Well hello stampers!! It has been two months since I have written a blog post and I am sorry about that. I hope you have missed me a bit. Today I am sharing a lovely card with you using the set Whale Watching. Whether or not you have ever gone whale watching, this stamp set is spectacular. Capture the magic and majesty of these creatures on your cards or in your scrapbook pages. Mine was a card for my weekly Cheer Corner and you can also see the video which I will include a little further on in my blog post.
Whale Watching Card
Masking paper was the secret to creating a nice scene for this Whale Watching card. It really is a simple card with just stamps, ink and paper. I used a blending brush and some Blends markers to step it up a notch.
Mini Catalog Inspiration
Do you remember to use your catalogs as tools for inspiration? Sometimes we forget, don’t we? There is a great card that I want to share with your from the mini catalog. It uses this Whale Watching set in conjunction with Waves of Inspiration and the Nested Essentials dies. Brilliant really!
Video Tutorial
Ready for Something Special??
If you have been following my blog for a while as well as my business Facebook page, you will know that Stampin’Up! has really enriched my life. I have met SO many wonderful people through stamping. You can too!! There is absolutely no need to be a stamping super star, but you can still have the benefits of this amazing stamping community. How??
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A Personal Note
We are now all moved into the home where Gerard grew up, right next to the greenhouse. That means that I now have my stamp room on the main floor where the living room used to be! You can guess what that also means. I have to keep it neat!! I do love the natural light and I can see right into the greenhouse to see Gerard work. We now have coffee together every morning at 10am in the greenhouse. On December 28 I will fly back to Canada to spend a late Christmas with the kids and then have a team retreat from January 2-4. Maybe you can come too??
I hope you have a super day, and thanks so much for joining me today.
Hello stampers and happy Monday to you. Gloriously Made is a stunning bundle that you may have overlooked in the annual catalog. The dies are my favourite things in this bundle but the stamps are also glorious, pardon the pun. This set is aptly named!
The card above was inspired by Jenni Pauli a fellow demonstrator from Germany. I attended her 10 year stampversary event in May and she had a slimline card that inspired this one. I love the soft colours of Lemon Lolly and Soft Sea Foam.
Masking Technique Card
You can also use your dies from Gloriously Made to make your own acetate mask and then use it to make this stunning card. Bojo Blue, Old Olive and Vellum cardstock combine for a soft look.
With the card above and the card below, you can see how lovely the sentiments are when they are stamped in Versamark on black cardstock and then embossed in white. It makes for such a great contrast and makes up for the small size of the font. If you want to see a short video of how to do this technique, you can check it out here.
Video Tutorial
What do you love about my blog?
I like to end my blog posts on a personal note, and today I am wondering what you love about my blog? What prompts you to come to my blog and read my posts? If you have any feedback, I would love to hear it. Are the links in my product list helpful to you? Have you considered shopping with me or joining my team? Do you just read the blog posts or do you check out the other sections on my blog? So many questions, and I hope that you consider answering some of them.
Hello stampers and happy Friday to you. It’s almost the end of August and here are the rest of the Fun on Wheels cards that I have made for my August Sweet Suite Tuesdays video series. Did you know that each month I now offer 20% cash back from the catalog price of the featured bundle? You have until August 30 to take advantage of this deal. In the meantime, take a look at my cards and let me know what you think! Which one is your favourite?
Video Tutorial
Seeing is believing, so check out this video tutorial. If you haven’t already done so, subscribe to my YouTube channel so that you catch these videos every week. To make this particular card, two other stamp sets were used to create the scene. My team member, Caroline van Roestel-Seward designed this card and graciously shared her tips with me. You can see the products that were used in the product list below.
I’m Curious
I’m curious. Are you a one set at a time stamper, or do you like combining different stamp sets to create a complex look? I tend to use just one set a time, but I really do love using several at once too. One of the reasons that I do use one set at a time is that if you are just beginning to stamp it can be overwhelming to need so many supplies to make a nice card.
Anyways, thanks for joining me today. I am grateful for you and I hope that you have a super day.
Hello stampers and happy Wednesday to you. I just love this unique colour combo! Have you ever tried basic black with calypso coral and soft sea foam? Me neither. It was during a video making session for Stamping Through My Stash that I stumbled across it. today I am going to share my Just My Type card
The photo above shows the stamp “sampler” that is the end result of every Stamping Through My Stash session. Can you see how this little ritual can be inspiring? I really love sharing this with you every week. Have you subscribed to my channel so that you can see this every Wednesday? I hope you do. Click here to see my YouTube channel.
Video Tutorial
A few other Just My Type Cards
I made a few more cards with this great set at a stamping event with German demonstrator Jenni Pauli. She used a different colour scheme and size of card. These are slimline cards that fit into a business envelope. I realized that I forgot to take good pictures of these cards after my own stamp set came in, but at least this will give you some more inspiration.
Do it your way!
There are lots of possibilities with this stamp set. Just pick your favourite colour scheme and start playing. I love all the options and look forward to doing more things with it. If you would like to order these product and you live in Canada, you can just click on the images below to shop with me. I hope that I have inspired you today! Have a super day and thanks for taking the time to read my blog post. If there are any errors it is because I am typing away whilst on the train and it wobbles a lot!!
Hello stampers and happy Saturday to you. Today I am going to show you how you can change your exploring in color cards with these great dies! Which dies? Why, the Deckled Rectangle dies. They are so vintage looking and not only are they great for this card technique, they are also fantastic for scrapbooking. With the deckled edge, they are reminiscent of a by-gone age. Do you remember old photos and postcards with this deckled edge? Let’s take a look.
Exploring In Color Cards with Deckled Rectangle Dies
To make these fun cards, I first cut the card in half. Then I used the third largest die to cut out the centre of the card front and the second largest die to cut out a piece from the back of the card. Layer these two over top of each other and put on the card front, trim it a little and layer on to your desired card front.
You can use either the bicycle die from Fun on Wheels or an image from Beside Me that has been coloured with In Color blends and then fussy cut with paper snips. Which one is your favourite?
Falling in love with In Colors
Colouring these images with the in color blends that coordinate with the cards has made me really fall in love with them. I used Pebbled Path, Bojo Blue, Wild Wheat, and Copper Clay. The only colours that were not “in colors” were Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow and the Medium and Medium Light blends. Have you been inspired to add these colours to your Blends collection?
Video Tutorial
Watching a video to see how it is done is always a nice bonus. I hope you enjoy this one. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel and perhaps even leave a comment there for me. Let me know if you have arrived there after reading this blog post!!
Cash Back in August?!
Did you know that each month I feature a different bundle or suite with my Sweet Suite Tuesdays? If you order the featured suite you get 20% cash back from the catalog price, so be sure to order your Fun on Wheels bundle in August. You will then have four video tutorials on my YouTube channel to give you lots of inspiration. Happy stamping my friends, and thank you so much for joining me today. Have a super day.
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