Category: Techniques

February 20, 2013

Bloomin’ Marvelous Color Chalk Butterflies

This little butterfly number features two exclusive Sale-a-bration products the Bloomin’ Marvelous Stamp Set & Vine Street Embossing Folder. The card base is made with Crumb Cake cardstock, embossed with the Vine Street Embossing Folder and splattered with a little Melon Mambo reinker.

To create the butterfly panel, I started with Basic Black cardstock and rubbed it lightly with the Whisper White Craft Pad. After heat setting the craft ink, I prepared the panel with the Embossing Buddy and then stamped a couple of butterflies with VersaMark.

I heat embossed the first set of butterfles with the Melon Mambo embossing powder, then stamped a couple of more butterflies, heat embossed that set with Tangerine Tango embossing powder. And then finally stamped a couple of more butterflies and heat embossed with the Pool Party embossing powder

One butterfly was stamped on a scrap of basic black, heat embossed, punched out with the Bitty Butterfly punch and blinged up with a little rhinestone.

If you look closely, you’ll see that I scored a couple of lines on the top and bottom edges of the butterfly panel with the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. I also ran the edges across the versamark pad and heat embossed it with Tangerine Tango embossing powder.

Here’s the card recipe:

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SAB: Bloomin’ Marvelous Stamp Set & Vine Street Embossing Folder

Crumb Cake cardstock	Whisper White cardstock	Basic Black cardstock	White Craft Pad	VersaMark	Melon Mambo stamp pad
Heat Tool	Simply Scored Scoring Tool	Tangerine Tango Embossing Powder	Pool Party Embossing Powder	Melon Mambo Embossing Powder	Bitty Butterfly punch
Decorative Label Punch	Black Taffeta Ribbon

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I hope you enjoyed this take on the chalkboard techinique using colored embossing powders. I just love the SAB Bloomin’ Marvelous stamp set and all the possibilities with the butterflies.

Enjoy! Julie

December 11, 2012

Lovely as a Tree Starry Night Christmas Video Tutorial

I’ve had lots of questions about creating this starry night background for this card – Lovely As A Tree Starry Night Christmas Card. So I have a video tutorial for you today! I’ll walk you through creating the watercolor background and stamping and embossing the tree and the starry sky.

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Enjoy! Julie

September 24, 2012

Stampin’ Up! Moving Forward Flower Baskets

This cheery friendship card was inspired by a card from the Stampin’ Up! demonstrator magazine (get your copy when you join today for only $99) and features the Ronald McDonald House Charities Stamp Set, Moving Forward, as shown on the inside back cover of the Stampin’ Up! catalog. When you purchase this set, $3 will be donated to charity.

The petite basket is actually from the cute bicycle image. Using a Early Espresso Marker, I colored and stamped only the basket three times. Using the same method I stamped ‘Thinking of You’. And lastly using markers again, I colored the flowers and stamped them in the baskets. This video demonstrates how to stamp with markers.

Once the images are stamped, I centered a Collection Labels framelit over it, secured it with post it notes and ran it through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine. The tiniest Basic Jewels Pearls were added to the flower centers.

The card base is 6″x6″ square of Pumpkin Pie card stock, folded in half to produce a 3″x6″ card. Matching Polka Dot Parade paper was trimmed into a flag banner. View Monday’s video to see how to easily create a flag end with a square punch. Or view it here.

Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon was added down the right side and tied with bakers twine before the label was adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The Stitched Satin Ribbon is yummy. Great colors, great look and fabulous to work with. It’s super soft and pliable! Love it! And there’s no limit. A free spool for EVERY $40 in ordered product.

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Enjoy, Julie

Card recipe:

Stamps: Moving Forward w-#126320 c-#126322

Markers: Brights (Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie) #119702, Early Espresso #119680

Paper: Pumpkin Pie #105117, Whisper White #100730, Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper #126902

Extras: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439, Labels Collection Framelits #125598, Basic Jewels Pearls #119247, Primrose Petals Stitched Satin Ribbon #126844, Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine #125572

September 20, 2012

Punch Art Witch Hat Video Tutorial

View the video for step-by-step instructions on creating the sparkly punch art witch hat to decorate Halloween cards and other goodies! Click here to view the original post with supply list for this card.

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Enjoy! Julie

September 6, 2012

Ribbon Accented, Layered Labels Greeting Card

In honor of the In-Color Satin Stitched Ribbon Special (see details at the bottom), I created this ribbon-rich greeting card.

To create the ribbon background, I started with Whisper White card stock cut to 4-1/4″ x 5-1/4″. I cut 6″ strips of each ribbon and flagged the end by folding it and trimming at an angle from the edge to the folded center. I use the grid paper all the time, but some projects demand it’s use and this was one of them. I centered the card stock on the grid paper and secured the first ribbon to the card stock in the center using the grid paper as a guide. Continuing to use the grid paper to guide placement, I adhered the other ribbons using SNAIL adhesive and then attaching the upper ends to the backside.

Once the ribbons were in place, I attached the card front to a Whisper White card base to hide the raw edges of the ribbons on the backside.

The large label from the Layered Label stamp set was stamped with Midnight Muse and cut out with the Apothecary Accents framelit. I used a Stamping Sponge to sponge a little Midnight Muse around the edges so that it would standout from the white background.

The ‘For You’ stamp from the same set was stamped in Raspberry Ripple and trimmed out with the matching framelit. Mini Silver Brads were added to the tag and Silver Glimmer Brads were added to the outside corners of the large label.

The labels were layered and adhered to the ribbon background with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

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Enjoy, Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Layered Labels w-#127070 c-#127072

Ink: Raspberry Ripple #126859, Midnight Muse #126860

Paper: Whisper White #100730

Extras: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439, Apothecary Accents Framelits #127003, Mini Silver Brads #122941, Basics Glimmer Brads #121006, Grid Paper #102787, Sponges #101610, SNAIL Adhesive #104332, Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430