Retro Fresh – Carol Payne Stamps

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Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day!

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I'm doing better, not great, but better. Lots of rest, fluids, and Nyquil are doing their job! After my fever broke during the night last night, I've been feeling quite a bit better. My head's still very stuffy and my nose is still runny (TMI, sorry!), but at least I don't feel like I'm carrying a baby elephant on my back like I did yesterday!

I'm so glad it's Sunday Swap Day, because at least today I have some pretty things to show you!

Raedean Shibata's creation with Hardwood, Peaceful Petals, Lacy & Lovely, Chalk Talk & Ovals Framelits. A layer of Vellum cardstock is held down to the cardfront with Watercolor Wonder Washi Tape. Raedean stamped directly on the vellum with StazOn Black ink, then colored the blossoms, stems, and leaves with Stmapin' Write Markers.

Ruthann Liley's creation with Petite Petals Bundle, Hearts Framelits, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Bird Builder Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Itty Bitty Banners Framelits, & Rhinestones. She used Primrose Petals 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon and ink, and cardstock colors of Whisper White and Pistachio Pudding.

This would make a pretty wedding, valentine, or baby card too!

Kathy Johnson's creation with Secret Garden and "Thinking of You" from Thoughts and Prayers. Her colors are Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding, and stamped-off Daffodil Delight for the centers. She cut out the main flower with the coordinating Secret Garden Framelit. After stamping all the flowers and leaves on Whisper White she embossed the layer with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder and the Big Shot.

Bluesox Stamping Tip: "Stamping Off" is a stamping term used when you ink your stamp on the stamp pad, then stamp on a piece of scrap paper at least one time before stamping on your project. This gives you a lighter version of the original color. It also gives you TWO shades for the price of one inkpad!

Nancy Hall heat-embossed Vivid Vases with Tangerine Tango Stampin' Emboss Powder on Soft Suede cardstock for her creation. She mounted it on a layer of Coastal Cabana which had been dry-embossed with the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Folder. She accented a flower with a Pearl Basic Jewel, and punched a little banner flag with the Banner Punch and Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper. There are 12 different designs in each package of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper, which all coordinate with each other, making it the perfect additon to just about any project!

That's all for now. I'm bushed and it's time for bed. I'm going to go easy on myself tonight and just remind you that you can always order your Stampin' Up! supplies in my Online Store.

There's only 1 short week left of Sale-a-bration, so don't hesitate to place your order and choose your freebies, one with each $50 you order (before tax & shipping).

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Washi Tape is Wonderful!

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Typepad (my blogging platform) was down last night, so I was unable to get my blog post up before I went to bed. I have a bunch of fun cards for you today using washi tape, so let's get started!

My first sample for you I CASED from Rachel Tessman of Canada. Retro Fresh Washi tape was laid on the card front in a radiating pattern that gives it an all-over look of designer paper. Washi tape is a low-tack tape, so if you haven't pressed it down onto the cardstock you can lift and re-position a little without tearing the paper. The little stamped stars are from the Sale-a-bration Banner Blast set in Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, and Coastal Cabana ink. The greeting is from You're Amazing, and rhinestones were added for a little sparkle.

The inside is quick and easy too, using a greeting from Delightful Dozen:

I stepped-up this next card for a workshop Make-n-take by adding a card base of Tangerine Tango and a few gold sequins from the Gold Sequin Trim. You can use Glue Dots or Tombow Glue to attach the sequins.

Stampers at the workshop will have their choice from the Delightful Dozen greeting or this one from "Yippee-Skippee!" They will also line their envelope with a bit of Retro Fresh Designer Paper and an Envelope Liner Framelit.

For a more masculine look, I used the same layout but switched to Epic Day This and That Washi Tape and a greeting from Countless Sayings 2 photopolymer. Card base is Basic Gray and inks are Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, and Crumb Cake.

Delightful Dozen on the inside again and I added some more washi tape to keep the continuity going:

I love that we have more than a couple of washi tapes to choose from! Three rolls in each package with 5 yards per roll for only $4.95!

I used Gingham Garden Washi tape for my feminine sample. Daffodil Delight card base, then the little flower from the Banner Blast stamp set stamped in Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, and Island Indigo.

Up close you can see the detail of the scalloped paper-piercing. I used the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack as my guide. Just a little bit of piercing adds such a fun detail! Greeting from You're Amazing again.

Inside is another greeting from the You're Amazing stamp set.

As you can see from these samples, it doesn't require a lot of supplies to create multiple looks with one layout. A limited supply challenge can be fun!

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

Here's your shopping list for my Online Store:

You're Amazing #132103 wood-mount $30.95, #126722 clear-mount $22.95

Delightful Dozen #128547 wood-mount $32.95, #122652 clear-mount $24.95

Yippee Skippee #131341 wood-mount $18.95, #131344 clear-mount $14.95

Countless Sayings 2 Photopolymer stamp set #135893 $13.95

Banner Blast stamp set (Sale-a-bration brochure – free with a $50 order)

Retro Fresh Washi Tape (Occasions Catalog) #133001 $4.95

Epic Day This and That Washi Tape #131269 $4.95

Gingham Garden Washi Tape #129314 $4.95

Whisper White 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #100730 $8.50

Tangerine Tango 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #111349 $6.95

Coastal Cabana 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #131297 $6.95

Basic Gray 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #121044 $6.95

Daffodil Delight 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #119683 $6.95

Tangerine Tango inkpad #126946 $5.95

Tangerine Tango Stampin' Write Marker (available only in the Brights Assorted Marker set #131259 $28.95 for set of 10)

Coastal Cabana inkpad #131175 $5.95

Coastal Cabana Stampin' Write Marker (available only in the 2013-2015 In-Color Marker set #131260 $14.95 for set of 5)

So Saffron inkpad #126957 $5.95

Basic Black inkpad #126980 $5.95

Crumb Cake inkpad #126975 $5.95

Daffodil Delight inkpad #126944 $5.95

Melon Mambo inkpad #126948 $5.95

Island Indigo inkpad #126986 $5.95

Rhinestone Basic Jewels#129324 $4.95

Gold Sequin Trim (Occasions Catalog) #132983 $4.95

Envelope Liners Framelits Dies #132172 $26.95

Click on any item from the list and you will be taken directly to my online store!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’Up! Baby We’ve Grown Goes Retro!

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there. Things are starting to thaw out around here, but I'm still sticking pretty close to home!

Today I have the final card in my "Baby We've Grown" series. This time I used the little owl family stamp, Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Label Collection Framelits, and the Painter's Tape Technique:

I used the fun-fold technique for my card base. You can download the directions for the fun-fold by going to this post HERE.

This card fold always needs a slightly-larger than normal envelope, so I made my own with my Envelope Punch Board.

I took the colors for the Painter's Tape Technique from the Retro Fresh Designer Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Tangerine Tango, and Coastal Cabana. I masked off the "baby we've grown" words below the owls with another piece of painter's tape, inked up the owls, then removed the tape before stamping them without the words. The "welcome baby" words are from Petite Pairs.

I added Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Candy Dots to pull a bit more of the colors into the greeting. Candy Dots area MUST HAVE for your cards! They come in all four color families and there are 10 of each of the 10 colors in each family. At $5.95 for 100 total, they are a great value and add so much to a card!

On the backside I inked up just the baby owl and used the corresponding sentiment from Petite Pairs.

This is the last card in my "Baby, We've Grown" triad. I will be back tomorrow with the first of two lattice cards made with the Chevron Border Punch, so please stop by!

Here's the New Weekly Deals (25% Savings!):

You can order these and the supplies to make today's card in my ONLINE STORE:

Baby We've Grown #133086 Wood-mount $23.95, #133089 Clear-mount $17.95

Petite Pairs #128706 wood-mount $28.95, #122497 clear-mount $20.95

Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper #132993 $10.95

Baked Brown Sugar 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #131296 $6.95

Very Vanilla 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock #101650 $8.50

Coastal Cabana 8 /12" x 11 cardstock #131297 $6.95

Baked Brown Sugar inkpad #131174 $5.95

Tangerine Tango inkpad #126946 $5.95

Coastal Cabana inkpad #131175 $5.95

Jet Black StazOn inkpad #101406 $7.95

Label Collection Framelits #125598 $26.95

Envelope Punch Board #133774 $19.95

Simply Scored Scoring Tool #122334 $29.95

7/8" Scallop Circle Punch #129404 $12.95

1 1/4" Scallop Circle Punch #127811 $15.95

Bright's Candy Dots #130931 $5.95

SNAIL adhesive #104332 $6.95

Stampin' Dimensionals #104430 $3.95

Painter's Tape (any store that sells paint and painting supplies)

Click on any of the highlighted products and you will instantly be shopping!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day! Retro Fresh Suite!

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today is Sunday, which means it's Sunday Swap Day! yay!

These swaps are all from Leadership in Houston a few weeks ago. Some of them are swaps I brought home and some are swaps belonging to my downline, Linda!

All FIVE of these swaps have the same theme: they are all created using something from the Retro Fresh product suite on pages 18-19 of the Occasions Catalog:

Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Chevron Border Punch, Banner Punch (Sale-a-bration brochure), Love You More – download the flyer for this and more cute Valentine-themed products, only available until January 27th:

Download Flyer_wholelotoflove_demo_12.1-1.27.2014_US

Baked Brown Sugar cardbase, Costal Cabana and Very Vanill cardstock, Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Baked Brown Sugar 3/8" Ruffle Stretch Trim, Love You to the Moon pg 25 of the Occasions Catalog.

Soft Suede card base, Coastal Cabana Core'dinations (it has that pretty texture!) and Very Vanilla cardstock, Retro Fresh Designer Paper, Angled Tag Topper Punch, Ampersand Textured Impressions Folder, Banner Punch (Sale-a-bration brochure), and Perfect Pennants stamps on page 27 of the Occasions Catalog.

Very Vanilla card base, Coastal Cabana and So Saffron cardstock, Retro Fresh This and Taht Designer Washi Tape, Full Heart Punch, Early Espresso Baker's Twine, Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and Bitty Banners Framelits.

I think this one might be my favorite because of its super-simplicity and the saying from the Just Sayin' stamp set on page 36 of the Occasions catalog, cut out with the Word Bubbles Framelits Dies. This stamp set and dies are "bundled" together so that when you buy them at the same time you get a 15 % discount on what they would be if you bought them separately. The stamps are available in both wood-mount and clear-mount too!

That's all for now! After church this morning and Sunday dinner with the fam, I have a downline meeting this afternoon! We are having a Shoebox Swap, and I've got my card all ready and 12 packets cut so everyone can make it. I will come home with 12 different cards, each designed by one of my downline who also teaches and sells Stampin' Up! products. Fun!

You can shop for the products to make the cards shown today by clicking HERE to go to my Online Store!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Sunday Swap Day! Retro Fresh Suite!

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! Today is Sunday, which means it's Sunday Swap Day! yay!

These swaps are all from Leadership in Houston a few weeks ago. Some of them are swaps I brought home and some are swaps belonging to my downline, Linda!

All FIVE of these swaps have the same theme: they are all created using something from the Retro Fresh product suite on pages 18-19 of the Occasions Catalog:

Download Flyer_wholelotoflove_demo_12.1-1.27.2014_US

You can shop for the products to make the cards shown today by clicking HERE to go to my Online Store!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All products used are ©Stampin'Up!™1990-2014

Stampin’ Up! Geometrical Cheer Up! Owl!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I'm back again today with another card using the Geometrical stamp set and the Owl Builder Punch. I think I'm a little obsessed, but the phrases in this set are just so different from anything we've had in awhile, I'm really diggin' it!
I started with a cardbase of Coastal Cabana, then added a layer of Soft Suede that I embossed with the Woodgrain Textured Impressions Folder. Before I embossed the Soft Suede, however, I stamped the tree branch from Take Care with Early Espresso ink so I would have something for my little owl to sit on!

Today's owl is Early Espresso with a vest of Retro Fresh Designer Paper and those adorable Gold Sequin Trim eyes!

I inked the "cheer up buttercup" stamp from Geometrical with my Tangerine Tango, Coastal Cabana, and Early Espresso Stampin' Write Markers, then stamped on a scrap of Naturals Ivory. I cut it out with one of the Word Bubbles Framelit Dies in the Occasions Catalog, then mounted it above the owl with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Inside I simply inked "you're Peach keen" from the Peachy Keen stamp set with the same markers. Those cute little "arrowheads" are inked with the same colors too and mimic the designer paper vest on the owl! I love the way Stampin' Up! coordinates several different products into a "suite"! You will find all this suite on pages 18-19 of the New Occasions Catalog.

That's all for now! Tomorrow is my "Yes, Mam! Stampers" downline meeting and I am prepping this card for the Shoebox Swap! yay!

To purchase your supplies to make this card, click HERE

Until tomorrow, which is Sunday Swap Day, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Geometrical Cheer Up! Owl!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Carol Payne

Today's owl is Early Espresso with a vest of Retro Fresh Designer Paper and those adorable Gold Sequin Trim eyes!

That's all for now! Tomorrow is my "Yes, Mam! Stampers" downline meeting and I am prepping this card for the Shoebox Swap! yay!

To purchase your supplies to make this card, click HERE

Until tomorrow, which is Sunday Swap Day, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’Up! Retro Fresh Geometrics!

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I am working on getting caught up from being gone to Leadership. Caught up my laundry today. Unpacked and bagged orders that arrived while I was gone. And I took some time to play with new Occasions catalog stuff! lookie:

I used the Geometrics stamp set we received from Stampin' Up! to do part of our Leadership Make & Takes with Tangerine Tango, Naturals Ivory, So Saffron, Baked Brown Sugar, and Coastal Cabana cardstock. I used Retro Fresh Designer Paper, cut into slightly less than 1/2" x 3" wide strips, then punched both ends with the new Banner Punch from the Sale-a-bration brochure, then embossed them with the Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Folder from the Sale-a-bration brochure.

I just LOVE how the new Arrows Textured Impressions Folder so easily coordiates with the Retro Fresh paper!

After stamping "hooray for today" with Baked Brown Sugar ink, I added punched Chevrons with Coastal Cabana and Baked Brown Sugar cardstock to the right side of the greeting. I added a gold sequin, also from the Occasions Catalog (did I tell you gold is the NEW silver?) to the center of both "o's" in hooray with a glue dot.

I stamped a phrase from Make a Wish with Baked Brown Sugar ink, then added just a bit of Tangerine Tango ink to the flames with a marker. A couple of more chevrons, a gold sequin, and a row of punched Retro Fresh banners finishes off the inside and coordinates it with the outside!

That's all for now. I need to head off to bed. Alisa and Oakley & I are heading out for a little shopping trip tomorrow morning, then I hope to get back decently early enough to squeeze in some more stamping! I'm having a downline meeting this Sunday and a Shoebox Swap, so I need to figure out what my swap will be!

You can order the Geometrics stamp set and the Retro Fresh Designer Paper when you click HERE.

Here's the graphic for the new Weekly Deals from Stampin' Up!

I love that there are new sale items each week!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’Up! Retro Fresh Geometrics!

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Carol Payne

I just LOVE how the new Arrows Textured Impressions Folder so easily coordiates with the Retro Fresh paper!

You can order the Geometrics stamp set and the Retro Fresh Designer Paper when you click HERE.

Here's the graphic for the new Weekly Deals from Stampin' Up!

I love that there are new sale items each week!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

Stampin’ Up! Peachy Keen Sneak Peek!

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Carol Payne

Hey there! I'm switching gears for just a minute to show you a sneak peek from the upcoming Occasions 2014 Catalog. My monthly swap needs to go in the mail tomorrow, so I sat down and came up with this:

What do you think? It's my first effort using Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-bration brochure products, so I don't really have my brain wrapped around it yet (not to mention my brain is still full of Christmas ideas, colors, and layouts!).

This card doesn't use a lot of bells and whistles, just plain ol' stampin' fun!

I used Baked Brown Sugar cardstock for my first two layers, texturizing the second layer with the Chevron Textured Impressions Folder. I then layered on a 1 1/2" x 4" strip of new Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper. I inked the "hello friend" stamp from Peachy Keen with Calypso Coral, Cajun Craze, Baked Brown Sugar, and Coastal Cabana Stampin' Write Markers, overlapping the Cajun Craze on the lighter Calypso Coral for a "gradient color" effect. After breathing on the stamp to make sure the ink was well-moistened, I stamped on a piece of Very Vanilla. I then cut it out with the next-to smallest framelit from the new Banners Framelits Dies and the Big Shot.

The "ribbon" under the adhered framelit is actually from the Sale-a-bration brochure, in the Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack, Pool Party Twine.

I finished it off with a Pool Party Candy Dot in the lower right corner.

Inside I continued the gradient color technique using Calyspo Coral, Cajun Craze, Coastal Cabana, and Baked Brown Sugar markers.

That's all for now! You can't order any of the Occasions Catalog products yet, but the Annual Catalog and the Holiday Catalog are still in effect, as well as the Clearance Rack and Weekly Deals. Click HERE to shop!

Until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!