Grid Technique

We made this card at stamp club this month using the new Simply Scored.  I have wanted to try it before, but it seemed pretty tedious with the scoring blade on my paper cutter.  Well thanks to my Simply Scored, this one was a breeze.  I bought 1 extra package of markers and once I figured out the placement, I did several pretty quickly using the marked scoring tracks.  You should do all of the scoring first and then I sponged, stamped the background stamp and then stamped over all of it was a darker blue.  I can imagine this technique with fall leaves and colors next!

Just for fun, I did a little different fold for this one. 

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Polished Stone Technique

When I first started stamping, I learned the Polished Stone Technique, but it involved felt, a block of wood, metallic markers and reinkers.  Now it is sooo much easier.  Dampen a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol and then dab the cotton ball with Shimmer Paint (I used Champagne) and a few drops of reinker.  Dab onto glossy cardstock and voila - you're done!  This card uses Wisteria Wonder reinker, but it is possible to use multiple colors.  It just takes a few minutes to dry and then you can stamp over it with StazOn.

 

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Wicked Cool Waterfall

We made Halloween cards using Wicked Cool on Friday night.  And while talking to my friend, Mary, about waterfall cards, I realized this set would be perfect for a waterfall card since all of the stamps are about the same size.  I used some of the same colors and stamps as we did Friday night to make this card.  So by combining ideas from another card and a technique I have done before, this was a pretty quick project.     

 The words Trick or Treat, Scary and Sweet comes from the Grateful Greetings set, and I used En Francais, and of course Wicked Cool.  I used a couple of Glimmer Brads for a little bit of color on the Rich Razzleberry/Whisper White combo.  For more information about waterfall cards, visit this post. 

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Big Shot Eiffel Tower

Our last Big Shot Club meeting was on Tuesday. We have been spending the last few months learning new techniques and tricks for the Big Shot, and members were able to purchase their Big Shots in installments. Let me know if you would be interested in joining the next group. Once we have 4 people, we will be ready to go again.

This card does use materials others than Stampin' Up!, but anyone who knows me or has been in my stamp room, knows that I love the Eiffel Tower and Paris. This die was a gift from my friend and upline, Shirley, and I thought it was perfect for this Big Shot technique. The last few Christmas Diet Coke cans I had were just right for this card. They had the swirly silver and white snowflakes, but the best part was the fact that Diet Coke wasn't written down the side like it usually is. We were able to get less red on the Eiffel Tower with careful placement.

So how did we do it? Using my craft and rubber scissors, I cut the top rim of the can off, cut down the side, and then cut the bottom rim off. The Big Shot cuts so many materials other than cardstock, I was looking forward to trying soda cans since Rae Anne and Becky gave me the soda can snowflake ornament. Just put your flattened can on the die, sandwich it between the cutting mats, and crank it through the Big Shot.

I used the En Francais background stamp and a retired Merci from an old favorite set of mine, Paris in the Spring.  It really went together quickly, and the cans cut pretty easily.  There are sharp edges before you run it through the Big Shot, but we all managed to stay injury free!

Supplies: Real Red, Going Gray, Whisper White cardstock, Real Red, Going Gray ink, Big Shot, Oval punches, En Francais background stamp, retired Paris in the Spring stamp set, and non-Stampin' Up! Eiffel Tower die

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