Tuesday Tutorial # 88

Sale-A-Bration ends on Friday! Here is another card that I created with the Perfect Tee stamp set.

I wish we had more weeks of Sale-A-Bration. I have several more stamp sets that I haven't even had a chance to use!

You can get the tutorial now by using this link.

Have a blessed day,
Trude 

Thoughts and Prayers Encouragement card

I saw this card in the previous catalog and I thought I would try to do a little update on it. I still think it needs something. I don't know if it needs an addition, a subtraction or just a general change.

What do you think? What, if anything, would you change on it?

Thoughts and Prayers stamp set

I would really like you to comment...tell me what you think!

Rainbow Encouragement Card

When I saw this rainbow set in the catalog, I knew I had to have it! Then I just got busy with other things and hadn't had a chance to use it. I finally pulled it out and made a quick card with it. I love the encouragement in this sentiment.

I stamped the rainbow on Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment is stamped on vellum. I attached the vellum to the Whisper White cardstock with the ribbon.

Over the Rainbow stamp set

Thanks for checking out my blog today! 
Trude

Tuesday Tutorial # 41 Friendly Wishes Polka Dot card

I'm finally getting around to posting the Tuesday Tutorial for this week.

I've been at the hospital all day, every day for 10 days to be with my husband. He had major surgery and is now home to continue the recuperation! He is very happy to be home and I am happy to be home too! Now I can catch up on my blog!

This week's card is perky, fun and quick to make.

You can get the tutorial now by using this link. 

Have a blessed day, 

Trude 

Tuesday Tutorial # 28 Rose Garden Stenciled Card

Are you still trying to get everything done before Christmas? Ya, me too. Then there will be little time to enjoy it...it will be all over and done for another year!

Here's another sneak peek for you. This time it is a thinlits die set from the upcoming Spring Occasions catalog.

Rose Garden Stenciled Card

Download the tutorial now 

 Have a blessed day, 

Trude 

Tuesday Tutorial # 6

Have you tried water coloring with Aqua Painters? Well, here's your chance to give it a try.

I admit I'm not an expert, but I keep working with it and one of these days I will succeed!

  download the tutorial here!

The tutorial includes a supply list, photos and instructions.

 I love your feedback! Please leave a comment.

Have a blessed day,
Trude

Tuesday Tutorial # 1

Hello, today I am starting another series called Tuesday Tutorial.

I will send you the Tuesday Tutorial by email if you will send me your email address requesting to be added to my Tuesday Tutorial list (please send it to me privately to the email listed in my contacts and put in the subject line "add me to TT list"). This list will ONLY be used to send out the TT each week, it will not be used for marketing in any manner whatsoever.

Today's Tuesday Tutorial is for this card which I previously posted. The Tutorial has a specific list of supplies and lists sizes to which the papers should be cut. It also has step by step instructions to create the card and a color photo of the completed card for reference.

Have a blessed day!
Trude

You've Got This Greeting Card

This is a stamp set that is in the new catalog. The set is called "You've Got This". If you look at Pinterest I'm sure you've already seen many versions of it. I tried to do it a little different from the rest. I used a Mojo Monday sketch for the layout.

I also used the Color Coach for the color combination. The Color Coach by Stampin' Up! is retiring and only available until June 2, 2015. It shows different ways to combine Stampin' Up! colors. I'm sure I never would have come up with this combination on my own! (pink and green are not go-to colors for me)

I don't think I've used the spotlight technique much. This is maybe the second or third card I've used it with. I like the way it works with this Mojo Monday sketch.

I double stamped the background stamp to cover the Whisper White piece. It looks more like I used Designer Series Paper, but this background stamp is included with the "You've Got This" stamp set.

I was going to use a banner for the sentiment, but it just looked too big, so I cut it down close and I like the way it looks. It doesn't overpower the flower spotlight.

Adventure Awaits Encouragement Card

This is a stamp from the Stampin' Up! Spring Occasions catalog. It comes with several others in the Adventure Awaits stamp set. They are all fairly large stamps, which makes for quick and easy cards. This one could be for anyone, but is one of the few encouragement sentiments that would be especially good for men and boys.

I used the Maritime Designer Series Paper for the background. The sentiment is stamped with Night of Navy ink. I also used Night of Navy card stock, Real Red card stock, Coastal Cabana card stock and Whisper White card stock.

Sea Street Stampin' Up! Card

It is really overdue for me to post a new card! I have not been inspired to stamp for about a week. I did create at least 15 scrapbook pages. I finally pulled out all my Project Life supplies and some really old photos that I wanted to get into scrapbooks so that I can look at them once in awhile. I didn't do any stamping or embellishing, I hope to do that another time. I found, after I sorted them in the order that I wanted them in the book, it was not easy choosing the photo sleeve pages to put them in. I guess I need to get a few more page configurations.

I finally got a card made today. I really like this cute set from the new Stampin' Up! catalog. It's called Sea Street and reminds me of the graphics you might find on signs and buildings while strolling through a seaside town. I am going to be making a bunch of birthday cards and thank you cards with this set. I used a greeting from the Perfect Pennant set; the Sea Street set doesn't have any sentiments in it.

 

I used the colors that Hand Stamped Sentiments is currently challenging stampers to try. And I used the card technique that Technique Time Tuesday is featuring this month.

To see all the great cards that stampers have created with this color theme and linked to Hand Stamped Sentiments site click here.

To see the wonderful card creations using this technique on Technique Time Tuesday click here.

Gingham Garden Encouragement Card

I created a card for the Sunday Stamps Challenge that continued the use of the Gingham Garden DSP. The Gingham Garden paper pack is perfect for spring cards and other paper projects. It will be fun to see what new spring papers that Stampin' Up! will have in the new catalog when it comes out in June.

I used the bird from the Backyard Basics set and then when I checked the retired list this morning I found out that the Backyard Basic set is sold out and no longer available. I like this bird because it is realistic and can be colored in so many ways.

Here are other products I used:

Here's my 24/7 Stampin' Up! store link

Happy stamping!
Trude

Gingham Garden Greeting Card

This is the Gingham Garden Designer Series Paper that is in the new Stampin' Up! 2013-2014 catalog. Isn't it cute? Only 2 weeks until the catalog goes live!

See the flower on the left side? That is one that is made with the new Simply Pressed Clay and mold. It is super easy to make these cute little embellishments. I spritzed this one with a Stampin' Spritzer filled with rubbing alcohol and 25 drops of Daffodil Delight reinker. When it was dry I touched the high spots with craft white ink.

I used the window framelits to cut the layered center and an oval framelit to cut the sentiment out.

Beaded Cross Easter Card

This card is made with the scallop trim corner punch and matching border punch by Stampin' Up! If you are interested in doing this cross for next Easter, or a sympathy card or encouragement, you have 2 weeks to order the punch, or until they run out of current stock. The CORNER punch is on the retired list. You will still be able to get the matching border punch as it is in the new catalog.

If you are looking for a demonstrator, I would love to be your demonstrator!

Join the Star Crafter club! Simply place a $50.00 order (before shipping and taxes) and you will be a member and be eligible to receive FREE Stampin' Up! product! 

 The NEW Stampin' Up! catalog is HERE!

From My Heart Encouragement Card

The vintage look on this Stampin' Up! encouragement card was created with embossed vellum strategically smudged with ink and adhered over Limeade card stock.

I used the layout from the Paper Players as a guide.

The printed paper is the Two for Tea Designer series paper that is in the Stampin' Up! 2013 spring catalog.

Bootiful Occasions Encouragement Card

So far these are the cards that I have made with this set. Now that I have posted them together I realize one thing; they are all blue! I am going to have to use some of the other Stampin' Up! colors and paper and mix it up a little!

For this one I used the Rain or Shine stamp set's rain drops to add a few sprinkles coming from the clouds on the Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series Paper. I also used an umbrella from the same set to stamp inside with the sentiment (Call Me if You Need an Umbrella).

The rain boot is the new one that I created from the set and below are the ones that I created previously with the Bootiful Occasions stamp set.

The cowboy boots card would be great for guys or girls young and old. So many things you can do with it.

I made this shimmery one for chilly January days. It says Warm Winter Wishes on the front but the shimmer from the smootch spray makes it hard to read in the photo.

I had my own chilly day yesterday. I went snowshoeing  with my husband and friends. We went about 5 miles on crunchy snow on Mt. Hood. Sun was peeking through the branches of trees, tiny flakes were being blown off the branches and hungry birds were eating our peanut snacks.

Stampin' Up! Betsy's Blossom Card

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Here's another take on the Betsy's Blossom stamp set. Love this baby wipe/ reinker technique. 

 

View the current Stampin' Up! catalog here. 

Stampin' Up! From My Heart Card

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This card was made with the "From My Heart" stamp set by Stampin' Up! Inside it says,"Hang in there". 

 

Current Stampin' Up! products can be viewed at my Stampin' Up! store.

 

I would love to be your Stampin' Up! demo if you don't already have one!

 

Have a blessed day,

Trude 

Rain or Shine Card

A spring themed card. It rains a lots here, so this is an appropriate card. The greeting inside, "Rain or Shine, You're a Friend of Mine." I believe it is a retired D.O.T.S. set.