Acrylic Albums - TIP to removing the protective paper

I bought some acrylic albums at CHA and they arrived this week. I haven't been feeling well, so, I never really got to play with them until now.

I was pulling at the papers and trying not to scratch them, since the acrylic is easily scratched...then, I remember what they told us at CHA to get the sticky brown paper off.

You take scotch tape and roll it sticky side out, and rub it against the brown paper, at the edge.

Keep rubbing and pulling it toward the center of the piece you're taking off....



As you roll the tape over the edge, toward the center, it will gently lift the paper up. Keep rolling until you have a good enough piece to grab and remove the rest of the paper

After you remove the first paper, then you can use the sticky side of the BROWN PAPER to remove the rest of your paper from the album!!

I bought these albums from Creative acrylic albums (from Utah)

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Wild Wasabi Card

Stampin' Up! has a promotion that starts on March 1st....that's tomorrow! Today is Leap Day, just an extra day of the year to put down on your calendar...so I am marking it with this new card!

The promotion is you get 16 Wild Wasabi Cards that are pre-cut and pre scored, so that the front of the card folds up, (or down) to add an extra element to it!

I stamped Tres Chic in Wild Wasabi, and then the Thank you from the Lovely Labels in Real Red, and layered it on Only Orange, and put that inside the card, to peek out in the circle that I punched out on the top layer.

I used the Die Cut Blooms and stitched around them with the White Gel Pen, and layered them all together. (ok, overkill? ...lol). I then punched out the circle (and inked around it)

I then adhered the Striped Ribbon to the flap, and attached it to the front of the card, and tied a knot from a SEPARATE Ribbon, and attached the ribbon...

Simple and very easy to do!...
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2 More Bling PoP Cards

I think I am going to do the Pomegranate Card. This one is pretty, but I don't think it pops enough. I used the Diamond glitter on the flowers on the

red background sponged

• Really Red,

• So Saffron,

• Ruby Red.

Stamps

Bird Always -Ruby Red,

Cardstock

• So Saffron
• Real Red

I used the Stampamajig to line up the words in the word window, and at the bottom below the bird (so it isn't crooked..which I always do!)


This is Purely Pomegranate! (i love this color!) and the glitter letters that we can buy in bulk, although SU just informed us that it is no longer available, so I am glad I got a few!. I layed the letter on white cardstock, peeled off the red plastic and then sprinkled the glitter on the sticky parts, and shook off the excess. And for those of you who are looking at this card, I don't use glitter much. I love it, but for some reason, I can't use it like this...so this is a stretch for me to use it!


Cardstock

• Purely Pomegranate
• Whisper White
• Basic Black

Stamped Happy Birthday, again using the Stampamajig, and punched the flowers using the Star flower and the Boho blossoms (in pomegranate, white and black, and used a black brad to center it)
Black Gingham and Grosgrain ribbons.

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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Bling and PoP!

http://moonlightinker.wordpress.com/2008/02/21/23/

I saw cards by Sophia Landry, and thought, what beautiful cards to show off the ALWAYS set. I love this set, and was really working through different formats for this stamp set. So...being the copier that I am...I changed the colors, and added "BLING" since my class this weekend is 'pop and bling'....

this is my version...

Cardstock:
Certainly Celery,
Basic Black

Always Artichoke
Shimmery White cardstock (hearts)
Whisper white
Stamps:
Tres Chic (background), Always

Accessories
Grosgrain ribbon Black (1/4") and Olive (5/8") attached together using SNAIL - I really wanted a 5/8" black ribbon, but since we didn't have it, I decided to put the two ribbons together, and I love the effect of the 'stripes'. So, try it by attaching them together to get a different effect!

For this card, I used:

Cardstock
Ballet Blue
Not quite navy
Certainly Celery
Whisper White

Inks:


Tempting turquoise (sponged)
Certainly Celery (sponged)
Ballet Blue





Accessories:
Olive 5/8" Ribbon
ICE Rhinestone Brads (lavendar, lt green, turq)
3 brads in artichoke
Mat Pack & Template



I still have to come up with 1 more card.......sorry the photos are not as clear or bright..I have to get better lighting! They are actually more brighter and crisper than they look in these photos!


Okay, this is my re-take...better?














All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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Checking out Other Stampin blogs!

I saw this on Joani's blog, and thought it was so cute....You have to check out her blog!

http://joaniscardsmadebyhand.blogspot.com/

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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More Cards in a Box - Simply Scrappin

I was inspired by Andrea Walford from Canada, who made a simply scrappin card gift box with cards stamped and ready to go...

I decided to take one of the (only) current Simply Scrappin Kits that I have in my collection, and Stampin Up has,....and make my own! (there are 10 plus 1 hostess level 3 to choose from!)

I used the Cottage Rose Kit (110562 19.95) which has 2 sheets of Texture Sky blue, 2 sheets of Texture Chocolate Chip, 2 sheets of Texture Rose Red, 2 sheets of Texture River Rock as well as 6 Printed Designer Double sided papers, and 6 Adhesive Die cuts. I did add some Chocolate Chip (regular cardstock) to the inside of the box, so that it was more sturdier. I felt that the box needed a more stable base. But, I followed Andrea's Tutorial.....

http://andreawalford.com/?page_id=158







You can see the chocolate chip cardstock inside. This does accomodate all the cards (there are 16 inside, and envelopes too)
The cards are varied, but basically, I used all the cardstock in the kid, and the stamps I used to embellish were:
Wonderful Words :103875 20.95
Stitched Exotics: 111020 33.95
Curvy Verses: 104879 20.95
I also used the Build a brad, but only 1 brad. I had extra resin covers, so I put them on the round adhesive die cuts to embellish them and enhance them.

The ribbons I used were the Stitched River Rock, Sky blue, taffeta ribbon in blue, and chocolate, as well as Grosgrain ribbons (in various shades). I still have extra cardstock and designer papers and adhesive die cuts (3 sheets that are still untouched!). So, I can really make more than 12 more cards, (3x6 cards, or more than 24 3x3 cards!)

After I started Stamping them, I found it began to really come together. At first the cards were dull and not interesting, but this Stitch Exotic set coordinates beautifully with this Simply Scrappin Kit.

Try the tutorial...you'll love the results!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
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Gift Cards in a Box

Colors Used: Chocolate Chip cardstock

Sky Blue Designer Papers, Very Vanilla, and Chocolate Taffeta Ribbon.

I had left over kits from the stamp a stack this weekend, and thought why not make cards so I can send out some to people as I need them?...and then...why not make a nice gift for someone, or for a future class?....so..I made the box to hold the cards!

The box is made using Chocolate Chip, and stamped in White Crafters ink, with TRUE FRIEND stamp set.

Would you like to get this as a gift?

I made the template up, after seeing one close to it on Andrea Walford's blog. The dimensions are 7"x12". I scored 1/2" on either side (long side) and then 4 1/2", 5", 9 1/2", 10". You cut off the sides off the part where the 9 1/2" and the 10" score lines are (just the 1/2" sides) and that makes the flap. If you want a deeper box to hold more cards, cut your cardstock 7 1/2" x 12 " and then score 3/4" on the sides.......or cut it 8" x 12" and score it at 1" etc, al.

If you are a visual person and need to see the template, or the steps I used to make the box, please put down a comment and I will be happy to try to add more photos!

All Stamps by Stampin' Up!® 1990-2008. Images are inspired by Dianne Shiozaki, unless otherwise noted.
For more Stampin' Up!® information, go to www.dianneshiozaki.stampinup.net