Tuesday Tutorial # 47 Flowering Flourishes Pumpkin Thanks

This is kind of a Throwback Thursday card, but I didn't previously offer the tutorial for it. Today is the last day to snap up the two stamp sets and two punches that I used on this card.The oval punches make such cute pumpkins!

Here's the link to download it now. 
 
 Have a blessed day,
 Trude 

Wednesday 201- Stamping Beyond the Basics

I decided that I should actually change the name of today's post because it really isn't about Basic stamping. You don't need special techniques when you are learning the basics. So this is really beyond the basics.

Today's Technique is shadow stamping.

First I stamped Flowering Flourishes in Chocolate Chip ink onto Soft Sky card stock.

Then I used a Stamp-a-ma-jig and VersaMark watermark ink to stamp a 'shadow' next to the first stamped image.

Here's the card I created. Yes, the effect is very subtle on this card stock. On some other card stocks it shows up more. Something interesting to experiment with anyway.

Hope you enjoyed this technique. I'd love to hear what you did with it and how it worked for you!

Have a blessed day,
Trude

Stamp-a-ma-Jig

Scrapbook Sunday # 16 Pretty Pumpkin Page

Today I am revisiting last week's page. I repeated the design with the Vintage Leaves stamp set on the edge of the page, then I used the Everything Eleanor swirl over the rest of the page. I created a pumpkin with the Oval Collection framelits and stamped it with Flowering Flourishes. 

I like how it turned out.

I used Crumb Cake ink on the pumpkin, Soft Suede ink on the leaves and VersaMark ink on the swirls.

Everything Eleanor

Vintage Leaves

Flowering Flourishes

Oval Collection Framelits

Fall Pumpkin Banner

I have been waiting until November to post this and then I almost forgot! Here's my Banner for Thanksgiving. Susie and I enjoyed making these banners even though we made them on a very warm day that was not at all Fall-like.

It is definitely Fall-like today and tomorrow it is forecast to be more like Winter weather. Some forecasts say snow and others say freezing rain. Between the two, I am definitely hoping for the snow.

Supplies I used
Pumpkin Pie card stock
Crumb Cake card stock
Mossy Meadow card stock
Cajun Craze card stock
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' ink
Woodgrain embossing folder
Banner Collection Framelits
Oval Collection Framelits
Flowering Flourishes stamp set
Pumpkin Pie cotton ribbon
Blackberry Bliss cotton ribbon
rhinestones basic jewels
Other- Alphabet dies, Jute Twine

  See what's new in my Stampin' Up! store.

Thanks for stopping by my studio today!
Have a blessed day,
Trude

Pretty Pumpkin Card

I don't know why, but every year it surprises me how fast the days grow shorter. I love the summer and the long days of light so the short daylight is not welcome here! 

The colors of Fall are beautiful and I do look forward to the Fall holidays. All the Christmas lights help brighten the darkness and take some of the gloom away.

Today I created this Pretty Pumpkin card.

I was looking at the Thanksgiving banner that I created and I thought, "that might look cute as a greeting card too", so here it is.

Products I used:
Early Espresso card stock
Crumb Cake card stock
Pumpkin Pie card stock
Garden Green card stock
Very Vanilla card stock
Baked Brown Sugar Classic Stampin' ink
Tangerine Tango Classic Stampin' ink
Oval Collections framelit dies
Modern Label punch
Flowering Flourishes stamp set
Hardwood stamp set
And Many More stamp set
Label Something stamp set
Rhinestones
Stampin' Sponges

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!
Have a blessed day,
Trude

Flowering Flourishes All Occasion Card

Susie came over to play a couple of days ago. She has been sick so it had been a couple of weeks since we got together to create. She wanted to create some simple cards with Flowering Flourishes. It has been awhile since I have used that set, but it is a good one. I looked back through my tutorials and I only found a couple of cards that I have created with this set. I thought that I had used it more often than that. I did use it on two scrapbook pages this year; the one for February and the one for March.

We needed a clean and simple card for workshop guests who haven't had the experience of heat embossing. I think that these fit the bill.

Here's another card that we made with this set. It isn't difficult, but it does take more time to cut and add the layers.

Have a Happy Day!
Trude

February Stampin' Up! Scrapbook page

 Just wanted to say, before I begin today's post, that I enjoy looking at the blog statistics and seeing where some of you are viewing my blog from. At the top of the list are my fellow U.S. crafters, followed by our crafting Canadian neighbors and United Kingdom crafters. Not too surprising I suppose, because Stampin' Up! has such a large presence in these countries. I'm very happy you look at my blog. Thanks.
Today I want to give a shout out to crafters who have visited my blog from Indonesia, Romania and Luxembourg...Hello! thanks for looking.
Yesterday was Scrapbook Page workshop. Here's this month's page. It can be for Valentine's day or other occasions when hearts are appropriate.

Click on the photos to see close-up details.

Products I used for this page:
12" x 12" Real Red card stock
Whisper White card stock
Brights Core'dinations- Melon Mambo card stock
Pink Pirouette card stock
various pink scraps for small hearts
Designer Series Paper stacks- Neutrals
Hello, Doily stamp set
Flowering Flourishes stamp set
Hearts A Flutter stamp set and framelits die collection
White craft ink
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' ink pad
Sponge daubers
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Scalloped Ribbon Border punch

2/8/2014 is the last day for my weekly special, the Designer Series Paper sampler.

sample of papers included in sampler- actual papers may vary

Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration is in full swing. Go check out what you can get for FREE!

Valentine Banner

Here's the class that I had today...a Valentine Banner with Stampin' Up! products. These are so fun to create. Of course they are also cute decorations to hang in your home for the season!

This one is the one I created and my friend Susie created the following one.

We had such a fun time working on them. Hope you can join us next time!

Here's a supply list:
Real Red card stock #102482
Pink Pirouette card stock #111351
Basic White card stock #100730
Organza ribbon #114319

Hearts Framelits Dies #125599
Circle Flip card Thinlits Dies #133480
Labels Flip card Thinlits Dies #133479
Hearts a Flutter Framelits Die #130159
Small Heart punch #117193
En Francais stamp set #127790
Flowering Flourishes stamp set #126367
Bird Builder Punch #117191
Stampin' Sponges #101610
Basic Pearls #119247
Decorative Dots Embossing Folder #117335

*Remember- Sale-a-bration begins 1/28/14
For every $50.00 you spend at my online store, you will get to choose a Free Sale-a-bration item!

En Francais Triple Layer Valentine Card

Here's another version of a Stampin' Up! triple layer card. I used the heart framelits to cut out the layers...except for the sparkly heart in the center. I used a hand punch for that one. These go together very quickly and would be great to give your child's teachers.

Stampin' Up! supplies used and links to them on my website:
Flowering Flourishes stamp set
En Francais stamp
White craft ink
Primrose Petals Classic Stampin' ink pad
Primrose Petals card stock
Raspberry Ripple card stock
Raspberry Ripple stitched ribbon
Heart Framelits set
Red glitter paper

 Thanks for looking. I would love to hear from you!
Trude