Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Seaside Seashells Paper Piecing

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 If you know me from reading my blog, you'll know that I have a soft spot for anything coastal or sea related, so you can imagine that I jumped at the chance to purchase the whole *Sand & Sea Suite from the new 2021 Jan/Jun Mini Catalogue, which will be going live soon on Jan. 5. But this is the first time I've had a chance to get it out and play with it as I designed the first card for my Online Technique Class in January, which will be based on this suite, with a focus on the *Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and the *Seaside Seashells Dies.

I had two designs for this card originally, one with paper piecing using Silver Foil Sheets and one without, and I couldn't decide which one to do for the class, so I did a poll on Instagram and Facebook between the two:

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The results of the poll were conclusive: This design which included the paper piecing with the Silver Foil won hands down - 100%!










I took a piece of the *Pearlescent Specialty Paper that is part of this suite and embossed it using the *Seashells 3D Embossing Folder. I then used the *Seaside Seashells dies to die cut the whole embossed design at once as you can see in the upper left photo, which is so cool to be able to do. For the first design, I just glued that on a Basic Black card base and added some Pearl Basic Jewels.

But to add that really cool look, I first die cut the same design out of a Silver Foil Sheet and glued it to the Basic Black card base. Then I took the *Pearlescent Specialty Paper version that is embossed with the *Seashells 3D Embossing Folder and die cut the design. I carefully fussy cut out all the sea shells and glued them to the foil design exactly where they fit to achieve the above look.

The sentiment is from the *Friends Are Like Seashells stamp set that bundles with the *Seaside Seashells dies, and it is die cut with the Tasteful Labels dies. I'll have all the cards from the class ready to show you shortly, and I'll post the class.

*These products are from the upcoming 2021 Jan/June Mini Catalogue and will be available to order until Jan. 5, 2021.

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Only 1 week left to get the retiring products you love! Don't leave it too late!

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This is the latest update on what's left!

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Product List 


*Friends are Like Seashells Stamp Set, *Seashells 3D Embossing Folder, *Seaside Seashells Dies, *Pearlescent Paper
*These products are from the upcoming 2021 Jan/June Mini Catalogue and will be available to order until Jan. 5, 2021.

Monday, December 28, 2020

Alternatives to Bear Hugs - December's Paper Pumpkin

 

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Last Wednesday, I showed you how to put together December's Paper Pumpkin the way the kit recommends, and I promised you that I would show you some alternative ideas for it, since I was not really thrilled with the critters that came with the kit, except for the cute koalas. So today I'm showing you the alternatives that I came up with.

Now since I needed thank you cards, I used the Massive Thanks stamp set for the sentiments, but you could continue to use the kit stamp set for the sentiments or choose your own from whatever sets you have that would fit the labels.

I also used items from the Forever Greenery Suite in the Annual Catalogue to create some designs, including the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper and the Forever Fern Bundle. I also used a leftover piece of *Love You Always Foil sheets from the upcoming 2021 Jan/Jun Mini Catalogue. The rest is all from the kit.

*These products are from the upcoming 2021 Jan/June Mini Catalogue and will be available to order until Jan. 5, 2021.

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  • This is the version of the cards that use the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty Paper. I used the card bases and the die cut backgrounds as is, but I added a laser cut label to each one as a backing to the sentiment label from the kit.
  • I also added some *Pastel Pearls from the upcoming 2021 Jan/Jun Mini Catalogue.
  • The sentiments are stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink.
*These products are from the upcoming 2021 Jan/June Mini Catalogue and will be available to order until Jan. 5, 2021.

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  • These versions required the most work and are my favourites, I think. I stamped three types of foliage, from the Forever Fern stamp set in Calypso Coral, Rich Razzleberry and Crumb Cake, then die cut them plus one more shape from the *Love You Always Foil Sheet, with the Forever Flourishing dies.
  • I added the die cut foliage, plus another shape from the Forever Gold Laser Cut sheets to the card base or the background die cut shape and added the sentiment.
*These products are from the upcoming 2021 Jan/June Mini Catalogue and will be available to order until Jan. 5, 2021.

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  • This last set, I used those adorable koalas to hold the round sentiment labels, with the sentiments stamped in Calypso Coral, and mounted them with dimensionals on the card base or the background die cut, adding another piece from the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty paper behind them.
  • It's worth noting that the Forever Gold Laser Cut Specialty paper can be used on the antique gold side or the white side.
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Only a week until you can get your hands on the "Mini Boss", our nickname for the Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss! This little machine, may have a tiny footprint, but it's made to accomplish big things. It has dies and embossing folders that will expressly fit it's small platform and they will do the job just like it's big sister, the "Big Boss", the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine! Contact me to learn more!

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If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.

Product List

*Love You Always Foil Sheets, *Pastel Pearls
*These products are from the upcoming 2021 Jan/June Mini Catalogue and will be available to order until Jan. 5, 2021.

Thursday, December 24, 2020

Merry Christmas from Playing with Papercrafting

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 I've been dying to try out the new *Blending Brushes that I got in my 2021 Jan/Jun Mini Catalogue Preorder. They are amazing for blending inks and I wanted to make a Christmas card to express my wishes for all my readers for Christmas 2020!  

I combined them with the use of products from the retiring 2020 Aug/Dec Mini catalogue, including the Poinsettia Petals stamp set, and some new embellishments, the *Pastel Pearls from the Jan/Jun Mini.

Here's a closer look at the slimline card:

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  • The Whisper White Thick base measures 8 1/2" x 7" and scored along the 7" side at 3 1/2".
  • The background Designer Paper is the Snowflake Splendour DSP.
  • The Poinsettia image from Poinsettia Petals stamp set as well as a sentiment from it are embossed in white on some Whisper White DSP and then a *Blending Brush is used to blend, from the center outward, Pool Party, Coastal Cabana, Just Jade and Pretty Peacock. I was so excited by the way the Blending Brush picked up the ink and smoothly added it to the cardstock. I still had to start off the page first, but the finish was so smooth, much more so than with either a brayer or a sponge!! And I love how soft they feel!
  • After blending the inks, I used a tissue to wipe off the excess ink from the embossed lines on the cardstock so the designs stand out better. Then I added 3 *pastel pearls to the center of each poinsettia and some self-adhesive snowflakes around and about.
  • A bow was made using the Just Jade 1/4" In Colour Ribbon, and attached with a glue dot.
*These products are from the upcoming 2021 Jan/June Mini Catalogue and will be available to order until Jan. 5, 2021.

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Merry Christmas to all my Readers and wishes for a wonderful new year in 2021!


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If you live in Canada, and don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the right side bar at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in Canada by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the top menu or clicking on any of products below from my Online Store.


Product List

*Pastel Pearls, *Blending Brushes
*These products are from the upcoming 2021 Jan/June Mini Catalogue and will be available to order until Jan. 5, 2021.