Gears & Textures Bundles for As You See It Challenge #376 - Embossed

 

Finally! Finally, I have found the occasion to use a bundle that is right up my alley - the Gears & Textures bundle! I love making masculine themed cards, I love steampunk and gears, etc., but even though I've had this set for a couple of months now (Maybe even more, the days fly by!) I haven't found the occasion to use it yet!! But this week at As You See It Challenges, it's a Fill In the Blank Challenge, designed by our team member, LeAnne, and she knows how to design a good challenge. Take a look at the Challenge Banner:

There are quite a few embossing folders that I would classify as favourites, but I don't currently have all of them. Of the ones I do have, this one has to rank pretty high: the Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder! And the distressed aspect of this folder works out perfectly for the Gears & Textures bundle! Things just progressed from there!

• It starts with a card base of Early Espresso, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".
• A panel of Gray Granite, 5 1/4" x 4", is embossed using my favourite Exposed Brick 3D embossing folder. Then it is blended over with Gray Granite ink using a small blending brush. This shows up the texture better.
• Several of the texture stamps are stamped on the front of the Gray Granite panel using Early Espresso ink, then the panel is glued to the front of the card.
• Gears, chains and light bulbs are die cut using the Gears & Texture dies, from Gray Granite, Early Espresso and Crumb Cake cardstock, then they are adhered to the card front using glue, mini black dimensionals, and glue dots. A ruler line of Stampin' Write marker in Early Espresso makes the light bulb wires.
• The sentiment is from a retired set and cut out on a straight piece of scrap cardstock.
  
  
  

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Product List

Gears & Textures Photopolymer Stamp Set [166851]	Gears & Textures Bundle (English) [166854]	Heron Habitat Cling Stamp Set (English) [158889]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119686]	Gray Granite 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146983]
Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118]	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697]	Small Blending Brushes [160518]
Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673]	Exposed Brick 3 D Embossing Folder [161600]	Gears & Textures Dies [166853]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893]
Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Seal [152813]

You Still Have a Few Hours Left to Play Challenge #370 - Popular Cardable Occasions

You still have a few hours left to play our Fill in the Blank Challenge - Popular Cardable Occasions at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here.

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, Apr. 22, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.    

 

You Still Have Time to Play Challenge #370 - Popular Cardable Occasions

You still have time left to play our Fill in the Blank Challenge - Popular Cardable Occasions at As You See It Challenges! Why don't you give it a try, here.

The Challenge will close on Wednesday, Apr. 22, at 11:55 pm Pacific time.    

 

Rolling Waves for As You See It Challenge #370 - Popular Cardable Occasions

 

With this design, I'm killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. First, I'm creating my Design Team sample for As You See It Challenge #370, and second, I'm coming up with a Make & Take design for my upcoming One Day Craft Crop for the Cure on May 2nd. We only have 3 spots left in that event, by the way, so if you want to attend, let me know quickly.

The Challenge is a Fill In The Blank challenge,created by our team mate, Heather H., so first you fill in the blank, and then you make a card with the words you used in mind. Here's the Challenge Banner:

Other than Christmas, I mail out more Birthday cards than anything else, so I created a birthday card. Thank-you cards are a close third!

The set I used for my card is a bundle called Rolling Waves from the Online Exclusives that released in March.

Here's a closer look and some instructions:

• I started with a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" base of Basic White Thick cardstock, scored on the long side at 4 1/4" and folded.
• I cut a 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and a piece of Basic White cut at 4 1/8" x 5 3/8", trimming it off, using the single line die from the Rolling Waves die set at an angle, starting about 1 1/2" up from the bottom on the lower right and extending across the Basic White piece to a spot about 3" up from the bottom left.
• Using mostly Coastal Cabana ink, and a little Balmy Blue, stamp over that piece of Basic White using the water texture stamp from the Rolling Waves Stamp Set. Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment about 1 1/4" from the top on the right in Pretty Peacock ink.
• I used Lost Lagoon and Vellum cardstock to die cut the other pieces and Basic White to die cut the top piece. These were glued down. I added Wink of Stella to the white foam and a little to the rest.d
• On the sand, I used the sand texture stamp and Pecan Pie ink to add the sand to the Crumb Cake.
• Using the Bubble Gum, and Pool Party colours of the Pastel Shimmer Specialty Paper, I die cut the conjoined strip of sea shells. I mixed the two colours as shown and added them to the card front.

Enjoy!

Here's a few new ©Stampin' Up!® kits for you to enjoy:

Painted Skies Kit

Radiant Reminders Kit

Handy Happenings Kit

Check them 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

Rolling Waves Photopolymer Stamp Set [167142]	Rolling Waves Bundle (English) [167145]	Pastels Shimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [167198]	Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper [167099]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [120953]	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]	Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad [147105]	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083]
Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]	Small Blending Brushes [160518]	Rolling Waves Dies [167144]
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Mini Glue Dots [103683]

Perfectly Pears Bundle for As You See It Challenge #358

For some reason, I detest cliche answers! Even though those answers might be quite true for me, I still am very averse to using those answers when asked, just because it's something that's such an easy answer. I faced that scenario when starting my Design Team sample for the As You See It Fill In The Blank Challenge #358 this week. The blank we have to fill in is: My favourite thing about Autumn/Fall is ______. Check out the Challenge Banner:

I could have answered: the colourful fall leaves; or warm sweaters; or pumpkin pies; and that would all be true, but it would also all be cliche, and I do not like cliche answers. I checked out my fall stamp sets, and my eyes fell on Perfectly Pears. I had it! Pears, the ripe ones, are my favourite fruits, particularly the Bartlett variety. And they ripen in early fall. My favourite thing about Autumn is Bartlett Pears ripening!

Here's the card I made celebrating that fact:

• I started with a card base of Old Olive cardstock, measuring 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scored on the long side at 4 1/4". A 3 3/4" x 5" layer of Painterly Pears DSP is added to that after adding a strip of Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4" Ribbon along the bottom quarter using Tear & Tape adhesive.
• On Very Vanilla cardstock, the two step stamping images of pears (1 in Old Olive and 2 in Mossy Meadow) were added. Then two of the basket woven rounds from the Textured Notes stamp set were added after being die cut with the Deckled Circles dies. They were stamped in Crumb Cake and Gray Granite ink.
• The leaves were stamped in Pecan Pie ink and Crushed Curry ink, then die cut with the Perfectly Pears dies.
• I used the crosshatch die from the Perfectly Pears dies to die cut a couple of the crosshatches from the Woven Textures DSP.
• The sentiment is from the Amber Autumn, and is die cut with the Stitched Rectangles dies. It's stamped in Pecan Pie.

Everything was arranged and adhered to the card front with glue dots and Stampin' Dimensionals. Final touch is the Low Profile Sparkle Dots on the sentiment label.

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

Perfectly Pears Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [166147]	Perfectly Pears Bundle (English) [166154]	Textured Notes Cling Stamp Set (English) [165548]	Textured Notes Bundle (English) [165556]	Amber Autumn Cling Stamp Set (English) [165883]
Painterly Pears 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [166146]	Woven Textures 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165560]	Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100702]	Very Vanilla 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166784]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090]
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665]	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116]	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118]	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087]
Mossy Meadow & Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) [166158]	Low Profile Sparkle Dots [166157]	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820]	Perfectly Pears Dies [166153]	Textured Notes Dies [165555]
Deckled Circles Dies [162286]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]	Stampin' Seal [152813]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [154031]
Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]