Flying Bear

Although I wasn't able to attend the Stampin' Up! Convention this year, I was able to see many of the projects that were demonstrated--thanks to my fellow demonstrators who took pictures and shared them with me.

One of the projects that was demonstrated was a flying bear card using the Under the Stars stamp set. While I was stamping with Jennifer on Monday, we figured out the basic assembly of the mechanical part of the card and, today, I finally sat down and created an actual card using this technique. This card is really similar to the one that was demonstrated at Convention, so I can't take credit for it's design.

You make the bear fly by pulling the tab at the bottom of the card. If you are interested in the inside workings of this card, feel free to email me at bbstampin@yahoo.com. I'd also love to hear what you think!

Brayer Resist Technique

Skeeters Brayer Resist Card
Originally uploaded by bbstampin

These skeeters are inviting you to dinner! Wanna come? Having lived in several places that were well known for having the "biggest" mosquitos, I was excited about the Under the Stars stamp set and the coordinating Skeeters wheel. While I was planning what type of card to create, I thought "when are skeeters known to appear most often? At Night!" So to get the evening sky look, I thought the brayer resist technique would be perfect to use.

THE TECHNIQUE:
Roll the Skeeters Wheel over Versamark Ink Pad.
Roll stamp wheel across glossy card stock (reink wheel in between rows).
Ink up Brayer by rolling over Not Quite Navy Ink Pad.
Starting off the edge of the glossy card stock, roll brayer repeatedly back and forth--reinking brayer as many times as needed to reach desired color intensity.

Give it a try!