Remembering your Birthday (2)

Hello!

I couldn't help but share my second Bokeh attempt too! This one was also inspired by the lovely Gold Soiree DSP (1336970) - this time The Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral and Pistachio Green! I used the same stencil that I created for my previous post. And again I used my Sponge Dauber (133773) for my smallest and darkest circles. My lightest colour was Pink Pirouette (126956), then Crisp Canteloupe (131176) and for my darkest and smallest circle I used Calypso Coral (126983). To add a touch of sparkle I also used Versamark ink (102283) to heat emboss Iridescent Ice (101930) circles over my coloured circles. I think it came out pretty well!

My complete product list:

124392 Calypso Coral A4 Cardstock (Base)

131303 Crisp Cantaloupe A4 Cardstock (Layering)

106549 Whisper White A4 Cardstock (Stamping)

131350 Remembering your Birthday Clear Stamp set

132058 Papillon Potpourri Wood stamp set

134036 I Love Lace Clear Background Stamp

131177 Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin' Pad

132141 Metallic Gold Encore Ink

109129 Gold Embossing Powder

127526 Elegant Butterfly Punch

127003 Apothecary Accents Framelits

Hope you like it!

Mel xx

Remembering your Birthday

Hello again!

My projects for this week was inspired by the beautiful Gold Soiree DSP (133697) - Garden Green and Calypso Coral were the colours I used from this amazingly beautiful paper! The effect I was aiming for.... Bokeh which refers to the quality of the blurring of out-of-focus images in a photograph. I watched a few videos on You Tube and was inspired by this easy technique from Wplus9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghp6-Ga4wIA and this is my take on it!  I made a stencil from a Window Sheet (114323) using various circles - 3 different sizes - from the Circles Framelits Collection (130911). I also used a Sponge Dauber (133773) for my smallest circle!

Let's start at the beginning:

I sponged Calypso Coral (126983) and Garden Green (126973) randomly on some watercolour   paper  and then, using my Stampin' Spritzer (126185),  I activated the ink by spraying it with water. You can wait for it to dry, but I'm not patient enough, so I heat set it. 

Now you can start sponging with Craft Stampin' ink (101731) over your stencil with a sponge dauber (or sponge). The best way to go about it is to sponge your biggest circle with a very light hand and going darker with your Craft ink as your circles get smaller. My smallest circle was create with my sponge dauber.  Overlap your circles - I find that working in a triangles of circles works nicely. Concentrate your smallest and brightest circles around your image.

A list of the products I used on my finished project:

108605 Garden Green A4 Cardstock (Base)

131299 Oistachio Pudding A4 Cardstock (Layering)

106549 Whisper White A4 Cardstock (Stamping)

131177 Pistachio Pudding Classic Stampin'pad

132141 Metallic Encore Gold ink pad

102283 Versamark ink

109129 Gold Embossing powder

131350 Remembering your Birthday Clear stamp set 

132058 Papillon Potpourri Wood stamp set

134036 I Love Lace Clear Background stamp

127003 Apothecary Accents Framelits

127526  Elegant Butterfly

This was truly a fun project and as you can see you don''t need much more to complete your card!

Mel xx

Bright & Beautiful Tag

Hello again!

After a breathtakingly beautiful road trip down South (of Western Australia), I am back with a Festive tag...  And an easy (not so new) technique. For this tag I used the Bright & Beautiful stamp set (135029 Clear) from the Holiday catalogue (p 25) and the coordinating Star Framelits (133723) from the Inspire. Create. Share catalogue (p 231). The Technique is a Embossing resist technique - very easy and with instant impact. I heat embossed the medium-sized star from the set with Clear Embossing powder (109130) and then used a Sponge Dauber (133773) to sponge my darker colour in the centre of the star (use circular movements) - I used Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad (126985) - and the Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad (131179) for the outside of the star. Then I sandwiched my image between White printer paper and dry-ironed over the image with the iron on its highest setting. This removes the embossing powder and leaves a watercolour type of effect. Pretty! Any detailed stamp will work beautifully. Think background stamps!

The rest of my product list:

131002 Wisteria Wonder A4 Cardstock
108615 Perfect Plum A4 Cardstock
106549 Whisper White A4 Cardstock
102283 Versamark Ink pad (the watermark image on the one star)
109131 Silver Embossing powder (for the JOY sentiment in the centre)
134572 Wisteria Wonder Seam Binding Ribbon
132976 Silver Metallic Baker's Twine

Try this! The possibilities are endless! Also do yourself a favour and have look at all the lovely Seam Binding Ribbon colours on page 207 of Inspire. Create. Share. I looooove Early Espresso (134582) and Night of Navy (134571)!

Mel xx

Remembering your Birthday

Hello there!

This project features a technique called 'Old Linen'. I found it in a card making magazine a while back but unfortunately cannot remember the card maker's name. I apologise for this and if I'm ever that lucky that she should stumble upon my card online - thank you for teaching me this! And let me know so I can give well deserved credit!

The technique works best with white card stock with a shiny layer(film) on top. I used the sturdy cardstock that comes with Stampin'Up!'s Designer series paper 12 x 12 packs. These work perfectly and  is just one more reason for it not to go to waste!

Technique:
Use a finer grade sanding block to remove some of the film on top of the cardstock.Your cardstock must be on a flat surface.  Sand up and down and left to right, dust and repeat. The perfect Óld Linen"colour from Stampin'Up! would be Sahara Sand 126976. Drag the ink pad from top to bottom and from left to right over your cardstock. Sand, dust and ink again until you are satisfied with the results. Finally dust one last time before stamping your images over this. I used the I Love Lace background stamp C (134036) in the Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad.

All The flowers were heat embossed with Stampin'Up!'s Clear Embossing powder (109130) - first inked with Versamark (102283) and then inked with the ink colour of your flower and then filled with a  Sponge Dauber (133773) using the same ink colour.

My Stampin'Up! product list:

131350 Remembering your Birthday Clear stamp set
130942 Flower Shop Clear Stamp Set
130698 Pansy Punch
133152 Petite Petals Wood stamp set
133322 Petite Petals punch
134180 Something to Say Clear stamp set (for the Bitty flower)
133787 Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack
131300 Strawberry Slush A4 cardstock (card base)
121695 Sahara Sand A4 cardstock
106549 Whisper White A4 cardstock (scrap pieces for flowers)
131178 Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' pad
126982 Pool Party Classic Stampin' pad
133645 Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' pad (leaves)
126963 Perfect Plum (the perfect Purple!!)
109131 Silver Stampin' Embossing powder
134568 Pool Party 1/4" Cotton Ribbon
117191 Bird Builder Punch (leaves)

I loved making this card!

Mel xx

Holiday Home - For You

Hello again!

How wonderful it was to finally get to play with the Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp set (135095) and the accompanying  Homemade Holiday framelits (135857) - all from Stampin'Up!'s new Holiday Catalogue! You can use this bundle ( stamps + framelits bundle 137631 at 15% discount) in so many different ways - not only for the Christmas holidays!

My product list for this project:
131730 Truly Grateful Stamp set W (background)
132022 Itty Bitty Banners Stamp Set W
129267 Bitty Banners Framelits
131301 Baked Brown Sugar A4 Cardstock ( card base 11.5cm x 23cm)
131299 Pistachio Pudding A4 Cardstock
106550 Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock
133646 Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad
133645 Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad
133644 Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad
131181 Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad  (background)
126974 Early Espresso (sentiment)
133670 Mossy Meadow 1cm Stitched Satin Ribbon

Hope you like it!

Mel xx

Ray of Sunshine - Keep your face always towards the sun

Hello!

I love how yellow and black just always work together! No funny business with this card! It is just paper and ink and yes maybe also the wonderful , bright Daffodill Delight Seam Binding ribbon ( 125583) from Stampin'Up! This card will cheer up anyone -  immediately!

My Stampin'Up! product list:
134210 Ray of Sunshine Stamp Set (C) (LOVE the sentiments!)
108630 Neutrals Ivory Cardstock ( Card base)
133704 Typeset Speciality Designer Series Paper
121688 Basic Black A4 Cardstock
106550 Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock
                                              101406 Stazon Ink
                                              126944 Daffodil Delight Classic Ink Pad


Mel xx


                                         

Gift Box Punch Board - Festival of Trees Pop - Out Box!

Better late than never! I used Stampin'Up!'s  fantastic NEW Gift Box Punch Board to make this pretty box. The directions are on the board, so no need to look it up! I used the directions to make the smallest box, cut off the 4 triangles (that would be used to close the box) and made a lid from a 4" x 4" square cardstock, scored at 1"on all sides, cut the fold in tabs on all 4 corners and adhered with Sticky Strip. The inside of the box was decorated  with the Festival of Trees Photopolymer Stamp set (135059). This box is perfect for a piece of jewelry! Or a party favour!

My Stampin'Up! product list:
128706 Petite Pairs Stamp Set (W)
106576 Old Olive A4 Cardstock
                                   
106578 Real Red A4 Cardstock
116202 Pacific Point A4 Cardstock
106549 Whisper White A4 Cardstock
131179 Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad
126953 Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad
126949 Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad
102283 Versamark Ink
101930 Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder
133775 Dots & Stripes Decorative masks ( I sponge over the dots with Versamark ink and heat embossed with the Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder)
134548 Silver Satin Ribbon

Enjoy!

Mel xx