Stacey Stamps

Spiral Punch Tutorial

Sue emailed me and asked how I got the spiral punch to punch across the art journal.

I didn't own Stampin' Up's spiral punch until this spring. Once my friend Leslie showed me this trick with the spiral punch and the 5" x 5" art journal, I had to get one. I used this trick/technique to make my Recipe Book with the art journal. The SU spiral punch exactly matches the distance of the spirals in our art journal. But you can not just start at the edge and start punching. You have to follow this technique.

1. Cut your designer paper to fit the journal cover. The exact size is 5 1/4" x 5 1/4". (You can cut yours a little larger and then cut it down after it's adhered to your journal if you want. If you do that cut it to 5 3/8" x 5 3/8".)
2. Line up your designer series paper to the top of the journal where the spiral is.
3. With a pencil mark where the first spiral is and the last spiral is. (I mark where the far right part of the spiral is.)
4. Now. Hold the paper with the pencil marks closest to you. On the far right pencil mark, you will be cutting a small slit 1/8" wide and 1/4" in. This will be where the spiral punch guide is inserted. You can look at the picture to see exactly how big it is. When you are done - this slit will disappear.
5. Now, turn the spiral punch over (I like to watch where my punch - punches.) Put the guide into the slit and punch.
6. Punch across the paper. Stop when your last spiral punches where your pencil mark is. (It is 4 spiral punches across.) (If you have never used the spiral punch before, it moves across your paper by putting the guide in the last spiral punched. So it really only punches 2 spirals at a time.)
7. After you have punched all the way across, you will have spirals plus your little slit on the end. (see picture.)
8. Now turn your paper over. Now you will use the spiral punch to punch where your slit is by using the spirals you have already punched as a guide.
9. Now your done. (I use SU's glue stick to adhere it to the front of the journal.)
10. Let me know how you use this tutorial.

 

         

Wonderful You - Beautiful Card

The Wonderful You stamp set is a stamp set that I didn't really notice until recently. This is one of Stampin' Up!'s 2 step stamp sets. The great thing about this stamp set is that you don't have to stamp exactly one right inside of the other. In fact, I think it looks better when it is offset a little bit.

I made this card at a recent Stampahowlic Diva gathering.

This card is the size of our long notes  6 3/8" x 3 1/4" and it is Purely Pomegranate. Whisper White cardstock is layered on Mellow Moss cardstock. The outline leaf is stamped with Always Artichoke ink. The inside leaf is stamped with Mellow Moss. The flowers are stamped with Purely Pomegranate ink. The outline is stamped with "full strength" and the inside flowers have been stamped off 2 or 3 times. These flowers were stamped on whisper white cardstock scraps and then cut out and adhered to the card. The middle flower was attached with dimensionals. I think you can see the dazzling diamonds glitter on the center of the flowers. Mellow moss ribbon is tied around the card. And "wonderful you" is stamped in always artichoke.

This is a great card because it is made with 1 stamp set!

Decor Elements - See the brochure

Okay. So you have heard how excited I am about Stampin' Up!'s new line - Decor Elements. Can't you just see this in a child's room or in a classroom. I can.

Now let me show you the brochure.The brochure shows you the sizes, colors and styles that will be available on July 1st.

Decor Elements combine with SU's existing products to make beautiful, handcrafted home decor pieces. You can also personalize your surroundings with a variety of exclusive images designed to create a customized, unique space. With the self-vinyl elements you'll discover how easy it is and cost effective to do your own decorating.

Go through the brochure while you walk around your home or office. Plan your next home decorating project. Call or email me to place your order. Or even consider having a Decor Element home gathering where I can show you and your friends this new home decorating category.

Decor Elements - New from Stampin' Up!

Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Today Stampin' Up! announced that it will be offering a new product line. It is called Decor Elements. Decor Elements is a line of self-adhesive vinyl wall decorations. And they are not just for walls! They can be used on walls, windows, mirrors, tiles, glass, plastic etc... Almost anything that you can imagine!

Decor Elements allows you to decorate quickly, easily and affordabily. And as often as we like (because they can be easily removed. Can you say no more repainting!)

You can decorate around a door frame, above the mantle, in a child's room, on a picture frame, on a mirror, on your windows, on a wine bucket. And so much more! I am getting so excited just talking about it!

Initially Stampin Up will be offering 100 different images available in 2 different sizes in both chocolate and white. Images include alphabets, art images, and phrases in a variety of styles.

Starting tomorrow, we will be able to see the images, but orders can not be accepted until July 1st.  Beginning on July 1st, Stampin Up will also have a video posted on how to apply the vinyl decorations.

Stampin Up is offering a new product line in addition to the wonderful stamping, scrapbooking and papercrafting products they already sell.

If you have ever thought of becoming a demonstrator, now is a great time to take advantage of a new product offering. (And demonstrators can begin ordering for themselves tomorrow. Email me if you think you want to become a demonstrator.)

I can't wait to start showing you all of the great ways you can use this product!

Live Your Dream

I have to share this great card I received in the mail. It was made by Lene Pearson. She sent it to me when she bought a tutorial CD. Isn't this a great card? She used the Afternoon Tea Designer Series Paper and Live Your Dream Stamp set that are available in the Occasions Mini Catalog until June 30th.

Lene embossed the flowers in black on whisper white paper and then cut them out. She directly embossed the bird on the Afternoon Tea Paper. She separated the two different styles of Afternoon Tea paper with a strip of basic black cardstock. She finished it off with white taffeta ribbon.

This is a stunning card and it really made my day!

Thank you Lene.