Inspiration Ink

Weekly Inspiration

Today's card is really easy and uses a fairly small amount of supplies! 

 

 Supplies

- Voila, page 57, $25.95

- Real Red 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 156, $5.50

- Whisper White 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 155, $7.50

- Jackpot Designer Series Paper, page 162, $9.95

- Real Red Classic Ink Pad, page 156, $5.95

- Basic Black Classic Ink Pad, page 155, $5.95

- Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, page 156, $2.95

- So Saffron Stampin' Write Marker, page 157, $2.95

- Circle Scissors Plus, page 191, $29.95

- Glass Mat, page 191, $19.95

- Dotto, page 192, $12.95

- adhesive

- scissors

Directions

1)  Cut a piece of Real Red Card Stock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2".  Score and fold in half to make card.

2)  Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to 2 x 3". 

3)  Stamp the sentiment in Real Red Ink in the lower right corner of the white rectangle.

4)  Adhere the stamped white rectangle in the lower right corner of the card.

5)  Cut a piece of red diamond patterned Jackpot Designer Paper to 3 x 4".

6)  Adhere the red Designer Paper to the upper right side of the card.

7)  Cut a strip of yellow diamond patterned Jackpot Designer Paper to 1 1/2 x 5 1/2".

8)  Adhere the yellow Designer Paper to the left side of the card so that about 1/8" of red card stock shows on the left side.

9)  Stamp the chef image in Basic Black Ink onto a large scrap of Whisper White Card Stock.

10)  Stamp the cake image in Basic Black Ink onto the chef image so that the cake is positioned on the chef's tray.

11)  Put some Dotto on the back of the stamped white card stock and adhere it to the Glass Mat.

12)  Set the Circle Scissors Plus to cut a 3" diameter circle.  Center the Circle Scissors Plus on the stamped image so that you will cut out the cake image and part of the chef.

13)  Remove the protective cover on the blade and insert the blade into the Circle Scissors Plus.

14)  Hold the Circle Scissors Plus in place with one hand and apply firm, even pressure to the blade as you rotate it around the circle.

15)  Remove the cut out circle and set aside.  Throw away remaining scraps of card stock.

16)  Put Dotto on the back of a large scrap of Real Red Card Stock and adhere it to the Glass Mat.

17)  Set the Circle Scissors Plus to cut a 3 1/4" diameter circle and center it on the red card stock.  Cut out a red circle and remove it from the Glass Mat.  Throw away the rest of the card stock scraps.

18)  Color the chef and cake images with the Markers.

19)  Adhere the chef image to the red circle and then to the card front.

Tips

Real Red Ink takes a little longer to dry on Whisper White and Very Vanilla Card Stocks than most of our other inks.  So, if you are stamping with Real Red Ink, it is a good idea to set the stamped image aside for a few minutes to let it thoroughly dry before working with the image or you might smear the ink.

Dotto is a repositionable adhesive that is perfect to use with the Circle Scissors Plus.  It helps hold the card stock in place while you are cutting, but can be easily removed by just rubbing your fingers lightly across the card stock.  Dotto is also great for using while designing a card or scrapbook page layout because it will hold your elements in place while you design, but they can easily be moved around and the adhesive removed when you are ready to make the design permanent.

It's a good idea to rotate the Circle Scissors Plus around on your card stock without the blade in place to make sure that you will cut the image you want out and to make sure that you will cut a complete circle.

The Circle Scissors Plus does take a little bit of practice to get used to, but once you are used to it, it cuts circles of any size between 1" and 6" very easily!

Circle Circus Scallop Bag

I gave the birthday girl this little bag yesterday at her party.  Inside was a Stampin' Spot and a small incentive stamp she can use to mark the projects she creates.

 

Uses Circle Circus and On Your Birthday Sets plus Melon Mambo Card Stock, Tempting Turquoise Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Tempting Turquoise Craft Ink Pad, In Color Stampin' Write Markers (Melon Mambo), Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Extended Cutting Pads, Extended Premium Crease Pad, Bag w/Scallops Bigz XL Die, Sticky Strip, Scallop Edge Punch, Heat & Stick Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter (Turquoise), Circle Scissors Plus, Glass Mat, Dotto, and Velcro dots.

 

Fancy Favor Bag

Here is the other project we are doing today at Katie's Birthday Party Show.  This is a little treat bag they'll make using the Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die and Katie's choice of Circle Circus Set with Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, and Rich Razzleberry colors.

Uses Circle Circus and Wonderful Favorites Sets plus Melon Mambo Card Stock, Tempting Turquoise Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink Pad, Melon Mambo Classic Ink Pad, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Extended Cutting Pads, Extended Premium Crease Pad, Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die, Bone Folder, Sticky Strip, Crop-A-Dile, Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Elastic Cord, Pretties Kit, Scallop Circle Punch, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, and Stampin' Dimensionals.

Please contact me if you are interested in having me provide the "entertainment" at a birthday party for a child.  It's lots of fun and is something a little different!

Clear Envelope Mini Brag Book

I've got a Birthday Party Show to do tomorrow for a young lady named Katie and her friends.  Katie chose to have projects made that use our wonderful Circle Circus Set and Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, and Rich Razzleberry colors.  She wanted to make two projects with her friends, a mini brag book and a little goody bag. 

Here's the mini brag book we will be making.  The "page protectors" on the inside are our Clear Translucent Medium Envelopes sold on page 168.  Enjoy!

 

Uses Circle Circus and Wonderful Favorites Sets plus Rich Razzleberry Card Stock, Tempting Turquoise Card Stock, Melon Mambo Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Clear Translucent Medium Envelopes, Rich Razzleberry Classic Ink Pad, Tempting Turquoise Classic Ink Pad, Melon Mambo Classic Ink Pad, Crop-A-Dile, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets, Tempting Turquoise 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka-Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Filigree Designer Brads, Bold Brights Brads, Paper-Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals, and Sticky Strip.

 

I love doing Birthday Parties of this type!  If you've got a child with a birthday coming up and would be interested in having them stamp and create projects as the "entertainment" at their party, please contact me for all the details!

Shaker Ornament Card

This is the last of the cards we made at my recent Club Class.  I had originally planned to have my Club Members make the Snow Globe Ornament Card shown in my Holiday Blog Tour post of 9/11/09.  That card used clear handsoap to float glitter so it would look like a snow globe.  Unfortunately, as time went by, I found that the soap caused the glitter to clump together and not float around anymore!  So, I reworked the card to be a Shaker Card using our Blue Bead Duo.  Enjoy!

Uses Four the Holidays and Sweet Centers Sets plus Brilliant Blue Card Stock, Brushed Silver Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, VersaMark Ink Pad, Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, Ticket Corner Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Sweet Treat Cups, Blue Bead Duo, Medium Window Sheets, Silver Elastic Cord, and Sticky Strip.

The picture isn't the best since I did have to take a picture rather than scanning this card because of the bulk of the Sweet Treat Cup.

Shimmery Snowflake Card

This is another of the cards we made at my recent Club Class.  It features our beautiful new Shimmer Paint in the Holiday Mini.  Unfortunately, the picture doesn't nearly do it justice as the scan just doesn't pick up the subtle snowflakes stamped with the Shimmer Paint or the gold sheen that was added to plain Kraft Card Stock with the Shimmer Paint.  I hope you will enjoy it anyway!

Uses Four the Holidays, Simple Snowflake, and Delightful Decorations plus Kraft Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, VersaMark Ink Pad, White Stampin' Emboss Powder, Powder Pals, Heat Tool, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Sponge Daubers, Whisper White 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Kraft Taffeta Ribbon, Pretties Kit, Mini Glue Dots, and Sticky Strip.

Red Glitter Ornament Card

I posted a Glitter Ornament Card the other day and said that I'd created another card using the same technique that I liked even better which we'd be making at my Club Class.  Well, here's the other card!  Enjoy!

Uses Holiday Best Hostess Level 1 Set plus Real Red Card Stock, Whisper White Card Stock, Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Sticky Pages, Real Red Classic Ink Pad, Ornament Punch, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Extended Cutting Pads, Movers & Shapers Bigz XL Die, Magnetic Movers & Shapers Holiday Windows, Mat Pack, Hobby Blade, ruler, Chunky Essentials Stampin' Glitter, Mistletoe Ribbon Originals, Real Red 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip, and Stampin' Dimensionals.

My Digital Studio - 50th Birthday Party Invite

My husband will be celebrating his 50th birthday in a few weeks.  I finally got him to agree that a party to celebrate would be fun!  I had to get some invitations sent out and, of course, I wanted to make them myself.  But, I just didn't have the time or materials to mass produce that many cards.  So, I turned to My Digital Studio.  I created this card which really expresses the look and feel I wanted and was quick, easy, and fun to make!

Uses My Digital Studio.

If I'd had more time, I could have sent the image off to be professionally printed into cards, but I never plan that far ahead!  So, I printed them all myself using my little home-office printer. 

If you've got a big event of some sort coming up - like a birthday party, wedding, anniversary party, graduation party, bridal or baby shower - or if you just love to entertain, then you are going to want this software so you can create your own customized invitations!  Of course, this program will do much more as well - photo albums, calendars, DVDs, even multi-media!

The My Digital Studio software is now available to everyone.  Hostesses with at least a $400 Show during October and November and will be able to purchase this software for 1/2 price!

Winner of Birthday Card Contest

Wow!  It was really tough for my panel of judges (my family and a few fellow Demonstrators) to choose the winning card from all the cards I received for my birthday.  Every card I received was fabulous!  Thank you everyone!

Finally, though, a winner was chosen.  The winning card is by Shannon Aydukovic!  Shannon's card is shown here, but the scan really doesn't do it justice since it is a "floating card."  The actual card is a piece of Window Sheet so the design appears to be floating in mid-air!

 

 

Congratulations, Shannon!  You'll be getting a $46 Gift Certificate to use through me.  Enjoy!

 

Weekly Inspiration

This is one of the cards we made at my Club Class the other day featuring glitter and a couple of new techniques I just learned.  Enjoy!

 

 

Supplies

- On Your Birthday Set, page 139, $33.95

- On a Pedestal Set, page 71, $19.95

- Lovely Lilac 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 156, $5.50

- Whisper White 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 155, $7.50

- Basic Black 8 1/2 x 11" Card Stock, page 155, $7.50

- Whisper White Craft Ink Pad, page 155, $7.50

- Basic Black Classic Ink Pad, page 155, $5.95

- Slit Punch, pages 186 - 187, $5.95

- Watercolor Pencils, page 154, $19.95

- Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter, page 180, $13.95

- Pretties Kit, page 178, $29.95

- Square Ice Rhinestone Brads, page 179, $10.95

- Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, page 183, $4.95

- Paper-Piercing Tool, page 191, $3.50

- Mat Pack, page 191, $9.95

- 2-Way Glue Pen, page 192, $3.50

- Stampin' Dimensionals, page 192, $3.95

- Mini Glue Dots, page 192, $4.95

- adhesive

- scissors

Directions

1)  Cut a piece of Basic Black Card Stock to 2 1/2 x 3 3/4".

2)  Stamp pedestal and tall cake images from the On a Pedestal Set in Whisper White Craft Ink onto the black rectangle.  Set aside to let dry.

3)  Cut a piece of Lovely Lilac Card Stock to 5 1/2 x 8 1/2".  Score and fold in half to make card.

4)  Score the long front edge of the card at 1/2" in from the edge.

5)  Insert the scored front edge into the Slit Punch as close as you can get it to the top edge of the card.  Make sure the bottom edge of the punching area lines up on the scored line.  Punch.

6)  Slide the Slit Punch over a bit and repeat.  Repeat punching all the way down the front side of the card.  Be sure that the punched slits do not overlap, but get them as close together as you can.  Also make sure you keep the bottom part of the punching area lined up on the score line.

7)  Fold the scored edge under.  You should have little half moons of Lovely Lilac card stock poking out along the edge of your card.

8)  Cut a strip of Whisper White Card Stock to 3/4" x 5 1/2".

9)  Adhere the white strip below the folded over lilac strip so that you see half moons of white on the left and half moons of lilac on the right when you look at the front of the card.

10)  Cut a strip of Basic Black Card Stock to 1 1/2 x 5 1/2". 

11)  Lay the black strip on the inside of the card so it lines up with the edge of the card.  Add adhesive to the inside of the folded over area and then close the card to adhere the black strip behind the half moons strip.

12)  Cut a piece of Whisper White Card Stock to 2 3/4 x 4". 

13)  Lay the white rectangle in the center of the purple card front without adhering it. 

14)  Ink up the sentiment of your choice from the On Your Birthday Set using Basic Black Ink and stamp so it is centered below the white rectangle.

15)  If your cake on a pedestal images are now dry, color directly onto the white images using the Watercolor Pencils.  I used the lighter purple on the pedestal and the darker  purple on the top of the cake.  I also touched up some of the areas of the cake with the white pencil.  This is a technique called "Black Magic."

16)  Use the 2-Way Glue Pen to put small dots of adhesive on the dots in the pedestal and cake images.

17) Sprinkle on some of the Orchid Glitter from the Fine Cosmo Stampin' Glitter.  Tap off excess.

18)  Adhere the stamped, glittered image to the Whisper White rectangle.

19)  Lay a small silk flower from the Pretties Kit on top of the cake image.

20)  Use the Paper-Piercing Tool and Mat Pack to poke a hole through the flower center and both layers of card stock.

21)  Insert a small Lilac Square Ice Rhinestone Brad and secure on the back side.

22)  Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the main image to the card front.

23)  Tie a simple overhand knot in a small piece of Whisper White Ribbon and trim the ends.

24)  Adhere the ribbon bow to the base of the pedestal with a Mini Glue Dot.

Tips

You might want to practice the Slit Punch Border on scrap paper a time or two before trying it on your card.  It's a cool technique and isn't that hard to do once you've practiced a bit.

If your Whisper White Craft Ink images aren't dry yet when you are ready to color on them with the Watercolor Pencils, you can speed up the drying by zapping the image for a few seconds with a Heat Tool (page 188, $29.95).

Powder Pals (page 188, $19.95) can be useful to control Glitter and make it easier to return excess to the container.  Or, you can store glitter in a resealable, plastic container with a plastic spoon to make scooping it up easier.