Showing posts with label Window Sheet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Window Sheet. Show all posts
Today I am off to the Village Hall in Croughton for the Pinkies Team Training Event. I can't wait to catch up with everyone and make some lovely things. We have a special guest joining us today too, Paula Gorry the UK Country Manager for Stampin' Up! How exciting!
When we all get together, we always make swaps. Usually we all make a card or 3D project using Stampin' Up! products, we would make enough for each person attending (we have 47 attending today). We then would spend 30 minutes or so swapping our makes with each other and talking about what each other has made. Its great as you get inspired with new ideas and techniques and we also then have samples of stamp sets or designer series papers that we might not own ourselves that we can show to our friends and customers.
For this event Michelle wanted us to try something different. What we had to do was put our name against stamp sets Michelle had chosen from the Spring Summer or Sale-a-Bration catalogues. There were 6 slots under each stamp set and I chose the Birthday Blooms stamp set. Our task was to make 6 swaps using our chosen stamp set and other Stampin' Up! current products of our choice. We then had 5 cards to swap with the others in the same group and one to keep for ourselves. I can't wait to see what everyone has made!
There are so many wonderful cards on Pinterest using this stamp set (click here to have a look) and I could have easily CASED one (copy and share everything) but I wanted to come up with something original.
Now I'm not the greatest colourer in (okay I know that's not a word!) and I definitely am not the best fussy cutter so I spent a couple of evenings in my craft room this weekend thinking of ways 'outside the box' on how to use this stamp set in a way that might not have been done before. By using just black and white in my project, this stamp set suddenly has a whole different look. What do you think?
This photograph really doesn't show just how sparkly the centre of the card is, so I'll describe to you how I made this section.
The oval is made up of three different layers. The bottom layer is vellum cardstock and I've used the clear Wink of Stella glitter pen to colour in the vellum for a sparkly but subtle finish. The next layer is an oval piece of window sheet with the flower stamped from the Birthday Blooms stamp set in black Staz On ink. I used my embossing buddy on the window sheet first so that the stamp didn't slip when it touched the window sheet. Stamping on the window sheet allows you to flip the image over to create a mirror image of the flower. The final layer was an oval border cut from basic black cardstock. I used two of the ovals in my big shot machine, to hold them in position I simply placed a post it note over the dies. I then used my clear wink of stella pen to give the border a glitterly finish.
If you want to check out what we are up to today, download the Periscope App on your smart phone or tablet and search for Michelle Last. Michelle is doing a live broadcast at 12:30pm!
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Winter Wonderland Christmas Shaker Card using Happy Hearth Thinlit Dies by Stampin' Up! - part 2
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Well I've been working flat out for 4 days helping my Dad and my Husband lay laminate flooring in our living room and dining room. Its been challenging, frustrating and eventful but the end result is just fabulous and it was certainly worth all the hard work, aches and pains.
It was quite funny actually, my card making skills really came into play over these few days. To name a few, I was able to contribute with the measuring, resolving problems and patching up mistakes!
Having mastered laying underlay I was quite disappointed to find that sawing was a skill that I would never get the hang of.
Also, after laying all the flooring trim, I have discovered that No More Nails is not my friend. I really wish they could make Tombow for DIY as I have total control of that adhesive and very little with the No More Nails!
Anyway, enough about me, on Saturday I promised to post my other version of the Winter Wonderland Christmas Shaker Card on Wednesday but unfortunately time completely slipped away from me - please accept my apologies!
So without further ado, here is my second version of the Winter Wonderland Christmas Shaker Card.
I have used Gold Foil instead of Silver Foil and I also used the very cool, on trend antlers print from the Winter Wonderland Specialty DSP. Its so striking, I would love wrapping paper in this design!
If you didn't catch my other card I made using the same sketch and window scene, please click here to take a look at the other version where I've used Blackberry Bliss cardstock instead of Basic Black.
Can you believe its a month until Christmas? If you've got an order to place, please let me know ASAP so we can get the order placed and delivered by Christmas for you. I hope you enjoyed this project today and I hope to hear from you soon.
Winter Wonderland Christmas Shaker Card using Happy Hearth Thinlit Dies by Stampin' Up! - part 1
Saturday, November 21, 2015
I really like the Hearth and Home Thinlit Dies and wanted to make another Christmas Card using the window die. I was also thinking about making a shaker card for the first time. I couldn't decide which to make first so I thought I would have a go combining the two designs together. I love the result. What do you think?
I attached a piece of Window Sheet to the back of the die cut window. I then had a look through my stash of adhesives and managed to find some old foam tape. I added two layers of the foam tape (to give it enough depth) around the edge of the window and then put some sequins inside. I then attached a piece of Whisper White cardstock which I had stamped with the trees background from the Happy Scenes stamp set to the back, before adhering it to my card base.
I love this effect so I recreated it with some different patterned DSP and cardstock. Come back on Wednesday to see the other version I've created.
Thanks for stopping by. I've got some Autumn/Winter catalogues left, if you would like me to post one to you please get in touch using the social media icons on the right hand side.
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