Hey everyone! I have a technique video for you today! How to Create a Watercolour Wash with Stampin’ Up! Inks! I’m finally getting the hang of how to do these, certainly not my strength!
Hope you enjoy it and have fun playing!
Cheers for now – Alisa
Woohoo, it’s time for another round of Stamp by Mail. This round we’ll be focusing on the beautiful Peony Garden Suite, with it’s romantic and soft looks.
This Stamp by Mail is going to run a little different to previous rounds, due to catalogues releases changing times. This round is going for 3 months instead of the usual 4.
Stamp by Mail is a subscription-based program, where basically everything is done for you. I create 3 cards for each month for 3 months. I precut your cardstock, and select your products so that everything coordinates perfectly for you. All the guesswork is taken out.
Included is:
You will need a few of your own items:
Here’s how the rest of it works:
Stamps by Mail will run over 3 months to which you will subscribe to. Each Month you will receive Product and your Card Kit in the mail from me. Instructions are emailed out.
For example: In the first month, you may receive the Prized Peony Stamp Set and Die. The first month’s cards will use just the product you receive in the first mail out. As the months progress, you’ll have more product to play with and the cards become a little more involved. You’ll have oodles of left over embellishments and paper to continue creating your own cards.
Cost
What if I already have some products?
If you already have some of the products, please feel free to choose another product to the same value.
When does it Start? Stamps by Mail will begin in June 2020. I will order supplies to come to me on the 10th of each month. I’ll ship them out as soon as I receive them. The first month may be late, as I’ll be ordering my own products on the 3rd June, I’ll madly design our first 3 cards, cut kits and get them out to you as soon as I can.
Sign me up! – Registration will end on the 10th June 2019 (Australia Only) – Come to the blog if you don’t see the paypal button.
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Paula and I have been working on our next Monthly PDF Class, this card is one I made first, but I didn’t quite have all the feels for it to put it in our PDF. So, it didn’t make the cut.
Nothing wrong with it of course, but just not what I was after for our Class (it’ll be out on the 3rd June).
Pretty straight forward card, but somethings that might not be obvious – I sponged around the Gray Granite base with Whisper White Ink to lighten it up a little. And the white dots are from the In Good Taste Elements. They are wooden elements, but I’ve white embossed these for my card.
Colours are Rococo Rose, Gray Granite and White, plus Shimmery for the flowers.
Don’t forget that there’s just a few more days left until I close off the InColor Club and Paper Share I have running. I’ll also have details of the next Stamp by Mail up soon.
It’s time for a new Annual Catalogue Paper Share.
Sadly I can’t show you a graphic, but if you have the catalogue you can look them up 🙂
These are the Papers are in the share, you’ll receive a 1/4 pack of each of the following:
Cost is $50 plus postage ($9.20 Standard, $12.20 Express – Small Bag). Postage from the warehouse to me is FREE.
PLUS you’ll get a FREE share of the new Rainbow Glimmer Paper
Registration is open until the 31st May, I’ll send out invoices around that time via Paypal, and order on the 3rd June. Please allow time for me to receive the papers, cut and pack. Australia Only.
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I have another Sneak Peek for you, this time with the Birds & Branches Bundle.
This new Bundle has a couple of cute 2 step stamping technique birds. Branches, Leaves, little flowers, some eggs for the nest. All with matching dies, and a couple of stand alone dies.
For this card, I stamped the images on Fluid Watercolour Paper and washed over the image with an Aquapainter, then added a second colour to give more depth. For example, the leaves were stamped in Old Olive, then Mossy Meadow ink added to it.
Blueberry Bushel is one of the outgoing InColors, it’s a pretty bold colour and sure makes a statement!
Tomorrow I’ll have details of the Paper Share with registration for it. I also have my InColor Club running, thanks to all those who have joined already.
Cheers for now – Alisa
Hey Everyone! I have a little Tasteful Touches Sneak Peek for you today. And… I wanted to use up the Crackle Paint card I had from filming the other day.
So I pretty much had to use Rococo Rose in my colour combo considering that’s what I used on my background. While I was filming, I mentioned that I thought the Ribbon Combo from my last card was Gray Granite. (turns out it wasn’t) but I had decided to use Gray Granite as my pair to Rococo Rose.
Now, I’m not the best at layering elements to get the right type of look, but I had a go! The Feathers, the Sprig, and the Sentiment are all from the new stamp set Tasteful Touches. The die cut is from it’s coordinating Die Set. I’ve also used leaf die from Tropical Dies which is on the retired list. I love the open-ness of this die, which does cluster nicely with other elements.
Now since my last card, the Crackle Paint Background Stamp has sold out. But you can try this technique with any background stamp. Here’s the video again, in case you missed it the first time.
And a graphic for your Colour Combo Board on Pinterest, for when you’re stuck on colour ideas.
That’s it for me today, but don’t forget that I have my a-MAY-zing double Gift With Purchase when you order Online and use the Host Code below. The spend amounts for your gifts are in the graphic. Gifts will be posted out in June.
I got a lovely surprise in the mail yesterday! Cindy Banks, one of my Team Members, sent me this gorgeous package.
First was the card:
Cindy used the Best Dressed DSP for the whole set she sent me.
Then was this cute envelope about the same size as the card, just a tad smaller.
In the envelope was a cute little handmade note book. It has lined pages with the DSP Cover. Will be perfect for my handbag.
And finally a cute little Tea Bag Envelope. I haven’t opened this yet but can feel a tea bag in there 🙂
Such a lovely package to receive on cold wintery day!
Cheers for Now – Alisa
I had a another play with the Colourwash Background with 2 Colours this time, and no embossed background. And it’s for my son’s birthday card, so hope it isn’t too boring!
Ugh, older Teenage Boys are so hard to make cards for! But I had fun making it soo…..
So I kept the card pretty simple, and tried to keep embellishments to a minimum and sort of boyish.
I’ll see if I can do another video for you and hopefully get it to work a second time!
Cheers for now – Alisa
Hey Everyone! Here are the details of my very first InColor Club.
Being my first club ever, here’s how I hope it’s going to work!
Club will run for 5 months, each month you’ll receive the following products in one colour:
Total Cost per Month for 5 Months is $34.30, Cost from the warehouse to myself is free. Total cost over 5 Months is $171.50
Colours each month will be randomly selected. By the end of the 5 months, you’ll have the whole collection.
Club will start on June 3rd. I’ll order all the products to come to me, then package your club contents and ship them out. Please allow at least 2 weeks min, with current conditions, could be longer.
Invoices will be emailed each month via Paypal just before the 1st of each month. Australia Only Please.
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Well, my eldest turned 19 today. I have a few man cards in my stash, but I was thinking they were too manly, not teenagery! So this morning before he got up, I whipped up a card. And because I was short on time, I CASEd myself, but used Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper instead.
First, here’s the card I cased from a couple of days ago.
And here’s my card today.
I was going to use the exact same layout, but the extra layers would have covered all the wagons on the DSP, what would be the point in that?
The Large Number Dies retired some time ago, somethings you just can’t part with. I’m just sad I never invested in the matching alphabet. I added a little ombre depth to the 19 using the Cajun Craze Blends.
The Happy Birthday from Label Me Bold (retiring) was a little boo boo but I think worked in well. When I stamped the first image I was going to use, it was a little too heavy due to a juicy inkpad, so I stamped it a second time and got this cool effect. So not really a boo boo, just me too lazy to get the inkpad sorted out.
So one boys’ card is done, now I have a 17th to make. I’ll try not to leave it to the last minute. I have a few days!
Cheers for now – Alisa
Hey Everyone! I’ve had such a response from the card I posted yesterday, thank you! I’ve filmed a video showing you the Crackle Paint Emboss Resist Watercolour Wash Background!
It’s a very simple but effective technique! Hope you enjoy creating!
Cheers for now – Alisa
Crackle Paint Stamp is retiring, along with a few other background sets. The Breathtaking Bouquet and Handwritten sets are also retiring.
I love them for adding texture in the background! In this card I’ve embossed on Shimmer Card, then did a watercolour wash over the crackle.
Then I also did the same for the Rose and Leaves from To A Wild Rose Stamp Set. The sentiment comes from Label me Bold also retiring. And I can tell you now, this set will be one that stays in my collection and will be used often.
The Mossy Meadow twine is from the Magnolia Lane Ribbon Combo Pack which is also on the retiring list.
I might even create a video for you showing the background, as I tried a new way of doing it. I don’t normally have much luck with watercolour washes.
EDITED: You can find the Video HERE
Cheers for now – Alisa
Hey Everyone! I thought I’d do a quick Blog Post on what I’ve got coming up in June, that you’ll need to register for in May.
Sadly I can’t show you any pictures of all the yummy new products, because I don’t have any yet, and I can’t show you images from the Catalogue.
Stamp by Mail
Paper Share
InColor 2020/21 Club
Stay tuned for registration of these programs I’m running towards the last part of May
Here’s one picture I can show you!! It’s not coming until August, but something to get excited about!
Cheers for now – Alisa
Dashing Deer is Retiring, and if you don’t have it yet, you might like to get it – but be quick as it’s low in inventory!
Now these cards are older ones that I’ve made, so some of the photography is a little dodgy!
I’m pretty sure I even have video for the last card shown.
Don’t forget that I have an a-MAY-zing double gift with purchase for May when you order online and use the code below!
The Stampin’ Up! Varied Vases stamp set is retiring. Here’s a card I just made, plus a couple I made some time ago.
I’ve stamped the vases on Fluid Watercolour Paper with Black Stazon, then coloured them with Crumb Cake and Soft Suede Inks. I then used the matching punch to create a mask so that I could stamp the flower images into to vases.
The flowers have been coloured with Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry and Gorgeous Grape. I’ve done a light wash with Pool Party between each vase.
Here’s a couple from the past, very bright colours!
Cheers for now – Alisa