Background Painting with Pearlized Enamel Effects

I have had sooooo much fun with Pearlized Enamel Effects over the past few years! There are numberless ways of using Enamel Effects! Stampin’ Up has 2 different packages:

  • Pearlized Enamel Effects containes: White, Black, and Real Red #156310

  • Metallic Enamel Effects contains: Copper, Gold, and Silver #161610

So what are some of the ways you can use Enamel Effects?

  • One of the primary ways is to make a pearl dot on your finished card. I especially like doing this on a stamped image. I love to see the White Enamel Effects absorb the ink color as the Enamel Effects dries.

  • You can dilute with water or rubbing alcohol and make splatter dots - this is specially nice using the Metallic Enamel

  • You can thin down the colors and actually paint using Enamel Effects - this is beautiful with the Black. When finished it has a silver shimmer

  • It is beautiful to smear all over a dry embossed as a background

  • Use it to “paint” in black coal boats or a Real Red Santa hat! Or beautiful flowers. I have “painted” with a tooth pick or a disposable brush.

  • Use the Metallic Enamel (gold) as highlights on an image

  • And in this sample below, we used a pallete knife to pull the Reinker colored Enamel Effects to paint a fall background scene.

Pearlized Enamel Effects
 

This picture is really close up so you can see the pallets knife marks to spread the Pearlized Enamel Effects.

The butterfly has been painted on top of Crushed Curry Card stock with Cajun Craze ink for an overall rich bronze colored butterfly.

It is so unique and fun to play with! One word of warning….make sure you clean IMMEDIATELY - it will dry with a cloud if you use an acrylic block and it drys HARD!!! It WILL NOT be coming off your projects.

DRYING TIME; That really is the 6 million dollar question! Generally, a thin coat drys pretty fast 10-15 min. and a peal dot will dry best completely overnight! I usually put mine pearl dot on last thing before bed….so I don’t get impatient and touch it before it’s completely dry and avoid a finger print on my pearl.

Intensify using Adhesive Sheets to lift your sentiments off the page! Look on page 85 in your 2024-2025 Annual Catalog….hiding in the bottom right corner and these most wonderful dies called….WANTED TO SAY #161594.

Foam Adhesive Sheets #152815 give lift, emphasis, attention, and strength to your card - in this case the sentiment that is die cut!

  • take off one side of the Foam Adhesive Sheet’s waxed paper and adhere a piece of card stock - here we used Basic Black

  • die cut placing the die with cutting side down to card stock

  • run through die cutting machine

  • pull off die cut word off waxed paper backing and place on your card

Upcoming Events:

  • Friday, August 16 - Gastonia Club @ 11AM Esther’s home in Belmont Pamela is our hostess

  • Friday, August 16 - 1st Friday Club @ 5PM Esther’s home in Belmont Amy is our hostess

  • Scrapbooking @ 4PM Esther’s home in Belmont

Thanks for visiting! Have a great week stamping! Try something new this week and see how you’ll be amazed and enjoy!

Esther

Team Stamptogether

We just had another team meeting and the swap cards a FABULOUS! What an incredible team I have and they made excellent swap cards! Along with all cute and beautiful cards they made….I also had some make and take cards for my team!

You will find the team cards on last week’s post. And…this week you will see my make and take cards and gifts for my team!

But! Before we dive into the cards….here is the SPECIAL FOR AUGUST!

Our Designer Series Paper is hand created in house. Our artists design, sketch, paint, etc. the patterns you see on the paper. Its durability and utility are perfect for all types of paper crafts. The following paper is part of the sale: 

  • Bright & Beautiful 

  • Countryside Inn 

  • Country Lace 

  • Country Woods

  • Full of Life

  • Lily Pond Lane

  • Mediterranean Blooms 

  • Perennial Lavender 

  • Take to the Sky 

  • Thoughtful Journey 

  • To Market 

  • Unbounded Beauty 

  • Wildly Flowering 

  • Winter Meadow 

In addition, I am attaching a link below you can print off a flyer to see a picture of each DSP that is included in the sale

August 2024 DSP SALE

Stampin' Up 15% off Designer Series Paper August 1014

As you heard in the video…..

  • There is no limit on quantity

  • But if Stampin’ Up sells out of a particular pattern of DSP…there is no backorder or rain check available

  • Sale begins August 6th to end of month

For this reason, I will be securing a host code for each club and if you would like to order and have a direct ship to you on the sale DSP, please let me know and I will be glad to help/get you the host code. Shipping on orders less than $79 are a flat $7.95.

Bring on the sample cards! The first is a gift each on the attending team members receive. It is created from Season of Green and Gold DSP 12 x 12 along with products from the Suite Collection of Season of Green and Gold.

Elizabeth designed the cute little gift bag with a velcro closure and used one of the Greeting of the Season dies to make the tab for closure. The card is a double gate fold….look close in the pictures to follow to see the front panel tucked under the heart leaves and the back panel tucked under the front panel.

Looks like dry embossing on this card…..but it’s not. Well, almost, we did use an embossing folder on the card base, but the images on the hello part are die cuts! We simply ran 3 dies from Thought Wishes Die set through the die cutting machine 2 times and placed them on the card stock. This made easy if you use an adhesive sheet on the Basic White card stock before you run through the die cutting machine.

Here is another fun Decorative Mask….great tree for masculine cards! There is also an evergreen tree in the set.

I love how the colors turned out for this card….we used Peach Pie and Cajun Craze for the foliage and Copper Clay for the stamped tree outline.

More to come next week! When we have the next card buffet, both the Frosted Forest and Thoughtful Wishes cards will be available to make.

More to come next week! Enjoy creating this week! Thanks for visiting! Below is a picture of our booth at the CKC - Greenville this past weekend. I am excited to meet new faces and welcome them to stamp with us!

Esther

Eye-Popping Cards From Our Latest Team Meeting

I’m always excited to have a team meeting! I love getting together with me friends and teammates and I love for them to have a valuable time connecting with others, relaxing, visiting and being INSPIRED!

The swap cards from this meeetingwere spectacular! We certainly have exceptional card artists on my team! Please be encouraged, inspired, and challenged to create!

 
Citrus Blooms bundle by Stampin' Up with lemons and tiny yellow flowers

Created by Peggy

Created by Marilyn

created by Debbie

Created by Debbie

Just the cutest TV and the tastiest too! A TV box of treats created by Judy!

created by Vanessa - nothing better than chocolate and coffee

created by Cathy

created by Wendy

created by Amanda

created by Elaine double arrow fun fold card

created by Leisa

created by Jennifer

created by Linda

created by Judy

created by Sara

created by Sandy

 

Such lovely cards made by all! I hope you are inspired to copy and create! Click on the picture for more info on products used.

Thanks for visiting!

I’ll be posting on Facebook again this week for CKC - Greenville classes. Please copy and share and invite to your Facebook feeds.

August Calendar of Events

REMEMBER TO BRING COUPON CODES TO CLUB TO REDEEM IN AUGUST

  • Tuesday, August 6th - Spartanburg Club, Tarah is our hostess

  • Friday, Aug. 9th - Arbors West Club, Georgia is our hostess

  • Friday, Aug. 16th - 1st Friday Club, Amy is our hostess

  • Friday, Aug. 16th - Gastonia club, Pamela is our hostess

  • Tuesday, Aug. 20th - Morningside Club, Anne is our hostess

  • Wednesday, Aug. 21st - Sr. Center class @ 2PM RSVP

  • Friday, Aug. 23 - Pool Party for everyone that invites a new guest to one of my events in August :) (Planning on homemade ice cream and cook out by pool!)

  • Saturday, August 24th - Garden Cafe in York SC Craft Fair

Stampin' Up Country Woods Designer Series Paper

This Designer Series Paper is soooo versatile! I love how it looks on this scrapbook spread! And you could put almost any everyday life pictures on these pages!


The lighting appears a little funky in my photography….Sorry! I am including a picture of each page individually also for you to see.

If you like being creative….please join us next month when I hold scrapbooking class! We make two 2-page layouts each month. It is so rewarding to have pages to drop your pictures in. You can then frame them or just add to a book and place on the coffee table. Guaranteed for smiles from all who see it!

This spread was made using Stampin’ Up Country Woods Designer Series Paper- definitely a MUST have! and Country Flowers Stamp and Die bundle.

Our other July spread uses Unbounded Beauty Designer Series Paper and Irresistible Blooms Stamp and Die Bundle. It’s a fun puzzle to put together little 2 inch squares and triangles…..but it is so intriguing to look at!

Let’s see you get creative! I’m attaching a picture tutorial with tips on putting the following page together as a Christmas picture matte. It uses the NEW BEAUTIFUL Season of Green and Gold suite from Stampin’ Up. Click on the picture and see all the beautiful Designer Series Paper and Vellum! I love how the dies cut out the stamps, DSP and vellum that is in this suite.

I’m excited to use this paper! It makes Christmas card making easy and soooo beautiful and festive with the bit of gold foil and printed vellum!

tutorial

I’ll be using this paper for a class at the Creative Keepsakes Convention Greenville August 2 and 3rd. I hope you can join me then! Below is a link for the class list. I’ll be teaching 3 different classes both Friday and Saturday: Spotlight on Backgrounds, Pockets and Posies Scrapbook Spread, and Season of Fun Folds (Christmas cards)

Creative Keepsake Convention - Greenville

Thanks for visiting! I will be posting daily on FaceBook (Stamptogether by Esther) this week and next about the Creating Keepsakes Convention - Greenville classes. PLEASE SHARE INDIVIDUALLY TO FRIENDS YOU KNOW AND TO YOUR TIMELINE to help me advertise the classes I’ll be teaching.

Take Care! Esther

Mega Card Buffet this Thursday and Friday!

Come enjoy your day making cards Thursday, July 11th from 10 AM to 6 PM or Friday, July 12th from 9 AM to 2 PM! There are so many different cards to choose from!

  • Choose the cards you would like to make and the amount of each card to make.

  • Cards are $3 each or make 8 and get the 9th one FREE!

  • RSVP

You will find lots of the cards available to make on last weeks post and here are some more cards…..

 
 

EARN

Shop and earn a $5 USD coupon for every $50

USD you spend between 3–31 July! There’s no

limit to how many coupons you can earn. Make

sure to use a valid email address when completing

your purchase.

SAVE

After placing your order, the coupon code (or codes)

will be emailed to you. Save those emails, write

down or save the codes, or even take a picture of

the codes so you don’t miss out on any savings!

REDEEM

You can redeem your coupons between 1–31 August!

Use as many coupon codes as you want during

checkout (tip: remember to separate each code by

a space). And make sure to use them all before the

month is over.

Thanks for visiting! Esther

Mega Card Buffet!

Oh My!!!!!!

I think I’m counting 30 different cards available at the next card buffet!!! I think we’ve gone crazy making cards! Some are left from previous card buffets and we have added a lot more!

Come and join us Thursday, July 11th 10AM to 5PM OR Friday, July 12th 9AM to 2PM. RSVP the day you plan to attend.

You choose the cards you want to make and the amount of each you make. Cards are $3 each or make 8 and get the 9th one free!

Why come to a card buffet?

  • It’s a lot of fun to make pretty cards!

  • It’s great to visit with friends and new friends

  • It’s a wonderful place to learn and work at your own pace

  • Experience using different stamp/die sets to see what you like before you purchase

  • Spark your creativity with a different way of using the products

  • Make a lot of cards to send out

  • Something fun to do and keep cool in the hot summer weather

I hope you can join us! And bring your friends!

Here are a few of the new cards to make……

 
 

Creative Keepsakes Convention is august 2 & 3

I am so excited to be teaching 3 different classes both August 2nd and 3rd at the CKC in Greenville SC this year! Please help me SPREAD the word - invite everyone you know to join me for one of these special classes! The link to sign up is below for CKC. Look on the class list and you will find my classes listed for you to sign up. It’s a little less expensive to sign up now than at the door.

For club this month and at CKC, I will be teaching using the NEW Seasons of Green and Gold by Stampin’ Up! The paper and vellum are beautiful and calming with a touch of elegance! You will enjoy using them! The dies cut out stamp/Designer Series Paper/vellum - so dies are a must and definitely don’t purchase without the stamps! Those attending my classes will also get a 10% coupon to use when they purchase back at my booth.

Classes:

Seasons of Fun Folds: Using the Seasons of Green and Gold products for 3 Christmas Cards - offered both Friday and Saturday morning at 8:30AM (cards shown above)

Spotlight on Backgrounds: learn 3 different techniques for backgrounds - a must to learn these wow! techniques. - offered Friday 4PM and Saturday 1PM


And Pockets and Posies Scrapbook Spread: You’ll create a fun new pocket to embellish with flowers and tags for your spread - offered Friday and Saturday at 10AM


Creative Keepsakes convention

Glass Mat—

You’ll be happy to know starting July 2nd you can purchase a Glass Mat Studio! I know I REALLY REALLY like mine, especially for stamping photopolymer stamps - it stamps excellently!!!

Also, be sure to check out the NEW products being added ONLINE July 2nd! One of the products is a mega suite with the Seasons of Green and Gold stamp/die/ and beautiful Designer Series Paper and Vellum!

Thanks for visiting! I hope to see you at the next card buffet! Remember to invite your new friends! You’ll receive a package of gems for bringing them and in august, you’ll be invited to a pool party at my house.

See you stamping soon! Esther

Stamptogether classes for this Thursday and Saturday

Stamptogether classes this week - Thursday, June 20th and Saturday, June 22nd. Take a break from the heat and enjoy 3 classes I’m offering this week!

Thursday, June 22nd - Sr. Center card class @ 1:00 PM. Enjoy the afternoon creating the following 4 cards at the Dallas Sr. Center this week! Cost is $12. Please RSVP if you would like to attend so I will have card stock cut and ready for you to craft.

Saturday, June 22nd @ 10AM to 11:30 AM

Next class is one I’ve been wanting to do for months! Card Kit Class! This is a fun - get your weekend off to a good start with a relaxing class putting together your choice of card kit! And I have several NEW card kits to choose from. The newest….Oh, so BEAUTIFUL! is pictured below. Bring a friend! And please let me know you plan to attend.

This particular card kit is named Expressions of Kindness and makes 4 of each card. Reserve yours today!

Also, this Saturday at 4PM, we’ll be having scrapbooking! We have 2 sweet spreads for you to create that I’m sure you will enjoy! Give it a try!

Thanks for visiting! To order, you may click on the shopping link above or contact me.

Esther

Mediterranean Blooms Suite Collection

This month in my clubs we are making a stunning simple card using the Mediterranean Blooms Suite Collection! I was so attracted to the 2 dies that make the leafy frame - we are using that on the club card….hint hint…come check out one of my clubs! It’s a fun place to hang out with friends and make really special cards once a month! Besides making the special cards, you also get a picture tutorial for each club card.

 
 

This month, Citrus Blooms Bundle saves you an extra 10% when you order as a bundle….hurry - there is Low Inventory right now. You can order direct from my website. estherboyle@stampinup.net

Here is a card we had at a recent card buffet….this card will also be available at my next card buffet sometime in July

 
 

TIPS: the dies cut out both stamped image and Designer Series Paper images for the oranges. The lemons are in the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper 12 x 12 and are fussy cut.

Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper

Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper 12 x 12 #163284

getting organized….

At our recent team meeting, one of my team members, Vicky, showed a notebook she put together to help with finding some Stampin’ Up products…..and I just loved it! While I do think the some of the changes in our new catalog have been necessary to help new customers simplify their shopping, it is desirable to see all our Designer Series Paper in one place to decide which one to use on a project or which punch might work best.

This past week, Camille has spent lots of time creating a PDF with all the punches, all the DSP, and all Online Exclusives, and card kits. While these lists will need updating constantly….I think you will find them helpful. Please click on the links below and print for your reference to look at in hand.

PDF Online Exclusives
PDF Punches 2024

I’ll have to do some more work on the Designer Series Paper PDF…for some reason it is not uploading.

Take Care! Keep stamping and I’ll send more out later.

Thanks for visiting!

Esther

EXTRA BUNDLED savings June 5th to June 30th 2024

CELEBRATE!!! With this EXTRA Savings June 5th through June 30th 2024! We all have learned it’s best to purchase the bundle (the stamp and die or punch because we get a 10% discount.

During the month of June….there is an ADDITIONAL 10% WHEN YOU PURCHASE A BUNDLE!!!!

This 10% is also extended to the Stampin’ Cut and Emboss Machines!!!

Save time and money with coordinated stamp and die bundles—

now at an even bigger discount for a limited time only. Quickly

cut out stamped images for a single project or create multiples

of the same project with ease.

Plus, SAVE 10% OFF the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and

the Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine! Make precise cuts

and easily create elements for all your crafts.

And…..combine that with my offer of FREE SHIPPING when you bring a new friend to one of my events THIS MONTH to introduce them to crafting with stamps, ink, and paper……IT’S A BIG DEAL! CELEBRATE!!!

Get your wish lists out! Make a short or long list of who you could invite…maybe someone you don’t know so well, and here’s an event you invite them to and spend time with them! Maybe a neighbor, or someone down the street you see once in awhile - here’s your opportunity to introduce them to a rewarding and refreshing girl time!

Please reach out to me with any questions or if you would like me to place orders for you.

Thank you so much! Esther