UdderlyAwesome Stamping From The Heart

Faux Tile Dresden China with the Fresh Vintage Stamp Set

Do you all remember the beautiful early American type china that looked like this?

My grandmother used to have dishes that remind me of this.

This Sale-a-Bration set is only available through tomorrow, March 31st with the $50 subtotal order.

Here is an upclose view so that you can see the scoring that creates the faux tile. You can see it a lot better in person, for sure.

Let me give you the sizes of the card stocks.

1. There is a layer of Pacific Point  that is 4"x 5 1/4". You may be wondering why I added an additional blue layer.  To me, it doesn't look right with another color in there, and it needs something to break up the large of a border around the white.
2. The white c/s is 4 7/8"x 3 5/8".
3. Use the larger tip of the stylus that goes with the Diagonal Scoring Plate and score as deeply as you dare to.  The deeper the score, the greater possibility that when you stamp, the ink will stay out of the creases and create the faux tile look.
4. Score diagonally at 1" intervals in both directions.
5. Stamp the Fresh Vintage flower in Pacific Point to fill up the card.
6. Add the Label Framelit pieces.
7. I like the idea of an initial over an stamped image because you can still see more of the background.  Let me know if you have another idea of something we could put in the center other than the initial.
   
8. I used the #115951 Timesless Type Alphabet pg 224 for the initial.

Please e-mail me your thoughts if you have some imput about this card.

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Not So Seriously will bring a smile to your face!

Earlier this month at our quarterly meeting Jamie Carrera submitted the cutest 4 1/4" square card made from the Not So Seriously  and D is For Dog sets.

She used Soft Suede, Riding Hood Red, and Water Color Paper to create this adorable card.

Her circles are 2" and the water color paper is 2 1/2"x 2 1/4".  The saying is stamped on a 1/2" x 4 1/4" piece of c/s.

I decided to  expand it into a full size card.

So I simply added her card to a full size Soft Suede (8 1/2"x 5 1/2" folded) card. I embossed the dog image and colored them in with the pastels.  My circles are 1 3/4".  I used Very Vanilla for the image.

This would be a great card for Father's Day or a birthday day or for someone at work who is being honored!

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Apothecary Art Double Embossing with the Label Framelits

Remember that Saturday, March 31st is the last day to place a Sale-a-bration order!

I decided to design a card with the double embossing for a woman.

Refer to yesterday's post for the steps of how to set up the Big Shot platform and Framelit.

A side view so that you can again see that the top layer is mounted with dimensionals.

And an upclose view of the embossed and colored in image.

The card stocks are Whisper White, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz.  I colored the image in with So Saffron, Pear PIzzazz, and Pumpkin PIe markers. The greeting is in the Apothecary Art set.

Pretty straight forward, but unique!

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Need for Speed with Double Embossed Label Framelits

Did you know that you can emboss with the Framelits?

Take a look at the cool effect of the embossing!

You can see from the side view that I have raised the top layer with dimensionals.

I just decided to try another take on it.  Which one do you like better?

You can e-mail me with your opinion here.

So here is what you do:

1. Polka dot the Cherry Cobbler first (5 1/8"x 3 7/8".
2. Layer the Big Shot like this:

• The Platform
• Two Silicone Rubber Pads
• The card stock
• The Framelits with the blade sides up
• One Standard Plate
• Run it through the Big Shot for an amazing look!

      3.  Cut out one Label in black (4th largest) and add it to the card.

      4.  Cut out one #3 size label in black and immediately cut out one #2 size label from the center of the #3 piece to form the frame.

      5.  Emboss the Need for Speed vehicle with black craft ink and clear Embossing Powder on white card stock and cut it out with the #3 label. 

      6.  Add the black frame over the white embossed piece of c/s and then stamp the greeting of your choice.  Mine is from Petite Pairs.

      7.  I used a blender pen and Cherry Cobbler ink to color in the vehicle.

      8.  Add this last layer to the card with dimensionals for interest.

Note:  The largest black layer is 5 3/8"x 4 1/8". I didn't want an entire 1/4" of white to show this time.

I've already sent one of these cards to my father-in-law using a Thank you instead of the birthday greeting.  He loves planes, so, of course, I used the airplane from Need for Speed!

Please e-mail me if you have any questions.

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Fresh Vintage: FREE Sale-a-bration set

Fresh Vintage is such a beautiful set and it is FREE with a stamp order subtotal of $50.00!  I took an idea designed by Lee Conrey and changed it up a bit to get the idea you see below.

This is a very happy card and could take a number of different sayings.

We'll be making this in my April 16th Stamp-a-Stack.

It was fun to put the Polka Dot embossed piece right on top of the stripes embossed piece.

Here is a close up of the Fresh Vintage stamp.

I totally used Lee's idea for coloring in the image.  Color all of the flowers with rthe So Saffron Marker and then go back and accent with as much Real Red and you would like to add.

Then ink all of the green with Pear Pizzazz and accent over it with Old Olive.

I used the #125598 Labels Framelits #'s 2, 3, and 4 for the Whisper White and Real Red card stocks.

The greeting is #125527 from the Apothecary Art set in the Occasions Mini Catalog.

The ribbon is #117286 5/8" Real Red Satin Ribbon pg 195.

Note:  For better placement, make sure that you stamp the image first and then cut it out.  The card is cut 11"x 4 1/4" to make tying the ribbon easier.

Click here to order any time through my on-line store. 

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My Digital Studio vs. My Digital Studio Express

With the special for My Digital Studio being offered, I thought I would try to help you understand the difference between My Digital Studio and My Digital Studio Express.  They are very similar but have a few small differences.

They are a little different in what you get within each program, but the product is essentially the same.  You receive My Digital Studio via mail in the form of a CD and you receive My Digital Studio Express via download when you purchase it.  To help explain it further, there is a great video below from Stampin' Up!.   If you have any further questions or would like to get started using My Digital Studio, contact me and I will be more than happy to help in any way.

One of my demonstrator friends is going to help me get some more "know how" with this next month.  Then I will truly be able to help you if you are interested i learning more about this.

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More great ideas from my demonstrator get together

Anne Heard got inspiration from SplitCoast Stampers for this great idea.

Vicki Mertz used Heaven Blessed to create a really cute Easter treat.

Reiko Sakata  also has a great idea.

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Two Tutorials for the price of one! Gift Boxes with cards to Delightful!

If you have the Stampin' Up! Big Shot, you can make this set of cards very quickly.

There is a PayPal link at the bottom of this post.

The total price is only $4.95.

The tutorials include everything that you need to know to make these two boxes and all of the cards.  The tutorials include step by step instructions and pictures to make it easy for you.

And here is a second idea using the same box with a different design.

There are five cards inside.  The box and cards are made using the 2011-2012 In color card stocks, pads, and the Sweet Shop Designer Series Papers which are in the Occasions Mini.

Please e-mail me if you have any questions.

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More great ideas from last week's demonstrator meeting

 

I do not have to comment on these wonderful ideas today!  So sorry about that!

The first one is by Kandy Kilgore.

Next is by Marie Leyva.

I couldn't get the inside to focus, but here is what it looks like anyway.

And the last one today is an MDS idea by Sonia Ojeda.

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Great Label Framelit Gift with the Summer Smooches DSP

Tonight I had my monthly local recruits get-together at my home.  Wow!  Everyone brought such great ideas.  It's late, so I am going to show you only one right now.

This was designed by Carmen Paez and would be  great gift for a teacher, co-worker, hostess etc!

This Designer Paper will be available from April 1-30 and then again on June 1 in the new catalog.

This is what my next hostess is going to receive as my thank you gift:)!!

Carmen used the largest of the Label Framelits for the Island Indigo Layer.  She used 7 Blossom Punched pieces to make the flower and then she added a piece of magnet strip to the back of the clothespin so that it can stick onto a refrigerator!

She said that she put the flower together with Hot Glue.

Adorable!!!! 

Please e-mail me if you have questions.

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