Barbara's Stampin' Studio

Sneak Peek ~ 3 New In Colors!

 

Bet you can't wait til May 31st when you can order the new In Colors, can you?

Absolutely luscious colors this year, and I am loving them!

Check out this card stamped with my fav Stippled Blossoms and the

New In Colors, Crisp Cantaloupe, Strawberry Slush and Pistachio Pudding

Gorgeous isn't it?

I used 3 of the New In Colors with this fabulous set, Stippled Blossoms.

I also used the Memorable Moments set with the Labels Collection Framelit.

I LOVE that you can make any birthday number you need.

Fab Framelit Organization Idea

 

I love Framelits, but keeping them organized was a little frustrating at times.

I saw this idea at my friend Chiaki's and it has made my life so much easier.

I know, it sounds silly, a binder making things easier, but it did, . . trust me.

Here's my binder with a few of the pages.

I have the supplies listed at the bottom in case you want to make one yourself.

       
       

      
           

 I bought a 6 x 9 binder with a clear view front and added a piece of Designer paper to pretty it up. I chose International Bazaar paper because it's one of my favorites.

I also bought a package of binder sleeves that are 6 x 9  and came in a package of 15.

I also bought a roll of 1" Magnetic tape. It's great because it already has adhesive on it so you just cut it to size and press it in place.

I used the backing cardboard that comes with the Designer paper, mounted a piece of paper to it and added the magnets.

The entire binder took me less than an hour to assemble and cost around $10 - $12. I bought the binder and magnetic tape at Wal Mart and the sleeves at an office store.

Tip: Before putting the magnetic tape on your pages, look at the Framelits that you plan to place there. Some need 2 horizontal strips and one vertical in between to hold all of the sizes, like the Labels Collection set above.

 

Technique ~ Masked Borders with Seashells In Color

 

It's summertime here in California, over 100 degrees last weekend, so I decided to do this week's technique with the By The Seashore stamp set.

I love the sea, the water, the sand and the shells, so I'm inclined to use this set quite a bit when I'm wanting to head to the beach.

I used 4 of the 5 New In Colors on this card, Baked Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe and Coastal Cabana.

The Hello image is from the My Friend stamp set and all I added was a little Linen Thread for that earthy feel.

Quick, easy and fun!

Sneak Peeks ~ 5 New products coming your way!

 

Lots of Sneak Peeks!

New Designer paper ~ Gingham Garden

New stamp set ~ Label Love            

New punch ~ Artisan Label

New Washi Tape ~ Gingham Garden      

New In Color ~ Strawberry Slush

Check out my Bumped Up version below too!

All items will be available to you May 31st.

I also used my Big Shot with the Tasteful Trim die,

Mixed Bunch set with Blossom punch,  

Elegant Butterfly punch and,

for the leaves, the Bird Builder punch wing.

. . . and check out the card when you bump it up with Bling!

Oh yeah! Much better!

I added Pearls for the center of the flower, the butterfly and the trim piece.

Enjoy!

Sneak Peek ~ Mosaic Madness with all 5 New In Colors

 

~ Sneak Peek ~

New In Colors!

New Stamp set, Mosaic Madness!

New Mosaic Punch!

New Modern Mosaic Impression folder!

The New In Colors are:

Pistachio Pudding ~ Card base, Ribbon and Mosaic on right

Baked Brown Sugar ~ Mosaic image in center

Coastal Cabana ~ Mosaic on left

Crisp Cantaloupe ~ the small image in the center mosaic

Strawberry Slush ~ the small images on the left & right mosaics

 Here's a close up for ya

Since I couldn't get any of the new In Color ribbons yet, 

I made my own by sponging ink on Whisper White Taffeta ribbon.

Saturday Quick & Easy with Creative Elements

 

I made this week's Quick & Easy card by impressing just part of the card.

I used the Creative Elements stamp set with the Stripes Impressions Folder.

Here are the 4 Quick steps ~

#1 Stamp the top 3/4 of Whisper White card stock with the swirls and flower images and stamp Happy Birthday on the bottom. Tip: I use a sticky note.

#2 Place only the top stamped part in the Stripes Impressions folder & put it thru Big Shot.

#3 Mount to Baja Breeze card stock & wrap Baja Seam Binding around it and mount to Regal Rose card base.

#4 Stamp a butterfly in Baja, cut it out and mount it to the card.

Now you're good to go!

Here's a close up of the Impressed images

 ~ What I used ~

Card stock:

Whisper White, Baja Breeze and Regal Rose

 

Stamp sets:

Creative Elements and Perfectly Penned

Et Cetera:

Baja Breeze Seam Binding

Stripes Textured Impressions Folder with Big Shot

Technique ~ Masked Borders with Fabulous Florets

 

My technique this week is Masked Borders and here's one you can do in a jiffy!

I used just one image & one pad for the technique.

Here's how quick this card is

Use a 1 1/2" sticky note for masking and lay it down just above center.

Stamp Fabulous Floret image with Rich Razzleberry.

Now stamp image on bottom of mask piece and you're done.

I finished mine by adding words, a couple of flowers and some ribbon.

. . . and don't forget your envelope!

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Q & E ~ another take with New In Color Sneak Peek

 

Last Saturday I shared a Q & E, that's Quick & Easy, card that you can make in just a few short steps.

Here is that same card, using different paper and a New In Color, Coastal Cabana.

I used new Designer paper, Epic Day This and That which is available now.

The ink and card stock are done in Coastal Cabana, available May 31st.

I coordinated it with Pool Party Ruffled ribbon.

Pretty Cool, eh?

Here's last Saturday's card

Boy, what a difference color makes!

This one is done in Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant.

Sneak Peek ~ Gingham Dress with Embossed Buttons

 

Let's take a Sneak Peek at the fabulous new Gingham Garden Designer paper. Here I used the Melon Mambo Gingham print for the dress, then flipped it over to find a fab floral to use with it as the background.

I added one of the New Label Love images and punched it out

with the New Artisan Label punch.

Now for some more fun!

There are some way cute Very Vintage Buttons coming out and,

as I was playing around with them, not only can you color them with ink,

but you can Emboss them! Too Cool!

I sponged the large one with Daffodil Delight ink and then wiped a little of the center for a more vintage feel.

The smaller button was embossed using Melon Mambo embossing powder.

Way fun don't you think?!?

Sneak Peeks ~ 6 New products coming May 31st!

 

Sneak Peek galore ~ I made this card using

2 New In Colors

Crisp Cantaloupe & Baked Brown Sugar

New stamp set ~ Label Love

New punch ~ Artisan Label

New Designer paper ~ SoHo Subway

New Embellishment ~ Very Vintage Designer Buttons**

All of these New items are in the New 2013-2014 Stampin' Up catalog

and will be available to you on May 31st.

**NOTE: The new embellishment comes in vanilla

but can be colored by using a sponge and ink.

You do have to let it dry for a bit though.

But just think of the colors we can do!

Tri~Colored Glimmer Paper

 

Have you colored your Glimmer Paper yet? If not, get to it!

It's so fun and easy to do!

Here are some bags I made for my Stampin' group, the Blingtastic Bee Team.

I bought the bags, but the flowers are Tri~Colored Glimmer paper, punches & Rhinestones, of course. Ya gotta have that Bling!

Here's how I did them ~

First the Essentials ~

To make these Gorgeous Glimmer flowers, you'll need  

Silver Glimmer paper, Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Spritzers and the Blossom punch.

I prefer to label my filled Spritzers by punching out a matching piece of card stock with my 1/2" Circle punch and writing the name on it.

Then I use a Mini Glue Dot to affix it to the top of the Spritzer. Works perfect!

So what are they filled with?

I fill mine 3/4 full with 70% Rubbing Alcohol and add about 6 drops of ink.

To mix it, gently roll in your hands, don't shake it.

If you shake it you might get too much air and cause the tip to clog up.

Just sayin'!

Here I'm using Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral & Daffodil Delight.

I also LOVE Bling! so I keep mine in a fun container.

If you haven't already guessed, it's a toothbrush holder.

Yes, I know you can get wood things to hold your Spritzers, but they just don't look as cute on my workbench! I'll have to share my other ones with you too, but that's another day.

So, let's get started!

First grab a box big enough to hold the 12 x 12 Glimmer paper.

Take the paper off the Adhesive sheet and lay down the Glimmer paper on it.

It's easy, trust me. I like to do full sheets, it's tons of fun!

I snagged this box at a discount store, yes, I asked first.

They are usually more than happy to give their empty boxes away if you ask nicely.

Now get to Spritzing ~ I started at the bottom with Melon Mambo

Then I spritzed Calypso Coral in the center

and I finished by Spritzing Daffodil Delight on the top

Pretty cool eh?

Then I used the Blossom punch, probably not recommended since it was pretty hard.

I had to put lots of pressure and use both hands to get them to punch through the Glimmer paper and the Adhesive sheet.

I'm sure it would be much easier to use Big Shot dies. Maybe next time.

I also used the small scallop circle punch for the center of the flowers and added a Large Rhinestone to them too.

I just wish the total Blingy-ness came through here.

They were Fabulous!

Technique ~ Masked Borders with Elements of Style

 

This week's technique is Masked Borders and it's a pretty quick and easy one for those times when you need a card . . . like Now!

Here is a card that I made using the Elements of Style stamp set that's being Retired June 3rd. Bummer!

It's been one of my Favs for a few years now.

But there's lots of new sets coming your way!

For this card, I used a 1 1/2" sticky note to block, or mask, my borders.

I stamped the flowers in Basic Black ink and colored them in using my Stampin' Markers in So Saffron, Pink Pirouette & Old Olive.

I mounted this piece to some So Saffron, wrapped 2 pieces of Pink Pirouette Taffeta ribbon around at the mask line, mounted it to my Pink Pirouette card base, added my words and a Hummingbird and I was done!

Yep! I stamped and colored my envelope too!

No Naked Envelopes!

For step by step instructions, please click below.

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Technique ~ Paneling with Secret Garden

 

Here is another idea for last week's Tuesday Technique, Paneling.

This time I used the Secret Garden stamp set.

To do the paneling, I used a piece of Whisper White card stock that was 4 7/8" x 3 7/8".

I stamped all over using Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight and Raspberry Ripple.

Next I trimmed my panels to 1 5/8" strips.

I mounted my panels to a piece of Raspberry Ripple card stock that is 5 1/4" x 4", and then layered it onto a piece of Primrose Petals that is 5 5/8" x 4 1/8".

I wrapped a piece of Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin ribbon around it and made a bow that I added using Mini Glue Dots.

I stamped Thank You from the Perfectly Penned set, punched it out with the Decorative Label punch, trimmed offthe bottom and added it to the top of the ribbon.

Pretty Quick & Easy!

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Tutorial ~ Technique Tuesday ~ Masked Borders

 

Today's technique, Masked Borders, is super quick and easy,

just 2 simple steps and you're done!

This is called Masked Borders and can be used with so many stamps,

after all, variety is the spice of life, right?

So here you go!

These are the Essentials you'll need:

A stamp set, pads, card stock and Sticky notes. That's it!

Today I'm using the Creative Elements stamp set,

Whisper White card stock trimmed to 5" x 3 3/4",

and long sticky notes, 5" x 3", that I cut down to 2" wide.

Use whatever size works for your project.

I
Using a grid sheet makes it easier, but is totally not necessary.

Lay your Whisper White card stock down and put your sticky note down the center.

Stamp your image all over. I used Midnight Muse ink and stamped 4 times.

That's it! You're done!

Now to finish my card . .

I stamped 2 flowers in Primrose Petals ink, without reinking for the 2nd one.

Then I stamped a butterfly in Summer Starfruit and cut it out.

I mounted the butterfly, added some ribbon and words and WhaLa!

Ready to go after I stamp the envelope.

Remember, No Naked Envelopes!

Hope you enjoyed this week's technique.

Check back for more projects in a day or so.

Saturday Q & E ~ Daydream Medallion

 

Do you ever need a card that's Quick & Easy? I do!

So I decided to start sharing my Saturday Q & E's with you to make things easier.

If you need a quick card in a flash, this is for you.

Here are the Quick steps to make this card ~

Take a piece of Designer paper, I've used Wisteria Wonder,

and use your Floral Frames Framelit and cut out the 3rd largest flower.

Stamp the Daydream Medallion in Elegant Eggplant on a piece of white card stock,

and stamp your words inside the medallion.

Place the Designer paper over the white card stock and adhere.

Mount to a piece of Wisteria card stock and wrap some Eggplant ribbon around it.

Mount it to your Whisper White card base and you're good to go!

 

Card stock sizes used on this card are:

Whisper White base 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" plus a 3 1/2" square for the medallion.

Designer paper 4" x 5 1/4"

Wisteria Wonder 4 1/8" x 5 5/8"

Stamp sets used:

Daydream Medallion and Perfectly Penned

Etcetera

Floral Frames Framelits with Big Shot

Elegant Eggplant Polka Dot Ribbon

Shimmery Burnished Butterflies

 

This is a quick technique to do using Shimmery card stock, stamps, ink, & sponge daubers.

Here are the Essentials needed for this technique ~

I'm using 1 image from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set, Black Staz On ink,

shimmery card stock, sponge daubers and ink pads in So Saffron, Marina Mist, Perfect Plum and Pink Pirouette. . . and a paper towel too.

Let's get started!

First, I stamped butterflies all over and did one on a Shimmery scrap at the same time.

Now start daubering, using your lightest color first.

Here I've started with So Saffron.

I added color to each butterfly, inking in different spots on each one.

When I finished with the So Saffron, I added Marina Mist.

        

Then I added the Perfect Plum and started burnishing.

Burnishing is simply rubbing the ink into the card stock, I used a paper towel.

        

When I was done, I added some Pink Pirouette to the background and burnished it too.

See the Shimmer? It comes through the ink and shines!

Now for that extra butterfly I stamped and colored.

I used the Elegant Butterfly punch, lining it up by turning the punch upside down.

             

Here's how I finished my card

Pretty isn't it?

Go try it!

Watercolor Embossing with Nature Walk

 

Here's a slightly different way to do the Watercolor Embossing that I showed a couple of weeks ago. This time I used 3 different colors of embossing powders, instead of using White.

I embossed the bird with Early Espresso, the leaves with Wild Wasabi and the birdcage with Gold embossing powders.

After embossing, I used reinkers with an Aquapainter to do the watercoloring.

My base card stock is Shimmery, my fav, but I did the bird on Natural White card stock.

Here's a close up for ya.

If you haven't tried this technique yet, what are you waiting for?

You'll love the results!

For step by step directions, click on the photo below.

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Paneling Technique Tutorial ~ Doin' it for Dad's Day!

 

My Technique this week is Paneling and I had fun with this one!

I used the Best Dad Ever stamp set that's, boohoo, being Retired this month.

Get yours now before it's too late!

This card is a little more complicated that yesterday's idea, simply because of the way I inked up my image. Since all of the ties are on one stamp, I had to ink them separately each time and ended up doing it 8 times.

 

First I colored the polka dot tie and parts of both striped ties with my More Mustard Marker.

Next I used my Basic Gray marker to do one of the solid ties and added to one of the striped ties too.

Next, I used my Not Quite Navy marker to color the solid tie and fill in the other striped tie.

Only when all 5 ties are colored could I stamp the image.

So then I colored, stamped, colored, stamped. . . 5 times to get this:

At this point, I did my paneling. I cut my panels to 1 5/8" wide and mounted them to Not Quite Navy card stock. Then I added those panels to More Mustard card stock.

I tied some Gray Stitched Grosgrain around the card, stamped my words and cut them out with my Big Shot and one of the Apothecary Accents Framelits.

Then I had a little fun with the Epic Day This and That Washi Tape.

I added it to the top and bottom of the word piece, like this:

Simply tape it down, cut it off and fold it under the card stock for a neat edge.

 

And of course I stamped the inside of the card and the envelope too.

No Naked Envelopes!

So here's are 2 more of the images I stamped, that makes 7.

So where's the 8th? I stamped another to cut out & mount to the front.

So here's the finished card. What do you think?

For step by step instructions on how to do the paneling part,

click on the photo below.

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Technique ~ Watercolor Embossing

 

Wow! I was so thrown off when the Retired and Discontinued lists came out that I totally blanked on sharing more of my Technique Tuesday Watercolor Embossing cards.

So sorry!

Some of the Discontinued products, like Glossy paper, Watercolor Crayons and Pencils were needed for my Tuesday Techniques in the next several weeks.

Soooo, back to my stampin' studio to change them up with products that are available. Craziness!

 

Here is a sneak peek at another Watercolor Embossing idea.

See the Shimmer?!?

When you use Shimmery card stock, it shines right through the ink!

Love it!

Here's how to do it ~

First, the Essentials for the Embossing part:

Craft White pad, White Emboss Powder, Embossing Buddy,

Shimmery card stock and stamps, I'm using the Bordering on Romance set.

Oh! and the Heat Tool (not shown)

First, rub the Embossing Buddy over your Shimmery pieces.

I used a 2 3/4" square and a 5" x 3 3/4" piece.

Now ink up your images in the White Craft pad and stamp them.

I put the floral image on the Shimmery square piece and stamped the border image on the bottom of the larger piece.

Now emboss them.

Okay, so it's white on white and really hard to see, but you'll get it soon.

Now for the fun part!
But first, the Essentials for watercoloring ~

You'll need an Aquapainter and ink refills (aka Reinkers).

I'm using Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie.

I used the lids from brads etc, as my pallette.

All you need is 1 drop, trust me, it goes a long way.

When you're done painting, just take a paper towel and wipe the ink off the lids and they're ready to use again!

Now you're ready to start ~

First mist the image with water. I use a Stampin' Spritzer.

Now start watercoloring. Be sure and pull the color away, as they say, so that you don't get too intense of a color. You can add more as you go if you want it darker.

See how I'm "pulling" the color with the tip of the Aquapainter?

Now paint to your heart's content!

Now all you need to do is finish the card ~ Here's what I did

I layered my pieces and added words, . . . but then I decided to bump it up!

I added pearls to the center off all the flowers as well as the word piece.

See?!?

Ready to pop in an envelope, stamped of course,

and get it to a special Mom I know.

Happy Mother's Day everyone!

Impressed Paper Daisies

 

Here's another idea for the Impressed Embossing technique that I did last week.

This time I used the Discontinued Paper Daisies.

Bummer they're being discontinued.

You can paint them, stamp on them, shimmer them, and more.

Order yours before they're gone!

This time I Impressed them.

Just a few quick steps and this one's done!

Here how I did it:

I taped 3 Paper Daisies on a piece of Calypso Coral Designer paper.

I put it in my Honeycomb Impressions Folder,   

Ran it through my Big Shot,

And finished it up in a few quick steps.

To finish this card, I mounted it to a piece of Whisper White card stock and

added BoHo Blossom punches pieces in Daffodil & Calypso Coral Dotted Brads to the daisy centers.

These FAB Brads are also being discontinued and are discounted 25% too!

Order yours HERE

Then I mounted it to Daffodil Delight card stock and wrapped some Daffodil ribbon around it, added my words and placed it on a Calypso Coral card base.

Ready to mail!

 

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