Scallop Circles

I have had such a busy day but was itching to try today's technique before bed! It's such a great idea, you can make scallop circles using your Stampin' Up BORDER punches! The full tutorial is on Splitcoast Stampers under TLC320.

I'm always sending girlie cards to my mum and my sister in England ~ so I thought I'd make a card especially for my Dad today. He's a nautical man through and through. His early career was in the boat building dockyards of Liverpool where he worked as a Naval Architect. Needless to say, when I saw the new set "The Open Sea" it had my Dad's name written ALL OVER IT :)

So here's his card, I had to make the sentiment using my computer, but I love how it turned out, I hope he likes it too!!! Mum, I know you read my blog, shhhhhh, don't tell him its on its way! Hee hee.

Recipe
Stamps : The Open Sea
Cardstock : Naturals Ivory, Night of Navy
Ink : Early Espresso
Accessories : Scallop Trim Border Punch

April Card Class

Saturday 16th April Class ~ 10.30am. Here are the projects we'll be making at my next card class. These projects will be using stamp sets and Designer Papers from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog ~ you'll get to try them out before they're available to order on 1st May.

A criss cross card:

A tri-fold Pocket Card (open):

And a Tri-fold Card.

Even More Mini Previews!

Just made some time to play a little more with the new postage stamp punch and the two triple layer punches. Love these!

The triple layer punches are SO easy to use. There are 3 shapes to choose from and a little sliding lever, so you just slide the lever to whichever punched shape you want, and that's what gets punched out. Couldn't be simpler :)

Punches used : Postage Stamp Punch, Dolily (flower centres) & Blossom Bouquet Punches. The tiny flower is the Trio Punch with a 1/2 Crystal in the centre.

Postage Stamp Punch & Embedded Embossing

Good Morning & Happy Friday :) Today's 'Free 4 All' challenge on splitcoast was to try embedded embossing. This technique could NOT be simpler. You punch out the shapes of your choice, glue them down onto cardstock and run the whole thing through the Big Shot in an Embossing Folder! Such a cool result :)

Here's a close-up of the postage stamp punch which is available on 1st May from the new Summer Mini Catalog. Please pretend that I got the image centred in the 1" square :) Ha! I just noticed that!

Recipe
Stamps : Pretty Postage
Cardstock : Shimmery White, Peach Parfait, Blushing Bride
Ink : SU Markers
Accessories : Big Shot, Lattice Embossing Folder, Trio Punch, Postage Stamp Punch, Peach Parfait Ribbon

More Mini Previews

A few more pics to whet your appetite for the next Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! You will be able to order on 1st May ... here's more Fabulous Florets ...

This card is made with the new set 'The Open Sea' and the Nautical Expedition Designer Series Paper.


Recipes

Card 1
Stamps : Fabulous Florets, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink : Versamark, Wild Wasabi
Cardstock : Tangerine Tango, Shimmery White, Wild Wasabi, Beyond the Garden DSP
Accessories : Tangerine Tango & Wild Wasabi EP, Scallop & Plain Oval Punches, 1/2 Crystal, White Taffeta Ribbon, TT Marker

Card 2
Stamps : The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink : Early Espresso
Cardstock : Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso, Nautical Expedition DSP
Accessories : Modern Label and Word Window Punches, Scallop Edge Punch

New Summer Mini Preview

I'm SO EXCITED! I am playing with my pre-order for the new Summer Mini which goes live on May 1st. The sketch over on Splitcoast today had 'Fabulous Florets' written ALL over it :) And look at the gorgeous Designer Paper ... isn't it lush?

Here's a close up of the .... wait for it .... WILD WASABI Embossing Powder! Yes, it's embossed, and the powder is gorgeous .... ooooh, today will be a good day!

Recipe
Stamps : Fabulous Florets
Ink : Versamark, Pacific Point
Cardstock : Shimmery White, Pacific Point, Beyond the Garden DSP
Accessories :Regal Brads, Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder {swoon}, Heat gun, Dimensionals

Colours & Buttons

What a great colour combo for the challenge today on Splitcoast! Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze and Pear Pizzazz. You can see from my card that I stamped the background with all different buttons for the set, Button Button. I love the way this looks with these colours, it also qualifies for the Scrapbook Focus Creative Crew Challenge for April which is to make your own background using stamps!

The sentiment is computer generated and mounted onto one of the gorgeous frames from the upcoming set Four Frames. A touch of ribbon and hey presto! Easy peasy lemon squeasy! Here's a close-up ...

Recipe
Stamps : Four Frames, Button Button
Ink : Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, Poppy Parade
Cardstock : Shimmery White, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade
Accessories : Designer Label Punch, Button & Twine, Seam Binding Ribbon, Computer