August Technique Night!

Sorry for the delay on this.... Unpacking and settling back in to normal life after a 3-week trip camping and then seeing my oldest off to grade 1 (already!!?!) saw my blog posts be put on the back burner.

Waaay back in August [:)], our Technique Club tried out the Faux Silk technique. It is such a beautiful technique! Here's how you do it:


1. Take one layer of tissue paper and stamp
2. While that's drying, apply Anywhere Glue Stick to your card stock
3. Wait about 5 minutes to allow the ink to dry
4. Crumple the tissue and gently open it back up again
5. Adhere to your card stock that you applied glue to
6. You can flatten out as much as you'd like but ensure you leave some wrinkles to ensure you are seeing the Faux Silk effect


For a softer look, follow the steps above but instead of inking the tissue paper, ink your card stock. Before you apply Anywhere Glue Stick, ensure the ink is dry. Wait about 5 minutes.


Check out the cards we worked on....


Praying for You:

CASE'd from Stamping with Brenda

Card Stock: Whisper White, Melon Mambo
Ink: Old Olive, Melon Mambo
Stamp Set: Thoughts & Prayers
Tools: Scallop Oval Punch, Extra Large Oval Punch, dimensionals, tissue paper, Anywhere Glue Stick
Accessories:  5/8" Organza Whisper White ribbon


Tips & Tricks:

• When inking the tissue, wait a good 5 minutes to let it dry and then blow on it for good measure

                                                                              Just For You

Inspired by My Little Patch of Dirt

Card Stock: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Beyond the Garden DSP

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Pacific Point

Stamp Set: Fabulous Florets, HodgePodge Happiness

Tools: Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Tissue paper, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Tips & Tricks:

1. After you adhere your tissue paper to your paper stock, use your snips to trim the excess

       Believe

Inspired by many cards online searching Faux Silk

Card Stock: Rich Razzelberry, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White

Ink: Wild Wasabi, Rich Razzleberry marker

Stamp Set: Just Believe

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Tissue Paper

Tips & Tricks:

• To make sure you center your phrase, put a small dot on your cardstock where you want the middle of your sentiment to be. That will help you line it up 

What do you think?? I'd love to hear your comments.

So much fun! Do you want to join the Techniques Club? Contact me for details!

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July Make 'n Take

It's been a while since I posted... Camera got some sand in it so had to wait for new camera purchase to take pics and post. So here ya go!


This past Wednesday, was Make 'n Take and we made 4 cards. Three had a clean & simple look, the 4th was a bit more colourful and some louder elements. Love them all! Do you?

I was in the mood for clean & simple and they got RAVE reviews! Would love to know what you think.


WISH BIG BIRTHDAY

Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo (NEW!)
Ink: Limeade (NEW!), Rich Razzleberry
Stamp Set: Pennant Parade (NEW!)
Tools: Pennant Parade Punch, 3/4" circle punch, Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die, Polka Dot Embossing Folder
Accessories: Linen Thread
This is a 90% replica of another demo's card. I can't remember her name but will add to this post once I get it.

Tips & Tricks!
1. To ahdere the Wish Big sentiment without a dimensional but still look 3D, simply put adhesive behind it and it will stick to the thread. As you can see, it looks like it has a dimensional!
2. To make your Top Note look more festive, run it through the Big Shot using the Polka Dot embossing folder!


CELEBRATE YOU!

Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight
Stamp Set: Party Hearty
Tools: Scallop Circle Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Daffodil Delight marker, Dimensionals
Accessories: Black ribbon
This was inspired by the Clean & Simple layout template.

Tips & Tricks:
1. To ensure your circles fit without being too squished, cut off 1/8" off  the top and bottom circle
2. Using the same Celebrate You stamp, clean it off and then use the Daffodil Delight marker to colour the present found in the middle of the stamp

 HAPPINESS ALWAYS

Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze DSP, Rose Red, Rose Red DSP
Ink: Rose Red
Stamp Set: Happy Greetings
Tools: Pearls, Butterfly Punch, Extra-Large Oval Punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, Scallop Trim Borner Punch
Accessories: Basic Pearls
This was inspired by the Clean & Simple layout template.

Tips & Tricks!
1. To achieve the Rose Red outline around the sentiment, punch out using the Extra-Large Oval. Cut that in half and adhere to the back of your Whisper White card stock sentiment
2. In order to have the butterfly wings movable, put a glue dot on the centre of the body. You can then fold the wings up.
3. To add a bit of bling to the butterfly, add beautiful small basic pearls.

Pick a Blossom Any Blossom

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I thought I would take a bit of time to make a few cards using the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch. I absolutely adore this punch. Check out the different designs!


But first, here's the sketch I worked off for the first card. I found it on http://technostamper.blogspot.com/:

Card Stock: Whisper White (100730), Old Olive (100702), Pacific Point (111350), Melon Mambo (115320), Brights Patterns DSP(117155), Ice Cream Parlour DSP (retired, from Sale-a-bration mini)
Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)
Ink: Pacific Point (111837)
Accessories: Brights Glimmer Brads (1210006), Word Window Punch (119857), Dimensionals (104430), Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch (122464), 2-way Glue Pen (100425)


Here's some more angles of the card:

PARTY HEARTY!
Love the bright colours of this card. Have you ever wondered how to use the "seeds" that are punched out using the  Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch? I figured I would use them as accents on the sentiment of this card. Can you see them? A subtle addition. I didn't use a sketch but was inspired by this card found on StampwithSandy.com.

Card Stock: Pacific Point (111350), Whisper White (100730), Bashful Blue (105120), Real Red (102482), Old Olive (100702), Celebrations DSP (117164)
Ink: Real Red marker (100052), Pacific Point Marker (120698)
Stamp Set: Party Hearty (111722)
Accessories: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch (122464), Brights Glimmer Brads (121006), 2 x 1 3/8" Oval Punch (119859), 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval Punch (119855), 2-Way Glue Pen (100425), Dimensionals (104430), Sponge (101610), Glue Dots (103683)

Stamping with Rachel Tips & Tricks:
1. Sponge the outer edge of the sentiment so it blends well with the card base
2. Use glue dots to adhere the glimmer brads found in the middle of the flower. The brad prongs lift the piece off the card base anyway so no need to use an dimensional.
3. I thought it was striking to have an elongated card. Final dimension is 7" x 4".


Simply Just For You
I absolutely love the simplicity and clean look of this card. And it take just a couple of minutes to create!

Card Stock: Whisper White (100730), Pumpkin Pie (105117), Real Red (102482), Pacific Point  (111350)

Ink: Pacific Point (111837)

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370)

Accessories: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch (122464),  Circle Punch from Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309), 2-Way Glue Pen (100425)

Stamping with Rachel Tips & Tricks:

1. With thin pieces, like the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch pieces, use a 2-Way Glue Pen. It's a really efficient way to adhere these thin pieces.

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Mojo Monday...well, Thursday :)

I finally got around to making a card based off this week's Mojo Monday sketch! Nothing gets my creative juices flowing than a good sketch! Check out this week's sketch Mojo Monday. Try it out for yourself and see what kind of design you come up with. Would love to see a sample too so feel free to take a pic and send my way. I may just highlight it on this blog!


Here's this week's sketch:

 Here's my final product:

Stamping with Rach TIPS & TRICKS

1. heat emboss the flower for some extra pizazz

2. markers come in handy when you want to use a part of a stamp and not all of it. In the case of this card, I used the Wild Wasabi marker and coloured the "for you" part of the "Afterthoughts" stamp "Just for you"

3. to give the card some extra texture, I embossed the card base using the Square Lattice embossing folder

Here's the recipe:

CARD STOCK: Whisper White (100730), Wild Wasabi (105125), Melon Mambo (115320), Beyond the Garden DSP (122342) 

STAMP SETS: Fabulous Florets (w - 123025, c - 123027), Afterthoughts (Hostess Level 1 - w - 118388, c - 120121)

INK: Wild Wasabi (109014)

ACCESSORIES: Big Shot (113439),Square Lattice Embossing Folder (119976), Heat Tool (100005), Versamark (102283), Melon Mambo Emboss Powder (123223), 2 3/8" Scallop Punch (118874), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (119850), Scallop Edge Border Punch (119882), Modern Label Punch (119849), Dimensionals (104430), Glue Dots (103683), Melon Mambo buttons from the Sale-a-Bration Catalogue (retired)


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