Find ideas, instructions and materials used to make a variety of paper-craft projects using Stampin' Up! products. As an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator in New Zealand I love to share my passion for creating things with paper including cards, boxes, gifts and decorations. I find that making things is a fun and relaxing past-time which relieves stress and gives me a purpose to be active every day. If you have any questions or want to learn more about Stampin' Up! feel free to contact me.
Recently I saw an amazing butterfly card using a colouring technique called Joseph's Coat which was so beautiful I had to try it for myself.
Butterfly Brilliance card with many colourful butterflies
After giving it a go with the Butterfly Brilliancestamp, I thought of Dolly Pardon's song 'Coat of Many Colors' and decide to make a colourful coat card using the Suit & Tie dies, Buffalo Check stamp and some sentiments from the Handsomely Suited stamp set.
Coat of Many Colours card for Father's Day
This technique is an unique way of adding colour to a card. I used my blending brushes to create different sections of colour on a piece of Basic White cardstock. Then I stamped my image in Versamark and heat embossed it with Clear embossing powder. The next step was to cover the entire white piece with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. It sounds a bit strange at first but the clear embossed areas will resist the black ink and allow the technicolour to show through, which I believe is why this technique got it's name -- Joseph's Technicolour Dreamcoat!
Two cards made with the Josephs' Coat technique
It's an amazing technique but very messy with all that ink, so I decided to try to replicate it without all the mess. That is how I created my faux Joseph's Coat technique. I made my cards by stamping the images with Versamark ink on dark cardstock and then heat embossed with White embossing powder. I then used my Stampin' Blends markers to colour on the white embossed image. Since the Stampin' Blends are permanent markers the colour stays on top of the embossed sections.
Two cards made with the Faux Joseph's Coat technique
Here are the two techniques side-by-side for comparison -- Real & Unreal.
Card made using the real technique on the left and the faux technique on the right.
I don't think there's a lot of difference between the two techniques. What do you think?
The two cards on the left were made with the 'unreal' technique and the one on the right is 'real.'
This is such a fun way to add colour to projects and the possibilities are endless. I even made a little card to fit in a 3" x 3" envelope using several stamps from the Floral Essence photopolymer stamp set. This was a little tricky trying to line up the images since Versamark ink is clear, however using photopolymer stamps makes it easier. I think I did a pretty good job.
Mini card made by colouring white embossed image with Stampin' Blends.
I am a member of the Global Monthly Video Hop and this card was perfect for our May theme'Only for Men'. If you'd like to see how to do this new technique have a look at my video below and you can learn how to make your own coat of many colours!
I'd love to hear your feedback on this to learn which technique you prefer -- the real one or the fake one!
Whenever I cut my cardstock to make cards and other papercraft projects I end up with little strips of leftover pieces.
When I first started as an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator I didn't have a lot of cardstock so I saved every little piece of paper because I thought I might find a use for them . . .
and I have found lots of ways to use my leftover pieces.
I have layered them on a card front to make an interesting background and then I decorated it with die cut flowers, leaves and a punched sentiment.
My daughter die cut through layers of cardstock to make an cute tag for her school lanyard.
You can make a unique card by gluing different sized strips of coloured cardstock on a card front and then stamp it with an image. Just make sure the colours aren't too dark for the image you're stamping.
I've made quick and easy cards by gluing scraps of Designer Series Paper onto a card base and just adding a sentiment.
I wove together some black and white scrap pieces to make an interesting background for a stylish birthday card.
I've even used scrap pieces to add colour behind a die cut shape and to create a Christmas decoration.
I always end up with lots of strips of white cardstock which are the perfect size to create sentiment banners. I added some gold gilding to the space between the sentiment pieces tomake this card shine!
You can even create a theme for your cards by carefully selecting the type of sentiments you choose.
For my butterfly card I chose encouraging and loving sentiments which would make it a great Valentine's Day card.
I made a video showing how to use the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set to make a colourful birthday card decorated with a hummingbird from the Touch of Ink stamp set.
So next time you have scraps of cardstock remember to keep them, because you can create a wide range of interesting cards!
To welcome in the year 2021 I designed a card to hold a mini calendar.
I created a special fold so that when the card is opened the mini calendar on the inside can be displayedon a desk or countertop.
If you love dragonflies you'll love this card as I used the new Dragonfly Garden stamps and matching Dragonfly Punch to cut out the large and small dragonflies from the Dandy Garden designer series paper.
You can find these new products in the 2021 Mini Catalogue by Stampin' Up!
This is perfect as a thank you card for a friend, however you could make it for anyone by just removing the sentiment on the left side of the card.
You can use it as a gift as well since the mini calendar can be displayed easily when opened.
I used my Wink of Stella Glitter Brush to add some bling to the wings of the dragonflies.
When I first made this design I stamped two dragonfly images and coloured them with watercolour pencils to match the background designer series paper before punching them out with the new dragonfly punch.
I stamped some of the smaller images on the mini calendar pages as well as on to the dsp. Be sure to stamp off the image on scrap paper before stamping on the calendar or it will be too dark to see the dates.
The card base was 10.5 cm x 29.7 cm -- I cut an A4 sheet of cardstock in half lengthwise.
I scored it at 7.5 cm and 9 cm from the short edge on both sides to create the special fold.
I cut four pieces of designer series paper to 7 cm x 10 cm -- two for the front and two for the inside. You could cut four pieces of the same dsp and use the opposite side on the inside of the card or choose complimentary designs and colours. The large dsp for the inside centre section is 11 cm x 10 cm.
I cut some cardstock slightly larger than the mini calendar and die cut the numbers from the centre of it before sticking it down on the inside. Don't forget to attach some ribbon or cord to the front before attaching the dsp so you can close the card.
I made a video showing how to make the 'Thank You' card as a participant of the Global Monthly Video Hop. You can see it here and I've put links to the other members of the GMVH in the description of my YouTube video so you can see more 'Thank You' projects from demonstrators around the world.
I hope you like my special card and have a wonderful New Year!
