Happy Birthday - Brayer

It has been a while since I've used my Stampin' Up! brayer, so I decided to use it to create this card for my special brother who has a birthday Saturday.  He is a horse lover and has had many beautiful, special horses in his lifetime.  Therefore, I wanted a horse stamp for the card.  I chose to use a retiring Stampin' Up! stamp set, Out West, that met my need for a horse stamp.  The brayering on this card was inspired by Michelle Zindorf, who taught me how to use a brayer.  If you are interested in taking one of her classes (she travels all over the US), click here.

As you can see, the card is an easel card.

Stampin' Up! Products Used:

Stamp Set:  Out West
Ink:  More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, and Basic Black ink.
Card Stock:  Whisper White, Soft Suede, and Basic Black Card Stock
Accessories:  Antique Brads and Decorative Label Punch

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Stampin' Up! Attic Boutique DSP

Did you have a nice weekend?  It was beautiful here in West-Central Florida.  I spent time working in my yard, which I love doing.  Can you believe that I already have Azaleas blooming? I love it!

I also worked on some Stampin' Up! projects.  This one features Stampin' Up!'s Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper (DSP).  Don't you agree that the DSP is just beautiful?  It's easy to create a card using this DSP by just cutting some of the floral patterns from a DSP design, as I did on this card.  This card is very simple as it's basically Daffodil Delight cardstock with a floral pattern from the DSP.

The second picture below is a close-up of the top portion of the card.  I punched a circle at the top of the card, created some lattice work, added a Zentangle flower, and used my brayer to create the background.  Enjoy!

 

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

Paper (Cardstock and DSP):  Daffodil Delight (119683), Whisper White (100730), Old Olive (100702), and Attic Boutique (125407)

Ink (Classic and Markers):  Calypso Coral (122939), Old Olive (100079), Lucky Limeade (122935), Marina Mist (119668), and Not Quite Navy (103008)

Accessories:  2-1/2" Circle Punch (120906), Blossom Party Original Die (1159710), and Brayer (102395)

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Brayered Beach Scene - Happy Birthday Easel Card

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Having spent the holidays on a Caribbean cruise with special friends, I decided to create a beach scene with the color of the Caribbean Sea for a Stampin' Up! Happy Birthday easel card.  Today is the birthday of one of the special friends, and I made this card for him.  I hope his day includes many blessings and plenty of cake and ice cream!

The beach scene was created by using a Brayer art tool and various Stampin' Up! inks.  The ink colors I used for the sun, sky, water, and sand, respectively, are:  So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Marina Mist, Not Quit Navy, Baja Breeze, Pool Party, River Rock, Crumb Cake, and Soft Suede. 

The palm trees were made with a stamp image from Plant Hope.  The sentiment, Happy Birthday, is from the Bring on the Cake stamp set.  Enjoy!

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Stampin' Up! Greeting Card - Beach Scene - Tutorial

I'm sharing today a simple Stampin' Up! Greeting Card featuring a beach scene.  Living on the Gulf Coast of Florida is the impetus behind my beach scene greeting cards.  The beaches here are just gorgeous, especially the Siesta Key Beach. 

I'm also providing a tutorial for making the card in case you want to give it a try.  Now I do not claim to be an expert at sponging, which is the technique used, but I wanted to share a tutorial of the card as it is very simple to case.  Here is the greeting card:

TUTORIAL

1.  Using a sheet of Stampin' Up! Watercolor Paper, Stampin' Up! River Rock Stampin' Pad, and Stampin' Up! Sponge, sponge the River Rock ink onto the cardstock as shown below.  This begins the creation of sand dunes:

 2.  Place a straight edge of a piece of paper across the cardstock and sponge onto the cardstock Stampin' Up! Baja Breeze Ink in the valley between the two sand dunes.  This creates water.

3.  Using the hibiscus flower stamp from the Stampin' Up! Fifth Avenue Floral Stamp Set, ink just the stamens with a Stampin' Up! Wild Wasabi Marker.  Stamp this onto the cardstock at the locations shown.  I double stamped some of mine.  This creates the grass on the sand dunes.

4.  Using a Stampin' Up! Soft Suede Marker, put many dots onto the sand dunes.  Sponge Soft Suede slightly across the dunes.

5.  Using a Stampin' Up! Bashful Blue Stampin' Pad, sponge the ink onto the cardstock to create the sky.  I made a template of scallops to create the clouds shown below (I forgot to take a picture of the sky before adding in the fence).  Using a brown marker, hand draw a fence on both dunes.  As I did, you may want to practice on your Stampin' Up! Grid Paper before drawing onto the cardstock. 

6.  Using a black ink pen or marker, draw birds into the sky.  A variation of the letter V does the trick.

7.  Add six Stampin' Up! Metallic Brads to the cardstock as shown.

8.  Enhance your scene by creating highlights with a Stampin' Up! White Gel Pen around the grass, fence, and water.  Using a brown marker, create some shadows of the fence and grass.

9.  Assemble your card as desired.  I used Bashful Blue and Crumb Cake Cardstock.

I hope you give the tutorial a try!  Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

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Stampin' Up! On the Grow - "Key to my Scooter"

I have been wanting to create a Stampin' Up! greeting card using the Stampin' Up! On the Grow stamp set, so I finally found time to make one.  The card is a Center Step Card that features the upcoming Border Lace Ribbon Punch (item # 122362) that debuts with the Idea Book and Catalog on July 1.  I titled the card  "Key to my Scooter".  That is why a  Stampin' Up! Trinket Key is placed at the bottom of the card with Daffodil Delight Ribbon.

I used the Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils to color the scooter and the flowers in the bottom left corner.  I used the Stampin' Up! Brayer to create the remainder of the background, excluding the trees.  I used the upcoming Border Lace Ribbon Punch (item # 122362) to create the lace ribbon on both side of the center fold, cutting out a center lace piece and adding it over either the So Saffron or Wild Wasabi  Designer Series Papers (Patterns Stack - Subtles).  For the two flowers at the bottom of the card, I cut an outer and center piece of a portion of the lace and cut, folded, and glued them to made the flowers.  I think they are cute, don't you?

The following picture shows the inside of the card, which features the vase of flowers from the Stampin' Up! On the Grow stamp set.

 
When creating a card, I never plan a complete card before developing it.  I let my mind and hands do the creating as I go along.  I really like the way this one turned out.  What do you think?

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Stampin' Up! Greeting Card - Peace Within

For a while now I have wanted to make a Stampin' Up! greeting card using the Stampin' Up! Peace Within stamp set.  I finally found the time to create one.  I hope you enjoy it. 

For the background of the card, I used a Brayer to create the field, sky, and sun.  The background is perfect for the peaceful cat and his favorite chair.

The card stock and designer series paper used for the greeting card are the Stampin' Up! Baja Breeze, Regals Collection DSP, and Pawsititively Prints II DSP.   The photo corners were created with the new Stampin Up Postage Stamp Punch.  Enjoy!

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Stampin' Up! Greeting Card Idea - Brayered Beach Scene

Need a Stampin' Up! greeting card idea?  Get out your Stampin' Up Brayer  and create this beach scene by brayering the sky, water, and beach with the inks listed below.  Then use the Stampin' Up! Plant Hope Stamp Set to add palm trees to your scene. 

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My daughter asked me to create a card with a beach scene for a special person who lives in the Northern Virginia area where one typically cannot see the blue sky because of smog.  So she wanted to send a card his way with a blue sky, sunshine, palm trees, and the beach!  I am so glad that I no longer live in that area.  I love the sunshine in Florida, and this card makes me want to go to the beach!  The Gulf Coast beaches are much lighter in color than I made it in the scene (I got it too dark).

The products used to create the card include the Stampin' Up! card stock in Baja Breeze, So Saffron, and Whisper White.  The Classic Stampin' Pads used were Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, and So Saffron.  The Stampin' Up! Photo Corners Punch was used to create the So Saffron and Baja Breeze photo corners.

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A PIECE OF ART FEATURING "PLANT HOPE"

I refer to this card as "a piece of art" as it is truly my own piece of art. The majority of the card is a creation made by hand through using just a brayer and ink. I really enjoy this process; however, it's more difficult for me than "traditional stamping" per se.

I used the Plant Hope stamp set, as it is one of my favorites. The stamp set is so perfect for making a card for either a male or female (have you ever heard of a unisex stamp set - LOL).  Last month I used the stamp set to create similar cards.  The differences in the cards are an additional ink color, cardstock, and scene that I added.

I am sure someone out there has already learned that you can use two of Stampin' Up! punches to create one unique "photo corner". However, I've not seen it and just discovered it while developing this card. I punched a corner of paper using the Scallop Trim Corner punch, and then punched the same piece of paper with the Photo Corners punch. I like the result! But, I mostly like the art work! Thanks for stopping by to enjoy it also.

PROJECT SUPPLIES

Stamp Set:  Plant Hope

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Marina Mist, and Not Quite Navy

Classic Ink:  Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Marina Mist, and Not Quite Navy

Punches:  1" Circle Medium, Scallop Trim Corner, and Photo Corners-Extra Large

Accessories:  Stampin' Up! Brayer, Stampin' Up Sponge (cut into wedges), Post-It®

 Notes Sheets, Stampin' Up! Adhesive, and uni-ball Signo Gel Pen (white)

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Featuring "Plant Hope"

Let me share with you these three beautiful cards that I made today at a Brayer Workshop.  It was great to meet new people at the workshop, and to be taught how to use a brayer by a super, skilled instructor.  The cards were made using the Plant Hope Stampin' Up! Stamp Set (page 119 of the new Idea  Book & Catalog (IBC).  All items used were from the new IBC.  Project recipes follows:

  

Ink: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Tempting Turquoise, and Not Quite Navy
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, and Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Photo Corners Punch, Silver Brads, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker, White Gel Pen, and Snail Adhesive

Ink:  Marina Mist , Pacific Point, Basic Black, Old Olive, Always Artichoke

Paper: Whisper White, Marina Mist , Pacific Point, and Old Olive
Accessories:  Old Olive Ribbon, Snail Adhesive

Ink:  Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, and Basic Black;

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Melon Mambo

Accessories:  Photo Corners Punch, Silver Brads, White Gel Pen, and Snail Adhesive

                                                     

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