Heated Pearls

Heated Pearls Technique Class
by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Supplies:
White, Black or Colored Cardstock (Glossy or Matt) 4” x 5 1/4” Plus Enough to Decorate
White School Glue
Pearl Ex, Perfect Pearls, or any brand Mica Powders:
Brushes
Paper Towels
Cup of Water
Punches to Decorate Cards

Instructions:

1. Take some white glue (clear drying like Elmer’s School Glue) and spread it all over your cardstock. I used 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 size cardstock.

2. Dip a paint brush into your powdered Pearl Ex or other powdered pigment and tap the brush with your finger to sprinkle the powder onto your glue. A Little goes a long way. (I use three colors).

3. Mix it around with your finger or brush, but I like my finger so it doesn't leave brush strokes. You can also pounce the glue and Pearl Ex powder with a brush for a different texture. Be careful not to mix too much or your colors will get all muddy. Once it is mixed, heat it with your heat gun till it stops bubbling. Don’t overheat or it will scorch.

4. Punch or cut out your pieces to decorate your card and layer your pieces to complete the cards.

Pink Heated Pearls & Beaded Heart Card

by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Supplies:
Heart Stamp by Hampton Art Stamps
Pink Ink Pad by Impress in Old Rose
Pink Bazzill Cardstock 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” Plus Enough to Punch a 1 3/4 Square
White Matt Cardstock 4” x 5 1/4” with heated Pearls Technique
Enough White Matt Cardstock to Punch a 1 1/2 Square
White School Glue
Pearl Ex Powders: #690 Sparkling Copper, #684 Flamingo Pink & #685 Spring Green
Square Punches
Clear Micro Beads
Double Sticky Tape Sheet

Instructions:

1. Use the Heated Pearls Technique on white cardstock and trim to 4”x 5 1/4.

2. Punch or cut a square of pink that is 1 3/4” .

3. Stamp the heart with pink on the white scrap and punch it to 1 1/2”. Cover it with double sticky tape also punched to 1 1/2”. Peel off the liner and dip into clear micro beads. Press the beads into the tape.

4. Place the beaded heart on the pink square and then on the top left corner of your Heated Pearls card front. Layer the card front on to the pink cardstock.

Copper Heated Pearls with Punched Leaf

by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Supplies:
Leaf Punch by Marvy
Black Matt Cardstock 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”
Black Matt Cardstock 2 3/4” x 4 1/4” with heated Pearls Technique
Enough Black Matt Cardstock to Punch the leaf
White School Glue
Pearl Ex Powders:
#683 Brilliant Yellow, #655 Super Copper & #664 Super Bronze
Copper Sharpie Markers

Instructions:

1. Use the Heated Pearls Technique on black cardstock and trim to 2 3/4” x 4 1/4”.

2. Punch out your leaf and mark edges with copper Sharpie marker.

3. Layer the copper Heated Pearls onto the matt black card front and then adhere the punched leaf piece at an angle.

Technique & Card Sketch # 10

Card sketch done by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin) with MS Word

Card made by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Quilted Card Directions

by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

1. Pick out some scrapbook paper scraps that coordinate with each other. If you are using three patterns punch 6 of each. For two patterns (like I have here) punch 10 of each. I stamped and colored images for half the squares on my card.

2. Work out your quilt pattern on a coordinating color of cardstock with a small amount of repositionable adhesive on the back of your quilt blocks.

3. When your design is set. Use a good adhesive to secure your quilt blocks

4. Using three of the colors, cut two 2 inch squares and one 1 3/4 square. Adhere to the card front as shown.

5. I stamped & colored my image for the smaller square, but you could always put a bow or embellishment on the smaller square.

6. To make it look more like a quilt, I made stitch marks around each block with a black pen and chalked around the main image piece.

A MaryJo McGraw technique

Versa Magic Background
by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

I saw this demonstrated by MaryJo McGraw

1. Squirt drops of Versa Magic reinker in 3 colors onto white cardstock.
2. Brayer till the whole card is covered.
3. Take a stamp and swirl it on the ink.
4. Let dry completely

I Like This Technique by Mel

Above sample by Sue4stampin

This is a technique created by Melissa McCarthy http://melstampz.blogspot.com/ , but you may also have seen it on Technique Junkies www.techniquejunkies.com/ .

Magic Patterns
by Sue4stampin

1. Stamp a background stamp with VersaMark on light color cardstock (I used white) and Emboss with clear powder.
2. Wipe the card with an embossing buddy.
3. Stamp a line image (such as the flower) in a dark color ink over the background and emboss with clear powder.
4. Fill in your colors with dye ink and a water brush or a wet paint brush.
Note: You can use markers for small more dominant colors.

Beaded Tin Foil Card Front

Beaded Tin Foil Card

Card by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)
Technique by Marjie Brandeen

Here's a fun Technique

This is a card I did for a class at Fun Stamps in Lynnwood, WA. It's not a new idea, but it's easy and looks more complicated. The class really had fun with this one.

Tissue Paper Card

by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

1. Stamp image on White Tissue Paper with black dye ink.
2. Run colored cardstock through Xyron
3. Crumple up the stamped tissue and lay it out on sticky colored cardstock.

Note: You could also use colored tissue paper on white cardstock.

A Fun Technique

Here is a technique I did a while back with Colorations paint, but have also done it with Twinkling H2°'s and watered down acrylic paints. Just be sure to have some metallic colors in the mix.

Use a few colors that blend well together and put randomly on heavy cardstock or watercolor paper and spray with water. Take plastic wrap and set on top making sure you have plenty of wrinkles in the plastic wrap. Set aside to dry completely. Remove plastic wrap only when completely dry and you will have a beautiful background.

Card for Frantic Stamper

Here is a paper piecing card I did for Frantic Stamper. There is actually three layers for the dress and the ruffles on the skirt are more 3D than it shows here.

Skipping Rope in Pink
By Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Supplies:
Stamp by Frantic Stamper
Sipping Rope #8207-J
Black ink Pad
Pink Dye Ink Pad
Pink Bazzill Cardstock
Cream Cardstock
Pink Printed Paper
Color Duster by JudiKins
Pink Ribbon
Pink Brad

Instructions:
1. Stamp image on cream paper and three times on pink print paper.
2. Cut out one of the dress and hat images from the pink print paper. Cut the two middle ruffles from the other images having the top ruffle cut from the waist to the bottom of the top ruffle.
3. Layer the pieces onto the main image on the cream cardstock.
4. Stipple some pink ink around the edges of the cream cardstock with the Color Duster.
5. Punch a hole and set a brad in the top right corner.
6. Lay two thin pink ribbons across the bottom left corner of the Pink Bazzill as shown and tape to the back.
7. Layer the pink print onto the Bazzill and then add the main image to the card front.

Blendin Blox Card

I few people have asked how to use the Dee Gruenig's Blending Blox and here is a card I did a long time ago for Stamper's Mall. Since my time is short these days, I didn't think you would mind me showing you another of my favorites called Page of History.

Supplies:
Verse Stamp by Hero Arts
Memories Dye Ink Pad in Chestnut
Dee Gruenig’s Blending Blox in Shades of Rose
White Glossy Cardstock
Red Cardstock
Collage Papers, Cottage Whimsy, Picture by Paper Reflections
Brayer
Stipple Brush
Adhesive of Choice

Directions:
by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)
1. Brayer the Shades of Rose onto the glossy paper cut to 4 x 51/4 and also a small piece 7/8 x 2 1/2.
2. Cut the picture out and crop to 2 3/4 x 4.
3. Stipple the Shades of Rose around the edge of the picture.
4. Cut red cardstock to 4 ¼ x 5 ½. Mount the large Shades of Rose piece on top.
5. Center the picture and mount on top of the Shades of Rose piece.
6. Stamp the verse onto the small Shades of Rose piece in Chestnut.
7. Mount this small piece onto a red piece 1 x 2 5/8 and mount as shown.
8. Mount onto an A2 card.

2 Quick & Easy Valentines

I am teaching a valentine class at my Mom's Assisted Living Community and these are two of the cards they will be doing.

Thinking of You Valentine Card

by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

I saw this idea on the internet somewhere, but don't remember where. It can be used for any occasion, just change the colors and images.

1. Fold a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 piece of white cardstock to make your card.

2. Stamp a flower toward the top right side.

3. Stamp a sentiment under the flower.

4. Tie a ribbon around the card front with the bow in the front.

Tulip Hearts Card

by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

I think I got this idea from a stamp company.

1. Stamp your flower image on white cardstock.

2. Punch two hearts from red sticky backed vellum and place over the flowers.

3. Layer onto coordinating cardstock and adhere to your card.

Dreaming of Spring

Here is a fun easy card with a 3D Bonnet that I saw on the web. If anyone knows who credit should go to for the punched bonnet idea, please let me know so I can give proper credit.

Bonnet Card Made with Circle Punches
By Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Supplies:
Image & Sentiment of choice
Green, White & Cream Cardstock
Markers
1” Punch
2” Punch
Ribbon
Pop Dot
Adhesive

Directions:
Stamp your image, color it in and layer it onto your card.
Punch a 2” circle for the hat brim.
Punch a 1” circle for the top of the hat.
Adhere the hat brim circle onto your card. Add a Pop Dot to the center and add the top of the hat
Tie the ribbon into a small bow and adhere to the bonnet.

Technique for Beaded Moon Card

Beaded Moon
by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Supplies:
Stamps: Trees by Northwoods (or any tree stamp will work) & Mirror Image by Rubber Stampede (if you are using a multiple treed stamp)
Black or Dark Blue Embossing Ink
Cobalt Blue Opaque Embossing Powder by Stampendous (you can use any dk. Blue or black). Mix with glitter.
Fine dark Blue (or black glitter), use 1/4 glitter with 3/4 embossing powder.
Dark Blue or Black Dye Ink Pad
Cardstock: Dk Blue or Black 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 & Pearle Blue 4 X 5 ¼ (any dark blue will work, but all papers bleach out different so bleach a small area on the back first).
Fun Foam (it needs to be thin enough to fit in your punch).
Circle Punch (I used a Marvy 2” ) (Note: be sure to spray your punch with silicone & punch off the residue first)
Double Sticky Tape, Paper Backed ( It has to be the paper backed to work in your punch)
Glass Micro Beads in Clear
Poster Tape (or what ever you use to stick unmounteds on your acrylic block)
Bleach
Vinegar (mixed 1/2 and 1/2 with water)
Bowl & Paper towel for the bleach
Paint brush

Directions:
1. Punch a circle from Fun Foam and attach it to an acrylic block to stamp with.

2. Pour bleach on a paper towel in a flat container and make sure the BLEACH is FRESH.

3. Put the fun foam circle gently onto the bleach paper towel (you don’t want it dripping) and stamp on your blue paper where you want your moon to be. Take a paint brush (or water brush) with bleach in it and wipe it across the bottom of the blue paper to bleach some of the ground. Set aside for the bleach to work.

4. Wipe your bleached areas with a mixture of 1/2 vinegar & 1/2 water to neutralize the bleach on your card, pat with paper towel and set aside to dry.

5. Stamp & emboss the trees with the embossing powder mixed with fine glitter

6. Cover your embossed trees with scrap paper then stamp with dye ink onto the mirror image stamp and stamp this below the trees (you could use Eclipse tape or plumbers gasket material from the hardware store). Be sure your trees are pointed down this time as a reflection. ( I wiped the lines off the Northwoods stamp for this step)

7. Punch a circle from the double sticky tape. Peel the backing off and stick it on your moon. Peel the top paper off and dunk it in your clear beads. Use an old brayer to push the beads into the tape.

8. Layer onto the darker blue (or black) and mount onto an A2 card

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone and here is a technique to start the year off with a little fun.

Colorwash Technique
by Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Supplies:
Adirondack Colorwash Sprays in Lettuce & Eggplant
BlackEmbossing Ink & Powder
White & Violet Cardstock
Stampin' Up Flower Stamp
Sentiment stamp by A Stamp In The Hand

Instructions:
1. Stamp the reverse image stamp onto a scrap of white cardstock with black and emboss.
2. Mask the flower and spray the leaves with the Lettuce.
3. Cover the leaves and spray the flower with Eggplant.
4. Cut out the stamped image.
5. Prop a piece of 4 x 5 1/4 white cardstock up a little and spray the bottom with Eggplant. Turn it around and spray with Lettuce.
6. When dry, stamp and emboss the sentiment in black.
7. Adhere the image piece to the sprayed cardstock, then mount onto violet cardstock.

Bleached Colorwash Sprays

I had a lot of fun with this technique so I thought you might like to know how I did it.

Lighthouse at night
By Sue Lorang (Sue4stampin)

Supplies:
Stamp by Lasting Impressions with Panache
Lighthouse on cliff 171-001M
Black Embossing ink & Powder
Adirondack Color Wash in Denim & Eggplant (Doesn’t work with Memories Mists)
Bleach
Water Brush
Yellow Marker
White Black & Purple Cardstock
Vinegar & water mixture (1/2 & 1/2)
Paint brush

Instructions:
Spray the white cardstock with Eggplant Color Wash, let dry, then spray again with the Denim and let it dry completely. Stamp and emboss the lighthouse image. Put bleach in a water brush and bleach the clouds and lighthouse. Set aside to let the bleach work. Repeat Bleaching the lighthouse till it is mostly white. Paint with vinegar water to neutralize the bleach. Color in the yellow light. Layer this on black and then a dark purple.