Miss Mad Stamper: February 2021

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Approaching Perfection Pages

The Approaching Perfection is one of the Sale-a-bration choices that you only have a couple of days left to get if you want! I know I said this before but I thought this was going to be just a great greeting set but was I WRONG! I made several cards and this fabulous set of scrapbook pages.

Stampin' Up! doesn't carry the 12x12 Basic Black cardstock any long but I have a small stash yet. So I started with the Basic Black cardstock. I wanted some bright colors so I picked Poppy Parade, Pumpkin Pie, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party and Gorgeous Grape. I punched a set of balloons from each color and added Whisper White baker's twine for the string. I added a highlight mark with my chalk marker to add a bit of depth to the balloons. I then laid them out to create the bunch of balloons.

I used the label dies from the Hippo & Friends dies to make the title for this set of pages. The title also holds the balloons in place.

You can see from the pictures that I made the strip along the bottom with the candle stamp from this set. I colored the rubber with my markers and stamped the candles. This give the multi-colored image. I stamped the candles multiple times to create the long strip of candles. It was a bit time consuming but I love the results so well worth it!

Don't over look the "little" sets. They can pack a big punch and be fabulous!

Sale-a-bration is only for 4 more days! If you need help placing an order, I would love to assist you. Please just let me know.

Happy Stampin'!

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Approaching Perfection Cling Stamp Set

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Basic Black 12" X 12" Card Stock

[124267]

Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

[159231]

Brights 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

[147001]

Gorgeous Grape 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146987]

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[105117]

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

Poppy Parade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[119793]

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

[147157]

Subtles Stampin' Write Markers

[147156]

Hippo & Friends Dies

[153585]

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

Balloon Bouquet Punch

[140609]

Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack

[154579]

White Stampin' Chalk Marker

[132133]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Color Blocking Paper Blooms

Have you seen the color blocking technique? Did you know it was called color blocking? I think I have cut my papers like this before but never knew that it had a name until recently.

Let me explain how I created these four cards in one quick stamping session. I started with 4 card bases of Soft Seafoam. Card bases are cut 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and folded at 4 1/4".

I then cut four pieces my designer series paper to 4" x 5 1/4". I did decide before hand which sides and papers I wanted to use to make my cards. I took those four pieces and cut them down. I started with placing the piece vertically in my trimmer and cutting at 2 3/4". I did a quarter of a turn with both pieces and cut at 3 3/4" to get the 4 pieces for the cards.

I then started to play with the placement of the 16 pieces to create the card fronts. I started with the larger pieces and laid them down. I then started placing the smaller pieces around the larger one so that I had all 4 designs shown on each card. I adhered these pieces to the card base, creating the background for these cards.

I stamped the "Happy Birthday" with Rococo Rose ink and punched it out with the 2" circle punch. I sponged Rococo Rose on the edges and layered it with a Night of Navy 2 1/4" circle that was punched. I colored a bit of ribbon with Rococo Rose blends, punched a flower from Night of Navy and adhered them. Added a pearl to the flower center and added this to the card with dimensionals.

I did a Facebook Live creating these cards. You can watch it HERE. It might help with the cutting. If you have any questions, please let me know! I try to help you as best as I can!

Happy Stampin'!

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

A Touch of Ink

I have one more set of cards that I made with A Touch of Ink. We are down to the last few days of Sale-a-bration. This may be the set you want to add to your order!

I stamped the leaves and speckles on the Basic White strip as well as the card base. The butterfly was stamped and colored with blends and then fussy cut it out. I adhered it with dimensionals. I also put Wink of Stella on the butterfly's wings too, oh so pretty!

I stamped the flower with Misty Moonlight and then added the second step with Balmy Blue. I stamped the speckles on the oval with Soft Sea Foam. The bottom portion of the card is embossed with one of the Greenery embossing folders. Make sure you stamp the greeting before embossing! This card seems a bit plain but I really like the simplicity of the look.

The strip of paper on the left is from Flower & Field designer series paper, which is another freebie choice at the $50 level. I will admit that I have been hoarding this paper because I love it so much! The stamped side of the card is pretty easy. I stamped the leaves outline and then the insides, stamped the hummingbird outline and the insides (to create the two tone of the inside, I inked up the stamp with Shaded Spruce, used a sponge dauber to remove the ink from the belly of the bird and added Cherry Cobbler with another dauber to the belly) and then the sprinkles around the images. I used the Layering Circles dies for the greeting.