Big Shot Swaps

Today I figured it would be fun to share just a few of the swaps I received at Convention.  These 3 swaps were all made using the Big Shot.  They are each so different...but all three really appeal to me!  Join me for Thursday night's Technique Night to see even more of my Convention swaps!

Fun, huh!  Just before I headed to Convention, I had a need for a sympathy card so I created this quick card to send to family.

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Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Accessories:  Big Shot, Window Frames Framelits, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Brayer, Hemp Twine

Thursday, August 1, 7 p.m. Technique Night.  Create two projects using Washi Tape.   All supplies will be provided including adhesive. Fee:  FREE—Stamp Club Members/Demonstrators; $7—Customers/Guests (FREE when you place a $40 the night of the class)  RSVP today.

Friday, August 16, 7 p.m. Stamp-a-Stack Stamp Camp.   Fifteen card designs will be available for you to create ten cards.   All supplies will be provided except adhesive.  Please bring your own.   Fee:  $20—Stamp Club Members/Demonstrators; $25—Customers/Guests ($5 when you place a $40 the night of the class)  RSVP by August 12 and receive $5 off class.

Spooky

It's always fun to use a mask to create a scene.  This card uses a mask and a reverse mask of a circle.  Glossy White Cardstock is the best paper to use when you're sponging on ink.  The trees and bats are stamped with staz-on. The original idea from this card started when I saw Julie Day's card on Pinterest.  Order your supplies here.

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Glossy White

Ink:  Black, Stazon, Night of Navy, Garden Green, Daffodil Delight, Irridescent Glimmer

Stamps:  Wicked Cool, Lovely as a Tree

Accessories:  Circle Punch, Sponge

Be sure to join me on November 16 at 7 p.m. for our annual Christmas card stamp-a-stack stamp camp.  Fifteen Christmas card designs will be available for you to create ten cards.  All supplies will be provided except SNAIL adhesive.  Please bring your own.  Fee:  $20--Stamp Club Member; $25--Customers & Guests ($5 off when you RSVP by November 13).

Christmas Trees

Here's another card created for last week's stamp camp.  I was inspired by this card create by Paula Dobson.  I changed up the colors to make more of a wintery card.  This has to be one of those all-time stamp sets!  One of the very first stamp sets I bought...how fun you can now get it in clear mount!  The greeting is much bigger so I used markers to only ink the "Merry Christmas" part of the stamp and to get it in two different colors.  :)  Order your supplies here.

Cardstock:  Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink:  Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue

Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, Wacky Wishes

Accessories:  Subtles Buttons, Baker's Twine, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Tombow Multi, Sponge

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Sympathy Card

My heart has been very heavy this past week after having received the news of my great uncle & aunt's son's passing.  Even though he is my mom's cousin, it really hit me hard since he's just a few months older than I am.  I knew I needed to send a card that expressed our sympathies to them and his wife and four precious children.  Here's what I came up with.

I love the effect of sponging in an area using a template cut out with the Big Shot.  I first embossed the tree and the greeting and then sponged on the colors starting with the lightest color first.  Order your supplies here.

Cardstock:  Basic Gray, So Saffron, Whisper White

Ink:  Versamark, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, More Mustard, Cajun Craze

Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, Petite Pairs

Accessories:  Sponge, Big Shot, 3 1/2" Circle Die, Black EP, Embossing Gun, Daffodil Delight 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

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Framed Trees

I love the new Paper-Piercing pack!  It was my favorite new thing in the catalog....so I'm still not sure how I left it off my first order I placed.  You can bet that I ordered it as soon as I got my shipment and realized it was missing.  I created this card by cutting out a mat using the Apothecary Accents Framelits on a piece of CS.  I then used the CS as a mask to sponge ink on the card front and then stamp the tree images.  I used the mat pack to punch around the inside edge of the sponging.  Very quick and simple card!  Be sure to join me for Technique Night on TUESDAY, July 10, to see how else you can the amazing Paper-Piercing pack!  Order your supplies here.

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink:  Basic Grey, Basic Black

Stamps:  Lovely As a Tree

Accessories:  Apothecary Accents Framelits, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Big Shot, Ribbon, Neutrals Buttons, Tombow Multi Adhesive, Sponge, Paper Piercer

  

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Snowboarder

Dave took our son snowboarding for the first time in Feburary. I had bought this stamp quite awhile back and now I had an excuse to use it. I saw a card very similar to this on our demo only website and knew I had to create this card for my masculine stamp class in May. J.R. told me that I could definitely make him a snowboarding card for his birthday in November. I was a little sad when the retirement list came out and all of the extreme sports stamps were on it. So glad that I already own them all :) Get yours before it's gone! (The birthday greeting on this card is also retiring...one of my favorite greetings stamp sets All Holidays.)

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Cardstock: Night of Navy, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy
Stamps: Extreme Snowboard, All Holidays, Lovely as a Tree
Accessories: 2-way glue pen, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, White Gel Pen, Mat Pack, Paper Piercer, Regals Brads, Dimensionals

Trees Reflection

Lovely as a Tree is a stamp set that is a regular in the stamp catalog. I know that it came out just after I became a demo. I love that it's so easy to use...it makes great masculine cards. It seems to be my go-to stamp set when I need a masculine stamp set that's not sports related. This technique is easily done by stamping the image on a window sheet and then rubbing the window sheet on your cardstock to create the reflection image. So much easier than use a solid stamp or the brayer. It creates the perfect reflection image. Order your supplies here.
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Confetti Cream
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Accessories: Window Sheet, Sponges, Baker's Twine, Modern Label, Word Window Punches

Thinking of You

Here's another masculine card from this month's stamp camp.  The greeting could easily be switched for just about anything so you could send this to card to a male.  Love layering punches to add details.  Order your supplies here.

Cardstock:  Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Ink:  VersaMark, Always Artichoke

Stamps:  Lovely as a Tree, Silhouette Sentiments

Accessories:  Pastels, Curly Lable, Modern Label, and Sm. Oval Punches, Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, Early Espresso Ribbon