New Catalogs!!!

Hello Stamping Friends!

I am so excited to show you our new catalog at FSJ. It's so beautiful and jam packed with lots of goodies.With over 330 pages of stamping goodness to be inspired by, I know you are going to just love it. Be sure to get your own copy at www.funstampersjourney.com and enter coach #434.

Over the next few weeks I'll be sharing a lot of projects that I hope you will love and be inspired by. First up, I will show off our new colors! So stay tuned!

Have a stamptastic day!
Patty

Gate Fold Explosion Card

I just can't get enough of special fold cards lately. For some odd reason they really appeal to me. So today I bring you a gate fold explosion card. This particular fold has been around a long time but I wanted to use some of my new Fun Stampers Journey products. Here's the outside:

  Isn't that printed paper just beautiful? And how about that stamp? Love them both. Here's the inside of the card, aka the explosion part.

I did stamp the sentiment separate from the image for a little variety. But isn't that fold fun? Here's how I made this card.

Cut Deep Lilac Card Stock (CS-0096) 5-½ x 11. Score at  2-¾ from both ends to create gate fold to meet in the middle.

Next cut a floral paper from the Sunday Adventure Prints paper pack (PP-0053) to 5-½ x 11. Score as shown on template below starting with the 2-¾ mark from both ends and folding corner to the center mark on each side. M = mountain fold. V = valley fold. Crease well. 

Using the photo and template as a guide, use Journey Craft Glue (AD-0111) to glue printed paper to card stock (valley sections only).

Cut a 3-5/8 square from Deep Lilac card stock and a 3-3/8 square from Whipped Cream card stock (CS-0040). Layer Whipped Cream card stock on top of Deep Lilac card stock and glue to middle section of explosion. Stamp sentiment only from the middle of  Be a Light AT stamp set (AT-0284) using a black marker to color the words.

Cut 2 pieces of floral paper from Sunday Adventure Prints paper pack 2-½ x 5-1/4. Glue to card front.

Cut 1 piece of floral paper from Sunday Adventure Prints paper pack 1 x 12. Cut 1 piece of Black Licorice Card Stock (CS-0003) ¾ x 11 (cut length at 12 if you have 12 x 12 card stock) to make a belly band.  It will not matter if these 2 pieces are not the same length as they will be covered by your image in the next step. Layer the Black Licorice card stock on top of floral paper centering on strip. With card closed, wrap this strip around card and glue at the overlap. Don’t wrap too tight or it will be difficult to get off to open your card.

Cut a 2-7/8 x 3-5/8 piece of Deep Lilac card stock and a piece 2-5/8 x 3-3/8 of Whipped Cream card stock. Stamp the Be a Light AT stamp (without the sentiment in the middle) carefully on the Whipped Cream card stock and layer on the Deep Lilac card stock. Use Journey Color Burst Pencils (JM-0077) to color image to match your floral paper. When your card is complete and complete, add Journey Glaze to glass portion of stamp.

Die cut 2 Detailed Foliage Die (DI-0360) pieces from Black Licorice card stock. Layer these behind the stamped image as shown in photo. You may need to cut each foliage piece into 2 pieces so that they will not go over the edge of your card. Layer this combined piece on the belly band created in the previous step. When dry, put belly band on card.

Finished card will measure 5-½ x 5-½ and may require extra postage to mail.

I hope you have enjoyed my card today and will give it a try. It's really fun!

Happy stamping everyone!

Journey Sketch #31

Howdy Paper Crafters!

Today I am posting a card I made from a weekly sketch over at Journey Sketches Facebook page. Janice and Kazan (fellow Journey Coaches) come up with new sketches for us each week. I love the way this turned out.

This is my take on Journey Sketch 31 this week over at the Journey Sketches Facebook page. It was all about the triangle gate fold. I taught this in class last night and the girls really liked the lace on the gate panels. This is how I made it:

Cut Limeade Splash card stock (CS-0039) 4-14/" x 11. Score 2-1/8" from left and right and fold to the middle to make a gate fold. Crease well. Mark the middle of the 2-1/8" flaps at 2-3/4" lightly with a pencil. Now place top of left fold and your pencil mark on the cut line of your paper trimmer  (TO-0039) and cut. Repeat with the bottom of this flap to create a triangle shape. Duplicate this cutting on the right side flap.

Now lets die cut the lace. I used Whipped Cream card stock CS-0040) and Artful Burst Die set (DI-0220) on the Journey Platinum Die Cut Machine (TO-0090) to cut the lace panel. Pretty.

After die cutting the lace panel I put a little of the Journey Craft Glue (AC--0111) on a section of one of the Fusion Ink Sponges (JM-0014) (clipped with a large paper clip from Staples) and dabbed glue onto the panel where it would touch the card centering it (the lace panel is symmetrical). I did this one side at a time trimming off the excess with the Detail Pro Shears (To-0063) before moving to the second flap.

I then traced around the largest die of the Journey Ovals (DI-0042) with a pencil on to Whipped Cream card stock and cut this out. Remember when cutting by hand to move the paper not the scissors. I put 2 Medium Journey Foam Squares (AD-0085) on each of the triangle panels just left and right of the point and layered the cut oval centering on card.

Using Vellum card stock (PP-0044) and Black Licorice Ink (IP-0041) I stamped the Your Kindness stamp set (AT-0287) on the vellum. I quickly poured Black Licorice Embossing Powder (IP-0099) on to the wet ink and heated it with the Journey Heat Gun (TO-0083). If you have not embossed before you will notice that the powder goes on looking matte and when heated looks glossy. Do not overheat or you will melt your powder into your paper. I adore the Journey Vellum paper card stock. It is a very nice weight and a joy to work with. You can earn the stamp set with a $50 order as a Bloom Benefit.

Once the embossing powder is cool (only takes a few seconds) then turn your vellum over and color with alcohol markers from the backside of the vellum. This will soften your colors a bit and add an elegance to your image.

I then glued the smallest green Rainbow Drops (AC-0178) to the front of the image at the base of the leaves with craft glue. When glue was set (work on something else while it's drying - see next instruction), I turned over the image and cut the Small Journey Foam Squares (AD-0084) into 4 pieces and attached on the back side behind the Rainbow Drops so the foam adhesive would not be visible and attached the image to the oval panel leaving room at the top for your bow. Mind you those cut foam squares are tiny but, tiny for a reason.

Now, while you are waiting for your glue to dry behind the Rainbow drops, use Clear Pigment Ink (IP-0102) and ink up just the top flower portion of the stamp (carefully) and stamp along the top and bottom of the Watermelon Fusion card stock (CS-0039) panel (4-1/4" x 5-1/2"). Slide this panel behind the folded panels.

Add a little Sparkle Silk (IP-0126) to a Media Mister (TO-0121) shake well and spritz the entire card front. Don't spray to heavily as the more you spray the more your vellum will curl.

Tie a bow with Satin Banana Cream Ribbon (AC-0271), trim the tails and attach to top of oval panel with Journey Glue Dots (AC-0083).

There you have it. I hope you have enjoyed my post today. Please leave a comment or subscribe if you did. And don't forget to go shopping! Better yet, join my team and get 20% off all of your orders. We have the lowest quarterly minimums in the industry and you can be a hobby coach with no pressure! Contact me at www.funstampersjourney.com  coach #434 if you are interested.

Thanks for stopping by!
Have a great day!
Patty

Butterfly Love

Howdy my stamping friends!

I am so in love with today's card. I used a sketch provided by another Journey coach to a sketch group that I belong to. We get a new challenge each week. This week the challenge wasn't just the sketch but, a special technique as well. Here's how I made the card.

But first would you like to see it?

This is such a happy card. So here's how I made it:

First I cut my Whipped Cream card base to 4-1/4 x 11 and folded in half. Next I took the lightest blue from my Pan Pastels Confectionery Days and rubbed over the Circle Bliss stencil to make the background.

I layered a rectangle of Whipped Cream card stock on top of Candy Apple Red card stock which was then layered on top of Huckleberry Fusion card stock.  I placed a strip of Candy Apple Red and Huckleberry Fusion card stock over the bottom of the previous rectangle then wrapped Special Day Organza Ribbon around the strip going around the card front.

Here's the really fun part, the technique. Take several baby wipes and layer one on top of another in a tray and put several drops of liquid color randomly over the top of the baby wipes. I used Catalina Blue, Candy Apple Red, and Limeade Splash Liquid Colors. I think the bright colors work best but you can get good results from the more pastel colors as well. Let the colors edges spread and run into one another until you see no white from the baby wipe any longer.

Using the baby wipe now as an ink pad, I stamped a butterfly from the Small Things stamp set in our Summer Mini catalog on to a scrap of Whipped Cream card stock 3 times and cut out. I used my Journey Crease Tool to shape the wings of the butterfly and placed on my card front with Journey Craft Glue just down the middle of each butterfly and popped up each wing with Small Journey Foam Squares. I also stamped the sentiment on the left side of the card base with Black Licorice Ink Pad.

Lastly, I glued 3 red Ranibow Drops under the rectangle with the butterflies and sprinkled the whole card with Beach Ball Silk and Sparkle Silk. I brushed a little extra Sparkle Silk on the butterflies.

This was such a fun technique and fun card to make. I hope you will give it a try.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Patty

The Impossible Card

Howdy Stampers!

It has been such a long time since I posted so I wanted to give you an extra special card to take a peek at today. It is called the Impossible Card. Truthfully, it really isn't impossible at all. It should be called a magic fold card or something like that. I absolutely love this card.

Isn't this just the cutest? I saw a video over on YouTube that showed me how to make it. It's just a couple of cuts and a twist and off you go. So simple but really packs a wow!
I have used Fun Stampers Journey designer paper stamps, inks, die cuts and liquid colors to complete this card. It is just so much fun. Why don't you give it a try. You will love it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

BLACK FRIDAY SALE!

WhooHoo! A Black Friday Sale just for you! Check it out! Just click on the picture below to go to my on line store. Let me know if you have any questions.
Happy Crafting!

Pockets & Lockets

Howdy Paper Crafters!

A couple of items from our planner sale last month carried over - the Friendship Planner Kit and the Pretty Planner Kit. Don't forget about the $25 start up special that goes until the end of November. We have never had a start up sale a good as this one! I don't foresee there being another one like this anytime soon so the best time is now to become a Fun Stampers Journey Coach. Let me know if you have any questions!

The new sale for this month is our  Pockets and Lockets promotion. Several pocket die-cuts and some of our Journey Blooms jewelry is on sale at 20% off for the month of November.

Check out the Fun Stampers Journey blog for some wonderful ideas on how to use these pockets and lockets together for you holiday gift giving. They are amazing!

Happy Crafting!
Patty