Tagged: friend card

May 22, 2013

Glittery Watercolor Friend Card

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I really like watercolor cards with unexpected color splashes so I thought I would experiment with the technique and I ended up with the inky fingers to prove it! I used Shimmery White cardstock and the Just Believe stamp set for this experiment.

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I stamped the label with Midnight Muse and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I stamped ‘friends’ with Primrose Petals. After trimming out the label I layered it on a Silver Glimmer paper label. I used Primrose Petals and Silver Glimmer cardstock to create and layer the butterflies from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits die.

just believe watercolor glitter card www.stampingjulie.com I squirted the background cardstock with water before splattering Primrose Petals, Midnight Muse and Always Artichoke reinkers which allowed the ink to spread. I put a few dabs of Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details glitter adhesive and spread it with my finger on the background. I also added a couple of dots of the glitter to the butterflies and the flowers on the label. Finally, I added a few rhinestones.

Here’s the card recipe:

(All supplies are Stampin’ Up! Click on the product link to visit the online store for pictures, details & ordering.)

Stamps: Just Believe wood-mount #116948 or clear-mount #120453*

Ink: Primrose Petals #126858, Midnight Muse #126860, Always Artichoke #126972

Paper: Shimmery White cardstock #101910, Midnight Muse #126843, Primrose Petals #126841, Silver Glimmer Paper #124005

Extras: Big Shot #113439, Beautiful Wings Embosslits #118138, Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details #127845, Decorative Label Punch #120907, Clear Embossing Powder #109130, Heat Tool #129053, Rhinestones #119246, Dimensionals #104430

* retiring, available until June 3rd.

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Have you tried the watercolor splattered look? What do you think?

Enjoy! Julie

April 29, 2013

Oh, Hello! Greeting Card

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This Oh, Hello! flower greeting card came together quickly with a sketch and dsp inspiration. The sketch is below and was created from the Easter card I made in March. The designer series paper is part of the new Stampin’ Up! This and That product line. Today and tomorrow you can get the This and That bundle and save 15%!!

www.stampingjulie.com card sketch I created three cards with this sketch last week: Oh Whale baby card, the Epic Day butterfly thank you card, and the Hello card featured here today. Each card was inspired by the sketch but each looks totally different from the others. That’s what I love about sketches! You have a starting point but the results are unique depending on the materials you use.

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For today’s card, I used the colors from the This and That Epic Day dsp and stamped the chevron background in Daffodil Delight. Then I stamped Oh Hello in Black StazOn. I purposely trimmed my dsp so that the Calypso Coral that you see in the upper left corner showed up in my piece.

On a scrap paper I colored in the flower stamp with Calypso Coral and Gumball Green markers then added shadowing with Always Artichoke and Cajun Craze before stamping. I covered the stamped flower with Versamark ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I carefully cut it out with my Paper Snips. I also cut out another blossom from Calypso Coral cardstock and layered that underneath the flower for additional dimension.

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I wrapped the die cut oval with Linen Thread by notching the sides with a small paper punch. I added the flower over the thread with Dimensionals and then tied a knot of Linen Thread and glued it to the stem with Multipurpose Liquid glue. It’s a whole lot easier to do it that way than to try to tie a knot around that tiny delicate stem!

Here’s the card recipe:

(All supplies are Stampin’ Up! Click on the product link to visit the online store for pictures, details & ordering.)

Stamps: Oh, Hello wood-mount #130730 or clear-mount #130733***

Ink: Daffodil Delight #126944, Black StazOn #101406, VersaMark #102283, Heat Tool #129053, Many Marvelous Markers #119806

Paper: Whisper White #100730, Epic Day dsp #130814**

Extras: Big Shot #113439, Oval Framelit Dies #129381***, Linen Thread #, Clear Embossing Powder #109130, Paper Snips #103579, Multipurpose Liquid Glue #110755, Dimensionals #104430

**Included in This and That Bundle #133350 until April 30, 2013. Save 15%.

***Save 15% by purchasing the Oh, Hello stamp set and Oval Framelits in a bundle – wood-mount bundle #131102 or clear-mount bundle #131101

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Enjoy! Julie

April 13, 2013

From the Stampin’ Up! Designers

stampin' up! bombs away birthday cassette

Another fun birthday idea from Dave and the new Bombs Away Birthday stamp set.

concept art color challenge card ideas

Some great card ideas from the Concept Art Color Challenge! Do you see the Sent with Love products and Designer Typeset stamp set in these cards?

concept art color challenge

I love this Bakers Twine storage idea. I’m definitely going to do this!!

DISCONTINUING COLORS AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy, More Mustard, River Rock, Lucky Limeade. Some are already gone! Read more here and order here.

TAKE A SNEAK PEEK AT THE SPRING SURPRISE – A Round Array stamp set and coordinating scallop punch bundle available now.

THE EPIC DAY THIS AND THAT BUNDLE IS AVAILABLE NOW! I love the Epic Day Journal and accessories! Available now at a 15% savings!

Coming soon! Wood-Mount Stamp Cases

Enjoy! Julie

March 22, 2013

Final Hours of Sale-a-bration! And Simple Madison Avenue Gift Card

IT’S THE LAST DAY OF SALE-A-BRATION!

And the last day to get the starter kit for only $99 with 25% more!

Order today to take advantage of all the FREE product available. Get FREE exclusive Sale-A-Bration product with every $50 in merchandise you order! Click here for the complete list of SAB products!

The final Sale-a-bration stamped card! The SAB Madison Avenue stamp set has a crisp, modern look and pairs beautifully with the One in a Million stamp set. This is a clean and simple gift card stamped in Marina Mist, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink and Primrose Petals.

madison avenue gift card

I simply stamped the stem and flower, then overlapped the greeting and punched it out with the 2-1/2″ Circle punch. I then layered that on the 3″ square card base and added a tiny pearl accent to the middle of the flower. 3″x 3″ cards fit neatly in the small square gift envelopes.

It’s the last day to get this stamp set FREE with a qualifying SAB order.

Earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with every $50 in merchandise you order!

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SALE-A-BRATION IS THE PERFECT TIME TO STOCK UP ON YOUR CRAFT SUPPLIES! Earn FREE SAB product with every $50 in products you order. SAB products used in this project: Madison Avenue stamp set

Enjoy! Julie

March 22, 2013

Feeling Sentimental Bicycle Greeting Card

IT’S THE LAST DAY OF SALE-A-BRATION!

And the last day to get the starter kit for only $99 with 25% more!

Here’s the Feeling Sentimental bicycle in motion! To create the motion, I inked up the stamp with Raspberry Ripple and stamped it four times, shifting to the left without reinking. I love the effect. Then I added the large Rhinestone to the front bike for added emphasize.

feeling sentimental bike greeting card

The beautiful paper is from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack. The stack includes 48 sheets, 4 each of 12 double-sided designs. Each sheet is 4-1/2″ x 6-1/2″, perfect for card making or picture matting and a variety of other projects. And it’s printed in a lovely array of styles in beautiful In Colors.

feeling sentimental bike greeting card

“So glad” is stamped from the SAB Bloomin’ Marvelous set. I used a Raspberry Ripple marker to color just the words I wanted from the stamp. It fit just right in the circle punch layered on the scallop circle.

Earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with every $50 in merchandise you order!

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Feeling Sentimental is a Sale-a-bration exclusive set that will no longer be available after today!

Enjoy! Julie

March 18, 2013

Bloomin’ Marvelous Clean and Simple

IT’S THE VERY LAST WEEK OF SALE-A-BRATION!
IF YOU HAVE BEEN PUTTING OFF GETTING YOUR ORDER IN, DO IT NOW BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!!
bloomin marvelous happy day clean and simple

Do you need a quick birthday card? This Stampin’ Up! Bloomin’ Marvelous birthday card is clean and simple. And best of all, you can get this exclusive stamp set FREE with a qualifying order during Sale-a-bration! (Offer ends March 22nd.)

I randomly stamped the flowers in Marina Mist and then filled in with leaves in Wild Wasabi. You could use this quick card to celebrate any happy occasion with a friend.

Well it turns out I don’t have any Wild Wasabi ribbon so I used some Gumball Green which coordinated quite nicely in real life but not so much in the photo…yikes! But I’m sharing nonetheless because maybe you can envision it coordinating in your imagination.

Adding rhinestones to the flower centers is a super fast way to add some bling! I just love these adhesive-backed jewels. I use them on just about everything – even my big toe! My daughter painted nail-polish flowers on my big toes last summer and we added the smallest of the rhinestones to the center.

Click here for more Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set samples.

Earn a FREE Sale-A-Bration product with every $50 in merchandise you order!

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free stampin up product during sale-a-bration

Order your Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set today and make a handful of these cards to have on hand for a birthday or special occasion!

Enjoy! Julie

March 7, 2013

Neon Bloomin’ Marvelous Stamp and Die Tutorial

Remember the flower garden party card I showed you yesterday? Today I have the video how-to stamp and emboss on black card stock to create this neon grouping. I’m excited to show you how easy it is in this 3 minute video.

View the video here.

SALE-A-BRATION ENDS MARCH 22ND! Earn FREE exclusive SAB products with every $50 in products you order. Click here for the complete list of SAB products! Click here to shop.

Order the Secret Garden stamp and die bundle today with a few other stamping essentials and get Sale-a-bration Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set FREE.

Enjoy! Julie

March 6, 2013

Neon Bloomin’ Marvelous Secret Garden Card

This card is just plain fun! These sophisticated flowers from the Secret Garden Stamp and Framelit Die bundle are ready to party in these vibrant colors on black cardstock. Bloomin’ Marvelous is from the Sale-a-bration set by the same name. Doesn’t this card look super involved and time consuming to make? It’s not! With the Versamark ink, color embossing powder and the coordinating stamp set and framelit dies, it’s a snap to make! (Come back tomorrow for the video tutorial or subscribe to the blog updates in RSS/email in the right sidebar under the facebook & youtube buttons.)

The base of the card is Whisper White cardstock with strips of Summer Smooches designer series paper adhered to the front.

Here’s the card recipe:

SAB: Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set (SAB supplies are free with a $50 product purchase. All supplies are from Stampin’ Up! Click on the links below for product details & ordering.)

Secret Garden wood-mount bundle

Secret Garden clear-mount bundle

Big Shot Die-cutting Machine

VersaMark

Melon Mambo stamp pad

Pool Party Embossing Powder

Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder

Melon Mambo Embossing Powder

Wild Wasabi embossing powder

Heat Tool

Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper

Basic Black cardstock

Whisper White cardstock

Pearl Basic Jewels

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To create the neon garden, simply stamp with Versamark on black cardstock and heat emboss with the embossing powder of your choice. Then use the coordinating framelit die for easy cutting.

I added various pearls to define the centers of the flowers and add a little more texture.

SALE-A-BRATION IS THE PERFECT TIME TO STOCK UP ON YOUR CRAFT SUPPLIES! Earn free SAB product with every $50 in products you order. Click here for the complete list of SAB products! Click here to shop.

Order the Secret Garden stamp and die bundle today with a few other stamping essentials and get Sale-a-bration Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set FREE.

Enjoy! Julie

January 21, 2013

Cross My Heart Fun Flower Card

If you read my posts in your email, you may have noticed this afternoon that first picture of my For the Birds Thank You card was different than most of the rest. Well, I don’t know how it happened put I accidently selected the wrong photo when I wrote it up, but it’s been corrected now. I didn’t want you to lose any sleep over it! Haha.

The adorable butterflies in the card above are from the Stampin’ Up! Cross My Heart stamp set from the new Spring catalog. That little butterfly stamp is the reason I bought that set! I fell in love.

The flower is the star of the show here. I cut two sets of flowers from the Tea for Two Designer Series Paper, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine and the Fun Flower Bigz Die. I then spritzed them with water, crumbled, stacked and assembled with a brad in the middle to hold it all together. After putting it all together I sprayed it with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz. Can you see the shine?

A little Linen Thread bow through the button and then I glued it to the top of the brad with Crystal Effects. With all the water and the shimmer, a glue dot was just not going to cut it, but Crystal Effects is like super glue.

The button on the flower is from the Sale-A-Bration Sycamore Street ribbon and button pack, which will be available FREE with a qualifying order tomorrow! The button is actually Tangerine Tango, and the paper and ink are actually Calypso Coral, so they are not the same color, but in person they blend and look great together. However, in the pictures, not so much. Darn.

ONLY 1 MORE DAY UNTIL SALE-A-BRATION!! Get Excited!!! Click here for the complete list of SAB products! Choose one free item for every $50 in product purchased!

VIEW VALENTINE SPECIALS! Offers end TODAY! Jan. 21st.

CHECK OUT THE BEAUTIFUL NEW SPRING CATALOG! I think you’ll love the beautiful colors, images and ideas in the brand new Spring catalog.

Enjoy, Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Cross My Heart wood-mount #126580 clear-mount #126582

Ink: Calypso Coral #126983

Paper: Tea for Two Designer Series Paper #129311, Lucky Limeade #122926, Very Vanilla #101650

Extras: Sycamore Street Button & Ribbon Pack #130812 (FREE with SAB order), Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Fun Flowers Bigz Die #121812, Vanilla Smooch #118772, Scallop Trim Border Punch #118402, Natural Trim Ribbon #129287, Linen Thread #104199

January 16, 2013

Oh, Hello! Emboss Resist Card(s)

Today, I have not one but two samples for you from the new Oh, Hello stamp set!! I was having a lot of fun with the new stamp set and the Ovals Collection framelits and I got a bit carried away and created two cards with the same technique and similar colors. Which is your favorite?!

Both cards are created with the emboss resist technique. On each card, I stamped the oval background on Whisper White cardstock with VersaMark Ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder.

On the Oh, Hello flag card, I stamped “Oh, Hello” with Black Staz On ink before I stamped and embossed the oval over the top. After embossing, I trimmed out the oval with the oval framelit and then punched out “Oh, Hello” with the 1-3/4″ circle punch. I brayered the oval with Pink Pirouette and the circle with Wisteria Wonder and wiped the embossing clean.

I used the Pink Pirouette, Rose Red and Wisteria Wonder markers to color and stamp the flag, then stamped the outline with the Black StazOn.

To make the Scallop card base, I folded the 4-1/4″ x 11″ Whisper White card and cut it out with the scallop framelit overlapping the fold so that 5 of the scallops on the end are not cut, creating the scallop card fold. I cut another black scallop oval and adhered it to the front.

For the butterfy gate card, I embossed the oval with clear embossing powder then trimmed out the oval and the inner oval, then punch out the Elegant Butterfly. The outer rim of the stamped oval I brayered with Basic Gray then inner oval with Pink Pirouette and the butterfly with Rose Red. The little flower butterfly was stamped from Papillon Potpourri on Wisteria Wonder with VersaMark and embossed with clear embossing powder.

To create the gate card, I scored a 4-1/4″ x 11″ piece of Pink Pirouette cardstock and scored from either end at 2-3/4″. I trimmed out a larger ring of Basic Gray to frame and close the card.