Pals Paper Arts Blog Hop

It’s the occasion of the year as the Stampin’ Pretty Pals share fabulous cards and projects featuring Stampin’ Up!’s Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration products! If you have hopped over from Tricia Barber at My Stampin’ Blog, I’m stop number 18. I’m glad you hopped in! I’ll help you “hop along” from blog to blog where you’ll find great ideas for projects from the talented Stampin’ Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-Up below and you’ll be back on track.  Now on to my contribution to the “Hop”!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Ultra-Vintage

The finished dimensions of this card are 5-1/2″ wide by 4-1/4″ long.

  • Crinkled and Doubled! Want to insure a vintage look for your card?  Crinkle the ribbon and double the bow! My “Double Bow Making Video” will show you just how easy it is to create a double bow.  And have you ever wondered how to make your ribbon super-crinkly?  Just wet with water, wad it up into a ball…and microwave it until dry.  Microwave??? Yep!  Taking a tip from the talented LeAnne Pugliese, a fellow Paper Player Design Team member, I microwaved the ribbon at 45-second intervals until dry.
  • Pop it up! The Apothecary Art image was stamped twice and colored using inks and a Blender Pen.  The flowers from one of the labels were snipped out with paper snips.  After distressing the edges with Soft Suede ink, the flowers were then popped onto the second label with Mini Glue Dots.  In typical vintage fashion, Basic Pearls were added to their centers.
  • Penchant for pins!  A snippet of lace, a snippet of crinkled seam binding, a tiny tag and a butterfly transform a new Hat Pins from Stampin’ Up! into a Victorian-style stick pin!

  • Depth and dimension! Just look at the luscious layers from the side! Will this card be mailed? NO! It is one which I will personally hand-deliver to the recipient.
I hope you enjoyed today’s vintage card.  Won’t you please let me know in your comment today?  Your comments are very important to me, and I do read each and every one.  Of course, if you ever have a question about the cards that I make or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away!

    Now hop along for more inspiring ideas from Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog, stop number 19 on the Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration Pals Blog Hop! Thanks for “hopping” by!  Until next time…

    1. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin’ Space
    2. Leslie Davis at Ellalicious Elements
    3. Emily Steggell at Stamping With Emily
    4. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
    5. Angela Richwine at Stampin’ Away with Angela
    6. Sue Bendinsky at My Color Creations
    7. Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikki’s Creative Corner
    8. Leah O’Brien at Leah’s Stampin’ Corner
    9. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
    10. Mike Funke at Stampin-Style
    11. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
    12. Nina Dee at Deesigns by Nina Dee
    13. Jennifer Takacs at My Stampin’ Blog
    14. Maggie Mata at MaggieMadeCards
    15. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin’ Affair!
    16. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
    17. Tricia Barber at My Stampin’ Blog
    18. Ann Schach at The Stampin’ Schach
    19. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
    20. Kim Luithle at Kim’s Stampin Stuff
    21. Susan Lankford at Stamp and Scrap with Susan
    22. Kim Czenszak at Live Love Stamp
    23. Christy Q at Schnauzer Crafts Creations
    24. Dawn Tidd at Tiddbits from Dawn
    25. Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
    26. Angie Blake at Angie’s Musings
    27. Linda Fisher at Linda’s Stamin Loft
    28. Sandie Conner at Pretty Provisions

    Stamp Sets:  Apothecary Art (W 125525, C 125527), Loving Thoughts (W 125843, C 125845),  Tiny Tags (W 118091, C 118592), French Foliage (W 120845, C 121166);  Inks:  Soft Suede (115657), Pool Party (122938), Always Artichoke (105219), Daffodil Delight (119667);  Designer Series Paper:  Attic Boutique (125407); Card Stock:  Pool Party (122924);  Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Paper Doily Large Sizzlits Die (125592), Labels Collection Framelits Dies (125598), Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die (118138), Jewelry Tag Punch (117190), Lace Ribbon Border Punch (122362), Blender Pen (102845), Sponge Dauber (102892);  Glitz and Glam:  Pool Party Seam Binding (125582), Trinket Hearts (125605), Pool Party Baker’s Twine (125574), Basic Pearls (119247)

    A Peek at The Hop and Double Bow Video

    Tomorrow the Stampin’ Pretty Pals are hosting their annual Occasions Mini and Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop.  Nearly 30 members of the Stampin’ Pretty Pals will be participating.  I have prepared a “vintage-to-the-max” card.  Won’t you join me for the reveal tomorrow? 

    Double Bows

    Tomorrow’s card features a double bow.  Even though it is made from crinkly ribbon, the technique is the same as I have described below.  Because the Blog Hop information will make tomorrow’s post long, I have decided to share the video with you today!  And yes…because so many of you emailed me…I kept Brady’s trumpet introduction!

    As always, your comments are important to me. So please, won’t you leave me a comment?  And if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

    Thinking of You and a Video, Too

    It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week we are serving up a delicious helping of yummy colors for our color challenge! My card is a nostalgic design, combining curves and texture. It is a style I like to call  “Clean and Vintage”.  In today’s tips, I will give you a mini-lesson on how to achieve this look.  Plus, I have prepared a “Down Home” video to go along with it.  Enjoy today’s card…I was “thinking of you” when I created it!


    The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Clean and Vintage

    The finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.

    • Vintage through color! This card screams “1920’s”, with its muted tones of Poppy Parade and Pool Party.  Keep in mind that it isn’t necessarily the colors that characterize a vintage card…it is the “softness” of the colors!
    • Vintage through embellishments! Vintage cards are often a tactile delight!  Ribbons and pearls add to the experience. 
    A bow with softly pleated tails adds a sweetly feminine touch,
    while the Scalloped Edge cries out for Basic Pearls.
    • Vintage through texture! The “Floral Image” from the Sale-A-Bration set, Fresh Vintage, was inked using Poppy Parade and Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Markers. It was used to randomly stamp a Very Vanilla panel. Zipping the panel through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder softened the colors.
    • The finishing touch! The “Thinking of You” sentiment from Sincere Salutations was stamped directly onto the designer paper.  Tip:  For perfect placement, use a Stamp-a-ma-jig!

    Ready to hear more about this Clean and Vintage card? Check out the “Down Home” video. Warning:  Be prepared for Brady Schach’s trumpet intro.  It is an eye-opening experience for sure!  Sorry Brady…I know Mom asked for it, but I think for the next video, we will just go without music!

    I hope you enjoyed today’s card!  Won’t you leave me a comment and let me know?  Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one of them.  As always, if you ever have a question about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

    Stamp Sets:  Fresh Vintage (W 125115, C  125117  SAB), Sincere Salutations (115068);  Inks: Soft Suede (115657), Crumb Cake (121030); Stampin’ Write Markers:  Soft Suede (120973), Poppy Parade (119801—2010-2012 In Color Assortment); Designer Series Paper:  Everyday Enchantment (126154  SAB); Card Stock:  Soft Suede (115318), Poppy Parade (119793), Pool Party (122924); Tools:  Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), Adorning Accents Edgelits Die (125595), Sponge Dauber (102892), Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049);  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls (119247), Pool Party Seam Binding (125582)