Stamping With Blue Moon Creations

Punch Pals Magic Card

Nichole, our hostess for the Sunday Stamp Club, asked that I demonstrate the Magic Card. 

The image on the front of the card is black and white.  Pull the tab and voila, the image suddenly has color!  Just like magic!

 

I will admit that this card is not the easiest to put together.  The key is accurate scoring and cutting in order to make the "magic" happen without problems.

The best instructions I've found were done by Beate Johns on Splitcoaststampers:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/magic_card/

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Punch Pals (thanks to Tammy Fite for loaning me her set!)

Ink: Basic Black, Brilliant Blue, Black Stazon, various watercolor crayons

Paper: Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue, Elegant Eggplant-since this was a Stamp Club project, I added the purple in memory of Beth Miller.  She was a special member of our Saturday Stamp Club, and purple was her favorite color.

Accessories: coluzzle, personal paper trimmer and scorer, window sheets, 1 1/4" and 1/16" circle punches, large and small tag punches, rhinestone, silver brad, aqua painter
 
 

Pine Cone Turkey Card-Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

 
In an effort to use the gazillion pine cones we have at our mountain property in Colorado, I decided to make this easel card just in time for Thanksgiving. (to learn how to create an easel card, please visit my posting dated November 19)

1. Cut a pine cone in half around the center using a long pair of pruners.  The cut off end will be attached to your completed easel card.  The flat end or what was the bottom of the pine cone, will have the punched turkey face and body attached to it.  See the photos below.

2. Create the turkey face and body.  I punched out the body using my scallop circle punch and Creamy Carmel card stock.  The face was punched out using my 1 1/4 inch circle punch.  I sponged on some Creamy Carmel ink and drew in feathers using a Creamy Carmel marker.  I cut a triangle out of a scrap piece of Only Orange for the beak.  His waddle was punched out of scrap Real Red card stock using my Five Petal Flower punch and then trimmed down to two petals.  The wiggly eyes came from a local hobby store and were attached with Mini Glue Dots.  The hat and brim were cut out of scrap Basic Black card stock.  I attached the face to the body and the hat to the face using SNAIL Adhesive.

3. Attach the punched body to the bottom of the pine cone using a hot glue gun.

4. Attach the cut end of the pine cone to the finished easel card, also using a hot glue gun.

5. Peel off two scales from the remaining top half of the pine cone for his feet.  Attach using a hot glue gun.

Cut the pine cone in half using a long pair of pruners:

Doesn't this look like the body of a turkey, complete with feathers?  Attach the punched face and body to this end:

This cut end will be attached to the card:

 

 

Sweet Treat Cup Snow Globe

I love the Sweet Treat Cups found in the Holiday Mini from Stampin' Up!   There are so many fun things you can do with them.  For this card, I filled the Sweet Treat Cup with water (yes water, and it is still holding) and Dazzling Diamonds for a fun snow globe card.

 

 

You don't want water leaking out onto your creation, so the key to keeping the seal tight is to use a heavier weight window sheet like Stampin' Up! sells for the back of the Sweet Treat Cup.  Don't use the light weight transparency sheets you can purchase from an office supply store for this one.  Fill the cup with water and glitter and carefully peel off the backing on the adhesive.  You don't want any water or glitter to be on the adhesive as it will interfere with the seal.  Carefully place the cut piece of window sheet over the adhesive and with your finger nails rub the top of the window sheet onto the adhesive, making sure you get a good contact.  Take extra care in this step because remember, it doesn't take much space for water to leak through and then you'll have a mess. Before placing the cup in your finished card, I would suggest that you shake the cup up several times to test the seal. 

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me blumoon@comcast.net

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Best Wishes and More, Four the Holidays, Sweet Centers

Ink: Brilliant Blue

Paper: Whisper White, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue Patterns Designer Paper

Accessories: Sweet Treat Cups, 1 3/4" circle punch, window sheet, Dazzling Diamonds, water, Eyelet Border punch,Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, Big Shot, Frost White Shimmer paint mixed with alcohol, spritzer bottle, Versamark, white embossing powder, heat tool and white taffeta ribbon

Smooshy Vellum Easel Card

Here's a fall-themed smooshy vellum background just in time for Thanksgiving.  Check the previous post for a tutorial on how to create this fun background using vellum card stock and craft ink spots.

This card features my latest favorite card template, the easel card. 

 

It is very simple to create:

1. Cut a piece of card stock to 4 x 8 inches.

2. Score and fold at 2 and 4 inches.

3. Cut a  piece of card stock to 4 x 4 inches.  This will be the piece that will be your card front and folds to the front of the card.  Stamp, decorate and mat with other card stock as desired.

4. You will need to add a "stopper" piece on the long, un scored side of the card stock to keep the front of the card held up in place.  To do this, find the center of this long piece by measuring 2 inches from the bottom and 2 inches from the side.  Draw a mark where the two measurement lines intersect with a pencil.

5. Punch a hole at this mark (I have used my paper piercing tool and mat) and insert a brad.  For the card above, I punched a 1" circle out of basic black card stock and centered it using a dimensional.  I then added the stamped pine cone 3/4" circle piece.

6. Fold down the first scored section of the 4 x 8 card stock and apply adhesive to it.  Adhere your decorated 4 x 4 piece  to this folded part.  Make sure the card front's bottom edge is flush with the edge of the folded card stock.

I changed the dimensions a little bit for this card.  It measures 8 x 4 3/4 inches and is still scored at 2 and 4 inches.

Side views:

 

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Real Rust, More Mustard and Summer Sun craft ink spots, Basic Black, More Mustard

Paper: Real Rust, More Mustard, Basic Black, Vellum card stock

Accessories: 3/4" circle punch, 1" circle punch, 1/16" circle punch, black brads and dimensionals
 

Smooshy Vellum Background-Delightful Decorations

Our swap card theme for last month's Saturday Stamp Club was "monochromatic."  This is more challenging than you might imagine!

Here is my card in shades of blue.  I used what I call the "Smooshy Vellum" technique for the background. Check below for my video on how to create this fun and easy background.

 

 

 

Supplies used:

Stamp Set: Delightful Decorations, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Brilliant Blue, Ballet Blue and Bashful Blue Craft Ink Spots, Night Quite Navy, Ballet Blue and Night of Navy dye ink

Paper: Night of Navy, Vellum card stock and scrap light blue paper that I use for worksheets

Accessories: Ornament punch, Not Quite Navy brads, Silver Elastic Cord, Dimensionals

Annual Christmas Card Making Day

Annual Christmas Card Making Day

 I am hosting my annual Christmas Card Making Day, Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 1:00-4:00 pm. Bring your supplies and work on those Christmas cards and or gifts still left to be completed. I'll provide the space and munchies! This is a fun afternoon of stamping, friendship and food.

Cost is FREE. Space is limited, so please  RSVP by November 26, 2009.

Don't have your Christmas cards planned out yet? Don't worry. I'll have 3 cards designed and provide you with the supplies to make 4 of each design, for a total of 12 cards (plus envelopes) you'll go home with that afternoon! Cost and RSVP: Non-refundable class fee of $20.00 is due not later than November 26, 2009.

Please RSVP to blumoon@comcast.net

Card designs include:

This pretty Christmas tree made with the Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder and Big Shot,

this colorful Patterned Pines card,

   

 

and this elegant Delightful Decorations card

In Memory of Beth Miller

We've lost a very special and creative friend and stamper.   Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Miller passed away on November 2, 2009. She put up a valiant fight against cancer with such grace and optimism.

Beth is best remembered for her love of life and of family and friends, her gentle, caring and creative presence and her valuing of her spiritual life.

Beth was an avid stamper and loved to create cards for her family and friends.  At her funeral service, the pastor asked how many in attendance had received a handmade card from Beth.  I would say 75%  of the standing room only audience raised their hand!  Her daughter Jessica told us that Beth's apartment looked like one big craft room! 

Beth was one of the original members or our Saturday Stamp Club.  We were very blessed to get to know her and her creative spirit.  She will be missed terribly.

Things I know about Beth

-She was always willing to help those in need.

-She was very active at Rio Grande Presbyterian Church in ABQ and was instrumental in starting their Food Share Program.  This food pantry now serves over 25,000 people in the ABQ area!

-She loved animals, especially dogs.

-She loved butterflies, glitter and the color purple!

This was Beth's last swap card for the Stamp Club.

The greeting,  "You only live life once, but if you do it right, once in enough" captures Beth, her love of life and the unwillingness to give up under difficult circumstances.

Rest in Peace, Beth.

Delightful Decorations Shimmer Paint

Here is another card created using Shimmer Paint. 

I mixed Frost White Shimmer Paint with a drop of Old Olive reinker and dabbed onto the ornaments found in the Delightful Decorations stamp set using a sponge dauber, then stamped and punched out using the Ornament Punch.  The one is the middle was lined up in perfect position using the Stamp-a-ma-jig and stamped right on the Whisper White card stock.

For the top piece, I ran a piece of Whisper White card stock through my Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder and Big Shot, then spritzed on color using a mixture of Frost White Shimmer Paint, rubbing alcohol and Old Olive reinker.  I also sponged on a little more Old Olive ink just to add more depth.

After the card was complete, I spritzed on a mixture of Frost White Shimmer Paint and rubbing alcohol for an overall shimmery effect.  Again, it is hard to photograph, but this card really sparkles.

The "Happy Holidays" greeting was also aligned using the stamp-a-ma-jig.  I love my stamp-a-ma-jig!

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Delightful Decorations, Four the Holidays

Ink: Old Olive stamp pad and reinker, Real Red

Paper: Real Red, Whisper White

Accessories: Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder, Big Shot, Frost White Shimmer Paint, rubbing alcohol, spray bottle, silver elastic cord, Ornament Punch, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, sponge daubers and stamp-a-ma-jig

Medallion Shimmer Paint

Have you seen the new Shimmer Paint found in the Holiday Mini Catalog from Stampin' Up! I am having so much fun playing with this new product.  It adds such a pretty, sparkly effect, especially when it is mixed with alcohol and spritzed on your entire project.

 For this card, I mixed a drop of Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint with a drop of Dusty Durango and Crushed Curry reinkers, then picked up the mixed color with sponge daubers and dabbed onto the Medallion background stamp. Shimmer paint is hard to photograph, but believe me, this card is very sparkly in person.

Shimmer Paint Facts:

-Shimmer paint is a pigment ink, so you can do almost anything with it that you can do with ink-you can stamp with it, cover an entire section of card stock or paper with it, or apply it over a stamped image or Rub-On.  It works on a variety of surfaces: paper, fabric, wood and leather.

-Shimmer paint comes in three colors: Champagne Mist, Frost White and Platinum

-Champagne Mist and Frost White are translucent-wash them over your project and you’ll get a delicate layer of shine that’s more understated than glitter.

-Platinum is opaque-it will cover your surface completely, so you’ll want to use it as an accent color instead of using it to cover your project.

-Shake before use.  Then use the sponge dauber in the cap. That way you don't get too much paint on the dauber.

-Use a sponge dauber or stamping sponge to apply shimmer paint to your project.

-To stamp with shimmer paint, apply a thin layer of paint to the stamp using a sponge dauber and then stamp as usual.  Don’t overload the dauber or the paint will seep into the recessed areas of the stamp.  You can also add a drop of color to the paint using a dye reinker.  I mix the two using a toothpick on a plastic container lid.

-Because Champagne Mist and Frost White are translucent, images you stamp with them will be very light.  Images stamped with Platinum will be more dramatic.

-Shimmer paint spritz:  fill a spray bottle with approx 2 ounces of rubbing alcohol and add approx 8-10 drops of shimmer paint. (I use a bottle dropper).  Shake and you are ready to spritz on some shimmer!  The paper will curl when wet, but will relax when dry.

-For an added “Wow” add a few drops of color using a dye reinker to your spritz mix.

-Add shimmer paint to an uninked cartridge to wheel on some shimmer.

-Shimmer paint dries quickly; you don’t need to heat set it.

 

Ornament Punch Vase

This card was my swap for my Sunday Stamp Club.  The theme was "punches." I used my Ornament Punch  found in the Holiday Mini Catalog. Once I punched out the ornament from Basic Black card stock, I then cut off the bottom tip to make a vase.  I used Whisper White craft ink to stamp the swirls from Baroque Motifs.  I really like this card.  It reminds me of the pottery made by the Santa Clara Pueblo here in New Mexico.

Stamp Sets: Bird on a Branch, Baroque Motifs

Ink: White craft ink, Basic Black and Real Red

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Night and Day Specialty Paper

3-D Christmas Class

... For projects that Really Stand Out!

The Holidays are fast approaching. Please join me for my 3-D Christmas Class and get a pop up start on your holiday crafting!

Class projects will include:

This fun Christmas-themed diorama made with Designer Series Paper and recycled bottle caps!

This sparkly Reindeer Snow Globe card using Sweet Treat Cups, shimmer paint and glitter!

And a surprise holiday-themed project using pine cones. You will be helping me use up some of the many, many pine cones we have at our mountain property in Colorado!

 

Class Details: When: Sunday, November 15, 2009 1:00-3:00 pm Where: Anne's crafting studio, 14500 Oakwood Pl NE Cost and RSVP: Non-refundable fee of $25.00 is due no later than November 12, 2009. Space is limited, so please contact me today. blumoon@comcast.net Can't attend the class, but you'd still like to create these beautiful projects?  I would be happy to put together and mail you a 3-D Class kit with supplies and full instructions. (Stamp sets, punches and adhesive not included in the kit) Cost is $25.00 plus $4.95 shipping

 

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