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Stampin’ Up! Flourishing Phrases Thinking of You!

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! August is winding down, but that just means fall and the Holiday Catalog are right around the corner!

Today's card was created for my monthly class at Donna's house. I used the Flourishing Phrases bundle to make a "thinking of you" card:

I used Whisper White Thick card stock for the card base, with Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White, and Basic Black.

After I cut the Basic Black flourish with the die, I adhered it to the card front with little dots of Fine Tip Glue.

The "Just a Note" from Flourishing Phrases fit perfectly inside the opening I cut with two of the Layering Circles Framelits!

I embossed the Whisper White layer with the Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for more interest.

The flourish stamp from Flourishing Phrases coordinates with the Flourish Die, but the die is not made to cut out the stamped image.

Ready to shop for the supplies to make this card? Go to my online store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Flourishing Phrases Wood-Mount Bundle [142322] $70.00	Flourishing Phrases Clear-Mount Bundle [142323] $59.25	Fluttering Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139304] $8.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00
Sweet Sugarplum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141418] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $8.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00
Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad [141395] $6.50	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246] $5.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00	2016-2018 In Color Envelope Paper [141698] $11.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Medium Whisper White Envelopes [107301] $6.50	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $35.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders , except Online Class Orders, receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the August Host Code:

PYAVZHJH you’ll receive the Thoughtful Branches Online Class; six COMPLETED cards, two each of three designs, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

When your order (before tax & shipping) reaches $150, DON’T USE THE HOSTESS CODE, you will choose Stampin' Rewards starting at 10% of the merchandise total. And you’ll still receive the monthly online class cards!

Your Bonus Codes expire August 31! There's no minimum order required to use your code!

Thoughtful Branches also expires on August 31!

That’s all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

All images ©Stampin' Up! ™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! International Stampin’ Up! Blog Highlight Random Acts of Kindness, Encouragement!

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today's post is for Kylie Bertucci's International Stampin' Up! Blog Highlight featuring Random Acts of Kindness. What's a Random Act of Kindness (also known as a RAK)? When you do something nice for someone is not expecting; they haven't asked or it's not their birthday, etc.

My RAK is for a special friend who has been caring for her elderly mother for several years. Her mother has dementia and things are not going well. The stress is increasing for my friend, so I'm dedicating today's project to her. I will also be popping this in the mail right away!

I've been wanting to try my hand at the Bokeh technique for a long time.

I used a sentiment from Thoughtful Branches, heat embossed with white powder on vellum. I added circles of White Craft ink using a Sponge Dauber. I scored the ends of the vellum, wrapping behind the layer with SNAIL so no adhesive would show through.

Bokeh is a photography term. From Photography Life.com:

Bokeh, also known as “Boke” is one of the most popular subjects in photography. The reason why it is so popular, is because Bokeh makes photographs visually appealing, forcing us to focus our attention on a particular area of the image. The word comes from Japanese language, which literally translates as “blur”.

I punched a stencil from scrap cardstock using 1 3/4", 1 1/4", 1", 3/4", and 1/2" circle punches. I laid it over the Night of Navy layer, adding Night of Navy, Wisteria Wonder, and So Saffron with sponge daubers. I laid the same stencil over the sponged circles, off-setting a little and sometimes a lot to sponge Whisper White Craft ink with a swirling motion. I added some Whisper White ink circles by directly patting with the Sponge Dauber to fill in blank areas.

Inside I used the stencil to sponge Night of Navy and Wisteria Wonder. The sentiment is from Thoughtful Branches. If you haven't ordered this set yet, don't wait much longer; this set won't be available after August 31st!

Order Thoughtful Branches from my store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Can I ask a favor? If you like my project, please click the link below to vote for me. If I place in the top 10 I'll get an opportunity to participate in a future international blog hop!

http://www.craftykylie.com/2016/08/international-blog-highlights-vote-for.htmlhttp://www.craftykylie.com/2016/08/international-blog-highlights-vote-for.html

That's all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up!™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! International Stampin’ Up! Blog Highlight Random Acts of Kindness, Encouragement!

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Carol Payne

I've been wanting to try my hand at the Bokeh technique for a long time.

Bokeh is a photography term. From Photography Life.com:

Order Thoughtful Branches from my store: www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Can I ask a favor? If you like my project, please click the link below to vote for me. If I place in the top 10 I'll get an opportunity to participate in a future international blog hop!

http://www.craftykylie.com/2016/08/international-blog-highlights-vote-for.htmlhttp://www.craftykylie.com/2016/08/international-blog-highlights-vote-for.html

That's all for now, until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up!™1990-2016

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Branches Reinker Wash!

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Hope you are enjoying these last few days of summer! September will be here all too soon!

Today's card is a CASE from Sara Douglass' Facebook Live video with Thoughtful Branches and the "Reinker Watercolor Wash" technique:

With this technique you brush reinker straight out of the bottle across Watercolor Paper using an AquaPainter and LOTS of water. I brushed on Daffodil Delight first, adding Tangerine Tango on top and Pear Pizzazz to the bottom.

An illusion of a white frame was achieved by masking the edges with washi tape before brushing on the reinker, then removing after the ink has dried.

Another piece of Watercolor Paper was washed with reinker, then stamped with the Thoughtful Branches leaf in Versamark and clear heat-embossed. After embossing the leaves were sponged with Soft Suede ink before being cut out with a Beautiful Branches framelit. The clear embossing allows the Watercolor Washed colors to show through!

A few more of the same cut out leaves were added to the inside.

The sentiment is also from Thoughtful Branches.

I am very excited to announce that this card is one of the three included in the August Thoughtful Branches Online Class!

Place your order in my online store today to receive your Thoughtful Branches project packet and instructions! www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Thoughtful Branches Photopolymer Bundle [144328] $52.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [111841] $3.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119672] $3.25
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131160] $3.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $6.50	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders , except Online Class Orders, receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

When your order is at least $35 (before tax & shipping) and you use the August Host Code: PYAVZHJH you’ll receive the Thoughtful Branches Online Class; six COMPLETED cards, two each of three designs, with envelopes and instructions, FREE!

It's also time to redeem your $5 Bonus Coupon Codes!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!

Stampin’ Up! Thoughtful Branches Reinker Wash!

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Hope you are enjoying these last few days of summer! September will be here all too soon!

Today's card is a CASE from Sara Douglass' Facebook Live video with Thoughtful Branches and the "Reinker Watercolor Wash" technique:

An illusion of a white frame was achieved by masking the edges with washi tape before brushing on the reinker, then removing after the ink has dried.

A few more of the same cut out leaves were added to the inside.

The sentiment is also from Thoughtful Branches.

I am very excited to announce that this card is one of the three included in the August Thoughtful Branches Online Class!

Place your order in my online store today to receive your Thoughtful Branches project packet and instructions! www.carolpayne.stampinup.net

Thoughtful Branches Photopolymer Bundle [144328] $52.00	Watercolor Paper [122959] $5.00	Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [111841] $3.25	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [119672] $3.25
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131160] $3.25	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [126978] $6.50	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Embossing Buddy [103083] $6.00
Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131201] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00

Remember while shopping:

All orders , except Online Class Orders, receive a Thank You Project Packet in the mail.

Check the Clearance Rack for savings of up to 60%!

It's also time to redeem your $5 Bonus Coupon Codes!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! Day!