September Stamp Camp

Projects created by Stacey Cogswell

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Stamp Camp September 23rd, 2011

6:00-10:00 pm 

Do you have a special person in your life having a birthday?  Well, this would be the perfect camp for you!  You'll go home with a card, a gift/box and a photo album ready to fill with birthday celebration pictures!  I thought it would be fun to host a stamp camp were all the projects color coordinated, so this is what I came up with.  Some of you may know that I love the colors Black, White and Red, so those were natural colors for me to pick for these beautiful projects.  Not only will each stamp camper get to make one of each of these projects, but you'll also get to use the new Simply Scored Scoring Tool and use two stamp sets in a way I've never shown you before!

Here are some close up views of the projects:

Registration/Payment Due Date: September 16th, 2011

Cost Options:

#1: $15.00

#2: Buy one of the two featured stamp sets, Flower Fest or Clearly for You, or a $20 order and come to came for only $7.00

#3: Buy both sets or a $35 order and come to camp for FREE!

Space is limited, so contact me today!

Smiles,

Stacey

All Dressed Up!

Created by Stacey Cogswell

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This is a super easy and fun card to create.  You can use any circle die or punch and make the card regular greeting size or gift card size.  Simple cut or punch out a scallop circle and then cut away some of the scallops on each side leaving more scallops on the bottom (Skirt) than on the top.  I added an extra solid piece of paper to create a top to the dress, but you wouldn't need to do this.  Add a few embellishments like pearls, ribbon or rhinestones and you're got a super cute dress for a girly card.

Smiles,

Stacey

Wedding Bliss

Created by Stacey Cogswell

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I thought I would try to recreate Phoebe's amazing flower for a wedding card.  I wasn't really sure how she got the glitter on the flower, so this is what I did.  First, I measured my flower die and cut a piece of Vanilla paper that would cover the top of the die.  Next, I inked the paper with VerseMark and heat embossed it using Irriridescent Ice Embossing powder.  This piece of paper was then placed on the die and ran through the Big Shot.  Your flowers are now cut, glittery and ready to put together. 

If you come up with a better way to glitter the flowers, please let me know.

Enjoy,

Stacey

Amaging Convention Swaps #3

Created by Phoebe Bird

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This is the most amazing and beautiful swap I've ever received!  The picture doesn't really do it justice, but to see it in real life is a sight to behold.  The way the colors flow together and the main focal flowers is so glittery......I just love everything about it!  Again an unbelievable amount of love went into this card, I only hope that my swaps were up to this level in return and she didn't feel cheated!

Smiles,

Stacey

Amazing Convention Swaps #2

This year was a great year for amazing swaps.  I received so many cute ideas, I can't post them all, but I thought I would share with you a couple of my favorites.  I love bears and as many of you know I have them all over mt house, so when I saw this card I was beyond excited.  I could get my swaps out fast enough to get one of these in my hand!  Isn't cute!  It's made with punches, dies and a lot of love.  It's so cool how it opens up to reveal the out stretched arms as if to give the receiver a great big hug.  Wouldn't this be great card to give someone that's having a bad day or just needs a little pick-me-up. 

Hugs to you,

Stacey



Amazing Convention Swaps

One of the fun things about the Stampin'Up! convention is all the amazing swaps.  Some ladies (and gentlemen) bring hundreds of swaps....yes hundreds of cards to swap and they come home with hundreds of swaps to share or CASE.  I only took 60 swaps, but I was blessed to be able to take pictures of my friends received swaps.....this was one of them.  It's hard to see, but the card is folded to create layers which in turn brings the scene to life!  I can't believe all the work that went into this swap....a lot of hand cutting!  I wish I could give credit to the person that made this amazing card, but I don't know who she is!

Enjoy,

Stacey  

Emboss Resist Technique

Created By Stacey Cogswell

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This is a really fun technique with big WOW factor.  All you need is a piece of Designer Series paper, VersaMark ink, clear embossing powder and a brayer with a matching classic ink.  I made this card a few months ago at our team meeting, so the designer paper and stamp is retired, but your could use any paper or stamp for this technique.  Here's what you do:

1. Stamp a bold image with VersaMark ink onto your designer series paper. (If you have an embossing buddy, run this over this over your paper first to remove any static from the paper)
2. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder and heat set.
3. Ink up your brayer with desired ink and brayer over the top of the embossed paper until you reach good coverage.
4. Wipe off the embossed area with a tissue to remove any ink.  The embossed area will resist the ink, so you shouldn't have much ink to remove. 
5. Finish card!

Pretty cool!  You'll have to try it.  Have fun and play around with different stamps and ink colors to see what you can come up with.

Smiles,
Stacey