Tinkerin In Ink with Tanya: September 2017

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Stamp Review Crew: Merry Cafe

https://stampreviewcrew.blogspot.com/2017/09/merry-cafe.html

Merry Cafe!! Who loves it? Me! Which is a good thing, since I am using it a lot this month 😊 This set covers a whole lot of holidays and occasions, and I can't wait to play. And I can't wait to see what everyone else comes up with 😃

For those who are new to the Stamp Review Crew, here is a little background. We are an international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators that gets together on the first and third Mondays of every month to do a blog hop. Each hop features a single stamp set to give you loads of inspiration for that set! The hops are archived at the Stamp Review Crew blog, and you will be able to click through each hop at any time, going directly to the posts for that hop whenever you want! And you can click on the banner of this post to go to the master blog roll for this hop also.

If you are following along in order, you just arrived from Dawn Tidd's blog, who is wonderful in every way!

Spooky Night paper and the Merry Cafe' stamp set from Stampin' Up! make adorable treat bags! I have gotten a lot of use out of the Mini Treat Bag framelits. Tanya Boser for the Stamp Review Crew

My first set of projects uses the Spooky Night DSP and the Mini Treat Bag framelits to create a bunch of Witch's Brew treats! I plan to fill them with cocoa packets to give to friends and co-workers. I know a few ladies who would get a kick out of these as birthday favors. I remind you, I am an ER nurse. We are a slightly twisted bunch 😉
Now, these prints are a bit busy, but look pretty good with the black embossed circles to break it up a bit. Doesn't the Garden Trellis embossing folder look a bit like bats in the background?!

I adore these prints, so these are my favorites of the bunch. And true confession.... I hated the print on the right until I used it here. It reminds me of a flannel shirt! I love flannel. It is the perfect layering garment. Layering is important in Minnesota 😊

Par-Tea! Neon at that. Merry Cafe' and Embossing Paste from Stampin' Up! team up to create this striking card. Tanya Boser for the Stamp Review Crew

Let's switch gears and go a bit neon. I don't normally think of neon and tea together, but we'll go with it 😁

I saw a card on Pinterest that had multicolored heat embossing on black, and I decided to try it with Embossing Paste. 💥

Well, first I had to create a stencil with the little cup die. I picked up a pack of stencil blanks cheap at Hobby Lobby a few months ago, so I whipped up the stencil and went to work! After the embossing paste dried, I put the clean stencil back in place and sponged Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, and Tranquil Tide over the cups. I love how vivid they are!

I did learn that the sponged ink take a long time to dry....I accidentally transferred ink to the circle, but was able to hide it for the most part.

Sponging and masking are used with the Merry Cafe' stamp set from Stampin' Up to create this fun card! Tanya Boser for the Stamp Review Crew

This time, I CASed myself. I had made a similar card with Colorful Seasons, and had to make another one. Lemon Lime Twist, Berry Burst, and Pumpkin Pie were sponged and stamped in each area after masking with scratch paper and washi tape. It went pretty quickly, and turned out as good as I had hoped 😍😎

OK, enough from me. It is time to hop over the Kelly Kent's blog, and she is sure to blow you away with her talent!

http://mypapercraftjourney.com/2017/09/18/stamp-review-crew-merry-cafe/

http://tiddbitsfromdawn.typepad.com/tiddbits-from-dawn/2017/09/the-stamp-review-crew-merry-cafe-edition.html

Have you seen this?! the October and November Paper Pumpkins kits are designed to coordinate with each other. How awesome is that!
Oh, you don't Paper Pumpkin? Maybe you want to give it a try the next 2 months. Sign up here.

http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/default.aspx?demoid=2010774

If you have seen something you need for your crafting life, just click the image in the supply list below and it will take you to my store! If you order less than $150, please use this month's Host Code, which can be found at the top of the sidebar on the right.

And be sure to check the box allowing me to contact you when you check out. I can't send you a thank you card if I don't know your address! And I promise to only send you happy mail, no junk mail :)

Product List

Merry Café Photopolymer Stamp Set

[144965]

$17.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101650]

$9.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

[140272]

$7.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

$8.00

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[105117]

$8.00

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

$8.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[101856]

$8.00

Spooky Night Designer Series Paper

[144610]

$11.00

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

[126945]

$6.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$7.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

[144086]

$6.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

[144083]

$6.50

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

[144085]

$6.50

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115318]

$8.00

Stamping Sponges

[141337]

$3.50

Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies

[137547]

$40.00

Coffee Cups Framelits Dies

[143745]

$30.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

$35.00

Garden Trellis Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143741]

$7.50

Hexagons Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143231]

$9.00

Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[117335]

$7.95

Oh My Stars Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[143710]

$7.50

Sparkle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[141468]

$7.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Sweet & Sassy Framelits Dies

[141707]

$35.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

$10.00

Fast Fuse Adhesive Refill

[129027]

$7.50

Friday, September 15, 2017

Gilded Embossing Paste

I don't always post my Instagram tips on my blog, but this one really seemed appropriate 😁 I have done this technique before, but not done a tutorial. This will hopefully give you all the information you need to do this technique, and give you some eye candy with some lovely cards 😎

I hope that was well explained. I also did some debossing on the card stock panel behind the vellum. I used the same die with the silicone mat for the Big Shot.

Debossing Big Shot Sandwich:
Multipurpose platform (old style with flip tabs-no tabs, new style-platform and no shim)
cutting pad
silicone mat
paper
die-cutting side down
cutting mat

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/tanyaboser/jointhefun

And be sure to check the box allowing me to contact you when you check out. I can't send you a thank you card if I don't know your address! And I promise to only send you happy mail, no junk mail :)

Product List

Floral Phrases Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[141767]

$18.00