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ColorLab 40

May 12, 2011 Jentimko 8 Comments

Ooh, take a look at the pretty colors this week at the ColorLab!! I love Not Quite Navy and it is really pretty paired with Rose Red. As soon as I saw these, I knew I was using flowers and Seam Binding! After all, I think I have Seam Binding in all the available colors and keep hoping for more. What was that…it isn’t in the new mini??!! Well, it is still available because it is on the carry over list. YEA!!!

Actually this card is pretty much an advertisement for the carry over list. Framed Tulips Embossing Folder…check, Beveled Windowpanes…check, Rose Red Seam Binding…check! All of them are still available. Now I am sure you are wondering (or maybe not), where is the Baja Breeze?? Well the challenge did call for just a touch and I put it on the largest of the flowers along with Not Quite Navy. Apparently I blended too well and it is hard to see. Oh, well…it is there (and only the barest touch). I love Silhouette Sentiments with the Beveled Windowpanes and have seen this tying technique around lately. It comes together easily and I’m certain I’ll be using it again!

Thanks for stopping in today. I can’t wait to see what you make with these colors! I’m finally catching up from the weekend with family and should have more to post next week. I have a Mother/Daughter Stamping Class tomorrow night that has some fun projects. Hope the rest of your week is great. See you again soon!

Stamp: Silhouette Sentiments; Paper: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White; Ink: Not Quite Navy, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze; Accessories: Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Beveled Windowpanes, Rose Red Seam Binding, Thread (non-SU)

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Rose Butterfly

May 10, 2011 Jentimko 19 Comments

Quick post today since I am still catching up from the First Communion weekend. This card uses a variation of the Stampin’ 411 sketch this week. This butterfly is one of the Presto Patterns DSP and Elements of Style combinations I had been playing around with. I like the ideas of distressing the papers and using some Soft Suede to age it. I have some First Edition DSP sticking out from the corners and was so excited to find out that it is still available for purchase (it is on the carryover list along with the seam bindings!). The ribbon uses the thread pulling technique and is overlaid on the beautiful Victoria Crochet Trim.

I hope your week is going well. I’m working hard to catch up and I’ll be back with another ColorLab Challenge on Thursday. See you then!

Stamp: Elements of Style; Paper: First Edition DSP, Rose Red, Soft Suede, Early Espresso; Ink: Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Rose Red; Accessories: Log Cabin Smooch Spritz, Victoria Crochet Trim, Rose Red Seam Binding, Antique Brad, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Basic Pearls, Blender Pen, Sponges

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Happy Mother’s Day

May 8, 2011 Jentimko 7 Comments

I want to wish you a happy Mother’s Day with two cards made by my sons.

The first is made by my youngest son and he had a lot of fun with my Big Shot. I gave him some retired papers to choose from and this is what he wanted. We rolled out lots of butterflies and played with them until he chose two. You can see that he did all the putting together but I think it gives the card a lot of charm! *smile*

The second card is by my oldest son. Again he chose the image to use and colored it with Watercolor Pencils. He actually stamped the words with my Stamp-a-ma-jig because he wanted them straight (again, his mother’s child). Now I can tell my stampers that the “Jig” is so easy a child can do it!

These cards are for my mother-in-law and the ones for my mom went in the mail before I got pictures. I am absolutely certain that the grandmothers will love them! I hope your Sunday is wonderful. Thanks for stopping in. See you again soon!

First Communion Invitation

May 5, 2011 Jentimko 9 Comments

The big weekend is almost here for my oldest son’s First Communion. Family is coming into town and it is sure to be a great time for all!!

This is the invitation that we sent to friends and family. It was such a joy to make these! My son chose the colors (yep, the apple doesn’t fall far from this tree) and they seem perfect! I was actually going to use just Basic Gray and Very Vanilla but he told me it wasn’t happy enough. He was definitely right!! The Early Espresso and Baja Breeze set just the right tone. I played around with this cross and found that using the “sharp” end of the Stampin’ Write Marker is great for coloring the narrow spaces. The sentiment is from Inviting. I love that the font is flexible for many card styles! A Basic Pearl was the finishing touch on the stamped panel and I popped that panel on Dimensionals. I have to admit that I am pretty proud of this one!! The best part is that it was simple enough to replicate and not make myself too crazy.

You’ll notice that the ColorLab Challenge did not post this week. We will be back next Thursday with our new colors and you will love them! I’m so glad you were able to stop in today. I’m hoping to have a fun post ready for Mother’s Day (hint…I didn’t make the cards). Have a great weekend and I’ll see you again soon!

Stamps: Crosses of Hope, Inviting; Paper: Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso; Ink: Baja Breeze, Early Espresso; Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

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Strength & Hope Campaign

May 4, 2011 Jentimko 6 Comments

As I told you yesterday, I want to share more about Stampin’ Up’s Strength & Hope Campaign. Stampin’ Up is partnering with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation with the sale of this beautiful stamp set. I am excited to tell you that I will be providing the materials to create donation cards at every stamping function I hold in May. My hope is to provide cards that can be sent to those fighting this disease and for them to know how many people stand with them in their fight.

This is the card we will be making all month. I guess you can call it pink with attitude! Pretty in Pink is the star of this show with both the ink and the beautiful Satin Ribbon. The details from yesterday’s card apply but I used the Hope sentiment from the new set instead. Hope is such a promising word and I find it perfect to use with the butterflies! I accented the word and the butterflies with Basic Pearls to add that something special.

The details of the campaign follow along with images of the included products.

Item	Description	Price
118100	Strength & Hope wood-mount set	$17.95
123660	Strength & Hope clear-mount set	$13.95
124475	Strength & Hope digital kit Includes a four-piece stamp brush set, 12 Designer Series Papers, and 10 embellishment pieces.	$9.95

*Stampin’ Up! is donating $2 from this purchase to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® . BCRF is dedicated to preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in our lifetime by funding clinical and translational research worldwide. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org.

I hope you will find this set a necessary addition to your repetoire. You can order through my online store (link on the sidebar) or through your demonstrator. Leave me a comment on this post any time in May and I’ll make a card to donate on your behalf.

Thanks for stopping back in today. I’ll be back tomorrow with a ColorLab Challenge! See you then.

Stamp: Strength & Hope; Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink; Ink: Pretty in Pink; Accessories: Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

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SUOC18 – Butterflies for you

May 3, 2011 Jentimko 7 Comments

For the next two weeks, SU Only Challenges is all about butterflies!

No better time than now to show you the new Strength & Hope set from the Summer Mini! This butterfly image is beautiful!! I inked him up with Pink Pirouette and Early Espresso Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped him on Whisper White card stock. A little pearl from the Basic Pearls adds just the right touch! The sentiment comes from Elements of Style and is inked in the same colors. Of course, a couple more pearls “had” to be added! This layout comes from my Stampin’ Success magazine. Stampin’ Success is a monthly publication that is sent to every demonstrator and is full of ideas, techniques and sneak peeks of new products! One of the many perks of being a demonstrator!

During the month of May, I will be using a version of this layout to make donation cards in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. It is hard to find anyone who hasn’t been touched by this dreadful disease and I’m so proud to be part of a company who is doing so much to erradicate it! Come back tomorrow and I will show you my donation card and give you more information about Stampin’ Up’s campaign.

For today, just enjoy the beautiful butterflies over at the SU Only Challenges site and then go create your own butterfly magic. I can’t wait to see what everyone makes! Thanks for stopping in today!

Stamps: Strength & Hope, Elements of Style; Paper: Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso, Whisper White; Ink: Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso; Accessories: Circle Punches (1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″), Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls

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ColorLab 39

April 28, 2011 Jentimko 6 Comments

Take a look at what the ColorLab Challenge has for you this week! Aren’t they fun??!! I’m not sure I would have thought to put Razzleberry with Pumpkin Pie but they are great together. Who knew?? I found the Clean&Simple:137 sketch too good to not use this week so that is where I got my layout.

I had my Apple Blossoms set out for a Hostess Club project and it called out to be used for this too. It is pretty self-explanatory with all images coming from that set. The DSP is from the Brights Designer Paper Pack and all the accessories are Old Olive.

Spring break continues around here so I can promise this was a quick and easy card! My vegetable garden is now planted and I got to put in some flowers too! My oldest son helped me pick out the flowers at the nursery so I have quite an ecclectic collection! All the better for inspiration in stamping!

Thanks for dropping in today. Don’t forget to go see what the other Color Chemists have created this week. Have a great week!

Stamp: Apple Blossoms (Hostess); Paper: Brights Designer Paper Pack, Old Olive, Whisper White; Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry; Accessories: Old Olive Wide Grosgrain, Bright Buttons Pack, Dimensionals, Thread (non-SU)

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Mother’s Day Rose

April 25, 2011 Jentimko 11 Comments

Today I am sharing another card from my class for Those Wonderful Women. This was our Mother’s Day card for the class. It is also for Stampin’ Royalty’s “Let’s Get Wet” watercolor challenge.

I had the hardest time getting a picture for some reason and the rose looks a little splotchy here. It is prettier in person. The coloring from the class participants was absolutely gorgeous! Now this is as close as I come to a CASE (Copy and Share Everything) and I used this lovely card from Renee Van Stralen at Stamping for Sanity. Her card is so stunning! I simplified a little by leaving the back layer as one piece and keeping it monochromatic. I scrunched up the Rose Red Seam Binding behind the rose and added the Rose Red frame layers behind each Very Vanilla panel. The sentiment comes from the Teeny Tiny Wishes word set.

My children have Easter Break this week so my stamping may be sporadic! I also have my stamp clubs and I am so excited to meet with them. The weather here in Virginia finally feels like spring and I am putting in the rest of my vegetable garden over the next couple of days…what fun! I hope your week is fantastic and I’ll see you again soon.

Stamps: Fifth Avenue Floral, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Rose Red, Very Vanilla; Ink: Rose Red; Accessories: Rose Red Seam Binding, Basic Pearls Blender Pen, Big Shot, Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

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ColorLab 38

April 21, 2011 Jentimko 12 Comments

Look what the ColorLab has created for you this week! A beautiful set of Easter egg colors! You can just feel the breath of spring coming from these, can’t you?? I debated what to make to do these colors justice and I decided to go 3-D. I’m sure you figured out by now that 3-D isn’t usually my go-to thing but I had favorited a project from the very talented Sarah Wills back in March. She has a tutorial for an adorable little basket that I knew would be fantastic with the challenge colors.

Is this not seriously great (if I do say so myself)??!! I pretty much followed Sarah’s tutorial exactly but I did use the box measurements for her plain (not scalloped edge) version. Because I do not have the corner punch she used, I simply added the panels punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch behind the So Saffron basic box panels. The DSP in this is a variety of papers (mostly retired). The Certainly Celery butterflies are from Tea Party DSP (last year – retired), the So Saffron and Pink Pirouette papers are from Bella Birds DSP (two years ago – retired), and the little Baja Breeze butterfly is from Elegant Soiree DSP. I love that the little chocolate eggs match the colors for the challenge (ok, I did actually look for them to match but there were lots of choices)!!

If you want to use this lovely tutorial, just make sure to tell Sarah thanks for all the details she graciously provided! I plan on making a few more of these to use as teacher gifts this week…yes, they come together that easily! Thanks for stopping in today. I probably won’t post again until next week due to the Easter holiday. If you celebrate Easter or Passover, I hope your weekend is filled with wonderful food and time with family. Blessings to you all!

Stamp: Teeny Tiny Wishes; Paper: Bella Birds DSP (retired), Tea Party DSP (retired), Elegant Soiree DSP, So Saffron, Whisper White; Ink: So Saffron; Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Basic Pearls, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sticky Strip, Jumbo Brads, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

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SUOC17 – A butterfly for Mom

April 19, 2011 Jentimko 18 Comments

This week at SU Only Challenges we are making Mother’s Day cards! Now if the special mom in your life is anything like my mom, she saves and loves the cards that are sent. You know what that means, of course. You get to really pull out the stops and make a spectacular card knowing it will be truly appreciated!

I told you last week that I had been playing around with versions of the Beautiful Butterflies die combined with the Elements of Style stamp set. This is really a stepped up version of my butterfly from that post. I started with my gorgeous Presto Patterns DSP and ran it through my Big Shot with the Beautiful Butterflies die. Then I stamped on the two butterflies with the flower stamp. I watercolored in some River Rock and Early Espresso on the stamp image and then sponged on some more River Rock to bring out the pattern of the DSP. A little extra sponging on the edges was done in Early Espresso. I love the soft look of River Rock and how it makes for a non-standard palette so I made that the main color of this card. The sentiment was stamped on River Rock textured card stock and comes from the All Holiday set (I just used a marker on the word I wanted). I stamped the flower image again on the large piece of River Rock to create a toile look.

Next came the ribbon. Sadly, there is no River Rock ribbon right now but I have an easy solution. Make it! It is much quicker to do than I would have ever thought. I took Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon and colored it River Rock with a Stampin’ Write Marker. Then I simply spritzed it with water and blended the ink to look uniform. Let it dry and it is ready to use. This is also a great way to get ribbon in a color that you don’t use very often!

I put a piece of Early Espresso Satin Ribbon under the River Rock ribbon to add the right balance and scrunched the River Rock onto the textured card stock layer. All that was left was adding the final details…an Antique Brad and Basic Pearls. I attached the butterfly together with Crystal Effects so that his wings could look like he is ready to fly.

It is fun to make a card that goes a little beyond on effort…especially for mom! You have two weeks to show us your beautiful creations for Mother’s Day. Convieniently enough, that should give you time to get yours made and in the mail too! This fantastic layout comes from Stampin’ 411, by the way, and I am also entering it into Shelli Gardner’s Creative Challenge this month. After all, April showers bring flowers and the flowers bring butterflies!

Thanks for stopping by today. Make sure you go see the other amazing creations by the SU Only Challenges design team. You will love them!

Stamps: Elements of Style, All Holidays; Paper: Early Espresso, River Rock, River Rock Textured, Presto Patterns DSP; Ink: River Rock, Early Espresso; Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Blender Pen, Sponges, Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon, Basic Pearls, Antique Brad, Crystal Effects, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals

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