Embossing with Framelits

This card is from my February Big Shot class, where I featured the Framelits & Edgelits from the Occasions Mini Catalog...

I love the Apothecary Art stamp set, especially combined with the Labels Framelits that coordinate with them. I showed a trick for lining up two layers of card stock with the Edgelits and also how you can emboss the shapes with the Framelits die (Tab 1, Cutting Plate, Silicone Mat, card stock, Framelit - cutting side up, Cutting Plate). I like to use post-it notes to keep the Framelits and Edgelits in place when I run them through the Big Shot. I coloured the flowers on the label image with Stampin' Write markers, and the sentiments from Loving Thoughts are perfect with the labels from Apothecary Art.

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Loving Thoughts

Inks: StazOn Jet Black

Card stock: Wisteria Wonder, Naturals White, Concord Crush

Big Shot: Adorning Accents Edgelits, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions folder, Labels Framelits

Stampin' Write Markers: Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush, So Saffron, Certainly Celery

Doilies & Butterflies

This card is from my January Big Shot Class and combines the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and the Paper Doily Sizzlets die from the Occasions Mini Catalogue.

I really like the doily in the same colour as the card base (Naturals White). I glued the Calypso Coral circle behind the doily so I could pop the doily up off the card base with Dimensionals. I think I'll be using this colour combination (Calypso Coral, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight) again soon!

Stamps: Friendly Phrases

Inks: Early Espresso

Card stock: Naturals White, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist

Big Shot: Paper Doily Sizzlet, Beautiful Wings Embosslit

Diamond Fold Reinker Spread Florets

This card is one from my Stepped Up Cards Class last weekend. I used the Re-Inker Spread technique with the Fabulous Florets stamp set and a Fancy Fold called the Diamond Fold. You can find instructions to make this card HERE.

Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Petite Pairs
Inks: Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie, Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, VersaMark
Card stock: Pumpkin Pie, Shimmery White, Naturals White
Other: Black Stampin' Emboss powder, Greenhouse Garden DSP

The hurrier I go...

The behinder I get. All of my best intentions fly out the door and I struggle to keep ahead of everything on my to-do list! Unfortunately, the blog suffers...

Here are two of the projects from last weekends classes (Simple Cards & Scrapbook). I'm really happy with the way all of my class samples turned out this week, and I have more to share (as well as samples for this weekend's classes), so hopefully I'll make it back here soon. My new favourite website is Pinterest (http://www.pinterest.com/) and several of my class projects were inspired by things I found there. Let me know if you want an invite (but be warned that it is addictive), or find me so I can follow you if you're already there.

I am so in love with the First Edition DSP right now... 24 sheets (4 each of 6 designs) and they are a great 'neutral' background for other papers and elements with enough visual interest to hold their own. This layout was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest:

Source: jillibeansoup.typepad.com via Liz on Pinterest

It had many layered flags something like this one. I love the Everyday Enchantment papers (FREE during Sale-a-Bration!) and love the way this turned out.

This card was inspired by this one I found on Pinterest... I just changed the colours and sentiment (mine didn't show up very well over top of the script background, so I stamped it again and punched it out with the Modern Label punch and added a pearl.

Supplies for layout (*=free Sale-a-Bration products):
Stamps: Fresh Vintage*
Inks: Basic Grey
Cardstock: Pool Party, Basic Grey
Punches: Postage stamp, 1" Square, 1 3/8" square
Big Shot: Tasteful Trim, Simple Alphabet, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions folder
Other: Everyday Enchantment DSP*, First Edition DSP

Supplies for card:
Stamps:  En Francais background, Creative Elements, Fabulous Phrases
Inks: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Other: Modern Label punch, Vintage Wallpaper TIF, Basic Pearl

Sale-a-Bration has started!

It's my favourite time of the Stampin' Up! year... Sale-a-Bration! For every $60.00 you spend on Stampin' Up! products, you can choose on of the items in the Sale-a-Bration flyer for FREE! You can download a pdf of the flyer by clicking HERE, and if you'd like me to mail you one, please let me know.

I created this card for my last team stamp night, and I have some more cards from my Kick-Off party to share soon too. This card uses my favourite SAB stamp set, Elementary Elegance and the Everyday Enchantment DSP. You can also get the Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral card stock for free as part of the In Colour card stock pack.

Stamps: Elementary Elegance, Fresh Vintage
Inks: Lucky Limeade, VersaMark
Card stock: Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
Big Shot: Adorning Accents Edgelit, Adorning Accents TIF, Fashionable Hearts Embosslit
Other: Curly Label punch, White Stampin' Emboss powder, Everyday Enchantment DSP

January Scrapbook Class

This is one of the layouts we're making this weekend at my Scrapbook Class this weekend... we also make a single 12x12 layout.

Stamps: Serene Snowflakes
Inks: VersaMark
Card stock: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer paper, Basic Grey
DSP: Neutrals Paper Stack, Letters to Santa, Twitterpated
Other: Northern Frost Sizzlit Strip, Timeless Type Sizzlits, Basic Rhinestones

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! It's nice to be able to breathe again, and my goal is to post more regularly again... I was creating a lot in December, but they were all for Christmas, so there's not much point sharing now.

The Occasions Mini Catalogue went live yesterday, and I'm so excited to share some of the new products with you!

You can CLICK HERE to view the online version of the Occasions Mini (Flash required)

or

CLICK HERE to download a pdf file of the Occasions Mini

or

CLICK HERE to view the products in my Online Store

You can CLICK HERE for the supply list for all the projects shown in the Occasions Mini 

One of my favourite products in the Occasions Mini are the Framelits and Edgelits for the Big Shot. This card uses the Labels set, which comes with six dies in graduated sizes. One of the best things about these dies is that you can stamp your image (love that Apothecary Art coordinates with the Labels Framelits) and then cut it out with the Big Shot. This is one of the cards we'll be making next week in my Simple Cards Class (spaces still available)

Stamps: Apothecary Art, Distressed Polka Dots

Inks: Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz

Card stock: Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White

Other: Labels Framelits, Wisteria Wonder Baker's Twine, Polka Dots TIF, Blender Pen