampin’ Blends popped it up with some dimensionals and added a few glossy dots for some added bling. What do you think? All the supplies are listed below and have links to my Online Store. Did you know this set also has coordinating dies? It sure does. They are also a Sale-a-Bration item. Watch the You Tube video below to see how I put this card together. And don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel- and you may as well click the Notify bell too. this way when you log into to YouTube you will see my latest videos in your feed and be notified when I add more videos!

Hump Day Lunch Break – Set Sail with Rays of Light

June 2, 2022 / Beth / 0 Comments

Today’s Hump Day Lunch Break featured the Let’s Set Sail Stamp Set and coordinating punch along with the Rays of Light Background Stamp. A quick card to show how amazing background stamps can really add depth and focus to a card. Add a few extras and voila a card fit to give!

Measurements

Balmy Blue Cardstock: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″, 4″ x 2-1/2″
Basic White: 5″ x 5-1/2″, 4″ x 5-1/4″ (inside of card) and scraps for stamped pieces and punched items

I love using the Stamparatus for stamping large background stamps. Watch the video below for some tips! Also in the video I give some tips on placing your images so you can punch them out without wasting a lot of paper and time. I do also love punches in fact when I first started paper crafting, I bought and entire Alphabet punch set so I could use it for scrapbooking. Boy, have things come a long way since then. I love even the simplest shaped punches like the Cloud punch I used on today’s card.

Grab a coup of Tea or Coffee or whatever your favorite beverage is and watch today’s Live on YouTube below or hop over to my Facebook Page: My Stamp Studio

All Supplies used today can be purchased in the US from my Online Store by clicking the button below or by clicking any of the product images below. Make sure to use the June Host code when placing your order UVTHMGEE

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January To June Mini Catalog- Last Chance Special

May 31, 2022 / Beth / 0 Comments

It’s that time to say Goodbye to some sweet Spring and Summer products as Stampin’ Up! gets ready for the Fall and Winter mini Catalog. You can get products up to 50% off. Click on the image to the left to download a free PDF file. These prices are only good while supplies last. Make sure to use this host code link when placing your order in my Online Store: UVTHMGEE

June 1- June 30, 2022 or while supplies last

Hump Day Lunch Break Live- Artfully Composed

May 26, 2022 / Beth / 0 Comments

Today’s Hump Day Lunch Break featured a SIP (Stamps, Ink and Paper) card and 3 different techniques that are easy and fun to do on your paper crafting projects.

(I also have an added Bonus to share of what happens in My Stamp Studio when filming and doing lives. My Buddy, Cooper loves to be near…see the bottom of the post!)

Artfully Layered Stamp Set and Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper

I started with a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock measuring 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5-1/2″ to form my crad base. I then adhered a piece of the Artfully Composed Designer Series Paper measuring 4″ x 5 1/4″ to the card base. I cut a piece of Evening Evergreen cardstock at 3″ x 4″ and adhered it to the card base at a slight angle using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Next I took a piece of Soft Succulent cardstock measuring 3-2/4″ x 3-3/4″ and spritzed water on it using a Stampin’ Spritzer to get the card stock damp but not soaking wet. The I crumbled up the cardstock. This is referred to as the Faux Suede technique. Set it aside to dry. Once dried I peeled apart the cardstock layers one one corner and used Liquid glue to Next I took a piece of Soft Succulent cardstock measuring 3-2/4″ x 3-3/4″ and spritzed water on it using a Stampin’ Spritzer to get the card stock damp but not soaking wet. The I crumbled up the cardstock. This is referred to as the Faux Suede technique. Set it aside to dry. Once dried I peeled apart the cardstock layers one one corner and used Liquid glue to . Pretty cool hey? Once it dried, I used Liquid Glue to adhere on top of the Evening Evergreen rectangle. Pretty cool hey?

The next technique is called Rock n Roll. I inked the leaf image with Soft Succulent, then I used my Evening Evergreen Ink to rock and roll the stamp pad around the edges of the image so I would just get ink on the tips of the leaves. One tip, it is much easier to do this with a Stampin’ Spot but you can still use the normal size Stamp Pad. Once you have stamped it, fussy cut it out

The third technique used on this card was to stamp the “happiest birthday wishes” sentiment using Evening Evergreen ink on to a 4′ piece of Natural Finish Ribbon (new in the 2022-2023 Annual Catalog). The key things here are to use a ribbon that is tightly woven so that the ink will stay on the fabric and not go through it. Also I used Tear and Tape to adhere the ribbon to the front of the card.

All products used today are available in my online store- just click on any of the items below (US Only)

You can watch the Video on YouTube- make sure to leave a comment and subscribe to my YouTube channel. This helps with the Algorithms that will promote my videos to more crafters and in turn I can bring more videos to you!

This is my Buddy, my Pal and our youngest child. Cooper! He loves to be with me- but only when he wants and it always seem to be when I am stamping. (maybe I am stamping a little too much) When it’s playtime or time for cuddles he is all in, but if you are not when he is here the shenanigans begin.

This not so little guy is about 65 pounds of sassy. He will tug at my socks or lick my toes while I am doing my lives to see if he can get my attention. And when he can’t this is what happens under my craft table.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.

Come again soon as I am always posting new things!

What day is it? It’s Hump Day! Just in time for another Lunch Break Video

May 18, 2022 / Beth / 0 Comments

Today’s Lunch break featured the Happy Hedgehogs Bundles and the Charming Sentiments Bundle. The Hedgehogs stamp set is so darn adorable, who could pass up on that cuteness? The Charming sentiment bundle is super cool! We don’t have to fussy cut out sentiments any more. Each sentiment in the stamp set has a coordinating die. WOOOO HOOOOO!