Stamping at The Warren

Thursday, 5 May 2016

Baby Bear Multi Step Stamping Technique in Pink Pirouette & Lost Lagoon Sneak Peak Stampin Up! UK

Do I have a Treat for you today!

I won this delightful Baby Bear Stamp Set when I attended Stampin' Up!s On Stage Live Event in April. These Stampin Up! Events are super, and I get to meet up with some of my pals, that are also Demonstrators. There was nearly 400 of us at the event in April. Throughout the day, there are Prize Patrols, where you can win a product from the new annual catalogue. And I won this one!! To say I was over the moon, would be an understatement.

So here I am, sharing him with all of you! I know you have to wait until June 1st before you can order this stamp set, but today, I really wanted to share with you the Technique used for Multi-Step Stamp Sets as some people get in a bit of a pickle. The technique is actually very easy, because these stamp sets are now always in Protopolymer. This means you can line up the stamps according to landmarks on the stamps, since you can see through the acrylic block.

I have added the video here, as it is the easiest way for you to see the technique in action. And I have kept this card design very simple for that purpose. I have coupled the card with a stamp set that is still available in the Retiring Products section of my website.

The Stamp Set is called A Dozen Thoughts. Just click on the icon below to be transported to the stamp set in my online store.

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Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

TUTORIAL

Trim a piece of Thicker Whisper White Cardstock to 12.5 x 25 cms; Score at 12.5 cms; fold & Burnish
Trim a piece of Lobr Blossoms Designer Series Paper to 12.1 x 12.1 cms and mat onto the card base
Trim a piece of Whisper White Cardstock to 10 x 10 cms
STEP ONE - Using the least defined stamp, ink up with the colour of your choice and stamp off some of the ink on the stamp onto a scrap of paper, and stamp onto the Whisper White Panel
STEP TWO -Using the Medium defined stamp & ink it up with the same colour , and stamp over the first image, lining up using the head and foot
STEP THREE - Ink up the most defined stamp with the same colour, and line up as before and stamp
Mat onto a piece of co-ordinating cardstock measuring 10.4 x 10.4 cms & mount onto the card front using Stampin Dimensionals
Stamp the Baby Boy or Baby Girl sentiment from the Dozen Thoughts Stamp Set onto a scrap of the Designer Series Paper using Archival Black ink pad (dries quickly)
Create shallow banner ends using paper snips and attach to the card front
Embellish to your hearts content

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Marquee Messages Sneak Peak New In Colour Watercolour Technique Stampin Up! UK

Today I am sharing with you another Sneak Peak Stamp Set from the up-coming 2016 - 2017 Stampin Up! Catalogue.

This stamp set is called Marquee Messages, and it lends itself perfectly with watercolour techniques. And that is what I have done today. So you have a Double Sneak Peak as I am using the new In Colours, and that has produced a lovely rainbow coloured background. Using this technique, demonstrates how well, stampin up ink pads complement one another. I used Shimmery White Cardstock for the technique, rather than watercolour paper, and a blender pen for the watercolouring.

The card was finished very simply using the Gold Wink of Stella Glitter Glue Brush.

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Tutorial

Trim a piece of Bermuda Bay Cardstock to 24 x 12 cms; score at 12 cms; fold & Burnish
Trim a piece of Shimmery White Cardstock to 10 x 11 cms
Dampen the surface of the cardstock by squeezing drops of water from the Aquapainter Brush, and brush the water all over the cardstock. Pick up ink from the well of Emerald Envy ink pad and apply to the panel; repeat with each of the new In Colours, blending each ink, into it's neighbor, to create a striped rainbow effect on the cardstock. Leave to dry thoroughly
Once dry, Ink up the Marquee stamp with Archival Black Ink Pad, and stamp onto the cardstock; Then stamp the It's You and Birthday sentiments in the same ink.
Mat onto a piece of Mint Macaron Cardstock measuring 10.4 x 11.4 cms using Stampin Dimensionals for added lift.
Mount onto the card base, again, using Stampin Dimensionals.
Finish by applying a touch of gold glitter using the Gold Wink of Stella brush, for the stars and dots.

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Wednesday, 4 May 2016

Birthday Blossoms Birthday Card in Flirty Flamingo & Sweet Sugarplum Sneak Peak Stampin Up! UK

Today I have another old Catalogue/New Catalogue Combo Card for you.

I have used the Birthday Blossoms Stamp Set in wood mount with a combination of Flirty Flamingo and Sweet Sugarplum Inks to create the background and the Pansy Petals. There is also a sneak Peak of one of the new Designer Series Papers (DSP) that will be in the new catalogue in June. I have used Mint Macaron Cardstock from the Rolling Over In Colour Collection, and demonstrates how carefully Stampin Up co-ordinates it's entire range, so that colour Collections not only contrast with one another, but how they compliment too ... and this follows over into all the accessories.

It makes card making & Scrapbooking so much easier!

The fill tutorial and video can be found further down today's blog post

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

TUTORIAL

CARD BASE Trim a piece of Mint Macaron Cardstock to 30 x 10.5 cms; Score at 14.8 cms; fold & Burnish
Trim a piece of Shimmery White Cardstock to 14 x 9.7 cms; Randomly stamp the blossom stamp using a combination of Flirty Flamingo & Sweet Sugarplum Ink Pads to create the background.
Mat the stamped panel onto a piece of Affectionately Yours Designer Series Paper (I have substituted this with the Shine On DSP Pack that is in the retiring Bin on my website) Measuring 14.4 x 10.1 cms & mount onto the card base using Stampin Dimensionals
Onto scraps of Shimmery White Cardstock, stamp x3 Pansy Flowers in a combination of Flirty Flamingo & Sweet Sugarplum ink pads. Punch out the flowers using the Pansy Punch
Stamp 3 leaves using Emerald Envy Ink Pad, and Fussy Cut them out using Paper Snips.
Trim a strip of Shimmery White Cardstock to 3 x 10.5 cms & another of the same size using contrasting DSP.
Stamp the Shimmery White Panel with the birthday sentiment/banner using Archival Black ink Pad. Mat these onto the card front at opposing angles and snip off any excess cardstock
Mount the flowers onto the card front using Stampin Dimensionals, and add a couple of Ices Rhinestones to finish.

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Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Beautiful Bunch Tissue Box Cover Using the New In Colours From Stampin Up! UK

I was scratching my brains trying to think of an artistic way to to share with you all the new In Colours that will be in the new Stampin Up! Catalogue.

And what I really wanted to demonstrate, is how well these colours work together to give both a complimentary and contrasting effect with one another.

I decided that a 6" square Tissue Box Cover would work really well. So here is is.

As always there is a Video that accompanies the tutorial, and you will find it further down today's blog post.

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Tutorial

BASE - Trim two pieces of Thicker Whisper White Cardstock to 12 x 24 cms; With the Long side at the top of the Metric Scoring Board, score at 1 & 11.5 cms
TOP - Trim a piece of Thicker Whisper White Cardstock to 17 x 17 cms; Score all sides ar 2.5 cms
STAMP - all pieces using the 5 new In Colours )2016 - 2018) with a combination of five of the rubber stamps from the Beautiful Bunch Stamp Set
On the back of the Lid, mark a cross in the centre and die cut an aperture. You will need to fold in the two sides for it to fit through the Big Shot
Fold & Burnish the score lines on the lid; Cut two tabs to the first score line on one edge. Rotate the cardstock by 180 degrees and repeat; Use Tombow Liquid Glue to form the 4 corners of the lid.
BASE - Fold and Burnish the score lines on the two base pieces, and run a strip of tear & tape adhesive along the two 1cm fold lines. Removing backing tape and join the two pieces of Cardstock together to create the four sides (WATCH THE VIDEO)