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Geometry Class 5-23-12

May 23, 2012 Potaylor Cards, Geometry Class, Techniques, Videos One comment

Hello! Samantha here today, and I have to tell you, I am so excited about today’s card. Recently I acquired a few of Faber Castell’s new Gelatos, and I got to use them multiple times on my card today. If you’re not familiar with Gelatos, they’re a coloring medium that’s a bit like if you crossed a crayon with a tube of chap-stick. They’re kind of messy, which also makes them a lot of fun! Are you ready to see what I did with them? Okay, here’s the sketch I started my card with:

…and here’s my card:

What I especially like about Gelatos is that there are numerous ways to use them. They work on dark and light card stock, you can color directly on paper, color with a paint brush, use them dry or with water, and even do a type of emboss resist with them. For this card I used 2 different techniques. I used emboss resist to create the background. To color in my golf card from the Dad’s Tools stamp set, I used a direct to paper technique with the Gelatos where I colored directly onto the card stock and then used a wet paint brush to blend the color. If you’d like to see this card being made start to finish so you can check out both ways I just described for using Gelatos you can see it all in the following video:

Don’t forget, today is also a sketch challenge day, so we’re adding a submission form below this post. Make up your card and post it on your blog (with a link to our blog of course *wink*). Submit your card by adding it below. Make sure to post it to the actual blog post and not just your general blog address. You have until 11:58 on the last day of the month to upload any challenge entries.

We will randomly choose a winner from each month’s submissions to win a prize package from Stamp School.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Geometry Class 4-11-12

April 11, 2012 Potaylor Cards, Geometry Class, Techniques, Videos 2 comments

Hello! Samantha here with a brand new sketch. This is a great sketch for those who like clean and simple cards or those who like frill and lots of layers. Don’t be afraid to rotate it 90 degrees either!

Here’s my card made from the sketch:

The bottom inked and stamped layer is stamped directly on the card base. To create this effect, I created a mask from a nesting die. I have created a video of this technique, just scroll down to the end of this post to find it. I used Flowers For Mom to stamp the flowers. I trimmed the blue flowers out and added them to the leaves with foam dimensional adhesive to really make them a pretty focal piece on the card.

We’re adding a submission form below this post. Make up your card and post it on your blog (with a link to our blog of course *wink*). Submit your card by adding it below. Make sure to post it to the actual blog post and not just your general blog address. You have until 11:58 on the last day of the month to upload any challenge entries.

We will randomly choose a winner from each month’s submissions to win a prize package from Stamp School.

Happy stamping,

Art Room 2-13-12

February 13, 2012 Potaylor Art Room, Cards, Videos 2 comments

Welcome to another week at Stamp School. The design team has so much fun in store for you. I get the fun of starting the week of in the art room with this bit of inspiration:

I found the above inspiration on this blog, and used it to create this card:

I used the balloon stamp from Hannah Flying a Kite to stamp the balloons above. Then, I filled them in with baker’s twine (scroll down to the bottom of this post to find a video tutorial on using bakers twine to fill the balloon stamp). I cut the image out with a Spellbinder’s die and cut a matching piece of Cotton Candy felt for layering. The finished card size is 4″ x 4″.

We will randomly choose a winner from each month’s submissions to win a prize package from Stamp School.

I can’t wait to see what you do with this pretty color combo!

February 2012 First Countdown Post

January 29, 2012 Lisa Cards, Sneak Peeks, Videos No comments

Welcome to Release Week at Stamp School! The last 3 days of each month, you will be treated to some beautiful creations by our Faculty here at Stamp School! Each month, we release 2 stamps per month. The first part of 2012 we will be releasing 4 colors of Poptone cardstock and matching inks until we stock all of their 24 colors. We also will be releasing 100% wool felt along with the cardstock each month.

Our Faculty will post their projects on their personal blogs (which we will link you to at the end of each post) and then during the month, they will post tips, tutorials, inspiration, ideas here on the Stamp School blog. If you want to be kept up to date on what is going on here at Stamp School, you can keep track of us a number of ways:

1) Our website and blog. You can subscribe to our blog feed, simply by clicking over on the Subscribe button to the left. You will then get a daily email of what is posted here on the site.
2) Our Facebook Page. Like our Facebook Page for exclusive content, contests, and chatting about our favorite hobby!
3) Email Newsletter. You can sign up for our Newsletter by clicking on the Join our Newsletter button to the left.

OK, so now that you know how to keep up to date, let me show you what’s going on this month!

My first card for the week highlights our felt. It’s a rather simple card, because I really wanted the felt bloom to stand out. The flower is stitched to a pin, so the receiver can wear it as a brooch, or a little girl can wear it attached to a headband. The felt we carry at Stamp School is 100% wool pressed felt. It is so thick and plush and it diecuts like a dream! On the video, you’ll see me diecut a felt flower using a Lifestyle Crafts thin metal die.

To make my card, I started with a Black Licorice card base of 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 and scored it to make an A2 card. Next I cut a 4 x5 1/4 piece of Sweet Tooth cardstock and then ran it through my Sizzix Embossing Folder. I stamped my Maya Road Cute as a button set on a piece of Kraft cardstock in Black Licorice, and the handmade stamp in Wild Cherry Ink. Next, I poked a hole in my kraft piece for the pinback to go through, and just pinned my brooch to the card. Easy peasy!

Check out what the Design Team has done today!

Amber made a beautiful card using both of February’s sets.

Rochelle colored in little Hannah to make a cute little card.

Vicki also brought Hannah to life. Check out that background!

Judy created a beautiful card, using the branch as her focus point, and check out that border punch on her card

Geometry Class Sketch Challenge 1-10-12

January 11, 2012 Potaylor Cards, Geometry Class, Videos 2 comments

I’ve always loved sketch challenges. It’s so fun to see how different the cards and projects can be from a single sketch. I hope my sketch today will inspire you to make something wonderful! Remember, you can twist, turn and change this sketch however you’d like to make it your own.

To create this card, I combined today’s sketch with a base made from Hot Fudge cardstock. I combined that with strips of patterned paper from Crate Paper and Simple Stories. I stamped on a piece of Whip Cream cardstock (did you know that you can get Pop Tone cardstock in both 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheets and 6″ x 6″). The background was created by inking my acrylic block with 2 colors of ink and using that to stamp directly on the cardstock. I made a video about this technique. Just scroll to the bottom of this post to find it. My felt bow was created with Hot Fudge felt (which also comes in two sizes: 6″ x 6″ and 6″ x 30″).

We will randomly choose a winner from each month’s submissions to win a prize package from Stamp School.

Happy Stamping!

January 2012 Final Countdown Post

December 31, 2011 Lisa Cards, Sneak Peeks, Videos No comments

Welcome to today’s final release week post. Tomorrow, our products will be available in the A Walk Down Memory Lane store! I’m so excited to see what you will make with our new products!

For today’s card, I did a quick video to show you how I created the card. I created a mask using Eclipse tape and used a background stamp to create my background. For you experienced card makers out there, this is probably something you know how to do. But we get a lot of questions in the store on how to create a mask. So, now we have a quick video we can show them instead of trying to describe it.