Last Card Contest Share

                          Created by Stacey Cogswell 
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This is the last card I submitted for the card contest.  It features the very cool technique of Spirelli.  The flower was created with three stair step layers all sponged and wrapped with gold thread.  The largest layer was created by first punches out a scallop circle, then placing this punched circle back into the punch and punching it again.  This creates more "petals" to wrap your thread around.  The second layer was crated in the same way except I used the square scallop punch....yes, the square scallop!

Hope you like this new technique and will give it a try yourself.

Smiles,
Stacey

May Stamp Camp Projects

Here they are......the coolest "manly" cards I've ever come up with!

Project #1:  Do you have a man in your life the loves "boy toys"?  You know what I mean; motorcycles, jet skis, Quads...well this the card for you!  Isn't fun!  I used the set called Loads of Fun along with the Lattice Texture embossing folder to create this great card.  The greeting is from the the set Word Play and in my option is perfect for this card...it never hurts to wish big on your birthday!

Created by Stacey Cogswell

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Project #2: This super cute card was copied from fellow demonstrator Tami White. When I saw it, I just knew I had to make it! This would make a wonderful any occassion card, but wouldn't it make the sweetest card for a new baby boy? If you love punch art, you're going to love this card.  The lion's head used several circle and scallop punches, but can you tell what I used to create his tail?  If not, you'll have to come to camp to find out!  It used the heart shaped Treat Cups filled with M&M's to create his body.  Love it!

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Project #3:  This card is the traditional Father's Day card (or birthday) with it's shirt and tie, but this no ordinary card!  The card it's self has a unquie way of opening and the little shirt is actually created by folding a 4x6 piece of paper.  It used the new stamp set Best Dad Ever for the new Summer mini catalog to stamp  the greeting and to create the tie. A super easy card that looks like you spent days to make!

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Projects #4:  This card is probably the most time consuming card ( don't be scared, it's not that hard) of the four projects, but what an amazing result!  The sailboat is stamped on watercolor paper and the colored with ink/aqua painters.  Watercoloring is one of my most favorite techniques and if you haven't tried it, you should.  I love the way the images had a "real" feel to them. This card used several new items from the new Summer mini catalog, including new nautical paper, the stamp Sail Away and super fun Baker's twine.  Plus, while day dreaming on day, I figured out a way to make waves with the scallop border punch.  I was so excited to come up with all on my own and I can't wait to show you how easy it is!

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So, if like what you see and would like to attend the May Stamp Camp I still have openings.  I have two dates: Tuesday May 24th from 1:00 to 4:00pm or Friday May 27th 6:00-10:00pm.  I also have several registration options from $10 for 4 cards to FREE with a $25 order.  If you would like more information, please contact me soon....registration deadline is May 20th.

Smiles,
Stacey
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A "Note" of Thanks!

 Created By Stacey Cogswell        Copyright Stampin'Up!


Each month I create a special card for my son's piano teacher, this was the card for the month of April.  I love the way it turned out and she was so please she said she was going to frame it.  Good thing, because although I leave the inside of her cards blank so she can use them, this one wouldn't fit into the envelope! I actually used an old sheet of music to create the flower, but because the paper was so thin I had to adhere it to a strip of card stock first before scalloping the edges and scoring the folds.  This made the flower pretty stiff and thus not very flexible.  Oh well......I still love the way it turned out! 

You might notice the dry embossing musical background.....well, I'll have confess this is not a Stampin'Up product, but when I saw it I just had to had it!  After embossing the paper, I sponged the raised areas with Crumb Cake ink to really make the "notes" pop.  I also sponged the flower.  The greeting was heat embossed with gold embossing powder, which was the just the right finishing touch to go with the gold antique brad.

 Products used to create this card:

Stamp Set: Thank You Kindly ($13.95 wood #111700)
Card Stock: Very Vanilla and Basic Black
Ink: VersaMark and Crumb Cake
Accessories:  5/8" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Antique Brads, Gold Embossing Powder with Heat Tool, Scallop edge punch and sponge.

Enjoy,
Stacey

Card Contest Share #5

Created by Stacey Cogswell

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This card featured the really fun technique of embedding.  Glue random sizes of circles onto a background piece of paper and then run it through the Big Shot using a texture folder. If you haven't tried this technique, you should.  It really makes the paper look like custom designer paper or if you lay down squares instead of circles it will look like quilted fabric.  The stamped image was heat embossing and then colored with ink using an Aqua Painter.  Not only does the heat embossing give the stamped image a shiny look, it also helps the ink to stay inside the lines while painting.  The finishing touch was a little glitter on the cake stand to give it the appearance of "glass".

Products used to create this card: 

Stamp Set: Crazy for Cupcakes (wood $23.95 #111618)
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White
Classic Ink: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi and Pretty in Pink
Other Ink: VersaMark
Accessories: Black embossing powder with heat tool, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Aqua Painter, White Gel Pen and 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.  Big Shot with Square Lattice embossing folder.

I hope you'll give this technique a try and let me know what you think.  If you're like me, you'll be hooked.......making one right after another!

Smiles,
Stacey

Card Contest Share #4

Created by Stacey Cogswell

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This was another one of my favorites and it was modeled off a card that I made for my hubby's birthday.  I've recently started really getting into the nature stamps, especially this one, it's very realistic and I thought it would make a great "manly" card.  Again, the picture isn't the best.  The paper color combination is wonderful and it hard to see, but I used the Log Cabin smooch spritz to give the background of the card a slight shimmer.

Products used to create this card:

Stamp Set: Nature Walk (was offered in the last mini catalog) and Teeny Tiny Wishes for greeting
Card Stock: Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla
Classic Ink: Early Espresso and Cherry Cobbler
Accessories: Log Cabin Smooch spritz, Hemp Twine, button, Scallop edge punch, Corner Rounder punch and Aqua Painter.

Smiles,
Stacey

The New Summer Mini Catalog has Arrived!

 The new Summer catalog has arrived and as always is filled with all kinds for fun stamp sets and accessories ready for Summer crafting projects!  Some of my favorites include the wonderful "manly" stamp sets, the Postage punch with matching stamp set and the amazing 3 in 1 punch!  To view this latest Stampin'Up wonder click here!

May is also National Scrapbooking Month and Stampin'Up is offering a great promotion.  30% off several scrapbooking stamp sets and both the standard and digital starter kits!  View the promotional flyer here!

If anything catches your eye and you would like to place an order, please feel free to contact me or place an order through my on line store 

Have a wonderful day!

Smiles,

Stacey

Card Contest Share #3

Created by Stacey Cogswell

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This card is very similar to a card we made at stamp camp, but placed the main image (butterfly) under a window pane.  I LOVE these little window panes and I'm so thrilled that Stampin'Up has decided to carry them over into the next catalog!  Whao Who!  The picture isn't the greatest, this card was much pretty in person.  I roughed up the paper edges and used the rock-n-roll technique to stamp the background images to give it a more antique feel.  To do the rock-n-roll technique, ink up your stamp, stamp off once then "roll" just the edges of the stamp with the same ink and stamp to the paper.  This created the two tone stamped image, which with the Bliss stamp set looks amazing.

Products used to create this card:

Stamp Set: Bliss (a retired Sale-a-bration set)

Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Soft Suede

Classic Ink: Soft Suede and Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Window pane, Cherry Cobbler seam binding, Linen thread and a button.

Punches: Corner rounder and Scallop Trim border

Enjoy,

Stacey