Rubber Stamping & Card Making with Yapha

As I promised you during this past weekend’s blog hop, I have two tutorials for you this week! I am posting the first one today, which is called Sparkly Stained Glass.

Supplies needed:

• Stamp that has a line art image (as opposed to a solid image)
• StazOn Ink
• Acetate or Stampin’ Up window sheets
• Crystal Effects Adhesive
• Glitter in several colors

The first thing you want to do is to trim your acetate to the correct size for your stamp, and then stamp your image on it with the StazOn ink. I love StazOn because not only is it waterproof, but it will stamp on slick surfaces like acetate and glass.

Next, flip your piece of acetate over. We will be working on the back side of the piece. This may or may not matter, depending on your image, but you do want to decide which will be the back, and which will be the front. Chose which part of the image you want to fill with colored glitter first, then put Crystal Effects over that part only. I decided to do the two bottom wings of the dragon fly first.

Generously sprinkle your glitter over the Crystal Effects, and shake the excess off. I used the Fine Stampin’ Glitter from Stampin’ Up. Love it!

Now, repeat the same steps with each of your sections. I only you used two different colors, but there’s no reason you couldn’t use a dozen!

Now comes the hardest part. Letting it dry. It needs to be completely dry before you move on. I have a hard time waiting, so I let mine sit over night. That way I knew it would be ready when I was! I used a small corner of a damp paper towel to gently wipe off the excess glitter that still remained after I shook it. Then I flipped it over on to the piece I was matting it on. The glitter is now sandwiched between the acetate and the card stock.

The tricky part is decided how to adhere the acetate to the card stock mat, since all the adhesives would show there. There are a variety of ways to hide them, but I decided to just use four brads to attach the two pieces together.

After this was complete, I finished up the rest of my card. Here is the final product:

Stamps: Bugs & Kisses
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Bashful Blue
Paper: Bashful Blue, Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack
Other: Window Sheet, Crystal Effects, Fine Cosmo Stampin’ Glitter, Subtles Brads

It looks so much better in real life! I do have to tell you that while there will still be Stampin’ Glitter in the new catalog, this pack of Fine Cosmo Stampin’ Glitter is already sold out, and the Bugs & Kisses stamp set will be discontinued after June 30th.

I’d love to see your creations with this technique! Be sure to leave me a comment if you make something!

Thank you all for entering the Flag Day Giveaway! Congratulations to Stacey S., who is the winner of the Real Red, Whisper White, and Night of Navy Satin Ribbon! I’ll be in touch about getting it to you!

Welcome to Stampin’ Addicts Retiring Stamp Set Blog Hop, where we are featuring some “must have” stamps that will not be available after June 30th. You may have just come here from Adriana’s Blog, where she featured the adorable Animal Stories, you may be moving backwards from Heidi’s blog featuring the fabulous Dream Gardens, or maybe you are starting here. In any case, the blogs all link in a circle, so you’ll get to see them all!

I am excited to be featuring the ultra adorable Bugs & Kisses. While this set is a must if you have small boys, I am going to show you a few other uses for this set as well. Just remember, it will no longer be available after June 30, 2011.

My first card is a traditional use of Bugs & Kisses. I love how the insects look in the filmstrip made by the Spiral Punch (which is also on the retiring list). I made this card a little more feminine by using the floral paper from the Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper (also on the retiring list).

Stamps: Bugs & Kisses
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Poppy Parade, So Saffron
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, So Saffron, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper
Other: Spiral Punch

For my second card, I decided to think outside the box a little. Which is ironic, because I ended up making a square card! I combined the ant stamp with the gingham paper from Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper to  make a great picnic invitation for people of all ages.

Stamps: Bugs & Kisses, Afterthoughts (hostess level 1)
Ink: Basic Black, Poppy Parade
Paper: Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper
Other: Clear Scallop Square Bigz Die, Big Shot

My third card uses a fun technique called Sparkly Stained Glass. I will have a detailed tutorial on this easy but stunning technique in the next week or so. Sorry that the picture is a little blurry — sparkly things are hard to photograph well. This card also uses the soon to be retiring Fine Cosmo Stampin’ Glitter.

Stamps: Bugs & Kisses
Ink: StazOn Jet Black, Bashful Blue
Paper: Bashful Blue, Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack
Other: Window Sheet, Crystal Effects, Fine Cosmo Stampin’ Glitter, Subtles Brads

My final card uses the always fun Baby Wipe technique. I used this to create the multi-colored worms, so that they would match the gummy worms inside the treat cup. I’ll have a tutorial on this technique coming up in the next few weeks as well, in case you are not familiar with it. This card also uses the 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon which is ALL retiring!

Stamps: Bugs & Kisses
Ink: Real Red, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Whisper White
Other: 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Large Tag Punch, Extra-Large Tag Punch, Sweet Treat Cup, Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon

I hope you enjoyed these projects! Please stop back again soon for the tutorials! Your next stop is over at Running with Scissors, where Heidi will be featuring the beautiful Dream Gardens Stamp Set.

Just some quick reminders!

• The Stampin’ Addicts Retiring Stamp Set Blog Hop starts tomorrow. You can start right here! I’ll be featuring the adorable Bugs & Kisses. I can’t wait to show you what I made!
• The great Flag Day Giveaway is still going on! See this post for more information.
• Stampin’ Up is retiring a TON of stuff at the end of June! Find all of the information here.
• I’ve got an ordering special going on for my Stampin’ Up customers. If you don’t currently have a demonstrator, drop me a line and I’ll tell you about it.

Happy Stampin’!

Some more fun Digital Downloads from Stampin’ Up! There are adorable paper buttons and the Baker’s Twine in more colors! Also the fantastic Take a Spin set — it even comes in pieces, so you can color the different parts! These downloads work with My Digital Studio and any other digital scrapbooking program that allows you to import PNG and JPG files. You can see a PDF of all of these downloads here. The PDF gives you more detailed information about the downloads, including colors used and templates included.

127170 Bridal Bouquet Designer Postcard Invitation Template $1.95

Exclusive to digital, this stylish 7″ x 5″ double-sided postcard will make sending your bridal shower invites a cinch! Customize the images in the designer template for any color combination. Colors include Tangerine Tango and Very Vanilla.

127173 Les Fleurs Save-The-Date Tri Fold Card $1.95

This beautiful 5″ x 3.5″ Save-the-Date trifold card will give guests a radiant prequel to the wedding—or any special date! Designer template colors include Blushing Bride, Concord Crush, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Soft Suede, and Whisper White.

127165 Baker's Twine Add-On Pack $3.95

Fun, twisted baker’s twine gives you an infinite number of project uses—and now with brand new digital-exclusive colors. Accent cards, scrapbook pages, anything! With this eighteen-piece kit, use a bow or strip of baker’s twine in Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Pumpkin Pie, and Rich Razzleberry.

125173 Take a Spin Stamp Brush $7.95

Let the spinning fun begin! Our 39-piece Take aSpin Stamp Brush Set offers four complete spinner images accompanied by a variety of coordinating graphics. Artwork tailored to a variety of occasions—wedding, birthday, holidays, and more. Use it in a variety of designs as well from spinner games to cards, tags, or photobooks.

126166 Brights Paper Buttons $1.95

126023 Subtles Paper Buttons $1.95

127269 Neutrals Paper Buttons $1.95

127177 Regals Paper Buttons $1.95

127178 2010 In Color Paper Buttons $1.95

You can purchase these or any other digital downloads through my online store. They great news is that they are available for immediate use, with no shipping charges! Just click on Digital Crafting, then Digital Downloads, then Newest Downloads to see all of the recent additions! If you registered your copy of My Digital Studio, you may also receive end-of-the month emails from Stampin’ Up featuring that month’s digital releases.

There is a My Digital Studio tab to the top right hand corner of this blog. It is a handy reference to a variety of My Digital Studio resources, including a list of all of the downloads and a break down of the printing costs. There is also a new Resources pageon MyDigitalStudio.net that includes an MDS Catalog. It shows all of the MDS software artwork (contained in the boxed-version) and downloads from the October 2009 launch through April 2011! The catalog gives a snapshot of the entire product line with artwork thumbnails followed by product details, which includes the colors of the designer papers! Because MDS is regularly coming out with new artwork, the catalog will be updated every month.

When my friend Holly (you might know her as HollyLogic on Stampin’ Addicts or Splitcoast) posted on her blog that she wanted to do a special patriotic giveaway for Flag Day, I was more than happy to join in the fun! I am giving away 9 yards of red, white, and blue satin ribbon!

The package above contains three yards each of Real Red, Whisper White, and Night of Navy 5/8″ satin ribbon from Stampin’ Up. Please leave me a comment below if you would like to be entered to win. Winners will be announced on Monday, June 20th. Shipping within the United States only please — APO/FPO is fine. Don’t forget, the Night of Navy satin ribbon is on Stampin’ Up’s retiring accessories list and will not be available after June 30th.

I’m putting up my post for the ColourQ challenge a little bit earlier than usual, because tomorrow I am participating in Holly’s Flag Day Giveaway tomorrow. Since it is midnight on the East Coast now, I’m going to go ahead and post the colors:

I couldn’t believe it when I found an absolutely gorgeous sunset picture that contained all of the same colors! Here’s my layout for this week:

This beautiful picture was taken by my husband Steve. That bit of beach is right where Washington Blvd meets the Pacific Ocean. I really wanted to focus on the spectacular picture, so the rest of the page is minimally embellished. The title is kind of a pun, since it is our daughter Eve at the ocean, but it is also evening at the ocean.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for the Flag Day Giveaway and Wednesday for the new digital downloads. Oh, and Friday is the Stampin’ Addicts Retiring Sets Blog Hop — you don’t want to miss that! See you soon!

I created this page when I was applying for the ColourQ design team. I’m pretty sure that I haven’t posted it here yet. It used the colors from ColourQ Challenge #42:
Real Red, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, & Chocolate Chip. I’ve been hard at work on my projects for next weekend’s Stampin’ Addicts blog hop. We’ll be featuring stamp sets that are retiring at the end of June. I made some super cute cards with Bugs & Kisses! I can’t wait to show you — but I have to. Be sure to come back Friday for that.

I really like the way the Chocolate Chip outline makes the elements look more cartoon-y. I think it adds to the youthful exuberance of a preschooler and her puppy.

Eve loves watermelon. She’d eat it every day if she could. I have been cutting up a lot of watermelon lately, so when I saw this card by Chanda, I was blown away by the cleverness of using the new Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch to make watermelon slices! I love it! Here’s my version of the card:

Stamps: Sock Monkey
Ink: Real Red
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Other: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Real Red 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Big Shot

Just so you know, ALL of the 5/8″ Grosgrain Ribbon is retiring at the end of June. All of it. Every color. There will not be any 5/8″ Grosgrain in the new catalog, so get it if you love it. The Sock Monkey set, which is where that “just for you” come from, is retiring as well.

For a delicious end of the year treat, Eve & I baked her teachers some brownies. But we couldn’t just give them brownies, we had to make cute little boxes, too! Here’s a picture of the brownie box close, all tied up in an Early Espresso Satin Ribbon:

Paper: Early Espresso, Pawsitively Prints II Designer Series Paper
Other: Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch

And here’s what it looked like open, with the brownies inside:

To make the boxes, I basically used this tutorial, but started with a 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ square.

Both that Designer Series Paper and the Early Espresso Satin Ribbon will be discontinued at the end of June, so get them while supplies last!