Wax Paper Technique

This is the technique that is featured in my June newsletter. How fun! I found this technique on the challenge thread on Stampin' Addicts. This card has the wax paper pattern on the background Tangerine Tango. First, you wad up a piece of wax paper. Place a piece of copy paper on your ironing board (yes, you do have to get it out! :-D But it's ok to get it out for stamping...maybe not clothing.) Put a piece of cardstock on the copy paper, then put the straightened out piece of wax paper over that, then place another piece of cardstock down over the wax paper (this way you get to make 2 cards with one technique!) and cover again with a piece of copy paper. Iron on medium, without steam, flip the cardstock sandwich over and repeat.
For my second piece of cardstock, I used Glossy White. After the Wax Paper Technique, I sponged color onto it. That subtle background of Bashful Blue and Kiwi Kiss is the effect that this will leave. I stamped my Ocean Commotion stamps on Vellum Paper and cut them out so that it would look like it was all underwater. To adhere the vellum to the glossy cardstock, I covered the back with SU! glue stick. It doesn't show if you cover the whole back of the vellum. And even though the color combo is a little unusual, I like the way it turned out.

Supplies for the 1st card: Hit the Road and It's a Sign stamp sets. Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, retired DSP. Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive markers. Blender Pen.

Supplies for the 2nd card: Ocean Commotion stamp set. Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue, and Glossy White cardstocks. Vellum Paper. Always Artichoke, Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Caramel, Bordering Blue, Basic Black, and Bashful Blue ink. Sponges.

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station again. I'd love to see your creations!

Blessings,
Julie

Hurray! A Way Around the Missing Computer File!

Yippee! I found a way around the missing file that recognizes my camera in the e: drive. grrrr! Technology is so wonderful and it's also a pain because it's taken over my life! Anyone else ever feel that way??
We had a birthday party for my nephew Nick on Sunday afternoon. He wanted money because he's saving up for a special iPod. Yes, he's 12 and wants his music+. So, wanting to create a special way to package his cash, I decided to hit the templates available to demonstrators on the Stampin' Up! website. I found this adorable take-out box template that I just HAD to make! Isn't it fun? It looks a bit uneven in the photo, but it really wasn't IRL. I added the wire on top for the carrier, but it wasn't a heavy enough gauge to hold up with the snickers inside covering the cash. And I'm not going to tell you how much cash was inside. Bwahahahaha! (Yes, I've been playing too many Wii/Gamecube games with Bowzer laughing.) The card was made using a layout from the last Idea Book & Catalog (Fall/Winter 2008), pg. 209, adjusted to an A2 (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") size. I'm thinking that I really love this Hit the Road stamp set! The sentiment was stamped on glossy white, punched out with the scallop circle punch and then punched again with the scallop circle punch to make that cute burst of dust from the back of the jeep. After punching it out, I sponged Close to Cocoa around the saying and dragged the edges on the ink pad. Does it look dirty enough? LOL! I also added some dust puffs with the cloud from the Putt Putt stamp set. Everything was colored in with SU! markers, except for the sky. I watercolored that with my aquapainter and my Tempting Turquoise ink. The circles are cut with my Coluzzle, since my new circle cutter from SU! isn't in yet. The background diamond pattern is from the SU! exclusive texture plates. If there was ever a reason to buy the Big Shot, the Texture Platz are definitely a HUGE plus!!! Feel free to browse the catalog by clicking on the picture in the right column.
Supplies: Hit the Road & Putt Putt stamp sets. Only Orance, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Whisper White, Glossy White cardstocks. Rainbow Sherbet Designer Series Paper. Coluzzle, SU! texturz plates, aquapainter, markers, scallop circle punch.

So, does anyone know how one would be able to restore a file to read the camera off of the e: drive? Let me know if you do....

Thanks for stopping by the Stamping Station once again. I'm so thankful for all of you who are so faithfully checking in.

Blessings,
Julie

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's a card that I made for Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge. (WSC65) Beate found this sketch in the Idea Book and Catalog. That catalog is definitely worth the money! What a great sketch, right? This was so much fun, especially because I was able to use one of my new stamp sets for it! Yahoo!!! Isn't that dog too much fun???
I'm going to give this to my son Todd tomorrow for a Valentine's card. He's 12 - he doesn't want the hearts and red & pink cards. I bet he'll love the dog. I'm not so happy with the sentiment. It looks more like a football than a series of ovals. And what would a football have to do with a dog driving a Jeep? Why is the dog driving the Jeep, anyway? Really, I guess it doesn't matter, because none of it makes sense. BUT it's FUN!!! Yippee!
Supplies: Hit the Road, Putt Putt, and One of a Kind stamp sets. Whisper White, Old Olive, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango cardstocks and Haiku DP (retired). StazOn Black, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa classic inks. Blossoms & Basics chipboard (retired), Blender Pens, Stampin' Up! texture plates, Oval, Wide Oval punches, oval coluzzle cutter.
Happy Valentine's Day to you all. I hope you plan to do something unusual for the day.
Blessings,
Julie