Jacqueline's Details

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

This week at Sweet Stamps we have our 65th challenge.

Its a "Favorite Color" challenge.

Be sure to check out the blog to see all the great cards that the

Design Team and others that have entered, have made!

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp

you get two entries into the challenge for

a chance to win a $20 shopping spree.

Check the Sweet Stamps blog for details.

This card is full of glamour! I made a card and then a card cover/folder to put it in. Inside the card is a pocket for a bookmark and gift card. Lots of sparkle and bling went into making this for my special nieces' Sweet Sixteenth birthday.

It includes so many pieces and details, I think it took a week to make.

Front of the card folder. The pink flourish flap with the ballerina on it, opens to reveal the inside of the folder, which is where I also put the card.

Detail of the ultra glittery paper and the sparkle embossing powder.

This is the inside of the card folder/Cover

Doubled up on butterflies so I could make them 3-D

Front of the Birthday Card

Clear gel around frame, ultra glittery paper

Microbeads

This is the inside of the card. Sporting a pocket to hold a bookmark.

Sweet Stamps Products:

Ballerina Silhouette 504

Happy Birthday Script

For I Know 9040

Vertical Frame 425

Heart Background 840

Crystal AB Glass Micro Beads 2 oz.

B129 Cherry Blossom Dies

008 Rectangle Multi Frame Dies

Bold Butterfly Small 629

Pearl Pen

BLACK SPARKLE Fine Detail EP

clear gel

Simple Frame 435

B127 Tropical Flourish Die

013 Oval 3 Multi Frame Dies

EF3052 Invitation

XMC5 Scalloped Circle Window Little Stackers

XMC6 Inverted Scalloped Circle Window Little Stackers

Distress Ink Pad CLEAR EMBOSSING

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Cerise Pink Pearl & Rhinestone Collection

Pretty in Pink CS

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Sweet Stamps Parchment Challenge

This week at Sweet Stamps we have our 64th challenge! PARCHMENT CRAFTING! Which basically requires three things that you probably wouldn't normally use to make cards: vellum, embossing tool, and needle piercing tool. Join our challenge and you will have a chance to win a $20 shopping spree at Sweet Stamp. Use a Sweet Stamp image and double your chances of winning! Check the Sweet Stamps blog for details. Also don't forget to check out the other design team members awesome cards!

If you haven't tried this craft, I hope you will. Sweet Stamps has all the products you need. They have a basic kit which contains everything you will need to start, including instructions.

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Once again I couldn't decide which card to post.

Each one is different and shows off the

paper parchment craft

in a different way.

Sweet Stamp medallions are perfects for this craft.

They are so detailed and pretty.

I used a pop out technique to pop out areas

of the medallion (this lets the underneath color

show through). You can do this by using the needle

tool all the way around the area to pop out.

This creates a perforation and you can gently

take the piece of vellum out.

I also used a stippling technique to create a fine dotted white areas on the medallion. Just use the needle tool on the back of the vellum, but instead of using the piercing pad use a piece of cardboard, so that the needle doesn't go all the way through.

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For this image I stamped it on vellum with black ink and

just embossed (from the back) the white part of the flower

with the embossing tool. This turns the vellum white.

Its hard to tell but it raises the white area

up and creates a 3-D effect.

I added gold border stickers and used the corner stamp and embossed with gold embossing powder on black paper. I added some stitching to the dp.

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For the iris I used the embossing tool

(from the back of the vellum)

and just outlined the stamp lines.

I did a small amount of shading with the embossing tool as well. I used the pop out technique to pop the frame out, creating a delicate edge.

Sweet Stamps Products:

Open Hearts Medallion 432

Day Lily 3030

Leighs Flower Arrangement & Corner DUO 3042

Pansy Layers Frame 474 (I just used the outer frame by taping off the inside)

Double Iris 7040

Parchment Crafting with Stamps class kit for MCC

Creative Inspirations Paint FAIRY DUST

B162 Lace Corner Deco B

008 Butterfly DOUBLE FOLD DIES

B129 Cherry Blossom Dies

116 Rectangle Frame & Flourishes Dies

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Sweet Stamps For Mom Challenge

This week at Sweet Stamps we have our 63rd th challenge.

Its a "For Mom" challenge.

Be sure to check out the blog to see all the great cards that the

Design Team and others that have entered, have made!

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp

you get two entries into the challenge for

a chance to win a $20 shopping spree.

Check the Sweet Stamps blog for details.

This card is huge!

Bigger than I have ever made.

Its 5.5x8.5.

I put lots of love & sparkle into making

this one for my mom.

Butterfly Detail from front

Front Detail

Inside

Sweet Stamps Products Used:

You're A Blessing 9014

Butterfly Bookmark 3008

XM10 Little Stackers COVED RECTANGLE

Candi CHOC-A-MOCHA

Candi Fix Foam Dots

DL103 Italian Flourish Doily Die

Distress Ink Pad CLEAR EMBOSSING

COPPER SPARKLE Fine Detail EP

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Creative Inspiration Paint & Sweet Stamps Flower Challenge

Bluebells 3039

Creative Inspirations Paint SUNSHINE

Creative Inspirations Paint FAIRY DUST

Creative Inspirations Paint SUNSHINE

111 Rectangle Frame & Elements Dies

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Creative Inspiration Paint & Sweet Stamps Spring Challenge

I just love CI Paints. I love shimmer and sparkle!

Creative Inspirations Paint FUCHSIA

Creative Inspirations Paint TUTU PINK

Dahlia Flower

Three Lined Border

Liquid Pearls DAFFODIL

Pearl Pen

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Sweet Stamps Challenge #60 Vintage/Shabby Chic

This week at Sweet Stamps we have a "Vintage/Shabby Chic" challenge.

Be sure to check out the blog to see all the great cards that the

Design Team and others that have entered, have made!

Anyone can enter, but if you use a Sweet Stamps rubber stamp

you get two entries into the challenge for

a chance to win a $20 shopping spree.

Check the Sweet Stamps blog for details.

I used an embossing plate to create the flower texture, then cut it into 4 pieces.

I distressed the edges and matted it with brown paper.

I used find detail gold embossing powder for the butterfly and scroll work corners.

For the die cut flower...I used a brown marker to create lines inside the flower.

I added some gold butterflies, flying off the left side of the inside.

Close up detail pf the butterfly and scroll corner. I used a markers to color inside the scroll corner and the butterfly. Also I used the french brown ink to add brown edges to the butterfly that I cut out.