Simply Stamping - Project 17

Heather Summers' online Simply Stamping class has come to an end.  It is not too late to sign up though - Heather leaves the class up for months and it is a class that you do at your own pace so you should check it out.  Just go to Heather's blog entry HERE for more information.

I don't have the stamp sets Heather suggested for Project 17, but I had been planning to CASE the card she featured in her March 29 blog entry so I combined the two and am happy with the results.  There are four cards in Project 17, all slightly different but the layers are all the same size for each of the cards. 

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!)
Card Stock - Naturals White, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Sweet Pea DSP
Stamp Set - I {Heart} Hearts, Happy Moments, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink - Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive
Other -  Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Sending Love Epoxy Brads, Jumbo Grommets, Certainly Celery and Pretty in Pink Brads, Dimensionals, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch

Here are my cards.  Hope you like them

Stampin Up Pastels (Chalks)

When I signed on with Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator part of the startup kit was the case of pastels (chalks).  All of the 48 core colours are represented.  I have not used them often, but one of the projects in the Simply Stamping online course offered by Heather Summers uses them.  It also uses the Inspired by Nature stamp set that I really love but do not use often enough.

Although I could have done better with my shading, I am very pleased with the result and will be trying other colour combinations in the future.

The floral image was stamped using Versamark and then the pastels (chalks) were 'pounced' on using sponge daubers.  This project also uses the masking technique - the flowers were masked and the grass image was stamped over top and then the mask was removed.

Stamp Set - Inspired by Nature
Ink - Old Olive; Versamark; SU Pastels - Old Olive, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Elegant eggplant, So Saffron, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip,
Card Stock - Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant
Other - Wide Oval Punch, Modern Label Punch, More Mustard Brads
Technique - Popping Pastels, Masking

Simply Stampin' - Project 10 - Top Note Envelope Card

This is another card inspired by Heather Summers and her Simply Stamping online class.  Heather used Bella Bleu DSP in her demonstration and the Vintage Vogue stamp set which resulted in a very vintage looking card.  I do not have that DSP so decided to use Cottage Wall DSP and the Beautiful Wings embosslit to create my card.

Heather demonstrated a technique of lining up the Top Note Die, the fold of the card and the plastic cutting plates in such a way that only half of the top note was cut out. 

Hope you like my card.  This photo shows the "envelope" closed.

This photo shows the "envelope" open and the little pull out card inside.  The fun thing about this card is that it measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" so it will fit in a standard envelope.

The card is not complete - once I decide for what occasion this card will be used I will add a greeting onto the front.

Supplies Used:
Card Stock - Old Olive, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, Cottage Wall DSP
Other - Old Olive ribbon (retired), SU Beautiful Wings embosslit, Clear Rhinestone brads

Simply Stampin!

I signed up for Heather Summers' most recent online class - Simply Stampin!  20 days, 20 projects.  For more details you can check out Heather's blog post HERE.  It is not too late to sign up - it is a 'self study' class.  Heather posts the projects with a downloadable file (pdf) with the supplies list and instructions.  She also posts a video showing how she created the project.

The project (actually projects) for day 3 was a set of 4 cards using the Friends 24/7 stamp set.  I do not have that set, but substituted Razzle Dazzle.  The 4 cards are all thank you cards featuring the Thank You Kindly stamp set. 

I have made one of the cards so far and here it is:

Stamp Set - Razzle Dazzle, Thank You Kindly
Card Stock - Bordering Blue, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Bella Bird DSP (retired)
Ink - Bordering Blue, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Other - Finial Press embossing folder, Scallop Trim border punch