Stamp with Michele

May Technique Club - Camoflouge Fun

So I found this technique on a fellow Stampin Up demonstrator's blog.  I changed up the card a bit but used the same stamp set called Lovely as a Tree. 

This is another very manly technique.  I could see this being used for a Fathers Day card, masculine birthday card or how about a military person card?

 

Shelli Gardner, CEO & Co-Founder of Stampin Up brought this set up at Leadership stating we

demonstrators use it too much & sell too many to let them retire it.  We were all very happy to hear it was not being retired.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA is healing quite well from her foot surgery.

May Technique Club - Denim

So yesterday I was working on next months Technique Club projects.  I found a card similar to this done by another demonstrator but changed it up a bit & used a stamp set called Creative Elements.   Wouldn't this be cute for a graduation card or even a birthday card? 

  I would have put a bigger bill in the pocket but didn't have any in my purse but you get the idea. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michele Schmidt, Waterloo, IA

March Technique Club- Enameled Glass

Here is my March Technique called Enameled Glass.  I love the look of this.  The shine comes from Crystal Effects so you have to give it a little time to let it dry.  It is an Easel card that sets up to show it off.  It is propped up by the 3 little flowers on the inside of the card.

This uses a stamp set I actually received free at Leadership Conference this year.  On top of that I just found out a week ago that just for putting up posts about Leadership on my blog I was choosen to pick another free stamp set.  I could pick any stamp set from the catalog or the mini catalog.  I finally picked it out & ordered it tonight.  I chose Bring on the Cake as you never have enough words do you?   

Stampin' Up! products used:  Crystal Effects, several circle punches, dimensionals, Stampin Up stamp set Raining Flowers, You're a Gem stamp set, Boho Blossom punch, Basic RhinestonesTangerine Tango 1/2" Scallop Dots Ribbon. 

 

March Technique- Faux Iris Folding

The first March Technique Club project is Faux Iris Folding.  I received a Leadership Swap card from Michelle Halleen that used the same colors & layout except she had a hole in the middle of hers with a Basic Pearl there & I filled in the hole with the paper.  She also used a Texturz Plate on the red & in one I didn't use anything & the one on the right I used the Elegant Lines Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  She also used different words & cardstock for the Modern Label Punch.  I used 2 different stamp sets I just received in the mail.  One is a free Salebrations stamp set called Elementary Elegance and the other is You're a Gem.  The Designer Series Paper used is also a free Saleabrations item called Everyday Enchantment.  Love it.

This technique is really nice for using up scraps of cardstock & Designer Series Paper.  I already held my club in West Des Moines, IA & will hold it here in Waterloo this week. 

Have a great week everyone, Michele

 

January Technique Club- Quilling

The 2nd Technique this month is Quilling.  We were shown this in our monthly Stampin Success last year.  This magazine is sent to all demonstrators and has many ideas for us to use. 

Stampin' Up! supplies used:  Big Shot, Hearts Collection Framelits ( used the left over pieces), Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, dimensionals, thin strips of retired Designer Series Paper, Blushing Bride 3/8" Pleated Satin Ribbon, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Paper Piercer.

January Technique- Black Magic

Here is the 1st of the 2 Stamp Club Techniques done for this month.  We did the technique & went one step further by using a 2 step stampin stamp set. 

 

Stampin Up Products:

Field Flowers stamp set, Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set, Big Shot, Flower Garden Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Watercolor Pencils, Craft White ink pad, Stamp a ma jig,  Everyday Enchantment Ribbon, dimensionals. 

 

You can earn the Everday Enchantment Ribbon along with a brad pack as one of the free Saleabration products you can pick when you put in a $50 order between January 24th  to March 31, 2012.

November Technique- Vellum Dry Embossing

Isn't this adorable?  I received a swap card from convention using this technique.  That card used Concord Crush and a green, maybe Pear Pizzazz.  Don't have the card near to check it.  I used her same layout except for the colors, I added the punched label with Merry Christmas where she just stamped on the card.  The ribbon & the punch used were different also.  This is called casing.  I am very good at it.  Yes, I don't always come up with my own card although many times I do change them up sometimes so much you would never know.  It is acceptable to case. 

 

 

 

Stampin Up Products used: Snow Much Fun stamp set, Petite Pairs stamp set, Regals Collection Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack, Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Cherry Cobbler marker, Basic Gray marker, Calypso Coral marker, Baha Breeze marker, Vellum Cardstock, dimensionals, mat pack, Simply Scored Stylus.

 

This technique went over so well that I heard at least 4 people between my Waterloo and West Des Moines Technique Clubs that mentioned they would be doing this for their Christmas Cards.  Yeah!

 

November Technique- Tool Stamping

                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I saw this technique on another demonstrators website & loved it. So simple also. I used the same stamp set that she used but used a different stamp for the technique.  I also used different colors & layout.  What you can't see on this picture is the Smooch Spritz I used over the whole card. 

I will show you the other technique soon  ...   Vellum Dry Embossing.

 

September/October Technique- Plaid Stamping

 Plaid Stamping is a very simple Technique where you take a bold stamp & ink with the lightest of 3 colors.  The 2 darkest colors you take & open the ink pad using the edge of the pad to make lines on top of your inked stamp.  Use one color & then turn the stamp to do the 2nd color.  You just need to make sure you clean the stamp off well prior to doing another one so you don't ruin your ink pad. 

The leaf with the words on it needed a little texture so I came up with using the Spider Web embossing folder.  You can put the leaf on the folder so the vein goes down the middle of the leaf.  I have a closeup below. 

Products used: Stampin' Up! Gently Falling stamp set, Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, 5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Sizzix Big Shot, Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, More Mustard cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Bravo Burgundy cardstock, More Mustard ink, Old Olive Ink & Bravo Burgundy ink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September/October Technique- Spotlighting

This card shows the Spotlighting Technique.  This could be used for cards where you either don't like to watercolor very much, you just don't have enough time or just love the technique. I also used the Omitting Technique on the words as the words on the stamp actually say "thankful thoughts of you".  I just used my marker & inked us the "thoughts of you". 

Products used: Stampin' Up! Loads of Love stamp set, Grateful Greetings, Big Shot, Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 1" Circle punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch, Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Blender Pen, Watercolor Wonder Crayons.

What do you think of this very simple technique?  Give it a try.