Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Spiral Rose

It's time for another Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch.  This week I finally sat down and used the new Spiral Flower Originals Die.  I thought it was the perfect fit for the circle.  I ended up spritzing it with smooch spritz mixed with rubbing alcohol so I could scrunch it up really well to give it the wrinkled look.  I like how it turned out. :)  Don't forget to check out what the other designers made this week using the same sketch HERE.



Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

Stamp Set:  Everything Eleanor & Express Yourself
Card Stock:  Perfect Plum & Very Vanilla
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Perfect Plum
Embossing Folder:  Beautifully Baroque
Punch:  Banner  
Spiral Flower Originals Die
Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer
Sponges




Sunday, January 12, 2014

More Pretty Pansies

~ Update ~

If you'd like to know how I created these pansies scroll down for a picture tutorial.

Ok, one last card with pansies, I promise.  I needed to make my third one for my upcoming class.  Thanks to Mojo Monday I was able to use another great sketch to help accomplish it.  Believe it or not there are pansies that look like this...ok, pretty close to this.  The orange isn't quite as a bright, but none of the other "oranges" were doing it for me.  And they don't have jewels in the middle, but hey it's a card and I like bling! :)






Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

Stamp Set:  Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card Stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Gumball Green,
Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Rich Razzleberry & Pumpkin Pie
Embossing Folders:
Perfect Polka Dots & Modern Mosaic 
Punch:  Pansy
Jewels:  Basic Rhinestones
Smooch Sprtiz:  Vanilla Shimmer

I've had a few people ask how to make these flowers, so I thought I would take some pics of the steps...enjoy!

Using the Pansy punch, punch out one pumpkin pie flower and one rich razzleberry flower.  Cut the petals apart, making sure to trim off the excess edges.  You don't want those on like I have on the two bottom orange petals.  For each finished flower you need three orange petals and two purple petals.  You can choose whatever colors you want.  I just looked at pics of real flowers and decided on my colors.


Sponge around the edges and tips of each petal.  I did it to the purple ones too, but it is a little hard to see.  



Spritz each petal with rubbing alcohol to make them wet.  I did it with rubbing alcohol mixed with a few drops of smooch spritz so my flowers would have a sparkle to them. :)  I use rubbing alcohol because it gets it wet so I can "bend" the petals, but then dries a lot faster than if I used water.



About a minute after you spritz them you'll want to put a bit of a curve or curl in them.  I just rubbed them on the Stampin' Up! spritzer because it was the perfect size of curve.  They need to still be damp when you do this or the card stock will bend, but you don't want to do it right after you spritz them or the card stock will start to rip and the layers rub off.  



Let the petals dry completely!  While you're waiting for them to dry you can start to put your card together and punch out a 3/4" circle to layer your petals on.



Once the petals are dry attach glue dots to the back of each tip.  Cut the bottom off your biggest orange petal so it's flat like in the pic below.  This is the last piece you'll be putting on the flower.



Attach the two purple pieces to the circle.  You'll want these to overlap a bit.



Attach the two orange pieces that don't have the flat tip.  They're pretty much right across from each other.



Attach the last orange piece with the flat tip.  It's cut so it doesn't show once the jewel is on. :)



Using the writing tip of the Rich Razzleberry marker draw lines on the flower petals.  I start in the center and sweep out.  Just a quick flip of your wrist to get them on.  They are on the purple petals too, it's just hard to see in this pic.



Attach the rhinestone to the center.



Using the same punch cut out three petals for leaves.  I usually attach my flower/s to the card first with dimensionals, then slip in each leaf where I think it looks just right on the card.  I attach them with glue dots like I did the flower petals.




Friday, January 10, 2014

Birthday Pansy

It's time for another Friday Mashup and Holly is bringing us this week's mash up challenge...

Create a project with "Twine."
Create a "Birthday Themed" project. 
Or Mash it Up and create a "Birthday Project with some Twine."

I managed to mash it up, but had to cheat a little to get it some twine on there.  I only have Early Espresso baker's twine, so I pulled the brown piece out so I could have just white.  Gotta do what ya need to do sometimes. lol  I also grabbed the birthday stamp from the set Blooming with Kindness to put up in the corner.  I'm working on more pansies and decided to use whisper white card stock and sponge the color on this flower instead of using a solid color.  Not sure what I think of it yet, so I'll be doing some more.  Never can have too many flowers. :)  


I can't forget to tell  you that I used the sketch from this week's Freshly Made Sketches #118.


Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

Stamp Set:  Blooming with Kindness
Card Stock:  Pacific Point & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pad:  Pacific Point 
Stampin' Write Marker:  Pacific Point 
Punch:  Pansy
Baker's Twine:  Early Espresso (minus the Early Espresso lol)
Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer
Jewel:  Basic Rhinestones
Brayer



Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Pretty Pansies

I have another flower card for you today...and what a bright card it is too! lol  I'm a part of the Red Hot Stampers group and we decided to have some challenges within our group and post them for the other group members to see.  As soon as I saw the sketch I knew exactly what I was going to do.  I have a flower making class coming up next week and need to start prepping for it.  So those of you that are coming, here is the first card.  

If you'd like to know how I made these pansies click HERE for a free picture tutorial.







Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

If you need anything to make these flowers or card you can purchase them through Stampin' Up!  I'd love to be your demonstrator if you don't have one!  Click HERE to order.  It will bring you right to my Stampin' Up! website.

Stamp Sets:
Wetlands ~ 126695  $21.95 or 126697  $16.95
Card Stock:  Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green,
Daffodil Delight & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Tangerine Tango
Stampin' Write Marker:  Elegant Eggplant
Embossing Folders:
Pretty Print (retired)
Modern Mosaic ~ 129984  $7.95
Punch:
Pansy ~ 130698 $15.95
Jewels:  Basic Rhinestones ~ 119246  $4.95
Smooch Sprtiz:  Vanilla Shimmer ~ 118772  $4.95


Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Happy Pink Poppies

Boy has it been snowy and cold in Michigan for the past couple of days.  I definitely wanted to make something with flowers for today's Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch challenge instead of  a wintery scene!  I love the new set Happy Watercolor, so I thought I would use the poppy along with the flower garden embossing folder.  Since there are pink poppies I thought I would make the card with pink instead of the more common poppy that is orange.  As I'm sitting here typing this I'm imagining that color would be pretty too.  Hmm...maybe a second card is in order.  We'll see...


Don't forget to check out what the other designers made HERE using this sketch.  Why not play along too if you get the chance. :)


Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

You can order any of these supplies below through me.  I'd love to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator if you don't have one.  Click HERE to place an order.

Stamp Sets:
  Happy Watercolor ~ 133188 $29.95 or 133191 $21.95
 Teeny Tiny Wishes ~ 128748 $36.95 or 127802 $26.95
Card Stock:  Basic Black, Blushing Bride & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Blushing Bride
StazOn:  Black
Embossing Folders:  
Flower Garden ~ 123113 $7.95
  Decorative Dots (available during Sale-a-bration!)
Aqua Pen ~ 103954 2 for $16.95
 Blender Pen ~ 102845 3 for $9.95
Smooch Spritz:  Vanilla Shimmer ~ 118772 $4.95



Friday, January 3, 2014

Celebrate Today

 Well, I'm excited to say that today is my first official post as a Friday Mashup designer. :)   I've played with them off and on over the past year or so, and what I love about their challenge is there are two things to work with.  You can do either one of them, or mash them up and do both. :)  Today we have a sketch by Cindy and the Theme is "Time".   I thought I'd use the colors from another challenge, but couldn't seem to fit the brown sugar color in anywhere, so I just stayed with the blues instead.  It's also the first day to order out of the new Occasions Catalog!  So much good stuff in it!  You can click on the side of my blog to check it out.  




Don't forget to check out what the other designers made HERE.


Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

Stamp Sets:  Lovely as a Tree & Perfectly Penned
Card Stock:  Night of Navy, Pool Party, Bermuda Bay & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Night of Navy, Pool Party & Bermuda Bay
StazOn:  Black & Uni-ball Gel Pen:  White
Embossing Folders:  Woodgrain & Square Lattice
Brayer & Sponges

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Warm Wishes

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  I did, and now it's time to start on my Christmas cards again for 'Tis the Season.  This week it's a sketch challenge, and I have to say this card is a little different than I normally do.  I kind of like the black background with the snowflakes on it though.  Make sure you check out what the other designers made HERE and play along so you get a head start on next year's cards too.  I have to say I was cramming at the last minute this year to get the last step on my cards done, get them written in and addressed...and it won't be happening next year!  I almost didn't get them sent out.  



Thanks for looking and have a great day!
Sara

Stamp Set:  Snow Day
Card Stock:  Basic Black, Bermuda Bay & Whisper White
Classic Stampin' Pads:  Bermuda Bay, Basic Black,
Real Red & Tangerine Tange
Carft Stampin' Pad:  Whisper White
VersaMark
Stampin' Emboss Powder:  Clear
Embossing Folder:  Decorative Dots 
Ribbon:  3/8" Tafetta in Whisper White