I wish you could really see all the sparkle!
Faux Silk has been around for ages, way longer than my 20 years of stamping.
It’s an easy technique and I just added a little shimmer to add a little somethin’ somethin:)
Click on the video below to view how it’s done and let me know if you give it a try!
Stamping on the tissue paper gave it a softer effect. You can leave it there or add the Wink Of Stella with a sponge or brush and try my tip of using some alcohol to move it around!
I really love how the tissue paper tones down the designer paper!
The NEW Holiday Catalog and Sale a Bration catalogs should be arriving to you by the 3rd week of JULY! If you are new here and would like a copy, email me at LInda@stampingschool.com
Just popping in for a SSA (stamping service announcement:)
The Expressions in Ink 12 x 12Specialty Designer Paper is back in stock!
Everyone has been waiting patiently for it and so happy to see it again!
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This week I played around with an interactive die called Give it a Whirl!
It’s quite easy to use but of course I had to make it harder by going in landscape position but I really like how it came out.
In my video I show some ways to make it spin better and also a bonus card as a gift card holder…
I was wrong in my video, the dies are not paired with or bundled with the Stellar Birthday – they are just shown in use on that page.
I think the dies are perfect on their own of course for a variety of cards!
I say I don’t need more Designer Series Paper but who am I kidding?
Especially when it’s on sale AND it’s the most popular designs…
They surprised me this year, I thought it would be the usual buy 3 get one free BUT this sale is better!
15% off of 9 different styles
The new HOLIDAY catalog will arrive to my customers who have ordered with me in the last 6 months. If you are new here, drop me an email Linda@stampingschool.com with your US address to request one.
Those that want to join (or return) to SU as a discount shopper or as a demonstrator to share/teach stamping, July is a great time!
You can add anything from the annual or the holiday catalog early to your starter kit!
It’s still $99 plus tax, free shipping and you can select $125 in products of your choice.
Get in touch with me if you want to chat about it!
And yes! I will be doing Holiday catalog Shares!
I’ll be posting those mid July!
Hi all! I’m taking some time off this weekend from videos, I’ll be back next week with one. It’s been quite a week and adding on to it, my laptop died. So thankfully I have my smart phone to post some inspiration for you! (All photos taken from my phone in my kitchen, so I hope they look ok)
As all card makers know, it’s so fun to open the mailbox and find a handmade card in there! It makes the whole day better, right? I hope you find a layout or a card you want to try!
This was made by Debbie Hileman, a talented stamper on my team. She used that juicy designer paper, You’re a Peach. I love the vertical watercolor stripes in the background from the paper, too.
This one was created by Jackie Walker, a great stamper on my team. What I love is the layout, that works with any designer paper! Jackie used the In Good Taste designer series paper, which carried over from last year’s annual catalog.
BY THE WAY, since we are talking about designer papers today, there will be a sale starting JULY 1st! I’ll post the details then.
Summer is just another word for Ice cream, right? Favorite flavor? Gotta be mint chocolate chip, Breyers if I’m picky, which I’m rarely not when it comes to ice cream. This one was made by Janet Munden, one of my team in Clermont FL. I love how she moved the ice cream to the edge so it looks almost scalloped. Looks like she cut an inch off the front of the card so it could stick out. The ice cream bundle carried over to our new annual catalog but the paper is gone sadly.
I adore this card! This was made by Debra Lynn, a stamper on our team in Orlando. She used strips of all the new In Color cardstock AND she used the coordinating marker and a ruler to add the skinny lines, which really makes it special!
This was made by Cindy Brumbaugh, a talented stamper on my team. She loves birds like I do and used the Garden Birdhouses stamp set from the annual catalog. I love how she stamped the background in crumb cake ink on crumbcake card stock. Sometimes we think we have to emboss or add designer paper, but we can use stamps as the background like this!
This one was sent to me by a special lady, Bev, who’s cards are fabulous. I couldn’t stop looking at this slimline card and ALL the work that went into it. Look at the stitching…I’ll keep it forever:)
I really like a gate fold and this one is an offset gate fold by Janet Munden. She used the Beauty of the Earth designer paper and made a type of closure with the sentiment. Looks striking on the navy card base, too.
This pretty card was created by Connie Hobbs and my favorite thing is how she added color to the vellum doily to coordinate with the Freesia paper. The Hand Penned designer paper must be the top selling paper, it’s so popular!
I love it when customers send me a card! It means they love making cards and are using the stuff they are ordering! Cristy stamped her blooms in a pretty coral and yellow color scheme and added that sweet heart as the sentiment. She added those green enamel dots to coordinate with the card base, pulling it all together.
My friend Janis sent me this one, I love the patriotic theme and seashells! Clever to pair them together!
Jackie created this elegant easel card using the Simply Elegant designer paper! This is the front and then on the inside, it folds to the easel:
Completely not card related…. This little guy was given to me by a friend in the neighborhood. I was at her home, saw him sitting on a table with his little legs dangling off. I just loved him and a few days later, he was wrapped up and on my doorstep. He means the world to me and greets me every morning when I make my morning coffee. Those little wooden shoes make me smile every time!
How fun and what a nice surprise from Stampin’ Up!
Free shipping for one day only, 24 hours, on June 24th! Minimum order amount for the free shipping is $50.
Call me, email me or order online HERE. Remember the Jan-June mini catalog is ending at the end of this month so be sure to check out the deals for those items retiring. You can see those here. Look for the red SALE labels and Retiring Soon under those items, like this:
Hi all! Someone requested this fun fold and it IS fun to make!
It’s called a Pinwheel Tower Card (or Tower Pinwheel)
It looked complicated but it really was easy to create them in multiple sizes.
(I think I over-explained it a bit in my video but Matt said to go with it, better than Under-explaining LOL)
Here is the A2 Sized Pinwheel Tower Card, which folds flat to 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″.
I used the Tidings of Christmas 6×6 Designer paper from the Stampin’ up Annual Catalog.
The column is 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″, scored at 1″, 2″ 3″ and 4″.
The 4 panels are all 2-3/4″ x 4-1/4″ each.
and here is the smallest one:
This is the Note Card Sized Pinwheel Tower Card, which folds flat to 3-1/2″ x 5″
I used the Sweet Symmetry Designer paper from the Stampin’ up Annual Catalog. The stamp set is called Biggest Wish.
The column is 3-1/2″ tall x 4-1/2″ wide, scored at 1″, 2″ 3″ and 4″.
The 4 panels are all 2-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ each.
I hope you give this fun fold a try!
Remember every Friday is Freebie Friday over on my Stamping School Facebook page!
You can share what you have created and be in the drawing for a prize each week – www.facebook.com/stampingschool
A quick note for those that ordered the accessory shares from me last month – the BEE trinkets are back in stock! I received them today and I’ll mail them out to you all on Monday!
On to my video this week….
Sadly the Well Suited Paper has been sold out!
I had already filmed this video but thought I’d still share as you can substitute lots of other papers and styles!
And many of you have the paper so here is an idea for you
Sometimes you just need a few little scraps and it turns into a card!
These are 6 squares from the Well Suited Designer paper (retiring at the end of the month)
Each one is cut 1-3/4″ x 1-3/4″
Watch how easy this goes together!
I had a request this week from Maria in Nebraska to come up with some projects using the new In Color Shimmer Vellum.
It’s fun to get a request to give me a little push using something new and play a bit! (and little old school with some dry embossing with a stylus on the vellum brought back great memories)
Look at all that shimmer on the vellum! It really is pretty, embossed or just plain.
Here’s my video this week using the shimmery vellum 2 ways and also a little Show & Share of some old vellum projects I found.
The recipe PDF Link for both cards is under the video
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