Hats Off, Dad!

May 14, 2021May 14, 20212 Comments

This is the time of year I make the most masculine cards. With Father’s Day coming up (and plenty of boy birthdays), I wanted to take the #TGIFC316 sketch and try it with the new Hats Off stamp set and dies.

The result was a card that reminds me of my both my father and father-in-love (a term borrowed from my friend Jan). What do you think?

Masculine cards don’t need a lot of embellishments, so once I figured out the width for the card stock strips, it didn’t take long to put together. They are all 4″ long and from the top, the widths are: 1/2″, 1-1/2″, 1″, 3/4″, 1/2″ and 3/4″. Choose any color combination you love, and I’ll put my supply list below if you want to copy it.

The stitching around the hat are from the dies and add just the right touch. TIP: Adhere your vellum to the card under the hat and you won’t see the adhesive showing through.

I think you’ll find plenty of occasions to use this very versatile hat, so order it in time to put it to use for Father’s Day!

Product List

158361

$35.00

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

144237

$8.25

115318

$8.75

102584

$8.75

153079

$8.75

131197

$8.75

111350

$8.75

133675

$8.75

119685

$8.75

101856

$10.00

153118

$7.50

147098

$7.50

132708

$6.00

150673

$60.00

May 3-for-Free: Pretty Perennials

May 1, 2021April 23, 2021Leave a comment

What makes you happy?

Do you make time to do the things that cheer you?

Stamping is one of those things that make me doubly happy: When I create something lovely AND when I send it to someone I love and it makes THEM joyful too! The Pretty Perennials bundle in the January-June mini catalog spreads happiness in a BIG way:

The large scripty “HAPPY” is like a strong suggestion! Choose a colorful palette and create joyful celebrations:

I’ll list the supplies I used for this birthday card below, and while this bundle will NOT be appearing in the 2021-2022 Annual catalog, it is available through June in the mini catalog that is crossing over for a few months.

I chose it for my May 3-for-Free kit and will send you the consumable supplies to create 3 projects in the mail and the tutorial via email when you purchase the bundle from my stampin’ store in May 2021!

Here are the suggested supplies you’ll need to complete the 3-for-Free projects:

Ink pads: Memento Tuxedo Black (132708), Whisper White Craft (147277); Bumblebee (153116), Night of Navy (147110), Granny Apple (147095); Poppy Parade (147050); Mango Melody (147093)

Other: Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108), Heat Tool (129053), White Stampin’ Emboss Powder (109132) – NOTE: The white emboss powder will only be available in a bundle with other colors after May 4th, so order a single one TODAY!

This card is a BONUS one you can create with the supplies listed below!

Product List

156234

$45.00

119793

$8.75

159276

$9.75

101856

$10.00

147050

$7.50

147093

$7.50

147095

$7.50

132708

$6.00

152477

$7.00

152478

$7.00

104430

$4.00

We All Scream for Ice Cream

April 27, 2021April 27, 2021Leave a comment

I’m so pleased that you like the Ice Cream Corner Suite as much as I do! I’m all-in for any rubber stamps with a coordinating punch: It makes paper crafting so easy.

This is the last week to order the bundle or suite and receive my April 3-for-Free kit:

While the stamp set and punch will be in the 2021-22 Annual catalog, they won’t be bundled together with the 10% discount like they are right now, and the coordinating Designer Series Paper will be retiring by the end of June!

This is a card we created at our last Stamp Club…and by the way, Stamp Club begins again in MAY, and we’d love to have you JOIN THE CLUB!

Don’t limit your creativity to cards…I even used the supplies to create this with a Rusch clock from Ikea:

Here’s the video tutorial taken from my Facebook Live demonstration:

Hydrangeas Abound

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021Leave a comment

Hydrangeas represent gratitude, grace, abundance, and beauty. The Hydrangea Hill Suite offers you abundant beauty & grace with for your Spring creative projects with a two-step stamping set, coordinating dies and Designer Series Paper and accessories.

Warm up your creativity with this bundle or suite from my Stampin’ Store in March 2021 and you’ll also receive supplies for 3 exclusive projects from me! UPDATE: We are getting low on inventory for some of the products in the suite, so this is your best opportunity to order!

Sharing a few “bonus” project photos with you as well; The first shows how lovely the hydrangea blossom is when embossed in white and watercolored.

WATERCOLORING TIP: Squeeze your ink pads when they are closed, then pick up the ink from THE LID when opened (never put your water pens onto your ink pads to pick up ink!)

This is one of our acetate card boxes that you could decorate and fill with a small gift like tea towels, napkins, cash or thank you cards for a newlywed couple. While the mercury glass acetate sheets in this suite are colored Rococo Rose or Highland Heather on one side, they are silver on the back side, as used on this sample.

Coordinating Products

January-June Mini Catalog - Hydrangea Hill Suite

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The Brilliance of Butterflies

March 4, 2021Leave a comment

Let your creativity take flight with the artistic designs of the Butterfly Brilliance Bundle! This stamp and die bundle is an exciting early-release from the upcoming 2021-2022 Annual Catalog.

This unique collection is made up of:

* One LARGE stamp with intricately detailed butterfly images.

* A coordinating multi-image die cut out the images in one pass and additional coordinating, detail-rich dies to add even more beauty to your projects. You’ll love both the convenience of stamping once and cutting once!

Only through May 3rd (or while supplies last), you can also get your hands on the gorgeous, limited-release, coordinating designer series paper and a unique, textured specialty paper that will add a pop of brilliance to your projects. Many of the paper images coordinate with the dies, too!

Paper coordinates with the dies

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The Butterfly Brilliance Stamp Set is perfect for every butterfly occasion. Not only is the art style realistically detailed which allows for a wide range of versatility, these butterflies are modeled after butterfly species from around the world! The butterflies on this single stamp are arranged for an easy background stamp, or alternatively, use a masking technique to stamp individual butterflies!

This unique set is made up of one large stamp and it coordinates with the die to cut out the images in one pass.

You may want to purchase a second stamp set so you can cut the butterfly images and use independently.

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Hey, Chick~ The Return!

February 17, 2021Leave a comment

Remember way back during Sale-A-Bration 2017 when the Hey Chick Stamp Set was a Sale-a- Bration reward? We were blown away by how much everyone loved it! We decided to bring those same chicks back: Both the original birds and in their new Hey, Birthday Chick stamp set…and added dies for ALL OF THEM!

You’ll find excuses to use these feathered-friends in your crafting all the time, even while “cooped” up during the winter. Mix and match both sets for maximum eggs-citment!

HEY CHICK CLING STAMP SET

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HEY CHICK BUNDLE

The Hey Chick Bundle includes the Hey Chick Stamp Set and the Chick Dies. This bundle is also available in French. BUNDLED SAVINGS

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Coming Home for Holidays & EVERY Day

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020Leave a comment

“If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire again, I shouldn’t look any further than my own backyard.” – Dorothy of Oz

Since there is “No Place Like Home”, I have two fun fold (and fairly simple) cards to share with you today using the Stampin’ Up! Coming Home bundle (which is retiring SOON!):

Use the tree and hill die (shown below) to cut off the top third of the front of your side-fold card, then stamp the houses in black on various colors of card stock, cut out and layer on the front of your card.

The second card is the same layout with different colors for a thoughtful welcome home card for a new neighbor:

The card opens to reveal the message, so you could change the sentiment and say “Welcome Home” for a missionary or someone coming home from a long time away.

I’ve created a .pdf tutorial for you to download with instructions and the supplies listed:

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Splendor of Snowflakes: On Paper

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Leave a comment

The August–December 2020 Mini Catalog Inspiration

Pull on a cozy sweater before you start stamping with the Snowflake Splendor Suite~ It’s the perfect storm of winter crafting supplies!

Don’t be snow-blinded that this is just a holiday suite: The sensational sentiments will keep you stamping the whole winter through: Think of friendships and winter birthdays.

The Snowflake Splendor Designer Series Paper complements the stamps and dies with hand-painted, watercolor snowflakes in lots of icy purples and blues, but the tutorial I’m sharing changes up the colors and design for a bit of rustic glamour and a little tweak to the standard card size.

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Rustic Glam Snowflake Wishes Card

SNOWFLAKE SPLENDOR SUITE-Rustic Glam Snowflake Wishes Card

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SUPPLIES:
BUNDLE
Snowflake Wishes Bundle (#155172)

PAPER
Crumb Cake (#120953), Whisper White Thick (#140272), Gold Foil Sheets (#132622), ‘Tis The Season 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper (#153489)

INK
Whisper White Uninked Pad & Refill (#147277), VersaMark Pad (#102283)

TOOLS
Banner Triple Punch (#138292), Heat Tool (#129053)

ADHESIVE
Mini Glue Dots (#103683), Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430), Stampin’ SEAL (#152813)

EMBELLISHMENTS
Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder (#109129), Wonderful Gems (#153536)

TIPS: The putty tip of the Take Your Pick Tool (#144107) works great for picking up and placing small items like sequins.

Coordinating Products

#155115 SNOWFLAKE SPLENDOR SUITE COLLECTION (ENGLISH)

#155172 SNOWFLAKE WISHES BUNDLE (ENGLISH)

#153444 SNOWFLAKE WISHES PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH)

#153512 SNOWFLAKE SPLENDOR DESIGNER SERIES PAPER

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One Day Only!

November 24, 2020Leave a comment

TODAY Tuesday, November 24th ONLY! Get an early start on holiday shopping and take advantage of the 10% discount on select Annual Catalog items during the Merry & Bright Online Extravaganza!

With almost everything in the Annual Catalog on sale at savings of 10% it’s the perfect time to get your hands on year-round and holiday crafting supplies.

Stock your stash for the New Year with extra savings on many bundles that are already discounted by 10% are included in this sale so enjoy a double-discount! Here are a just a few examples:

Place for Poinsettias

November 10, 2020October 20, 2020Leave a comment

POINSETTIA PLACE SUITE

The ICONIC flower of the holidays, a poinsettia looks as elegant on your cards as it does on your table!

Special touches like the flocked vellum in the Plush Poinsettia Specialty Paper (#153486), the dazzling Beaded Pearls (#153534), and the elegant Real Red Sheer Ribbon (#153535) make this suite stand out and shine. I also love that the Poinsettia Dies (#153522) have duplicates of several dies. That means when you stamp the layering poinsettia and leaf images from the coordinating Poinsettia Petals stamp set (#153475), you can save time by cutting out two of each at one time. We all love to save time!

From traditional colors to modern, monochrome elegance you’ll be amazed at all the different styles you can create with this suite

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Poinsettia Petals Rustic Heat Embossed Card

Poinsettia Petals Rustic Heat Embossed Card

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SUPPLIES:
BUNDLE
Poinsettia Petals Bundle (#155148)

PAPER
Very Vanilla (#101650)
Crumb Cake (#120953)
Mossy Meadow (#133676)
Merry Merlot (#146979)
Gilded Autumn Specialty Designer Series Paper (#153520)
Brushed Metallic Cardstock (#153524)

INK
VersaMark Pad (#102283)
Mossy Meadow (#147111)

TOOLS
Heat Tool (#129053)
Paper Snips (#103579)

ADHESIVE
Stampin’ Dimensionals (#104430)
Stampin’ SEAL (#152813)
Glue Dots (#103683)

EMBELLISHMENTS
Stampin’ Emboss Powder Clear (#109130 )
Stampin’ Emboss Powder White (#109132)
Wonder Of The Season Ribbon Combo Pack (#153537)

TIPS: Use the Scoring Tip of Take Your Pick Tool (#144107) to hold cardstock in place when heat embossing to avoid burning your fingers or smudging the image.