More Stamp Club Projects

These are the other two stamp club projects from January.  I adapted both from others I saw online, but I don't remember the sources.  If it's yours or you know where I found it, let me know so I can give credit.

This card uses the a la carte stamp called Candy Conversations which is at the back of the Occasions mini catalog.  Notice the texture at the bottom of the white layer? I used one of the embossing folders from the Adorning Accents set.  It's a narrow folder, so you can place it anywhere on your card stock and it will only emboss on part of it. 

The flower on this card is from Mixed Bunch and was punched out with the matching punch.  Gotta love those!  The dsp is from the Twitterpated pack in the mini. 

Stamp Club project #1

This is one of the cards we made at stamp club in January. I really love the new Paper Doily Sizzlet for the Big Shot.  Yes, getting all the little pieces out is a pain, but it's worth it. I love my stamp club ladies, so I didn't make them punch out all the pieces though :-) 

We colored directly on the Fresh Vintage stamp using the Stampin' Write Markers.  It's an easy way to get multiple colors on a single image.  The other goodies that are on this card are Everyday Enchantment designer series paper and Ribbon & Brad Pack (both were FREE), Beautiful Wings Butterfly embosslit and Very Vanilla cardstock.

Fresh Vintage -- Get it FREE

This card was made using Fresh Vintage, which is one of the free sets you can get during Sale-a-Bration. 

The designer paper is another item you can get free during SAB.  Colors on this are: Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade. 

Color Challenge snow flakes

I can't believe I forgot to post this.  It was for a color challenge last week.  The colors were Blushing Bride, Pear Pizazz and Marina Mist with bonus points for making it a Christmas/winter card.  This makes yellow snow look mild.

I used the inlaid embossing technique where you glue your punched/die cut images to the larger piece and then run them all through the Big Shot with an embossing folder. 

Sponged Glimmer Paper

I loved the look of the faux mother-of-pearl card that I did, but wanted to make a simpler card with similar bling.  So, the layout is the same, but the process is way easier. 

I punched an ornament out of the silver glimmer paper and then sponged it with Not Quite Navy.  It worked great and wasn't too messy.  The only tip I have is to not keep dipping your sponge in your ink pad or the pad will get glitter bits in it.  Instead of a die cut piece for the sentiment, I used the Decorative Label punch and sponged around the edges.  The two lines across the bottom were made with my Simply Scored. 

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Mica Flakes Faux Mother of Pearl

The mica flakes in the Holiday Mini catalog are so much fun.  I saw Sharon Field's great idea for using them to create a faux mother of pearl look and had to try it.

Sharon has directions on her blog, so I won't repeat them here.  The one thing I changed was to sponge my ornament with Not Quite Navy ink instead of Soft Suede. 

I have to admit that this technique makes a mess.   I had escaped mica flakes everywhere, including in the cat's fur.  Since Stampin' Up! doesn't sell the silver cord any more and I didn't have any other ribbon that would work, I cut a sliver of Silver shimmer paper and made my own ornament hanger.  It worked great.

I really like the clean look of this card.  The layers of different textured Whisper White cardstock adds to the elegance of it.