Here I am in Salt Lake City! So exciting! Will post more about convention tomorrow, if I get a chance. This morning they kick off convention and I will be standing n line waiting for the doors to open for the Opening General Session. While waiting swapping will be taking place ALL over. Swapping at the hotel, in lines at convention, during lunch...you get the picture.
So this is the last of the cards that I created for swapping. I made 50 of each style. It takes time to do it but I really enjoy doing it. I love the new Blackberry Bliss In Color. I use it on my cards every time I get the chance. This uses my favorite color combination, Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, and Mossy Meadow. This is a simpler version of a card that I did for one of my technique classes. I just could not afford to create swaps with the amount of ribbon that the original card used.
The supplies that I used for this card were:
STAMP SET: Bloom with Hope
PAPER: Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, Whisper White, Hello Honey, Blackberry Bliss
INK: Memento Black Tuxedo, Versamark
ACCESSORIES: Gold Embossing Powder, Heating Tool, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, 2-1/2" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight and Old Olive Blendabilities
I love the subtle embossed polka dots on the card. They compliment the circle withe image stamped on. I think this was a good way to keep costs down. I am leaving now to join the fun for today. So excited for all the surprises that are in store for us today. It will be a full day with general session, Make & Take session, breakout classes, a trip to the Main Office in Riverton and finally ending with an evening class. It will be such a busy day. Enjoy your day! I know my day will be great!
I guess I was in a patriotic mood when I designed my swaps this year. Another one of my go to stamp sets for men is this one. "The Open Sea". The layout is one that I have used many times this year. I really like this card. It looks so vintage.
The supplies that I used for this card were:
STAMP SETS: World Map, The Open Sea
PAPER: Night of Navy, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla
INK: Crumb Cake, Marins Mist, Early Espresso
ACCESSORIES: Sponges, 2-1/2 Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Cherry Cobbler Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals
I sponged the edges of the map with Early Espresso and the edges of the circle with Crumb Cake to give it an old and worn look. I almost put the ribbon in a tea dip to make it look really old and worn over time. But I thought the brighter red and white added more interest to the card.
Well, today I should be in Salt Lake City. I am so excited! Enjoy your day!
One of my favorite things to do at convention or any SU event is to exchange swaps. I created 3 different one for convention this year. While I am on the road, I will post each day one of the swaps I made.
I told you that I was loving this stamp set," Sea Street". So of course I just had to use this set for one of my swaps. This is a very clean card. I love the Red, White, and Blue theme. But I had to add a little yellow in one of the flags to add a small pop of color. I also just had to add a bit of sparkle. I put Dazzling Details on top of the Starfish.
The supplies that I used for this card were:
STAMP SET: Sea Street
PAPER: Whisper White, Real Red, Night of Navy, Early Espresso
INK: Early Espresso, Real Red, Crumb Cake
ACCESSORIES: 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 2 Way Glue, Dazzling DiamondsStylish Stripes Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Real Red, Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight Markers
I hope the people that I swap with will like this card. I spent more time than I would like to coloring the flags but I think it helped make this card. I liked the way the card turned out and I guess that is what really matters. Just 2 more days until we get into Salt Lake City. Can not wait! A group of us will be meeting for dinner at the Blue Iguana. I am so excited to meet up with my friends and see them again since I only get to see some of them at Convention and at Leadership. Enjoy your day!
Well today's post is going to be super short. Due to being on the road and all this traveling. Here is the last card from my classes this month. I did not set out to make a patriotic looking card but this is what I ended up with. The only thing that is the same as my original vision is the sentiment. I needed a card that said congratulations and that is where I started.
This card used the following supplies:
STAMP SET: Sassy Salutations
PAPER: Whisper White, Night of Navy, Real Red, Gold Glimmer Paper
INK: Real Red, Night of Navy
ACCESSORIES: Star Framelits, Banner Framelits, Big Shot, Star/Hearts Mask, Sponge Daubers
I used the Star Mask to get all those tiny little stars on the red card stock. For this project, I used sponge daubers to create all those tiny stars. When you use sponge daubers to apply the ink to the paper, you can create a more solid shape. That was the effect that I was going for in this card.
At first, I was afraid that my customers would not like this card. But when they saw it, the were excited and came up with a number of ways they could use this card such as cards for veterans, those in the military, graduation cards ( changing these colors for school colors) cards for those people born in July, and the list goes on. I love it when my classes brainstorm and see how they can tweak my designs and ideas. I feel that is what it is all about. This card was the perfect example of what Stampin' Up is all about, Inspire, Create, Share. Enjoy the day!
Although Convention does not start until Thursday, I started on my way today. My husband, a friend and I are driving out to Utah. It will take a number of days to get there but we are going to stop and visit various fiends of ours along the way.
But in the meantime, I would like you to see the second card that we made this month at my July Technique Class. With this card, I was demonstrating how you use the Masks. One way is to sponge over top of the Mask to apply the color. If you look at the section down at the bottom of the card, you will see yellow polka dots. I created those by sponging on top of the Mask.
The supplies that I used for this card were:
STAMP SETS: Zoo Babies, Itty Bitty Banners
PAPER: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Smokey Slate, Daffodil Delight
INK: Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate
ACCESSORIES: Circle Framelits, Itty Bitty Banner Framelits, Large Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Daffodil Delight Seam Binding, Dimensionals
Gray and yellow or any color with gray seems to be a hot color combination for baby bedding right now. So this card fits right in with what is trending. I had no intention of making a baby card for class this month. But as I went, the card just seemed to go in that direction.
Oh well, we will be driving for the next couple of days. But I will be posting, so keep checking back. Enjoy the day! Salt Lake City here I come!
In the middle of getting ready for convention and our vacation, I managed to squeeze in a technique class. This is one of the cards that we created at that class. My theme this month was "MASKS". Stampin' Up has placed in their catalog this year, 2 different sets of Masks or stencils as us old folk used to call them. So my class consisted of showcasing the two different sets of masks but also show how you can create your own masks. I used the Heart Border punch to create my own mask for this project. You can see them on the right side of the card.
The projects that I used for this card were:
STAMP SETS: Petite Pairs, Embellished Events
PAPER: Whisper White, Silver Foil , Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer
INK: Versamark
ACCESSORIES: Beautiful Baroque, Embossing Folder, 1-1/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Heart Border Punch, Silver Embossing Powder, Heating Tool, Rhinestone Jewels, Dimensionals
The layout is from this week's Mojo Monday Blog. I saw on Mary Fish's blog a card she designed using the heart punch on the side and my mind just came up with this card. Mary's card was a western theme and not even close to an elegant card like this. But for some reason my mind went to an elegant card which would be perfect for a wedding or anniversary card. I like this card and my customers really liked this one too. This is not all what I had in mind when I was thinking about the cards for this class. But sometimes when making cards, I find that the idea I started out with, is not even close to what I end up with. And that is how every card in this month's class turned out.
Another busy day before our vacation starts tomorrow. But please check back because I will be posting pics of my swaps. I plan to post some pics from convention also if it does not get too crazy there. Enjoy the day!
Here is an easy but impressive looking card using another technique. I used a graduated sponging technique that fills in the white space. That technique helps to soften the large white area. I think it is quite effective with this card.
The supplies that I used for this card were:
STAMP SETS: Summer Silhouettes, Kindness Matters (retired), Petite Pairs
PAPER: Whisper White, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry
INK: Pear Pizazz, Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Rich Razzleberry, Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Sponges, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities
I did cheat a bit on this card by using the butterfly from Kindness Matters. I thought I had the stamp set Pappion. But I did not but I thought it needed something to fill in the empty space up in the corner. I guess that is the next stamp set I need to order.
Today is a three kid day and they are all playing quietly right now. Which I do not believe but am grateful for because I can finally finish this post that I started last week! Enjoy the day!
