Rainbow background Cat card for Kylie's Demonstrator Training Blog Hop May 2019

Hi,

Thanks for stopping by my blog today for another blog hop with Stampin' Up Demonstrators from around the world who are part of Kylie's Demonstrator Training group.

Here's my card:

I was creating cards for my card class this week using the fun set Nine Lives, which has two-step stamps of the cat and different markings, along with cute greetings and cat paraphinalia.

The rainbow background for the card was created using off-cut strips of cardstock that had been accumulating in my scraps tub. I cut a 13.8cm x 9.5cm piece of cardstock (I used an old retired colour I can't even remember the name of) and covered one side with an adhesive sheet. I removed the paper backing to reveal the sticky side, then I started from the bottom and worked my way up, laying down the strips in (sort of) rainbow order. When that was completely covered I trimmed off the overhanging bits with scissors. Then I put the 3 images of the mouse, ball of yarn and Meow! together on a block and stamped them with Versamark ink. I sprinkled white embossing powder over and heat set with my heat tool. I then flicked a bit of White Craft Ink refill (diluted with water) on the panel for some splatter effects.

For the greeting I created a rainbow stamp pad using one of the retiring Uninked Spectrum stamp pads and stamped the greeting onto a stitched circle of Whisper White.

I'm very happy with how this came out, what do you think?

Here is a list of everyone joining in the hop today, so grab a cuppa and have a look around to see what everyone has come up with.


Here's a list of the supplies used to make the card. If you need anything, just click on the image to go straight to my online shop.

Product List

Nine Lives Photopolymer Stamp Set

[148703]

$25.00

Cat Punch

[144666]

$31.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

[140490]

$13.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$17.00

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

$14.75

Uninked Spectrum Pad

[147048]

$21.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$10.00

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147164]

$6.50

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[141402]

$6.50

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[122934]

$6.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[119672]

$6.50

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[147162]

$6.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$15.75

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$8.75

Heat Tool

[129056]

$50.00

Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

[144106]

$17.00

Happy Stamping,
Tina

Saying goodbye to the Lift Me Up stamp set and dies from Stampin' Up!

Hi!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today, for my 3rd post in my series on stamp sets and dies that are retiring from the Stampin' Up! 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue.

These cards were for a class I taught in January 2017 using the Lift Me Up stamp set and Up & Away dies.

For the first card I stamped and die cut the balloons and clouds from the set, and the background piece was cut using the edge die from the Detailed Floral die set (also retiring).

This card was my favourite from the set of 3 that we made, using the detailed balloon die and pieces to go behind the overlay piece.

The sentiment was stamped onto Vellum using Stazon and the vellum was wrapped around the matted front panel. The blue panel was embossed with the Seaside embossing folder, which is also retiring.

This last card was the quickest to make, and used some of the coordinating patterned paper from a Sale-a-Bration pack that year. A monochromatic card of Navy and White.

Here's another card that my good friend Tamara showed us how to make at one of our monthly get-togethers that year. Using some more of that same paper, this is a fancy fold concertina card.

I thought it turned out rather well, don't you think?

Here are some of the supplies used to make these cards. If you'd like to purchase any, just click on the image and you will be taken to my online shop.
Product List

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142896]

$37.00

Up & Away Thinlits Dies

[142748]

$50.00

Detailed Floral Thinlits Dies

[141482]

$49.00

Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141481]

$15.00

Happy Stamping,
Tina

Farewell to Dragonfly Dreams

Hi!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today. This is my second post in a series of my favourite stamp sets and dies that are retiring from the Stampin' Up! 2018-2019 Annual Catalogue.

I created these cards for a class I did in 2017.

For this card the background for the dragonfly die cut is from a now retired paper pad, and the sentiment is stamped directly onto the paper in Memento ink.

You can't see on the photo, but the dragonfly has a subtle sparkle to it, thanks to a Wink of Stella clear glitter brush.

I liked this card design so much, I created another card:

This uses another piece from the same paper pad. This time I stamped the sentiment onto a piece of Whisper White cardstock, and used the Classic Label punch to punch it out. Then I layered this onto a strip of Crushed Curry cardstock and used my scissors to snip the ends to match the punched shape.

For this card I first stamped around the edges of the card base using one of the images from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set, which is also retiring.

To create the watercolour wash background for the little dragonflies, I first scribbled 2 of the watercolour pencils down the centre of the Shimmery White panel, then used my Aqua Painter with water to blend the colours together and give the wash background. When that was dry I stamped the greeting in black archival ink.

The dragonflies were also shimmered with Wink of Stella glitter brush.

For this last card I stamped the dragonfly outline image in Memento black ink, the wings in Rich Razzleberry, and the dragonfly body in Tempting Turquoise (retired) ink. You could use Bermuda Bay or Coastal Cabana. Then I die cut the dragonfly using the matching die and mounted it onto a stitched square with foam Dimensionals.

I remember being pleasantly surprised when this image was picked for an Instagram thing (I can't remember what it was, it was so long ago).

Anyway, I shall miss this stamp set and the beautiful detailed die cuts.

Here is a list of some of the supplies I've used to make these cards, if you'd like to make a purchase, please click on the link to be taken to my online shop. If you use my current host code as in the sidebar, I'll send you a freebie in the mail!

Product List

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142924]

$37.00

Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies

[142749]

$54.00

Playful Backgrounds Photopolymer Stamp Set

[141920]

$28.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$11.50

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$27.75

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$15.75

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$50.00

Classic Label Punch

[141491]

$31.00

Happy Stamping,
Tina

All occasions cards featuring Stampin' Up! Mediterranean Moments

Hi!

Today I'm starting a series of posts showing some of my favourite stamp sets that are retiring from the Stampin' Up! 2018-2019 annual catalogue.

The first one I'm featuring is called Mediterranean Moments and contains 4 line-art sketch images that are great for different colouring techniques.

I held a class featuring this stamp set in 2017 where we made the 3 cards shown above.

On this card I brayered Night of Navy ink onto the Petal Burst embossing folder before putting in my panel of Whisper White cardstock and running it through the Big Shot - it creates a cool background for the laneway scene on the feature panel, a little like cobblestones.

The scene image was stamped in Night of Navy ink onto Shimmery White cardstock, and then I used an Aqua Painter to paint water along the lines in the scene to create a subtle wash effect.

On the second card I stamped the scooter scene onto Watercolour Paper using black archival ink, and then coloured in with Watercolour Pencils and used my Aqua Painters to draw the colour into the image. The background panel was from a limited edition embossed specialty paper that was sponged with Night of Navy ink, and then splattered with a few drops of water.

We didn't have our alcohol markers then, and I'd love to revisit this card using a different colouring medium. I may hang onto this set after it retires.

This one is similar to the previous card, but here I stamped the cafe scene image onto Shimmery White cardstock and used Watercolour Pencils and an Aqua Painter.

In a later class where the feature stamp set was Beautiful You, I used the laneway scene from Mediterranean Moments to be a background that the lady walks into. I had been inspired by similar cards I had seen on Pinterest.

I coloured the lady using our Stampin' Write markers, which are dye based markers. This was one of my most popular cards at the time, and one of my personal favourites.

The Beautiful You stamp set will come back in the next annual catalogue as one of the new cling stamps. At the moment it is available as a wood mount or clear mount stamp sets.

What do you think? Which is your favourite card?

Here are some of the supplies used to make these cards. If you'd like to purchase any, just click on the image to be taken to my online shop.

Product List

Mediterranean Moments Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143191]

$35.00

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143637]

$49.00

Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141493]

$13.00

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

$27.75

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$20.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

[101406]

$15.75

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

[121717]

$15.75

Happy Stamping,
Tina