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Life is Beautiful with a beautiful masked & sponged window technique!


I like to join many online card swaps in groups with friends from all over the country; especially when new catalogs come out. 

Here is a swap I made with my Life is Beautiful stamp set; the set I helped create as a Million Dollar Achiever with Stampin' Up!  I achieved this over a year ago but the stamp set just came out this month.  You can order it now here. 

I chose to use Bermuda Bay, Early Espresso and Very Vanilla card stock. The inks are Bermuda Bay, Early Espresso and Calypso Coral.  I absolutely LOVE creating masked windows! Sponging is a learned art and I have some great tips for you.  I shared this card on Facebook Live Tuesday, August 11th and uploaded the video to YouTube below.  

This card is one I am so pleased with.  It shows off the pretty images included in the set so perfectly. 

Do you make doubles or more of your favorite cards?  I actually really like making multiples of the same card.  But when you're doing a time consuming technique like this one it can little 'old'!  However, using the Stamparatus when making multiple cards is the ONLY way to go!  It sure makes quick work of making many of the same card.  I don't usually like to show my 'messy desk' pictures but you can see what happens to my desk area when I'm working! It gets smaller and so crowded! Ha!


Watch the video below for step by step tutorial on making this pretty card.  Plus I share tons of card ideas for this pretty and versatile stamp set! 

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  • Another Stunning Fall Framed Sampler project!


    Here's the second Framed Sampler project from the swap my Flowerbug's Team held earlier this month.  they always impress me with their talent. Check out the first one here. 


    I love each and every one! 

    We chose to use colors in the Gilded Autumn specialty designer paper for our swap.  We could create any shape or design we wanted to within the Fall theme.  It seems to always work out that we have a nice variety of sizes etc.

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  • Wow; look at this gorgeous Fall Sampler!!


    Earlier this month my Flowerbug's Team held a Fall Sampler swap.  We each created one element and made multiples of it for everyone in the swap.  These swaps are super fun to make!  The only rule we have is that everything is current Stampin' Up! product and the colors coordinate with the Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper.  

    Look!!

    Isn't it amazing!?  We had enough people to make two!  I'll share the other one tomorrow.

    I adhered each piece on a 12" sheet of the In Good Taste designer series paper.  This texture style paper is on sale right now in October!  But there's just two days left to get it!  Go here to order yours. 

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  • Fall cards are easy with my Life is Beautiful stamp set


    Here's the last card this week with my Life is Beautiful stamp set. 

    I chose to use the colors in the gorgeous Gilded Autumn specialty designer paper; Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Vanilla and Mint Macaron.  This pretty paper was out of stock but it's back now; get it here while you can!

    Details:

    • The pumpkins are fussy cut from one of the sheets in the Gilded Autumn DSP
    • The leaves are inked in Cajun Craze and Mint Macaron and stamped off once or more for a lighter hue
    • the greeting tag is die-cut with the Ornate Frames dies. 
    • The grass image on the bottom is from the Field of Flowers stamp set

    Measurements:

    • Early Espresso card 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
    • Very Vanilla 4 3/4" X 3 1/2"
    • Mint Macaron 5" X 3 3/4"
    • Cajun Craze 5 1/4" X 2" 

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