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!

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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

November Bloom Box

Howdy Paper Crafters!

Today I want to do a quick post to show you the new Fun Stampers Journey Bloom Box for November. It's so cute and versatile too. You can choose a single month or a 6 month subscription at a savings. Item numbers are listed below. Just click on my online store to order yours today. Watch the video here. Don't forget the Holiday Mini Catalog is still running so be sure to check that out too.

Have a crafty day!

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Noel & Holly

Howdy Paper Crafters!

I know it's Halloween but I have a Christmas card for you today.  This is one given to us FSJ coaches as a challenge. We were given a square card layout which is below. I also did the same card in a 1/4 sheet card for my card class coming up.

I used Kiwi Slice cardstock for my card base and the large circle. The next layer is from the Christmas Cheer Prints paper pack in the Holiday Mini Catalog. There are so many pretty papers in that pack. Next is the Candy Apple Sparkle Ribbon placed near the the bottom of the card. I used the matching piercing element when using the next to the largest Circle Die. The smaller circle is cut from Cranberry Bliss cardstock. The holly image is from the Holiday Sparkle stamp set and was stamped with Black Licorice True Color Fusion Ink then die cut with the matching die. To color the image I used Limeade, Fresh Forest, and Candy Apple Liquid Colors. Using the Black Licorice Ink, I stamped the sentiment from the Holiday Sparkle stamp set as well. All the elements of the card were glued down flat except the holly. I popped that up on Journey Foam Squares and glued pieces of Kiwi Slice cardstock cut from the Bloom Cluster die. I added Journey Glaze to the image and the sentiment and once dry, I added a little Sparkle Silk. Below is the same card in the 1/4 sheet size.

I really like the way this turned out and hope you all do too. All the supplies can be found at my online store. Feel free to leave a comment, I would love to hear from you.

Happy Crafting!

Patty

Sparkle & Shine!

Howdy Paper Crafters!

I know it's almost Halloween but I am in the Christmas mood with my Holiday Card Class coming up so I thought I would share some cards over the next few days that we will be making. Today it is this beautiful retro card with pink, white, and silver.

This card really was fun to make. I used Bubble Gum card stock for my base. Then I used the Bubbles Embossing Folder on a strip of Whip Cream card stock and added a strip of the Silver Scallop Washi Tape. Next I stamped the sentiment on Whip Cream cardstock with Clear Embossing Ink and used Silver Embossing Powder. Once the powder was heated, it added just the right amount of shine to my card. I cut a flag in the card stock then popped it up with Journey Foam Squares on a small piece of Black Licorice card stock which I cut to match and attached to the upper right side of my card. The snowflakes were die-cut from Silver Mirror card stock. I just love that stuff.  I popped the snowflakes up with Journey Foam Squares on top of some Black Licorice Twine onto the left side of my card. Lastly I sprinkled some Journey Sparkle Silk all over the front of the card for just the right amount of sparkle. To finish it off, I added some Fashion Silver. Don't you just love it?

You can find all the products I used on this card at Fun Stampers Journey at my online store.

Be sure to stop back soon to see the rest of the cards we did in class. Better yet, sign up to follow me by email and never miss a post. In the meantime....

Happy Crafting!
Patty

Have a Wonderful Day

Howdy Paper Crafters. Just a short post tonight. I have had a busy week. My card today is a layout I found on the FSJ blog. Of course I made it my own. Take a peek.

I used Black Licorice cardstock, Whip Cream cardstock, and Citrus Cooler cardstock. I used Wonderful Day stamp set stamped in Black Licorice True Fusion Ink. The sentiment was stamped in Whip Cream True Fusion Ink and I added small dots around the sentiment piece with a white gel pen. I added a lace border from the Border Details die set. The flower was colored in with my colored pencils and blended with my blending pencil. I sprayed the whole card front with Journey Gold Splash and added Gingham Black Licorice ribbon tied in a simple knot to finish it off. Now it's your turn. Pick a page, make a card & let me know how you did. Mix it up and use a different stamp set or color scheme.

That's it for today. If you are interested in any of the products above just visit my online store or shoot me an email. I would be happy to help.

Happy Crafting!
Patty

Do Ya Wanna Build a Smowman?

Hello Paper Crafters!

I had another sketch challenge with my fellow coaches over at Fun Stampers Journey.

Isn't he cute? I used Flower Swirls set to make the body of the snowman which is stamped on Whip Cream cardstock in River Stone True Fusion Ink. I tore a couple of strips of Whip Cream cardstock for the snow as well. I layered this on Denim Days cardstock then backed it with Whip Cream cardstock. I used a piece of red glitter washi tape from our Holiday Washi Tape set to make the scarf (cut in half). His hat was made from scraps of Black Licorice cardstock and one more small strip of washi tape for the ribbon on his hat. I used a portion of the branches in the stamp set Always S'more for the snowman arms. The striped washi tape was applied to a piece of Whip Cream cardstock to whiten up the white as the blue cardstock base showed through the washi tape for a embellishment and a small piece of Candy Apple Sparkle Ribbon as well. Then I stamped a sentiment from Holiday Script stamp set (Joy) and punched out with a circle punch. The top 2 layers of the snowman and his hat along with the sentiment were popped up with Journey Medium Foam Squares to add dimension. Lastly I sprinkled Sparkle Silk on the whole card then brushed the silk on the snowman and the snow for a little extra shimmer.

I hope you enjoyed my card today. I will be posting Christmas cards for my class on November 4th throughout the week if you would like to stop back. Don't forget to follow me and leave a comment below.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by today!
Patty

Catalog Case Challenge

Howdy Paper Crafters!

I belong to a group of coaches at Fun Stampers Journey and we were recently given a challenge. This is one you can do as well.

We were asked to pick any card from our current catalog and case it. That means make a copy cat card. We were also asked to use a different stamp set and use different colors. Here's what I came up with.

I just loved the simplicity of this layout with all the colors of Fall. After inking up my stamps with the color I wanted for each leaf I took our Dark Roast ink pad and just inked up the edges of each stamp. Isn't it a cool technique?  I also used the corner of the Pomegranate Splash ink pad to ink the first letter of each word in the sentiment after inking it with the main color. I really do like the way this one turned out.

Now it's your turn. Look through the catalog and find a simple layout you like and copy it. Our catalog has a ton of samples for inspiration. I would love to see what you create. Leave a comment and a link so I can check it out.

Happy stamping!
Patty

Halloween Card Class

Howdy Paper Crafters!

We had a great time making cards at my Halloween card class. Here are some of the projects we made.

This project is a little treat bag. The paper was perfect for this. I used the Party Ghost set in the Journey Holidays mini catalog. Aren't they just adorable?

Next up is our Lil' Monster ATS. He is so cute.

I used our Splat embossing folder and the new Bubble Wrap embossing folder. I also used a die-cut for the Boo sentiment. I colored our Lil' Monster with our Liquid Colors and added Rainbow drops to accentuate his dots. Of course, I just had to add the black twine.

The next card we did was inspired by fellow coach Jeanne Bobish. She is a very talented lady.

The paper is from the same paper pack as the treat bag above and can be found in the Journey Holidays mini catalog along with the sentiment here which is a bloom benefit (that means it was free with a qualifying order!) The bat die-cut is from the same die set at the boo sentiment above. I sponged the edges of everything the splashed a little silver silk over the whole card. Then added the green twine. This was my favorite card of the night.

That's it for today. Hope you are inspired to go out and make some of your own Halloween cards and if  you need any supplies you can check out my online store for everything you need.

I love to hear from you all so please leave comments and let me know what you think or if you have any questions.

Happy Stamping!
Patty

Fall is in the air!

Howdy Paper Crafters!

Fall is definitley in the air! I have made a few cards I will be sharing with you over the next few days. I hope you enjoy them!

First up we had a Gel Press play date recently and it was a blast! Check out the pics below.

The print made.

See all those yummy papers we created? If you don't have a Gel Press you have got to get one! They are so much fun!  Dena made a beautiful card with her background.

The end result.

I love how the background on her card holds it's own with the  sentiment as the main focus. It's hard to see here but, in person you can see just a hint of Gold Splash shimmering. Love it! Interesting fold as well. Great job Dena!

Well I hope this inspires you to get your Gel Press out and play. It's so much fun! And if you fell in love with the sentiment on Dena's card, many of us did, you can find it in the Journey Holidays mini catalog. Just click on the icon in my right sidebar and it will take you straight to it.

Thanks for stopping by today. Stop again soon!

Patty

October Planner Sale!

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Throwback Thursday!

Howdy Paper Crafters!

Today I came across a card I made with a retired stamp set but, i really like the fold so I decided to post it anyway because I know some of you probably still have the stamp set. I'm calling it  Throwback Thursday.  If you like the idea of doing this occasionally, leave me a comment below. For now, here it is.

This is called a side step card for those of you who have not seen it before. Ok, here's another view from the side.

Isn't this just the cutest? I just love the stamp set and the fold. Together they make a pretty cute card.

So here's how it's made. Using the template below, cut and fold your card as instructed from Pretty Pansy card stock. Keeping in mind the "M" is for mountain fold and the "V" is for valley fold on the template. Solid lines are for cutting and dashed lines are for folding. Pretty self explanatory.

I cut the designer paper (also retired now) 1/8" smaller than the panel on the left.  That means it's 1-3/4" x 5-3/8". You can make this smaller depending on your personal preference. I used my Easy Glide adhesive to attach it.

Then I cut from Kiwi Slice cardstock 1 piece 2-1/4" x 1-1/2'  (front panel) and 2 pieces 2-1/4" x 2" (next 2 panels). I fringed one of the long edges of each piece with my Fringe Shears and trimmed the blades of grass I just created with my Detail Pro Shears. You could also use the Border Details Die to make the grass but, I found I cut too much off with that. Attach the grass pieces to the right side folds with your adhesive and trim if needed.

**Tip :  When using the fringe shears, score 1/4" at the bottom of one of the long sides. this will be your guide when you are cutting so you don't cut past that point.

Next, stamp your birds from the Chick Magnet stamp set or set of your choice in Black Licorice Ink onto Pineapple Smoothie Cardstock. Fussy cut them (pretty easy cutting) and attach Journey Wiggle Eyes to each bird with Journey Craft Glue.  When eyes are set, attach to your grass with Journey Glue Dots or Journey Foam Squares.

Last I added some left over Journey Sequins to represent flowers in the grass which I attached with craft glue. Although not used here, the Journey Bloom Time Sequins would be a great option.

Give this a try. It's not as hard as it looks. The template is below and let me know if you have any questions. It is not true to size but follow the measurements and you will be fine.  Feel free to leave some comments, I would love to hear from you.

Have a great day!

Top Fold Side Step Card

An Adventure

Howdy Paper Crafters!

Here's a project I worked on recently where I used the Journey Gel Press for the background.

I mixed a little Journey Acrylic Paint (Blue Lagoon) with our Journey Molding Paste and a little spritz of water.  Once I had that mixed on the gel press, I used my spatula to move the color around a little to get some blank areas to soften the background before laying my cardstock down.  Wherever you scrape away the paint & paste it leaves a blank spot on your cardstock.  In this case, I used whip cream cardstock so I was left with some white spots.  Perfect for the sky.  Then, to cut down on the texture just a bit I swirled my finger through the paint on the cardstock.  Now it looks even more like sky.  This piece was layered on a piece of whip cream cardstock sponged with Lovely Blue True Fusion Ink around the edges and that was layered on the Rock Candy cardstock . The bottom layer is Blue Lagoon cardstock cut & folded to a quarter sheet.  I used our cloud die cuts for the clouds;   I stamped the the plane with Black Licorice True Fusion Ink and fussy cut it.  I used my craft knife to cut out a few  of the inner areas.  I stamped a sentiment in Black Licorice ink on whip cream cardstock and flagged one end.  All the elements were popped up with Journey foam dots for a little dimension. Lastly, I added Journey Sparkle Silk & Silver Silk for a little more of that mixed media look.

Hope you like my card today. Stop back soon!

September Special - Media Mix!

What a great sale this is! I love mixed media, don't you? I can't wait for my supplies to arrive so I can post some inspiring projects for you. Right now you can get 20% off our Acrylic Paints, stencils, Pan Pastels and our newest mix media item, the Journey Gel Press but, only until the end of the month. This is such a cool tool. I will be posting a video soon on how to use this wonderful tool so be sure to stop back. In the meantime, check out the flyer below and head on over to my online store. Contact me if you have any questions.

 Have a great day!