Here’s a card I made today with the help of my daughter Jade who helped cut the cardstock, gave me style tips and very importantly found my Old Olive sponge dauber when I lost it. I think Jade’s going to be my new assistant, although she’s only 10 she did all the above plus reorganised my punches and labelled some of my sponge daubers amongst other things.

Card by Angela Sargeant, all images copyright Stampin’ Up! 1990-2008

To make this card I first sponged some Old Olive ink around the edges of a piece of folded Old Olive cardstock. The bottom strip of card is Ruby Red which I stamped with flowers using Chocolate Chip ink, sponged around the edges of the card with the same ink using a sponge dauber and then adhered it to the bottom of the card. The top strip is Chocolate Chip cardstock on which I have pierced holes across the top and bottom of the strip, attached some ribbon over it then adhered it to the top of the Old Olive card. The stamp in the centre was stamped in Old Olive ink on Very Vanilla cardstock, coloured in with Ruby Red ink and a waterbrush then punched out with a square punch. It’s difficult to tell from the photo but I stamped this image a second time on Very Vanilla cardstock and then punched out the circle with the flower in the middle using my matching circle punch, coloured it in, applied some Crystal Effects on the flower (giving the petals a shiny look), inserted a copper brad and then mounted it over the original image using Stampin’ Dimensionals to give it some ‘lift’. That whole piece was then adhered to a piece of chocolate chip cardstock punched out with my square punch (which is slightly larger than the square punch used for the stamped image) and then mounted onto the card as shown in the photo.
Here’s a comprehensive list of products that I used to make this card: (all products by Stampin’ Up! and available for purchase through me at angelasargeant@gmail.com)

Carte Postale stamp set
Old Olive cardstock
Old Olive inkpad
Creamy Caramel inkpad (to colour the circle around the flower)
Chocolate Chip cardstock
Chocolate Chip inkpad
Ruby Red cardstock
Ruby Red inkpad (to colour the flower)
Ribbon Originals: Prep School
Crystal Effects (to make the flower shiny)
Vintage Brads (copper brad in the middle of the flower)
Stampin’ Dimensionals (to raise the circle image with the flower)
Crafter’s Tool Kit (paper piercing template and paper piercer to make holes on the strip of chocolate cardstock)
1 1/4″ Circle Punch
1 3/8″ Square Punch
1 1/4″ Square Punch
Snail Adhesive

If there’s anything you’d like to ask me about this card or stamping or cardmaking then please feel free to email me on angelasargeant@gmail.com

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This is it! By popular demand I am now offering a Technique of the Month Class delivered directly to your email in-box.

Alisa Tilsner and I have teamed up to bring you monthly technique classes which are high quality yet easy for you to recreate. These classes use 100% Stampin’ Up! product however they can easily be adapted to be used with products that you may already have at home.

The first class which is being offered is Faux-Tiling, here is a sample of the class:

If you are too busy to attend a stamping class or live too far away or just want to do your stamping in your own time at your own pace then you are going to love our new Technique of the Month Classes. Of course for those of you who can attend a hands-on class, you are catered for. So here are the 3 great options:

1. Attend a Class: You can attend a hands-on papercraft class where you will create 2 cards plus a card pouch to beautifuly present your cards. Perfect for that special gift.

This workshop will be held at my house in Sydney on Friday 22nd of February at 10:30am. All materials needed and Morning Tea are included. Bookings are essential. Cost is $20 per person.

2. Buy the Tutorial: Can’t attend the hands-on workshop but would still love to create the projects? We are offering this same workshop in a PDF format, complete with over 60 photos taking you through the card-making process step-by-step. Also included in this option is a bonus card. All this for only $10, a link to the tutorial will be e-mailed to you upon payment either via the Paypal button below or Credit Card payment by phone.

3. Technique Class for Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators: Are you already a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator? Impress your customers with these pubilshing-quality projects at your next class while saving time and money by purchasing our Technique Class of the Month in a business format. You will receive a step-by-step fully photographed tutorial of the 3 cards and a pouch, a supplies list to make ordering of materials easier, a costings breakdown which allows you to see the cost of materials per class attendee, two bonus alternative samples made with different stamp stes, a list of alternative stamps suitable for this technique and a selection of alternative colour combinations for you to try out. All this for only $20. A link to the Business Tutorial will be e-mailed to you upon payment either via the Paypal button below or Credit Card payment by phone.

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My little darling is growing up. When kids are little babies everyone tells you to enjoy them because they grow up so fast. Unfortunately when you’re sleep deprived, under a mountain of nappies (diapers) and bottles of milk and chasing them around the house so they don’t hurt themselves, it’s difficult to keep focus. Yes, it does go fast – and my baby daughter turned 10 the other day. Sigh. Anyone have a time machine so I can keep her this way forever?

Anyway, I actually came close to buying her a card this year instead of making one as I wondered whether she sometimes wished I’d just buy one like everyone else gets. Seems I was wrong as she was absolutely thrilled with her card. So much so in fact, that she asked me to order her a pack of the Au Chocolate designer paper I used to make it. LOL.

Here’s the card:

All images copyright Stampin’ Up! 1990-2008

To make this card I used: (All products by Stampin’ Up!)

Chocolate Chip Cardstock
Pretty In Pink Cardstock
Pretty In Pink Marker (coloured in the dots on the patterned paper)
Pretty In Pink Brads
Stampin’ Up! Tool Kit (to make evenly spaced holes for the brads)
Au Chocolate Double-Sided Designer Paper (Summer Mini Catalogue)
On Board Simon Lower Chipboard (the number 10)
Cool Caribbean Inkpad
Sponge Dauber
Clear Embossing Powder
Dazzling Diamonds Glitter
Versamark Inkpad
Heat Gun
Flirty Ribbon Originals (pink ribbon)

If you receive my newsletter then you would have seen the ’10′ that’s in the card in my newsletter along with instructions on how I decorated the chipboard. If not, email me on angelasargeant@gmail.com and I’d be happy to send the newsletter for you.

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