Thank You Notes
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Hello Stamping Friends,
It is another very snowy day here in Castle Rock, Colorado and I am loving it! As a little girl I would get so excited when it snowed, but my dad would look at me and say “If you had to go out and feed the cows you wouldn’t be so happy!” I just have birds outside to feed and they were sure glad we had stocked up the bird feeders!
Today I have a few Thank You cards to show you.
Which do you like better? These were simple using the Lovely Floral Embossing Folder, #148048 and the Banners For You Stamp Set, # 141710, with the Bunch of Banners Framelits, #141488. There is a Heart Epoxy Droplet, #148583, in front of the Thank You and a Frosted Flower Embellishment, #148782, in the center of the flower. The tiny clear droplets are retired as is the ribbon. I am learning to stock those embellishments when they are introduced before they sell out. Hopefully you have done the same.
- Card Base: Thick Whisper White 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″
- Top Layer: Pacific Point 5 1/4″ X 4″ embossed with the Lovely Floral embossing folder
- Greeting: Scrap of Whisper White stamped with the Banners For You greeting and cut with Bunch of Banners Framelits
- Inside: Greeting is stamped directly on the Thick Whisper White. It is from the Spirited Snowmen stamp set in the Holiday Catalog. The bottom design is from the Banners For You stamp set. I had never noticed that little flourish design before.
Stay with me while I show you how fantastic our Stamparatus is for mass production. I have been delighted to use it instead of blocks so I can restamp an image if it is not as perfect as I like, but I never thought I would use the hinge apparatus that lets you move the plate down the base in perfect intervals. It was interesting to watch the demonstrations as the stampers stamped Happy Birthday or a design a number of times down a card but not something I thought I would ever do. However, I tried it for mass producing the banners and it worked beautifully. Tip: Place one of our stamp cases under the plate to give a sturdy base for inking up the stamp.
I inked the stamp and then moved it down one step in the hinges. I had six beautifully lined up banners. I should have stamped the inside greeting first so I could line up the banner over top instead of doing the greeting over the banner. I ruined the first one in my line up attempt but once the stamp was lined up, I moved the plate down the hinges and had a nice set of banners ready to cut out. Tip: Use the acrylic sheet from your Stamp A Ma Jig to test the line up of the stamp. You will save a lot of grid paper and it would have saved me a banner!
Tip: Cut up your shammy to make a great little tool to clean any shadows off the edges of your stamps. It works great for cleaning your stamps while they are on the Stamparatus as well. I cut mine into several rectangles for each person to have at their station instead of a wet wipe. I store them in another of our stamp cases.
These are the cards you see me producing in the pictures:
The Spirited Snowmen set did not carryover (they didn’t ask me…) but I wanted to show you the Delightfully Detailed Note Cards & Envelopes from the Annual Catalog page 193, #146911. There are 20 cards that are already color-washed. 10 are in Blackberry Bliss and 10 are in Mint Macaron (but I thought Pool Party was a better match and used it for my cards). I embossed some with the Softly Falling embossing folder, #139672, and I used the new Big Shot Embossing Mats, #146327, with the snowflakes from the Seasonal Layers Thinlits, #143751, to emboss the images instead of cutting them. We can do this with any of our framelits giving us a whole new application for embossing. You can see the embossing done on top facing down or on the bottom facing up in these images.
The Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon, #144152, was a great accent for the image which was stamped on a 3 1/2″ X 2 5/8″ Oval. The edges were sponged with Pool Party.
Greetings: ‘From The Heart’ – Petal Palette, #145788; ‘Thanks so much’- A Big Thank You, #147377; Inside bottom flourish – Banners For You, #141710
Bonus Card:
I made this card for Paul, my DH-darling hubby- and wonderful helper in this business! We celebrated 43 years of marriage on December 20. The card uses the Sprited Snowmen, the tree from Winter Woods (which does carryover), the Swirls & Curls embossing folder (also carrys over), and the Star of Light stamp set, which I hope stays in the annual catalogs for years. I bought the Stitched All Around stamp set, page 17, # 146632, just because it had a stamp that said “Oh darling you are fabulous” and I wanted to use it on a card for Paul. It made a great inside for this card.
Flashback Fun
When you are in the design zone, don’t forget Vertical Greetings on page 31 of the Annual Catalog. This is another set I hope continues for years. I used the current Vertical Greetings set with the ‘Special Reason’ stamp set and the ‘Stylish Stems’ Framelits that are retired.
The pink strip I cut off the front side was placed on the inside on top of a fun piece of Designer Series Paper.
Another favorite from the past is Paisleys and Posies with the Paisley Framelits:
You could use this as a card layout for a thank you card using a piece of Designer Series Paper, DSP, with a strip of foil paper, a fun framelit cutout and a thank you in the corner. It is fun to challenge yourself to bring in all the colors of a piece of Designer Series Paper. The photopolymer stamps will bend so you can round them into a corner similar to what is shown here using a past Sale A Bration stamp set. Send me a picture if you make a card with this layout, I would love to see it.
Next time I have some amazing Valentines to show you from my stamping friends at club.
The current hostess code is: FCGZVMVE and it is Sale A Bration time!
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Karen
Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies
Hello Stamping Friends,
I have great news! The Stitched Seasons Framelits Dies are in the Clearance Rack:
These framelits and a matching stamp set were offered in August for a limited time and I held a class for those who purchased the bundle.
Check out the previous post – HERE
Even though the stamp set is not available the shaped and stitched framelits are great and we have many flower and leaf stamps that will work with the framelits. Even the little bell framelit could be cut out and drawn and colored in without having the stamp set.
Christmas card: thanks to Tami White stampwithtami.com
- Card Base – Real Red 4 1/4″ X 11″ (the long way); don’t score until you cut. Line base up at 5 1/2″ and cut from top 2 1/2″ down then turn and cut 1 3/4″ over. Score the remainder at 5 1/2″.
- Inside – Whisper White 4″ X 5 1/4″ run through the Big Shot with the Tufted Embossing Folder
- Designer Series Paper – make 2 – 5 1/4″ X 1 1/2″
- Whisper White Frames: – Large 5 1/2″ X 4″, Medium 4 1/2″ X 3 1/2″ , Small 3 1/2″ X 3″
- Gold Foil Bow – 1 1/2″ X 3″
The large frame is glued directly to the front panel, then the medium frame is popped up on it. The small frame is popped up in the middle on the tufted layer. The inside greeting is from the Dashing Deer stamp set in the Holiday Catalog which carries over to the new year, YAY!
Spring Card: Thanks to Linda Cullen at craftystampin.com
- Card Base – Whisper White 5 1/2″ X 8 1/2″
- First Layer – Make 2 – Highland Heather 5 1/4″ X 4″ Use the Big Shot embossing mats(see page 221) to emboss the stitched image of the largest framelit for the outside layer
- Top Layer outside – Whisper White – Medium Framelit – 4 1/2″ X 3 1/2″
- Top Layer inside – Whisper White – 5 1/4″ X 4″ Cut out with largest framelit and add another fun cutout like the above Happy Birthday thinlit #143700 or the Pretty Label Punch #143715 stamped with the greeting from the Ribbon of Courage stamp set (page 114)
- Leaves – Granny Apple Green – 1 3/4″ X 3″
- Bow – 1/4″ mini striped Gorgeous Grape #146940 – 10″
- Glitter Enamel Dots #146934 (my new favorite embellishment!)
Fall Card: Thanks to Kay Kalthoff at stampingtoshare
This card uses designer series paper (DSP) in such a way that you see both sides of the paper. What a concept! You will want to remember these cuts when you have a DSP that you can’t decide which side to use because both sides are beautiful. Show off both sides like this!
- Base – Cajun Craze 5 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ Score the 5 1/4 side at 4 1/4″ making a 1″ flap
- DSP layer – Nature’s Poem DSP 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ Adhere under the 1″ flap
- Frame – Cajun Craze – Largest Framelit – 5 1/2″ X 4″
- Top Frame – Whisper White – Medium Framelit – 4 1/2″ X 3 1/2″
- Front DSP Strip – 3/4″ X 5 1/4″
- Inside Layer – Whisper White – 4″ X 5 1/4″
- Inside DSP Strip – 1/2″ X 5 1/4″
The leaves and spots were stamped in Soft Suede Ink and the spots were overstamped in Crushed Curry. The leaves were colored with water color pencils and then blended with an aqua painter. The outside of the framelit was sponged with Cajun Craze and glitter enamel dots were added for sparkle. A double bow of linen thread ( 20″) completed the card.
Do you see how the framelits are just about the best shape since the retired Top Note Die?!
I thought I had missed the chance to post these cards when I didn’t get it done in August but thankfully the framelits popped up in the Clearance Rack.
Our current hostess code is 6E7477K2 and if you buy $50 worth of product you can choose a free level 1 product or with $100 you receive a level 2 product!
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