How can you resist?!?

How can you "resist" Wax Paper Resist? I LOVE this technique ;) This technique seemed to go so well with the Wild About You stamp set. This was the 3rd project my Club Members made at our workshop last week.

Materials used for this card:
Stamp Set: Wild About You
Cardstock: Glossy White, Basic Gray, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Black Stazon
Accessories: Brayer, Ribbon, Flower Fusion (felt flower), brad, wax paper and an iron

Instructions on Wax Paper Resist:

• Take a piece of Wax Paper slightly larger than your glossy cardstock. Crinkle it up and then smooth it back out.

• Sandwich your wax paper between two pieces of Glossy Cardstock, with the glossy sides facing the wax paper, both top and bottom.*Hint: using two pieces of cardstock yields two backgrounds in *one step. For a single background, use a piece of plain paper in *place of the second glossy one.
  

• Iron over your paper "sandwich" without steam.

• Take pieces apart and throw wax paper away.

• Brayer over your glossy cardstock with Dye Ink. Cover the entire piece of cardstock.

• Wipe over your cardstock with a paper towel. The ink will resist where the wax from the wax paper stuck to the glossy cardstock.

Stair Step Fold for Easter

Here's one of the techniques (or folds) we learned at my workshop last week, the Stair Step Fold. It is super easy to create and you can embellish with anything you want. I did post a Stair Step card last year you can view it here. Today's card was made using the Designer Paper that is available in the Sale A Bration catalog. (ends March 31st). Isn't it pretty? I will be sad to see it go :(

Instructions on to make a Stair Step Card:

• Cut your cardstock to the size of 10.5 X 5.0 - if you want to stamp on this, now would be the time to do it.
• Score your cardstock at 1.25" - 2.5" - 4.25", 6" and at 8.25" Now fold with hills and valleys (accordion style) making sure that the smallest (1.25" fold) is folded down, as this will be the front of your card.
• Now here's the fun part...decorate with ANYTHING...punches, cut-outs, stickers...whatever your theme is, run with it.

Hope you try it sometime, they are SUPER easy and you can get very creative! Thanks for looking.

Easter Candy Pouch

Hi Stampers! This was the Bonus Project we made at my Stamp Club Workshop last week. Isn't it cute? And it was SO easy to make using the Stampin Up Big Shot. This is the perfect time to order your Big Shot because Sale a Bration is still going on through March 31st, which would qualify you for FREE Stamp Sets! Click here to place an order

This project was also made using a brand new stamp set called Eight Great Greetings out of the NEW Occasions Mini Catalog. Customers are able to preorder selected sets from this catalog, otherwise the Occassions Mini Catalog begins April 1st.

Materials used to make this project:
Stamp Set: Eight Great Greetings
Cardstock: Bashful Blue, Delicate Dots Designer Paper (SAB), Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black, Markers to color Easter Bunny
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, White Gel Pen, Big Shot Scallop Envelope Die

Here are the instructions on how to make this project:
Run both pieces of Bashful Blue cardstock through Big Shot using the Scallop Envelope Die
Cut 1" off the bottom flaps of the envelopes to measure 1/4"
Fold at score lines and attach pieces together using Sticky Strip to form a "purse"
Attach Designer Paper to front and glue down scallop front
Attach handle with mini glue dots
Stamp and color bunny. Punch out using 1 3/8" punch
Stamp Bashful Blue Circle Scallop and dot with White Gel Pen if desired.
Attach decorated bunny to front of purse with dimensionals and fill with candy.

Thanks for looking and don't forget to stamp something today :)

Get Whale Soon

Today's post is a card I made for our friend Lori, who just had surgery. Hopefully this card will put a smile on her face :) The Designer Paper is from Holiday Treasure. I have been wanting to use the chocolate chip paper with polka dots and thought, why not! So this is what I came up with. I paper pieced the whale by stamping it a 2nd time on Bashful Blue card stock and cutting it out. For some detail I added a few brads and some ribbon...oh, and some dimensionals of course! The inside of the card is decorated with a strip of the Designer Paper at the bottom, just to finish it off. Thanks for looking!

Materials for this card:
Stamp Set: Pun Fun
Papers: Bashful Blue, Rose Red, Holiday Treasure
Accessories: Bashful Blue Ribbon, Earth Element Brads, Dimensionals

Easter Stamps Sneak Peek!

NEW! NEW! NEW! Stampin Up has a new Occasions Mini Catalog that is coming out April 1st. BUT, you get a sneak peek and can order a few of these sets early... just in time to make your Easter cards. To view these darling pre-order sets click on the catalog below:

To order these sets or any other Stampin Up products click here and go to SHOP NOW in the upper right hand corner of my website. It will be delivered right to your door!

Crimped Envelope Pocket Card

This is a card I made for the today's "Try a New Technique Challenge" TLC210 on Splitcoast Stampers. If you haven't tried a challenge on Splitcoast before, you should! It's fun to see what everyone comes up with. To learn how to make your own Crimped Envelope Pocket Card click here for the tutorial.

Supplies used for this card:
Stamp Sets: Botanical Blooms (SAB), Yummy (SAB) and Thank you Kindly
Paper: White Envelope, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Inks: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Embosslits Simple Flower, 1/2 Pearls (from Pretties Kit), Pacific Point Ribbon, Tab Punch, Boho Blossom Punch, gold Brad

Baby Bib Card

A friend of ours is having a baby girl soon and I remembered seeing these adorable "bib cards" on Splitcoast so thought I would give it a try. All the products used for this card are from Stampin' Up with the exception of the heart eyelets. The card was made using the Scallop Circle die for the Big Shot (Love It!). For the "neck" area I just used the Wide Oval Punch for the opening. Isn't it cute?

Stamp Set: So Many Scallops (retired)
Card stock" Pretty in Pink and Whisper White
Ink: Pretty in Pink and Versmark (for heart background)
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch (for image), Scallop Circle Die (and Big Shot), White Taffeta Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds (on moon), heart eyelets

Thanks for looking!