tea-drinking stamper

I have seen this little guy on pinterest in so many settings and I just had to try it. We made this card at my June class and the attendees just raved about it. The scene is created with sponging and stamping. I think it looks like the hedgehog is peeking through the ferns. The designer paper and the wooden leaf are no longer in our catalog, but Stampin' Up! always has great things you can substitute. I began this scene by masking the bottom inch (about) with a Post-it note. Then I stamped the flower from Painted Harvest stamp set using Crumb Cake and Soft Suede inks. After removing the mask, I sponged on the Old Olive and then began adding the "ferns".  The face is from the Foxy Friends stamp set. The sky was created by sponging on some Balmy Blue ink. My original plan had been to wrap the dsp with the burlap ribbon, but I forgot to do so. Another creative opportunity, and I think I like this better than if I had wrapped it. Products Used: Painted Harvest photo

When making this card with my class attendees, I had to assure them that my directions were correct. It just did not seem possible that the card would end up like the sample!  I think that's why its design is called "impossible". After realizing the theory behind this card, I hope to try one going the other direction. The hardest part of this card was cutting the designer paper to fit because it has a one way design. Otherwise, you simply cut two pieces of dsp 2-1/2" x 4" and then cut away the open area. I cut in 3/4" and down 2-1/8"; turn and cut to edge. Anyway, you just have to use a little math to do this on your own. I told my class attendees that you just have to remember the standard card size and be able to figure out half of each dimension. So, if the card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2", you need to know that half of 4-1/4" is 2-1/8" and half of 5-1/2" is 2-3/4". The first step is to score and crease the length of your

I am in love with our new In Colors! And using Lovely Lipstick with Blueberry Bushel on this card makes it perfect for Independence Day - or any other occasion. I used the Stamparatus to create this wreath. It is necessary to create a template first. You need two squares the same size for your template, one centered over the other but tipped on its point. You then choose your flower and set it inside both squares but toward the edge. Set your card stock in one of the squares. Pick up the stamp with your stamparatus, ink it and stamp the card stock. Turn your card stock so it is in the tipped square and stamp again.  Keep rotating your card stock until you have completed  your circle. I did not use the stamparatus for the flower centers or the greenery. My flower is from the Beautiful Bouquet stamp set but the greenery is from the Daisy Delight set. The "happy" thinlit has been retired (and so is the striped embossing folder). I applied the Multipurpose Adhesive She