Use the project below as your inspiration for your project this week:
This week, I got high tech and we are using Mr. Linky!!! If you create an IBCC project, show us!!
Friday, July 31, 2009
IBCC #27
IBCC stands for Idea Book & Catalog Challenge. The IBC challenges are intended to get everyone thinking about the Stampin' UP catalog as an idea book and not only a catalog (since it is intended to be BOTH). The Idea Book & Catalogs are all filled with great sample projects which you can use as inspiration for many different types of projects.
Use the project below as your inspiration for your project this week:
This week, I got high tech and we are using Mr. Linky!!! If you create an IBCC project, show us!!
Use the project below as your inspiration for your project this week:
This week, I got high tech and we are using Mr. Linky!!! If you create an IBCC project, show us!!
Want your name in the spotlight????
I am so sorry to inform you that according to Stampin' UP's new demonstrator agreement effective October 1st, 2009, I will no longer be allowed to promote any company on my blog besides Stampin' UP. I will be finishing off the remaining spotlights that I have already had planned out, but I will not be able to accept any more spotlights.
Thank you for your understanding.
Thank you for your understanding.
Shaving Cream Background Tutorial
As promised, I have made a tutorial for the Shaving Cream Background technique. This technique is a fun and very messy one, so get ready to get your hands dirty and have lots of paper towels handy!!
You will need:
STEPS:
1. Spread out a couple of layers of paper towels on a table. This will be your work surface. I didn't have any problem with leaking with two layers of paper towels. Open your reinkers so they are ready to use.
2. Spray an area of shaving cream large enough to cover your piece of Whisper White cardstock.
4. Smooth the shaving cream with a fork or whatever you have handy.
5. Put a couple of drops of each color of reinker over your shaving cream surface in a random pattern.
6. Using your fork, make a swirling pattern across your shaving cream to mix around your reinkers. You may have to go across the surface back and forth a couple of times to get the reinkers mixed how you want them.
It should end up looking something like this:
7. Next, with your bamboo skewer (for toothpick, just something smaller) make some smaller swirls across the shacing cream for more detail.
Now your shaving cream should have even more detailed ripples and it should look something like this:
8. Take one of your quarter sheets of Whisper White cardstock and press it directly into the shaving cream.
Make sure to press it all the way into the shaving cream, even around the edges. There should be shaving cream squirting around all the sides of the paper like shown in this photo:
9. Peel your paper out of the shaving cream.
10. Using your fork, scrape off the excess shaving cream and put the excess back into your shaving cream pile (will explain later!).
11. Use a paper towel to wipe off the rest of the shaving cream from your paper.
Here is what my paper looked like:
Now, I was left with this pile of shaving cream!! So I used it again :O) Repeat the steps using another quarter sheet of Whisper White Cardstock.
Swirl and smooth out the shaving cream, press your cardstock into it, scrape, wipe. . .
And now you have two!!
So I repeated the process and ended up with 4 very different peices of cardstock with the same pile of shaving cream. The more I used the same shaving cream, the lighter the colors got, but it still looked neat! I could have probably gotten more than 4 pieces out of the shaving cream I was using if I had added a few more drops of reinker to the shaving cream. Since this is such a messy and involved process, I think it is best to work in batches like I did so you can make plenty of paper for later use.
Now, I want to see what you make!! If you make something using this technique, share it below in Mr. Linky. I may just showcase you on my blog :O)
You will need:
- Shaving cream -the foam kind, not the gel kind. I used Barbasol because that is the kind I had on hand.
- 3-4 Stampin UP Classic Reinkers -I am using Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Rich Razzleberry for the tutorial (For the card above I used Dusty Durango, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, and Rich Razzleberry)
- Stampin UP Whisper White cardstock -I cut mine into quarters (4.25inchX5.5inch pieces)
- lots of paper towels
- utensils for mixing and scraping (such as a plastic fork and a bamboo skewer used here!)
STEPS:
1. Spread out a couple of layers of paper towels on a table. This will be your work surface. I didn't have any problem with leaking with two layers of paper towels. Open your reinkers so they are ready to use.
2. Spray an area of shaving cream large enough to cover your piece of Whisper White cardstock.
4. Smooth the shaving cream with a fork or whatever you have handy.
5. Put a couple of drops of each color of reinker over your shaving cream surface in a random pattern.
6. Using your fork, make a swirling pattern across your shaving cream to mix around your reinkers. You may have to go across the surface back and forth a couple of times to get the reinkers mixed how you want them.
It should end up looking something like this:
7. Next, with your bamboo skewer (for toothpick, just something smaller) make some smaller swirls across the shacing cream for more detail.
Now your shaving cream should have even more detailed ripples and it should look something like this:
8. Take one of your quarter sheets of Whisper White cardstock and press it directly into the shaving cream.
Make sure to press it all the way into the shaving cream, even around the edges. There should be shaving cream squirting around all the sides of the paper like shown in this photo:
9. Peel your paper out of the shaving cream.
10. Using your fork, scrape off the excess shaving cream and put the excess back into your shaving cream pile (will explain later!).
11. Use a paper towel to wipe off the rest of the shaving cream from your paper.
Here is what my paper looked like:
Now, I was left with this pile of shaving cream!! So I used it again :O) Repeat the steps using another quarter sheet of Whisper White Cardstock.
Swirl and smooth out the shaving cream, press your cardstock into it, scrape, wipe. . .
And now you have two!!
So I repeated the process and ended up with 4 very different peices of cardstock with the same pile of shaving cream. The more I used the same shaving cream, the lighter the colors got, but it still looked neat! I could have probably gotten more than 4 pieces out of the shaving cream I was using if I had added a few more drops of reinker to the shaving cream. Since this is such a messy and involved process, I think it is best to work in batches like I did so you can make plenty of paper for later use.
Now, I want to see what you make!! If you make something using this technique, share it below in Mr. Linky. I may just showcase you on my blog :O)
I'm Certified Baby!!
Well, at least I finished all my online training so I am an SDU Certified Instructor! I haven't been officially sworn into the secret SDU instructor society or anything like that yet (if there is such a thing? LOL), but I am at least in the end processes of certification!SDU, or Scrapbook Design & You is a Scrapbook education program by EK Success and they teach the basics of design to scrapbookers. Now, I felt pretty confident going into my training that I knew a lot about scrapbooking and even I learned some things during my training so this class will teach even experienced scrapbookers a thing or two! This class is geared towards beginner scrapbookers so if you are interested in learning about scrapbooking, this is the class for you. It really does cover everything you need to know about scrapbooking.
Anyway, my local Joann's store is going to be offering SDU courses starting this fall and I am going to be one of the instructors!!!! YIPPEE!!!
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Light Vs. Dark
- Background was made with the Big Shot and the diamond texture plate from the Stampin' UP Backgrounds I Texturz Plates pack
- Bunnies are from the Stampin' UP Forest Friends stamp set. They are stamped in Crushed Curry, Lovely Lilac, and Dusty Durango
- Sentiment is from the Stampin' UP Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. Sentiment is stamped in Basic Black
- Scallop border was made with the Stampin' UP Scallop Edge Punch
Retired Stamps for Sale! (Staying at the top)
Check out my retired stamps for sale! Click here!
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The Big Shot Giveaway has a Big Winner!
We have a Big Winner to announce!!!!!!
For my Big Shot Giveaway in July, I had 6 entries, 5 of which came pretty early in the month and the last entry just squeezed in the last day of the contest. So this morning, I stuffed all 6 names into one of Johnny's baseball caps and drew out a name. If I hadn't been sick for the past month, I might have even taken photos, but forgive me, I look pretty awful (and I need to pluck my eyebrows!! LOL) so I skipped the photos!
Anyway, the name that I pulled out of the hat was. . . . . .
And of course, I didn't leave the other 5 players empty handed. Each of them got something special as well. They get to be a demonstrator for a day! They get to use my 20% discount on their next order :O) HOORAY! Everyone is a winner at Scrapmaster's Paradise!!!
Now, I think EVERYONE should own a Big Shot, so if you don't own a Big Shot, GET ONE!!! LOL They are truly awesome tools. I love mine and I am sure you will love yours too. If you have any questions about the Big Shot, please send me an email scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com . Look at all the things this puppy can cut:
*Thick corkboard
• Thick chipboard (59 mil)
• Colored magnet
• Ruffle board
• Paper wood
• Balsa wood (3/32”)
• Bass wood (1/16”)
• Metal mesh
• Aluminum (.016)
• Tin (.008)
• Adhesive and nonadhesive mat board
• Drawer liner
• Shelf liner
• Vinyl
• Static cling vinyl
• Shrink film
• Fine sandpaper
• Clear acetate (20 mil)
• Vellum
• Card stock
• Patterned paper
• Flocked paper
• Contact paper
• Textured paper
• Metallic paper
• Linen paper
• Suede paper
• Embossed metallic paper
• Basketball embossed paper
• Faux alligator textured paper
• Self-adhesive glitter paper
• Fabric
• Canvas
• Iron-on fabric
• Soft plush fabric
• Burlap
• Velvet
• Corduroy
• Lace
• Heavyweight denim
• Terry cloth
• Funky fur
• Thin leather
• Quilt batting
• Warm & natural batting
• Fusible fleece
• Self-adhesive craft metal
• Self-adhesive cork
• Self-adhesive foam
• Self-adhesive magnet
• Self-adhesive felt
• Adhesive and nonadhesive rubber
• Pop up sponge
• Poly foam
• 100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax.)
***The following materials work well when creating die cuts with the Big Shot machine and Bigz and Originals dies. Please note the maximum thickness of several materials. As a rule of thumb, you can cut a material with your Big Shot machine and Bigz or Originals dies if you can cut it using your Craft & Paper Scissors.
For my Big Shot Giveaway in July, I had 6 entries, 5 of which came pretty early in the month and the last entry just squeezed in the last day of the contest. So this morning, I stuffed all 6 names into one of Johnny's baseball caps and drew out a name. If I hadn't been sick for the past month, I might have even taken photos, but forgive me, I look pretty awful (and I need to pluck my eyebrows!! LOL) so I skipped the photos!
Anyway, the name that I pulled out of the hat was. . . . . .
MEME!!!!!!!!!
One of the greatest things about being a Stampin' UP demonstrator and running my own business is that I actually get to know and become friends with many of my fellow stamp addicts, ahem, I mean customers. I say this because I absolutely adore MeMe! She is just awesome! We have lots of fun at her stamp-a-stacks and she is going to be one of our monthly croppers. Oh, and she is a Tupperware consultant so if you need Tupperware, then she can hook you up!!
And of course, I didn't leave the other 5 players empty handed. Each of them got something special as well. They get to be a demonstrator for a day! They get to use my 20% discount on their next order :O) HOORAY! Everyone is a winner at Scrapmaster's Paradise!!!
Now, I think EVERYONE should own a Big Shot, so if you don't own a Big Shot, GET ONE!!! LOL They are truly awesome tools. I love mine and I am sure you will love yours too. If you have any questions about the Big Shot, please send me an email scrapmastersparadise@yahoo.com . Look at all the things this puppy can cut:
*Thick corkboard
• Thick chipboard (59 mil)
• Colored magnet
• Ruffle board
• Paper wood
• Balsa wood (3/32”)
• Bass wood (1/16”)
• Metal mesh
• Aluminum (.016)
• Tin (.008)
• Adhesive and nonadhesive mat board
• Drawer liner
• Shelf liner
• Vinyl
• Static cling vinyl
• Shrink film
• Fine sandpaper
• Clear acetate (20 mil)
• Vellum
• Card stock
• Patterned paper
• Flocked paper
• Contact paper
• Textured paper
• Metallic paper
• Linen paper
• Suede paper
• Embossed metallic paper
• Basketball embossed paper
• Faux alligator textured paper
• Self-adhesive glitter paper
• Fabric
• Canvas
• Iron-on fabric
• Soft plush fabric
• Burlap
• Velvet
• Corduroy
• Lace
• Heavyweight denim
• Terry cloth
• Funky fur
• Thin leather
• Quilt batting
• Warm & natural batting
• Fusible fleece
• Self-adhesive craft metal
• Self-adhesive cork
• Self-adhesive foam
• Self-adhesive magnet
• Self-adhesive felt
• Adhesive and nonadhesive rubber
• Pop up sponge
• Poly foam
• 100% pure beeswax (cut with parchment paper on top & bottom of beeswax.)
***The following materials work well when creating die cuts with the Big Shot machine and Bigz and Originals dies. Please note the maximum thickness of several materials. As a rule of thumb, you can cut a material with your Big Shot machine and Bigz or Originals dies if you can cut it using your Craft & Paper Scissors.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Royal Tour Blog Candy Winner!
And the winner is. . . .
Happy Crafting,
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Carolyn!!!!!
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Happy Crafting,
Order Stampin' UP from me 24/7, click here!
Go to the Scrapmaster's Paradise Online Store
Go to the SPCC Challenge Blog
Cricut Wednesday
**I am on a ProvoCraft/Cricut Boycott! They won't get another dime from me! Got a Cricut? Well use it! Don't have one yet? Consider a different machine!! Click here for more details about my boycott and how I got here!! You can join the boycott too!**
Happy Wednesday ya'll! I will get to my Cricut Wednesday project in just a moment, but I want to share something very personal with all of you first. Many of you have been so kind and thoughtful, leaving me comments and writing to me about my migraines so I wanted to give you an update.
I have some not so happy, but happy-at-the-same-time news to share with you today. As you know I have been dealing with horrible migraines for about the past month, daily in fact. Well I went for blood work last week and I got my results today. I have Vitamin B 12 deficiency which must have developed over this past year because I was checked last year for it. So tomorrow I go in for my first of many weekly B12 shots. Hopefully this will stop some of the migraines! So it sucks that I am going to have to deal with this forever, but at least it explains the recent migraine cluster a bit. Also, I go in next week for Botox treatment for my migraines. I am exhausted and my mom is going to just pay for it because our insurance is refusing to pay for it. HATE insurance!! Thankfully, my mom is able and willing to do such a generous thing for me. This stuff is NOT cheap. It is a big deal to me that she is doing this. I can never put into words how much my mom means to me and how much this means to me that she would do this for me. Thank you all for your continued support and I appreciate your thoughts and prayers. Some days are harder than others and your kind words always mean a lot to me.
Now, finally, what you've been waiting for. . . Cricut Wednesday!!!
Today's project features a giant tree die cut from the Cricut Pooh and Friends cartridge. This has to be the cutest tree ever! OK probably not, don't go showing me cuter ones, leave me to my ideas!! This tree, border under the photo, and the background was made with patterned papers from the DCWV Spring Glitter Stack.
- deer are stamps from the Stampin' UP Forest Friends stamp set. They were stamped using Creamy Caramel ink onto Whisper white ink and then I cut around them using my new Xacto knife that Elmer's sent to me! I will be posting more about this awesome tool soon. Did I mention it is PINK?!!?!
Reminder: I'm Giving Away a Big Shot!!!
I just want to remind you that today is the LAST DAY to get in on the BIG SHOT GIVEAWAY! That's right folks, I am giving a big shot away! Right now, the players each have a 20% chance at winning!! Click on the info at the bottom of this post for complete details!
Later this afternoon, I will be posting my Cricut Wednesday project and the winner to my Royal Blog Tour Blog Candy. Until then, I will leave you with some lovely peeks of the new DCWV paper stacks!!!!!! Gotta have em!!!! You can get all 8 of these beauties at Joann's (I work there so go there! LOL)
Joann's is having it's Founder's Day Sale from August 2nd through August 15th so these new stacks will be on sale and I am pretty sure the new Fall Stacks will be on sale too!!!
Be Mine Premium Stack:
The Rustic Premium Stack:
The Mainstreet Premium Stack:
The Mod-Retro Premium Stack:
The Generation Tech Premium Stack:
The Downtown Loft Premium Stack:
The Crafty Premium Stack:
The Doodlin' Around Premium Stack:
Later this afternoon, I will be posting my Cricut Wednesday project and the winner to my Royal Blog Tour Blog Candy. Until then, I will leave you with some lovely peeks of the new DCWV paper stacks!!!!!! Gotta have em!!!! You can get all 8 of these beauties at Joann's (I work there so go there! LOL)
Joann's is having it's Founder's Day Sale from August 2nd through August 15th so these new stacks will be on sale and I am pretty sure the new Fall Stacks will be on sale too!!!
Be Mine Premium Stack:
The Rustic Premium Stack:
The Mainstreet Premium Stack:
The Mod-Retro Premium Stack:
The Generation Tech Premium Stack:
The Downtown Loft Premium Stack:
The Crafty Premium Stack:
The Doodlin' Around Premium Stack:
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Royal Blog Tour
Welcome, blog hoppers! My name is Samantha, a daily craft blogger here at Scrapmaster's Paradise. Some of you might know me around the forums as "thescrapmaster". I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite stamp sets from the new catty, the very lovely Wings of Friendship stamp set.
Below are some sample projects I made with this elegant set:
This card features the shaving cream technique. Be sure to visit after the tour for a tutorial so you can learn how to do this technique. After the tour I will also be giving you all the details on how to recreate these projects on your own so be sure to sign up for email updates or become a follower in the sidebar.
This card is a very simple card using the new In Colors Melon Mambo and Soft Suede with some pretties.
Want blog candy?
For tour viewers I am offering this set of scallop tags made with the Man's Best Friend stamp set. This stamp set is currently on the dormant list.
How to enter for a chance to win:
Be sure to scroll down for my usual daily blog post during the blog tour. Thanks for letting me share my favorite new stamp set with you, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your tour!
Below are some sample projects I made with this elegant set:
This card features the shaving cream technique. Be sure to visit after the tour for a tutorial so you can learn how to do this technique. After the tour I will also be giving you all the details on how to recreate these projects on your own so be sure to sign up for email updates or become a follower in the sidebar.
This card is a very simple card using the new In Colors Melon Mambo and Soft Suede with some pretties.Want blog candy?
For tour viewers I am offering this set of scallop tags made with the Man's Best Friend stamp set. This stamp set is currently on the dormant list.
How to enter for a chance to win:
- Become a follower of my blog from the sidebar and leave a comment here once you are a follower.
- For an additional entry, sign up for my email newsletter (also in the sidebar).
Be sure to scroll down for my usual daily blog post during the blog tour. Thanks for letting me share my favorite new stamp set with you, and I hope you enjoy the rest of your tour!
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WOW! I have done the shaving cream technique before, but not with these gorgeous results, I shall return to see your tutorial and what I need to do to make this gorgeous background. Love these projects, thanks so much for sharing.
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