Today we are making a card of layers. I call this one By the Bay Layered Card. Using the rectangular Stitched Framelits makes this a great card and with left overs you can make another card of frames.
Don't you love this set By the Bay? You can also combine it with a few other sets we have but also great set by itself. When I use it I feel so peaceful and content. How would you use this set? I know it is a Sale-A-Bration set but a lot of folks also choose it as I did as there first free stamp set.
Supplies: Stamp Set - By The Bay [149739]; Ink - Tuxedo
Black Memento [132708], Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144597],
Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273], Crumb Cake Stampin'
Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601], Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Markers Combo
Pack [148059], Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [148544], Smoky Slate
Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058], Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers
Combo Pack [144605]; Card Stock - Blueberry Bushel 8 ½ x 5 ½ [146968],
Call Me Clover 5 ½ x 4 1/4 [146969], Lovely Lipstick 5 ½ x 4
¼ , Very Vanilla 5 ½ x 4 ¼, 5 ¼ x 4 [101650]; Accessories - Glue Dots [103683],
Big Shot [143263], Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551].
Instructions:
Using the 3 biggest Rectangle dies
cut out frames from the Very Vanilla, Lovely Lipstick and Call Me Clover. Make sure the dies are centered as you can
use the frames later for another card.
With Memento Ink Stamp the Cottage
and saying on the Very Vanilla Layer.
With the Blends color the cottage
scene
Attach the Very Vanilla to the
Lovely Lipstick and then to the Call Me Clover.
Attach all to the Blueberry Bushel Card Base.
Just a reminder that I am ordering up the new catalogs. You can get a free catalog from me if you have ordered at least $50 of product from me in the last year. If you would like a free catalog delivered to you place your order by clicking here.
Good Evening, I know this is late but so many things going on this weekend.
Meigan turned 14 on Thursday but we had the Family celebration on Friday. I had my first craft fair today, so as usual I had to get things ready. You would think I would have this down pat but this first show is usually oh I forgot that, I should have brought those, etc. Well I got through it.
I also have been asked by some folks to put my Christmas Cards up on my blog. I do custom orders and folks have been wanting to see them so you will notice another Tab called Cards for sale. If you would like to order any handmade Christmas Cards you can look at them there.
I am also putting together a page of everything that Stampin' Up! sells that is not in the Catalog. That maybe a long time, getting that updated. Hopefully by next weekend that will be finished.
So let's get on to Colorful Saturday Challenge.
Every
Saturday I will choose a Color Combo from either the Annual Catalog or the
current mini catalog. I will make two cards or projects using that color
combination. I then challenge you to make at least one card or project using
that color combo and post a link in the comments section to either your blog
post on the challenge or your pinterest photo.
Thanks
for playing.
So
let’s see what this week’s colors are?
I really am intrigued by Summer Starfruit. It takes on colors around it. So I like to see what it looks like with other colors, sometimes it is more green, some times more yellow and at times I get a hint of blue. So let's see what colors it looks like now.
To me this one in real life looks yellow. I think it takes it from the Designer Series paper.
Color Challenge 15 Rose Red, Smoky Slate, Summer
Starfruit
Mary Trautner
Supplies: Stamps – Sketched Birthday (Wood – 130423,
Clear -130426), Cycle Celebration ( Wood – 130270, Clear – 130273); Ink – Rose Red (126954); Cardstock - Smokey Slate 8 ½ x 5 ½ (131202), Summer
Starfruit 5 ¼ x 4 (126839), Rose Red 5 ¼ x 4, (102544); Whisper White 3x3,
scrap (100730); Accessories – Birthday Basics Designer Series Paper (130145),
Dazzling Details (124117), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430),
Word Window Punch (119857), 2 3/8
Scallop Circle Punch (118874), Big Shot (113439), Bitty Banners Framelits
(129267), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (117335).
Now this one is a blue green color in real life it may get that from the Smoky Slate.
Colorful Saturday Challenge Rose Red, Smoky Slate,
Summer Starfruit Gift Card Holder
Mary Trautner
Supplies:
Stamps – Papillon Potpourri (Wood -132058, Clear -123759); Ink – Summer
Starfruit (126991), Smoky Slate
(131179), Rose Red (126954); Cardstock –
Summer Starfruit 5 ½ x 4 ¼, Scrap (126839), Smoky Slate 3 ½ x 5 (131202), Rose
Red 8 ½ x 2 ½ (102544), Whisper White Scrap (100730); Accessories – Sticky Strip
(104294), Glue Dots (103683), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Envelope Punch
Board (133774), Elegant Butterfly Punch (127526).
Don't forget to link you Challenge entry.
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Mystery
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The Mystery Hostess is for everyone who enters an
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I have an addiction to punches and have almost everyone that Stampin' Up! has sold since I became a Demonstrator, which is a lot. I have to admit I also have other ones. Especially the big ones so I could do more layering with circles and squares. I liked to layer.
Here is what the new style punches look like. They are great since I can fit more in a draw they stack on top of each other. The whale tale punches do not stack and did not all fit in my drawers so I had them in those plastic Show holder curtain things. Punches can come in different shapes and we even have punches that make things such as the Owl and bird Builder.
If you get different size punches you can layer. We have 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 3/8", 1 3/4" and 2 1/2" circle punches and they can all be layered on to one another.
This card was all done with layering punches. One Stamp and punched out with different punches and then layered with dimensionals. I like punches because they are fast and quick.
Taking Care of Punches I usually every month or so (depending upon how much I use them) I punch tin foil with them then wax paper, that sharpens them and also make punching easier with the wax paper.
Framelits:
Framelits are a cutting platform that can be used int the Big Shot or other die cutting machine. They make frames. You can use more than one at a time to make a frame. Such as the above Deco Labels Framelits you could put the large one and the next size one on the nestled together and run through the Big Shot and you would then have a frame - the middle cut out. You can also use them like a punch to cut out stamped images.
There are also Framelits that cut out specific images, either alone or with matching stamps.
Can you tell what theses cut out?
Framelits are easier to store, or for me I can get more in the space I have. I store them in the Clear Mounted Stamp Cases with on a piece of flat magnetic sheet. Up until this month I did not use them much. I loved them but they were a pain to use if you wanted to cut out sayings or stamped images, just a pain. They would move all the time, I was forced to hold them dow with sticky strip or post it notes. But now we are selling the Magnetic Platform.
130658 $39.95
If you have the Big Shot and want to use Framelits, or Edgelits, you have to have the magnetic platform. Just Click Here and click on the shop now button under my name to order yours, you will really love it. The only draw back is that if you go to a crop or want to go on vacation and take it with you you have to have the big shot and that is pretty large to take with you.
I like both the punches and the framelits and I use them both a lot now that I have the magnetic platform.
If you have a stamping or paper crafting question please leave a comment or e-mail me at nuhddad @ gmail.com (remove the spaces around the @)
Also don't forget the Mystery Hostess for this month.
Just use the Hostess Code D92T7VMS and you will be entered into the drawing.
Mystery Host code D92T7VMS is good till July 16h and the winner will be announce July 16. The winner will choose Stampin'Up! product of their choice. To be entered in the drawing you need to enter the code. The big question where do you enter the code when you are on the page of your shopping bag on the left bottom side you will see at the bottom where it say "Special Offer" the box that say "Do you have a hostess code" Look like this Do you have a hostess code? Enter it here and click Apply:
that is where you will enter D92T7VMS in that box let me know if you have any question and good luck to everyone that will participate.
Today's Question for Grandma's Rocking Chair: How many layers should you use on a card?
That is personal preference. No layer simple cards are great and sometimes I find them harder to make than layered cards. Here is a nice no layer card
You can also have a lot of layers on a card depends upon what you are layering and how big they are. This card has 5 layers on the flower.
If you use full card front layers and just cut them down a little you have to be careful of the weight if you are mailing them as they sometimes will get over an ounce. You don't want your card sent back for more postage.
I usually like using two layers.
Though I find myself doing a lot of single layer cards also.
But sometimes I really go over board.
How many layers are on this card?
Layers don't have to be like mats, you can also layer your greetings.
They also don't even have to be the same type or size layers.
Just go ahead and try some layering. If you are shy try using some Designer Series Paper as a first layer and just put a greeting and embellishments on it. Oh but then you have to decide which side to have up.
If you have a stamping or paper crafting question please leave a comment or e-mail me at nuhddad @ gmail.com (remove the spaces around the @)
Also don't forget the Mystery Hostess for this month.
Just use the Hostess Code B7NTCNZD and you will be entered into the drawing.
Mystery Host code B7NTCNZD is good till June 30th and the winner will be announce July 1. The winner will choose Stampin'Up! product of their choice. To be entered in the drawing you need to enter the code. The big question where do you enter the code when you are on the page of your shopping bag on the left bottom side you will see at the bottom where it say "Special Offer" the box that say "Do you have a hostess code" Look like this Do you have a hostess code? Enter it here and click Apply:
that is where you will enter B7NTCNZD in that box let me know if you have any question and good luck to everyone that will participate.
