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Stamps - Punches - Digital Content

and those uber classy Very Vintage Buttons.

Did you know you can color the buttons  with our Blendabilities Markers? Blendabilities are alcohol markers (similar to Copics) so they'll work on the smooth surface of the buttons. Now you can make projects where everything is color matched! paper - ink - ribbon and the buttons  Get your buttons on-sale this week along with all your Stamping supplies

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Gold Embossed Thank-you

Gorgeous Gold Embossing - It adds such a classy look to a project.

Are you a fan of heat embossing? For those who haven't done heat embossing the concept is simple.  You stamp the image with a "gooey" ink. Then you sprinkle embossing powder onto the wet image and heat emboss.  The heating process melts the powder into the paper. The result is the raised embossed image with a shiny finish.

This image was stamped with Encore Metallics ink and embossed with Gold Embossing Powder.

No! you can't use a hair dryer. You need a heat tool made for embossing. The temperature from a hair blower isn't hot enough and the fan is too strong and will blow the ink off the page before its set.

The image on this card is from a set called Seasonally Scattered. This is a really interesting set because the letters themselves are not inked. The image of the word is created by the scattered images behind them. Clear mount $17.95 or Wood mount $24.95

• Merry with scattered snowflakes
• thanks with scattered leaves and vines
• Love with scattered dots

Oops, I forgot to show you the whole card.  Here it is - finished off with some Crumb Cake seam binding and a little bit of Gold Glimmer paper punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch. 

The neutral colors and gold glimmer paper give this project a very upscale look, but the gold embossing adds that final level of elegance.

Thanks for stopping by . . . I hope you're inspired to try some heat embossing.
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Fall Leaves cut with the Autumn Accents Die

Traveling the interstate yesterday I noticed the leaves turning color already. Fall is definitely in the air. If you're like me you get lots of inspiration from nature and here in Wisconsin autumn brings us a wonderful color display.

This colorful fall card was stamped with the leaf and sentiment from the For All Things stamp set. Clear Mount $17.95 or Wood Mount $24.95To get the 'mottled' leaf images for the background I "stamped off"  on scrap paper before stamping on the project.

The leaves were cut using Stampin'UP!'s Autumn Accents die. The colors here are So Saffron, Crushed Curry, Hello Honey and Cajun Craze.

 

Everything you need to make this card is available from my on-line store at Stampin'UP! Even the staple! Yes indeedy. As paper crafters we've always occasionally used a staple as an embellishment. And now Stampin'UP! is selling a small size stapler just perfect for use on projects like this.

Thanks for stopping by . . . I hope you've found some inspiration

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Vivid Vases Colored With Blendabilities

Vivid is the word that comes to mind when I see these vases . . . and for 2 reasons:

The colors are vivid   - - and - -   the stamp set is called Vivid Vases

This card was shared by Joyce Hall from Hudson, WI

Joyce colored the vases using Stampin'UP!'s new Blendabilities Markers.  Blendabilities are alcohol markers and they were especially designed for shading and blending colors. Notice the subtle color highlights on the vases.

Yesterday's post gives more detail on the differences between water based markers and alcohol markers. But the bottom line is that alcohol markers are perfect for coloring images like these vases and giving the image a sense of dimension. These vases almost look like they're curving.

Vivid Vases is sold as a single wood mount stamp.

item #133818 for $11.95

A stamp like Vivid Vases is a good one to use when you want to play with the new alcohol markers.  

**The flowers offer the chance to play with different colors 

**and the vases give you a chance to play with an image 

    of something curved

Vivid Vases is such a lovely image. 

Here's another photo of the Vivid Vases flowers. These were colored with the water-based markers and you can see the difference you get in coverage.

A little Dazzling Details glitter glue 

sure helps jazz up a project, yes?!

 Click HERE to see an image of the full card.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've been inspired to try a little coloring.
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Blendabilities: Alcohol Markers Make a Smoother Image

Stampin'UP! has a new line of markers: Blendabilities! Blendabilities are alcohol markers, especially designed for blending colors. Alcohol markers make a much smoother image when coloring. If you're someone who likes to color in a line image then you're going to absolutely love these new markers.

Card made by Suzanne Askey

The stamp used here is Blended Bloom, which is a very pretty line image, and perfect for coloring with markers. Just look how well the colors blend here.

Alcohol Markers are easier to blend 

because of the nature of the inks.

• With water based inks  the color quickly sinks into the paper and the pigment becomes embedded in the fibers. 
• With alcohol inks the pigment sits on top the paper and is easily pushed around for smoother blending.

And the best thing about these new Blendability Markers 

is they match Stampin'UP!'s fabulous colors!

Stampin'UP! sells the Blendabilities in sets of three. 

Pick your color and get 3 markers - medium, dark and light - 

and ensure that everything matches: inks, paper, and embellishments.

Color matching is very important to me in my crafting. so I was really excited when Stampin'UP! announced they'd be selling alcohol markers. The name 'Blendatilibites' just says it all. If you haven't tried alcohol markers yet you're going to be very impressed. 

Order yours here:

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Check Out What's On Sale This Week:

Check out what's on sale at Stampin'UP! this week:

stamps - - - a punch - - - thinlet die - - - embellishments - - - digital content

• STAMPS:
• Happy Hour wood set . . . regularly $29.95 on sale for $22.46
• Yippee-Skippee Wood set . . . regularly $19.95 on sale for $14.21

• PUNCH:
• Sweetheart Punch . . . . regularly $15.95 on sale for $11.96

•  EMBELLISHMENTS:
• Gold 1/8" ribbon . . . regularly $4.96 on sale for $3.71
• Tangerine Baker's Twine . . . regularly $2.95 on sale for $2.21
• Wooden Elements . . . regularly $4.95 on sale for $3.71

• FRAMELITS:
• The Label Card Thinlets . . . regularly $32.95 on sale for $24.71

• DIGITAL CONTENT
• The Write Stuff Digital Kit . . . regularly $9.95 on sale for $5.97

Don't miss out - these items are on sale for 1-week only.

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Punch Art Vase with the Label Punch

 Are you a fan of punch art? The vase on this card was made with the Artisan Label Punch.

 

 

The punch was designed to go with a stamp set called Label Love.

 The card from Saturday's post used the Label punch with its matching stamp set.  

Punches are great tools, they're also really versatile.  Its fun to look at a shape and think of different ways to use it. 

To make this Punch Art Vase I rotated the punched piece 90 degrees, then scored 4 lines and sponged on some ink to give it some dimension.

Feel free to leave a comment or contact me with any questions
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've been inspired to try some punch art.

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Coordinated Color with the "Stamping Off" Technique

Stamping Off? Are you familiar with this technique? You'd use this technique when you want a lighter image.

• Ink the stamp.
• Stamp once on scrap paper to lose some of the ink. this is the "stamping off" part
• then without re-inking, stamp on your project. You'll get a lighter image.

I used "stamping off" on yesterday's fall card because, while I did want the Rich Razzleberry color, the color would have been too intense if I'd left the stamp at full strength ink. See more examples of stamping off here.

 Here's the whole card again, you can see why it was important to stamp off to keep the splotches part of the background.  Full strength would have overwhelmed the card.

Color Coordination:  Even though the image has been stamped off, look how perfectly the colors match: the paper, the ink and the Washi Tape.

Color matching is one advantage of getting all your stamping supplies from one company. You're guaranteed that everything coordinates: papers, inks, ribbons, other embellishments like buttons, brads . . . everything is color coordinated. 

Check out Stampin'UP!'s color collections here 

and start planning your next project now.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you've been inspired

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Gorgeous Grunge Makes a Gorgeous Fall Card

When someone says "fall card" what do you think of?  The colors? The images (leaves/acorns/wheat and grunge)? Or maybe its the multitude of textures?  This gorgeous fall card has all three.

Really pretty fall color combo: what colors do you use for fall?  oranges, reds, browns?
For this card I used:  Crumb Cake - - Rich Razzleberry - - Crushed Curry

Rich variety of textures: An outdoor fall scene has so much texture from fresh wet leaves, spikey seed pods, soft airborne seeds and splatters of mud. On this card I included as much texture as I could.

  *Burlap Ribbon
  *Linen Thread
  *Color Me Autumn Washi Tape
  *Sentiment "popped up"
    with Dimensionals

BTW: Washi Tape is a quick and easy way to add some color to a project. And the torn ends on mine add to the "grunge" look of the card.

You can see Stampin'UP!'s selection of Washi Tape here.

The images on this card are from a set 

called Gorgeous Grunge.

Just look at that variety! This is a great set for making backgrounds on  all kinds of cards.

What kind of "feel" do you want for your card?

*Feeling casual and messy?

*In a hurry?

*Want to emphasize something?

*Going with distinct geometrics?

This set can really do a lot!

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Masculine Wetlands Card

If you're like me you sometimes struggle to find a good masculine stamp set.  

Have you see this one? Its called Wetlands.

We're using the Wetlands stamp set in class this month.  

clear mount item #126697   or  wood mount item #126695 

and its even available as a digital set item #138003

Here is the card I designed along with several made by people in class.

 

People changed the sentiment, altered the angle of the main image, changed up the way the banners were attached on the sentiment. Some put the sentiment on the inside instead of the front, different amounts of color with the sponging . . . 

Lindy is showing off her version. How would you have done yours? Are you signed up for class next week? Tuesday in Verona and Thursday in Monona.  Its all about being creative and having fun. Why not sign-up with a friend to share the fun.

Here's another sample of a card with the Wetlands Stamp Set,
this one was made by my friend Peggy Hallmark

Need a good masculine/outdoors stamp set? 

You can order Wetlands and all your stamping supplies from my on-line store.

Thanks for stopping by - feel free to leave a comment or contact me with any questions
I hope you've been inspired

• Need any other stamping supplies? You can shop 24/7 in my OnLine Store
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