TSSC 264 Blossom Petals Punch

Good Morning!  It's time for another Techno Stamper Sketch Challenge!  Here's my card:

 And here's the sketch:

The colors on my card are Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals and Summer Starfruit.  I know they don't quite look like that in the picture.  I've apologized before for my photography, but for some reason my TSSC photos seem to turn out even worse than normal.  I thought it was because I usually end up taking them at night (due to the deadline), but last week I took the picture in the sun and it just ended up looking harsh (in my opinion).  I guess I'll just keep trying until I get it figured out (insert shrug here).

The Designer Series Paper is Patio Party (retiring, 25% off).  There's one page in there that's basically strips of different designs - so cool to use together or to cut into individual strips as I did for this card.

The flower was made with the Blossom Petals Punch (retiring, 40% off).  This is such a versatile punch, both for the variety of flowers and leaves you can make with it and for use in punch art.  You can see some of the projects I've made with it here - including a golf tee and a Hershey's kiss.

The coordinating Stampin' Up stamp set, Build a Blossom, is also retiring.  Want to see even more ideas?  Google the punch and/or the stamps, click on images at the top, and you'll see tons of creative uses for both.

Now head on over to the Techno Stamper site to see the samples from the rest of the design team.  Then, make your own project using the sketch and link it to the challenge.  Hope you'll play along this week.  Don't have a blog to link to?  Contact me for other ways to join the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Vintage Verses Shoe Box Swap Card

This morning at our team meeting, we had a shoe box swap.   Here's my card.  It has three different items that you can get for free during Sale-a-Bration (one free item per $50 purchase).

These team meetings are lots of fun because it gives us a chance to get together as demonstrators and talk business, do some stamping, and get to know each other better.  I'd love to have you join my team and you, too, could be a part of this wonderful group of stampers.  During Sale-a-Bration you can get an extra 25% of merchandise with your starter kit.  That's $156.50 worth of great Stampin' Up products for only $99!  Stampin' Up offers lots of resources to help you get your business started and I'll be available for that personal touch.  See more details and join here or contact me for more information.

Stamp:  Vintage Verses (SAB)

Card stock:  Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink:  Tangerine Tango

Accessories:  Vine Street Embossing Folder (SAB), Blossom Punch, Blossom Petals Punch, Sycamore Street buttons (SAB), Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine, Big Shot

Edit 2/10/13 - I was scanning through my blog and noticed that this card is pretty much a CASE of a previous card.  I really liked this card and thought about using it for the swap, but I wanted to use some Sale-a-Bration items.  Apparently I like the layout so much that I came up with twice, lol.

Pop-Up Posies Card

Have you seen the Pop-Up Posies Designer kit?  I like it a whole lot!  The beautiful flower, including the brad, on this card came from that kit.  It comes with tags, flower parts, brads, and a stamp that says, Just for You.

The Lucky Limeade leaves below the flower were made with the Blossoms Petals Punch.  The Pool Party background was embossed with the Cloudy Day Embossing Folder and punched with the Corner Rounder Punch.   The sentiment is from Feel Goods and was stamped on a piece of card stock that was then cut with the Big Shot and Labels Framelits.

You can get all of the items used on this card in my Online Store.   All orders are greatly appreciated.

Kiss Cards

This is another January club card.  I've done it in Pretty in Pink and also in Real Red.  Club members will have a choice of which color they want to make.  This class  is free to club members, but it is open to others for a fee.  Contact me if you'd like to join us.

Now that you've seen them both, leave me a comment and let me know which you like better.

Supplies:

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink (top), Real Red (bottom)

Patterns Pack DSP

White Organza Ribbon

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Aluminum Foil

Hearts Framelits, Blossom Petals Punch, Big Shot, Teeny Tiny Wishes

On The Green Easel Card

We made this card at the Masculine/Father's Day class on Tuesday.  If you missed it, I'm offering the class again on Sat., May 21.   Contact  me to register.  Hope you can make it!!

The stamp is On the Green, an a la carte stamp.  The golf ball was dimpled by running it through the polka dot embossing folder and then using it upside down.  The tee was punched with the Blossom Petals Punch.  I used a small grommet (retired) to make the hole for the flag, but in the class I suggested that a small black circle woud work well.  The ladies seemed to like that suggestion.

The grass is made with a strip of designer series paper.  I cut into the edge of one side, trying to make it jagged, and then folded up that side.  The golf club shafts are made with a thin strip of Basic Gray.  The club heads are made with the word window punch.

Sorry for the change in lighting in the bottom picture from the other two.  I took the photo in a different location.  It seems to look a little yellowish, but aside from that, this is what the card looks like closed.



Project Give Thanks Cards

Last night I had the opportunity to make cards with our United Methodist Women group for Project Give Thanks.  You can learn more about the project here:

http://projectgivethanks.wordpress.com/home/

We made these cards so that we can start supplying a local cancer center.  There are over 60 cards here and these are just the ones I designed and prepped.  Another woman from our church also prepared for the evening and total we made about 100 cards and over 40 bookmarks (to put in the cards).  Great job ladies!

Next Wednesday morning, I will be doing this again with our UMW morning circle.  If you are in the Garner/Raleigh/Southern Wake County area and would like to help with this project, we'd love to have you.  E-mail me and I will gladly send directions (or an address if you want to mail cards you've already made).

I used an assortment of supplies on the above cards, some retired and some current, most of it Stampin' Up (the cream colored base on the embossed card is the only thing that isn't SU).  I tried to keep the cards simple since we were making so many of them and also because I didn't want to overwhelm anyone who might be new to card making.

The top card is Crushed Curry.  The flower is made with the Blossom Petals Punch and the sentiment is from Because I Care.  Next to it I used the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder with a sentiment from Kind and Caring Thoughts.  The last one in the top row uses the Butterfly embosslit.  The stamp set is from last year's Sale-a-bration.

The card on the bottom left uses the set Botanical Blooms and the thank you from Because I Care.  Do you know where the Certainly Celery and Pink scalloped layers came from?  The Princess Pary Kit!  We'll make more cards using elements from this kit on Wednesday morning.

The card in the middle bottom uses Sunny Fun and Word Play (which is 30% off this month -- contact me if you'd like to order it).  The one next to it uses Engraved Greetings and Punch Potpourri (it's hard to see, but it's in the upper right corner).  The 1/4" Whisper White grosgrain ribbon also came from the Princess Party Kit, which is available on the Clearance Rack.

Build a Blossom -- again

Hi Stampers!  I don't think it's any surprise that I love the Build a Blossom stamp set and coordinating Blossom Petals Punch.  Here's another card I made with them.  The flower I made using the small petal* reminded me of the one on the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, so it seemed natural to pair them together.  I also used my new Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch.  Not sure how I missed getting this for so long -- very fun!

*It's the small flower petal, but not the smallest petal/leaf punch that I used for the tulip.  It's confusing to know what to call them, but hopefully you can figure it out by looking at the shape.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blossom Petals Tulips

I've been having a great time creating with the Build a Blossom stamp set and Blossom Petals Punch.  I have lots to post once I get them photographed.  Today's card is a different take.  I made tulips with the very smallest petal/leaf.  And, although I've looked at lots of ideas, I'm pretty sure these are unique.   At least I haven't seen anything like them posted anywhere.

I used the Framed Tulips embossing folder around the edge, an oval punch with the ends cut off for the vase and, as I said, the smallest petal/leaf from the Blossoms Petal Punch for the tulips.  The stems and leaves were hand-drawn using my Garden Green Stampin' Write marker.  I used the tulips from A Flower for All Seasons to get an idea what they should like.

The tulips remind me of my college days at Hope College in Holland, MI.  In the Spring, there were tulips everywhere!  Holland even has a tulip fesival every year in early May.

Build a Blossom

I have two similar cards for you today, both of which use the Build a Blossom stamp set and Blossom Petals Punch.    The card on the left uses a stamp from Itty Bitty Bits for the background.  I also inked the edge of the layer with Bashful Blue before adhering it to the card base.  On the right is a one layer card and it uses the Fast Flower Wheel.  So, both have a small flower background, but each is done a different way.

Also, on the Bashful Blue card I stamped the Build a Blossom flower petals and leaves on Whisper White.  On the Melon Mambo card I used the same color ink and card stock for the petals and leaves.  Two different looks, both great.  That's what's so fun about this stamp set and punch -- you can get so many different looks.  Just because I was curious, I stamped the Melon Mambo petals on textured cardstock.

 

I still have room in the Build a Blossom classes I'm offering next week on Tuesday night (3/29) and Wednesday morning (3/30). 

See Classes for details on this and other class offerings.

Build a Blossom smaller flowers

Here's an example of yet another flower that you can make with the Stampin' Up stamp set Build a Blossom and the coordinating Blossom Petals Punch.

I didn't have any wide Daffodil Delight ribbon on hand, so I substituted this retired ribbon.  If I had stamped the flower petals on an in color I could have used the 1/2" stitched poly ribbon (which I have in all the in colors).  Guess there's a lesson there in planning out your card before you begin stamping :)

I can tell I'm going to have to make this card again in different colors because I'm imagining how cute it would be using the in colors.  In the meantime, you can enjoy this card and CASE it using 5/8" grosgrain ribbon.  Or, try your own color combination.  If you do, I'd love to see your results.

More Build a Blossom

Man, I love the Build a Blossom stamp set.  You can make so many different types of flowers with it.  Look for more posts containing this set and the coordinating Blossom Petals Punch.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Sue Root, Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator

Build a Blossom -- Love it!

Wow!  I so love the Stampin' Up set Build a Blossom.  It's great on its own, but pair it with the Blossom Petals Punch and the results are fantastic!

The first time I sat down to make a card with this set I was hooked.  That card is long gone (to my aunt), but this one is similar.  The flower, which uses the biggest blossom, really has an impact.  I can't even tell you how many different cards I've made with this flower and no matter what color I use for the flower it turns out great.

And this is just a one layer flower.  You can have multiple layers, using the same petal again or using a different shaped petal.  I'll show you some of those another time.

Believe it or not, the background on this card is Daffodil Delight Patterns Designer Series Paper.  Somewhere between my photophraphy and photo editing the colors became a little muted.  The flower is Perfect Plum and the leaves are Garden Green.  It's all on a Whisper White base.  The colors make a very cheerful combination in person.

There are 12 stamps in the Build a Blossom set. The Blossom Petals Punch punches four sizes of leaves/petals -- either all at once or feed in a smaller piece of cardstock to punch what you need. You can mix and match the stamps and punch parts to make a variety of flowers and leaves.

Both of these items are in the Occasions mini catalogue, so be sure to get them before they're gone.  You can order yours by contacting me at the e-mail address in the header or by leaving a comment on this post.

Did you notice the watermark on my card?  I used My Digital Studio to create it.  It was really easy to make.

Guess that's it for today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to leave a comment letting me know what you think about the Build a Blossom set and Blossom Petals Punch.

Sue Root, Independent Stampin' Up demonstrator