Adios Perfect Peacock!

At this month's retiring class, we made this card.  So many retired items on this one!  As a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, I try to end the catalog year with as little of the outgoing In Color card stock as possible.  This year, I was very succesful!  In this card, we used the outgoing In Color markers to color the peacock.

When stamping a sentiment like this, if your colors share the same color base, like Lost Lagoon and Blackberry Bliss in this card, you can easily use your Lost Lagoon ink pad to ink the entire stamp and use the Blackberry Bliss marker to just color the portions that you want in that color.  Super fast & easy!

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product Supplies:
I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one.  To see or order any of the items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store.  You can order from me if you live anywhere in the United States.  When setting up your account, please do not check the box where it says I cannot contact you - I want to be able to thank you properly when you place an order!  If you check the box, all I know is "No Contact" placed an order and I can't thank you.

Note - Stamp sets and bundles noted below may be available in other mount options - wood, clear or photopolymer.  I have listed the option that I used.  Please check my Online Store if your preference is different.

Product List

Perfect Peacock Wood-Mount Stamp Set [133830]	Remembering Your Birthday Clear Stamp Set [131350]	And Many More Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134276]	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]
Tangelo Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133677]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Color Me Irresistible Specialty Designer Series Paper [138439]	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644]
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	2014-2016 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [133654]	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130]	Window Word Punch [119857]
Bitty Banners Big Shot Die Framelits [129267]	2015-2017 In Color Blossom Accents [138383]

Watercolor Butterflies - A Fun & Easy Technique

Here's a fun and easy technique for you to do.  Just watch my video below to see how to make these really pretty butterflies. Watch the whole video to see how I made the black rhinestone bodies for the butterflies- imagine the possibilities with various colors of embossing powder!

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product Supplies:
I would love to be your Demonstrator if you don't already have one.  To see or order any of the items used in today's project, just click on the items below to see them in my Online Store.  You can order from me if you live anywhere in the United States.  When setting up your account, please do not check the box where it says I cannot contact you - I want to be able to thank you properly when you place an order!  If you check the box, all I know is "No Contact" placed an order and I can't thank you.

Note - Stamp sets and bundles noted below may be available in other mount options - wood, clear or photopolymer.  I have listed the option that I used.  Please check my Online Store if your preference is different.

Product List

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set [139424]	And Many More Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134276]	Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]	Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad [126959]
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982]	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Watercolor Paper [122959]
Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131197]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper [138445]
Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper [135315]	Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies [138135]	Tags & Labels Framelits Dies [138282]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments [119246]
Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [109133]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Aqua Painters [103954]

The Wilderness Awaits & Vintage Leaves....

 We had a lot of fun in class when we made these cards since everyone's cards ended up looking so much different!  I cut a bunch of leaves out of Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Early Espresso cardstock using the Leaflets framelits and just let everyone select which stamp they wanted on each leaf.  They were then glued onto a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock that had been stamped using some of the Vintage Leaves stamps and Crumb Cake ink.  Once the pieces were glued on, we ran them through the Big Shot using the Brick Wall embossing folder and ..... boring.  That is, until we took a sponge and began sponging the embossed edges and then.... wow!  Super cool!

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

The Wilderness Awaits Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139365]	Vintage Leaves Photopolymer Bundle [140235]	And Many More Clear-Mount Stamp Set [134276]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [126974]
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650]	Sahara Sand 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121043]	Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [120953]
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318]	Early Espresso 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [119686]	Bitty Banners Big Shot Die Framelits [129267]	Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138288]
1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon [132140]	Linen Thread [104199]	Stamping Sponges [101610]