Quick ‘n Easy - Seedpacket Card

July 31, 2007 at 1:47 am (Creative Cards & Stationary, Digital Scrapbooking)

As you can see, I have been having loads of fun with the priceless set and my new fonts (see font tutorial)… I found a wonderful inspiration place, Katydid Creations by Kathryn Warner that had these really cute cards called Seedpackets…  She’s truly an artist…

Super Easy Card

Using a few templates I made with Microsoft Word and the new fonts I downloaded, I came up with a really cute card that you can
replicate over and over again…

The envelope is actually made out of vellum paper from Stampin’ Up! And the stamp set is priceless… I used pastels from Stampin’ Up! to color in the card. Inside the vellum envelope is another cardwith a cute ribbon pull to help the receiver of the card pull out the card from the seedpacket envelope.  I stamped the inside card similiar to the front.  The fabric flower is colored using pastels from Stampin’ Up! and is from the Stampin’ Up! pretties kit as well as the crystal brad!  To color in the butterfuly and flourish, I used versamark to stamp image onto cardstock and then took a sponge dauber and colored in the butterfly using two different colors…

This was really a quick and fun card to make…

I have a really nifty template for you to use.  I heavily suggest you try using the templates
on paper first before you cut up your precious Stampin’ Up! Cardstock…

 

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Punches - What is a lady to do?

July 23, 2007 at 6:15 pm (Creative Cards & Stationary, Sensational Scrapbooks)

Make a really cute ladybug… or a buzzin’ bee… or…

Really quickly, I just stumbled upon a really really cute blog that has 3 different charts of cute insect and animals you can make with the Stampin’ Up! punches - this is way too cute to pass up a mention on…

Slide on over to the Created for Courtney Blog  by Courtney Fowler for an abundance of really great ideas on creating these whimsical creations!

Thinking these would be cute coupled with an ark for Noah’s Ark!  So cute…

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Fonts… Fonts… and more Fonts!

July 23, 2007 at 12:32 am (Creative Cards & Stationary, Digital Scrapbooking, Sensational Scrapbooks)

I don’t know about you but I am a font junkie… I spend all night long looking for cute and elegant fonts to put on my computer.  But how do you find the “free ones” and when you do… what does download mean?  Where am I supposed to put these things and how do I get at them?  This tutorial will help…

Where are all the good free fonts?

Here’s a few places to purchase fonts:

How do I Download/ Install the fonts?

To download a font file means you are copying the file at the website down to your computer.  Your computer stores all its fonts at the c:\windows\fonts directory.  Here’s a tutorial I made up to help you download and install the fonts:

I’d rather just buy a Font CD, where can I get those?

How do I keep up with the latest font styles and news?

You will find the possibilities are endless - with a good inkjet/laser printer you can print awesome things on your Stampin’ Up! Cardstock to make some pretty spectacular creations.

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Buy 3 Stampaloooza T-Shirts and Get 1 Free!

July 22, 2007 at 6:01 pm (News@Stampaloooza)

Enjoy your scrappin’/stampin’ events in style - Buy 3 Stampaloooza T-Shirts and Get 1 Free!  Hurry though… this offer is only available for a limited time…

Stroll on over to the Stampaloooza’s T-Shirts and Gifts…

Buy 3 Shirts Get 1 Free Promotion Rules
Limited to one free shirt per order, free shirt must be of equal or lesser value as purchased shirts and cannot exceed a retail price of USD $30.00. Promotion cannot be combined with any other offers or bulk order discounts. Shirt sales subject to this promotion are not eligible for refunds, exchange only. Eligible free shirts are limited to Jr. Raglan, Custom Jr. Raglan, Jr. Ringer T-Shirt, Custom Jr. Ringer T-Shirt, Jr. Spaghetti Tank, Custom Jr. Spaghetti Tank, Jr. Jersey T-Shirt, Custom Jr. Jersey T-Shirt, Baseball Jersey, Custom Baseball Jersey, T-Shirt, Custom T-Shirt, Kids Baseball Jersey, Kids Custom Baseball Jersey, Ringer T-Shirt, Custom Ringer T-Shirt, Men’s Sleeveless Tee, Custom Men’s Sleeveless Tee, Long Sleeve T-Shirt, Custom Long Sleeve T-Shirt, Fitted T-Shirt, Custom Fitted T-Shirt, Organic Cotton Tee, Custom Organic Cotton Tee, Value T-Shirt, Custom Value T-Shirt, Women’s Cap Sleeve T-Shirt, Women’s Custom Cap Sleeve T, Women’s Long Sleeve T-Shirt, Women’s Custom Long Sleeve T-Shirt, Women’s Tank Top, Custom Women’s Tank Top, Womens T-Shirt, Women’s V-Neck T-Shirt, Women’s Plus Size Scoop Neck T-Shirt, Women’s Plus Size V-Neck T-Shirt, and Maternity T-Shirt, subject to availability. This promotion is available for a limited time and may be cancelled or changed at any time for any reason, without notice. Void where prohibited.

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Rubber Stamping Tip - Stamping Great Images

July 22, 2007 at 10:33 am (Creative Cards & Stationary)

Ever get a new stamp set and no matter how hard you try to stamp a great image - it just doesn’t come out right?

Here’s a great tutorial to get your stamped images picture perfect:

Here’s some additional tips:

  • If you notice your ink is not adhearing to a few places on your stamp, take your stamp and rub it on a pair of jeans or stamp cleaning pad a bit.  This will remove any oils used in stamp manufacturing and create a more conducive surface for your ink to stick.
  • Ensure that your ink is not too watery… overinked ink pads cause blotchy stamped images.
  • Make sure you are using the right ink for the right surface:
    • Stampin’ Up!s Classic Inks are dye based inks that sit above the cardstock.  Use these for stamping images for cards.
    • Stampin’ Up!s Craft Inks are pigment based inks that are heavier inks that can be used to stamp all kinds of pourous surfaces such as fabric, cardstock and wood.  Use these for stamping images to be placed in scrapbooks.
    • Stazon’s Solvent Ink Pads are permanent ink that can be used to stamp all kinds of nonpourous surfaces such as metal, plastic and glass.

Have any more great tips for stamping great images?

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