Category Archives: Inkup DT

So Sorry

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Just like yesterday’s post, I used the layout by Lynn (here).

For this card, I wanted a more calm card (instead of yesterday’s bright colors). I started with a Crumb Cake card base (something not so dark that I could still stamp the sentiment without having to heat emboss it to show up). I used a bit Comfort Cafe DSP for the top portion.

Using the punches and DSP made this a really quick card!

I really like that this card can be used for just about any “sorry” situation.

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So Sorry
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Mixed Bunch, So Sorry;
Colors: Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso;
Other: Dimensionals, Blossom Punch, 3/4″ Circle Punch;

In My Thoughts

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I was at my mom’s house just before StampinUp Convention. Mom handed me a panel of Pretty in Pink and the Reason to Smile set and said make a card for swapping. Hmmm.

I ended up pulling the Pink Pirouette DSP from the pack – um mostly because I forgot that Pretty in Pink was in the same pack – so I just went with the first pink I found, lol.

I kept the design simple (we didn’t have a lot of time to get it done). I popped the flower head on dimensionals. The vanilla panel is also popped up – which provides a nice little shadow (which translates into dimension).

Thanks for taking a peek!

You’re in My thoughts
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Reason to Smile, Word Play;
Colors: Pink Pirouette, Vanilla, Primrose Petals, Soft Suede;
Other: Pirouette DSP;

Wet Leaves

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This is another card I created for mom’s August camp. This time my assignment was a masculine card using Gently Falling.

This time I started with a technique – wet paper watercoloring. I love this technique and use it a lot.

I also recently discovered a great color combo that uses the new StampinUp color – Summer Starfruit. When I first saw this color I was very intimidated, but now I am loving it!

I kept the sentiment/embellishments very simple because I wanted the focus on the technique background.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Happy Birthday
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Gently Falling, Teeny Tiny Wishes;
Colors: Not Quite Navy, Bashful Blue, Summer Starfruit, Crumb Cake;
Other: Watercolor paper, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Linen Thread;

Rose & Lace Wedding

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I created this card for mom’s August stamp camp. She asked me to create a wedding card. Since I recently got Stippled Blossom and love it, I just had to use it.

To get started, I stamped my rose, leaves, and sentiment. To do the rose, I used an off-stamped inking of Primrose for the first rose layer and then full-strength Raspberry for the shading layer.

When I laid the image/sentiment die cut onto the card base, I knew I wanted something down the center. After looking through my supplies, I decided to use the large lace embossing folder.

I really love the embossing detail. The way I did it was new for me. First I made a tick mark at the center on the top and bottom on the backside of the pink panel. Then I lined up the straight edge of the lace to the tick marks and embossed. Then I turned the panel around and embossed again. It didn’t really leave a line on the other embossing, but it did flatten it just a bit – so I put the panel back through the Big Shot with all tabs and it flattened it out just a bit, but evenly. Hope that all makes sense – really the texture is still very nice.

As a final touch, I then wrapped the crochet trim around the center too.

Thanks for taking a peek!

bride & groom
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Sweet Essentials;
Colors: Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple (ink only), Pink Pirouette (cs only), Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Basic Grey, Vanilla;
Other: Delicate Designs embossing, Labels Collection Framelit die, Crochet trim;

Grunge Gift

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Next week is Mom’s “last chance” stamp camp (where she celebrates those sets that are retiring). My task was to make a teen card using Grunge Rock & Extreme Elements. But not just any card – a gift card for a graduate. Whew!

Now this isn’t overly “graduation” but it still qualifies 🙂

This is my first time doing grunge and thankfully it wasn’t too hard. I did place the melon splashes in their spots purposely. Also, I added a bit of turquoise to balance the ribbon bow.

To decide on the type of gift-card card to do, I did some searching – looking for a type that we hadn’t done yet, but that was also simple. Thankfully I ran across this card.

I ended up using the Rounded Tab and Word Window punches to make my opening.

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Congratulations
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Grunge Rock, Extreme Elements, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: Turquoise, Pear, Daffodil, Melon, White, Basic Grey;
Other: Turquoise ribbon, Round Tab punch, Word Window punch;

Cascading Blooms

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I was in need of a few thank you cards, so I used my random-file program to pick a stamp set. This time Fifth Avenue was selected – and since this is on my to-do list for next month’s stamp camp, I figured I’d get a head start 🙂

The next stamp camp is in honor of retiring products, so I chose to use Peach Parfait as my starting color. I again used the CAS-ual Friday Opposites Attract challenge – so my other color ended up being Baja Breeze (one of my favorite colors).

Once I got the main card finished, I wanted to add a few additional pops of blue, so I took some Pearls and used a BIC alcohol marker to color them.

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Thanks so Much
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Fifth Avenue, Sincere Salutations;
Colors: White, Baja Breeze, Peach Parfait, Black;
Other: Pearls, Lots of Tags die, Peach ribbon; Hot Aqua alcohol marker (BIC);

Vermillion Thoughts

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I designed this card for a recent InkUp stamp camp. My requirements were Young Vermillion and watercoloring. I tried to keep the card simple because of the watercoloring and frame cut-out.

To do the frame, I first embossed the frame on Baja card stock. Then I trimmed around it. Finally I snipped a small slit into the center and used it to cut out the inside. I did this, instead of just layering the cream onto the frame, because I wanted the dimension and true fame-like feel. The Baja frame is popped-up over the cream pennant.

The card base is stamped with the Woodgrain background and lightly spritzed with Smooch.

The bird is watercolored (just a brush, a little water, and reinkers) using Red Riding Hood and Espresso.

Thanks for taking a peek!

thinking of you
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Young Vermillion, Woodgrain background, Teeny Tiny Wishes;
Colors: Soft Suede, Naturals Ivory, Baja Breeze, Red Riding Hood, Espresso;
Other: Hemp twine, Designer Frames embossing folder, Log Cabin Smooch Spritz;

Birthday Remembrances

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I created this one-layer card for mom’s birthday stamp-a-stack camp. All this takes is a little masking.

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Remember When
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Word Play;
Colors: Vanilla, Espresso, Pear, Rose Red;
Other: ~nothing~

Pop Up for Spring

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I created this card for mom’s February camp. We like to throw in funky folds occasionally, so I decided to do a Free Standing Pop-Up card (tutorial @ SCS).

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Pop Up
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Vintage Vogue, Very Vintage wheel;
Colors: Pear, Bride, Baja, Vanilla;
Other: Vanilla Seam Binding ribbon;

Shabby Chic Mother’s Day

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I created this card for mom’s next stamp camp. She wanted me to make a Mother’s Day card using Aviary.

Each (catalog) year she asks her customers what they’d like to see in the coming months. One thing on the current list is more shabby chic. This isn’t a style that either of us like doing. It has been a while since our last shabby card so I thought I’d give it a go for this card.

I used LOTS of products on this card, but it still came together pretty quickly.

I stamped the bird cage base onto the Vanilla panel first, then I embossed it (sometimes I don’t think about it in the right order, lol). Then I just layered and layered until I felt it was enough. I know I could have taken this to another level, but since this is for stamp camp, I needed it to be doable within the time constraints.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Wonderful Mother
All supplies StampinUp unless otherwise noted.
Stamps: Aviary, Delightful Dozen;
Colors: Crumb, Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Marina Mist;
Other: Crumb DSP, Pearls, Leaf die, 5-Petal Flower punch, Pleated Ribbon, lace, button, linen thread, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder;