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
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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. Wisteria Wishes really is WOW!! Take a look at the photo below and you will see what happens when you fall in love with a stamp set. To think that this bundle wasn’t even on my radar at first! The sad thing is, this bundle is retiring soon so be sure to get it before April 30. If you do, then you can come to my FREE Zoom class on May 17 at 1pm EST or 7pm European Central Time.
A Closer Look at Wisteria Wishes Cards
If you are like me, you will appreciate a closer look at some of the cards. My favourite thing in making these cards was making the wisteria blossoms out of watercolour paper that had been colour washed with Highland Heather and Gorgeous Grape. I did a short video tutorial on this technique and I will share that video in this blog as well.
Video Tutorial for Wisteria Blooms
Zoom Class on May 17
If you purchase the Wisteria Wishes bundle, then you get the Zoom Class on May 17 for FREE! I am very much looking forward to creating with you that day. You will also get a pdf tutorial along with this class. Please let me know if you have any questions. Live in Canada? Click on the links below to buy the products that you will need for this class. Live in Europe? Shop with me here!
Thanks for joining me today, I hope you have a super day!
Hello stampers and happy Monday to you. Masking Paper and Blending Brushes add up to a lot of fun AND some pretty awesome cards. I will be teaching these cards tomorrow in person and I am so looking forward to that. Today I also made one of these cards for my weekly Cheer Corner which is live on Facebook every Monday at 10am EST or 4pm Central European Time.
Video Tutorial
Three More Cards with Masking Paper
I must admit that I used our retired layering ovals dies to make the mask for these cards. Here’s hoping that they end up in our new annual catalog on May 1!
Thanks for joining me today. If you live in Canada you can get these products in my online store by clicking the links below. Live in Europe? Then you can shop with me here or join my team. Have a super day!!
Hello stampers and happy Friday to you. Today I am sharing a masked Easter bunny card with you. If you don’t celebrate Easter or send cards for Easter, you could also use this for a spring card, thinking of you or birthday. I used a simple masking technique to create this scene. The masks were used in two ways. The first was to make it look like one bunny is sitting in front of the other one. Secondly, I used die cut clouds with masking paper to make the beautiful sky.
Masked Easter Bunny: With or Without the Carrot?
Which white bunny do you prefer? The one above holding the carrot, or the one below without a carrot? Little details can really make a difference. In the bottom card I decided to add some Easter eggs in the grass but they looked funny just sitting on top of the grass. What did I do? I cut a slit in the card with my paper trimmer and tucked the eggs in to the grass that way. Then I stamped some grass, fussy cut it and put it in front of the eggs for a more realistic look.
Easter Bunny Class in Chatham, Ontario
On March 29 my team member Kylee McCutcheon is teaching a class with the Easter Bunny bundle. She still has room for you!! Here is one of the cards that she will be making along with two treat holders and a second card. You can find the link to the event page here where you can comment below the class that you like and the person teaching that class will contact you to arrange payment and other details.
Thanks!
Thanks so much for joining me today on my blog. Leave a trace that you were here and take a moment to comment, that really makes my day. The bunny punch is backordered right now and will be available in the middle of May but the stamp set is still amazing to use without the punch. Click on the images below in the product list if you want to shop with me in Canada. Easy-peasy and you will get a free tutorial bundle if you do so! Have a super day.
When I first saw the Desert Details stamp set I was quite honestly underwhelmed. I thought to myself, now that is one set that I don’t need to buy. Well! Then I went on my team retreat and my friend Pat had made a card with this set. I was so impressed with the long narrow graphic stamps that I just had to have it. Now that I have inked it up, it has not disappointed!!
Not only are those geometric stamps very impressive, the flowers are also stunning. They are distINKtive stamps which mean they naturally stamp in different shades of the same colour. Let’s take a look at two cards that I have made with this set.
Two Fun Cards
My first card was inspired by Sara Douglass and Shelli Gardner at OnStage in Vienna. With some simple masking you get an amazing geometric design on your card front. Want to know how I did it? Just watch the video tutorial below.
Cajun Craze and Soft Succulent look great together don’t they? That linen thread and those enamel dots essentials finish it off perfectly. The enamel dots come in night of navy, crumb cake and white. Here is a closeup.
The second card will be shared next week when my video tutorial is also available.
Video Tutorial
There is actually a part two to this video. In the first part you see me showing all the stamps and dies and also how to do the masking technique. In the second video you see me making the actual card.
Thanks for joining me today, happy stamping, and don’t forget, the links to shop with me are below for Canadians, or you can shop in Europe with me here.
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