This week for my Fall Friday project, I have a card that I made using two different techniques. The first technique I used was the spotlight technique. For this technique you only color the stamped image that is on the top piece of the white cardstock.

To do this technique, you first put the small piece of white cardstock on top of the larger piece using repositionable tape (or you can use Stampin' Seal and rub it on your pants a couple of times so it picks up the lint from them so it is less sticky). I then used Memento ink to stamp the images and colored them in using Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede Stampin' Blends. You can see around the edges that the images didn't stamp perfectly and that is alright. I will be adding a piece of black cardstock as a mat to the small piece of white cardstock that will cover it up. 

The second technique I used was the masking technique. I needed to use this technique so I could add the leaves to my sunflowers. The first thing you need to do is cut out the shape of the image you need to cover up. I was so happy when I realized that in the Sunflowers dies, there was a die that cut perfectly around the sunflower. You need to use copy paper to cut out the image as cardstock is too thick and that will cause you not to get a nice image around the edges.  

You will want to use the repositionable tape again, so you can remove the cutout when you are done stamping. I colored the leaves using the Old Olive Stampin' Blends. 

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Black

• cut at 4 1/4" x 11" score at 5 1/2"
• cut at 3 1/8" x 4 3/8"

Basic White

• cut at 2 7/8" x 4 1/8"
• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

I stamped the sunflower on the inside of the card and on the envelope. 

Have you tried either the spotlight or masking technique? I hope my project today gives you inspiration to go and try them for the first time, or use them on your next project if you already know how to create with them. 

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you have a fantastic Friday and weekend. 

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.

Shopping List

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152517]

$24.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154892]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154897]

$9.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154906]

$9.00

Sunflowers Dies

[152704]

$33.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Welcome to our NEW AT SU! Blog hop! I love being a part of this wonderful blog hop with other Stampin' Up! demonstrators from around the world.  Each month we share different crafting ideas with all of you! This month we are highlighting masculine cards.

I needed fast and easy masculine cards for members of our family for their birthday. I needed them in a hurry as I had to get them out in the mail the next day.  I knew I wanted to use designer series paper as it is a great focal point for any card. I used the In Good Taste designer series paper, from the annual catalog, which is perfect for masculine cards. 

For the Happy Birthday sentiment, I wanted one that was on the bigger size. I found the perfect one in the Happiest of Birthdays stamp set. The Happiest of Birthday is one of the stamp sets that is on sale today, Wednesday, October 20th, during the 24 Hour Stamp Sale. 

I couldn't decide if I wanted it to be the landscape or portrait layout. So, I made one of each. Which one do you like best?

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Cinnamon Cider

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Early Espresso

• cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Basic White

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"
• cut at 1/2" x 5 1/4 or 1/2" x 4"

To see another beautiful project, please click the Next button to go to Deb Naylor's blog.

The following talented people are participating in our blog hop.  Check out all their beautiful projects they created to share with all of you.

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Evergreen Elegance

Stamping the Cape: Senior Years

Stamping Flair: Peaceful Cabin

Joni in the Spotlight Stamping: Tidings & Trimmings

Dekijkkast: Arctic Bears & Mountain Air

Stampin’ Scrapper: Biggest Wish- You Are Here!

The Flying Stamper: Turtle Friends

Playing with Papercrafting: Campology

Stamping With the Copper Cropper: Harvest Meadow

Creative Juice by Loni: Hats Off & Give it a Whirl

Stampin’ Xime: Knit Together

24/7 Inkspiration: Forever Fern

Carterie Plus: Peaceful Cabin

Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! 

Thank you for stopping by today!  If you could leave a comment on this project, I would love to know what you think about it.

Sending lots of love and hugs to each of you!

Happy Stampin

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.

Shopping List

Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152539]

$19.00

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$7.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[153078]

$8.75

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$8.75

In Good Taste Designer Series Paper

[152494]

$21.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

It's Fall Friday! This weeks project I made with the adorable Pretty Pillow Box dies from the Stampin' Up! holiday catalog.  I also used the Cute Halloween designer series paper for the base of the pillow box and the embellishments.

Here is a picture of the back of the boxes so you can see the difference between them better. I made two of them because I wanted to show you how you can change the look of a project just by using Stampin' Blends. 

I colored the paper before I cut out the Pretty Pillow Box with the Granny Apple Green, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight and Highland Heather Blends. 

I cut out an additional layer for the flap from Granny Smith Paper to make the flap pop. I used the Halloween punch to punch out the cat, ghost (on left hand side) and pumpkin from another piece of the designer series paper. The other ghost I fussy cut out.

I put a peanut butter pumpkin inside mine, but you can put other things such as a gift card, small gift, jewelry, etc. in it. I added a triple bow made with the beautiful Gorgeous Grape Sheer ribbon. 

Are you as excited for the weekend as I am? Mr. Wonderful and I are going away for a few days for our 33rd wedding anniversary. I can't wait to get away from everything and enjoy some time together with none of the everyday demands. 

I hope you have a terrific Friday and weekend!

Sending everyone lots of love and hugs. 

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154885]

$9.00

Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154887]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154897]

$9.00

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

$8.75

Cute Halloween 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156479]

$11.50

3/8" (1 Cm) Gorgeous Grape Sheer Ribbon

[154572]

$7.00

Halloween Punch

[156482]

$18.00

Pretty Pillowbox Dies

[156321]

$34.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$7.00

Please email me for registration and payment information.

I haven't used the Perfectly Plaid stamp set in a long time, so I wanted to bring it out and show it some love! I had a lot of fun playing with this stamp set again and love the cards for this month. I will be having my in person class on Friday, November 5th at 6:30pm and my online class at 2:00pm on Saturday, November 6th.

We will be making 12 cards, 3 of 4 different designs, including envelopes featuring the beautiful Perfectly Plaid stamp set and Pine Tree punch. You do not have to have the punch to create these projects, I will be providing the punched out pieces. 

You will need:

•  your favorite adhesive, glue dots, dimensionals, Tear and Tape and scissors.

I have adhesives available if you need them.  The fee for this class is $30. 

For Online Class:  

You will need:

• your favorite adhesive, glue dots, dimensionals, Tear and Tape and scissors 
• Perfectly Plaid stamp set 
• Ink pads - Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Evening Evergreen

The stamp set and ink pads are available to add to your class kit.  Please see registration form for details.

 

Each kit will include pre-cut cardstock, embellishments, trim and envelopes for 12 cards, 3 of 4 different designs. 

 

The fee is as follows:

• Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set With Shipping $58.75
• Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set With Porch Pick Up $50.00
• Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set, Pine Tree Punch With Shipping $79.75
• Perfectly Plaid Stamp Set, Pine Tree Punch With Porch Pick Up $71.00
• Card Supplies Only With Shipping $38.50
• Card Supplies Only With Porch Pick Up $30.00

Deadline for registration and fee is due on October 21st. 

 

If you have any questions or registration and payment information, please email me at stampinscraper13@gmail.com.

 

 

Don't forget! Tomorrow is the last day to register for my Hand Penned Creative Fold Class! Get all the details at Hand Penned Creative Fold Class. 

 

Register at:

 

Creative Fold Class Online On October 28th at 6:30pm

 

Creative Fold Class In Person On October 27th at 6:30pm 

 

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you have a wonderful Tuesday!

 

Happy Stampin!

 

It's Friday! So, you know what that means. Time for my Fall Friday project! This week's project is a card that I made with the Love of Leaves stamp set from the annual catalog. I was looking for another stamp set, when I saw this stamp set on my shelf and realized that I had totally forgotten about it. Have you done that too?

One of the ways I like to get inspiration for my projects is to look out my craft room window. This time I noticed that the leaves are just starting to change colors. That made me think of the colors in the trees, when all the leaves are full color. They are so pretty. I love how God gives us such beautiful colors in the fall. It is one of the reasons that fall is my favorite season.

I had so many different colors on my desk, but finally, I ended up narrowing it down to the colors above. Do they remind you of fall?

I used a technique I hadn't used in a very long time, the thumping technique. You can do this technique two ways. On both of them you start with putting ink on your stamp, I used either Crushed Curry or Pumpkin Pie, and then you add color to it. You can use a Stampin' Write marker or a dauber to do this technique. You  tap (thump) the marker or dauber, with ink on it, on to the stamp with different colors. This is going to give you a variety of colors when you stamp your image. One tip I have for you is before you stamp your image, make sure you huff on it. You need to make sure that all of the ink is moist to get a nice image. This time I used a dauber as I wanted to have the textured look of real leaves. 

One thing that I love about the dies, Stitched Leaves, is that on the leaves you can cut them out, only emboss them or do both. On the leaves that are stamped directly on the Basic White cardstock I just embossed them. On the two leaves that I stamped and the copper leaf, I cut and embossed them at the same time. I love the look of just the embossing on the stamped leaves. 

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Mossy Meadow

• cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"
• cut at 1/4" x 5 1/4"
  

Crushed Curry

• cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"

Basic White

• cut 2 at 4" x 5 1/4"
• cut at 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Copper Foil Sheets

• cut at 1" x 2 1/4"

I stamped the sentiment in Mossy Meadow ink and added a triple bow that I made with Linen Thread. 

Are the leaves changing in your area yet? I can't wait until they are at their peak of color here in Ohio.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a fabulous Friday and a wonderful weekend!

Sending everyone lots of love and hugs.

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

Shopping List

Love Of Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[153452]

$18.00

Stitched Leaves Dies

[153567]

$35.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

[147083]

$7.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[147090]

$7.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[147086]

$7.50

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$8.75

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133676]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Copper Foil Sheets

[142020]

$5.00

Linen Thread

[104199]

$5.00

Sponge Daubers

[133773]

$5.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$60.00

Happy October! It's time for Fall Friday! I saw this box on Pinterest, created by Angie Juda, and loved it! You could use this box for treats, a small gift, gift card holder or what ever you want to use it for. Thank you Angie for sharing your project. I love it!

When I sat down to start working on making this box, I remembered I had a bag of Reese's Halloween miniatures I wanted to use. I opened them up and you are not going to believe what I saw. They had black ones with skulls on them, purple ones with ghost and orange ones with cross bones on them. I knew immediately that I had to use the Cute Halloween designer series paper. As you can tell in the picture above, the purple paper has ghost and the black has skulls, just like the candy. How cool is that?!

I couldn't decide which paper to use, so I made two of them. I love how they turned out. I know I will be making more of these, especially since you could use these for any occasion. 

I stamped the sentiment with Memento ink from the Cutest Halloween stamp set. I then cut it out with the Layering Circle dies and put it on the front of the box with dimensionals. I added a bow made with the Black & White Gingham ribbon and finished it with the Cute Stars Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

What would you use this box for?

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by. I hope you have a fabulous Friday, weekend and October. I am excited for my weekend. I have my Christmas card in person class tonight and my online class on Saturday at 2:00pm on my Stampin Scrapper FaceBook page. I would love it you stopped by and said hi on Facebook. Do you have any fun things planned for this weekend?

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Shopping List

Cutest Halloween Photopolymer Stamp Set

[156480]

$17.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]

$8.75

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$9.75

Cute Halloween 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156479]

$11.50

Cute Stars Adhesive Backed Sequins

[156484]

$7.50

Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon

[156485]

$7.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Today is the last day for Sale-A-Bration! One of the products you can get is the adorable Penguin Playmate designer series paper that I used on the above two cards. You have until 11:59pm MT to get your own designer series paper or another product from  the Sale-A-Bration brochure. This paper is my favorite product from the brochure. 

Here are some other cards that I have made with this paper.

This is a quick and easy layout that you could use with any designer series paper. I added some of the paper on the envelope, because we can not send out a naked envelope. LOL 

I love how you can use this paper for other occasions too. It doesn't have to be only for the holidays. One of my little angels loves, I mean loves, penguins, so I am going to give her this card for her birthday. She is going to love it. 

This card I made for my thank you notes to my customers last month. Here is the blog post for this card, Thank You Penguin Card.

I wanted to let you know that the Glitter paper and sheep dies have already sold out.  Don't forget to use the September host code when you order. You get a free gift from when you spend $50 or more and you get a Sale-A-Bration product. That is definitely a win-win for you!

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a terrific Thursday.

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

Time for another project from my Fall Friday series! Today I have a simple stamping sympathy card to share with all of you. If you don't know, simple stamping is using ink, paper and stamps to create your card. Nobody likes to make sympathy cards, and when you do, you want to get them out in the mail right away. So, you need a card that is quick, easy and special. I have the perfect card for you.

I used the beautiful Delicate Dahlias stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration brochure. I used fall colors, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Early Espresso, Merry Merlot and Mossy Meadow. I haven't used Merry Merlot in so long. I am not sure why though, it is beautiful.

To make this project you will need the following paper.  For a complete list of all the products I used, please see the end of this post.

Cardstock:

Early Espresso

• cut at 5 1/2"x 8 1/2" score at 4 1/4"

Crushed Curry

• cut at 3 3/4" x 5"

Merry Merlot

• cut at 3 5/8" x 4 7/8"

Very Vanilla

• cut at 3 1/2" x 4 3/4"
• cut at 4" x 5 1/4"
  

I felt like this card needed just a little something, so I added 3 Champagne Rhinestones. 

I stamped 3 small flowers on the inside of the card and on my envelope. 

Reminder, Sale-A-Bration will be ending on Thursday, September 30th and the Be Dazzling specialty paper is sold out. 

I am so excited for my in person Holiday Extravaganza tomorrow. I can't wait. We are going to have so much fun!

Thank you for stopping in today. I hope you have a fantastic Friday and a wonderful weekend.

Sending lots of love and hugs to everyone!

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign.  

Shopping List

Delicate Dahlias Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[156601]

$0.00

Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad

[147085]

$7.50

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$7.50

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[147114]

$7.50

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

[147112]

$7.50

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

[147111]

$7.50

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$8.75

Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119686]

$8.75

Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146979]

$8.75

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[101650]

$9.75

Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[151193]

$6.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Welcome to my Fall Friday series! I haven't scrapbooked in a while, so I thought this would be a perfect time to make a scrapbook page. I used the adorable Frightfully Cute bundle and Cute Halloween designer series paper from the Stampin' Up! holiday catalog. I love how it turned out!

I was playing around with the 6" x 6" pieces of designer series paper and came up with the idea of using different pieces to form a square. I cut each of the 6" x 6" pieces into 4 triangles. I then mixed them up and laid them out on 1/2 of each of the 12" x 12" white cardstock. 

I cut out the spider webs and bats from the Black Glitter paper also in the holiday catalog. For the sentiments and spiders I used the Memento Black ink. I cut out the Frightfully Cute sentiment with the Frightful Tags dies. 

I can't wait to use this layout in my Disney scrapbook I am working on. 

I hope you enjoyed my Fall Friday project this week. I would love for you to comment below. 

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you have a great weekend!

Sending love and hugs to everyone.

Happy Stampin!

If you need to purchase any products for this project, click the image below. If you would like to shop for other items, click on the SHOP NOW sign. 

Shopping List

Frightfully Cute Bundle

[156493]

$41.25

Frightfully Cute Cling Stamp Set

[156487]

$19.00

Frightful Tags Dies

[156492]

$27.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Whisper White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

[124302]

$7.75

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121044]

$8.75

Cute Halloween 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[156479]

$11.50

Black Glitter Paper

[153518]

$6.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

$35.00

Black & White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Gingham Ribbon

[156485]

$7.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$8.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00