Counting Sheep - a Free Sale-a-bration Offering Sneak Peak

 This year, for the first time, Stampin Up is offering not one, but 2 sale-a-bration (SAB) events - and this second event is about to start in August. As you will recall, SAB is a time where spending money gets you free items.  In this case, buy something from any of the current catalogues totally $60 

This card, "Counting Sheep" is made using one of these free offerings.

This stamp set also comes with a die set, a separate free offering.

I started by die cutting 2 of the clouds and used them as a stencil to sponge clouds in the sky.

The sky and foreground were created by applying ink with the Stampin' Up blending brushes.

Supplies and Measurements:

• Smokey Slate card stock 4 1/4 by 11" scored at 5 1/2" to form a top fold card.
• Basic Gray cardstock 4 by 5 1/4" to add to card front
• Basic White card stock  3 3/4 by 5" - the art piece
• Soft Suede 1 1/2 by 3 1/2" to die cut fence
• Basic White 1 3/4 by 3" to die cut sheep and sentiment
• Basic Gray 4 by 5 1/4" layered with Basic White 3 3/4 by 5" to add to the inside.

Inks:

• Sky - Balmy Blue
• Foreground - Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive
• Sheep:  Light and Dark Smokey Slate, Light Basic Black Stampin' Blend
• Black Memento

Dies:

• Sheep dies
• Ornate Frame die for sentiment

Other Accessories:

• Balmy Blue Baker's twine
• Dimensionals
• Stampin Blends

Art Gallery Thinking of You - Class to Go card plus video

 A colleague of mine and myself organized a Class to Go in time for Mother's Day and focused on celebrating all women. The class offered kits for 4 cards and one 3D project, a PDF and a video for each card.

Over the next little while I will be posting a picture and the video for each card of the Class to Go, Celebrating Women.  

The first card features 2 Step stamping using both the stamp set and coordinating dies.  An introduction is made to the new blender brushes.

Here are the products used to make this card:

Stamp:  Art Gallery

Inks:  Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo, Mint Macaron

Papers:  Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Very Vanilla, Basic White

Accessories:  Floral Gallery dies, Blending brush, Gilded Gems, Dimensionals, Very Vanilla envelope, Gilded Gems

View the video on this blog post or on You Tube here

Camping Under the Moon

 There’s nothing like camping when there's a full moon.

I created this night scene using 4 different shades of blue, my blender brushes, and the Campology stamp set.

Because there is a full moon in the picture  I applied a post it note punched with a 1 1/4” circle punch at the location of this celestial being.  Then I grabbed my blender brushes and the following shades of blue- Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Pacific Point and Night of Navy ink to create the sky.  I started with the lightest colour first with Night of Navy last. 

After the post- note was removed, some Night of Navy ink was sponged around the edges to give it a more 3D look.  Some Night of Navy ink was also pulled across the surface. Mossy Meadow was used for the grass.

Night of Navy ink was used to stamp the tree cluster on the left side. To complete the grass line I turned the stamp upside down, inking only the bottom, grassy area.

The 1/4" crinkled Whisper White ribbon tied around the bottom, was coloured with a Balmy Blue stamp N Blend   and tied into a bow.  The matted sentiment, is added straddling the ribbon,

The binoculars was stamped and coloured on a separate piece of Basic White, then fussy cut.  It was added on the eft side, again straddling the ribbon.

To finish the card, I added some blue rhinestones.                                                                                                                                     

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Campology

Inks:  Pool Party, Balmy Blue, Pacific Point, Night of Navy, Smokey Slate Stampin' Blends

Papers:  Night of Navy, Basic Black, Basic White

Accessories:  1 1/4" circle punch, 1/4" white ribbon, Dimensionls, Blue rhinestones, White gel pen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Campology - an Old carried into the New

 The Campology stamp set - yeah!- is carried over into the new Annual catalogue which debuts May 4.  I have not made any cards with it to date, getting diverted by other stamp sets so today was the day!  And I'm so pleased with the results - what was I waiting for?

Camping season is arriving very quickly, and with the pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, this outdoor activity is sure to be popular.  The campground in my city is already fully booked.

The scene in this card is about as close as I'm going to get to camping.  So, here's my card

Have I mentioned lately that I love the new blender brushes? I used them to create the background for this card. These are the colours I used for the sky:  Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy.  For the grass I used Mossy Meadow.  The trees were stamped with Soft Suede ink, using the coordinating Stamp Blend to fill in the tree trunks.

After I created the sky I stamped the tent in an area where the sky was Daffodil Delight and masked it with a post it note to preserve the spot while I stamped the trees and bushes.  After I removed the mask I added some definition and highlights by colouring with Cajun Craze Stampin' Blend.

The cup and coffee pot were stamped on a separate piece of Basic White and coloured with Smokey Slate stampin' blend.  After fussy cutting , I added it to the lower left of the scene.  The sentiment, stamped  Basic White, was trimmed  before adding it to the left of the Coffee pot.  It seemed very white against the Mossy Meadow background so I added some colour using the blender brush.

To finish the card, I added a bow made with Mossy Meadow Braided linen trim, and some stars in the sky.

Some Basic White was added to the inside.  I stamped part of the trees on the right side,  and with some left over colour on the brushes, some colour was added around them.

Supplies Used:

Stamp:  Campology

Inks:  Black Memento, Daffodil Delight, Blackberry Bliss, Balmy Blue, Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, Blends (Smokey Slate, Soft Suede, Cajun Craze), White gel pen

Papers:  Mossy Meadow, Basic White

Accessories:  Blender Brushes, 3/16th " Mossy Meadow Braided Linen Trim