Freewheeling Friday Holiday Fun Pages
I usually tend to do cards when I am trying to come up with an idea so this time I decided to challenge myself and come up with a scrapbook page to share. I have to say that I think it turned out really cute and I’m excited to share it with you. Today’s theme is Freewheeling Friday so I just need to use a wheel. I had fun making the Rudolph with the punches and the Big Shot. I hope you like the pages. I even added pictures.
Thrifty Thursday- Holiday Lineup Cards
Today I have decided to show you three different cards made with the same stamp set and using the same basic layout. I love this set because all of the images are the same size so it makes it really easy to use the same layout and just change the colors.
The basic card is really simple and cost less than a dollar for the paper, ribbon and glue. I also love the 3×6 cards because they actually cost less to make than a standard 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card. This stamp set works really well with the 3×6 design. Someone told be that this stamp set has to grown on you, but I loved if from the first minute I saw it. It’s the Holiday Lineup #111648 for $21.95.
I’ve used Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Not Quite Navy for my base colors, which is also economical because they are all earth elements so you can by the 12×12 individually or by the family pack. Then I’ve added the fun in-colors to two of them with ribbon and background paper. The other I used the fun ribbon from the mini catalog. I’ve used StazOn Jet Black ink to stamp the image. Then I used a blender pen and the ink pads to color the images. I really like how they turned out.
My down-line actually got to make the reindeer card at our Christmas Party. I hope you liked this and be watching next week for another cost saving project.
Wacky Wednesday- Big Shot Snowflake
Today was crazy because it was club and of course things did not go according to plan, but here is my Wacky Wednesday Project. It’s actually really simple. I came up with it from the circles that are folded in half when you cut out your pendent dies. You would add them to your banners when you make them. So I decided to try it with the snowflake die.
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I was trying to decide what to do today for my Technique Tuesday. I was looking at the retired stamp list and noticed one of my favorite background stamps was on it. So I decided to show an oldie but goody technique using my favorite background stamp before it is gone for good. Remember if you don’t already have this great stamp you can get it for 10% off right now. I learned this technique when I first started in Stampin’ Up! about three years ago. I think that sometimes we need a refresh on some of the classic techniques. It’s also a great reminder of how awesome our background stamps are.
This technique is called finger walking. First you will need to gather your supplies. For this card I used:
Canvas Background Stamp
Two Cool Dudes Stamp Set
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 sheet of Bashful Blue paper folded in half for the basic card
3 x 3 1/4 sheet of Brocade Blue paper
3 x 2 3/4 sheet of Whisper White paper
Brocade Blue Classic Stamp Pad
Bashful Blue Classic Stamp Pad
5/8″ Brocade Blue Grosgrain Ribbon
Silver Cord
Stampin’ Dimenionals
Snail Adhesive
First you will need to ink your background stamp. I’ve found the best way is to put the background stamp flat on the table and apply your ink to the stamp. I used the Brocade Blue because I wanted a darker look.
Finger Walking- Put your paper on your background stamp with the background stamp still laying down on the table. Gentle walk your fingers up and down the paper. The idea is to only get some of the ink on the paper instead of all of it. This will give it a nice random pattern.
Stamp your saying on the bottom center in Brocade Blue.
Tie your ribbon around the card.
Tie the silver cord around the knot in the ribbon.
Ink your snowman with Bashful Blue and stamp it on the Whisper White cardstock. The cardstock should be about the same size as the stamp so it make it easy to line up. Then attach the Whisper White piece to the Brocade Blue piece using snail.
Place 4 Stampin’ Dimensionals one in each corner. I like to use the Stampin’ Dimensionals when ever I go over ribbon because it makes it much easier to keep it smooth plus I like the dimension.
Attach your Snowman to your card and you are done. Fast and simple.
This is my first post for my Weekly Challenges. Sorry it’s so late in the day.
Coloring on Stamps with Markers
This is a basic Marker Technique but I still love it. It’s using your markers to color directly on the stamps. The sample I”m showing you is actually from my 6×6 Calender. You can sign up for this at my Mega Calendar Event. You can see how I colored most of the words with Chocolate Chip and then the clover with Old Olive.
Now here’s a little trick. Have you ever tried to color on your stamps and you get a really bad smear or it seams to like bubble up like water and not stay even. I have found this is really common with new stamps. What I’ve found is that if you stamp it a few times in an ink pad then clean it off you the color will stay more evenly. I’ve also found it’s better to just stamp it into a really light pad and then clean it by just stamping several times onto scratch paper.
I love using the markers this way because you can get a variety of colors on it. It’s also great if you don’t have all the stamp pads yet. You can save a little money to start off with and get the markers which will give you access to all of our great colors.
One more little tip. If you’ve been coloring for a while then you may want to huff on your stamp (breath on it lightly) to re-moisten your ink so you get a nice stamp. This is also great to help keep it from streaking. Remember to touch lightly when you are inking so it doesn’t get to thick and create extra blotches on your paper.
I hope you have enjoyed my weekly post for today and I’ll be back tomorrow.
One of my favorite things about Patty’s blog is that she has something new almost everyday. So I decided I wanted to challenge myself to post a new idea for you each day. I wanted to make it a little fun so I’ve come up with some fun names for each day and hopefully a fun category. I’m not promising that I will be great at this, but I’m going to give it a try. I will be starting on Monday here are the fun categories and what you can expect.
Marvelous Monday- I will be starting with the Many Marvelous Markers. I have a document with lots of ways to use our great markers so I will be giving you tips and show you some samples.
Technique Tuesday- Hopefully I will be showing you a new fun technique and sometimes some old ones that we tend to forget.
Wacky Wednesday- This will be for anything that is different and fun.
Thrifty Thursday- Stampin’ ideas for those on a budget.
Freewheeling Friday- I often forget to use our great wheels when creating projects so my challenge will be to get them out and see what fun I can have.
Swapping Saturday- Saturday’s are usually pretty busy so I will be posting some of my favorite swaps.
Stampin’ Sunday- I usually get a few minutes alone in my Stamp room on Sunday so I hope that I will be able to show you something new each week that I have created.
Hopefullly you will like these and we will have a little fun with it. Please feel free to leave your comments so I know what to do more of in the future. Be watching for them starting Monday and check back everyday to see what is new.
Stampin' With Candice 