How to create a bikini lady using Beautiful You stamp set from Stampin Up

Very excited today as was playing around trying to create different beach scenes as the weather is so hot and sunny and I came up with an idea of how to turn the Beautiful You lady into a bikini clad beach babe. Wearing a hat in the sea and putting lots of sunscreen on has become the norm these days so she certainly looks very at home in this scene.

Stampin Up Products Used
Beautiful You, High Tide and Colourful Seasons stamp sets
Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Tranquil Tide ink pads
Calypso Coral and Crushed Curry Stampin Write Markers
Calypso Coral Watercolour Pencil

Love coming up with new and different ideas and Beautiful You has always inspired me.

Crackle Effect Background using One Stamped Image

Today's video is a great way to achieve a crackle effect background by just stamping with one image stamp.

Products used
Smoky slate and marina mist inkpads
Sponge wedges
Whisper white cardstock
Best Birds stamp set and acrylic block

Finished card
Congrats wording from Sunshine Wishes thinlets dies
Bumble bee from Dragonfly Dreams stamp set
Flowers from Best Birds thinlets dies

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Stampin Up Bubble technique for great backgrounds

One of the things I love about the Stampin up family is that we share and help each other with techniques and ideas. This bubble technique has been around for a while but something I had not tried but was suggested in a Stampin Up group I belong to.  Always up for a challenge and a new idea to me I set about having a go.

Now like everything there is a certain amount of trial and error until you find a combination that works for you. So this is what works for me.

You will need a container, a small shot glass worked best for me.

A few drops of washing up liquid, some water and reinker of your choice 8/10 drops

A drinking straw.

This is about the right amount of liquid before the reinker is added. Too much and the effect will be diluted.

Blow into the liquid with drinking straw to create bubbles.

Tap your cardstock, I used just normal whisper white, but you could use glossy or coloured.

You will get a lovely bubble pattern. This one was using marina mist.

This one using sweet sugarplum

Use as a background with coordinating cardstock for a really wow card.

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Thanks to whoever originally thought of this idea and my fellow demonstrator for suggesting this fab technique to try.