Surprise Guest Stamper

March 25, 2017 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 18 Comments

Today’s post is a little different than normal. I surprised my mom by writing the blog for her today. I wanted her to have a day off. This is the card I made for her birthday yesterday.

This card was very quick and easy to assemble, but don’t tell my mom that. I started with a traditional size card base in Smoky Slate. As I am not as gifted as my mom in color selection I used the Stampin’ Up color guide to help me pick a color.

Once I saw the two options, it was an obvious choice. I decided on the top color option which is Smoky Slate paired with Daffodil Delight and Whisper White. My mom loves the color yellow so Daffodil Delight it was.

Next came the job of deciding on the layers. Eventually, I settled on an embossed Whisper White with a floral design because a card in Daffodil Delight just needs flowers. The Whisper White cardstock was 5 X 3 3/4. I adhered this to the base with the TOMBO liquid glue because I appreciate the time it gives you to wiggle the layer till it is straight.

I knew before I even walked in my mom’s craft room that I wanted to heat emboss. So using the Birthday Blooms stamp set, VersaMark ink, and silver embossing powder, I heat embossed her saying on a leftover piece of Whisper White paper.

I used oval framelits to cut out the saying and the curvy oval framelit to cut out a border in Daffodil Delight.

Now it was time for some embellishment! I used a scrap piece Daffodil Delight DSP (what an alliteration) cut to 4 1/4 X 3/4 layered on top of the embossed Whisper White and Smoky Slate base. The DSP strip was also adhered using the TOMBO liquid glue.

Finally, it was time for some finishing touches. I punched out some flowers which I tried my best to curl up for some 3D pop. Then I just had to add some rhinestones for the center of the flowers. Not only did it add a little sparkle but it helped to tie in the heat embossed silver saying.

I left the inside blank in order to have space to write a note to my mom.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Ariane Stark

A Crafting Weekend

March 13, 2017 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 8 Comments

I had such a wonderful weekend! I was able to do 2 of my favorite things 2 days in a row…hang out with friends and craft. I didn’t even have to cook! I went out to dinner on Saturday and my wonderful husband cooked dinner on Sunday while I was getting together with C3 (Creative Card Club). Each month I meet with these talented ladies and we share ideas, techniques, and projects we’ve created and then we make each others projects. I shared a variation of a card I posted previously with the triple bow. I brought lots of ribbon so they could choose what they wanted to make a bow to match their card. We used 2 of the Sale-A-Bration items, Inside the Lines Designer Series Paper and the new Glimmer Paper, to make these cards.

You can click HERE to see the original post with directions how to make the card and bow. This is one of those “formula” cards you could use again and again with different sentiments and colors. I like black & white with a pop of color! Here’s a photo of the ladies with their finished cards.

I love how they used their leftover scraps of glimmer paper to add a strip to their envelope. Don’t these look so bright and springlike?

Colleen shared a card using a quilt design. Here’a a picture of her with her card.

I wish I had taken another group picture of everyone’s cards as they all looked different because we used different designer series paper. When you start with a neutral base you can do so many color combinations!

Marissa had us heat embossing and water coloring with blender pens, ink, colored pencils and aqua painters. Here’s her card. Perfect for any occasion!

I totally messed up as I don’t have a photo of Margie with her card! I’ll make sure to catch her next time!

Susan and I took a road trip on Saturday to beautiful Virginia! We enjoyed some crafting and catching up with a fellow demonstrator, Sharon Cline, and learned to make a “bendy card”. This 3D card is not a quick & easy style card to make. I’m not sure if I’ll ever make another one but it was definitely a fun day!

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Have a wonderful day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

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Everyone Needs A Friend Like You

February 23, 2017February 7, 2018 ~ Jeanie Stark ~ 20 Comments

Today’s card is the result of several factors…I didn’t clean up my craft area after creating yesterday’s cards, mint macaron was everyone’s favorite choice from yesterday’s comments, I love this sentiment and font from Suite Sentiments, and I have some pretty amazing friends! I love this card inspired by Olga Cavanaugh.

Stampin Up Suite Sentiments Friend card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

The glimmer paper, mint macaron cardstock, Succulent Garden DSP and framelits were just sitting on my desk. I cut the glimmer paper with the So Detailed Thinlits Dies using my Big Shot and the Precision Base Plate. I attached it to the mint macaron cardstock using Tear & Tape along the top of the die. Then I cut a piece of DSP 2 1/4 x 5 1/2 and adhered the ribbon with Tear & Tape before adhering the DSP to the card base.

I stamped the sentiment in Mint Macaron ink and cut it out with the Stitched Shapes Framelits. I used the Layering Ovals Framelits to cut a mat in Mint Macaron. I attached this layer to the base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I made a triple bow with mint macaron 3/8″ Sheer Linen Ribbon and attached it with a glue dot.

*UPDATE: Click HERE for information on how I made the triple bow.

Stampin Up Suite Sentiments and So Detailed Thinlits DIes friend thank you card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stamp Set: Suite Sentiments Ink: Mint Macaron Paper: Mint Macaron, Succulent Garden, Whisper White, Glimmer Paper Tools & Accessories: So Detailed Thinlits Dies, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Mint Macaron Sheer Linen Ribbon, Presision Base Plate, Die Brush, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tear & Tape

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