Triple Time Stamping with French Foliage

French Foliage is one of my favorite Stampin’ Up! sets with leaves. It has a variety of leaves and a nice script image too. This card came about because of a request from a friend, Rose Conkwright. She wanted to learn how to do the triple time stamping technique and said I could put a twist on it if I wanted. So here is my triple time stamping technique card with a twist!

The twist is that I added sponging to the card. It allowed me to vary the color in the background rather than just having the color of the card stock. One of the things I like about fall is all of the different colors in the leaves.

To make this card, first cut 3 pieces of Very Vanilla card stock in the following sizes: 

5 1/4 x 4 inches 

4 1/4 x 3 inches

3 1/4 x 2 inches.

Then cut 3 pieces of Midnight Muse card stock in the following sizes:  

8 1/2 x 5 1/5 inches and fold for the card base 

4 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches

3 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches

You’ll also need a scrap of Very Vanilla card stock that is big enough for the largest leaf in the French Foliage stamp set.

Layer the three Very Vanilla pieces of card stock from smallest to largest.  Lightly tack the three pieces together well enough to sponge and stamp on.  Remember that you’ll have to take these three pieces apart later.

Sponge these 5 colors:  More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy and Cherry Cobbler on both the layered pieces of Very Vanilla card stock and the scrap.  You can use other colors that you like as long as you avoid mixing colors that make a muddy brown. 

More Mustard is the color that you will use the most.  Notice that the color is sponged on unevenly and that several spots do not have any ink on them. I recommend keeping it light when you first start.  Remember that you can always add more ink to make the card darker, but you can’t take off ink to make it lighter. 

Add Pumpkin Pie.

And then Old Olive.

Add just a little bit of Not Quite Navy.

And use Cherry Cobbler lightly too.

Still keeping all three layers together, stamp the following images in these colors:

Oak leaf and sentiment of your choice in StazOn Jet Black
Small leaf in More Mustard
Middle Leaf in Cherry Cobbler
Script in Always Artichoke

Make sure your leaves go in different directions.  I stamped three of each leaf.  Don’t worry if there is a little gap in the stamped image between the layers. It will be covered up when you add the Midnight Muse layers.

Stamp the oak leaf on the scrap piece of Very Vanilla that you sponged.  Cut out the leaf.

Pull apart your sponged and stamped layers.  Add the leaf and Midnight Muse ribbon to the top layer.  I used Stampin’ Dimensionals under the oak leaf.

Add the other Midnight Muse layer, attach to the card and you have finished your Triple Time Stamping with a Twist card.

Here is a different version of the same card.

Stampin' Supplies

Item	Description	Price
121166	French Foliage Stamp Set	$14.95
126707	Sassy Salutations Stamp Set	$17.95
101406	StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad	$7.95
126964	More Mustard Classic Ink Pad	$5.95
126945	Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink Pad	$5.95
126953	Old Olive Classic Ink Pad	$5.95
126971	Not Quite Navy Classic Ink Pad	$5.95
126966	Cherry Cobbler Classic Ink Pad	$5.95
126972	Always Artichoke Classic Ink Pad	$5.95
126847	Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon	$8.95

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Sharon Cheng
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Pumpkin, Pirate and Pilgrim Owl Punch Art

Stampin' Up!'s owl punch is one of the most versatile punches. For Halloween and Thanksgiving, I made  these three owls. Here are my pumpkin, pirate and pilgrim owls.

Here is a close-up of the owls on my Halloween card.

The pilgrim owl uses the cupcake punch to make the crown of the hat.

I also tried a new type of card.  Here is how the card looks when it is open.

To make the card, I cut a piece of card stock to 4  1/4" x 10  3/4".  From the left hand side, score at 1  3/4" and 6  1/4".  Use the 1  3/4" circle punch to punch the hole at the top.

I'm giving a more detailed tutorial to anyone who makes a purchase through my online store before November 1, 2012.  You get more details on how I made both cards including the pumpkin, pirate and pilgrim owl.  Place a minimum of a $25 order to get credit toward a free stamp set through my Rewards Program.

Here are more projects you can make using the owl punch.  

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Sharon Cheng
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OWH World Card Making Bloghop Card

Welcome to the OWH World Card Making Bloghop!  For the wintry theme, I decided to make this Christmas card using OWH Sketch 79 and Stampin' Up!'s Polar Party stamp set.


Operation Write Home has been such an inspiration for my Stampin' Up! group.  We have been making cards for the troops and have already sent out close to 100 cards.  Each month, we collect cards at our demonstrator meeting.  I have enjoyed reading the emails from the troops.  If you don't already participate in OWH, please visit their blog and join in the fun.

Check out these other scrappy strip cards and see OWH sketch 79.

Thank you for visiting my blog.  Enjoy the rest of the OWH World Card Making Bloghop.

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng
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World Card Making Day Bloghop Too

My card for the OWH Bloghop for World Card Making Day uses sketch 79.  I'm not sure why, but I have been drawn to cards that use strips of designer series paper lately.  It's a great way to use up scraps.  Here are some other cards that I've made using scrappy strips.

Here are the details for this card. Notice that I used the same paper as my OWH World Card Making Day Bloghop card.  That's because I used leftover strips from this card on my OWH card!

I made this birthday candle card and the Summer Smooches card below for swaps at convention. Both cards were very popular. Here is more information about these cards. 
 

Thank you for looking at my scrappy strips cards.  Enjoy the rest of the bloghop!

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Sharon Cheng
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Back to Spool Time

Stampin' Up!'s 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon comes in 5 colors to match the 2012 - 2013 In Colors.

Item	Description	Retail Value
126848	Gumball Green 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126847	Midnight Muse 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126844	Primrose Petals 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126845	Raspberry Ripple 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95
126846	Summer Starfruit 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon	$ 8.95

This ribbon matches the new In Colors beautifully.  It's soft and easy to tie unlike other ribbons that are too stiff.   Here are three more cards that use the 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon. 

Enjoy playing with Stampin' Up!'s 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon.

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Sharon Cheng
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Summer Starfruit Swaps

Summer Starfruit is a yellow that most people either like or don't like. Because it has green and gray in it, it's a great yellow to use when you want something more muted than Daffodil Delight yet darker than So Saffron.

I got these cards in swaps at Stampin' Up!'s Convention 2012.  They are beautiful and show different ways to use Summer Starfruit.

These cards all use Summer Starfruit as the medium color. It's not the darkest or lightest color. Summer Starfruit looks great with Midnight Muse in the first two cards.

This third card uses Not Quite Navy as the darkest color.  The color combination is gorgeous and not one that I would have come up with on my own.  It was made by my friend, Christi Beck.  She was inspired by a sweater with a design that looks very much like Betsy's Blossoms.

These three cards also share another common characteristic.  They all used stamping on Whisper White card stock to create the patterned paper that you see.  This is a great way to make your own "designer series paper" in the colors and pattern that you want.

I hope you enjoyed seeing these cards and will try using Summer Starfruit in some of your projects!

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng
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Quick and Easy Santa Ornament

I made this Santa Ornament at a Christmas in July class at my friend, Mary's home.  It was so cute and easy to do that I just had to share it with everyone.  We talked about how this would be a cute embellishment to add to a gift. 

The belt and buttons are Basic Black card stock and the buckle is Stampin' Up!'s Silver Glimmer paper.  The ornament already had red glitter on it.

Belt is 1/2" wide and long enough to go around the ornament.
Buckle is a 1" square.  The black square in the middle of the buckle is a 1/2" square. 
Buttons are 1/4" circles.

The most difficult part about making the ornament is finding an adhesive that sticks to glitter.  I used both mini glue dots and sticky strip.  Crystal Effects should also work.

Stampin' Supplies

Item	Description	Price
124005	Silver Glimmer Paper	$4.95
124094	1 Inch Square Punch	$15.95

The Santa Ornament is quick and easy enough that you could use this as a crafting project with friends and family.  Or you could make them as Secret Santa gifts.  You'll be able to make handmade gifts for your friends and still have plenty of time to spend with your loved ones.  Enjoy!

Creatively yours,

Sharon Cheng
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