Salty Sleighride

My fingers are usually inky, but nothing like this week! I've been trying out some techniques to use for my Technique Night classes this week and they all seem to involve sponging and water and ink, which is a fatal combination if you want to avoid stained finger tips, especially when they involve dark shades of blue! This card was no exception. Pacific Point ink was heavily sponged on to some Shimmery White cardstock and misted with water. It was what I did afterwards that caused the magic to happen! I added some salt - ordinary table salt, which created the most beautiful background! It was then ready for some paper cut with one of the Sleigh Ride Edgelits to make a simple but effective Christmas greeting card.

• I used Shimmery White cardstock because of the lovely glimmer it has, but also mainly because it stands up to water really well without weakening. As you have to add a fair bit of water before adding the table salt, you need a paper stronger than Whisper White. The backing layer is a Silver Foil sheet.
• So the steps are: sponge a heavy layer of ink, spritz with water and then sprinkle salt over it. The salt draws the ink to it to leave areas of lighter and darker intensity. You can let it dry naturally, or use the lowest setting of the Heat Tool to dry it. When dry, brush off the salt crystals as they will eventually come off anyway and shower your recipient with a salty powder. Thanks to Jan Tinklenberg for the instructions and ideas for this card.
• The Sleigh Ride Edgelits are wonderful and any one or two of them would look great with this background technique.
• The sentiment is from the Wonderland stamp set. I could have used the one from the coordinating stamp set for the edgelits, Jingle All the Way, but it seemed too small in these large empty areas. I added a Snowflake Element topped with a Rhinestone coloured with a Sharpie marker.

And here's a new Technique Video from Stampin' Up! featuring the Cotton Paper, in case you were wondering what the heck to use it for:

         

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! Give this technique a try. You'll be glad you did.

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Product List

Wonderland Wood-Mount Stamp Set [139752]	Wonderland Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140365]	Shimmery White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101910]	Silver Foil Sheets [132178]	Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [111350]
Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad [126951]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Stamping Sponges [101610]	Snowflake Elements [139638]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]
Sleigh Ride Edgelits Dies [139670]	Big Shot [113439]

Table Salt

Six Sayings Simple Sentiment

Salutations! Today's blog post is brought to you by the letter "S"! I wanted to share a simple sentiment stamped using the Six Sayings stamp set. Such a simple yet sumptuous card uses the sentiment as the star of the show! Skillfully synthesized DSP (Designer Series Paper) adds some sizzle to the whole shebang!

And enough of that if I want to get my post finished anytime soon! If you are in a hurry or are reproducing a card several times, Note Cards and Envelopes are the way to go. They provide a cut and ready card base and envelope to match and because they are smaller than the standard card (3.5"x 5"), there is less space to fill and it is easier to design.

• Don't you love the script of the Thankful sentiment? It's just so...swirly! And elegant! And when you stamp it in Rich Razzleberry ink on Whisper White paper, it just enhances the whole effect. As I mentioned, the sentiment is from the stamp set, Six Sayings. It is a Host set which means you have to receive Stampin' Rewards in order to purchase it. You can do that by hosting a private class, your house or mine, and invite your friends. If the total order before tax and shipping is $200 or more you are eligible for the rewards. You can also earn the rewards if your own order is $200 or more. Contact me if you would like to book a private class.
• The Into the Woods Designer Series Paper is a lovely collection with many different hand-painted designs as the basis for the prints. This one, using Rich Razzleberry with a touch of Old Olive, was perfect for this Thank You card.
• The Lots of Labels Framelit Dies are getting a huge workout in my Craft Cave. What I love about them is that the sides are straight with the curvy bits on the ends, a shape that fits many of our current sentiments very well, without taking up too much space.

Tuesday means new Weekly Deals:

My favourites for this week are:

• Definitely, the Fast Fuse refill! I'm going to be ordering a bunch of those babies this week! I'm using it all the time now and my customers are starting to choose Fast Fuse over Snail because of it's strong adhesive powers.
• Gusseted Cellophane bags will come in really handy for Halloween treats!
• Metallics Sequin Assortment will be great for all the shaker cards you are making these days and for classy embellishment of all your Winter Wonderland Christmas designs!

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

Six Sayings Wood-Mount Stamp Set [139849]	Six Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139852]	Into The Woods Designer Series Paper [139586]	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Rich Razzleberry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115316]	Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad [126950]	Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies [138281]	Big Shot [113439]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]

There's Snow Place Like Snow Place

Are you looking for a light-hearted and whimsical stamp set for your Christmas and winter greetings? Look no further than the Snow Place stamp set and Snow Friends Framelit Dies! They come in a bundle and you can have no end of fun with them. Remember playing with paper dolls? This bundle will afford you the same pleasures!

I loved the dolls from McCall's magazine, but I do remember getting very frustrated when the clothes wouldn't stay on. Now we have Glue Dots, although once on, you wouldn't get the clothes off again and that defeats the whole purpose! Sigh!











Does anyone else remember playing with these?















Let's take a look at some of the features on my card design:

• The snowman and the penguin from the Snow Place stamp set have no end of accessories and you're seeing just a few of them here. The great thing is: from scarves to hats and even to buttons, all the elements have matching framelits so there is no fussy cutting involved! Yay, Stampin' Up!
• I first sponged the bottom snow drifts using Pool Party and Tempting Turquoise ink and Stamping Sponges. I then stamped the flourish from Everything Eleanor in Versamark and added White Stampin' Emboss Powder WITHOUT using the Embossing Buddy first. I wanted some embossing powder residue to end up on my snowbanks, which were still wet enough to attract it. I heat embossed everything with the Heat Tool. Then I sponged more Pool Party and Tempting Turquoise in the top area. The flourish represents the cold winter wind, and I got the idea from several of Michelle Zindorf's designs.
• The sentiment is also from Snow Place and I used the Washi Label Punch for the panel. The sentiment was too long to fit the punch as it is normally used. I trimmed the width of the panel to just slightly narrower than the width of the label punch and then I was able to pass one end of the panel at a time into the punch from the bottom and I cut each end separately. For the Real Red panel behind, I simply punched it normally and then cut it in half and glued each end on to the end of the sentiment.

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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

Snow Place Photopolymer Stamp Set [139738]	Snow Place Photopolymer Bundle [140844]	Everything Eleanor Clear Stamp Set [124164]	Everything Eleanor Wood Stamp Set [131987]	Tempting Turquoise 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102067]
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122924]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad [126952]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982]
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool [129053]
Snow Friends Framelits Dies [139664]	Big Shot [113439]	Washi Label Punch [138296]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Glue Dots [103683]