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Handmade Cards, Kids Cards, Masculine, Stampin' Up!, Techniques & Tutorials

Masking Technique with Superman!

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Dear Crafters,

Following all the excitement of OnStage, today I am sharing a card that we made at my Masculine class last week.

Masking Technique using Stampin Ups Everyday Hero Superman Masculine card by Kate Morgan Independent Demonstrator Australia

I love the buildings in this stamp set, but having just the one layer of buildings, just didn’t seem to do my card justice, so I added many layers using the masking technique!

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Most of the ladies just looked at me as though, “you have to be kidding”, when I showed them what we were about to make, especially with the fussy cutting around the character, but I think they actually were very impressed with their final works!

What do you think of this card?

Products Used:

Cardstock: Smoky Slate, Basic Black
Stamp Sets: Everyday Hero
Inks: Basic Black, Crushed Curry
Other: Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Trimmer, Stampin’ Scrub, Paper Snips, Clear Block, Bone Folder, Dimensionals, Stampin Write Markers

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Beautiful You in Delicate Details

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Dear Crafters,

First of all, I want to wish my mother in law, Bev a very happy 70th birthday today. We all hope you have an amazing day and look forward to celebrating it with you at Easter time!!!

Today I have another card using the Delicate Details stamp set coordinated with the Beautiful You stamp set.

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I love how you can manipulate the photopolymer stamps, by bending them into a different position on the clear blocks to create a different look. Here I have taken the straight lace border and curved it onto the block. I used clear Versamark ink and sprinkled it with gold embossing powder before heat setting it.

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The female image was stamped twice, the second onto designer series paper which I fussy cut and glued on top of the first image. This is called Paper Piecing. I die cut the image using the oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits and added it with dimensionals.

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What do you think of this card?

Product List

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Delicate Details Photopolymer Stamp Set

Best Birds Photopolymer Stamp Set

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock

Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

Big Shot

Versamark Pad

Heat Tool

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Paper Snips Scissors

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

Stampin' Trimmer

Stampin' Scrub

Clear Block Bundle

Stampin' Dimensionals

Sponge Daubers

2015-2017 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

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Paper Piecing

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have created a card using the Paper Piecing Technique, not to be confused with the Paper Piercing Technique!

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This technique is quite easy, but you need to like fussy cutting!!!!

I stamped the floral image onto the chosen Designer Series Paper and then fussy cut out the flowers petals with Paper Snips. I did the same for the leaves, but onto a different designer paper.

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Stamp the image again (stem) onto your Very Vanilla card and then glue the fussy cut pieces over the top.

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I added the cute little ribbon bow, using some of the metallic ribbon that I got for FREE during Saleabration when I placed a $90 order!!!

What do you think of this striking project?

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Products Used:

Cardstock: Sweet Sugarplum, Very Vanilla, Blooms & Bliss DSP, Affectionately Yours Specialty DSP
Stamp Sets: You’ve Got This
Inks: Cucumber Crush, Sweet Sugarplum
Other: Cucumber Crush Stampin’ Write Marker, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Trimmer, Stampin Scrub, Paper Snips, Wink of Stella, Project Life Corner Rounder, Big Shot, Lovely Lace TIEF, 3/8″ metallic ribbon

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Window Box Ribbon Dispenser

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have used the Window Box Framelits to create a Ribbon Dispenser.

I posted this on one of our private Stampin’ Up! Facebook Forums, and the response I got was enormous (over 1.3k likes) and so many requests for a tutorial on how I made it.

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I love the detail on each end and you can decorate it with any Designer Series Paper!!!

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I have attempted doing a written tutorial for this, but please let me know if you find it hard to follow, as I didn’t write down instructions when I was creating this the first time! You can download the PDF tutorial by clicking here window-box-thinlits-ribbon-dispenser-by-craft-with-kate.

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What do you think of this project? This would make a great gift for a crafty friend or a Hostess gift for a workshop!!!

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Products Used:

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Blooms & Bliss DSP
Inks: Melon Mambo
Other: Big Shot, Window Box framelits, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Trimmer, Paper Snips, Tear & Tape Adhesive, 1/2″ circle punch

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Shaker & Slider Card

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have joined the very 1st Colour INKspiration Challenge!

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These colours are so delicious I used every single one of them in my interactive card today!

I’ve used the cute Tasty Trucks stamp set (Sale-a-bration freebie) along with the Balloon Adventures and Day at the Beach stamp sets.

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Yes there is a lot going on in this card!!!!

I have used the image from the colour challenge and created some cute little shrinky dink icypoles and put them up in the sun to create the shaker card. And who can go past some Wink of Stella to make the sun sparkle!!!!

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Oh, and check out the slider part. Pull the orange tab and the truck moves along!

I used my blender pen with inks to colour the truck on Watercolour paper.

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What do you think of this interactive card?

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Products Used:

Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, So Saffron, Watercolour
Stamp Sets: Tasty Trucks, Balloon Adventures, Day at the Beach
Inks: Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron, Sweet Sugarplum, Peekaboo Peach, So Saffron, Stazon Black, Tempting Turquoise
Other: Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Window Sheet, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Trimmer, Stampin Scrub, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Blender Pen, Wink of Stella, Banner Punch, Enamel Dots, Shrinky Dinks

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Beautiful in Blue

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have another card using the Beautiful You stamp set but I’ve added another crafty tool to this one and I think I’ve done okay!!!

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I love this Designer Series paper and wanted to see how well it went with this stamp set, and I reckon it goes really well, and check out my stitching… yes, I pulled out the old trusty sewing machine and put in some navy thread and added some sewing to my card!!!

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What do you think of this project?

Will you pull out your sewing machine and give this a go?

Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Beautiful You
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Floral Boutique DSP, Watercolour Paper
Inks: Stazon Black
Other: Watercolour Pencils, AquaPainter, Big Shot, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Paper Snips, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Trimmer, Stampin Scrub, Clear Blocks, Dimensionals, Sewing machine!

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Watercolour Dragonflies

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Dear Crafters,

Today I share another sneak peek of the Dragonfly Dreams Bundle, but this time using the emboss resist technique.

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I love how simple but effective this technique is!

Begin by stamping the images in Versamark ink, then add clear embossing powder and heat set.

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Using the AquaPainter and ink, brush on the colour blending the two together in the centre. I’ve used Calypso Coral and Marina Mist.

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To get those dots, I dropped tiny amounts of water from the AquaPainter, let it sit for a minute or two, then dabbed off with some paper towel. This lifts the colour already added.

I also added a vellum dragonfly and some pearls to the body.

What do you think of this card?

Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Dragonfly Dreams
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Thick Whisper White, Watercolour card and Vellum
Inks: Marina Mist, Calypso Coral, Versamark
Other: Big Shot, Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits, AquaPainter, Heat Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Sponge Dauber, Paper Snips, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Trimmer, Stampin Scrub, Clear Blocks, Pearls, Silver Ribbon

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Magic Slider Card

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have a card using the Magic Slider Technique. Now there are loads of videos on YouTube to recreate these types of cards, and this is my first attempt at it.

I am using the stamp set, Bella & Friends.

Colours used are: Bermuda Bay, Gold Glimmer and Whisper White

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As you pull the tab at the top, watch the magic happen!

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Don’t you love the magic? Kids will be super impressed and have a ball watching the image change from black & white to colour!

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Why don’t you give this technique a go? It looks super tricky, but once you have a go, you’ll be sure to want to create more of them.

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Ice-cream with a cherry on top!

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Dear Crafters,

Oh, what a messy technique, but the outcome has such a variation and you can get so many designs from one go!

The Shaving Cream technique is one that I do not use regularly but it was part of a challenge for some swaps in our team and I didn’t want to waste the extra pieces that I printed, so I came up with another card to share with you, using the Sprinkles of Life stamp set and Tree Builder Punch.

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I used Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry and Sweet Sugarplum reinkers into the shaving cream and swirled them around. I used shimmery white card to place into the shaving cream, lift it up and scrape the excess cream off with my pastry scraper (yes, it works great for this technique). Then I used some paper towel to buff it up and see the shimmer of the card.

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Don’t these ice-creams look so yummy?!!! They remind me of the Sara Lee Blueberry Cheesecake ice-cream that is a favourite in our house. You really must try it, it is awesome!

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And are you wondering how I did the cone?

Well, when we receive our Stampin’ Up! orders in a Big Brown Box, there is all that brown paper protecting our products…. it comes in handy, let me tell you!

You can scrunch it up and then glue it (or use JAC paper) to a piece of card and squash it flat. Stamp the image on it and then cut out the cone with paper snips.  Such a great way to add extra dimension to the cone!

What do you think of today’s projects?

Why don’t you give the baby wipe technique a go!

Between 1-31 October, you and your customers can buy three packages of Designer Series Paper and get one free! That’s great news since everyone can use more Designer Series Paper. This sale includes Designer Series Paper from both the annual catalogue and the recently released holiday catalogue (not including Specialty Designer Series Paper or Designer Series Paper Stacks). Promotion period: 1-31 October 2016

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