Fall Card

Although the weather in Wisconsin isn't cooperating, it is time to start posting fall projects. Fall is probably my favorite time of year - the changing colors of the trees and the crunch of leaves underfoot.

Branch Out is one of our dormant stamp sets. I love the tree all by itself. Here is one of the cards I recently made with this set.

The tree is embossed with Gold Glory EP. I have had the clear buttons for years, but I just don't seem to grab them when finishing a project. I need to use them more often!

Butterfly Punch Cottage Wall Cards

Pretty soon my blog will be filled with Fall and Halloween samples and ideas...but I can't let go of summer quite yet!

One of the Stampin' Up! colors I find difficult to use in my stamping is Orchid Opulence. It just isn't one of my favorites. However, a customer of mine needed help using the color right before the new catalog came out...thank goodness for Stampin' Up! coming to my rescue! The new Cottage Wall DSP uses Orchid Opulence with Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry (secondary colors might include Pale Plum and Mellow Moss).

When I was prepping for my New Catalog Stamp Camp, I also wanted to find a way to use the adorable new Butterfly Punch. This example also uses the Hi Embosslit (used with the Big Shot).

Here is another version using the new Modern Label Punch:

I punched out different pieces of the Cottage Wall DSP and colored pieces of card stock. The punched butterfly pieces are just attached the the lower punched piece with the small silver brads. You can fold the dsp punch piece to give the butterfly more dimension.

Summer...we'll miss you!

September 2009 Card Kit

This is my September Card Kit Card! If you would like to purchase the September Card Kit, you need to contact me by September 15th. The cost of the card kit is $15.00. The card kit will be available for pickup/mailing on October 1st. Payment can be made through Paypal or by checks/cash for my local customers.

Each kit will provide all the supplies to create 12 cards including the pre-cut card stock, embellishments, envelopes, and instructions. The phase used on this card is from Teeny Tiny Wishes, one of the new stamp sets from the 2009-2010 Stampin’ Up!® Idea Book & Catalog. However, you can substitute another phrase if you wish. This is a great fall-themed card – it can work for a general occasion, Halloween, or Thanksgiving card!

My September Card Kit also features Stampin’ Up!®’s wonderful punches. The five punches you should have for this kit are the large oval punch, the 1" circle punch, the 3/4" circle punch, the Modern Label punch, and the Word Window punch. If you don’t have the Modern Label or Word Window punches, you could easily adapt the card with different phrase/punch pieces. You will also need a Pumpkin Pie ink pad, hole piercing tool, sponge, and Stampin’ Dimensionals or excess rubber pieces.

Why do I create card kits? I LOVE having my customers come to my home for stamp camps and events, but I know there are several stampers out there who just can’t make it to my events. This is an easy way for them to keep their creative juices flowing and their card stash filled. These card kits are also great for my stampers who love to create cards, but don’t always enjoy planning out and cutting out their cards.

Have any questions? Want to order my September Card Kit? Just send me an email!

September Card Kit (Local Pickup) $15.00
September Card Kit (With Shipping) $20.00
Each Additional Set of 12 Cards $12.00

Here are some add-on items you may want to purchase along with the September Card Kit (shipping and handling costs will also be added):

Teeny Tiny Stamp Set $36.95
Pumpkin Pie Inkpad $ 5.95
Large Oval Punch $15.95
Modern Label Punch $15.95
Word Window Punch $15.95
1” Circle Punch $10.95
¾” Circle Punch $10.95
Paper Piercing Tool $ 3.50

Contact me by September 15th to order your September Card Kit!

Christmas in July Stencil Card

This is another example from my Christmas in July Stamp Camp this week. Stampin' Up! introduced stencils in their Decor Elements line last year. This is a new addition! These stencils are perfect for home decor, but they can also be used in cards and scrapbook pages! This card also used the Big Shot texture plate - Perfect Details.

Under the Stars One Sheet Wonder

A while back, I showed my stampers one of my favorite techniques for quick stamping results - the One Sheet Wonder. Basically, you stamp a collage on a full sheet of card stock. Then you cut it in smaller pieces to serve as a focal point or a background for cards or other projects.

This is the sheet I started out with:

You can view the slide show above to see the results! There are a few tacked on the end of the slide show which didn't use the OSW sheet...but they were so cute I had to include them!

Enjoy!

April 2009 Card Kit - Bloomin' Beautiful Card

Today's post is my April 2009 Card Kit using the Bloomin' Beautiful stamp set.

Each kit will provide the supplies to make 12 cards including all the pre-cut card stock, embellishments, envelopes, and step-by-step instructions. The monthly card kit is $15. Shipping is $5.00.

Items you will need to complete the April 2009 card kit:
Bloomin' Beautiful Stamp Set - $25.95 - SALE - $23.35
Tag Corner Punch - $6.95
1" Circle Punch - $10.95
1-1/4" Circle Punch $15.95
Stazon Inkpad - $7.95
AquaPainter (set of 2)-$16.95 (coloring option A)
Blender Pens (set of 3) - $9.95 (coloring option B)
Mellow Moss, So Saffron Inkpads- $5.25 each (coloring option A or B)
Mellow Moss/So Saffron Markers - $3.25 each (coloring option C)

You can also order an additional kit for only $12.00!

Email me at stampwithjane@charter.net if you would like to order this kit!

Fellow Demonstrators - you can purchase the kit instructions without the supplies for only $5.00!

A Glittery Good Egg

Aren't these glittery chicks cute? Glitter has a way of fixing up any mistake! I used the new oval scallop punch too (which I love!).

Sock Monkey Birthday Blowout Card

I held my Birthday Blowout Stamp-A-Stack last week, and one of the cards I showcased was this Sock Monkey card. Perfect for a kid card, my stampers had fun creating this one especially. One of the reasons is that they didn't have to color in the whole monkey! I offered several coloring methods, and most of my stampers preferred the markering method. This card also used some Sale-A-Bration items - the ribbon and the Designer Series Paper.

Sock Monkey Birthday Card

Hi everyone~

I went to a birthday party this weekend for my niece. I created this card for her using Sock Monkey and some Sale-A-Bration items (the So Saffron grosgrain ribbon and the Delicate Dots DSP). I also used my Big Shot and the dotted Texturz plate. Did you notice the new scallop oval punch? LOVE IT!!!

The technique I used in this card was paper piecing - perfect to fill large spaces (like Sock Monkey's body) when you don't want to color in!

Hope you enjoy it - watch my blog for more posts this week. I've been doing lots of workshops and stamping events lately and have finally had a chance to take pics of the projects!

Technique Tuesday - Aged Tiles Technique

At last month's Technique Tuesday class, I taught the Aged Tiles technique. This is a really fun and easy technique. My customers loved it! For this card, I used Upsy Daisy and the Sale-A-Bration stamp set Congratulations.

Branch Out Stairstep Card

Branch Out is one of the new stamp sets from the 2009 Spring/Summer Catalog - and I am having so much fun creating samples with this set! I'm using some different colors too!

These stairstep cards are so fun to make! I demonstrated this format to my Stamper's 8 group this month.

The supplies and card format instructions for this card are as follows:

SUPPLIES
Branch Out/Heard From the Heart Stamp Set
SAB DSP/SAB Ribbon
Scoring Blade/Pencil/SU Grid Paper
Very Vanilla/So Saffron/Bashful Blue/Certainly Celery CS
Bashful Blue Inkpad and Marker/So Saffron & Sahara Sand Inkpad
Sponge
Gold Brads/Flower Brads and 1/16” and 1/8” Hole Punch
Corner Punch/Boho Blossoms/Large Oval and Wide Oval Punch/Eyelet Border Punch
Rubber Scraps/Sticky Strip/Monoadhesive

CARDBASE
5 ½” x 11 piece of CS
Score as follows:
1 ½”; 3”; 5”; 7”; 9”
Fold on the score lines like an accordion.
5 ½” x 4 ¼” piece of CS for back base.
Attach back base to front of last “mountain”.
Stamp, punch, and/or cut images and attach to “mountains”.
Adhere pieces.


Welcome, Spring!

14 Days of Love Projects - #13 Loads of Love Card

This was one of the projects at my All About Men Stamp Camp last week. Loads of Love is such a fun stamp set to use! The road can be made by tearing the cardstock. The new neutral brads are great for so many projects!

14 Days of Love Projects - #12 Big Heart Card

I wanted to add a card with my card games items so I created this one. I used Happy Heart and Yummy stamp sets.

14 Days of Love Projects - #6 Love You Much Tent Card

I think I must admit something - I love to make tent cards!! Here is another version using the Love You Much stamp set and Candy Lane paper.

Maybe I'll send this one to my Sweet Baboo!

25 Cards of Christmas - December 25th

My final installment is for those cardmakers who just didn't get their Christmas cards done on time! Send a Happy New Year card instead!!!!

25 Cards of Christmas - December 24th

Remember the Reflection Technique card featuring Lovely As A Tree? Well, the transparency I used for that card will be featured in today's card. I didn't restamp it at all - just reused it as the focal point.

25 Cards of Christmas - December 22nd

I have been using the new set Snow Swirled all season. I just love this set!

Here's a card showing an example of a poinsettia made with punches (the 5 flower punch and the 1/4" circle punch). I also used the long scallop punch for the bottom of the tree piece. There's a brad on top inside the "star".

25 Cards of Christmas - December 20th

Today's card is an example of Reverse Poppin' Pastels. This card uses Snow Swirled and To You and Yours.
Reverse Poppin' Pastels is such an easy technique. All you need is dark colored cardstock and lighter pastels. I use a QTip or a cotton ball and spread the pastel (in this case I used white) all over the piece of cardstock. Then ink your image with Versamark and stamp onto the pastel piece. The Versamark takes off the pastel to leave the image.

Enjoy!

25 Cards of Christmas - December 19th

The kids had off today - we had a total of about 12 inches of snow since 1:00 am last night. This was the third snow day in a month! I usually adore snow days, but today I had really wanted to get some Christmas wrapping done. Very hard to be sneaky when kids are coming in and out with wet gloves etc.

For today's card, I used Big on Christmas. A very simple card, but it shows a faux button - made with the 2-hole circle punch and then punched out with the 3/4" circle punch. Tie a knot with a piece of hemp or ribbon and pop it up with mini glue dots.

25 Cards of Christmas - December 18th

Where does the time go in the day? As it gets closer to Christmas, my to-do list is only getting longer, not shorter!

Here is my card to December 18th - it features Cardinal Christmas - one of my favorite sets from the Holiday Mini.