Kickoff Party Card—Hey, Chick Peeking Cards

Current Specials

NEW Occasions Catalog PDF—Browse The PDF.
Sale-a-Bration Brochure—Earn exclusive items & extra goodies!
Paper Pumpkin 3-Month Subscription—Only $55 thru March 31.
Browse The 2016 Annual Catalog—See the current products!

Upcoming Events

2017 Occasions Catalog & Sale-a-Bration Kickoff Party—January 29. Register by Jan. 22.
Too Cool Team Meeting & Swap—January 9. RSVP by January 6.
January Stamp-of-the-Month—Featuring Beautiful You. Register by Jan. 23. Details soon.
"Last Thursdays" Monthly Card Class—January 26.

__________________________________________________________________________

Hi Stamping Friends!

Today we have another sneak peek from the upcoming Occasions Catalog & Sale-a-Bration Kickoff Party. This is the ULTIMATE new catalog event, because it allows you to play with dozens of new products from the catalog! You'll create 20 DIFFERENT cards, each one highlighting a different stamp set (or two) from either the Occasions Catalog or Sale-a-Bration Brochure! It's a fabulous way to try it before you buy it, while you stock up on cards for all occasions!

This Class Is Filling Up Fast! Be sure to contact me today to get registered and save your spot. See Complete Kickoff Party Details!

Guest Blogger! Michelle Hoover and I will be sharing a sneak peek of a Kickoff Party card every Saturday & Sunday over the next 3 weeks! Look for the "Kickoff Party Card" logo!

Today, Michelle shares one of the cards she designed featuring the fun and quirky Hey, Chick stamp set, along with the awesome new Watercolor Pencils! The Hey, Chick stamp set in one of the FREE items from the Sale-a-bration catalog.

____________________________________________________________________________________

5th Annual Occasions & Sale-A-Bration Kickoff Party!

Create 20 DIFFERENT CARDS featuring dozens of new products! Enjoy hourly prize drawings, exclusive specials and receive a FREE set of Watercolor Pencils in your kit!

See Complete Occasions Kickoff Party Details!

Contact Me By January 22 To Register!

_______________________________________________________________________________

Hey, Chick Peeking Watercolor Cards

Don't you just love this funky chicken!? I've had a lot of fun playing with this stamp. One of the things I love about the Watercolor Pencils is that I can color my images any color I want and they coordinate with our other Stampin' Up! products! And how about that "chicken wire" background? I'll tell you how I did that a little later in this post!

Focal point—I started by cutting the Whisper White squares and Basic Gray scallop squares using the Layering Squares Framelits dies. The chicken image was stamped at various angles using Archival Basic Gray ink.

Next, I used the Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen to color the "hair" and tail feathers. I also colored the beak in Pumpkin Pie. These images are popped up using Stampin' Dimensionals.

Background—To get the look of chicken wire in the background, I used the new Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. Only I didn't emboss it, I used it as a stamp! I inked up the raised side of the folder with Archival Basic Gray ink and placed my Whisper White card stock on it and simply applied pressure to get a "stamped" image. How cool is that? Too Cool!

The new Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder is like the Cable Knit one from the Holiday Catalog. It embosses a very deep, almost 3-D, impression in the card stock.

Sentiment—The sentiment is stamped in Archival Basic Gray onto a 1/4" x 2-1/2" strip of Smoky Slate and fish-tailed at the end. The sentiment is also popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Finishing Touches—I added two pieces of the Urban Underground Designer Washi Tape at the bottom of the card. These coordinate perfectly with the color pallette I chose for this card. The card base is Basic Gray with a Delightful Dijon mat.

Too Cool—I also made a second version of this card. I completely changed the color pallette on this one!

This time I used the Daffodil Delight and Bermuda Bay Watercolor Pencils on the chicken. I added some Bermuda Bay Thick Baker's Twine tied in a bow.

The sentiment was again stamped in Archival Basic Gray, but this time on Melon Mambo card stock.

Complete Supplies List—"Clear" means a rubber stamp on a clear block. "Photopolymer" is see-thru.

Stamps—Hey,Chick SAB (clear, wood)
Ink—Archival Gray Ink
Paper—Basic Gray, Delightful Dijon, Smoky Slate (card #1), Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo (card #2), Whisper White
Accessories—Urban Underground Washi Tape (card #1), Bermuda Bay Thick Twine (card #2), Watercolor Pencils
Tools—Layering Squares Framelits, Big Shot, Hexagons Dynamic Texture Impression Folder, Blender Pens, Dimensionals, SNAIL

Shop My Online Store For These Items Now!

• • • • •

I'd Love To Hear From You!

Leave me a comment at the bottom of the page!

Thanks so much to Michelle Hoover for sharing this Kickoff Party card! I LOVE it and I can't wait to try that awesome chicken wire background!

Until next time!

Angie

____________________________________________________________________________________

Sale-A-Brate Now…To Celebrate Later!

If you Sale-A-Brate with me, I'll spoil you with a by-invitation-only Sale-A-Bration Celebration on April 16! We'll have make & takes, gifts, prizes, specials, refreshments and more! Online To-Go Kits available!

Qualify For Your FREE Invitation! Spend $150 total during Sale-A-Bration, host a $150 party or purchase a $99 Starter Kit!

See Complete Sale-A-Bration Celebration Qualification Details!

_______________________________________________________________________________

NEW 2017 Occasions Catalog Items Now Available!

Earn A FREE Spot At My Sale-A-Bration Celebration Event—Place at least $150 in orders from Too Cool Stamping during Sale-A-Bration using the monthly SAB Hostess Code. January's Hostess Code is J47VBQN6. See complete details below.

_________________________________________________________________________________

Earn FREE Sale-A-Bration Goodies!

The Sale-A-Bration (SAB) Brochure features an exclusive selection of products that you can earn only during the SAB promotion, January 4 thru March 31, 2017. Browse the Sale-A-Bration Brochure PDF

Shop! Select a FREE SAB item for EVERY $50 you spend! Shop Online!
Host! Earn $25 extra Stampin' Reward Dollars for your $250 workshop or individual order!
Join! Select TWO FREE Stamp Sets of your choice with the purchase of a $99 Starter Kit, plus FREE shipping! Join Now!

_________________________________________________________________________________