Last-Chance Products: Marquee Messages

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   I'm always a little sad to see a favorite stamp set retire. "Marquee Messages" is one of those sets. I think it's fresh and fun and can be used for teens and grown-ups alike. Because I'm going to miss this set, I decided I needed to use it one last time before it goes into the retirement box.

This card is quick and easy--well, if you don't count the fussy cutting. I LOVE to fussy cut! I think it's very relaxing. I know people don't like it so much but the fussy cutting on this card is mostly straight lines and you can get 'er done in no time.

I started by stamping the marquee stamp in the retiring Basic Black Archival Ink* onto Whisper White Card Stock. I added the "It's Your" sentiment in the center and "birthday" sentiment on the banner. I set this aside to dry because the archival ink needs a little bit of time to absorb into the paper so it doesn't smear. (Ask me how I know.) 

I stamped the marquee again on a scrap paper to use as my pattern for the blue glimmer paper from the retiring Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper Collection. I fussy cut the arrow from my scrap paper and laid it on top of the glimmer paper and cut that out. I also eyeballed the two glimmer paper stars--but you could use a pattern to cut them out.

I layered a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of retiring black and white striped Petal Passion Designer Series Paper onto a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" piece of Bermuda Bay Card Stock and then onto a Thick Whisper White Card Stock Card base.

When the stamped marquee was dry, I fussy cut it, adhered the glimmer paper arrow and stars, and then added this element to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals. Fun, right? 

As of today's publication of this blog, all the supplies for this card are still available...but they're only available while supplies last (see the reminder below), so if you want the "Marquee Messages" stamp set--and you know you do--get it now before it's too late!!

*The archival inks are retiring, but there will still be Memento Tuxedo Black and StazOn Jet Black in the upcoming catalog, along with a Classic Basic Gray Ink.

REMINDER: retiring stamp sets will only be guaranteed to be available until May 25. All other products are NOT guaranteed and are only available while supplies last. ALL retiring items will be discontinued after May 31.

 

tams# 22768

Product List

Marquee Messages Photopolymer Stamp Set [141727] $21.00	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197] $8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) [145601] $15.00	Petal Passion Designer Series Paper [145589] $11.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00

Creation Station: In My Neighborhood

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations   #creationstation   Welcome to another round of the Creation Station blog hop! This month's theme is celebrations in our neighborhood.  I was stumped by this theme for a few minutes until I remembered that I'm a Maryland girl and we celebrate summer by eating crabs!

I started playing around with the Fox Builder Punch and made a prototype crab. It was so cute, I decided to go for it! I wanted my crabs to look like they have Old Bay seasoning on them, because a true Marylander would never think of eating crabs without Old Bay!

So I made a concoction of Copper, Gold, and Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder in a lid of an embellishment box. I save my embellishment boxes for occasions just like this! It's approximately 4 parts copper, 2 parts gold, 1 part silver. I mixed it together before sprinkling it on my paper.

I stamped the sprinkle stamp from the "Awesomely Artistic" set in Versamark Ink over a quarter sheet of Cajun Craze Designer Series Paper and embossed this with my Heat Tool.

Then I cut this sheet into approximately 2" squares and used a Post-It Note to insert them into the punch so I'd get just the two pieces I needed to make the crabs.

I used my Paper Snips to make crab claws at each end of the "fox" tail. Here are my crab parts, before assembly.

My card is very simple. I adhered a 3-3/4" by 5" piece of Textured Wood Designer Series Paper to a 3-7/8" by 5-1/8" piece of Early Espresso Card Stock. I wanted this to look like a picnic table. I adhered this to a Cajun Craze Card Stock card base. Then I used the Wood Crate Framelits to cut another piece of Textured Wood DSP to make a crab crate. I made it 3D by keeping three sides on and adhering Stampin' Dimensionals to the inside of the crate. I stacked two dimensionals on top of each other so that they were the correct height.

After I added the crate to the front of the card, I adhered my crabs to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I stamped a sentiment from the "Wood Words" stamp set in Cajun Craze onto a Whisper White scrap and cut it out with the label framelit from the Wood Crate Framelits set. I tied a length of Linen Twine through the hole in the label and around a crab's claw. I adhered the back of the label to the card with a Stampin' Dimensional.

On the inside of the card, I embossed a sentiment from the "Marquee Messages" stamp set in Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder and added a couple more crabs. I think this would be a really cute way to invite some friends over for a crab feast. Yum!

Please use the Next or Back buttons to continue hopping around the blogs and see what our design team celebrates this summer!

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tams# 15023 Card Front

Product List

Wood Words Wood-Mount Bundle [145315] $54.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $6.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119684] $8.00
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177] $10.00	Fox Builder Punch [141470] $18.00
Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $5.00	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $5.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $5.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00
Heat Tool [129053] $30.00

tams# 15024 Inside

Product List

Marquee Messages Photopolymer Stamp Set [141727] $21.00	Awesomely Artistic Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139950] $20.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Cajun Craze 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119684] $8.00
Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686] $8.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Fox Builder Punch [141470] $18.00	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636] $5.00
Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $5.00	Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131] $5.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00

Eagle Scout in the House!

#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations  Well, the new Eagle Scout isn't really in my house--not at the moment, anyway--but he's here often enough.  My son's BFF, Sam, recently had his Eagle Scout Court of Honor.  That's quite an accomplishment and we're so very proud of him.

Of course, I had to make a card for Sam to let him know just how much we appreciate him and how proud we are. I went with a simple design--he is a teenager after all--and I think it turned out pretty well.

I started with a 3-3/4" by 5" Whisper White mat and cut a 1-1/4" by 5" strip of Real Red Card Stock and the same size strip of Night of Navy Card Stock. I adhered these to the Whisper White mat and then adhered everything to a Thick Whisper White Card Stock card base.

Next, I stamped the striped badge from the "Badges & Banners" stamp set in Night of Navy onto a Whisper White scrap and punched it out with the Best Badge Punch. I stamped one of the banners from the "Thoughtful Banners" set in Real Red onto a Whisper White scrap. Then I bent the "So Proud of You!" sentiment from "Marquee Messages" so that it would fit into the curvy banner and stamped that in Night of Navy. Shaping your sentiments so easy to do with photopolymer stamps!! I punched this out with the Duet Banner Punch. I adhered the badge to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals and adhered the banner directly to that with a little Snail Adhesive.

Finally, I cut three stars from a Gold Foil Sheet with a framelit from the Wood Crate Framelits and adhered the stars to the top of the card.

This card was quick and easy to make and it would be great for a military member as well as an Eagle Scout.

tams# 14637

Product List

Badges & Banners Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141610] $19.00	Thoughtful Banners Photopolymer Stamp Set [141614] $21.00	Marquee Messages Photopolymer Stamp Set [141727] $21.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $6.50
Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $8.00
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $8.00	Best Badge Punch [140633] $18.00	Duet Banner Punch [141483] $18.00	Wood Crate Framelits Dies [143730] $30.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00