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Nov

Tell me about adhesives

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Uncategorized

Stampin' Up! carries many different kinds of adhesives for many different types of projects and I receive many questions about the differences. Here is a quick description of each:

Snail Adhesive:

Simple, Neat, Affordable, In-line
472 inches of double sided adhesive
Great for cards, scrapbooks or other art projects
Keeps fingers and art pieces from messy glue
Refill cartridges available
Permanent and creates a strong bond

Tombow Multipurpose Adhesive:

Latex rubber acrylic resin adhesive
Adhesive can be both permanent or temporary depending on how it's applied
Works great for adhering cardstock or Designer Series paper to chipboard
Dries clear
Excellent for adhering Stampin' Glitter to surfaces
Dual tipped applicator

2 Way Glue Pen:

Permanent or temporary bond
Dries quickly
Great of adhering glitter
Blue when wet, clear when dry
Chisel tip
Washes off skin with soap and water

Anywhere Glue Stick:

Odorless and permanent
2 per package
Square corner edge for hard-to-reach places
Great for scrapbooking - acid free and safe for kids
Very economical for large projects

Dotto:

585 inches of temporary, self adhesive dots on paper backing
Adhesive is solvent free
Convenient dispenser rolls dots from paper backing onto cardstock, photograph or accent
Reposition pictures, cardstock and artwork without damage
Refills available

Glue Dots:

Come in Pop-up and Mini
Bonds instantly to a variety of materials
Easy to use
Photo safe
Great for attaching embellishments

Stampin' Dimensionals:

300 Dimensionals
Double-sided self adhesive foam mounts
Use multiple dimensionals for multi-level projects or added height
Great for layering

Sticky Strip:

Double-sided, pressure sensitive acrylic adhesive
1/4 inch wide
Very strong. Perfect for our die-cut boxes
Comes in a zipped bag; perfect for convenient storage

Have a question about a product or technique? Email me your questions at kari@StampingMadeEasy.com

Nov

Huge Holiday Sale

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Specials

Products up to 50% off! Hurry - sales ends November 30.

Nov

Use your Icicle Rub Ons to create a beautiful, but quick card!

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Cards, Holidays

I love the Icicle Rub-ons! Have you tried them yet? They rock! They are so easy to use and make great accents or focal points for all of your paper crafting projects. Check out this card I made that uses one of the snowflakes as the main focus for this non-traditional Christmas card:

I used Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White to create this layered look. I cut the cardstock to fit the snowflake rub-on image and then layered out from there. I also sponged the edges of the card stock to help tie everything together. This card is so easy to make that you'll want to make a bunch of them (good thing you have both white and silver rub-ons in the pack!).

Of course I had to use the coordinating Serene Snowflakes to stamp the envelope in Tempting Turquoise. Don't you love getting a hand stamped card - and envelope - in the mail?

Stamps: Serene Snowflakes (for the envelope), Many Merry Messages

Ink: Tempting Turquoise

Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Icicle rub-ons, bone folder, stamping sponge

Nov

0 Dress up your gift cards

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Holidays, non-card projects

I don't know about you, but gift cards are very popular in my family. People prefer to receive them because they get exactly what they want, when they want it. So we give a lot of gift cards for birthdays, special occasions and especially at Christmas.

I enjoy packaging my gift cards so it has a little more pizzazz than just giving the card in an envelope, or using the plain covers that some stores provide. This little project is a simple idea, easy to mass produce, and looks great! You can dress this up for different events just by changing the colors, designer papers and stamps used.

For this gift card, I used one of my retired gift card holders, but you can easily create your own with a piece of card stock cut 4" x 7 7/8" and scored at 2 3/8" and 5 1/8".

Fold your wrap along the score lines and determine which side you want to be the front. Stamp the front of your gift card holder as desired (for my sample, I used Brilliant Blue with the Serene Snowflakes).

For the belly band, cut a piece of Ballet Blue card stock 2.5" x 7.25" and score at 2.5" and 5.25". Now stamp the belly band using the Shimmer Paint and Brilliant Blue ink and the Serene Snowflakes stamps. Stamp the greeting with Brilliant Blue ink, if desired. Punch a strip of white cardstock with the scallop edge punch and attach to the left side of the belly band. Wrap the belly band around the gift card holder and attach in the back. Tie a ribbon around the belly band (and don't forget to insert your gift card – you can use the slit punch to create a place to slide your gift card if you don't have an existing gift card holder).

Isn't this much nicer than just a simple, small envelope?

Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, All Holidays

Ink: Brilliant Blue

Paper: Ballet Blue, Whisper White, Sahara Sand gift card holder (retired)

Accessories: Platinum Shimmer Paint, scallop edge punch, red gingham ribbon (retired), slit punch (optional)

Nov

1 More One Sheet Wonder

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Cards

Do you remember the Lexicon of Leaves One Sheet Wonder (OSW)
that I shared here? Here is another card
I made using a piece of this OSW.

I love the color combination here. It feels so rich. And that strip of Crushed Curry along the
right side just seems to pop everything off the page. I normally don’t take the time to cut out
elements, but these leaves just called for it, and it really didn’t take that
much extra time.

I also lined the inside of the card with Whisper White card
stock and stamped a couple of leaf images in opposite corners with Crushed
Curry ink. And not too long after I
finished this card, my daughter grabbed it and sent it to one of her friends!
LOL. So I guess I didn’t do too badly. What do you think?

Nov

0 A little holiday inspiration

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Cards, Holidays

I love this card created by Michelle Sturgeon and just had to share it with you.

She used the Delightful Decorations and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets and the ornament punch. This card would be very easy to mass produce for your holiday greetings.

Happy Holidays!

Nov

0 Teen Journal

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Scrapbooking, non-card projects

Do you have a teen in your life? I know my teen would love to have this journal to document her thoughts, ideas, dreams, photos, etc.

But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling, like dew, upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think. –Lord Byron

Click on the picture for a supply list for recreating this awesome piece of artwork!

Oct

0 Need a little fall inspiration?

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Cards, Punches, Quick Cards

I love the Lexicon of Leaves stamp set (currently on the dormant list), and it was sitting on my desk calling out to me to use it. I had a half sheet of Whisper White card stock and decided to play around with our new In Colors and a One Sheet Wonder.

Not familiar with One Sheet Wonder (OSW)? It's where you stamp an entire sheet of card stock (in my case this was a half sheet - 5.5" x 8.5") in a collage type pattern, then you cut it up and use it on cards, scrapbook pages and other paper crafting projects. It always amazes me how many cards you can make from just one sheet of stamped paper.

Here is one of the first cards I made after stamping and cutting my OSW piece apart:

To create my OSW piece, I stamped with Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Dusty Durange and Rich Razzleberry. I also sponged some of those same ink colors on my stamped background to blend the colors.

For this card, I cut a piece of my OSW into a 3x3" piece. I matted that at an angle with a 3.25" x 3.25" piece of Old Olive card stock and placed that on my Crushed Curry card. I tied on a piece of Rich Razzleberry polka dot ribbon, but I tied it so you couldn't see the polka dots (2 ribbons for the price of 1 – yea!). I then stamped a leaf with Crushed Curry on Whisper White card stock and stamped the Thanks image with Rich Razzleberry. I punched this with the small tag punch and punched a coordinating tag from Rich Razzleberry and attached them to the ribbon with gold cord. Fun, quick and easy! What do you think?

Stamps: Lexicon of Leaves

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Dusty Durango, Old Olive

Paper: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Old Olive

Accessories: gold cord (ret), small and large tag punches, 1/16" circle punch, Rich Razzleberry polkadot grosgrain ribbon, stamping sponges

Oct

0 Only 3 more days to register for Christmas Card class

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Cards, Classes, Holidays

You still have a couple of days left to register for the last Christmas Card stamp-a-stack this year. But don't wait too long, spots fill quickly. Here are the other 2 cards we'll be making at this class:

I love the nostalgic look of this Winter Post card and the old-fashioned colors.

Here is the last (but no least) card using the beautiful and elegant Serene Snowflakes stamp set:

You can see pictures of the first 2 cards here.

Like my Dashing Thru Christmas stamp-a-stack, you choose how many cards you want to make! You can conveniently register and pay online here.

Oct

0 Halloween Greetings in the Round

By Kari Kechter | Filed in Cards, Guest Artist

I was so excited to get the mail the other day, because I received this great card made by my friend Jami!

I love how she made this a non-traditional shape – the circle rocks! And I love her black fiber tying the tag onto the card – continues the look of the spider web. Not sure if that was her intention, but it's a cool effect either way.

The back of the card is where she placed her greeting, which says – Hope your Halloween is bewitching and spooktacular! How fun is that?!

Thanks, Jami. Love your card and I hope your Halloween is extra spooktacular as well!

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