Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Herringbone Technique

Today I'd like to share with you one of the cards we made at my February stamp club meeting.  The Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper from the Sale-a-bration (SAB) catalog has to be one of my favorites!  I absolutely love this paper and will be very sad to see it go after March.

The Herringbone Technique has been around for awhile, but I was just introduced to it recently by Angie Leach from Too Cool Stamping.  As many of you know, Angie is my upline and one of my wonderful friends (hi Angie!).  Angie has a pictorial of the this technique here.  Dawn Olchefske, another incredible Stampin' Up! demonstrator, has a video tutorial on her blog showing how easy this technique really is.  You can find her video here.  On to my card...

 

This card is loaded with SAB items!  As I mentioned, the patterned paper is Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper (DSP).  This technique is also a fabulous way to use up all of those scraps that pile up next to your paper cutter. :)




Here's a close up of the herringbone pattern.  The strips of DSP are mounted on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock using the Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets.  These are great when you need to have adhesive on a large area.  I simply cut my card stock and the adhesive sheet to same size and put the adhesive on the card stock to make the whole piece "sticky."  Next, I started assembling my strips of DSP to make the herringbone pattern.







In the photo to the right you can see my sentiment stamped in Lucky Limeade from the Elementary Elegance stamp set, also a SAB set.  I also added the crown image stamped in Poppy Parade along with a little rhinestone "bling".  This was stamped on Very Vanilla card stock and punched out using the Extra-Large Oval punch.  I love how this fits perfectly inside the oval shaped Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  This, too, is available as a FREE SAB item.  The Poppy Parade card stock was embossed first with the embossing folder and then I ran it through the Big Shot again using one of the dies from the Labels Collection Framelits Dies.  Doesn't this just fit perfectly?  This piece was then mounted on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock which also was cut from one of the framelits and then embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder (another SAB item).  A cute bow made from the 1/8" Organdy Ribbon in Lucky Limeade finishes off the card.  The ribbon is also a SAB item!

Whew... that's a lot of SAB items!  Here they are:  Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper, 1/8" Organdy Ribbon from the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack, Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folders, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, and the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set.  Remember that you can get any of these items for FREE with a $50 order!  Sale-a-bration ends on March 31, 2012...don't miss out on this promotion!  You can click on the Sale-a-bration link in the upper left corner to see more details.

Do you want to make this card?  I still have a couple of dates available for workshops in March.  Contact me today to get scheduled!

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 Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle
 

Monday, February 27, 2012

Twitterpated Hearts

Today's card is a CASE (copy and share everything) of a card I saw on Stampin Connection created by Michelle Clarke.  Here are the two cards side by side...


Created by Michelle Clarke
My CASED version

I'm usually not into hearts, but I think this turned out pretty cute.  In the photo to the right you can see the details a little better.  Both pieces of patterned paper are from Twitterpated Designer Series Paper.  The hearts are cut using the Framelits Hearts Collection with the Big Shot and are done in Blushing Bride and Riding Hood Red.  I love how quick and easy the framelits are to use!  The Blushing Bride heart is embossed using the Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder from the Holiday Mini Catalog (which is still available).  I thought this design sort of mimicked the design in the Twitterpated paper.  The Riding Hood Red heart was embossed using the Fresh Vintage stamp set and clear embossing powder.  This stamp set is a Sale-a-bration item and can be yours for FREE with a $50 order.  Visit my demonstrator website today to start shopping!


The card is embellished with some Baja Breeze 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon, a Baja Breeze button from the Twitterpated Designer Buttons, and a piece of Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine.  It also has a scallop border made from the Tasteful Trim Die and the Big Shot.  It's finished off with the sentiment from Loving Thoughts stamped on that scroll from Take it To Heart.  All of this is on a Crumb Cake card base.    

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 I hope you enjoyed the card and thanks for stopping by!


Michelle

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Mixed Bunch Labels



My favorite colors!


I have to admit when I saw another flower set in the Occasions Mini Catalog I was not excited.  Well, I've certainly changed my mind about this set.  The Mixed Bunch set has turned out to be one of my favorites!  Not to mention the coordinating Blossom Punch.


The flower is actually three layers with Perfect Plum on the bottom, Pear Pizzazz in the center, and then I stamped one of the images on Vellum Card Stock with VersaMark ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  I love the effect of the flower image embossed on the vellum.  The photo really doesn't do this justice.  I finished off the flower with a Perfect Plum button and some Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine.

 


Behind the flower is another one of my new favorite products.  I just can't seem to get enough of these new Framelits!  Here I used the Labels Collection Framelits.  The center image is from Apothecary Art and uses the smallest framelit.  It's stamped in Basic Gray and the flowers are colored with Perfect Plum and Pear Pizzas using a blender pen.  The card base is Basic Gray with a layer of Twitterpated Designer Series Paper.  The card is finished off with some Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon.



Did you notice the watermark?  What do you think?  I've been wanting to create a watermark for my projects and this is what I've come up with so far.  I think it might be a little too big.  This one is obviously done in white, but I think I probably need one in gray, too.  I'm learning that there are many different ways to create a watermark.  Now I just have to decide what I like best.

I'd love to show you and your friends how to make this cute and versatile card...and what better time than during Sale-a-bration!  I still have a couple of dates available in March before this promotion over.  Call or email me today to get scheduled and take advantage of FREE products!

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Michelle

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Scrapin' 2012 Class

New Scrapbook Class

I'm so excited to announce my 2012 scrapbook class!  This will be a year-long class with 4 sessions.  We will meet once every three months to complete 24 scrapbook pages!  I was playing with My Digital Studio today to create a flyer with the details...


 Believe me I know how hard it is to set aside time to catch up on your scrapbooking.  I still have a few family vacations that are still waiting to be completed.  This class will help you get caught up though.  On December 30, 2012 you will have an entire year finished!  Not to mention getting to spend some time with friends and fellow scrappers.  After all, scrapbooking is so much more fun when you can do it with other people.  I hope you'll be able to join me!  Call or email me to get registered.

Michelle