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Glossy Cardstock and Emboss Resist Technique

Emboss Resist and more on Glossy Cardstock

materials needed:

Colorful Seasons Bundle

Cardstock: White thick cardstock card, Dapper Denim 5 1/4" x 4", Glossy White 5" x 3 3/4" and a strip of Dapper Denim 5" x 3/4" and Marina Mist 5"x 1", scrapes of Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper

Ink: Versa Mark, Dapper Denim, Marina Mist, and Soft Skies.

Other: Water pen and water, Clear Embossing powder, clear facet dots, white doilies, embossing Buddy

1. Run the Embossing Buddy over the glossy cardstock. 
2. Ink the two snowflakes using Versa Mark; Cover with clear embossing powder and shake off excess.  Heat emboss.
3. Using sponges and the ink colors, starting at the bottom, sponge up around 1/3 of the surface with the Soft Skies ink.  Next start sponging the  Marina Mist to about 2/3 of the cardstock.  Let these overlap a small amount.  Last, add the Dapper Denim ink to the top of the card.
4. Using a soft tissue, rub over the surface of the card.
5. Using the water pen and water, flick droplets of water over the stamped surface.  Set aside and dry.  After a minute, you can dab off the standing water droplets.
6. Using the Thinlits snowflake dies, cut on one large and two small snowflakes from the Dazzling Diamond Glimmer Paper.  Put the shinny side down on the precision plate and the die on the smooth side for an easier cut.  Run back and forth in the Big Shot several times.
7. On the back of the Marina Mist strip of cardstock, cut 1/2 doily and then cut this in thirds.  Trim away most of the solid area.  In the center of the Marina Mist bottom, backside, adhere one section and then adhere the others on each side.
8. Adhere the Dapper Denim over the Marina Mist.  Add this to the glossy cardstock.
9. Add the three snowflakes with the large one in the center and the other two on each side.
10. Layer the glossy on to the Dapper Denim cardstock and this to the card.
11. Add the clear facet dots or rhinestones in the center of each snowflake.
12. Your card is now ready to have your greetings stamped inside.

All of these items used can be found in the new Creativity Your Way annual Stampin'Up catalog.  You can order them by clicking on Shop Here.

Time Saver to Share for Scrapbooking

It is really important to our children and grandchildren that we, with love, save pictures and memories that we have enjoyed through out our life.  When we are gone, they can look back and share your love and memories.  It also gives them an idea of what life was like during this era.  I know, I look back of pictures of my mother and father as well as grandparents and see a touch of history and how things have changed.

The reason most of do not scrapbook these memories is due to lack of time.  Traditional scrapbooking is a work of art, which is great, but it takes hours to complete one page.  Unless you are planning on framing these pages, there is no reason to spend hours to record our memories.  That is really not what our relatives will be looking for and wished we had shared.  The purpose of scrapbooking is to preserve memories.

I am learning that it is a time saver to organize my photos in the plastic sleeves, keeping all topics in one big album. Then I can go back and grab the pages on the topic, as an example, mother's family, snap the scrapbook open and take out the needed pages. Now I can rearrange the photos as I want them and decorate then. Scrapbook is complete within a couple of days.
When you have to go threw boxes of photos with any and every topic of pictures, to much time is wasted having to go back and hunt for pictures. Next album is the same ole, same ole. This way you are going threw the box only one time.

Remember, it is not just the beauty that our future generations will be wanting to know.  They want to know about our life and memories.

Have a happy day.

My Favorite New Stamp Set, What is yours?

Have you ever had a stamp set that seems to pop up in your hand every time you a few minutes to stamp?  Sometime is seems as if they jump into your hand as soon as you walk into your crafting area.

Well, that is the way I am with the new Colorful Seasons Bundle that is in the new “Creativity Your Way” Stampin’Up annual catalog and idea book.  Today it happened again.  I went into my craft room intending to work on my scrapbook page and that silly bundle jumped into my hand.  So, I had to create another card with it.

As soon as I touched that set, an idea popped into my head:  Glossy cardstock and Emboss Resist!  Snowflakes! Winter Card.  I was ready to let the creative juices flow!  Here is what happened.

                                                                               

I decided to create my own Color Theory Cardstock since I had used all of my blue in the Designer Series Pack.    As I started stamping the ideas seemed to flow.  I had no idea what I was going to create when I started.  In less than an hour, I had created a beautiful card by just letting the ideas flow.  I took a little from several ideas that I had seen over the weekend while cruising the computer.  Love the Dazzling Diamond Glimmer paper snowflakes.  There is a trick to cutting those from the Thinlits dies.  The cute doily skirt, I found at Stampers School.

Sometime you need to just take a set and let the ideas flow with no idea what you intend on creating. 

Join me Wednesday here on my Stampersjoy Blog for the tutorial for this beautiful card.

HURRY, DON'T WAIT! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS.

The new Stampin'Up Catalog and Idea Book is out for 2017-2018!  The new In Colors are only one of the fantastic items that have been introduced.  I get so excited to see all of the new toys and tools.  This year I think one of my favorite things that I am itching to get my hands on is the new stencil paste.  It is a great way to add texture to your cards. 

There are so many great bundles and stamp sets, it was really hard to decide what to order first.

First off, being a Stampin'Up demonstrator, I was able to earn six new items of $40 or less and one of $25 or less.  This had to be stamp sets or bundles.  It took me hours and days to try to figure out what to use these free credits to purchase.  This was a Sale-A-Bration promotions just for the demonstrators to earn.  That is one of the many things I love about the Stampin'Up company, they are so good to the demonstrators.  I have worked briefly with other direct sales companies, and non were as good to the demonstrators as Stampin'Up is.  That is the reason I have spent seventeen years with them.

The company is also very good to their customers.  They know that you will want many products in this new catalog, so this month as the catalog opens, they are giving hostesses that have a $350 party, a $35 bonus above the hostess credits.  This is a snap to earn with all of the "Must haves" on our wish list.  Your guest will want it all.  Now, you don't have time to have a party, you can have a catalog workshop and get the same rewards.

Click on Special on the right side, and read about this great offer.  Also, you can view the new catalog.  Contact me and I can set up a party for you with a hostess codes and your friends can place their orders, have them mailed directly to them, and you get the hostess rewards.  Your own order counts toward the amount also.  Let's get this started today and you have until June 30 to close the party.

Happy Stamping, Joyce

Wonderful Snail Mail

Do you know what a wonderful surprise it is to receive a personal card or note from a dear friend instead of junk mail?  It is a shame that in today's time, the simple pleasure of seeing the mailman delivering a personal note is slowly disappearing.  I remember as a kid, it was exciting to see the man delivering mail in his uniform coming up on your porch.  You got to run the mail into the house and announcing, the mail is here!  Mom would stop everything and look through the mail and exclaim, "Oh, we got a letter from Aunt So and So!"  You would gather close by so she could show you and maybe read It to you.  If it was a card, it went up on the mantle so everyone could enjoy the excitement.  Now days, a hand made card give as much excitement.  They are a work of art that someone cared enough to take the time to make just for you.

That is how I felt this week when I received several beautiful cards in my mail box to wish me a Happy Birthday.

This beautiful card was made by my student and dear friend, Sharon Porter.

 This is from Veronica Miller, a friend and one of my long time team members.

 This was from one of my first customers her in Huntington, Sherry Hutton.

  This was from a friend and talented student, Pete Peters.  He loves the oriental touch.

These were just a few of the wonderful cards that I received, but these took the time to make a card just for me.  That wonderful snail mail really brightened my week.  A hand made card is a card from the heart.  Send one to someone today.

It takes more than talent to make a great card!

We often feel that it takes years of experience with stamping and knowing all of the latest techniques to make a great card.  I have seen beginning stampers produce beautiful cards and experienced stampers produce a card that they worked hours on and it looked like it came from the dollar store.  You can spend hours working on a card and when finished, it looked cheap. 

How is that?  The artist used cheap cardstock.  Many people do not realize how important it is to use quality cardstock for your art work.  First, cheap cardstock is often thin and flimsy.  It has poor weight quality, thickness, and stiffness which is often referred to as snap.    No matter the effort and talent put into the card, it really does not show quality.  Also, the color needs to be consistent and even.  Many cardstocks are only dyed on the outside and if you tear it, the inside is much lighter.

This is one of the reasons I always choose the cardstock that Stampin’Up sells.  They do have five different paper mills throughout the world that makes theirs.  Before they will accept the product, it must be of a consistent weight, thickness and stiffness.  The color must even throughout. 

Stampin’Up makes it easy to create since their top-quality cardstock also matches the ink pads, markers, and accessories.  It takes the guess work out of deciding which ink or paper to use once you have decided on your color scheme.

I have received hand-made cards that people have spent hours working on and their work was excellent, but the card was flimsy, or the paper was rough and a little fuzzy in places they had gone over several times to add color depth in areas.  It is sad knowing how much time they worked on the card, yet it was not up to quality.  If you are going to spend your time to make a special card, use quality paper.  If not, just make one on the computer and save yourself an hour of work.

When I hear people talking about the great deal they found on cardstock and designer series paper at one of the big chain stores, I cringe.  Some may be fairly good, but I challenge you, take a small piece of Stampin'Up cardstock and compare it with what you are about to purchase.  If it does not meet the quality, please pass that great sale up!

Check the Stamp'Up catalog to see all the 54 beautiful colors of cardstock, markers, ink pads, and accessories that match to make your stamping experiences more exciting.  Click on catalogs for a view of all of them.

Ever have a stamp that you love and you ask yourself why?

When I first saw the Stampin'Up set, Swan Lake, in the All Occasional Mini catalog last January, I fell in love with this set.  I really have no idea why.  I think it is because to me, it brings a very peaceful feeling within.  I love swans, and you do not see them often in West Virginia.  While living in Orlando, one of the lakes downtown, had a black swan that was breath taking beautiful.

                                                               

The picture here could be mistaken for duckling, but the main stamp is a swan.  I was so happy when I found that this set is carried over into the new 2017-2018 Stampin'Up Catalog and Idea book. 

I stamped this using the Basic Grey Archival ink and colored it with watercolor pencils and an Aqua Pen.  Inside it says "may happiness follow you." and it is decorated with the small dragonfly and some cat tail plants.  I am so glad that I will be able to make and share more cards using this set in the future.  I really want to try the mother swan in black like the one in Orlando.

If you do not have a demonstrator and would love to have the new catalog, contact me at stampwithjoycepacer@comcast.net

Out Door Living is Back!

Yes, summer is here and with the warm weather, cooking and entertaining often turns to the patio or for picnics.  Entertaining outdoors usually brings on using Plastic or Paper ware for the table to eliminate the danger of breakage.  This does not have to be drab.  This is the time to turn to our wonderful Washi Tape.

Washi Tape was first invented and used by the Japanese.  It is very strong and durable and will adhere to most any surface.  The colors are bright and cheerful.  Use it to decorate and add a personal touch to your table.  Your guest will be impressed.

Here are a few ways I use Washi Tape to cheer things up.

                                                                  

Cardboard coasters can be covered with washi tape, plastic utensils,  as well as the stems on plastic stemmed glasses.  When you use different designs it makes it easy for guest to remember which is theirs.  That cuts down on the number of items being used.  You can also create in expensive gifts for your guest.

So, lets spruce up our parties with an individual touch by using this wonderful tape for something other than our cards.

Another Trip to the Wetlands

                                                          

Here is the last sample of Wetlands that I will press upon you; I told you that I loved this set and was upset that it is being retired at the end of this month.

Materials: Crumb Cake Card, Whisper White 3 3/4" x4", Crushed Curry 1/4" x 4", Always Artichoke 2" x 4"

Inks:  Soft Skies, Almost Artichoke, Crushed Curry, Archival Black, Soft Skies  and Versa Mark

Other: Post it Note, sponges

1.  On the Whisper White, stamp the goose in Archival Black.

2. Stamp the goose on a post-it note and cut out to make a mask.

3. Cover the goose with the mask and sponge in the sky.

4.  Using the Almost Artichoke, sponge in the bottom grass.

5.  Stamp the wheat grass in the Almost Artichoke around the goose.

6.  Using Versa Mark, stamp the wheat grass at random over the Artichoke.  Adhere to the left side of the card.

7.  Adhere the stamped image on the white to the right side of the card.

8.  Using a Crushed Curry marker, color the beak on the goose and the tops of the wheat grass.

9.  Adhere the Crushed Curry strip between the white and the artichoke.

10.  Stamp a verse inside the card and at the bottom, stamp the wheat using artichoke and Chrushed Curry.

 

All supplies used to make this card are in the Stampin'Up Catalog and can be ordered at my Stampin'Up store by clicking on "Shop Now".  Remember, this set is being discontinued.  You need to order it before May 15 to insure that you will receive it.

Visiting the Wetlands Again

With this great set, it has several different ideas to use for card making.  Each I love.  I love the ocean and the beaches, so this stamp really holds a place near in my heart.  I love seeing the sandpipers scramble around the ocean edges early in the morning.

                                                                                   

I created the mood of the ocean using sponges.  The sand is colored in sponging using circular strokes.  Remember, when sponging, start off the card, not directly on your cardstock.  The water, I used stokes with the sponge to try to create the movement of the water, letting the white show in the blue.  The sky, I used a combination of circles and stokes.  I did use a piece of paper as a mask to get the color for the ocean  floor where the water meets the sky.

Set: Wetlands   126695 wood $22 and 126697 for the clear  $17

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake card base.  

                3 1/2" x 4 1/2"Whisper White and 3 3/4" x 4 3/4" Basic Black

Inks:  Soft Skies, Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand and Archival Black to stamp the sandpipers.  The sea wheat is stamped in Sahara Sand.  The verse is stamped in black.  This stamp is in the Wetlands set.

Inside I stamped some of the sea wheat using the Sahara Sand.

This card is a fast card and can be created in a matter of a few minutes.  Much faster than you could run to the store and buy a card!

Don't forget, this lovely set will be discontinued in the Stampin'Up catalog on June 1.  They will not manufacture this set after May 15th. so then it will be while supply last.

Click on Shop Now and order your set now.  You can also find the other products at my store also if you need them.