Tamarra's Stamping Spot

Back to tutorial tuesdays........

how's that for a come back?! (OK now I know I am not posting it until Wednesday but I was on the 2nd to the last step when my husband needed the computer and was on it until really late) Hi everyone. Now that I have gone through pneumonia twice, I am on the up hill end of being sick, or at least that is what they tell me. I still have bronchitis and a sinus infection but hey I'm not in the hospital, ER or the urgent care so I'm happy!!! Still under the weather but happy. Ok so I know you normally don't come by for family stuff but I am going to share a picture before we move onto the tutorial.

 

 

 

Yasmine was a stick person, she is all into home made costumes. She got extra candy for originality! Go figure just what she needs.... more SUGAR!!!! LOL

 

 

Christia went as a fifty's girl. We had the costume from Yasmine a few years ago but I did go buy the cute little glasses from the dollar spot at Target. The super cute saddle shoes we had because she chose them back in August as school shoes. Go figure how perfect was that!

 

Ethan of course was Buzz Lightyear. His second favorite Disney charter. Only second to  Lightning Mc Queen. This is the first year he really remembered dressing up. While trick-or-treating at a house I was trying to get him to hurry up and catch up to his sisters and her turned around to me and said, "Top Mommy! you tan't dough ricker-reeting. You have no Tostume!"

Ok enough with the kiddo's on to the tutorial. I actually found it while surfing the web which lead me to Carol and splitcoast but I thought I would share it here for ease.

To start here is what you are going to need to get started.....

2 different Designer Series Paper patterns (it could be front in back if you want)

Pretties Kit (1 hat pin, small pearl and crystal tear drop)

Coordinating Ribbon

Personal Paper Cutter

1/16" whole punch or Paper piercer and pad

Ruler

Pen

To start you are going to cut 8 pieces that are 1/2" x 2". If you are using 2 different DSP then you will want 4 of each.

The next thing you are going to want to do is mark both ends of 1 of the strips at 1/4" from the edges on both ends.

Then I stack all 8 in one stack with the marked one on top. And punch them on the marks I made.

Now you need to cut 12 strips of DSP.The measurements are 1/2" x 3". If you are using 2 different DSP patterns then you will need 6 of each pattern.

Now again you are going to mark one of your strips at 1/4" from the sides on both ends.

Again stack up the 12 strips and punch a whole on the marks you just made. You can punch through all 12 even though it is a bit tough.

Next you are going to start putting the 3" strips on your hat pin in alternating colors.

Once you have all 12 of the large strips on it should look something like this. Note some of mine are not spread out.

 

Now we are going to start assembling the first ball. Start with the strip that is closest to the loop end of your hat pin. Then just continue on...

Until you have put them all on. You should have a ball-ish shape now.

Now we are going to put on the 2" strips just like we did the 3" ones in alternating colors.

Now we are going to assemble the smaller ball by starting with the closest strip to the loop of the hat pin again.

The strips on this ball are a little more tricky because they keep wanting to slip off. But this is what it should look like when it is done.

Your Almost done... Now add the small pearl, the crystal tear drop and the hat pin cover.

Take the coordinating ribbon and tie a knot in the end as shown. (Sorry I had to use red so you could see it better) --Be back Peter needs the computer.

Next you are going to take the ribbon and slid it under the loop of your hat pin. You will need to "squish" the top ball down a bit.

So that's it you are done. You just made a double ball ornament. Hope you had fun.

So let me know what you think of the ornament or how cute my kids are....LOL

Anyway, thanks for stopping by!

Tutorial Tuesday and a Mojo monday too....

Ok so I tried to get this done yesterday but as you can see it took until today. Everything was stamped on Monday but just didn't get it finished until tonight. I also stamped a couple of cards over the weekend that I still need to post too so be sure to stop by tomorrow also. I made these for a few of my friends who helped out my Husband a lot last week while I was in the hospital. Now they are tiny in compare to the great help they all were I still thought I needed to give them something to show how much I appreciated their help. ~THANK YOU SO MUCH LADIES!!!~

Now on to the tutorial..... We are making a Ghirardelli Chocolate box. As usual everything is from Stampin' Up! unless other wise noted.

Supplies needed: A piece of 4 1/4 x 8 piece of card stock, some scraps to decorate the box, sticky strip, paper snips, a personal cutter with a score blade, and SNAIL.

 

 

To start you will need to put your paper in personal cutter with the 4 1/4" running across the bottom and score on the 1" mark and at the 3 1/4" mark.

 

 

Now turn it 90 degrees and score it at the 2", 3" 5" and 6" marks.

 

 

Next you will need trim up to the 3" mark on one side and then repeat so it looks like the picture on the right.

Then trim on the other 2 score lines you have left so you have this image. These are going to be the inside flaps of our box.

 

Now we are going to put some Sticky Strip on the inside edge of the box like shown.

 

Now flip your box over and put some sticky strip on the small inside flaps.

Remove the red adhesive cover on the small inside flaps and fold them up to make the front of our box.

Repeat with the large flaps and adherer it to the front that we just made so you have this.

 

Your cover flap is going to be really long so you can trim off the edge some if you wish. I cut off 1" to make the flap fit the way I wanted, but it really is up to you how much you trim off.

 

now you can fill it with your Ghirardelli Chocolates. 3 fit nicely but you can squeeze in 4.

 

   

 Now you can decorate the outside of your box how ever you want. I put a belly band around mine so it could easily be slid off for the candy.

I also used Mojo Monday sketch challenge to make a matching card. So now on to the card.....

Stamps: Inspired by Nature and Flight of the Butterfly

Inks: Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White Craft 

Card Stock: Sage Shadow, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White

Accessories: Sage Shadow Eyelets (retired), Crop-a-dile, eyelet border punch, paper snips and SNAIL

 

 

Here they are together....

Let me know what you think. And if you decide to make the Ghirardelli box be sure to come back and leave a link so we all can see.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

What are you waiting for Wednesday? With Technique Tuesday- cracked glass

Ok so I know I am a day late with my Technique Tuesday but I have a good reason. I am sure you don't want to hear about it but it has to do with my Gallbladder.

Anyway since I was a day behind and said I would be starting a new challenge this week. So what is it? It is "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR WEDNESDAY?" What is that you ask? I am sure I am not alone when I say I purchase items, usually embellishments from Stampin' Up! and then never use them. I just hoard them for myself. Why? I am not sure but I decided it is time to use them. I have tons of retired accessories because I never used them. So that is what Wednesdays are going to be about. Using the things we have that we keep for a special occasions. So now Wednesdays are going to be our special occasion. And to get it going I am going to give away some Blog candy to go with it this week. I have some samples of projects from my workshops in September that I will be mailing to the winner. So what is this weeks shelf sitter? RIBBON ORIGINALS, I have tons of them that have retired that haven't even been opened.

So on to the card (at the end) and the tutorial to go with it. As usual all items are from Stampin' Up! unless other wise noted.

SUPPLIES:

Image of Choice

Ink to stamp image

VersaMark

Glassy Glaze

Heat Tool

Powder Pal

Dark colored ink pad (not pictured)

Sponge (not pictured)

Freezer (not SU...LOL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To start you need to stamp your image. After you have stamped it COMPLETELY cover it with VersaMark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quickly follow up by covering the now Versamarked image with Glassy Glaze.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heat until all of the Glassy Glaze has melted. It will have a bumpy effect to it. Almost like clear asphalt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quickly while it is still hot you will recover it in Glassy Glaze. If yours is not holding the granules then just cover it with VersaMark again.

 

 

 

 

Heat the granules until it has melted again. This time it will have more of a rippled water effect. If it doesn't you can repeat the last 2 steps again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now you need to take it a place it in the Freezer for about 2-3 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

Next you are going to gently bend the paper. Only bend it until it cracks. Repeat until you have the effect you want. If yours is not cracking go ahead and place it back in the freezer for a little longer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With your sponge and darker colored ink (I use Chocolate Chip) sponge on some ink all over the image. This will help the cracks show up better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a tissue and wipe off the excess ink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There you have it. Your done! Now just finish your card!! If you decide to try this technique be sure to come back and leave a link so I can see your card too.

 

 

Now on to my finished card.

 

 

Stamp Set: Thoughts and Prayers

 

Inks: Always Artichoke IP & SWM, Chocolate Chip IP & SWM, Old Olive IP and VersaMark

 

Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Always Artichoke and Chocolate Chip

 

Accessories: Glassy Glaze, Heat Tool, Powder Pals, Styled Silver Hodge Podge Hardware, Chocolate colored Sharpie (not SU!) Designer Label Punch, Beach Front Ribbon Originals (retired), sponge and Mono Multi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leave a comment with a link to your creation. The Contest will run through Monday when I will randomly choose a winner. Hope you join me in using some of the stuff we purchase and save for the perfect day!

 

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

It's Tuesday again! -Brushed Bleach

It's Tuesday and I'm back with this weeks tutorial. This week we are going to be doing Brushed Bleached, I have also heard it called bleached out. This is a super easy yet effective technique ; esp when you fill your old, dried out blender pen with bleach. Oh before we start Tomorrow I am going to start a weekly challenge so be sure to stop by and check it out. Ok, so Now on to the Tutorial.....

As usual everything is from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

SUPPLIES NEEDED: Outline Image stamp, Embossing Powder, VersaMark Ink Pad, Bleach, a paint brush (I use an old blender pen that I have marked BLEACH) and a colored piece of Card Stock.

note my red top to my BLACK embossing powder- this is what happens when your kids get to your stamp stuff after stamp camp and you haven't put everything away yet. This would be great if it were my red because I always reach for it first when looking for red.

 

To start you are going to want to stamp your image in VersaMark ink and stamp your card stock.

Immediately after stampin' your image put on the embossing powder and heat it until all the embossing powder granules have melted. This is easy to check by holding the paper at an angle. If it is all shinny it is done, if there is still a matte looking area that is where you still need to heat.

 

Next you will need to pour some bleach into a cup or some kind of container. I use an old blender pen and let it soak up the bleach. Then I can just paint away and I don't have an open container of Bleach sitting next to me. I am sure with my uber coordination skills I would have tons of cloths with bleach marks on them.

As you "Paint" on the bleach your image will begin to almost glow. The more you put on the brighter it gets. That's it! Easy peasy, lemon squeezy! as my daughter would say.

Now just finish your card....

 

here is my finished card.

Stamp Set: One of a Kind

Inks: VersaMark

Card Stock: Pretty in Pink and Basic Black

Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Old Blender Pen(or paint Brush), bleach, Crop-A-Dile  and Black eyelets (retired)

So what do you think? Let me know! And if you decide to give it a try be sure to stop back by and leave us a link so we can see too.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

Technique Tuesday - Joseph's Coat

That's right it is Tuesday already. It is just me or did the last week go by really, really fast. My girls started school last Monday so they have been back fora e over a week. Along with that I coach soccer 2 times a week (Tue/Fri), my other daughter has soccer practice too, but at least it is only 1 day a week for now (thurs), both of which have games on Saturdays, then Girl Scouts on Mondays, and I have stamp get-togethers on Wednesdays. Then there is the kids I watch during the day, homework, showers, and errands. Wow now that I look at it no wonder the week seems like it is flying by.

Anyway, back to it being Tuesday..... that means it's time for another technique tutorial. This week we are going to be doing Joesph's Coat. Thank you Kim J. for the suggestion; is there a technique that you would like to see? I am starting a list of requests so just leave a comment or send me an email. Who knows yours could be next!

So on to the Technique.... As usual everything comes from Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted.

To start you will need the following:

A bloder lined stamp

Glossy White Card Stock

VersaMark

2 colored ink pads- 1 should be lighter, the 2nd should be dark enough color to cover the 1st choice: I used 3 colors for the back ground and Black for the top.

A brayer

Crystal Clear Embossing Powder

Embossing Buddy

Powder Pals (not shown)

Heat Tool

 

 

 

 

To start you are going to want to brayer down your first color. I wanted a multi-colored effect so I inked the Pretty in Pink first, then the Regal Rose on the sides and then the Rose Red on the edges.

 

 

 

 

 

Let you paper dry for a few minutes and then cover it with your Embossing Buddy. This will help to reduce the flecking when you emboss. You will notice later that I totally missed a spot.

 

 

 

 

 

Next you will want to ink up your stamp. Because of the size of mine it is easier to ink upside down. If you haven't tried this on your bigger stamps, you should it works great! Then stamp it on your now colored glossy card stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immediately after stamping it cover it in the Crystal Clear Embossing powder and heat until it all melts.

 

 

 

 

Now is the fun part. You are going to brayer the dark color that you chose all over your embossed paper. As you do this it will pop through in color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TA DA!!! That's it! There you it your joseph's coat paper ready to make a card with.

 

 

 

 

Now for my finished card.  This isn't how it was in my head but I played with it until I decided it was ok. Or at least would do for now.

 

So let me know what you think. Also don't forget to leave me a link where I can see your Joseph's Coat card.

 

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

Tuesday Technique Tutorial- Emboss Resist

Today's Tutorial is on Emboss Resist. I know it is an oldie but I really like the effect it gives. Plus it is one of the more simpler techniques which I thought might be fun to run through some easier ones frist. It is probably one of my favorite simple techniques; just because of the "POP" it has.

So on to the tutorial..... As usual everything is from Stampin' Up! unless other wise noted.....

Supplies:

Heat Tool

VersaMark pad

Colored ink pad- I am using More Mustard

Embossing Buddy

CLEAR embossing powder

sponge

Light colored card stock cut to size- I am using Very Vanilla

Stamp image of your choice- I am using True Friend

Powder Pal (not in picture)

To start I like to cover my piece of card stock with an embossing buddy to be sure I don't have "flecks" around my image.

Nest you stamp you image in VersaMark ink and stamp it on you piece of card stock.

 

Quickly following the VersaMark step you want to cover the image in CLEAR embossing powder and knock of the extra into your Powder Pals tray.

Now you want to heat you image until the entire image is glossy and you can no longer see the embossing powder granules.

Next is my favorite step. Take you sponge and ink it up in the Colored ink you chose and rub in a circular motion over the image. As you go your image will "pop" through the ink. You can add more the make the ink darker if you wish. The darker the ink the more the "pop".

This step is not necessary but I think it helps the image "pop" through. I take a tissue and lightly rub it over the image to pull off the ink residue on it.

There you have it! Your done with the technique. Now just to finish your card or scrapbook page.

 

 

I hope you liked the tutorial. Here is what my card looks like.

When you try the technique be sure to leave a comment letting us know where to find yours.

Also while you are here leave a comment letting me know what technique you would like to see. Who knows it might be next weeks tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

Ghosting Technique

My goal is to have a Technique Tutorial each week. It will most likely fall on a Tuesday or Thursday but why not start it today with the card I posted earlier. So here we go...

 

 

 

What you will need:

A stamp set- a Bold image works best; I used Wings of Friendship

VersaMark Pad

Brayer

Colored Ink pad- I used pumpkin pie spectrum pad

Glossy White Card stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions:

 

 

To start you will need to ink up your image in Versamark Ink

 

 

 

 

 

Stamp the versamark image on your glossy white card stock. I know it is hard to see your image but it will show through when you are done.

Leaving your Spectrum pad open you will need to ink up your brayer.

Now you need to roll your brayer over you image. You will need to reink your brayer and keep going. As you go you will see how much ink you need.

That's it. Now you just need to finish your card or Scrapbook page. Now it's your turn to try. Make sure when you make your card to come back and give us a link to get to it so we can see too.

You can see the finished card HERE.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

Backpack Tutorial

I know I said I was going to try to get this up on Saturday when I got home but when I returned I found that Peter had taken the laptop with him. And so I decided to try to clean out a corner in my Stamp office that has just been gathering stuff that I wasn't sure what to do with it. I started it on Saturday after coaches class and worked on it Yesterday, and again today. Why has it taken me so long? Mainly because cleaning that 1 little corner which only took about 2 hours to have totally done caused me to think about other places that needed to be cleaned and I have started a larger mess. Now I have stuff going in my Stamp room, kitchen and the kids bedroom. Wish me luck I need them done by tomorrow because I have some friends coming over, I have known them long enough that they know every once in a while I do this kind of thing but it would still be nice to have it cleaned up by then. Anyway, I figured I would take a break and post the tutorial like I said I would so here we go...

As usual everything is Stampin' Up! unless other wise noted.

Supplies:

2 different colors of Card stock or DSP, Ribbon, bone folder, Crop-a-dile, Ribbon Scissors, Paper snips, brads, Dotto, Sticky strip, SNAIL, stamps or wheels to decorate the paper, Scallop circle punch (not pictured) pencil, velcro dots and the pattern (base, pocket)

 

 

 

After you print out the pattern you will need to cut it out also. Once you have done that use Dotto to adhere the pattern to your paper to be sure it doesn't shift while you are tracing.

Next you will need to trace you image on the card stock you have chosen.

After tracing all the different images you will need to cut them out.

Once you have everything cut out you will need to stamp the card stock before you can begin assembly.

After you have finished stampin your images you will want to place the patterns back down on your image and score the score lines. The reason you do this after stamping and not before is because you will not have the image skip where the score lines are. Also be sure to mark the areas where you will need to punch holes.

Use your crop-a-dile to punch your holes.

 

No you will want to apply sticky strip to all the areas that you want to hold in place. See image on the right for placement.

Now it is time to place your brads in place. You will want 1 in each of the front flaps. 2 where the top loop goes in and then the 4 on the back for the handles. I put mine in first because the crop-a-dile will not fit in after you have assembled the flap onto the back.

Now you can apply the front flap to the inside of your backpack as shown. Basically you want to line up the edge with the first score line with the flap.

Now before moving on run your ribbon through. Starting with the bottom of one side of your back pack. In through the top of the back to complete the 1 strap then through the top 2 for the loop and back out the top of the strap on the other side and back in the bottom.

 

Once you have finished running your ribbon, this is what the back should look like.

Now flip over your backpack tie a knot in both ends on the inside. I find it easier to not cut the ribbon until I am sure I have enough.

 

Now it is time to fix the bottom of the box. Start with removing all the sticky strip covers. Refer to the picture on the right for placement. Fold up the bottom piece first then the left flap, the right flap and then the top. next I flip it back over so the bottom is on the table and use my bone folder to make sure the sticky strip is stuck.

Now we can assemble the pocket that is going to go on the front of the back pack. If you haven't already done so now is the time to put on the sticky strip on the pocket. See the image on the left for placement.

 

To start you are going to want to start by folding your box on all the score lines. Then fold the tiny flap on each side up and stick it to the inside of your pocket as shown.

 

Next lay the top on the side flaps, flip over and use your bone folder to press the edges and make sure it is stuck.

Now you will want to place your pocket flap inside of the pocket and adhere. Sometimes you will need to trim the edges of of the flap to get them to slide inside nicely. Again use your bone folder to make sure the flap is stuck.

Now on the inside of each flap you will want to run some ribbon through the eyelet to make your pull on the front of your back back. I use a tiny strip of sticky strip to hold the ribbon down on the inside (the bone folder is in the picture simply to hold the flap open).

Now it is time to place the velcro closure on. I cut one "scratchy" dot in half and place it on the top flap. Then I cut the "soft" side of the velcro in half and lay it on top of the "scratchy". Then I close the flap. This makes sure that both sides are in the correct place. Repeat this on the pocket flap.

And there you have it. I have added a scalloped edge by punching a scallop circle and trimming off the scallops and adhering them to the back of the flap.

Hope you enjoyed making your backpack!

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

Tuesday Tutorial

Since I got so many questions on how I make the little decorative picks for the cupcakes I said I would do a quick tutorial on them. So, here I am.

To start I am going to answer a few questions that keep coming up. 1) What type of toothpicks and I using? Over the years it has changed according to the kind I have on hand. So really any kind should work.  2) Why do I use a heart punch instead of one SU! carries. To be honest because I am being lazy. When you make 24 for each bag they get to be a bit tedious. And as you will see later the heart punch allows me to not have to mask or use a SWM. 3) Where do I get the shaped cupcake pans? The one in the picture came from Target but usually I get them from Joann's. They are actually a little cheaper at Joann's then Target but Joann's was out of Hearts when I went do to Valentine's coming up. Also as a side note we usually include an extra gift that is something that the Birthday Girl likes (a book, lip gloss's, etc).

Ok so on to the Tutorial.... See "2 years later" for all the details on what you need to make them.

 

Stamp Image you want on your Picks. Depending on your next punch you may need to mask an image or use a SWM to only get the image you want.

 

Punch image out. You can either color it before or after which ever is easier to you.

 

Punch our a layer to go under your image and above your final layer of the pick.

 

Punch a larger layer for you background. I like the scallop punch because it is a nice size for cupcakes and it make a cute back layer.

 

Now that you have your main pieces. Adhere your stamped image to the front of the middle layer. Then place a Dimensional on either side of a tooth pick tip. See image.

 

Now attach the front to one side and the back layer to the other side of your toothpick.

 

TA-DA you have you first cupcake pick. Now just to repeat it for however many you need. I usually include 24 picks because the average cake mix makes 24 cupcakes.

(sorry my pick is a bit lopsided, my son thought it would be fun to play with before I got to take the final picture)

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

Tuesday Tutroial a day early...........

Ok I know I had said I was going to try to get this up yesterday but my Husband was working on the computer. It has been acting up lately and he was fixing it. So I am a day late for yesterday but a day early for a Tuesday Tutorial, Right?

Ok so here is how I make the 3-D flower you see in the SAB mini.

 

To start I cut the Designer Series Paper at 1 1/4 inch x 12 inches. I am sure you can cut it differently but this is the size I liked and it made for easy measuring.

 

Next run the strip you just cut through your Scalloped Edge Punch. This will make she scoring much easier then measuring all the way across.

 

Now all you have to do is score at the "Valley" all the way across your strip. Now how cool is that.... no measuring!! The super awesome Scalloped Edge Punch did it for you!

 

Ok now it is time to revert back to when you were a kid and made paper fans. You fold up then down then and down again until you reach the end of your strip.

 

Put a little SNAIL on the one end. (I have made about 10 of these and haven't had a problem with using SNAIL)

 

Adhere the 2 ends together to get a circle. And now for the tricky part.......

 

Now while holding it with one hand push the inside (hidden) edge down. Making sure that the Side of the DSP you want hidden is facing up. Once you get it flattened and squeezes the center together place a Pop-Up Dot on the center to hold it in place. You can let go of you flower now; it will fold up a tiny bit but will not stick to itself.

 

If you haven't done so already prep your card so that it is basically finished. Once you put the flower on it will become very difficult to adhere the layers together.

 

Now place your flower on your card and decorate the center how you want to finish it off. I use SNAIL to hold down the center and didn't have a problem. I did however notice when I tried to use Dimenisionals to hold the center down you CAN'T put only one in the center because it tends not to stick, as the dimensional sits inside the small "hole" in the center of the flower.

Ta-Da there you have it your very own 3-D Flower. Notice the difference in the 2 flowers. The one on the Left the scalloped edge is on the outside and the right it is flat on the outside.

Good Luck and if your try it be sure to drop me a commit with a link to your card so I can check it out.

Do to so so many questions I will post a tutorial about the tooth picks for the cupcakes tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra