Mosaic madness

 

The Mosaic punch and the Modern Mosaic embossing folder are very useful in Christmas card making. I was just playing around with some leftover DSP and a few stamped and punched designs from the Mosaic Madness stamp set when just out of curiosity I arranged them on this piece of cardstock. I thought the result was a bright, fun card. I am not a big glitter fan but I thought I would try some of the silver Glimmer paper Stampin' Up gave me for free last year. I liked how it looked- very Christmassy!

 

 

In this card I embossed the lower portion of the card ( both this card and the one above were cut at 10.5cm wide) with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder. This folder has such a clean look to it- very defined pattern. Again I just used various DSP leftovers and stamped the smaller image straight onto the card. A few pearls completed the mosaics.

I tied some Cherry Cobbler seam binding around the card to finish it off. I actually managed to tie a real bow!

 

 

I love the elegance of these longer cards. Just to repeat from a previous post how to cut this see below. I hadn't lined up the folder in the Big Shot properly and the design didn't come up well at the bottom so I covered it with a strip of DSP and then applied the thin layer of cardstock to make it look like it was meant to be there! The sentiment was from the MDS program once again.

 

Hope you are having as much fun getting those Chrissie cards done as I am!

Cheers

 

 

Mosaic madness

 

The Mosaic punch and the Modern Mosaic embossing folder are very useful in Christmas card making. I was just playing around with some leftover DSP and a few stamped and punched designs from the Mosaic Madness stamp set when just out of curiosity I arranged them on this piece of cardstock. I thought the result was a bright, fun card. I am not a big glitter fan but I thought I would try some of the silver Glimmer paper Stampin' Up gave me for free last year. I liked how it looked- very Christmassy!

 

 

In this card I embossed the lower portion of the card ( both this card and the one above were cut at 10.5cm wide) with the Modern Mosaic embossing folder. This folder has such a clean look to it- very defined pattern. Again I just used various DSP leftovers and stamped the smaller image straight onto the card. A few pearls completed the mosaics.

I tied some Cherry Cobbler seam binding around the card to finish it off. I actually managed to tie a real bow!

 

 

I love the elegance of these longer cards. Just to repeat from a previous post how to cut this see below. I hadn't lined up the folder in the Big Shot properly and the design didn't come up well at the bottom so I covered it with a strip of DSP and then applied the thin layer of cardstock to make it look like it was meant to be there! The sentiment was from the MDS program once again.

 

Hope you are having as much fun getting those Chrissie cards done as I am!

Cheers

 

 

Mosaic Madness Ideas

Mosaic Madness is one of the new stamp sets. It has a corresponding embossing folder and punch which opens up all sorts of fun opportunities for creativity.

My first card used 3 of the new in colours- Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar and Crisp Cantalopue. Where does Stampin Up  get these names from I wonder?

In this next one I used just a scrap I had over from a panel I had embossed with ink using the mosaic folder. 

In this one I was just playing around and lazily stamped inside the mosaics on the embossed front of the card. I think it turned out quite effective and it is very quick and easy to do. 

This on eis stamped as well. I really liked it until I added the red as I think this spoiled it a bit.  I like the Window framelits. 

This is a shameless 'case' from Julia Carmichael at http://www.paperintolove.com

The cardstock is the new Coastal Cabana and I stamped the mosaics using Bermuda Bay and Midnight Muse. I love the linear stamp at the bottom of the card. You could use this in a lot of designs. It is one of 2 linear stamps in the Stampin' Up Mosaic Madness set. 

 This next one is a simple monochrome design. It is an embossed vanilla matt with another vanilla panel with the sentiment, the linear stamp again and 3 mosiacs stamped in Midnight Muse and attached with dimensionals.

This one incorporates one of my favourite colour combinations- Wild Wasabi and Rich Razzleberry.

The mosaic at either end is using up a scrap I had over from something I printed with MDS.

If you would like any of these products you can purchase them through Stampin' Up. Just email me on kcrocker56@optusnet.com.au

Happy crafting!

Mosaic Madness Ideas

Mosaic Madness is one of the new stamp sets. It has a corresponding embossing folder and punch which opens up all sorts of fun opportunities for creativity.

My first card used 3 of the new in colours- Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar and Crisp Cantalopue. Where does Stampin Up  get these names from I wonder?

In this next one I used just a scrap I had over from a panel I had embossed with ink using the mosaic folder. 

In this one I was just playing around and lazily stamped inside the mosaics on the embossed front of the card. I think it turned out quite effective and it is very quick and easy to do. 

This on eis stamped as well. I really liked it until I added the red as I think this spoiled it a bit.  I like the Window framelits. 

This is a shameless 'case' from Julia Carmichael at http://www.paperintolove.com

The cardstock is the new Coastal Cabana and I stamped the mosaics using Bermuda Bay and Midnight Muse. I love the linear stamp at the bottom of the card. You could use this in a lot of designs. It is one of 2 linear stamps in the Stampin' Up Mosaic Madness set. 

 This next one is a simple monochrome design. It is an embossed vanilla matt with another vanilla panel with the sentiment, the linear stamp again and 3 mosiacs stamped in Midnight Muse and attached with dimensionals.

This one incorporates one of my favourite colour combinations- Wild Wasabi and Rich Razzleberry.

The mosaic at either end is using up a scrap I had over from something I printed with MDS.

If you would like any of these products you can purchase them through Stampin' Up. Just email me on kcrocker56@optusnet.com.au

Happy crafting!

Hullo world

Welcome to my very first post on this blog. I hope it will prove to be a fun experience and an outlet for my desire to share some ideas of what can be done with the wonderful Stampin' Up products.

The first card I would like to show you is one using one of the new 2013-2015 In Colors, Coastal Cabana. It is the loveliest shade of green- so soft. My mission today is to see what can be done with this cardstock and what it will team with. 

First up its a monochrome design. It looks very soft and is dead easy to do. 

Supplies 

• Coastal Cabana (A4 sheet cut in half) 
• Whisper White cardstock 12cm X 8cm 
• Ink- Versamark, Coastal Cabana
• Stamp sets- Fabulous Florets, Itty Bitty Banners 
• Other- Bitty Banners Framelit die, Dimensionals, white embossing powder, sponge. 
• Big Shot

Technique

1. Stamp the solid flower stamp a few times and then fill in spaces with the larger open flower. Dry it well. Use the embossing buddy over the design. 
2. Stamp the leaves and stem stamp a few times with versamark and emboss using white embossing powder. 
3. When dry sponge lightly with Coastal Cabana ink around the design and extra around the edges. 
4. Stamp the sentiment and cut out with the die. 

Next up, what about Coastal Cabana and Tempting Turquoise. This again is very easy and has a very clean, simple look to it. 

Supplies

• Coastal Cabana (A4 sheet cut in half) 
• Whisper White cardstock panel 11.5 X 7.5
• Tempting turquoise matt ( cut slightly bigger than white piece) and strip about 1cm wide
• Inks- Tempting Turquoise
• Stamp sets- Sassy Salutations and Flock Together
• Delicate Designs Embossing folder, Big Shot, pearl, fancy button with thin strip pf turquiose card in holes. 

Technique

1. Emboss one end of the white cardstock. 
2. Attach the turquoise strip. 
3. Stamp the sentiment. Stamp the picture. 
4. Mount onto the turquoise matt 
5. Mount onto base. 

Some colour combination ideas 

     

Now I seem to be spending more time fiddling with the blog than actually crafting! Hopefully now it is up I can get back to the fun stuff and stop tweaking the blog!

If you would like any of these products you can purchase them through Stampin' Up. Just email me on kcrocker56@optusnet.com.au

Happy crafting!

Hullo world

Welcome to my very first post on this blog. I hope it will prove to be a fun experience and an outlet for my desire to share some ideas of what can be done with the wonderful Stampin' Up products.

The first card I would like to show you is one using one of the new 2013-2015 In Colors, Coastal Cabana. It is the loveliest shade of green- so soft. My mission today is to see what can be done with this cardstock and what it will team with. 

First up its a monochrome design. It looks very soft and is dead easy to do. 

Supplies 

• Coastal Cabana (A4 sheet cut in half) 
• Whisper White cardstock 12cm X 8cm 
• Ink- Versamark, Coastal Cabana
• Stamp sets- Fabulous Florets, Itty Bitty Banners 
• Other- Bitty Banners Framelit die, Dimensionals, white embossing powder, sponge. 
• Big Shot

Technique

1. Stamp the solid flower stamp a few times and then fill in spaces with the larger open flower. Dry it well. Use the embossing buddy over the design. 
2. Stamp the leaves and stem stamp a few times with versamark and emboss using white embossing powder. 
3. When dry sponge lightly with Coastal Cabana ink around the design and extra around the edges. 
4. Stamp the sentiment and cut out with the die. 

Next up, what about Coastal Cabana and Tempting Turquoise. This again is very easy and has a very clean, simple look to it. 

Supplies

• Coastal Cabana (A4 sheet cut in half) 
• Whisper White cardstock panel 11.5 X 7.5
• Tempting turquoise matt ( cut slightly bigger than white piece) and strip about 1cm wide
• Inks- Tempting Turquoise
• Stamp sets- Sassy Salutations and Flock Together
• Delicate Designs Embossing folder, Big Shot, pearl, fancy button with thin strip pf turquiose card in holes. 

Technique

1. Emboss one end of the white cardstock. 
2. Attach the turquoise strip. 
3. Stamp the sentiment. Stamp the picture. 
4. Mount onto the turquoise matt 
5. Mount onto base. 

Some colour combination ideas 

     

Now I seem to be spending more time fiddling with the blog than actually crafting! Hopefully now it is up I can get back to the fun stuff and stop tweaking the blog!

If you would like any of these products you can purchase them through Stampin' Up. Just email me on kcrocker56@optusnet.com.au

Happy crafting!