Fall Fun

This card uses not only a new set from the new catalog but three of the new in colors. I love all the new in colors in their various combinations. These three, soft suede, crushed curry and dusty durango, make a great fall palette. And this set is not only great for Thanksgiving, with it's 1" circle medallion that says "Happy Thanksgiving" around an acorn, but is also great for a fall card and even thank you notes. I love the bold images and variety, with 5 different leaf options.

I layered the white button from Button Latte (available free this month with a $35 stamp set purchase from the Growing Up section of the catalog) over the 1" thanksgiving medallion. I also got to use my new mat pack and piercing tool to add the pierced dots along the bottom of the soft suede panel.

Falling Thanksgiving card: falling leaves stamp set; crushed curry, soft suede and dusty durango ink; crushed curry, soft suede and whisper white cardstock; button latte; linen thread; mat pack; paper piercing tool; 1" circle punch

Holiday Mini Sneak Peek

The Holiday Mini Catalog begins on September 1, but here's a sneak peek. This is my first ever Halloween set, but when I saw this set, I couldn't resist. This set of 4 cute image and sentiment stamps is called Twick or Tweet. I want to share 2 of the images with you.

When I finished this first card the orange panel was very plain, so I cut another piece, ran it through the Big Shot with the viney textured plate and ran an inked sponge over it to highlight the raised image.


This second image is just too cute! I can picture this on a tag or bag topper with sweet treats for the kiddos. This is the first stamp in the set that caught my eye. I just couldn't resist that chick and his speech impediment.

Make Me Smile card: Twick or Tweet stamp set; Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White cardstock; Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Elegant Eggplant and Sahara Sand ink; Stampin' Up! backgrounds 1 Texturz plate; Big Shot; black gingham ribbon; dimensionals

Twick or Tweet card: Twick or Tweet stamp set; So Saffron, Basic Black and Whisper White cardstock; Basic Black, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Sahara Sand ink; Scalloped Edge punch; Pumpkin Pie striped grosgrain ribbon; dimensionals

Bleached again

I can't believe it was over a year ago that I shared my last bleaching class. Last month, I taught the class again, with different projects, and wanted to share them here.

I must apologize in advance for the condition of these pictures. I didn't realize how bad they were until I started uploading to blogger...and I'm too lazy to go back and retake the pics. Sorry.









Stamping with Bleach

Pocket Silhouettes stamp set; Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Bermuda Bay cardstock; bleach and Chocolate Chip ink; 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain ribbon; Rounded Corner and Scalloped Edge punches; dimensionals













Bleached out

Fifth Avenue Floral and Jumbo Outline Alpha sets; Melon Mambo, Whisper White and Soft Suede cardstock; bleach, Melon Mambo and versamark ink pads; clear embossing powder; fine watercolor brush; 5/8" WW organza ribbon
















Bleached out plus

Forever Flowers stampin' around wheel; Orchid Opulence, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry cardstock; bleach, versamark ink pad; Orchid Opulence, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry and So Saffron stampin' write markers; white embossing powder; fine watercolor brush; Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die











And here's a close-up of the stamped panel. The flowers and leaves were bleached and then colored in with the markers.