Author: mmmstampintime

My last post was on Thursday but I have been mighty busy.

I spent Friday gathering together all my projects ready for the Dockside Markets that I had a stall at. Friday afternoon, I was able to bump in – erect my marque and get the tables set up. My eldest daughter was there to help me.

Saturday morning, I was up at 4.45am and arrived at the markets at 5.30 to finish setting up. My youngest daughter arrived at 6am, with her partner, to help me.

I am so lucky to have two helpful and supportive daughters.

And, we were open for business at 7!

I was so happy with how the stall looked – all white with flecks of gold. The butler’s trays at the front were perfect.

There a whole table dedicated to Christmas, with lots of Secret Santa goodies.

There were lots of other cards, gift bags and boxes.

The bags were a great way to use up retired DSP. The desktop calendars and post it note ‘cards’ are another.

The days were hot and steamy but successful

The next market will be Dockside Twilight Markets at Kangaroo Point in the 17th December from 4pm – 51 Darragh St. If you live in Brisbane, I hope that you pop by and say hello.

Happy stamping!

I had the BIRDS AND BRANCHES STAMP SET and DIES on my list of products to use this week.

At the beginning of each week I write a list of all the products and projects I want to use and create. It also has all my other Stamin’ Time tasks I want to achieve.

As I looked at the dies, I imagined how I could make a mask and use the new BLENDING BRUSHES to create a sunset image.

The die is reasonably intricate but I was able to achieve the crisp edges of the colouring by using some masking sheets (not a Stampin’ Up!® product, unfortunately).

I used Crushed Curry, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.

The branch was cut from a piece of Whisper White cardstock that was popped up onto a piece of FOAM ADHESIVE SHEET. Then I used some of my STAMPIN’ BLENDS to colour it – Mango Melody, Mossy Meadow and Soft Suede. The four circles then had some SHIMMERY CRYSTAL EFFECTS added.

The sentiment is from the BLOOM AND GROW STAMP SET.

The Whisper White card insert was die cut, as was a piece of Pumpkin Pie card for the front of the envelope.

I’m looking forward to use the BLENDING BRUSHES more and developing my techniques when blending.

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card – the new BLENDING BRUSHES are not available until the January to June Mini Catalogue goes live to customers. They come in pack of three for $21, before postage.

If you live in Australia, I would be happy to help you place an order for any of them through me.

Birds & Branches Photopolymer Stamp Set [152570] $31.00	Bloom & Grow Photopolymer Stamp Set [149229] $45.00	Birds & More Dies [152721] $59.00	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588] $13.00	Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad [147087] $13.00	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Mango Melody Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154888] $15.50
Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154890] $15.50	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.50	Foam Adhesive Sheets [152815] $14.00	Shimmery Crystal Effects [150892] $8.75	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00

After making all those Wine Bottle Hanging Tags this week, I had so many ship’s wheels left over.

Rather than throw them out, I needed to find a way to use them. That’s when I remembered an EMBOSSING FOLDER TECHNIQUE that I have used a few times.

And, the timing is perfect – it coincides with the latest FRESHLY BREWED PROJECTS BLOG HOP – EMBOSSING FOLDER TECHNIQUES.

For this technique you need lots of die cut or punched shapes, preferably in differents colours. Then you glue them onto a piece of card stock, cut to whatever size suits your project. Once the glue is dry, place the card into your chosen embossing folder and run it through the STAMPIN’ CUT & EMBOSS MACHINE.

I chose the OLD WORLDPAPER 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER for this project.

One benefit of this project is that I get to use the SAILING HOME STAMP SET and coordinating SMOOTH SAILING DIES again. It’s been ages since I last used the stamp set.

I used some of my STAMPIN’ WRITE MARKERS™ to colour directly onto the lighthouse stamp.

The STITCHED SO SWEETLY DIES are some of my favourites. I then punched out slits so that I could thread the ribbon through. A bit of bling and it’s all done.

Make sure you pop by the FRESHLY BREWED PROJECTS BLOG HOP -to see some other EMBOSSING FOLDER TECHNIQUES.

• Libby Dyson
• Michelle Miller
• Narelle Fasulo
• Debbie Yeomans

Thanks for popping by … happy stamping.

These are the products I used to make this card. If you live in Australia, you can order any of these through me.

Sailing Home Cling Stamp Set [149457] $42.00	Smooth Sailing Dies [149576] $56.00	Stitched So Sweetly Dies [151690] $56.00	Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder [153200] $17.50	Label Me Fancy Punch [151297] $31.00
Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $15.25	Real Red A4 Card Stock [106578] $15.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Real Red 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [153535] $12.25
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [147158] $52.50	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [147155] $52.50	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [147156] $52.50	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $12.25	Whisper White C6 Envelopes [106588] $13.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $209.00	Paper Snips [103579] $17.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $44.00