New Colors!

Here are the projects everyone made at my “Get the Scoop” event last weekend.

This card uses all five of the new “In Colors.”



These cards were made using Cherry Cobbler cardstock and ink. I wanted to show how to make a Christmas card using a non-Christmas stamp set – “Elements of Style.” (I did have to borrow a stamp from another set for the greeting.)



These cards were made using Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, and Daffodil Delight. Everyone thought these colors would be great for making cards this fall.



This is a corner bookmark using Marina Mist and Crumb Cake. Here it is in use……marking the spot in the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog where you can purchase the “Lovely Letters” stamp set.





Thanks to everyone who stopped by over the weekend. I hope you enjoyed making your projects with the new colors.

Happy New Year!

July 1st marks the beginning of a new Stampin’ Up! year. I hope you will stop by on July 17th or 18th to “Get the Scoop” on what’s new in the 2010-1011 Idea Book and Catalog. There will be free make and takes, door prize drawings every hour, an opportunity to purchase retired Stampin’ Up products at a discount, and much, much more. I am really excited about the new color collections and I’m sure you will be, too, once you get a chance to play with them!

This is an invitation I made to send to some of my friends who haven’t had a chance to get in on all the fun of my clubs, classes, and workshops. This is one of the projects we will be making in my June club meetings. If you would like more info on my clubs, come “Get the Scoop” on the 17th or 18th.

Presto Papers

These cards were made using the Presto Patterns Specialty designer series paper, available in the current mini catalog. The paper comes white - with watermark images on it. When you add ink to the paper, the watermark area stays white and the rest of the paper takes the color of the ink you choose. I used a brayer to put ink on the paper, but you could also use a sponge, sponge dauber, or the new “Smooch Spritz” sprays. For the pink card, I used a sponge dauber to rub ink onto Whisper White organza ribbon. This is a great way to get ribbon to match any card!

Happy Father’s Day – a day late!

We made these two cards at our May stamp club meeting. HERE is the tutorial I followed for making the suit card. Unfortunately, I am unable to find the blog where I first saw the idea for the grill. It is made using several punches. The grill is embossed with clear embossing powder. The smoke coming out of the grill is an image from the Priceless stamp set.

A Little Black Magic

At our June stamp club meeting, I demonstrated the Black Magic technique. HERE is a good video that explains how this is done. Basically, you stamp your image on black cardstock using white craft ink. Use the embossing tool to dry the ink, or set it aside to dry naturally. Once the ink is dry, you can color the image using water color pencils. Then add highlights with a white gel pen. I challenged my stamp club members to design a card using their stamped/colored image. Can’t wait to see what they come up with!