Country Livin'

Welcome,

Did you know that you can emboss an image even if you don't have the particular coloured embossing powder? I embossed the sentiment and guitar on this card. This would be a great card for a teenager.

 

This is how to emboss without coloured embossing powder. Ink your stamp with VersaMark (#102283) as usual, then ink the stamp with the coloured ink then stamp onto the card. Apply Clear Stampin' Emboss powder (#109130) and heat set with the Heat Tool (#129056). So if you have Clear embossing powder you can emboss any colour you require. The guitar is from the Country Livin' stamp set (#c141925, #w141922), the sentiment is from Guy Greetings stamp set (#c138828, #w138825, #p137178) and the splotches are from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set (#c130517, #w130514). The splotches were stamped with Crumb Cake ink (#121685) and Dapper Denim ink (#141394) using the stamping off method. Dapper Denim ink was also used for the embossing.The cardstock is Dapper Denim (#141419) and Very Vanilla (#106550) with Moroccan Designer Series Paper (#141645). The oval was cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (#145372), and the banner was cut using the Bunch of Banners Framelits (#141488). Stampin' Dimesionals (#104430) were used to attach the sentiment to the card.

 Now, I wanted to show what a difference just a couple of changes can make to a card. Here is a very basic card using the same stamp sets as above -

 

Then using framelits and the Dapper Denim splotches-

 

Then adding a piece of DSP,  reducing the size of the Very Vanilla card and embossing the guitar and sentiment as on the first card.

 

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Stylish Stems Framelits Dies Scrapbook Page

Hi to everyone,

What do you do when authorities say to stay indoors because of the bad weather? Scrapbooking of course. I hope everyone is staying safe in these terrible conditions.

 

This page was inspired from the card I made for yesterday's blog. The Designer Series Paper is from the Falling In Love DSP (#142788) and the Moroccan DSP (#141645). I used the Gold and Very Vanilla ribbon from the 3/8"Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack (#143601) from Sale-a-bration. All the flowers and leaves are cut using the Stylish Stems Framelits Dies (#142750). I used the Sweet Sugarplum and Mint Macaron from the beautiful Glimmer Paper Assortment Pack (#143831), also from SAB. The gold flower was cut from the Gold Glimmer Paper (#133719) and this was glued to Blushing Bride card (#131287). I also used Gold Foil Sheet (#132622) for the base of the small flower. The border pieces are cut with a die from the Flourish Thinlits (#141478). The butterflies are cut with the Bold Butterfly Framelits (#138135) and Butterflies Thinlits (#137360). The Tags & Labels Framelits (#138282) were used for the label and I added the gold heart from the Metallic Enamel Shapes (#141678). The photo was matted with Blushing Bride card (#131287) and Rich Razzleberry (#119981). All the flowers, leaves and borders were attached to the page using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen (#138309). This glue is great for these delicate cutouts.

I love how this page has turned out, especially when the finished results are just how you imagined it at the beginning.

Stay safe.

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Butterflies Thinlits

Hello ladies,

Realising I didn't have a card for todays blog, and needing to clean the desk and not having a lot of time, then 5 minutes later had this card made. Wow. As I looked at the mess on the desk, I found a piece of DSP and gold butterfly and thought I can make a card with that, and this is the end result which I was pretty pleased with.

 

The base card is Very Vanilla (#106550) and this was embossed with the Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#141493). The DSP is from the Falling In Love Designer Series Paper (#142788) and the ribbon is from the 3/8" Metallic Ribbon Combo Pack (#143601) from Sale-a-bration. The butterflies are cut with the Bold Butterfly Framelits (#138135) for the small butterfly, and the Butterflies Thinlits (#137360) for the larger one. These were cut from Gold Foil Sheets (#132622) and Blushing Bride card (#131172) and both attached with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430). I added Pearl Basic Jewels (#119247) to the body of the butterfly. The sentiment is from the Butterfly Basics stamp set (#c138816, #w138813, #p137154). This was stamped with VersaMark (#102283) and Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (#109129). I used one of the oval framelits from the Stitched Shapes Framelits (#145372) to cut the sentiment and the edge was sponged with Blushing Bride ink (#131172).

Well this was a quick and easy card, so I guess it's now time to clean the desk.

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Birthday Blooms Scrapbook Page

Hello,

After stamping the A4 page as shown in yesterdays blog, I then decided to do a scrapbook page but the black ink wasn't suitable for this page so I stamped with Blushing Bride ink (#131172). I did stamp the whole page which looked great but after adding everything to it, you can't see much of the background.

 

The base page is Night Of Navy 12x12" card from the Regals Collection (#131188). I stamped the flowers from the Birthday Blooms stamp set (#c140658, #w140655) on 12x12" Whisper White card (#124302). The Designer Series Paper is Pink Pirouette from the Subtles Collection DSP Pack  (#138437). I used the framelit from the Window Box Thinlits Dies to cut the hearts, then cut the squares using the Layering Squares Framelits (#141708). The pink card around the photo and used for the hearts is Pink Pirouette (#116203). The letters are cut with an electronic cutter using Night Of Navy card and glued with the Fine Tip Glue Pen (#138309).

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Birthday Blooms

Hi again,

This card was inspired by the Inside The Lines DSP from Sale-a-bration. I stamped the beautiful flower from the Birthday Blooms stamp set (#c140658, #w140655) using StazOn Jet Black ink (#101406). This ink is a permanent ink so is suitable to use for watercolouring. However I just wanted this in black and white.

 

The finished card size is 15x15cm. The Whisper White card (#106549) was cut 14x14cm, 10x10cm and 6x6cm. The Basic Black card was cut 5mm larger than the white card. To stamp on the 2 larger pieces of white card so that the stamping matches when you put the card together, I placed the middle  piece of white card exactly where I wanted it on the larger piece and secured it with post it notes. Then I stamped the images.

 

You can see that there is a small area around the card that isn't stamped but this is covered when the Basic Black card is attached to the white card. The sentiment is also from the Birthday Blooms stamp set. I added the Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#119246) under the sentiment.

I also stamped this flower on a piece of A4 cardstock, so will use this on another project. It's so easy to make your own DSP.

 

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Stylish Stems Framelits Dies

Hello friends,

I guess I could call this an envelope card, as that's what it looks like.

 

 

The Night Of Navy base card (#106577) is a normal size card, then the flap has been added. The flap is cut at 14.9 cm x 9.5cm. I scored at 1cm along the long side. I marked at the halfway point on the opposite side at 7.5cm and on each side at 4.5cm from the scoreline. Then I cut the v shape for the flap. See diagram below , it's probably easier to understand.

 

I cut the outline of the flower on the flap using the Framelit from the Stylish Stems Framelits Dies (#142750), then embossed the flap with the Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#141493). Always cut with the framelits first before embossing. If you do it the other way, you will flatten out the embossed pattern. Then using Whisper White card (#106549) I cut another flower using the same framelit. I coloured this with a dauber and Cherry Cobbler ink (#126966) around the outside, then So Saffron (#126957) in the centre of the flower. I cut another flower using the detailed flower framelit using Cherry Cobbler card (#121681). I added glitter to this with the Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (#141897). I glued this to the base flower that I coloured, using the Fine Tip Glue Pen (#138309). The centre was coloured with the Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush (#141898).

The DSP is from the Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper (#141663). To attach the flap to the card, ensure you have the card so that the opening is at the top and attach the flap to the back top of the card. To attach the flower, close the flap over the front of the card and position the card to line up with the cutout on the flap. I attached the flower with Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430). Congratulations is from the Best Birds stamp set (#p141525), stamped with Cherry Cobbler ink (#126966) and cut with a framelit from the Bunch Of Banners Framelits (#141488). This was also attached with Dimensionals. Ensure the Dimensionals are only on the outer edges of the banner so the flap can tuck under it.

I also decorated inside the card. I should do this more often. I stamped the smaller flowers from the Special Reason stamp set (#142899) using Night of Navy ink (#126970) and using the stamping off method. I actually stamped twice on scrap paper, then stamped 4 times on the Whisper White card without re-inking. The sentiment is also from the Special Reason stamp set and stamped with Night Of Navy ink.

 

Have a great day.

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au

Tarnished Foil with Butterflies

Hello everyone,

Today I have experimented with the Tarnished Foil technique again, but using it for a feminine card which I love the results.

 

 

I have used the Petal Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (#141493) for these cards. The only difference with the backgrounds is that I embossed the first one with the Gold Foil (#132622) so the Petals were debossed and the 2nd card the Petals are raised. To do this just turn one of the pieces of foil upside down in the embossing folder. Once I embossed the Foil Sheet, I rubbed the Jet Black StazOn ink pad (#101406) over the embossed area. Don't cover the area evenly as it looks better this way. I then rubbed the VersaMark pad (#102283) randomly over the area, again its best not to cover the whole area evenly. I sprinkled Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (#109129) over the Foil, then heat set with the Heat Tool (#129056). I again rubbed the Black ink over the top, and repeated the process with Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder (#141636), black ink, Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder (#109131) and finishing with the black ink. As you can see on the 2 cards, the black ink will colour the raised areas, so the petals are coloured on the second card and the bits between the petals are coloured on the first card.

The cardstock I have used are Crushed Curry (#131288) and Basic Black (#121688). The sentiments are from the Best Birds stamp set (#p141525) and stamped with VersaMark and Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder. This was cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (#145372). The butterflies were cut with the Bold Butterfly Framelits (#138135) and Butterflies Thinlits (#137360). One of the Flourish Thinlits (#141478) was used to cut the border piece under the sentiment. I added Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#119246) to the butterflies. Stampin' Dimensionals (#104430) were used to attach the sentiment and butterflies to the card.

Till next time,

Happy Stamping!

Lesley.

Lesley Jendra,

Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

www.lesleyjendra.stampinup.net

lesleyjendra@bigpond.com.au