The Shabby Stamper

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Peony Post Card

Prized Peony is clearly going to be one of my favorite sets from the 2020-2021 SU! Annual Catalog! It's form + function = my shabby style. The central image of this card is based on a peeled wallpaper treatment using designs from the Peony Garden and In Good Taste DSPs. The key to really making the peeled wallpaper work is to sponge the edges of both sides of the "wallpaper" layers, then splitting and rolling edges to give it that aged/shabby look.

The Post Card is a sadly retired set, but I like to pull it out from time to time, because it's so versatile. In this instance, everything is stamped using Gray Granite ink. The left side of the post card is filled with text from Very Versaille, and the right with a sentiment from Prized Peony. The flowers themselves are stamped in Gray Granite, then watercolored with Petal Pink and Flirty Flamingo, fussy cut, and arranged around the edge of the post card. The centers of the flowers are touched with Wink of Stella in gold.

I'm still in my current love affair with the Ornate Borders dies, outlining everything - I can't help it! The flourish in the upper right is cut from the Beautifully Detailed Laser-Cut DSP, which is the most devilish thing to work with, EVER! The effect is worth it, though. The pearls are from a big bag of champagne colored pearls that I got from somewhere. Stampin' Up!, if you're listening, please put some of these in your catalog!!!

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

For my Pappou....

First off, let me please say that I love this set from the new SU! Annual Catalog, Prized Peony! Soft, loose, old-fashioned florals are always my thing. I got my box of new stuff from the new Annual Catalog on a one-day, but, unfortunately, my father had been suffering from a long illness and was near ending. I took my box with me, thinking I might have some time between shifts, but I didn't. I watercolored the central image and got the first two central layers done. He liked what I'd done, but I couldn't make the borders work -- they had to be trimmed by a very steady hand. At that point, the last thing I had was a steady hand, so I cleaned it all up and put it back in the box.

We buried my Pappou last Saturday and I finished the card on Monday. I would like to think that he would have liked the finished product

Pappou, this card is for you. The world has a big hole in it where you used to be, and the world seems much less bright without you in it.

I love you!

All layers of the Peony Garden DSP were backed with Grey Granite card stock. Borders cute from Ornate Borders dies were pieced just inside the edges of the Grey Granite edges.

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

I made this card for my daughters birthday. If you knew her, you'd know that this mouses' pose is just like her -- even if she's turning 23! I love, love, LOVE this paper from the Flowers for Every Season DSP -- it's so fabulously retro.

The only odd bit, is the textile. The base is the White woven ribbon from the Flowers for Every Season ribbon combo, then Flirty Flamingo ruched ribbon. For the center, I couldn't find a Poppy Parade ribbon that would work, so I cut a piece of Poppy Parade card stock with the little circle border from the Ornate Borders dies. I cut it once, then reversed the die and cut over it again so that I could get the "beaded" border on both sides.

All products are SU!, unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Nice & Easy Notes

Paper: Whisper White, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Flowers for Every Season DSP

Ink: Black Memento, Gray Granite, Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Flirty Flamingo, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green

Accessories: Big Shot, Ornate Borders dies, paper piercing, candy dots, Ticket-Corner punch (retired), White woven ribbon, Flirty Flamingo ruched ribbon, Dimensionals, Aquapainter

Monday, June 1, 2020

Sunflowers on Boardwalk

This card was a bit like bringing forth a baby -- so many pieces that took so long to put together! The big take away from this card is that for the large sunflower, I first cut the sunflower out of Honey Bee using the Sunflower dies, then I sponged Pumpkin Pie onto the Old World Paper 3D embossing folder, than put the Honey Bee die cut in the folder and ran in through my Big Shot. The result was a rough, crumpled bit of texture -- love it! Putting on a lacy over-cut of the sunflower over top of the crumpled base really gives it a cool look. In addition, the smaller sunflower, vines and the large background pieces of leaves are die cut, then run through in the folder.

The center of the large sunflower is a small piece of Cinnamon Cider run through the Tin Tile embossing folder. I cut out one of the central "starbursts," cut it out, then mounted it in the center of the sunflower on Dimensional, running my nail around the edges to "tuck" it under the outer part of the center -- which I've layered about 1,000 SU! earth toned beads (retired).

The sentiment is taken from Good Morning Magnolia and die cut with the double-ended banner from the new Tasteful Labels dies (love!). The border on the two larger pieces of DSP is my current fav, the small dots border from Ornate Borders dies.

All products are SU!, unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Celebrate Sunflowers, Good Morning Magnolia

Paper: Honey Bee, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso, Gold foil paper, In Good Taste DSP

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso

Accessories: Big Shot, Sunflowers dies, Ornate Borders dies, Tasteful Labels dies, Labels framelits (retired), Old World Paper 3D embossing folder, metallic brads, paper piercing, SU! Earths beads (retired), 2020-2022 In-Color Enamel Dots, Merry Merlot/Copper reversible ribbon, Copper trim, Ticket-Corner punch (retired), Dimensionals

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Jar of Roses

This is also another of the preview sets from the 2021-22 SU! annual catalog. It's called Jar of Flowers and it's got the cute little ball-type jar, along with four season bouquets -- fall sunflowers, spring tulips, summer roses and a late-fall posey. What really is going to bring this set up to the all-time WOWs of Stampin' Up! is the jar punch and the jar shaker domes. Those will really bring this up the cuteness factor!

All the patterned paper is from the Flowers for Every Season DSP, and the green is the new In-Color, Just Jade. The narrow Night of Navy border is from Ornate Borders dies.

All products are Stampin' Up!, unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Jar of Flowers, Lovely You

Paper: Whisper White, Just Jade, Night of Navy, Flowers for Every Season DSP

Ink: Black Memento, Coastal Cabana, Pear Pizzazz, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Night of Navy, More Mustard, Daffodil Delight, So Saffron, Regal Rose, Flirty Flamingo, Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red, Petal Pink, Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Big Shot, Ornate Borders dies, Stitched Nested Labels dies, White 1/2" woven ribbon, Misty Moonlight woven 1/4" ribbon, Daffodil Delight seam binding, paper piercing, Dimensionals, Aquapainter, Night of Navy Candy Dots, white gel pen

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Celebrating Sunflowers

Celebrating Sunflowers is one of the preview sets for the soon-to-be-released 2021-22 Stampin' Up! annual catalog. This is going to be one of the greatest annual catty's SU! has released, no doubt! The new product is amazing, including new stamp sets, accessories, and TWO new die-cut machines, as well as the new In-Colors: Bumblebee, Cinnamon Cider, Just Jace, Magenta Madness and Misty Moonlight.

And just to mention, the new 6-way label punch is amazing! You can cut two different fancy ends for your labels, in three widths -- you can get a custom label and layering without fuss.

2020-2022

In Color

COLLECTION

All products are SU!, unless otherwise noted

Stamps: Celebrating Sunflowers, Lovely You

Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, So Saffron, Gold Foil

Ink: Daffodil Delight, More Mustard, Mossy Meadow, Early Espresso, Soft Suede

Accessories: Big Shot, Delicate Lace Edgelits dies, Sunflowers dies, Tin Tile embossing folder, Always Artichoke seam binding, Cinnamon Cider In-Color ribbon, 2020-2022 In-Color Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, sponges, metallic brads, 6-way Label punch

Serenity

Continuing on my shabby SU! journey, today I bring you another fabulously gorgeous retired set, Serenity. I love this image with the woman and child. Unfortunately, The stamp is the size of a background stamp, so this card is huge -- 9"x 8.25". Although it's on a card base, it's really more of an art piece.

The vines and flowers around the image are from Definitely Decorative Toile Blossoms (retired). They are each watercolored and are very, very fussily cut apart to create the look I wanted. Most of the vines/blossoms are adhered to the base of the image, but some are adhered under the central image, giving it more of a 3-D look. Baby pearls complete the flowers' centers.

If anyone is wondering, the watercoloring is done with an Aquapainter, pulling the color directly off the ink pad. I'm sure that Stampin' Blends would work just as well!