New at SU!- Blueberries Simple to Stepped Up

Welcome to the February New at SU! Blog hop! We want to show you how to use products from the January-April Mini catalog to create simple cards, with the option to “step them up”. Hop all around the world to see what our design team created for you!

Starting off simple: Blueberry Bunches are beautiful simply stamped on a Crumb Cake background and a white focal point! A strip of Glorious Gingham DSP brings a country-fair feel to this simple card.

Step it up by die cutting the top layer from the Everyday Details dies and color the blueberries with Stampin’ Blends.

For AVID crafters, you can really create a masterpiece when you:

  • Emboss blueberry branches in white on a Blueberry Bushel card base
  • Add a few layers of card stock and Designer Series Paper
  • Watercolor the fruit on watercolor paper using ink refills or watercolor pencils (use StazOn ink to stamp image for watercoloring).
  • Fussy cut the blueberry bunch and pop it up using dimensionals
  • Use Stampin’ Blends to color basic rhinestone jewels for added sparkle

Remember to stamp a layer for inside the card, if the base is a dark color, and don’t forget to stamp your envelope to match!

Scoot off to visit these simple-to-stepped-up ideas and leave a comment on your favorite posts or projects…and save them to give it a try:

February New at SU! Hop: Mini Catalog, Simple & Stepped Up
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1.Joni in the Spotlight Stamping (US) Thoughtful Expressions Simple &am
2.Nature’s INKspirations (US) – Enduring Beauty
3.iHeartCards2 (US) – Stippled Roses
4.Creative Juice by Loni (US)- Blueberries Simple to Stepped Up
5.Attelyootje (NL) – Simple Stepped Up
6.Tricia’s Stamping Creations (US) – Perennial Lavender Suite
7.The Joy of Stampin’ with Rachael (US)-Easter Lilies
8.scraphexe (DE) – Stippled Roses | Rare Rose
9.247 Inkspiration (US) – Hills of Tuscany
10.Rebecca-Jo Unwin (AU)- Everyday Details
11.Stamping Flair (AU) – Beach Day Bundle
12.De Kijkkast (NL)- Lovely & Sweet

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Sent by Blueberry Post

Rooty-Tooty Fresh & Fruity! Tomorrow- Thursday, January 4th- the January-April Mini Catalog goes live AND 2024 Sale-a-Bration begins!

I admired the “Blueberry Bunches” stamp set (item #162692) the moment I saw it: It feels like a floral, but it’s a fruit, and that’s kinda my “jam” (see what I did there?).

I’ve paired the stamps with the Perennial Postage bundle (Item #162608) for the sentiment and postage stamp die (in various sizes).

This is the second largest die and after I cut a piece of basic white, I stamped the blueberries in the center, then used Masking Paper around the edges so I could blend Pool Party ink from the outside into the image- a technique called “Reverse Masking”. As you carefully peel off the masking paper, the background appears as a frame!

Once I colored the image with Stampin’ Blends alcohol markers, I “cancelled” the postage stamp with the cutest little detail of the cancellation mark, which I dipped into Memento Tuxedo black ink before running through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss machine on top of my colored postage stamp.

Seemed fitting to share it with the #tgifc453 postal theme this week.

I’ll update the supply list once the catalog goes live, and hope you’ll try this technique and mail bunches of happy mail.

Need a Mini Catalog and Sale-a-Bration brochure? Shoot me a message and I’ll send it out to you.

Don’t want to miss a publication in the future? I mail mini catalogs to my customers who order $50 or more in the previous 6 months!

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