Punch, Punch, Punch!

Hello all,

Welcome to my weekly blog. This week I'm featuring an original card which used FIVE punches... I know, right? It was for a "punch" challenge...lol. What I didn't realize at the time was that 3 of these punches were retired (R). My apologies. I have indicated other punches you can use to create a similar shape.

I used a 8 1/2" X 4 1/4" Whisper White Cardstock base. The next layer is Coastal Cabana Cardstock, which is a 4 1/8" square. Cut a piece of Whisper White to a 4" square and emboss it with the Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder in your Cut & Emboss Machine.

Next, gather scraps of Pretty Peacock, Bermuda Bay and Coastal Cabana Cardstocks. Using your Classic Label Punch, punch out 5 Pretty Peacocks, 6 Bermuda Bays and 6 Coastal Cabanas. Cut one of the Coastal Cabana pieces in half (lengthwise) and set it aside - it will become the peacock's neck. 

With your 1" Circle Punch (R) punch out the body from a scrap of Coastal Cabana. Run these 2 pieces through your Cut & Emboss Machine, with your Ornate Floral Embossing Folder. If you don't have the 1" Circle Punch, he small Balloon Bouquet one will work as well. The Coastal Cabana is used for the head and crest as well. I used the 1/2" Circle Punch (R) and the 1 1/8" Scalloped Circle Punch (R). You can substitute the Perennial Flower Punch for the 1/2" Circle, just trim off the petals. The tulip in the Vases Builder Punch can create the crest. The eyes (Whisper White) and dots, x 3, on the crest (Bermuda Bay) come from the Whale Builder Punch. With your Black Stampin' Write Marker, colour dots in the centre of the Whisper White eyes, before attaching. I used a tiny triangle of Basic Black Cardstock for the beak. You could also colour this on with your marker. 

Lay out the Classic Label pieces to create the body. Draw in the legs with your marker. Glue the Classic Label pieces down with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Attach the neck to the 1" circle body. This piece will go on top of the feathers. Glue the little dots onto the crest and attach this piece under the head. Glue the eyes and beak onto the head. Put 2 Stampin' Dimensionals under the head and attach the head to the neck. 

Attach this piece to the Coastal Cabana Square with your Multipurpose Liquid Glue and then attach this completed piece to the front of your card base.

Stamp your greeting, in Black Memento Ink, on a 1 7/8" x 5/8" piece of Whisper White. The lovely greeting I used comes from one of my favourites, Free as a Bird. The Coastal Cabana piece behind it measures 2" x 3/4". Attach these two and then use Stampin' Dimensionals to put them on the front of the card. 

Remember to cash in all those fabulous coupon codes before the end of August. My shop is here.

This Saturday is the Seashore Stamper's Monthly Blog Hop. Be sure to stop by for all sorts of creative inspiration. 

Message me if you have any questions.  

Cheers,

Adrienne

First Annual Crafter's Yard Sale

Hello wonderful creators!

This Saturday I'll be hosting my first annual crafter's yard sale, featuring a TON of my retired Stampin' Up! products and a few other craft supplies.  

Even though our island is in very good shape, Covid speaking, it is by appointment only. I do still have a few spots left in the afternoon. Message or call me to book.

Last week, I  started in person classes again, held outside under our gazebo. I'm only accepting "one bubble" at a time. Contact me for more information.

Remember to cash in those fabulous coupon codes before month end. See you next week.

Cheers,

Adrienne

More Whales!

Hello talented creators!

Meet another card I made using the fabulous Whale of a Time Sweet. This card came to be for a design challenge.

The card base is Pretty Peacock Cardstock, measuring 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored in landscape position at 4 1/4". You'll also need 2 - 2 1/8" x 4 1/8" pieces. Whisper White Cardstock  was used for the 2nd layer. It was cut at 4" x 5 1/4". The circle behind the whale is also from Whisper White. It was punched out with the 2" Circle Punch. Whale of a Time DSP makes up the two background panels. Each of them measure 2" x 4". The whale and the spout also come the same DSP and were punched out with the Whale Punch, which is on low inventory. The Vellum strips are 1/4" x 6".

Using your Cut & Emboss Machine, emboss the large piece of Whisper White with the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder. Attach the DSP to the Pretty Peacock Panels. These can then be adhered to the embossed piece of Whisper White, with your  Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Wrap the vellum around the Whisper White and tape it down on the back. This piece can now be attached to the front of the card base. Next attach the whale and the spout onto the Whisper White circle. Then attach the circle using Stampin' Dimensionals. Lastly I attached some sequins from the Whale of a Time Sequins, using Mini Glue Dots.

Remember to use all those coupons you earned during Bonus Days this month. My shop is here.

Let me know if you still need a copy of the Annual Catalogue or the new Holiday Catalogue. They are available for contactless curbside pick up. If you live out of the Greater Victoria Area, I can mail them anywhere in Canada. A small charge may apply to cover the postage.

See you next week.

Cheers,

Adrienne

Gift Card Holder Zoom Class

Hello fabulous people,

As promised, here is the gift card holder we made last week. I'll be offering Zoom classes for this fun project next Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 pm. To register, message me.

For this class, you'll need cardstock, DSP (designer series paper), coordinating cardstock, ribbon, a stamp set and optional dies/punches/embossing folders & embellishments. The cost is 10/person with a maximum class size of 6. If you have a group interested in doing this together, private classes are available.

I'm super excited to be offering classes at my home again starting Saturday, August 15th. Everything will be sanitized in advance and the class will be held in the great outdoors, under our gazebo. For now, class size will be limited to 3 to ensure everyone gets enough space. Participants must be healthy and not have travelled or been in contact with anyone off the island in the past 14 days.

A reminder, This month be sure to use all the coupons you earned during Bonus Days! My shop is here.

Let me know if you need a copy of the Annual Catalogue or the new Holiday Catalogue. They are available for contactless curbside pick up. If you live out of the Greater Victoria Area, I can mail them. A small charge may apply to cover the postage.

See you next week.

Cheers,

Adrienne

I'm Ba-ack!!!

Hello Wonderful Followers, Talented Creators and My Beloved Lurkers,

My daughter and I had an AMAZING road trip. We were blessed with incredibly good weather. That said, thank goodness for air conditioning. We meandered through south central British Columbia, staying safe and distanced at Air BnB guest homes (separate from our hosts' homes), a few hotels and even an old museum, which we had to ourselves.

Part of the reason for this trip was to get some driving hours and experience under her belt. She did a fabulous job. She managed a one lane narrow bridge, winding country roads (one with a deer), crazy inclines and left turns onto the highway.

We did a ton of walking and exploring. On one particular day my Fit Bit thought I'd climbed 50 flights of stairs! It was actually none. Apparently, hiking up a rather steep forestry service road can fool it. This was after I had to back my car down the same road as it was too low to the ground - oops!

It's great to be back home again. Tonight I dove into my first post trip Zoom meeting. It was with a fabulous group of demonstrators and we crafted a project together. I'll be recreating the lovely card we made and posting pictures here next week. I'll be offering it as a Zoom class throughout August. Kits will be available starting August 1st.

For all your paper crafting needs, my shop is here.

Here are some pictures from the trip:

Harrison Hot Springs

In the Kootenays

The Slocan Valley

Revelstoke National Park

I'll be posting my creations every Wednesday again, starting next week. Message me if you need a copy of the Annual Catalogue - they are available for curbside pick up. Holiday Catalogues are here too! If you live out of the Greater Victoria Area, I can mail them. A small charge may apply to cover the postage.

See you next week.

Cheers,

Adrienne

Seashore Stampers Montly Blog Hop - June

 Happy Canada Day!

In just a few short days this wonderful country will be 153 years old. I have always been grateful to live in Canada. But over these past few months, I have felt incredibly privileged to be here. This year, like many other special occasions since March, July 1st Celebrations won't be the same. There are things that won't be happening: the Gorge Canada Parade and Picnic (mostly kids on decorated bicycles and gorgeous old cars) along with all the delightful local vendors; the hundreds who stand on the legislative building's lawn to make a giant Canadian Flag; and going downtown to stand on the roof of a friend's office tower to watch the fireworks. What I can do is wear red and white, decorate front yard until my neighbours beg me to stop and spread the love, from a distance. And to borrow from our amazing Dr Bonnie Henry, "Be Calm. Be Kind. Be safe."

Happy Canada Day!

This card was created on a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Whisper White Cardstock as the base. The next layer is Real Red Cardstock, trimmed to 5 1/8" x 3 5/8". The 3rd (embossed white) layer measures 5" x 3 3/4". 

The flower. from the Good Morning Magnolia, was stamped in the Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad and then ran through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with the Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder. 

On Real Red cardstock, stamp the flower stamp in Versa Mark and emboss with White Stampin' Emboss Powder.

Now for the fun! Using your Water Painters, add about 1/4 teaspoon of household bleach to your water. (I did this over the kitchen sink to be safe.) Swipe the painter over the flower petals. I used a little more at the outside edges to give that faded flower look. (If you haven't done this technique before, I suggest experimenting on some scrap cardstock. Different colours of cardstock give varying results.) Next, I used Sponge Dauber with a small amount of ink from your Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad. This was done around the centre of the flower and at the inner edges of petals. Let it sit for a minute or two. With a Kleenex, wipe over it. This removes the excess (red ink) from the top of the White Embossed bits. I used the large flower die from the Magnolia Memory Dies to cut it out but then decided I wanted it to be a bit smaller so I fussy cut the edges. You can save the leaves for a future project. (Think Christmas.)

The greeting was stamped in Black Memento Ink using letters from the Make a Difference stamp set. "Wishes" was done with the Champagne Foil Sheets and cut out with the Well Written Dies. I'm thrilled to introduce our Adhesive Sheets. They are used with your Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine. You simply apply the adhesive sheet to the back of the cardstock you're cutting out, run it through the machine, peel off the backing and you're done! No more glue squelching out all over the place.

That said, I did use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to attach the embossed piece to the red background . I used Stampin' Dimensionals under the flower and the new Stampin' Seal (Tape Runner) to attach the decorated piece to the card base.

My shop is here for all your paper crafting and scrapbooking needs. Please use the current Host Code found to the right of this post, underneath the picture of the catalogue (if your order is under 200.) If your order is around the 100 mark, JOIN THE FUN for only 135. You'll choose 165 worth of product and, in addition (up until the end of June), select ANY current "bundle." You pay NO tax and NO shipping. As long as you remain active, you'll get a 20-25% discount on your future purchases and become part of an incredibly friendly and supportive crafting family.

If you're not ready to join the fun, there are also EXTRA Host Rewards for June. With a 300 order/party, you get an additional 30 in product of your choice. 

Message me if you want more information or have any questions.   

Be sure to visit the other blogs. I'll be away until the end of July. My daughter and I are having a wee girls only road trip!

Cheers,
Adrienne

Meet our new Whale of a Time Suite

Hello all,

I am blessed to live on an incredibly beautiful island. We have several different kinds of whales who live or visit our waters. Years ago, a group of us went out in a boat to explore the northern tip of our island. We were told something about the humpback whales, "you'll smell them before you see them." This gentle giant came right up beside us! Words cannot do that unique smell justice but he was right! Before the whale disappeared I was able to take an iconic tail fluke photo. It was an incredible experience. So one of my first choices, from the New Annual Catalogue, was an easy one. Meet the Whale of a Time Suite! It can be found on pages 94-96. The pictures in the catalogue do not do it justice. The Designer Series Paper is positively gorgeous and the embossing folder is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen.

This card was created for the Vancouver Island Demonstrator virtual swap. Since I wanted to show this suite off, I used every item in the suite on my card. For your convenience, they are all highlighted in blue.

The card base is from Pool Party Cardstock, 4 1/4" x 7", scored at 5 1/2", with a backing of  4 1/4" x 5 1/2" Whisper White Cardstock.  Score with Whisper White at 5". You'll also need a 4 1/4" x 5 1/4" piece of Window Sheet.

The lovely scalloped edge, which I think looks like waves, comes from the Magnolia Memory Dies. After creating the edge on the Pool Party card base, I used the Seabed 3D Embossing Folder on the shorter scalloped side. I then used it on the large half of the card base. Note, it was done in two steps so that both sides are "right" way up.

Next, I fussy cut the Whale of a Time  Designers Series Paper, which had been trimmed to 4  1/4" x 3". Using our Grid Paper, I lined up the Window Sheet and stamped the greeting with black StazOn Ink.

Stamp the whale from the Whale Done Bundle, in your Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad, on Whisper White and punch it out. (Although I didn't feature them on this card, the punch also gives you an underbelly, an eye, a fin and a waterspout.)

The DSP and Whale were attached to the Window Sheet with our fabulous new Stampin' Seal+. This was the first time I've tried this product and I am super impressed. It is going to be amazing for 3D projects. (It's like the old Fast Fuse but better.) When you put the DSP on, make sure it goes to the bottom of the Window Sheet. To attach the decorated Window Sheet to the card base, apply the Stampin' Seat+ to the back of Pool Party Scalloped Edge. Be sure the bottom is even before pressing down.

Wrap the 3/8" Sheer Ribbon (Pool Party) around the scalloped edge and tie a bow. The Whale of a Time Sequins were attached with Mini Glue Dots. For the smaller ones, I just rolled the Glue Dots up. Finally, attach the Whisper White card back with Multipurpose Liquid Glue applied to the top 1/2" above the score line. I also stamped the little fishes on the inside just because they're so cute. This is how the card will look from the side. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

My shop is here for all your papercrafting and scrapbooking needs. Please use the current Host Code found to the right of this post, underneath the picture of the catalogue (if your order is under 200.) If your order is around the 100 mark, JOIN THE FUN for only 135. You'll choose 165 worth of product and, in addition (up until the end of June), select ANY current "bundle." You pay NO tax and NO shipping. As long as you remain active, you'll get a 20-25% discount on your future purchases and become part of an incredibly friendly and supportive crafting family. Message me if you want more information or have any questions.   

See you on Saturday for the Seashore Stampers monthly blog hop.

Cheers,
Adrienne