Fabulous Friend, Thank You Card Tutorial

This is a card called: Fabulous Friend, Thank You. It will be one of the workshop cards we will be doing this coming Saturday.

The above photo is of the supplies I used, but I did forget to include the stamp pad ink in the photo.

Items Used: Are from the Spring/Summer 2009 Idea Book & Catalog unless otherwise noted.

Paper Punches:

Scallop Oval Punch, Item #114889, Occasions Mini Catalog

Wide Oval Punch, Item #112082

3/16" Corner Rounder Punch, Item #109047

Paper:

1 piece 4 1/4" x 11" Perfect Plum for card base, Item #101889

2 pieces 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" Pale Plum, Item #101658

1 piece 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Whisper White, Item # 100730

Accessories:

1 bone folder, Item #102300

1 Classic Ink Perfect Plum Stamp Pad, Item #101437

1 Oval All Stamp Set, Item #113790 - Occasions Mini Catalog

1 piece 6" of 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Elegant Eggplant, Item #109039

1 pair Paper Snips, Item #103579

1 Snail Adhesive, Item #104332

Scotch Tape

To Clean Stamps Use:

1 Stampin' Scrub, Item # 102642

1 Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner, Item #102394

Fold your piece of Perfect Plum paper in half using the bone folder to get a good crisp crease.

On this card we are going to round all of the corners. So using the corner rounder paper punch, round off the corners on the Perfect Plum card (2 on front & 2 on back) plus the 4 corners of one piece of the Pale Plum paper. I'm showing you the corner rounder's back in the photo. You put the tip of the paper into the pointed slot and punch --- perfectly rounded corners and so easy to do.

After putting just a slight bit of snail adhesive on the back of the center of your ribbon, adhere it to the center of the Pale Plum paper.

Turn paper over and tape the loose ends of the ribbon to the back.

Put adhesive on the back of the Pale Plum piece of paper, center on the card front (Perfect Plum) and press firmly into place.

Cut two ovals (1 in Pale Plum, 1 in Perfect Plum) using the Wide Oval Punch. These will be the background/shadow for your stamped images.

Using Perfect Plum Classic Ink Stamp Pad, stamp the Fabulous Friend and the Thank You Images on the white card stock. Allow ample spacing as these both will be punched out.

Punch out both of the stamped images using the Scallop Oval punch. The images will fit perfectly in the scallop image.

Please NOTE ... the solids ovals should be 1 of Perfect Plum to go with Fabulous Friend AND 1 of Pale Plum to go with the Thank You image. The photo above is using two ovals of Perfect Plum.

Using snail adhesive, adhere your images to the oval. (see note above about the background oval colors).

Using snail adhesive or dimensionals (Item #104430 - Stampin' Dimensionals) if you would like a raised image, to adhere the image to the front of the card.

Using snail adhesive, adher image to the inside of the card.

Be sure to sign the back of your card which is now complete.

The look of this card can be changed just by changing the color of the paper, or the ribbon. The Pale Plum center piece could be done with designer series paper too or using stamps created your own designer paper --- the possibilities are endless.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Have a creative day!!!!

Mary

Happy Friday

I'm busy creating a couple of projects this weekend for my Stampin' Up! workshop next Saturday (April 4th) for my customers. It's always fun to get together with others who love to make cards and scrapbook. There are always so many ideas to share.

My workshop is going to center around products in the Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog that runs from April 1 thru June 30, 2009. My customers received their copies in the mail this last week. I'm so excited about the new items. I think they are all going to be a BIG hit.

In the meantime, don't forget that the Sale-A-Bration is going on now thru March 31st. Don't miss out on this great opportunity to receive Stampin' Up! products (stamp sets, designer series paper, and ribbion bundle) for FREE!!!!!

Have a creative day and a wonderful weekend.

Mary

Card made using Color Coach

Here's a sample of a few cards I made using the Stampin Up Color Coach to determine what colors to make the paper doll outfits. Even with the same paper used on the background you can change the look of the paper doll card but changing the colors on the outfits. NOTE: Paper dolls and outfits were made using the Stampin' Up! Big Shot die cutting machine and the Sizzix paper doll dies for the body, outfits and hair.

The shoes and face I drew on the doll body using Stampin' Up! write markers. The outfits were on the Sizzix die with the paper doll body. I changed their color using the Stampin' Up! write markers also. The hair styles were cut out with a Sizzix die using my Stampin' Up! Big Shot and color paper.

Have a creative day !

Mary

One of my favorite Stampin' Up! Products

One of my favorite Stampin' Up! products is the two sided "Color Coach" (creative color combinations). From time to time in my blog, I am going to highlight a product so that you will know more about it.

You will find the "Color Coach" on page 153 of the Spring/Summer 2009 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalog. It is # 105796 and sells for $9.95.

The Stampin' Up! Color Coach can help you determine which colors look best together for all of your crafting projects. Designed to use with Stampin’ Up’s! exclusive color families.

■ 8" diameter

■ Durable, laminated card stock

■ Easy-to-follow instructions

■ Instant guide to pleasing color combinations using Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive colors

■ Does not include In Color colors

Tonight I was working on some cards and was having a hard time deciding what colors would look best together. I pulled out my "Color Coach" and had answers right away. My base for the card was Brilliant Blue. I put the arrow of the "Color Coach" to Brillant Blue and in the window it immediately showed me that Rose Red, More Mustard, and Garden Green would coordinate with it and that Only Orange was a complementary color.

In the middle of the white circle on the "Color Coach" it shows me that the following are Neutral colors that I could use:

Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Basic Brown, Going Gray, and Basic Black (Note: Basic Black and Basic Brown are used for waterproof projects and Going Gray is used for shadowing.)

It also shows me that if I want a Dynamic Duo (a color combination with the WOW factor) to use Bashful Blue with my Brilliant Blue.

The "Color Coach" saves me so much time and guarnatees me that my color choices will always look great together if I follow the guidelines from the "ColorCoach". So whether using cardstock, stamp pad ink, color pencils, water color crayons or accessories like brads and ribbon, the "Color Coach" can help make the right decision for the perfect color combinations.

The "Color Coach" includes all of Stampin' Up!'s exclusive colors: Rich Regals and Earth Elements on one side and Bold Brights and Soft Subltes on the other.

If you don't have this product, it is definitely worth considering. Mine was a gift from my upline (MaryT), and I use a great deal.

Hope you all had a great weekend.

Mary

Almost Sunday

Hi,

It's been a busy day, and now it is almost midnight. Purchased a new camera today that really should help with my tutorials and videos (yes, videos). My new tiny Canon camera takes HD videos, so I am looking forward to actually giving it a try. I spent the evening taking photos, deleting them, taking more, deleting, trying out the flash, trying out the auto focus, etc. So much fun and appears to have a pretty easy learning curve for the camera.

It was 90 degrees here today. We are bound and determined NOT to turn on the air conditioner just yet.

Last night I started cutting my paper stash (huge box of non-Stampin' Up! papers that I bought ages ago). I'm cutting all into 6" x 6" pieces for fronts of cards and designs. This size is perfect to run thru the Big Shot die cutting machine also. It's funny, when the sheets were 12" x 12" I couldn't decide what to do with them, HOWEVER when I downsized them I began seeing more and more possibilities. My 8 1/2" x 11" paper I leave intact, then when I am ready to make a card I cut it in 1/2 to make a sheet 4 1/4" x 11". When you fold that you have a perfect 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" folded card that will fit into an A2 envelope perfectly.

I do like the quality of the Stampin' Up! paper better. It is perfect for cards and a thick paper. I use the DSP (designer series paper) for accents on the cards. DSP is lighter weight than our solid color paper. I've created a good stash of Stampin' Up! paper too. My goal eventually is to only use the Stampin' Up! paper because I like it better.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mary