Thinking Stamping: Shaving Foam background

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Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Retro Rubber Challenge 118 - Design Team Card

This week at Retro Rubber Challenge, Claire has given us a sketch to play with. As always at Retro Rubber, you need to use at least one stamp that's at least a year old AND give us an approximate age. We like to give you the chance to bring out your old favourites and ink them up!

Earlier this year, I did some shaving foam backgrounds with my classes. There were a few bits left in the snippets box that caught my eye as I was thinking about this challenge. I cut a piece out using one of the Stitched Shapes dies and the rest of the card built up from there. Don't you love the sense of movement you can create by swirling the liquid re-inker into the foam?

Regular readers of this blog will know that I'm a big fan of Rooted in Nature, from the 2018-19 Annual catalogue. This was yet another chance to play with it!

The braided linen trim finished off the wee bouquet of foliage and I frayed the ends to give it a fuller look. Of course, the real finishing touch is the exquisite Subtle embossing folder which changes the plainest paper into a sumptuous piece of antique linen parchment!

To see what the rest of the team have done with this sketch, and to link up your entry, pop over to the Retro Rubber Challenge site.

If you live in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I'd love to be yours. I can help you with ideas, get you catalogues and provide you with Stampin' Up products. You can leave a message in the comments or contact me using any of the methods listed in the Contact Me tab at the top of the page. You can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking on the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar or clicking on any of products below.

Product List

Rooted In Nature Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[148217]

$88.00

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

[119981]

$18.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$10.50

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147091]

$15.75

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

$15.75

Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[115664]

$7.75

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131158]

$7.75

Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143706]

$20.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

$60.00

Nature's Roots Dies

[146341]

$82.00

3/16" (1 Cm) Braided Linen Trim

[147808]

$14.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$7.25

Friday, 26 April 2019

As You See It 199 - Design Team Card

Welcome to a new challenge at As You See It. This week, we have a colour challenge. Amanda's given us one that I found to be particularly challenging!

I thought I'd try to go subtle, since Lovely Lipstick and Pineapple Punch are in-your-face kind of colours but somehow, it didn't end up being in the least bit subtle...

This die set, Butterfly Beauty, is stunning all by itself. It co-ordinates with the Beauty Abounds stamp set. It's lovely layered like this but also works well in its separate layers. It can also be carefully cut apart so that you can use small groups, or even single, butterflies. I haven't used it whole like this anywhere near often enough, so I simply layered it using Powder Pink and Lovely Lipstick.

The background is made from a mix of shaving foam, Pineapple Punch inkpad and Powder Pink re-inker. Each of the inks was applied with an acrylic block, in the style of the Kim Jolley

If you'd like to see what the rest of the team have done with this colour combo, visit them at As You See It. Then get out your ink and join in with us. We'd love to see how YOU see it!

If you live anywhere in New Zealand and don't have a Stampin' Up demonstrator, I'd love to help you with ideas and Stampin' Up products. Please message me through my Facebook page, linked in the sidebar of this blog or leave a comment below.

And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking any of the products pictured below or the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or you can message me.

Product List

Beauty Abounds Cling Bundle

[150617]

$117.00

Lovely Lipstick A4 Cardstock

[146993]

$17.75

Powder Pink A4 Cardstock

[144251]

$17.75

Pineapple Punch A4 Cardstock

[146994]

$17.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$20.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$12.00

Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad

[147141]

$15.75

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[144090]

$7.75

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$7.25

Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Colour Inkspiration 52 - Crew Card

Time's really flown and it's already time for a new challenge at Colour Inkspiration. If you haven't played with us before, we're a group of Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up demonstrators. You can play with us by joining in our Facebook group here which will let you play along, comment and vote for your favourite from the top 5 selected by the crew.

Here's the combination for this fortnight: Early Espresso, Granny Apple Green, Soft Sea Foam and Whisper White. Doesn't it look delicious?

Next month, my classes will be playing around with shaving foam so since all the gear was out, I made a background using shaving foam mixed with Granny Apple Green and Soft Sea Foam re-inkers. I liked the freshness and sense of movement in the piece so that lead me along to Enjoy Life, one of the sets from the 2018 Annual Catalogue. I find it's great for masculine cards - although there are pretty feminine options too.

Helpful hint: Stamparatus comes in handy when stamping silhouettes because you can re-stamp with accuracy if the coverage is a bit patchy.

You can see the lovely sense of movement in the background in this close-up. You can also see how the stitched rectangle dies really add a touch of class to an element, without stealing the show from the focal point.

The Subtle embossing folder adds another touch of texture to the card in a ... well, subtle way, too.

I'd love to see what you make with these awesome colours.

And, of course, you can shop with me from anywhere in New Zealand by clicking any of the products pictured below or the SHOP NOW button in the sidebar of this blog or you can message me.

Next on the hop is the fabulous Rachel Palmieri who has some pretty plants for you to admire.