Thank You Card - 4 Samples

I'm helping a friend create some Thank You Cards. The basic colors we wanted to use were gold, green, and white. I decided to play around with different stamp sets to see what I thought would look best. She wanted simple, but elegant. After you have looked thru the cards, post a comment letting us know which one you like best.

Almost Artichoke Classic Ink, item #105219
Whisper White Card Stock, item #100730
Stamp Sets:
Baroque Motifs, item #113490 - only in wood mount
Curly Cute, item #117014 -wood OR item #120510 clear mount
(sayings include Thank You, Season's Greetings, Happy Birthday, Congratulations,
and Thinking of you)


Wild Wasabi Classic Ink, item #109014
Whisper White Card Stock, item #100730
Brushed Gold Card Stock, item #102935
Stamp Sets:
Baroque Motifs, item #113490 - only in wood mount
Teeny Tiny Wishes, item #115370 - only in wood mount
(has 24 sentiments in it, perfect for any occasion)
Paper Punches:
Word Window Large, item #119857
Modern Label Extra Large, item #119849
(these layer beautifully together and both work perfectly with Teeny Tiny Wishes)


Almost Artichoke Classic Ink, item #105219
Whisper White Card Stock, item #100730
Brushed Gold Card Stock, item #102935
Stamp Sets:
Thoughts and Prayers, item #113252 - only in wood mount
Curly Cute, item #117014 -wood OR item #120510 clear mount
(sayings include Thank You, Season's Greetings, Happy Birthday, Congratulations,
and Thinking of you)
Paper Punch:
Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, item #119275

Wild Wasabi Classic Ink, item #109014
Whisper White Card Stock, item #100730
Brushed Gold Card Stock, item #102935
Stamp Sets:
Thoughts and Prayers, item #113252 - only in wood mount
Teeny Tiny Wishes, item #115370 - only in wood mount
(has 24 sentiments in it, perfect for any occasion)
and Thinking of you)
Paper Punches:
Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border, item #119275
Word Window Large, item #119857
Modern Label Extra Large, item #119849
(these layer beautifully together and both work perfectly with Teeny Tiny Wishes)

Thank you for stopping by today. I appreciate all of you that follow my blog. Hope you will leave a comment too.

Mary
http://marydirector.stampinup.net
Stampin' Up! -- Discover Your Creativity
(On-line ordering now available thru my website)

Sneak Peek - Work in Progress

Have you ever had one of those days that you just couldn't sleep? Well, it was one of those days for me. I had an important call to make early this morning (6 am our time), and had planned to get up at 5:30 am. Well at 3:30 am I was wide awake, so at 4 am I got up. I started going thru e-mails, blog surfing, and checking the Stampin' Up! website for information. A creative surge hit me and I was off on running on new projects. I even had to set the timer so I wouldn't forget to make my phone call ... LOL.

Here's a sneak peek at two of the projects I am working on. They are NOT complete, but I am very pleased with the results so far.


The idea for these wonderful post-it note holders came from Angie Juda's blog. My version is not complete yet, but will be soon and I will post a new photo. I used Concord Crush (new In-Color) for the card stock and ribbon then used Whisper White Craft Ink for the stamping. I thought they would make great gift items and am planning to make a few of them to give away.


Do you believe in recycling? I sure do, but never would of thought of this. All the shapes you are seeing are a mosaic made from tiny pieces of leftover rubber from our stamp sets. I used double sided adhesive and stuck them to a clear mount block that I had tucked away. A wood bock would work too. I will post more details of how to created this using clear embossing powder. This idea came from SplitCoastStampers. The design you see is my "original" background paper I created the other day using a felt stamp pad (Original ink look).

Hope you all have a wonderful day filled with creativity.

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Mary
http://marydirector.stampinup.net
Stampin' Up! -- Discover Your Creativity
(On-line ordering now available thru my website)

Monday Inspiration: Secret Fold Card

Altho I made the card, the card design came from "Stamp and Scrap with Frenchie". Check out her blog for a great video on how to create this card. The color inspiration is a request from Dawn Rose who asked to be WOW'd with Basic Gray, Melon Mambo, and Old Olive. This was the first time I've used Basic Gray.

Above is the front of the card. It is a gate fold card that will fit in an A2 envelope. The flap is held in place with one of our buttons attached with a dimensional. On Frenchie's card, she used a belly band on one and a circle in the corner for another. All of them will work.

This is the inside you see when you first open the card.


This is the Secret Fold that opens the card even more.

This is what the secret/hidden inside looks like.

If you like this card, you should also like the Never Ending Card. You can find it HERE on my blog with directions.

Stampin' Up! products used:
Basic Gray Card Stock, item #121044
Melon Mambo Card Stock, item #115320
Old Olive Card Stock, item #100702
Fox & Friends Stamp Set, item #117020 -wood mount OR item #118565 - clear mount
Designer Buttons, Brights, item #119747
Stampin' Dimensionals, item #104430

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Stampin' Up! has great, quality products.

Mary
http://marydirector.stampinup.net
Stampin' Up! -- Discover Your Creativity
(On-line ordering now available thru my website)

Acrylic or Acetate Swirl Technique Tutorial

This technique gets a "WOW" rating in my book. What do you think, do you agree?

The video below (if you are reading this via e-mail, you need to come to the blog to view the video) shows step by step directions of how to create this technique. It is easy BUT drying time takes 24 hours. This is not a card you would make at the last minute. You could tho create some acrylic/acetate pieces and have them set aside for a last minute card.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you use too dark of ink refills, your design will not show up. The colors should be light to medium or very tiny amount of dark ink. I used Concord Crush and it overpowered the image I had stamped.




Stampin' Up! products used:
Window Sheets (medium ... 2), item #114323 OR
Window Sheets (thick ... 2), item #114324
Classic Black Ink Pad, item #101179
Petal Stamp Pad
Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink Refill, item #119674
Peach Parfait Classic Ink Refill, item #119673
Pear Pizzazz Card Stock, item #119795
Peach Parfait Card Stock, item #119794
Photo Corners Extra- Large Paper Punch, Item #119878
Basic Rhinestones (150), item #119246
Dimensionals, item #104430
Sponge Daubers (12), item #102892
2 way glue pen, item #100425

Other: Any brand white glue that will dry clear.

Hope you will try this technique, and if you need Stampin' Up! products please CLICK HERE to order them thru my website. Once you are on the website, then you click shop now.

Mary
http://marydirector.stampinup.net
Stampin' Up! -- Discover Your Creativity
(On-line ordering now available thru my website)

Making Your Own Stamp Pads - Tutorial

The other day on my blog I showed some photos of stamped images I had used to create my own designer series paper. In the process of stamping these images I used my own handmade ink stamp pad. Tonight I decided to create two tutorials to show you how you can create your own stamp pads too. The Stampin' Up! Classic Ink Refills are PERFECT for this project. They are available in so many colors and with combining them on a self made stamp pad, the color combinations are endless.

Part I video show how to create the stamp pad using craft felt (white is the best choice):


Part II is a continuation and show how to make the stamp pad using baby wipes or hand wipes;


I hope you enjoyed the videos and that you will find them helpful.

Stampin' Up! products used in sample above and in the videos:
Concord Crush Classic Ink Refill, item #119675
Blushing Bride Classic Ink Refill, item #119676
Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink Refill, item #119674
Whisper White Card Stock, item #107730
Just Believe Stamp Set, item #116948 wood OR item #120453 clear mount (use in photo)
Sentimental Journey Stamp Set, item #118513 wood OR item #120075 clear mount (used in both videos) - this set only available until the end of August.

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Mary
http://marydirector.stampinup.net
Stampin' Up! -- Discover Your Creativity
(On-line ordering now available thru my website)