A Stamp A Day......

Emerging Color with Eastern Blooms

Sorry I haven't posted lately. I've been busy trying to go through my Convention pictures, designing cards for classes and workshops and just daily stuff. There never seems to be enough hours in the day. This card is one we made at our monthly Technique class. The technique we tried this month was called emerging color. We had a great time with this technique. We ran the River Rock cardstock through the Big Shot using the Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, used the Needle and Mat pack to punch our Melon Mambo cardstock, made our emerging color layer and adhered all our layers together. We inked the Friends image with RIver Rock, and took the Blender Pen to remove the River Rock ink from the word friends, then used the Melon Mambo marker to ink up friends! Stamped our flowers, cut them out and adhered a pearl to the center. Kinda cool huh? This card is really amazing in real life. Glad you stopped by today. Happy Stamping!

Stamp Set: Vintage Vogue, Eastern Blooms, Medallion
Cardstock: River Rock, Melon Mambo, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy
Ink: Basic Black, River Rock, Melon Mambo, Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy, Versamark
Accessories: Brads, Clear Embossing Powder, Mat Pack & Needle, Powder Pal, & Heat Tool, Mini Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Clear Block C for Friend, Pearl, Blender Pen, Melon Mambo Marker, 1/16" Circle Punch, White Taffeta Ribbon, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, MPP Tab 1, Acrylic Cutting Pads, Brayer

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Waxed Paper Resist Technique

Isn't this whale so cute? I made this card for a sick family member and then changed it up and made another one for a birthday card. Both these cards were made using the Stampin' Up! Pun Fun stamp set! There are lots of little animals and sayings. This set is a very versatile set to create just about any kind of card you need.

 

I teach a technique class once a month and this is one of the techniques we learned. It is called Waxed Paper Resist. I actually used an iron! Too bad is wasn't on the pile of clothes I have waiting to be ironed!!! With this class we make one card and get a technique sheet to add to our book ring. Lots of fun ideas and really cool ways to use your products. This set has 8 images and you can see more about it by clicking here. Click here to see another card I created using this same set.

Check out these cool stamps. Stamp set name is "Pun Fun", item #115054 and cost is $32.95. That's just a little over $4 per stamp. Not a bad deal!

Recipe:
Stamp Set: Pun Fun
Cardstock: Apricot Appeal, Glossy, Cameo Coral, Bashful Blue DSP
Ink: Basic Black, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Big Shot, MPP Tab 1, Ovals and Scallop Envelope Bigz Die, Apricot Brads, Lattice Embossing Folder, Apricot Appeal Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dot, Dimensionals, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Wax Paper, Iron, 1/16' Circle Punch, Bashful Blue Marker, Brayer

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"Shattered Glass" Squares

Today's card is the last card I made using Circle Circus and the Shattered Glass technique. I was creating different designs using this technique and wanted to try something a little different. I wondered what squares would look like. I kinda like it, do you? Click here and here to see the other cards I created using the Circle Circus stamp set and the Shattered Glass technique. Hope you like them!

Stamp Set: CIrcle Circus, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Glossy, Whisper White
Ink: Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Black Stazon
Accessories: Painters Tape, Sponge Daubers, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, XL Two Step Bird Punch, Dimensionals, Melon Mambo Polk Dot Ribbon 

"Shattered Glass" MessUp

Today's card is my Shattered Glass Mess Up! Still kinda cool though huh? Can you tell me how I messed up, or should I say fixed-up? In my stamping classes, there is no such thing as making a mistake. You can always make something or fix a mishap! Just ask my stamping friends! This card looks okay and nobody would even know it should look a little more like this card. If you would like more information on my technique classes, please contact me. I'm glad you came by, please visit again soon.

Stamp Set: CIrcle Circus, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Glossy, Whisper White
Ink: Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Black Stazon
Accessories: Painters Tape, Sponge Daubers, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, XL Two Step Bird Punch, Dimensionals, Melon Mambo Polk Dot Ribbon 

"Shattered Glass" Technique with Circle Circus

Today's card is one we made at my January technique class. The technique is called "Shattered Glass." This is a very easy technique and each card will look different. I have two other Shattered Glass cards I will be posting soon, all using the same colors so check back soon. I used the Circle Circus Stampin' Up! stamp set and Melon Mambo, Green Galore, Rich Razzleberry and Bermuda Bay Classic stamp pads to make a bright cheerful thank you card. I used the XLTwo Step Bird Punch for the leaves. Thanks for dropping in today!

Stamp Set: CIrcle Circus, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Glossy, Whisper White
Ink: Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Black Stazon
Accessories: Painters Tape, Sponge Daubers, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, XL Two Step Bird Punch, Dimensionals, Melon Mambo Polk Dot Ribbon

A Good Egg with Hair!

 

It's so tough to come up with an original idea that my fellow stampers haven't already shared. I've been thinking and thinking and I finally thought of something! I haven't seen this idea pop up anywhere and would like to share it with you. Hope you like it! I created this card the middle of January and have been waiting and waiting to post! How do you like his hair? Do you call this a mohawk or is it just peach fuzz? It's made with ribbon. I host a monthly swap and this will be my February swap card. Hope they like it and don't see this before they received their cards! The pink ribbon is tied onto Chocolate Chip ribbon, but it looks like our new zig zag ribbon may do well on this card too. I just received my new order of ribbon which included the "Pig Tails" ribbon, so I'll have to see how it looks!

This will be one of the cards we make at our March club class, won't you join us? Check out my events on the left side bar of my blog or come visit my Stampin' Up! website at www.stampwithcharlene.stampinup.net. There are more great samples there too! Hope to see you soon! 

Stamp Set: A Good Egg
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Ink: Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Sweet Always DSP, Dimensionals, Pumpkin Pie Marker, White Gel Pen

Heard from the Heart

 

Hi Stamping Buddies,
Well, today's card is yet another simple card using the "Reverse Masking Technique." Take a scrap piece of paper and punch out a 1 3/4" Circle, this will become your template. Lay the template down on your cardstock where you want your image to be, and ink up your sponge. Take your inked sponge and rub inside the punched out circle (on your original cardstock) and fill the circle in with color, then take your stamp and stamp your image while the template is still on your cardstock. To get a dimensional look, do not reink your stamp, just stamp again beside your original stamped image. That's all it is too it!

Stamp Set: Heard from the Heart
Cardstock: Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, Basic Black
Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, 1 3/4 Circle Punch

Simple Birthday Thanks for Valentines Day

 

I created this card back in November and I've been just waiting for our December swap before posting. I just love this cupcake stamp and wanted to see if there was a way I could use it for a Valentine's card.
 
I wanted the bottom of the cupcake to look like it was actually in a paper wrapper so I wheeled the cupcakes in pink pirouette over Whisper White cardstock and used the crimper to make it look like a real wrapper. I then used my Craft Whisper White ink refill and Riding Hood Red refill to make frosting for my cupcake. This was a technique we learned at convention. I wanted sprinkles on my frosting, so I attached pink micro beads with crystal effects. The cherry had to look real, so I used crystal effects to make it shine. I also frayed a little bit of grosgrain ribbon as an added touch. All corners and first layer of the card were also rounded. Hope you like it!

Thanks for dropping by and please don't forget to come back and visit me at www.astampaday.com!

Stamp Set: Simple Birthday Thanks, Crazy for Cupcakes
Cardstock: Textured Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Real Red, Bella Rose
Inks: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White & Riding Hood Red Refills, Real Red
Accessories: Basic Black and Real Red Markers, Pink Duo, Crystal Effects, Crimper, 5/8" Real Red Grosgrain, Large Oval Punch, Cupcake Wheel, Standard Handle, 3/16" Corner Rounder

Wild About You

 

Well, I believe this is my first post for 2009. Best wishes to everyone for a "HAPPY NEW YEAR." Who made New Year's Resolutions? Well, I didn't because somehow I do not stick to them, but hopefully I will try to post more frequently to my blog. Life gets busy and I don't remember to post, or I did remember to post, but it was as soon as I hit the bed and I was too tired to get back up to post.

Well, today's card is one of the cards we made at my SAS this past Friday night. How do you like the ribbon? It's colored with three different colored markers. Such a cool twist to white grosgrain ribbon huh? The dots are embossed with clear embossing powder and the lion is popped up with a dimensional. Hope you like today's card, please come back to visit tomorrow! I've been waiting to post tomorrow's card since November 1st! Hint: It's a Valentine's Day card!

Stamp Set: Polka dot, Wild About You
Ink: Versamark, Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Green Galore
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" CIrcle Punch, White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Green Galore Markers, Large Oval Punch, Dimensionals, Embossing Buddy, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

Zoofari Zebra

 

Today's card is made with the Zoofari stamp set. What better colors to use for this zebra, but black and white! The technique used on the zebra (main focal point image) is called split negative. I stamped the zebra twice. Once on white cardstock and once on black cardstock. I cut both of these images in half (you can use the other two halves to make another card) and adhered the two opposite images to a piece of black cardstock that was 1/4" larger than the original zebra image. This will give you a 1/8" border around your image. Next, I cut a white piece of cardstock that was 1/4" larger than the black cardstock to give the card another 1/8" border. I thought it needed some white to make the image stand out a little. For the main part of the card, I stamped the zebras in white craft ink on the black cardstock and Basic Black ink on the white cardstock. I colored the zebras stripes on the white cardstock with a Stampin' Up! black marker. I stamped Happy Birthday from "Everyday Flexible Phrases" which is one of the stamp sets that will be retiring soon. January 18th is the last day you can order this set! Everyday Flexible Phrases sells for $41.95 and has 56 words! To place your order for this stamp set (#104383) visit my Stampin' Up! website at www.stampwithcharlene.stampinup.net and click on the SHOP NOW button. If you have any questions please feel free to call or email me!

This is one of the cards we will be making at my Birthday SAS class which will be held this Friday. Are you looking for card making classes in Fredericksburg, Virginia? Come join us! We will be creating 20 cards (5 of 4 designs). Check out my events This is one of the many cardmaking techniques you can learn.

Stamp Set: Zoofari, Everyday Flexible Phrases
Ink: White Craft, Basic Black
Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, Round Tab Punch, Photo Corner Punch, Black Brad, Black Marker, 1/8" Circle Punch