3-D Star Card

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I held my Tools of the Trade class last night featuring the Stars Framelits.  Oh, do I love these Framelits!  For this card I CASED (which means Copy And Share Everything) the design from page 135 of the Stampin’ Up! catalog.  I cut two of the largest stars from Bermuda Bay card stock and the second and third largest star from Confetti Creations Designer Series Paper and the third largest star from Silver Glimmer Paper.
 
 
Next I scored 1 1/4″ from the top point of the star on only one of the Bermuda Bay pieces.  I attached this piece to the back of the front piece, with Fast Fuse Adhesive, so now the card will open and close.
For the Confetti DSP star I scored from each outside peak and valley to each inside peak and valley and then I folded on score lines so that each star tip was a “mountain” fold and each star dip was a “valley” fold.
 
 
I used My Pumpkin Pie Blendabilities Marker to color the Silver Glimmer Paper, so now I can have glimmer paper in any color I want.  I attached the glimmer paper to the front of the card with our Multipurpose Glue (also known as Green Glue.) I ran a thin layer of green glue along the edges of the folded DSP star and positioned this over the glimmer star and held it in place for a few seconds.
I used the “Big News” stamp set for the outside and inside of the card.
 
Check back each day this week when I’ll feature more cards made with the Star Framelits.

It’s my Blogs Birthday!

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Today marks the one year birthday of my Stampin’ Studio blog.  When I started on this blogging journey one year ago, one of my goals was to post everyday.  I didn’t know if that would actually be possible or not, but that was a goal.  I am very proud to say that I have not missed a single day of posting.  For the past 365 days I have shared my creativity as well as a touch of my personal life.  I’ve also watched as my blog subscribers have grown over the year as well as the number of daily views I have.  That’s all very encouraging.
 
When I have my own personal birthday, I like to reflect on the past year and what the next year might hold for me.  I’ve been doing that with my blog birthday as well and I’d appreciate your help.  If you can think of things you’d like to see me change or add, please share those thoughts with me either by posting to the blog or popping me a personal email.
 
Todays card features the photopolymer stamp set called “Age Awareness” and the arrow image comes from the “What’s Up” stamp set that has a coordinating punch (love that!)  If you look closely you can see that there are colored rhinestones that make the greeting sparkle.  I colored the rhinestones with Blendabilites so they’d coordinate with the card.
 
It’s like Stampin’ Up! is celebrating my blog birthday too, because as of today, July 1st, 6 color groups of the  Blendabilites are available to order!

Here’s the inside of the card.

Your wait is nearly over!

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You’ve waited and your wait is nearly over.  The new Blendabilities Markers are almost here.  In fact starting tomorrow, July 1st you can order a selection of the new Blendabilities Markers.  Not sure what Blendabilities are?  They are an alcohol based marker that are sold in sets of three shades of the same color.  You get a dark, medium and light of the color and they are used for blending and shading to give a perfectly beautiful result. 
 
 
This card was made using the Blendabilities Markers.  Notice the shading on the dress.  This is easily achieved with the Blendabilites Markers.
 
You can see the Blendabilities on page 212 of the Stampin’ Up! catalog.  Due to manufacturer limitations, not all of the color families shown in the catalog are available yet, but you can order Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Coastal Cabana and Rich Razzleberry as well as the Skin Tones which are a set of 6 Blendabilities Markers.  The Momento Black Ink Pad (which is necessary when using the Blendabilities, the ink pad refill and the color lifter marker are also available on July 1st.  The remaining colors shown in the catalog will be available to order a bit later, but for now you can have fun coloring and blending to your hearts content.