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Good Morning Stampers,

I hope you are all enjoying a beautiful Sunday. 

I am so sorry you have not heard from me in quite some time.  It has been awhile since I have posted with any regularity.  We have had some personal things happening this summer that have been very very sad for us.  Please know that I am starting to play catch up and will do my best to start posting more regularly.  It is my hope to begin posting every day again soon.

I hope you all understand and continue to visit me here to see new samples, techiques, get advice, learn new tips, share ideas and much much more!  Don't forget you can contact me at anytime if you have a problem or have a question. 

Please don't hesitate to call me or email me anytime.

My CONTACT INFORMATION:

 

Telephone #(973) 515-0619

or

email me

annette@ink-paper-scissors-rock.com

Today I wanted to share with you an instruction sheet on making

Beautiful Paper Flowers

Paper Flowers

Check out the link above. 

Stampin' Up! has provided a easy to follow instruction sheet with photos to help you see exactly how to create these cute colorful flowers!

Click HERE

to order your supplies
 

Have you tried the Builder Wheels yet?

Builder Wheel Spindle and Spacers (item # 119895)

With Stampin’ Around builder wheels now on the scene, the builder wheel spindle and spacers are a must-have accessory for anyone with a Stampin’ Around jumbo wheel handle.

This handy little device enhances your jumbo wheel handle to allow for building custom wheel images—one, two, or three, it’s up to you. With the builder wheel spindle and spacers, you can get all kinds of builder wheel combinations for super easy custom images on your craft projects.

Today I pulled out my Builder Wheel supplies and decided to give them a try.

Below you will see a quick photo tutorial on Stampin' Up! Builder Wheels ~

This photo shows you all the parts:  Jumbo Wheel handle, Builder Wheel Spindle, 3 builder wheels.

 

Take you Wheel Spindle and load up the wheels you want to use.  Making sure that they are going in the direction you want them.  You can fit up to three builder wheels.  If you would like to only use 1 or 2 you builder wheels you will use the spacers that come with the Wheel Spindle.  

 

After you have put on your Builder Wheels you will need to slide on the end piece.

Now snap your Builder Wheel into you Jumbo Handle and you are ready to go. 

You can use an ink pad inserted into the handle.  Stampin' Up! also has an empty ink pad for the Builder Wheel  that you can customize with 3 of your favorite colors. OR you can do as I did for the samples below ~ I inked up my Builder Wheel using my classic ink pads.

 

I used Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, and Melon Mambo on the samples above.

Here is the card I created after trimming down a the Pacific Point and Melon Mambo.  Then layered it onto Pumpkin Pie.

I hope you will give these Stampin' Up! Builder Wheels a try.  They are fun and have endless possibilities. 

I will show you more samples soon.

To place an order for your supplies - simply CLICK HERE  and then click on SHOP NOW.

Happy Stamping ~

New Year ~ New Products

Stampin' Up! has introduced a new punch style. 

Be sure to check them out on page #200-203.

With a larger cutting surface and a sleeker body, these punches give you greater cutting precision, better punching leverage, and space-saving storage.

Check out the new PUNCH CADDY Storage.

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PREV | NEXT Two-Step Owl Punch Punches are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. You can glue punched shapes directly onto your projects or layer a sheet of card stock that has been punched over a coordinating card stock for a reverse effect. In one quick move, our Two-Step Owl punch cuts out all of the pieces you need to build an owl. It couldn't be easier to create a great accent or focal point: just punch and then layer the pieces. ■ Includes an owl body, detailed eyes (not just one circle size but three so you can create dimension), and a small heart ■ New, sleeker body style ■ Larger surface area offers precise cutting and leverage ■ Locks to store ■ Can be stored in our Punch Caddy

Two-Step Owl Punch ~ #118074

Price: $16.95

Punches are a quick and easy way to add interest, dimension, and color to your cards, tags, and scrapbook pages. You can glue punched shapes directly onto your projects or layer a sheet of card stock that has been punched over a coordinating card stock for a reverse effect. In one quick move, our Two-Step Owl punch cuts out all of the pieces you need to build an owl. It couldn't be easier to create a great accent or focal point: just punch and then layer the pieces. ■ Includes an owl body, detailed eyes (not just one circle size but three so you can create dimension), and a small heart ■ New, sleeker body style ■ Larger surface area offers precise cutting and leverage ■ Locks to store ■ Can be stored in our Punch Caddy In this photo you can see the adorable card created with the owl punch and in the background you get a peek at the Punch Caddy. Give these cute Owl Pencil Toppers a try. Happy Stamping ~

Tips for using our New Clear Mount Stamps...

 I thought I would share some tips for using your new Stampin' Up!® Clear Mount Stamps ~

1. When stamping with our new Clear Mount stamps you will need to press the stamp firmly onto the acrylic block for a few moments to give the cling backing a chance to adhere. The clear stamps have a cling surface not adhesive.  Remember to do the same when you return the stamps to their storage container that will allow them to adhere to the inner surface of the case and not tumble all over inside or fly out at you when you open the container up!
2. When you clean these stamps on your Stampin' Scrub, be careful not to over-saturate the pad with Stampin' Mist or water.  If you work up a foam, it may interfere with the cling properties.
3. Take it easy with the "scrubbing" action.  You can not scrub hard when cleaning the new Clear Mount Stamps.   Intense scrubbing will pop the stamp right off the block.  And for those really tiny stamps that will hardly tolerate any scrubbing, it's probably just easier to remove them from the block altogether before cleaning them.
4. Oil from your fingers, dust, glitter, or pet hair may eventually interfere with the cling of these stamps.  Cleaning them with dishwashing liquid (such as Dawn®), followed by a good rinse and drying with a lint-free towel will help the cling.
5. Your Clear Mount stamps come ready to mount and use as soon as you punch them out from the rubber sheet and pull off the protective tab from the back.  When adding your clear labels that come with the stamps to the back of your stamps  don't handle the label with your fingers as you apply it.  Instead, remove the protective cover from the label, but leave the label itself on the label sheet.  Then after you've removed the protective cover from the back of the stamp, lay the stamp down onto the label, matching the shape of the stamp to the outer shape of the label. (Additional tip:  if you have trouble getting the protective cover off the label while it's still on the sheet, carefully work the tip of your Paper Snips into the slit in the middle of the protective cover, then make a little snip to the edge of one end of that slit. This will make it easier to grab 'hold of that protective cover to remove it.)

I have ordered and used our new Clear Mount Stamps.  I really like using them.  The rubber quality is great, I like that they don't take up a lot of room in my stamp studio, and I like that they are cheaper.

I have found that I will not order the tiny stamp sets in Clear Mount.  I like the stability the wood block gives to the tiny stamps and I think I will be less likely to lose my tiny stamps if they are attached to a wood block.

I hope that you have found these tips helpful when using or choosing to order our new Clear Stamps.

Click Here to order a Clear Stamp set today and give it a try.

Happy Stamping ~

CASE'ing & Copying artwork from my blog...

Hi Everyone ~

We are getting another bit of snow today!  I Wish I could say I didn't have to go to work - but I did.  We didn't have to stay the whole day and our boss sent out for lunch for those of us that came it.  What a sweet heart she has.  That is why I work.  I really like my bosses.  It is really hard to find a place where you truly like your bosses.  They are good people.

I have been thinking all day about this post.  This topic has been on my heart for a long time.  I don't feel the way a large amount of others feel.  I put my creations on my blog and they are there to inspire you to create.  They are there to CASE and COPY.

I am totally aware others do not feel this way and that is okay too.  But I wanted to let all of my blog readers know how I feel.   I did ran across another Demo who felt like I did and I could not have worded this any better. So here it is in Janet's words (with her permission) ~

My philosophy, my policy ~

1.  If you choose to use my artwork for a contest or a challenge ~ congratulations for being motivated to enter I hope you win.

2.  If you choose to use my ideas to help you earn income than I am grateful I was able to help you meet your needs.

3.  Whether you decided to copy my creation exactly, tweak or modify it, whatever ~ GO FOR IT!

4.  If you choose to post it on your own blog ~ GO FOR IT!

5.  When I post artwork that is not mine (a teammate, a swap - you will need to contact that person for their permission ~ you will know when it is not mine).

6.  If you choose to credit me or link to me when using my idea ~ thank you.   You do not need to ask my permission before doing so.  

7.  If you have a great twist, variation, or improvement I would love to see what you do with what I post so feel free to share it with me at ~                       annette@ink-paper-scissors-rock.com

My request is that when you enter or use artwork for something that requires it to be your 'original' that you follow that request.  Your heart will guide you. 

I wouldn't post about a sample or idea here if I didn't want to share.   This blog is for sharing creativity and what I love.

Team:  Together Each Achieves More ~ I hope we are on the same team.

"Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one..." Eccl. 4:9

I was hoping to post a project - but my husband just got home after driving a bit in this snow.  I will spend a little time with him and will post my project in a little while.  - don't forget to check back!

Happy Stamping ~

Friendly Words...

I have heard that people were unmounting the Stampin' Up! jumbo wheel - Friendly Words and cutting it into many individual stamps.  I love this wheel and have thought what a great idea that was.  What I did was order a second wheel - that way I could cut up one and leave one intact. 

This is a picture tutorial for you to see how I unmounted mine ~

Step one:  Separate the rubber from the wheel.  I thought this would be hard - it was so easy.  All I did was find the seam and pulled it off - I went slowly at first.  It came off easy and fast.

Step two:  I inked up the rubber and stamped it on white copy paper so that I could see where I wanted to cut.

Step three:  Begin cutting out the phrases you want.
 

NOTE:  Be careful not to cut too close to your phrases.

Step four:  Once you have them all cut out take a piece of EZ Mount (I purchased my EZ Mount from Sunday International), pull back the paper backing and adhere them to the sticky side of the EZ Mount. I used the thin EZ Mount.

As you can see in the picture above I only pulled back the backing so that I could fit all my stamps (12 in all) on it. 

Step five:  Trim off the section of EZ Mount with the rubber.

Step six:  Trim around each piece of red rubber creating your individual stamped phrases.

Step seven:  Once they are all cut out - pull the backing off each stamp.  Now they are ready to use. The back of the stamp is black and has a strong cling that will stick to  acrylic blocks for easy stamping. 

Step eight:  Stamp your image

Don't you just love this idea?
When I was done I had cut out 12 phrases that I mounted on EZ Mount rubber cling.  As you can see above the different phrases will work on many different projects.  I only lost one word.  It kind of overlapped another and was not worth saving. 

Email me and I will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

Stayed tuned to see what I create with my new phrases!

Happy Stamping ~

EZ Mount (TM) Stamp N' Stor

Where do I begin?  First let me say that I do not know how to get the trademark symbol for the EZ Mounts.  I will change that as soon as Mark gets home and explains to me how to use it.
A lot of people have been asking me about the EZ Mount(TM) Stamp N' Stor System that I have been raving about.  It is a wonderful way to store your Red Rubber stamps  ~  especially if you don't have a lot of storage space. This first picture is a sheet of the thin EZ Mount(TM).  If you have never heard of EZ Mount (TM) before check out Sunday International's website.

EZ Mount (TM) is a premium static cling mounting system.

I have only been a SU Demo for a 2 1/2 years but I have been buying SU stamps since 1998!  They do have a way of accumulating!  I generally purchase stamp sets I love and even though SU retires sets every year - I don't get rid of mine.  Unless I don't think I will use it in the future.  Any hoot ~ you can just image the space these stamps were taking up.

Well I have been trying to figure out what I am going to do as my inventory of red rubber stamp sets grows and my stamp space doesn't.  When it hit me like a rock.  I am in love with Posh Limited stamp sets designed by Dee Gruenig.  I have a ton of these sets and they are all mounted on EZ Mount (TM).  You get a whole set of stamps that come on a pure white storage board.  The boards have the colorful stamped images printed on one side and the red rubber stamps on superb quality cushion on the other side.

I can unmount my SU sets that have retired and I don't use for demos anymore and mount them on this thin EZ Mount cushion.  I use the thin sheet of EZ mount because my SU stamps have a gray cushion already on them and adding another think cushion would be too much.
   

Check this photo out.  These are SU stamps that I have unmounted from the wood and adhered to the thin EZ Mount. 

How did I do that?

I took the stamp on the wood block and put it in the microwave for 15 seconds.  Now I know all microwaves are different so you will have to test yours out as to how long to put it in for.  Start with 5 seconds and go from there.  I just have a start button on my microwave so I put it in set the time and hit start!
That is enough to soften the glue up and the stamp just peels off the block.
See the photo below.  Now it is ready to be put on the thin EZ mount sheet.  Just peel back the top sheet on the EZ mount (the side with all the writing on it).  This will expose a black sticky surface. 

Put your stamp on that black sticky side and you are ready to cut the stamp out.  I use the Hot Knife to cut it out once I have it on the EZ Mount sheet. 
I will generally fill up a whole EZ Mount sheet with stamps then cut them out.  Check you the photos below.
This is the stamp on the sticky side - again I would fill this sheet up with stamps then cut them all out.
  You want to cut as close to the stamp as you can.
Try to cut straight as you would when you cut out your SU stamps to mount them on wood. 
Once the stamp is cut out you peel back the flip side and expose the premium cling.  That will hold in onto your acrylic block. 

Not only did I order the thin EZ Mount from Sunday International I also ordered the pure white boards and the Hot Knife.  Sunday stamps back right?  WRONG.  Once I International has great Customer Service and offers Great Rewards ~ If you sign up  for a $10 fee you get 10% on all your orders forever! Thats a long time!  I Love discounts.

Did I mention that EZ Mount is also guaranteed for LIFE.  Yes you heard me right - for life.  What do you have to lose?
This is a picture of the first set I did this way.  Note that I applied the clear cling stickers SU supply us with onto the white board.  I thought this is great now I know where to put the put the stamps on the cling - I could not get them off.  See all that black stuff on the pocket image?  I got it off but pulled off a lot of the cushion.  EEK!

I had to peel all the cling stickers and stamped the board with stazon of each image. Below you can see the image a little peeking out under the one of the stamps.  I let the title of the stamp set on the board.
There are tabs on the boards so you can index your stamps.  You can also  fit

many stamp sets on a single board.  I have put stamps on both sides.

Sunday International sells all kind of stamps and supplies.  They have these boards in folder form.  Acrylic blocks and acrylic holders to hold these boards instead of notebooks.
Check them out.  If you call - they are wonderful on the telephone.  Tell Gary (the owner) or whoever answers I sent you!  They are all wonderful people very helpful and always cheery!

If you have any questions just email me and I will be glad to help you out and answer any questions you may have or point you in the right direction if I don't know the answer.