Today is the last day to register for Wednesday's Holiday Stamp-A-Stack! And, today I unveil the final Stamp-A-Stack cards. I created them with my friend, and fellow purple-lover, in mind as she continues with her chemotherapy—this one is for you Deb Pott!
Bright Hopes stamp images work so beautifully with embossing on these Two Cool cards! The new Pewter Embossing Powder looks divine on any dark card stock, but I especially love it on Concord Crush!
The background is simple random stamping with the coordinating snowflake stamp in Concord Crush on Wisteria Wonder. I used Whisper White layers for contrasting frames, but I think a layer of Brushed Silver card stock would have looked nice, too! Maybe I'll add that under the sentiment somehow.
Did you see the cool shape of the sentiment punch? That's the longer version of the punch trick I showed you from the Decorative Label Punch. You can see how it's done at the bottom of this post: Pennant Parade Holiday Tree Trio.
I added one Rhinestone Jewel to the center of the tree, but I may have to color that with my raspberry Sharpie, like I did for the mini versions from yesterday.
I couldn't resist spritzing the whole thing with a little Shimmer mist spray. Ooh la la! Love it! I'm totally addicted to this shimmer mist spray, and I blame it on Carmen DeBruce!
So, am I the only one who does this? While admiring my beautiful new creation, I opened it to discover…
…oh crap! The damn thing is decorated upside-down! Has this ever happened to you? Frustrating!
Floss TIP: Dental Floss to the rescue! Just slip some dental floss (I prefer the unminted kind) in between the two card stock layers you want apart, and pull. I've found that the easy-glide floss doesn't work as well. Working the floss back & forth between the layers is not always easy to do if they are adhered well, so sometimes I have someone else hold the card while I pull the floss through. But, it works! Saved myself many a card with this handy tip! I wish that this trick worked with DSP, too, but unfortunately it can rip or cut through the paper, so I wouldn't recommend it for that.
Bonus TIP: I've heard from customers that dental floss is also a great way to slice cake! Who knew?!
Complete Supplies List:
- Stamps—Bright Hopes
- Ink—VersaMark Ink, Concord Crush Classic Ink
- Paper—Concord Crush, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White card stock
- Accessories—Champagne Shimmer Paint (for rubbing alcohol spray mixture), Pewter Embossing Powder, Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Ribbon, Rhinestone Jewels
- Tools—Decorative Label Punch, Heat Tool, SNAIL
Find all the supplies at my Online Store!
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The rest of the Stamp-A-Stack cards!
Last Day To Register For The FREE Holiday Stamp-A-Stack Class!
- Date: November 30, 2011
- Time: 6-9:30pm
- Place: My house in Fort Wayne, IN (email for directions)
- Project: A Stack of 12 cards with envelopes
Create 12 beautiful holiday cards & envelopes (3 each of 4 designs). Plus, be one of the first 12 people to sign up and place a $35 order, and your Stamp-A-Stack class is absolutely FREE! It's an amazing value!
These cards are cute and quick and loaded with fun techniques: coloring on stamps with markers, watercoloring, using Craft Ink, punches, texture embossing, heat embossing, and adding shimmer & glitter!
See complete class details here. Then contact me to sign up before end-of-day November 28 to reserve your space and place your order. Space is limited.
Fine Print: Open to the first 12 people (first come, first served). Local Fort Wayne area residents only. One FREE class per person. $35 merchandise order does not include shipping and tax. Online orders qualify, but this offer cannot be combined with my Online Extravaganza Bonus Gift offer, or any other current Too Cool Stamping offers. Club and workshop orders do not qualify.
Can't wait to stamp a stack with you on Wednesday night!
The Online Extravaganza continues through Wednesday, November 30! Visit my Online Store now, plus check out the amazing deals in the Clearance Rack!
Angie
Oh it happens to the best of us, thank goodness for dental floss. Beautiful card !!!!