Stampin' Up! Convention Cards, Group 8 - Card 3

Adding the Scalloped Tag Top punch to this card gave it a completely different look.  I don't think it looks like a masculine card anymore with the tag top and the crochet trim together.  What do you think? 

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

Wetlands Wood-mount Stamp Set [126695]	Neutrals 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131191]	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [131261]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127750]	Venetian Crochet Trim [134581]	Scalloped Tag Topper Punch [133324]	Gold 5/8" Satin Ribbon [134547]

Stampin' Up! Convention Cards, Group 8 - Card 2

Adding texture and the trim really kicked this card up a notch.  Stamping the wheat on the background banners also gives the card a lot of dimension.

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

Wetlands Wood-mount Stamp Set [126695]	Neutrals 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131191]	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [131261]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]
Argyle Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [127750]	Venetian Crochet Trim [134581]

Stampin' Up! Convention Cards, Group 8 - Card 1

I love this Wetlands stamp set and it is always a great "go to" set when making masculine cards.  This card is simple but has enough going on and I like it but wait until tomorrow and see what I add!

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Product List

Wetlands Wood-mount Stamp Set [126695]

Neutrals 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131191]

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [131261]

Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Sandpipers from Stampin' Up!'s Wetlands Set

Here is our final card from the Wetlands stamp set class.  This class was really a hit.  Everyone enjoyed seeing all the different looks from just one $16.95 (US-clear) set.

 First we stamped the birds twice across a piece of Whisper White cardstock using VersaMark and embossed them using clear embossing powder.  We then broke out our brayers and colored the entire piece using Island Indigo ink.  We then took Midnight Muse ink and worked down from the top very slowly so most of the ink ended up at the very top.  We stopped at the waterline.  I came back along the bottom with the Island Indigo so the color would be a bit deeper there as well.   The sentiment was stamped and then cut out using the Apothecary Accents framelit.  I then cut two more out of Midnight Muse. and layered these behind so they appeared to be matted.  You can barely see at the top where they overlap.  A bit of trimming needed to be done as well.

Here's what you will need to duplicate this card:
Stamps:       Wetlands
Inks:          VersaMark, Island Indigo, Midnight Muse
Paper:      Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Island Indigo
Other:        Clear Embossing Powder, 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon (Whisper White), Apothecary Accents Framelits,
                  Beautifully Baroque embossing folder, Candy Dots

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Canada Goose from Wetlands...

Here is another card that we made using the Canada goose and the grains from the Wetlands stamp set. 

 I like that this card shows you that you can use a non-traditional color for a stamp and it still looks great.

Here's what you will need to duplicate this card:
Stamps:       Wetlands
Inks:         Island Indigo
Paper:      Island Indigo, Whisper White, Quatrefancy Specialty
Other:        Baker's Twine, Button

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Great Grains from Wetlands Stamp Set...

Here is another card that we made using the Wetlands stamp set.

 The multi-colored grains were created using the felt pad technique.  If you don't remember it or don't have time to check it out on my Techniques page, you put a bit of several colors of reinkers onto a felt piece (make sure you have wax paper underneath) and use it as a stamp pad.  With this particular use, make use your ink areas are touching each other so you get a good stamping.  We also double stamped so we got some grains lighter than others.

Here's what you will need to duplicate this card:
Stamps:       Wetlands
Inks:          Early Espresso, Crumb Cake (reinker), Pumpkin Pie  (reinker), Sahara Sand  (reinker)
Paper:       Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Other:        Antique Brads, 3/8" Soft Suede Taffeta ribbon

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams

Stampin' Up!'s Wetlands Stamp Set...

Back in July, I contacted my customers to get a vote on which set they would like to have a class built around.  There were some great sets in the running but Wetlands won out.  Here is the first of four cards we made with this set. 

 We used a piece of paper and sponging to create the framing for the Canada goose.  Am I the only one who didn't know until recently that they are not Canadian geese, but Canada geese?

Here's what you will need to duplicate this card:
Stamps:       Wetlands
Inks:          Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake
Paper:      Very Vanilla, Garden Green, Early Espresso
Other:        7/16" Trim, Paper Piercer, Naturals Button, Linen Thread

Forever Stampin',

    Cathy Williams