French Bird Tutorial

August 5, 2009 By Katherine Pritchard

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Supplies:
Friends 24-7 Stamp Set (Bird on a limb Stamp)
En Francais Background Stamp
Whisper White and Basic Black Cardstock
Classic Black Ink Pad
Classic Not Quite Navy Ink Refill
Empty Stampin’ Mist bottle filled with 1″ water
Black Checked Gingham Ribbon

Cutting Dimensions:
Standard Whisper White Side-fold card
Black Panel: 3 3/4″ x 5″
White Panel: 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″
Bird Panel: 3″ x 4 1/4″
Ribbon: 18 Inches

Directions:

Add 5-6 drops of Not Quite Navy ink refill to water in Stampin’ mist bottle.
Shake and spritz bird panel.

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Allow 5-10 minutes of drying time or use the heat embossing tool to aid drying.

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Brayer text on bird panel for even coverage.

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Stamp Bird on a limb image using Black Classic Stampin’ Ink.
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Distress edges of bird panel by dragging and dabbing edges across an open Black Classic Stampin’ Ink pad.

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This is about how it should look now, ready to mount on the plain white panel.

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Tie with the black gingham ribbon and mount on black panel.

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Mount to standard size Whisper White card.

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I hope you give this spritzing technique a try it’s quite easy and the results are very dramatic.

Filed Under: Cards, Stampin' Up!

Summertime, summertime, sum..sum..SUMMERTIME!

August 4, 2009 By Katherine Pritchard

(This is the first of some posts I’ve set up for you to enjoy while I’m at SU Convention, I hope you enjoy it!)

Ah yes, there’s nothing quite like summertime in good ‘ol TEXAS! And around here you’re most apt to find my guys haulin hay!
You see, about three years ago when I convinced my sweet hubby to disperse our Angus herd (that would be black cattle for you city folks who don’t get out much) he informed me that we needed to do something ‘productive’ with our acreage, roughly a total of about 300 AC in one 215 AC tract and another 90+ AC tract where our home sits. You can’t just do nothing with it he informed me, so I reminded him that many years ago, (and that would be roughly 12-14 years ago) we started out with Coastal Bermuda Hay, that’s how we got to have such lovely pastures.

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Now mind you, we don’t have to worry about cows jumping fences or helping with calving, or broken water lines when it does manage to dip below freezing, BUT doing HAY means we do have to work in the H-E-A-T!

Everybody has a hand in it too. Our son Brandon cut, raked and baled it, then the rest of us, Dad, Jack, Addison & Colin got to move it and re-stack it, of course while I was keeping an ever watchful eye out for snakes and such, and oh yes, photo-ops! What’s a day with the boys if not a photo-op?

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(Look at that grin on Jack (right)…he can’t believe he drove 16 hours to do this of course)

Addison & Dad took turns with the tractor and it wasn’t long before it was all moved under an old long open barn. Like it’s going to rain?
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Larry was off the farm and finishing up his Oral Surgery residency when we met in St. Louis and something just told me that we might find ourselves out in the country…and I wasn’t wrong either. You really can’t take the country out of the boy!

Have a great week!

Filed Under: Family

Build-A-Bear is coming to Stampin’ UP!

August 1, 2009 By Katherine Pritchard

Exciting News:  Stampin UP! and Build-A-Bear Workshop Partnership

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Yes, you read that right, coming September 1, Stampin’ Up! and Build-A-Bear Workshop are teaming up to bring you exclusive stamp sets, designer series papers, along with Sizzix dies and embosslits.

STAMPIN’ UP!® AND BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP® ANNOUNCE UPCOMING PAPER-CRAFTING LINE

Stampin’ Up!’s exclusive offering to include stamp sets, Designer Series papers and Sizzix dies—available September 1st

Stampin’ Up! ®, a Utah-based manufacturer of rubber stamps and accessories for paper crafting, scrapbooking and home décor, has partnered with Build-A-Bear Workshop® to produce the first-ever paper-crafting products featuring Build-A-Bear Workshop brand. The exclusively designed product offering includes stamp sets, Designer Series papers and Sizzix dies providing young and young-at-heart Build-A-Bear Workshop enthusiast endless hand crafted possibilities for scrapbook pages, cards, invitations, home décor and more.

“I’m excited about the opportunity we have to partner with Build-A-Bear Workshop,” said Shelli Gardner, Stampin’ Up! cofounder and CEO. “The company has a strong reputation for inspiring creativity and encouraging imagination with its products, which is what we have done at Stampin’ Up! for more than 20 years. This is a great partnership that will provide unlimited opportunities for creativity—I know I will be spending hours playing with my grandchildren, making all kinds of Build-A-Bear creations.”

Transforming Build-A-Bear Workshop characters into a crafting line is one of the many ways Stampin’ Up! and its demonstrators plan to excite the next generation of crafters while revitalizing the art of creating and giving handcrafted items.

“Like Build-A-Bear Workshop, Stampin’ Up! is a company that offers a variety of ways to express creativity. We are excited to partner with them to inspire the imagination in kids of all ages and to encourage this great hands-on activity.” said Maxine Clark, founder, chairman, and chief executive bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Stampin’ Up!’s Build-A-Bear Workshop Collection will feature products portraying the beloved Build-A-Bear Workshop mascot Bearemy® and other furry friends.

If you are interested in scheduling a personal crafting event with me, drop me an email at kpritchard@hot.rr.com

Filed Under: Stampin' Up!
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