Stamping With Blue Moon Creations

Clear Mount Stamp Block Templates!

Thanks to Michelle Laycock with Laycock Designs for this great resource.   Click on the image above to open the file for templates for each of the clear-mount block sizes along with the order item number, price and size. You will find these templates very helpful when purchasing clear-mount stamps.

The templates are actual size. You may print the template on vellum or on a transparency sheet to match the stamp image in the catalog to the block. 

Please let me know if you have any questions blumoon@comcast.net

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Sunday Inspiration Challenge: Abstract Background, Branch Out

    Remember the ties from Monday's post?  For this challenge, I used this tie as my inspiration. 

 

  

Here's my interpretation.  Colors used were Really Rust, Summer Sun, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Creamy Carmel.  All Earth Elements Craft Ink Spots!  I just swiped the colors onto glossy card stock. The stamp sets used are Branch Out and the greeting is from Essence of Love (retired)

 

These colors are so pretty.  Looks like Fall!

Fall-Winter 2008 Coordinating Card Stock for Designer Series Paper

Banbury: Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue

Bella Rose: Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate chip

George Patch: Old Olive, Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron

Ghostly Greetings: Basic Black, Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie

Green Tea: Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze

Haiku: Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, More Mustard, So Saffron

Hawaii Papaya: Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, Kiwi Kiss

Holiday Treasure: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Old Olive

Junior Varsity: Rose Red, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, So Saffron

Maine Blueberry: Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Bashful Blue

Manchester: Baja Breeze, Always Artichoke, Kraft, Very Vanilla

Muirfield: Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla

Parisian Summer: So Saffron, Bravo Burgundy, Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette

Prestwick: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Basic Gray, Garden Green

Rainbow Sherbet: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Apricot Appeal, Gable Green

Summer Picnic: Real Red, Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie

Sweet Always: Chocolate chip, Regal Rose, Pink Pirouette, Pumpkin Pie

Urban Garden: Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy

Washington Apple: Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Bashful Blue

Windsor Knot: Sage Shadow, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Old Olive

Patterns Designer Series Paper:

Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red, Riding Hood Red, Pumpkin Pie, Perfect Plum, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango

Punches and Coordinating Stamp Sets Spring-Summer Collection 2008

Here is a handy reference sheet for the Stampin' Up! punches and coordinating stamp sets found in the Spring-Summer Collection 2008:

1 3/8" or 1 1/4" Circle: Cause for Celebration (Hostess), Pinch Proof,
Always, Great Grads, Seriously Sassy (1 3/8" only), Best Kind of Friend, Boho
Backgrounds, Frames with a Flourish, Dad's Day, Sweet Celebrations, Perfect
Timing, Hi & Hello, Elegant Cheer, Lovely Labels, Taking Care of Business, Life
Long Notes (Simply Start Kit)

1" Circle: Pinch Proof (smaller circle inside scalloped circle image),
Independence Day, Enjoy Every Moment (just the flower one and it runs a little
large), Always ("a" without the outside circle), Life's a Breeze (ball, a little
large), A Beautiful Thing, From the Kitchen of, Sweet Celebrations, Taking Care
of Business ("thanks")

3/4" or 1/2" Circle: Make it Count (Hostess), Thanks Tons (Hostess), Pinch
Proof (small shamrock inside scalloped circle for layering), Independence Day
(star within circle), Snow Flurries, Enjoy Every Moment, Always, Sweet Thing,
One of a Kind, Sweet Celebrations (for layering/circles within the images), Sweet Serendipity

1/4" Circle: A Beautiful Thing, One of a Kind, Mark the Date, Hi & Hello, Sweet
Serendipity

Scallop Circle: Forever Flowers (tight fit but works), Boho Backgrounds, Kind
Thoughts, Sweet Celebrations ("Day to Remember" only--"Sweet Bundle" does not
fit), Elegant Cheer

1 3/8" or 1 1/4" Square: Cause for Celebration (Hostess), Sweet Thing,
Seriously Sassy, Frames with a Flourish (fits inside square frame for layering),
Elegant Cheer, It's a Sign, Lovely Labels

Large or Small Tag: Happy Heart Day, A Little Birdie Told Me (everything but
large bird) Sweet Serendipity, Elegant Cheer (sideways), Taking Care of Business

Large or Small Oval: Works with lots of sentiments but these stood out . . .
Together Forever, Nursery Necessities, Just B, Sweet Serendipity, Celebrate
Everything, Thanks for Everything, Taking Care of Business

Designer Label: One of a Kind, Dad's Day, Just B (sentiments), Elegant Cheer,
Taking Care of Business (some but not all)

Round Tab: From the Kitchen of

Key Tag: Works with lots of sentiments but these stood out . . . For a Friend
(Hostess), Forever Flowers, Great Grads, Sweet Thing, A Beautiful Thing, Spring
Song, One of a Kind, Just B, Sweet Serendipity, Frames with a Flourish (bottom
right image), Elegant Cheer, Taking Care of Business

5 Petal Flower: Stitched Exotics (punch is smaller but it works), Taking Care
of Business (punch is larger but it works)

Word Window: Works with lots of sentiments but these stood out: Thanks Tons
(Hostess), Enjoy Every Moment, A Little Birdie Told Me, Pun Fun (isolate
sentiment with markers), Nursery Necessities, Many Happy Returns (isolate
sentiments with markers), Celebrate Everything, Thanks for Everything

Star: Nursery Necessities, Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel

Large Star: Nursery Necessities, Classic Backgrounds,
Classic Stars Jumbo Wheel

Boho Blossoms: One of a Kind

Featured product-Stamp-a-ma-jig

I recently treated myself and purchased the Wild Rose stamp set (page 88 in the Spring-Summer Collection 2008, $36.95).  It is such an elegant set.  But, cutting and properly mounting this set for ease in two-step stampin' is a little daunting.  Stampin' Up! recently provided a great tutorial on using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to help with label and stamp placement.  I cut and mounted the Wild Rose set using their tutorial, and I thought I'd pass it onto you.  I will be using my Stamp-a-ma-jig (page 184, $11.95)  more often in the future! 

One note, My husband and I tried to take photos of me using the Stamp-a-ma-jig with the Wild Rose stamp set.  None of the pictures turned out, so I am using the photos provided by Stampin' Up!

Perfect Placement: When you assemble your stamps using the Stamp-a-ma-jig, the label will be placed precisely to match the rubber.  This gives you one way to know exactly where you're stamping each time.  Here's how:

Step 1: Mount stamp on wood block as desired.

Step 2: Line up corner of Stamp-a-ma-jig imaging sheet with your Stamp-a-ma-jig, and stamp image in corner of sheet.

Step 3: Turn imaging sheet over, and line up the label, sticky-side up, over the stamped image.  Lightly adhere label to imaging sheet using SNAIL Adhesive.

Step 4: Line up stamp with Stamp-a-ma-jig once again.  Turn imaging sheet back over, line up corner with Stamp-a-ma-jig over stamp and press down on block to adhere label

Easy Two-Step Stampin' using the Stamp-a-ma-jig

There's no need to realign the imaging sheet each time you stamp-just use the corner of the Stamp-a-ma-jig to guide you.  This method is perfect for Two-Step Stampin' sets, but you may like it so much that you use it with all your stamps!

Step 1: Mount first stamp on wood block as desired.

Step 2: Line up corner of Stamp-a-ma-jig imaging sheet with your Stamp-a-ma-jig, and stamp image in corner of sheet.  Mark corner of wood block that was lined up with the Stamp-a-ma-jig.

Step 3: Remove backing from rubber portion of second stamp, hold by edges and line up exactly over the stamped image on the imaging sheet with the sticky side up.  You may need to pick up the imaging sheet to see that image is aligned properly.

Step 4: Line up wood block for second stamp with Stamp-a-ma-jig and press down to mount stamp.

Spring-Summer Collection 2008 Designer-Series Coordinating Cardstock

Update 03/20/08:  Here is a great link to a pdf file that shows samples of each of the Designer-Series paper packs and lists the coordinating colors.  Page 3 lists the coordinating colors for the Ribbon Originals.  This file was created by Craftyperson Production  Download coordinatingcolordata1.pdf

Azure : Brilliant Blue, Very Vanilla

Bail Breeze: Old Olive, Taken with Teal, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie

Berry Bliss: Purely Pomegranate, Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa

Cute Pie: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron

East Coast Prep: Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Tempting Turquoise, More Mustard

Flowers for You: Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise

Fall Flowers: Old Olive, Really Rust, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand

Ginger Blossom: Ruby Red, River Rock, Cameo Coral, Groovy Guava

Jersey Shore: Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue

Le Jardin: River Rock, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue

Notebook: Soft Sky, Kraft, Vanilla

Olive Press: Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Porcelain Prints: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Wild Wasabi

Spring Break: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky

Spring Fling: Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron

Spring Silhouettes: Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla

Western Sky: Ruby Red, River Rock, Blue Bayou, Blue Sky

Prints-Monochromatic Papers:

Almost Amethyst

Always Artichoke

Blue Bayou

Brilliant Blue

Certainly Celery

Close to Cocoa

Groovy Guava

Lovely Lilac

More Mustard

Old Olive

Pumpkin Pie

River Rock

Rose Red

So Saffron

Soft Sky

Tempting Turquoise

Occasions Mini:
Afternoon Tea: Chocolate Chip, Groovy Guava, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi
Summer Picnic: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Coordinating colors for Designer Series Paper

I thought it would be helpful to have the list of coordinating colors for the Designer Series paper.  Remember, purchase three packs of the Designer Series paper Nov 1-30, and receive one pack absolutely free!.  Regular shipping and tax will apply to the three purchased packs, but there is no shipping or tax on the free pack.

Designer Series papers are 12x12 and patterned on both sides.  Twelve sheets come to a pack and sell for only $9.95 per pack.  These papers are shown on pages 170-173 of Fall-Winter Catalog and pages 12 and 19 of the Holiday Mini Catalog.  These catalogs can be viewed on line:

View Fall-Winter and Mini Catalogs on line here

Brocade Backgrounds: Always Artichoke, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, River Rock

Cerise: Real Red, Very Vanilla

Charbon: Basic Gray, Very Vanilla

Creepy Crawly: Basic Black, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust

Cutie Pie: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Rose Red, So Saffron

Darling Doodles: Brocade Blue, Groovy Guava, Rose Red, Wild Wasabi

Dashing: Old Olive, Real Red, River Rock, Very Vanilla

Fall Flowers: Old Olive, Really Rust, Sahara Sand, Soft Sky

Flowers for You: Certainly Celery, Lovely Lilac, Regal Rose, Tempting Turquoise

LeJardin: River Rock, Soft Sky, So Saffron, Very Vanilla

Linen Prints: Apricot Appeal, Cameo Coral, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Pink Passion

Notations No 2: More Mustard, River Rock, Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi

Outlaw: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel, Really Rust, Sage Shadow, Very Vanilla

Petals and Paisleys: Certainly Celery, Cool Caribbean, Rose Red, Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Taken with Teal

Prints: These papers come in twelve patterns of one color per pack: Lovely Lilac, Almost Amethyst, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, Blue Bayou, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, River Rock, So Saffron, More Mustard, Close to Cocoa, Pumpkin Pie, Groovy Guava, Rose Red

Porcelain Prints: Blue Bayou, River Rock, Wild Wasabi

Uptown: Almost Amethyst, Basic Gray, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi

Wintergreen: Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Sage Shadow, Soft Sky

Apple Cider: Close to Cocoa, River Rock, Really Rust, Wild Wasabi

Holiday Harmony: Always Artichoke, Purely Pomegranate, River Rock