Easter Blossoms – Carol Payne Stamps

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Easter Blossoms Workshop Card!

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Carol Payne

Here's another card you will get to make at my workshops this month. If you attend (or host) a two-card free party, you will get to make this card using the "Easter Blossoms" stamp set and "Springtime Vintage" Designer Series Paper, both from the Occasions Mini! The "birthday wishes" is from the Level 3 Hostess set, "Occasional Quotes", and after this card is complete you can spritz it with Vanilla Smooch Spritz for some added shimmer! I CASED this card from Kimbery Van Diepen, who CASED it from a sample Shelli Gardner showcased onstage at Leadership, so this card has a great heritage! There are actually two different ribbon versions of this card available, this one uses Crumb Cake Seam Binding with a Baja Breeze "Vintage Flower Adornment" from the Occasions Mini!

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This version is identical to the first one, with the exception of using Marina Mist 3/8" Taffeta ribbon and a Very Vanilla "Vintage Flower Adornment"! The "Vintage Flower Adornments" come in a package of 24, 8 each of three colors: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, and Rose Red. At $5.95, these little beauties are economical and gorgeous! They remind me of the cream cheese mints that are often served at wedding receptions here in Southern Illinois, I have had to resist the urge to taste them! lol!

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Here's the inside of both cards, but you will have to work hard to try to duplicate the smear I accomplished in my hast to finish up my card! ha! At the workshop you will have the choice of several great phrases from the "Herb Expressions" set that will be on the table for you to use! I punched my smeary phrase with the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, then layered it on top of a 3/4" wide strip of "Springtime Vintage" Designer Paper. Seems like I always have lots of little pieces of Designer Paper scraps when I am working on a project, so adding just a little strip of my leftovers to the inside really helps bring the card together inside & out!

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If you would like to host a workshop this month, just call me or email me and we will try to find a date in my calendar (there are a few days left in this last month of Sale-a-bration,) for you!

If you would like to order any of the supplies to make the cards I show on here, just go to my Stampin' Up! website: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net where you can order from any of the Stampin' Up! catalogs any time of the day or night!

Until tomorrow, my friends, have a "Stampingrox!" day!

A Sunday Post!

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Carol Payne

Slooowly I am getting better at posting to my blog on a consistent basis, which was one of my goals at the beginning of January. I actualy started after I returned from Leadership in mid-January, and have been building up ever since! How do you like it? If some of you would leave me a comment, I might be encouraged to offer you all some blog candy one of these days, how about that?????!!!

These next three cards are some of my favorites from this month's swap (although they have all bee SO GREAT, it's really hard to choose!)

Rene Watson used the "Scallop Square" punch on page 201 of the Big Catalog to highight the "Springtime Vintage" Designer Series Paper from the Occasions Mini catalog. She added some "Victoria" Crochet Trim and a Basic Jewels Pearl to the "sending Springtime smiles" greeting! Her color palette base is Old Olive and Not Quite Navy! Beautiful!

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Sadly, "No Name 1" is how I had to label this card after I loaded it on my computer. It is such a beautiful card, but I can't give anyone credit! Whoever you are, you did a fantastic job, stamping and coloring the blossoming branch from "Easter Blossoms" on Whisper White before running it through the Big Shot with the "Square Lattice" Textured Impressions Folder. I love the extra little touch of the Basic Pearl in the little girl's bow!

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Susie Wood tore her "Springtime Vintage" fabric from the Occasions Mini into strips before adding it as a background layer to this beautiful creation! She also used the Occasions Mini "Baby Blossoms" for her focal point flower, with the Crumb Cake stamped-off background stamp from "Charming" on page 130 of the Big Catalog before punching with one of our Circle punches and layering on the smaller scalloped square from the "Scalloped Squares Duo" die for the Big Shot! This is all layered on a Very Vanilla Big Shot "Lattice" layer which is then layered again on "Perfect Polka Dot" Very Vanilla for an elegant, tone-on-tone look!

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Fabric embellishment close up. "Friend" is from "Your a Gem" in the Occasions Mini!

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Wow, seven days of posts in a row! Do you think I can keep it up? We'll see!

Until tomorrow, have a "Stampingrox!" day!

Happy Saturday!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Carol Payne

Hope you have some fun things planned for today, but even if you don't, perhaps I will give you some stamping inspiration with this installment of beautiful swap cards!

Kathy Johnson chose "Peace Within" from page 64 of the Big Catalog for her spring-y card. Watercoloring is not my strong suit, but she nailed it on this one! I love her addition of the tiny "Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack" flower and pearl to accent the greeting!

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Kathy Morgan combined "Easter Blossoms" from the Occasions Mini with a Window Sheet, Black Staz-on ink, reinker, and Crystal Effects for this gorgeous card. I love the way she added the Basic Jewesl Rhinestones to the lower right side for just the right amount of "bling"!

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Katy Simecka went traditional Easter with her choice of Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White! She used the "Easter Blossoms" Occasions Mini set and stamped the eggs in Craft ink before sprinkling Clear Embossing Powder and heating with the Heat Tool!

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If all goes well with getting my taxes done, (insert non-smiley face here!) I just MIGHT be back tomorrow (Sunday!) with a post! Until next time, have a "Stampingrox!" day!

Happy President’s Day!

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Carol Payne

Good morning and Happy President's Day! We had a busy day yesterday, celebrating my hubby's birthday! We try to get the whole family together on a Sunday close to the birthday boy or girl's birthday, and yesterday was Mark's Day! It was a glorious day too, it was warm and spring-like outside, so after our big lunch the grandkids and some of the older "kids" went out to jump on the trampoline and fly kites! I'm glad we had a good day for it yesterday, because today is gray and threatening rain!

Just a few more swap cards to show you today, then it will be on to NEW stuff tomorrow!

Carla Starry used the "Delight in Gladness" and "Butterfly Bliss" Builder Wheels from the Occasions Mini with Pacific Point ink and cardstock to create this perky, happy card! She also used the "Beautiful Wings" Embosslit with the Big Shot to create the butterflies fluttering around on this card!

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The unknown creator of this lovely card used the "Emboss-Resist" technique with images from "Easter Blossoms' in the Occasions Mini. She stamped and clear embossed the springtime branch image from this set on glossy cardstock which had been die-cut with the larger square of the Scallop Squares Duo Die and the Big Shot. After embossing the branch, she then applied ink over the entire square with most likely a brayer. The embossed image "resists" the ink!

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And lastly, St. Patrick's Day will be here before we know it, so get your green ready! Diane O'Connor used the "Lucky Shamrock" single wood stamp from the last page of the Occasions mini as her focal point for this card, as well as the "Framed Tulips" Textured Impressions Folder, Springtime Vintage Designer Paper, and the "lucky" definition from "Define Your Life"!

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That's all until tomorrow! Have a Stampingrox! day!

More swap cards!

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Carol Payne

Here are some more swap samples from Leadership! I would love to give credit to the creators, but since these are samples from the Main Stage Presentations, the Display Boards, and swaps my friends shared, I can't!

This first sample my SAM, Maxine Conrad, let me take a picture of! It's a take-out-box style container using the Petal Cone Die and the "Eat Chocolate" stamp set from the Occasions MIni!

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Shelli Gardner, Co-Founder & CEO of Stampin' Up! shared this beautiful "Simply Adorned" necklace with us using the Simply Adorned chain, bracelet, and charm!

Shelli also shared this adorable banner made with the Table Setting Die and the Build a Cupcake punch!

These samples use the Occasions Mini sets, "Sew Suite", and "Nature Walk"!

This sample uses the beautiful new set, "Easter Blossoms", and the Lifted Pastels technique!

That's all for today! Next week begins Valentine Week on "Stampingroxmyfuzzybluesox!"

Get your fingers inky this weekend and have a "Stampingrox!" day!

More swap cards!

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Carol Payne

This first sample my SAM, Maxine Conrad, let me take a picture of! It's a take-out-box style container using the Petal Cone Die and the "Eat Chocolate" stamp set from the Occasions MIni!

Shelli Gardner, Co-Founder & CEO of Stampin' Up! shared this beautiful "Simply Adorned" necklace with us using the Simply Adorned chain, bracelet, and charm!

Shelli also shared this adorable banner made with the Table Setting Die and the Build a Cupcake punch!

These samples use the Occasions Mini sets, "Sew Suite", and "Nature Walk"!

This sample uses the beautiful new set, "Easter Blossoms", and the Lifted Pastels technique!

That's all for today! Next week begins Valentine Week on "Stampingroxmyfuzzybluesox!"

Get your fingers inky this weekend and have a "Stampingrox!" day!