SheetLoad_August09 by nalcia

Sample Artists Denise Wallace....................... http://waldeewee.blogspot.com Heather Strenzwilk..................http://stampdetails.blogspot.com Jessica George......................http://jessobsession.blogspot.com Katie Skiff........................................ http://katieskiff.typepad.com Kelly Landers.......... http://mybucketoverfloweth.blogspot.com Nicole Anderson..........http://andersonartsonline.blogspot.com

Special thanks to our August 2009 sponsor:

Sketch Artist Liz Weber..................... http://lizscardsandlayouts.blogspot.com

Guest Artists Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Design Team

eZine Design Creations By A......................................... creatbya@comcast.net

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Cover Card

Elegant Cross by Jeanette Comerford, Guest Artist

Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Elegant Blessings); Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up (Parisian Breeze); Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! (Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand); Pearls: Memory Box; Ribbon: Stampin’ Up (Whisper White Organza Ribbon), Eden (Double-faced Satin Ribbon); Ink: Versamark; Border Punch: Martha Stewart (Arch Lattice); Embossing Powder: Stampin’ Up (White); Gel Pen: Uni-ball Signo (white); Foam Dimensionals: Stampin’ Up; Tools: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Nestabilities (Oval & Scalloped Oval), Copic Airbrush System, Copic Marker (BG72) 1

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Sketch & Supply List

Dimensions

Like the layout, but want to make a single card? CS1: 5.5” x 11” (Fold in half for card base) PP1: 5.5” x 5.5” CS2: 4.5” x 5.5” (Cut/Punch/Tear approx. 0.25” off top & bottom edges.

Final piece is 4.5” x 5”.)

PP2 & PP3: 2” x 2” (Need 2 of each piece, per card.)

Supplies Needed Paper:

8 - 8.5” x 11” Solid Cardstocks............................. CS1 2 - 12” x 12” Patterned Papers............................. PP1 2 - 12” x 12” Solid Cardstocks.............................. CS2 2 - 8.5” x 11” Patterned Papers.................PP2 & PP3

Tools: Paper Trimmer, Adhesive, Rubber Stamps (or printed images), Ink(s)

Other: Fiber / Ribbon

Yield Eight (8) Cards Using this issue, you can create eight (8) - 5.5” square cards.

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Cutting Diagrams

CS1 - 8 Sheets 8.5” x 11” Cut each sheet into 1 - 5.5” x 11” piece.

PP1 - 2 Sheets 12” x 12”

Cut each sheet into 4 - 5.5” x 5.5” pieces.

Fold in half for card base

CS2 - 2 Sheets 12” x 12”

Cut each sheet into 4 - 4.5” x 5.5” pieces.

Cut/Punch/Tear approx. 0.25” off top & bottom edges. Final piece is 4.5” x 5”.

PP2 & PP3 - 1 Sheet Each 8.5” x 11” Cut each sheet into 16 - 2” x 2” pieces.

Need 2 of each piece, per card.

Cutting diagrams are at 25% of actual size.

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Artist Samples

Guest Artist: Happy Birthday Friend Teresa Kline Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Doodle Birds); Paper: Prism (Burned BR350-F & Baby Pink Light P041-D), Stampin’ Up! (Bella Rose DP); Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa); Accessories: SU Border Punch, SU Wide Chocolate Ribbon, White Ribbon, Kaiser Craft Pearls, Tag nesties, Crop-a-Dile, Eyelet, and Glue Dots

With Deepest Sympathy

Nicole Anderson Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Elegant Blessings); Patterned Papers: Stampin’ Up! (Parisian Summer); Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! (Pink Piroette, Bravo Burgundy); Ink: Stampin’ Up! (Bravo Burgundy); Punch: Stampin’ Up! (Long Scallop); Organza Ribbon: Big Lots; Exact-o knife: Stampin’ Up!, Dimensional Sticky Dots: Paper Studio

Welcome Home

Liz Weber Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Home Sweet Home); Patterned Paper: My Little Shoebox (My Neighbourhood); Cardstock: Bazzill; Inks: Stampin’ Up! (Basic Black); Ribbon: Unknown; Pearls: Prima Say It In Pearls; Die Cut: Spellbinders (Scalloped Oval); Border Punch: Fiskars (Apron Lace)

Make It Your Own: Nicole made this card more rectangular to place the sentiment at bottom, leaving the top 4-squares area for the image and ribbon embellishing.

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Artist Samples

Thinking of You Kelly Landers Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Forget-Me-Not); Patterned Paper: Cosmo Cricket (Girl Friday); Cardstock: SheetLoad ShortCuts (Clear), Bazzill; Inks: computer inkjet ink; Markers: COPIC; Ribbon: Unknown; Die Cut: Nestabilities (Scalloped Oval, Scalloped Square); Paper Punch: EK Success (Square)

Brave and True

Katie Skiff Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Knight in Shining Armor); Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! (Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Bordering Blur); Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up! (Prestwick); Inks: Stampin Up! (Basic Black, NIght of Navy), Versamark (Dazzle Frost); Punches: Stampin’ Up! (Scallop Punch)

Exercise and Chocolate

Jessica George Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Chocoholic); Ink: Stampin’ Up! (Purely Pomegranate, Close to Cocoa), Tsukineko (Memento Tuxedo Black); Markers: COPIC; Cardstock: Papertrey (white), Stampin’ Up! (Purely Pomegranate, Raspberry Bliss), Georgia Pacific (white 110); Ribbon: Stampin’ Up! (Pomegranate Wide Satin); Border Punch: Martha Stewart; Die Cut: Spellbinders (Oval & Square Nestabilities)

Make It Your Own: Instead of using an oval in the center, Kelly replaced that with her image and added an extra oval for the sentiment.

Make it Your Own: Jessica rotated the sketch for this card and stamped the chocolate stamp on the dotted DP to personalize the background paper.

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Artist Samples

Shoes Heather Strenzwilk Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Stylin’ Shoes); Patterned Paper: Miss Elizabeth (Bohemian Brown/Green); Sticker Paper: Marco’s; Cardstock: Hammermill; Ink: Versafine (Vintage Sepia); Ribbon: Offray; Punches: McGill; Staples: Swingline

August 2009

Never Too Many

Denise Wallace Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Trendy Girl); Ink: StazOn (Black); Patterned Paper: BasicGrey; Cardstock: unknown: Embellishments: ribbon (unknown), yellow bead; Punches: Fiskars (Threading Water), Martha Stewart (flowers); Markers: Stampin’ Up! (chocolate Chip)

Guest Artist: Elephant Thanks Nancy Brown Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Elly & Friends); Paper: Close to My Heart (Expedition); Ink: Memento (Black Tuxedo); Markers: COPIC; Pearls: K & Co.; Ribbon: CTMH (Colonial White Ric Rac); Border Punch: Fiskars; Die Cut: Spellbinders (Circle & Scallop Nestabilities)

Technique to Note: Denise paper pieced three of the purses and colored the last one. She added a dimensional flower over the stamped one on one of the purses.

Technique to Note: Nancy hand-stitched through out with coordinating embroidery floss.

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Artist Samples

Have Faith Nicole Anderson Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Elegant Blessings); Patterned Papers: My Mind’s Eye (Tres Jolie); Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! (Mellow Moss); Ink: Stampin’ Up! (Chocolate Chip); Grosgrain Ribbon: Jody Morrow (Confessions of a Ribbon Addict. blogspot.com); Punches: Stampin’ Up! (long scallop), (oval punch, scallop oval punch); Exact-o knife: Stampin’ Up!, Dimensional Sticky Dots: Paper Studio

Go Shopping Denise Wallace Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Trendy Girl); Ink: StazOn (Black); Patterned Paper: BasicGrey; Cardstock: unknown; Ribbon, Ric Rac & Tissue: Unknown; Border Punch: Fiskars

New Address Liz Weber Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Home Sweet Home); Patterned Paper: My Little Shoebox (My Neighbourhood); Cardstock: Bazzill; Inks: Stampin’ Up! (Basic Black); Flowers: Green Tara; Ribbon: Pink Pom Pom Trim (unknown brand); Pearls: Kaisercraft; Die Cut: Spellbinders (Scalloped Square, Scalloped Oval and Scalloped Circles); Border Punch: Fiskars (Effervescence)

Technique to Note: Denise paper pieced the purses and added tissue in each to give the appearance of shopping bags.

Make it Your Own: Liz layered the square with a Green Tara flower and then 2 scalloped circles to add some dimension to the card.

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Love Bug Kelly Landers Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Gone Buggy); Patterned Paper: K & Co (Wild Raspberry); Inks: inkjet computer ink; Markers: COPIC; Ribbon/Fiber: Target Dollar Spot (blue striped), Joann’s (lace); Brads: BasicGrey; Die Cut: Nestabilities (Oval); Border Punch: Martha Stewart

Li’l Knight Katie Skiff Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Knight in Shining Armor); Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! (Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Old Olive); Patterned Paper: Stampin’ Up! (Urban Oasis); Inks: Stampin’ Up! (Basic Black); Tools: Edge Distresser, Pop Dots; Markers: Stampin’ Up!, Close to My Heart

Make It Your Own: Kelly rotated the image/sentiment oval so it is vertical on the card.

Technique to Note: Katie paper pieced the knight’s armor.

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Guest Artist: Hello Korin Sutherland Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Be Blessed); Paper: Close to My Heart (Perfect Day); Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Close to My Heart (Tulip); Markers: COPIC; Embellishments: Half Pearls (Kaiser Craft), Stickles (Ranger); Punches/Tools: Scallop Edge Scissors (Michaels), Nestablities Ovals (Spellbinders)

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Shoppin’ Boots Heather Strenzwilk Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Stylin’ Shoes); Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio (Della Fantasia); Other Paper: Sheer Heaven; Cardstock: Hammermill, Masterpiece Studio (Chocolate); Ink: Versafine (Vintage Sepia), Ranger Distress (Tea Dye); Punch: Duncan (flower); Faux Jewels: Darice; Brads: Making Memories

Guest Artist: Dreaming Owl Deedee Anderson Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Sweet Dreams); Patterned Paper: BasicGrey (Wassail); Cardstock: SU! (Sage Shadow, Creamy Caramel), Georgia Pacific (White); Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black), SU! (So Saffron); Markers: Prismacolor; Other: Making Memories (Star brad), Fiskars (Scalloped Scissors), Creative Memories (Custom Cutting System Oval Cutting Template, Circle punch), Cuttlebug (Spots & Dots Embossing Folder), Ribbon, Foam dimensionals, White gel pen Make It Your Own: Deedee added her greeting inside a circle off to the side of the central oval.

Congratulations! Nicole Anderson Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Elegant Blessings); Patterned Papers: Fancy Pants (Fancy Free Collection); Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! (Pink Passion); Ink: Stampin’ Up! (Pink Passion); Coordinating Floral Ribbon: Fancy Pants (Fancy Free Collection); Border Punch: Martha Stewart; Die Cut: Spellbinders (Nestibilities); Rhinestones: Wal-Mart Make It Your Own: Nicole took the four pink squares and placed a patterned piece of paper on each. She kept the patterned paper close to the one corner to give a thicker border on the outside edges.

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Picnic Lunch Denise Wallace Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Trendy Girl); Ink: StazOn (Black); Patterned Paper & Cardstock: Unknown; Ribbon: Unknown; Stickers: Mrs. Grossman’s; Punches: Fiskars (Threading Water), Marvy (Apple) Make It Your Own: Denise paper pieced and masked the purse to give it more of a picnic basket appearance. She hand cut most of the food items, punching the apples with a punch.

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Home Sweet Home Liz Weber Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Home Sweet Home); Cardstock: SheetLoad ShortCuts (Frosted), Bazzill; Patterned Paper: My Little Shoebox (My Neighbourhood); Inks: Stampin’ Up! (Basic Black, Riding Hood Red); Ribbon: Unknown; Pearls: Kaisercraft; Die Cut: Spellbinders (Scalloped Oval); Border Punch: Fiskars (Threading Water)

Live, Love, Eat Chocolate Jessica George Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Chocoholic); Ink: Stampin’ Up! (Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red); Markers: COPIC; Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! (Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Candy Cane Lane DP); Die Cut: Spellbinders (Circle & Square Nestabilities); Border Punch: Stampin’ Up! (Scallop Border) Ribbon: Stampin’ Up! (Riding Hood Red Taffeta); Gel Pen: Ink Essentials (White)

Technique to Note: Liz using one of the word stamps “Home Is Where The Heart Is” and stamped over a section of cardstock to create her own patterned paper. She then tied a ribbon around each square beforing adhering to the card.

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Beyond the Card

Red Shoe Heather Strenzwilk Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Stylin’ Shoes); Cardstock: Hammermill, Unknown; Ink: Versafine (Black), Brilliance (Rocket Red); Ribbon: Offray; Paper Clip: Staples; Faux Jewels: Darice; Glitter: Stickles (Black Diamond); Punch: EK Success (Circle, Scallop)

Pray Katie Skiff Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Pray Without Ceasing); Cardstock: Bazzill (Fresh, Navy), SheetLoad ShortCuts (Frosted); Patterned Paper: K & Co. (Morning Glory Line); Inks: Stampin Up! (Balet Blue), StazOn (Black); Flowers: Bo Bunny; Ribbon: Wrights (Cream Wide); Pearl : K & Co.; Tools: Creative Memories (Oval Cutting System); Other: Sponges

Guest Artist: Beautiful Ceal Pritchett Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (In His Time); Patterned Paper: Close To My Heart (Emporium); Cardstock: CTMH (Buttercup, Crystal Blue, Colonial White); Inks: Memento (Tuxedo Black),CTMH (Crystal Blue); Markers: COPIC (BG000, BG10); Edge Punch: Martha Stewart (Arch Lattice); Die Cut: Nestibilities (Large Scalloped Oval, Large Oval); Dew Drops: Robin’s Nest (Cowboy); Other: Ribbon, Pop Dots, White Gel Pen

Make It Your Own: Katie used a ShortCuts Frosted Card Blank for the CS2. She also sponged around the oval.

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Birthday Balloons Kelly Landers Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Birthday Buddies); Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers; Inks: computer inkjet; Markers: COPIC (image coloring), Bic (Brown Dots); Brads: BasicGrey; Ribbon: Unknown; Die Cut: Nestabilities (Oval & Scalloped Oval); Paper Punch: EK Success (Corner Rounder); Other: Basic Grey (Rub-on Sentiment)

Hey Girlfriend Heather Strenzwilk Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Stylin’ Shoes); Patterned Paper: Memory Boutique; Cardstock: Hammermill; Ink: Versafine (Vintage Sepia); Fiber: Unknown; Punch: Duncan (heart); Edge: Fiskars Deckle Edge Scissors; Embellishment: Fiskars (Rain Dots)

Make It Your Own: Kelly rounded all the corners and made the four separate blocks (PP2 & PP3) into one, large, square.

Jessica George Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Chocoholic); Ink: SU! (Chocolate Chip), Memento (Tuxedo Black); Markers: COPIC; Cardstock: Papertrey (white), SU! (Chocolate Chip), BasicGrey (Phoebe); Ribbon: Offray (Chocolate); Die Cut: Spellbinders (Square & Long Rectangle Nestabilities), SU! (Top Note); Punch: SU! (Scallop); Other: Graffix (Clear Craft Plastic) Make It Your Own: Jessica placed her PP1 on the inside of her clear card base. Chocolates were colored and cut out to form mini personalized die cuts.

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Food Group

Artist Samples

Girl Thing Denise Wallace Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Trendy Girl); Ink: StazOn (Black); Patterned Paper: BasicGrey; Cardstock: Unknown; Markers: Stampin’ Up! (chocolate chip); Fiber: DMC (Embroidery Floss) Unknown (Ric Rac); Border Punch: EK Success (wavy dots)

Guest Artist: Get Well

Nancy Brown Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Sweet Dreams); Paper: Close to Ny Heart (Day Dream); Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black); Markers: COPIC; Ribbon: CTMH (Hollyhock Twill); Glitter: Stickles (Lavender, Pink, & Lime Green); Border Punch: Martha Stewart; Die Cut: Nestabilities (Labels Four); Brads: CTMH (Pewter); Other: Solid White Dew Drops

Make It Your Own: Denise paper pieced the purse and sponged lightly around the image for dimension.

Techniques to Note: Nancy used white pigment ink to distress the brads, then heat embossed with clear EP to seal the ink. She also hand-stitched all through card with white embroidery floss.

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Beyond the Card

Mini Album Liz Weber Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Home Sweet Home); Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny (Love Shack); Inks: Stampin’ Up! (Basic Black); Flowers: Green Tara; Ribbon: Green Tara, Unknown; Pearls: Prima Say It In Pearls; Die Cut: Spellbinders (Labels One); Border Punch: Fiskars (Effervescence)

Altered Frame Kelly Landers Stamps: Sweet N Sassy (In His Time); Patterned Paper & Cardstock: BasicGrey; Inks: inkjet computer ink, Sakura (Black Glaze); Markers: COPIC; Ribbon/Fiber: PaperTrey Ink; Gems: Studio 18; Die Cut: Nestabilities (Oval); Other: Michael’s (Picture Frame)

Datebook Katie Skiff Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Pray without Ceasing); Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! (Certainly Celery); Patterned Paper: EK Sucess (Lemon Drops); Inks: Stampin Up! (Basic Black); Brads: American Crafts (Medium Vanilla); Die Cut: Stampin’ Up! (Sizzlits Lots of Tags Label 2); Flowers: Prima; Ribbon: Stampin’ Up! (Certainly Celery); Punches: Stampin’ Up! (Scallop Punch)

Make It Your Own: Kelly shifted her ribbon down just a little. She found the quote on the internet and created the sentiment block in PowerPoint with Word Art.

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Chocolate Gift Box Jessica George Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Chocoholic); Ink: SU! (Riding Hood Red), Tsukineko (Memento Tuxedo Black), COPIC; Cardstock: SU! (Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, Candy Cane Lane, Very Vanilla); Ribbon: SU! (Riding Hood Red Taffeta) Border Punch: SU! (Scallop); Die Cut: Spellbinders (Oval Nestabilities)

Notecard Box Heather Strenzwilk Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Stylin’ Shoes); Specialty Paper: Unknown; Cardstock: Hammermill, Unknown; Ink: ColorBox Fluid Chalk (Blue Iris, Maroon); Patches: Unknown; Mizuhiki: Yasutomo; Punch: McGill; Other: Penscore

Make It Your Own: Denise paper pieced the purses and used a 3D flower over the stamped flower on one of the purses. The ribbon Denise used is stretchy, so it is easy to take on and off as well as keep the box closed.

Technique to Note: Jessica used the ‘Soap Box’ tutorial by Kitty Franken on the Scor-Pal web site.

Card Box Denise Wallace Stamps: Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps (Trendy Girl); Ink: StazOn (Black); Patterned Paper: BasicGrey; Cardstock: Unknown; Ribbon: Unknown; Beads: Unknown; Punches: Martha Stewart (flowers), EK Success (wavy dots)

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