Happy Birthday Debossed!

Supplies that you will need to make this card:

Stamp Set:  Happy Celebrations
Paper:  Dapper Denim (5.5"x8.5), Watermelon Wonder (4"x5.25"), Whisper White card stock (3.75"x5")
Ink:  Dapper Denim, Watermelon Wonder, Emerald Envy
Embellishments:  Emerald Envy Ruched Ribbon
Tools:  Celebrations Duo Textured Embossing Folder, Big Shot Die Cutting Marching, adhesive

This card incorporates a real cool technique shared by Patty Bennett.  It uses the Happy Celebrations stamp set and the Celebrations Duo Textured Embossing Folder, 'Happy.'  For the main element, you put the Whisper White CS  in the embossing folder, centering it the way you want, and run it through your Big Shot.  It depresses the image rather than making it raised.  Then take the appropriate solid image from the Happy Celebrations set, ink it up and stamp OVER the debossed image.  The raised part of the image and the surrounding area is inked, but the debossed area stays white.  Cool huh?  Do the same with the other inks, and watch it pop!  Or if you want to wait and see how to use that same ink to make another card before cleaning the stamp and going on to the next color, file this away for future reference.

But you can still go ahead and make the card base.  You will need to attach your stamped image to the Watermelon Wonder piece, and then wrap the Emerald Envy ruched ribbon piece around and tape it in back.  Cut a small piece of ribbon and tie a bow.  You need to do it in this order so ensure that the ribbon ends are hidden.  Ask me how I know?  THEN attach the two pieces to the Dapper Denim card base.


Check out my Stampin' Up! website if you'd like to order any of the above items, at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampinkathy/  Just click on the 'shop now' button and it will take you to my online store.  Happy Stamping!!

Birthdays!

We all need birthday cards, right?  Who doesn't?  But it seems like we never have any on hand and who wants to get all the stuff out to make just one?  Well, the above samples can be made with a number of colors with very little effort.  I had actually made 5 cards like this but have already mailed out 3 of them.  They are made using all 5 of the 2016-2018 In-Colors.  I will mention those again at the end when I post the list of supplies.

I used Dapper Denim Card Stock for the first (Emerald Envy Card Stock for the second) for the base, and layered Whisper White Card Stock on top of that.  I cut a piece of Basic Black just a bit smaller than the Whisper White, and using my Versamark ink pad and the star design and Happy Birthday from the Birthday Blast stampset, heat embossed with the gold embossing powder.  Using the star edgelit from the Star Blast Edgelit Dies, cut out shape in cardstock weight vellum.  Adhere over the embossed image with SNAIL adhesive.  Cover edge of vellum with your choice of In-Color Ruched Ribbon.

Here are the supplies to make this card:

Stamp Set:  Birthday Blast
Ink:  Versamark
Card Stock:  Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy (or Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum), Whisper White, Basic Black, Cardstock Vellum
Accessories:  Ruched Ribbon in Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy (or Flirty Flamingo, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum), Gold Embossing Powder
Tools:  Star Blast Edgelit Dies, Heat Tool, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Check out my Stampin' Up! website if you'd like to order any of the above items, at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampinkathy  Just click on the 'shop now' button and it will take you to my online store. Happy Stamping!

Easter Greetings

With Easter right around the corner, I decided that I needed to get started on my Easter cards.  I got the inspiration for this card from Diana Brewer Eichfeld.  Anyway, I really liked how this one turned out.  Thanks Diana!

I started with Soft Sky cardstock for the card base and then added a piece of Sahara Sand cardstock for the mat on the card front, with a top layer of the Falling In Love Designer Series Paper.  The DSP is part of the 2017 Occasions Mini offering Falling In Love Suite and is found on page 51 of the catalog.

Next I took a Delicate White Doily (cut it in half) and then sponged it using Soft Sky ink.  The greeting is from the Suite Sentiments stamp set (also from the Occasions Mini catalog) and was stamped in Sweet Sugarplum ink on Very Vanilla cardstock and then matted with Blushing Bridge cardstock, using the Lots of Labels framelits dies.  I added a few Pearls as accents on the sentiment piece.  Before attaching the greeting with dimensionals I added a piece of Sweet Sugarplum 3/8" Ruched Ribbon strip in the background.

Here is a list of what you need to make this card (all of the items are in the annual catalog except for those where 'occasions mini' is indicated):

Stamp Set:  Suite Sentiments (Occasions Mini Catalog)
Ink:  Sweet Sugarplum, Soft Sky
Paper:  Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla, Falling in Love Designer Series Paper (Occasions Mini)
Accessories:  Paper Lace Doily, 3/8" Sweet Sugarplum Ruched Ribbon, Basic Pearls
Tools:  Lots of Labels Framelits Dies, Sponge Dauber, Big Shot Die Cutting Machine

Check out my Stampin' Up! website if you'd like to order any of the above items, at http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/stampinkathy/  Just click on the 'shop now' button and it will take you to my online store.  If you click one of the dropdown items, it will take you to a PDF of the respective catalog.  Browse through, you might find you want a few more things!  Happy Stamping!!

I'm Baaaack!

Hello All,

I'm back after a many year hiatus.  I'm still a Stampin' Up! demonstrator but have taken a break from all things blog related, to figure out what's all involved with being an SU! demo.  Plus, life has taken some twists and turns ending with the death of my mother last September.  Nearing the end of dealing with her affairs.  I'm going to try harder to keep up with this blog, but if you don't see me for awhile again, life has interfered AGAIN.  Anyway, talk later and Happy Stamping!

Just checking in

Folks, I'm still here in cyberland, but because I'm a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I now have my own SU! website! Stop over and check it out. We have some great promotions going right now, The Occasions mini catalog not to mention the biggest promotion of the year, Sale-A-Bration! You can order supplies directly through my website and get the price break that you only get through a demonstrator. I can be found at http://stampinkathy.stampinup.net

Guess I need to get to my own site and post some new pics! See you there!

Kathy

End of Posting

Friends,

I'm finding it very difficult to keep two blogs/websites going so am planning to discontinue posting to this one and will instead concentrate my efforts on my new Stampin' Up! demonstrator website. I'm not leaving the Internet all together, just switching gears for now. Please feel free to check out my SU! website at www.stampinkathy.stampinup.net to see all that there is to see. I will be posting new items there and there are also several examples already there for you to check out.

Hope to see you soon!

Kathy

More Drama Here

Dear Loyal readers (if there are any of you out there),

Things have been dramatic here of late. On the 20th of June my husband was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with what turned out to be an acute gall bladder attack. There was infection involved which was affecting not only the gall bladder but also the liver, and there were gall stones blocking his common bile duct. He had a procedure to remove the stones, and then surgery to have the gall bladder removed. During all of this he developed Type 2 diabetes. He was in the hospital for 5 days.

Thankfully they felt he could control his blood sugar with pills instead of insulin shots. YAY!!!!! That and diet and exercise seem to be working for the most part.

All this has meant that I haven't had time for any stamping. Or I should say, I haven't had the time to be creative and do any stamping.

On the plus side, I just became an official Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I got a whole box of goodies from Mr. Brown this week and am working on getting everything organized and put away. Then maybe I can create with the new colors of ink, paper, and accessories.

If you're interested in Stampin' Up! you can check me out at my website, here.

Thanks to all of you for your patience. I hope to be back posting soon.