Touch of Texture for FMS 248

Sorry it's been so long!  I don't have any excuses really but I have been scrapbooking - my first attempt & it is a slow process!  I am making an album of our recent holiday to Hong Kong.  However, Stampin' Up has a new Annual Catalogue (well new as of June 1st) and I have some very cool new stamps and thinlits that need to be used!  

This is a card that I made for a sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches using my new Touches of Texture stamp set.  I did use my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to 'line up' the colours more easily as I have the set in wood mount but I don't think it needs to be precise.  I used some of the new Copper Metallic Thread to wrap around for the horizontal element.  The sentiment is from Balloon Celebrations, and punched out with the now retired Washi Label Punch and popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I also used a long retired distressing kit to rough up the edges of the stamped layer and sponged the edges with the 'Tea Stain' ink that was part of the kit.  It has come out quite yellow looking so I think something like So Saffron would be a reasonable substitute, or even Daffodil Delight matching the flower colour. This is the sketch that my card (somewhat loosely!) is based on:

And my take on the sketch:

tams# 8454

Product List

Touches Of Texture Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141934]

$78.00

Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143251]

$57.00

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140675]

$45.00

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

$21.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$11.50

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$10.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

[126959]

$11.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

$11.50

Washi Label Punch

[138296]

$31.00

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Party Pop-Up Birthday

This card is another CASE.  See the original card on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts here.  The birthday cake sentiment is cut with a thinlit from the Party Pop-Up set.  The letters and candle flames have a little sparkle added with Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush - unfortunately it's very difficult to photograph and makes the letters look a bit blurry in this picture. The streamers are part of the second thinlit in the set.  The background DSP is from the Cherry on Top stack that is now retired.

tams# 7363

Product List

140620

$50.00

138443

$14.00

141897

$11.50

131286

$12.25

131288

$12.25

121688

$12.25

119980

$12.25

100082

$6.00

104430

$7.00

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A Sympathy Card

This is a card that I put together recently as a sympathy card (I stamped a 'thinking of you' sentiment inside) for a friend who had lost a relative very special to her.  I had coloured & assembled the image panel a while ago so am a bit sketchy on the colours I used so I'll go with 'pink & green'.  The blossoms are from a retired set called 'Indescribable Gift', the darker section of flowers is stamped on vellum and coloured with markers on the underside, then cut out and adhered to the larger image. The image is stamped on a newsprint DSP and slightly coloured using chalks (retired - you could use pastels or colour lightly with pencils for the same effect) and then outlined with a chalk marker (also retired but a white pencil could give a similar effect, maybe even your dressmaking chalk pencil if they still make those???).  The DSP is layered onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and the card base is Very Vanilla.

I also made a square envelope using the envelope punch board to fit the card.

60th Birthday Card

Since we abandoned our long weekend plans to go camping due to rain, I have some time on my hands to post some of the cards I've made since my last update. This is a card that I made for my sister's birthday in April.  I can't claim any creative rights as it is basically a direct CASE of this card I found on Jan's Creative Corner, and it uses one of my favourite framelits sets (ever!) Botanical Builders.  I am happy to confirm that this set and coordinating stamps have carried over to the new 2016-2017 Stampin' Up Annual Catalogue.  Other supplies are listed below (the patterned vellum and black & white DSP are both retired).

tams# 7351

Product List

140653

$47.00

140622

$54.00

140625

$56.00

132622

$7.00

106549

$15.00

106578

$12.25

121688

$12.25

130911

$45.00

141019

$0.00

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New Annual Catalogue Time!

The new annual catalogue from Stampin' Up is here! So many fabulous new goodies.  To see them click the image below:

Apologies for my lack of posts lately!  I do have a couple of cards I need to post but I've been away (on a fabulous holiday :) ) and am back at work but have had some other projects on the go so unfortunately blogging has been neglected.  I promise to try harder!

Easter Blossoms

I made this as a quick card on my way to visit a friend I wouldn't see again before Easter.  Unfortunately it was less than perfect - I should have heat set the little girl before I trimmed the panel as I managed to smudge a fingerprint on the panel and a there was a spot from a bit of lint on her skirt.  And she's crooked :(  I don't make a lot of Easter cards but I have this set from a few years ago that I bought because I liked the blossoms. The girl and background blossoms are from the retired set Easter Blossoms and the sentiment is from Indescribable Gift (also retired). I used Subtles collection markers for a hint of colour.

tams# 6297

Product List

• Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
• Washi Label Punch [138296]
• Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [131263]
• Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]
• Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]

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An early start on Christmas

This is a CASE of a card from Stampin' Up.  It's a simple design using the Washi Label Punch that I already happened to have :)  It's a great way to use up some DSP scraps you might have lying around and can be altered for any occasion. This doesn't mean I won't still be making & posting cards a week before Christmas (and thanks Australia Post, :( it's going to be much more expensive this year) but it's a start!  It's usually deciding on a couple of designs suitable for mass production that takes me the time, not the actual making and I think this one may make the short list (I may need some new DSP though ;) ). Thanks for stopping by! 

tams# 6313

Product List

• Washi Label Punch [138296]
• Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]
• Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390]
• Christmas DSP (this one is retired)
• Coordinating cardstock
• Merry Christmas sentiment

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