Weekly Deals March 11 - March 17, 2014

3 Inch Circle Originals Die Price: $17.95 Sale $13.46

Ahoy, Matey Ensemble - Digital Download Price: $14.95 Sale  $8.97 Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Price: $7.95 Sale $5.96 Chevron Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Price: $7.95 Sale $5.96 Circles #2 Originals Die Price: $15.95 Sale $11.96 Dress Form Pop' N Cuts Price: $21.95 Sale $16.46 Peekaboo Frames Bigz L Die Price: $32.95 Sale  $24.71 Set Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Die Price: $8.95 Sale $6.71

Blessed Easter

This is the second project for this months stamp camp. This card was designed by my helper Kathy and myself. This is the first time I have used the Pewter embossing powder and I LOVE IT!. I have never like to use black on flowers. I like Basic Gray, but it is Pewter for now on. This is a fast and easy card. I love to watercolor. These turned out fabulously even using the Very Vanilla card stock instead of watercolor paper. When you are not using watercolor paper, the trick is to make sure your brush tip is not to wet. I think I would have like this a little better if I had stamped off before stamping the En Francais background. The second card uses a different background. and on the inside Kathy choose to stamp the flowers in soft suede, not embossed. Our color scheme came from the color in the Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper pack.




 All supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Blessed Easter, #1 En Francais, #2 Georgeous Grunge.
Ink: VersaMark, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pear Pazzazz, also inside: Soft Suede
Paper: Very Vanilla, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Retro Fresh Designer Series Paper.
Accessories: Big Shot die cutting machine, Magnetic Platform, Oval Collection Framlets, Pewter embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat tool, Aqua Painter, Vanilla 1/2" ribbon seam binding.

Secret Garden Birthday and 

Get Well Pop Up Boxes

This pop up card box is one of the projects for my March "Spring" Stamp Camp. My friend, Karla, and I had so much fun making these boxes. I think it would be great to take this little box bouquet to someone sick, home or in the hospital. No watering needed. These boxes also fold up and fit in a A2, invitation size envelope.  I choose the Secret Garden stamp set because we have Framelit dies to match. I went with the colors in the Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper. I will add a post next week with the instructions to make the box.

All Supplies Stampin' Up! unless noted. 

Stamps: Secret Garden, (feel better) Express Yourself, (birthday) Itty Bitty Banners

Ink and Stampin' Write Markers: Gumball Green, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango

Paper: Watercolor Wonder Designer Series Paper, Island Indigo card stock (Feel Better), and Tangerine Tango (Birthday)

Accesories: Big Shot die cutting machine, Magnetic Platform, Secret Garden Framelits, Stampin' Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Aqua Painters, Stampin' Sponges, Stampin' Dimensionals, Sticky Strip,  small stick or toothpick (not S.U.)

Hexagon Hive, Petite Petals 

and Perfect Pennants

This is my favorite of the three cards for this months Stamp Camp. I do not use Sahara Sand much, but it was the perfect color for this card. Once I got out my Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die and played with it, I realized it didn't cut out all the hexagons. So I went out to see what others were doing with this die. When I found a card that had polka dot DSP with the coordination card stock, I fell in love. I will get the link for this card and post it here tomorrow. After completing the front, I decided that I would use my cut out pieces on the inside of the card. I am very happy with the way it turned out.

All supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Petite Petals and Perfect Pennants.
Ink: Sahara Sand, Primrose Petals and Early Espresso.
Paper: Sahara Sand, Primrose Petals and Neutrals Pack Designer Series Paper.
Accessories: Big Shot die cutting machine, Magnetic Platform, Labels Collection Framelits die, Petite Petals punch, Paper Dolies, Zig 2 way glue, Stampin' Dimensionals and Sponge Daubers

Happy Watercolor, Off the Grid

I love stamp sets that have stamps that add interesting background stamps. Happy Watercolor not only has cool dots, splotches, but beautiful flowers. I want to do this card again using the Monster Maniacs instead of the flower, I think this background will go great with that set. I have it coming in soon, so watch for that post. I also learned that to get a really good two tone on the splotch the new ink pads work better. The grid and dots are stamped off first, so give a softer image. I stamped the flower in Gumball Green and Midnight Muse using the ink pads, stamping the flower twice. I gave the outside flower time to dry before I water colored it in using the Aqua painter. I ruffled the ribbon and attached it to sticky strip, then added Stampin' Dimensionals, double layered on the other side. On the inside of the card I chose not to stamp off with the grid stamp.

All supplies Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Happy Watercolor, Off the Grid
Ink: Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse
Paper: Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla and Watercolor paper
Accessories: Big Shot die cutting machine, Magnetic Platform, Deco Labels Collection Framelits dies. Summer Starfruit 3/8" stitched satin ribbon, Aqua Painter, Stampin' Dimensionals