Mystery Stamping #5 CLUES

 

Here are the clues to next weeks Mystery #5 Stamping Event 

Clue #1 This is not a fun fold

Clue #2  5-1/2" x 8-1/2" score @4-1/4 (card base)

Clue #3  DSP 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (vertical layer)

Clue #4  Cardstock: 3-1/2 x 4-3/4" (vertical layer)

Clue #5  DSP: 1-3/4" x 4-1/4" (horizontal layer)

Clue #6 Basic White: 2-1/2" x 3-3/4" (stamped layer)

Free Shipping!

 

Surprise! It’s time for FREE SHIPPING! July 23–25 you can shop and save on all qualifying orders of $75 or more. What a great way to stock up on all your favorite products from the catalog, Online Exclusives, kits, and more!

• Free shipping is for three days only. Orders must be closed July 25.
• Free shipping automatically applies to your cart after the qualifying amount has been met, which is $75 USD  (before tax).
• Coupon codes and Stampin’ Rewards will lower your order’s retail amount. Orders must meet the qualifying amount to be eligible for free shipping

Inside Pocket Bookmark Card

Like any avid reader, I collect books and adore anything related to books! So it's no surprise that I have always enjoyed pretty bookmarks and have been making them for as long as I can remember. I smile thinking about my parents who grew up during the depression. They often used kleenex, an old envelope, or anything handy for their bookmarks. They fostered my love of reading at a very early age, so these bookmark cards are another way I honor them. By creating them with my own two hands, I'm not contributing to the glut of Chinese manufactured stuff we seem to be spending so much money on these days.

Make a bookmark card or two, or three... or lots and send them to friends and relative for a lovely way to let them know you are thinking of them. I've recently sent bookmark cards to my Great Nieces and now I'm going to send some to the ladies in my Bible Study. 

These two bookmark cards were made the ultra gorgeous Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper. The Spotlight on Nature dies provide all the additional embellishments needed for a beautiful card for a friend to cherish.

 Printable Tutorial Here: https://app.box.com/s/ieuo55fvda1kuy8s5nzrmm0d6ng8a9az

Products Used:

Gallery Blooms Stamp Set https://www.stampinup.com/products/gallery-blooms-photopolymer-stamp-set?demoid=2109078

Pressed Flower Motifs https://www.stampinup.com/products/pressed-flower-motifs?demoid=2109078

Beautiful Gallery Patterned Paper  https://www.stampinup.com/products/beautiful-gallery-6-x-6-15-2-x-15-2-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=2109078

Basic Beige Classic Ribbon  https://www.stampinup.com/products/basic-beige-3-8-1-cm-classic-ribbon?demoid=2109078

Spotlight on Nature Dies  https://www.stampinup.com/products/spotlight-on-nature-dies?demoid=2109078

Secret Sea Cardstock  https://www.stampinup.com/products/secret-sea-8-1-2-x-11-cardstock?demoid=2109078

Lost Lagoon Cardstock  https://www.stampinup.com/products/card-stock-8-5-x-11-lost-lagoon?demoid=2109078

Very Vanilla Cardstock  https://www.stampinup.com/products/very-vanilla-8-1-2-x-11-cardstock?demoid=2109078

How to Refill Your Blender Pens and How to Use a Bow Maker

 Blender Pen Refill Process

2 teaspoons Glycerin
4 teaspoons Distilled Water
1/4 teaspoon Isopropyl, Denatured or Rubbing Alcohol

Mix all ingredients together and place them in a small glass container. You can pull out the tips of the pens with pliers or tweezers.

• Put the tips of the pens in the solution and let them soak for about 5 minutes. Put the tips back into the blender pens and you’re good to go.

• To make it last longer, take the blender pen apart and refill the fiber shaft.  Gently remove the tip with tweezers and set it aside. Next, use one of the methods below:

• Tap the pen on your work surface a few times, and a white plastic-covered, fiber-filled tube should come out. If it won't come all the way out, gently drip bits of the Glycerin mixture into the pen shaft until no more mixture will go in.

• Use an eye dropper to drip the mixture into the pen shaft

• Use a veterinary syringe

• You must use Distilled Water because it has no impurities.  Tap water will cause your pens to become moldy inside. 

• Rubbing alcohol is a generic term that can be either denatured alcohol or isopropyl alcohol.

Click Here for Printable Document

Blender Pens are Perfect to use when coloring with inkpads or watercolor pencils!

# 102845 $14.00

https://www.stampinup.com/products/blender-pens?demoid=2109078

Dual-tipped pens filled with specialized solution for easier blending. Use with Basic White Cardstock or Shimmery White Cardstock and Classic Stampin’ Ink.
3 acid-free, xylene-free pens.

Tweezers for removing marker tips:

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Copic-Marker-TWZR-Markers-Tweezer/dp/B003AVO0KC/ref=pd_ci_mcx_pspc_dp_2_t_2

Refill brush tips for Stampin' Blends

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N80PEY?amp=&amp=

How to use a Bow Maker 

Stampin' Class

 We had our monthly Stampin' Class today and it was such a joy to be with my stamping friends! I always have a good time with them:) We did it all: heat embossing, dry embossing, watercoloring, coloring with Stampin' Blends and we played with the new Metallic Rub-Ons. Those would be so pretty on Christmas cards!!  Stamp & Die Bundles as well as Patterned Papers listed above each photo are linked to my online store for ease in ordering.

The first two cards used the following supplies:

• Stamp Sets: Framed Scenes Bundle, Special Moments
• Cardstock and DSP: Basic White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Woven Textures Designer Series Paper
• Ink pads: Early Espresso, Black StazOn
• Water Painter
• Exposed Brick Embossing Folder
• Watercolor Pencils
• Water Painter
• Stampin' Dimensionals
• Self Adhesive Gems/Sequins
• Metallic Textures Rub-Ons

The card below was created with these supplies:

• Stamp Sets: Gallery Blooms Bundle, Go to Greetings (retired)
• Beautiful MotifsDies
• Paper: Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, Very Vanilla, Basic Black
• Ink Pads: Basic Beige, Calypso Coral, Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark
• Stampin' Blends
• Pressed Flower Motifs
• Linen Thread
• Foam Adhesive Strips or Stampin' Dimensionals
• Heat Tool
• White Embossing Powder
• Brick Wall Embossing Folder (retired)
• Classic Label Punch (retired)

I colored my flowers with Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends, but one of the ladies used Poppy Parade and was a knockout!!

The collage card below was created with the following:

• Stamp Sets: Textured Notes Bundle, Unbounded Love, Heartfelt Sympathy (retired)
• Cardstock and DSP: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Woven Textures Designer Series Paper
• Ink pads: Early Espresso, Pecan Pie, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Gray Granite
• Metallic Sequins
• Linen Thread
• Stampin' Dimensionals

Mystery Stamping #4 SOLVED!

 The clues to this mystery were given on Thursday, and here is the solution! This fun fold is quick and easy! Instead of stamping images, I fussy cut flowers from the patterned paper, then used Stampin' Dimensionals to pop them up.  I love how it turned out! This card has a pocket for the sentiment, where you could also put a gift card. A link to the PDF tutorial and the video tutorial are below.

PDF Tutorial: https://app.box.com/s/cu4mheyqxn7weysfmsry0d5ygm71byau

Product Spotlight

 

The Need For Tweed Designer Series Paper

This DSP is amazing! Think of all the different projects you could use this paper with. Can you say 'Masculine'! Add timeless texture to your projects with the Need for Tweed 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper. Whether you’re crafting backgrounds or layering accents for card making or scrapbooking, these versatile patterns will add a refined style to any paper crafting project.

DETAILS
- 12 sheets: 3 each of 4 double-sided designs
- 12" x 12"
- Acid free
- Lignin free
- Colors: Basic Beige, Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Pecan Pie

DESIGNER SERIES PAPER
- Can be used for card making, scrapbooking, and other paper crafts!
- Features exclusive designs by in-house Stampin’ Up! artists.
- Complements other Stampin’ Up! products and colors.

https://www.stampinup.com/products/need-for-tweed-12-x-12-30-5-x-30-5-cm-designer-series-paper?demoid=2109078