Addicted to Stamping

Faux Wooden Crate

One of the perks of being a Stampin' Up demonstrator is being one of the first to see the new catalogue. I look forward to when I can sneak off quietly and browse through my copy. I'm one of those people who can't take it all in at once so I have a system. First I head straight for the punch section then I go through the catty page by page and drool over all the new products. Lastly I go through and look at the samples. On my third twentieth time through the catty I spotted these cute little faux wooden crates on page 148. The looked super simple to make and I couldn't wait to try one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used Stampin' Up's Kraft Card Stock which is a bit heavier than regular card stock. 

1. Cut the bottom and end piece  9" x 3" and score at 2.5 and 6.5. The four side slats are cut 1" x 5" and scored 1/2"from each end.

2.  Leave the pieces plain or stamp with the Hardwood Background stamp in Sahara Sand ink then sponge the edges of the pieces with Crumb Cake ink.

3. Punch handles in the two ends with the new Classic Label Punch or the retired Word Window Punch

4. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Tear and Tape Adhesive to attach the slats. I tried both and they worked well.

 

 

 

 

 

The crate is large enough to hold a gift card along with a few treats.

Shadow Embossing

I made an "error" on a card a few posts ago and was anxious to repeat it. Originally I stamped in coloured classic ink... didn't like it... thought I could stamp the same image again in darker ink and line it up perfectly without a Stamp-a-ma-jig. WRONG. I was slightly off but I liked the effect so I tried it again on these two cards. I stamped the sentiment in classic ink then ran my embossing buddy over the area to make sure it was dry. I stamped the image again in versamark then embossed with gold embossing powder. On the masculine card I kept the shadow close so it barely shows and on the feminine card I exaggerated the shadow

Much Appreciated

I'm so happy this set will be sticking around for another year. It's in Stampin' Up's 2016 Annual Catalogue (Yay!) and it's one of my favorites. It has lots of line art images to color and several sentiments to go with the images. This set is called Helping Me Grow. I coloured the flowers with Classic Ink and a blender pen. I masked the blue area and sponged some colour on to make the frame.