It’s Sunday, and The Paper Players have a wonderful color challenge planned for you…Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla! I opted to go the vintage route, using the new Strength & Hope stamp set. This set will be available starting May 1st, when the Summer Mini Catalog is released. Stampin’ Up! has partnered with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF). For every one of these stamps sets sold, Stampin’ Up! will donate $2 to BCRF. What a noble cause!

The Stampin’ Schach Stampin’ Tips:

• Think outside the box! The Blushing Bride scallops are actually punched from the Build a Cupcake Punch. Do you recognize the icing? How cool is that! A vintage touch is achieved by distressing the edges with Soft Suede ink and accenting the scallops with Basic Pearls.
• Who can resist the emboss resist technique? The Flourish from Strength & Hope is heat embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder. Crumb Cake ink is sponged on in a circular motion over the embossing, and the excess removed. It’s so easy!
• Glitter, glitter everywhere! The Butterfly, which was stamped in Baja Breeze, receives a liberal dosing of Dazzling Diamonds.

• The Hope medallion is surrounded by Baja Breeze Glass Glitter.

• It’s all in the details! Victoria Crochet Trim was smudged with Soft Suede ink. A Blushing Bride mini-heart was punched out with the Two-Step Owl Punch and popped up using a Mini Glue Dot on the Flourish. Corners are curled using the Round File from the Distressing Kit, while Linen Thread forms cross-stitches on the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch.

Coming Up: Twins update, Emboss Resist video tutorial, Paisley Petals product peek, Troubleshooting the Color Spritzer Tool video tutorial, Pals Paper Arts sneak peek
Stamp Set: Strength & Hope; Ink: Baja Breeze (111833), Early Espresso (119670), Soft Suede (115657), Crumb Cake (121030), VersaMark (102283); Stampin’ Write Markers: Crumb Cake (120967), Soft Suede (120973); Designer Series Paper: Elegant Soiree (117163); Card Stock: Early Espresso (119686), Blushing Bride (119796), Very Vanilla (101650); Tools: Build a Cupcake Punch (121807—Occasions Mini), Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch (119275), Big Shot (113439), Square Lattice Textured Imressions Embossing Folder (119976), Two Step Owl Punch (118074), 1-1/4″ Circle Punch (119861), 1-3/8″ Circle Punch (119860), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Heat Tool (100005), Stamping Sponges (101610), Distressing Essentials Kit (118762), Cutter Kit (106958), Sponge Dauber (102892); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247), Baja Breeze Glass Glitter (121883), Dazzling Diamonds (102023), Linen Thread (104199), Baja Breeze Seam Binding (122331), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132), Victoria Crochet Trim (118481), Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (118772)

Ribbon Winner

Congratulations to the winner of the Chocolate Chip and Always Artichoke 1/4″ Grosgrain Ribbon. The winner, as selected by using a random number generator is #16: Rita.

Rita said…
I don’t remember seeing you use those bright colors before! I can’t wait to see the entire card. I would love to know how many packs of pearls you go through in a week! LOL

Love the picture of the twins. I thought only cats and my grandma were that nosy! 🙂

Rita, just send me your address, and I will send your ribbons to you pronto! A big thank you to all of you who commented. Of course, your comments are very important to me. And remember, if you have questions about the cards that I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

Coming Soon: The Paper Players card, A Technique Video Tutorial, Twins’ Update

Easter Blossoms is one of my favorite sets from the Occasions Mini Stampin’ Up! Catalog. So it was only natural when faced with this week’s Pals Paper Arts Challenge: Fashion Inspiration—Spring/Easter, that it was my “go-to” set. I took my inspiration from the flowers and the texture of the hat. Enjoy my “Vintage Easter Blossoms” card!
The Stampin’ Schach Stamping Tips:

• Texture! What better way to replicate the texture of this adorable Easter bonnet than with Stampin’ Up!’s Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder? I zipped a piece of Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper through the Big Shot, which left a wonderfully worn vintage appearance!
• Make it pop! The Silhouette image was inked with Early Espresso and stamped onto Very Vanilla card stock. After snipping it out, the edges were distressed with Early Espresso and it was “popped” up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.
• Make it your own! Flowers snipped from the Designer Paper form a bouquet for our little lady and fill her basket.
• Vintage touches! Basic Pearls outline the oval mat, giving the illusion of a vintage cameo brooch. They also accent one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! punches, the Scallop Trim Border Punch. Rose Red Seam Binding is easily scrunched simply by pulling a thread. And what better vintage touch than a sprinkle of kisses from the Color Spritzer Tool?

Coming Soon: Strength & Hope/Four Frames stamp sets, Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper, The Paper Players, Color Spritzer Video Tutorial

Stamp Set: Easter Blossom (W 121905; C 122057—Occasions Mini), Inks: Early Espresso (119670); Stampin’ Write Markers: Crumb Cake (120967), Rose Red (100063); Designer Series Paper: Springtime Vintage (121782—Occasions Mini), Subtles Patterns DSP Stack (117152); Card Stock: Soft Suede textured (119948), River Rock (108640), Rose Red (102544), Very Vanilla (101650); Tools: Big Shot (113439), Ovals Originals Die (114525), Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976), Scallop Oval Punch (119856), 1-3/4″ x 7/8″ Oval Punch (119855), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402), Sponge Dauber (102892), Color Spritzer Tool (107066), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Paper Snips (103179); Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls (119247), Rose Red 1/2″ Seam Binding (121884)