Baby Card with a Yellow Rubber Ducky

Here's a sweet little yellow rubber ducky to welcome a sweet little baby.

Colors: Boy or Girl?  Yellow is a gender neutral color and while blue might be traditionally for boys it fits with the water theme of a rubber duck. And hey, any soft color is appropriate for a baby card, right?

The rubber duck/water theme is reinforced by the textured big polkadots (which reminded me of bubbles) -  and by the punched scallop edge (which reminded me of waves).

The rubber duck and sentiment are from a stamp set called: One Tag Fits All, from the new 2015 Occasions Catalog.  One Tag Fits All is available in either clear mount or wood mount

Can you see the shading on the duck?  I colored it with Blendabilities.  Honestly I never paid attention to all the talk of the wonders of alcohol markers until Stampin'UP! introduced the Blendabilities line. Can you say A-MAZE-ING! I am loving how well these markers color.

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Ornamental Pine Blendabilities Background

This gorgeous winter card was made by Jen Endres. Jen used the Ornamental Pine stamp set and colored the background with Blendabilities markers. Jen put a Christmas greeting on her card, but this would be a pretty winter card with any greeting of your choice.

Jen 's coloring on the background is beautiful. She used the Coastal Cabana Blendabilities for a really pretty winter effect. 

I love how the color gradations look like swirling wind. Makes me think about hitting the cross country ski trails.

And for the white "snowflakes" she used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set.

We already get a sense of depth on the project with the snowflakes and the gradation in blue colors.

And for added dimension Jen "fussy cut" the pine cone and popped it up using Dimensionals.

The "snow" on the pine cone was added with Stampin'UP!'s White Chalk Marker. The Chalk Marker is one of my favorite ways to embellish.  The ink flows nicely and dries instantly. Its a quick easy way to add an accent.

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FYI: we're down to the final 2 days of Stampin'UP!'s Holiday Extravaganza.  There's a couple of big Door Buster items on sale today. Note: the Blendabilities Bundles are already sold out!

You'll find TONS of savings with Stampin'UP!'s Holiday Extravaganza. 

This week only:  Nov 24 - Dec 2 

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Endless Wishes Purple Snowflakes

Winter is definitely here in Wisconsin, its cold and we have the fire going every day. Unfortunately our beautiful snow cover is melting and the grass is peeking through in many spots.  I'm waiting for more snow so we can get out the cross country skis.  I think today's post was inspired by "endless wishes" for snowflakes in the air.

Both the snowflakes and the sentiment stamps are part of a set called Endless Wishes. 

Everyone needs a good snowflake set and its a bonus when it also has some good greetings. Endless Wishes has 3 different snowflakes and a ton of greetings in a very pretty script font.  Doesn't this whimsical line art just make you happy looking at it?

Here's the same card but with a little added bling - a designer snowflake embellishment

And speaking of embellishments - notice the colored rhinestones. Did you know you can color the rhinestones? Any alcohol based marker will work on the plastic surface of the rhinestones: something like a Sharpie or Stampin'UP!'s Blendabilities markers.

I love Stampin'UP!'s color pallette. In fact this is one of the things that has kept me with the company, the fact that I can get all my colors to match: paper, ink, ribbon and bling.  And now Stampin'UP! also carries alcohol markers called Blendabilities.

Do you like to color? The Blendabilities come in 12 sets of 3. Normally each set sells for $11.95, which is a bargain in the world of alcohol markers. Heads Up!: on Monday the markers will be on sale. Save 30% when you buy all 12 color sets.

You'll find TONS of savings with Stampin'UP!'s Holiday Extravaganza. 

This week only:  Nov 24 - Dec 2 

Avoid the holiday crowds in the stores, shop from the comfort of home.

See the links below for the full list of what's on sale.

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Or download a printable PDF list of the items here

 

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New Weekly Deals

Its Tuesday - so here are the new Weekly Deals

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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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.

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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. 

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