Stamp with Jeanne

Under My Umbrella

I was lucky to win the pretty Under My Umbrella stamp set at our Stampin' Up! OnStage event in Portland (free gifts from Stampin' Up!...another great perk of being a demonstrator!).  I'm not sure it would have been on my "must have" list at first, but as soon as I created this card I fell in love with it.  Teamed up with the FREE Sale-a-Bration The Gang's All Here stamp, you can't help but smile.  I recently attended Sandy Hancock's downline meeting (thank you Sandy for the invitation) and this card won a prize!  How exciting!

Want to make this?  Here's what you need:

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• 151518 - Under My Umbrella stamp set
• 152294 - The Gang's All Meer stamp set
• 151324 - Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (DSP)
• 151293 - Umbrella Builder Punch
• 122924 - Pool Party cardstock
• 100730 - Whisper White cardstock
• 148551 - Stitched Rectangles die-cuts
• 132708 - Memento Black ink pad
• 147107 - Pool Party ink pad
• 144220 - Rhinestone Basic Jewels
• 147278 - Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends
• 144605 - Pool Party Stampin' Blends
• 144602 - Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends
• 147274 - Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends
• 144603 - Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends
• 144601 - Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends
• 144578 - Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blend
• 141825 - Foam Adhesive Strips or 104430 - Stampin' Dimensionals 
• 146276 - Stamparatus (optional, but so helpful for more than one)

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Create a white rectangle frame using the 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" and 3" x 4-3/8" Stitched Rectangle die-cuts.
2. Center the frame on a 4" x 5-1/4" piece of white cardstock and lightly trace the inside opening with a pencil to use as a guide for your stamping.
3. Stamp the open umbrella on a piece of Peaceful Poppies DSP in Memento Black ink.  Punch out the image with the Umbrella Punch.
4. Stamp the Meerkat image in the bottom left corner using Memento Black ink.
5. Add flower images around the Meerkat making sure the images stay within the umbrella shape. You may need to mask off the border edges to keep the images within the frame area.
6. Stamp one floral image on a separate piece of white cardstock and trim.
7. Stamp the umbrella handle in Memento Black ink.
8. Stamp a sentiment of choice in the top right corner within the pencil lines in Memento Black ink.
9. Stamp raindrops randomly within the pencil lines in Pool Party ink.
10. Color the images with Stampin' Blends.
11. Finish card as shown.  Note that the frame is adhered with Foam Adhesive strips (or you can use Stampin' Dimensionals that have been cut in half.   

Hint:  The Stamparatus isn't required, but boy, oh boy does it make it super easy to mass produce this card.  Perfect placement and images every time!  

Have fun!

 

Painted Poppies Gift Card Holder

Here's another one of my favorite cards featuring the Painted Poppies stamp set from the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog.  This one's a gift card holder I designed.  There's probably an easier way to do this, but here's what I did:

SUPPLIES: (Click here to shop my store)

Order $50 in merchandise through my online store and you will receive one FREE Sale-a-Bration product of your choice (thru March 31, 2020) and a set of 10 Peaceful Poppies project recipe cards with step-by-step instructions.  Please use Hostess code: 9WM93SAU before January 28th to qualify. 

• 151599 - Painted Poppies stamp set
• 151595 - Peaceful Moments stamp set
• 132708 - Black Memento Ink Pad
• 119793 - Poppy Parade cardstock (A) 4-1/4" x 11"
• 121045 - Basic Black cardstock (B) 3-15/16" x 10-11/16", (C) 2-1/2" x 3-7/8"
• 100730 - Whisper White cardstock (D) 3-3/4" x 4-3/8", (E)1" x 3-3/4", (F) 3-1/4" x 3-3/4"
• 147275 - Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends
• 144599 - Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends
• 144600 - Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends
• 144602 - Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends
• 144597 - Old Olive Stampin' Blends
• 145054 - Light Smoky Slate Stampin' Blend
• 132133 - White Stampin' Chalk Marker
• 147813 - Poppy Parade Textured Weave Ribbon
• 110755 - Multipurpose Liquid Glue or 138309 - Fine Tip Glue Pen
• 104332 - Snail Adhesive
• X-acto Knife

DIRECTIONS:

1. Randomly stamp white cardstock piece (F) with detail line-art poppy stamps in Memento Black ink filling up the card, but leaving enough room to add leaf images between the flowers.  Add the leaf images.  Allow ink to dry completely.
2. Using the Stampin' Blends listed above, color the images starting with the darker shades and blending to the edges with the coordinating lighter Blends.
3. Add shading lines to the bottom edges of the flowers and leaves with the Light Smoky Slate Stampin' Blend.
4. Score black cardstock piece (B) at 4-7/16" and 7-3/16".  The first score line is a valley fold.  The second score line is a mountain fold.
5. Score poppy cardstock piece (A) at 5-1/2" and 8-1/4".  The first score line is a valley fold.  The second score line is a mountain fold.
6. Stamp white cardstock piece (D) with sentiment of choice in the bottom right corner using Memento Black ink.
7. Stamp the white cardstock piece (E) with sentiment of choice in the center using Memento Black ink (optional)
8. Using an X-acto knife, make a slice in the black cardstock piece (B) approximately 1-3/8" above the 4-7/16" score line, leaving 1/8" uncut on each side.
9. Glue black cardstock piece (C) to the back (side that does not face the sentiment card area) of piece (B) slightly above the 4-7/16" scoreline using a very thin line of Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Fine Tip Glue Pen on the two side edges and along the bottom only.  This will create a pocket to hold the gift card.
10. Glue white cardstock piece (E) to the front side of black cardstock piece (B) centered between the 4-7/16" scoreline and the gift card opening slice. 
11. Glue the flower stamped cardstock piece (F) to the black cardstock piece (B) centered in the area above the 7-3/16" scoreline. 
12. Glue the bottom half of black cardstock piece (B) to the inside of Poppy cardstock piece (A) on the 5-1/2" side along the bottom leaving a border of approximately 1/8".  Close the cards and glue the top of the black cardstock piece (B) to the top 2-3/4" front flap of the Poppy cardstock piece (A).  You will now have a "Z" fold.  
13. Wrap a 14" piece of ribbon around the bottom of the front, top flap (between the Poppy and black opening behind the gift card area) and tie a knot.
14. Add white highlight dots to the center of the flowers with chalk marker.  
15. Add a gift card into the slot and you're good to go!  Let me know if you need my address, lol.

Want to make this card quick and easy?  Use the beautiful Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper in lieu of hand-stamping the flowers.  

I would love to hear if you enjoyed making this card and to see the projects you created.  So leave a message.

 

Happy Birthday to You Sale-a-Bration

Sale-a-Bration is my favorite time of the year.  Why?  Because I get to give you wonderful Stampin' Up! products of your choice for free!  When I received my new Sale-a-Bration catalog one of the first products I knew I had to add to my collection was the beautiful Happy Birthday to You stamp set.  It features an artistic line art style that is perfect for all kinds of our favorite coloring techniques such as watercoloring and Stampin' Blends, or it's stunning without any coloring at all.  Here's the first project I created featuring this pretty stamp.  It looks harder than it was, though it did take a time to color.  I found it really relaxing to do and can't wait to make more.  

Would you like to re-create this project?  Here's what you do and what you need (please take a minute to read the directions before beginning):

SUPPLIES: (Click here if you need any supplies)

• 152308 - Happy Birthday to You stamp set
• 152311 - Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper (4" x 5-1/2")
• 149612 - Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper (3-1/4" x 4")
• 121045 - Basic Black Cardstock (5-1/2" x 8-1/2", 1" x 3-5/8", and 1/2" x 2-1/2")
• 122925 - Calypso Coral Cardstock (3-1/2" x 4-1/4")
• 131199 - Crushed Curry Cardstock (1" x 4")
• 100730 - Whisper White Cardstock (4" x 5-1/4")
• 100082 - Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
• 103083 - Embossing Buddy
• 109312 - White Embossing Powder
• 147277 - White Craft Stampin' Pad & Refill
• 129053 - Heat Tool
• 131158 - Crushed Curry Ink Refill
• 119791 - Poppy Parade Ink Refill
• 105229 - Pumpkin Pie Ink Refill
• 121029 - Crumb Cake Ink Refill
• 147171 - Gray Granite Ink Refill
• 133651 - Mossy Meadow Ink Refill
• 105220 - Sahara Sand Ink Refill
• 144212 - Iridescent Sequin Assortment
• 138309 - Fine Tip Glue Pen
• 141491 - Classic Label Punch
• 104430 - Stampin' Dimensionals
• 144042 - Calypso Coral Stampin' Blend
• 103954 - Aqua Painters
• Small Paint Brush

Directions:

1. Lightly rub the front of the watercolor paper with the Embossing Buddy.  Stamp the cake image in Whisper White in the center, towards the bottom a little.  Immediately add white embossing powder, brush off any stray powder with a paint brush and heat set.
2. Repeat Step 1 using the black cardstock strip and the Happy Birthday sentiment from the Happy Birthday to You stamp set.  Trim the right edge of the strip to create a banner shape.
3. Color the flower images as desired using Aqua Painters and Crushed Curry, Poppy Parade, and Pumpkin Pie ink refills (or you can squeeze a little ink onto the inside lids of the coordinating stamp pads too).  I start by diluting the ink a lot and then coloring the entire flower.  Then I add less diluted, darker ink where I want the shading to be.
4. Color the leaf images with Mossy Meadow ink, once again diluting the ink as needed.
5. Color the cake with well diluted Crumb Cake ink starting from the inside edges and brushing towards the center so you have a darker shade on the edges and almost no ink in the center.
6. Color the berries by lightly tapping with the point end of the Stampin' Blend.
7. Color the middle of the flowers with Basic Black Marker.
8. Color the plate stand with Gray Granite, once again brushing from the outer edge to the center.
9. Allow the watercolor paper to dry completely.  If you're in a hurry, heat set the paper, but be careful not to burn it.
10. Lightly add shading across the bottom of the watercolor paper with Sahara Sand.  Allow to dry.  
11. Mount watercolor card to the Calypso Coral cardstock piece.
12. Trim the right edge of the Crushed Curry cardstock strip to create a banner shape.
13. Mount the black banner strip to the top edge of the Crushed Curry strip with Stampin' Dimensionals, leaving an approximate 1/4" border at the bottom.
14. Punch a Classic Label punch piece out of Basic Black cardstock and cut in half at the center.
15. Fold the large Basic Black cardstock piece in half.  Add Whisper White cardstock piece to the inside of the card and decorate if desired.
16. Finish the front of the card as shown, using Fine Tip Glue to adhere sequins.

Have fun! 

 

Paper Pumpkin - Something for Everything Alternate Projects

Did you know that we have a Paper Pumpkin Peeps Club that meets every month to create alternate card projects out of the products that come in the Paper Pumpkin kits?  Whether you live in the area or across the state, you can still enjoy being a Peep!  We have so much fun!  As one of my Paper Pumpkin Peeps you can attend Stamp Camp each month for FREE and will be invited to my favorite stamping party of the year...the Paper Pumpkin Peeps Appreciation Celebration!  Full of stampin' fun, great food, games and prizes!  

Now's the best time of the year to join.  Why?  It's Sale-a-Bration and you get more bang for your buck!  As a 12-month Paper Pumpkin subscriber you will receive 12 kits for the price of 11, $22 in FREE Stampin' Up! merchandise of your choice, and up to four FREE Salebration choices!  What a great deal, especially since the kits just keep getting better and better!  

Don't miss a minute of the fun!  Join today!

Here's the card projects we made this weekend featuring the pretty Something for Everything Paper Pumpkin kit. 

Peaceful Poppies Water Splash Card

As I mentioned before, I absolutely love the Peaceful Poppie Suite of products from the new Stampin' Up! Winter Mini Catalog.  I just can't stop playing with it.  Here's one of my favorite cards that I created for recent swap I did with other demonstrators throughout the country.  I hope liked it as much as I do!  Heck, I hope YOU like even more! 

Here's how to create this card:

1. Fold a 4-1/4" x 11" piece of Shimmer White cardstock in half.
2. Use an Aqua Painter and Pool Party ink (I used ink refills) to create watercolor swish marks on the top half of the card in the center.  Repeat with a second Aqua Painter and Granny Apple Green ink on the bottom half.  Tip:  LIGHTLY add water to the back side of the piece and your card will dry flat.
3. Align a 2-5/8" x 4" Shimmer White cardstock rectangle in the center of the larger card and with a pencil, make a small dots on the left and right to mark where the Pool Party and Granny Apple Green colors meet. Move the top card layer back over to your work surface and repeat Step 2, only rather than swish marks, the entire card is painted. 
4. Repeat Step 3 using a 1-13/16" x 3-3/16" piece of Shimmer White cardstock.  Please note I used the #3 and #5 Rectangle Stitched Framelit Dies to create my card layers. 
5. Flick water drops onto all three cards with your fingers.  You want both small and large drops.  Let stand for a couple of minutes and then blot with a paper towel to remove excess water before it starts running.  Allow the cards to dry COMPLETELY.
6. Using the Painted Poppies stem flower, stamp the image in the center of the smallest card using Staz-on Black ink.  Allow to dry.
7. Color the stems with a Basic Black Stampin' Write marker (don't try to be perfect, there are some small open areas).  Hand-draw some grass and add tri-dots around the flower.
8. Color the flowers with Daffodil Delight and Poppy Parade Stampin' Write Markers.
9. Stamp the very bottom of the folded card with a sentiment of choice in Staz-on Black ink.  This sentiment is from the wonderful Peaceful Moments stamp set.
10. Finish your card by mounting layer on top the other with Stampin' Dimensionals.
11. Add some rhinestones and wah-lah!  You have a beautiful card.

Here's what you need:

Painted Poppies Stamp Set (151599)

Peaceful Moments Stamp Set (151595)

Shimmer White Cardstock (101910)

Aqua Painters (103954)

Pool Party (122933) and Granny Apple Green ink (147163) refills (ink pads work well too)

Black Staz-on ink (101406) You should always have a refill on hand too (102566)

Black (100082), Poppy Parade & Daffodil Delight (set #147157) Stampin' Write Markers

Rhinestone Basic Jewels (144220)

Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Stitched Rectangles (148551)

 

 

Peaceful Poppies Suite

The Peaceful Poppies Suite features one of the most beautiful bundles of products I have ever seen from Stampin' Up! Perfect for everyone, but especially those of us in California.  The artwork is designed for all types of coloring techniques, including two-step stamping which you know is one of our favorites.  The images in the Painted Poppies stamp set are gorgeous and can be used with a variety of greetings from birthday to thank you, sympathy, or just to let a friend know they are in your thoughts.  The Peaceful Moments stamp set sentiments commitment the Painted Poppies images perfectly.  Don't like to fussy cut?  You'll be happy to know that coordinating dies are available too.  If that's not enough, wait until you see the fabulous Designer Series Paper that comes in this bundle.  Not only will this incredible paper make your projects and envelopes spectacular, you can use it as a guide for coloring your stamped images or make beautiful quick and easy cards just by adding a layer to the front of a piece of cardstock.  Honestly, the designs are stunning.  We're getting together on January 11th for a special Stamp Camp highlighting these products and would love to have you join us for the fun.  Kits-to-Go are available too! 

Contact me for more information or you can reserve a seat on my website today! 

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