InkPaperStamps has moved! January 3, 2010

 

InkPaperStamps has moved! 

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Updates: January 2010 (part 1) January 19, 2010

Here’s what’s been happening on InkPaperStamps:

• Mini Milk Carton Bigz L Die:  Favors, a Tale & Blog Candy
• Mini Milk Carton Bigz L Die:  Hanukkah Dreidel
• Loads of Love:  Simple ‘Just Moved’ Card
• Loads of Love:  Valentine for the Dog
• Mini Milk Carton Bigz L Die: Retro Percolator
• 2010 SAB Blog Hop:  Bella’s Bloom – Treats, Techniques & Trinkets
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Punch Art Ideas: Poinsettia November 26, 2009

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Look Ma, no stampin’!

This was created for the Stampin Addicts 3×3 Christmas/Winter swap hosted by Jen/MommyTris.

With a few deft drags of the paper piercing tool and a gold brad, a pair of six-petal Boho Blossoms blooms become a cheery poinsettia.

 

 

Now that will warm a winter’s eve!

 

(To see the veining, please click on the photo for a closer view.)

 

RECIPE

Ink: none

Paper: Basic Black, Real Red, Real Red Textured, Brushed Gold

Stamps: none

Etc.: Punches (Boho Blossoms, Scallop Square); paper-piercing tool; mat pack; gold brad; mini glue dot; Stampin’ Dimensional

Techniques: punch art

 

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Autumn Splendor: Card & Best Wishes for Thanksgiving November 25, 2009

Best wishes to you and yours this Thanksgiving.

 

 

 

To all our friends and subscribers, we wish you a day filled with loved ones and laughter, as well as a bounty of blessings to reflect on this Thanksgiving.

 

 

This card was created for the Stampin Addicts 2009 Holiday Mini swap hosted by Angie (aka fingers inky girl).

 

 

 

 

RECIPE

Ink: More Mustard, Really Rust

Paper:  More Mustard, Really Rust, Naturals Ivory

Stamps:  Autumn Splendor, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Etc.:  Punch (1-3/4″ circle), Big Shot, Sizzix Lots of Tags die (Stampin’ Up! exclusive), sponge, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Technique:  random stamping

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Table Setting Bigz XL: Autumn Splendor Place Card November 24, 2009

Each seat's a place of honor with place cards.

 

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You, dear reader, know that the InkPaperStamps mantra is ‘quick easy cute fun’.

But, hand-trimming an Autumn Splendor oak leaf is not quick work.  Hand-trimming six or eight?  You’ve got yourself a good project for TV night.

What if, however, that oak leaf is embossed with an added pinch of Dazzling Diamonds and aquapainted in the hues of autumn?  

The results are breathtaking.

And look closely:  behind the oak leaf, you can see the peak of the Table Setting place card diecut.  This peak is the secret to giving your leaf its elegant elevation–it’s almost as if you’ve captured a fall breeze in mid-whirl.

So, today, we’ll forego ‘quick’ for ’splendid’ on this Autumn Splendor place card.  After all, it is Thanksgiving.

 

The Autumn Splendor place card was first presented on the Holiday Mini blog hop.

 

(For full effect of the interplay of embossing and aquapainting, please click on the photo for a closer view.)

 

RECIPE

Ink: Encore Gold, Really Rust, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip

Paper: Naturals Ivory, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip

Stamps:  Autumn Splendor

Etc.: paper snips, reinkers, aquapainter, heat tool, Embossing Buddy®, Powder Pals®, Stampin’ Emboss Powder (clear), Stampin’ Glitter (Dazzling Diamonds), Big Shot®, Sizzix dies (Table Setting Bigz™ XL, Sizzlits Decorative Strip -Stampin’ Up! Billboard) Tombow multipurpose adhesive, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Techniques:  heat embossing, wet paper aquapainting

 

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Tart and Tangy: Turkey & Chocolate–Yum! November 23, 2009

You wouldn't take this li'l fella's chocolate, would you?

 

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At the Stampin Addicts 2009 Convention Meet & Greet, I hosted a Thanksgiving card front swap. 

To thank all the players for their fantastic work, I presented each of them with a small gift. 

This 3D item can be used to dress up any Thanksgiving table top, as a favor or as a place card.

See what’s hiding behind Mr. Gobbler? 

Turkey and chocolate–yum!

 

(To see the gleam in Mr. Gobbler’s eyes, click on the photo for a close-up view.) 

 

 

RECIPE

Ink:  Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust

Paper:  Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Really Rust, Kraft, Brushed Gold, Razzleberry Lemonade DSP

Stamps:  Tart and Tangy, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Etc.:  Punches (Heart to Heart, Scallop Circle, 1-1/4″ Circle, 1″ Circle, 3/4″ Circle), Crop-a-Dile, mini glue dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Techniques:  punch art

 

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Full Calendar: Spotted Background Adds Icy Beauty November 22, 2009

Spotted background sets off vellum flower.

 

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This was created for the Stampin Addicts 3×3 Christmas/Winter swap hosted by Jen/MommyTris.

Love the way these blues play together–makes me want to build a snowman!

 

 

(For a close-up view of some pretty textures you can achieve with the spotted background technique, click on the photo.)

 

RECIPE

Ink: Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Versamark

Paper: Bordering Blue, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Glossy White, Vellum paper

Stamps: Full Calendar

Etc.: Punches (Boho Blossoms, Modern Label), paper-piercing tool, mat pack, clear rhinestone brad

Techniques: spotted background

 

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Kevin: He’s Just that Cool November 21, 2009

Now *that's* a party favor.

 

Recently, I told you about Kevin and the card I made in honor of his 50th birthday.

 

Now it’s time to share the lovely party favors Kevin put together for each of his guests. 

 

Wrapped in a reusable plastic baggie (lest departing guests encountered flood waters on their way home) were an LED flashlight, a screwdriver with multiple interchangeable heads and a pocket knife sure to get you strip searched at any airport in the country.

 

Now I ask you:  how cool is all that?!?!

 

Ever the considerate host, Kevin didn’t stop there–as each couple departed, he checked to make sure that husband and wife had a different style or color of each tool.  That way, there’d be no inadvertant mixing up of implements.

 

Kevin, that was so appreciated–I *hate* it when DH borrows my tools. . . .

 

For a close up of these fine tools (including a pocket knife unfolded to the full extent of its glory), please click on the photo.

 

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A Wish for Peace: Dove Shimmers on Aquapainter Sky November 20, 2009

Dove takes flight against a shimmery teal sky.

 

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This card was created for the Stampin Addicts 3×3 Christmas/Winter swap hosted by Jen (aka MommyTris).  

Simple yet pleasing, it reflects the beauty of wet paper aquapainting. 

The crispness of Taken with Teal also offers a refreshing contrast to the end-of-year onslaught of red and green. 

The graceful dove bears a message of peace, suitable for anyone you wish to remember with a card.

 

(For full effect, please click on the photo for an enlarged view.)

 

RECIPE

Ink: Basic Grey, Taken with Teal

Paper: Basic Grey, Taken with Teal, Shimmery White

Stamps: A Wish for Peace

Etc.: aquapainter, paper-piercing tool, mat pack, silver brad, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Techniques: wet paper aquapainting

 

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Table Setting Bigz XL: Secret of the Floating Stem Charm November 19, 2009

 

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You’ve wondered.  You’ve waited.  And now, the time has come.

The secret behind the Floating Stem Charm (seen here in Thanksgiving and bridal styles) is *drumroll please*:

 

that funky little ‘reinforcer’ diecut from the Table Setting Bigz XL die!

 

Friends, punch a hole in each end of that reinforcer diecut with your trusty Crop-a-Dile, attach to charm securely, thread with elastic cord, tie off and trim–and prepare to be the toast of your feast!

 

But wait, there’s more! 

Thanks to the elastic cord, your floating stem charm is fully repositionable, allowing each guest to adjust for their personal imbibing comfort.

• Position high on the stem for Aunt Mae and her delicate, pinkie-extended hold.
• Position mid-stem for your wannabe social climbing inlaw, who cradles every stemmed glass as if it were a brandy snifter.
• Position low for good old Cousin Joe and his firm, full-stem grip.

 

So, now that you know the secret, where will *you* amaze your family and friends with your own Floating Stem Charms?

 

RECIPE

Ink:  crafter’s choice

Paper:  crafter’s choice

Stamps: crafter’s choice

Etc.:  Big Shot, Sizzix Table Setting Bigz XL die, elastic cord, sticky strip

Techniques:  floating stem charm

 

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