It’s great to be back with a peek at this week’s The Paper Players card.  It’s fairly quick and easy to create, since it relies on the Big Shot to do most of the work.  I hope you will join me Sunday for the reveal!

It has been busy here at The Stampin’ Schach, with Sale-A-Bration in full swing.  Plus, I have been working with one of my new recruits on stamping basics. From basic skills to advanced techniques, I love working with members of my downline.  If you would like to take advantage of the training I have to offer as a member of The Schach Pack, my downline group…please email me! I would love to chat with you.  Live at a distance? Don’t worry…I offer long distance training, too.  I want to help you become the best paper artist you can be.  Now is the perfect time to join!

Here’s the scoop!

• The Starter Kit is available for $125.  This is $50 off of the regular price of $175.  As always, shipping of the Starter Kit is FREE!

• Special Bonus!  Get your choice of either a FREE pack of Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper (excluding Specialty Paper)  EVERY month (February through December, 2012, 11 total packs) OR a FREE My Digital Studio download EVERY month (February through December, 2012, 11 total downloads).  And you can mix and match…paper one month, download the next!  This is a value of $120!  It is almost like getting the kit for Free!

• Of course, all of the usual demonstrator perks (20% discount, Stampin’ Success, Stampin’ Connection) still apply!  This is a perfect way to experience being a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, with no penalty to drop.  If you sell $300 by June 30 either by placing your own orders or by getting outside orders, your benefits renew until September 30th.

To join, please click HERE.  Your perks and benefits start immediately, including your ability to order!  What are you waiting for??? I would love to have you join my group!  Let the Stampin’ Up! fun begin.  If you have ANY questions, don’t hesitate to EMAIL me.  Until next time…

One of the things I love about Stampin’ Up! is its gorgeous Designer Series Paper, especially the Everyday Enchantment collection from the Sale-A-Bration brochure.  It reminds me so much of my grandmother’s aprons from many, many years ago. For today’s card,  I decided to pair this paper up with the large flowers from the Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper collection.  I hope you enjoy my vintage creation!

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

• Label! I selectively inked the lined image from Apothecary Art in order to delete the lines. I then fussy-cut it out. Because I thought it needed something larger for balance, I created mini-blossoms using the Flower Punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. This resulted in covering the stamped flowers. Oh, well!  Because the So Saffron label looked too plain, I used the Waterspot stamp from French Foliage for a little aging and added a few swirls with the Elegance Wheel.  Tip:  Notice how the bottom margin is wider than the top margin? This helps to anchor the sentiment label.  And yes, there is  wee bit of sparkle, courtesy of Vanilla Shimmer Smooch!

• It’s the bow, don’t you know! After creating this double-looped bow from Very Vanilla and Pool Party Seam Binding, I smooched it with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz and crinkled it up. It is stamped with the Waterspot stamp! (Coming Soon:  Double Loop Bows Video)

• Flower Power! So Saffron paper curls add a touch of whimsy to the popped up blossom snipped from Attic Boutique paper.  Of course, I couldn’t resist adding a circle of Pearls!

You did if you are Kathi! Here is what Kathi said:


What a beautiful, romantic card! I love the pretty colors, all the pearls, and how you added the little flowers to the banner! What an honor it would be to win this beauty!


Kathi, just send me your address and I will mail your card out to you! Thanks to all of you who left comments.


So what do you think of today’s card?  It will be heading out in the mail tomorrow to one of my very talented downline members as a belated birthday card.  Did I hit the mark with feminine and vintage?  Your comments are always important to me, and I do read each and every one of them.  So please, won’t you leave me a comment.  Of course, 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…

***Linda, here is the link for which you are looking:   Seam Binding Roses Pictorial
***And to all of you who asked, I will make a video on how to use the Doily Die to make a border.

It’s Sunday…and time to play with The Paper Players! The lovely Nance Leedy has a theme challenge for us this week.  Just use a floral image on your card! I decided to meet this criteria by using the beautiful floral pattern from the Attic Boutique Designer Series Paper Collection, as well as by using the Apothecary Art stamp set.  I hope you enjoy today’s delightfully feminine and romantic card!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Feminine and Romantic

• Patterns!  One way to create an air of  femininity is through the pattern papers you select. This romantic Floral design from Attic Boutique is a perfect choice for a romantic, feminine look!

• Pearls! Nothing says “Girls” better than “Pearls”!  I could not resist mimicking the Doily pattern of this designer paper by adding three different sizes of Basic Pearls.

 

• Dazzle! Dazzling Details add soft sparkle to the centers of the flowers in this Apothecary Art label.  (Tip:  For even more sparkle, dust with Dazzling Diamonds while still wet!) To get the narrow border around the label, I paper snipped around the stamped image, and then adhered it upon the Framelits label which is the same size as the original stamped image.

•  Blossoms! Poppy Parade blossoms were snipped from a second Apothecary Art image and used to accent the sentiment.  I used the Simply Scored tool to form creases at each end of the sentiment, which I then folded to form an elevated banner.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card.  Don’t forget, I will be selecting one of you to be it’s new owner.  As always, your comments are important to me, and I do appreciate each and every one of them.  Of course, I am always available to answer any questions you may have about the cards that I create and the techniques that I use.  I am only an email away! Until next time…