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Category: Embossing

  • Marina Celery Penned Vermilion

    A wonderful Saturday morning to you all. My friend Kim and I drove down to Washington DC yesterday to visit her sister Angie who is working in town. We are staying in Georgetown, a very trendy area with lots of great shops. Friends of ours were gracious enough to lend us their house. Today’s card features another retiring stamp and he is one of my favorites, the Young Vermillion A La Carte Wood Mount Stamp. I started with a base of Certainly Celery and used the Big Shot to run a piece of Marina Mist through with the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the background. The Vermillion is stamped in Marina Mist on Very Vanilla and the corners are punched with the Ticket Corner Punch. It’s mounted to a piece of Certainly Celery. I used the same “procedure” with the greeting from the Perfectly Penned Stamp Set. They are both adhered to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I really like the color combination and I will miss the little bird. The card is a great quick thank you and would work well for a man or a woman, and thank you for stopping by! Have a great day! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery and Marina Mist Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Marina Mist Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Young Vermillion A La Carte Wood Mount (Retiring) and Perfectly Penned Clear Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Ticket Corner Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your order for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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  • Peach Pizzaz Butterfly Type

    Good morning everyone and happy Friday! I hope that everyone had a good week and that you are doing some fun stuff this weekend. I had my Downline Meeting last night and it was lots of fun like it always is. For today’s card I used some of the retiring In-Colors, the retiring Butterfly Prints Stamp Set form the Big Catalog and the You’re My Type Stamp Set from the Occasions Mini that ends in eleven days. There are so many great sets and accessories in the Occasions Mini and it will be the last one as Stampin’ Up! has changed their catalog strategy to two large seasonal catalogs and one main catalog. The base of the card is Whisper White and is from the Note Cards and Envelopes Pack. I ran a piece of Peach Parfait through my Big Shot using the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for some simple texture. The butterfly is from the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set (Retiring) and is stamped in Peach Parfait and punched out with the Butterfly Punch. The typewriter image if from the You’re My Type Stamp Set and is stamped in Pear Pizzaz and mounted on a piece of Pear Pizzaz Card Stock. I used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount them both to the card. The cute little flower is made with the Boho Blossoms Punch and the center circle is from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and it too is mounted with a Stampin’ Dimensional. This is a great little thinking of you card and with a greeting change can be so much more. Thank you for checking in today and have an awesome weekend! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzaz and Whisper White Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzaz Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: You’re My Type (Occasions Mini) and Butterfly Prints (Retiring) Clear Mount

    Cards: Note Cards and Envelopes Pack

    Tools: Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Butterfly Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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  • Very Vintage Vogue

    Good morning all! Happy Wednesday, which means we are halfway through the week! The weather here on Long Island has been beautiful but it’s a little colder today. I’m looking forward to the warmer weather sticking around! Today’s card is a thank you for everyone of you that takes time to stop by here and read my posts. I really am grateful that you do! I started with a base of Rose Red Card Stock. I took a piece of Crumb Cake and ran it through my Big Shot using the Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder for the top half of the background. The bottom half is created using the Very Vintage Stampin’ Around Large Wheel and Crumb Cake Ink and it is rolled onto Very Vanilla Card Stock. To cover the seam I used a piece of Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon. The flowers are form the Vintage Vogue Stamp Set (Retired List) and are stamped in Rose Red. I cut them out with my Paper Snips and used some Large Pearl Jewels and a Basic Pearls Jewel for the centers and mounted them with some Stampin’ Dimensionals. The greeting is from the Apothecary Art Stamp Set (Occasions Mini) and is also stamped in Rose Red. I used the Decorative Label Punch to punch out the phrase as well as the piece of Rose Red Card Stock behind it. You just punch out a label and then put it back into the punch and crop off the excess. I hope that you enjoyed your thank you card. It really does mean a lot to me that so many of you visit each day. Have a wonderful day!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Rose Red and Crumb Cake Classic Card Stock

    Ink: Rose Red and Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue and Apothecary Art Clear Mount and Very Vintage Large Stampin’ Wheel

    Embellishments: Large Pearls Jewels, Basic Pearls Jewels and Crumb Cake 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon

    Tools: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Decorative Label Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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  • Paper Players #91

    Good morning everyone and happy Monday to you! If I keep saying that maybe I’ll believe it! I hope that you all had a nice weekend, I know I did! I got a lot accomplished and got to see some of my peeps! Today’s card is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us this…

    Clean and simple with watercoloring. Anytime that I only use three items to make a card it is definitely simple. As those of you that read these posts daily it’s not unusual for me to have 10 or more items listed in the supplies! I also used the 2010-2012 In-Colors that are retiring. I started off with a base of Concord Crush and to that I added a piece of Pear Pizzaz that I ran through my trusty Big Shot with the Perfect Details Texturz Plate. For the main image on the card I stamped the flower from the Creative Elements Stamp Set in Jet Black Staz-on Ink on Watercolor Paper three times. I used my Aqua Painter and Poppy Parade Ink to watercolor in the flowers and then did some serious fussy cutting with my Paper Snips and cut them out in varying sizes so I would be able to layer them. Watercolor Paper is a bit thicker than standard card stock so it is definitely a workout for your hand when you cut things out of it! I used a couple of Mini Glue Dots to adhere it to the card and then Stampin Dimensionals for the two layers. The rest of the elements on the card are also from the Creative Elements Set and are stamped in Concord Crush. They too are cut out with my Paper Snip and mounted to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals. For a little more pop I edged the greeting with the Poppy Parade Stamp Pad. Creative Elements is one of my favorite sets and I’m happy to report that it will be in the new catalog! I hope that you enjoyed today’s card and thank you so much for stopping by!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Concord Crush and Pear Pizzaz Smooth Card Stock

    Specialty Paper: Watercolor Paper

    Ink: Poppy Parade and Concord Crush Classic Stampin’ Ink and Jet Black Staz-on Ink

    Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Paper Snips, Aqua Painter, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

    The Retired Stamp List is here! CLICK HERE to see it and place your orders for the ones that you want before May 31st!

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  • Matchbook Post-It Holders

    Good morning and happy Friday to you all. I am so glad that the weekend is so close at hand! For today’s post I somewhat cased a project from this month’s Stampin’ Success. That’s the magazine that Stampin’ Up! sends out to us Demonstrators every month. It’s packed with tips, projects and suggestions for your business. I love it and look forward to it all the time. The Workshop project this month is Post-It holder matchbooks. I love when you can make something that is so simple but looks so nice and serves a purpose. The first one that I made is the butterfly one. I used Crumb Cake Card Stock for the base. The butterfly is from the Butterfly Prints Stamp Set and is stamped in Perfect Plum on Very Vanilla Card Stock. I used the Butterfly Punch to punch it out and then stamped the sentiment and the antennae on the So Saffron Card Stock. I used a Neutrals Collection Brad to secure it and then mounted it on some Perfect Plum Card Stock with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I used the Scallop Edge Border Punch along the bottom lip and placed a piece of So Saffron 3/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired) around it. The flowers are punched out using the Boho Blossoms Punch and fastened with another brad. For the second one I used Real Red Card Stock for the base. The stamped image is from the Easy Events Stamp Set and is stamped in Basic Black Classic Stampin’ Ink. I used an eye shadow applicator (like a mini sponge dauber!) to shade in the tree and grass with Lucky Limeade Ink. I then colored in the heart with Real Red and the trunk with Soft Suede Markers. The backing is Lucky Limeade and that is adhered to piece of Soft Suede that I ran through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The lip of this one is punched using the Eyelet Border Punch. I punched out a piece of Lucky Limeade with the Scallop Oval Punch and placed some Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon round it. I’m loving these little matchbooks and they would make great gifts for co-workers or just about anybody! Thanks you so much for stopping by and have an awesome Friday!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum, So Saffron, Real Red, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade and Soft Suede Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Perfect Plum, Basic Black and Lucky Limeade Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Markers: Real Red and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers

    Stamp Sets: Butterfly Prints and Easy Events Clear Mount

    Embellishments: Neutrals Collection Brads, So Saffron 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon (Retired), Soft Suede 3/8″ Taffeta Ribbon

    Tools: Butterfly Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Big Shot, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sticky Strip and SNAIL

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  • Paper Players #90

    A good monday morning to you all. I hope that everyone had a nice Easter. Mine was great. I got to spend time with my daughter, brother and his fiancé. We have an idea for the wedding invitations and I am going to put something together this week. I also got to craft a lot this weekend which makes me very happy! Today’s post is for this weeks Paper Players Challenge. This week they have given us a color challenge using Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery…

    I decided to use a one of my more recently acquired sets the Elements of Style. I started with a base of Pool Party cut so that it opens from the bottom. I added a piece of Certainly Celery on top of that. I stamped the large image from the Elements of Style Stamp Set in Not Quite Navy on Very Vanilla and placed that on top. Using my Big Shot and the Beautiful Wings Embosslit I cut out some butterflies in Pool Party and Certainly Celery and used Stampin’ Dimensionals cut up to adhere them randomly over the stamped image. The greeting is also stamped in Not Quite Navy and punched out with the Large Oval Punch and backed with a piece of Not Quite Navy Card Stock punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. I love the colors and the simplicity of the card and hope that you enjoy it too. Thank you, as always, for dropping in. Have a great day!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Pool Party and Certainly Celery Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Elements of Style Clear Mount

    Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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  • Tempting Tango Birthday

    Hello everyone and happy Easter Sunday! I hope that you are having a nice time with your family and friends today. I will see my daughter, brother and his fiancé later on. Today’s card is a simple Saturday card. It’s easy to make and not cluttered at all. I have been meaning to use the Pennants Builder Punch and the Pennant Parade Stamp set for a while. The base of the card is Tempting Turquoise. I used the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder with a piece of Whisper White Card Stock for the background. I stamped some Tempting Turquoise with the same color ink and some Tangerine Tango, also with the same color ink, from the Pennant Parade Stamp Set and punched them out with the Pennants Builder Punch. I stamped wish big in the same two colors and punched them out with the 3/4″ Circle Punch and used some Stampin’ Dimensionals to mount them on the pennants. I “hung” a pice of White Bakers Twine across the card and adhered the pennants with more Stampin’ Dimensionals along it. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set and is stamped in Tempting Turquoise, it’s mounted on a piece of Tangerine Tango and punched out with the Scallop Oval Punch. It’s a nice colorful easy birthday card and would make a great workshop card. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Tempting Turquoise and Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: Pennant Parade and Party This Way Clear Mount Stamp Sets

    Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 3/4″ Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Pennants Builder Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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  • PPA 132

    Happy Saturday morning to you all. Is everyone all ready for their Easter Egg Hunts and baskets filled with goodies? My brother and his fiancé are coming by tomorrow for a bit. I’m going to go over Wedding invitations with them so I can get started making them! I’m quite excited to be doing it, I know it will take a while but I can’t wait to get started! For today’s card I am posting this weeks Pals Paper Arts card. This week they have given us a color challenge…

    I love all of the colors and I couldn’t wait to get started on my card. I wanted to use a set that I don’t use often and I don’t really see a lot of. I went with the Precious Butterflies Stamp Set from the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. It’s a Host(ess) set and is most likely only going to be available for a few more weeks. I started with a card base of Chocolate Chip. I then ran a piece of Certainly Celery through my Big Shot using the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. All of the stamps, including the greetings, are from the Precious Butterflies Stamp Set and they are all stamped in Chocolate Chip, with a lighter touch for a distressed look. I punched the one image of the circle of butterflies out with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. I cut the just for You out with my Paper Snips (all of the cutting is for my friend Sandy!) and mounted them on Stampin’ Dimensionals. I stamped two of the large and three of the small butterflies on Pretty In Pink and cut those out with my Paper Snips. The butterfly flurry is also stamped on Pretty In Pink and cut out. They are all mounted to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals. The quote is backed with some more Pretty In Pink. I am so happy with the card and hope that you like it too. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy your Saturday!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink and Chocolate Chip Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Set: Precious Butterflies (Host(ess))

    Tools: Big Shot, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Paper Snips, Stampin Dimensionals and SNAIL

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  • Happy Birthday Taylor

    Hello all of you people out there! It’s Friday and Easter Weekend! I hope that you all have some plans to spend time with family this weekend. As I promised yesterday here is my daughter Taylor’s birthday card. She really likes anchors and ships and more blues and grays so there are no frills or flowers on this card. I started with a base of Not Quite Navy and I took a piece of Baja Breeze and ran it through my Big Shot using the Perfect Details Texturz Plates. The nautical images are from The Open Sea Stamp Set and are stamped in Not Quite Navy and Basic Grey. The whale is from the Fox & Friends Stamp Set and is also stamped in Basic Grey, I think it adds a little whimsy to the card. The whale and anchor are backed by Not Quite Navy and the ship is backed with Basic Grey and has three Neutrals Collection 3/16″ Brads in the upper right corner. The greeting is from the Party This Way Stamp Set and is stamped in Not Quite Navy and is punched out with the Word Window Punch. I used the daughter stamp from the Family Reunion Stamp Set and placed some more Basic Grey behind it and a piece of First Edition Designer Series Paper on top of some Not Quite Navy. I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to help prop up the easel part of the card. Taylor loved her card and I hope that you like it too! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Basic Grey and Baja Breeze Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Basic Grey and Not Quite Navy Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Fox & Friends and Family Reunion Clear Mount

    Designer Series Paper: First Edition

    Embellishments: Neutrals Collection 3/16″ Brads

    Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plate, Word Window Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Stampin’ Dimensionals and SNAIL

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  • Mojo 235

    Good morning peeps! I hope that you are having a nice week so far. Today is my daughter Taylor’s 16th birthday! I am a very lucky dad to have such a wonderful child! Happy Birthday Taylor. I’ll be posting her card tomorrow, sometimes she actually stops texting to read my blog! Today’s card is for this weeks Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. They have given us this sketch to work with…

    I really do love making my Mojo card each week. For this weeks card I decided to use the new Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper and the Bright Blossoms Stamp Set. I started with a base of Tangerine Tango and I added a piece os the Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper. I took my Scallop Edge Border Punch and punched one side of a piece of Tempting Turquoise. The layer over that is a piece of Rich Razzleberry that I ran through my trusty Big Shot with the Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Another piece of Tempting Turquoise and Designer Series paper is cut out with the Circle Scissor Plus and mounted on some Stampin’ Dimensionals. I markered two images from the Bright Blossoms Stamp Sets in Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Real Red and punched it out with the Extra Large Oval Punch and put some Stampin’ Dimensionals under that too. I hand cut the flagged piece of Daffodil Delight and another piece of Designer Series paper and that too has some Stampin’ DImensionals. The greeting is from the Fabulous Phrases Stamp Set and is stamped in Rich Razzleberry. For the finishing touch I cut a sliver of Whisper white and threaded it through the Brights Designer Series button and glued that on with some Mini Glue Dots. I love the bright cheery colors and the great variety of Designer Series Paper that comes with the Summer Smooches Collection. Thank you so much for dropping by and enjoy your day! 🙂

    Stampin’ Up! products used:

    Card Stock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Tangerine Tango Smooth Card Stock

    Ink: Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin’ Ink

    Markers: Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade and Real Red Stampin’ Write Markers

    Stamp Sets: Bright Blossoms and Fabulous Phrases Clear Mount Stamp Sets

    Designer Series Paper: Summer Smooches

    Embellishments: Brights Collection Designer Buttons

    Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polkadots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Extra Large Oval Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Paper Snips, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin’ DImensionals and SNAIL

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