Well, I think it's official! Stamp-a-faire 2012 was a great success and fun was had by all! One of the best parts of the event was all of the wonderful memories made! Some of you captured those moments and shared them with the world! I have assembled just a few of those photos in a little slideshow to commemorate our first online event. Also, to serve as a thank you to all of the wonderful customers who enthusiastically participated all day...
I also have a couple customer videos from the day to share with you. They just made me smile ear to ear, and I know you will thoroughly enjoy them too!
This one is from Tracey & Linda, coming to us from Perth, Australia. The slideshow they put together really summarizes their whole experience nicely. Because of their location all the way on the other side of the globe, it makes it even more special to see their experience!
The enthusiastic stamping duo Anna & Ginger from northwest of England created a fun video while they were trying the Marbleized Tie-Dye technique with shaving cream. The video (as well as their fantastic accents!) reminded me that this event really brought people together from around the world. How many of you were trying out this technique at the same time as Anna & Ginger? Dozens or perhaps hundreds!
As a reminder, all of the videos & tutorials from Stamp-a-faire will be permanently archived here on the blog. They can all be accessed with the "Stamp-a-faire" link in the right side bar under Categories. I have also summarized them below for you for easy reference...
Before I sign off, I wanted to be sure and mention that ALL of the winners from the Stamp-a-faire event have officially been listed. You can find the link to the list below:
All good things have to come to a close and this post is our official "wrap-up" for the night. We hope that all of you have enjoyed the festivities today!
Don't forget! You have until Monday, noon EST to enter all the challenges! So feel free to revisit all the content we have shared today and create some more projects tomorrow!
We wanted to give all of you another opportunity to share your day with other stampers from around the world. Below you will find a Farewell InLinkz List that you can add to if you like. This allows customers to share projects they might of made that did not fit into a challenge or "departure" pics, with groups or individuals holding all of the projects they made that day, etc... We can't wait to see more of the fun you had!
The entire team and I also want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for participating in this new online event. It wouldn't have been nearly as successful without your participation, and all of us our grateful that you chose to spend the day with us. Here is a little farewell from all of us to you...
Thank you again for joining us! We leave you with the final Farewell InLinkz List!
We wanted to give all of you another opportunity to share your day with other stampers from around the world. Below you will find a Farewell InLinkz List that you can add to if you like. You can share extra projects, "departure" pics, your group holding all of their creations, you in your studio with that messy craft desk, or whatever else you want to share! We would also just love to hear about all of your fun in the comments section! We will be giving away two $25 PTI gift certificates! One for an InLinkz post and one for a comment!
Earlier in the week, we had customers post projects that they had created in the past that they felt needed just a *little* something. Design Team Members selected a project to give "first-aid" to and makeover the project, making changes that they feel benefits the card. We are excited to showcase the team selections and their presentations of their new projects featuring the changes. Here you go!
I chose to work with a project created by Terri E. Here is the video she put together showing you the "first aid" I administered to the card.
And here are some still shots of my completed project.
I really like the way that Terri used the frame from Tag-its #10 on her background, but I felt like the bold contrast of black on white kind of took away from the focal point. I opted to make the background less prominent and added the frame to Pure Poppy cardstock with VersaMark ink.
I just loved the way Terri used the banner image with the larger stamped "75th", but thought that they just weren't quite prominent enough to take center stage. I opted to switch out the stamped "75th" for one that was die-cut so that I could really pop it up and make it the main focus. Because of the large numbers, I also needed to use a larger circle to ground everything. So I die-cut the Limitless Layers 2.5" circle from white cardstock and the scalloped layer from Hawaiian Shores. I used the same banner image that Terri did, stamped in Noir Black Palette ink which was colored with Copic Markers. The "75" was die-cut with the By the Numbers dies from Summer Sunrise polka dot paper. The "th" from Simply Chartreuse cardstock using the Block Alphabet dies. The numbers & letters were adhered with foam tape so that they could be popped up from the cover for dimension.
As you can see, I maintained many of the same design aspects that Terri used on her original card. Now that you have seen the tips & tricks I had to offer to Terri, take a peek at what the rest of the team has done!
Ashley chose to work with a project created by Magdalene Yeo. Here is the video she put together showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
Betsy chose to work with a project created by Kirsty Vittetoe. She has put together a detailed blog post showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
Danielle chose to work with a project created by Cathy Weber. She has put together a fabulous blog post showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
Dawn chose to work with a project created by Jamie Greene. Here is the video she put together showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
Erin chose to work with a project created by Gladys Chia. She has put together a informative blog post showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
Heather chose to work with a project created by Kim Heggins. Here is the video she put together showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
Jessica chose to work with a project created by Sara. She has put together a fantastic blog post showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
Maile chose to work with a project created by Pamela. She has put together a wonderful blog post showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
Melissa chose to work with a project created by Barbara Martin. Here is the video she put together showing you the "first aid" she administered to the card.
We hope that you will be able to learn a lot from the tidbits of knowledge shared here by the team. It is always so insightful to have a little peek into someone else's creative process!
We also want o shout out a BIG thank you to the following customers who contributed their cards to receive the make-over treatment. It's not easy sharing your creations that you weren't thrilled with! Each of them will be receiving a $25 Papertrey Ink gift certificate for participating!
Terri E. (Just What I Do)
Magdalene Yeo
Kirsty Vittetoe
Cathy Weber
Jamie Greene
Gladys Chia
Kim Heggins
Sara (My Little Paper Addiction)
Pamela (Miao - A Design Blog)
Barbara Martin
For all the winners, please be sure to contact Customer Service and provide the email address you would like your gift certificate sent to. Thank you to everyone for joining us in this extra special challenge!
When shopping in trendy crafty stores, all of the beautiful embellishments certainly provide amazing eye candy. But sometimes your wallet can feel a bit intimidated by the costs of all those beauties, and that tends to make you a bit hesitant to actually use them if you actually purchase them. today we have a series of EIGHT tutorials from some of your favorite team members on how to create custom embellishments for just mere pennies. All with basic supplies that you probably already have on hand!
Your challenge is to create some custom embellishments using inspiration from one of the tutorials above. Then create a project using them. You can choose to re-create an exact project from one of the team members or design something of your very own.
Here's a look at the fabulous ideas the team has developed for some fantastic embellishments you can make yourself!
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video that Ashley has created showcasing her homemade stitched embellishments.
CLICK HERE to read more from Ashley Cannon Newell.
Danielle has put together a tutorial showing how she made custom washi tape from patterned papers and scotch tape.
We hope you have been inspired to create some homemade embellishments of your own! It is fun & easy to do, not to mention an inexpensive way to build up your paper crafting supply stash as well!
--Create your own embellishments using inspiration from one of the tutorials showcased above. Then create a project using them. You can choose to re-create an exact project from one of the team members or design something of your very own. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to the InLinkz list below.
--You will have until noon EST, Monday, July 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, July 23rd, after noon EST. The winner will be posted on our Monday night Stamp-a-faire winners page at 10pm EST. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
The art of letter writing seems to be disappearing with the arrival of fast-pace technology, texting & email. We invite you create a card set today, to give as a gift or to keep for yourself, in an effort to keep the tradition of a handwritten note alive!
Your challenge is to create a card set using components showcased in one of the tutorials provided below or develop your own design. You can give them as a gift or keep them for yourself. To make things a bit more fun, you can collect addresses from fellow camp mates or forum members and become pen pals.
Five team members are sharing their favorite ideas for creating set of cards. Each of them is so unique and there is definitely something for everyone, no matter your style! Here's a look at the amazing ideas they came up with!
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video tutorial Jessica created for her card set.
We hope you have been inspired to create a card set of your own with all of these beautiful presentations! All of these are great ideas just in time for the holidays!
--Create your own card set using inspiration from one of the tutorials showcased above or develop your own design. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to the InLinkz list below.
--You will have until noon EST, Monday, July 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, July 23rd, after noon EST. The winner will be posted on our Monday night Stamp-a-faire winners page at 10pm EST. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
It's always fun to just "play" with your supplies an experiment with really artsy techniques. Exercises like that can really get the creativity moving at full throttle! Today I have prepared a really cool collection of three techniques that you can use to incorporate tie-dye effects into your backgrounds.
Your challenge is to create a tie-dye background using one of the techniques showcased in the video below.
I have created a set of three tutorials to help show you step-by-step how to create these fun & amazing backgrounds! I think you will have a lot of fun with them AND love the results!
My first project uses just some basic supplies that you most likely already have on hand.
DYE INK TIE-DYE SUPPLIES NEEDED:
3 dye ink pads (I am using Aqua Mist, Blueberry Sky & Winter Wisteria, however you can use alternate colors as long as you have a light, medium & dark)
small paintbrush
water
Without further ado, here is the video showcasing the Dye Ink Tie-Dye technique.
Here are some still shots of my first tie dye project...
Next I have a technique that results in a much more saturated look using Copic Markers (or any alcohol-base markers) along with rubbing alcohol.
COPICS TIE-DYE SUPPLIES NEEDED:
3 Copic Markers or any alcohol-based markers (I used YR12, RV19, YR18)
rubbing alcohol
small paintbrush
Here is the video showcasing this Copic Tie-Dye technique.
Here are some still shots of this fun tie-dye project...
For my last technique, I adapted a marbleized-type craft I learned years ago in Girl Scouts. Using ordinary shaving cream as a stabilizer, drops of ink "float" on the surface and can be swirled to create unique tie-dye backgrounds.
MARBLEIZED TIE-DYE SUPPLIES NEEDED:
shaving cream (be sure you use regular shaving cream, not shave gel)
2 re-inkers or food coloring (I specifically used Hawaiian Shores & New Leaf)
a small paintbrush or stick
And here is the video showcasing this the Marbleized Tie-Dye technique.
Here are some still shots of my last tie-dye project...
We hope you enjoyed this little "artsy" presentation and learned a thing or two that you are anxious to try! A few of the Design Team members decided to play along with this challenge as well! Here are their results!
Now it's time for YOU to get inky and give one of these techniques a shot so we can see your results!
--Create your own tie-dye background using one of the tutorials showcased above. Your project must incorporate at least one Papertrey product and the tie-dye background you create.
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to the InLinkz list below.
--You will have until noon EST, Monday, July 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, July 23rd, after noon EST. The winner will be posted on our Monday night Stamp-a-faire winners page at 10pm EST. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
It can be extremely rewarding to use your paper supplies to create something other than a card. For the next challenge, I wanted to show you how you can use just a few basic supplies to create beautiful, customized bracelets from paper.
Your challenge is to create a bracelet with handmade paper beads. Customers that are meeting in groups are encouraged to initial the beads they make and trade them with one another to create a "friendship" bracelet.
Here is a basic list of supplies you need to complete this project:
(click on the image above to enlarge)
If you do not have the Beautiful Beads die or the Beautiful Beads papers, you can still recreate this look. Just cut elongated triangles from origami weight paper or anything lightweight. This could be pages torn from a magazine, old maps, wrapping paper or anything else you can dream up! The triangles should be about 3/4" on the widest end and about 5-1/2" long.
Here's a look at the tutorial I prepared for you to showcase this handmade paper bead technique. I apologize in advance that's it's a tad bit difficult to see the actual beading process in the video! Beads are so tiny and it was difficult to capture that portion on video. But I think you will get the basic steps and be able to execute your project! Enjoy!
As you can see, the beads are super easy to make, especially with the skewer! It is also important to note, there are a million and one ways that you could make a bracelet. You could change up the clasps. You could use elastic twine and forego the clasp all together. You can very the shapes, sizes, colors of the beads used between the paper beads. Literally, the sky's the limit! You can make it as easy or as complex as you wish!
Here are some still shots of the finished bracelet.
We hope you can appreciate just how easy this is and enjoy the process of creating jewelry with your paper crafting supplies! Talk about an inexpensive AND impressive gift! Perfect for the upcoming holidays!
--Create your own bracelet made from handmade paper beads.
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to the InLinkz list below.
--You will have until noon EST, Monday, July 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, July 23rd, after noon EST. The winner will be posted on our Monday night Stamp-a-faire winners page at 10pm EST. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
It is always fun to see what a group of people can do individually with a specific set of limited supplies. The various outcomes can be SO diverse! Today you will get to see what the team creates with just a handful of basic supplies, as well as demonstrate some additional project ideas with this year's Stamp-a-faire set, Natural Beauties!
Your challenge is to create a project using the limited supply list provided below. You can choose to re-create one of the designer projects or design something all your own.
These are the specifics that were provided to each of the team members. You can use as many or as few as you like and any inks you prefer. You may also add in dies, twine or glitter if you desire. Please do not use any other products besides those listed below, however you can substitute the Natural Beauties stamp set for another floral set if need be.
STAMPS: Natural Beauties only (or another floral set as a substitute if needed)
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse
RIBBON: Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dot
BUTTONS: Simply Chartreuse
Using the supplies from the challenge, I decided to create a tall card and make my own background paper.
I stamped my block of white cardstock with just the detail layer of the flowers from Natural Beauties. The larger ones in Hawaiian Shores and the smaller ones in Aqua Mist.
I added leaves in Simply Chartreuse and centers to the large flowers with Summer Sunrise.
The sentiment is stamped on a block of Simply Chartreuse using Ripe Avocado ink. I used the Pinking Shears die to add borders of Hawaiian Shores cardstock. Simply Chartreuse buttons tied with twine flank either side of the sentiment.
Here is a specific list of my measurements and the extra supplies I added into the mix.
Aqua Mist card base (8" x 6-1/2", scored at 4" on the 8" side)
Stamper's Select White background block (5-3/4" x 3")
Simply Chartreuse sentiment block (3" x 1-3/4")
Hawaiian Shores strips for use with Pinking Shears border die
Here's a look at what the team has prepared for the Limited Supply Challenge! Click through to each of their blogs to get specific cutting measurements if you would like to recreate one of their projects!
We hope one of these presentations helps you to look at a few of your supplies differently and even inspire you to create with Natural Beauties!
--Create a project using the following limited supplies. Your project also must use at least one Papertrey product.
Here is the list of supplies you can use. You can use as many or as few as you like and any inks you prefer. You may also add in dies, twine or glitter if you desire. Please do not use any other products besides those listed below.
STAMPS: Natural Beauties only (or another floral set as a substitute if needed)
PAPER: Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Simply Chartreuse
RIBBON: Hawaiian Shores Bitty Dot
BUTTONS: Simply Chartreuse
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to the InLinkz list below.
--You will have until noon EST, Monday, July 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, July 23rd, after noon EST. The winner will be posted on our Monday night Stamp-a-faire winners page at 10pm EST. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
Are you ready to roll onto our next set of tutorials for the day?!?! We've got some REALLY cool things to show you with this post, so hang onto your badges campers!
Papertrey Ink offers a variety of fantastic scrapbooking products, including lots of fun stuff for mini books! Four of our team members have put together tutorials for some easy mini books that can be adapted to nearly any theme or occasion! You can use yours later to hold all of the fun photos and memories you have made this year at Stamp-a-faire Summer Camp. Or perhaps some shots from a vacation you took this summer. Either way, you'll have something special all ready to go when you want it!
Your challenge is to pick one of the mini books from below and utilize it in a project of your own. You can re-create an exact replica of the designer's project or reinterpret it in your own way.
Here's a look at what the team has prepared for the Mini Book Challenge!
Betsy has a fun little book that uses one of the Card Base-ics dies!
Ashley has designed an easy-to-create envelope mini book for you today! Here is the video tutorial she created to show you step-by step how you can make one yourself.
Heather has designed a simple stitched mini book that comes together quickly! Here is the video tutorial she created to show you step-by step how you can make one yourself.
Melissa has designed a gorgeous mini book with little Library Card posckets! Here is the video tutorial she created to show you step-by step how you can make one yourself.
We hope one of these presentations teaches you something new or inspires you to create a mini book of some sort to preserve all of those special memories that tend to pass us by way too fast!
--Create a project utilizing your take on the Mini Book Challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and one of the basic tutorials shared above
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to the InLinkz list below.
--You will have until noon EST, Monday, July 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, July 23rd, after noon EST. The winner will be posted on our Monday night Stamp-a-faire winners page at 10pm EST. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
I hope you had fun warming up with the Morning Make-n-Take! Now we are going to move onto the fun challenges where you get to start earning those badges and sharing your projects with us! Feel free to snag the badge image above and add it to your blog post showcasing your projects for this challenge! First up is the Knots Badge!
One of Papertrey Ink's most popular products is our high-quality ribbons. Today we have presentations from six team members, demonstrating some fun things to do with each of our six ribbon types!
Your challenge is to pick one of the ribbon techniques from below and utilize it in a project of your own. You can re-create an exact replica of the designer's project or reinterpret it in your own way.
Here's a look at what the team has prepared for the Ribbon Techniques Challenge!
Here is the video tutorial Melissa created for her technique today.
CLICK HERE to see more from Melissa Phillips using Grosgrain Ribbon.
CLICK HERE to see more from Michelle Wooderson using Swiss Dot Ribbon.
Here is the video tutorial Erin created for her technique today.
CLICK HERE to see more from Erin Lincoln using Twill Tape Ribbon.
Here is the video tutorial Ashley created for her technique today.
CLICK HERE to see more from Ashley Cannon Newell using Satin Ribbon.
Here is the video tutorial Dawn created for her technique today.
CLICK HERE to see more from Dawn McVey using Stitched Ribbon.
Here is the video tutorial Betsy created for her technique today.
CLICK HERE to see more from Betsy Veldman using Bitty Dot Ribbon.
We hope one of these presentations teaches you something new or inspires you to use a ribbon type that you don't reach for as often as others!
--Create a project utilizing your take on the Ribbon Technique Challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and one of the ribbon techniques shared above.
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to the InLinkz list below.
--You will have until noon EST, Monday, July 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, July 23rd, after noon EST. The winner will be posted on our Monday night Stamp-a-faire winners page at 10pm EST. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
