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Alcohol blends technique with video tutorial


I shared this fun technique on a recent video; I call it the Alcohol Blends Background.  

For the cards above I added pretty floral die-cuts from the Paper Florist dies.  The greetings are from the Kindest Expressions stamp set.  The background colors were made with the following Blends: Left card Mossy Meadow & Lemon Lime Twist. Right card was Berry Burst & Blackberry Bliss.  

To achieve this cool background you need Blends or alcohol markers and rubbing alcohol in a spritzer bottle. I used regular Basic White card stock and a clear plastic folder to work on. You can watch the video here.  

I tried many color combinations; you can see some of the finished cards below plus the backgrounds too. 

I shared this technique on Monday night's Live and challenge my followers to share a card featuring this technique on my Stamp & Share Facebook group.  Share yours here by August 27th to get in on the door prize drawing. 

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  • Peaceful Moments in pastel colors


    Yesterday I shared a bright and colorful card featuring the Peaceful Moments bundle.  Today I have a soft and pastel card; totally different in colors and style but using the same bundle.

    Candace B made this one for our Flowerbug's Team swap.  She chose to use Blushing Bride with Soft Sea Foam, White and Old Olive.  Just gorgeous in a totally different way. 

    • White card base is 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
    • Blushing Bride is 5 3/8" X 4 1/8" 
    • Soft Sea Foam is 5" X 3 3/4"

    She sponged the large petals with Blushing Bride.  I just love that little bud at the top of the leaves.  It's one of the dies in the Poppy Moments set.  You can see the bundle here. 

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    The January Specials are almost over!  

        1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

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    2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

    3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

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  • Witty-Cisms Fun-Fold card


    The Witty-Cisms stamp set is a great all occasions set with fun images and cute greetings to match.  See it here. I created this cute card for a recent online card swap.

    It's a fun fold card with a double opening.  The Real Red flap is scored and the scored edge is adhered under the inside White layer.  The Granny Apple Green main card is standard size but 1" is cut off the right edge to reveal the White inside.  The new Coastal Weave embossing folder was used on the front.  This embossing folder is the one I'm giving to all online orders over $65 in January.  

    Sometimes with this type of fold I add the designer paper to the inside right edge so it shows from the front. This time I added it to the very front along with a stitched scalloped edge piece die-cut with the Stitched Be Mine dies seen here.  

    Here are the measurements:

    • Granny Apple Green main card 7 1/2" X 5 1/2" scored at 4 1/4".  
    • White inside 4" X 5 1/4"
    • Real Red 4" X 2 1/2"
    • Black 2 1/4" X 3 1/4"
    • 1" X 5 1/2" Granny Apple Green gingham DSP; *from the Brights 6 X 6" DSP pack seen here. 

    And more details: 

    • I added a butterfly die-cut from the upcoming Nature's Thoughts dies.  They'll be available in February in the Coordination Product Release.
    • I stamped the main image three times; once on the White punch and again on Real Red for the strawberry and again on scraps of Green. These are cut out and popped up on the main image.
    • White label is the new Label Me Lovely punch seen here.  I love this new punch!  A 1 3/4" circle punch fits inside it for layering. And oval shapes do as well! 

    You can find these items in my online store here. 

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        1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

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    2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

    3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

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  • Honey Bee with Golden Honey Designer Paper


    I know some people do not like yellow but I always have.  When I was young I chose to a yellow and orange them for my bedroom!  (The walls were yellow and the only orange were in accents so it wasn't too garish!)

    When yellow is paired with Black and White it's a happy and striking color combination in my opinion!  

    Here I used Daffodil Delight with the pretty Golden Honey Designer series paper.  It's one of the free choices during our Sale-a-Bration promotion.  I was thrilled to see another black and white designer paper in the offering this year!  You can pair it with just about any color!  It also has gold foil accents on many of the sheets.  click here to see it.

    My gals made this card at my New Catalog Stamp a Stack this last Saturday.  The new Honey Bee bundle coordinates with this paper beautifully.  

    Measurements:

    • Daffodil Delight main card – 5 ½” X 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
    • Black 3 5/8” X 4 ¾”
    • White scrap for hive and for ‘thank you’ greeting
    • Golden Honey left is 2 ½”X 3 ¼”, right is 2” X 3 ¼”

    Below are some projects made for display by Stampin' Up!  

    Did you know you can get multiple products with just one ordering number?  Yup; they're called collections or suites.  You can get everything you need to create the above projects all at once.  Here are the details on this one:

    Honey Bee Project Collection – $103.50.  Item #154225

    The Honey Bee Project Collection gives you a coordinating selection of products to make the Honey Bee Cards. When you buy the project collection, you’ll qualify for the FREE Sale-A-Bration product you also need for these cards: Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper. After you add the project collection to your basket, click here to redeem the Sale-A-Bration product you need to complete the Honey Bee Cards.

    The Honey Bee Project Collection includes:
    * Honey Bee Bundle (10% off): Honey Bee Cling Stamp Set + Detailed Bee Dies
    * Whisper White 8-1/2" x 11" Cardstock
    * Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad
    * Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad
    * Jet Black StazOn Pad
    * Daffodil Delight 1/4" (6.4 mm) Ruched Ribbon
    * Stampin’ Dimensionals
    * Multipurpose Liquid Glue
    * Blender Pens

    If you did order the collection above, besides the Golden Honey DSP you can choose one more Sale-a-Bration item FREE! See them all here.

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    Three January Specials just for you besides Sale-a-Braton! 

        1. All January online orders will earn a ticket in the drawing for a free Little Ladybug stamp set!

    Order online here

    2. All online orders will receive a 10 cards pdf tutorial in an email.

    3. And if your order is over $65 you'll get a free Coastal Weave embossing folder too!

    January Host Code is GEEFZCZV

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