God’s Blessings – Carol Payne Stamps

Tag: God’s Blessings

Stampin’ Up! Retiring Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz In-Colors!

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Carol Payne

Good Morning! It's Friday, which means I am finishing the final preparations for my "Brides & Babies" class here tomorrow! Here's one of the projects using the retiring In-Color, Peach Parfait. At first I was hesitant to use this color for a baby card, but now I think it actually works in a gender-neutral way! Take a lookie and tell me what you think:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

It may lean toward the femine side with all the scalloped edges, so perhaps it falls into the category of "I-don't-know-but-I-think-you-are-having-a-girl"! The inside uses one of my favorite verse sets, the retiring "God's Blessings"!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

At this class we are making three wedding and two baby cards. Here's the second baby card, using the retiring "Pear Pizzazz" for the base and the retiring "Cheerful Treat" Designer Paper:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

This little sweetie also has the retiring "Finial Press" embossed on the Pear Pizzazz base, and the pudgy little back leg is made with the retiring "Heart to Heart" punch. I used the same punch for all the hearts on this card,including the one that is part of the pacifier!

I had two challenges in making this card. First, the retiring "Blushing Bride" cardstock is too pink, Very Vanilla is too washed-out, and we no longer carry the already retired "Blush Blossom" cardstock, so I ended up sponging Whisper White with Pink Pirouette Classic ink so my baby would be slightly pink and very healthy! The second challenge was how to make the baby face not look like a baby snowman, and I "hope" I have succeeded, you tell me! lol!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2012

I'll be back tomorrow with the three wedding cards we will be making at this class! Until tomorrow, have a "Stampingrox!" Day!

Crosses of Hope!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Carol Payne

One of my hostesses last month, Stephanie Little, requested a card using the set, "Crosses of Hope", which was a set I didn't have, but am really enjoying now that I have it. Here is my creation for her party, a sample I CASED from another demo, and a couple more swaps I received just this past month, so I have a mini-collection with this set for my display!

We embossed Cardstock Vellum with the "Vintage Wallpaper" Textured Impressions Folder, then attached it to the Marina Mist cardstock base with Mini glue-dots behind the busy-ness of the embossed vellum. Usually it is tricky to attach vellum to anything because the adhesive shows, but after embossing, it's easy to get a clean, finished look! It's really a simple card, I just embossed the cross in the Bashful Blue center with Versamark and White embossing powder, then added a Basic Jewel Pearl in the center! "Thinking of You" is from "Teeny Tiny Wishes", and we stamp the inside verse (not shown) is from "God's Blessings". This card can be tailored to any occasions just by using these two sets!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2011

This is the first of the two "Crosses of Hope" swaps I received, this one by Dianne O'Connor, uses Rich Razzleberry and Blushing Bride, a beautiful combo!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2011

Ruth Bingle created this sample, coloring in the Staz-on Black stamped cross with our Stampin' Write markers in Perfect Plum, So Saffron, and Pear Pizzazz! The "Easter Wishes" phrase is from "Something to Celebrate", the Level 2 Hostess set in the Occasions Mini!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2011

Last, here is a card I CASED from Brandy Cox. I used the "Framed Tulips" Textured Impressions Folder with Garden Green and So Saffron cardstock, then cut them diagonally in half with the Paper cutter. I black embossed the cross before coloring with markers, blotting the excess ink from the embossing with a tissue, (if you don't blot the excess, it will never dry on the embossing and you'll have a mess!) cutting out with Paper Snips, then running the side of a Basic Black marker around the edges of the cross before SNAILING the cut out cross to the Whisper White background.

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2011

See you tomorrow! Have a "Stampingrox!" day!

Crosses of Hope!

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Carol Payne

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2011

This is the first of the two "Crosses of Hope" swaps I received, this one by Dianne O'Connor, uses Rich Razzleberry and Blushing Bride, a beautiful combo!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2011

See you tomorrow! Have a "Stampingrox!" day!

October Stamp-a-Stack Cards!

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Carol Payne

DON'T FORGET! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER ONLINE AT MY STAMPIN' UP! WEBSITE AND GET FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS OF $150 OR MORE AND/OR TO PURCHASE THE STAMPIN' UP! STARTER KIT AT HALF-PRICE $87.50! CONTACT ME TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION!

Today I am going back into the archives to show you some of the cards we made at my October Christmas Card Stamp-a-Stack! These were all swaps I received at Founder's Circle in September that I either CASED exactly or added my own little twist!

This card was a favorite, using the Holiday Mini Catalog Level 2 Hostess set, Peaceful Season! The inside verse is from the Level 3 Hostess set, Occasional Quotes!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

For this card I used the oldie-but-goodie, Winter Post! The picture doesn't do it justice, but after the card was completely assembled we gave it a light spritz with the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz! The inside verse is from another oldie-but-goodie Christmas verse set, Many Merry Messages!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

The snowflakes have the Metallic Brads attached through a Paper Pierced hole and the legs are turned down, then the snowflakes are attached to the card with Mini Glue-dots!

Here's how we attached the ribbon on the back of the skaters:

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

This card uses the fun new clear-mount alphabet, Broadsheet Alphabet! The inner verse is from another favorite and often used set, God's Blessings!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2010

Here's how we ruffled the satin ribbon under the "noel":

First we laid down 1"-1 1/2" of Sticky Strip on the Early Espresso cardstock strip. We then removed the red plastic protective covering to expose the stickiness.

We trimmed off the end of our 5/8" Old Olive Satin ribbon with the Craft & Paper Scissors, then attached the end of the ribbon to the end of the Sticky Strip. We did not attach the ribbon to the entire length of the strip.

We pinched up the ribbon into a small fold and then pressed down about a fingertip width of ribbon to attach again to the sticky strip.

We repeated this process a second time to make a second fold in our ribbon. At this point we clipped off the ribbon and layered the punched "noel" letters. If you desire you can put a Mini Glue-dot between the folds to help them lay down.

If all goes as planned I will be back tomorrow to show you how we made a Textured Impressions Christmas Tree!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

October Stamp-a-Stack Cards!

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Carol Payne

This card was a favorite, using the Holiday Mini Catalog Level 2 Hostess set, Peaceful Season! The inside verse is from the Level 3 Hostess set, Occasional Quotes!

The snowflakes have the Metallic Brads attached through a Paper Pierced hole and the legs are turned down, then the snowflakes are attached to the card with Mini Glue-dots!

Here's how we attached the ribbon on the back of the skaters:

This card uses the fun new clear-mount alphabet, Broadsheet Alphabet! The inner verse is from another favorite and often used set, God's Blessings!

Here's how we ruffled the satin ribbon under the "noel":

First we laid down 1"-1 1/2" of Sticky Strip on the Early Espresso cardstock strip. We then removed the red plastic protective covering to expose the stickiness.

We pinched up the ribbon into a small fold and then pressed down about a fingertip width of ribbon to attach again to the sticky strip.

If all goes as planned I will be back tomorrow to show you how we made a Textured Impressions Christmas Tree!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!