Alternate Whitewash Projects and Big Stampin' Up! News

While I have some BIG and IMPORTANT NEWS from Stampin' Up! to share with you today, I didn't want to go without sharing a couple of card samples with you. These are modified versions of the card I shared here, using the Whitewash Technique. I needed something a little less detailed than the Lovely Lattice stamp set for my Technique Night Classes to demonstrate the Whitewash technique, otherwise it would take the whole night to colour in the flowers. Instead of the retired Lovely Lattice stamp set, I got out the Humming Along Cling  Stamp Set from the Occasions Catalogue and made two versions of the card, using either the flower or the hummingbird as the image to use the technique on.

• I won't go into the details of the technique, since I already explained it in my previous post here. 
• Both cards feature a Crumb Cake base with a background layer embossed with the retired Country Floral 3D embossing folder. The hummingbird uses a Coastal Cabana background, while the flower uses a Petal Pink one.
• The main image is embossed in White Stampin' Emboss Powder on a Crumb Cake panel die cut with the Rectangle Stitched dies.
• The hummingbird is coloured with Mango Melody, Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Lemon Lime Twist, and Shaded Spruce. The flower uses Mango Melody, Flirty Flamingo and Mossy Meadow. These are blended with a Blender Pen over the Craft White ink. See the instructions on my previous post here.
• The vellum rectangle is also die cut with a Rectangle Stitched die and the sentiment from Strong & Beautiful is heat embossed using White Stampin' Emboss Powder. Metallic Pearls finish off both designs.

The BIG NEWS from Stampin' Up! today involves a change in the company that supplies our dies and embossing folders, as well as our die cutting machine. Stampin' Up! will be changing that starting with the new Annual Catalogue, actually with our pre-orders, after using up current stock. We won't have a die cutting machine in the 2019 - 2020 Annual Catalogue. This is a temporary situation, until Stampin' Up! has secured a quality replacement but there is no time line on that. 

We will be using a different manufacturer for our dies and embossing folders and they will be slightly thinner, but still strong and high quality. Until we have a replacement die cutting machine to work with them, they will still work with all currently popular die cutting machines, but may require a shim to augment the thickness of the "sandwich" when it is rolled through the machine. It is likely only that a piece of cardstock is all that will be needed in that regard, although all machines have unique pressures.

The other news is that Stampin' Up! will be discontinuing it's Stampin' Trimmer and will not have a replacement in time for the new Annual Catalogue, although there is one in the works. But again there is not a timeline for it's introduction yet. Stampin' Up! will continue to carry the replacement blades until the inventory runs out. Right now there is a 3 package limit per customer/demonstrator. Starting April 15th, there will be a 6 package limit. Stampin' Up! has ordered an inventory that they would normally order for a 6 month period, but that will likely go quickly and they may be unorderable from time to time. Stampin' Up! will continue to get periodic shipments of blades from the manufacturer up until September, and then when they are gone, they are gone. So you'll want to stock up.

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This is going fast! The open cube is now sold out and not orderable until July 1st! If you want to order some of this, better do it soon!

Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

Humming Along Cling Stamp Set [148758] $27.00	Humming Along Cling Bundle [150621] $57.50	Strong & Beautiful Cling Stamp Set [148732] $34.00	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101856] $12.25	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953] $11.50
Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131297] $11.50	Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146985] $11.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $12.25	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $13.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $6.75
Brights Stampin' Write Markers [147157] $40.00	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] $40.00	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $40.00	2017-2019 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [144033] $20.00	Metallic Pearls [146282] $9.50
Aqua Painters [103954] $23.00	Blender Pens [102845] $16.25	Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.25	Heat Tool [129053] $41.00	Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies [148551] $48.00
*Country Floral Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [149698] $0.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Glue Dots [103683] $7.25

*No longer available

Humming Along with Thanks

Needing a bunch of thank you cards in a short time, I got out my Humming Along Bundle with an idea for some quick 3" x 3" Thank You cards. In the interests of full disclosure, I tried another idea first but wasn't really happy with the results, but these were happily, very interesting and easy to make, so not too much time was wasted. The first failed experiment involved watercolour paper and Brusho Crystal Colour, but that's another story and was just to unpredictable for a pleasing image. So when I saw the striped pattern from the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper package, I knew that it would be perfect, instead.

• On the 3" x 6" piece of thick Whisper White cardstock, scored at 3", another pattern of the How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper is added as a background. It's a Melon Mambo pattern.
• I used the hummingbird image from the Humming Along Stamp Set and stamped it both horizontally and vertically on the multicolour striped pattern paper shown here from How Sweet It Is Designer Series Paper, using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Then I die cut all the images with the Hummingbird Framelit Dies. It's so hard to see here, but I used Wink of Stella Glitter Brush on the throats and chests of the hummingbirds. You may be able to see it better on the next photo: (look at the card on the right.)

• The flower is made with cardstock and the Daisy Punch.  You need to punch two layers and join them, offset, with Glue Dots before adding them to the project.
• The sentiment is right from the Humming Along Stamp Set.
• The hummingbird is adhered using Stampin' Dimensionals. 

You still have some time to get in on my Suite Shares from the the Occasions Catalogue. What are Suite Shares? With Suite Shares, I offer you a half share of all the paper, ribbon and embellishments that are part of one particular suite in the new Occasions Catalogue. That way you get enough to work with, all the products coordinate, you only choose the suites you really like and you have the option of adding the stamp set and tool bundle to your share and earn Sale-A-Bration rewards and a special treat from me, if you do. The shares themselves are very affordable, so you can afford to do more than one if you would like to.
For more details and how to sign up for the shares, click here: Suite Shares!

Question: What's the best deal in the Catalogue during Sale-A-Bration?

Answer: Without a doubt - the Starter Kit! $135 gets you $225 worth of products, no shipping fee, plus at least 5 months of 20% discounts on your orders and dozens of other benefits.

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 Click on the links below to take you to my On-Line Store, where you can read about, look at, and purchase if you wish, the products used to make this card today.

Product List

Humming Along Cling Stamp Set [148758] $27.00	Humming Along Cling Bundle [150621] $57.50	How Sweet It Is 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [148568] $15.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $10.50	Pineapple Punch 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146971] $11.50
Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131297] $11.50	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.00	Daisy Punch [143713] $24.00	Hummingbird Framelits Dies [148538] $37.00
Big Shot [143263] $150.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $9.50	Glue Dots [103683] $7.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50