Stamp with Jeanne

May 2009 Page of the Month - Fifth Avenue Floral

Every once in a while I will come across a stamping technique that I like and can't wait to share with you.  However, I have never loved a technique more than the one I first saw on Patty Bennett's blog.  It's called the Floating Reinkers Watercolor Technique and was originated by Crystal French from Denver and then demo'd at the Stampin' Up! Seattle Regionals by Connie Ingram.  When I first watched the video technique on Patty's blog, I thought "Wow, that looks like fun."  But when I tried it, I was blown away!  I couldn't stop making the roses!  I've made over a hundred of them in a variety of colors, using my rose garden as a color guide. I should have taken a photograph of all the roses before I started using them.  Guess I'll just have to make more...oh boy...oh boy!!  I teased my husband that he should take them upstairs to create a "bed of roses" for me, but he didn't get it...oh well.

The first project we created using this technique was the May Page of the Month layouts.  My Stamp Campers went wild over these and made me promise to make cards at our next Stamp Camp in June.  They want to play with the technique too.  So look for my next post that shows you one of the cards we'll be stamping next weekend. 
If you want to learn how to create your own fantastic roses like the ones shown above, be sure to join us for Stamp Camp on Friday, June 26 or Saturday, June 27.  Or, you can visit Patty's blog here.  She's already created a great training video, so there's no need for me to duplicate efforts.  Thanks Patty, you're the best!

I want you to try this technique so badly that I'm going to offer FREE SHIPPING on any of the products of the products listed below.  Here's what you need to create the flowers shown:

• Fifth Avenue Floral Stamp Set
• Pick a Petal Stamp Set
• Shimmery Cardstock
• White Craft Pad
• Clear embossing powder
• Heat gun
• Four to six coordinating reinkers (For the roses shown above I used So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, and Rose Red.  For the leaves I used Mello Moss, Old Olive, and Handsome Hunter.  You could use two colors for each if you want.  Just thin down the ink a little)
• Aqua Painters
• Paper Snips

Have friends wanting to purchase some supplies, especially with the new catalog coming out?  Gather the orders together and if your merchandise total is $150 or more, you will receive free hostess benefits!   

Card of the Month - May 2009Really Retro

I wanted to try something new for Card of the Month and featured a stamp set called Really Retro to show how you can create cards using only sentiments and embellishments.  I forgot what I was doing in the middle of designing these cards and mistakenly added a few stamped images...the leaves on the pink card, the swirl on the tag, and the hello heart on the red card...oops.  So, what could I have done if I was paying attention to my goal?  First, I would have cut Olive colored felt flowers into leaf shapes and used those instead of stamping the leaves.  Second, I would have sponged ink around the tag, or even used a marker to make the dots. Third, I would have added a smaller punched red flower in the center of the green flower.  The point is that it is possible to design some fun cards even if you don't have a closet full of image stamp sets.  I believe that you can never have too many sentiment sets and if you add some fun embellishments like our felt flowers, die cut flowers, or even some punches, you're going to create some great cards that you and your friends will love! 

It's been a while...

I know, I haven't posted in way too long. I have lots of excuses, but they all boil down to the fact that there's just not enough hours in the day for me!  Trust me, I would LOVE to be blogging every day! 

Before I begin on the scrapping part of my post, I'd like to take a personal moment to introduce you to our newest family member, Lexi!  I'm so excited that I just have to share!  It took me 32 years to get Dennis to agree to my getting a puppy and Lexi is perfect!  She officially joined our family on Saturday, but we purchased her about 4 weeks ago.  We've been visiting her every week and are so happy to have her home even if it means stopping every hour for potty breaks, picking up her little presents because she doesn't like the potty breaks, and a lack of sleep!
Isn't she just the cutest?!?!?  Right now she's sitting in my lap as I type.  She's really quite the attention hog. 

I wanted to share some of the fun projects we've been working on the past couple of weeks, but I still need to take pictures, scan, crop, and save before I can do that, so I thought I'd bring out something I've never shared on my blog before.  This Disney album was created years and years ago, but has always been my favorite of the 6" x 6" albums.  Recently, I read a thread about scrapbookers not liking our Simply Scrappin' kits because they're boring.  Really?  Boring?  Hmmm...I don't so think so!   I think it's all in how you use them!  Soon, I hope to show you a little trick I used on the Petal Party kit that had everyone excited.  Little touches can change the look so much.