Loyal Leaves with Faux Metal Embossing for New At SU Blog Hop

                               

Welcome to our April NEW AT SU! Blog hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who are Hoppin’ with creative paper crafting ideas to share with you. Today we are showcasing the 2020/21 Annual Catalogue's retiring products and some creative stamping techniques! I am featuring the retiring Loyal Leaves stamp set and showing you the Faux Metal Embossing technique.

• The Faux Metal Embossing technique requires several layers of metal embossing on a sturdy piece of cardstock such as Shimmery White. You add Versamark Ink straight to the cardstock with your inkpad, add the Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (or any other metallic embossing powder), tap off the excess and heat set it with the heat tool. 
• Repeat this process about 4 more times gradually concentrating the powder more towards the center. Have a couple of larger stamps with detailed images inked up with Versamark ink ready to go for the last time you do this process.

• As soon as you finish heat setting the powder on the  fifth embossing, press the stamps that are inked up with Versamark into the metal embossing firmly and let them stay there until it has cooled. Then gently remove them. They should leave an impression in the metallic embossing. If not reheat the embossed metal gently and try again, or to add a second image, reheat, add some new powder and press in the second stamp.
• The rest of the card has a Mossy Meadow card base of 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", Forever Greenery DSP as a background and the sentiment from Loyal Leaves embossed in Gold on Mossy Meadow and die cut with one of the Tasteful Labels dies. 
• On Very Vanilla cardstock, I embossed one of the leaf images from the set in Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder and fussy cut it. I added it to the Faux Metal Embossing Panel using Glue Dots. 
• I added braided linen trim in Mossy Meadow.

I hope you enjoyed my project with the Loyal Leaves stamp set and Faux Metal Embossing. Now please hop on over to Pat Ertman, to see what's new with SU as she shows you the Bay Window Technique :

Here's the list of bloggers in our New At SU April Blog Hop to help you keep on track:

April 2021 New at SU! Hop: Retiring Products

Scrappy Strip Technique/Dandelion Wishes: Tricia’s Stamping Creations

Clear Block Stamping/Rooted in Nature: Sugar & Scraps

Blends & Alcohol Technique/Sweet Magnolia: Lilypad Stamper

Blistering Ink Background/To A Wild Rose: De Kijkkast

Joseph’s Coat Technique/Gorgeous Posies: Stampin’ Scrapper

Mirror Stamping/Beauty Abounds: Carterie Plus

Faux Metal Embossing/Loyal Leaves: Playing with Papercrafting

Bay Window Card/Comfort & Hope: Gifted Hands Ink

Reverse Masking/So Much Love: Stamping Flair

Bokeh Technique/Butterfly Gala: Creative Juice with Loni

Baby Wipe Technique/Arrange a Wreath: 24/7 Inkspiration

Kissing/To A Wild Rose: Scraphexe 

Please take a moment to comment at the bottom of this post and let me know how you liked my projects or ask me a question about the technique used. Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! – Thank you!

Keep Creating!

Heather Cooper

Please contact your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator if you have any questions or to make a product purchase. If you do not have a demonstrator, I would be happy to answer any questions about products, or the techniques shown here. If you live in Canada, you can use the links below to order products from me or join my Papercraft Cats team. 

Bits and Pieces for a Wednesday

 

I'm a bit overwhelmed right now! It's Tuesday night and I'm working on my newsletter. It seems that it comes around faster every month. I've got a spectacular tutorial for it all done, but I'm working on my next class and while it's going to be very exciting, it's not coming together fast enough for this blog post so I'm throwing together some bits and pieces to keep you informed and happy until I can share it with you! 

1. Newsletter Tutorial:

I'm really excited about offering you this free tutorial in my April Newsletter, when I finally get it out! I always have my adhesives and small tools cluttering my work surface, because I don't have a caddy that works for them. I have almost everything else organized but these and so I'm forever hunting for this or that! This caddy has made all the difference and it's not that hard to make. Also it's really sturdy for something put together out of cardstock and DSP! And you can choose your own colours if you want!

Not only is it perfect for adhesives and scissors and bone folders, I made two and I use one for my clear blocks that I like to keep on hand. The different compartments fit the different sizes of the blocks and keep them well organized, but in reach! And out of the way of sticky adhesive messes!

To be able to get this free photo tutorial, with step-by-step instructions illustrated by photos, you need to subscribe to my once monthly newsletter, which is only updated later in the month if Stampin' Up! comes out with a promotion during the month that I didn't know about at the beginning of the month to include. You are always able to unsubscribe easily from my list as well. To subscribe and get this tutorial, scroll to the bottom of this page and fill in your name and email address and click on submit. That's all there is to it.

Look What I Have!!

2. This came in the mail today! So amazing! You'll love it! Save your pennies, quarters, loonies and toonies for this one! Want to see it and order early??

Join my Team and you'll be able to, as one of the best things about being a Demo!

If you would like me to mail one to you, I need to know today, as I have to close my mailing order today!! Contact me!

3. I've updated the Retiring List to let you know what has sold out already. Just click this link to see the list:

2020/21 Annual Catalogue Retiring Products List

Thanks for tuning in!

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 my Online Store.

A Touch of Ink for New at SU Blog Hop

                         

Welcome to our February NEW AT SU! Blog hop! We are a group of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world who are Hoppin’ with creative paper crafting ideas to share with you. Today we are showcasing the 2021 Sale-A-Bration Brochure to get you excited and brimming with ideas about how to use these great products that you can earn during the rest of this month! I am using the A Touch of Ink stamp set for my projects:

• I used a watercolour technique where I inked up the stamp then sprayed it with water and stamped it onto watercolour paper.
• I started with the filler or background step of the two step stamping process. I used quite a bit of water on it and after stamping, I used a Water Painter to spread the ink even further and blur the outline of the image a bit more.

• I used the Fluid 100 Watercolour paper for the images. The backgrounds were dried before the outline images were stamped. I also sprayed water on the inked stamps for the outline images, but not as much and I didn't spread the ink with a water painter for these. I dried them before starting a new colour.
• The flower image has a stem and leaves, but I just inked up the flower parts with Highland Heather for the background and Gorgeous Grape for the outline.
• The leaves are Soft Sea Foam for the background and Granny Apple Green for the outline.
• I stamped the hummingbird on a separate piece of watercolour paper, inking up different parts of the stamp with different colours straight from the ink pads for the background and spraying with water before stamping.
• The outline was Memento Tuxedo Black and then I touched it up with Stampin' Blends. I fussy cut the image and mounted it on Dimensionals.

• The butterfly is Crushed Curry for both background and outline.
• The embellishments are Gold Glitter Enamel Dots.

• The background designer series paper is from Forever Greenery DSP. 

I hope you enjoyed my project with the Touch of Ink stamp set, a Level One Reward in the 2021 Sale-a-Bration Brochure. Now please hop on over to Jeannette Gauthier's blog, Carterie Plus, to see what's new with SU as she shows you Berry Blessings, a Level Two reward:

Here's the list of bloggers in our New At SU February Blog Hop to help you keep on track:

February 2021 New at SU! Hop: Sale-a-Bration 

Creative Juice by Loni: Darling Donkeys

Tricia’s Stamping Creations: Approaching Perfection

Stamping Flair: Darling Donkeys

Chase & Main: A Touch of Ink

Sugar & Scraps: A Touch of Ink

Moore Fun Stamping: Oh So Ombre DSP

Gifted Hands, Ink!: Berry Blessings

As the Ink Dries: Berry Blessings

Stampin’ Scrapper: Berry Blessings

De Kijkkast: Corner Bouquet

Mamie & Papyrus: Berry Delightful DSP

24/7 Inkspiration: Flower & Field DSP

Stamping with the Copper Cropper: Darling Donkeys

Playing with Papercrafting: A Touch of Ink

Carterie Plus: Berry Blessings

StampinMak: Heal Your Heart

Lilypad Stamper: Paper Blooms DSP & Heal Your Heart

 

Please take a moment to comment at the bottom of this post and let me know how you liked my projects or ask me a question about the technique used. Don’t forget to scroll back up and keep hoppin’ with us! – Thank you!

Keep Creating!

Heather Cooper

Please contact your Stampin’ Up! demonstrator if you have any questions or to make a product purchase. If you do not have a demonstrator, I would be happy to answer any questions about products, or the techniques shown here. If you live in Canada, you can use the links below to order products from me or join my Papercraft Cats team.  

Product List

A Touch Of Ink Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155233] $0.00	Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper [152492] $15.75	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $12.25	Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146987] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $10.25	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $10.25	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $10.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $10.25
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $10.25	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] $10.25	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154885] $12.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894] $12.00	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $12.00
Gold Glitter Enamel Dots [152155] $11.00	Water Painters [151298] $16.25	Stampin' Spritzer [126185] $4.00	Timeless Label Punch [149516] $24.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50
Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50

Forever Fern Newsletter Tutorial

I've been working on my June newsletter this week, among other things, and I got such a good response from my Facebook readership for the die cut version of this *Forever Fern card, that I decided to redesign it as a stamped card and make a photo tutorial of it for my June newsletter.

Each month I send out a free newsletter to my readers and I include a free tutorial in each one as a thank you for being faithful readers and subscribers. The tutorials are step-by-step how-tos illustrated by photos of every step. In addition, there is a list of all supplies needed along with measurements and quantities needed. Here's a closer look at the project:

• It makes use of some fabulous new products that you will soon be able to purchase from the new 2020/21 Annual Catalogue from Stampin' Up! including the *Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper, the *Forever Fern distINKtive Cling Mount Stamp Set, the *Forever Flourishing Dies, the *Greenery Embossing Folders and the *Gold Hoops Embellishments. 
• The card base is the new In Colour, *Just Jade! Isn't it pretty? I think it's my favourite of all the new In Colours.
• This distINKtive stamp set is amazing. It works so well. I had no issues with it no matter which stamp pad I used it with!
• The sentiment comes with the stamp set, but you could use any number of small sentiments that you have on hand.

*New products from the 2020/21 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. Not available to order until June 3, 2020 unless you become a Demonstrator!

If you would like to get your hands on this tutorial, all you need to do is subscribe to my free monthly newsletter by adding your email address below and clicking go. You can easily unsubscribe at any time you wish.

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In the meantime, there are only 5 days left before the retiring products from the 2019/10 Annual Catalogue and the 2020 Jan/Jun Mini Catalogue will no longer be available for sale! Have you checked to be sure that you have gotten everything you wanted from the retiring list? Did you know that there are also some great deals on our Last Chance Products, up to 60% off in some cases!

Your best bet, to check out what is left of these products is to go to my Online store and click on Last Chance Products. You'll see there what is available, updated in real time, and also the sale prices. Here's the link:

Last Chance Products

You can purchase right from that link or you can message me to let me know what you want and I can order it for you. My last order will go in:

Tuesday, June 2, at 7:00 pm.

Make sure you get your orders to me well before then.

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

*Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English) [152559] $33.00	*Forever Fern Bundle (English) [154094] $73.75	*Forever Greenery Designer Series Paper [152492] $15.75	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.50	*Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $12.00
Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146988] $12.00	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880] $12.00	Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131202] $12.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $13.25	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $10.25
Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $10.25	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $10.25	*Gold Hoops Embellishments [152474] $10.25	*Greenery Embossing Folders [152716] $11.00	*Forever Flourishing Dies [152714] $49.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

*New products from the 2020/21 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue. Not available to order until June 3, 2020 unless you become a Demonstrator!