Elements of Style Telescoping

 

This is a card Karen Casper brought for our club's M&T.  She taught us the 'telescoping' technique.  Isn't it beautiful?!  This card uses the Labels collection framelits.  Karen had us stamp two complete images on Whisper white.  We used markers to color the images, then we used the first and third framelits to cut the first design, and the second and fourth framelits for the second design.  Each piece is layered with dimensionals to give it that 'telescoping' effect.  I think Karen chose the perfect flower design in Elements of style, don't you?

Ladies Club - September

 

 

This is another card my Club made in September.  Comfort Cafe DSP is one of my favorites.  I guess I'm drawn to the muted colors, and especially brown tones.  Spice Cake was my favorite before Comfort Cafe :)

 

This card was made with the faux pinwheel technique I shared previously.  I used the Color spritzer tool with my Soft suede marker to create the speckled background on the Very vanilla card base.  The Antique brads are some of my all-time favorite embellishments, and the new In-Color Summer starfruit is becoming one of my favorite colors too.

 

Stamps:  Sweet essentials

Ink:  Summer starfruit, Soft suede marker

Paper:  Comfort Cafe DSP, Summer starfruit, Soft suede, Very vanilla

Punches:  Scallop trim border, 3/4" circle

Embellishments:  Antique brads

Accessories:  Color spritzer tool

 

Day of Gratitude

 

Fall is in the air...finally!  We have had the dryest August on record, and today it was cool, breezy and you could feel that fall is just around the corner.  Nothing is more beautiful than the Pacific Northwest in the fall.

 

I hand cut the Pumpkin pie design in this card, used the 1" circle punch to raise the Lucky limeade center and embellished the design with Basic pearls for the finishing touch. The Decorative label punch was used for the sentiment as well as the layered effect behind the sentiment. I cut the label in half horizontally and staggered the pieces so they created the border around the original label.  This is a card I brought to our American Ink demo meeting as a M&T.

 

Although the colors on my card aren't the typical "fall" colors, they are part of the Pals Paper Arts Challenge #142.  I love this color combination!

 

Pink Paper Bakery has a Fall theme challenge, and I thought the Day of Gratitude set was perfect for this challenge. 

 

 

The card sketch I used was from Freshly Made Sketches #51.  This is a site I refer to often for sketches ;)

 

 

 

Stamp:  Day of Gratitude

Ink:  Pumpkin pie, Elegant Eggplant, Lucky limeade

Paper:  Summer smooches DSP, Elegant eggplant, Lucky limeade, Whisper white

Punches:  Decorative label, Scallop edge border

Accessories:  Basic pearl jewels

 

Ladies Club - September

 

 

This is one of the cards my club made in September.  This card uses a little of everything, but it's easy to make with the Bird builder punch and Bitty banner framelits.  I used the Fancy fan embossing folder on this card.  It reminds me of bird wings ;)  I started with the Twitterpated DSP and selected the Baja breeze color.  I then used the Color coach to choose other colors that coordinate with the main color in the DSP.  I would be lost without my Color Coach.

If you are interested in buying a Color coach of your own, it is Item #120148.  You can order it through my online store.

This card was made using Mojo Monday's Sketch #253.

Stamps:  Blissful bird, Itty bitty banners
Ink:  More mustard
Paper:  Twitterpated DSP, Cherry cobbler, Not quite navy, Baja breeze, Whisper white, Old olive
Big Shot:  Bitty banner framelits, Fancy fan embossing folder
Punches:  2 1/2" circle, 2 3/8" scallop circle, Bird builder
Accessories:  1/2" Cherry cobbler seam binding, Rhinestones

Great Pumpkin Blog Hop Week 6

 

This week I think I'm going "Batty"!



 

I was sad when Stampin' Up! retired the bat punch, but the punch art bat has much more personality.  It is so easy to make!  And what would Halloween be without the spider web and harvest moon?

 

The bat is made with the Owl Builder punch.  Cut the legs off of the owl (I promise he won't feel a thing...).  The bat wings are made with the Scallop oval and 1" circle punches.

 

 

Start by punching a small part of the scallop oval punch on the edge of Basic Black card stock.  Then use the 1" circle punch and place it about halfway into the scallop edge, and viola, you have your bat wing!

 

This card was made with sketch #50 from Freshly Made Sketches.

 

 

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Stamps:  Tiny tags
Ink:  Tangerine tango
Paper:  Howlstooth & scaringbone DSP, Neutral DSP, More mustard, Basic black, Tangerine tango
Big Shot:  Spider web embossing folder
Punches:  Owl builder, 1 1/4" circle, Scallop circle, 1" circle
Accessories:  Googlies

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Faux Pinwheel

 

This card uses the faux pinwheel technique.  It looks complicated and as if there are slits between the colors of paper, but it is made with squares which are layed on top of each other.  The last square is tucked underneath the first square.  Another very simple technique.  The stamp set I used on this card is called "I Am..."  This was one of the free stamp sets we received at the Stampin' Up! Annual Convention this summer in Salt Lake City.  This was the first convention I have attended, and I can assure you I will be there every year.  It was truly an amazing experience!

 

Stamps:  I Am...

Ink:  Real red

Paper:  Summer smooches, Real red, Basic black, Whisper white

Big Shot:  Perfect polka dots embossing folder

Punches:  3/16" corner

Accessories:  Brights designer collection button, White baker's twine