How to create a card with an inside window!

I have a super cool card to show you today....this is one that my Stamp Club members got to create at our May meetings.  

From the outside (above), it doesn't look like such a cool card.....but when you open it up....

That's where the magic happens!  Cool, right?  Riiiiiggghhht!

These cards are really pretty easy to put together

Here's how this goes together:

Create a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" card base ( I used Very Vanilla CS)
Create another the same size from Designer Series Paper.  You'll score the DSP at 4-1/4" and also at 2-1/8" from both sides.
Die cut a shape - any shape - from the center of the DSP.  Die cut a second piece from a coordinating piece of cardstock to create a frame, if desired.  This does help create support for the window.
Now I line up the card base with the DSP piece and stamp the sentiment thru the hole.  You could also make some pencil marks if you'd prefer.  Accordion fold the DSP piece and attach the end flaps to the card base.  Decorate the front of the card base as desired.  Easy Peasy!

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Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131198]	Tip Top Taupe 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138336]	Something Borrowed Designer Series Paper [137785]	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad [138325]
Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad [101406]	Blushing Bride Stampin' Write Marker [131265]	Your Perfect Day Clear Stamp Set [138853]	Sahara Sand 7/8" (2.2 Cm) Lace Trim [137866]	Pear Pizzazz Stampin' Write Marker [131266]

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Sneak Peek: You've Got This by Stampin' Up!

I showed you a sneak peek of this set - You've Got This from Stampin' Up! yesterday....and I've got a new card for you today.

I am seriously in love with this flower.  And today, I decided to try the flower on vellum with markers and blender pens.  I was very pleased with the ability to blend the color, much like that of a Blendability Marker.  The ink doesn't dry really fast on the vellum, so you have time to move the color around.  Fyi - I did stamp the flower image with White Stazon Ink.

I sewed the vellum panel to one from Typeset DSP.  This way I didn't need to worry about adhesive showing thru.

The flower was colored with Watermelon Wonder, Delightful Dijon and Cucumber Crush.  I really am pleased with the way the colors pop against newsprint.

Creation Station:Sneak Peek!!!

Hey all!

It's time for another creative round with the Creation Station Design Team!!!  This week was are having a free for all.....with all sneak peek goodies from the new Stampin' Up! Annual catalog!  And who doesn't love a sneak peek of what's to come....unless it's at your Christmas Presents! 

And if that's not enough fun for all of you, we've got some new friends joining our little team!  Yay....new inspiration is always a treat.  We'd like to welcome  Martha Inchley, Dena Rekow and 

Sarah Klass!  These three exude talent, prepare to be amazed!  Also note: Dena Rekow is not participating THIS week bc she is sunning herself in beautiful Hawaii!

So.....let's get this party started.....  That card that you see above is created with lots of fun things.  One of the Sneak Peek stamp sets is called Sprinkled with Love, and it's a set that helps support Ronald McDonald House charities.  That's where the ice cream cone comes from.  And here's the deal with this set.....there are hundreds of possibilities - not only is there an ice cream cone, but a cupcake and a tree (with a matching punch!).  Plus there are several coordinating sentiments included.

The DSP is so fun and fruity - it's called Cherries on Top - very fitting.  I created a chevron stripe using the Chevron Border punch with Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush card stock.  

Next up - a set of note cards using all of the new In Colors:

This is another new set - You've Got This.  I heat embossed the flowers on water color paper with clear embossing powder.  Then colored with an aquapainter.  I didn't use Tip Top Taupe for any of the flowers - it didn't seem very "floral colored" to me.  So, I used T T Taupe for the card bases and stamped the background image with the same color.  

Each card got a strip of new lace ribbon in Tip Top Taupe, and then topped with a strip of cardstock in the same color as the flower.

Well.....that's all I've got for you today - head on down the line to the next fab stamper!

How to: Watercolor Resist with Stampin' Up! Butterflies Thinlits

Fun Technique Alert!!! 

I've come up with a fun "fruity" looking card for today's post.  It almost reminds me of Rainbow Sherbet!  Anyone else think that?

For this technique you are going to use the die cut butterfly image in a new way....and not use the actual die itself in the end product.

The color possibilities are endless here and you'll love the results and all that you can do with it.  

Watch to learn how this comes together:

I hope that you like this technique and will give it a try yourself.  

In the video I talked about how you need to extend the versamark and embossing powder beyond the butterfly, and that when you brush away the excess, you'll end up with a bit of crumb texture.  In this picture below, you can see it a little better.  You get a little bit of speckles of embossing, and I think that looks kind of cool.  You could be more meticulous if you wanted to be, but I'm okay with the look.  And that's saying a lot from this anal gal!

Would love to know what you think.....leave me a comment!

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Cycle Celebration Clear Stamp Set [130273]	Butterflies Thinlits Dies [137360]	Watercolor Paper [122959]	Coastal Cabana 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131297]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Versamark Pad [102283]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [131175]	Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad [131178]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [126944]
Aqua Painters [103954]	2013-2015 In Color Sequin Assortment [133631]	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130]	Heat Tool [129053]

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Watercolored Stippled Blossoms

Thought I'd try something a little different for this Stippled Blossoms stamp set today.  This is one of my favorite sets - I would have used it a TON if it was in photopolymer.  I'm not one to get out my Stamp-a-ma-jig very often.  However I did use my MISTI tool for the positioning of the stamps for this card.  

So onto the something different.  I didn't want such a stippled appearance to the flower today - I wanted something softer.  

I grabbed some watercolor paper and stamped the solid image of the largest flower in Blushing Bride.  This ends up a little blotchy in appearance on the watercolor paper - I'm sure because of the texture of the paper.  So I grabbed my aquapainter and let that do the work of filling in all the "holes".  

While that was drying, I loaded up the MISTI tool with the stippled image.  I use a window sheet taped inside of the MISTI tool as a positioner.  This works perfect and I just clean it off with a baby wipe.  I inked up the stippled image with Calypso Coral ink and stamped it on my flower.  Again, using the aqua painter to soften the stipples.  It doesn't eliminate the stipples completely, but it does wash them out a bit.

I repeated this for the leaves and the other flower.  Lastly, I watercolored around the entire image with Pear Pizzazz.  Oh...I also loaded up my aqua painter with some Calypso Coral ink and then gave it a little squeeze so that there would be lots of water at the tip of the brush.  Then I tapped on the brush to create the splatter marks.  

To finish the card off stamped the "grown with love" in Pear Pizzazz ink randomly down the right side of the card (I stamped off first).  I added the "love ya" piece, die cutting it with one of the label dies and cut off the stem piece.  

Not sure where the washi tape came from.....I have so much of that stuff....who knows where it came from!  But it did really help anchor the flower panel - which BTW is adhered with a layer of fun foam under the panel for stability as it goes thru the mail.

FYI - if you haven't seen this post yet about the no line watercoloring,  be sure to check it out.  I'll be posting a winner of the cards tomorrow.  You still have time to leave a comment!

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Calypso Coral 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [122925]	Watercolor Paper [122959]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Stippled Blossoms Clear Stamp Set [126747]	From The Garden Photopolymer Bundle [138862]	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [126983]
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [131172]	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [131180]	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953]	Aqua Painters [103954]

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