Stamping Expressions

Charlotte's Race for the Cure

It has been a busy fall for me and I haven't been able to stamp very much.  Thanks to all of you who have continued to visit the blog. I ran the race last week for the 11th year as a breast cancer survivor and it was a glorious day! There were 16,000 participants and $1.6 million dollars was raised!  I'm so grateful for the life that I have today!  I got a big hug from the Carolina Panther's Sir Purr.  Isn't he cute?!  

 Ford gives out a "Warriors in Pink"scarf each year to the survivors and it was the color inspiration for this card.  

All Supplies Stampin' Up!

Card Stock: Rose Red, In Color Blushing Bride,In Color Peach Parfait, Old Olive

Ink: Rose Red, Peach Parfait, Old Olive

Stamps: Garden Silhouettes (retired)

Other: Square Lattice embossing folder, Blushing Bride 1/2" stitched ribbon

I hope you have a fabulous fall weekend!

Bold Bright Big Shot

 

I have more fun browsing catalogs for inspiration - it's never ending!  This entire card was made using Stampin' Up!'s new Big Shot machine.  These are some of SU!'s exclusive dies:  The white Top Note Bigz Die (113463) and the Birds & Blooms Sizzlets Die 4-pack (113485).  I ran the leaves through my crimper and finished it off with a sentiment from one of the Level 1 hostess sets, Best Yet.  The Big Shot, dies, and accessories will be available for purchase on October 1.  I am putting together my own special offer when you purchase the machine, so check back soon!  Happy Stamping!

Happy Blooms

When I saw this page in a recent catalog, all I could think about was using the new  stamp set, Eastern Blooms, and some of the In Colors!  I stamped the flowers in Tangerine Tango on the same colored cardstock and punched them out with the Scallop punch.  The centers are stamped, cut out, and finished off with Tempting Turquoise brads.  They're layered on Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point then adhered to Riding Hood Red cardstock.  The sentiment is from Happy Everything and I'm happy to share this with you! 

Email me today if you want to order any of the products to create this card!  Happy Stamping!

Embrace Fashion

I love the colors and design flow in this dress and it gave me inspiration for several desgins, so you'll probably see some more later!   The stamp set used is Embrace Life (page 84 of the Spring/Summer Stampin' Up Collection.)  The cardstock base is Old Olive with the bamboo versamarked in the corners.  Next I versamarked the large flower onto the Taken With Teal strip. 

 The small flowers on stamped with brown Stazon and filled in with the Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Marker. I stamped the large flower in black Stazon on watercolor paper and used my Aqua Painter with the Taken With Teal watercolor crayon.  I like to brush the color off of the crayon and apply it to the paper.  I start in the center with my brush loaded with color and work out to the edges.  It's popped up on dimensionals with a Dew Drop (non-SU!) in the center. 

Check out the Watercolor Wonder Crayons on page 183 and pick out your favorite color family.  Email me today if you would like to take a watercolor class.  It is not as hard as it looks, especially after someone shows you how and you play around with it for awhile.  Give it a try!

Happy Stamping!

Fashion Fun 2

  The ink and cardstock colors I used for this card were Basic Brown, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, and Green Galore.  I used the Bud Basics stamp set and the Faux Silk technique to create the central image.  It was very easy to do and makes a nice contrast to the smooth cardstock.

Check back for another version of this card and a tutorial  for the technique I used. 

Happy Stamping!

Fashion Fun

I've switched to fashion catalogs for some inspiration and here's my first one.  Using the Pick A Petal set I stamped the petals with Only Orange, Pixie Pink and Black Stazon.  I used circle punches from 1/2" to 1 3/8" for the center.  The sentiment is from Happy Everthing. 

If you would like to be notified when I offer my next class of Fashion Fun, email me with your information.  Happy Stamping!

An Asian Influence

Here's another set of linens from that same catalog that jumped out at me.  I used the SU!'s retired hostess set, Garden Silhouettes, which matched perfectly.  I colored the image with Stampin' Write markers with Basic Black, Going Grey, and Real Red.  Then I used the Versamarker pen to "color" the open red flowers and clear embossed them to add a little dimension to the design.  The pillow on the front right has a piece of red fabric on one edge with three buttons, which I used for the layout.  I needed to anchor that center piece, so I used some Going Grey pieces that I versamarked with the Linen background stamp (also retired!) and then added the little bit of red on the right side to balance it out.  Email me and let me know what you think - I'd love to hear from you!  If you do, I'll send you this card.

Happy Stamping!

Quilting Fun

I was browsing through a linen catalog and fell in love with this colorful quilt!  It would be an easy quilt to make, but a card takes alot less time!   I used SU!'s Carte Postale set and stamped the designs on white cardstock and then punched them out with the 1 1/4" square punch.  I backed them in the matching color cardstock using the 1 3/8" punch.  The sentiment is from One of a Kind.

Email me your own version of a quilt card and I'll post it here.  Happy Stamping!  Ellen