What’s Your Style for Pals Paper Arts PPA97

What a fun challenge we have for you this week!  It’s Anything Goes…What’s Your Signature Style?  As for me, I do a lot of vintage.  So I created this vintage-style emboss resist card using the retiring Friends 24-7 stamp set.  I will be sharing with you some of my favorite “vintage” tips!  

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:  Creating a Vintage Look
  •  Pick the right stamp! Not every stamp is suitable for a vintage-style card! With its flourishes and bird, Friends 24-7 fills the bill!
  • Pick the right technique! Emboss Resist works well in creating the vintage look.  Here is a video from the archives to review this technique with you!


  • Pick the right details! Curled corners and flagged ends add a vintage flair!   Distress the edges with Crumb Cake, add a snippet of Victoria Crochet Trim, a Linen Thread mini-bow, and a few watermarks (courtesy of the Watermark stamp from the French Foliage stamp set), and the sentiment takes on an aged appearance in an instant!
  • Pick the right embellishments!  Baja Breeze Glass Glitter, soon to be retired, accents the image circle, while Basic Pearls are always the perfect vintage touch! A Trinket Key and a Baja Breeze Seam Binding bow completes the look!
I LOVE the sentiment from this set…”The happiest business in the world is that of making friends”.   And I think that is what I have done here at The Stampin’ Schach…I have made so many friends. As a token of my friendship, I would like to send this card to one of you. At Midnight CST on Friday, I will randomly select one of you (from those who have left comments) to receive my card…if you would like it.  Of course, your comments are very important to me, so please let me know what you think of today’s card.  And as always, I love to share with you. So if you ever have any questions about the cards that I make or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! I can’t wait to see your signature styles! Until next time…
Coming Soon:  More Retiring Stamp Set Cards; Video Tutorial

Stamp Set:  Friends 24-7 (W 113218),  French Foliage (W 120845, C 121166); Inks:  Crumb Cake (121030), VersaMark (102283);  Stampin’ Write Markers:  Early Espresso (119680), Baja Breeze (120965), Not Quite Navy (100059);  Card Stock:  Naturals Ivory (101849);  Tools:  Heat Tool (100005), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Stamping Sponges (101610), Sponge Daubers (102892), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive (110755), Big Shot (113439), Scallop Circle Bigz Die (113468), 3″ Circle Originals Die (122125), Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die (120893), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402);  Glitz and Glam:  Trinket Keys (121892), Victoria Crochet Trim (118481), Linen Thread (104199), Baja Breeze Seam Binding (122331), Basic Pearls (119247), Baja Breeze Glass Glitter (121883)

A PPA Peek

Here’s a little peek at this week’s Pals Paper Arts card! I hope you tune in tomorrow for the full reveal. If you like vintage and shabby, you should like this card.  In the meantime, please check out this week’s PPA Picks! 

Dozens of items from the 2010 -2011 Idea Book and Catalog are retiring, and June 1 – 30 is your last chance to order your favorites.
Click HERE to access the LAST CHANCE STAMPS list.
Click HERE to access the LAST CHANCE ACCESSORIES list.

Click HERE to access the DEFINITELY DECORATIVE list.

Remember, quantities are limited…so don’t hesitate! Order today!

Cherish Friendship for The Paper Players

It’s Sunday and time to play with The Paper Players! Today will be even more exciting as we welcome three new Guest Designers to the line-up! You really must stop by The Paper Players site to see what Cindy, Lauri and Sandra have created for you! As for me, I played with several of the items that I pre-ordered from the Stampin’ Up! 2011 – 2012 Idea Book and Catalog in creating this Thank You card for the Kind Thanks Theme Challenge.  I hope you enjoy it!




The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips:

  •  Watercolor delight! The NEW Cherish Friendship set is perfect for showcasing your water coloring skills.  I used the Blender Pen and Ink method, along with a few Stampin’ Write Markers for definition.  Colors selected include:  Basic Gray (chair), Crumb Cake (basket), Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, More Mustard, Soft Suede, Rose Red (flowers), Sahara Sand (shadowing).  For a special touch, a White Signo Gel Pen was used to add highlights.
  • Flower power!  A Scalloped Circle Punch Flower, made with First Edition Designer Series Paper, nestles neatly inside a Melon Mambo laser-cut Doily, snipped from the NEW Flirtatious Designer Series Paper.  The Doily was then sponged with Crumb Cake ink and kissed with Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz.  A Baja Breeze Scallop Trim Border Circle, made with the NEW Perfect Pennants Bigz L Die, provides the perfect background accent!
  • Doily delight! Coordinate the look with a border punched with the NEW Lace Ribbon Border Punch and Flirtatious Specialty Designer Series Paper!
  •  Flag the sentiment! The “Thank You” sentiment from Curly Cute was inked in Early Espresso and stamped onto Naturals Ivory card stock.  Two little snips to flag the end adds instant pizzazz!  And isn’t the background Designer Series Paper fabulous?  It is from the NEW Pocketful of Posies Collection.

I had so much fun playing with the new products…and I have more new goodies just calling my name! What do you think of today’s card?  Won’t you leave me a comment and let me know?  Was there a new product previewed here that you liked?  Of course, if you have any questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away!  Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Cherish Friendship (W 122880, C 122882), Curly Cute (W 117014, C 120510), French Foliage (W 120845, C 121166); Inks: Basic Gray (109120), Crumb Cake (121030), Lucky Limeade (122935), Wisteria Wonder (122936), More Mustard (103162), Soft Suede (115657), Rose Red (101778), Sahara Sand (105208), Early Espresso (119670), Crumb Cake Stampin’ Write Marker (120967); Designer Series Paper:  Flirtatious Specialty (122360), Pocketful of Posies (122354), First Edition (121878); Card Stock:  Crumb Cake (120953), Early Espresso (119686), Baja Breeze (111352), Naturals Ivory (101849); Tools:  Blender Pens (102845), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Sponge Dauber (102892), Big Shot (113439), Perfect Pennants Bigz Die (123126), 1-3/4″ Scallop Circle Punch (119854), Lace Ribbon Border Punch (122362);  Glitz and Glam:  Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772), Basic Pearls (119247), Antique Brads (117273)