Deal of the Week #4

Item Page Description Regular Price Special Price

116213 175 Pirate Party Kit $15.95 $9.99

116214 174 Princess Party Kit $15.95 $9.99

Wanted

Stamp Set: Wanted
Cardstock: Naturals White, More Mustard
Ink: Garden Green, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Paper towel, Hemp, Antique Brass Vintage Brads, Water bottle, Clear embossing powder, Heat tool

This is another technique we learned at the Wichita 1/2 day regional. It is called Faux Animal Skin. You will need paper towels to do this technique, the bumpy kind not smooth. Ink up your piece of paper towel with preferred color (I used Garden Green) spray with water bottle put clear embossing powder over the top, squish down into bumpy spots to ensure coverage. Heat. This allows the paper towel feel almost like snake skin. Great for animal, nature, or masculine projects.

Modified Wax Paper Best Wishes & More

Stamp Set: Best Wishes & More

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Cardstock: Pale Plum, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Glossy White

Accessories: Wax Paper, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Iron, tissue




This card uses a technique that is a modified version of the wax paper technique. With this technique you take a piece of wax paper cut down to the size of your Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Instead of using cardstock through the embossing folder, use the wax paper...it will not be a "clean" impression as with cardstock but more of a "weathered" look. You then take glossy cardstock, place the wax paper (raised impression facing the glossy side) and a piece of computer paper over the top of that, iron a few seconds with iron set on no steam cotton setting. After ironing, peel off the wax paper from the glossy cardstock, you will see a slight impression left on your cardstock. Brayer any color you wish over the glossy cardstock to the intensity you wish. Take a tissue or paper towel, wipe off any extra ink, this will also take off any remaining wax residue, showing the white glossy beneath. Awesome looking background technique.

Weathered Patterned Pines

In the next few days I will be posting cards that were done at my last class. These cards were all inspired by techniques that were shown to us at the Wichita 1/2 day regional.

This card shows how to do a weathered technique using the Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and Designer Series Paper. This technique will only work using the DSP because it has a white core, our regular cardstock is color straight through and for this technique you need to have paper that has the white core. After embossing the DSP paper with the Big Shot, take our sanding blocks and lightly sand the raised embossed image. This will take off the top layer and this inturn gives it the weathered look. Upon sanding it also gives the paper a soft feeling just like the new Christmas Cocoa flocked paper.

Stamps: Pattern Pines (Holiday Mini)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Garden Green, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Paper
Accessories: Real Red, Garden Green Stampin' Write Markers, Finial Press Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Sanding Blocks, Big Shot

Stampin' Up! Wichita 1/2 Day Regional

A few weeks ago I attended the Stampin' Up! 1/2 day regional here in Wichita. Any event that Stampin' Up! puts on is always top notch....full of great information, wonderful presenters and of course awesome projects. Along with most SU! events, the demonstrators are known for the swapping and this event was no different. Below are the swaps that I made to swap with other demonstators.

I used the new Sweet Treat Cups from the Holiday Mini Catalog for this wedding favor. Also used is the Bride Speciality paper, Wedding Sweet stamp set, Basic Black cardstock, Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Jet Black StazOn Ink Pad, and Pretties Kit.

Cardstock: Real Red, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Paper (Holiday Mini)

Stamps: Dasher

Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Real Red Grosgrain, Big Shot, Backgrounds I Texturz Plate, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, and sponge dauber, Scallop Edge Punch

I know it is hard to see as I don't have a close up picture but I ran the Real Red Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Backgrounds I Texture Plate. After stamping Dasher in Real Red, I took a sponge dauber with Champagne Mist Shimmer paint to the stamp and then stamped with both on the Whisper White. This adds such a neat effect and just a subtle shimmer...very pretty!

Cardstock: Green Galore, Basic Black, Whistper White

Stamps: Eat, Drink, and Be Scary

Ink: Only Orange Basic Black

Accessories: Crimper, Halloween pencils

Deal of the Week #3

The third Deal of the Week runs from October 19 through October 26

Item Page Description Regular Price Special Price
114348 179 Basic Jumbo grommets $6.95 $4.49
109857 179 Mini Library clips $12.95 $8.99
112571 179 Circle Designer brads $5.95 $3.99
112581 179 1/2" Library clips $6.95 $3.99

Deal of the Week #2

Another Stampin' Up! Deal of the Week
From today October 12th thru October 19th

Perfect Setting Bigz XL die
Item number 115961

Page 200

regular price $42.95
sale price $25.99

Flower Burst Embosslits die
Item number 114515

Page number 195

regular price $11.95
sale price $5.99

Pop-Up Three Tier Bigz XL die
Item number 116760

Page number 201
regular price $39.95

sale price $25.49

MDS - Always

This card was created using the My Digital Studio (MDS) program and the Always stamp set images. Once you figure out this program, it takes just minutes to create something. How awesome is that!

My Digital Studio

My Digital Studio #118108 is available starting today ( October 1, 2009 ), also starting today you can get My Digital Studio for 50% off with a $400.00 (before S&H and tax) workshop/personal order.

You must call me or Email me your order to qualify for this promotion since I am required to place this order for you. Online orders reaching the required amount will NOT qualify.

Not only will you qualify for the My Digital Studio at 50% off BUT you will also get Hostess rewards of FREE money to spend and Hostess ONLY items which can be (2) level 1 Items OR (1) level 1 + (1) level 2 Hostess ONLY item

NOTE: My blog header, and in upcoming days, blog buttons are all created with the My Digital Studio. I am having so much fun using this program and can't wait to show you other projects using this program. Awesome investment for your crafting projects!

Deal of the Week

Weekly, thru the month of October there will be select product at least 25% off.

This week's products are:

5-Petal Flower Punch
Regular Price: $17.72
Preferred Price: $15.95

My Way Punch
Regular Price: $17.72
Preferred Price: $15.95

Trio Flower Punch
Regular Price: $17.72
Preferred Price: $15.95