Sarah's Stamp Lab: sweet essentials

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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Mosaic Madness Class III

Hi Stampers!

Today I'm back with another Christmas card using the Mosaic Madness stamp set. If you want to see another Christmas card made using this set click on this link to check it out:

Mosaic Madness Class I

Today's card was cased from a fellow demo on the My Home Grown Art blog. I changed it up a little because I wanted to add in more of the green. I love green - can't get enough of it!

I added a piece of Whisper White to the card interior and then added another mosaic ornament!

I also had to add some ornaments to the envelope as well. I love to have everything be coordinated!

Stampin' Supplies:

Card Stock: Smoky Slate, Garden Green Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Stamps: Sweet Essentials, Mosaic Madness

Ink: Smoky Slate, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Big Shot: Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder

Punches: Mosaic

Embellishments and tools: Basic Rhinestones, ruler or straight edge

Friday, December 14, 2012

Today I am featuring two cards that I made at a recent Stampin' Up! party. I wanted to first show the attendees how to make a very simple, yet elegant card for any occasion. Then I demonstrated the same card, but just by adding a few additional items I was able to really "Step It Up"!

Here's the first card. It's super simple, has a bright, cheery color scheme, and is perfect for birthdays, thank yous, or just a "Hey I'm thinking about you" note.

Here's the stepped up version:

Fun isn't it? Next time you make a card, why don't you try to make a stepped up version as well? I'd love to see it!

Stampin' Supplies (Card 1):

Card stock: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, Perfect Plum
Stamps: Sweet Essentials
Ink: Island Indigo
Other: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Basic Rhinestones

Stepped Up Extra Supplies (Card 2):
Add these on to the list for card 1!
Big Shot: Perfect Polka Dots Embossig Folder, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder, Apothecary Accent Framelits
Word Window Punch
Dimensionals

Hope you have enjoyed reading about how to Step Up a card! Look for more posts like this in the future!

Monday, October 1, 2012

October Birthdays

Hi Stampers!

October 1st is the birthday of two of my stamping friends! When it's your stamping friend's birthday, there's nothing better than a hand made card! This card was based on the Pals Paper Arts challenge for this week.

This is the sketch:

And here's the card!

The card interior:

Stampin' Supplies:
Cardstock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Summer Smooches Designer Series Paper
Ink: Island Indigo, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight
Basic Rhinestones
Labels Framelits
Stamps: Memorable Moments, Sweet Essentials
Scallop Edge Border Punch
Island Indigo 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Rhode Island Regional Swap #1

Hi Stampers!

I'm back from the Rhode Island Regional Event. What an amazing time! I came home so inspired! It's definitely one of the best perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator! I did quite a bit of swapping while I was out at the Regional. Today I'm going to show you the first swap I made.

This is a really easy CAS (Clean And Simple) card to make. I love that it features all five of our new In Colors. For a little extra glitz I added the Basic Rhinestones!

Here's a close up of the sentiment tag. I sponged the ends of it with Midnight Muse and popped it up on dimensionals to make it stand out on the white background.

Swap Prep Tip!

If you are swapping a card like this (whether with your stamping friends or at an event) the best way to go about it is to stamp all the images of one color first. Also stamp the lightest color first. So I went about making these cards by stamping all of the Summer Starfruit flowers first, followed by the Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, etc.

Wouldn't this make a great birthday or get well soon card as well? How would you take it to the next level?

Stampin' Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Gumball Green

Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms, Sweet Essentials

Ink: Gumball Green, Raspberry Ripple, Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse

Other: Modern Label Punch, Basic Rhinestones, Sponge Dauber, Dimensionals

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