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Flashback Friday and Rock n Roll

Welcome to another Flashback Friday!  Today we have a flashback to a technique called Rock and Roll and a Flash Forward with a sneak peek at a stamp set called Fabulous Florets.  Fabulous Florets will be making its official debut in the Summer mini catalog.  This set  works really  well with the Rock and Roll technique.  The layout used is very similar to  one shown in the  Summer mini catalog.

What is the Rock and Roll technique? 

 

 

 

This technique works best with solid images.  Pick at least two colors of ink.  Ink your image with the lighter color.  Now roll the edges of the stamp in the darker ink.  You are trying to hit  just around the edges of the image.  In the sample on the left I used Melon Mambo ink and Pacific Point ink. 

 

 

This sample uses Daffodil Delight, Tangerine              
Tango  and Poppy Parade ink.  The top  flower uses all 3 colors. 
 1. Ink stamp in Daffodil Delight

2. Using Tangerine Tango roll the edge of the stamp on the ink.  Since this is the 2nd color ink more than just the edge of the stamp but not the whole stamp.

3.  Roll the stamp in Poppy Parade and try and hit just the edges of the image.

 

The middle flower uses Tangerine tango and Poppy Parade.  Love how the colors blended!

 

 

 

 

Here's the full card.

Stamps:  Fabulous Florets
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango, Poppy Parade, Wild Wasabi
Paper:  Whisper White, Tangerine Tango,  Daffodil DelightBeyond the Garden DSP
Big Shot:  Tasteful Trim and Flower Garden TIEF
Extras:  Daffodil Delight Taffeta ribbon and Chat Room (retired rub ons)

Hope you enjoyed today's Flashback Friday and your sneak peek at the Fabulous Florets stamp set, Beyond the Garden DSP and the new Flower Garden TIEF. 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashback Friday Sour Cream Containers

I am sorry I am posting so late.  The project I am going to show today is addicting.  I finally had to stop my self  stamping and get to posting.  I was reminded of this project when I went to the Vancouver BC SU Regional meeting.  A Canadian demonstrator shared it and I cannot remember what she called these little boxes but we call them sour cream containers.  She had them decorated beautifully and I knew I had to revisit the idea.

Here are a few of the  samples I made.

Wouldn't this be a fun favor?  The set is called Plane and Simple and is in the Occasions mini catalog.  Do you recognize the Four Frames set?   I stamped the bird frame on Bashful Blue cs but covered the bird up with the plane.  Do those clouds look familiar?   They are the frosting on the Build a Cupcake punch.

Here's another

and a side view

Now let us make a sour cream container together.  First off these can be made in any size.  It is easier to make these out of Designer Series paper so start with that first and once you get that mastered go on to cardstock.

This piece measures 4 1/2" x 6".  This is one of the patterns in the level 1 hostess gift In Color DSP paper pack.  Along one end lay down some sticky strip.  I recommend sticky strip for this project. 

Inside here lay down some more sticky strip.  We are going to close one end.

Now this is important, fill the container before you do the next step. 

Do you see the shape of the container?  The ends are secured  the opposite way on each end.  I make a little crease so I will know where to put the sticky strip.

Now your container is done!  You can crimp the ends.  I think the crimping is VERY important if you are not using a strong adhesive.

All done!  I cut 2  each of the small and  medium sized Daisies on the Daisies # 2 die. 

Hope you enjoyed this weeks flashback.  I will definitely be making more of these.   Check back tomorrow and i will have more sour cream containers to share with you and a sneak peek too!

 

 

Flashback Friday

I was thinking the other day about coloring and  my favorite coloring method(s).  When I first started with Stampin'UP!, Stampin' Pastels were my favorite coloring tools.  I remember using  pastels with a blender pen but my favorite way to use them had to be Poppin' Pastels.  This started me thinking that I wanted to revisit some of these ideas and so Flashback Friday was born.

We are starting off with Poppin'Pastels.  Here is what the techniques looks like.

If you are into very  precise coloring then this probably will not be your favorite technique.  Let me show you the technique.  First of all  I think this technique looks best with a bold stamp vs a line image.  I chose Inspired by Nature.  The first thing you do is ink up your stamp with VersaMark ink.  Here I stamped it on So Saffron cs so that you can see the VersaMark.  When you use this with Very Vanilla or Whisper White cs it is very hard to see  the VersaMark.  However, it does add to the magic of this technique.

I used sponge daubers and daubed  on  More Mustard pastel on the petals.

Cool huh?  It is  kind of magical to see the stamped image come to life!

Next I daubed on the Real Red pastel.

Next the Old Olive pastel. 

The last color I applied was Chocolate Chip.  What is really fun to see are the little "hairs" on the middle of the flowers get defined with the Chocolate Chip pastel.

As you can see there will be  pastel shadows on your cardstock.  I did a little erasing but not a lot.

Next I used the Color Spritzer tool ( page 195) to add some texture.

I also sprayed some Champagne Shimmer paint mixed with some alcohol to give it a champagne glow.  Wish I could capture how pretty the Champagen Shimmer paint spray is.

Here are the tools I used.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Inspired by Nature and Something to Celebrate (level 2 hostess set in the Occasions mini)
Ink: Early Espresso and Chocolate Chip marker (Color Spritzer tool)
Paper:  Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Early Espresso, and So Saffron
Stampin'Pastels:  Real Red, More Mustard, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Big Shot: Square Lattice TIEF
Punches: Scallop Edge punch
Ribbon:  Early Espresso grosgrain ribbon
Extras: Color Spritzer tool, Champagne Shimmer paint

Hope you liked Flashback Friday!  If there is an idea you would like to  flashback on send me an email or leave me a comment!

 

 

A Lucky Little Treat and Tutorial

While in Vancouver  for the SU Regional meeting we went to an Irish pub.  We ended up there by accident but it was good one and we had  a fun evening.   It did get me thinking that St. Patrick's day is just 2 weeks away.   So when I was invited to a fellow SU demo's house (thanks again Pam!)  I thought it would be fun to make something celebrating St.Patrick's day.

Would you like to make your own pot of gold?   Here's what I used.

Here are the punches you will need: 1 3/4" circle, 1/2" circle, 1/4" circle, 1 3/4" scallop circle, small oval,  small heart from the Heart to Heart  punch.

You will use the 1 3/4" punch to cut away a little section of the 1 3/4"circle you punched out  to give you the opening of your pot.

 

To make the pot handles punch  2    1/4" circles and then use the 1/2" circle to punch around it.

 

Here's how you assemble your pot.  I used the Tombow Multi-Purpose Liquid  Glue (pg 197).  I know it can be a little messy but with glue you have a little wiggle time to get the punches positioned just right.

 

Here's your "gold" (brushed gold card stock page 170).  You will need to trim the scallop circle to fit your pot's opening.

 

Attach the gold coins to the scallop circle to create  the illusion of lots of coins.

 

Punch out 4 of the smallest hearts on the Heart to Heart punch.  I applied a small dot of glue and arranged the hearts.  This is where the little wiggle time is helpful so you can get your lucky clover looking really good.

 

 
Here I am applying the final bling.  I wanted to show you this method of picking up the rhinestones with my paper snips.  This works really well and  works with the pearls too.

I covered 2 peppermint patties with 1 3/8"  circles cut from the brushed gold card stock to fill my cone with.

The lucky cone is the new Petal Cone die (pg 15 of the Occasions mini). 

These are the Garden Green pieces that are cut out with the die.  I love that even the banner is done for me! Cut an extra 1/2 scallop piece out of Wild Wasabi and save the Garden Green one for another use.  To make the cone I cut off one of the 1/2 circles.  I wanted a little more texture so I ran the cone through the Elegant Lines TIEF.  I used sticky strip to secure the cone, you could use glue too.  Attach the  extra Wild Wasabi 1/2 scallop to the front and then add on your pot of gold and banner.  The sentiment on the banner is from TeenyTiny Wishes ( this a must have set.)  I curled my banner using a bone folder and attached it with mini glue dots.  

Hope you enjoyed this little project.  I feel luckier already!  If you have read this far and would like one of these  lucky little treats, post a comment and the principal prize picker will pick a winner on the 7th. If you need any of the products to make your own pot of gold you know what to do!  Go to my Online Store or contact me and I will be happy to help. 

 

 

Punch Bunch Meets Springtime Vintage DSP

I have moved on to a new Sale-A-Bration stamp set well I sort of have.  I was preparing for a workshop and pulled out the Springtime Vintage Designer series paper ( pg 15 Occasions mini) and you know how much I like stripes and that reminded me of the Sweet  Summer cards I have been obsessed with and this is the result.

 

I am hoping that you won't notice that I used the Sweet Summer set AGAIN but I also used the Punch Bunch Sale-A-Bration set (see the sentiment).

Stamps:  Punch Bunch and Sweet Summer
Ink:  Black Stazon, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze,Always Artichoke,Pear Pizzaz Stampin Write markers
Paper:  Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzaz, and Springtime Vintage DSP
Big Shot:  Scallop Square and the Perfect Polka Dot TIEF
Punches:  Scallop circle, 1 3/8" circle and 1 1/4" circle
Extras:  Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds glitter and a cotton swab

If you have read this far are you wondering, cotton swab?  Here is where I used the cotton swab.

I inked up the entire stamp in Baja Breeze.  I used an Always Artichoke marker to color in the stem directly on the stamp.  I have done this a lot and have not had any problems with my markers.  I do scribble with my marker before capping it.  I inked up the cotton swab with Not Quite Navy ink and shaded  the flower with it, again dabbing directly on the stamp.  Now you can put the stamp to the paper and you are ready to glitter.   

I guess this is my transition card from one Sale-A-Bration set to another.  Gotta get back to my worshop planning. I am looking forward to my first workshop in my new hometown! If you would like to have your own SU stamping party contact me and we can schedule a date! 

Quick Coloring and a sneak peek

This image is from the new catalog that will be unveiled on July 1st.   The set is a level 1 hostess set called Because I Care.   This is one beautiful set!  I know you will want it in your stamping collection.  Think about having a party or a catalog party so you can be among the first to own it! 

Here's a quick way to color in a line image like this one.  First I colored in the image with markers, I used Elegant Eggplant for the flowers and Old Olive for the stem.  Stamp it on a piece of cardstock (I used Whisper White). 
 

Use a blender pen and go over the images.  I do this pretty quickly and do not pay too much attention to where I am coloring.  There will be some white space which is good and some areas that will be darker than others.  These are all good things.

 

See what I mean?  I think it looks more natural this way.   Doesn't it look like your really did something?    Here's the finished project.
 

Stamps:  Because I Care
Paper:  Lovely Lilac, Elegant Eggplant Whisper White, cardstock vellum for the butterfly
Ink:  ELegant Eggplant and Old Olive markers, Black ink pad
Extras:  Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon, Stampin'UP! Beautiful Wings embosslit die 

Remember, I am still offering a free gift (stamp sets, ribbon, paper) from my basket when you place a $50 order or more in June.  You will also get a block on the 50/50 board.  You can order online or give me a call!

Thanks!

More from the Petal Card die

Here's another fun way to use the Petal Die for the Big Shot. 
 

Yes, you can make it into a BOX!  It really is easy and here's how you make it.

You will need to cut out 4 of the petal cards.  On each one cut off one of the flaps.
 

 Overlap the flaps and glue.  Make sure you have them all adhered to each other in the same direction and side. 

Before you do the next step go ahead and decorate the box sides.  Believe me it is so much easier to do it now vs once the box is put together.

Glue the last flap and complete the box.  Now fold down the flaps and seal it so it looks like this.
 

Decorate to your hearts content.

 Do the same to the bottom and you have a box!  Pretty nifty huh?  Okay now do you need the die?