Stampin with Anita: Stamp 'n Blends

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Birds of a Feather with #GDP206

Hi friends! I am pleased to be joining the Global Project Design Challenge for my first time. I saw this sketch challenge and thought is was perfect for my continuing love of the Birds of a Feather stamp set. Let's make a fun Thanksgiving card!

To create the horizontal stripe, I used the Polka Dot stencil now available in the Holiday Catalog...set of 4 different stencils for $6.00:

I used a Stampin' Sponge section to ink blend the color onto Whisper White card stock:

Once I removed the stencil, I stamped the dotted row from the Swirly Frames set in Blackberry Bliss.

The background circle was cut from Blackberry Bliss using the Stitched Shapes Dies. I next stamped the sentiment from the set "give THANKS" with Crushed Curry, multiple times, on Whisper White card stock and then die cut it out with a smaller Stitched Shapes Die. These dies leave a beautiful stitched line around the edge.

I stamped the fun turkey image with Memento Black ink and colored in with Stampin' Blends of various colors (shown below). I fussy cut it out with our Paper Snips. Everything was adhered together with Tombow Liquid Adhesive, except for our turkey, which was popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals. The final touch was a few curry colored Holiday Rhinestones here and there.

The inside was just a simple sentiment from the same Birds of a Feather stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed this card with our Holiday Baking Turkey! Thanks for sticking to the end and if you would like to purchase any items shown and make your own fun holiday characters...think place cards, gift tags, labels on the back of envelopes, etc. just click on the links below!

Product List

Birds Of A Feather Cling Stamp Set

[150571]

$21.00

Swirly Frames Photopolymer Stamp Set

[146519]

$21.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

$35.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Basic Pattern Decorative Masks

[150697]

$6.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131199]

$8.75

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$7.50

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$8.75

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$7.50

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$8.25

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$4.00

Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[147273]

$9.00

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147935]

$9.00

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144599]

$9.00

Rich Razzleberry Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144602]

$9.00

Blackberry Bliss Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147932]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

$9.00

Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker

[145054]

$4.50

Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels

[150457]

$6.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$4.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$30.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Monday, September 9, 2019

Kylie's Demonstrator Training Blog Hop September 2019

Welcome friends to my blog post for Kylie Bertucci's September Blog Hop. We are Stampin' Up! demonstrators in her training Facebook group. No theme for the hop, just current Stampin' Up! products.

I've been coloring the Birds of a Feather stamp set that is in the Holiday catalog. I was drawn to this set because 1) I love to color, so I look for stamps with open areas that can be colored and 2) this set can be used for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Valentine's Day! Always look for the little stamps in a set too. Notice the stars below-they could be heat embossed and ink blended for a cool background, or stamped and colored in, or heat embossed with the new sparkle embossing powder...little stamps as so versatile!

For this card, I was inspired by a challenge for the Sugar Pea Mix Up Challenge #59.

I went with the layout only, modified a bit, and was happy with the result!

I used a piece of our 6 X 6 Designer Series Paper in the Regal color family - Pumpkin Pie.

For those who are not familiar with Stampin' Up!'s color families - there are 4 main groupings of color that will all coordinate with each other. Each color family has paper, ink, ribbon, markers, and embellishments to match. Here are the colors of ink pads for the Regal family:

All beautiful jewel tones and perfect for an Halloween card.

To color our little pirate duck, I used various colors of Stampin' Up!'s alcohol markers called Stampin' Blends. They come in a combo set of 2 with a light and a dark of the same color or also you can buy them separately. I colored with a sketchy hand to try and create a feeling of feathers. Once the little outfits were colored, I used a silver gel pen to add polka dots for a little more texture. I fussy cut our pirate with Stampin' Up! paper snips which are perfect for detail cutting.

The card itself went together quickly. I added a strip of Basic Black card stock and Gold Foil sheet to the edge of the Designer Series Paper all cut at an angle.

I stamped the circle image from the Swirly Frames Stamp Set using the Stamparatus on Whisper White Thick card stock. This is a great set for backgrounds when you just need a little something more.

The circle was then cut with a large Layering Circle die. I stamp the sentiment with Memento Black Ink using an acrylic block. The circle and pirate were popped up with various Stampin' dimensionals.

I used Holiday Rhinestone Basic Jewels in the yellow color to add a little bling to the card. Hard to pick up on camera, but the self-adhesive jewels add such a nice twinkle!