Stampin' Pals: Masking & Blending

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Sunday, 19 June 2022

CTC#374 CASE Favourite Retiring Mini Bundle

The CASE-ing The Catty Crew are a group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators from Australia & New Zealand who take inspiration weekly from the catalogues. The catalogues are a fantastic resource and we love to inspire you to seek inspiration there too. Thank you for visiting the blog of Rachel Palmieri in Melbourne, Australia.

I haven't made a mistake with the challenge - I know Nuts & Bolts isn't a bundle! I'm actually CASE-ing the Gumball project I'm pointing to, but the robots didn't fit on the stamped punch shape, so I masked them instead, so you still have three images on stamp-shaped pieces, just like the Gumball sketch.

Party Puffins is a handy stamp set for sentiments that have a similar font to Nuts & Bolts. Thought a straight 'Happy birthday' was easier for a younger child to understand, rather than HB2U.

I've had a great week making lots of masked projects. Have you tried masking yet?

Party Puffins includes one saying 'from all of us'.

We love having you join in our challenges. Ask to join our Facebook group, and then add a picture of your CASE, and let us know which card or project you've CASE-d. No blog required, no special qualifications.

I'm sure Michelle Strazds will have a beautiful project this week.

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Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Colour Creations Merry Merlot

The participants in Colour Creations are all Stampin' Up! demonstrators and members of Art With Heart. Each week we share projects made with a selected colour from the Stampin' Up! range. For week 27 we are sharing Merry Merlot, a lovely colour reminiscent of the wine whose name it carries.

I've teamed a little Merry Merlot with Gray Granite and Soft Succulent for a soothing colour palette.

Masks and blending brushes are fun to play with and the effects often drive the direction of the card, I find. After experimenting with the tree trunks from the Basic Masks, leaves seemed to be the logical next step. Forever Fern is such a favourite, so I reached for it again.

Stamping, and stamping a second time without reinking gives a delightful variation of colour.

Next talented team member to share is the lovely Christine Blain

If you'd like to see a full list of participants, you can click over to Cathy Proctor's blog.

Product List

Forever Fern Cling Stamp Set (English)

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$42.00

Forever Flourishing Dies

[152714]

$63.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$209.00

Basic Pattern Decorative Masks

[150697]

$14.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

[155475]

$19.25

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$21.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$44.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$17.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

$6.00

Adhesive Sheets

[152334]

$17.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$8.00

Stampin' Seal

[152813]

$14.00

Stampin' Seal Refill

[152814]

$9.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$7.00

Heat Tool

[129056]

$50.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$10.50

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$16.50

Merry Merlot A4 Cardstock

[147005]

$15.25

Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad

[147112]

$13.00

Gray Granite A4 Cardstock

[147008]

$15.25

Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

[147118]

$13.00

Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock

[155777]

$15.25

Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad

[155778]

$13.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

$14.25

Saturday, 27 March 2021

Garden Wishes - Masking and Blending

During my March classes, 'Wings & Things', the card below was one that I taught. It's a simple masking technique and a chance for customers to try the blending brushes to make a pretty card using Garden Wishes.

Fortunately my students do as I say and not as I do, because demonstrating in one class, I only put the one mask on the project and left the sides exposed so naturally, the blending went outside of the oval!

I was sure I could make something with this anyway, and filmed myself using a rectangle stitched shape to remove the inked smudges and create a smaller art piece, which enabled me to show off some pattern paper as well. Unfortunately, my phone or facebook isn't allowing me to post that video, so I did a Facebook Live earlier this week and made another card from the reject piece.

All that was left was a frame, with stray ink blended each side. Using ink left on the blending brushes, I've coloured the whole frame. I re-stamped the dandelion so it became a 'reverse spotlight' technique. The holes are from the Brilliant Wings Dies which go with Butterfly Brilliance, an early release for the Annual Catalogue. Unfortunately, the supplies of Butterfly Bijou DSP have run out now. One of the butterflies is from the paper, the other is cut with a die.

I'm having a crafting day with friends in the Adelaide Hills today, hope you get some crafting in this weekend too. I'm happy to give you a one on one lesson either in person, or Facetime. You can tap on any item below to see more or order in my online store.