Cottage Lane Stamper

 When Stampin' Up!® came out with their new replacement for the Big Shot, the Stampin' Cut & Emboss machine.  I had a few questions.  Would my old plates fit? How would my embossing folders work? What about the new magnetic plate?   I hope to answer a few of those questions for you in this video.  If you have a question that I didn't cover, please leave it in the comments.  If I don't know the answer I will try to find it out for you. If the video doesn't show up on your phone (a new glitch with Blogger) use this link:  YouTube Video Summary of embossing folder use: Former 3D embossing folders that say Sizzix & Stampin' Up!® , these are a little thicker than the current 3D folders that just say Stampin' Up!® on them.   Sandwich for former 3D embossing folder:      1.  Big Shot: Base plate, embossing folder with cardstock, 1 clear plate 2.  New Stampin' Cut & Emboss : #1 plate, embossing folder with cards...

I've some exciting news to share!  Stampin' Up!® is coming out with not one but TWO new die cutting machines.  I can't share them yet, but they will be available later on in June.  But you are going to love, love, love them! In the meantime, I wanted to give you a couple tips on using your embossing folders with your die cutting machine.  Now I use a Big Shot, which is no longer available from Stampin' Up! So you may need to use a shim or two if you have a different machine. The standard embossing folders have been around for a long time.  It may look something like this: This embossing folder is a typical thickness and for this type of folder you would use your platform plate with one clear plate below the folder and one above.  So your sandwich would be, from bottom to top: Platform plate Clear plate Embossing Folder Clear plate. This 3D embossing folder is one that you may have, it is retired, but was sold by Stampin' Up! and manufactur...

Do you ever notice the cracking sound when running your square, rectangle Thinlits or Framelits through your Big Shot?  Sounds like something is breaking, right?  Here's a little tip.  If it's long and thing run it through lengthwise.  However, if it is square or rectangular, run it through at an angle.  It will hardly make a sound! Would love to hear your comments, and if you find this  ! Happy Stampin'! Have a blessed day

With Halloween coming up I wanted to give the ladies in my stamp club a little treat.  I saw this by several people on Pinterest, so here is my version. These are so easy and quick to make, you could literally pump out quite a few in an hour.  I filled mine with Hershey Nuggets with almonds, both in Milk and Dark Chocolate. Here's a little video and below are some written instructions with a few photos. Instructions: Start with a 6" x 6" piece of DSP, I used the Halloween Night Specialty DSP available in the 2016 Holiday catalog which coordinates with the stamp set and Edgelits.  Stampin' Up! is doing more of this, calling them Suites, where everything goes together, cardstock, inks, DSP, markers, etc.  Using your Envelope Punch Board, line up the left edge of the paper at the 1 3/8" line.  Punch and Score. Slide the paper over to the 4" mark, punch and score Rotate the paper to the left, lining up the score lines with the marker on the p...

  Well I hope you are not tired of my posts featuring the Cookie Cutter Christmas Bundle.  I'll give you all a break and make this one the last one for a bit.  The main part of this card I made for a Collage Swap, that I ended up not going to but I thought it was so cute I decided to make it into a card. I like the little gingerbread man peeking out at his friend the penguin.  The base layer is Real Red.  The Whisper White layer is embossed with the Brick Wall Textures Embossing folder.  Then I placed a strip of Candy Cane Lane DSP, I thought the little white dots looked like snowflakes.  The base of the top layer is Cherry Cobbler, with a layer of Crumb Cake on top of that. The little Gingerbread man is stamped in Soft Suede (I like them a little darker, looks like real gingerbread to me) and the penguin is stamped in Basic Black Archival ink.  The igloo is punch out with my 2" circle punch and the 3/4" circle punch was used to make...