Stampin Stresss Away with Carole'Anne

Stamp-a-holics sketch challenge with Good Cheer

We have a GREAT sketch challenge today at Stamp-a-holics! And I used Good Cheer Stamp set from Stampin Up!

 
so it seems that I am not just doing manly cards this week but using the window sheets as well he he

 
I stamped the image on watercolour cardstock with black staz on

I am going to watercolour with stamp pads

 
ready

 
coloured and doing good on time

 
then the special overlay

I know I beleive I am hooked lol

 
okay I am a bit worried now

will I finish??

 
then I put the hole in the center with a ruler and a knife

 
oh my I am thinking this maybe a little longer then 15 min - but I have done so good lately

 
then I put a brad in

and I still have to do ribbon ghuhr he he

 
okay out of time

 
voila my card

It did take me about 5 min ove my time

sorry my friends

what do you think of the card though?

 
voila

it's not too bad uh?

 
that is it my for for today 

now won't you please play with us??

it's a great sketch and I know you could do GREAT!

all's you need to do is

click here to get to the Stamp-a-holics blog

and then you will also see all the designs team hard work

so please play along!

Wishing you a GREAT Friday!

I am enjoying the time off - getting caught up on my Stampin Up Business

Embossed Hug from me

Carole'Anne M. Sluchinski

AKA Stampin Stressaway

 

Friends 24-7 turned into a Christmas card?? Using an Easel card

Good Sunday morning to all my supportive blogging friends!

First I would like to announce that Max is HOME! He is doing pretty good, a long recovery awaits him.  He is kinda grumpy too, I don't think he is enjoying the drain tubes, and the pain is not making him so happy.  He is content though to be home with us.  His mama and papa were happy that him  back in our bed last night.  I want to thank you so so very much for the prayers and well wishes.  It has meant alot to us.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

You know Sunday mornimgs are fabulous to me right? Okay so what did do this morning? As promised I have a little tutorial for you on the easel card.  Now what I did is make it a standard card size.  You will see, just thought this would be easier to mail cause you could use a regular Stampin Up enveloppe.

so I started with two challenges.

I always like to do Gretchen's challenges, so that is my first one...............

the second is this fabulous colour challenge from Paper Pals

ready to start

well do you think I used these stamps in the end? LOL I did use one of them  he he! :)

my first attempt was - embossing with versa mark and clear embossing them. I then used my Stampin Up Colour Spritzer Tool (page  192) which worked really good - but it wasnt the look I was seeking.............. back to trying something new.

I decided to go with Whisper White Craft ink - and white embossing powder -  onto shimmery white cardstock and that prooved to be successful!

then I sponged the taken with teal on the shimmery white - after the sponging,  I wipe off the embossed areas with a baby wipe

Aint it just soooooooooo Pretty! Well I think it is anyways! he he

so now I am going to show you how created the card base

Start with a  piece of card stock Cut To 4.25'' x 11''

now we are going to make to score line - EASY PEASY uh?

the easiest for me is score in half of the 11'' which is 5.5''. (5 1/2'')

Then Score the one right piece and half again, (of the 5.5'') which is 2.75''  ( 2 3/4'')

here is the diagram,

make sense?

now you will cut a front panel to attache to the this base.  The card front panel will measure 4.25'' x 5.5''

oh yha I also made the ribbon ruby red with my Stampin Write marker - with our beautiful White Satin 5/8'' Ribbon from Stampin Up(page 183) its easy to turn that into any colour.  I sure do use this trick alot - cause it just works so nicely!

I alway wipe my ribbon after with a baby wipe, it just blends the colour in the ribbon really well!

aint it just so awesome!?? so much fun! I love the way things are working on this card. Just a blast - I know I am crazy! Hey I love to rejoice in the little things y'a know?

 
I had die cut my snow flakes with my Big Shot - you all know how much I love my BIG SHOT lol

then I thought they were just a little too big, so trimmed the him a little - just gave him a little hair cut LOL :)

just working on the inside  now.  Did the same thing as I did on the outside with the white embossed and sponged.............

this is the front of my Easel Card, in a Closed position - I added a couple of Ruby Red Brads in the center of trimmed snowflakes!

 This is my Easel Card open-  in the Easel position!

I am so pleased with it.  I don't know if it's the colours or the technique - but it's got a classic feel to it - like elegant, you know??? ( I am just happy I guess this morning - please don't laugh too hard at my sillyness)

and this is the Easel card completly opened so you can see the inside panel completed.

I have one more photo for you -

 
 this is just to shor you how pretty the colour and the embossing turned out and you can see a little peace of the ribbon and my snow flake - you know the one that got the hair cut LOL

Well that is it for my card.

oops I left out the photo - good thing I went over my post - okay so one mor photo of the side view he he :)

But I have one more photo to share with you all - It's Max - Okay so he has a little body sock on over his insicisions as he refused to wear his head cone, he is the Boss you know.

 
The Sluchinski family is much happier with our little buddy Max at home with us!

Well there you have it!

I got to go stuff my chicken with my stuffing and stick in the oven now! oh But wait one more thing!!!!!!

You still have until midnight tonight for the wonderful BLOG CANDY!

so for every comment you leave mel I will put your name in for the 12" x 12'' Card Stock - yha but not just one package - 2 packages - ouh that is good uh?

so please don't leave without writting a little comment.

Thank you so very much for your wonderful support, I feel so blessed.

wishing you a super Sunday!

embossed hug to you from me!

Carole'Anne M. Sluchinski

 

 

Saturday morning Gretchen's sketch with "Happy Christmas"

 

Good morning!

I am sure I have mentioned before,  how much I love Saturday mornings!

soooooo today is a good day.

nice and quiet here in my craft room, and I don't have to rush off to work!

I really enjoyed my play time here this morning!

My challenge this morning was The Weekend Sketch Challenge from Inspiration in Action!

 

 

 

This sketch, should of been easy right??? Well maybe for someone else, but I kept changing my mind, so here's how things developped in my craft room! 

so usually I try to start with colours, but this time I decided to start with a stamp set, and maybe this where I went wrong?  HE HE :)

This is a nice set right?

I seen a really nice sky effect done with the brayer..............

I thought I would go there

so far this is easy, I will have this card done in record time!

not too bad.......... Right??

Let's stamp!

but I am not so much happy with this at all................ LOL so much for me getting this card done in no time uh? I'll tell you that I second guess myself all the time, and well.......... maybe just maybe I am bit of a perfectionist! HE HE :)

Starting over!

I did a mask for the next stamp set that I chose

moved on to the stamp set called "Good Cheer"

I masked the stamp, cause I needed it to be circular, not square............

Then I used my black craft ink to ink up my stamp

going to stamp and emboss................

ouh yes............. This IS going to work!!!!

I know - I so silly

talking about being a perfectionist!!! Wanta see something kinda funny???

yhap, my embossing powders are alphabetized, and so are my dies and ofcourse my stamp sets too!

I am much happier,and this is coming along very nicely now

I used alot of different mediums to colour this little guy!

I used my Stampin Write markers, and my crayons, and the blender pen.

now the colour choices

deep thought! Hum????

oh yes, I did make snow flakes with my big shot the large die, I used, sorry I fergot to take a photo of it, I think I was in toooo deep of thought about getting this card just right! :)

gonna put a few brads in, a little ribbon as per the sketch and we can call it - "well somehwat of a success" right? LOL :)

Well............ soooooooooooo............ what'dya think of my card???

Finally uh??

  I am happy you took the time to browse my blog, I thank you ever so much

Oh, and don't forget.......... Blog Candy

it's almost over!

I will draw the name tomorrow!

Good luck!

see y'all soon!

Wishing you a super duper Saturday!