Stamping With Lois

For The Birds

I apologize for my lack of posts recently, but I hope to more than make up for it with today’s post.  I have made a card that is inspired by an extremely talented stamper named Linda Heller.

 

 

Stamp Set

113204 Cheap Talk

Ink Pads/Markers:

100072 Close To Cocoa Marker

105115 Pumpkin Pie Marker

100066 Ballet Blue Marker

100079 Old Olive Marker

100908 Chocolate Chip Classic Ink Pad

Paper:

100613 Ballet Blue Card Stock:  5-1/2” x 8-1/2”

100730 Whisper White Card Stock:  2” x 8-1/2”

105117 Pumpkin Pie Card Stock:  1” x 5-1/2”

100702 Old Olive Card Stock:  ½” x 5-1/2”

112152 So Saffron Patterns Designer Series Paper:  2-1/4” x 5-1/2”

Accessories:

116802 Sweet Treat Cups (2009-2010 Holiday Mini Catalog Item)

112091 Scallop Edge Punch

103683 Mini Glue Dots

112004 1-3/4” Circle Punch

101049 Stamp-a-ma-jig

103579 Paper Snips

104332 Snail Adhesive

104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals

114323 Medium Window Sheets:  2-3/4” x 2-3/4”

Bird Seed (a little less than 1 teaspoon)

Instructions:

1.    On the strip of Whisper White card stock, use the markers to color directly on the stamps, breathe on the colored images and stamp the two birds and the branch.  Use Pumpkin Pie for the beak, legs and feet; Ballet Blue for the bodies of the birds; Old Olive for the leaves; and Close to Cocoa for the branch and limbs.  Color in the birds’ eyes with the Close to Cocoa marker.

2.    Use Paper Snips to cut out the small bird and the branch.  Cut off the limb that has two leaves.  Set aside all cut pieces for later use.

3.    Use the 1-3/4’ Circle punch to cut out the larger bird making sure to position the bird in the upper portion of the circle.  Set aside for later use.

4.    Use Scallop Edge Punch to scallop one edge of Pumpkin Pie strip.

5.    Apply Snail adhesive to the lower edge of the back side of the striped Designer Series Paper and adhere to Pumpkin Pie scalloped strip.

6.    Apply Snail adhesive to the upper edge of the back side of the striped Designer Series Paper and adhere to Old Olive strip.

7.    Use the 1-3/4” punch to cut a hole on the right side of the finished strip.

8.    Temporarily position the finished strip on the card front.

9.    Apply Snail to the back of the 1-3/4” circle with the bird image in it and place it in the 1-3/4” opening on the finished strip.

10. While the finished strip is still in place, use Chocolate Chip ink and the Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the sentiment so that it looks like it is coming out of the bird’s mouth.

11. Remove finished strip from card front.

12. Spray a little Static Guard on a paper towel and wipe the inside of the Sweet Treat Cup so that the seeds don’t stick to the cup.  Add a little less than 1 teaspoon of bird seeds to the cup.  Adhere the window sheet over the cup opening.

13. Apply Mini Glue dots to the back of the window sheet edges and position the completed cup over bird image on the card front.

14. Adhere branch to finished strip, trim end.  Position small limb so that it is sprouting down from the branch about 1” from the limb with one leaf.

15. Apply Snail liberally around the Sweet Treat Cup as well as to the finished strip  and adhere finished strip  to card front.

16. Adhere small bird to branch using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

17. Admire your finished “Shaker Card.”

 

 

Sweet Treat Cups with Sweet Centers

I finally found some time to go downstairs to my stamp room and play work with my pre-order stuff from the Holiday Mini Catalog.  The new items will be available to order on September 1st.

I think these Sweet Treat Cups are the cutest idea I have ever seen!

Today's post features the Hot Air Balloon stamp, stay tuned...there are four more stamps in this set that all allow for incorporating the Sweet Treat Cups:  a Halloween themed stamp, a Christmas themed stamp, a Valentine themed stamp and a floral stamp.

  Stamp Set: #116521 Sweet Centers

  Ink Pads/Markers:  #102283 VersaMark, #115656 Melon Mambo, #105209 Bashful Blue, #105217 Certainly Celery, #102277 Old Olive

  Paper: #106564 Pretty In Pink: 6" x 6", #115320 Melon Mambo: 2-3/4" x 5-3/4", #101650 Whisper White: 2-1/2" x 5-1/2" plus scrap to cut out a 2-1/4" circle

  Accessories:  #112004 1-3/4" Circle Punch, #116802 Sweet Treat Cups, #115611 Melon Mambo 1/2" Polka-Dot grosgrain ribbon, #109043 Scallop Circle Punch, #101610 Stampin' Sponges, #100005 Heat Tool, #109130 Clear Embossing Powder, #112530 Circle Scissor Plus, #112531 Glass Mat

  Instructions:  1.  Ink up Hot Air Balloon image with VersaMark and then Melon Mambo Classic ink.  Stamp onto Whisper White (portrait position) piece about 1-1/4" above lower edge.  Cover with Clear Embossing Powder and emboss using Heat Tool.
2.  Create a mask and mask off the Hot Air Balloon using a light-weight paper or vellum. Temporarily adhere over image.
3.  Tear two pieces of light-weight paper or vellum to use as a mask.  Temporarily adhere them (with the torn edges facing the upper portion of the piece) at opposite angles about 1-1/4" from the lower edge.  
4.  Punch a scallop circle out of a light-weight paper or vellum to use as a mask.  Cut it in half.  Temporarily adhere both masks to the upper portion of card and sponge around with Bashful Blue ink.  Re-position the "cloud" masks and repeat until you have the desired look, working your way down to the lower masks.
5.  Remove lower masks, flip them up-side down and temporarily adhere them to the "sky."  Sponge Certainly Celery "hillsides."  Sponge a little Old Olive at the torn edge to accent the top of each "hillside."  Move masks lower and repeat until you achieve the desired look.
6.  Fill Sweet Treat Cup with Pink candies (Jelly Belly jelly beans or M&Ms work well).  Cut out a 2-1/4" circle using the Circle Scissor Plus.  Peel off the circle from the Sweet Treat Cup and adhere the 2-1/4" circle to the cup to close it.
7.  Position the 1-3/4" Punch just above the stamped image to punch the hole for the Sweet Treat Cup.  Insert Sweet Treat Cup. 
8.  Adhere ribbon at an angle to the upper right corner to finish off the white piece.
9.  Adhere finished piece to Melon Mambo mat.
10. Adhere completed piece to Pretty In Pink card front.

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As always, if you have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to contact me!