August Stamp Club

Happy Sunday! It took me *forever* but I finally came up with some stamp club projects yesterday...just in time as the first one meets today at 2:00! I don't know what it is but when there is a new catalog with so many new things to choose from, I have the hardest time narrowing down what to show!

This first project I totally cased from Convention (I told you I was having trouble!), but I changed the colors and accessories around to use what I had available. I like my version, though, it's a great color combo from the Holiday Treasures DSP. It has a few new goodies, like the wide Baja Breeze ribbon, the metal filigree brad, and the "u" is made from chipboard & Bella Rose DSP with the Go Go Alphabet and Big Shot.

The next project I got the idea from a recent issue of On Stage (magazine of winning contest entries for SU demonstrators), but just changed the stamps, accessories, and design a little. I used the new Upsy Daisy stamp set that's on sale this month and the new Urban Garden DSP. For the floral stamp, we'll use a technique they showed us at Convention where you stamp the image in one color (here Kiwi Kiss), then use a Blender Pen to remove some of the color (here the Kiwi Kiss on the flowers), and then use a Sponge Dauber to reapply color (here the Not Quite Navy on the flowers.) It gives a softer look and works when you don't have a marker in a certain color (like here a Kiwi Kiss marker to color the stems.)

Okay, off to finish those last-minute details! Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great Sunday!

Card recipe
Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Red Riding Hood, Old Olive, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP.
Ink: Old Olive, Red Riding Hood, and Chocolate Chip marker.
Accessories: Coluzzle Circle Cutter, 1/8" Circle Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Filigree Brad, Stapler, Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon, Baja Breeze Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Border Scallop Punch, Go Go Alphabet, Big Shot.

Hinged Photo Coaster Recipe
Stamps: Upsy Daisy
Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Urban Garden DSP.
Ink: Versarmark, Kiwi Kiss, Not Quite Navy.
Accessories: Chipboard Coasters, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Vintage Silver Brad, Hidden Garden white rub-on, 1" Circle Punch, White Gel Pen, Blender Pens, Paper Piercer & Guide, Sponge Dauber, Baja Breeze Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip.