You know I'm all about embellishments!! Today, I have a short Video showing you How To use the Simply Pressed Clay and the Buttons & Blossoms Simply Pressed Clay Molds. They're quick and easy and, once you make a few, you'll find yourself making lots and lots of different color clay embellishments! Enjoy! If you have any questions, email me at Cathy@StampsAndScrapbooks.com
I have such an amazing job! Not only do I get to work from home, but when the mail is delivered I get amazing Cards, Scrapbook Pages and 3D items created by an incredibly talented Design Team that I call the "Design Team Divas!" It's like Christmas! I can't wait to open the boxes to see their beautiful creations! Their talent never ceases to amaze me! I then film the projects and add them to the Stamp Academy Classes. Right now, we are in the middle of the New Catalog Edition of Project Paradewhcih is 30 projects. You can check out the Previews and this Sneak Peek to see the types of projects that we do. This beauty was created by Gail Bailie. I love it!!!! It's simple to make but so unique! You can use it for ANY occasion! If you like these type of projects, think about subscribing! The Gold Level Membership is your best value but you can do the individual classes if you prefer that! We aim to please! In any case, I hope you enjoy this Sneak Peek Tag A Bag Gift Card Holder!
If you'd like the Instructional PDF, you can find it in the FREE Video Section at StampAcademy.com
This card combines lots of things I love – Coffee (as in Perfect Blend Stamp Set), Friends, Grunge for my Cards (Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set), Paper Flowers, and Distressing with Core'dinations card stock! Part of me wanted to add color – maybe Real Red or Cherry Cobbler – but I love Monochromatic Cards so I left it. Perhaps I'll try another one and post it tomorrow. The new Dictionary Stamp provides the background for both the base card and the top layer. The Core'dinations card stock was first embossed using the Alphabet Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and the Big Shot. It was then sanded and distressed.
To further distress everything, I used the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set and added the splatters in Crumb Cake Ink. It was looking a little masculine so I added the Paper Flower. If you want to see how that's done, you can see a video HERE.
The coffee cup was colored in using the Baked Brown Sugar Ink Pad and a Blender Pen to add just a little color. The lid of the coffee cup was cut out and popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals. All supplies are Stampin' Up! and can be found in my ONLINE STORE.
Don't forget to decorate the inside of your card AND your envelope! The Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set is a great option!
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I love both Gatefold Cards AND Easel Cards – so when I saw this card that is BOTH, I knew I had to make one! The original creator of the Gatefold Easel Card is Dayanna Donng – you can see her blog HERE and she has kindly given me permission to share this with you! (Thank you!) I've created my own version of it with a VIDEO and PDF below so you can see EXACTLY how it is done.
The base of the card is Crumb Cake Card Stock and the layers are Designer Series Paper so all of the "work" is in the cutting and scoring – and then of course, embellishing! I made this one for my High School Class President who planned our Reunion last weekend. (You can see the This and That Journal I brought her HERE.)
I tried to keep the "work" simple on the card while still making it "look" nice. Framelits and the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine made that easy. All supplies are Stampin' Up! and are available in my ONLINE STORE. The PDF has a full supply list as well.
DOWNLOAD THE PDF FOR THE GATEFOLD EASEL CARD
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I had my 35th High School Reunion this past weekend! It was so great to catch up with old friends and especially with those classmates that were really just acquaintances but, after all these years, you feel genuinely grateful to check-in on and see how well they've been doing! After 35 years, all the cliques of High School and "baggage" that tainted friendships way back then are GONE. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed chatting with everyone else. My graduating class was only 175 and I feel genuine affection for these people! Our Class President has organized a Reunion EVERY FIVE YEARS since Graduation! That is incredible! I don't think she expected to be Class President for Life but it has worked out that way! LOL! She just steps up and does this and we all appreciate it so much – more now that we are getting older! This time, everyone wanted to do something special for her to show her how much we appreciate her so we took a collection and she is going to buy a piece of jewelry to remind her of how much she is loved and appreciated by her former classmates.
So – you may be asking: What exactly does all this have to do with Paper Crafting? Well…I created a "This and That" Journal to bring to the Reunion with me. I took Polaroid Pictures of people as the night went on and pasted them in with Washi Tape and passed the book around so people could write notes to her. She can use it as a Reunion Scrapbook and insert her own pictures from the reunion as well. I also created a card for her so I thought I'd share them with you. (I will post the card with a video tomorrow.) All Supplies (listed below) are Stampin' Up! and are available in my ONLINE STORE. Enjoy! 🙂
In case you want to see a couple of pics from the Event, here are a couple with friends. (That's me in the middle.) My friend, Rose, is on the left – If you're a frequent visitor, you've seen her birthday card with the "roses" on it! On the right is Larry, a classmate, who I reconnected with on Facebook so it felt like we were already friends!
Some of "The Girls" from the Reunion. They looked fabulous and were awesome!
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Friendship and Loyalty have always been important to me. This Friend Card was made for one of my oldest and dearest friends. She and I were "The New Girl" in school in the middle of the school year in 7th Grade. Naturally, we gravitated to each other. We have remained friends all these years and I can truly say I would trust her with my life. She has been one of my most loyal friends and that means a lot! Her birthday is next week and her name is Rose so I thought a rose on her card would be appropriate and would add just the right amount of color to this Shabby Chic Monochromatic Card. The Supply List is below. All products are Stampin' Up! and are available in my ONLINE STORE.
I love Paper Flowers!!! They're easy to make and they look great on anything! This flower was created using a Scallop Punch. Just punch out 3 scallops and then distress them to break down the fibers of the paper. You can do this by crumpling the paper and then pulling your bone folder across the card stock over and over until the card stock begins to separate. Stampin' Up! card stock is dyed all the way through so the color is the same inside the paper as it is outside. Once you've taken the punch outs apart, you'll have 6 layers. Pierce a hole in the center and insert a brad. Then, crumple the scallops in toward the center – bunching them up. Rearrange until you're happy with the flower. I distressed it by sponging on Baked Brown Sugar Ink with a Stampin' Sponge. I love the look of Vintage/Shabby with Glitter and Pearls so I added some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter by running a 2 Way Glue Pen across the edges of the rose and then sprinkled the glitter on. (You can see a VIDEO on how to make this flower HERE.)
All of the edges were distressed with a Distressing Tool and then sponged with Baked Brown Sugar Ink. The letters of the embossing folder also have a little of the ink on them. This is repeated with the inside of the card as well.
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*Feel Goods Stamp Set:
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You know how much I love the Chalk Talk Stamp Set! Well – it's Tuesday and that means the new Digital Downloads are online! It's always fun to check them out but TODAY…The Digital Downloads included CHALK TALK!!!!! Yup! You can now download the Digital version of the stamp set! It looks like this:
And then…as if that didn't make me happy enough!!! I saw this stamp set: Amped Up Ampersands Kit – Digital Download
Don't you LOVE IT!? I DO! AND THEN…(I'm seriously screaming right now!) Modern Medley DSP is available in a Digital Download as well! That would have been awesome all by itself 'cause I love that DSP! But – I loved all of the downloads today! If you want to see the downloads, you can find them HERE. Enjoy! 😀
Some days, you just want to stay in and make Cards all day! Today is that kind of day! This "Trust God" card is a perfect example of WHY I love Textured Impressions Embossing Folders! It's a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" square card that uses only Very Vanilla card stock but packs a lot of texture into a small space! My sister loves this saying so I am going to put it into a frame for her. I originally thought of making it into a Wedding Card but I've been doing lots of those lately and thought you guys might want a little variety in my posts! 🙂
The 4" x 4" layer of Very Vanilla card stock was passed through the Big Shot first with the Modern Mosaic Textured Impressions Folder on half and then again with the Beautiful Baroque Textured Impressions Folder on the other half. I ran a piece of Very Vanilla Seam Binding down the front of the card layer and adhered to the base card using SNAIL Adhesive Refill. The "doily" peeking out from behind the greeting was cut using the Sizzlits Large Delicate Doilies Die. The greeting is from the Trust God Stamp Set and is stamped in Crumb Cake Ink onto Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used the Deco Labels Framelits on the AMAZING Magnetic Platform to cut out the greeting and the background at the same time. I didn't like the "line" that showed in between them when I put them back together so I covered it with pearls – (individually!) – and then popped it up with Stampin' Dimensionals to attach it to the card front.
I created a bow using Very Vanilla Seam Binding and a brad and then covered the brad with a pearl, cut a decorative edge using Craft Scissors and adhered to the card using Glue Dots. The "ruffle" in the ribbon was created using Glue Dots too. I had some left-over 5/8" Flower Trim (Boy! I am going to MISS that stuff!) and placed a pearl into the center of each flower. To finish the card off – because "enough" is never "enough!" LOL – I sprayed the card with Vanilla Smooch Spritz! All supplies are Stampin' Up! and can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE. Enjoy!
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I am always looking for new greetings to incorporate into my Card Making projects! This is a new stamp set from the 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog. It is called "Four You" and has four basic greetings: "Thinking of You," "Hello," "Thank You," and "Birthday Wishes." (See Images Below) Most of the cards I create and send are "Just because" kinds of cards to let people know I'm thinking of them. This particular card was created for a dear friend who recently had a heart transplant! I find it incredible that those kinds of operations can be done! He has definitely been through an ordeal and I want him and his family to know we are thinking of him and that we are here if they need anything.
The colors are a little more masculine so I kept the decorations simple with just a couple of Silver buttons. I especially love how the Houndstooth Paper from the Modern Medley Designer Series Paper Collection coordinates perfectly with the Houndstooth Textured Impressions Embossing Folder! It's those small details that really tie your cards together! All products are Stampin' Up! and can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE and delivered right to your door! Enjoy! 🙂
Don't forget to decorate the inside of your cards! A tiny strip of Designer Series Paper will go a long way to finish the look of your card!
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This card began with a challenge to use "my favorite" new accessory from the 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog – aka the "new" catalog. You probably realize by now that ACCESSORIES are my absolute favorite part of ANY new catalog and probably the reason I became obsessed with Paper Crafting in the first place! I love "stuff" and especially embellishments! Of all the tools, I think I like Embossing Folders BEST of all! They make your card look so professional and as if you worked for hours on your card when, in fact, it's a quick pass through the Big Shot! As i often do, I got a little carried away with my accessories and used A LOT of them! See if you can identify all of them and then check out the supply list at the bottom of this email to see if you missed any. I know it's chock full of "stuff" so I left it black and "white" (vanilla really) to offset that. I hope you like it! 😀
All products can be found in my ONLINE STORE.
I know by now you're thinking: "Where are the Rhinestones?" I did think about it but I was able to stop myself! LOL
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