Daffodil Delightful!

I saw some awesome Daffodils created from the Fun Flowers Bigz die by Kari Metzger in THIS post.  She made them as a 3D bouquet, I wanted to put them on a card.  The card is awesome, but definitely not one you want to send through the mail!!!  Here is the card I created with the daffodils .....

Aren't those daffodils just the best? And so darned easy to make.  Thanks Kari, for the inspiration.  This will be another card for one of my classes in March which is my Big Shot month.  My stampers have also been asking for another lesson on Brayering, so I think this one also fits that bill.  I also used the Lots of Tags Label 1 die for the sentiment.  I cut one out of Basic Black, sliced it in half and cut off the little pointy things in the middle, then layered it behind a Whisper White one that I stamped the sentiment on.  The leaves are hand cut out of strips of Pear Pizzazz cardstock then I ran them through the crimper.
Stamps:  Kind and Caring Thoughts
Ink:  Pear Pizzazz, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Basic Black
Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz
Big Shot Dies:  Fun Flowers, Lots of Tags Label 1
Other:  Crimper, brayers
This card is a little ray of spring sunshine in an otherwise foggy, dreary time of the year.
Happy Stampin'......   

Growing Green Birthday Card

Next month, March, I am focusing on the Big Shot, Dies and Embossing Folders in all of my club meetings and classes.  Today I created a card using the Stampin' Up! stamp set "Growing Green" and a bunch of Big Shot stuff.  Here is the card I created ......

I decided to let all the embossing and die cuts speak for themselves, and kept the card CAS (clean and simple).  I used only Whisperr White and Old Olive.  Sometimes I get so caught up in the stamp set, that the other elements of a card get lost.  Also, I do all sorts of techniques, then neglect to use them on projects.  This card uses a brayering technique - brayering classic ink on the inside of an embossing folder before running it through the Big Shot.  Here is how you do that ...
   1.  Select favourite embossing folder
   2.  Open the folder and find the side that is the "outie" side of the embossed image (that is the side the cardstock gets pushed into)
   3.  Using a brayer and classic ink (dye based) ink up the brayer with a small amount of ink (in this technique less is better)
   4.  Brayer over the entire "outie" side of the embossing folder, moving the ink around until you achieve equal coverage
   5.  Put cardstock into embossing folder and run through your Big Shot as usual
   6.  When done, rinse the embossing folder off with water
Your cardstock will now have ink in the non embossed areas of your image.  It is just that easy.  You can use any colour cardstock, any colour of ink, and any embossing folder although some folders work better than others.  This makes your embossed image stand out more.  On this card I have used Old Olive ink on Old Olive cardstock.

Stamps:  Growing Green, Very Versatile
Ink:  Old Olive, Basic Black
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Old Olive
Big Shot Accessories:  Scallop Oval Frame die, Finial Press and Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folders
Other:  Brayer, Small Oval punch, Blender Pen
I coloured the stamped image with a Blender Pen and classic ink right from the Old Olive pad.  Just pick a bit of the ink up on the tip of your Blender Pen, and colour as desired.  When you need more, simply pick it up from the pad.  When done, squiggle the Blender Pen on a scrap piece of paper until the blending solution runs clear again, and your pen is ready to use with a different colour.

The scallop part of the frame has been popped up on dimensionals after being run through the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder.  The centre oval is flat on the card, and has the sentiment popped up on dimensionals.  I used 2 small ovals punched out of Old Olive cardstock to frame the Whisper White small oval of the sentiment.
Thanks for visiting today, Happy Stampin'    .......

  

Mini Briefcase Album

I've been MIA for a while, not unusual for me, but this time I have been busy.  Here is what I have been working on........

Please excuse the lettering, I left home for another trip and left my Alphabet dies at home.  So I had to improvise!  Not pretty, but they make the point.  Also, I wanted to make this out of the new Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper (page 174 of the new 2010-11 Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue, Item 119831, $12.50 CDN), but my order was held in Richmond BC for 4 days, and did not make it to my house before we had to leave for this trip, missed it by 2 hours.  Anyways, I used the retired DSP called Cottage Wall.  It is the same patterns, but in Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence and Old Olive instead of Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait.  Not very professional, I know.  But this book retires really soon and I wanted to get it out and make it available for you. This is made out of the Mini Suitcase Album that is currently available in the Stampin' Up! Summer Mini Catalogue (page 23, Item 118766, Briefcase on Board Book, $6.95 CDN) and only available until August 31st.  I am working on a tutorial for this book (all 16 pages), and it will be available to purchase hopefully in the next few days.  I will be offering the Tutorial Only (which can be purchased in Canada and other countries) or Complete Kit which will contain the Book, Cardstock, DSP, Ribbons, Embellishments, etc. Check back soon for this opportunity, the Complete Kit will have to be ordered by August 30th, so I can put an order in on August 31st and order the books.

Hope you are staying cool wherever you are.  It was 30 deg celcius here today, thank goodness for air conditioning in the trailer..............  Glenda Mollet

Greeting Card Kids Musical Christmas

I have an original card for you today using the new Stampin' Up! set Greeting Card Kids (Item 119887 - wood OR 120633 - clear mount page 36 of the new 2010-11 Idea Book and Catalogue).
Here's the card I created using one of these really cute images....

Here is a list of the supplies I used:

Stamps:  Greeting Card Kids, Music Notes Wheel, Occasional Quotes

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Markers:  Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Basic Black

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Other:  Basic Rhinestones, Smooch Top Coat, Moonlight Pearlized Smooch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Circles #2 Die, Circle Cutter, Tag Punch, Small Tag Punch, Basic Black Satin Ribbon, Dimensionals

Here is an upclose picture of the image layer.........

I ran the Whisper White piece through my Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, then put 2 way glue on each raised dot and added Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  Her gloves are done with the Moonlight Smooch, and the fur on her coat has been covered with Smooch Top Coat.  I added a Basic Rhinestone on the top of the tree.
This card was a lot of fun to make, look for it in one of my upcoming Christmas Card Classes.
.............................   Glenda Mollet

Vintage Wallpaper with Rhinestone Bling

Well, I did it again.  I took THIS card from Sharon Field, and blinged it up a bit.  I just love Sharon's card and could not wait to CASE it. These new colours really lend themselves to CAS (clean and simple) cards, and with the new Basic Rhinestones and Basic Pearls it is so easy to take a really simple card, and step it up just a tiny bit.  Here is my version of this card.....

I coloured the Whisper White Organza ribbon with the Marina Mist Stampin' Write Marker (contact me if you have not ordered your New Colours and In Colours Stampin' Write Marker Kits - some smokin' deals on these).  I wrapped a strip of it around the Marina Mist and Whisper White layers, then using a bow maker helper made out of cardboard, I tied the bow around the strip already on the card.  It was a bit finicky but turned out not too bad.  For my embellies I just added 9 small clear rhinestones, and one medium one to various places on the Vintage Wallpaper embossed area.  The embossing only goes part way down the Whisper White cardstock (to within 1 inch of the bottom) so there is room to stamp the sentiment on it.

Here's the recipe if you want it:

Whisper White card base 5 1/2 x 4

Marina Mist layer 3 5/8 x 4 7/8

Whisper White layer 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 this layer is embossed with Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and punched along the bottom with the Eyelette Border punch

Whisper White Organza Ribbon 6" to wrap around, and 9" to tie the bow - this ribbon's edges were coloured with the Marina Mist marker

9 small and 1 medium Basic Rhinestones placed on top of the embossing

A very quick, easy, demonstratable card that shows how versatile our embossing folders, ribbons and rhinestones are.

Thanks for visiting today..........  Glenda Mollet

Loads of Masculine Birthday card

Here's the second masculine card as promised from yesterday.  HERE is the first one if you missed it.  Here's my card, once again it was cased from one of the past Stampin' Up! catalogues (2008 I think)......

For the inside I did something a bit different, I cut out all the circle from the Circle #2 Die and added them to some Dusty Durango and Soft Suede cardstock.  Here's the inside:

I used the following to make this card:

Stamp:  Loads of Love

Ink: Basic Black

Markers:  Going Gray, Basic Gray, Yoyo Yellow, Real Red, Sahara Sand, Dusty Durango (for the shadow under the truck)

Cardstock:  Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Dusty Durango, Whisper White

Other:  Circles #2 Die, Bermuda Bay Polka Dot ribbon, 1", 3/4", 1/2" and Scallop Edge punches

I hope you give these cards a try, they are quite easy to make.   Thanks for visiting!

^^^^^^^^^^  Glenda Mollet ^^^^^^^^^^

Masculine Card

I cased this one from one of the Stampin' Up! publications, but can't remember which one.  I have 2 masculine cards to post, this one today, and another one tomorrow.  Here's a picture of my card......

I used the soon to be returning Baja Breeze as the base for this card.  Then I spritzed some Silver Smooch Spritz on a piece of Whisper White cardstock that had been run through my Big Shot using the new Square Lattice Embossing Folder.  I love the metal look of it.  The words are cut out of Baja Breeze cardstock using the Timeless Type Jr. Alphabet dies.  This could be birthday or Father's Day, either one would work.

Thanks for looking and come back tomorrow for my second masculine card.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*  Glenda Mollet

Seven Dwarfs - First One - Sneezy

I had a request to do the Seven Dwarfs in my Monthly Punchie Class.  Ellen Kemper created the seven little men, and I can't thank her enough.  This is the first one in my series - Sneezy.

I was packing to come to Tofino last night when this card hit me and I had to stop everything right there and then and create it.  I wanted to do a Get Well card, and I think this kind of looks like Sneezy is in bed.  Inside I hand wrote "I heard you're feeling a bit Sneezy" and used the stamp sentiment "Get Well Soon". How stinking cute is this guy. Ellen just did the heads, but I had to add bodies.  I got a list from somewhere that lists the colours of hats and tunics for each dwarf.
To make this card I used:
Stamps:  Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink:  Soft Suede
Paper:  Afternoon Tea DSP (retired)
Cardstock:  Soft Suede, Kraft, Basic Black, Whisper White
Other:  Top Note Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Pumpkin Pie 1-1/4" Striped GG Ribbon, Modern Label and Word Window punches.
This card went together quite quick and easy which was a good thing as it was almost 11 pm (my pumpkin hour) and at the tail end of two days of fun with our grandson, James.  Go visit Ellen's blog, you will be surprised at the wide variety of punched images she does.
Thanks for visiting today, I will be back as soon as I get my next Dwarf card done........
Glenda Mollet

Happy Easter Basket

I created this cute little Easter Basket using THIS tutorial by Lena Katrine. It uses Designer Paper to create the box, then cardstock to add the embellishments and the handle. Here' s my version of this awesome basket.......

A close up of the Bunny........

And one of the handle detail............

The theme for my classes next month is going to be Easter. My Monthly Punchie class has a cute little Easter Box using a punched Bunny. So I thought I would add the same Bunny onto this basket, and make a class out of it as well. I made the main basket out of Shades Of Spring DSP (sponged first with Pretty In Pink ink). Around the top of the basket I put a piece of Pretty In Pink cardstock, punched with the Pinking Hearts Border Punch and sponged in Regal Rose. Over top of that I put some Pretty In Pink Striped Grosgrain Ribbon. The Handle is Whisper White cardstock punched on both sides with the Scallop Trim Border Punch. Then I used the new Small Heart Punch and punched alternating hearts all around the handle. The handle is sponged in Pretty In Pink as well, and has a strip of Regal Rose cardstock under it so it shows through the hearts. Then I punched some hearts out using the smallest heart on the Heart To Heart punch, sponged them with Pretty In Pink and glued them inside the alternating hearts on the handle. The handle is attached to the basket first with some strong tape, then I put two of the new Pretty In Pink Epoxy Brads through the basket and handle. I cut a strip of Whisper White cardstock and punched it with the Pinking Heart Border Punch and put it at the top inside the basket to cover the back side of the brads. The Bunny punchie is popped up on a Whisper White (sponged with Pretty In Pink) and Regal Rose (sponged with Regal Rose) nestability. I cut out two Decorative Accent #2 die cuts with the Big Shot and put them together to resemble a heart frame and put them in behind the Bunny detail. I punched 4 MS branches from Old Olive cardstock and put them between the accent die cuts and the Regal Rose nestability for some contrast. I punched 2 hearts from Regal Rose using the new Small Heart punch, and two in Whisper White from the smallest heart on the Heart To Heart punch, layered them and put them on the Bunny's right ear! Then I took my Stickles and added them to the scalloped nestie, the hearts on the ears, on the accent dies, on each of the hearts on the handle, and rubbed some inside his ears. There is a Bunny detail on both sides of the basket.

I think this basket tutorial is awesome and so easy to do, give it a try! Now I need to create one in blue for our little Pumpkinator, James! So much fun, and I did it over a month in advance, how awesome is that!!!

Thanks for taking the time to visit, ........... Glenda Mollet

Cottage Wall Friend Card

Sometimes I feel like the rabbit in Alice In Wonderland, always late and rushing to catch up! Ah, but don't you just love it when you get a project or two done on time? My day was fabulous, and I hope yours was as well. We had our 8th straight day of sunshine in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. If any of you have ever been to our part of the world in the winter, you will know what an absolute rarity this is for us. From the beginning of November to the end of March each year we usually get fog, fog and more fog between the rain storms. This year is phenomenally different! I love the sunshine, and each day we get it is a gift from above.

Today I was prepping and creating for classes. This is one of the cards I came up with. The other one will be posted tomorrow (it is a cased one). This one, as far as I know, is an original.

I used Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper mainly to create this card, with a few embellies and some cardstock. No techniques or anything too difficult. Just a quick, easy, fun card to make. Here's a list of supplies I used:

Stamps: Sweetheart, I {heart} Hearts

Ink: Old Olive, Orchid Opulence

Paper: Cottage Wall DSP

Cardstock: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, Whisper White

Other: Chocolate Chip Sending Love Brad, Daisies Die, Circles #2 Die, Whisper White Satin ribbon

Come back tomorrow for my second card using I {heart} Heart stamp set..............

................ Glenda Mollet

Valentine's Goodies

This post has pictures of the Valentine's Day goodies I made for our children and their families. The idea for the first one came through Patty Bennett and it uses the Fancy Favor Die. It is supposed to use the Heart Shaped Sweet Treat Cups, but the chocolate Lindt hearts don't fit in the heart shaped ones, so I had to use the round ones.

The first set uses Sending Love Specialty DSP, the second set uses Flock Together DSP. I just love the new satin ribbons from the Occasions Mini catalogue. This one uses the Real Red ribbon. Of course I did not find out that the chocolate hearts don't fit into the heart sweet treat cups until after I punched the holes in the pouch, so I had to fit some circles around the round treat cups to hide the little bits of the punched heart that was left after I punched the 1-3/4" circle over top. Oh well, they turned out ok! I used some non SU brads from my stash.

This is the box of treats I made for the most important little boy in the world, our Grandson, James! We had the blessing to have him for the day on Friday. He is at that cheeky impish almost 2 yr old stage. He loves to tease, play hide-and-seek and tromping through mud puddles (which there was a plethora of yesterday, let me tell you!). Oh what a treasure he is, we had such a fabulous time with him. This box uses the Box#2 die for the Big Shot. I decorated it simply with some punched out hearts. The embellishment on the right hand side is a piece of leftover Sending Love Sp. DSP I cut out, then I added some punched hearts using the new Small Heart punch and some paper from Welcome Neighbour DSP from the SAB brochure. I added a non SU flocked heart brad in the middle. Its simple, but he is more interested in what is inside, than outside!!! The cardstock is Real Red.

Thanks for looking, have a great day!........... Glenda Mollet

Tote-ally Tess Mojo Monday Challenge 117

Yeay I got to do the Mojo Monday challenge this week. Its Thursday, but better late than never.
For this card I used some DSP I have not opened yet, and three of the new Clear Mount stamp sets from the SU Occasions Mini catalogue.
Tote-ally Tess is so fun to use. I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to make some Magnolia cards. My colouring leaves a LOT to be desired! But Tess allowed me to do some colouring that I can actually do, and make the card cute and do the challenge.
The first picture shows the card, then I tilted the second picture a bit so you can see the shine on the Groom Specialty DSP.

For this card I used:
Stamps: Tote-ally Tess, Messages For Mom, Well Scripted (inside sentiment)
Ink: Basic Black, Rich Rassleberry
Markers: Soft Suede, Crushed Curry, Creamy Caramel, Close To Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pretty In Pink
Paper: Raspberry Lemonade DSP, Groom Specialty DSP
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Other: Basic Black 5/8" GG Ribbon, Scallop Circles die, Circles Die, Big Shot, Scallop Oval punch, Large Oval punch, Perfect Polka Dots T. Imp. Folder,dimensionals

I used the striped paper from the Groom DSP for the scalloped piece under the DSP. Then the leftover strips from the punching, I put together on top of the DSP and then made a bow (with my Bow Easy) out of the BBlack ribbon and put that on top of the strips. The large scallop circle is the swirly Groom DSP cut with the largest scallop circle from the Scallop Circle #2 die. The WWhite is cut using the largest of the circles from the Circles #2 die. I used my new SU Textured Impressions Folder - Perfect Polka Dots on the WWhite circle. Tess is stamped on WWhite in Basic Black ink which I heated to set it. Then I coloured her using the markers. Don't you just love her pink shoes? They are Melon Mambo and match her buttons on her shirt! This is a fabulous layout, as all of the Mojo Monday ones are! This will be one of the cards for my club which will start up in February 2010.
Happy Stampin' and thanks for visiting me
........................... In My Craft Room.............. Glenda Mollet

Pattern Pines and Brushed Gold Christmas Card

I created this card tonight:

I used a piece of heavy cardboard and cut out an oval using my Coluzzle. Then I taped it on the outside front of my Petals A Plenty Embossing Folder. I put a piece of Whisper White cardstock into the folder and ran it through my Big Shot. This left a "negative" area in the middle of the cardstock where the pressure from the Big Shot does not reach. This technique was demonstrated at our Vancouver Island Demo meeting earlier this month, I am sorry I cannot remember who demoed it, but thank you! Then I used a dauber and the Frost White Shimmer Paint and daubed randomly over some of the raised flower images. I stamped Patterned Pines image in the negative area with Almost Artichoke cardstock. I tied a piece of Gold Elastic Cord around the left side of the Whisper White cardstock. The sentiment is stamped in Encore Gold ink and punched out with the Modern Label punch. I then punched Brushed Gold cardstock out with the Word Window punch and over-punched that with the Modern Label punch creating the frame for the sentiment. This was mounted on a Brushed Gold layer and finally on an Almost Artichoke card. I wanted to showcase some of the items from the Holiday Mini and I think I hit quite a few of them.
Thanks ever so much for your interest in my blog. Sorry I was gone for so long, but I was away in Tofino...................... again. I know, I know, such a tough life right? LOL Well that's it for trips to Tofino this year, next one is planned for the middle of March 2010. Bummer!!!!
................. Bye for now................. Glenda Mollet

Shimmer Paints

I am having a technique class this month for the Shimmer Paints. I will be doing 5 ways to use the Shimmer Paint, and each participant will go home with a bottle of Frost White Shimmer Paint of their very own. If you live in Port Alberni, BC Canada, and want to join my class, just email me!

I cased this first card from Andrea Walford. It uses my all time favourite (and very first Stampin' Up! stamp set) stamp set Lovely As A Tree.

Other supplies:

Whisper White cardstock, Not Quite Navy classic ink pad, silver cord, sponge, top note die, acetate.

Then I wanted to use the same colours and stamp set and try the Shimmer Mist technique.

Here is how I made this card:

1. I mixed the rubbing alcohol (99%) and Platinum Shimmer Paint - 2 oz. of rubbing alcohol and 6 drops of Shimmer Paint.

2. Cut a card from Not Quite Navy carstock - 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 "

3. Using my Shimmer Mist created in #1 above, I spritzed the entire front of the card and let it dry

4. Cut a Top Note die template from acetate

5. Using dotto I adhered the card onto scrap paper, then I adhered the acetate template to the scrap paper overtop of the card front.

6. Using a sponge and Not Quite Navy classic pad, sponge around the outside of the top note template

7. Then I applied the Platinum Shimmer Paint direct to the Lovely As A Tree stamp

8. Stamp the trees onto the top portion of the cardfront

9. I applied the Platinum Shimmer Paint direct to the sentiment and stamped it in the lower right hand corner of the cardfront

10. Using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig I stamped the sentiment again with Basic Black classic ink

I am in Tofino again, the weather here is beyond awesome. We were walking on Long Beach yesterday in shirtsleeves. Then this am we walked on Mackenzie beach in shirtsleeves again. I can't remember it being this mild at this time of the year EVER!! Here is are some quick pictures of the view outside our trailer window.......

Well that's it for today, off to the beach again............

See you soon In My Craft Room................... Glenda Mollet