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My Fav Christmas card - Reflection Stamping video

I always make atleast half a dozen if not more Christmas cards every year for my stamping classes and I usually have a favorite that I make more of for my personal Christmas cards every year.  This year I used a technique I have used many times before with varying supplies and outcomes - Reflection Stamping. 

I used a light ink so it is hard to capture on camera - hopefully you can see the reflected image of Noel.  Here is my quick and simple video using Amuse Studio products!

 

Supplies used:

Let it Snow, Nordic Noel and Peace on Earth stamp sets from A*muse Studio

Bermuda ink and cardstock, Silver Uniball pen, Sugar Cardstock and Dimensional Dots

Ultimate Metallic Silver ink (discontinued from us but still available from other places)

Easy right?  I saw a card on the Paper Trey site that i just fell in love with which inspired this card (see it and their video here)

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PS - i hope you have missed me as much as I have missed blogging!  I don't know how much I will be doing in the next year on here - but hopefully more than last year!  My goal is to post atleast once a week - so we will see if I can make that happen! 

Have a blessed New Year full of God's perfect provisions for you and your loved ones!

 

The Big 40 Nested Interlocking Flap card - video too!

OMG I am actually getting back to my blog - and with a video and blog giveaway to kick off the fun!!  I have missed it so - and I hope you all have missed me too!  Let me know if you did by commenting on this post and I will enter your name into my drawing for some fun A*muse Studio goodies!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made for my July classes.  It features the Big Celebrations stamp set from A*muse Studio - which happens to be on sale thru the end of the month!  Here are the products I used - all available in my online store at http://www.amusestudio.com/heather

  
Big Celebratuions On Sale $32.39   Venetian Background $15.99

     
Navy Wasabi and Pebble cardstocks - LOVE this combo very masculine!

Woodgrain/ Harlequin Impression Plate

All items available in my online store at http://www.amusestudio.com/heather
** the nestability shape I used was discontinued from out most recent catalog - oops!  **

The cool thing about this card is how it opens - it is a standard Gatefold card - but when you open it - Voila!  The nested shapes come apart and go to seperate sides - interlocking the card flaps when closed.

Here is my video tutorial - short and sweet!

 

For those of you who do not want to watch the video here it is in plain english - hopefully understandable!  I started by cutting the navy frame - take any Nestabilities shape and pick 2 sizes that are atleast 2 sizes apart - in other words there is one that fits in between them.  Use those two to cut a frame of your desired shape.  Now take the smaller of the two and cut another shape with it.  This is your nesting shape - because it fits perfectly into the center of the frame you cut first.

Next you will make a gatefold card - Take a regular card piece and before you fold it score a line at 2 1/8 from the left side and the right side (along the short end) If you have a scorpal you will simply score at the two DOTS on the measureing line. 

Now you will simply attach your frame to the left side of the gatefold and your inside nesting shape to the right side of the gatefold.  The easiest way to get the nesting shape perfectly inside is to attach the fram first - then CLOSE your card before adhering your shape - this way you can use the frame to determine where it needs to attach.   Be sure that you only apply adhesive on HALF of your shapes - otherwise you will glue your cards together!

Clear as mud?  Hopefully the video helps!

Seeing Shamrocks Blog Hop - plus a video!

TAC is hosting a Seeing Shamrocks Blog hop this weekend - and I wanted to play along.  Checking thru my stamps though - No Shamrocks!  What's a girl to do?  Well I got crafty!  I recently taught a new technique I called "Pinched Circle Flowers" which were very cute - and I just altered them a bit to make my shamrock!

 

I used Hip Hop papers for the Shamrocks - I love the rustic grungy look of those papers with such bright colors too!

Here's and upclose of the shamrocks:
 
Wanna see how to make the Pinched circle flowers and shamrocks?  Check out the video!

Cut right? I love the possibilites with all my pattern papers! And using up scraps - LOVE! Be sure to join in the hop or atleast check out all the specTACular creations!

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Two Minute Technique - Glittered Applique

Ready for a fun Technique?  This one is super easy - and great for holiday cards.  You just need Liquid Applique and Prisma Glitter.  Here is the completed card.

 
 

The puffed trim on his hat is just adorable - and it has glitter and sparkle too!  Check out the video to see just how easy it is!

Birthday funny card - my scribble background video too!

I colored this lil lady a while ago - and posted a peak at here for ou to see my copic coloring that I was just beginnning to "get".  Well I finally put her on a card - and I just LOVE it!  The greeting suits her perfectly!
 

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Stamps: It's Your Day, Background Soup, Great Greetings stamp sets from The Angel Company
Ink:Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, Reflection Blue Palette Ink, Prussian Blue Palette Ink
 Papers: White Cardstock, Navy cardstock and Mia's Cottage Cardstock
Accessories: Copic Markers, Neutral Bazzil Bitty Blooms, Crystal Clear Flowers, Clear and Pearl Gem Collection, Glue Dots  

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***Copic Color Combo***
Skin tones : E000, E00, E01 plus R02 for cheeks
Dress: B91, B95, B99
Blue sky:  B00 and BG02
Grass: YG03 and YG23
Shoes:  E31 and E33.

I just love her little hissy fit!   I want to come up with some other approprate words to go with her and have them made into personalized stamps too.  Like "Don't be a baby, It's only a birthday!"  If you have any good ideas leave a comment so we can all be inspired!

This is a good example of my scribble background.  I start just teeny tiny scibbling around the image - up real close and just barely touching the paper.  I like to make it fade out to nothing so i get light and less the further I get from the image.  I go back over the whole thing the exact same way with my blender pen - with the heavier application to the outside of the image instead.   Check out the video to see it in action - it really is easy if you do not over think it.

I colored the Bazzill Bitty Bloom with My Copic Marker - BG01 to match the CS and background.  I also colored the Acrylic flower - with several coats of YG11 then added the dots with B99.   The pearl center is from the Clear and pearl Gem Collection - and is the perfect touch!

I like the font on the greeting - inside the card it says "The more you have the longer you live!"    There are some funny ones in the Great Greetings set. 

I should be on my way to Ohio today - praying for safe travels, no traffic and fun times with my girl!  I have some more things in store to share from my card bonanza last weekend - next up is my FAVORITE card of the day!  I am featuring the Emma Collection - which will make for a perfect autumn pallette.  Come back and see tomorrow!

Two Minute Technique - Modified Retiform

This is one of my all time favorite techniques for stamping and scrapping - probably because you can create beautiful backgrounds with just ink, cardstock, post-it notes and a sponge! 

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Stamps: Cute Curliques, Vintage Backgrounds, Bookoo Blessings stamp sets from The Angel Company
Ink: Noir Palette Ink, Seascape Palette Ink, Landscape Palette Ink
Papers: White Cardstock
Accessories: Sponges, Scor-pal, Scor-bug, Pop Dots, Blue Organza Ribbon

Be sure that if your order totals $30 or more youtake a look at the Purchase with Purchase stamps!

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My video is a little longer than 2 minutes - I just could not wittle it down any further!  :-)

I hope you enjoy it!

  Don't forget to leave a linky for this weeks sketch to be entered into the drawing for my blog candy!

Two Minute Technique - Perfectly Pierced Circles

Got another Two Minute Technique for you!  Love the look of Paper Piercing and want to get a perfect circle?  Here is a cheap and easy way!

I used that Technique on this card

 
Hope you have a fantastical weekend! 

Two Minute Technique's

We are all looking for great ways to make our stamping and scrapping minutes count right?  Well I have been pondering a video series for way too long - and finally got around to making it happen!  I am calling them Two Minute Technique's.  I will show you a new stamping technique in two minutes or less that you can use on your cards, scrapbook pages or papercrafts.  So no LONG video how to - just down and dirty tell me HOW kind of stuff!  I hope you enjoy them!

My first Two Minute Technique is called Scored Window Pane.  You will create the look of a window pane - simply with scoring and stamping.  It is pretty - and always brings to mind butterflies flying outside my windows in spring.  I made a card using this technique here.  (you can also see it in the video)

I am not gonna say anything like - check back every thursday for a new Two Minute Technique! Because my life just isn't working like that much these days!  So I will just say that I hope to do one every week - but probably 2 in a month is more realistic! 

Card for sketch 99

I just LOVE how this card turned out - if you gave the sketch a try be sure to leave a linky and link back to here!

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Stamps: Spring Flowers and Sincere Sentiments PWP stamp from The Angel Company
Ink: Noir Palette Ink
Papers: Miss Moxie SWIC, Miss Moxie cardstock, and White Cardstock
Accessories: Miss Moxie Ribbon, Miss Moxie Hardware, Scallop Scissors, Bright Chalks, Dove Blender Pen, Colluzzle Oval, Yellow and Orange Peel Stickles 

Be sure that if your order totals $30 or more youtake a look at the Purchase with Purchase stamps!

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I had to inject a little spring time into my studio yesterday when I was stamping - and this card did the trick!  It is so freaking cold here in Kansas - and will be even colder by wednesday!  I am SO glad I can call this working from home!    But I digress...

I colored in my scene with my trusty chalks and Dove Blender pen.  This is probably my most favorite way to color for several reasons! 

1. Quick and easy.
2. Very affordable - all those colors for under $25 with blender pen and all!
3. Blender pen is refillable - so you just keep adding fluid and replacing the tip.
4. Did I mention quick and easy?

Now I tell you that you can re-fill that little bad boy - have you ever seen how to do that?  Here is a quick little video on how to re-fill your blender pen!

See how awesome that little $4 pen is?  It will last you forever  if you get a bottle of refill fluid and some tips.  You can use it with chalks, colored pencils, watercolors, watercolor pencils and crayons, waterbased  markers (like Tombow and Marvy) and even things like Pearl Ex and Perfect Pearls!  I am telling you it is one must have item - and there are lots of different brands on the market.  Dove is by far the best because it is the only one I have seen that you can refill and replace tips!

Today I usually go to Bible Study - but we are off for one more week.  SO insetad I get to play, I mean work in my studio!  I have LOTS of catching up still to do - it is endless you know?

Watercolor and Shimmer CS video

Ugh - where did the week go?  Here is my card for last weeks sketch - plus a little bonus video!

I used watercolor pencils to color my pumpkin - so I made a little video to show you how with some tips!  I also used my Dazzle pad to make the whole image shimmer - it looks so cool but is really difficult to see in a photo.

I hope you enjoy it and get inspired!