Love- and So Much of It

January 23, 2023January 24, 2023Leave a comment

One of the designs for my last card class was so versatile, I wanted to share a tutorial! This card using the new Love for You bundle could be a Valentine for a cherished friend, an anniversary celebration, a thank you or a congratulations.

Was it serendipitous – or cleverly designed by Stampin’ Up! – that the Design a Daydream host-exclusive Designer Series Paper coordinates beautifully with the Love For You bundle in the Jan-April Mini Catalog? Using the colors from the paper – Blackberry Bliss, Old Olive, Petal Pink and Daffodil Delight (I substituted So Saffron) gave me a starting place for the theme.

REMEMBER to always check the products that are only available for “hosts”- or when your order is over $150 US – that you can choose as STAMPIN’ REWARDS! The paper is especially beautiful and usually a wise choice, because it matches so many of our favorite stamp images. Look at the colors when ordering to make sure you order the same ink pads.

In the video tutorial, there are a few tips to making this 2-step stamping set easy and fun to craft with, and how to get different shades of color with one ink pad:

The bold greeting reminds the recipient that they are adored and appreciated!

Product List

Love For You Bundle (English)

$46.75

Design A Daydream 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper

$18.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

Petal Pink 3/8" (1 Cm) Soft Polyester Ribbon

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

New at SU! Coming Up Carrots for Sale-a-Bration

January 18, 2023January 18, 20234 Comments

It’s Sale-a-Bration time at Stampin’ Up! and everything’s coming up CARROTS!

The New at SU! design team is back to show you some creative ways to use the products you can collect FREE during January-February 2023 (with your qualifying orders). We will show you CARDS & COORDINATING ENVELOPES with Sale-a-Bration products, and I’m showcasing the “Thanks a Bunch” stamp set AND the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper!

First, did you know carrots come in different colors?

Okay, maybe not Balmy Blue, but while we mostly see orange carrots in grocery stores today, that color only emerged in the 1600s. Purple and yellow were originally the most prevalent colors, and heirloom carrots are making a big comeback in gardens!

For this card, I grabbed the complimentary color across the color wheel from orange (= blue) and used the grid pattern from the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper to use as my background (and on the flap for my coordinating envelope):

To make space on the front of your envelope for an address, just use a post-it note (cut to 1-1/4″) wide to mask off the center of the envelope and stamp your images over the top, then remove the post-it note:

I couldn’t stop with just one…there are 24 different patterns (48 sheets, 4 each of 12 double-sided designs) in the mega-pack of the Designer Series Paper, so I wanted to show you a few more:

I just had to add the bunny from the “Playing in the Rain” stamp set on that one! It’s a simple card with stripes of the patterned paper as the background and on the envelope. For the bunny’s rain coat, I stamped on a scrap of Mango Melody card stock and fussy cut it out, then glued it on. You could order the Playing in the Rain BUNDLE or SUITE and choose the Thanks a Bunch stamps as your free Sale-a-Bration reward!

All the supplies are listed at the bottom of this post, and if you don’t currently have a US demonstrator, I’m happy to serve you!

Now don’t miss the other Cards + Envelope projects from our talented demonstrator design team:

January New at SU! Hop: Sale-a-Bration + Matching Envelope

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1.scraphexe (DE) – Beautifully Happy | Blütengruß

2.Playing with Papercrafting (CA): Adorable Owls Project Combo

3.De Kijkkast (NL) – Dreaming of Spring with Scenic Garden

4.iheartcards2 (US) – Sale-A-Bration + Matching Envelope

5.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Coming Up Carrots for Sale-a-Bration

6.Stamping Flair (AU) – In the Country

7.Nature’s INKspirations (US) – Beautifully Happy

8.Stampin Xime (DE) – Beeindruckende Blumen | Favored Flowers

9.247Inkspiration (US) – Day At The Farm

10.Tricia’s Stamping Creations (US) – Day At The Farm

11.Carterie Plus-(CA) – C’est ta journée/ It’s your day!

12.One Stampin’ Mother Tucker (US)- Dainty Flowers

P.S. In case you didn’t hear, The Rain or Shine Suite coordinates with the February 2023 Paper Pumpkin kit! Subscribe by February 10th to get this cute craft kit in the mail:

Product List

Thanks A Bunch Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$18.00

Dandy Designs 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$30.00

Playing In The Rain Bundle (English)

$54.75

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Basic White Medium Envelopes

$7.50

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$6.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

$4.50

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$63.00

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

$11.00

Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins

$8.00

Pale Papaya Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

$8.00

Ride On Birthday Card

January 9, 20232 Comments

Often I am pleasantly surprised by a suite of Stampin’ Up! products that I didn’t expect to love. The Ready to Ride Suite is a perfect example!

While my single motorcycle riding experience didn’t endear me to riding the big bikes, I can see where the wind-in-your-hair-open-road-big-sky kind of day could be very appealing. This collection of products: Legendary Ride stamps and coordinating Dies, Metal Plat Embossing Folder and most spectacularly, the Ready to Ride 12″ x 12″ Designer Series Paper…all come together in SUCH an AWESOME way for some revved-up greeting cards like this one I demonstrated today:

There are a few tricks I wanted to show you about easily cutting and adhering the pieces to create a very detailed motorcycle…and the video begins with an unboxing of a LIMITED EDITION Boho Blue Mini Cut & Emboss Machine (with details on how you can get it!):

To help you put it together, I made this Motorcycle piece guide. You can change colors and “chrome” as desired…on my card, I used the gunmetal silver foil sheet and the bright silver is shown below. Feel free to print off the picture and slide it into your die envelope or stamp case to refer to when building your bike!

If you are “Ready to Ride”…these are the supplies you’ll need:

Product List

Legendary Ride Bundle (English)

$50.25

Ready To Ride 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper

$15.00

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

$10.25

Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack

$10.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Basic Gray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Adhesive Sheets

$11.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Did that Boho Blue Mini Cut & Emboss call your name? Join my team during Sale-a-Bration (January-February 2023) and you could choose Starter Kit option #1 to receive this Limited Edition machine PLUS choose $175 in products for just $129!

If you have questions about the starter kit or any of the products/techniques used here, shoot me a message and I’m happy to help!

Framed Pop-Up Shadow Box Card

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023Leave a comment

When you want to mail something a bit fancier than a regular birthday card, try this very versatile design: It folds flat to fit into an envelope, but pops open to stand up and the frame makes it feel like a piece of art:

It’s simple to create and I made the video to help you step-by-step:

Just push in the folded sides to slide it into an envelope:

While the Framed Florets bundle (stamps and dies) are also in the Stampin’ Up! 2023 January-April Mini Catalog which goes live for customers on January 5th, THE BEAUTIFUL Designer Series Paper is a preview exclusive only through January 4th, so DON’T MISS IT.

Product List

Framed Florets Bundle (English)

$54.00

Fitting Florets 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

$8.25

Blushing Bride 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Simply Scored

$30.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

$4.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

$7.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

$5.25

Baker's Twine Essentials Pack

$11.00

Basic White Medium Envelopes

$7.50

Glad you stopped by…Hope you are in your stamping studio EVERY DAY of 2023!

We Need a Little Citrus

December 6, 2022December 13, 2022Leave a comment

You’re up to your neck in Christmas, but what is Christmas without an orange in the stocking? Or in this instance, a whole case of citrus fruit?

This was another situation where the inspiration woke me up early to create a card! The Global Design Project #gdp372 challenge was to CASE (Copy and Selectively Edit) a project by Kayla McCreadie:

I reached for my new signature stamp set (coming in the January 2023 Mini catalog!) SWEET CITRUS:

With a coordinating Hybrid Embossing Folder and dies, I guarantee you are going to see a LOT of this set from me!

Lest you think it’s not timely for the holiday season, let me show you a Christmas card I showed in yesterday’s live video: This one features a sentiment from the Cozy & Bright Kit currently available in my Stampin’ Store…and highly recommend you collect this kit before it’s gone, so you can use the sentiments from the kit with the Sweet Citrus bundle next year, plus, it’s a very easy kit to assemble and could still afford you time to send Christmas Cards this year.

In addition to the Sweet Citrus bundle (which will be available on January 5th…or you can join my team and order it now!), these are the supplies I used for the Christmas Card:

Product List

Cozy & Bright Kit (English)

$23.00

Evening Evergreen 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Soft Succulent 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock

$9.25

Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin’ Pad

$8.00

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$9.50

Blending Brushes

$12.50

Sponge Daubers

$5.00

Bough Punch

$19.00

Cherry Cobbler Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

$9.00

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

$8.00

Gold 3/8″ (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon

$8.00

Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack

$8.00

Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder

$10.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

$125.00

May you squeeze the most from the holidays, and look forward to this bundle at the beginning of the new year!

Update 12/12/22: I’m a #gdpwinner !!

Fitting Florets & Christmas Card Class

November 1, 2022Leave a comment

Starting TODAY, the Fitting Florets Collection (a pre-release from Stampin’ Up!’s 2023 January-June Mini Catalog) is ready to add to cart – with some of the limited time products only available while supplies last! The BUNDLE will be available through June 2023, but you’ll want to get the whole collection ASAP to use through the holiday season.

Let me show you two versions of a simple “fancy fold” card using some of these pretty products from my live crafting video “sneak peek” yesterday!

To make this fold, you need a piece of 8.5″ x 5.5″ card stock and score at 3″ and 7.25″ along the longer side with the Simple Scored board (or your paper trimmer and scoring blade). Layer on a piece of 5.25″ x 2.75″ Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper (available only while supplies last) on the front left side of card and a 1″ x 5.25″ piece on the front right flap.

The Framed & Festive stamp set could be combined with ANY Christmas paper, stamps and accessories and the font makes is playful and perfect.

One way to play with this new collection will be to attend the Christmas Card Class THIS SATURDAY, November 5th at 3 pm in Hurricane, Utah:

You’ll create 8 gorgeous greeting cards for the holiday (2 each of 4 different designs, including envelopes) for just $20, and one of the cards is designed with the Fitting Florets collection. Remember to bring scissors and adhesive, but if you forget or need more, we’ll have both scissors & adhesive + refills available for purchase at the class.

Reserve your spot by November 2nd by clicking the button below, or send Venmo to Loni-Spendlove

Save me a spot at Christmas Card Class!

Sweet Candy Cane Stand-Up Step Card

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022Leave a comment

Here’s a taste of Christmas Cheer in greeting-card form, and while it stands up to display, it folds FLAT to mail!

Crafters at the Kane County Crafter’s Convention also made this card using the Sweet Candy Cane suite last weekend. It’s one of my favorite fancy folds, and it’s easier to make than you would imagine! Here’s how:

For the card base, you’ll need:

10.5″ x 4.25″ Real Red card stock, scored at 1/2″, 1.75″, 3.75″ and 5″
5.5″ x 3″ Real Red card stock, scored at 1/2″ and 1.75″
4″ x 5.25″ Pool Party card stock: Die cut stripe background from the center of this piece
4″ x 1.75″ piece of Sweetest Christmas Designer Series Paper
3.5″ x 2.75″ Pool Party card stock (optional: emboss with Wintry 3D embossing folder)
5.5″ x 4.25″ Basic White: Stamp candy canes, leaves and sentiment, cut out with coordinating dies
4″ x 5.25″ Basic White for back of card, where you can write a message when sending

A quick video on how to assemble:

Product List

$51.25

Sweetest Christmas 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

$9.25

$9.25

$8.00

$8.00

$6.00

$125.00

$30.00

$7.00

$4.00

$4.25

$10.00

Santa’s Delivery: Holiday Decor

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022Leave a comment

Over the weekend, I participated in the First Annual Kane County Crafter’s Convention in Kanab, Utah and had so much fun playing in the “Location for Creation”, as my friend Seana Johnson coined it! Seana coordinated a wickedly wonderful 1st event with Create Room, Stampin’ Up! and the Kane County Office of Tourism as sponsors, and it was an dream escape for all who attended:

My teammate Sue Stratton and I designed and prepared 8 paper crafting projects for the guests, and this was the Holiday Decor piece I created as a project for the event participants:

You can find the tray at Dollar Tree, and it makes the ideal frame for a holiday scene! Because the Santa’s Train dies can die cut the stamped images OR the images from the Santa’s Express Designer Series Paper, I demonstrated a slightly different version in my video today:

While I’m still working to get the WHOLE video to post correctly on YouTube, you can catch a second version on my Facebook Page Video, if needed.

It’s just as cute when using the Designer Series Paper:

If you choose to create this version, here’s what you’ll need (and thanks for letting me supply your creative needs!):

Product List

Santa's Delivery Bundle (English)

$48.50

Santa Express 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$63.00

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.25

Whisper White Uninked Craft Stampin’ Pad & Refill

$9.50

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$6.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$8.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

$6.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive

$7.00

Embossing Additions Tool Kit

$27.00

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Scottie Dog Loves You- Simple to Stepped Up

October 19, 2022October 18, 20222 Comments

Woof! means “Welcome” to the October **New at SU!** Blog Hop. We really stretched our creativity to bring you not one, but THREE projects this month~ all using the same stamps, but ranging from simple to *sensational*!

Perhaps you are just starting to stamp, or you need an easy card in a hurry? Or you are ready to add a little “extra” to your card? Don’t worry, avid stampers, I’ve got something for you to make this card “over the top” too!

I’m using the Christmas Scottie bundle (stamps & punch) but with a non-holiday card concept…it could easily be adapted for a Christmas Card just by changing the colors and greeting.

Simple Card: 3″ x 5″ banner (use a 3″ x 1/2″ strip of the other side of the Designer Series Paper for the top), stamp and punch out dog, bow and add greeting. TIP: Remember to stamp your envelope(s) at the same time as you are stamping the card!

Step it up to a Casual Card: Add a 4″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Soft Suede Designer Series Paper to the card background, tie a ribbon around the top of the banner and emboss the greeting on Soft Suede. Tip: Add a 1/2″ wide piece of card stock punched with the Banners Pick-a-Punch behind the heat-embossed sentiment to make it look like a banner:

To step it up to an Avid Card: Score 1-1/4″ from the right edge of the card and fold it back. Add 1″ strips of Designer Series Paper to the flap and inside right edge of card and 2-3/4″ 5-1/4″ panels of Designer Series Paper and basic white card stock to front left side and inside card. Banner: 3-3/4″ x 3″ (DSP) and 3-1/4″ x 4″ Soft Suede. Add Iridescent Rhinestones.

TIP: Only adhere banner to the front flap so it can open like this:

Wherever you are on the Stamping Spectrum, you’ll discover multiple ways to keep it simple OR step it up at all these amazing posts along our October Hop…Pin your favorites to remember them!

Simple to Stepped Up: October New at SU! Hop

1.Joni in the Spotlight Stamping (US)-Ringed with Nature

2.Creative Juice by Loni (US) – Scottie Dog Loves You~ Simple to Steppe

3.Playing with Papercrafting (CA) – Stepped Up Non-Traditional Christma

4.Stamping Flair (AU) – Peaceful Deer

5.Tricia’s Stamping Creations (US) – Christmas Season

6.De Kijkkast (NL)- Decorated With Happiness

7.247Inkspiration (US) – Storybook Gnomes

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Floating Circle Card

October 17, 2022December 12, 2022Leave a comment

When you have thin strips of Designer Series Paper you don’t want to throw away, just glue them to a window sheet and die cut a “floating circle”! Want to see more? Watch my Facebook Live video from 10/17/22 and see how easy this card was to create!

We stampers love a little shine and shimmer, and that’s just what you’ll get in the Splendid Day Specialty Designer Series Paper pack…this angle shows how each double-sided paper has one metallic side and one pretty printed side, and you really can’t bear to let any go to waste:

Pick a small sentiment to stamp on one of your non-metallic strips. Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals are easy to hide behind the strips, and lift your circle off the card to make it look like it’s floating! Add a floral image and you have a simply sensational card.

While this DSP was created to coordinate stunningly with the Splendid Thoughts bundle (see my original card below the supply list), I used the Sending Smiles bundle for my video demonstration – the sentiments in the Sending Smiles stamps fit on the strips perfectly.