PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE LISTING DESCRIPTION / DETAILS / INFORMATION PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES. Made using Cardstock by Recollections (Michaels craft store brand) you will receive: 50 Embossed Card Note shapes - Die Cut pieces made by me. An Embossed set very much like the set shown in the picture. A Rainbow Assortment of 48 different colors like the ones as shown in the picture, great for card decorating, Scrapbook pages, etc. approximately 4 & 3/4" x 3 & 3/4" at the widest & tallest points. the last 2 pictures in the listing are for size reference, showing a RULER on top of a white top note shape. I make this shape using a STeel Die so I cannot alter the size in any way. the assembled sample in the bottom left corner is for reference only!! it is Not included! I also have other embossed listings & designs available. Please email me with any questions, thanks!
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With each catalog release, I share measurements for the Stampin' Up! NEW Dies. This year's 2019 Holiday Catalog had LOTS of new Dies - 19 sets! And...I have them for you today! So...if you've been looking for the sizes and measurements for the NEW 2019/2020 Stampin' Up! Dies, you've come to the right place! Check them out below. (Note: all sizes are approximate and sized for the die "cutout"). Would you like a PDF? Coming right up! 2019 Holiday Catalog Die Measurements PDF Stampin' Up! Die Sizes Pinterest Board Looking for RETIRED Framelits & Thinlits, you'll find them HERE. For...
I'm in love with Stampin' Up!'s Full of Life 6' x 6' Designer Series Paper. The vibrant, watercolored pages are filled to the brim with gorgeous colors that showcase the full spectrum of Stampin' Up!'s incredible colors. Here's a look at the designs and colors included in this pack of
Today's Saturday Sketch challenge features more sneak peek items from the 2012-2013 Stampin' Up! catalog, which goes live on June 1. If you need a catalog, shoot me an email and I will get one out to you! I already have a big wish list! Here is this week's sketch challenge from Utah Divas International, DSC190. And here's my card. Stamps: Chock-Full of Cheer Inks: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals Paper: Very Vanilla, Gumball Green, Be of Good Cheer DSP Accessories: Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon, glue dots, Stampin' Dimensionals As I mentioned, all of the products are sneak peek items that demonstrators could order on May 1. I sure am having fun playing with my new toys! NEW PRODUCT SHARES ARE COMING SOON! There are so many new items I want to share with you: ribbon Designer Series Paper embellishments I will be sharing the details over the next week, and I will be ordering all of the items on June 1, so I can get them to you in a timely manner. Please send me an email if you are interested! I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. I am planning to go to the New York Botanical Gardens, and I am really looking forward to that. Thanks for stopping by! Blessings, Barbara
Welcome to the Crazy Crafters Blog for March. This month we are excited to be CASE'ing Allison Okamitsu from Canada! Now even better we get to hop along with Allison herself! Woo Hoo! We hope you find great inspiration from the projects. The full blog lineup below will help you move along to see all the projects. This is a blog hop you will not want to miss out on! My inspiration came 2 of Allison's project's I really couldn't choose from all the fabulous creations that Allison has on her blog! WOW project after WOW project. So I decided to CASE slightly differently. Take 2 projects and create a baby! I was inspired to use many of the elements on Allison's cards - from the Vintage Leaves stamp and Framelit Bundle, Hardwood background stamp, Burlap ribbon (which I LOOOOVE), the wooden 'thanks' and the First Edition DSP - another favourite of mine. I used a super cool stamping techniques on this card its called ROCK n ROLL stamping - stamp in Bermuda Bay First then in Night in Navy - but only just the edges! How great does the leaf look stamped on the newspaper like DSP? I love the subtleness of the Hardwood stamp for the background - here I stamped Crumb Cake (stamped off once) onto Island Indigo cardstock. Try making this card! Here are the measurements for you: Aussie C6 card base in Whisper White Thick cardstock Pool Party Frame 3-7/8" x 5-5/8" First Edition DSP Panel 3-3/4" x 5-1/2" Night of Navy Frame 4-1/2" x 3" Island Indigo Panel 4-3/8" x 2-7/8" Very Vanilla Circle 2" circle punch Be inspired with this colour combination, feel free to share and pin it! Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you enjoyed seeing my project please leave me a comment I'd love to hear what you think! There are so many amazing ideas and inspiration you don't want to miss. Please check the line up list to see who is up next! Stampin' Up! Supplies - click to view online
When I chose the three colors for this week's Global Design Project challenge - Pumpkin Pie, Crushed Curry and Old Olive - I patted myself on the back for creating such an EASY color combination. Fall, Halloween and Spring Flowers all came to mind. It wasn't as easy as I
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These Bold Butterfly die cuts look simple and colorful against a Whisper White background. My bold color palette was inspired by, well, me! I'm the showcased designer for this week's Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge (PPA291) and selected these color for you to try. Check out what the rest of the PPA
Everyone has been very good not to break the spoiler policy! You are about to see a WAVE of incredible new photos of Onstage. I will keep the text to a minimum and let the photos do the talking. Firstly I got to help set up on the Friday! It was so much fun, lots of work, but great to spend some time with new ones and catch up with Denielle Brenau one of our Australian Global Events Council Members and Jeanette Wood from Home office Sydney. This is the gorgeous thank you card I was given for my help on the day. The stamp set is the new Birthday Blooms, and host stamp set Love you Sew. I adore it. Thank you Stampin' Up! I wish I got more photos of the day - but I remember that if there is a next time. CentreStage Leadership event was Friday night - So wonderful! I was there with Bruno and the Crazy Crafters Silver Elites - Nicole Bonar and Kate Benade. Here are some fun photos of the day of Onstage - Brian King kept popping up everywhere. And here are some of my amazing Crazy Crafters Team that attending Onstage - we had Nicole and Lisa attend Perth. All up 23 came along! WoW! Now let's check out some NEW Products. These will not be available until January. If you would like a new catalogue sent like this one we are holding below then CLICK HERE Bruno made this cool picture - He took a photo of the cover of the catalogue and then added it to this background. I love it! He is so super clever. handy having him around. :) And I couldn't have a post without a BRAND NEW CARD using the new products right? Yes information overload - but that is how we felt on Saturday. Hahaha. I used the BRAND new Grateful Bunch - which I won as a Prize Patrol and also Enjoy the Little Things which was an all attendee giveaway. So exciting to share these new items with you. So make sure that if you live in Australia you subscribe for you free Occasions and Saleabration catalogue now. CLICK HERE. In Australia we also have a SALE on at the moment. So why not do some shopping? Here are the stamp sets that are discounted below. Or you can click HERE to see them all in my online store. To see how you could use some of these stamp sets you can click here to see my post yesterday or click here to see the Stampin' Up! Pinterest board with lots of ideas. Would you like a free gift for shopping with me? Just do these two things - Use the Host code ZH2B7UVG when you check out (if your order is over $250 don't use the code) Spend a min of $50 I LOVE my customers! You become a VIP when you order through me, and remember that you get REWARDS when you order from me. I'm looking for craft addicts to join my incredible team! Turn something you love into much more than you even know.... Click Here. First time ordering from me? Click here to read IMPORTANT information. Ordered from me but didn't hear from me? Read this Please contact me if you need any other information or have any questions. Stampin' Up! Specials Clearance Rack Weekly Deals Join my Crazy Crafters Team Shop Now
by Kathy Berger Embossing FoldersFirst, I would like to apologize a little for the length of this post. I am sure I am going to overwhelm some of our readers, but I really wanted to be as thorough as I could about using embossing folders; perhaps I should have done this across several posts, but I really wanted to provide you with a single reference. I hope you will forgive my transgression and read through the post, or at least bookmark it for future reference. This post is not necessarily intended as an exhaustive guide for using those folders, but I hope it will be thorough enough to help you to get more out of the folders you might already have, and perhaps encourage you to buy more (check out the huge selection of folders available at FranticStamper! Using an embossing folder is as simple as inserting the material to be embossed into the folder, building up the appropriate sandwich for the machine being used, and rolling the folder through the machine (by cranking, pumping, or turning on a switch, depending on the machine.) Here is a summary of the standard sandwiches for using the embossing folders with a variety of die cutting machines. Machines do have some variation in the tightness of their sandwiches. You may need to add shims or vary your sandwich for your particular machine. One rule to remember is never to force a sandwich into your machine... you might break your plates and potentially could damage your machine. Always be sure to follow your manufacturer's guidelines! Machines and sandwiches: Machine Sandwich Cuttlebug White A Plate B Clear Cutting Plate Cuttlebug Embossing Folder B Clear Cutting Plate Wizard Blue Mat Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Tan Embossing Pad White Mat Original Sizzix Standard Cutting Plate Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Sizzlet Machine Concerter in place on machine Big Shot Multi-Purpose Platform, open at Tab 1 Clear Cutting Pad Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Clear Cutting Pad QuickCutz Epic Gray Cutting/Embossing Platform Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Clear Cutting Mat Vagabond Solo Platform Shim Standard Cutting Mat Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Standard Cutting Mat Craftwell eBosser Plate D Plate C Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Plate A Throughout this tutorial, if you wish to see a photo closer up, you can click on the photo to open it at a larger size then use your browser's back button to return to the tutorial page, or right-click (ctrl-click on a Mac) to choose to open the photo in a different tab or window. Next, here is a little warning about your choice of materials for embossing...if your material has a right side and a wrong side it is important to always be sure to insert it into the folder correctly! In general, the right side should be against the side which has the pattern indented rather than against the side whose pattern is raised; the embossing (raised pattern) will end up on the right side and the debossing (indented pattern) on the wrong side. EMBOSS DEBOSS Embossing Different Materials Vellum Vellum is beautiful when embossed, but it is a little bit fragile and sometimes tears or breaks when embossing. I find that if I sandwich the velum between two pieces of text-weight paper before inserting into the folder I have better results. Transparencies Getting a photo of an embossed transparency is definitely difficult, but the embossing is child's play; simply insert the transparency into a folder and emboss as you would card-stock! The results are fabulous even when the photo isn't! Metal Only thin metals (foils and foil card stock are wonderful!) should be embossed; thicker metals can damage not only your folder, but also your machine! The metal I used is aluminum from a soft drink can. Note: thin metals can be die cut with steel rule dies like the original Sizzix dies before embossing. These flowers were cut with a small (green) Sizzix Originals die. Also try embossing flashing tape (not to be confused with duct tape!); it is very metalic looking, embosses easily, and is self-adhering! By the way, once embossed metals can be colored with alcohol inks for a wonderful effect! Chipboard Chipboard can be difficult to emboss because it is stiff and it is thick. Only thin chipboard (the weight of a cereal box) should be used in the folders. Thin coasters can be embossed in the same way as chipboard. Velvet paper Velvet or suede papers can be embossed with a beautiful yet subtle result. These specialty papers are less stiff than standard cardstock but still hold the embossing beautifully. Craft foam While it is possible to emboss craft foam it is difficult to get a good, deep emboss. It helps some if you HEAT the embossing foam prior to embossing, but to do so you need to work quickly. Use a heat tool to heat the foam and as soon as the foam starts to curl, place the foam into the folder and run immediately through the embossing machine. This is one case where having an extra set of hands would be a BIG help (I didn't have extra hands so this is not as deeply embossed as I would like.) Embossing, Plus Color It is easy to emboss anything that has already been colored. Add texture to your patterned papers or your stamped and colored images by embossing them! But here are some other ways to combine color and texture by using embossing folders. DTP Using a light touch, simply rub an ink pad across the embossed image. Color will transfer to the raised parts of the image. Chalk Apply chalk to the embossed areas of the card; smudge and rub in lightly. For this technique I use Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils I had from an old art class, but any quality art chalk, like the Pebbles and Craft chalks at FranticStamper, will work well. Use a white polymer eraser to remove stray chalk or to lighten areas if desired. Gel Pen Highlights Use a gel pen to trace around all or parts of the embossed image to add highlights (especially effective on colored papers!) Using Waxed Paper for a Resist Emboss a piece of waxed paper as you would any other piece of paper. Place the embossed piece onto a piece of card stock. Cover with a sheet of typing bond, and iron on high temperature (NO STEAM!) to transfer the wax to the glossy card stock. Sponge or brayer ink onto the card, and then buff off the excess ink with a rag or piece of paper towel. The pattern from the embossing folder will have transferred to the glossy card, and will act as a resist to the ink. Sanding white core paper Emboss white core or double sided papers as usual. (Using Core'Dinations cardstock for this technique is fabulous! A wide selection of Core'Dinations is available at FranticStamper .) Use a sanding block to lightly sand away the top of the embossed areas of the paper. Sand away a little, or a lot, depending on the look you are after. Ink the folder Rub dye based, pigment, or chalk ink directly onto the inside of the embossing folder from the ink pad (do not use permanent or solvent based inks as they will not transfer well and will not come off the folder.) Rub onto the flatter side of the folder, the side with the indentations of the pattern. When embossed the ink will become the background for the embossed images. Partial Embossing Back out Roll the sandwich only part way through the machine and then back the folder out. Note: all of the manual machines have a method for reversing direction of the sandwich's progress through the machine. On the Cuttlebug, for example, simply turn the crank in the reverse direction.) Small folders Use a piece of Spellbinder's tan embossing mat (this stuff cuts easily!) or a chipboard shim (you might need a couple of layers) just a little smaller than the folder to replace one of the plates in your sandwich (on a Cuttlebug the sandwich would be A plate, folder with cardstock inserted, embossing mat or shim, and C plate... experiment with your machine's sandwich). The embossing will only happen where the mat or shim makes contact with the embossing folder, preventing the edges of the folder from being embossed. Note: This selective embossing technique can be used to emboss a shape or a window. Simply cut a shape out of chipboard and use with a full-sized embossing folder to emboss only the shape. Here are a rectangular frame and a circular shape embossed with the Swiss Dots folder. Long Embossing To emboss a long strip of paper that is no more than 5" wide you can use one of the A2-sized folders that has a repeating pattern (Swiss Dots, for example). The preferred method uses a piece of the Spellbinder's tan embossing mat, just a little smaller than the A2 Folder, and a C plate. Place the paper in the folder so that the top edge is inside the patterned area. Place the folder SIDEWAYS onto the A plate on the base of the embossing machine so that the bottom edge of the paper extends beyond the end of the plates. Put the embossing mat on top of the folder, then put the C plate on top of it all to complete the sandwich. Roll through the machine. Remove the paper from the folder then reposition the paper so that you will emboss an un-embossed area; carefully align the end of the embossed area onto the pattern of the folder. You will be able to feel it almost "lock" into place. Rebuild the sandwich, pass through the machine and then repeat until the entire strip is embossed. Alternately, you can use the standard sandwich (A plate, B Plate, folder, B plate) with the same repetitive process. The difference is that the B-plate will cause the edges of the folder to flatten out a small amount of the pattern that previously has been embossed. First emboss all the way across the strip, ignoring this flattening effect. When the whole strip has been embossed, simply align the paper onto the raised side of the pattern of the embossing folder and rub your fingers around the area that had been flattened, applying slight pressure. You will cause the previously embossed area to push into the pattern, and the embossing will re-imerge. Repeat this on any flattened areas. The strip (2 1/4" x 12") in the photo was embossed with this method. Double embossing This technique involves using two different embossing folders and inking, and can use either of a couple of the coloring methods discussed above. The ink will highlight the first folder's pattern, while the texture will show the second. Ink positive Emboss your first folder and use the DTP method to add color to the raised image. Next, emboss with the second folder. Ink negative Use the Ink the folder method with the first folder to add color to the background of the raised image. Then emboss using the second folder. The texture of the second folder will be the only texture left on the cardstock, but the negative of the pattern of the first folder will be printed on the cardstock. I hope you have enjoyed at least some of this lengthy post and perhaps have found it useful. I promise to try to make my next technique post a little less involved! (Be sure to check out this article by Sharon Jeffs for more examples of these techniques, plus a few more techniques!) Smiles, Kathy Tweet
SKETCH #88 Here's the latest addition to my Stampin’ Pretty Sketchbook! DON'T MISS THE PROJECT! Please check back on Thursday, May 9, when I will share a new project using this sketch as m
I’m busy making a few card swaps for our Onstage convention on Saturday so wanted an extra quick card to share with you today. These cards are sooo quick that I made a trio of them (could be good for gifting too). The Petal Promenade DSP does all the hard work and because the negative […]
I am loving the reference to a tool box here on this card. I used Real Red for the card base and paired it with Basic Black as those are the colors of my husbands tool box. Next I used the Silver Foil Paper with the Argyle Embossing… Continue reading
Welcome back to another 2015-16 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop. This week I am focusing on the Flourishing Phrases stamp set and coordinating Flourish Thinlits Dies. Every once in a while
See 3 Projects with the Art Gallery Bundle plus other products in the Fine Art Floral Suite. This layout features a fun die-cut opening!
Hello Friends! HAPPY FRIDAY! The card that I’m sharing with you today is one I made for our Leader’s Project Sheet Group this month. I broke out my stencils (Decorative Masks), which I haven’t played with in ages and I just LOVE using them! I also used the “Floating & Fluttering Bundle”, which I’ve also […]
This Bird Ballad card is a sneak peek of another one of our new suites. The suite combines birds and flowers for a springtime feel.
1 piece background die meant to cover a slimline card front. Add gorgeous stripes to the front of your card base in varying widths. Perfect for adding depth with foam tape, or use the inlaid diecutting technique with different colors combinations. The possibilities are endless with this versatile background die!Our Essentials Slim Cuts are a set of basic dies to help you create gorgeous slimline cards. For reference, size #9 envelopes are for slimline cards and measure 3 7/8 x 8 7/8. We have based our die sizes on cards that will fit within the parameters of this envelope size.Approximate Measurement: 3 5/8 x 8 5/8
PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE LISTING DETAILS / DESCRIPTION PLEASE VIEW ALL PICTURES FOR SIZE REFERENCE Made using Cardstock by Recollections (Michaels craft store brand) you will receive: 50 Embossed Bracket Note shapes - Die Cut pieces made by me. An Embossed set very much like the set shown in the picture. A Rainbow Assortment of 48 different colors like the ones as shown in the picture, great for DiY card decorating, Labels, Art Projects, Crafts, Scrapbook pages, etc. approximately 4 & 3/4" x 3 & 3/4" at the widest & tallest points. THERE IS A RULER IN THE LAST 2 PICTURES FOR SIZE REFERENCE!! this is a shape that I make using a Steel Die so I cannot alter the size in any way. the assembled sample in the bottom left corner is for reference only!! it is Not included! I also have other embossed listings & designs available. Please message me with any questions, thanks!
I've updated my Stampin' Up! Framelits Measurements Page with the nine NEW 2016 Occasions Catalog Framelit products. I know some of you have been waiting, so here you go: 140275 Bear Hugs Framelits
Hi, over the last week you’ve seen some of my favourite colour combinations when creating with…
These Bold Butterfly die cuts look simple and colorful against a Whisper White background. My bold color palette was inspired by, well, me! I'm the showcased designer for this week's Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge (PPA291) and selected these color for you to try. Check out what the rest of the PPA
Halloween is only a few weeks away so to get you in full swing this week at colourQ we've got some great colors inspired by this wicked door swag. I thought the graphic sketch at Fusion was pretty cool and that I could take the circles and make them seem like full moons. Then I just added some icky spiders - because really, all spiders are icky - and a razzleberry bat. I just happen to have some baker's twine in my stash that I bought especially for Halloween projects and since it has the perfect colors for the challenge I wrapped it around the bottom of my vertical layer. The colourQ team have got some great cards to show you, as always, so pop on over there to have a look. I hope to see you in the gallery! Thanks for stopping by! Supplies: Stamps: Bite Me, Autumn Apparitions (SU) Paper: Classic White (Flourishes); Basic Black, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Cast-a-Spell DSP (SU) Ink: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Versamark (SU); True Black (Papertrey Ink) Accessories: Tangerine Tango embossing powder; Harvest Corn twine (Maya Road)
I am IN LOVE with this fun fresh Stampin' Up! color combo!! And I am delighted to have been asked to participate in a blog hop today with the Color Fusers Blog Hop Team!! Each of us is sharing a project today using Cucumber Crush, Flirty Flamingo and Peekaboo Peach! All 3 are In Colors from Stampin' UP! .. We've had Cucumber Crush for a year already and the other 2 are new. See them on page 169 in your new Stampin' Up! catalog. I started with a Stampin' UP! Thick Whisper White Note Card, and added layers
We celebrated my Dad's 75th birthday yesterday. He's also a veteran - thanks Dad! So I thought I'd share the card I made for him today, using Stampin' Up!'s Circle Thinlet Card Die. I really wanted to use the "oldie, but goodie" phrase and thought a record/album would make a fun coordinating image. Plus we topped it off with a gift card to a fun local restaurant, called the 50's Grill. Which is decorated in a 50's theme with juke box music playing in the background. I was happy with the results, as was my Dad. Take a closer look:...
There's nothing quite so gratifying as stamping an image and then cropping it out with a Framelit or punch. It gives our images such versatility and range. While I love bundles that give me a coordinating stamp set and Framelit, I'm a HUGE FAN of the new line of Layering
I've updated my Stampin' Up! Framelits Measurements Page with the nine NEW 2016 Occasions Catalog Framelit products. I know some of you have been waiting, so here you go: 140275 Bear Hugs Framelits
It's time for another Be Inspired Design Team Blog Hop - what fun! The Be Inspired Design Team is a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world who are excited to share our themed projects with you. I'm so honored to be a part of this group
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It's my first time playing in The Cutting Edge Challenge , but I do have to mention that it is only the 2nd challenge over there. It's a new...
Are you looking for the sizes and measurements for RETIRED Stampin' Up! Framelits & Thinlits? Well, you've come to the right place. Check them out below, listed in alphabetical order (Note: all sizes are approximate and sized for the "cutout"). Looking for CURRENT Stampin' Up! Dies you'll find them here. 150641 All Around Wreath Dies - RETIRED Coordinates with Tidings All Around Stamp Set - RETIRED 147917 All the Presents Thinlits Dies - RETIRED Coordinates with Bring on the Presents Stamp Set - RETIRED 147916 Alpine Sports Thinlits Dies - RETIRED Coordinates with Alpine Adventure Stamp Set - RETIRED 146823...
