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. 

Butterfly Brilliance and Joseph's Coat Technique for Monday Morning Live

 Happy Monday Morning! In keeping with my theme for my latest Monday Morning Facebook Live videos, I wanted to show you another "old" technique that I learned a long time ago but haven't used for ages. And since we have some lovely new In Colours coming up with the new 2021/22 Annual Catalogue, I thought the Joseph's Coat technique would be a good one to share.

I had my first pre-order for the new catalogue delivered on Friday, and with this catalogue I mostly ordered all the new *2021 - 2023 In Colour Ink Pads, Cardstock, Refills and Stampin' Blends markers. The colours are, for the most part, pastels and work really well for butterflies, so to share the Joseph's Coat technique, I thought that the Butterfly Brilliance stamp would be perfect. That, and the fact that one stamp fills the page makes it easy to complete the design.

*These are new products from the 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue which you will be able purchase starting on May 4, 2021.

I am demonstrating this technique and card on my Monday Morning Live FB Live video this morning and I'll post it here when I'm done:

             

Here's a closer look at the design:

• On a black card base, cut at 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scored at 4 1/4" on the long side, I used a  4" x 5 1/4" background of one of the new up-coming In 2021-2023 In Colours - *Pale Papaya cardstock.
• On a 3 3/4" x 5" sheet of Basic White cardstock, I used the Blending Brushes to sponge on four of the new up-coming *In 2021-2023 In Colours: *Fresh Freesia, *Pale Papaya, *Polished Pink and *Soft Succulent. I filled the entire sheet of Basic White with colour and blended them near each other.
• I fit the Basic White blended sheet in the middle of the Stamparatus platform and used the magnets to secure it along two corners.
• I lay the Butterfly Brilliance stamp rubber side down on this and arranged it the way I wanted it stamped, then brought down the hinged lid and picked up the stamp.
• I dried the ink on the Basic White paper with the Heat Tool and then used a static reducer (Embossing Buddy) on it as well, so the embossing powder only goes where the image is.
• I inked up the stamp in Versamark Ink and stamped it on the sponged Basic White cardstock using the Stamparatus. I removed it from the Stamparatus and covered the images with Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder, then heat set them with the Heat Tool.
• It's important to make sure that every bit of the embossing powder is heat set or it will leave quite a mess on your finished piece.

*These are new products from the 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue which you will be able purchase starting on May 4, 2021.

• Using a Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad with a direct to paper technique, rub the ink pad all over the paper until you've completely covered all the unembossed areas with a dark shade of black which completely covers up all the sponged colours underneath. Make sure to press hard enough to get in between all the little sections of the butterflies' wings.
• Take a soft tissue and rub off all the ink where the clear embossing resists it.
• The sentiment, from Loyal Leaves stamp set, is stamped on a left-over Paper Pumpkin label in a new 2021-2023 In Colour, *Polished Pink ink. The label is mounted on the card using Mini Stampin' Dimensionals.

*These are new products from the 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue which you will be able purchase starting on May 4, 2021.

           

May's Paper Pumpkin kit has a decidedly masculine feel to it! But the Batter Up kit is for the All Star Players in your life, no matter what their gender! Use it for Father's Day, use it to encourage that little sportsperson in your life. At the very least, the package includes bubble gum for you to chew while you craft! To get in on this special kit, you have to subscribe by May 10. Click HERE to subscribe.

If you haven't checked out this sale yet, you really need to!! Did you know that several items are marked down 75%. Dies for the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine are an especially good deal! Check it out HERE.

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

Butterfly Brilliance Cling Stamp Set [155092] $23.00	Butterfly Brilliance Bundle [155821] $74.50	Loyal Leaves Cling Stamp Set [152544] $31.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045] $12.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $13.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $8.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $16.25	**Embossing Buddy [103083] $8.25
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00	Stamparatus [146276] $67.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $5.50

*Pale Papaya 8 1/2" x 11" Cardstock, *Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad, *Pale Papaya Classic Stampin' Pad, *Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad, *Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad

*These are new products from the 2021-2022 Stampin' Up! Annual Catalogue which you will be able purchase starting on May 4, 2021.

**These are retired products no longer sold by Stampin' Up!

World Card Making Day Card Swap

 How many of you know what a card swap is? Have you ever gone to a cookie swap? If so, a card swap is very similar. You create as many of one design of card as there are people attending the swap (except for yourself). Then you trade your card for one of each of the other attendees' cards, and you go home with the same amount of cards you came with, only they're all different instead of all the same! 

Over this past weekend, for World Cardmaking Day, Oct. 3, me and some of the members of my team decided to do a mail out card swap. We each made a number of all of the same type of card and then mailed them out on Monday to the other members of the card swap. I wanted to share with you the card I made using the Loyal Leave stamp set and an emboss resist technique.

• On a Cajun Craze card base, some In Good Taste Designer Series Paper was layered backed by Early Espresso cardstock.
• Some Very Vanilla cardstock was treated with an embossing buddy to remove static and oil, and then the four leaf images were stamped with Versamark ink and sprinkled with White Stampin' Emboss Powder.
• After heat setting the images with a Heat Tool, the Very Vanilla cardstock panel was sponged with three colours of ink: Crushed Curry, Cinnamon Cider and Cajun Craze.
• When sponging, the sponge is loaded with ink and applied using circular motions. The first couple of circles are off the cardstock on scrap paper to absorb the blob of ink that gathers in the sponge at first.
• The sponging continues until the layer of ink is smooth and continuous and when the different colours have a smooth transition where they overlap.
• A soft tissue removes the ink from the embossed lines.
• The sentiment is from the same stamp set and is stamped in Early Espresso. The leaf layer is popped up on dimensionals.
• The Artistry Blooms Sequins and the In Good Taste Elements in wood embellish the top panel. 

Just a reminder that TOMORROW, Thursday, Oct. 8 is the

 deadline for signing up for my October Online Technique Class, which this month 

is going to be a CHRISTMAS STAMPERS' DOZEN - 12 

CARDS - 3 each of 4 designs. You've seen some samples over the last couple 

of weeks. To register click HERE. I hope to see you online for that!

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

Loyal Leaves Cling Stamp Set [152544] $31.00	In Good Taste Designer Series Paper [152494] $29.00	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119684] $12.00	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686] $12.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101650] $13.25
Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.25	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $10.25	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $10.25	Cinnamon Cider Classic Stampin' Pad [153114] $10.25
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [147085] $10.25	Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477] $9.50	In Good Taste Elements [152476] $8.75	Stamping Sponges [141337] $7.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $41.00
Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $5.50	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $7.25