Stamp With Anne

Technique Tuesday-- Using Stencils

Hello,

I hope you are having a great day!! Today for Technique Tuesday, I wanted to share with you a card that I made using our Stencils. These stencils are found on page 29 of the Definitely Decorative Brochure also know as the Decor Elements.

You can uses these stencils on walls, furniture, wrapping paper, boxes, paper and so much more. You can uses them with paint, or ink.

On my card, I used the new In-Colours ink along with the Vintage Ornament 1&2 stencils. The details in the middle of the ornament was done using the Silver Shimmery Paint.

Recipe:Vintage Ornaments #1 and #2 stencils, Rich Razzleberry, Kraft and Silver card stock, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede ink, Silver Shimmery Paint, Christmas Greeting Stamp set, sponges and sponge daubers.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day,

Extreme Skateboard

Good Morning,

I can't believe the weekend that we had! It was warm and sunny. I hope that you were able to take sometime this weekend to enjoy the little things that make you happy. I know for me that is spending time with my family and stamping!!!

My inspiration for this card came from Stamper's Showcase. Stamper's Showcase is where Stampin' Up! displays projects made by fellow demonstrator's. When I first saw this card, I knew that I had to make it. I love the layout and all the details in this card. Thanks Michelle Sturgeon for the inspiration!!!

 I can't wait to show you the card that I made for Christmas using this layout later this week!!

My card uses the new Extreme Elements and the Extreme Skateboard stamp set. I don't have a lot of stamp set for boys, so I thought these stamp set would be great to make birthday cards with. You can find all these great stamp set on page 80 and 81 in the Idea Book and Catalogue.

 

Recipe:Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Dusty Durango card stock, Extreme Elements stamp set, Extreme Skateboard stamp, Look's Who Turning stamp set, Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango and Always Artichoke ink.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day,

The Mill Pond

Hello,

I hope you had a great day! We had a super day here. The sun was shining and it was so nice and warm for this time of year.

We decided to take a nice long walk around the Mill Pond here in town. We love this beautiful attraction and we are so lucky to have it. There is a walking trail all around it, with a mini falls at the end. My girls enjoyed finding all kinds of treasure here. Wait to you see the MDS layouts that I have done for this fun day!! I'm still working on them and I will be sharing them with you later in the week!!

Here is one of my favourite pictures of the girls checking out all the Canadian Geese in the pond.

Enjoy the rest of your evening,

MDS Card

Hello,

Wow, we had gorgeous weather here today!! It was around 15C which is nice for this time of year. They were saying on the radio today that this time last year we had snow, and it was very cold. It suppose to be another nice day tomorrow. We will take all the sunshine that we can get!!

Have you tried out the new My Digital Studio software? It's amazing and so easy to use.

Stampin' Up! offered all its Demonstrator's a chance to complete an on-line Certification course using the new My Digital Studio software program. Throughout the course, I watched a variety of webniars on how to make cards, albums, calendars, DVD's and so much more. Then I completed a variety of quizzes and I had to submit a card that I made using MDS.

This week I received my card in the mail and wow the printing on the card is amazing. This is the card that I submit for my On-line Certification program.

I used Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Black and Perfect Plum card stock. The stamp sets were Upsy Daisy, For all you Do and Kindly Thanks. I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture, but I created a shadowed effect on my flowers and butterfly.

If you would like more information about this great program, please email me at ca.granger@sympatico.ca

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful night!

Delightful Decorations

Hello,

Yahoo, it's Friday!! This is one of the cards that we made last week at my Delightful Decoration class. This card was totally CASE from the Holiday Mini. You can find this card on page 24. It uses one of my favourite Christmas stamp set Delightful Decorations. Along with the coordinating Ornament Punch, Sparkle and Shine wheel and the Merry & Bright rub-ons.

 

Recipe: Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White card stock, Merry and Bright Rub-ons, Old Olive, Crushed Curry and Bashful Blue ink, Mistletoe Ribbon, Linen Thread, Delightful Decoration stamp set, Ornament Punch, and the Jumbo Handle.

Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!!

Ornament Punch Stencil Card ---Christmas Week #17

Hello,

First, I would like to say a big Thank you to Michelle from Laycock Designs for designing my new blog banner and for setting up my blog!! She did an amazing job and she was awesome to work with. When Michelle was ready to design my blog, she asked me what my favourite products were like colours, stamp set, paper, embellishments and punches. Then she took my suggestions and create a blog banner for me!!! Didn't she do amazing job, I love the swirly catch phrases after my blog name!! Thanks so much MIchelle!!! Wow, I love it and I can't wait to hear what you think about it too!!!

Did you know that you can create your own stencils using our punches and acetate?? Well, this is one of the cards that we made at my Downline Meeting last night. I wanted to show the ladies, how you can create your own stencils using our punches.

We first punch out the ornament shape using the Ornament Punch and Acetate. Then we laid the stencil down on our Whisper White paper. Then using Sahara Sand ink and our stampin sponges, we dabbed ink into our stencil. When we had the desire colour, we remove our stencil and now you have an ornament on your card stock.Then we added our greeting to the ornament.

The embossing on the real red card stock was done using our Petals-a-Plenty Impression folder and the Big Shot Machine.

Recipe: Sahara Sand, Real Red and Whisper White card stock, Acetate, Petals-a-Plenty Impression Folder, Big Shot Machine, Gold Brads, Ornament Punch, Holiday Best Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set, White Ribbon, Always Artichoke and Real Red Markers, Mat Pack, and Paper Piercer.
 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Build a Bear--Thank You Card

Hello,

I hope you are having a great day!! On the weekend, I sat down in my studio just to play around with my stamps. It felt so good to make cards just for fun. I thought I would make a card that was clean and simple. I really like the new Build a Bear collection and thought it would make a quick and easy thank you card.

My bears were stamped in Staz-on ink then onto Whisper White card stock. I coloured them in with a variety of markers. The greeting is from the Beary Nice Wishes stamp set.

 

Have you see the new Holiday Gift Guide Promotion?? Check out the link on the side. When you place an $65 order from the Holiday Gift Guide, you can choose a Decor Element piece for FREE. A value of $22.95. They have something for everyone on your Christmas List. So make your list and check it twice then email me to place your order. You can also order Online here.

You can also view the Gift Guide here.

http://www.stampinup.com/ca/documents/Holiday_Extravaganza_GGG_CA_1009.pdf

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Anne

Technique Tuesday---Masking

Good Morning,

I'm super excited to share my card with you today!! For my technique today, I wanted to show you Masking. Masking is a great way to add depth to your stamping.

My inspiration for my card today came from Julie over at Kreative Jewels. As soon as I saw this gorgeous card, I knew that I had to make it.

The first thing that I did was mask off my snowbanks and stamped my trees. Once I had these in place, I stamped my Snowboarder. I sponge in the sky using Bashful Blue and Brocade Ink. Then I stamped my greeting near the bottom of my card.

I wanted to create the look of fresh fallen snow. So using my 2 way glue pen, I cover the bottom half with glue. Then I took our Dazzling Diamonds and sprinkle it all over my glue. I made sure to remove any excess glitter...and wow is all I can say!!!!

Is this not amazing?? I love how this card turned out!!!!

Recipe: Night of Navy and Whisper White card stock, Handsome Hunter, Brocade, Bashful Blue and Night of Navy Ink, Four the Holiday stamp set, Lovely as a Tree stamp set, Snowboarder stamp, 2-way Glue Pen, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Night of Navy ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day,

Anne

 

 

Pals Paper Art-- In the Pink Challenge

Good Morning,

I hope you had a great weekend!! I had a chance to play along with this week's challenge over at Pals Paper Art.

Pals Paper Art wrote this....This week we are "In the Pink" for Breast Cancer Awareness... celebrating cancer survivors, and remembering those that continue to battle, as well as the countless number of family and friends that have been touched by this disease. 

So the only requirement was to use pink!!

 I decide to do Versamark Resist on mine using the Breast Cancer Ribbon of Hope. First I stamped my Ribbon of Hope in Versamark then onto glossy white paper. I did this 3 times. Then using a brayer and Pixie Pink ink, I brayed over the glossy white paper. Keeping brayer with ink till you have the desired colour. Then using tissue wiped off the excess ink. The ink resists the versamark!! Way to cool!! I then stamped my greeting using Staz-On Ink over top.

 

Recipe:Versamark Ink Pad, Glossy White Paper, Black Ribbon, Pixie Pink and Black card stock, Brayer, Pixie Pink ink, Ribbon of Hope stamp and Hope Happens stamp set.

Why don't you take the challenge and head on over to Pals Paper Art blog!!

Anne
 

 

 

RAK in the Mail

Hello,

I love going to the mailbox to find goodies in there beside bills!! The other day, I received this beautiful card from one of my customers. Denise sent this gorgeous card to my family for Halloween!!

Love it!! I really like how the edge is ripped so that you can see the inside of the card and how she sponged around the witch to create the spooky night time look!!

Thank so much Denise for thinking of us on Halloween!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening,

Anne