Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all my stamping friends and anyone who enjoys creativity.  Here's to a new year full of new opportunities to be creative and enjoy life and friendships.

This stamp is from the assortment of single stamps offered through Stampin' Up! for a limited time; New Years (132336).  The image was stamped in VersaMark and heat embossed in gold.  I used a Basic Black card base, Brushed Gold and Whisper White card sock, and Champagne Glimmer Paper.  The stars were punched from a retired punch, and the scallop was cut using the Big Shot and the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die (120893).  A bit of 1/8" Black Taffeta Ribbon (119261) finishes it off.

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I wish you a happy and healthy new year,

Renae

Watercolor Winter Greetings

Ready for a sneak peak from the Stampin' Up! Holiday mini catalog?  There are so many new stamps, accessories and tools, to get your creative juices flowing!  Many items are geared towards Fall, Halloween and of course Christmas.  I am thinking ahead to the Christmas season, so when I saw this two-step stamp set, I immediately had gold embossing come to mind.  The Stamp-a-ma-jig is the best for getting the outline stamps on straight.  Each poinsettia is cut out and then popped up with a Dimensional.  Tiny pearls adorn the center of each flower.

This card is all wrapped up for someone special with its Cherry Cobbler bow.  I just love Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and Crumb Cake together.  The greeting is from More Merry Messages, and tiny pine cone finishes it off in style.

Stamps:  Watercolor Winter (129724[W]; 129727[C]), More Merry Messages (126400[W]; 126402[C])
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, VersaMark
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Gold Embossing Powder (109129), Heat Tool (129053), Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon (120992), Pearls (119247), Dimensionals (104430).

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We all have the desire to create meaningful, beautiful things; Create Something Fun today!

~ Renae

By The Seashore Notes

It's summer!  One of the best places to enjoy a summer day is by the seashore, but if you can't get to the beach, bring the beach to you!  I just adore this beachside stamp set.

Pool Party was the perfect shade to compliment the gold embossed images.  I dipped my "C" block in the ink pad and stamped it right on the Very Vanilla card stock for the water surrounding my ocean creatures.  Then I stamped with VersaMark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  The finished card size is 3 x 3.

Stamps:  By the Seashore (126530 [W]; 126832 [C])
Ink:  Pool Party, VersaMark
Paper:  Pool Party, River Rock, Very Vanilla
Accessories & Tools:  Linen Thread (104199), Gold Embossing Powder (109129), Heat Tool (129053), C Block (118486)

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Stretch your imagination, and Create Something Fun today!

~Renae

Mixed Bunch in Pinks or Blues...

I got the idea of heat embossing with white embossing powder using this stamp set in the Stampin' Success Magazine.  I love the look.   I made this clean and simple card first in the blues and then thought it would be great in pinks as well.  You decide which you like better.

This stamp set, Mixed Bunch, and punch, Blossom Punch, are in the Occasions Mini Catalog, soon to be gone (unless it ends up in the new catalog that will come out on June 1st.  That's what I am hoping for!)  The words on the Blues card is from Friendly Phrases, and the words on the Pinks card came from a retired set.

Stamps:  Mixed Bunch (125535[W]; 125537[C]), Friendly Phrases (126149[W]; 126151[C])
Ink:  Whisper White Craft Ink, Not Quite Navy or Melon Mambo
Paper: Pool Party & Not Quite Navy or Regal Rose & Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Certainly Celery from the Subtles Pack of DSP
Accessories:  5/8" Certainly Celery Grograin Ribbon (Retired, but 5/8" Satin is available 117288), White Embossing Powder (109132), Basic Pearls (119247), Dimensionals (104403)
Tools:  Blossom Punch (125603), 3/4" Circle Punch (119873)

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Take time for yourself and Create Something Fun today!

Renae

Embossed Christmas Poinsettia

There are so many fun projects to make at Christmas time!  This is an idea I saw and LOVED last year, and I just had to try it.

I don't know who came up with it first, but the one I saw was by Gretchen Barron.  I have updated the tag to a current stamp, and used a different color combo, but other than that, I didn't change anything.  Why mess with perfection?

To make this gorgeous poinsettia, I used the small leaf from French Foliage.  I stamped with Cherry Cobbler Ink on Riding Hood Red card stock 13 times and cut out each leaf.  I punched a 1-1/4" circle and arranged seven of the leaves around it.  Then a face down inking in VersaMark followed by a dusting of Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, (along with some help from my heat gun), and the bottom layer was finished.  The remaining 6 leaves were individually embossed, then arrange over the base, each attached with a dimensional.  The Very Vanilla card stock was run through the Big Shot with the Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder to compliment the big poinsettia.  Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding makes it into an elegant "present".

Stamps:   French Foliage (120845 [W]; 121166 [C] ), Bells & Boughs (120831 [W]; 121142 [C] )
Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, VersaMark
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Accessories:  Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder (101930), Basic Pearls (119247), Always Artichoke 1/2" Seam Binding (121000), Dimensionals (104430)
Tools:  Heat Tool (100005), Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder (116824), Big Shot

Take time to enjoy the holiday season and create something fun.

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Renae

Flower Fest - PPA113

The challenge at Pals Paper Arts this week is to make a project using heat embossing as the technique.  Coincidently, I used heat embossing on my project last week which you can see HERE, but since I love the look, I was happy to make a new, totally different card:

Melon Mambo and Wild Wasabi embossing powder outlines the flowers and leaves, and to get the soft color inside, I daubed with Stampin' Pastels.  The sentiment is also embossed in keeping with the theme.

I love how this card turned out, and can't wait to send it to my friend.  I know she is going to love it!

Stamps:  Flower Fest (122278 [W]; 122280 [C] ), Friendly Phrases (126149 [W]; 126151 [C] )
Ink:  VersaMark
Paper:  Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White
Accessories:  Melon Mambo & Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder (123223 & 123224), Dimensionals (104430), Basic Pearls (119247)
Tools:  Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402), Heat Tool (100005), Powder Pals (102197)

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Take time for yourself and create something fun!

Renae

Sounding Joy Ornaments - PPA112

The latest challenge at PPA is all about elements of style.  The challenge was to include lace, any kind of lace, with your project.

I have been wanting to try the glossy white card stock from Stampin' Up!  See how the ornaments shine when they catch the light just right?

I stamped with Versamark on 2 circles punched out of the glossy card stock, then sprinkled gold embossing powder, and watched the magic happen as I put the heat tool to it.  After that, the brayer inked up in Blushing Bride was rolled across each ornament to give it a little color.  I used Stampin' Write Markers to color in the bell ornament.  The background is stamped using Versamark once again.  Versamark makes a wonderful background especially on darker colors of card stock.  The top of each ornament has a 3/4" circle folded in half and a 1/8" hole punched out using my handy dandy Crop-A-Dile.

Stamps:  Bells & Boughs (120821 [W]; 121142 [C] ), The Sounding Joy (Holiday Mini Catalog 121967 [W]; 121979 [C] )
Ink:  Versamark (102283), Blushing Bride, Always Artichoke Marker, Cherry Cobbler Marker, Daffodil Delight Marker
Paper:  Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Glossy White card stock (102599)
Accessories:  Gold Embossing Powder (109129), Chantilly 1/2" Crochet Trim (118480), Dimensionals (104430)
Tools:  2-1/2" Circle Punch (120906), 3/4" Circle Punch (119873), Crop-A-Dile (108362), Heat Tool (100005), Brayer (102395)

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Make today your day to create something fun!

Thanks for stopping by,

Renae