C O L O R S T Y L E...add color with CLEARSNAP

At the Lake

A trip to the lake is always fun.  It's even more memorable when it's your first child's first trip.  

Last summer's trip to the lake is captured here - in shades of blue, with a bright accents of red.  The Smooch Spritzed background of Grape Burst and Splash over The Crafters Warehouse Flower Frenzy template creates a nice backdrop for Jenny and Nicholas at this summer outing.

"pho-to-graphs" from the Sentiments Design Adhesives is flocked in a plush red from Hampton Arts Sprinkle Flocking Set.  Adhesive foam dots sparkle brightly when teamed up with Cherry Pie Designer Foils.  A row of mixed-and-matched blue buttons adds the final touch.

Here are the directions for this project:

Clearsnap Products    

• Color Catcher         
• Splash Smooch Spritz
• Grape Burst Smooch Spritz    
• Sentiments Design Adhesives
• Cherry Pie Designer Foils

Other Products

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (red, medium and dark blues)
• Memory Box Kraft Cardstock 
• The Crafter's Workshop Flower Frenzy 6x6 Template
• Hampton Art Sprinkle Flocking Set
• 2-3/4" Circle Punch or Die
• 1/4" Foam Dots
• Blue Buttons
• Red Twine
• Gill Sans Font

Directions

• Assemble the Color Catcher and place a 6 " square of medium blue cardstock in it
• Place the Flower Frenzy template over the cardstock and spritz it with Splash and Grape Burst
• Dry the inks, then trim the cardstock to a 5-1/2" square
• Attach the square to an 8" square of dark blue cardstock
• Crop the photo, mat it with red cardstock, and attach it to the spritzed background
• Burnish "pho-to-graphs" onto a strip of medium blue cardstock and brush red flocking onto the adhesive
• Trim the cardstock into a strip and attach it to the background with foam dots
• Print the journaling on Kraft Cardstock and punch it into a 2-3/4" circle
• Punch a 2-3/4" circle of medium cardstock
• Layer and attach the circles
• Press foam dots along the top edge of the circles and press Lucky Penny Designer Foils onto the adhesive
• Layer three sets of buttons and tie them together with red twine
• Attach a row of buttons along the bottom edge

Special thanks to Jenny, Art and Nicholas for the great photo!

 

 

 

Spring Spritz

 

April showers  bring fleece-and-wool-weather instead of flowers here.  Not a problem - let Log Cabin Smooch Spritz create a quick background for a bright chipboard flower.   A few foam dots, adorned with the new Lucky Penny Designer Foils, add bright highlights and a bit of spring  bling.   

Here are the instructions for this easy card:

Clearsnap Products

• Log Cabin Smooch Spritz
• Color Catcher
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Tangerine Inkpad    
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Deep Lagoon Inkpad
• Stylus
• White Foam Tips
• Lucky Penny Designer Foils

Stamps and Screens

• Hampton Art Elegant Alphabet Cling Stamps 
• Hampton Art Nature Spritz Screens

Other Products

• Bazzill Sour Apple Cardstock (3-12" x 8" card)
• Bazzill Hillary Cardstock
• Paper Accents Muslin Aloha Cardstock
• Blue Hills Studio Irene's Garden Chipboard Flower
• Orange Buttons
• May Arts Gold Cord
• 1/8" Foam Dots 
• 1" Circle Punch
• 1-3/8" Circle Punch

Directions

• Assemble the Color Catcher
• Place  a 3-1/2" x 6-1/2" strip of Hillary Cardstock in the Color Catcher
• Place the leaf screen on the cardstock and spritz it with Log Cabin
• Remove the screen, dry the ink, and trim the cardstock to 2-5/8" x 5-1/2"
• Use a Stylus and tip to ink the flower with Tangerine
• Stamp the "h," "i," and asterisk onto Aloha Cardstock with Deep Lagoon
• Punch the letters into 1-3/8" and 1" circles and ink the edges with Deep Lagoon
• Punch additional circles of scrap cardstock and layer then behind the alphabet circles for dimension
• Assemble the card, using foam dots or the "i" circle
• Attach foam dots along the top edge of the flower and press Lucky Penny Designer Foils onto the adhesive
• Tie gold cord through the buttons and glue the buttons to the center of the flower

Send the card to someone special with wishes for a Happy Spring!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Again

Bling a basic chipboard bird with Limolicious, Gold Glow and Pink Sprinkles Smooch Spritzes - and Spritz Screens from Hampton Art.  It would also be a great way to up-cycle diecut cardboard from boxes  - or old file folders.

The screens, like plastic stencils, are perfectly-sized for craft projects.  Limolicious and Gold Glow were spritzed over the screen first.  Pink Sprinkles - spritzed without the screen - highlights the background and creates cool little specks over the Limolicious and Gold Glow.  The beak was Smooched with Carrrot. Experiment with different Spritz combinations and different screens - you'll love the results!

 

Here are the directions for this happy little project:

Clearsnap Products

• Limolicious Smooch Spritz    
• Gold Glow Smooch Spritz
• Pink Sprinkles Smooch Spritz        
• Carrot Smooch
• ColorBox Espresso Limited Edition Pigment Inkpad    
• ColorBox Boysenberry Limited Edition Pigment Inkpad    
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Rouge Inkpad
• Sweet Orange Glitter

Stamps and Screens

• Hampton Art Vintage Spritz Screens
• Hampton Art Birdhouses Cling Stamps Set

Other Supplies

• Bazzill Sour Apple Cardstock
• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (light and dark turquoise, orange, brown)
• Paper Accents Chipboard Birds
• Paper Accents 6" Square Chipboard
• Spellbinders Small Circles Dies
• Acrylic stamping blocks
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• 1/4" Hole Punch
• 5/8" Circle Punch
• 26-Gauge Copper Craft Wire
• Paper Crimper
• Small Black Button
• 1/4" Foam Dots
• Scissors or Rotary Trimmer and Wave Blade 

Directions

• Place the screen on the bird, spritz it with Limolicious - do not remove the screen
• Spritz it again with Gold Glow, remove the screen, and allow the inks to dry
• Ink the edge of the bird with Rouge, then with Espresso
• Crimp brown cardstock, cut it into narrow strips, and attach strips to the back and front of the bird to resemble a nest
• Smooch the beak with Carrot
• Attach a button for the eye
• Stamp "HOME" on the medium turquoise cardstock with Boysenberry and emboss it
• Trim the bottom edge of the cardstock with a wave blade or scissors,  cut the cardstock to 4-3/4" high x 4-1/8" wide, and ink the edges with Boysenberry
• Stamp the birdhouse on a 3" diecut circle of  Sour Apple with Espresso, emboss it, and ink the edges with Espresso
• Cut a 4-7/8" square of orange cardstock and ink the edges with Espresso
• Trim one edge of a 5-3/8" piece of dark turquoise cardstock with a wave blade or scissors, cut the cardstock to 5-3/8" square, and ink the edges with Espresso
• Attach the pieces to the chipboard square, using foam dots for the left edge of the birdhouse circle
• Ink their edges, then attach 5/8" circles to the top of the chipboard, then punch 1/4" circles
• Bend and twist nine strands of copper wire together to create a loop at the top of the chipboard
• Attach foam dots near the right edge and press Sweet Orange Glitter onto the adhesive

Hang it on your bulletin board - or send it to a friend and let it bring a smile to her face!

 

 

 

 

Journey to Paris

Paris in the springtime, picnics under the cherry blossoms in the park,  shopping, wining and dining...dream on!  The next best thing would be to make a Parisian card - and Clearsnap has just what you'll need for that.

I stamped the Journey Collage, from Memory Box, with Toffee ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink, then stamped Branch Canopy over it with Shabby Pink ColorBox Classic Pigment Ink.  A quick dusting of pearly chalks over the fresh ink adds color and dimension to the leafy branches.  

 

Stamp, color and attach the Eiffel Tower - and some pink buttons.  That's it - no ticketing, security lines or weather-related delays.  Bon Voyage!

Here's what you'll need for this card:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Toffee Inkpad
• ColorBox Shabby Pink Classic Pigment Inkpad    
• ColorBox Limited Edition Espresso Classic Pigment Inkpad    

Stamps

• Memory Box Vintage Record Sheet
• Memory Box Branch Canopy
• Memory Box Eiffel Tower

Other Supplies

• Memory Box Parchment Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Truffle Shimmer Cardstock
• Memory Box Peony Notecard
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• Pebbles Inc. Jewel Tones Chalk Set
• Cool Gray 1 Copic Marker
• Facial Tissue
• Pink Buttons

Directions

• Stamp Vintage Record Sheet on Parchment Cardstock with Toffee and dry the ink
• Stamp Branch Canopy over it with Shabby Pink
• Quickly daub a combination of dark red and green chalks (to create brown branches) and pink chalk onto the damp ink
• Blow off any loose chalk and heat-set the image to dry the ink
• Use a crumpled facial tissue and lightly pounce the chalked image to remove any residual chalk
• Trim the cardstock to 2-3/4" x 4-1/4" and ink the edges with Toffee
• Stamp Eiffel Tower onto the background with Espresso and emboss it
• Stamp and emboss Eiffel Tower again on a scrap of Parchment Cardstock, color it with the marker, and cut it out (without the spire)
• Attach the tower cutout to the background
• Mat the cardstock with a slightly larger piece of Soiree Chocolate Cardstock 
• Attach it to  Peony Notecard and attach three buttons

Here's another version of a springtime in Paris card.

 

All Things Fabulous

Fabulous Smooch Spritzes -  in shades of Log Cabin, Pink Sprinkles and Gingersnap - shimmer over textured cardstock and chipboard.  The leafy background of Log Cabin spritzed over Hampton Art's new Nature Spritz Screens creates a great backdrop for the big flower.

Lucky Penny Designer Foils, pressed onto three more foam dots, brighten the spritzed background.   Glitter highlights the center of the flower, from the Flurries Design Adhesives, and a foam dot dusted with Ocean Spray Glitter adds the final touch.  

Six of the great Smooch Spritz colors are now available in a jumbo sizes - Silver Foil, Gold Glow, Vanilla Shimmer, Log Cabin, Spun Sugar and Black Velvet.  They're great as the main color for any design - and even better as a light shimmery veil over stamped images and printed papers.

Here are the instructions for this colorful card:

Clearsnap Products

• Log Cabin Jumbo Smooch Spritz
• Pink Sprinkles Smooch Spritz
• Gingersnap Smooch Spirtz
• ColorBox Turquoise Class Pigment Ink
• Memory Box Collection Flurries Design Adhesives
• Lucky Penny Designer Foils
• Peridot Glitter
• Ocean Spray Glitter

Stamp and Screen

• Hampton Art Fabulous
• Hampton Art Nature Spritz Screens

Other Supplies

• Bazzill Apricot Cardstock (5-1/2" square card)
• Bazzill Hillary Cardstock
• Bazzill Sour Apple Cardstock
• Blue Hills Studio Chipboard Flowers
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• 1/4" Foam Dots
• Carl Corner Rounder

Directions

• Lightly spritz the flower with Pink Sprinkles
• Wait a few seconds, then spritz it with Gingersnap
• Set it aside to dry thoroughly
• Place the Spritz Screen over Hillary Cardstock and spritz it with Log Cabin
• Carefully remove the screen and airdry the image
• Trim the image as shown and round the two bottom corners with the punch
• Stamp Fabulous on the smooth side of Sour Apple Cardstock with Turquoise and emboss it with clear powder
• Trim it and ink the edges with Turquoise
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the greeting
• Attach three foam dots to the background and press Lucky Penny  Designer Foils onto the adhesive
• Burnish the Design Adhesives flurry on the flower and brush Peridot Glitter onto the adhesive pattern
• Attach a foam dot to the center of the flurry and press Ocean Spray Glitter onto it

Have fun spritzing!

 

 

 

 

 

Shy Birds

More Smooched birds here - it's a phase!

ColorBox Boysenberry Limited Edition Class Pigment Ink - stamped and embossed on Bazzill's Sour Apple Cardstock - acquires a linen-y texture with Reverse Bird Branches from Memory Box.  All you need to do to is Smooch the birds, berries and leaves with Lettuce, Frosted Aqua, and a combination of Shabby Pink and Sweet Melon for the little berries.  

The greeting, from Many Thanks Design Adhesives, is simply glittered with Ocean Spray.  The two foam squares are topped with Silver Fog Designer Foils.  

How easy is that?

  

Here are the directions for this quick card:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Boysenberry Limited Edition Classic Pigment Inkpad
• Smooch Shabby Pink Pearlized  Accent Ink
• Smooch Sweet Melon Pearlized Accent Ink
• Smooch Lettuce Pearlized Accent Ink
• Smooch Frosted Aqua Pearlized Accent Ink
• Many Thanks Design Adhesives
• Ocean Spray Glitter
• Silver Fog Designer Foils

Stamp

• Memory Box Reverse Bird Branch

Other Supplies

• Bazzill Sour Apple, Tangy Taffy and Lagoon Cardstock
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• Soft Round Paintbrush
• Rotary Cutter or Decorative Scissors with a Scalloped Blade
• Scrapbook Adhesives 1/4" Black Foam Squares

Directions

• Stamp Reverse Bird Branch on Sour Apple Cardstock with Boysenberry and emboss it
• Smooch the birds with Frosted Aqua
• Smooch the leaves with Lettuce
• Smooch the berries with Shabby Pink and  Sweet Melon
• Trim the cardstock to 2-5/8" square and ink the edges with Boysenberry
• Cut out and burnish "thanks so much" onto Tangy Taffy Cardstock
• Brush Ocean Spray Glitter onto the adhesive words
• Scallop the edges, then trim the Tangy Taffy Cardstock to approximately 2-3/8" x 1-1/4"
• Cut a 2-5/8" square of Tangy Taffy
• Cut a 1-1/2" x 3-1/2' strip of Lagoon Cardstock
• Cut and fold a 4-1/4"x 5-1/2" card of Sour Apple Cardstock
• Attach the pieces to the card
• Attach two foam squares to the card and press Silver Fog Designer Foils onto the adhesive

Enjoy the new Limited Edition Inks  and Smooches!

 

Live Your Dream

Six ColorBox Classic Limited Edition inks have arrived - Ocean, Curry, Boysenberry, Ice, Espresso and Grass.  They're beautiful - in a classy-chic way - and perfect for all of your stamping projects.  Espresso and Grass are featured here.

Six Smooch Accent Inks are new too - Banana Custard, Sweet Melon, Shabby Pink, Mocha, Lettuce, Frosted Aqua, Cape Cod and Plum Berry.  They complement the Limited Edition colors - and add a rich, pearlized luster to your designs.  Bird Collage, from Hampton Art, is great for Smooching.

I love to emboss the ColorBox Classic inks with clear powder, then Smooch the embossed design.  It's an easy technique - and the embossed image creates just enough of an edge to help keep me inside the lines.  If (or, in my case, when) you happen to paint outside the lines, a damp cotton swab quickly repairs it.

 

Here are the directions for this project:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Espresso Limited Edition Classic Pigment Ink   
• ColorBox Grass Limited Edition Classic Pigment Ink
• Smooch Sweet Melon Pearlized Accent Ink
• Smooch Shabby Pink Pearlized Accent Ink
• Smooch Lettuce Pearlized Accent Ink
• Smooch Frosted Aqua Pearlized Accent Ink
• Smooch Banana Custard Pearlized Accent Ink
• Lucky Penny Designer Foils

Stamps

• Hampton Art Bird Collage
• Hampton Art Dream

Other Supplies

• Bazzill Apricot, Parakeet and Lagoon Cardstock
• Memory Box Parchment Cardstock
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder
• 1/8" Foam Dots 
• Carl Corner Rounder
• Cotton Swabs and Water

Directions

• Stamp Bird Collage on Parchment Cardstock with Espresso and emboss  it
• Smooch the bird with Frosted Aqua and Lettuce - and Sweet Melon for the beak
• Smooch the flowers with a combination of Sweet Melon and Shabby Pink
• Smooch the right  border with Shabby Pink
• Smooch the leaves and stems with Lettuce
• Smooch the semi-circles with Banana Custard
• Keep a damp cotton swab handy for clean-up if you happen to Smooch outside the lines
• Trim the cardstock to 2-7/8" x 3-1/2" and round the corners with the punch
• Ink the edges with Espresso
• Stamp Dream on Parakeet Cardstock with Grass, emboss it, and trim it into a strip
• Cut a 2" x 4-1/2" strip of Lagoon Cardstock
• Cut and fold a 5-1/2" square card of Apricot Cardstock
• Attach the pieces to the card, using foam dots for the greeting
• Attach three foam dots to the Lagoon strip and press Lucky Penny Designer Foils onto the adhesive

Hope you like the easy techniques and colors featured here!

 

 

Last-Minute Valentine

 

Design Adhesives, Designer Foils and Glitter exist for the just-in-timers who keep thinking that Valentine's Day is "not till next week."  

A wood doorhanger, inked with sweet Orchid Crafter's Acid-Free Pigment Ink, is the perfect base for Candy Store and Be Mine Design Adhesives.  Use a Stylus and White Oval Tip to apply the ink to the doorhanger and let it dry - really, really dry - so the Design Adhesives adhere properly.  

Then, the fun part...simply burnish the patterns and apply Ruby Slippers and Cinnamon Spice Glitter, Lucky Penny and Cherry Pie Designer Foils.  Add a poufy red tulle bow - and you're done!

Wouldn't this be the perfect Monday morning surprise to greet your sweetie?

Here's what you need:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Crafter's Acid-Free Orchid Pigment Ink
• Stylus and White Oval Tip
• Candy Store Design Adhesives
• Be Mine Design Adhesives
• Ruby Slippers Glitter   
• Cinnamon Spice Glitter
• Lucky Penny Designer Foils
• Cherry Pie Designer Foils

Other Supplies

• Wood Doorhanger
• Sanding Block    
• Soft Round Paintbrush    
• Red Tulle

Directions

• Use the Stylus and White Oval tip to ink the front of the the doorhanger with Orchid
• Allow the ink the dry completely, until it no longer feels cool or damp
• Sand the edges of the dry doorhanger with the sanding block
• Cut out and burnish the candy patterns onto the doorhanger
• Brush Cinnamon Spice Glitter onto the lollipop sticks
• Brush Ruby Slippers Glitter onto the lollipops,  two "horizontal" wrapped candies, the small heart and two little candy sprinkles
• Press Lucky Penny Designer Foils onto the two "vertical" wrapped candies
• Burnish "BE MINE" onto the doorhanger and press Cherry Pie Designer Foils onto it
• Burnish "XOXOXO" and brush Ruby Slippers onto it
• Cut two hearts from the Be Mine sheet, burnish them at the bottom, and press Cherry Pie Designer Foils onto them
• Cut three more hearts from the Be Mine sheet, burnish them around the candies and brush Ruby Slipper Glitter onto them
• Tie a red tulle bow at the top

Hope you like this fun project.  It would be easy to switch colors and greetings to create a birthday or thank-you card using the same basic design.  Happy Valentine's Day!

Jean

 

Cupcake Wishes

A Design Adhesives cupcake - frosted with Cocoa Bean Embossing Powder - expresses your love on a sweetly-simple card.  The cupcake, one of four delightful treats from the Baby Cakes Design Adhesives, is also Smooched with Sassy Pink and Carrot.  Foam dots glittered with Sweet Orange and Cotton Candy add the finishing touch.  No calories, carbs or trans-fats!

Here are the directions for this girlie card:

Clearsnap Products

• Baby Cakes Design Adhesives
• Cocoa Bean Embossing Powder    
• Sassy Pink Smooch Accent Ink    
• Carrot Smooch Accent Ink    
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Chestnut Roan Inkpad    
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Orchid Pastel Inkpad    
• Sweet Orange Glitter    
• Cotton Candy Glitter

Stamp

• Hampton Art Love Defined

Other Supplies

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock 
• Rotary Trimmer and Scalloped Blade 
• Heat Tool
• 1/8" Foam Dots

Directions

• Cut and fold a 5-1/2" square card of pink Muslin Cardstock
• Burnish the cupcake onto the smoother side of the pink cardstock and emboss it with Cocoa Bean Embossing Powder
• Smooch the X's, O's and flower centers with Sassy Pink and Carrot and dry the ink
• Scallop the bottom edge of the cardstock, trim it to 1-7/8" x 2" and ink the edges with Orchid Pastel
• Stamp Love Defined on the pink cardstock with Chestnut Roan and scallop the bottom edge
• Trim it to a 2-3/8" square and ink the edges with Orchid Pastel
• Scallop one edge of the brown Muslin Cardstock and trim it to 3-1/4" x 3-3/8"
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the cupcake
• Attach foam dots and press Sweet Carrot and Cotton Candy Glitter onto the dots

Have fun with this card - mix and match the flavors, accents  and icing colors!

Contemporary Valentine

Gray, red and white - with the glimmer of Cherry Pie Designer Foils and Charcoal Glitter - create a simple Valentine card for your favorite guy.  A few seconds are all you need to add the shimmery red bird and sparkly charcoal circles from the In the Forest and Spots + Dots Design Adhesives. 

Gray Whale and Charcoal ColorBox Fluid Chalks instantly create the illusion of depth.  You don't even need to mask the background image - just layer the inks and add the bright red bird and hearts!

Here are the instructions for this contemporary Valentine greeting:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Gray Whale Inkpad    
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Charcoal Inkpad
• Vivid! Hot Red Inkpad      
• In the Forest Design Adhesives    
• Spots and Dots Design Adhesives    
• Cherry Pie Designer Foils
• Charcoal Glitter

Stamps

• Memory Box Leaf Canopy    
• Memory Box Love + Hearts    
• Memory Box Ring + Dots

Other Supplies

• Smooth White Cardstock    
• Memory Box Soiree Slate Shimmer A2 Card    
• Memory Box Soiree Cherry Matte Cardstock
• 1-1/8" Circle Punch    
• Soft Round Paintbrush

Directions

• Stamp Leaf Canopy on white cardstock with Gray Whale and rotate the cardstock 180 degrees
• Clean the stamp, then stamp Leaf Canopy again with Charcoal
• Dry the inks
• Trim the cardstock to 3-3/4" x 2-7/8" and ink the edges with Charcoal
• Burnish the bird from the In the Forest Design Adhesives onto the branches
• Burnish Cherry Pie Designer Foils onto the adhesive pattern
• Stamp the hearts (attached to the side of the Love+Hearts stamp) above the bird with Hot Red   
• Stamp Ring + Dot on white cardstock with Charcoal, then stamp "love" over it with Hot Red
• Punch it into a 1-1/8" circle
• Punch two additional circles of scrap cardstock and attach them behind the stamped circle for dimension
• Ink the edges of the layered circles with Charcoal
• Burnish the Spots + Dots Design Adhesives circle onto Cherry Cardstock
• Brush Charcoal Glitter onto the adhesive pattern 
• Trim the cardstock to 2-1/2" x 3-1/8"
• Attach the pieces to the card

Hope you like the simple layering featured here - try this design in other color combinations for spring birthdays and thank-you cards too.

Forever and Ever

I may look more like an A2 card - but  I  love tall, skinny cards like this one.  The Remember This Design Adhesives has several greetings  that are perfect for tall cards.  Here's one that would be great for just about any romantic day - including February 14.

The heart, from Memory Box, is embossed in Ballet Pink, then smooched with Taffy and Carrot.  A light application of Soft Pink Vivid! Dye Ink ties the colors together.  Silver Fog Designer Foils are applied to the Design Adhesives - and Sweet Orange Glitter adds the final touch.

Here are the instructions for this card:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Rosebud Pigment Inkpad    
• Vivid! Soft Pink Dye Inkpad     
• Top Boss Ballet Pink Embossing Powder
• ColorBox Stylus
• ColorBox White Leaf Tip
• Taffy Smooch Accent Ink
• Carrot Smooch Accent Ink
• Remember This Design Adhesives
• Silver Fog Designer Foils
• Sweet Orange Glitter

Stamp

• Memory Box Daphne Heart

Other Supplies

• Natural Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Blossom Cardstock (3-1/2" x 7-7/8" card)
• Memory Box Soiree Carrot Shimmer Cardstock 
• Heat Tool
• Cotton Swab
• Rotary Trimmer and Perforating Blade
• 1/4" Wide Orange Grosgrain Ribbon
• 1/4" Foam Dots

Directions

• Stamp  Daphne Heart on Natural Cardstock with Rosebud and emboss it with Ballet Pink   Powder
• Smooch the outline flowers with Sassy Pink
• Smooch all of the flower centers with Carrot
• Use the cotton swab to remove any excess Carrot from the embossed areas
• Cut the heart out and ink the edges using the Stylus, Tip and Soft Pink
• Cut a 1-1/2"  wide strip of Carrot Cardstock
• Trim the short ends with a rotary trimmer and perforating blade  to create a  6-5/8" strip
• Burnish the dots and 4 Ever Design Adhesives onto the strip
• Press Silver Fog Designer Foils (silver-side-up) onto the Design Adhesives
• Assemble the card
• Tie a bow and attach it to the heart
• Attach three foam dots to the card and press Sweet Orange Glitter onto the adhesive

Have fun with the Smooching, Foiling and Glittering - and visit often for more Valentine cards and ideas!  Be sure to visit the Clearsnap blog for other great projects too.

 

 

 

Love You Tulle-ly

 

Shades of Peony, Gray and Silver create a vintage modern  Valentine here - with   Charcoal Glitter and Top Boss Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder for a bit of icy bling.  A simple Tink Pink tulle bow accents the artsy heart from Hampton Art.

Here are the instructions for this card:

Clearsnap Products

• Ancient Page Jumbo Flannel Gray Cartridge
• ColorBox Peony Pigment Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Dark Peony Cat's Eye Inkpad
• Memory Essentials Jumbo Inking Handle
• Memory Essentials Jumbo Get Rollin'
• Memory Essentials Stamping Guide 
• Fancy Edges Design Adhesives
• Top Boss Opalescent Clear Embossing Powder
• Charcoal Glitter

Stamps 

• Hampton Art Love Heart
• Hanpton Art Text borders Clear Stamps Set

Other Supplies

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (7-7/8" x 3-1/2" card)
• Bazzill Tangy Taffy Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Silver Shimmer Cardstock
• Soft Round Paintbrush
• Bazzill Tink Pink Tulle
• Rotary Trimmer and Scalloped Blade

Directions

• Snap the Flannel Gray Cartridge into the Inking Handle and remove the lid
• Attach the script image from the stamp set to the adhesive Get Rollin' wheel and snap the wheel into the handle
• Push the cartridge towards the wheel to ink the stamp
• Roll the script image onto a strip of Tangy Taffy Cardstock, using the Stamping Guide to stamp in a straight line
• Trim the image to 6-1/2" x 2" and ink the edges with Dark Peony
• Burnish the diamond border from Fancy Edges over the scrip and brush Charcoal Glitter onto the adhesive pattern
• Stamp Love Heart on Silver Cardstock with Peony
• Emboss the heart with the Opalescent Embossing Powder
• Trim the cardstock to approximately 1-3/4" x 2-1/2", using a scalloped rotary trimmer blade
• Cut a 15" piece of the tulle, fold it thirds crosswise, and tie a knot
• Trim the bow ends and glue the  bow to the heart
• Cut a 6-1/2" x 1-1/4" strip of Silver Cardstock
• Attach the pieces to the card

Hope you like these colors as much as I do!  Visit our blog often - we'll be featuring an array of Valentine greetings for your special sweetie(s).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love, Simply Stated

Here's a simple Valentine in rich reds, browns and silvers.  I love to layer stamps and inks - ColorBox Fluid Chalks create the background and Valentine motif here.  ColorBox Ruby is embossed for the glossy red hearts and simple greeting.  

Cherry Pie Designer Foils are used for the shimmery metallic dots underlining "love."   The foils are great with Design Adhesives too - I'll be featuring them on more Valentine cards in the next few weeks.

Here are the instructions for this card:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Gray Whale Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Dark Brown Inkpad
• ColorBox Ruby Inkpad    
• Cherry Pie Designer Foils
• Top Boss Clear Embossing Powder

Stamps

• Memory Box Scalloped Circle
• Memory Box Heart Bird Keepsake
• Memory Box Love and Hearts
• Memory Box Renaissance Tile

Other Products

• White Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Truffle Cardstock (5-1/2" square card)
• Memory Box Soiree Cherry Cardstock
• Memory Box Soiree Silver Shimmer Cardstock
• Stamp Positioner
• 1/8" Foam dots

Directions

• Stamp Scalloped Circle on white cardstock with Gray Whale
• Stamp Heart Bird Keepsake over the circle with Dark Brown
• Stamp the hearts (attached to the side of the Love and Hearts stamp) using the stamp positioner and Ruby
• Emboss the hearts
• Trim the cardstock to 3-3/8" wide x 3-5/8" tall and ink the edges with Gray Whale
• Stamp Renaissance Tile on Soiree Cherry Cardstock with Dark Brown
• Trim it to 1-1/4" x 5" and ink the edges with Dark Brown
• Cut a 4-1/4" x 1-7/8" strip of Soiree Cherry Cardstock and ink the edges with Dark Brown
• Stamp "love" on Soiree Silver Cardstock with Ruby and emboss it
• Trim it into a strip and ink the edges with Dark Brown
• Attach five foam dots to the strip and press Cherry Pie Designer Foils onto the adhesive
• Assemble the card, using foam dots to attach the greeting

Hope you like this color combination - and will be back to see more Valentine cards and winter projects soon.

 

Desktop Calendar - Part 3

Breeze thru summer with the next three calendar pages - and more great Clearsnap Inks, Design Adhesives and Glitter.  Dazzling Copper Embossing Powder is used with Branches and Blooms Design Adhesives for September.  It's a brilliant combination of rich copper embossing powder and glittery highlights.

Here are some of the products featured in this post:

I love layering Design Adhesives over stamped images.  Be sure the ink is completely dry - heat-set it if necessary - so the adhesive will transfer properly to your project.

Here are the supplies and directions for June, July and August:

Clearsnap Products

• Vivid! Cornflower Inkpad    
• Vivid! Olive Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Gray Whale Inkpad
• ColorBox Pumpkin Spice Inkpad
• ColorBox Tangerine Inkpad
• ColorBox Deep Lagoon Inkpad
• Dazzling Copper Embossing Powder
• Spots and Dots Design Adhesives
• Hawaiian Hibiscus Design Adhesives
• Branches and Blooms Design Adhesives
• Ruby Slippers Glitter
• Sweet Orange Glitter
• Peridot Glitter

Other Supplies

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (natural, yellow, turquoise, orange)
• Hampton Art Stamper's Toolbox Paper Classic Clear Set
• Hampton Art Text Border Clear Set
• Hampton Art Curvaceous Border Clear Set
• Hampton Art Sprinkle Flocking Set
• Mini-Calendar
• Sticker Paper or Adhesive Labels
• Soft Round Paintbrush

Directions

• Cut cardstock to 4-3/4" x 5-3/8" for each month
• Attach the calendars to sticker paper or adhesive labels and trim them to approximately 1-1/2" x 2-3/4"
• Stamp the "reminder blocks" with images from the Stamper's Toolbox Paper Classics set
• July - Stamp the circle border from Curvaceous Broders on the smoother side of the natural cardstock with Cornflower.  Dry the ink, then burnish three of Spots and Dots circles over the border.  Brush Ruby Slippers Glitter and red flocking over the adhesive patterns. Stamp the block with Gray Whale and trim it to 1-7/8" x 2-3/8".  Ink the edges with Gray Whale.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Cornflower.
• August - Cut approximately 4-1/2" of the Hawaiian Hibiscus and burnish it onto the yellow cardstock.  Brush Sweet Orange Glitter onto the flowers.  Brush Peridot Glitter onto the leaves.  Stamp the block with Olive, trim it to 2" x 2-1/2" and ink the edges with Olive.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Tangerine.
• September - Stamp the circle border from Text Borders with Deep Lagoon and dry the ink. Burnish the Design Adhesives branches over the dry ink and emboss it with Dazzling Copper Embossing Powder.  Stamp the block with Pumpkin Spice, trim it to 1-3/4" x 2-1/4" and ink the edges with Pumpkin Spice.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Tangerine.

Have fun with these pages - and experiment with other combinations of stamped images and Design Adhesives on your next project.

 

Desktop Calendar - Part 2

Here's the second quarter of the desktop calendar project - it welcomes spring with an array of ColorBox Fluid Chalk and Vivid! Inks,  Design Adhesives, Designer Foils and Peridot Glitter. 

Here are "just a few" of the products featured on the April, May and June calendars.  If a calendar isn't your idea of cool project, you can easily adapt these designs and create cards instead.

   

Here are the supplies and directions for April, May and June:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Orchid Pastel Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Rouge Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Lime Pastel Inkpad
• Vivid! Lavender Inkpad
• Vivid! Beach Glass Inkpad
• Vivid! Olive Inkpad
• Vivid! Turquoise Inkpad
• Fancy Edges Design Adhesives
• Butterfly Swirl Design Adhesives
• Peridot Glitter

Other Supplies

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (light aqua, pink and turquoise)
• Hampton Art Stamper's Toolbox Paper Classics Set
• Hampton Art Wildflower Silhouette
• Hampton Art Hot Fudge Studio Elegant Flourishes Mini Flip Flop Set
• Mini-Calendar
• Sticker Paper or Adhesive Labels
• Spellbinders Labels 8 Die and Diecut System
• Hampton Art Sprinkle Flocking Set
• Soft Round Paintbrush

Directions

• Cut calendar pages to 4-3/4" x 5-3/8"
• To make it easier to ink the edges, attach the calendar pages to sticker sheets or adhesive labels, then trim them to 2-3/4" wide
• The "reminder blocks" for each month are stamped with the Stamper's Toolbox Paper Classics images, then diecut or trimmed
• April - Stamp the journal block with Lavender, cut it with the Labels 8 die and ink the edges with Lavender.  Stamp the "eggs" on the smoother side of the pink cardstock using the oval stamp from the Elegant Flourishes set and Orchid Pastel, Beach Glass and Lavendar inks.  Ink the edge of the calendar with Orchid Pastel.  Burnish the diamond pattern from the Fancy Edges Design Adhesives and brush Peridot Glitter onto it.
• May - Stamp Wildflower Silhouette with Rouge, Olive and Lime Pastel.  Stamp the block with Olive, trim it to 2" x 2-3/4" and ink the edges with Olive.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Olive
• June - Burnish the Butterfly Swirl Design Adhesives onto the cardstock and press Plum Crazy Designer Foils onto the adhesive.  Burnish an additional butterfly and brush Peridot Glitter into the adhesive.  Stamp the block with Turquoise and trim it to 1-3/4" x 2-5/8".  Ink the edges with Turquoise.  Ink the edges of the calendar with Lime Pastel.

Keep warm,  have fun with these pretty colors...and pretend it's almost spring!

 

 

Desktop Calendar - Part 1

I thought it would be fun to design a calendar featuring Clearsnap inks, Design Adhesives, Designer Foils and Glitter.  Today's post is just for the first quarter of 2011. Future posts will complete the remainder of the year.  

Here are some of the products I've used for the first three months:

The calendars can be displayed on little easels, or in CD cases.  My mini-calendars are from Impress - with wonderful stores in Tukwila, Bellevue and University Village in Washington - and a great online store if you're further away.   The calendars are  about 1-1/2" x 3" - then trimmed  so they're just about 2-3/4"wide. 

The supply list and instructions are listed below  - hope you like the designs!

Clearsnap Products

• Vivid! Beach Glass Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Pink Pastel Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Lime Pastel Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Berrylicious Inkpad
• In the Forest Memory Box Collection Design Adhesives
• Calm and Bright Memory Box Collection Design Adhesives
• Brocade Memory Box  Collection  Design Adhesives
• Ruby Slippers Glitter
• Irish Eyes Designer Foils

Other Products

• Memory Box Birch Trees
• Memory Box Heart Bird Keepsake
• Memory Box Flourish Background (used as a journal block)
• Memory Box Bayou, Dove and Granny Smith Cardstock
• Mini-Calendar
• Hampton Art Sprinkle Flocking Set
• Soft Round Paintbrush (for glitter and flocking)

Directions

• Cut the cardstock to approximately 4-3/4" x 5-3/8"
• Attach the individual calendar pages to sticker sheets (or adhesive labels), then trim them
• January - Stamp Birch Trees with Frost White and emboss it with White Embossing Powder, stamp Flourish Background with Beach Glass, burnish the birds from the In the Forest Design Adhesives,  brush red flocking onto the adhesive, ink the calendar edges with Beach Glass
• February - Stamp Heart Bird Keepsake with Berrylicious, stamp Flourish Background with Pink Pastel, ink the calendar edges with Berrylicious, burnish the dots from the Calm and Bright Design Adhesives, brush Ruby Slippers onto the adhesive
• March - Burnish the flourishes from Brocade Design Adhesives and press Irish Eyes Designer Foils onto the adhesive (green side up), stamp Flourish Background with Lime Pastel, ink the calendar edges with Lime Pastel

Be sure to visit the new Clearsnap blog for great ideas for holiday gifting and decorating.  Looking forward to sharing the ideas for April, May and June soon...

 

Joyful Greetings

A variation on a theme...here are a few more ways to use the Branches and Blooms, In the Forest and Jolly Greetings Design Adhesives featured on the Winter Birds card.  A red-flocked bird perches on the embossed branch  and JOY is glittered in Silver Lining here.  Add bling by tossing some sparkly accents onto an otherwise rustic card.

Here are the instructions for this project:

Clearsnap Products

• Branches and Blooms Design Adhesives
• In the Forest Design Adhesives
• Jolly Greetings Design Adhesives
• White Embossing Powder
• Silver Lining Glitter
• Ancient Page Chocolate Jumbo Ink Cartridge
• Rollagraph Jumbo Inking Handle
• Word Words Design Wheel
• Memory Essentials Stamping Guide
• ColorBox Stylus and White Leaf Tip

Other Products

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (8-1/2" x 3-3/4" card)
• Paper Accents Brown Bag Cardstock
• Paper Accents Dark Red Cardstock
• Memory Box Parsley Cardstock
• 1-1/4" Circle Punch    
• Red Flocking Powder  
• Soft Round Paintbrush  
• Scrapbook Adhesives 1/4" Black Foam Squares

Directions

• Burnish the large branch from Branches and Blooms Design Adhesives onto Brown Bag Cardstock and emboss it with White Embossing Powder
• Trim the cardstock to 4-1/2" x 1-7/8"
• Burnish the big bird from In the Forest Design Adhesives onto the branch and brush flocking powder over the adhesive
• Burnish JOY onto Dark Red Cardstock and brush Silver Lining Glitter onto the adhesive
• Punch it into a 1-1/4" circle
• Punch an additional circle and layer it for dimension
• Snap the Chocolate Ink Cartridge and Design Wheel into the Jumbo Inking Handle
• Align the Stamping Guide with the edge of a strip of Parsley Cardstock and stamp Words Words onto the cardstock
• Trim the cardstock to 6-1/2" x 2-1/8"
• Cut a2-3/4" x 5-1/2" strip of Dark Red Cardstock
• Ink the edges of the Brown Bag, Parsley and Dark Red strips with Chocolate using the Stylus and Tip
• Assemble the card, using foam squares for the circle
• Attach two foam squares to the Parsley strip and press Silver Lining Glitter into the adhesive

View the new Clearsnap Blog - and Tami Sanders' stamp out loud blog - for more great crafting ideas.

 

 

 

Winter Birds

 
Designer Foils, glitter and flocking team up with Design Adhesives for festive holiday greetings for everyone on your list.  Three of my favorite Design Adhesives are featured here - Branches and Blooms, In the Forest and Jolly Greetings - with Cherry Pie Designer Foils, Ocean Spray Glitter and flocking from Hampton Art Stamp.  The silvery accents on the right are foiled with Silver Fog Designer Foils. 

I love layering artsy finishes and textures - like velvety brown flocking and the rich metallic shimmer of Cherry Pie. The proceses are simple - gather your supplies and make a bunch of these cards. Scatter joy...and glitter and flocking!  

 

Here are the directions for this card:

Clearsnap Products

• Branches and Blooms Design Adhesives
• In the Forest Design Adhesives
• Jolly Greetings Design Adhesives
• Cherry Pie Designer Foils
• Silver Fog Designer Foils
• Ocean Spray Glitter
• Silver Lining Glitter
• Rollagraph Jumbo Inking Handle
• Ancient Page Chocolate Jumbo Ink Cartridge
• Say What? Design Wheel
• Memory Essentials Stamping Guide
• ColorBox Stylus and White Leaf Tip

Other Products

• Bazzill Lagoon Cardstock (5-1/2" square card)
• Paper Accents Brown Bag Cardstock
• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock  (dark brown)
• Paper Accents Dark Red Cardstock
• Soft Round Paintbrush
• Hampton Art Stamp Brown Flocking
• Scrapbook Adhesives 1/4" Black Foam Squares
• 1-1/4" Circle Punch    

Directions

• Burnish the small branch from Branches and Blooms Design Adhesives onto Brown Bag Cardstock
• Brush flocking onto the adhesive pattern
• Burnish the small bird from In the Forest Design Adhesives onto the branches
• Burnish Cherry Pie Designer Foils onto the birds
• Trim the cardstock to 4'' x 2-1/8" and ink the edges with Chocolate using the Stylus and Tip
• Snap the Chocolate Ink Cartridge and Design Wheel into the Jumbo Inking Handle
• Place the Stamping Guide along the edge of a strip of Dark Red Cardstock and roll the image onto the cardstock
• Cut two strips (approximately 2-1/8" x 1-3/16" each) of the image and ink the edges with Chocolate
• Burnish JOY from Jolly Greetings Design Adhesives onto dark brown cardstock and brush Ocean Spray Glitter onto the adhesive
• Punch it into a 1-1/4" circle
• Punch three additional cardstock circles and layer them for dimension
• Cut a 1-1/2" x 5" strip of dark brown cardstock
• Assemble the card, using foam squares for the greeting circle
• Attach two foam squares near the right edge and press Silver Fog Designer Foils onto the adhesive

Here's a peek at another card also featuring Branches and Blooms, Silver Lining and flocking.  The instructions for it will be on my next post.  Hope you'll visit our blog as often as you can - we love sharing our ideas, tips and techniques with you!

Visit Tami Sanders' stamp out loud blog for a great, kid-friendly Smooched fall project too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn Wreath

Maple leaves in Vivid! inks of Red, Olive and Butterscotch mingle with the twiggy branches of a Winterberry Wreath here.  Its a quick + easy way to turn a traditional holiday image into a fall-colored card for autumn greetings - or rustic menus and placecards for your Thanksgiving celebration.  Cinnamon Spice Glitter adds a warm sparkle.  Here's another version of a similar layout featuring Vivid! inks.

Let the same basic design multi-task for holiday cards -  stamp and emboss it in gold or white and Smooch the little berries in Siren. Bling it with  a dusting of Snowdrift or Champagne Sparkle Fibers for a holiday shimmer.  Add a festive greeting and that's it!

Here are the directions for this project:

Clearsnap Products

• Vivid! Coffee Bean Inkpad
• Vivid! Red Inkpad    
• Vivid! Olive Inkpad
• Vivid! Butterscotch Inkpad
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Sour Apple Inkpad
• Cinnamon Spice Glitter

Stamps

• Memory Box Winterberry Wreath
• Memory Box Happy Fall 
• Memory Box Vintage Notes

Other Products

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Cardstock (5.5" square olive card)
• Paper Accents Muslin Clay Pot Cardstock
• Paper Accents Snowcrest Tuscan Cardstock
• Bazzill Apricot Cardstock
• Bazzill Orange Peel Olive Cardstock
• 1/8" Foam Dots
• Carl  Corner Rounder Punch

Directions 

• Stamp Winterberry Wreath on the smooth side of Olive Cardstock with Coffee Bean.  
• Stamp the leaves (attached to the side of the Happy Fall stamp) with Red, Olive and Butterscotch
• Trim the cardstock to 2-5/8" x 2-1/2" and round the top and bottom right corners with the punch
• Stamp Vintage Notes on Tuscan Cardstock with Sour Apple
• Stamp the leaves with Red
• Trim the cardstock to 3-1/2" x 2-5/8"  and round the top and bottom left corners
• Stamp the greeting on the smooth side of Apricot Cardstock and cut it into a strip with space for glittered dots on the left
• Cut a 4-1/2" x 1-3/4" strip of Clay Pot
• Ink the edges of the four pieces with Olive
• Attach foam dots to the greeting and press Cinnamon Spice Glitter into the adhesive
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the greeting

Visit Tami Sanders' stamp out loud blog for some great fall ideas too!

 

 

Joyful Holidays

Here's the last of this weekend's mitten cards...hope the designs will provide some inspiration for your holiday greetings this year!

Peridot and Ruby Slippers Glitter - and  the new Cherry Pie Designer Foils - add sparkly highlights to another holiday card here.  

Use a soft round paintbrush to add a shimmery layer of glitter to the Fresh Holly Design Adhesives. It's a lot easier and neater than pouring a ton of it onto the adhesive patterns, then having to pour the excess back into the container.  The entire holly pattern  was glittered with Peridot to save time.   I added 1/4" foam dots and Ruby Slippers Glitter to match - but contrast with - the little dots on the gloves.  

Here are the directions for this fun card:

Clearsnap Products

• Fresh Holly Design Adhesives
• Winter Warmers Design Adhesives
• Peridot Glitter
• Ruby Slippers Glitter
• Cherry Pie Designer Foils
• ColorBox Moss Green Inkpad    
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Warm Red Inkpad 
• Clear Embossing Powder   

Stamp

• American Art Stamp X-mas Bird Set 

Other Products 

• Bazzill Sour Apple Cardstock (3-1/2" x 7-7/8" card)
• Paper Accents Muslin Textured Cardstock Assortment (green background strip)
• White Cardstock
• Acrylic Stamp Block
• 1/4" Foam Dots
• Soft Round Paintbrush

Directions

• Burnish Fresh Holly Design Adhesives onto the green cardstock
• Use a paintbrush to apply Peridot Glitter to the adhesive pattern
• Trim the cardstock just slightly larger than the pattern
• Attach foam dots to the leaf clusters and press Ruby Slippers into the adhesive
• Burnish the mitten onto white cardstock
• Place a strip of Cherry Pie Designer Foils onto the adhesive pattern (red side up) and burnish it
• Carefully remove the liner
• Cut the cardstock to 1-1/4" x 1-3/4 and ink the edges with Warm Red
• Stamp the greeting onto white cardstock with Moss Green and emboss it
• Cut it into a strip and ink the edges with Warm Red
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the mitten and greeting

I've had fun sharing these ideas with you...hope you liked the mitten trio too.  Be sure to visit Tami Sanders' stamp out loud blog for a bunch of great autumn ideas.

 

holly, MERRY, jolly

Doodle-ly squiggles and swirls, Silver Fog Designer Foils and a plushy flocked mitten create a more contemporary look here.  If you've tried foiling before - but didn't appreciate the little flakes and delicacy of traditional leafing materials - you'll love the new Designer Foils.  They're perfect with Design Adhesives, like the cool mitten from Winter Warmers, and they're easy to apply.  Just "finger-burnish" them onto the adhesive patterns and remove the liners.  No mess, no flaking!

Here are the directions for this sparkly card:

Clearsnap Products

• Jolly Greetings Design Adhesives
• Winter Warmers Design Adhesives
• Silver Fog Designer Foils
• Memory Essentials Standard Inking Handle
• Top Boss Watermark Standard Ink Cartridge
• Chinese Noodles Rollagraph Design Wheel
• Memory Essentials Stamping Guide
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Olive Pastel Inkpad
• Asparagus Embossing Powder
• Peridot Glitter

Other Products

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (green A2 card)
• Paper Accents Dark Red Cardstock
• Bazzill Parakeet Cardstock
• Bazzill Sour Apple Cardstock
• White Cardstock
• Heat Tool
• Red Flocking
• Soft Round Paintbrush
• Toothpick or Skewer
• 1/8" Foam Dots
• Wavy Blade Decorative Scissors or Rotary Cutter

Directions

• Cut holly, MERRY and jolly from the Design Adhesives and burnish them onto Dark Red Cardstock 
• Press Silver Fog Designer Foil (shiny side up) onto the adhesive, burnish it, then carefully remove the liner
• Cut the words into strips
• Snap the ink cartridge and Design Wheel into the Inking Handle
• Using the Stamp Guide, roll the pattern onto the smoother side of Parakeet Cardstock
• Emboss the pattern with Asparagus Embossing Powder
• Trim the cardstock to 1-1/8" x 4"
• Cut the mitten from the Design Adhesives strip and burnish it onto White Cardstock
• Brush red flocking onto the pattern - use a toothpick or skewer to remove any excess flocking from the "white" areas of the design
• Trim the cardstock to 1-3/8" x 2" and ink the edges with Olive Pastel
• Cut a wavy line along a long edge of a 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" strip of Sour Apple Cardstock
• Trim it to approximately 2-1/8" x 3-1/4"
• Assemble the card, using foam dots to attach the mitten
• Attach three foam dots onto the card and press Peridot Glitter into the adhesive

Hope you like the card...check back tomorrow for another mitten card.  Be sure to visit Tami Sanders' stamp out loud blog for more fall projects featuring great products and beautiful fall colors from Clearsnap.

 

Holiday Preview

Here's an easy Christmas card idea to ease you into the holiday mood.  It includes Winter Warmers and Celebrate Design Adhesives over a  background featuring the Say What? Design Wheel.  The Design Adhesives include a variety of mittens and "Celebrate" in several fonts and sizes.   Mixing and matching the patterns makes it fun - and definitely not boring - to make up a batch of these cards.  

I've used Ruby Slippers and Peridot Glitter here for a traditional color scheme.  It would also be fun to create this design with Ocean Spray and Silver Lining Glitters on a turquoise card.

Let 's get started - here are the instructions:

Clearsnap Products

• Say What? Design Wheel
• Memory Essentials Jumbo Inking Handle
• Memory Essentials Stamping Guide
• Ancient Page Flannel  Gray Jumbo Ink Cartridge
• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Warm Red Inkpad
• Celebrate Design Adhesives
• Winter Warmers Design Adhesives
• Peridot Glitter
• Ruby Slippers Glitter

Other Products

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (7-7/8" x 3-1/2" red card and green stamping strip)
• Paper Accents Dark Red Cardstock
• White Cardstock
• 1/8" Foam Dots
• Soft Round Paintbrush

Directions

• Snap the Ink Cartridge and Design Wheel into the handle
• Roll the pattern onto a strip of green cardstock
• Trim it to 5-3/8" x 2" - then cut it into three pieces, approximately 1-7/8" wide x 2" high
• Ink the edges of each block with Flannel Gray
• Cut the mitten from the Design Adhesives strip, remove the opaque liner and burnish it onto white cardstock
• Remove the clear liner, brush Ruby Slippers Glitter onto the adhesive pattern, and trim the cardstock
• Ink the edges with Warm Red
• Repeat the Design Adhesives process with "Celebrate" on Dark Red Cardstock and Peridot Glitter
• Assemble the card, using foam dots for the greeting
• Attach three foam dots to the background panel and press Ruby Slippers Glitter into the adhesive

I'll be adding two more holiday card this weekend.  Hope you like mittens - because we'll be foiling and flocking them next.  In the meantime, visit Tami Sanders' stamp out loud blog for some beautiful fall projects.

 

 

Mums in Plum

Plum Crazy - the rich, shimmery new Designer Foil - and the Bloomers Design Adhesives highlight a quick card here.  Designer Foils and and glitters are the fast, glitziest, sparkliest way to accent any card or project.  Just burnish the adhesive patterns onto your surface, remove the clear liner and add the bling.  Perfect for a very special card - or cards for everyone on your contact list.

Here are the directions for this project:

Clearsnap Products

• Bloomers Design Adhesives
• Shopping Trip Design Adhesives
• Plum Crazy Designer Foils
• Charcoal Glitter
• Peridot Glitter
• Grape Crush Sparkle Fibers

Other Supplies

• Bazzill Sour Apple and Hillary Cardstock
• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Textured Cardstock (5-/1 " square card and circles)
• Corner Rounder Punch
• 2" Circle Punch
• 4" Circle Die and Diecut System
• Scrapbook Adhesives 1/4" Black Foam Squares
• 1/8" Foam Dot
• Soft Round Paintbrush
• Tweezers
• Gold Mini-brads
• Cut a 3-3/4" section of the Bloomers Design Adhesives and burnish it onto Sour Apple Cardstock
• Carefully remove the clear liner and place  the foil on the adhesive pattern
• Burnish the foil onto the cardstock with your finger and carefully remove the liner
• Round the corners of the cardstock
• Punch a 2" circle of the purple/blue cardstock and burnish the purse from the Shopping Trip Design Adhesives onto it
• Carefully remove the clear liner 
• Attach a 1/8" foam dot to the center  top edge of the purse - do not remove the top liner
• Brush Peridot Glitter onto the purse, around the foam dot
• Remove the foam dot liner and press Grape Crush Sparkle Fibers into the adhesive with a pair of tweezers
• Cut a 1" x 2" rectangle of Hillary Cardstock and round the corners
• Burnish the shoe onto it and carefully remove the clear liner
• Place a 1/4" square black foam dot onto the adhesive - do not remove the top liner
• Brush Charcoal Glitter onto the shoe around the foam square
• Remove the foam square liner and press Grape Crush Sparkler Fibers into the adhesive
• Diecut a 4" circle of the green background
• Attach the mums, shoe and purse to the circle
• Punch three holes and attach the mini-brads
• Attach the circle to the card

Visit Tami Sanders' stamp out loud blog too...she and her sons have created a bunch of cool Halloween projects that you'll love!

 

 

NO TRICKS!

 
 

It's nice to be back online again after many days (too many days!) of outages and disruptions.  Thank goodness there's still time to do another Halloween project - a multi-tasking doorhanger+card featuring Smooch Spritz, Design Adhesives, Glitter and Embossing Powder from Clearsnap. 

I  spritzed a cool, curvy wood doorhanger with Gingersnap and let it dry for several hours. Trick or Treat and Spooky Design Adhesives were burnished onto the completely dry wood and decorated with Charcoal, Peridot, Grape Fizz and Sweet Orange Glitter.  Cocoa Bean Embossing Powder was used for the tree. Black flocking covers the cat and bats. Color-coordinated ribbons add a bright splash of color at the top.

 Here are the directions for this fun project:

Clearsnap Products

• Gingersnap Smooch Spritz
• Color Catcher Spray Booth
• Trick or Treat Design Adhesives
• Spooky Design Adhesives
• Peridot Glitter
• Sweet Orange Glitter
• Charcoal Glitter
• Grape Fizz Glitter
• Cocoa Bean Embossing Powder

Other Products

• Door Hanger (or cardstock cut to 3-1/2" x 8-5/8")
• Black Flocking
• Ribbons and cords - black, purple, orange and green
• Soft Round Paintbrush

Directions

• Place the door hanger in the Color Catcher and spritz it with Gingersnap
• Allow the ink the dry completely
• Cut the tree from the Spooky Design Adhesives strip
• Place it on a smooth hard surface and gently burnish it with your finger
• Carefully remove the opaque liner and burnish the pattern onto the completely dry door hanger
• Carefully remove the clear liner and sprinkle the adhesive with Cocoa Bean Embossing Powder
• Heat-emboss the tree
• Repeat the process with  No Tricks and Just Treats, using a paintbrush to apply Charcoal Glitter
• Repeat the process with the cat using Grape Fizz Glitter for the hat and black flocking
• Repeat the process with the house, stars and pumpkins using Sweet Orange, Peridot and Charcoal Glitter
• Repeat the process with the bats and stars using black flocking
• Tie ribbons at the top

For a real treat...visit Tami Sanders' stamp out loud blog for some great Clearsnap projects.

 

Spider Attack

It's not your typical itsy bitsy spider approaching Frankenstein here.  The  spider and his web - from the Fright Night Design Adhesives - sparkle with Charcoal Glitter.  Frank is Smooched in a shiny polyester leisure suit (is there any other kind of leisure suit?)...and his creepy scar is Siren Smooch.  

See how two of the spider's legs seem to be crawling over the background?  It's  easy to do that with Design Adhesives.  Blackbird Fluid Chalk scruffs and distresses the background - and Grape Fizz Glitter adds a bright, contrasting accent.

Here are the directions for this fun card:

Clearsnap Products

• ColorBox Fluid Chalk Blackbird Inkpad    
• Fright Night Design Adhesives from the Memory Box Collection
• Charcoal Glitter
• Grape Fizz Glitter
• Cherry Chocolate Smooch Accent Ink
• Pool Smooch Accent Ink
• Siren Smooch Accent Ink
• Molasses Smooch Accent Ink

Stamps

• American Art Stamp Frankenstein
• American Art Stamp Halloween Words Cling Thing Set

Other Products

• Paper Accents Muslin Assorted Cardstock (orange and turquoise)
• Black Cardstock (8-1/2" x 3-3/4" card)
• Memory Box Kraft Cardstock
• Decorative Scissors or Rotary Trimmer and Wave Blade
• Scrapbook Adhesives Black Foam Squares
• Detail Clear Embossing Powder and Heat Tool
• Black Pen

Directions

• Stamp Frankenstein on Kraft Cardstock and emboss it with clear powder
• Paint the image with Smooch Accent Inks - Siren (scar), Chocolate Cherry (suit), Pool (lapel), and Molasses (shoes)
• Trim the bottom of the Kraft cardstock with decorative scissors or a rotary trimmer and a wavy blade
• Trim the Kraft cardstock to 2" x 2-1/8" and ink the edges with Blackbird
• Mat it on a 2-3/16" x 3-1/2" piece of aqua cardstock
• Ink the edges of the mat and attach it to a 3-1/8" x 7-7/8" piece of orange cardstock
• Ink the edges of the orange cardstock
• Stamp the greeting below Frankenstein with Blackbird and emboss it 
• Cut the web and spider from the Design Adhesives strip
• Place them (with the clear liner on the bottom) on a smooth hard surface and burnish them with your finger
• Carefully remove the opaque liner from the web, burnish the pattern onto the corner of the orange cardstock and remove the clear liner
•  Brush Charcoal Glitter onto the adhesive pattern
• Repeat the process with the spider
• Draw a black pen line from the spider to the web
• Attach three foam squares and brush Grape Fizz Glitter onto the adhesive

Have fun with this card...and visit Tami Sanders' stamp out loud  blog for some great Halloween projects too.