Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder

I just had to try out the new Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder in the new Holiday catalog from Stampin' Up!.  The samples that are in the catalog look just like real tin.  
I embossed a piece brushed gold cardstock with the Tin Tile EF and then dragged black Memento across the top of the raised areas.  I think this card is perfect for a man or a woman - and that's great because you get more bang for your buck with this folder.

I also used the Tailored Tag Punch for my sentiment. I swiped the punched piece with my embossing buddy, stamped the Accented Blooms stamp using Encore gold.  I covered my piece with gold embossing powder and then heat set.


Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps - Accented Blooms
Other - Tailored Tag Punch and Tin Tile Dynamic Embossing Folder

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Crazy 4 Challenges - Masculine

It's a masculine challenge this week with Crazy 4 Challenges.   I don't know about you but I do find masculine cards more tricky to make.  I chose to use this "Dog Walker" stamp from Riley & Co.  I stamped the image onto Whisper White and colored it in using alcohol markers.  I placed the stitched rectangle die back over the piece of paper and sponged some ink.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps -Dog Walker from Riley & Co.
Other - alcohol markers


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Word Set 2

Crazy 4 Challenges - Masculine Card

We're making Masculine Cards with the Crazy 4 Challenges team today.  I chose to use a stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Birthday Wished for You.  I colored in the sentiment using Brusho and an Aqua painter.  I put some Brusho onto my craft mat, sprayed with water, and used my Aqua painter to color it in.

The inside sentiment is from my stash.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps- Birthday Wishes for You
Other- Brusho, Aqua painters

Brusho

I had this piece of Brusho piece in my stash for quite a while and now it's finally on a card.  To make the Brusho panel, I embossed a piece of water color paper using the Brick Wall embossing folder.  Then I misted the paper with water and sprinkled on Brusho.  I moved the paper around to get the color to move within the grooves of the brick pattern.  I added a die cut and the front is complete.

For the inside, I used Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop Up.  I stamped the presents from Happiest of Days onto a label - they're colored using Stampin' Blends.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps- Happiest of Days
Cardstock - Night of Navy, Whisper White, Water Color Paper, Daffodil Delight
Stampin' Blends- Cherry Cobbler , Daffodil Delight, Old Olive
Ink- Black Memento
Other- Brusho

Katherine Label Pop Up

Word Set 2 - Birthday

Crazy 4 Challenges - Train Day

The theme for this weeks' Crazy 4 Challenges challenge is to add a train to our cards to celebrate Train Day.  I couldn't find any trains in my stash so I thought I'd use the mode of transportation that I did have.  Zoom Zoom!  

I think the juvenile paper and stickers work perfectly with the punny stamped sentiment.  My son has outgrown these and I am glad that I found another use for them.

I used Karen Burniston's House and Fence Pop Up to make the floating floor.  The banners and rectangle signature area are from Karen's die called Twist Panel.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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House & Fence Pop Up

Twist Panel Pop Up

Word Set 2 - Birthday

Crazy 4 Challenges - Play on Words

The Crazy 4 Challenges team are taking inspiration from the words "Skating on thin ice".  I came across a technique called Black Ice on You Tube and thought it suiting for the challenge.  

I first stamped the sentiment from Stampin' Up! called Birthday Wishes for You in black Memento onto a piece of Silver Foil card stock.  I used several colors of Stampin' Blends to color the inside.  I noticed that if I colored over the black Memento it would get lighter - I think it's because of the foil type cardstock.  So after I finished coloring it in, I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to line it up and stamped again using Versamark and heat embossed with black powder.  As you can see, I didn't line it up perfectly and it has a little shadow - a happy mistake as I really like it that way.  After it cooled down, I swiped the Versamark pad over the top and covered it with holographic embossing powder and heat set.  There's a lot of texture to the main panel and it also intensified the coloring.  For a bit of color I added a bit of polka-dot washi tape.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps- BirthdayWishes for You
Cardstock - Basic Black, Whisper White
Stampin' Blends- Cherry Cobbler (light and dark), Rich Razzelberry (light and dark), Pumpkin Pie (light)
Ink- Versamark
Other- black embossing powder, hollographic embossing powder, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

Crazy 4 Challenges - Perfect Blend

It's Crazy 4 Challenges Perfect Blend challenge.  Create a card with coffee for inspiration in the form of colors, stamps or dies.  I thought I would use different shades of brown to make this masculine card.
I used the Tailored Tag to punch various piece of patterned paper to piece together on a Very Vanilla mat.  I distressed the edges just a little bit, stamped the sentiment from Vertical Greetings, add a bow tie using the Bow Builder punch and it's done!

I followed the punched pattern for the inside of the card and just a sentiment finishes off my masculine card.  

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps- Vertical Greetings, inside sentiment from my stash
Cardstock - Pool Party, Very Vanilla
Punch- Tailored Tag, Bow Builder

Crazy 4 Challenges - Opposite Day

The Crazy 4 Challenges team members are celebrating "Opposite Day".  We're making a card/project that has opposites on it.  Think opposite colors, stripes and polka dots, black and white, mirror image etc.
I have been playing with Brusho a lot lately and I used the Dots and Stripes Stencil to make this card.  I placed the dots stencil on top of my craft mat,  sprinkled on some Brusho, spritzed with water and then laid a piece of Whisper White on top.  I then rolled my brayer over the top to ensure even coverage.

After my piece dried, I embossed Birthday Wishes for You and colored in using Daffodil Delight and Wild Wasabi Stampin' Writer Markers.  I also added a piece of True Gentlemen DSP from the new Occasions catalog.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps- Birthday Wishes for You
Cardstock - Whisper White, Night of Navy, True Gentlemen DSP
Ink- Versamark
Other-  Brusho, Black Embossing Powder, Dots & Stripes Stencil


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Crazy 4 Challenges - sketch

It's the third Saturday of the month and that means it's sketch time with Crazy 4 Challenges.  I followed the sketch to make this fun masculine card.....well I'm thinking masculine because of the colors LOL.

I stamped the image, colored him and then cut around the tail a bit.  Then I placed an oval die around the image with the tail portion on top of the die - so the little tail part wouldn't be cut off.  I hadn't colored in a long time and boy was it fun.

I decorated the inside just a bit with some more pattern paper the same as the front and a sentiment.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Supplies are from my stash.

Paper Pros Challenge

It's time for Karen Burniston's Paper Pros Challenge.  The team is focusing on our "Favorite things".  One of my favorite dies is the Lorna Label because it is so versatile.  I chose to make a masculine card......well because we all need one now and then right?
Surprisingly the only die I did use for this card is the Lorna Label!  I heat embossed Stampin' Up!'s Suite Sentiments onto a label, added some washi tape and viola.

For the inside, I heat embossed a few sentiments from Bring on the Cake and Endless Birthday Wishes.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Lorna Label Pop Up Suite Sentiments Endless Birthday Wishes

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Crazy 4 Challenges - Sketch

It's the 3rd Saturday of the month and that means it's sketch time with Crazy 4 Challenges.  My whole card started off by finding the eyeglasses and bow-tie already die cut in a bag of mine.  So I put my thinking cap on and started die cutting some more pieces to the face and the next thing I knew, my card was created!
I used Props 1, Virgil the Pig and Chilly the Penguin to create the face.  To make the nose, I used Virgil's negative area of his snout.  For the eyes, I used Virgil's for the blue and Chilly's for the white.  The sentiment is from Endless Birthday Wishes - a very fun Stampin' Up! set.

I kept the inside simple by repeating a portion of the face and stamping a funny sentiment from Bombs Away Birthday.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Props 1 Chilly the Penguin Virgil the Pig Endless Birthday Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad 1-3/4" Circle Punch

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Hot Air Balloon Pop Up

I loved Summer's Hot Air Balloon shaker tutorial on the Elizabeth Craft Designs' blog so much that I wanted to give it a try.

I swayed from Summer's tutorial just a bit but not cutting out the center portion of the balloon.  I wanted to show the new Through the Lens Metal paper off!  I die cut the TTL paper and foam using the accent die.  I took a piece of acetate and adhered it to the back of the TTL paper then adhered the foam to that to form my shaker.  Next I filled it up with beads and then placed the larger part of the balloon on top of the stack. 

I cut out the license plate from the TTL stack and stamped my sentiment on the balloon.  A very understated but tasteful masculine card.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Pull it day 2

Welcome to day 2 of the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.
I wanted to make another masculine card for this challenge, so I decided to use the Spiral Circle Pull Card for the base.  I decided to use the Clock & Gears die on the front of my card.  I am in love with Elizabeth Craft Designs' new Through the Lens card stock!  I have used Stone on this card.

I was browsing Pinterest the other day & saw a card with a bowler, mustache and tie.  I knew I could recreate the look using Props 1. The Pull Card Edges make decorating the edges of any pull card so easy.

I used the new Party with Cake stamp set from Stampin' Up! for the sentiments.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stampin' Up! products:
Stamp- Party with Cake