Technique Squad Blog Hop – Gilded Leafing

I think I’ve only used my gilded leafing once before this time. It’s really shiny but gets everywhere, kind of like glitter, so be prepared. When you first open the container of leafing, make sure you have a bigger container to hold it because it’s not going back in the tiny container. 🙂

1. I cut a piece of basic white cardstock to 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ and scored it at 4 1/4″.
2. I used the background die from the Two-Tone Flora die set and die cut one side of the cardstock. This die requires a few passes through the machine to get all of the intricate pieces cut.
3. Next I cut a piece of adhesive sheet to put on the inside on the side I didn’t die cut, removed the backing paper, then I closed along the scored line.
4. So now I have a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ panel and adhesive in all of the openings of the die cut. I put this on a scrap piece of paper and start rubbing the gilded leafing all over it with my fingers. I also pulled out an old stencil brush to get it into all the tiny holes.
5. I cut the panel to be more like 4 1/8″ x 5 1/2″ to center the die cut and put it on a piece of 4 1/4″ x ~5 3/4″ Cherry Cobbler cardbase. (I put the piece on the cardbase and cut the bottom to have a more even border.

For the sentiment, I stamped using Versamark ink, sprinkled some Heat & Stick powder on it, used my heat tool to activate the stickyness, then rubbed the gilded leafing over it with my finger. This way the golds match.

Blog Hop Roll
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Lorraine Tierney

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Celebrating You
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stylish Shapes & Two-Tone Flora dies
Ink – Versamark
Paper – Basic White & Cherry Cobbler cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Pearl Basic Jewels, Gilded Leafing
Coloring Tools – Heat & Stick powder
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Adhesive Sheets

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #CelebratingYouStampinUp #CelebratingYouStampSet #CelebratingYou

Technique Squad Blog Hop – Pop-Out Window Card

This month the Technique Squad Blog Hop theme is Pop-Out Window Card (also known as a Lever Card). I made this card once before a few years ago (check it out here) and demonstrated it at an event known as Demos Galore. That card was an offset window and I started my process using my instructions for it. My process resulted in a few different versions and I’m going to show you all of them.

The first card I’m going to show you is actually the last card I made. I wanted to create a video and this one seems the easiest to do that with and it was the one where I laneded on the inside panel dimensions I liked best. The inside is a piece of 5 1/4″ x 6 3/4″ cardstock, scored at 1/2″, 2 5/8″, & 4 3/4″.

The Sea Turtle card is actually the first one I created using the specific directions from my previously mentioned card. Since I no longer have the paper for that card and pretty much everything else I used on that card is retired, I made it using the Sea Turtle stamp set.

I didn’t get my hearts lined up exactly right, so I thought I would use one of the Something Fancy dies and the Two-Tone Flora to make another version. I may have gone overboard with the flowers on the inside. 🙂

For my last “practice” card, I used the inside dimensions from a Jennifer McGuire video but added the 1/2″ on the left for attaching the inside panel. This inside panel is 5 1/4″ x 6 3/8″ scored at 1/2″, 1 1/2″, & 4 1/2″. I wasn’t thrilled that the inside couldn’t lay flat which is how I came up with the inside of the first card I showed.

Blog Roll
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Carole Garrison
Vy Tran

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Adorable Owls, Sea Turtle, Whale Done, Something Fancy, Two-Tone Flora
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stylish Shapes, Layering Circles, Something Fancy, Framed Florets, & Two-Tone Flora dies
Punches – Heart punch pack
Ink – Memento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green, Bermuda Bay, Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia, Calypso Coral, Petal Pink, & Evening Evergreen stamp pads
Paper – Happy Forest Friends, Pretty Prints, & Favored Flowers Designer Series Paper; Basic White, Basic White Thick, Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Soft Sea Foam, Basic Black, Blackberry Bliss, Fresh Freesia, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral cardstock
Coloring Tools – Calypso Coral, Old Olive, So Saffron, & Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends; Color Lifter
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue, Tear & Tape

Click here for links.

#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #AdorableOwlsStampinUp #AdorableOwlsStampSet #AdorableOwls #SeaTurtleStampinUp #SeaTurtleStampSet #SeaTurtle #WhaleDoneStampinUp #WhaleDoneStampSet #WhaleDone #TwoToneFloraStampinUp #TwoToneFloraStampSet #TwoToneFlora #SomethingFancyStampinUp #SomethingFancyStampSet #SomethingFancy

Technique Squad Blog Hop – Black Ice

To be honest, before this card I’d never tried the Black Ice technique and I wasn’t exactly sure what it was. So, I watched a few videos (the Splitcoast Stampers one being my favorite) and came up with this.

For this technique, you need black Stazon, Versamark, and clear embossing powder.

• I started by die cutting a piece of silver foil using a stitched rectangle die then I used adhesive tape to put it on a piece of cheap cardstock.
• Swipe your Stazon ink pad over the foil trying to add a dark amount at the top and bottom. I rotated my paper to get this look
• Next stamp your focal image on the foil using Stazon. I used my Stamparatus for this to try and get the image fully black.
• DRY the Stazon using your heat tool on the low setting, you don’t want your Versamark to pick up the black ink. Even though it’s Stazon, it takes a little time to dry on a non-porous surface.
• Now you LIGHTLY drag your Versamark ink pad over your image. You don’t want to completely cover the image, instead you want some of the plain foil to show through.
• Cover the Versamark with clear embossing powder and heat.

In these next images, you can see the difference between before and after the Versamark and embossing steps.

I did a video again! Two in one month, don’t get to used to it. 🙂

My layout came from the TGIF Challenges!

Blog Hop Roll
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Carole Garrison
Amy Rudd

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Shaded Summer
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Greenery, Stitched Rectangle, & Stylish Shapes dies
Ink – Jet Black Stazon, Tuxedo Black Memento, & Versamark stamp pads
Paper – Favored Flowers 12″x12″ Designer Series Paper, Silver Foil Sheets, Basic White cardstock, & Mossy Meadow cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Matte Black dots
Coloring Tools – clear embossing powder
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Click here for links.

#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #ShadedSummerStampinUp #ShadedSummerStampSet #ShadedSummer #tgifc403

Technique Squad Blog Hop – 3D

I’m fighting a cold so hopefully these photos make sense, I wasn’t sure I would get a project done.

This month for the Technique Squad Blog Hop, the theme is 3D. I don’t know about you but we take a family picture every year and I put it in an ornament…eventually. Now the places I pick up these ornaments don’t have boxes for said ornament so I usually use a 3 1/2″ square jewelry box. Unfortunately some years the ornament doesn’t fit so I need to make my own. Here is the box for this year. I didn’t want to do much decorating on the box because it will get get messed up in storage.

The top and bottom of the box go together exactly the same way, I just altered the dimensions. Overall this box is 3 1/2″ x 3 3/4″ x 1″ but I didn’t want the top to go all the way down so it has 3/4″ sides instead of 1″. If the lid doesn’t fit snug enough for you, decrease the length and width by 1/16″. If it’s too snug, increase the length and width by 1/16″. For the bottom, score each side at 1/4″, 1 1/4″, & 2 1/4″. For the top, score each side at 1/4″, 1″, & 1 3/4″.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Make a Difference (retired)
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stylish Shapes dies
Ink – Shaded Spruce stamp pad
Paper – Basic White, Night of Navy, Real Red, & Shaded Spruce cardstock
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue

Click here for links.

#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #MakeADifferenceStampinUp #MakeADifferenceStampSet #MakeADifference

Technique Squad Blog Hop – Pull Tab

This month’s technique is the Pull Tab. I watched a Jennifer McGuire’s video on this but since I didn’t have the die set she used, I made my own way to do it. I ended up making two cards because I was sad the dragonfly’s wings were hidden behind the hill and because I came up with an idea on hiding a gnome behind the mushroom house.

Now, head over and see what Carole Garrison came up with.

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – February 2017 Paper Pumpkin (for the PULL), Art Gallery, Dragonfly Garden, Happy Hedgehogs, Kindest Gnomes,
Die Cutting & Embossing – Basic Borders, Floral Gallery, Gnomes, & Stitched Rectangles dies
Punches – Dragonflies punch
Ink – Balmy Blue, Garden Green, Pacific Point, & Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pads
Paper – Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper; Basic White Thick & Balmy Blue cardstock; Window Sheets
Accents & Embellishments – Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems
Coloring Tools – Blending Brushes, clear Wink of Stella
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Paper Snips
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue

Click here for links.

#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #DragonflyGardenStampinUp #DragonflyGardenStampSet #DragonflyGarden #KindestGnomesStampinUp #KindestGnomesStampSet #KindestGnomes

Technique Squad – Rock & Roll

This month’s technique is called Rock & Roll. This may be the first technique I learned as a stamper and it’s very easy. I found three videos on it if you need to see how it’s done (one from Stampin’ Up!, one from Carissa Wiley, and one from Birdsnest Designs). May favorite type of stamp to use for this technique is a leaf, but I don’t have any current leaf stamps so I’m using Graceful Tiles.

First you start by inking your stamp with a light color and then roll the edges of the stamp on the dark stamp pad before stamping. (You can get a similar look using the Stamparatus by inking with the light color and then adding the dark color using a sponge dauber.)

For my background, I started by drawing some pencil lines to help me with the layout. Then I inked my image and stamped, taking care to clean my stamp between each use. Most of the time for this technique, it’s just stamped once but a background came to mind so that’s what I did. I like to use the smallest block I can because the ink will get on it.

Next is the amazing Carole Garrison.

Blog Hop Roll
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Carole Garrison

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Graceful Tiles, Color & Contour
Die Cutting & Embossing – Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder, Stylish Shapes dies
Ink – Bermuda Bay & Coastal Cabana stamp pads
Paper – Basic White, Basic Whtie Thick, Bermuda Bay, & Calypso Coral cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #GracefulTilesStampinUp #GracefulTilesStampSet #GracefulTiles #ColorAndContourStampinUp #ColorAndContourStampSet #ColorAndContour

Technique Squad Blog Hop – Faux Patina

I LOVE this technique! This is another technique I haven’t tried before but I adore how it came out. I watched a few videos on this technique but my favorite was from Heather Cooper.

I started by inking the Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder with Crumb Cake ink using a brayer for one piece of Very Vanilla and straight with the stamp pad with another piece. I liked the evenness of the brayer piece so I used that as my starting point.

Next I used a blending brush and Soft Succulent ink to unevenly cover the background then I added Evening Evergreen the same way in fewer places. (Of Course I didn’t take photos of these steps.)

After that, I lightly dabbed my Versamark ink pad over the paper and used copper embossing powder. I brushed off some of the embossing powder to make it uneven and not show the stamp pad edges.

After embossing, I added a bit more colored ink then more versamark and copper embossing powder until I liked how it looked.

For the second card, I started with just an emobssed piece of Very Vanilla and no Crumb Cake ink. I was a bit more heavy handed with the ink and embossing powder but I like it too.

I still have the other inked and embossed piece of cardstock so I get to do this again. 🙂

FYI – I used liquid glue on my Stampin’ Dimensionals because nothing wants to stick to the embossing powder.

Blog Hop Roll
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Carole Garrison
Vy Tran

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home, Celebrating You
Die Cutting & Embossing – Potted Succulents dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Quatrefoil Tile embossing folder
Ink – Crumb Cake, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, Versamark stamp pads
Paper – Soft Succulent, Very Vanilla Thick, & Very Vanilla cardstock, Copper Foil Sheets
Accents & Embellishments – Brushed Brass Butterflies, Early Espresso Faux Suede Trim
Coloring Tools – Blending Brushes, copper embossing powder
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick, Heat tool
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue
Other – brayer

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#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #BlessingsOfHomeStampinUp #BlessingsOfHomeStampSet #BlessingsOfHome #CelebratingYouStampinUp #CelebratingYouStampSet #CelebratingYou

Technique Squad Blog Hop – Pop Up Cards

This month for the Technique Squad Blog Hop we are doing Pop-Up cards. I’ve done a few variations of pop-up cards in the past, but this is the first time I’ve tried this version. I like that it can lay flat, and the pop up still works.

The front of the card was inspired by Hand Stamped Sentiments Challenge 395.

Blog Hop Roll
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Vy Tran
Carole Garrison

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Kindest Gnomes
Die Cutting & Embossing – Floral Gallery dies, Gnome dies, Stitched Rectangle dies, Timeworn Type 3D embossing folder
Ink – Pool Party stamp pad, Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad
Paper – Storybook Gnomes Designer Series Paper, Basic White Thick cardstock, Pacific Point cardstock, Pool Party cardstock
Coloring Tools – Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Ivory, Night of Navy, Pale Papaya, Pool Party, Smoky Slate, & Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue, Tear & Tape

Click here for links.

#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #KindestGnomesStampinUp #KindestGnomesStampSet #KindestGnomes

Technique Squad Blog Hop – Stamp Kissing

This month the stamping technique we are showcasing is Stamp Kissing. I don’t think I’ve ever done this technique before but it was fun and a happy mistake with an unclean stamp led me to make my first card.

My collection of current solid stamps is paltry so I didn’t have many options but I chose two to use. My first card is using the Bottled Happiness stamp set and the Stacked Stone background stamp. From my recent experience, the kissing seemed to work better if I touched the background pattern to the stamp I wanted to use. I’m not sure if it was because my solid stamps were photopolymer or what but that’s the only way it worked for me.

For the bottle, I inked it in Pool Party and then I pressed the Stacked Stone stamp (inked with Basic Gray) onto it before stamping. For the second bottle, I did the same process but with Fresh Freesia. I like how it looks clear because the shiny hightlights still show up. I placed the bottles on “shelves” with the Stacked Stone as a background. As an afterthought, I should have stamped it afterward with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder so they really would be shiny bottles.

My next card is using the daisy from the Hello Ladybug stamp set and the Knit Together background stamp. This time I didn’t ink the background stamp but just used it to remove the ink and leave a pattern. Once again, I stamped the background pattern onto the photopolymer stamp to get the impression.

Next is the incredibly talented Vy Tran.

Blog Hop Roll
JoAnn Pollock (me)
Vy Tran

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Bottled Happiness, Stacked Stone, Hello Ladybug, Knit Together
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Greenery die
Punches – Banners Pick-a-punch, Medium Daisy punch
Ink – Basic Gray stamp pad, Fresh Freesia stamp pad, Pool Party stamp pad, Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad, Gorgeous Grape stamp pad
Paper – Basic Gray cardstock, Basic White cardstock, Basic White Thick cardstock, Granny Apple Green cardstock
Accents & Embellishments – Brushed Brass Butterflies, White Frayed ribbon
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, liquid glue, mini glue dots

Click here for links.

#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #BottledHappinessStampinUp #BottledHappinessStampSet #BottledHappiness #HelloLadybugStampinUp #HelloLadybugStampSet #HelloLadybug #StackedStoneStampinUp #StackedStoneStampSet #StackedStone #KnitTogetherStampinUp #KnitTogetherStampSet #KnitTogether

Technique Squad Blog Hop – Magic Slider Card

Today we are creating Magic Slider cards. I followed a tutorial by Luvin’ Stampin’ as a starting point for today’s card. I made a slightly different version of this type of card a few years ago using butterflies.

I started with a piece of Basic White Thick cardstock that is 3 7/8″ x 10 1/2″, scored at 5 1/4″. Next I used a rectangle die to create an opening. (I used 3 7/8″ because the rectangle die works better with it.)

The Stamparatus makes this so much easier to do. I attached a piece of 3 1/2″ x 5″ Window Sheet behind the opening using Tear & Tape. The image on the white is stamped using Memento ink so I could color it in with alcohol markers.

Next I folded the white cardstock and used Stazon black ink to stamp on the window sheet.

Make sure you check if your markers are too dry before coloring in the image. 🙂

Next I used a craft knife to cut a slit of my 3″ x 5″ piece of white cardstock that will hide the colored image. You don’t want it too wide or the slider will come out.

I put 3 strips of white cardstock, 1/4″ wide each, on the edges and bottom using liquid glue. There are also two 1/4″ strips at the bottom of the slider piece to keep it from being pulled out. Now put tear & tape over this strips making sure not to have any excess adhesive touch the slider. Since the tear & tape is wider that 1/4″, I put the excess on the outsides and rolled it over toward the inside. Now close it.

I didn’t like the white only look so I cut the same rectangle out of a piece of slightly larger patterned paper, glued it on, and used scissors to cut off the excess around the edges.

I think the uneven and color changed background kind of looks like marbling. 🙂

Blog Hop Roll Call
JoAnn Pollock (you are here)
Carole Garrison
Mackenzie Grimme
Amy Rudd

Supplies:
Stamp Sets – Blessings of Home
Die Cutting & Embossing – Stitched Rectangle dies
Punches – Banners pick a punch
Ink – Memento Tuxedo Black stamp pad, Staz On Jet Black stamp pad
Paper – Heart & Home Designer Series Paper, Basic White Thick cardstock, Pale Papaya cardstock, Window Sheets
Accents & Embellishments – Polished Dots
Coloring Tools – Balmy Blue, Pale Papaya, Pool Party, & Old Olive Stampin’ Blends
Tools – Paper Trimmer, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, Stamparatus, Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, Take Your Pick
Adhesive – Stampin’ SEAL, liquid glue, Tear & Tape

Click here for links.

#stampinup #cardmaking #jpollockdesigns #handmadecards #handmadecard #GDPwinner #BlessingsOfHomeStampinUp #BlessingsOfHomeStampSet #BlessingsOfHome