Happy Forest Friends Flip-Fold Album

Today I am trying something different... I'm inserting a video into my blog. This is an album I made from scratch using the Happy Forest Friends DSP from Stampin' Up!®. The covers are the backing boards from the Paper Pumpkin kits. I have also used 2 mm chipboard for larger albums.

 

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Wonderful World Thank You Card

 Bruno and Kylie Bertucci's Demonstrator Training Program 2021-2022 

Blog Hop for the Month of July

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator Training Program Monthly Blog Hop! 

You may be starting here or have come from another blog - either way you can find the link list below the image of this card, so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

For this Blog Hop, we are focusing on the theme, THANK YOU. These are cards I send out to team members and customers letting them know we appreciate them. My daughter, Sarah, and I did a One Sheet Wonder using the Wonderful World DSP. This is one of those cards.

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Cards for my July Virtual (by Zoom) card class

 Every month, on the last Thursday of the month, I hold a virtual card class via Zoom, for Canadians only (Stampin' Up! policy - I can only sell within Canada). They are product based classes, which means you buy the Stampin' Up!® stamp set or bundle through me, and I send you the materials to make six cards, 2 each of 3 layouts. Postage is included in the cost of the class. If you have the stamp set already, you may substitute a different stamp set or bundle of the same price.

Here are my cards for the July class, using the "Glad We're Friends' stamp set. I have a friend who had a Corgi, and I immediately thought of her when I saw this set!

This one uses Orchid Oasis, Basic White, and Crushed Curry. I just love this so-proud cat!

Here, I used the Orchid Oasis Glimmer Paper, Basic White, and Stampin' Up! watercolour coloured pencils, Mermento Tuxedo Black ink, and Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' pad.

For this card, I used Sweet Sorbet and Basic White cardstock, and one of the sheets from the Sweet Sorbet In Color DSP collection, Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' pad, and Crumbcake ink, and Blender pens. I also used one of the circles from the Layering Circles dies, and some ivory ribbon, retired. Now, I'm thinking I should have put that out-of-the-circle guinea pig upside down to go along with the "growing up is optional " line from the sentiment! Come to think of it, I did try it and thought I'd better put him right way up.

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Glad We're Friends Cling Stamp Set (English) [158787] $29.00	2022–2024 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Glimmer Paper [159246] $16.50	2022–2024 In Color™ 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [159253] $16.50
Orchid Oasis 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159267] $12.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.00	Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159268] $12.75
Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131199] $12.75	Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad [159214] $11.00	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $11.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $11.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $11.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $8.25
Metallic Mesh Ribbon [153550] $11.00

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How to Use Masking to Stamp, and How to Blend Alcohol Markers - Happiness Abounds/Stampin' Blends/Stampin' Up!

Hi there, this is Sarah and I've been playing around with the Stampin' Blends alcohol markers! I thought I'd try to explain how to colour with shading and highlights, and with a paper mask. See below for details!

Tutorial

Step 1. Just stamped a lovely rose from the Happiness Abounds stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento ink. I used the Stamparatus from Stampin' Up! because it's much easier to stamp and make corrections with it! We need new magnets! They have washi tape on them to make them easier to lift -- but don't put it on too thick or the Stamparatus plate won't shut properly!

Step 2. I placed a Post It note over the stamped rose and stamped on it as well.

Step 3. I cut out the Post It note rose, close to the outlines.

 

Step 4. I taped the Post It rose exactly over the other stamped rose, and taped it down with washi tape that can easily be removed. 

Step 5. With the Post It rose taped in place, I positioned the leaf stamp where I wanted it.

Step 6. Using the Stamparatus, I carefully stamped the leaf right over the Post It rose.

Step 7. Then I moved the stamp and positioned it on the other side of the rose, and stamped another set of leaves. You can see the leaves are stamped partially on the white paper and partially on the Post It note.

Step 8. When the Post It note mask is carefully removed, you see the finished result! 

Step 9. I began colouring using the lightest of the Stampin' Blends. This is light Old Olive.

Step 10. I added a second layer of light Old Olive on parts of the leaves to make them darker, and coloured the entire rose with light Polished Pink. The label on the marker is to make it easier for my ancient eyes to see the name!

Step 11. I added some dark Old Olive to the leaves, drawing in some veins and shadows. I also added another layer of light Polished Pink to where shadows should be, in the deeper parts of the petals. In general, the outermost parts of the leaves and petals should be lighter, and the undersides and deeper parts should be darker. Here are some examples from Unsplash.com.

Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash

Photo by Mike Castro Demaria on Unsplash

Step 12. I used a bit of dark Polished Pink in the deepest petal shadows and I couldn't resist adding a tiny bit of dark Night of Navy in the deepest parts of the leaves. I let the marker ink dry for a few minutes.

Step 13. This is the finished image. I used the Color Lifter to lighten when I felt the highlight would be on the left upper leaf, and also where I put too much dark blue. I thought I'd better stop there before I keep colouring forever!

Here is a link to the video where I show how to colour this rose: 

How to Use Stampin' Blends/ Happiness Abounds/ Stampin' Up!

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