by kchowanec | Mar 11, 2014 | Cards, Stamping
Have you started thinking about Easter cards yet? I have already made several and I’m absolutely loving the new single stamp Blessed Easter that’s in the Occasions Catalog! Perfect for your Easter cards or leave the sentiment off and you have beautiful spring tulips.
Card Dimensions:
Daffodil Delight Card Base: 8 1/2″ by 5 1/2″
Sahara Sand: 5 1/4″ by 4″
Sweet Sorbet DSP: 5 1/8″ by 1 1/2″
Tips for creating this card:
- Add texture. Adding texture to your cards has never been easier! Grab your Textured Boutique Embossing Machine and your favorite embossing folder and add simple texture to your cards. The embossing folder used here is one of the FREE Sale-a-bration choices!
- Dress it up with designer series paper (DSP). When I’m looking for color inspiration I grab some DSP and choose my color combinations from there. The DSP used on this card is from the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Pack also a FREE Sale-a-bration choice.
- Color it in! Grab your markers and add some ink! The Blessed Easter stamp is what is called a line image stamp. Line image stamps are perfect for coloring! I grabbed my 2012-2014 In Color Markers and added ink in Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe. I always highlight a few areas by going over them twice with my markers, usually following along the natural lines of the stamp.
Be Creative, Kristin
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by kchowanec | Mar 4, 2014 | Cards, Stamping
I absolutely love the Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit! Whether or not you are a beginner stamper or an experienced stamper you will find this cardkit fits your needs. I was in need of a few quick cards the other day and I pulled out my Everyday Occasions cardkit and had three cards in a matter of 20 minutes.
Look at everything you get in this kit, all for $19.95! Wow!
Why go to the store when a birthday, graduation, wedding, or even a time from expressing gratitude comes up? The Everyday Occasions Cardmaking Kit puts cards for all of those events right at your fingertips. And best of all, they’ll be handmade!
This was one of the birthday cards I made from the kit.
The Everyday Occasions kit includes:
- Cardstock and envelopes for 20 cards
- Twine, buttons & clips
- Pre-cut paper embellishments
- Mini ink pads (Stampin’ Spots)
- Seven-piece Occasions Stamp Set & clear stamp block
- Full color Tips & Tricks brochure for making the cards
- A cool, storable, giftable box
Buy the Everyday Cardmaking Kit here:
by kchowanec | Feb 25, 2014 | Cards, Stamping
Yeah! It’s one of my favorite nights of the month! I have the privilege of spending a few hours stamping with friends tonight at my monthly stamp class! If you live local to me and you are interested in joining us next month, I’d love to have you!
This card was one we made at a previous stamp class. I realized that I never shared it with you! It’s a perfect birthday card to send to a guy or gal in your life.
Card Dimensions:
Summer Starfruit Card Base: 8 1/2″ by 5 1/2″
Bermuda Bay: 3″ by 3 1/2″
Whisper White: 2 7/8″ by 2 7/8″
Tips for creating this card:
- Make your own background. If you don’t have an designer series paper that matches your card or you just don’t want to add any, that’s okay! You can make your own background. For the background of this card I stamped the balloon stamp from the Sketched Birthday stamp set on the card front using Summer Starfruit Ink. It creates a nice background without taking away from the focal point of the card.
- Use your markers to highlight a stamped image. I wanted to give the cake image a little pop, but I didn’t want to color the entire image in. I grabbed a few markers and followed the sketch lines from the stamp image to highlight a few areas. When you are coloring in an image with small areas, it works best to use the writing (or smaller tip) end of the marker so your ink doesn’t go on too heavy. Don’t be afraid to use bold colors!
- Frame it. I love my framelits! For this card I used the forth largest square from the Square Framelits Collection to cut out the frame in Bermuda Bay. I added a piece of Whisper White cardstock behind it to stamp my image on. I created this card before Stampin’ Up! introduced their new On Film Framelits, which I think would work perfectly for this card as well!
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tams# 428
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Be Creative, Kristin
by kchowanec | Feb 11, 2014 | Cards, Stamping
It really goes without saying that I love creating cards and sending them out to others! Since Valentine’s Day was coming up quickly Max (my three-year-old son) and I decided to make a few valentine cards to send out. I was inspired by an idea I saw on Pinterest to use their little hand prints to make a heart shape.
I used acrylic paint, which is a water based paint, for this project and a few of my stamping supplies. If you have these supplies lying around your house it’s not to late to create a few of these and get them in the mail!
Here’s what I did to create this card:
- Paint their little hands using an acrylic paint color of your choice. “Stamp” them onto a card base. I used Stampin’ Up! Whisper White Note Cards and Envelopes. They made the perfect base for this project and come pre-scored in packs of 20 with envelopes!
- Tip: when trying to get their little hands lined up on the front of the card make sure you are stamping them so that they will appear upside down when you are opening the card. It’s also helpful to have them practice on scrap paper first.
- I added a little simple stamping in the middle of the heart formed using the Countless Sayings 1 and Countess Sayings 2 photopolymer stamp sets and my Stazon Jet Black ink pad.
The perfect little valentine to send and a special little keepsake to remember how little their hands were!
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Be Creative, Kristin
by kchowanec | Feb 11, 2014 | Cards, Stamping
Sometimes paper just speaks to me. I see it and I know that I need that paper and I can’t live without it! The Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper did not initially grab me when I saw it in the Occasions Catalog. The colors are very vibrant and bright and I tend to gravitate towards more subtle or earth tones. We were given a challenge at our last team meeting to use some of the Kaleidoscope paper in a project and I love how it had me reaching out of my stamping comfort zone! 
Card Dimensions:
Smoky Slate Card Base: 4 1/4″ by 11″
Bermuda Bay: 4″ by 5 1/4″
Kaleidoscope DSP: 5″ by 3″ and 3/4″ by 5 1/4″
Tips for creating this card:
- Keep it simple! Because the Kaleidoscope Designer Series Paper is bright and busy a simple layout is nice. This is a simple layout that I have used over and over again in card making. The simplicity of this layout allows the paper to stand out and not be overwhelming.
- Use a neutral color. The Smoky Slate base color for this card really tames down the brightness of the designer series paper. Whenever you have a bright or busy focal point it helps to tone it down with a nice neutral color.
- Modern is the theme. The paper has a very modern feel to it and so I pulled out stamps that kept with that theme. The splatter on the top half of the card was created using the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set. The thank you stamp is from the Hello, Lovely stamp set and fits perfectly with this card.
- When the card layout is simple, adding little details such as the little arrow from the Hung Up Cute Clips and the Bermuda Bay Brights Candy Dots can make all the difference.
Stamping Supplies:
tams# 344
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Be Creative, Kristin
by kchowanec | Feb 7, 2014 | Cards, Stamping
Isn’t this a beautiful card?! I just love all of the little details on this card swap I received from Kathy Van Duser. I am always looking for great ideas for guy cards. What a fantastic card to give to that special guy in your life! See my tips for creating this card below.
Card Dimensions:
Baked Brown Sugar card base: 8 1/2 by 5 1/2″
Designer Series Paper: 5 1/4″ by 4″
Natural White Cardstock: 4 1/2″ by 3 1/2″
Tips for creating this card:
*Our SNAIL adhesive isn’t quite strong enough to hold the Burlap Ribbon so you want to make sure you use a strong adhesive like our Sticky Strip to hold it down.
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Be Creative, Kristin
