Stamping!

Yes I still stamp.

Here’s some of the latest creations from Studio de Jennifer:

• Stamp Sets: Booglie Eyes, Itty Bitty Backgrounds
• Ink: Basic Black, Mellow Moss, Orchid Opulence, Only Orange
• Card Stock: Only Orange, Orchid Opulence, Mellow Moss, Whisper White
• Accessories: Blender Pens, Gingham Ribbon, Postage Edge Scissors (non-SU!)
• Technique: Faux Postage (Easy)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• Stamp Sets: Holiday Tag Team, Print Pattern Background
• Ink: Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Encore Silver
• Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Whisper White
• Accessories: Silver Grosgrain (retired), Wide Navy Organdy (retired), Stampin’ Sponge, Painty Pen, Postage Scissors (non-SU!)
• Technique: Faux Postage (Easy)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• Stamp Sets: Holiday Tag Team
• Ink: Basic Brown, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip
• Card Stock: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Real Red, Whisper White
• Accessories: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, and Real Red Stampin Write Markers, Stampin’ Sponges, Hodgepodge Hardware, Wide Red Organdy (retired), Postage Scissors (non-SU!)
• Technique: Technique: Faux Postage (Easy), Direct to Paper (Beginner), Stampin’ with Markers (Beginner)

Are you seeing a trend yet? Gotta love that Faux Postage Technique. Also, I’m still hooked on the 4.25 x 4.25 cards. such a cool size and they still fit in a medium envelope!

More Christmas Cards

Finished up some more Christmas Cards today for my Christmas Card class coming up. Everything I used is Stampin’ Up!

• Stamp Sets: Circle of Friendship, Peaceful Wishes
• Ink: True Thyme, Chocolate Chip, Encore Gold
• Card Stock: True Thyme, Cranberry Crisp, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
• Paper: Holiday Thyme Double Sided Paper
• Accessories: Small Circle Punch, Blender Pen, Stitched Ribbon and Wide Organdy, Glue Dot
• Technique: Stampin’ with Markers (Beginner)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• Stamp Sets: Loads of Love, Canvas, Little Pieces
• Ink: Basic Brown, Cranberry Crisp, True Thyme, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa
• Card Stock: True Thyme, Cranberry Crisp, Barely Banana, Very Vanilla, Creamy Caramel
• Accessories: Blender Pen, Chocolate Chip Marker, Stitched Ribbon and Narrow Organdy, Slot Punch, Tag Corner Punch
• Technique: Watercoloring with Blender Pens and Ink (Easy)

Mistletoe

And yet another card for my Christmas card classes coming up this month. Everything used is Stampin’ Up! JulieHRR was my inspiration for this card.

• Stamp Sets: Peaceful Wishes, Holiday Tag Team
• Ink: Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss
• Card Stock: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Celery Grosgrain, Narrow Ivory Ribbon, Hemp Twine
• Technique: Rock-n-Roll (Beginner), Glitter (Easy)

See a gallery of some of my Christmas Cards.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Found in my Dove Chocolate recently:

So, I’ve been keeping my sink shiny. YAY! I so deserve another piece of chocolate.

Triangle Trees

Here’s another card we’ll be making for my upcoming Christmas card classes. I got this idea from some card idea book I was flipping through at the scrapbook store last week. It’s a great way to display some prized patterned papers! The triangle trees are cut freehand. All supplies are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted.

• Stamp Sets: Shapes & Shadows (retired), Everyday Flex Phrases
• Ink: Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue
• Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Close to Cocoa, Holiday Thyme Double Sided Paper (Holiday Mini Catalog)
• Accessories: Slot punch, Ivory Narrow Organdy, Blue Gingham, Cranberry Stitched Grosgrain (Holiday Mini Catalog) Ribbons, paper snips, Hardware by Paper Studio
• Technique: Simple Paper Piecing (Beginner)

Snowflakes in August!

Here’s my latest creation for the Stampin’ Up! Christmas Card class series. The Snowflake Spot stamp set is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.

• Stamp Set: The Snowflake Spot
• Ink: Bashful Blue, Always Artichoke, Silver Encore
• Card Stock: Bashful Blue, Mellow Moss, Christmas Thyme Double Sided Paper
• Accessories: Blue and Moss Gingham ribbons, White, Celery, and Silver (retired) Grosgrain Ribbons, Stampin’ Deminsionals, Large Square Punch
• Technique: Rock-n-Roll (Beginner)

1st Christmas Card

Here’s the first creation for my Stampin’ Up! Christmas Card Classes.I just knew I could find a way to incorporate that cute frog into my Christmas Card Class!

• Stamp Sets: Unfrogettable, Holiday Tag Team, All Year Cheer I
• Ink: Green Galore, Real Red
• Card Stock: Real Red, Green Galore, Whisper White
• Accessories: Black and Red Stampin’ Write Markers, Google Eyes, Glue Pen

Stay tuned for more Christmas Cards.

More Wondering, More Watercoloring

I watercolored more images from the image swap I got this weekend. All supplies are Stampin’ Up!

• Stamp Sets: Seaside Sketches, Everyday Flex Phrases, Wonderful Weaves
• Ink: StazOn Black, Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke, Night of Navy, Close to Cocoa
• Card Stock: Night of Navy, Always Artichoke, Bravo Burgundy, Watercolor Paper
• Accessories: Blender Pens, Word Window Punch, HodgePodge Hardware, Designer Ribbon, Burgundy Grosgrain, Ivory Narrow Organdy, Handheld Hole Punch
• Technique: Water Coloring with blender pens and ink (Intermediate)

~~~~~~~~~~~~

• Stamp Sets: Alphabits, Sunny Season’s Greetings (thanks Trish D)
• Ink: Black StazOn, Green Galore
• Card Stock: Real Red, Green Galore, Watercolor Paper
• Accessories: Watercolor Wonder Crayons, Aquapainters, Hemp Twine
• Technique: Watercoloring with Aquapainters and Watercolor Crayons (Easy)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

• Stamp Sets: Noteworthy (retired), Retired Hydrangea Stamp (Name?)
• Ink: Elegant Eggplant, Certianly Celery, Black StazOn
• Card Stock: Elegant Eggplant, Perfect Plum, Watercolor Paper
• Accessories: Blender Pens, Slot Punch, Eggplant Grosgrain, Black Gingham, Ivory Narrow Organdy
• Technique: Watercoloring with Blender Pens and ink (Intermediate)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Can you see the difference between watercoloring with Watercolor Crayons verses Ink and Blender Pens?

My thoughts – Watercolor Crayons are more forgiving and look more blend-y (is that a word?). The blender pens with ink gives a deeper color and it’s easier to control.