Team Tuesday With Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

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Hello friends!

It's Ceal, here. Today I am sharing a couple cards using the MISTI with a couple sets by Sweet 'n Sassy stamps. 

To make these cards, I started with white top folding A2 card bases. For the top card, I placed a piece of wheat cardstock in the Original MISTI on a sticky mat to stamp the background. Anytime I use a background stamp I always use a sticky mat so I can place it in the middle of the Misti.  Next I stamped and colored the images from the Botanical Collages set and then used postage dies to cut them out. The moment I saw this set I knew I wanted to use the postage dies with it. 

For the second card I placed a white panel in the Original Misti and stamped all of the images on the anel and used a large postage die to cut it down. I added some distress ink and some gold Hero Wax for a mixed media vintage look. 

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All Treats, No Tricks - Precision Glue Press

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Hello everyone!  

I am super excited to share the newest precision tool in the My Sweet Petunia line! The Precision Glue Press makes even the tiniest die-cuts easy to adhere to projects. I have left the glue press on my desk for several weeks without the cap on, and the tiny precision nozzle has not clogged!  

I used the  Precision Glue Press in the making of this card. I loved how easy it was to adhere the tiny inner frame with the small Precision nozzle of the Glue Press. 

In the past, I have purposely not purchased dies that cut super thin frames or words because of the glue mess, but the Precision Glue Press changes that! In the future, I will share some of the tiny word dies I recently ordered!      

The following lists other My Sweet Petunia tools for creating my Happy Haunting card.

Black Original MISTI

Mini MISTI

Alignment Grids

Cut-Align Ruler

Precision Glue Press

Tips:

Ensure the bottle is pressed all the way in the holder, or the precision tip will not make contact with the silicone pad allowing air in. This will cause the glue to dry in the end. 

I recap the bottle if I know I will be away from the art room for several weeks. Left several weeks unused, the glue may dry at the end of the nozzle, but a quick pin in the nozzle will allow the glue to, once again, flow freely.

Check out the video below for all the details on this fantastic new tool.

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Stamps, Dies & Frame

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Team Tuesday with PinkFresh Studio

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Hey everybody!

It's Ceal, here for another edition of Team Tuesday.

 Today I am sharing a card using some Pinkfresh Studio products. 

To make this card I started with a top folding white A2 base and a white panel. 

I used a stamp/stencil combo by Pinkfresh Studio. I love using layering stencils now that I have a Sticky Mat, it makes it so easy. 

After I completed the balloons using the stencil, I cut them out with the coordinating die and popped them up on the background which was created by using a layering stencil by Hero Arts. 

 

CAC + Sticky Mats = Alignment Happiness

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Hello, Angie here today!  I love Cover- A-Card stamps (6 x 6 stamps).  However, CACs can be difficult to align and stamp with just one inking.  MISTI Sticky Mats to the rescue!  I place the Sticky Mat in the MISTI then I place the cardstock on the mat just one grid line away from the edge.  I place the stamp at the edges of the MISTI and then close the lid to pick up the stamp.  The image can be stamped as many times as needed to get full coverage.  The paper doesn't move even when restamping multiple times!  Once the stamping is finished, simply push the mat away from the paper, and the paper will peel away.  (See the how-to photo below the project)  

I like to leave the main image stamp in the New Original MISTI and use a Mini MISTI for the sentiment.  It is a time saver to have everything already set up on the MISTIs if something goes wrong before the card is completely finished!

Pardon the mechanic hands the photographer needed an assistant.  :)  The thumb on the left is pressing the sticky mat away from the paper.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Angie (I would Rather Be Stamping) 

My Sweet Petunia Shop

MISTI

Sticky Mat

Cut Align 

Mini Misti

Impression Obsession

Sketchy Leaves (Red Rubber CAC)

Classic Pooh Paper Pack

Anytime Sayings (sentiment)

Rounded Labels

 

Ink Blending, Silhouettes and Sticky Mats

 

Hello and welcome to Team Tuesday! 

It's Ceal, here and today I am sharing a sympathy card made with a couple of sets by Gina K Designs. 

Sympathy cards can be very hard to create because of the nature of the card itself.

The Summer Silhouettes set by Gina K to me makes a pretty sympathy card, in fact I think any floral silhouette would make a pretty sympathy card. 

To make this card I started with a top folding white card base and a white panel.

I got out my Original Misti and a sticky mat that I have designated for ink blending. 

When you order the sticky mats you get three in the package and I have one of them that I ink blend on because it holds your paper and you don't have to worry about inky fingers. 

I placed the blended panel in the Misti and stamped the silhouette. I always use the Misti for silhouette stamping because if I used a block there is no way I could line it back up to stamp it again if I needed to, which is usually the case because of the blending.

To finish the card I added the sympathy greeting from the sympathy and love set also by Gina K. 

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Thank you! 

Purrfectly Wonderful Silhouettes

Lately, I have been in a Distress Ink mood and I am so thankful for the MISTI!  Before I had a MISTI, I avoided silhouette stamps.  It's almost impossible to get a rich impression on the first try, especially when stamping on Distress ink.  With the MISTI, multiple, perfectly aligned stampings are a breeze! Next, I drew a line with the MIS-T Ruler to ground Mr. Kitty.  I love these rulers because they are perfectly sized to use for card making!  They also have small grid lines to help with alignment!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Below you will find a list of all the My Sweet Petunia items I used in creating my project. 

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MISTI

Mini MISTI

MIS-T Ruler

And to clean up my MISTI I use:

Novus 1 Plastic Polish

Novus 2 Fine Scratch Cleaner

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Morning Coffee & Hello

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Hello, I love creating coffee-themed cards so today, I decided to feature this fun set by Impression Obsession.  The cup and saucer are separate stamps so that the cup can be stamped alone or together as I have done here.  I love this set not only because I love coffee sets but also for the mix & match possibilities!

I was so happy to have more than one MISTI to create this project! I put the saucer in one MISTI and the cup in the other.   The sugar cubes went in the top corner of the MISTIwith the cup.  Then the coffee cream went in my Mini MISTI! 

I stamped all the elements on copy paper first to see if the design was appealing.  I ended up trying several different backgrounds because with the stamps in the MISTIs it was a snap to stamp the design over and over. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

You can find more of my projects at I Would Rather Be Stamping!

Thanks,

Angie

 

Celebration Card and Winner Announcement

Hello crafty friends! I'm so glad to be here and sharing this very cute card where I did some, ink blending, stenciling, stamping and coloring. For this card, I am featuring stamps, dies and a stencil from Picket Fence Studios. The inks are the Oxide Inks from Ranger and  have also used the Mini MISTI and the Mis-T Rulers. 

Before I begin, I would like to announce My Sweet Petunia winner for the Altenew Hop. Congratulations to Jeanne Ragan, please email to hello@mysweetpetunia.com to claim your prize and thank you so much for hoping with us. 

Let's start! Using the Life Changing Blender Brushes I applied Distress Oxide inks to an A2 panel and the colors were Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin and Saltwater Taffy. Once I finished ink blending, I placed the Retro Burst Stencil by PFS on top of my panel and applied the same colors of ink through the stencil. Then, I put my panel inside the Mini MISTI and and stamped a sentiment from Penguins Wanna Have Fun Stamp Set and then I heat embossed it. I also adhered this panel to a folded card base using glue.

I placed another piece of cardstock inside the Mini MISTI and stamped some penguins from Penguins Wanna Have Fun Stamp Set and colored them with Copic Markers. Next, using the coordinating dies from the same stamp set I die cut all penguins and glued two of them directly to my background panel and the other two were adhered using black foam to give them more dimension.

A rectangle frame was also added to the background of this card and I used the Waffle Flower Nesting Rectangle Frames Die. I stamped a bubble with a heart next to one of the penguins too and a second sentiment was stamped and die cut too using the same color of cardstock from the rectangle frame. This sentiment was from Swanky Friendship Sentiments Stamps from PFS.

Finally, as the final touch I added some hearts and sequins from Honey Bears Sequin Mix Plus and this card was done. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic day. All supply links, part of my affiliate links, are listed below at no cost to you.

Your friend, 

Karen

 

So Little Time & a Sticky Mat Tip

Hello, This is Angie here with a fun quilt-like card and a Sticky Mat Tip!  

Today's card features the Acetate Smooshing Technique.  This is one of my favorite ways to color a background stamp.  First, stamp distress inks on acetate.  Next, spritz with water. Lastly, tap the inky acetate onto the cardstock.  This technique is a favorite as it gives a bit more control over where the ink lands!  

Tips & Tricks:

 Background stamps can be used to create one-of-a-kind art projects.  However, sometimes it can be difficult to achieve a perfect pattern because of their large size.  This is where the Sticky Mat shines!  It holds the cardstock in place during repeated inkings for perfect coverage. 

  I have received questions regarding the stickiness of the mats.  Heavier cardstock comes off the mat with ease but light-weight cardstock might cling to the mat.  Here's my tip to easily remove even light-weight cardstock.  Since pulling the light-weight cardstock might warp or bend the paper, instead, pull the mat away from the paper!  As shown below, (with a little help from my personal handyman).  Simply add a little pressure on the mat while holding the opposite corner of the cardstock.  The paper easily pulls away!

Next,  this isn't so much a tip as just a wonderful feature of the Sticky Mat.  When using open dies, it's easy enough to stamp a sentiment or image and then die-cut. However, when the die is solid the inking needs to take place after it's been cut.  The Sticky Mat will keep the die-cut in place for precision stamping!

I hope you found today's post helpful!  Below you will find links to all the items used today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

  Today's Featured Items:

Sticky Mat

New Original MISTI

Double Dip Notes

Flower Quilt (background)

Quilting Friends (sentiments)

Scissors

Pin Cushion

Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner

Watercolor Roses with Karen Reategui

Hello friends, I'm so happy to be here today sharing this watercolor card that I made using products from Picket Fence Studios and my original MISTI.

Let's start! With the help of my original MISTI I stamped the Watercolor Roses stamp using Black Hybrid ink onto an A2 watercolor panel.  

Then, using a watercolor brush I applied Jane Davenport Watercolors. Also, I added some splatters of metallic gold ink from Hero Arts around the panel using a fan brush.

Once my panel was dry, I stamped my sentiment from the same Watercolor Roses Stamp using my MISTI and the Black Hybrid ink from Picket Fence Studios.

I trimmed down my panel a little bit and I adhered a panel of Neenah Desert Storm plus a white card base at the back. As a final touch I added some Autumn Leaves Gem Mixes from Picket Fence Studios and this card was done.

I hope you like this card and give this a try. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, please have a wonderful day and you will find the list of supplies below.

Your friend, Karen

 

Watercolor and the MISTI

 Hello!  It's Angie here today!  All this week I have been creating with watercolor and my favorite tools! 

To create my card, I placed the Lotus Flower 3 in the Original MISTI and inked it with Shadow ink.  Truthfully, I meant to use Fade Out ink but picked up the wrong ink; turns out I really like the way it looks! Without moving the stamp, I simply flipped the watercolor paper around and stamped again!  For the flower petals, I mixed Daniel Smith's Jane's Grey, and Indigo.  I chose Enduring Comfort for my sentiment because I was talking with a friend this week who was making sympathy cards.  I realized that I don't have any in my stash and it's always easier for me to create a sympathy card when I don't need one!

When I make cards, I like to adhere the cardstock (or watercolor paper in this case) to the base before stamping the sentiment. This helps ensure that the sentiment goes on straight even if I get the layers adhered imperfectly. The Cut-Align ruler with its center zero also helps to align the layers evenly on the base.  Next, I place the card into the Mini MISTI and stamp the sentiments.  The Mini takes up less space and is lighter so it's very handy to use and that means I am able to leave my image on the Original MISTI until I am completely done with my project.  It happens quite often that I need to start my project over again and if the image is still in the MISTI it's a wonderful time saver!  The last thing I do is add a Double Dip note on the inside especially if it's a dark card base.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Angie

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Two Palettes One Card with Channin

Hello friends! It's Channin here and today I have a unique card concept, incorporating two color palettes into one card. It might come as no surprise that I stumbled upon this idea after taking crafty u-turn from a 70s sort of neutral palette that I started to lose faith in and opting for a more reliable bright palette. But then break through moment, I thought I should just try combining my neutral flowers with my bright happy rainbow and boom, I was in love!! 

To create this card I first stamped the flowers from the Infinite Blooms Stamp Set onto white cardstock in Gathered Twigs. Then using the Infinite Blooms stencils I ink blended to add color to the image with several inks (Doe, Marigold, Persimmon, & Bubble Gum). When I finished ink blending I then popped my image back into my MISTI and stamped the image again then die cut it out with the coordinating die. I then repeated the process to make another floral image so I had two. 

Next, I stamped the front of an A2 top-folding white card base with the Pop Out: Rainbow Cling Stamp Set in several inks (Blue Jay, Aquamarine, Bubble Gum, Passion Fruit, Clementine & Marigold). I then die cut a thin frame out of white cardstock and adhered it to the card front. Next, I stamped a sentiment from the Known and Loved Stamp Set in Gathered Twigs. Lastly I finished the card by adhering my floral images to the card front and trimming off the overhang.

I hope you enjoyed my card! Thank you so much for stopping by!

~Channin

Supplies:

Forest Critters

 Hello!  I love building scenes with cute die-cuts but I don't enjoy cranking out all the pieces I need.  It can take quite a bit of time to make sure the images are die-cut perfectly and I am always impatient to get to the creative part!  The following technique makes it so much easier to get to the coloring and setting the scene!      It's also an especially helpful technique for die-cutting very small images.

First, stamp the images on a scrap sheet of paper.  Do not remove the stamps from the lid.

Next, die-cut all the images from cardstock. Allow some space in between so that the individual negative die-cuts can be separated.  

Next, remove the inside pieces and set them aside. Place the negative frames over each image.  This is where the magic happens.  Arrange the frames precisely around the images so that the images are exactly centered inside the framing. 

Once the frames are placed precisely, add the negatives back into the frames taking care not to move the frames. 

Ink the stamps that are still on the lid, close the lid, and stamp!  Viola!  perfectly centered images; even the teeny tiny ones!  If the images are too small to color, pop them back into the frame, adhere on the back with a little bit of removable tape or Washi tape, and color!  

After placing the die-cuts on the card layer to form a scene I adhered them to the top layer. Next, I adhered the top layer to the base.  Then, I placed the card in my MINI Misti to stamp the sentiment.  I like to adhere my designs to card bases before stamping the sentiment so that I can make sure the sentiment is perfectly aligned to the bottom of the card base.  Just make sure your lid is wiped free of ink before stamping so that ink doesn't accidentally go where you did not intend!

I used both the MISTI, the Mini MISTI, and the Cut-Align ruler for today's project.

I am Angie, and I am so glad you stopped by today!  If you would like to see the super cool painting my daughter painted for me, click HERE.  The painting inspired my design with its vibrant colors!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

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