Ruth's Stamping Escape

Fresh Vintage with Stampin' Write Markers

Here's another March Stamp Camp card.  It uses the Fresh Vintage stamp set from the Sale-a-bration Mini catalog. 

Just 5 days left to get a freebie from the Sale-a-bration (SAB) Mini catalog.

We used Peach Parfait and Old Olive Stampin' Write Markers to color the image on the stamp.  Then stamped on whisper white cardstock and cut out the image with the Big Shot and the Bigz Die Scallop Circle #2.  We cut the Soft Suede cardstock with the Bigz Clear Circle Die.  The sentiment is Loving Thoughts stamp set from the Occasions Mini catalog.  The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is from the Everyday Enchantment pack in the Sale-a-bration (SAB) mini catalog.  The Basic Rhinestone Jewels give just the right amount of bling.

Spring has Sprung and Glitter is Everywhere

Oh my, time has a way of slipping away from me.  So sorry about the delay in posting.

Here is a card we made at my Stamp Camp this month.  It uses Heat and Stick Powder and glitter.  The secret to using Heat and Stick Powder is to not overheat it with the heat gun.  You stamp your image with a pigment ink, real red craft ink was used here.  Then dump Heat and Stick Powder generously over the stamped image.  Then shake off any excess but don't tap it off.  You want a lot to stick to your image.  Then, using the Heat Gun, slowly heat the image just until the powder melts...then STOP.  It will be sticky at that point and you then pour the glitter generously over the image.  Tap off excess glitter and then you can zap it again with the heat gun or not.  I usually do not.  It takes just a minute for the stickiness to dry.  Take a 1" paint brush and brush away any excess glitter.  That's it.  You will have glitter everywhere because it is so fine.  I know my friend Mary is sad that she missed this Stamp Camp.  She LOVES glitter :-)

I wanted bright spring cards for my stamp camp this month.  The theme was spring and Easter. 

Stamp set used:  Sprinkled Expressions from the SAB mini, Accessories:  Crimper and Ribbon Border Punch.  Fine Galaxy Glitter. Colors, real red and delightful daffodil.  These are among my favorite colors in the garden. 

Remember:  Just 6 days left until Sale-a-bration ends.  Don't miss out on getting free product.  With every $50 order, you get a free pick from the Sale-a-bration mini catalog.

Enjoy your week.

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.

Twitterplated Elementary Elegance Birthday

I've been trying to get back to the basics lately and that includes heat embossing.  There was a while when I totally forgot about embossing powder and embossing and I don't know why because it's one of my favorite techniques.  It's easy and gives such a wow factor.  The platinum EP is so beautiful.  At first I thought it can't be that different than silver but boy was I WRONG.  It is stunning.  This card uses fun things from both the Occasions Mini catalog and the Sale-a-bration catalog.  Don't you just love the new pleated ribbon.  Perfect pleats every time.  That does my heart good.  Although I am trying not to be so A type...it's a hard habit to kick. lol...in fact I'm looking at this now and thinking I stamped that Happy Birthday a little high on the right side. Oh well...I'll get over it.  It's hand made, right.  It's not supposed to be perfect.  Twitterplated DSP, Elementary Elegance Stamp Set (SAB), Riding Hood Red Pleated Satin Ribbon, Platinum Embossing Powder

Poppy Parade and Gray

Isn't this a pretty color combination.  The butterfly is stamped in craft white ink on vellum and then embossed with white embossing powder and then use heat gun.  Everyday Enchantment DSP, Fresh Vintage and Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp sets.