Spunky Cards

New background stamping video!!!

Check out how easy it is to rubber stamp your own backgrounds.  All you need is three or four favorite colors and three or four favorite stamps and you can create beautiful backgrounds yourself!

Here is a gorgeous card and below you will find a quick video that shows you how to stamp the background: 

Do you see how the background ties in with the other things in teh card?

• The ribbon and brad match the color of the crown!
• The card base (So Saffron) is in the background with the "diagonal thingies"!
• The center image matches the background (Cherry Cobbler)!

Like the stamps?  Here are the sets that I used

Grunge Rock (wood) or (clear)

Delicate Doilies (wood) or (clear)

Raining Flowers (wood) or (clear)

Now it's your turn.  Grab some stamps and ink pads and stamp away!!!  Don't be scared.  Rubber stamping is a trial and error process and my best creations have happened when I tried to hide a mistake with a pretty ribbon or another embellishment.  By the way, isn't the brad in the center amazing????  Here is the link to that gorgeous In-color Designer Printed Brad.

Are you in love with these fun and gorgous stamp sets, stop by my 24/7 online ruber stamping SU! store to add them to your collection.  If you have questions on this or other techniques, do post them in the comment section below.

Thank You Cards - one more :)

Here is the third card I wanted to share with you that I made for Rich's Aunt Dixie:

 

Cards for music lovers: teachers, choir directors, ...

I love the clean look of this card and it is sooo easy to make punch art musical notes!  You need an oval punch and then something for the "flag" part of your note.  In my case, I used a swirly piece from a retired Big Shot die.  Just look around at your punches and see what you have that will work for you :).

Then pick some pretty background paper and you are done!

 

 

Christmas Card: Layering Technique with Scraps

This week's MOJO Monday inspired me to create a Christmas card using the Layering Technique.  I really wanted to use the Letters to Santa Designer Series Paper but didn't have a piece featuring Santa Claus.  I did have several scraps with parts of Santa, so I built the picture of Santa like a puzze by layering the pieces on top of each other creating this really cool card:

The side view really shows off the layers:

This is a really great way to give your cards depth and a three dimensional look.  I encourage you to try it and to leave me comments on how you like it.  If you don't have this amazing Letters to Santa paper yet, click here to order it from my online store!

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FAQ: What is masking and how do I do it video!

Masking is a rubber stamping technique that let's you use one stamp to create a group.  For example, you might have one flower to create a bouquet or you might have one penguin stamp but want to have several penguins stand right next to each other.

This Christmas cards made with the Punch Pals stamp set (116588) is a good example where one stamp of three presents is used with the masking technique and it looks like there are seven or eight presents stacked next to each other and behind each other.

Here is a video to show you how I made this card!

 

Do you have a rubber stamping question?  Leave me a comment or send me an email at tanja@spunkycards.com and I'd be happy to answer it.

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P.S.:  This stamp is also awesome to make tags for your Christmas presents.

Inexpensive gift ideas: Saving $$'s using your Recycling Class

I am super-excited to announce my Spunky Online Class:

SAVING $$'s using your RECYCLING!

This class features three videos in which I show you step by step how to make

• SPUNKY EYES for plants (or add them to birthday bags for monster eyes ....)
• PUNCH ART TURKEY CONTAINER
• GLASS GIFT CONTAINERS FOR CHRISTMAS

If you want to save money by utilizing items in your recycling bin

AND make cute and elegant gifts,

then click here for more information on this class!

Instructions for Punch Art Turkey with Chocolate

It's time to let you know how I made this adorable punch art turkey using left-over chocolate candy from Halloween:

The face is pretty self explanatory:

1. Punch a 1 1/4" circle in Chocolate Chip.
2. Hand cut a triangle from left over Pumpkin Pie scraps.
3. Adhere the beak & wiggly eyes using 2-Way Glue Pen.
4. Attach to the front of the body (see next step) using a Glue Dot.

The body is super easy:

1. Stamp a printer address label with the "thanks so much" stamp from the It's a Wrap Occasions stamp set (wood mount: 123590, clear mount: 123592) using Chocolate Chip.
2. Wrap the label around two pieces of candy.  This is GREAT.  It makes this turkey so fast using self adhesive labels (and it cuts down on your candy supply)!

For the tail feathers:

1. Cut a 2.5" by 3/4" piece of chocolate chip.  Score at 1 3/4" (or thereabout).  Part of this piece will be under the chocolate and it will wrap up towards the tail (I hope this makes sense when you look at the picture).
2. Punch 3 pieces of DSP using the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch.
3. Fold all three pieces in half.
4. Fold one of the three pieces in half again (so now it's 1/4).  Cut the tip of this piece off.
5. Overlap the pieces for the tail and staple them to the Chocolate Chip piece.
6. Attach to the body using glue dots.

Enjoy!

If you need any of the above mentioned items, hop over to my online store or email me at tanja@spunkycards.com.

Happy Halloween!!!!!

Happy Halloween!  I hope you will have a fun and safe evening - whether you are out trick or treating or handing out candy to those cute little trick or treaters.

I have truly enjoyed sharing fun ideas with you and tomorrow, I will pack up my Halloween items with bitter sweet feelings.  I am sad to pack it away and thrilled to have more room for Thanksgiving and Christmas crafts.

So today I wanted to show you my Halloween shelf.  I have different sections in my office for all the different holidays that I work on and here you can see many of my favorites (though I have not enough room for all of them) as they "hang out together:"

Stay safe tonight!

Stamp your cookies!!!!

Stampin' Up! has these awesome cookie stamps and here is a great Stampin' Up! video to show them off.  No, that's not me in the video, it is Shelli Gardner's daughter and she does such a great job showing the cookies (I just want to eat them right there) and the stamps that I just have to show this video to you:

 

 

You can order these cookie stamps right here.  Get some for you and some to give away as a gift!  BTW, did you catch that they are dishwasher safe?

WOW Backgrounds using Classic Ink Refills and Rubbing Alcohol

This is a great rubber stamping technique "how to" video on making Wow! backgrounds using your Classic Ink Refills and rubbing alcohol.  Every piece you make is going to turn out different and they are all gorgeous!

  

These are the colors that I am using in this video:  So Saffron, Real Red, Pear Pizzaz, Chocolate Chip!

I have lots of ink refills since I love working with "juicy" ink pads.  Having refills for all my favorite colors is great.  Not only are my ink pads never dry, I can do really cool rubber stamping techniques like this one.

Have you thought about getting the refills for your favorite colors? 

Hop over to my SU! online store to get them!

Ship them straight to your house!

Enjoy making these awesome backgrounds. 

It's that easy.  And when you shop with me, you can be sure that I'll check in with you to find out if you are enjoying them, too!

Don't have too much fun stamping without me!

(Just kidding, I love for you to have fun!)

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Punch Art Santa Claus for Gift Tags and/or Christmas cards

This punch art Santa Claus is not only super cute but he really rocks on cards,tags and gift bags.  I've filmed a video for you that shows you exactly which punches you need and how to put Santa together.

Don't forget, you can order all your supplies right here in my 24/7 SU! store.

Here are the punches you need.  Click here for all SU! punches.

Rubber stamps for guitar players: Grunge Rock

Background stamping is a popular rubber stamping technique an sometimes the pattern that you create is so pretty that you want your background to become your foreground. 

The Rubber Stamp set Grunge Rock (available in wood mount and clear) is perfect for this technique and this card is great for your guitar playing teenagers.  I used different In Colors to create a beautiful and this set also looks amazing when you use it for embossing and brayering.

Supplies: 

• Stamp set Grunge Rock (wood #117080, clear #120555)
• Cardstock: Lucky Limeade 4 1/4" by 11", scored at 5.5", Whisper White 3 3/8" by 4 1/8", and Island Indigo 3 1/2" by 4 1/4"
• Classic Ink pads in Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Callipso Coral, and So Saffron
• White Baker's Twine and Stampin' Dimensionals.

 I made several cards just like this one for my girls' the guitar teachers.   If you have a guitar player in your family, be sure to check out this set!

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New BIG SHOT Class featuring letterpress plates, embossing folders & the stocking die

It's time for the next Big Shot class on Friday, October 21st, at Tanja's Stamping Studio!

This class features:

• Letterpress Plate Festive Finishes (page 21 in the Holiday Mini) to show you how to imprint color into your cardstock (2 cards, one for each of the two patterns).
• Brayer—Embossing Folder technique:  We’ll use the folder Elegant Lines but this works with all embossing folders (pages 218 & 219 in the IB&C) to make a gift card holder.
• The Holiday Stocking Die (page 24 in the Holiday Mini) makes a beautiful Christmas card.

Bring:

• Your Big Shot (optional) it will make everything faster.
• Your favorite adhesive.
• Your camera.  I will have sample cards that use the same techniques but turn the Christmas stocking into a baby bootie, the Christmas gift card holder into a wedding gift card holder, etc.

 Reserve your seat TODAY!

• Class size is limited.
• Payment of $25 class fee holds your seat.
• RSVP deadline is October 23 or when class is full (so don't wait that long!)

Call, email or text me about this class.  I will offer it both in the afternoon (1pm) and evening (7pm).

316-305-5207

tanja@spunkycards.com

 

 

Punch Art Pumpkin and Brayered Background - How To Video

Add a punch art pumpkin to  your birthday and Thanksgiving cards this fall.  Many of you have a brayer in your paper crafting tool selection so get it out to make this two colored background! Don't know how?  I've got a video for you that shows you how easy it can be with a bit of practice.

 

Here is the video:

 

Don't have a brayer yet?  Click here to order now!

Christmas Card featuring Punch Pals, Snowflakes, Bells & Rhinestones

Add embellishments like Jingle Bells and Snowflakes to your Christmas cards this year!  This card has it all: The snowflake from the Northern Frost Big Shot die with a Rhinestone Jewel in the center, the brand new little bell which I tied to my branches from the Two-Step Bird Punch and elegant lines as I used the Decorative Label Punch and Top Note Die to cut my cardstock.

The design of this card is pretty clever as the front is only half of the card.  I popped everything on the left side of the card up which means the left side is about as tall as the bell on the right.  This really helps balance the overall thickness of the card.

Supplies:

• Stamp set: Punch Pals
• Cardstock in Cherry Cobbler, Not Quite Navy, Whipser White and Pear Pizzaz
• Markers: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzaz, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Crumb Cake and Old Olive
• Snowflake:  Big Shot, Northern Frost Die (for which you need the Decorative Strip Spacer Platform and Decorative Strip Cutting Pads)
• Embellishments: Rhinestone Jewels, Mini Jingle Bells

Tips:

• Coloring the penguin:  The stamped image contains "double lines" so when I colored in the black sections, I made sure to leave the double lines so he still has that character.
• Coloring the Christmas tree:  I used Pear Pizzaz for the tree itself but outlined it with the darker shade, Old Olive.  This really makes the tree pop.  I did the same for the star by coloring the center in Daffodil delight and outlining it with Peach Parfait.

Don't forget that you can order this stamp set and all the supplies and embellishments in my online SU! store day and night.