Ruth's Stamping Escape

Adorable Easter Bunny Punch Art

I had a picture of this cute bunny saved and had been wanting to make him for a long time.  Stamp Camp made me spring into action.  I added the grass, egg and butterfly just because those things go hand in hand with the Easter theme.  I think it turn out really cute. I made a template for the bunny(below).  He's all punches!  The ladies at the Stamp Camp loved this.  What do you think?

St. Patrick's Day Pop-Up and Spring Butterfly Card

Here are 2 cards we made for club last night.  The ladies loved them.  The St Patrick's Day is from the Occasions Mini Catalog and the inside 'Celebrate' is from the Outline Occasions set in the Sale-a-brations(SAB) catalog.  The butterfly card is from the Fresh Vintage set in the Sale-a-bration catalog. 

One of these days I'm going to get into the video/tutorial world and then I could just send you to my video to watch me make my cards.  But I'm just not there YET. 

If you're coming to my Stamp Camp on Saturday, Feb 25th, we'll be making a similar pop-up card.  You'll get hands-on how to make this type of fun card.If you're local to Northern VA, and are not on my EVITE list for stamp camps, just send an email to me and I'll happily add you.

The Square Lattice Embossing folder was used with the Big Shot Machine to create the textured background and it's done with a piece of 5 1/8 x 3 7/8 piece of Vellum Cardstock.  It's such a cool affect when it turns the raised portion of the vellum to white.  We heat embossed the St. Patrick's Day by stamping with Garden Green Craft ink and then covering with Clear Embossing Powder and then heat seting with our heat gun. Then flip it over and use our coordinating Stamin' Write Markers to color inside the outlined words.  It looks messy when you're coloring but when you flip it back to the right side, it's beautiful.  This technique of coloring is called Stained Glass.  After coloring the vellum, we used the Labels Collection Framelits and the Big Shot to cut out the St. Patrick's Day image and the next size up for the mat behind it.  We used the Crop-a-dile to punch holes in the vellum to weave the new 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon through.  The colors used on this card are Lucky Limeade (new In-color) and Garden Green.

Simply Scored, Window Sheets, Sticky Strip, and Heart to Heart punch were used to pop the hearts up.

side view so you can see the hearts popped up

The colors for the butterfly card are inspired from the flowers blooming in my front yard this week!  Last night snow....not much but the flowers are confused.  The daffodils are budding and the tulips are coming up.  We are having crazy weather.  

This card layout is inspired from my sister Donna.  Thanks sis.  As demonstrators and sisters, we love sharing ideas with each other and, it keeps us close even though we're hundreds of miles apart.

Wonderful Wings Embosslit, Big Shot, Fresh Vintage stamp set. Pearls for the big butterfly. Daffodil Delight Stampin' Write Marker.  It's hard to see that we colored in the flowers and dots with the marker, which pulls the colors together nicely.  Concord Crush is an in-color that will be going away in a few months.  I will miss it.

Paisley Petals DSP meets Butterflies - Stamp Camp Project

I love all of our Stampin' Up! colors and I was hooked at my first workshop when I saw that the ink, cardstock and accessories all matched.   My absolute favorite (today) color is Not Quite Navy.  I've loved it from the first time I layed eyes on it.  So much so that I had to go shopping and find a suit in that color to wear to work.  I found one too and still have it after 10 years.  So what if it doesn't fit anymore...I still love it! 

This is a card we made at our Stamp Camp on Saturday. It uses Not Quite Navy cardstock and the Paisley Petals DSP also has NQN in it.  I also love butterflies so this is a favorite of the month card.  The inside butterfly is done with the "kissing" technique.  Do you know what that is?  Enjoy

 

 

Supplies used:

• Stamp sets:  Flight of the Butterfly (love it) - 111564,  Upsy Daisy - 111710
• Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper - 122367
• Cardstock - Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
• Punch - Modern Label
• Ribbon - Very Vanilla Seam Binding (love this)
• Ink - Versa Mark, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party

Enjoy your tomorrow!

More Strength & Hope

You'll need ideas for when you get your set, yes?  I'm trying to fit a class in for just this stamp set so that if you order it, we'll have a special class just for you to make special cards with.  Give me a week or so to figure the timing out.

Here's a couple of more samples I've made with this beautiful set...the first is not traditionally what you think of when you see this set, is it?

Isn't it pretty though?  Another great use for this set.

Isn't this one beautiful.  Recognize the Lattice Die cut with the Big Shot.  It's the same die I used to create the cross for my Easter card.  Love the Big Shot and all the fabulous dies we have.

Strength & Hope Campaign and Fundraiser

As part of our Making a Difference program, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® in the Strength & Hope Campaign. 

  

For every purchase of the Strength & Hope Stamp Set or the Strength & Hope Digital Kit, Stampin' Up! is donating $2 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF).

Most of us, either directly or indirectly, know someone who has been affected by some form of Cancer.

I have way too many friends who have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.  Some have lost the battle and others are survivors who are cancer free and pray daily that it never returns.  Yet other friends are currently fighting the battle and I pray that they will also be survivors. 

 

I have often thought that if we can send men to the moon, why can't they find a cure for this terrible disease?  I never seem to come up with a good enough answer.

  

Please join me in supporting Stampin' Up!'s campaign, by purchasing the "Strength & Hope" stamp set. You will be helping to make a difference in the fight to stop this terrible disease.

 

Campaign Dates: 1 April-31 July 2011 
                                                                                                                                                                              
118100       Strength & Hope (wood)     $17.95

123660     Strength & Hope (clear)       $13.95

124475     Strength & Hope digital kit    $9.95

 These items can be found on the inside back cover of the current Summer Mini Catalog, on page 27.

Here are a couple of samples I've made with the Strength & Hope set so far

Strength & Hope stamp set

Beyond the Garden Designer Series Paper, Tangerine Tango Ink, Daffodil Delight 1/8" taffeta ribbon