Category: Stamping Techniques

Stampin’ Up!Technique: Spotlighting with the Swallowtail!

Stampin’ Up!Technique: Spotlighting with the Swallowtail!

Happy Friday Stampers! Today I want to show you the second card for the Techniques part of my class tomorrow. This card uses the Swallowtail single "background" sized stamp and the butterfly punches to create the "spotlighting" effect:

Spotlighting 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

While the Spotlghting technique is not new, I have never seen anyone use a punch other than a cirlce or a square. Truth be told, this is a technique that I actually woke up thinking about a few weeks ago, so I'm very glad to have a chance to get this idea down on paper! I used the Elegant Butterfly and the Bitty Butterfly punches to achieve this effect.

Spotlighting 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

I finished off the inside with the butterfly stamp in the Sale-a-bration set, Bloomin' Marvelous, and a phrase from You are Loved.

Seems my stamping lately has been dominated by Island Indigo, but I love this color! I'm definitely going to miss it when Stampin' Up! retires this color at the end of May.

That's all for today! See you tomorrow for another Stampingrox! day!

All supplies for this card can be ordered in my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Products used:


129216L

Swallowtail Clear-Mount Stamp #129216
Price: $13.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

This
gorgeous, plus-size butterfly will provide a breathtaking focal point
for scrapbook pages and oversized cards. Or sprinkle it with adhesive
and Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, then turn it into a
one-of-a-kind tag for an extra-special gift.

Set Quantity: 1

129406L

Bitty Butterfly Punch 129406
Price: $15.95

Aw,
cute . . . a little butterfly. Coordinates with the Elegant Butterfly
Punch and butterfly images in the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set.

127526L

Elegant Butterfly Punch #127526
Price: $15.95

Use this punch with the elegant Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set for perfect coordination!

 

Stampin’ Up!Technique: Spotlighting with the Swallowtail!

Stampin’ Up!Technique: Spotlighting with the Swallowtail!

Happy Friday Stampers! Today I want to show you the second card for the Techniques part of my class tomorrow. This card uses the Swallowtail single "background" sized stamp and the butterfly punches to create the "spotlighting" effect:

Spotlighting 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

While the Spotlghting technique is not new, I have never seen anyone use a punch other than a cirlce or a square. Truth be told, this is a technique that I actually woke up thinking about a few weeks ago, so I'm very glad to have a chance to get this idea down on paper! I used the Elegant Butterfly and the Bitty Butterfly punches to achieve this effect.

Spotlighting 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

I finished off the inside with the butterfly stamp in the Sale-a-bration set, Bloomin' Marvelous, and a phrase from You are Loved.

Seems my stamping lately has been dominated by Island Indigo, but I love this color! I'm definitely going to miss it when Stampin' Up! retires this color at the end of May.

That's all for today! See you tomorrow for another Stampingrox! day!

All supplies for this card can be ordered in my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Products used:


129216L

Swallowtail Clear-Mount Stamp #129216
Price: $13.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

This
gorgeous, plus-size butterfly will provide a breathtaking focal point
for scrapbook pages and oversized cards. Or sprinkle it with adhesive
and Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter, then turn it into a
one-of-a-kind tag for an extra-special gift.

Set Quantity: 1

129406L

Bitty Butterfly Punch 129406
Price: $15.95

Aw,
cute . . . a little butterfly. Coordinates with the Elegant Butterfly
Punch and butterfly images in the Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set.

127526L

Elegant Butterfly Punch #127526
Price: $15.95

Use this punch with the elegant Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set for perfect coordination!

 

Stampin’ Up! Tea Shoppe Tea for Two!

Stampin’ Up! Tea Shoppe Tea for Two!

Good Morning! I'm off to have a "Liam Day" today, but before I go I want to show you one of the three Technique cards we will  be making Saturday at my Punch/Technique Class!

I combined last year's Occasions Catalog favorite, Tea Shoppe stamp set with this year's Tea for Two Designer Paper, then added Delicate Details Lace Tape Masking, a technique Shelli Gardner demonstrated for us at Leadership:

Tea for two 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

You can see a hint of the lace tape masking on the card front, but it's much more evident on the inside, where I also used words from Blooming with Kindness, one of my favorite birthday phrases!

Tea for two 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Here's a quick overview of this technique:

Attach the lace tape to the cardstock "lightly", do not press it into the project so it will be easier to remove later. Sponge desired color over and around tape, filling in all the openings in the design of the tape. Crumb Cake was sponged on the Crumb Cake cardstock for this project.

Tea for two 6
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Finally, gently remove the tape to expose the lovely sponged design! This tape comes in two different designs in the package, so you have more variety. The tape is a type of tacky adhesive-backed plastic, so you can't really color ON it, but you can sponge over it, remove the tape, then re-use the tape on anther project (just be sure you wipe off any excess ink that may remain on the tape).

Tea for two 7
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

There are TWO more Technique projects coming up the next two days, so check back tomorrow and Friday!

Until then, have a Stampingrox! day!

To order supplies for this card and technique, go to my website's Online Ordering Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

 

   
 
 

 

 

 

Stampin’ Up! Tea Shoppe Tea for Two!

Stampin’ Up! Tea Shoppe Tea for Two!

Good Morning! I'm off to have a "Liam Day" today, but before I go I want to show you one of the three Technique cards we will  be making Saturday at my Punch/Technique Class!

I combined last year's Occasions Catalog favorite, Tea Shoppe stamp set with this year's Tea for Two Designer Paper, then added Delicate Details Lace Tape Masking, a technique Shelli Gardner demonstrated for us at Leadership:

Tea for two 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

You can see a hint of the lace tape masking on the card front, but it's much more evident on the inside, where I also used words from Blooming with Kindness, one of my favorite birthday phrases!

Tea for two 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Here's a quick overview of this technique:

Attach the lace tape to the cardstock "lightly", do not press it into the project so it will be easier to remove later. Sponge desired color over and around tape, filling in all the openings in the design of the tape. Crumb Cake was sponged on the Crumb Cake cardstock for this project.

Tea for two 6
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Finally, gently remove the tape to expose the lovely sponged design! This tape comes in two different designs in the package, so you have more variety. The tape is a type of tacky adhesive-backed plastic, so you can't really color ON it, but you can sponge over it, remove the tape, then re-use the tape on anther project (just be sure you wipe off any excess ink that may remain on the tape).

Tea for two 7
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

There are TWO more Technique projects coming up the next two days, so check back tomorrow and Friday!

Until then, have a Stampingrox! day!

To order supplies for this card and technique, go to my website's Online Ordering Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

 

   
 
 

 

 

 

Stampin’Up! By the Tide Shaving Cream Shaker Card!

Stampin’Up! By the Tide Shaving Cream Shaker Card!

Happy Sunday morning! It's not a greatly happy morning for my sweetheart, he's taken a nasty cold, so in addition to his feeling quite "under the weather", I'm keeping my distance so hopefully I won't catch it!

My sample for you today was created by Raedean Shibata, a super-talented stamper in my monthly swap group! Raedean always has the most unusual, gorgeous cards, and this one lives up to her reputation!

She used the Shaving Cream Background Technique with the By the Tide stamp set from the Occasions catalog, then added a "shaker window" and added fun coordinating beads!

Raedean shibata 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Here's a close-up of the shaker beads behind the Window Sheet. This is such a fun card!

Raedean shibata 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

That's all for now. Mark isn't going to church this morning, but I still am, so I've got to get ready!


Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Go to my Online Store to place your Stampin' supplies order:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Products used:

129120L

By The Tide Clear-Mount Stamp Set #129120
Price: $19.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

Beautifully
rendered and exquisitely detailed–who wouldn’t want to add this
extravagant seven-piece set to their stamp collection? Makes a wonderful
gift for ocean and nature-lovers. Coordinates with the 1" Circle Punch.

Set Quantity: 7

 

 


Stampin’Up! By the Tide Shaving Cream Shaker Card!

Stampin’Up! By the Tide Shaving Cream Shaker Card!

Happy Sunday morning! It's not a greatly happy morning for my sweetheart, he's taken a nasty cold, so in addition to his feeling quite "under the weather", I'm keeping my distance so hopefully I won't catch it!

My sample for you today was created by Raedean Shibata, a super-talented stamper in my monthly swap group! Raedean always has the most unusual, gorgeous cards, and this one lives up to her reputation!

She used the Shaving Cream Background Technique with the By the Tide stamp set from the Occasions catalog, then added a "shaker window" and added fun coordinating beads!

Raedean shibata 1
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Here's a close-up of the shaker beads behind the Window Sheet. This is such a fun card!

Raedean shibata 2
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

That's all for now. Mark isn't going to church this morning, but I still am, so I've got to get ready!


Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Go to my Online Store to place your Stampin' supplies order:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Products used:

129120L

By The Tide Clear-Mount Stamp Set #129120
Price: $19.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

Beautifully
rendered and exquisitely detailed–who wouldn’t want to add this
extravagant seven-piece set to their stamp collection? Makes a wonderful
gift for ocean and nature-lovers. Coordinates with the 1" Circle Punch.

Set Quantity: 7

 

 


Stampin’ Up! Just Thinking & Zoo Review!

Stampin’ Up! Just Thinking & Zoo Review!

Good Morning! Hope you are having a good day! I had my right eye surgery yesterday, and frankly, if the right one had been done first I would have been much more nervous about having the other one done! The left one only felt like two little pokes on my eye, but today's stung like you had snapped my eye with a rubber band! Ouch! It also took five zaps with the laser to get the hole 100% open, so that was a bit nerve wracking, but I held firm and got through it. The doctor is confident my glaucoma problems should be taken care of, and now that the "goo" is pretty clear from my eye, all is going well.

Enough about me, you came to see something pretty, didn't you? I hope you are not disapointed by this:

Sharon house
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Sharon House created this swap using the Just Thinking single stamp in the Occasions Catalog, free Sycamore Street Designer Paper, Window Frames Framelits, and a Basics Glimmer Brad!

My second sample to show you today was created by my dear friend, Ruth Bingle!

Ruth bingle
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Ruth used Zoo Review, one of the few Annual Catalog stamp sets I actually DO NOT OWN! Are you shocked? Now, I must admit that I am a stamp-a-holic, but many of my stamps were free to me from sales and promotions that Stampin' Up! offers. Add to this the fact that I've been a demonstrator for 10+ years and that adds up to alot of stamps! The "Best Wishes" is from Petite Pairs.

I actually emailed Ruth to ask her how she created the "zebra effect" for the long panel of this card. She reported that she started with a base of Basic Black, then free-hand cut an identical-sized piece of Whisper White into the pieces to create the zebra stripes! After she adhered the white to the black she ran it all through the Big Shot inside the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder! Easy Peasy!

Before I leave you today, here's a picture my daughter, Jessica, took of my 14-month-old grandson, Jaxon, and I yesterday at Steak n Shake before I had my eye procedure:


542600_10151344452821374_560807730_n
Jaxon & I have fun when we are together! Someday when he's a big, grown up guy, we will have to show him this picture! I LOVE him! I'm so blessed to be able to spend fun times with my grandchildren!

That's all for today (at least as far as I know!) I'm planning to spend my day planning and creating for my March parties and classes, so it should be a fun day! If you have any questions about anything, just call me, text me, Facebook me (Carol Payne Stamps on Facebook) or email me!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

My website with my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

products used on these samples:


129940L

Just Thinking Wood-Mount Stamp #129940
Price: $11.95 Wood-Mount ONLY

Need
a very special card or tag to go with that extra-thoughtful gift? This
stamp will deliver what you need. Use it with our Window Frames
Collection Dies for perfect coordination.

Set Quantity: 1

 

129021L

 

Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies #129021
Price: $26.95

Designed
to frame around stamped images from the Friendship Preserves Stamp Set,
so you can see where to cut the images! Cut single sheets of paper.
Largest frame: 4-15/16" x 4-15/16". 6 dies. Use with Big Shot Machine,
Standard Cutting Pads, and Multipurpose Platform

 

121003L

Basics Glimmer Brads #121003
Price: $4.95

What
do you get when you combine the glitz of glitter with the versatility
of brads? Quick and easy bling for your projects using our Glimmer
Brads! Give your holiday projects an irresistible sparkle with minimal
effort by adding lustrous details and accents using these captivating
embellishments. Glimmer Brads come in four color assortments, so there’s
sure to be the color you need.

■ Add sparkle to holiday projects with glimmer brads
■ Approximately 3/8”
■ Each set includes 40 brads, 8 each in 5 colors
■ Basics: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Champagne, Silver, Gold

 

122199L

Zoo Review – Clear-Mount Stamp #122199
Price: $16.95

Capture
the magic of the wild with these beautifully drawn line-art images.
Scrapbook your trip to the zoo or create animal book for a little one.
Available in both wood- and clear-mount.

Set Quantity: 5

 

122497L

Petite Pairs – Clear-Mount Stamp #122497
Price: $20.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

The
Petite Pairs set, also available in French, offers a sentiment for just
about every occasion. Available in both wood- and clear-mount.

Set Quantity: 18

 

Stampin’ Up! Just Thinking & Zoo Review!

Stampin’ Up! Just Thinking & Zoo Review!

Good Morning! Hope you are having a good day! I had my right eye surgery yesterday, and frankly, if the right one had been done first I would have been much more nervous about having the other one done! The left one only felt like two little pokes on my eye, but today's stung like you had snapped my eye with a rubber band! Ouch! It also took five zaps with the laser to get the hole 100% open, so that was a bit nerve wracking, but I held firm and got through it. The doctor is confident my glaucoma problems should be taken care of, and now that the "goo" is pretty clear from my eye, all is going well.

Enough about me, you came to see something pretty, didn't you? I hope you are not disapointed by this:

Sharon house
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Sharon House created this swap using the Just Thinking single stamp in the Occasions Catalog, free Sycamore Street Designer Paper, Window Frames Framelits, and a Basics Glimmer Brad!

My second sample to show you today was created by my dear friend, Ruth Bingle!

Ruth bingle
©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

Ruth used Zoo Review, one of the few Annual Catalog stamp sets I actually DO NOT OWN! Are you shocked? Now, I must admit that I am a stamp-a-holic, but many of my stamps were free to me from sales and promotions that Stampin' Up! offers. Add to this the fact that I've been a demonstrator for 10+ years and that adds up to alot of stamps! The "Best Wishes" is from Petite Pairs.

I actually emailed Ruth to ask her how she created the "zebra effect" for the long panel of this card. She reported that she started with a base of Basic Black, then free-hand cut an identical-sized piece of Whisper White into the pieces to create the zebra stripes! After she adhered the white to the black she ran it all through the Big Shot inside the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder! Easy Peasy!

Before I leave you today, here's a picture my daughter, Jessica, took of my 14-month-old grandson, Jaxon, and I yesterday at Steak n Shake before I had my eye procedure:


542600_10151344452821374_560807730_n
Jaxon & I have fun when we are together! Someday when he's a big, grown up guy, we will have to show him this picture! I LOVE him! I'm so blessed to be able to spend fun times with my grandchildren!

That's all for today (at least as far as I know!) I'm planning to spend my day planning and creating for my March parties and classes, so it should be a fun day! If you have any questions about anything, just call me, text me, Facebook me (Carol Payne Stamps on Facebook) or email me!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

My website with my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

products used on these samples:


129940L

Just Thinking Wood-Mount Stamp #129940
Price: $11.95 Wood-Mount ONLY

Need
a very special card or tag to go with that extra-thoughtful gift? This
stamp will deliver what you need. Use it with our Window Frames
Collection Dies for perfect coordination.

Set Quantity: 1

 

129021L

 

Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies #129021
Price: $26.95

Designed
to frame around stamped images from the Friendship Preserves Stamp Set,
so you can see where to cut the images! Cut single sheets of paper.
Largest frame: 4-15/16" x 4-15/16". 6 dies. Use with Big Shot Machine,
Standard Cutting Pads, and Multipurpose Platform

 

121003L

Basics Glimmer Brads #121003
Price: $4.95

What
do you get when you combine the glitz of glitter with the versatility
of brads? Quick and easy bling for your projects using our Glimmer
Brads! Give your holiday projects an irresistible sparkle with minimal
effort by adding lustrous details and accents using these captivating
embellishments. Glimmer Brads come in four color assortments, so there’s
sure to be the color you need.

■ Add sparkle to holiday projects with glimmer brads
■ Approximately 3/8”
■ Each set includes 40 brads, 8 each in 5 colors
■ Basics: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Champagne, Silver, Gold

 

122199L

Zoo Review – Clear-Mount Stamp #122199
Price: $16.95

Capture
the magic of the wild with these beautifully drawn line-art images.
Scrapbook your trip to the zoo or create animal book for a little one.
Available in both wood- and clear-mount.

Set Quantity: 5

 

122497L

Petite Pairs – Clear-Mount Stamp #122497
Price: $20.95 Also available in Wood-Mount

The
Petite Pairs set, also available in French, offers a sentiment for just
about every occasion. Available in both wood- and clear-mount.

Set Quantity: 18

 

Stampin’ Up! “The Basics” Online Class!

Stampin’ Up! “The Basics” Online Class!

Third post for today! Whew!

Needed to tell you about "The Basics" a Stampin'Up! created Online Class you can purchase from me  for only $14.95 now!

This class was developed by Stampin' Up! to give beginners and seasoned crafters instruction and inspiration!

Now you can attend from anywhere, anytime…You DO NOT have
to own My Digital Studio to enjoy this class!  It is called an “Online
Class” because you purchase it from my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

but you download it to your own computer after purchase!

  • Learn innovative ways to get the most out of your supplies
    (from stamps to the Big Shot) with clever tips and all the techniques you need
    to start creating with success!
  • Divided into six sections focused on a variety of topics, this
    class includes videos, step-outs, and supply lists for 30+ projects. Join the
    fun!

Step 1: Purchase the Class in my Online
Store. Item Code # 133385, $14.95.

You may purchase anything in my Online
Store in addition to this download (including stamps, MDS downloads,
Clearance Rack and more!). For every $50 spent, choose a FREE Sale-a-bration
item. Order $150, receive $25 in free Stampin’ Up! merchandise of your
choice, PLUS receive a free package of Silver Glimmer Paper! (The
Sale-a-bration items and Silver Glimmer Paper offer is only good through
March 22, 2013)

Note: This Purchase will qualify you for my Online Ordering Gift-the three tutorials featured at the top of my blog!


STEP 2: PC Instructions:

The files will be downloaded as archive files that you can then extract and
save on your computer. When you click on the download link, an extraction
program will automatically launch. Choose the location where you would like
to save the files (be sure to note where you save them!). Follow the prompts
on the extraction program, then navigate to the location where you saved the
files. Click on the file and open.

STEP 2: Mac Instructions

When you click on the download link, the file will be mounted as a drive.
Once it is mounted, open the drive and drag and drop the files to the
location of your choice on your hard drive. The files can then be opened.

 STEP 3: ENJOY! Open
your main class folder and you will have 6 classes / folders each labeled.
You will be able to enjoy these classes over and over and over!!!!

Here's an overview picture of the projects included:


133385L

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

I'm leaving in a few minutes to go to my West Frankfort party, so I will see you tomorrow!

Until then, have a Stampingrox! evening!

 

Stampin’ Up! “The Basics” Online Class!

Stampin’ Up! “The Basics” Online Class!

Third post for today! Whew!

Needed to tell you about "The Basics" a Stampin'Up! created Online Class you can purchase from me  for only $14.95 now!

This class was developed by Stampin' Up! to give beginners and seasoned crafters instruction and inspiration!

Now you can attend from anywhere, anytime…You DO NOT have
to own My Digital Studio to enjoy this class!  It is called an “Online
Class” because you purchase it from my Online Store:

www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

but you download it to your own computer after purchase!

  • Learn innovative ways to get the most out of your supplies
    (from stamps to the Big Shot) with clever tips and all the techniques you need
    to start creating with success!
  • Divided into six sections focused on a variety of topics, this
    class includes videos, step-outs, and supply lists for 30+ projects. Join the
    fun!

Step 1: Purchase the Class in my Online
Store. Item Code # 133385, $14.95.

You may purchase anything in my Online
Store in addition to this download (including stamps, MDS downloads,
Clearance Rack and more!). For every $50 spent, choose a FREE Sale-a-bration
item. Order $150, receive $25 in free Stampin’ Up! merchandise of your
choice, PLUS receive a free package of Silver Glimmer Paper! (The
Sale-a-bration items and Silver Glimmer Paper offer is only good through
March 22, 2013)

Note: This Purchase will qualify you for my Online Ordering Gift-the three tutorials featured at the top of my blog!


STEP 2: PC Instructions:

The files will be downloaded as archive files that you can then extract and
save on your computer. When you click on the download link, an extraction
program will automatically launch. Choose the location where you would like
to save the files (be sure to note where you save them!). Follow the prompts
on the extraction program, then navigate to the location where you saved the
files. Click on the file and open.

STEP 2: Mac Instructions

When you click on the download link, the file will be mounted as a drive.
Once it is mounted, open the drive and drag and drop the files to the
location of your choice on your hard drive. The files can then be opened.

 STEP 3: ENJOY! Open
your main class folder and you will have 6 classes / folders each labeled.
You will be able to enjoy these classes over and over and over!!!!

Here's an overview picture of the projects included:


133385L

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2013

I'm leaving in a few minutes to go to my West Frankfort party, so I will see you tomorrow!

Until then, have a Stampingrox! evening!

 

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