Faux Pearl Techn{ink}

Hi Friends... Thank you for joining me for todays 
Techn{ink} Tuesday

Faux Pearl

I thought this would be a perfect Techn{ink} to try out. 
I hand colored using Handy Dandy Stampin Up Markers and Chalk but 
after a little drying it took less than 10 minutes.

Here you go...

After stamping my image and hand coloring each detail 

I took a small amount of Shimmer Paint in Frost White (#116806) 

and using my homemade contraption of plastic wrap and a clothespin (giggle)

I began to dob lightly onto my stamped image

covering every nook and cranny.

I tried to tip the Shimmered image so you can see the Pearl effect.

**Allow to completely dry before building the remainder of your card**

Your colored image will now display a bit lighter once the Pearl takes affect

The image on the left shows the difference in the softened color now

that the pearl has dried.  

(You can probably see our wedding photo in the background)

Image on the right shows the pearl in the light. 

SO PRETTY!!!! 

Here's an enhanced image to show all the details.
I'm proud of how it came out. Just sitting today to play with my "toys" 

added a few embellishments and I think it makes a perfect wedding card.

Cardstock: Very Vanilla #101650 and Soft Suede #115318, 

Ink: Soft Suede #126978 and Frost White Shimmer Paint #116806 


Tools:  Big Shot #113439, Labels Collection Framelits #125598, Adorning Accents Edgelits #125595, Stampin Trimmer #106959, Victoria Lace #118481, Glue Stick #104045, 

Dimensionals #104430 and Snail Adhesive #104332

Faux Silk-For YOU!

Hi Friends... Todays Techn{ink} Tuesday

Faux Silk

This Techn{ink} took less than 2 minutes and although I was a 

little uncertain about it in the beginning, Im so excited about how it came out. 

Lets get started

First you will take a clean piece of Tissue Paper and cut it down 

to the dimension you will need, I used a 5" x 5 1/2"

You can use which ever stamp you would like, but 

here I used Music Notes (#120327) with 

a little help from my Stampin Around Handle (#102971)

and dipped into More Mustard (#126964)

Once that was dried I crinkled and wrinkled it into the little ball you see

I unwrapped and did it a couple times to get my Tissue Paper 

very wrinkled

I simply unwrapped the Tissue Paper

**do not flatten and roughen out any wrinkles**

and I adhered to my 4 1/2" x 5" Very Vanilla cardstock

using my Glue Stick (#104045)

Once this was done, placing the card upside down to avoid ripping, 

I trimmed this portion of my card to its final size of 3 3/4" x 5" 

using my Stampin Trimmer (#126889)

After adding a few embellishments, I attached to a final cardstock 

of Not Quite Navy (#101722) cut to 8" x 5 1/2" and folded in half

Heres our final card and I enhanced the photo a bit to show the Faux Silk Detail. 

I think it came out quite beautiful. This card just sings to me, 

I hope you enjoyed this quick 

Tuesday Techn{ink}

Cardstock: Very Vanilla #101650, Soft Suede #115318, 
and Not Quite Navy #101722 

Ink: More Mustard #126964, Not Quite Navy #126971 and 
Crumb Cake #126975


Stamps: Timeless Treasures #120615 and Music Notes #120327

Tools:  Big Shot #113439, Labels Collection Framelits #125598, Decorative Label #120907, Stampin Trimmer #106959, Stampin Around Handle #102971, 

Taffeta Ribbon #109070, Victoria Lace #118481, Glue Stick #104045, 
Dimensionals #104430 and Snail Adhesive #104332

Friday Fun Tutorial - Class Final

Hello there... I hope everyone is well. Today has been quite 

HOT to say the least in SoCal. 

Temperatures are rising, kids are more whinny and we have rain.... 

But its a great day to be Stampin with my Friends... That's YOU!!! 

Today's the last and final of our first Friday Fun Tutorial 

and today I wanted to incorporate all the useful

tools and techniques we have learned over the 

past three weeks into one.... So in the project we were working on, 

I'm sure you may have some scraps left over from your card. If you've been following

my Blog - You KNOW I Got Scraps! LOL

So Lets turn those Scraps into something Memorable....

Here I took the opposing side of my Designer Series Paper and distressed

the heck out of it! Really got in there sanding, pulling tearing and sponging.

I created a few corner photo holders and jeweled them

I used some of my stamps and decorated my Very Vanilla Cardstock. 

And here is my two page layout! What do you think? 

I made this as another page layout for my daughters Best Friend Scrapbook. 

I added a small area for her to Journal

and add a few photos, but still left her some 

room to customize it with names and so forth. 

She absolutely fell in love with it

I know we covered a lot of pieces here and I hope you truly learned something new that 

will become useful to you in your own card making/scrapbooking. 

There may be some of you that do best with a demonstration 

of the techniques performed. If so please 

email me at NikkiSapien@gmail.com and I will be glad

to send you the link of my tutorial creating this 

two page layout. 

Friday Fun Tutorial Part 3

Hello!!! Im so glad to see your back for 

Part 3

of my 

Friday Fun Tutorial

Last week ended by learning the helpful and creative ways

on how to select the right Ink colors. 

Today I wanted to show you a small yet useful tip 

that could help you on your next project. 

**In order to better understand what I'm 

presenting you, I will be enlarging these images so you can 

more clearly, I hope **

Can you see a difference between these two images? The piece on the right 

is more vivid in color compared to the piece on the left. 

Why? I wanted to add a Distressing Techn{ink} to 

show more of an aged effect on my card. 

How did I do this? I took the Sanding Block from my 

Stampin Sanding System (#129367) 

and began to rub the edges and my paper to the desired level of distressing. 

What a little difference a little Sanding can make, right? 

Here's and upclose of the paper on my card in its Original state, 

in the center you see it in its Sanded form and

NOW..... to the far right.... I wanted to show you how it would look if you took 

the Sanded form, and by using a lightly inked Sponge Dobber (#101610)

in the Ink Color we chose last week (Crumb Cake #126975),

how it would really warm and change up the entire appearance. 

I applied this Sanded and Sponge Techn{ink} to each layer on my card.

Not too shabby, right? 

Well.... maybe it is a little Shabby Chic but you know that's how I roll!!! :)

Again, here is the Original versus the Distress and Antiqued final product. 

I even took my Round Corner Edge Punch to softened the edges on my front cardstock.

So there you have it class our Final Product. I think it came out wonderfully. 

Don't you think? Any questions class?

Have you tried this Distress and Antique Techn{ink}? 

If not, you should really try it sometime. In some situations it just may do wonders

for the project you are currently working on. 

And don't forget to 

 send me your before and after! 

***Email me your before and after card to NikkiSapien@Gmail.com***

I will enter everyone 

who submits their cards in an email into a drawing

for a free stamp and ink of my choice!

**A FREE STAMP AND INK AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS EMAIL 

ME YOUR BEFORE AND AFTER CARD

ALONG WITH YOUR CONTACT INFO**

So, come on ... Stamp, Snap a photo and Click Send...

There is one more class left... so that is 5 days left to send in your entries. 

Happy Stampin

Designer Series Paper: Beau Chateau (Retired)

Cardstock: Very Vanilla (#101650) and Crumb Cake (#120953)

Ink: Crumb Cake (#126975) 

Stamp: Petite Pairs (w:#122495 c: #122497)

Tools Used: Stampin Sanding System (#129367) and Sponge Dobber (#101610)

Techn{ink} Tuesday

I have become a huge fan of the clear mount stamps ever since Stampin' Up! introduced them. I rarely ever purchase wood mount sets anymore. I love the easy storage, the fun ability to add multiple images to one block and of course, the fact that the clear mount stamp sets are less expensive so I can buy more of them!

Todays Techn{ink} Tuesday, I want to show you a fun, unique way to use your clear blocks - Clear Block Shadow Stamping!!! 

Did you know you can stamp direct to paper with Stampin' Up! Clear blocks? So Awesome!

Try using different sizes and shapes of blocks on all of your stamping cards and projects. I enjoy this Techn{ink} to give a card a more distressed or aged appearance. 

Here are step by step instructions:

First you will need a clean piece of Cardstock, Classic Ink and a Clean, Clear  Block.

My Clear Block size is 'D', Cardstock is Very Vanilla and Ink is Crumb Cake

Ink up your clear block onto the Crumb Cake and to avoid a heavy stamp of color, I inked off to the side (see middle image) of the paper to lessen the punch of color, 

then stamped onto my cardstock for a soft image.

Then I took the same clean block and lightly tapped the four edges onto the Early Espresso Ink Pad

and stamped over the initial image. Now my distressed stamp has a subtle frame of a shadowed color to enhance the look. 

Decorate your card as you see fit. 

CLICK HERE to see the Clear Mount Block Template to reference the different block sizes SU! has to offer. I recommend printing this page onto vellum or copy paper so that you can place over an image to see what size block is needed. You can find SU! new Clear Block Bundles offered HERE. 

Cardstock: Very Vanilla #101650

Ink: Crumb Cake #126975, Early Espresso #126974

Tools Used: Clear Block Bundle C,D,H (#129851)

Techn{ink} Corner Tuesday

Todays Techn{ink}: Reverse Masking

Although this card seems sad and gloomy, it sure was fun to create! 

I was hesitant on how exactly to display this new Techn{ink} but when I recieved my new package of fun at my door today this little stamp set drew attention to itself. 

How can I incorporate something fun and "punchie" to this little stamp set? 

Then it hit me like a Bolt of Lightning - No Pun Intended! 

My monthly Stampin' Up! group with my Upline had a challenge to display Reverse Masking so I thought I would combine that challenge with my new goodies.

(must add if you are one of my downlines, I will have monthly challenges and incentives for you too! Want to know more? Click on "Join The Fun" tab for more info!!)

 So here you go.

Steps to Reverse Masking: 

First you will want to select a shape for your mask. You may have plenty of negatives around your scrap pile from previously used Punches and/or Die Cuts. They are just so nice to have and you never know when you might use it again. I keep EVERYTHING! lol

I selected to use a Punch Negative from the Decorative Label Punch (#120907). 

Once again it is the Negative I'm using not the actual Punch. 

Once you've selected your shape, you will want to select the color of Cardstock you will want to use. I have here a sheet of Basic Gray (#121044) and thought a few hues of blue would spruce it up and go along with the sentiment of choice. 

Align up where you will set up your Negative Masking. 

Before I started sponging,  you will see I added another Techn{ink} using my Versamark and a stamp I selected from the Word Play Stamp Set (Wood: #120308 Clear: #120651). 

I moistened the stamp onto my Versamark pad and stamped the sentiment onto the area where I plan to sponge. Then sprinkled over the wet word area with Black Embossing Powder (#109133) and set my heat tool (#129053) to finish the emboss to be raised and appear wet (from the raindrops)

I then used Bashful Blue (#126961) to add color to my card; I used a sponge to apply the color. Some people have used a patterned stamp to apply the color to the Negative area.

Although its not patterened, I did apply the additional stamp and incorporated both Techn{ink}'s together. See my final photo!

Now that the color is finished, remove the mask to reveal the shape on the card. On my final photo you will see an additional step completed. 

Finish up your card and decorate accordingly. I used the Cupcake Punch (#121807) 

to make clouds in white (#100730) along with drops of water in 

Bashful Blue (#105120) and Pacific Point (#111350)

I think it came out real fun, thank you for visiting my blog and I check my page daily so please leave a message and I hope to see you around next week too! I have another fun Techn{ink} I will show next Tuesday! And Always, Happy Stampin'