Sep 10, 2009 |
Oh my gosh! I cannot believe it’s been 10 days since I have posted. Bad blogger.. We are in full swing of our house renovation and it is really a mess around here! I naively thought I wouldn’t get caught up in it, could just carry on my stamping way. I didn’t exactly calculate it all out in my head for the packing, the moving, the cramming, the stuffing and the people everywhere! Matt and I have an old 1960 house that is going to the beauty shop and getting a makeover. We are also expanding a room for a new stamp room! Very exciting and I will be able to say goodbye to the unpredictable facility rentals and have some stamping events here at home. If you want to see how our progress is going, Matt is updating his page here on the blog.
Our FL group had a fun time stamping recently and we had a shoebox swap. Here are some of my favorites: (p.s. I ask them to note on the back of the card if it was cased or inspired by another stamper. If they forgot or didn’t know, I’m sorry and just let me know it was your original design and I’ll edit the entry. )
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Design by Emily Turner. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Estell Brickhouse. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Tammy Elliott. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Kathy Yip. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Marsha Perry. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Connie Hobbs. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Linda Goldhersz. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Linda Goldhersz. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Estell Brickhouse
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Stamped by Vil Maldonado. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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No Name on card! All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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No Name on card! All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Estell Brickhouse All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Tammy Elliott. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Jennifer Crakes. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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Stamped by Jennifer Blank. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
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no name on card. All Images copyright Stampn’ Up!
Aug 28, 2009 |
These are some of my favorite swaps I received over the last 2 months. Most are created by a talented group of stampers out of state and we swap monthly. (Thank you, Rhea for organizing us each month!) I love getting them in the mail!
Stamped by Sharon Burkert. The cute stamp set is from the Holiday Mini catalog (avail Sept 1) called Twick or Tweet. The Basic Grey card stock background is stamped with the coordinating wheel called Haunting Hill. Don’t you love the wide striped ribbon? It is 1-1/4″, 10 yards for 8.95 in 4 colors. See them all here
Look at the fun detail! She used Stampin’ Up new designer paper from the Holiday Mini Catalog called Night & Day. It has the cool houndstooth design she used for the bird. She cut out the pumpkin treat basket and used Crystal Effects on it for the glossy shine.
This is such a cool card! Stamped by Carol Gilmore. The frayed black grosgrain ribbon adds the right pirate feel and the skull is stamped on black card stock with white pigment ink. The stamp set is Pirate Time (also can be part of tteh Pirate Party Kit) The black card stock is cut at the bottom and layered on red card stock .
More tomorrow! C’mon back or sign up for automatic udates here!
Orders can be placed anytime on my Stampin’ Up! Website here or just call or email me if you prefer not to order over the internet. US orders only.
Aug 23, 2009 |
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It’s been a while since I made a Stampbuster’s Video. I haven’t really had many stamping myths to prove lately until today! If you missed a few, most of them are HERE on this blog.
On with my experiment! If you have a cuttlebug, Big Shot or other machine that embosses paper, you may have you tried spritzing your paper with alcohol or water before running it through to get a sharper, raised image. There was a hefty debate with my stampin’ buds lately about which works better, water or alcohol. Seriously, you would have thought we were debating an issue of greater importance, such as which is worse for you – pink or blue packets of sugar substitute.
To put the speculation to rest for me, I set up a controlled test area (my usual messy desk) and cut 6 pieces of 3×3 squares of card stock. 2 were Regal Rose card stock and 2 whisper white. I spritzed one white and one rose colored card stock 3x with water and the other set of papers 3x with alcohol. I ran them through the Big Shot with the Squares Texturz Plate.
My results? Although the water did help the embossed images to pop up more than without any spritzing, the paper took longer to dry and curled up more. By the time it dried out enough for the glue to stick to it, I’d lost interest and moved on to something else. The alcohol sprayed paper had a more pronounced, embossed design and dried so fast! So the conclusion (for me anyway), is to use alcohol in a spray bottle for dry embossing plates and folders.
I used 70% Isopropyl alcohol from the drug store. If you have any other ideas or experiments you’ve had great success with to improve your embossing, just drop me a comment!
Addendum: Eileen left a comment the day after this was posted and said spray the texture plate instead of the paper for less curling. Brilliant! I tried it, same results as spraying the paper but dried faster and less curling paper for sure. Worked great! Thank you, Eileen!
Here is the video:
If you are interested in purchasing any of these Stampin’ Up Texturz Plates for your own experiments and enjoyments, you can order on my Demonstrator Website or contact me by phone or email if you don’t prefer to order online (my info is at end of post). I take all credit cards including American Express. US order only please.
The set of 3 Double sided Texture plates below are Stampin’ Up Exclusive Texturz Plates #1. $11.95 for the set of 3 plates, 6 designs. Item # 114512
This individual Texture Plate is a Stampin’ Up! Exclusive design called Perfect Details. It is only $3.95 and is double sided. Item #115962
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The plates below are called Texture Plates Kit #4. 3 Plates for $9.95, 6 designs. Item # 114531
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To place an order for the Texturz Plates, click here!
Linda Heller, Ind. Stampin’ Up Demonstrator
Sr. Manager
1-866-460-4902
Lindastamps@cfl.rr.com
Jun 30, 2009 |
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These fun wall art frames were created by Jessica Jakobsson, one of the talented demonstrators in our group here in Florida. She used our Stampin’ Up On Board Chipboard, So Tweet. The designer paper is Razzleberry Lemonade I think. (from our new catalog) They are pretty good sized, maybe 12 x 12? I forgot to ask her where they would be hanging or are they a gift but either way, really cute!
Linda
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Hi Stampers! I was playing with one of our sneak peek stamp sets, Animal Stories, that is in our new catalog. I couldn’t get past thinking it looked like a cat instead of an owl!
Here is a quick video for how to turn him from a hoot to the cat’s meow:
All images copyright Stampin' Up! Original design by Linda Heller
I used a Stamp A Ma Jig and the whale stamp that comes in Animal Stories to make his tail. A Chocolate Chip marker for eyes and whiskers. Pixie Pink marker for ears and nose. Dusty Durango card is 6 x 3 folded to make a 3×3 lil card. Mustard brads, 1-3/4″ Circle punch on a 2 x2 chocolate chip square. The DSP is Razzleberry Lemonade strip 1″ x 3″. I put some dimensionals under the circle, too.
May 21, 2009 |
I only have 15 minutes to post tonight so here are a few of my favorite swaps from our April Get Together here in Florida. All stamps, inks,papers and accessories are from Stampin’ Up and you can see the current products here!
Stamped by Sandy Fechtenburg. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!
Sandy used the Tea Party dsp with a Sizzix butterfly cut out of So Saffron. The butterfly has been run through the Texturz Plates.
Stamped by Patty Sharkey. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!
Patty wheeled the Lazy Days wheel from the Occasions mini down the side of the card – in Tango maybe? or Only Orange? The stamp set is Just Beachy, also from the Occasions Mini catalog.
Stamped by Kathy Yip. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!
Gorgeous box using our Top Note Sizzix die! She used our white gel pen to highlight the stitching already on the Top Note.
Stamped by Karen . All Images copyright Stampin' Up!
Karen said she adapted this design from the SU Stampin’ Success in May, page 11. The base of the card is Real Red and she embossed the greeting, too!
Stamped by Jackie Walker. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!
Jackie used Cameo coral as the base of the card, added some Pink Flamingo paper and the Just Beachy stamp set. Cute!
Stamped by Cyndra Alderman. All Images copyright Stampin' Up!
Cyndra used a little puffy paint or liquid applique (we don’t sell it anymore but you can get it at the craft stores) for the cupcake icing. I like how each cupcake has a different color liner! Crazy for Cupcakes is the stamp set name.
May 18, 2009 |
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Why not popping pastels on ribbon? It works! Grab your favorite stamp, a VersaMark pad and your pastels & daubers. No need to seal it – it’s even waterproof! I ran it under the kitchen faucet to be sure!
I still have some retired stamps to give away FREE with orders and adding more this week! See them HERE!
Linda
May 14, 2009 |
Byte size stamping video tid bits….
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Hi stampers – Stamping on ribbon is fun to do but can sometimes bleed and look bad in just minutes. Here are a few tricks to stop the images from getting fuzzy!
Linda
May 5, 2009 |
Byte size stamping in video tid bits….
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Today’s Vid Bit is how to set our new grommets and a trick for how to get it through fabric or one of our Pretties Kit flowers:
These grommets are in our Stampin’ UP Occasions Mini Catalog and come in 2 sizes. Small and Jumbo. The small have 60 in the container and the large have 20. 6.95 each. The colors are black, silver, vanilla and white. I love them and hope they make it into our new catalog on July 1st!
By the way, Stampin’ Up has placed a new video on my Demonstrator Website and you can view it HERE!
