Flower Shop Fun

Fashion is art.  It inspires one to feel amazing, hold their head high and feel anew!  Paper Crafting, Rubber Stamping, Crafting in general.. can do the same and more!  Crafting trends, like fashion trends, often inspire great energy!!

 

Inspired by a stunning shirt... this card came to life!

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think...

DID YOU KNOW... Flower Shop (#130942 or BUNDLE IT with the Coordinating punch for a 15% discount #132726) - a favorite stamp set of mine - can be a 2-step Stamp?!?!

 

Inspired by the outfit below... this card is very classic, elegant, trendy.... it reminds me of a beautiful elegant Asian vase. 

So... inspiration... OK, um, if you don't know me - I tend to stalk people in adorable outfits!

It's true!! 

I will be known to whip out my cell and take pictures.... I tryyyy to ask for permission... sigh - but sometimes I'm not in a place to do so.. so I snag secret photos.... ohhhh... lol.

 

Ok this stunning lady, Janet, is from church and always wears the most lovely outfits.  I did actually ask her for permission... lol... but it is sooo worth it, right??

Taking Soft Sky card stock (#131203) as the base... I used the Solid image in the Flower Shop stamp set with BLEACH (apply a little bleach to a napkin on a plate, use as a 'stamp pad' for your stamp). 

Allow the card to dry and the bleach to dry and go lighter.... it isn't always consistent but the effect is worth it.

Heat Embossing allows for a sharp contrast in this 2-Step stamped look.  Prep the card with the Embossing Buddy (#103083) and stamp the outlined Flower Shop flower with the Versa Mark pad (#102283).  Cover with Black Embossing Powder (#109133) and Heat Set with the Heat Tool (#129053).

 

Using the Express Yourself HOSTESS Exclusive Stamp Set (#130339) embossed on the Whisper White card stock (#100730).  (YOU, too, can grab this Exclusive Hostess Stamp Set at a great discount - when you Enjoy a Private Class with ME!)

It's fun and easy to use the Finishing Touches Edgelits (#127010), Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439) and the new Big Shot Magnetic Platform (#130658) to hold it in place!  The edges remind me of the flowers while giving a fun interest to the sentiment.  Adding the 'pearl necklace' look with our adhesive backed Pearl Basic Jewels Collection (#119247 - 150 for $4.95 - WOW).

 

 Rubber Stamping and Paper Crafting is art.  Like Fashion, it inspires one to feel amazing, hold their head high and feel anew!  Crafting trends, like fashion trends, often inspire great energy!!  When I'm low... I create something vivid and often feel a renewal... when I'm feeling vintage, celebratory, etc... I can create to suit or improve my mood.  Like fashion, putting on a bright outfit on a dull day can really turn things around!

Open Sea Thoughts

A simple and fun card that twists up the normal stamping process....

I wanted to create a neutral card and think that this card is just that!  See the Video below on this fun stamping technique, too!

Our The Open Sea stamp set (#123032) is a great vintage, masculine, neutral card.  I love it!  I'm a girl through and through but this vintage card with a twist was fun to make!

 

Our Chocolate Chip card stock (#102128) is the Base for this card.  and Stamping the Sea Ledger with Bleach gives a fun twist.  It has a variegation in color within the bleached stamp.

My COLOR COACH (#130118) is a favorite tool of mine.  It partnered Chocolate Chip with Crumb Cake and Marina Mist.  Here stamping the Anchor (with Bleach) for a cool seaside colored look on the Crumb Cake card stock (#120953).

 

Stamping this Thinking of You from the Sassy Salutations (#126707) in Marina Mist ink (#126962) for a cool marina feel.  Punch it out with our Decorative Label (120907) for a cool look that mimic's waves.

Layering the Soho Subway Designer Series Paper (#130140) for a cool natural and rustic look over that bleached stamp.  This wood look reminds me of an old boat wood look or nautical sign. 

 

Flip the Paper over....

For a COOL Map Look!  That body of water and vintage print really ties this card all together!

(Reminds me of a Ghost Ship, kind of like my favorite movies as a kid - Goonies!! lol)

I love the bleach stamping tied in with the ink, the cool and vintage colors...

doesn't she look ready to sail??

Depending on which look you like, they can be accomplished with our top of the line papers, stamps, inks, (bleach, even) and Punches/Tools. 

 

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Twist it up and Stamp with Household Products... CLICK BELOW to see how easy and fun this is!

Cup of Love

It is nooooo secret that I looooove my cocoa and coffee!  When our Perfect Blend stamp set (#131392) came to life, I just knew it'd be mine... mine I say!! (Ok, so maybe too much coffee today? lol)
 

I created this gift tag to top my Chocolate Mint Covered Espresso Beans... a gift I created for my stamping sisters in the Antelope Valley.

See the Video below on how to have fun with Bleach Stamping!  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of this fun project.

Mariacristina had asked me, when we were at Convention, how to make these oval bows... so I couldn't resist including them in my gift to her and the gang!

 

Stamping with BLEACH - yes, bleach, creates a cool look.  Here on Early Espresso card stock (#119686) this travel cup creates such a cool look.  We have this new gentle and eco-friendly bleach and I was worried.. would it work?!?!

It maybe a little softer than the harsher bleach but it didn't give me a bad headache and it did work.
 

These bows are my new favorite thing! 
Using Ovals!  Yes... Ovals....
OK so PUNCH with Punches (here I used the Scallop Oval punch #119856 and the Small Oval punch #120908) or the new Ovals Collection Framelits (#129381) and Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439) to create layered ovals for a bow.

What you do is use adhesive (here I used Hot Glue) and you fold the oval in half.  So there are two scalloped ovals on the bottom and two of the small ovals and hot glued them (very, very carefully) over the Travel Mug.

For my dear friends, Susy (my upline) and Sarah (my downline) I created these little jars of Chocolate Mint Espresso Beans!  Adding cute accessories like our 1-1/4" and 7/8" Scallop Circle Punches (#127811 and #129404), tying in the Espresso Theme with our Early Espresso 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (#126871).

Early Espresso Baker's Twine (#123124)... all easily coordinated.  Our Neutrals Designer Series Paper (#130132) for amazing patterned papers in all of your favorite colors - the whole color family and available in each color family/collection!!

 

Don't you just LOVE how perfectly coordinated papers, accessories, inks... it's easier than ever to create amazing crafting projects and gifts!

All tied up, buttoned up with an adhesive backed Pearl Basic Jewels (#119247)... it's a dash of luxury to a sweet gift tag!

CLICK BELOW to see a Video on how to Bleach Stamp... it's fun, easy and a twist on the norm.

 

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