This card was inspired by a card created by German Demonstrator Madeleine Mrotzek for the #gdp364 challenge:
I turned the slimline card on the side (3.5″ x 6.25″) and used the Stamparatus to get perfect placement: Just take out the plate with the stamp on it and move it down to the next hinge, then ink up your stamp with a different color (watch video, top).
It’s a fast & fabulous technique to try in your craft room! Don’t forget to stamp the envelope, too!
This week’s TGIF Challenge #tgifc388 was a tricky one indeed! A card WITHOUT a sentiment?! Who does that?
I couldn’t even wrap my head around it, until I found a loophole: No sentiment…on the FRONT.
Inspired by a project my friend Sue designed for our Fall StampFest, I pulled out the SANTA EXPRESS suite and die cut images from the Designer Series Paper to follow my “train” of thought:
See? No sentiment! Even the signpost has stars instead of words.
But untie the top and extend it out and the rest of the idea follows:
NOW we are cooking with coal! Isn’t that adorable? The only thing I did stamp was the sentiment, then punched it out with the Label Me Lovely punch and attached them all with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Some folks like to create cards without a sentiment on the front so they may add the appropriate words when they need to use it. For me, it’s like singing a familiar song and STOPPING just before the last word! The suspense just *hangs* in the air until the final note is sung.
Hopefully, this card meets the requirements AND finishes the last note, once opened. I’ve listed the supplies after the announcements.
HEY! If you read all the way through on the day this post was published (Tuesday, October 4th), I’ve got one more surprise for you: FREE SHIPPING on orders over $75 today only! If your order is less than $150, enter host code XJM43JKB in your cart as you check out and you’ll be entered into my monthly host code drawing.
If you are ordering MORE than $150 dollars, you can be your own host and earn Stampin’ Rewards immediately:
I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t let you know that there is also a fabulous Starter Kit offer in October: Choose $155 in products for just $99 (the starter kit always includes free shipping!): START HERE
Today, card makers all over the world are observing World Card Making Day by making – and mailing – handmade greeting cards! YOU are welcome to create along with Stampin’ Up! from 2-5 pm MT virtually HERE!
Maybe you’ll want to break out of the traditional card style and try something new, like a fancy fold! This little lady “witches” you a fun day…it’s in the cards!
Once you slide the belly band off, here’s how it opens:
This type of card suits almost every stamp set and Designer Series Paper combo! Give it a try.
Did you know that October 1st is WORLD CARDMAKING DAY?
This year, Stampin’ Up! is hosting a virtual craft-along event…and it’s FREE!
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!
What you need to know:
Who: Anyone!
When: 1 October from 2:00–5:00 p.m. (MT)
Where: Online
Price of Event: Free
*You don’t have to register for this event but registering will keep you informed of all the fun crafting in store!
Supplies You Need: 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!
When you order one of these three bundles (Cottage Rose Bundle, Cottage Wreaths Bundle or Warm Welcome) 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.)
Depending on the bundle you are using, there are measurements for the cardstock and/or ribbon you’ll need:
Are you registered? Will you be attending virtually with me? Comment and let me know!
Now that you are ready to craft along with us, here’s a look at a card I created with the Warm Welcome pre-release bundle. You can print out the tutorial for this card below!
TODAY- Thursday, September 15, 2022 – is the once-a-year 15% off sale on all stamps in the Stampin’ Up! 2022-2023 Annual Catalog (excluding host sets)!
Here are just a few samples of SOME of the MANY discounted sets (some may be familiar, and a few cards I received as samples from BackStage):
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?
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:
Creative Juice by Loni 