Falling for Painted Harvest

October 18, 2017 ~ admin ~ Leave a comment

I know, I know… this event was yesterday!

So, why I am I posting it again? Because you missed it!

Of course, not everyone missed it.. but I am pretty sure that YOU were not there. And, I am here to tell you that you missed out on a lot of fun! We always have fun at my events. In fact, if you do not like to laugh, you might as well not even come!

#sorrynotsorry

Anyway… what you missed out on was making the following cards. But, so that you don’t get too sad… I have included a little tip with each one to help you recreate on your own!!

What a great lot of cards that were CASE’d from other people! Like I always say.. I CASE the best of them!!!

So, let’s get up and personal with each one!

This card is your standard 5-1/4″ x 4-1/4 card base (in Pumpkin Pie)- with one exception… the card front is trimmed 1″. That’s what gives is the unique look. The Early Espresso panels are 5-1/4″ x 3″ and the Very Vanilla panels are 5″ x 2-3/4″. The Painted Autumn paper is 5-1/4″ x 1-1/5″ and was adhered first.so the brown layer will lay over it. The colors used on the flowers are Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze and Early Espresso…from the bottom up!

I absolutely love this card and it may be my second favorite from the bunch. Or simple yet so elegant at the same time. So, it’s your basic 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ Early Espresso card base with a 5-1/4″ x 4″ Very Vanilla Layer. The three panels are each 1-5/8″ x 3-7/8″ and are in Crumb Cake, Soft Sky, and So Saffron. The inks used were Soft Suede and Crumb Cake. The circle is 1-3/8″ punched from Soft Sky and the tag is 1″ x 2-1/4″ Very Vanilla. I used the 3/8″ circle punch to nip the corners and sponged the edges (I used Crumb Cake, but it looks good with the Soft Suede too!). And, I cheated a bit because I didn’t have the Jute Twine that is in the 2017 Holiday Catalog, I used some other brand that was hiding out in my craft room.

Now, this is one that gave me a bit of trouble. I absolutely love the card that Shannon made, but couldn’t quite figure out how she did it. But, I think I did pretty good. The 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ card base is Marina Mist with a 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ Whisper White layer. The flowers are made using Soft Sky and Marina Mist with Sahara Sand in the middle and for the dots. The leaves were stamped off using Pear Pizzazz. The sentiment is in full strength Pear Pizzazz. I used the retired Handheld Stapler to attach some burlap ribbon to the top.

I love the doilies and just don’t use them enough. But, I am learning that they add a special touch that just says POW! This color scheme is So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, and Sahara Sand. The flowers are So Saffron, Crushed Curry, and Sahara Sand. The leaves were stamped in Wild Wasabi on Wild Wasabi then punched using the Leaf Punch. A little Crushed Curry Chevron ribbon nd there you have a great and simple card! And, in my haste to prepare for the class, I had lost the original center circle which was sponged around the edges using Sahara Sand – so you may want to give that a try!

This was another card I had trouble CASE-ing exactly. I wasn’t sure what colors Karen had used because I wasn’t getting the same results. But, here is what I used… Just a plain Whisper White 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ card base. I stamped with using Sahara Sand (stamped off) on the Hardwood background stamp. The flowers were created using Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry with an Early Espresso center. The leaves are Garden Green. For the layering, I used the 2-3/4″ Scallop Square form the Layering Square Framelits – in Early Espresso. The Crushed Curry layer is using the 2-5/8″ Square from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. And, the top layer is 2-3/8″ square cut on my trimmer from Whisper White. I also couldn’t figure out how Karen had tied the Twine because it didn’t seem to have a layer on the card front. Oh well, I simply tied a bow and SNAILed it the to the back of the layers!

And, you guessed it.. this one is my favorite! Blue is my favorite color and Blue and Yellow is my favorite color combination. And, the Navy Gingham Ribbon… Who doesn’t love that! Here you have a Night of Navy 5-1/2″ x 4-1/4″ card base with a 5-1/4″ x 4″ Marine Mist Layer and a 5″ x 3-3/4″ Whisper White layer. The flowers are stamped in Marine Mist and Night of Navy with a Daffodil; Delight center. The leaves are in Pear Pizzazz. The other layers are largest ovals from the Layering Oval Framelits and the Stitched Shapes Framelits. The sentiment was stamped in Memento.

So… aren’t you sad you didn’t get to come. I will be hosting more classes like this soon. Feel free to stop by one!

Until next time… keep it simple, Stampers!

🙂 Joanne

Product Spotlight: Vintage Crochet Trim

September 11, 2017September 11, 2017 ~ admin ~ 7 Comments

Welcome to the second installment of the Holiday Catalog Product Spotlight. Today, we will feature the Vintage Crochet Trim (144611).

This trim can be found on page 53 in the Holiday Catalog which is all the way towards the back with the Halloween stuff. But, that doesn’t mean it’s just for Halloween!

So, the first thing I think of when I think about Crochet Trim is that is it the perfect edging to a blanket. So, I would be remiss if I didn’t make a little blanket…

I ran a bit of snail around the edge of a square of Basic Black cardstock, then I adhered the trim around it. I added a square of the beautiful Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper (144621) and ran it through the Big Shot in the new Quilt Top Textured Impression Embossing Folder (144687). I added the perfect little sentiment from Snowflakes Sentiments (144817/144820).

My next project also features a new Designer Series Paper.

This one is called Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper (144623). I just created a simple box and used the Crochet Trim to finish it off with a simple bow. I suppose a tag could be made for it, but this will be used as a simple box to hold a special treat for a friend!

So… Crochet Trim…??? Where else is trim used? On clothing, of course!

For this card, I created a dress out of the Petal Garden Designer Series Paper Stack (144168) and trimmed it with the Vintage Crochet Trim. I added some of the new Black Rhinestones (144639) for a little bling. The sentiment comes from the Beautiful You stamp set (143004/143637)

You can find a printable project sheet with the template for the dress at

https://keepitsimplestampers.com/all-dressed-up/

And… I would be remiss if I didn’t create at least one Halloween card with this trim, wouldn’t I.

I used it to create a spider web! I double stamped the sentiment found in the Spooky Cat Stamp Set (144749). I used the eyes from that set for the spider and simply punched two circles for the body and added some black twine for the legs and web he is dangling from.

Well, that’s all I’ve got for this one! How will you get creative with the trim?

Now, hop on over to Sara Rayner or hop back to Teri Wells

Until next time, keep it simple, Stampers!

🙂 Joanne

Product Spotlight: Painted Harvest

September 10, 2017September 11, 2017 ~ admin ~ 4 Comments

Welcome to the Holiday Catalog Product Spotlight Blog Hop! I am excited to have hopping through these pages to see the versatility of the products available in the 2017 Holiday Catalog. This Blog Hop features bloggers from all over the world.

The first product we would like to direct your attention to is the PAINTED HARVEST Photopolymer Stamp Set (144783). It is really a quite spectacular stamp set that has more uses than you would think upon first glance.

Here is what I have crafted using this set.

I honestly cannot tell you who created this set. It was a “make-n-take” that we did at a recent demonstrator event. Don’t you just love that acetate box! It can hold 5 embellished cards and envelopes.

Here is an close up of each of the cards as well as the box. The sentiments come from Painted Harvest as well as Merry Little Labels. They also show off that beautiful designer series paper!

This next card was designed by Carol Payne. It was part of our “shoebox swap” we did at our last team meeting. It’s one of the great things about being part of a team of demonstrators. Stampin’ together is such fun!

What is simple about this card is that there is not punching or cutting. It is just some masking and stamping.

And, here’s this one…

For this card, I used some post-it notes to mask off Very Vanilla paper so that only half of the flower would be stamped and voila… cone flowers! I did not stamp off any of the center (cone) but made sure to put the pointy side up…

The background was double embossed. First, I put some VersMark ink on the Layered Leaves Dynamic Textured Impression Embossing Folder (143704) and ran it thru the Big Shot. I then used copper embossing powder and set it with the heat tool. It adds a bit of rustic fun!

Did you ever think that flower could make a gorgeous wreath? I layered different greens to create this effect. On the large flower, I used Lemon Lime Twist then Wild Wasabi. Then, I used Garden green to stamp the smaller flower. I used the dots image and stamped in Real Red… Then I quickly put clear embossing powder and set it to create a little shine to the berries. I did the same with the sentiment that came from the Snowflake Sentiment stamp set (144817/144820).

And finally…

Now, I am not the first one to see these cute little hedgehogs in the stamps… but oh my… are they not the cutest! I stamped them in Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and Early Espresso. I wonder what other things are hidden in this set, don’t you?

Oh – those leaves were also stamped then punched using the new Leaf Punch (144667). You can save money by buying the punch and the stamp set together as a bundle – the PAINTED HARVEST bundle (146021),