Stampin' with Elaine

Trading Card Swap

I am in a TC swap this weekend. I think the technique I used is called Faux Shadowing. I first stamped an image from the stamp set Just Believe, with Baja Breeze, let it dry completely,then took my embossing buddy and rubbed it over the card, then using Craft Whisoer White Ink I stamped the image. I used my Stamp a Ma Jig so I could place the image slightly off to ctreate a shadow. Stamped and embossed using white embossing powder, I love how it adds dimention to the image. Notice I also used a Cardstock button using the set Button Button, and I cut it using the Button embosslet, it works great once you get the hang of the placement.
 

Well I am off to have a stampin' day. We are going to Regionals in Vancouver tomorrow and it is so cold here today that I don't think I will venture out, so will just get ready for tomorrow. Just may get afew more swaps done.  Have a great day and keep warm. Elaine

Continuing on With the Blossom Punch

 
Well where do the days go. Anyway another way to use the stampset and punch is to cut a strip of Cardstock 21/4" wide by 81/2" long and stamp 5 images on like this

 Remember they all have to go in the same direction like this you can't conserve paper.

Now take your punch and feed the cardstock thro' like this

 
punch out all five images and then to put them together we have this wonderful product called Sizzix Self Adhesive Sheets, I love this, it is like having a Xyron machine but you never get the adhesive on the wrong side, yeah. I punched a 11/4" circle for this project

 

 
so the circle is completely covered with adhesive in one rub

Now all you have to do is place the petals the way you want them and then take a bone folder and curl them up or back as desired

 
and you are finsihed then you have a flower for a card, here once again is the card we made.

 I also spritzed the flower using Rubbing Alcohol and Champagne Shimmer Paint mixed in a spritz bottle to add a little glitz to the flower.

Have a wonderful weekend the sun is shinning here. Elaine

  

 

Another way to use the Blossom Punch

First of all Happy Valentines Day. At Leadership this Jan. we received this Simply Adorned necklace, we made an insert that goes with the Valentine theme and then today I made another for the reverse side. Here they are.

 
these aren't the best pictures as I had this on and just took the picture without looking thro' the view finder so really considering they are pretty good.

 
 

 

Here is another option for the blossom punch, that I got from Dawn Olchefske's Blog

 
the punch must be it the closed position for this too work

 
 place stamps on top of the image make sure it is in the right postion

 
place glass block over the images and press so that the stamps attach

 
turn glass block over and press images so they are firmly attached

 
now you can stamp on the cardstock

 
then you can punch out the images. you can put all the stamps on the punch, or you can just put the ones you need for the flower you are making. This saves time and paper.

Tomorrow I will have one more tip. Enjoy your day. Elaine

How to use the Blossom Punch

Here are some ideas on how you can use the Bossom Punch and stamp set together

 
Take a 31/2 square of cardstock and punch an image

 
using that cardstock image arrange your stamps on the block, this takes abit of patience however it does work.

 
ink uo the imags and stamp on a piece of cardstock

 
insert the stamped cardstock into your punch and you have all 5 images puched out at once.

This is one way to use the stamp and punch together. I will have more options in the following days. Elaine

This months card

I love the new blossom punch so decided that that is what we would use this month in class to create our card.

 Here I used Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake we also used the Tulip Embossing folder and created a square card. I absolutely love this stamp set and flower punch.

 
Here I used Cajun Craze and Sahara Sand plus I stamped one layer of the flower using Vanilla CS as the base and CC ink to stamp. After completing both cards I spritz with Champagne Shimmer paint and alcohol mixture, I love this mix, it just takes everything to the next level. Till next time Happy Stampin' Elaine

 

Look What Happened

I went out for Tea ,with my friend Sue, we were walking thro' Sears and I saw this chair, it was so comfortable that , low and behold I bought it. I don't have a truck, can you believe they were charging $65 for delivery, so I called my friend Cathie today and she and Jim helpd me out, and now I have a wonderful relaxing chair, you can believe this, it was a replacement for chesterfield we purchased 40 yrs ago, it was such a great piece of furniture, however it was really worn out. I am so happy with this chair. Hey an impulse buy, but I am lovin it. Have a great day, the chair isn't good for stampin but is wonderful for relaxin' Elaine

 

Valentine Defined

I did a workshop last week and I wanted a quick and easy card. At Leadership, I received a swap that really caught my eye, it was made by, Marlene Salvato.  I didn't have the Designer Paper that was used so I used the layout and created this, and this week at my Stamper 10 Classes I am showing how you can take a simpe card and step it up just by doing afew things. This card uses the Stamp Set Valentine Defined, Create a Cupcake, and build a Cupcake Punch. First is the plain card

 
Now I added a punch, Pinking Hearts Border Punch,on the border, a bow and some ribbon and then a rhinestone to the O in Love. Plus I ran the background white layer thro' the Big Shot using an embossing folderFinal Press

 
To Step it up once more I inked the Stems in Old Olive and then colored the hearts with a Real Red Marker and added Dazzling diamonds using a 2 way glue pen.

 
Just to change it abit you can flip the 2 sided designer paper over and get a totally different effect.

  
And lastly here is the card I got all the inspiration from.

 
Thanks Marlene.

Now I challenge you to go and try to ste up one of your creation. Have Fun. Elaine