Ramblin' Stamper: Stamparatus

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Crafting Forever

Hi friends,

Today I'm sharing a quick card I made using a favorite stamp set of mine, Crafting Forever.

This stamp set is great for Craftaholics (like me), lol. I also use it to welcome new members to my Stampin' Up team!

The brushes are my favorite image in the set because you can add a bunch of random colors and it always looks great. I colored this with my Stampin' Blends.

Pro tip:

Heat emboss the image to make it easier to stay inside the lines when coloring small areas with Stampin' Blends. You can use black embossing powder or do what I did - stamp with Memento Tuxedo Black, then stamp Versamark over that & use clear embossing powder (Stamparatus required to line up the double-stamped image).

What looks like brush strokes behind the sentiment is actually a stamp from Artisan Textures. I placed a 1-1/2" strip of designer paper behind the image to make the Cajun Craze color "pop". The entire image panel is raised on Black Stampin' Dimensionals.

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Products used on this card...

Crafting Forever Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151231]

Artisan Textures Cling-Mount Stamp Set

[151278]

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

[140272]

Come To Gather Designer Series Paper

[150454]

Stitched Rectangle Dies

[148551]

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[147109]

Stamparatus

[146276]

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

Embossing Buddy

[103083]

Versamark Pad

[102283]

Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109130]

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

[129053]

Cajun Craze Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

[147931]

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144040]

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[145058]

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144603]

Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144599]

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144597]

Come To Gather Ribbon Combo Pack

[150456]

Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack

[150893]

Monday, September 23, 2019

Snow Front Scene

Hello Friends,

Today I'm sharing cards I stamped with Snow Front. I love sets like this with multiple images that can be arranged to create a lovely little scene!

Wrapped in Plaid Designer Paper is the perfect background. Each sheet has gold foil accents on one side. The flip side doesn't have foil, but is still beautiful, as on this card:

Each of my cards is accented with Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter. Crafters and raccoons have one thing in common...we both like sparkly, glittery things. Raccoons have to forage for their shiny things, but all we crafters need to do is open up a Stampin' Up catalog!

Ink colors used on this card are Shaded Spruce (evergreens), Cherry Cobbler (birds), Early Espresso (trees & deer), Balmy Blue (pond), Gray Granite (cabin & snowman), and Sahara Sand (swish under the snowman).

The stitched rectangle shape is 3" x 4-3/8" and the mat behind it is 3-1/4" x 4-5/8". I stamped the scene on a slightly larger piece of Whisper White cardstock before cutting it with the stitched rectangle die.

The glitter is added at the end after the card is assembled. I used a Quickie glue pen purchased from Michael's Crafts for this step. Let the glue dry for a few minutes until it no longer looks wet before sprinkling on the glitter.

The greeting is from a separate stamp set called Itty Bitty Christmas. This set is a must-have for Christmas - it has 18 greetings for cards, tags & treats!

I had fun making this card. This is also the card I made for our team card swap. I used my Stamparatus to place each image, so making multiples was quick & easy! I have 4 plates (the Stamparatus comes with 2 and I purchased 2 more separately) and used both sides of the plates. The cabin is stamped first, then masked off before the rest of the images are added.

Products used on these cards...click any image to purchase