It seems funny to be stamping an autumn card in a record-breaking heat wave (111° in Southern Utah today), but like Pumpkin Spice season, you can’t stop me from showing up in hopes that the fall weather will catch up to my crafting. Besides, Fall is also the theme for the Global Design Project #gdp359 and it gives you time to add these seasonal items in time for your fall crafting.
My card started with the Leaf Fall 3-D embossing folder on a piece of Very Vanilla card stock:Using sponge daubers to add ink from an ink pad to an embossed (raised) image gives a messy, windblown feeling, even if it’s not happening outside…yet.
Alternately, you could color the leaves with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers:
Because leaves are individually “one-of-a-kind”, I used a sentiment from the the August Paper Pumpkin kit on my Leaf Label. ***Remember to look through the stamps from your past kits*** when you need the perfect greeting! (Not yet a subscriber for monthly craft kits from Paper Pumpkin? Try it– you’ll love how fun and easy they are to assemble by yourself or with a friend.)
Back to the Leaf Fall embossing folder: Don’t limit yourself to fall colors! Look at how lovely the leaves look colored in Flirty Flamingo, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Petal Pink, and Soft Succulent Stampin’ Blends, then cut out and grouped on a card:
So which will you try? Sponging or coloring your embossed images with Stampin’ Blends?
There is SO MUCH HAPPENING in September: From IN-PERSON events to Weekly Specials…you won’t want to miss any of the crafty things going on!
FIRST: SU! created six new dies that coordinate with stamp sets in the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog and the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog. These die sets can be purchased separately or in a bundle with their coordinating stamps. These are ONLY AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER 2022 -don’t miss your chance to order them separately (if you already ordered the stamp sets) or TOGETHER in a bundle (save some $):
SECOND: Each week of September, new weekly specialswill be announced on Thursdays. Here are these week’s special deals:
I’ll be demonstrating the Splendid Day Designer Series Paper and Kraft Note Cards on my Facebook Live on Monday!
NEXT: It’s more fun to STAMP TOGETHER, and there are 4 events coming up that you will want to be a part of…some in person and some Virtually:
✂️ Join me Thursday, September 8th at 10 am or 7 pm in LaVerkin, UT to stamp a Fall Sampler which you can frame and use as Fall-iday decor! Cost: $12
✂️ You’ll want to bring a friend to the Fall StampFest in Hurricane, Utah on September 24th or Spanish Fork, Utah on October 8th! This is our bi-annual event where you’ll be spoiled by us, enjoy a Stampin’ Snack Bar, and create memories while making multiple marvelous stamping projects from cards to gifts! Register early and save $10…click the one you want to attend and get your ticket today:
✂️ If you don’t live close enough to join me in person (or you can never get enough stamping, like me!), mark your calendar for Saturday, October 1st from 2-5 pm MT for our first ever VIRTUAL WORLD CARDMAKING DAY event!
World Card Making Day is all about making beautiful, heartfelt cards. During the event, we’ll walk you through several projects, and you’ll create the cards right along with us. You’ll end up with new project ideas and some stunning new cards!
While the event is FREE to register for, to make the most of this experience, you can order the Cottage Rose Bundle from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog, the Cottage Wreaths Bundle from the July–December 2022 Mini Catalog, or the Warm Welcome Bundle, which you can get early from the January–June 2023 Mini Catalog! If you want, you could even order all three bundles!
When you order one of these three bundles: Cottage Rose Bundle, Cottage Wreaths Bundle or Warm Welcome Bundle you’ll get a FREE gift of Iridescent Pearl Basic Jewels! (Note that even if you order all three bundles, you’ll only receive one Iridescent Pearls gift.)
We are back to inspire you to try fancy fold & fun interactive cards! The International New at SU! Design Team is going to ignite your imagination…try copying one of our creations, or use what you have to make something similar. You’ll have so much fun trying something new!
While a “Magic Card” isn’t a new idea, it felt like the new Best Witches stamp set was a perfect one to use:
If you’ve never made a Magic Card before, give it a go…it’s immensely fun to pull it out and watch the image magically become colored before your eyes! I’ve created a video tutorial, and you can pause it as you craft along with me:
I’ve listed all the supplies you’ll need at the bottom of the page. Go ahead and pin this post to remind you to try a magic card, then hop on over to the other ingenious card ideas from the other design team demonstrators:
Crafters always want to know where to get an embossing tray like mine, and now you can! The Embossing Additions Tool Kit is available again (for a limited time?) in the July-December mini catalog, and I showcased it today under a little heat…um, I mean heat embossing.
Actually, the air conditioning converter at my house went out, so I was sweating and stamping at the same time! Not to worry, the repairman came after my video and fixed it. But not before I forgot to show you how to use the Reverse Tweezers in the kit. Oh well, the magic of editing helps.
And not only did we emboss, but I showed how to create a mask from the Dots & Spots die for the background! Keep the mask you create in the envelope with the die and I promise, you’ll find excuses to use it often with your blending brushes. The die is one of the products added to Sale-a-Bration in August and you can see the rest of the freebies-with-qualifying purchase HERE.
Just remember that there are two item numbers for the die: Item #159164 for PURCHASING the die, and item #163098 if you want to redeem it free with a $100 purchase during August 2022.
Watch the how-to video, then get shopping to get your Embossing Addition kit while it’s back in the catalog:
Part TWO of Sale-a-Bration 2022 continues through August! Don’t miss the NEW freebies added for August (at the bottom of the post!)
During Sale-a-Bration, you get EXTRA when you shop, host or join:
Today I’m sharing a tutorial for a card you could create with the AMAZING PHRASING stamp set that you could choose free with a qualifying order during this great time for crafters…and it’s more sparkly in person:
The way the playful fonts work together are going to make it a stamp set you’ll enjoy crafting with for all sorts of reasons. And I’ve created a tutorial for you to download and print, making this card duplicatable in any color of glimmer paper and every combination of sentiments!
Need more ideas with the Amazing Phrasing stamp set? Don’t miss my previous ideas in THIS POST!
Remember that the exclusive Sale-a-Bration products are only while supplies last (and the Tree Lot Dies and Pool Party & Soft Seafoam Cards & Envelopes are sold out). Never fear: There are also NEW choices that have been added from our year-round offerings:
If you want to choose one of these as your freebie-with-purchase in August, REMEMBER to use these item codes:
The only thing cuter than a dancing hippo… is a dancing hippo with an umbrella!
Both the Hippest Hippos stamp set AND the Hippo Dies are products you can earn free during Sale-a-Bration (July-August 2022), plus your friends would love them too, so it’s a great time to host a party (in person or online)! Reach out and let’s plan a crafty event for you.
Ready to re-create this card yourself? Here’s a tutorial to print and follow:
It’s easy to miss the Masking Paper in the Stampin’ Up! catalog, and you may not even know why you NEED it, so I’m here to tell you why you do.
It’s like a full sheet of thin post-it note stickiness that allows you to do some pretty cool things with your ink and blending tools. For this card, I made a reverse mask for both the sunset background and the tree with the Masking Paper, then used the Tree Lot Dies from Sale-a-Bration pt. 2 to create the cute little Airstream camper:
Here’s the video tutorial:
The Tree Lot dies are wonderful to use by themselves, and the coordinating stamp set “Trees for Sale” extends the creative possibilities through the holiday season and beyond! Just remember that they are free (while supplies last) through August 2022.
The NEW AT SU! design team is back to show you some #simplestamping projects this month using products available FREE during Sale-a-Bration!
First, What is Simple Stamping? Remember it this way: S.I.P. = Stamps, Ink and Paper! Sometimes we add an embellishment (like ribbon or sequins) or a tool like a punch, but we are keeping it simple so that ANYONE can create these projects!
July and August is Sale-a-Bration at Stampin’ Up! and there are products you can select FREE with a qualifying order ($50 in the US), products you can earn in *addition* to our generous Host Rewards and special products included as a bonus in your starter kit when you JOIN.
I’m using the Perfect Pomegranate stamp set that you earn free as a HOST…with a $300 party or personal order (before shipping).
The bold images in this stamp set make simple stamping quick and easy, and the DistINKtive style of stamp gives you different shades of color with one ink pad. Because there are no sentiments in this set, you can add any saying you already have.
I chose to sprinkle a few Iridescent Rhinestones on the pomegranate panel to give it a bit of sparkle. They catch the light and the colors, making it feel fancy.
Want to re-create this layout? The pieces you need are: Card base (4-1/4″ x 11″) and layer to stamp on (4-1/4″ x 3″) plus a scrap for the second pomegranate (fussy cut), background layer (3-1/2″ x 3-1/4″) and sentiment (1″ x 2″)
Don’t stop here…visit all the other stops on the hop to get inspiration for SIMPLE STAMPING ways to use your Sale-a-Bration Freebies!
Simply Sale-a-Bration: July 2022 New at SU! Blog Hop
Since I’ve been on vacation for a few weeks, I woke up so excited to get back into my craft room and do a LIVE stamping video on my Facebook page today at lunchtime, and I was able to MULTI-CRAFT for a few occasions: My parent’s 58th Anniversary, to show you a wonderful Sale-a-Bration stamp set AND to participate in the Global Design Project Theme Challenge #GDP351 about SHAPES:
I pulled out the Watercolor Shapes stamp set to create my own patterned paper on a full sheet of white card stock using Fresh Freesia, Soft Sea Foam, Pale Papaya and Pool Party ink pads. Next, I cut the paper into 7 different pieces and layered them on card bases, then I stamped the greetings from the Amazing Phrasing stamp set you could choose as your Sale-a-Bration freebie (with a $100 US order). To give them a bit of bling, I added sparkly Adhesive-Backed Sequins & Gems.
You can watch the full tutorial (and fast forward through me talking) on my Creative Juice by Loni Facebook page HERE because I don’t have time to edit it for YouTube today.
Seven cards from one sheet of patterned paper:
Then I finished one more with a layer of black card stock:
How clever is it to use the gems & rhinestones to create a little exclamation point?!
During Sale-a-Bration you earn free craft supplies when you shop, host a party (yes, I do virtual parties too!) or join my team (and if you are buying more than $99 anyway, the starter kit is the best deal!)
Creative Juice by Loni 