Jeanie Stamps

   I have a lot of patterned paper.  A LOT.  I was a Stampin' Up demonstrator for over 10 years and accumulated so much beautiful paper that I didn't stand a chance of being able to use it all.  And I refuse to get rid of it because...  well that is a problem for another day.  So, when I saw a YouTube post by Justine Hovey to use up a paper stack, I decided to try it.   I pulled out a paper pack that I absolutely love, but never found a reason to use - Stampin' Up Cupcakes and Carousels 6 x 6 designer series paper stack from 2017.  It is an eclectic mix of fun bold pastels and there is a cute sheet with carousel horses on it that I just KNEW I would use.  Ahem... (Thanks to Brian King for use of photo from his blog)    So I spent a day putting together a large stack of 36 cards.  Once I got going I just couldn't stop!   I used SU Hand Penned Petals with Penned Flowers dies, Nature's Harvest stamp set with ...

   Happy fall, y'all! To celebrate the changing season, I pulled out a tried-and-true favorites: Hello Bluebird Pathway and Oh Nuts stamp sets.        I stamped the images on X-pressit Blending Card with Momento tuxedo black ink. I knew I was going to make a slimline card, so before I started coloring I mapped out what sections of the background I was going to use in the final project.  I very lightly marked them on the background in pencil and started coloring!      These are the Copic colors I used for this project.     I cut out the squares....       Then I die cut the slimline, colored the frame, and assembled the background.  Note to self: cut the squares a little bigger than your pencil line to fill the whole hole!     Next, I stamped the squirrels on the inner remnants of the die, because why waste good paper!       I colored and die cut the squirrels.     And pieced...

   I am so excited to share today's cards with you today! I have been working on my Copic coloring and wanted to show you this beautiful stamp and die set, Grateful for Everything by Concord & 9th.  I wanted to do a "practice" and then a "real thing" side by side, but I ended up liking them both for different reasons, so I included both.         I started by stamping the main image on Xpressit Blend white card stock in Whisper Gina K Designs Amalgam ink.  I colored the flowers (Peonies?) with Copic  RV69, R59, R39, R37, R35.  It is not your imagination that the flower on the right is lighter.  I added a little RV19 to brighten it up. I love love love the detail and dimension came out!  Then I dripped water on the card, which smeared one image.  I'm not one to waste a little "oopsie", and I figured I would cover it somehow, so I moved on. The next step was the leaves. For the larger leaves I used YG17, YG15, and YG...

Last night the outdoor temperature was lower than our indoor temperature.  I know that sound strange, but here in Texas it's a real seasonal milestone. At our house we keep our thermostat at 75 at night (78 in the day) so when it finally gets low enough the we can consider opening the windows at night it's a day of celebration. It finally starts my mind moving toward fall.  Then this afternoon it is 92, so we go back in summer mode. I have been looking through some not-as-old stamp sets and found this true classic set from fall 2021 by The Greetery - All Blessings Flow.  The beautiful sentiment is so full of depth and meaning for me and I love the wreath-building greenery that accompanies it. I decided to stamp the sentiment in Stampin' Up Shaded Spruce ink on heavy weight white card stock. I stamped the stems on the same paper in Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede, and Shaded Spruce inks and fussy cut them with EK Tools small precision scissors.  I have had thes...

 I was looking to make a stack of flexible cards, so I turned to the beautiful Tonic Studios Compassion and Poppies stamp set and dies to help me out. I love how they turned out! I stamped the poppies and leaves on X-pressit blendable card stock in Gina K. Designs amalgam ink for a border-less blending look.  The flowers are all colored with Copic and Stampin' Blends alcohol ink markers and cut with the set dies. For the backgrounds I kept it simple to keep the flowers the focus of the card -  Stampin' Up Poppy Parade and White card stock and Hardwood background stamp in Basic Gray.  Then I stamped the sentiments on Stampin' Up Basic Black and Basic Gray card stock with Versamark watermark ink and Stampin' Up white embossing powder. These were a lot of fun to make and now I have a nice little stack for any occasion!

Happy Labor Day, Crafty Friends! Many parents, me included, said goodbye to their college freshmen over the last few weeks. It was a day of excitement and tears and anxiety for everyone!  That last hug before you walk away is the hardest one of all and you count the days until you see your dearest again.  This card is meant to remind friends that we are all in this together. I started with A2 size (5.5" x 4.25") Stampin' Up heavyweight white paper and did an ombré background with SU Blackberry Bliss ink. I cut the SU Potted Succulents die in white SU card stock and glued it down with Tombow Aqua Mono Liquid Glue. Then I cut the pot and plant from the same die set in white and Cinnamon Cider cardstock respectively, and colored it with Cinnamon Cider, Just Jade and Blackberry Bliss Stampin’ Blends alcohol ink markers.    The sentiment is from the Tonic Studios Compassion & Poppies set, stamped in Pinkfresh Studio detail black Hybrid ink.    Wishing you al...

Last week was full of birthdays to celebrate.  My niece and my dad both aged up and my grandmother's birthday (in remembrance) fell right between them.  I have cards for them both, but didn't send because we hope to have an in-person visit next weekend.  Hopefully everything will go as planned and we can see each other!  Here are their cards: For my dad's card I started with a Stampin Up Misty Moonlight card base.  I cut the focal image (from Amazon) into Crumb Cake card stock and layered it on top of a black strip.  I colored the remnants of my Crumb Cake card stock with Stampin' Blends (Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody, Pumpkin Pie, and Poppy Parade) and cut out leaves from Stampin Up Nature;s Roots die set.  The sentiment is from Altenew (the set escapes me and I can't find it now!) stamped in Cherry Cobbler. My niece's card was inspired by Erum Tasneem's YouTube video.  I painted five of these with different color intensity and backgrounds and ...

  This card is for the Fusion Challenge.   On Whisper White heavy weight card stock, I stamped the classic Stampin' Up Bearing Gifts stamp in Versamark Black and embossed with clear.  I water colored the image with Karin brushmarker pro Red, Ocean Teal, Gold, Sienna, and Neutral Grey.  I added the Real Red card stock and patterned paper from SU Berry Bouquet DSP.  The ribbon is Real Red Stitched Satin.     This is for the Fusion Challenge This was also supposed to be for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown , but I missed the cutoff.   I have mapped these colors that most closely resemble Stampin' Up colors (or rather, I mapped what SU color most closely resembles the Karin ink colors (see below) - It helps that I have all SU colors to work with).   Thanks for visiting! Jean

 Today's card was created for my in-laws 51st anniversary next week.   I stamped Stampin' Up Very Vintage on Whisper White card stock in Blushing Bride.  I watercolored the image with Powder Pink and Crumb Cake ink and color washed the background with Crumb Cake.  I cut a circle in the heavy Whisper White card base and a slightly larger circle around the image and popped it up from behind.  I added a Crumb Cake frame around the circle.  The sentiment is from SU Beautiful Friendship and is embossed in Early Espresso powder.  The long-retired lace trim is Sahara Sand.  Lastly I watered down some Champagne Mist All-Purpose ink to splatter for a little shimmer. This is for the Freshly Made Sketches and The Flower Challenge . Have a wonderful week! Jean

So, I posted a card late last week and completely forgot to put it in the challenges listed. And then I saw comments on it after I reposted. So... Here it is again, followed by a couple new ones.  The base is Stratmore Bristol watercolor paper.  The flowers are from Altenew Flower Garden stamped in Versamark and embossed with Smokey Slate embossing powder.  They were water colored with Stampin Up Misty Moonlight, Balmy Blue, Highland Heather and Smokey Slate Classic inks. The sentiment is from Altenew Beautiful day, also embossed with Smokey Slate embossing powder. This is being entered into Global Design Project and Clean and Simple  Colors and Sketches challenges. (well, it would have been IF I had been paying attention.  Ug)    

September is here and Texas has cooled to fall temperatures in a hurry.  55 yesterday!  Time to play outside until it heats up again, as it always does. The first card uses some new fall items from Simon Says Stamp and one old Stampin Up stamp. I started with a base of Strathmore Bristol watercolor paper.  I brushed the background through the new SSS Autumn Splendor stencil with Stampin' Up Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Mint Macaron and Chocolate Chip.  The sentiment and pumpkins are from the new SSS Pumpkin Spice Season stamp set, embossed in SU gold on Mint Macaron card stock.  The pumpkins are colored with Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends and Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write marker.  Last, the coffee cup is from retired SU stamp set Merry Cafe.   This card is being entered into: Hand Stamped Sentiments , Festive Friday Challenge (leaves, gold, green, brown), the Watercooler Challenge , and Sunday Stamps.  

I have two cards to share today. My first card is for CAS Colours and Sketches Challenge and AAA CAS Challenge . I stamped the new Altenew Calla Lily Paint-a-Flower stamp in Versamark Clear on Bristol Stratmore watercolor paper and embossed in white.  I watercolored with Stampin Up Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Grey Granite classic inks and, once dry, used glossy clear Wink of Stella on the flowers.  The sentiments is also from the Calla Lily set and was stamped on Mossy Meadow card stock.