Jun 24, 2013 | Uncategorized |
In addition to the official start of summer a few days ago, the wearmer weather is a sure indicator that summer has finally arrived. For me, that means blue skies and bright sun. So, my card is a tribute to the start of summer with blue, yellow and a simple design.
Stampin' Up Supplies Used:
stamps – Best of Flowers 133342 March Best of 25 years), Happy Day 130294 wood, 130297 clear,
paper – 2013 – 2015 In Color dsp Stack 130136, Whisper White c.s.
ink – Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry
accessories – 1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch 127811, Regals Candy Dots 130932, Mosaic Madness Embossing Folder 129984, Apothecary Accents Framelits 127003, Essentials Paper -Piercing Pack 126187, Stampin' Pierce Mat 126199, Paper-Piercing Tool 126189
Here's wishing each and every one of you a happy summer. Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Hugs,
Ginger
Jun 23, 2013 | Technique, Thank You |
Gosh, it has been a few days since I posted and I am going through withdrawl. But, let me explain the reason for my card today. As you know, I am an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. The group that I am part of is the Stampin' Pretty Pals under Mary Fish. Because this Stampin' Up! year is drawing to an end, Mary is providing lots of fun for us. And, if we participate, we can be entered in a drawing to win product. One of the ways to enter is to make a "gratitude" card for the Pals. This is my "Gratitude" card.
This card is similar to one that I did last night for my Club gals. Maybe I will post it tomorrow.
I used the Flower Shop stamp set with the Pansy Punch. Earlier I promised to share some tips about lining up the punch with the stamped image. I am going to try to do that now.
First, if I open my Flower Shop stamp case, it looks like this.
Notice that each stamp has a "black sharpie" mark at about the same location – upper right of the stamp. This mark is the key to lining up the punch. Go ahead and mark your stamps with a black sharpie in the same location as my stamps.
Next you need to mark your punch so that the mark on the stamp will coincide with the mark on the punch.
You can see the lock for the punch at the bottom of the picture. Orient your punch like mine. Notice the black mark on the bottom petal – just above the Stampin' Up! logo. Mark your punch with a sharpie.
Anytime you stamp an image, place the stamp so that the "black mark" on the stamp is on the top left. Stamp close to the edge of the paper so that you can slide a punch over the image.
Now slide the punch over the stamped image so that the black mark on the punch is at the top of the flower image. Punch!
This method works for all of the stamps in the set.
The pencil marks that you see on the stamped image are there to help you see where the mark on the stamp would be located. Of course, I will erase them from my flower. You will not have these pencil marks on your image.
This method works because your stamps can only go in the case one way. BUT,for this to work, you must keep the piece of rubber that you punch your stamps from.
Using this technique, I am able to easily stamp and punch without the headache of guessing where the punch should be.
Hope this helps! Please email me if you have any questions.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today.
Hugs,
Ginger
Jun 20, 2013 | Birthday |
Margaret Moody does an incredible job of creating interesting sketches for the PPA challenges. Here is the sketch for this week.
My card basically follows the sketch with just a few tweeks.
Of course, I wanted a little surprise so I used the Chalk Talk Framelits from Stampin' Up! to cut a window in the front layer of my card. In the first picture, you can see that I used an image from the Chalk Talk stamp set to fill the hole with a tag.
Epic Day This and That Designer Washi Tape made quick work of the ties ( the real name escapes me..) for the tag. But when you open the card, you see something different.
From the inside of the card, the tie for the tag is courtesy of Coastal Cabana 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim.
STAMPIN' UP! SUPPLIES USED:
stamps – Chalk Talk 130631 wood, 130634 clear
paper – 2013 – 2015 In Color DSP Stack 130136, Modern Medley 126926, Basic Black c.s., Very Vanilla c.s.
ink –Whisper White Craft Ink 101731
accessories – Chalk Talk Framelits 129983, Epic Day This and That Washi Tape 131269, 3/8" Coastal Cabana Ruffle Stretch Trim 130024, Rhinestone Basic Jewels 119246
Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Hugs,
Ginger
