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These are the projects we did for the New Catalog Workshop this past week! They showcase many, many NEW products from the NEW 2009/10 Idea Book and Catalog released by Stampin’ Up! at the beginning of July.

Already have a bunch of the NEW products, and looking for a way to play with them all at once?! Then OSW is for you! OSW is a technique that stands for "One Sheet Wonder". The OSW technique is simply this – you stamp a neutral piece of card stock, collage style (randomly stamp multiple images and multiple colors all over), then you cut it up to make your cards. The cards you see above are from a half sheet of Whisper White, so had I done the whole sheet I could have made TWO of each design if I wanted. OR I could have cut up the other half a sheet of stamped card stock differently and made 4-5 more designs.


There are lots of OSW templates out there, but I liked these because they were minimal cutting. Just cut your stamped, half sheet (5 1/2" x 8") of card stock into quarter sheets (4 1/2 " x 5 1/2"). Tear ONE quarter sheet from corner to corner. Cut the other quarter sheet in half again (2 1/8" x 5 1/2"). Choose a color you used in the OSW as your base color, and apply one of the torn or cut pieces of OSW card stock to your base. Add a sentiment and you are done! OR add some embellishments like I did on these four samples. It’s really up to you how you do finish your OSW projects.

As you can see – on the first card, I simply added a knotted piece of coordinating Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon and stamped my sentiment.

On the second design, I added a little bit of layering, again, using a coordinating color card stock chosen from the colors I used to stamp the OSW. I also added a little interest by using the Corner Rounder Punch on my sentiment focal image.

On this third design, I’ve got the layers going again – but this time I used the Big Shot, the Movers and Shapers Die with the NEW set of Magnetic Movers & Shapers Dies that coordinate beautifully with four of the SU! Punches.

On the fourth card, I used a Metal Edged Tag, and the NEW Modern Label Punch along with coordinating card stock, In Color Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon and the Corner Rounder Punch.


Stamps: Circle Circus (NEW!) for OSW, Then, in order as shown for sentiments: Heard from the Heart, All Holidays, Oval All and Crazy for Cupcakes
Card Stock & Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry (ALL 3 NEW In colors) and whisper White
Accessories: Rich Razzleberry & Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbons, Corner Rounder Punch, Big Shot, Movers & Shapers, Magnetic Movers & Shapers, Scallop Oval and Large Oval Punches, Modern Label Punch, Metal Edge Tags, Mini Glue Dots & Dimensionals.

Isn’t this little puppy too cute? I adore ElzyBells images, and have had several of them for quite some time. Only they’ve gone unused until now , I know. Don’t we all have stamps and supplies like that though? Come on, fess up- I *know* you do too!

I also pulled out my Copic Sketch Markers after a too long hiatus. I love the shading, shadowing and just plain vibrant colors of these markers. I feel like a ‘professional artiste’ when I use them – even if I’m not trying for any special effects! Here, though, there is a little shading on the flower pot and the sunflower leaves. I also created the boards on the doghouse by using a lighter shade on a darker shade. And, of course, I added the spots on the puppy.

To go along with the spotted puppy, I used the small polka dot Stampin’ Up! Backgrounds Texturz Plate, along with an image from the NEW set Circle Circus. And doesn’t the NEW In Color Crushed Curry Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon look like droopy doggy ears? There are TWO New In Colors showcased here – Dusty Durango and Crushed Curry. I also sponged some Garden Green ink around the edges of the same color base layer – it gives a nice, finished look as well as drawing your eye to the focal image.

Stamps: ElzyBells "In the dog house", SU! Circle Circus & Oval All
Card Stock: SU! Garden Green, Dusty Durango & Crushed Curry, Paper Trey Ink White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; SU! Crushed Curry & Garden Green
Copics: RV10; YG17, 67; G24; Y15, 17; YR 14, 18, 24; E 25, 27, 31, 33, 37
Accessories: Big Shot, SU! Backgrounds Texturz Plates, Crushed Curry Polka Dot Grograin Ribbon, Marvy Giga Scallop Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Stampin’ Sponge

Garden Green is not the first color I would think of if I were asked to pick a color that says, "Summer" – however, as you can see by yesterday’s and today’s posts – I’m a Summer green mood! And why not really – look around at all the lush greens out there. These sweet ElzyBells "Coffee Friends" girls are definitely enjoying Summer in their bright pink and yellow dresses! Another beautiful Copic Sketch Markers creation.

Continuing with the polka dot theme from yesterday – mostly because I ADORE the New SU! In Color Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon! Of course, what’s NOT to like about ribbon? This time, I used the Cuttlebug A2 Swiss Dots embossing folder in my Big Shot on the Garden Green. A little shading on their cheeks, and some shadowing under their chairs all cut out with a Classic Scalloped Oval Nestabilities – then finished off with three awesome, layering SU! punches for the sentiment.

Stamps: ElzyBells Coffee Friends, SU! Oval All
Card Stock: SU! Melon Mambo, YoYo Yellow & Garden Green, Paper Trey Ink White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & SU! YoYo Yellow
Copics: E 25, 31, 31; W2; G24; YG17; Y02; RV25
Accessories: Big Shot, SU! Scallop, Large & Small Oval Punches, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Grograin Ribbon, YoYo Yellow 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon (retired) & Dimensionals; Swiss Dots A2 Folder; Classic Scallop Oval Nestibilities

I made a pair of these altered composition notebooks for some dear friends of ours, whom we met through Worldwide Marriage Encounter. Don & Teri are celebrating their 30th Wedding Anniversary next week – woohoo! They are a beautiful witness of God’s Love through their service to Him, each other and their ten children. May God continue to bless your Sacrament abundantly Don & Teri – and all of Willeville too!

I am lovin’ my Big Shot with my Nestabilities, and am lovin the embossing capability of the Nestabilities! And what’s not to love about my Copic Sketch Markers? lol

Tip: Back to School sales are going on right now – you should be able to find these composition notebooks at a reduced price so you can stock up!

Stamps: Coast to Coast & Everyday Expressions (retired SU); Hand in Hand (GinaK Designs), WWME stamp
Card Stock: SU! Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue & Very Vanilla
Ink: SU! Brilliant Blue & Ballet Blue, Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: YO2; C2; YR00, 14, 18, 20,21; B18, 21, 24, 32, 41
Accessories: Big Shot; Nestabilities Classic Hearts & Labels Four; SU! Paper Piercing Kit, Mini Glue Dots, Stamping Sponge, retired Corner Rounder Punch & retired Bluebird Grosgrain Ribbon; Scotch Double-Sided Tape.

Here is the third and final design for the sketch challenge I mentioned two posts ago. This uses the GinaK Designs set, "Little Tees" for the focal image. It’s actually a t-shirt – but I masked the stamp to make it look like a onesie.

Two of our friends welcomed baby girls into their families in August – so I needed a couple of girlie girl designs. I don’t often use pink in my designs – so it was fun to give it a whirl. I don’t think you can go wrong with pink and white – so pretty together. Especially when the pink is Stampin’ Up!’s Pretty in Pink!

I used a NEW Stampin’ Up! Big Shot Texturz Plate on this design – both sides actually. I love the Texturz Plates because they cover so much more surface area than other dry embossing folders. For the white side strip – I used my rubber brayer to lightly apply Pretty in Pink ink to highlight the dry embossing. Also- little girls MUST have glitter – so I used the new Spica Glitter Pen color called Blossom to embellish around and on the ‘onesie’, as well the scallops on the ovals, and the tiara with the sentiment. The Stampin’ Up! Fire Rhinestone Brad is the perfect embelllishement as a flower center. Now to get this card in the mail!

This sweet design goes out to my soon-to-be newest goddaughter, Rosemary – who was born in August. I had the Pretty in Pink frame left over from the previous post’s design, and thought, "What a perfect frame!" I popped it into the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder for subtle texture. The Spica Glitter Pen for sparkly highlights, of course! And again, the Stampin’ Up! Fire Rhinestone Brads for the perfect flower center embellishment.

Here’s a simple birthday design using the GinaK Little Tees set. Pink Passion is another color that isn’t in my usual color repertoire, though I do like it! Stampin’ Up! Scallop Edge, Scallop Circle and 1 3/8" Circle Punches and paper piercing tools add to the fun. The finishing embellishment is rhinestones from Kaiser Craft.

Tip: Every now and then, it’s good to step outside your normal color zone!

I received this card from my friend Patti G. – the reason I got into stamping and Stampin’ Up! in the first place! Isn’t it beautiful? Patti is such a talented designer, with an eye for detail. I love how she layered the stamped images here, added texture with the dry embossing and dimension with the butterfly. This card uses all but on of the stamps in teh Stampin’ Up! "Great Friend" stamp set. Lavendar Lace, Basic Gray and Mellow Moss – sucha lovely color ocmbination.