Stamping With Sheryl

Bella Rosa Beautiful Butterflies

I have another example for my upline's event to share with you.  Again, this card features the SU! Beautiful Butterlfies Bigz Die.  My color combo is from the Bella Rosa Designer Series Paper and is for this week's SCS Color Challenge.

 

The color challenge is Pink Chocolate Hoods--isn't that a great name.  So, of course, the colors are Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip and Riding Hood Red.  The butterfly is doubled--here's a better phot of that.

 

Well, I thought this was a better photo, lol!  The bottom layer of the butterfly is Chocolate Chip.  In real life, having that second layer really adds a lot of dimension.  The body of the butterfly is 3 Vintage Brads.

I think this is one of my favorites of all the cards I made using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die.  I do have a few more to post and will do so in the next week or two.  One of them is going to SU! for a contest so I'll post that after I send it in.

Here's what you need to make this card.

Stamp Set:  Fresh Cuts

Inks:  Chocolate Chip

Card Stock:  Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip, Bella Rosa DSP

Accessories:  Big Shot, SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Small and Large Oval Punch, Vintage Brads, Stitched Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

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If you want to JOIN MY TEAM, email me right away and I'll send you my pass code so you can sign up today online!  I still have a Designer Series Share to give the next person who joins my team ($32 value FREE).  In this economy, I'm so glad that I have my Stampin' Up! business so that I am adding more to our family income!  You'll be happy too, so don't delay!  Even if you don't live near me, I can (and will be) a very supportive upline to you.  I have downline in a few different states and I think they would tell you to "Go For It"!!

Tomorrow is also the last day to preorder from the Occasions Mini, which allows you to earn Sale-a-Bration sets!  Online Ordering can be done 24/7!

Here's a card that we made for March's Stamp Camp that uses the preorder, Wagon Full of Fun, and the SAB Delicate Dots DSP and Ribbon Bundle.

 

This is the front.  We cut a slit in the top of the wagon for the egg to fit.  The egg was Paper Pieced with SAB Delicate Dots DSP.

 

This is the card opened.  It's a Z Fold card.

 

This is the inside.  The little chick is from A Good Egg and his shell is Paper Pieced from SAB Delicate Dots DSP.

 

Obviously this card is on it's side, but it gives you an idea of how the Z Fold card looks.

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One More Just Beachy

I had time to play today (as you can tell by the number of posts, lol).  I've had this idea in my mind for a few days now and decided to make it happen.  I call this "Bob Bass"--you know, the talking Bass Fish on a plaque.  I think this will make a perfect birthday card for my brother.

 

This card kind of cracks me up.  Too bad I can't make the fish sing like the real ones do, lol!

The "wooden plaque" is from the soon to be available Matchbox Bigz XL Die (will be available April 1).  Not only do you get the box and sleeve (see example here), but 3 labels too.  I ran the die through my Big Shot with Close to Cocoa card stock.  Then I used Direct to Paper to add the grain. 

My fish is stamped with Black Stazon on Watercolor paper and added to the plaque with a Stampin' Dimensional.  He's colored with Green Galore and Brilliant Blue.

I also ran the Brilliant Blue card stock through the Big Shot with the SU! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate.  Here's a close up to see the dots better.

 

OK. No more posts for today, but come back tomorrow (Monday) and I'll have some more to share with you.

Here's what you need to make this card.

Stamp Sets:  Just Beachy, All Holidays

Ink:  Black Stazon, Brilliant Blue, Green Galore

Card Stock:  Creamy Caramel, Brilliant Blue, Green Galore, Close to Cocoa, Watercolor Paper

Accessories:  Big Shot, Matchbox Bigz XL Die, SU! Backgrounds1 Texturz Plate, Silver Brads, Word Window Punch, Double Circle Punch, AquaPainter, Stampin' Dimensionals

Finished card is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4".

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Wagon Full of Fun Glittery Birthday

Here's my submission for this week's CPS Sketch.  This card will also be one of the cards you can make at my April Stamp Camp in Plainfield, IL or Hoffman Estates, IL.  All the Stamp Camp information will be posted the beginning of April.

First, here's the sketch.

 

And here's my rendition.

 

If you like this card and live in the Chicago area, keep Friday, April 17 or Sunday, April 19 open and you can attend one of my Stamp Camps.

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Another Just Beachy Sneak Peek

Here's another card using Just Beachy that I created for my upline's event.  To get the fish lined up, you really need to use the Stamp-a-ma-Jig.  I also made sure my card stock (4"x 4") was on the my grid paper evenly so that I could get one fish centered in each 1" square.  I think I got it pretty even.

 

I used the Piercing Spotlight technique from Technique Junkies.  I like to use the Seeing Spots Brass Template to evenly pierce my circle.  I really like this technique!

I had to use the Stamp-a-ma-Jig for the Birthday Greeting as well.  I used a Blender Pen filled with Baja Breeze to color in "birthday".  Then I used a Blender Pen and Kiwi Kiss ink to color the "ishes" part and lined it up with the Stamp-a-ma-Jig before stamping.  Then I colored the "F" with Baja Breeze and again lined it up with the Stamp-a-ma-Jig.

I punched out the sentiment with the Large Oval Punch and then layered it onto a Baja Breeze Scallop Oval Punch.  The Scallop Oval Punch is in the new Occasions Mini catalog and will be available April 1.  It's a must have punch!  Here's a close up.

 

This layout would work with solid stamps too and each one could be a different color.  Go look at your stamp stash and see what you can come up with!

Here's what you need to make this card.

Stamp Set:  Just Beachy, Sincere Salutations

Card Stock:  Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Whisper White

Ink:  Black Stazon, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Stamp-a-ma-Jig, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Blender Pens, Scallop Edge Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Check back later today.  I'm working on the new CPS sketch, which will also be one of April's Stamp Camp projects.

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Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die and Good Morning Sunshine DSP

I think I told you that I'm making 5 cards using the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die for my upline's event.  So here's another one that I made last night.  My inspiration was a card I saw in a back issue of Paper Crafts.

The colors in the Good Morning Sunshine DSP are bright and colorful--perfect for a butterfly!  This time I decided to use the largest of the four butterflies that can be made with this one die.

 

I did the double butterfly again like I did here.  Here's a close up to show you a little better.

 

The bottom butterfly is Summer Sun.  I sponged the DSP butterfly with Summer Sun ink.  To add some "bling" I used a flower from the Pretties Kit and a Fire Circle Rhinestone Brad.  I sponged the flower just a little with Summer Sun ink.  Can you tell the butterfly's antenna are Pacific Point?  I took a piece of Natural Hemp and sponged it with Pacific Point ink.

I hope this bright butterfly brings some sunshine to you!  I know we need it here!

Here's what you need to make this card.

Stamp Set:  Really Retro

Card Stock:  Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point, Summer Sun, Good Morning Sunshine DSP

Ink:  Summer Sun, Pacific Point

Accessories:  Big Shot, SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Pretties Kit, Fire Circle Rhinestone, Natural Hemp, Sponge Dauber, Stampin' Dimensionals

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Just Beachy Sneak Peek and Texturz Plates

Since the Chicago area is expecting a March snow later today, I thought I would warm us up with a "beach" card using a soon to be available stamp set, Just Beachy (Occasions Mini).  I made this last night--I had some Stampin' Buddies here and everyone worked on their own projects.  As usual, it was a great time!  This card got the "two thumbs up" from them so I hope you like it too!

 

Can you hear and feel the waves lapping at your feet?  (OK, me neither, but it was worth a shot, lol!) When I started thinking about this card, I knew I wanted to use Designer Series Paper for the water.  I looked through my stash and thought the Flock Together would work perfectly.  There is a design on the paper, but I thought it worked well with the wave theme.

Once I had my DSP cut to size, I used my Big Shot and SU! Backgrounds 1 Texturz Plate to dry emboss.  I thought the swirls of this pattern looked "wavy".  Once the paper was embossed, I grabbed my Sanding Block and sanded across the embossed areas.  The sanding reveals the inner white area of the DSP.  I tore each piece and sponged the top to finish the waves.  Here's another view of the waves.

 

All of the fish are stamped with Black Stazon on Watercolor Paper.  I used my AquaPainter and re-inkers to watercolor the fish.  Then I cut them out and added them to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

The sun is from the Just Beachy set as well.  I stamped in on So Saffron card stock with So Saffron ink.  Once I cut it out, I sponged it heavily and added it with a Stampin' Dimensional.  Lastly, I added the sentiment from Really Retro.

This card was a lot of fun to make.  I made it for my upline's April event, but I might just have to make another for me to keep.  I'd love to hear what you think!

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Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die

Happy Friday!  You know what that means--Bloggers' Challenge!  This week's theme is to use Texturz Plates or Dies.  I was going to try to work both of them in, but decided to use DSP instead of the Texturz Plates. 

As I told you yesterday, this card is for my sister's birthday.  Her birthday isn't until Monday, but we celebrated it last night when I saw her.  She liked the card--especially the pearls.

 

I probably should have taken a side view photo, but if you look closely at the left side of the butterfly, you can see a second layer.  What I did was cut out two butterflies (one from the Urban Garden DSP and one from Baja Breeze) and layered them together with Stampin' Dimensionals.  Then I sponged around the DSP butterfly.  It's a very cool effect.  If you like butterflies, you'd love the exclusive SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die!  You can make 4 different size butterflies!  One of my favorites to use with the Big Shot.

Did you catch the sneak peek on this card?  Look at that cool Scallop Oval Punch!  Woo Hoo!  And...there's a stamp set, Oval All, to coordinate with it.

But, let's not move forward too fast!  There's still plenty of FREE to earn with Sale-a-Bration!!  Just a few short days left to earn your sets free! 

If you want to make this card, here's what you need.

Stamp Sets:  Fifth Ave Floral, Sincere Salutations

Card Stock:  Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Urban Garden DSP

Ink:  Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss Baja Breeze (sponge only)

Accessories:  Big Shot, SU! Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Scallop Oval Punch (available April 1), Large Oval Punch, Pretties Kit, White Organdy Ribbon, Stampin' Dimensionals

I have some girls coming over just to stamp.  I love these nights--I get to stamp and there's ALWAYS a lot of laughing going on!

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Polka Dot Punches

I had a few ladies over last night that I haven't seen for a while and we made a few cards.  This one uses 3 of the items that you can earn FREE (with a $50 order) during Sale-a-Bration.  It's simple, but cute.

 

We stamped the flower from Polka Dot Punches on Bashful Blue Card Stock using Bashful Blue Ink.  Then we punched them out with the 5 Petal Punch.  That's what is cool about this stamp set--each stamp has a coordinating punch! 

After punching our flowers, we simply layered the card using the Delicate Dots DSP and the So Saffron Ribbon from the Ribbon Bundle.  Last, we stamped our sentiment with Bashful Blue Ink.  The flowers are popped out with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Be sure to check back--tomorrow is Blogger's Challenge and I have a special card to share (my sister's birthday card!).

Here's what you need to make this card.

Stamp Set:  Sincere Salutations, Polka Dot Punches (SAB)

Inks:  Bashful Blue

Card Stock: So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Delicate Dots DSP (SAB)

Accessories: 5 Petal Punch, Ribbon Bundle (SAB), Stampin' Dimensionals

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More Playful Petals

I'm sharing more "spring" with you.  We certainly had a "spring shower" last night!  Can't wait for the flowers now!

 

This card features the Circle Scissors Plus, which is what I used to cut both circles.  I also used my new So Saffron Striped Grosgrain.  SU! has offered the stripe grosgrain, but So Saffron is one of the new colors.  It's really pretty--if So Saffron is one of your colors, you'll want the ribbon too!

I stamped my image with Black Stazon on Watercolor Paper.  Then I cut it out with the Circle Scissors Plus.  Using the grid lines on the Glass Mat makes centering very easy.  Then I used the Marker Watercolor Technique to color my flower.  A So Saffron brad completes the flower.  The Designer Series Paper is Tea Party. 

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Stamp Set:  Playful Petals

Inks:  Black Stazon, Almost Amethyst, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery Stampin' Write Markers

Card Stock:  Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Watercolor Paper, Tea Party DSP

Accessories:  Circle Scissors Plus, Glass Mat, So Saffron Striped Grosgrain, Rich Regal Brads, AquaPainter

You have less than a week to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration!  If you haven't earned your FREE sets, be sure to get your order in by March 31.

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