January Stamp Club

We took a break for the month of December but we were back together for our January Stamp Club meeting. I had so much fun making these projects!

Watercolor Resist Card

1.       Stamp the image (“Congrats”) in VersaMark ink onto Watercolor Paper.

2.       Cover the image with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, tap off the excess powder, and heat set the image using the heat tool.

3.       Heavily wash over the stamped image using the Aqua Painter and plain water – NO INK YET.

4.       With a very wet brush tip, pick up some ink using the Aqua Painter, and daub it onto the wet area. No need to brush; the water will carry the ink throughout the washed area.

5.       Repeat step 4 for each color. Always go lightest color to darkest color.

6.       Gently dab off excess color with a paper towel.

7.       Tie Baker’s Twine around Watercolor Paper and adhere it to the card base. I found that a stronger adhesive like the Tombow Liquid worked best.

8.       Add Rhinestones.

Hershey's Kisses Holder

I found this idea on Pinterest and followed the link to the Qbee's Quest blog. I followed her directions step by step exactly and I would encourage you to also visit her blog. She did such a great job with her instructions and photos.

1.       Score an 11” x 1” piece of card stock at 1/4”, 5-1/2” and 10-3/4”.

2.       Draw a pencil line at 1-3/8”, 4-½”, 6-½” and 9-5/8”.

3.       At the 1-3/8” and 9-5/8” marks, cut slots half the width of the strip, by cutting on either side of the pencil mark and then nipping of the little strip that remains. Note: The slots should be approximately 1/16" wide. One slot goes up and the other slot goes down.

4.       Fold the strip along the 3 score lines.

5.       Use the bone folder to slightly score the “V” shape to begin to form the rounded heart shape. Make sure the pencil marks are inside the heart shape.

6.       Add Tombow Liquid Adhesive to the left tab and bring it over to the opposite pencil mark. Line the score line of the tab up with the pencil mark. Hold in place until the glue holds.

7.       Do the same with the other tab, bringing it to the opposite pencil mark and interlocking the slots.

8.       To create the inserts, begin with a 5”x3” piece of card stock.

9.       Score it along the long side at 1”, 2”, 3” and 4”. Cut the short side at 1” and 2”, leaving you with 3 strips.

10.    Fold each strip roughly into the shape of the number 5.

11.    Put the strips into the open spaces and add Hershey’s Kisses.

12.   Cut 2 arrows using the punch and adhere on each side of the heart.