Motorcyle - Summer Mini Catalog

Can you believe it's already the beginning of August? Where did the summer go? Before you know it, it will be time for fall foods, pumpkin patches, and Halloween costumes. It also means there is only a month left to order from the summer mini catalog. One of my favorite stamps in that catalog is the motorcycle, because the men in my life love their bikes, and this makes stamp makes it easy to create masculine Father's Day and birthday cards. Another fun thing about this stamp is that it's a single stamp, which means it's very easy on the wallet & doesn't take up much storage.

I stamped the image in Not Quite Navy craft ink and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder to give it some dimension and shine. Next, I used our Color Sprintzer tool to splash a little Early Espresso ink on there to age it. Then I layered it onto cardstock, some of which was textured with our Square Lattice embossing folder, which gives it a nice masculine texture. I accented it with a few brads and some ribbon & I was good to go.

You could easily make this more classic by going with Basic Black, Whisper White, and Basic Gray; or you could go sportier by adding a splash or Pumpkin Pie or Daffodil Delight, or customize it to match your loved ones' bike. Whatever you do, don't miss out on this versatile single stamp!

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Cardstock:

Crumb Cake - #120953 for 8.5"x11" or #119929 for 12"x12"

Early Espresso - #119686 for 8.5"x11" or #119691 for 12"x12"

Not Quite Navy - #101722 for 8.5"x11" or #119933 for 12"x12"

Ink:
Not Quite Navy Craft ink - if you don't have a craft pad, you'll have to create your own using a Not Quite Navy craft ink refill (#103131) and an uninked pad (#122265)

Early Espresso Marker - #119680

Stamp Set:

Motorcycle - #117657

Tools:

Ticket Corner Small Punch - #119867
Big Shot - #113439

Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - #119976

Heat Tool - #100005

Powder Pals - #102197

Other:

Clear Embossing Powder - #109130

Crumb Cake Brads - in the Neutrals Brad mix - #119736

5/8" satin ribbon in Early Espresso - #119753

Last Chance - Kind and Caring Thoughts

This beautiful set was a favorite of mine the instant I saw it in the current catalog. It is a hostess set for this year, Kind and Caring Thoughts, which means it may retire with the current catalog (the last day of June). It also means the only way to get it is to hostess a qualifying party. So if you, like me, just "have" to have this set, contact me and I help you book a workshop that can earn you this set.

I created this card for my mother-in-law who had outpatient surgery. I thought the blues and browns would be perfect for her. And I love the feminine details of the butterfly, ribbon and scallop trim without being too girly.

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Patterned Paper: Bella Blue - #113974

Cardstock:Kraft - #102125 for 8.5"x11" or #107070 for 12"x12"
Very Vanilla - #105328 for 8.5"x11" or #106531 for 12"x12"
Not Quite Navy - #101722 for 8.5"x11" or #107095 for 12"x12"

Chocolate Chip - #102128 for 8.5"x11" or #107102 for 12"x12"

Ink:

Not Quite Navy Craft - #103227
Chocolate Chip Classic - #100908

Stamp Set: Kind and Caring Thoughts - #115324

Tools:

Scallop Trim Punch - retired, but we have other beautiful border punches that would work just as well. Check out the Scallop Edge #112091 or the Eyelet Border #113692.

Big Shot - #113439
Beatiful Wings Embosslit - #11838
Heat Tool - #100005

Other:Clear Embossing Powder - #109130

Sending Love Epoxy Brads in Chocolate Chip - #117272
5/8" satin ribbon in Chocolate Chip - #117287

Happy Birthday! For All You Do

This stamp set (For All You Do) was the first one I got as a demo and I still love the versatility of it. Today, I used it create birthday cards for some girlfriends. I loved the combination of patterned papers, stamping, bling and ribbon to create a fresh, funky card for some special people in my life.

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Stamps:For All You Do - #115360
Teeny Tiny Wishes - #115370

Cardstock:
Whisper White - #100730 (for 8.5"x11") or #106529 (for 12"x12")
Chocolate Chip - #102128 (for 8.5"x11") or #107102 (for 12"x12")
Old Olive - #100702 (for 8.5"x11") or #106544 (for 12"x12")
Patterned Paper: Sweet Pea Designer Series Paper (retired)
Ink:So Saffron Classic - #105213
Rose Red Craft - #101545
Old Olive Classic - #102277
Other:Rhinestone Brads - #113144
5/8" Satin Ribbon (Chocolate Chip) - #117287

Sweet Treats Skittles!

Did you know that Real Red, Only Orange, Yoyo Yellow and Elegant Eggplant perfectly match four of the five colors of regular flavored Skittles? And, that Skittles fit in our Sweet Treat cups? So exciting...I figured that out this weekend when making this birthday card for my soon-to-be-five-year-old friend, Payton! Skittles are her favorite candy, so I think it will be a hit.

Cardstock:
Real Red - #102482 (for 8.5"x11) or #106545 (for 12"x12")
Only Orange - #102837 (for 8.5"x11) or #107107 (for 12"x12")
YoYo Yellow - #102824 (for 8.5"x11) or #107108 (for 12"x12")
Elegant Eggplant - #105126 (for 8.5"x11) or #107085 (for 12"x12")
Whisper White - #100730 (for 8.5"x11") or #106529 (for 12"x12")

Ink: Real Red Classic pad - #103133

Tools: 1-3/4" circle punch - #112004

Other:
Sweet Treat Cups - #116802
Real Red 5/8" satin ribbon - #117286
Something Sweet Stamp Set (retired)

Bling Challenge

My demostrators group decided to use BLING as our challenge for this week. There are plenty of blingin' products to choose from in our catalog including Iridescent Ice embossing powder, metallic cardstock , foiled patterned paper, flat-backed pearls and rhinestone brads. I decided to use the Rhinestone Brads because I've had them since I became a demonstrator and haven't ever used them. They come in a pack of 84, with 28 each of three different sizes, so you will find the perfect one for whatever you are working on. I chose clear, but they also have four combo packs that offer a great assortment of colors in round or square. I also used the Lattice Die on these cards to create two different effects. On the second card down, I used the "insides" of the lattice (the football shape you'd normally discard) to create the layers of my flower. I ended up having so much fun I created two cards. I can't decide which I like better...what do you think?

Enjoy!

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Both cards use:
Cardstock:Rose Red - #102544 for 8.5"x11" or #107086 for 12"x12"
Pumpkin Pie - #105717 for 8.5"x11" or #107100 for 12"x12"
So Saffron - #105118 for 8.5"x11" or #107088 for 12"x12"
Old Olive - #100702 for 8.5"x11" or #106544 for 12"x12"
Whisper White - #100730 for 8.5"x11" or #106529 for 12"x12"
Tempting Turquoise - #102067 for 8.5"x11" or #107103 for 12"x12"

Tools:Lattice Die - #115958
Big Shot - #113439

Embellishments:Rhinestone Brads - #113144
In addition to the supplies above, the quote on the top card was stamped using Old Olive Ink (#102277) with a stamp from the "Of the Earth" stamp set (#115336). This is hostess set available from now until the end of June...yours free with a $150 party!!! Also, I found our Paper Snips (#103579) useful for handcutting the Tempting Turquoise border around my flower on the second card and Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430) to help it pop!

Sympathy Card - Very Versatile

A friend of mine from small group at church had a death in her family so I created this sympathy card for her & her husband. I knew that I wanted something a bit trendier so I immediately went for the kraft colored, retro circle & stripe patterned patterned paper from our Holiday Lounge paper pack. From there, I stamped the floral image from the (retired) Very Versatile stamp set that was featured in last summer's mini catalog in Chocolate Chip Classic Ink and Whisper White Craft Ink. I embossed the Whisper White ink using our white embossing powder. Once it was cooled, I brayered over it with Bermuda Bay and then wiped any excess ink off the embossed part. I love how the card turned out...I was thinking it might have been just as lovely to use a heathery blue, such as Bordering Blue, in place of the turquoise. Happy stamping my friends!

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Ink:
Whisper White Craft Ink - #101731
Chocolate Chip Classic Ink - #100908
Bermuda Bay Classic Ink -#115655

Cardstock:
Whisper White - #100730 (for 8.5"x11") or #106529 (for 12"x12")
Chocolate Chip - #102128 (for 8.5"x11") or #107102 (for 12"x12")

Paper: Holiday Lounge Designer Series Paper - #115675

Tools:
Heat Tool - #10005
Brayer - #102395

Other:
White Embossing Powder - #109132

Earth Day Challenge

My demonstrators group weekly challenge was to create something inspired by Earth Day. I don't know about you, but in my neck of the woods the red bud and dogwood trees are just gorgeous in full bloom, so that is my inspiration for my Earth Day card. I'm always looking for an excuse to use this stamp set. It's called "Season of Friendship" and comes with everything you need to decorate the tree for any season, plus a nice quote about friendship. You've probably noticed a trend with me: that I love layers and dimensions, so the front "hill" of grass and the flowers are adhered with our foam adhesive, called "Stampin' Dimensionals". The clouds were created by sponging bashful blue onto whisper white cardstock, using a scallop circle punch to mask off areas of white. The card was still missing something, so I tied it off with a piece of satin ribbon. Happy (belated) Earth Day!

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Ink:
Bashful Blue (sky) - #105209
Certainly Celery (leaves) - #105217
Chocolate Chip (tree) - #100908
Old Olive (leaves) - #102277
So Saffron (flowers) -#105213
Brilliant Blue (bird) -#100691

Cardstock:
Whisper White - #100730 for 8.5"x11" or #106529 for 12"x12"
Chocolate Chip - #102128 for 8.5"x11" or #107102 for 12"x12"

Stamps: Season of Friendship - #111776

Tools:
Scallop Circle Punch - #109043
Paper Snips -#103579
Stamp-a-ma-jig (for easy placement of leaves & bird on tree) - #101049
Sponge - #101610
Crop-a-dile (to punch holes for ribbon) - #108362

Others: 5/8" Certainly Celery satin ribbon - #117288