Join a Stamper's Club!

I am always looking for members! Choose from card or scrapbook club...

What is a Stamper’s Club? Well, it’s a free technique night with friends while buying stamps on a budget!

Here is how it works;
As a member of a club with 5 or 6 participants, you agree to purchase a min. of $35 or $40 of Stampin’ Up! merchandise per month for 5 consecutive months. Attend a free monthly stamp night at my house in Richmond (Ottawa, ON), or yours, to learn techniques and make 2 free projects!

Each month, one of the members is named the “hostess” and will receive…

*a minimum of $35 of merchandise of your choice absolutely free (you even get to pick from items that are available to hostesses ONLY!)

*AND a Free Catalogue!

Doesn’t that sound fun? If you live in the Ottawa area and are interested in joining a club, or establishing a club of your own, please contact me today for more information!

Roxane Desjardins

Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

613-800-2117

RoxiesPaperCreations@gmail.com

www.RoxiesPaperCreations.blogspot.com

Inked Embossing Technique

 

This is based on a swap card a friend received at the Leadership Conference a few weeks back. This simple technique creates a new effect with your embossing folders by inking them with a brayer!

Stampin' Up Supply List

• Stamps: Bring on the Cake (W121899/C121958)
• Ink: Soft Suede (115657)
• Paper: Bashful Blue (105120), Very Vanilla (101650), Crumb Cake (120953)
• Accessories:), SNAIL (104332), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430), Basic Pearls , Marina Mist 3/8 Taffeta Ribbon (119965)
• Tools: Big Shot Die Cutting System (113439), Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder (120175) , Decorative Label Punch (120907), Modern Label Punch (119849), Brayer (102395)

Cardstock Dimensions for this Project

• Crumb Cake
  • 5.5 x 8.5 for card base
• Bashful Blue
  • 4 x 5.25 for mat
  • Scrap for mat on greeting
• Very Vanilla
  • 3.75 x 5 for embossed panel
  • Scrap for greeting

Technique Directions

1. Using brayer, ink up embossing folder. Be sure to pay attention to which side you are inking. Here, the "flat side" was inked to get the background inked. Also, you want to really ink it up!
2. Run through the Big Shot as normal and you'll have a fun and funky background.

Finishing Touches

1. Cut and fold card base in half.
2. Create ink embossed panel as above. Attach Bashful Blue Taffeta Ribbon as shown.
3. Adhere embossed panel to Bashful Blue mat with SNAIL and then adhere to card base.
4. Stamp "birthday wishes" greeting in Soft Suede Classic on Very Vanilla and punch with Decorative Label.
5. Punch Modern Label out of Bashful Blue and cut in half. Layer on back of Decorative Label with greeting. Attach to card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.
6. Top off greeting piece with Basic Pearls as shown.

I still have 1 spot left for my stamper's techniques card club starting on February 23rd.  Email me for all the details!

May Stamp Club Projects Using Pastels

For last month's stamp club, a member asked me to teach techniques using pastels.  I was quite happy because frankly, I just don't use them enough...and I should! Pastels are great if you want to achieve a soft look. 

 Here is what I mean....

 We used the Popping Pastels technique.  Here are the steps for this card;

1. Stamp your image on Whisper White with Versamark.  I find it works best with a bold   stamp.  Here we used the Medallion stamp.
2. Take your Stampin' pastels and a sponge dauber and in a tapping motion add the pastel color to the versamarked image that you stamped on the paper. The pastel powder on the sponge will stick to the image. Only do one image at a time so it stays sticky.  On this card I used Elegant Eggplant in the middle, then Orchid Opulence and finally, Pale Plum on the outside. 
3. I added a strip of Elegant Eggplant that I punched with the scallop trim border punch (which will be available in the Catalogue on July 1st!) and then added a piece of white organza ribbon.
4. I then layered it on my Orchid Opulence card base.  This card measures 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" and fits perfectly in the medium square envelops.
5. I stamped the sentiment from Sincere Salutations, in Pale Plum on Whisper White, then punched it out using the large oval punch.  I then layered it on a piece of Elegant Eggplant which was punched with the scallop oval punch.  I popped it with some dimensionals.

 We also used pastels on the second card but this time in a very different way. 

 Can you spot the pastels!?  This technique is called Shimmery Pastels and I found the tutorial on Tami  White's blog.  It is very subtle but creates a beautiful effect.  Here, we used it on the butterflies.  Look more closely...

 If you would like to join one of my stamp clubs, or even gather some of your friends and make up your own club, you can find more information HERE!

 If you live in the Ottawa or surrounding area, I will have 2 new clubs starting in September.   If you are interested, drop me a line at 613.800.2117 or email me :)

 Have a great day everyone!

 

February Stamp Club card - Folded Paper Frame

Today I want to share with you a card that was made at our February Stamp club.  This "Folded Paper Frame" technique was featured on Splitcoaststampers a month or so ago.  I knew that my customers would love this because you can use it on a card or on a scrapbook layout.

Here is the card we made:

The base of the card was cut out by running Old Olive cardstock and the squallop square clear die through the Bigshot.  A layer of So Saffron cardstock, measuring 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" was adhere to the base. To make the square frame, I started with a piece of Sweet Pea DP measuring 4" x 4".  You can find the tutorial on how to make the frame HERE. 

Before I adhered the frame to the card front, I stamped a piece of 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" Naturals Vanilla with the stem image from the Great Friend stamp set in Old Olive.  I also stamped the butterfly image, from the same stamp set, in Tempting Turquoise on a scrap piece of Naturals Vanilla.  I cut it using my paper snips and then adhered it to the center of my frame with a dimensional.  I added a piece of Tempting Turquoise ribbon to the corner before gluing the frame to my card. 

The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. The size is perfect to fit into the Word Window punch.

I love making 4" x 4" square cards but always struggled with finding an envelope for it until... Stampin' Up came out with Glassine bags (# 117228) in the new Mini Occasions catalogue.  This fits a 4" x 4" card perfectly!

We folded the top of the bag and made a belly band to keep it closed.  See picture below...

I hope you've enjoyed today's card!  What's to come tomorrow !?! Tool Tip Friday :)

Don’t forget there is still 3 weeks left of Sale-A-Bration! Now is the time to book your workshop to receive the additional benefits that come with this exciting promotion! Also, there is still time to place your order to receive FREE stamp sets or even an exclusive punch!

Click the "Shop Online 24/7" button on the top right to Shop Now!

For more information on joining a stamp club, click HERE. There's a new one starting March 31st!!!

Vintage Valentine

Good day everyone!

With Valentine's day only a few days away, I thought that I would post some of the cards that I've made in the last couple of weeks.  I will try to post one a day until Sunday! My own little blogging challenge this week! lol

Today's cards are from my January Stamp club.

This eyelet flower embellishment was shown to us in Phoenix at Leadership Convention.  This card is cased from the one I saw on the display board.  I love how you can use it on a card or on a scrapbook layout.  I also like how it looks like lace.

The second card I designed with the thought that I would try to make it Vintage.  I loved all the projects that Shelli (Stampin' Up! CEO and co-founder) showed us in Phoenix.  I have always been a little scared to try it, probably because my style is more "clean".  I really liked how it turned out and my club members loved making it.

I always try to find some ways to re-use scraps and what not.  This time, I decided to use some of the packaging paper that comes with SU orders. 

This card format is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4". We used the I {love} Love jumbo wheel on the packaging paper.  First we inked it on a Chocolate Chip Classic ink pad, then "wheeled" it on the paper.  We crumpled the paper up and then smoothed it back before sponging the edges. 

Other items used: NEW scallop trim border punch (that you can earn for FREE during Sale-a-bration!), NEW Chocolate Chip satin ribbon, Scalloped Hearts of Hearts embosslit, Full heart punch, "Love You Much" from the Well Scripted stamp set. 

LOVE the Chocolate Chip, Kraft & Real Red combo!

Here is a closer look...

I have lots more ideas for Vintage style projects that I will be sharing! I am even planning a class for April!

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It's a beautiful sunny winter day here in Ottawa! Hope you are enjoying some sun wherever you are :-)

That's it for now,

Join a Stamp Club

NEW CLUB starting February 2011!!! Email me for more info :)

Stampers' Technique Club…free technique night with friends while buying stamps on a budget!

A Stamp Club is where a group of 5-6 stampers commit to spending a certain amount over 6 months to help each other achieve hostess benefits and learn new techniques at their monthly club-members only class. 



As a club member you will receive:


1. Current Idea Book and Catalogue ($11.95 value)
2. At least $20 in free product (when you are the hostess).
3. At least one free exclusive Hostess stamp set (when you are the hostess).
4. A free class of 2 cards each month (including 2 technique samples and instructions) and use of my tools, punches, stamp sets and The Big Shot (die-cut machine) for 6 months!


While you:


1. Commit to placing a $35-40 order (before S/H + tax) a month for 6 months at our club class.


2. Submit your order and payment to me before club class if you can’t come to class.


3. Bring your own adhesive, bone folder and scissors.



All Stamp Club members commit to the following:

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I understand that the commitment will be for 6 months, so that each member will be able to be the hostess for a month, and therefore will be eligible to receive free stamps and hostess benefits.


I agree to have a wonderful time, learn lots of new things, and most of all, to develop my love for stamping.

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Don’t worry if you don’t know 5 people, I can put the club together and place you with 5 other interested stampers…one might even be me!


We will meet once a month and create 2 cards together. If you are unable to attend, just have your order and payment to me by the class date and I will have the card materials and instruction for the 2 cards ready for you when you pick up your order. It’s that easy!


Interested? E-mail me now!

 

Give Thanks Card

Happy Thanksgiving everyone (to my Canadian friends and family that is!!)

Here is a card I made with my Stamp Clubs this month.  I used the "herringbone" technique.  You can find some tutorials on the internet for this technique.  It's actually quite simple and great to use up all those little bits and pieces of designer paper or cardstock.  All you need is some scrap paper and some double sided tape (such as carpet tape).  Clear tape is best.

I just love the colors used.  I chose them based on the Autumn Traditions Designer Paper; Always Artichoke, More Mustard, Soft Suede and Elegant Eggplant.

The pumpkins were made using the wide oval punch and 1 inch circle punch.  I added a little piece of folded ribbon to make the stem, did some sponging on the edges and voila!  Too cute!

Live in the Ottawa area? Want to learn new techniques to make beautiful cards like this? Sign up for one of my Stamp clubs starting in January, or better yet, get 5 or 6 of your friends together to make up your own. Every month, a different member gets the hostess benefits (one stamp set and at least $20 of FREE products).

Contact me today for more details!

Hope everyone has had a great weekend with friends and family!

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Stamps: Holiday Best

Cardstock: More Mustard, Soft Suede, Elegant Eggplant, Very Vanilla

Ink: Elegant Eggplant, More Mustard

Paper: Autumns Traditions Designer Paper

Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, 1" circle punch, Dimensionals, Stampin' Sponges, double sided clear tape, More Mustard Stampin' write marker, Soft Suede stampin' write marker, Glue dots

Technique : Sponged Sunset

This is another technique that I taught my stampers at my last Stamp Club. We made a beautiful sponged sunset. Here are the step-by-step instructions.

Step 1.
Ink the rounded part of a sponge by pressing directly on an ink pad. Here I used, in order, working myself up the cardstock, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Tangerine Tango.

Step 2.
Use a circular motion to apply ink. Re-ink your sponge, remove excess ink and continue sponging ink randomly. Continue adding color until you have the color that you want.

Step 3.
Finish your card using your sponged background. Here I stamped the grass from the Inspired by nature stamp set in Chocolate Chip. To make it look like cat tails, I used the Horizontal Slot Punch to punch out the shapes in Chocolate Chip and then glued them on with the 2 way glue pen.

Supplies
Stamp set: Inspired by Nature, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Kraft, Whisper White, Tangerine Tango (retired)
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango (retired)
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Hemp twine, Stamping Sponges, Sticky Strip

Live in the Ottawa area? Want to learn new techniques to make cool projects like this? Sign up for one of my Stamp clubs, or better yet, get 5 or 6 of your friends together to make up your own. Every month, a different member gets the hostess benefits (one stamp set and at least $20 of FREE products).

Contact me today for more details!

Faux Wood Technique

This is the card we made at our Stampers Club last week. My stampers requested I come up with some masculine cards. Something everyone seems to have a hard time with. I have been hearing about this Faux Wood technique and so decided to scout it out and see how it's done. Thanks to Google, I found some great video tutorials out the in the blog world :)




Supplies
Stamp set: Party Hearty
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Kraft, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel (craft)
Paper: Manchester (retired)
Accessories: Scallop Circle punch, 3/4" Circle punch, Chocolate Chip Stampin' write marker, Stamping sponges, ruler, paper cutter, Stampin' Dimensionals

To get the wood look, you simply drag your ink pad across your piece of card stock. I used Kraft cardstock and started with my Close to Cocoa ink pad first. I did the same thing with the Chocolate Chip, and then Creamy Caramel. I then used a ruler and traced lines at every 3/4" with my Chocolate Chip marker. I free handed the "planks" and finished the wood background by adding nail holes. Pretty simple, right?

Happy Sunday!

Stampers Club

Yesterday I posted a card that we made at one of my Stampers Technique Clubs. What is a Stampers Technique Club? Well, it’s a free technique night with friends while buying stamps on a budget!

Here is how it works;
As a member of a club with 6 participants, you agree to purchase a min. of $35 of Stampin’ Up! merchandise per month for six consecutive months. (The dollar value can change slightly based on the number of members who join.) Attend a free monthly stamp night at my house (or yours), to learn techniques and make 2 free projects!

Each month, one of the members is named the “hostess” and will receive at least…
*One Free level 1 hostess stamp set
*$20 of merchandise of your choice absolutely free
*AND a Free Catalogue!

Doesn’t that sound fun? If you live in the Ottawa area and are interested in joining a club, or establishing a club of your own, please contact me today.

Here is a preview of one of the cards that we will be making at my next Stampers club. We will be using the chalkboard technique.

Recipe: Inspired by Nature stamp set, Versamark™ pad, Stampin’ pastels, Pumpkin Pie cardstock, Old Olive cardstock, black cardstock, corner ticket punch, scallop oval punch, Pumkin Pie 1/2” grosgrain ribbon.

This technique consists of stamping your image with the Versamark ink on a dark cardstock. Using Qtips, you then apply the chalk (pastels) where you inked with the Versamark. This card takes about 5 minutes to make and it looks super cool!

Well that's it for now. I have a baby shower to go to tomorrow for my friend Erica. Gotta go make her a card! Baby cards are always so much fun to make!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Blog world here I come!

So here I am, finally part of the Blogger world! Can you believe it? I have been thinking about doing this for a while now but I really wanted to get my Stampin’ business on its feet first. Thank you to Melissa from GreenPixelDesigns.com for designing my blog banner, watermark and signature. And of course, a BIG thank you to all my friends and family for their support!

For my first posting, I thought I would show you one of the cards that we made at the April/May Stamp clubs. I found the tutorial for the paper dahlia fold on the Splitcoast Stampers website.
I think it’s so pretty! I used some of my favorite SU colors; Taken with Teal and Old Olive. The Designer Paper is a retired one called Petals and Paisleys.

Recipe: Old Olive cardstock, Taken with Teal cardstock, Petals and Paisleys DSP, Basic Black Stampin’ pad, Yummy Stamp set, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine and Top Note Bigz Die, Non SU white grosgrain ribbon.

As some of my customers are “scrapbookers” as well as “card makers”, I decided to use the technique in a scrapbook layout as well. I have been wanting to scrapbook for years but for some odd reason, I was intimidated by it. With all of the inspiration that I get from my 2 beautiful boys I decided to tackle this silly fear of mine and so here it is…

…my first scrapbook layout! It turned out not too bad, if I do say so myself!
Now if I could only come up with a title! LOL




Recipe: Textured Kiwi Kiss 12x12 cardstock, Taken with Teal cardstock, Paper piercing tool, Petals and Paisleys DSP, Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Little leaves sizzlits die, scallop edge punch, non SU white ribbon.


Want to try this technique out? Check out the tutorial at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/dahlia_fold/

And how about taking advantage of the great deal on Stampin’ Up Designer Series Paper - Buy 3, get 1 Free to create these beautiful paper dahlias! Click on the link at the top left of my blog for more details.

Well that’s it for now ! Hope you enjoyed my first post. I have lots more for you so make sure you come back!

Take care,