Trendy Thursday: Ribbon and Lace

Is ribbon and lace ever missing from a crafting"style-watch"? Not in my book anyway! If you have followed my blog long enough, you KNOW that I absolutely adore ribbon! Here, I have made a little bit of a switch-up and used Natural Hemp Twine for my bow. Narrow Basic Black Grosgrain is bunched and adhered as an accent. And, the lace is paper made with the help of my Eyelet Border Punch. I broke down the fibers with my Bone Folder (much like curling ribbon) and easily gathered it with the help of Sticky Strip. Really easy and such a fun look.

I chose some little smiling faces from the All in the Family set to coordinate with the "laughter" sentiment from one my new favorites, Word Play. I used the Signo White Gel pen to break up the Basic Black base which I had textured with Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder and the Big Shot. Patterned Poppy Parade Designer Paper is from the Level 1 Hostess Set.
Try this paper lace technique on your next card. Email me if you have questions.

Enjoy your day!--Lisa

Supplies:
Stamps: All in the Family-113488, Word Play-wood:120038, clear:120651
Paper: Basic Black-121045, Whisper White- 100730, Crumb Cake- 120953 , Level 1 Hostess In Color Patterned Paper Pack: (place an online order of $150 or more and get this free!)
Ink: Basic Black Craft- 102192
Accessories: Big Shot- 113439, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder- 117335, Eyelet Border Punch- 119853, Natural Hemp Twine- 100982, 1/4" Basic Black Grosgrain- 109027 , Jumbo Brads 5/8 "-112533 , Clear Embossing Powder- 109130, Signo White Gel Pen-105021, Bone Folder-102300

In "distress"...playing around with inks and stamps

Hi All!

I have been busy working on class projects ..it's been a little while since I posted!

This card is a little "out of the box" for me...that kind of card that just evolves as you go...ever make those kinds of cards?

I have been watching Jennifer McGuire's "Thinking Inking" video tutorials and used some of the distessing techniques she used as inspiration for this card made with Stampin' Up! products.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Medallion, Thoughts and Prayers, En Francais, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Paper: Very Vanilla and Night of Navy CS

Ink: Night of Navy, Handsome Hunter, Really Rust, and Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pads, VersaMark, Night of Navy and Handsome Hunter Craft Stampin' Spots, VersaMarker

Accessories: Gold and Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Sponge Daubers, Punches" Small Oval, 1/2" Circle, Tag Corner, Crop A Dile, Linen Thread, and a piece of a "Join in the Cheer" Sizzlit for masking

Thanks for stopping by!--- Lisa

Circles and Blooms

Hi All!

We're back from a fun in the sun holiday weekend so I now have another card to share with you. This one combines one of my favorites with a newbie...Eastern Blooms meets Circle Circus. The card also features two of the new In Colors: Dusty Durango and Rich Razzleberry. Here are the deets:

1. Cut Dusty Durango CS along the long edge at 5 1/2 " and fold in half. (Note: A Bone Folder will make a crisp, neat fold. )Your card will measure 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".


2. Cut Razzleberry Lemonade DSP to 4 x 5 1/4".


3. Stamp circle from Circle Circus 5 times in VersaMark on Dusty Durango CS and emboss with Clear Embossing Powder. (I call this circle the "honeycomb" circle. )


4. Stamp big bloom from Eastern Bloomson Dusty Durano Classic Stampin' Pad.


5. Use Rock and Roll technique using the Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad with the bloom you have just inked in Dusty Durango.


6. Stamp this big bloom on Whisper White cardstock. Cut out.


7. Stamp two of the smaller blooms in Rich Razzleberry and cut out.


8. With your fingers, press stamped images, inked side down, onto a VersaMark pad.


9. Using Clear Embossing Powder and your Heat Tool, emboss all images.


10. Adhere images on the left side of designer paper with Stampin' Dimensionals.


11. Cut a piece of Rich Razzleberry Dotted Ribbon about 6" long. You will use the reverse (solid) side of this ribbon.


12. Tie three pieces of Linen Thread to ribbon as shown and adhere to designer paper with SNAIL Adhesive. Trim ends.


13. Stamp Thinking of You from Teeny Tiny Wishes on Whisper White CS in Rich Razzleberry. Punch with Word Window Punch.


14. Punch Rich Razzleberry cardstock with Modern Label Punch. Pierce hole in each tab end with your Paper Piercing Tool. Adhere sentiment with Tombow Mono Multi and the completed piece to card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Share with a friend!

Thanks for stopping by!

Just Smashing!

Whew! TGIF! It's been a challenging week at work and I am glad the weekend is here! I'm ready to give those special Valentines I've been creating to my hubby and looking forward to my stampin' clubs on Sunday and Monday evening.

We will use the Ink Spray Smash technique on one of our cards. Here, I've used Kiwi Kiss, Real Red, and Cameo Coral reinkers spritzed with water on Glossy White cardstock and I was really happy with the result. This is a great two-for-one technique because you "smash" two pieces of the inked glossy cardstock together and you have a pretty element to use now and one to save for later! I've used SU!'s new Raspberry Tart DSP along with the Sweet Stems stamp set.

I like to emboss my images before coloring so here I used my Always Artichoke Craft Ink to stamp the image and embossed with Clear EP. I colored the stem and leaves with a Blender Pen and Classic Kiwi Kiss pad and the bloom with Cameo Coral and Real Red Markers.

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy Valentine's Weekend!---Lisa

All Supplies: Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Sweet Stems
Paper: Kiwi Kiss and real Red Textured CS, Whisper White CS, Glossy White CS, Raspberry Tart DSP
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Cameo Coral, and Real Red Reinkers, Real Red and Cameo Coral Markers, Always Artichoke Craft Stampin' Spot
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Clear EP, Heat Tool, Blender Pen, Stampin' Sponge, Stampin' Dimensionals