Category Archives: Faux Postage

The E-Team Gets Their Faux Postage On!

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Sherry Cheever| 39 Comments

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Daisy has issued a new Faux Challenge to The E-Team . . . Faux Postage!  The E-Team are:

Please visit each member of The E-Team for an opportunity to win one of two $25 eclectic Paperie gift vouchers.  To be eligible to win, all you have need do is leave a comment on the blogs and random winners will be drawn from those comments (which can be left starting today through Sunday, April 1).  Winners will be announced on the eP Blog on Monday, April 2, 2012.

Since I already have a few cards made with a faux postage template, that you can find here, I decided to use the Spellbinders™ Postage Stamp Die Template, and make an individual postage stamp.

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The postage was die cut/embossed from white cardstock using S4-438 Postage Stamps.  While leaving the paper in the die, the number background from Studio 490 Art Parts was stamped in Ranger Snowcap Pigment Ink, and heat set.  The figure was then stamped in Archival Jet Black and still with the paper in the die template, the background was sponged with Antique Linen and Tumbled Glass Distress Inks.  Once the paper was removed from the die, the edges were sponged with Antique Linen and dots were drawn around the edges with a thin black marker.

For a background piece, a second piece of blue cardstock was die cut/embossed from a larger die in the set.  The same number background was stamped in Snowcap Pigment Ink, then the paper was inserted back into the die template for sponging.  Colors used for sponging were Antique Linen and Rusty Hinge.  Lines were drawn along the embossed edge with a thin black marker.

Here you can see the backgrounds that were stamped with the Snowcap Pigment Ink.

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The stamped flower on the image is covered with an extra Petaloo flower I had that was left over from another project.  The seam binding was dyed with a combination of Rusty Hinge, Brushed Corduroy and Fired Brick Distress Inks (to get it to match the Petaloo flower as close as possible).

Because I couldn’t come up with just the right look for the sentiment, after stamping it in Archival Jet Black, it was die cut from Spellbinders Long Rectangles.  It was then cut down on the sides to hang more like a tag.

Oh and the star on the eye was covered with a Krylon gold leafing pen.

I guess that’s all for me today . . . Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the hop!!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Want to make it Fabulous!

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Sherry Cheever| 233 Comments

Good morning!  I am so tickled to be taking part in this Blog Hop!

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Want2Scrap™, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts and JustRite® Stampers Designers have teamed up to bring you an amazing four day Blog Hop Event Sept 6th -9th filled with fabulous designs that are sure to inspire all!! Each day we will be sharing a link list with you for the featured designers and we will have a master link list just in case you happen to miss one of the days.

What would a blog hop be without prizes? Yes, we will also be giving away prizes!!

Want2Scrap will be giving away 2 $25.00 Gift Certificates.
Spellbinders Paper Arts will be giving away 2 Die Template sets with a value of $24.99 each.
JustRite Stampers will be giving away 2 Stamp Sets of the winners choice.

The prizes will be hidden among the blogs so be sure to visit all of the blogs and leave a comment to increase your chances of winning. The contest for the prizes will be open until midnight Saturday, September 10th.  Winners will be announced on Monday September 12th on the company blogs.

If you are new to Want2Scrap, Spellbinders Paper Arts or JustRite Stampers here is a little information about all three of these amazing companies. Each company offers a unique line of products that work wonderfully together to make some fabulous designs.

Want2Scrap™ manufacturers rhinestones lines including the specialty Nestabling™ line along with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line that coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders™ Nestabilities™ die templates. Want2Scrap™ also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap™ brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs. Follow Want2Scrap on Facebook and the Want2Scrap Blog!

Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders™ die
templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique
triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil
through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand Calibur® and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ cut and emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to grand proportions. Follow Spellbinders on Facebook, Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!

JustRite’s® entire collection of stamps are designed to be compatible with Spellbinders™ die templates. JustRite Original’s interlocking stamp system allows you to mix and match borders and centers to create dozens of design possibilities. Since the Spring of 2008. JustRite Original stamps have been designed to coordinate with the Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities®-Decorative Elements and Basic Shapes. In January of 2011 JustRite began introducing Cling Stamps Sets designed to coordinate with Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities Labels. JustRite Cling stamps are deeply etched pre-cut red rubber mounted on Static Cling Foam made in the USA . Cling sets come on a colored 8 1/2″ x 61/2″ Storage Panel for easy storage in our Cling Mini Binder Box.

For thousands of ideas on projects using JustRite and Spellbinders™ die templates die templates visit the JustRite Design Gallery and the JustRite Blog. You can also follow our blog by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

Subscribe to each company’s blog:

Want2Scrap™ Blog
Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog
JustRite Stampers Blog

The Designers participating in the hop today are:

Sharon Harnist
Sherry Cheever YOU ARE HERE!
Tonya Dirk
Linda Duke
Kellie Fortin
Christine Emberson
Elise Durenberger
Beth Pingry
Stephanie Kraft
Latisha Yoast

I’m sure that probably by now you are interested in what project I made for the hop.  Well, I won’t make you wait any longer.  The only requirement given, was that the Designer must use product from all three companies.  I decided on a wall hanging.

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Using a page from Want2Scrap 8×8 Decorative Design Chipboard Album as the base, it was covered with Graphic 45 Fashionista Papers (Debutante and Haute Couture).  The edges were sanded away and then sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  The shelf was made from a piece of hobby wood trim that was painted charcoal black, sanded in various spots and highlighted with Vintage Photo Distress Stain.

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The postcard is made by coloring a manila tag using the Wrinkle-Free Distress Technique with Bundle Sage, Old Paper and Antique Linen Distress Inks.   Images from JustRite Stampers  Greetings from Paris were stamped in Ranger Archival Coffee and Fired Brick Distress Ink.  The edges were distressed and then sponged with Vintage Photo.  The frame and flower were both made with Graphic 45 Fashionista En Vogue.  The frame was die cut from printers chipboard with Spellbinders Labels Four.

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The label above was another manila tag that was colored with Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage and Fired Brick Distress Inks.  The image from JustRite Stampers Greetings from Paris was stamped in Archival Coffee and then die cut/embossed with Spellbinders Labels Four.  The edges were sponged with Vintage Photo.  The green leaf behind the trinket pins is Want2Scrap Embellishment Style A, that was painted with Peeled Paint Distress Stain and then covered with Peeled Paint Distress Stickles.

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The trinket pins are Maya Road Vintage Pearl and Crystal.  The Pearl were covered in Lake Mist Alcohol Ink and the Crystal in Lemonade Alcohol Ink.  The flowers, using Spellbinders Rose Creations, were die cut from Graphic 45 Fashionista Le Fleur and Buttons A La Mode, shaped and then dipped in UTEE for the Faux Porcelain Technique. The center of each flower is a corsage pin that was colored with Lemonade Alcohol Ink.     The leaves were die cut from GrungePaper with Spellbinders Foliage and painted with Crushed Olive Distress Stain.

Well, I think that’s it for me and my project.  Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy the Blog Hop! Oh and remember, your comment counts toward an entry for a prize.

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Posted in Chipboard/Illustration Board, Dimensional Flowers, Faux Postage, Graphic 45, Grunge Paper/Board, Home Decor, JustRite, Spellbinders, Techniques, UTEE, Want2Scrap, Wrinkle-Free Distress

Just For Fun Color Challenge #25!

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Sherry Cheever| 22 Comments

Happy Friday!  I hope you’ve had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend.  I don’t know where this week has gone . . .  it was here, now it’s not!

Today’s colors for the Just For Fun® Color Challenge are:

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We would LOVE for you to play along with us!  If you don’t have any JFF stamps, that’s okay.  You can play along anyway . . . we just want you to have fun!  Plus, you might win a $50 shopping spree at Just For Fun® and then you can buy some stamps.  Check out all the details of the challenge over at the Just For Fun® Blog.

The Designers playing along this week are:

Broni Holcombe
Kat Tucker
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra

I know they would love it if you stopped by their blogs to see what they came up with using these colors.

More my card today I decided on something simple using faux postage.  I saw Debby do this technique last weekend at Stampaway and decided I needed to try it again.  Instead of using the stencil brushes like Debby does (because I haven’t developed the knack for them yet), I use my Ranger ink blending tools.

There’s a fabulous tutorial on this technique on the Just For Fun® Blog – Faux Postage.

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That’s all I have today, but to say thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great weekend!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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Just For Fun Color Challenge #19!

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Sherry Cheever| 11 Comments

Good Friday morning!  I have a number of thoughts running through my head at the moment.  One in particular is a sentiment I saw the other day . . .  Someday my cowboy will come.  I like that . . . nope, I LOVE that sentiment!  I think it will be on a card real soon!  I wrote it on the white board above my desk so I wouldn’t forget . . . . Smiley from millan.net  I’m feeling BAD, very very BAD!!!!

I suppose I should get serious for a minute.  Today is the Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge after all!  Now I have to admit that I picked the colors this week and I had a horrible time with them.  Many, many ideas went into the trash and the one I really wanted to do . . . well, let’s just say that it didn’t work either. 

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We would love to have you play along with us!  You don’t have to use Just For Fun® stamps, especially if you don’t have any yet.  However, if you do play along, you might just be the lucky winner of a $50 shopping spree!   All you have to do is make a card/project using the above colors and post a direct link on the Just For Fun® Blog.

For further inspiration, you should also visit the blogs of the other Designers. They’ve got some awesome projects to share with you today.

Broni Holcombe
Sandy Sandrus
Starla Nelson
Terre Fry
Roni Johnson
Glenda Brooks
Beth Moore
Margarita Ybarra
JFF Blog

Since I bombed on my major idea, I thought it would be fun to try my hand at Faux Postage.  If you’ve ever been to a stamp convention when JFF is there and you’ve stopped by the booth,  you’ve seen the Faux Postage Demo.  It is by far the best demo I’ve ever seen and I’ve never ever tried it.  There’s a great tutorial on the Just For Fun® Blog that Sandy Sandrus did for us.

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That’s all for now!  Thanks for stopping by and remember . . .  life is short, make the most of the adventures that come your way.  I sure as hell am!

SHERRY SIGNATURE

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