Mirror Stamping Tutorial for Totally Techniques Blog Hop

 

Welcome to my share for the Totally Techniques blog hop of Mirror Stamping.  This is a technique where you can reverse your image to make it look like it is a mirror image of itself.  

I've also used heat embossing for my image to make it stand out on the Secret Sea card.  I have included a video below for this technique from a previous share of this technique and you follow the same simple steps.  One thing you ideally need is a silicon mat for stamping onto to then add your card to take the ink off to get the reverse image.  It's easy enough to do although if you have a brain like mine,  sometimes fuddled, it might take a few minutes to get it to play along with the process.  

I've used a stamp set as a sneak peek that has been released to demonstrators only for a demonstrator only event that I registered for.  It includes another set that was an exclusive gift for you if you registered.  If you like the sound of joining events like this then please do contact me for more information as joining is also about to get more exciting from July with a new gift box and the opportunity to start your discounted shopping from the moment you receive your box full of surprises.  

The stamp set I've used is part of a bundle that will be released later in the year to everyone.  It's called Notes of Collage and will be great for some of those always challenging masculine cards.  I've also included some of the Nature Walk DSP for the scripted piece of my design.  I really like the Secret Sea card which i'm finding is my new Old Olive that goes with just about everything including a little Early Espresso for matt layers and my Basic Beige base card which incidentally is 5.5" x 5.5".

Enjoy the hop and keep stamping

Zoe x

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Supplies  Used

Secret Sea Ink Pad

Secret Sea cardstock   Basic Beige Cardstock  Early Espresso Cardstock

Moody Palette Glossy Dots

Nature Walk DSP

WOW Metallic Embossing Powder Trio

Split Front Card Tutorial - Totally Techniques International Stampin' Up! Demo Blog Hop

 

Welcome to our February blog hop.  Our theme from international Stampin' Up! demonstrators is the Split Front Technique.  It is a fun, but easy technique to do and you can use all sorts of different materials to make some great designs.  

It is a good idea to make a template for the cutting which you can save for future cards. Here are the measurements I used, but I know along the hop you'll find different ideas and some will be in metric and some imperial so go through and see which suits you best. 

Here's my template for making the top layer of the design.  I started with a piece of cardstock 9.7cm wide by 14cm high.  I marked the measurements shown to then be able to cut the template below. 

Once you have the marks made with small dots you can then cut across the card from each dot to another. 

For my cards today I used the Saleabration papers Daffodil Afternoon for my design layer. The papers are bold but so pretty.  From an offcuts I fussy cut a daffodil and added it with a stamped daisy from Daisy Lane stamp set to the top of the split.  I also die cut some greenery using the Forever Flourishing dies. 

I've simply stuck the cut paper onto a base card for the first example leaving an eye-balled even border around the edge.  

This beautiful paper is perfect for Easter or Spring cards to brighten someone's day and this is also a great way to use the papers we all hoard.  My sentiment is from a retired set stamped onto a die cut stitched rectangle.

None of us like to waste any of our supplies and with this cutting process you can use all the pretty paper.  Using the centre part ie the split taken from the first card's paper I've firmly glued it onto a piece of white card cut at the same 9.7 cm x 14cm.  I then embossed the whole piece with the Painted Texture embossing folder.  It makes the paper mould into the white and of course gives more detail. 

This time I also added a matt layer of Mossy Meadow card with just a couple of millimetres border.  The same Forever Flourishing die was used to die cut some gold metallic specialty paper.  A sentiment from the Saleabration set Special Moments which is only now available as a free gift with £90 spend until the end of the month.  

Enjoy the hop and take a look at the Saleabration offers before they disappear.  If you have a long wishlist there is better value in joining my team to benefit from discounts and the chance to make lots of new friends in a friendly craft community.  

Keep safe and keep stamping

Hugs Zoe x

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Christmas Card Club - Forest Scenes

It's getting ever closer to the festive season so you might be looking for quick and easy Christmas cards to make. This one is simple and you could use any festive papers and stamps.  I stamped my greeting from the lovely Stampin' Up! host set in the winter mini catalogue in Night of Navy ink first so that I could then work down the design for easy positioning.

The tree stamp is from Most Wonderful Time stamp set which is part of the Stampin' Up! product medley also called Most Wonderful Time.  I stamped in Shaded Spruce and used second and third generation ink to create my forest scene requested by Kate for our Christmas Card Club theme.  She lives up in bonnie Scotland so I thought she would appreciate the tartan papers and this scene of pine trees.

I was given a super swap at our Stampin' Up! conference recently from Jackie Noble, a demo from New Zealand, where she used two ribbons for decoration and so I used her idea and like how it allows you to bring out both the green of the trees and some golden sparkle, it's also easier to tie this way.

Kate also requested glitter and sparkle so I added some glitter, although difficult to photograph on this dull day, to the trees giving a snowy/frosty appearance.  You can see another example using this set here.

 My second card is one that I cased from a US demo again with second generation ink stamping to create depth.  This time I used the Stampin' Up! Into the Woods set which is one of my favourites.  You can see another card with this set on this stampingscene post.

Again there is glitter on the trees and also along the bottom to give the snowy base area a glittery appeal.

I hope you've had a good Sunday and perhaps on this dull day you've crafted too.  We did manage a walk in half light this evening, but Little Miss Norty wasn't keen on the mud and puddles and jumped her way through.  

Here's to a good week ahead. 

Happy crafting Zoe x

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Stamps used

Into the Woods #151359

Greatest Part of Christmas (Reward Set) #150554

Itty Bitty Christmas #150513

Inks

Shaded Spruce #147088

Night of Navy #147110

Papers & Card

Wrapped in Plaid Papers 149596

Night of Navy # 106577

Whisper White #106549  or thick #140490

Shaded Spruce # 147006

Ribbon

Shaded spruce/gold #149597

Gold Shimmer #152156

Christmas Card Club - Santa

 It's time for the Christmas Card Club challenge from Rita this week and she asked us to make cards featuring Santa Claus.  Mine was a quick and relatively easy card using the Stitched Rectangle dies which are perfect for creating frames just like this and adding some detail with the stitching.  I've stamped on the centre using Memento Black and then coloured with my Stampin' Blends.  The stamps are all from the retired set Signs of Santa which is really cute and I just love this little fellow.  I used silver embossing powder to add the stamped seal and some black and white striped bakers twine.  To carry the design into the card I've stamped further sentiments pieces and added a strip of the Botanical Butterfly papers that you can still get free with an order of £45 TODAY, but sadly only today as Saleabration ends tonight. 

Of course it's Mothering Sunday here in the UK so I'm off to enjoy my beautiful flowers from my children and entertain my family for delicious roast lamb.

Happy Sunday all

Hugs Zoe x