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Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies

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Here’s the fourth card in my series featuring each of the in colors and the Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies as well as being based on the same layout. This one shows off Powder Pink accented by copper.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies - Bunch of Blossoms - Layering Circles framelits dies

Here I cut down my top layer to be 3 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches – leaving a half an inch border all the way around as with all the previous cards although some had just a scored line to mark the border – and used the die to cut out the flower. Once I’d determined that the copper foil was perfect for the peek through, I used a piece large enough to add a border of copper foil. The sentiment is from the carrying over set, Bunch of Blossoms and I embossed it in copper and then used the layering circles framelits dies to cut it out. For an extra pop, I also used the layering dies to cut out a scalloped piece of copper foil.

Don’t forget that there are only FIVE more days to get products out of the 2016-2017 catalog, many of them at a reduced price. The Eastern Palace special bundles with their free gifts are only available through the end of the month too.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 7UYN7HEJ (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, to celebrate the new catalog, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you either the clear or gold faceted gems FREE (let me know which you’d like). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Oh My Stars TIEF

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Today’s card is resuming my series of the 5 in-colors with the same basic layout and Eastern Medallions Thinlits dies but today I’m featuring the brand new Oh My Stars TIEF. But before I get started, I want to remind you that as of today, all retiring stamp sets are as supplies last.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Oh My Stars TIEF - Eastern Medallions Thinlits Dies - Bunch of Blossoms

Rather than scoring the top layer at half an inch in, I cut a piece of tranquil tide at that size (which is 3 by 4 1/4 inch) and then put it in place on the larger tranquil tide layer ( 4 by 5 1/4 inch). I ran these two layers through the big shot with my Eastern Medallions flower (back and fore since it’s two pieces). I snipped the flower off the smaller piece and then ran it through the big shot again, this time using the Oh My Stars TIEF. I then carefully glued it onto the layer, around the petals. I added these pieces to a whisper white card base. I love how the Oh My Stars TIEF has 8 pointed stars that match the 8 petals in the Eastern Medallions.

The sentiment is one of my favourites (thank goodness it’s carrying over!) and I stamped it in the white craft ink and then sprinkled it with white embossing powder and heated. I love how the two products together (the ink and powder) give such a great result. I then used the layering circles framelits dies to cut out the sentiment and also to cut a scalloped circle just a teeny tiny bit larger to give another splash of white.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get five FREE handmade cards; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 7UYN7HEJ (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free cards). In addition, to celebrate the new catalog, if you spend $50 this month, I’ll send you either the clear or gold faceted gems FREE (let me know which you’d like). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

 

Tasty Treats Specialty DSP

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I’ve been trying not to hoard my DSP, but I do struggle to cut into the special papers in the specialty ranges – for example this embossed shiny piece from the Tasty Treats Specialty DSP where the cherries and some of the strawberries have a lovely shine.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Tasty Treats Specialty DSP - Frozen Treats Framelits Dies - Cool Treats - Layering Circles Framelits Dies

I wanted to showcase this paper, but on the other hand, it’s quite busy so it needed a large frame. I cut the DSP 1 1/2 inches smaller than the watermelon wonder card base so that I have a deep border and then added a pear pizzazz frame which is 1/8 inch larger than the DSP giving a teeny border that just sets it off nicely.\

The sentiment comes from the stamp set Cool Treats with the adorable little strawberry being cut out using the matching framelits, Frozen Treats. I did try cutting out a pear pizzazz strawberry and layering on the top, but it didn’t look as good as the watermelon wonder one so my little strawberry is more aesthetically pleasing even if not botanically correct! I cropped my circle using the layering circles framelits dies and then used the same dies to get the teeny scalloped border in pear pizzazz again to pull everything together. Popping the circles up on dimensionals just finished everything off perfectly.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Tasty Treats Specialty DSP - Frozen Treats Framelits Dies - Cool Treats - Layering Circles Framelits Dies

We’re down to the last couple of days in Sale-a-bration. Now is the perfect time to stock up for the rest of the year and earn freebies at the same time. I’m about to put in “just one more” order myself!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue.

See you tomorrow,

Liz

Balloon Adventures

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After the fun with the heat embossing and watercoloring over the past couple of days, I decided to do a set in a different color way. So I took a complete page of watercolor paper and my Balloon Adventures stamp set and stamped in versamark sprinkling on clear embossing powder as I went so that it was easier to see where I’d been.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Balloon - Bunch of Blossoms - Layering Circles Framelits Dies

It takes longer to emboss on watercolor paper but it warps less than regular card stock. One it was cool though, I refilled my aquapainter and starting spreading water over the paper along with daffodil delight, melon mambo and pumpkin pie. I added more water, blended, added more colour until I was happy. Then I left it to dry before wiping over the whole page with a damp paper towel to remove any ink sitting on top of the embossing.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Balloon - Bunch of Blossoms - Layering Circles Framelits Dies

I divided up my piece of watercolor paper and although I originally planned to use various card bases, once I’d decided to add a strip of ribbon, that meant all melon mambo since I don’t have ribbon in the other two colors. So I added a piece of the 1/8 inch stitched ribbon and then a little circle with a sentiment from Bunch of Blossoms. I really like the small sentiment so that the background can shine – I adore how the colours have blended to create so many different shades and tones on the four cards.

I definitely need to try this again with more masculine colours, but I’ll give you a few days off from emboss resist and will share something different tomorrow!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue.

See you tomorrow,

Just 6 days to go in Sale-a-bration! I’m working on my “final” order again – are you too? 

Liz

Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies

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This was actually a post to showcase the bermuda bay glimmer paper but it’s sold out in the US. If you’re in one of the other markets you can still get it. But let’s assume that you have some leftover – or our standard glimmer paper! I was having trouble with this particular colour glimmer paper – trying to pair it with bermuda bay card stock and it just didn’t work. The other evening, I looked at it in frustration and realised that it looks a whole lot more like island indigo. Mostly. Bingo! And it looks great with the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies.

Liz Bailey Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies - Bunch of Blossoms - Petal Burst TIEF - Layering Circles Framelits Dies

So I’ve got a bermuda bay glimmer paper dragonfly and it’s so sparkly. I put it on a piece of whisper white edged by a skinny mat of island indigo. Bermuda bay just didn’t work. The card base is thick whisper white and the entire front of it is dry embossed with the petal burst textured impressions embossing folder – this is one of the items that (at least) is available as a freebie in the UK during Sale-a-bration. Not so in the US for some reason. I then decided to use one of my current favourite sets for sentiments, Bunch of Blossoms. But here I found that island indigo didn’t work for the sentiment – too dark, even stamped off it didn’t work. Bermuda bay looked much better. I’m thoroughly confused by the bermuda bay glimmer paper, just know that you should consider both bermuda bay and island indigo if you’re using it!

I used the layering circles framelits dies to cut out the sentiment and the slightly larger scalloped one to cut out a mat from the glimmer paper. I popped that up with dimensionals. This card has been many days in the making (the bermuda bay threw me off!) and I’m finally happy with it.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the Stampin’ Rewards code to get a selection of ribbon and sequins (6 yards in all) when your order is $30 or more; the current Stampin’ Rewards code is 34ANVEHC (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin, click here. For more details on my Customer Loyalty Programme, click here.

And don’t forget that during Sale-a-bration, for every $50 you spend (before taxes and shipping) you get to select a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration catalogue.

See you tomorrow,

Just 9 days to go in Sale-a-bration! Which means only 9 for the awesome joining offer.

Liz