Tagged: pattern paper

August 17, 2012

Stampin’ Up! World Treasures Peacock Greeting Card

I created this World Treasures peacock greeting card and when I got done I just wasn’t sure if I liked it. It was late, so I left my stamping corner and went to bed. The next morning I entered my stamping corner and was welcomed by this beautiful peacock and fell in love! Really how can you go wrong with this exotic creature!

I stamped the peacock twice in Rich Razzleberry and once in Primrose Petals. I die cut one of the Rich Razzleberry images with the Big Shot Die-cutting Machine and the largest framelit from the Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies set. That became my main focal point. I then trimmed out the inner fan of the Primrose Petals image with Paper Snips and trimmed out the peacock body of the other Rich Razzleberry piece and layered those with Stampin’ dimensionals after coloring some of the feathers with Stampin’ Write markers.

Sometimes when you stamp a solid image like this peacock body you can get a little splotching. I whipped out my blender pen and picked up a little ink from the stamp pad and blended in the Rich Razzleberry for great coverage!

And is it possible to decorate this fabulous bird without bling? I think NOT!! A row of rhinestones does the trick and really is absolutely stunning in person.

The International Bazaar Designer Series Paper is all the rage in the background! This pattern paper is a powerful design with a lot of Pop!, but having lots of white space around the peacock allows it to work and gives this World Treasures Greeting Card a very rich feel.

The Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies, the International Bazaar Designer Series Paper, Basic Rhinestones Jewels Accents, and the World Treasure Stamp Set are all part of the International Bazaar Product Suite found here.

Enjoy, Julie

Card Recipe:

Stamps: World Treasures w-#126765 c-#126767

Ink: Rich Razzleberry #126950, Primrose Petals #126858

Paper: International Bazaar Designer Series Paper #126920, Whisper White #100730, Pacific Point #111350

Extras: Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies #127003, Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439, Basic Rhinestones Jewels Accents #119246, Brights Stampin’ Write Markers #119702, Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430, Daffodil Delight Ribbon #126872, Paper Snips#103579

August 7, 2012

Crazy Fun Butterfly Card

I know you are asking yourself, “Where did she get that CRAZY FUN background paper?” And I would answer, “I made it with shaving cream and reinkers.” Yep, that’s right. I spread foam shaving cream on some wax paper, dotted it with reinkers, swished it around and put my paper right on top of the swished inked shaving cream.

This technique will be further explained in my next newsletter. You can subscribe in the box on the right at the top of the page.

After I created the background paper I stamped the lattice print from Summer Silhouettes on the left side as an ‘anchor’ for my butterflies to land on. The butterflies were punched twice for each one. The stamped butterfly from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set was punched out and then a shadow butterfly was created by punching from the coordinating card stock. The Pearl Basic Jewels were added for instant elegance.

And did you notice the sweet scallop edge on the left side. This was created with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch. This punch creates a double sided scallop ribbon but I love the effect of using it under the edge as a scallop border.

I stamped a strip of Whisper White card stock in Always Artichoke with the ‘wonderful’ stamp from Friendly Phrases then stamped the mini butterfly in Primrose Petals ink stamped on scrap paper first for a lighter application.

The end of the strip was cut as a banner with the corner of a square punch. Then the left edge was stamped with the lattice image. I used the stamp-a-ma-jig to line it up where I wanted it so that it would match up with the card base. I’m SOOO glad I rediscovered my stamp-a-ma-jig tool. I’m using it so often now it will need a place in my primary space. Time to move something to secondary storage to make room!

All the colorful swirls add so much movement to this card!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Papillon Potpourri w-#123757 c-#123759, Summer Silhouettes w-#126445 c-#126447, Friendly Phrases w-#126149 c-#126151

Ink: Primrose Petals #126858, Always Artichoke #, Raspberry Ripple #126859

Reinkers: Primrose Petals #126851, Always Artichoke #105232, Raspberry Ripple #126842

Paper: Primrose Petals #126841, Always Artichoke #105119, Whisper White #100730

Extras: Elegant Butterfly Punch #127526, 1″ Square Punch #124094, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch #119275, Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430, SNAIL adhesive #104332, Pearl Basic Jewels #119247

You can order your supplies today to make this CRAZY FUN butterfly card by clicking the Order Now button at the top of the page!

Enjoy! Julie

July 30, 2012

Stampin’ Up! Reason to Smile – Going, Going, Gone

The fabulous Reason to Smile Stamp Set is only available during the month of July, so if you blink, you’ll miss it!

Featured StampingJulie Reason To Smile Samples: (Click on the picture to go to the original post with supply lists and project descriptions.)

1. Butterfly Thank You Card

2. Thank You Bling Flower Card

3. Birthday Wish Tag Card

4. Butterfly Art Friendship Card

5. Simple Greeting Card

Samples from Stampin’ Up!:

1. Scrapbook Page

2. Birthday Gift Bag

3. Dream Card

Order your Reason To Smile Stamp Set today while it’s still available. Only $5 with a $50 product purchase.

Order your Reason to Smile Stamp Set today and start creating!

Enjoy! Julie

July 20, 2012

Reason To Smile Butterfly Art Card & Blog Candy!

The Beautiful Butterflies Die makes this Reason to Smile friend card extra, extra special. In fact, I’m planning to make another and put it in this black 5″ x 5″ frame from Amazon. The Christmas card on page 202 of Stampin’ Up! catalog inspired the layout for my card.

This card is so pretty in person, I want to send it to someone, so I’m offering the following blog candy!

This blog candy package includes the Reason to Smile Butterfly card, two spools of 10 yards each of 1/8′ ribbon and a package of 12 vintage tags. To enter the drawing, leave a comment and tell me what you like about this friend card (so I can make sure it goes to a good home LOL). The blog candy drawing will happen at noon on Tuesday, July 24th, so comment today!

I cut the Rich Razzleberry and First Edition butterflies with Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die and the Big Shot Die-cutting Machine. Because it’s a Bigz die it will cut through multiple layers, chipboard, fabrics, and lots more too!

I stamped the smaller butterfly with the small flower outline in Pacific Point ink. I love the look of stamped pattern paper and the neutral First Edition Designer Series Paper is perfect for this technique.

After I cut the large Rich Razzleberry butterfly I ran it back through the Big Shot in the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder. All that texture is fabulous!

For additional texture a row of pearls were added down the middle. The vellum ‘Friend’ tag is from the Sweet Essentials stamp set punched with the Word Window Punch and snipped shorter to fit. The tag was poped up on a tad bit of a dimensional.

The smallest Vintage Faceted Designer Button was used at the head with a double bow of linen thread and adhered to the top of the tag with a glue dot. Curling the edges of the wings with my bone folder created a 3D butterfly ready for flight.

The raised, stamped Wild Wasabi frame in the background measures 4″ x 4″ with a 3″ x 3″ square cut from the middle popped up with dimensionals.

The Reason to Smile stamp set is only available until July 31st. Have you checked your wish list lately? So now is the time to send in that order and purchase this beautiful set for only $5 with a $50 product purchase.

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Reason to Smile w-# 131274 c-# 131275 , Sweet Essentials w-#126455 c-#126457

Ink: Wild Wasabi #126959, Pacific Point #126951, Rich Razzleberry #126950

Paper: First Edition #121878, Wild Wasabi #108641, Rich Razzleberry #115316, Vellum #101856

Extras: Beautiful Butterflies Die #114507, Big Shot Die-cutting Machine #113439, Basic Pearl Jewels #119247, Vintage Faceted Designer Buttons #127555, Linen Thread #104199, Word Window Punch #119857, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder #127751, Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430

Enjoy, Julie

July 9, 2012

Stampin’ Up! Moving Forward

This year’s Ronald McDonald House Charities stamp set is Moving Forward. It’s our way of making a difference. When you purchase this year’s exclusive stamp set, $3.00 is donated to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

I love the crisp, playful designs and versitility of this set. I used the wonderful patterns and colors – Tangerine Tango & Pacific Point – of the International Bazaar Designer Series Paper. To get the zig zag pattern I used a 1″ strip of pattern paper run through the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine with the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die.

A thin strip of Tangerine Tango card stock, a great substitute for ribbon, was used for additional visual interest.

Available in wood-mount or clear-mount, order your Moving Forward Stamp Set today and make a difference.

Enjoy, Julie

Moving Forward Ronald McDonald House Charities Stamp Set

Card Recipe:

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

Ink: Pacific Point #126951, Tangerine Tango #126946, Garden Green #

Paper: International Bazaar Designer Series Paper #126920, Tangerine Tango #111349, Whisper White #100730

Extras: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine #113439, Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die #120893, Brights Designer Buttons #119747, Baker’s Twine #124262, Pearl Basic Jewels #119247, Word Window Punch #119857