Color Lab Button

I have added a button on the right hand side for a great site - Color Lab. You can go there and select SU colors and it will show you different combinations for those colors. It is fun to play with. Once you have a color combo you like you can save it to the database and by clicking on the star rating you can vote for that combination.

Just thought some of you would like that to give you color ideas.

May Club projects

Realized I never posted photos of the club projects for May. So here goes....

This was the little project we did using tissue paper and a heat gun. The stamp sets is Seeing Stars and I used Real Red, Brilliant Blue and Encore Silver to stamp on the tissue paper. The ribbon is Real Red 1/4 inch grosgrain and I used the Brushed Silver paper for the star attached.


They all really loved my scalloped pinwheel design. I let them pick the DSP they liked and then the coordinating card stock. It was fun seeing the many combinations. This one used Bella Bleu DSP, Night of Navy and Kraft (Crumb Cake) card stock and the Scallop Border punch. These are so fun to make - I have a tutorial on my blog Scalloped Pinwheel


This card features the Big Shot embossing folder. I demonstrated how to use it but had the pieces already done to save time. They colored the flowers with watercolor pencils or pastel chalks and that took some time. The butterfly is made but lightly wetting a scrap of paper then crumpling it up tight a couple times to wrinkle it. Pull it out flat (do not smooth the folds and creases) and rub a stamp pad over the surface. Punch with the Butterfly punch. To make the antennae, take a piece of twine and tun it along the sharp edge of a pair of scissors to loosen the fibers. That way when you tie it on the butterfly it is more flexible.


The last card featured Rock and Roll inking. The inks used were Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Always Artichoke, Perfect Plum, Rich Razzleberry, Bashful Blue and Ballet Blue. The stamp set is Four Square and Extreme Elements.

Guest book

I finished up the guest book pages for the wedding today. I had been debating about what to do for the first couple pages where the guests will sign as they enter the sanctuary before the ceremony.


I decided to use the Bride and Groom specialty papers. The black Groom paper was perfect for the first page. I had some little dove die cuts (Big Shot) from the Bride paper in my stash which worked well with the Groom paper and ribbon.


Here is a closeup of one of the doves. I attached the ribbon using the mini glue dots.


For the next two pages I used the Bride paper and made the little bride and groom hearts that I am seeing EVERYWHERE on the demonstrator website. The groom is made with the Groom paper using the stripes this time. I added a little ribbon tie and a brad for a button. The bride is a Big Shot embosslit mounted on some of the Groom paper. The buttons are half pearls.


This is a closeup of the bride and groom hearts. These pages will be signed and then slipped in the sleeves of the scrapbook to protect them.

Preview #2 and a new technique

Here are some more previews of new products from the catalog that will come out July 1.

This is a jumbo Stampin Wheel called Baby Tees. Aren't they cute? I colored them using the watercolor pencils and a blender pen. The card stock used is Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist.


Here is a sweet card using one of the Baby Tees - cut out and mounted using dimensionals. The colors used are Pink Pirouette (a return IN color), So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz.

And one more - this one has the tees cut out and mounted with a brad as the hook they are hanging on. The colors are Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist.





These are some little gift tags made with the Playful Pieces hostess set. The set contains numerous shapes (30 stamps) and you can make anything you can imagine.

This is a closer shot to see the details. The wings on both started with a tulip type flower stamp. The one on the left has a bow printed over it and the one on the right is 'rock and rolled' in a darker color. These will be hostess gifts or giveaways at my open house next week.


This is a new technique that I have been wanting to try and finally got up the nerve. It is called Black Magic. You stamp the image on black card stock using Whisper White craft ink. When it is dry you color over the white ink using a watercolor pencil. Then the finishing touch is to take a gel pen and add the white highlights. The stamp set is Herb Expressions which I earned free. (If you would like to earn free stamp sets or other merchandise - let me know - it's easy!)

Here is another black magic card. This one uses the border stamp from Vintage Voque (they are holding that over into the new catalog!) I got my set when I attended the regional conference in Milwaukee.

Another card using black magic and images from the Vintage Vogue set. The colors here are Concord Crush and Pear Pizzazz.

This one uses the Herb Expressions and the retiring colors Lovely Lilac and Green Galore. I needed to get some birthday cards ready to drop in mailboxes at church this weekend and expect the rest of my week to be pretty busy - my older daughter is getting married :-)

Speaking of the wedding - here are some things I made related to that
Gift cards for the bridesmaid gifts. The wedding colors are Cornflower Blue and Buttercup Yellow but my DD is not picky about the exact shades. Here I used So Saffron and Marina Mist.

These are the table favors. I made 332 of them and my younger daughter helped put the Hershey's kisses in each one - 4 to a box. I used a variety of So Saffron and Bashful Blue designer series paper for the lids with So Saffron and Ballet Blue card stock for the bottoms.
I printed the labels on the computer and used the Curly Label punch. The ribbon is not SU.

New Colors - New Products - preview #1

The new Stampin Up colors and products come out July 1 and as a demonstrator I have an opportunity to be able to pre-order some to get a head start. I have been having so much fun playing with my new toys.
This card shows the 5 new core colors (Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight and Marina Mist) as well as the renamed Kraft which is now Crumb Cake. The ribbon is 1/8 inch taffeta in Early Espresso.

This card uses the Simply Said stamp set - this has been around for a while but it is new for me :-) I used two of the new IN colors. Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade to color the flowers. The other IN colors are Concord Crush, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz.


This card uses all of the IN colors. The squares are mounted on Concord Crush and the card base is Pear Pizazz. The sentiment is from the Herb Expression (another new set for me).

Here is another Simply Said - simply done using Poppy Parade and Early Espresso.

This is another simple card using the Herb Expressions with Pear Pizzazz and Concord Crush.

This card uses the new Designer Series paper, Greenhouse Gala. The colors are Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip and Marina Mist. I colored in the flowers using a white gel pen - also used to do the 'stitching' on the card.
Another Greenhouse Gala card. The sentiment is also from Herb Expression. I used the Scallop Border punch on the Daffodil Delight strip.


This time I used Poppy Parade for the card base. I used the Modern Label punch for the taps on the left edge.

This card uses the 'flip side' of the DSP on the previous cards. The background piece is embossed using the Big Shot - new embossing folder called Vintage Wallpaper which I am really loving! The stamp set is Cute by the Inch - a hostess set in the new catalog. The ribbon again is the 1/8 inch Daffodil Delight taffetta.

This one used the old standby colors of Chocolate Chip, Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive. I used the new trio stampin' wheel from the summer mini occasion catalog (these three will be available in the new catalog too) and the Happy is from the Look Who's Turning stamp set.

1/4 Sheet Wonder

I have learned of a new 'technique' called One Sheet Wonder and an adaptation of that is the 1/4 Sheet Wonder. You take 1/4 sheet of Designer Series paper and make as many cards as you can trying to use every bit of the DSP. Here is my attempt. I did manage to use every bit of the DSP - no scraps :-) at least no DSP scraps - of course I had some card stock scraps to add to my box.



I used the new Greenhouse Gala paper which matches one of the new stamp sets perfectly but I don't have that set yet (hopefully it will be on the way soon) I also used the new colors, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist and Early Espresso. Love how these all work together.


Card #1 For this one punched using the Heart to Heart punch and layeted the DSP behind the 'holes' I then punched a couple sets out of the Marina mist and added them. The applique stitching is done using a white gel pen.

Card # 2 The DSP here is cut 1 x 5 inches and punched on both long sides using the Scallop Border. I added the 1/8 inch taffeta ribbon in Early Espresso and stamped the sentiment from the Herb Expressions (a new set for me) in Early Espresso too.

Card # 3 Here the DSP is cut in 1 inch squares and patchworked on a square of Cajun Craze. The flowers are punched with the trio flower punch (you could use the Boho Blossoms or small punches for the itty bitty buttons - hmmm will have to try that too :-) This sentiment is also from the Herb Expression set. The brads are from the Vintage brad set.

Card # 4 This stamp is from the It's A Thought stamp set - a hostess set in the summer mini catalog. I used the hearts that I punched out for the first card on this one (used up some of my scraps :-)
The image is on Whisper White with Daffodil Delight sponged on the edges. The DSP is layered on Early Espresso and the card is Daffodil Delight.

Card # 5 This is also a stamp from It's The Thought set. The ribbon is the 1/8 inch taffeta in Daffodil Delight. The card is Cherry Cobbler.
Here are the directions for cutting the DSP if you would like to try these cards yourself -
Cut one strip 1 inch wide, and one strip 2 inches wide which will leave a strip that is 3 inches wide. From the 2 inch strip, cut off one end at 4 inches - this will give you a 2 x 4 inch strip (use for card 1) Cut the remaining 2 x 2 inch square into four 1 inch squares to use for card # 3.
From the 1 inch strip cut a 1 x 5 inch piece to use for card # 2 - the remaining 1 inch square is used for Card # 3.
Use the five 1 inch squares for card # 3.
Cut the 3 inch strip into at 4 inches giving you a 3 x 4 inch piece and a 3 x 2 inch piece. Use the 3 x 4 piece for card # 4 and the 3 x 2 piece for card # 5.
Have fun trying your own combination!

Card sets

I am planning a Stamp-a-Stack workshop in July and these are the card sets we are making.

One set uses designer series paper - I have quite a stash of that :-) This paper is from the mini occasions catalog called Shades of Spring. I used Certainly Celery and Crumb Cake (Kraft) card stock. The sentiments are all from the Teeny Tiny Words stamp set. I used the modern label and word window punches. There are 10 cards and 12 sentiment tags. You can keep the tags loose and just add the appropriate one when you are ready to send the card.


A closer shot of the cards. The sentiments here are just laying on the cards to show how they look when completed.


The box has an extended flap on the left side. The other three sides are folded over twice to make them sturdier.


This set uses solid color card stock that is embossed using the Big Shot. I used Melon Mambo for this one with white satin ribbon. In addition to the Teeny Tiny Words, I used the Oval All stamp set. The tags are punched using the large oval and scallop oval punhces.


This is what the card would look like once you add the sentiment.


The box makes this a nice gift set.