Copying MYSELF- Something Old, Something New

December 22, 2023Leave a comment

On Monday, I demonstrated how to use the catalog to find layouts (card sketches) to copy, but have you ever made a card you loved so much, you copied yourself?

This is a card I created for a swap at Stampin’ Up! BackStage (a leadership event) to swap with the New at SU! design team:

This isn’t all of the team, but these demonstrators come from all over the globe and we’ve been participating in blog hops once a month for a few years to bring you ideas (see previous post!). Those of us in Las Vegas in August met to swap cards and capture a picture, so I used the Curved Occasions stamp set to make a special card for them. We are each holding the cards we exchanged:

I liked the layout of that card, so when I opened the Simply Sparkling bundle (an online-exclusive product you can find in my store), it made sense to re-visit the same design:

The strawberry Designer Series Paper is a design in the Delighfully Eclectic Mega-pack and I’ve been wondering what it would coordinate with: Apparently it was in anticipation of this bundle 🍓

Card Measurements:

Card Base: 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″
First layer: 3-1/4″ x 5″
DSP strip: 3-3/4″ wide by 1-1/2″ OR 2″
Stamped layer: 3-1/2″ x 2-1/4″
Mat behind stamped image: 3-3/4″ x 2-1/2″
Sentiment Strip: 2-3/4″ to 3″ wide and as tall as needed for sentiment

If you need a disco ball or roller skates in your stampin’ stash, collect the Curved Occasions stamp set – or bundle- before it retires (and on sale at 10% off). These are the supplies for the Happy Day Card:

Product List

Curved Occasions Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$20.00

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.50

Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Merry Bold & Bright 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.50

More Dazzle 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper

$7.50

Snowflake Sky 3 D Embossing Folder

$11.00

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$10.50

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$31.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$128.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Soda-lightful card:

Product List

Simply Sparkling Bundle (English)

$43.00

Smoky Slate 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Bubble Bath 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.50

Delightfully Eclectic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$30.00

Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Bubble Bath Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Bubble Bath Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

$10.00

Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$10.00

Old Olive Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$10.00

Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

$10.00

Iridescent Adhesive Backed Discs

$7.00

Basics 3 D Embossing Folders

$30.00

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$128.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Paper Trimmer

$26.00

If you visit, know that I adore hearing from you! Leave me a message/comment and tell me what you are stamping for!

Roller Skate Congrats Card (+ Free Shipping Day)

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023Leave a comment

The Curved Occasions stamp set has been one of my favorite to design with, but it’s retiring SOON (AND it’s on sale!). I think it’s the playful images I enjoy using…while I can’t roller skate, I spent plenty of time in the roller rink growing up, so this congratulations card was plain FUN to create with all the memories of my pre-teen klutziness:

You can choose: If you want to color in the images, you could, or emboss and fussy cut them to place on the banners. Add a little eye-catching bling with the More Dazzle paper (a little goes a long way) and it makes you want to do a little happy dance!

I’m giddy that Stampin’ Up! has surprised us with a few FREE SHIPPING days this year, and the last one is tomorrow, Thursday, December 14th! If you order online, the free shipping is offered on orders over $75, or you may call/text/message me by 6 pm MT tomorrow to add your smaller order to mine…if you are willing to pick up your order from me in Hurricane, UT.

There is a good chance you’ll receive your order by Christmas when you order tomorrow during the Free Shipping event…especially if you order early! Don’t miss the LAST CHANCE SALE where many beloved items from the September-December mini catalog are on SALE (like the Curved Occasions stamp set)!

Product List

Curved Occasions Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$20.00

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

$8.25

Parakeet Party 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

Tahitian Tide 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.00

More Dazzle 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper

$7.50

Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$10.50

Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Basics Embossing Powders

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$31.00

Embossing Additions Tool Kit

$27.00

Nested Essentials Dies

$34.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

$66.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Card Swaps + Your Time to Shine!

October 25, 2023October 24, 2023Leave a comment

Stampers LOVE to exchange handmade cards! We swap our creations at any Stampin’ Up! event and my Sprinkled Ink team (& friends) are hands-down the BEST group to swap with (I’ve participated in a TON of swaps in 31 years, and they are better than all of them).

Would you like to see their talents? I thought so!

This was our September-December Mini Catalog Swap… you may have seen some of these cards if you’ve attended an event with me in the past few months:

Aren’t they spectacular? There are fun folds, embossing, foil paper, background stamps, die cuts, rubber stamping, Designer Series Paper and techniques galore to share with our customers and be inspired by. I’m certainly going to make a version of Robin’s fun fold and order the embossing folder Michelle used!

This was the card I crafted for the swap using the Curved Occasions stamp set (click link below card for stampin’ supplies):

We swap cards each time a new catalog launches, which means our next swap will be in January. As demonstrators, we get to pre-order from the publication the month before…it’s a nice perk!

Speaking of perks, there are 7 days left to take advantage of the 35th Anniversary Starter Kit Special! This is your chance to get a divine discount on crafting supplies AND see if you want to SHINE as a demonstrator!

There are no strings attached to the purchase of a starter kit, and you’ll get 20% off your future purchases through April 2024 (or forever, if you decide to stay with the Sprinkled Inkers as a hobby or business demonstrator!).

In addition, you’ll get a free ticket to OnStage@Home (our virtual Stampin’ Up! convention) on November 11th…it will be an amazing peek at the goings-on in the life of a demonstrator, and will give you insight into the possibilities of a bright future.

Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to swap cards with our friendly demonstrator family, participate in events and creative challenges, learn and grow personally and creatively, plus gain a new tribe of very talented, kind and supportive people! Why not??

Start with a Sketched Plaid Background…

October 23, 2023Leave a comment

…let your creativity flow free! An excellent all-purpose stamp does more than just one thing, and the Sketched Plaid background is that versatile stamping staple that will elevate your card making. Let me show you 4 different ways to use it (with a few links to bonus projects).

First, you can stamp the Sketched Plaid onto a card layer with the same color of ink (like this Best Wishes card previously stamped) ~ for today’s example, I blotted off the Crumb Cake ink once before stamping it a second time onto Crumb Cake card stock, making it a subtle canvas for masking my flowers onto:

Second, try stamping a small image inside the empty spaces, like the snowflake from the Beary Cute stamp set:

Third: Use a Stampin’ Blends or Stampin’ Write marker and a ruler to draw more lines in between the spaces, for a two-color plaid. You could adjust the thickness of these lines for a completely different look! This card also uses the So Very Merry stamp set, an online exclusive in my store.

Fourth, stamp the plaid in black (or emboss in black!) and color in some of the sections with Stampin’ Blends (I used the 2022-2024 In Colors, plus Daffodil Delight). I get such a KICK out of the groovy Curved Occasions bundle and with this kaleidoscope of color, the roller skates felt fitting:

Ready to watch HOW-TO? Here’s today’s demonstration to teach you how:

ONE MORE idea to share with you for visiting my page today: There is nothing that’s stopping you from cutting up your plaid layer and using it like I did with this card earlier this year…

After my Live Video (join me each Monday at 12:30 PM MT on my Facebook page or YouTube channel), I added a few embellishments to a few of the cards, including some retired In Color Matte Dots to the roller skate birthday card, and some of the new Adhesive-Backed Glimmer Paper from my store to the Santa Stained Glass card:

Remember- you can add any/all of these products to a Starter Kit this month and save 35% off the regular price OR get 35% more product FREE! Only 8 days left to get that special offer…click image below to choose what you’ll get in your Starter Kit:

Disco Ball Congrats Card

October 6, 2023October 9, 2023Leave a comment

I learned something new today- if you heat the Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green Foil sheets, they turn HOLOGRAPHIC where the heat hits it!

Inspired by the Global Design Project Sketch this week #GDP414 , I knew I wanted the disco ball from the Curved Occasions stamp set to be the focal point in the 2-3/8″ circle, and it needed bling, obviously, so I embossed it in gold on the foil sheet (remember to swipe the paper with the Embossing Buddy first, so you don’t get stray flecks)

More sparkle was added with Adhesive-Backed Star Trinkets which mimic the stars on the embossed image. It feels very RETRO with the bold stripes, too, yes? The Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper isn’t just for holidays…in fact, I haven’t used any of it for Christmas yet and have almost been through an entire pack!

There are plenty of sentiments to choose from, so the 3 I used say, “Congratulations, Happy Dance, You’re Great!”

10/9/23 Update: How delightful to be chosen as a #GDPwinner for this sketch! It’s an honor to be among such talented card-makers!

Try this sketch yourself and see where it leads you, or feel free to copy mine!

Thanks for ordering from my Stampin’ Store (or add these items to a Starter Kit this month and get a killer deal):

Product List

Curved Occasions Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

$20.00

Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Foil Sheets

$10.00

Merry Bold & Bright 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

$12.50

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$10.50

Versamark Pad

$9.50

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

$9.00

Embossing Additions Tool Kit

$27.00

Metallics Embossing Powders

$18.00

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$31.00

2 3/8" (6 Cm) Circle Punch

$22.00

Adhesive Backed Star Trinkets

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.25

Stampin' Seal

$8.00

Rainy Days with Roy G. Biv

September 2, 2023September 2, 2023Leave a comment

The temperature fell almost 30 degrees overnight on Thursday night, with the arrival of a beautiful thunder/lightning show and rivers of rain! When you live in the desert, you don’t complain about water, and the cooler temperature is also welcome.

I’ve also been traveling a LOT, so I needed some time in my Stamp Studio and the Global Design Project #gdp409 challenge was the excuse I needed to bring a rainbow to a rainy day:

Roy G. Biv is the name to remember when you are putting colors in rainbow order (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet) but they can circle back around on a card (not so much on a rainbow in the sky)…feel free to start ANYWHERE in the lineup!

My colors were (in ROYGBIV order, not the order on the first card) Sweet Sorbet, Calypso Coral, Daffodil Delight, Parakeet Party, Tahitian Tide and Orchid Oasis (allowing Orchid Oasis to be both Indigo and Violet).

The disco ball is from a new bundle coming September 6th called Curved Occasions in black. OF COURSE, it needed bling! The champagne More Dazzle specialty paper is JUST like a disco ball, and a little strip on the top and bottom catches the light and gets the party started.

I cut the wave pattern using the Patchwork Pieces dies from all the colors and laid them out to line them up on 6 backgrounds:

SHHH…Don’t tell anyone, but I was so excited with the first one I tried, I ended up going in a backward order, and then got a bit befuddled on a few that didn’t survive…a complete paper crafter predicament. That’s the way the card crumples.

There is also a roller skate in the set, so I stamped it on the second card, just to see if I liked it.

What do you think? With – or without – the skate?

Seems fitting to post this card today to remember my brother, Mike (1977-2022) on his birthday (September 2), with such iconic images from the 1970s. Speaking of a spectrum of colors, this photo is of my siblings in 2004 and you can see how genetics can produce light and dark skin! Mike is second from the right, and I’m on the other end. Grateful to know I will see him again after this life and was blessed to have a short time with him here. Be intentional and loving in your time with your family!