Elements of Style

Hello Friends,

I was playing around this week getting ready for my monthly stamp club. I was struggling a bit to come up with something fresh. It's almost the end of this catalog season, and sometimes I get a creative block when I feel like I have used it all, yet still need something new.

I found a card I loved on Pinterest (LOVE Pinterest!) and decided to CASE it. It uses Elements of Style, which certainly isn't a new set. But I have to admit that I haven't pulled it out in quite awhile.

Here is the card:

The cardstock is Crumb Cake, and I stamped the swirls in the corners using Versamark ink. The patterened paper is Pink Pirouette polka dot. The large oval was made using the Ovals Die for the Big shot. I stamped the flowers in the Elements set in Crumb Cake, then die cut 2 butterflies to layer. 

The center is a vintage brad, and a piece of Chantilly Lace ribbon. 

The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. Love that set! There is a greeting for every occasion! 

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are having a great week! 

Elements of Style Portfolio

Tomorrow I am headed out with some friend in the evening, and I wanted to make a little something for the hostess's home we are going to.

I haven't made a portfolio in quite awhile, so that is what I decided on. I reached for my favorite, Elements of Style (again). I think it may end up in the LOVE FOREVER and TIMELESS Category along with Roses in Winter. :0)

Anyway, I spent most of today playing around and water coloring these beauties. I get a little lost in my own world with Aqua Painter in hand...LOL. I could do it for hours.

Here is the portfolio closed.

And here it is open with the cards on the inside.

I used the Early Espresso stripped ribbon to tie it closed. I love that ribbon. It is super quality and ties beautifully!

Here is a close up of the watercolored roses. So pretty!

Inside are 4 cards. I created two different designs.

I have had someone ask me if I would do a class on this. I guess I would if there were interest.

So readers....is this something you would like to attend a class for? If so, leave me a comment or email and I will get it scheduled if the interest is there.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you had a great weekend.

And if you haven't signed up for any Christmas classes yet, don't delay. Most of them only have 2 spaces left!

Stamp Happy ~

Elements of Style Scrapbook Page

So are you sick of me showing samples of this set yet? LOL.

I can't help it. It's just so beautiful!

Here is a 12x12 Page I made with some of my favorite products. Crumb Cake Cardstock, Vintage Wall Embossing Folder, Beautiful Butterfly Die Cut, Big Shot Machine, Xtra Large Flower Punch and of course, Elements of Style.

The CEO Shelli Gardner had made a scrapbook page at Leadership that had a very vintage feel to it. I fell in love with it. There were many layers of cardstock, ribbons, embellishments that added such a wonderful texture to the whole project. I have seen many demonstrators take on her page and I decided I needed to try my hand at it.

I really love the texture of the flowers and the embossing folder. Here is a closer look:

I used the Xtra Large FLower stamp and punched out a bunch of flowers. I stamped them with the Elements of Style Stamp, then crumbled them up to add more texture. A little sponging around the edges and a few circle punches and buttons in the middle finish it off.

I followed the same steps for the butterflies.

I ran the strip of Vanilla Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wall Embossing folder. Than I ran some Chocolate Chip ink over it with a stamping sponge.

I decided to get a Shadow Box and frame it so I can hang it in our dining room. I just love the picture of my family at the beach this summer.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to see many of you Saturday at our new catalog stamp camp!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Elegant Elements of Style

I love that you can get so many looks from one stamp set. This set, Elements of Style, is gorgeous no matter WHAT you do with it. Just stamping it in one color is so pretty. And when you stamp it on watercolor paper, color it in, and then add some glitter, and ribbon...well, you've got a real stunning image on your hands. :0)

Now, in all fairness, this is not my original design. I saw a very similar card to this somewhere on the internet, and saved a copy of it. I am afraid I don't know who the original artist it. If it was you, please email me so I can give you proper credit.

I love the way the layers of the eyelet punch make a lace border across the bottom. So pretty. Before I punched it, I stamped it and sponged the cardstock in Soft Suede ink. The layer at the bottom is Cherry Cobbler (my favorite NEW color...for the moment anyway).

I used Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Classic Ink pads with a blender pen to color in the images. Coloring is very therapeutic. If your ever stressed out, I highly recommend it. :0)

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are having a great week!

Elements Of Style

With the excitement of the New Catalog, and all the new goodies I have to play with, I have not taken ink to Elements of Style in about a month! I know...SHOCKING! LOL.

It's such a beautiful set - for watercolring, or just stamping and leaving it alone. The image is intricate and detailed and can look modern or vintage.

I had to try it out with (one of) my new favorite colors, Cherry Cobbler. I didn't do any coloring on this. Just stamped, and added some ribbon.

The cardstock colors are Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. I stamped the background with Cherry Cobbler ink, the ran it through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder (again...). It's important to stamp first, then run it through the Big Shot. Otherwise, it will be too texturized to stamp on and the ink will be sketchy.

This card took literally about 10 minutes to make. Fast and simple, but oh so pretty!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Bitty Butterfly Basket and Note Cards

Ok, is this not the cutest thing ever?

This is a bitty basket made with the Baskets and Blooms Die for the Big Shot. The butterflies were all made with the Beautiful Butterflies Die Cut. These dies are exclusive to Stampin' Up!, so you won't find them anywhere else. The butterflies were stamped with Elements of Style Stamp set. I adore that set. Everything looks AMAZING with it!

I used Soft Suede, Very Vanilla and the new Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper. I made adorable little note cards to fit inside the basket. They are tiny, but oh so cute. Perfect for a little note to someone to say I love you, Miss you, or just Thinking of you. :)

This will be on display at our New Catalog Stamp Camp on July 31. I will have a date selected buy then as I will offer this as a class. :)

Thanks for taking a peek! Hope you had a great weekend!

More Elements of Style

Someone stop me...I can't seem to put this stamp set down! I need a 12 step program for this Summer Mini Catalog (LOL!). Just wait until I get started on the Sweet Scoops Set! :0)

Here is another Elements of Style Card. I love the vintage feel of this one. It's sort of antique looking with just Pretty in Pink on the flowers.


The card base is Soft Suede (so happy that it is sticking around as a permanent addition to our color palette!). I then inked the En Francais Background Stamp in Sahara Sand and lightly stamped it on the Very Vanilla Layer. I inked the main flower image in Soft Suede and stamped it on the Vanilla layer, then colored it in with Pretty in Pink and Old Olive Classic Ink Pads and a blender pen.

I added a touch of 2 way glue and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter to the flowers, tore the corner off and sponged it all with Soft Suede. I inked the swirl image in the stamp set in Soft Suede and stamped it in the lower left corner of the Soft Suede card base. It gives a wonderful tone-on-tone look to the project.

To finish it off, I tied it all up with our luxurious Vanilla Satin Ribbon.

I hope these new samples are sparking your creativity! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Elements of Style Stamp Set - # 118611 (Wood Mount); #120045 (Clear Mount)

En Francais Background Stamp - #109521

Soft Suede Card Stock # - #115318

Soft Suede Classic Ink Pad - #115657

Pretty In Pink Classic Ink Pad - #101301

Old Olive Classic Ink Pad - # 102277

Blender Pens - #102845

2 Way Glue Pen - #100425

Dazzling Diamonds Glitter - #102023

Vanilla Satin Ribbon - #117291

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Simple and Elegant Elements of Style

Elements of Style is (I think!) my favorite stamp set in the Summer Mini. It's so elegant and no matter what you do with it, it's gorgeous.

I saw a card similar to this on another Demonstrators Blog, and I just loved it. It's clean, simple and you don't need anything else. It is just so pretty!

I used Very Vanilla cardstock for the card base. I then ran Vanilla Cardstock through the Big Shot with the Beautiful Butterflies Die Cut. Then I inked the Stamp with Stazon Jet Black, and stamped on the die cut butterflies. I colored them in using Pretty in Pink, Rose Red and Old Olive Classic Ink Pads with a Blender Pen. I popped them up on Stampin' Dimensionals and added the greeting underneath.

Simple and easy!

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you are having a great weekend ~

Elements of Style Stamp Set - # 118611 (wood mount) ; #120045 (Clear Mount)

Big Shot - # 113439

Beautiful Butterflies Stampin' Up! Exclusive Die - #114507

Blender Pens - #102845

Pretty In Pink Ink Pad- # 101301

Rose Red Ink Pad - #101778

Old Olive Ink Pad - #102277

Stazon Jet Black Ink Pad - #101406

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ELEMENTS OF STYLE

Have you gotten your copy of the Summer Mini Catalog in the mail yet? WOW. It's got so many awesome new stamp sets, accessories and papers. My favorite set is the new Elements of Style.
It's such a gorgeous stamp set, and perfect for water coloring.

It's so awesome in fact, that I had to create a class just for this set. I hope you can join me, and add this awesome set to your inventory!

This class will include the Elements of Style Stamp Set (clear or wood mount - your choice) for you to keep. You will make 4 gorgeous cards using your set at class.

Here are the cards:You will use Watercolor Crayons, Markers, Ink pads, and also you will learn the Emboss Resist technique.

Space is limited to 6 people in each class. Prepayment is required. Please bring adhesive and scissors.

DATES: Saturday May 29th - 2:00 PM
and Saturday, June 5th - 2:00 PM

Choose which date is best for you!

COST: $43.00 Wood Mount or $34.00 Clear Mount (you need to bring your clear block to class)

Contact me to save your seat at Stamp4joy@comcast.net

Have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peak - Elements of Style

One of the perks of being a Demonstrator is the sneak peaks and the FREE STAMPS we get from Stampin' Up! While I was in Phoenix last month, Shelli Gardner (CEO and Co-Founder) gave us all a wonderful surprise gift...a brand new Stamp Set that will be in the upcoming Summer Mini Catalog! The set is called Elements of Style, and it is gorgeous!

I am participating in a Demonstrator Swap for this stamp set. We all have to make a certain number of cards (one style). We send them in to the person hosting the swap, and she sends them back to you in a week or so. What you get back is one of each persons card. We have to make 35 cards, so I am excited that I will get back 35 different cards!

Here is what I came up with for my swap card:

I only used Basic Black and Very Vanilla Cardstock. Not sure if you can tell, but I dry embossed the top 1/2 of the vanilla piece with the Finial Press Embossing Folder for the Big Shot. The ribbon is the Basic Black 1- 1/4" Stripped Grosgrain, with a black satin bow. The main image is stamped in Basic Black Craft Ink and heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder. 2 black brads finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you are all having a great week!

I am off to finish up these 35 cards! :)