Masculin Card....

Hi All,

I haven't posted for a while because my computer has been out of commission. But we are back on track.

So, a friend of mine at work asked me to make a card for his Dad's 50th birthday.

I started by stamping the World Map background stamp in Early Expresso, and sponged it with Concord crush (discontinued), Pool Party, Gumball Green and sponge the edges.

I then stamped the wood grain from Truly Grateful, onto a smaller piece in Baked Brown Sugar along with the world image The Open Sea in Concord Crush and sponged the edges.

The ship image also from The Open Sea was stamped in Concord Crush, cut out and sponged.

The sentiment was stamped in Early Expresso from Itty Bitty Banners set and cut out using the matching dies.

I made the button using Simply pressed clay and molds. 

then I used Linen Thread to accent all.

I put this all together on a piece of Baked Brown Sugar card stock 

and then layered all onto a Concord Crush base. 

All these products are from Stampin' Up.

thanks for stoppin' by....

She Believed....

Hi All,

On Gina K's Stamp TV this week, she demonstrated this 
Garden Background technique. 

So I thought I would give it a try.

I got out my Fabulous Florets(123027) & Bloomin' Marvelous(Sale-A-Bration) stamp sets from Stampin' Up and went to task at it.

I stamped the various flowers using a combination of Blushing Bride(119786), Crisp Cantaloupe(131176), Strawberry Slush(131178) and Pistachio Pudding(131177) for the leaves. The last three colours are 

Stampin' Up's 2013-2015 In-Colours. 

The sentiment is a stamp from the Feel Goods(129684) stamp set, which I stamped in Baked Brown Sugar(131174) and layered on to a piece of white which I sponged using Strawberry Slush and die cut using the Labels Collections Dies(125598). I used my Paper-piercing tool(126189) and Festive Paper-Piercing pack(127857) to get the stitching effect around the Strawberry Slush piece.

I then sponged(101610) a layer of Whisper White(100730) sponged using Pistachio Pudding around the edges and adhered it to the Baked Brown Sugar(131296) base. I wrapped garden background piece with 7/16" natural Trim(129287). The button was made using Simply Pressed Clay(130685) and Button & Blossoms Molds(131272)(Love this stuff!!), and I tied a bow with Linen Thread(104199).

Thanks for stopping by...

Simply Pressed Clay & Moulds... New from Stampin' Up!...

So... I received my Simply Pressed Clay(130685)  and Simply Pressed Clay Moulds(131272) yesterday, and I started to play and experiment. I was having trouble getting a good impression from the button mould. I heard about putting them in the freezer and decided to try it. I found that once I pressed the clay into the mould then put it in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes, I got the best result.  The buttons came out perfectly round. A couple of things to keep in mind though, take them out of the moulds as soon as you take it from the freezer and don't handle it too much until it drys. 

Thanks for stopping by...

Sheila