Dressed to Impress

Hello Stampers! 
Today I'm prepping to embark on a Stamping weekend. I'm participating in a retreat with about 100 other women for an ENTIRE weekend! My Sister-In-Law will be joining me this time too so it's sure to be lots of fun :) I will be sharing the projects I made for the retreat very soon. 

Today's project was one we made in the last class. I made the purses as a treat for the participants. They held 2 Ghirardelli chocolates. Of course they had to make a card to match their purse! 

The Dressed to Impress suite is so much fun to play with! What gal doesn't like shoes and purses?!

We did a little masking technique with the shoes too. I was surprised that some of my participants had never masked before. There are so many different techniques to learn out there. I'd love to hear what technique you'd like to learn. Please leave a comment below and maybe we can address it or maybe there's a technique that you like and I've never heard of. I love to hear from you and know that someone is reading my blog. 

Have a wonderful weekend! And, as always...

HAPPY STAMPING!

~Kim~

Product List

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[133675]

$8.75

Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138337]

$8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[100730]

$9.75

Best Dressed Suite Bundle (English)

[153926]

$81.00

Dressed To Impress Bundle (English)

[153832]

$47.50

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

$7.50

2" (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch

[133782]

$18.00

Story Label Punch

[150076]

$18.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

[147108]

$7.50

Champagne Foil Sheets

[144748]

$5.00

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

[107301]

$7.50

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Snail Adhesive Refill

[104331]

$4.50

Snail Adhesive

[104332]

$7.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$10.00

Bone Folder

[102300]

$7.00

Masking Technique

I made this card for our Technique Swap at the Stray Ducklings meeting. My technique was masking. I stamped the lighthouse from the High Tide Stamp Set then masked it with a post-it note so I could sponge the sky behind it. 

Quick & simple today. I hope you all have a marvelous weekend! 

Happy Stamping!

Watercolored Nailed It

 Good morning crafters!

When I first saw the Nailed It set in the Occasions Catalog, I just knew it was going to be a big hit. We always need masculine cards and let's face it, guys are hard to make or buy cards for! This set solves that problem and is so fun to play with!

I used Delightful Dijon as the base. I stamped the hammer and saw in black archival ink and watercolored them with our new Watercolor Pencils. I can't get enough of those! They're so easy to use! After they dried, I masked them with a post-it note and stamped the nails & screws in Smoky Slate. 

I embellished a Foil Sheet with our new Hexagon Textured Impressions Embossing Folder to add some depth to my card. That folder sure makes and impression! (Pun intended).

I added the sentiment from the stamp set and cut it out using the matching framelits. 

Et Voila! All done!