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Irresistibly Yours Designer Series Paper

Doesn't look like much, I know!

But you are going to love this paper! It is being offered as one of the free selections in this year's Sale-a-Bration brochure!

The paper is 12 x 12, and each sheet has a glossy white design on white card stock. Glossy areas will resist ink once applied ("emboss resist"). Therefore, you can customize this paper any way you want!

There are six different designs and two sheets of each. That  gives you plenty of area to cut down and to use on your cards or scrapbook pages.

In my last post I included this as one of the two most popular free selections this year. THIS IS MY PREDICTION, as I just love what you can do with this paper, and I think you will too!

Let me show you how to use it first. Then, I will showcase each pattern in use on cards that I have created.

HOW TO COLOR YOUR IRRESISTIBLY YOURS DSP:

After doing my research (as I always do) by scouring Stampin' Up!, Pinterest and YouTube for other demonstrators and what they're doing,  AND THEN TRYING IT FOR MYSELF, these are the best ways I have come up!

#1 Stamping Spritzer

•Fill a spritzer bottle with rubbing alcohol and add drops of ink refill to achieve your desired color. 

•Spritz paper lightly from a distance of about 5 inches.

•(As with other methods) you'll want to have a paper towel or tissue nearby to remove excess ink from glossy areas.

**The paper will not hold an excessive amount of water! Spritz lightly!

**This method works well with different colors being used and you can alternate the intensity of the spritzing!

#2 Brayer

If you want even, intense color - this is the method you should use!

** Remember when using a brayer be sure to ink it and use it rolling, repeatedly, in ONE DIRECTION! Going back and forth only uses about 1 inch of your roller - think about it!

#3 Sponge

(MY FAVORITE!) It doesn't matter if you prefer a sponge or a dauber - just apply ink until desired color consistency is reached and wipe off excess.

In the picture below, I have done the left-half of the strip of paper with a brayer and the right-half with a sponge dauber:

(#4) Blendabilities alcohol markers

I put this method in parentheses because I'm not 100% sure about it - try it if you like it!

•Just scribble on the DSP with your marker and then wipe.

A couple things I found with using the Blendabilities method to color DSP are:

1) The glossy areas absorb some of the marker color and do not, when buffed, completely reveal bright white. (Some demonstrators are saying, though, that if you apply it and quickly wipe away excess you will get white!) 

Here is a picture compared to the brayer/sponge so you can see the difference in the glossy areas:

2) If you do not color in the same direction you'll see your color lines!

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Here are some cards that I made, using each of the patterns.

BTW, I did something that I haven't done in a very long time - that is, I got so carried away playing with my new stamps, that I went to bed at almost 3 AM! That's what I used to do when my kids were little! It was the only time I had to myself after they went to bed, so I would "lock" myself in my stamp room!

Last night my oldest son came down about 1:30 (as he was getting ready to retire for the night ) and said, "Geez Mom, go to bed!"

How are roles are beginning to reverse...

Anyway, here are my cards:

Here are the vines again. 

New set: Indescribable Gift

I also used it in this card from my last blog post, (so you can see the flower design here, too):

New set: Lotus Blossom (free SAB)

Here is the paper with the stars- this was a card inspired by a very similar one that I saw on alystamps.com:

New set: Simply Wonderful (free SAB), Best Year Ever DSP (free SAB)

The dotted paper was cut out with the balloons framelits and then sponged on this one:

New bundle: Celebrate Today stamp set and Balloon framelits (also shown:  Bash Specialty DSP)

A Valentine card done with the scalloped design - I have two alternatives - feminine (more bling-y with a large rhinestone on the "fork bow") and masculine (with a mini metallic clothespin):

New set: You Plus Me (also shown: Stacked With Love DSP stack, Calypso Coral Pom-pom trim)

And, finally, the stripes...:

New set: Adventure Awaits  (also shown: Adventure Bound DSP stack)

I had so much fun playing with the Irresistibly Yours DSP and also many of my new products that I purchased from the Occasions catalog!

I hope to continue sharing ideas with you in future posts.

If you are interested in purchasing any product, please contact me through this blog or email: Dandyspandy@sbcglobal.net

You can also visit my online store and shop  24/7 at: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/dandyspandy/

Remember: until March 31, during Sale-a-Bration, with each $50 subtotal of your order you get to choose one free product. I'm betting that Irresistibly Yours DSP will be one of your choices!

C.'s card...

So I finished the emboss resist card today. I decided that I would make a card for my friend C., whose birthday is on Monday.

Since I used Marina Mist ink for the sponging, I decided to use the same color card stock for the base. I ran a slightly smaller piece of Whisper White card stock through the Big Shot, using the Elegant Fan emboss folder. Next, I cut out a square in the middle of that piece using the Square Collections Framelits and placed the embossed butterfly piece behind it. I made a frame, again using the Squares Collection Framelits (2 this time!) with the Champagne glimmer card stock. I used Dimensionals on the back of the white, and layered it onto the card.

I stamped the greeting from the Something to Celebrate set using the Marina ink on White card stock. I cut it like a "banner", tied some ribbon around it (Marina Mist, of course!), and attached it with Dimensionals again. I find that when gluing things to paper that has textured by the Big Shot, it is best to use these "pop dots". I finished the card off with a Champagne glimmer butterfly that was punched with the Bitty Butterfly punch.

Don't forget the matching envelope when making your cards! Like this one here, you can texturize the flap, stamp on it, or even make your own using the Envelope Punch Board  with coordinating paper.But THAT is a video for another day....

So.... Let's Get This Party Started!

This is a birthday card for my sister-in-law Janet. I recently posted this on Facebook with the title,"An Oldie but Goodie" because it  a not a card that I just made. It had been in my stash of "neat cards made at stamp club" since last year. I thought it was a pretty card to give to her (she's "card-worthy" as we say in the stamp world!) and I chose it as the first card to feature on this blog, since it was time that we re-visited the "emboss resist" technique. Many times we get so caught up in learning all the new stuff that we forget about the old. The tried and true. The forever dependable. "Technique Book"-worthy.

Don't forget that once something is heat-embossed, it will resist any ink that you apply to the image. It "falls" into the areas around what is embossed and makes the image "pop". For example, in this card, I stamped the flower from Blooming with Kindness in either Versamark or White ink. Then I applied white emboss powder, shook off the excess (remember that it will stick to those thick, pigment inks) and heated it shortly with my heat gun until the powder melted. It is now raised slightly, glossy and permanent. Next, I simply applied Primrose Petals ink right over it, using a sponge dauber in a circular motion. Ta da! Emboss resist! (You can always wipe off any excess ink on the embossed image with a tissue.)

Here's a quick video of how to do the technique. I'll post the card as soon as I finish it..

I have some older videos posted on YouTube as well. Be sure to give them a "looksie" if you haven't done so before! They are listed by my name: Danielle George.