Have you noticed the 22 card sketches on page 22 of the Annual Catalog? You’ll want to turn to these any time you’ve lost your crafting mojo, for they will give you a “map” to follow as you get back into your stamping groove.
If you look closely, you may spy samples throughout the catalog that follow a sketch, as well.
I decided to use the Simply Zinnia bundle to follow this sketch for the #CreativeChallengeSU :
These colors feel like SUMMER and make me want to plant some in my yard.
Remember the SQUASH CARD we made last week? We’re using the SAME fold, just starting smaller, and putting it inside a book-binding card for a POP-ular fun-fold for your favorite POP this Father’s Day (or ANY OCCASION)!
At first glance, this looks like a normal book-binding card. But wait until you open it up!
Watch this tutorial and give this a try, and you’ll be chopping all your Designer Series Paper to 6″ square to make more!
The silver foil pop top and bottom really make it look like an aluminum can:
The Simply Sparkling stamp set and dies are just a taste of many incredible products only found in my online store, so while you are adding them to your cart, check out the other Online Exclusives.
Usually, I’m a bit more timely in posting my finished project from my Monday Lunchtime Live crafting videos, but we were focused on tending the grandkids. I’m just now getting settled back at home and sharing this (late Saturday night)…better late than never!
This fun-fold card is called a “squash card” and begins with an 8.5″ square piece of card stock. Once finished, the card squashes (or smashes) flat to fit into a standard Stampin’ Up! envelope.
Measurements for the pieces:
8.5″ square card stock, scored at 4.25″ horizontally and vertically AND once diagonally.
Designer Series Paper: One 3.75″ square and two 3.5″ square
Basic White card stock: Two 3.75″ squares, plus a piece to stamp a greeting and/or images to embellish with.
I die cut images from the Designer Series Paper for the front of my cards, but you could just as easily stamp what you’d like for the top of your cards.
Now peek inside:
TIP: The same design can be used on a 12″ x 12″ piece of card stock to create a mailable scrapbook page! Place photos where any of the paper or card stock layers are, and save a spot to journal about the memories, then fold it up to send to a friend to remember a happy day together.
Watch for instructions:
Thanks for ordering the supplies from my Stampin’ Store so I may continue to bring you ideas to try!
Good news! Starting June 5th, both the standard and mini Cut & Emboss Machines will be 10% off (they have NEVER been on sale before!) PLUS stamp + die bundles- which are already 10% off – will be available for an ADDITIONAL 10% discount through June 30, 2024.
It’s CATALOG PREMIER DAY and I am doing the happy dance! Do you have a favorite suite of products? Or pretty paper you can’t resist?
My top pick will be no surprise: The Mediterranean Blooms Suite reminds me of the island of Capri, Italy and that’s where my inspiration came from for this card…plus, I have a tutorial for you!
Lemons are plentiful in Capri, and while I chose to use Peach Pie Stampin’ Blends to color my citrus fruit, it still feels like the island, with the blue & white tiles that reflect the ocean.
I’m still enjoying the sun in another beautiful part of the planet, so I’ll update links when I return, but you can start shopping today at my Stampin’ Store!
Meanwhile, print out this tutorial and be prepared to answer the call of Capri- by mailing a little sunshine this summer:
If there were a contest for the “most cheerful flower”, don’t you think ZINNIAS would take the prize?
Today’s card(s) feature the Simply Zinnia bundle (an online exclusive available now in my Stampin’ Store) as well as the 2024-2026 In Color products that will be in my store on May 1st!
This slanted background is a handy template to remember (or PIN!) because you can create TWO cards in about the same time it takes to make just one!
It all starts with a 6″ x 3-3/4″ piece of In-Color Designer Series Paper. Mark it at 2″ on the bottom long edge (on the back side of the design you want to use) and at 4″ on the top long edge. Then cut it from the 2″ mark to the 4″ mark. Layer each of those pieces onto a 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic Black card stock and you are halfway done.
TIP: The leftover 6″ x 2-1/4″ piece of Designer Series Paper fits perfectly on the flap of your envelope, giving you terrific coordination!
Watch the tutorial (speed it up, if desired) to learn how to finish up the card:
And why stop at 2 cards when you can make 10? Two in each of the 2024-26 In Colors: Petunia Pop (shown above), Summer Splash, Peach Pie, Pretty In Pink and Shy Shamrock!
These colors coordinate beautifully, so you can even mix up the colors on the flowers- with the alcohol-based Stampin’ Blends markers, the colors bleed together smoothly:
Here are a few wonderful ways to collect the new IN COLORS:
Join my IN COLOR COLLECTORS CLUB and receive a package each month (May-September) filled with a sampling of ALL the products in each of the colors, including an exclusive projects each month…PLUS a FREE BASIC BEIGE BONUS the last month!
Too impatient to collect slowly? Purchase ALL the colors in May or June from my Stampin’ Store and earn the Basic Beige Bonus FREE!
It’s easy to grow to love a color as you use it to make pretty projects, but with this year’s IN COLORS (coming in May), it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!
Don’t those colors just make you CHEERFUL? Paired with stripes and dots, they create a very happy card. Also a peek at the coming “Attention Shoppers” stamp set arriving with the new annual catalog in May!
To serve my customers who want to collect them ALL (but want to spread it out over a few months), I’ve designed an IN COLOR COLLECTORS CLUB where you join to receive each color one month at a time, with a sampling of ALL the products in that color (only a few of the items are shown below)!
Here’s how it works:
Each month (starting May through September 2024), you will receive one each of the new IN COLORS:
Classic Ink Pad
Classic Ink Refill
Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
4 sheets of card stock
Four 6″x6″ pieces of Designer Series Paper
2 yards of ribbon
One 6″ x 6″ piece of Glimmer Paper
The Stampin’ Write Marker of the same color
+ PLUS a bonus embellishment sample each month!
+ PLUSan exclusive project tutorial – supplies for the project will be included FREE (you’ll use your own ink and any stamp set to complete the project)
** BONUS:At the completion of the club, you’ll receive the Basic Beige Bonus FREE (Classic Ink Pad and Ink Refill, 4 pieces of 8.5″ x 11″ card stock and 2 yards of 3/8″ ribbon) with your Pretty In Pink color collection.
Monthly Club Membership Fee: $45 (plus $6 for shipping or pick up from Loni’s house in Hurricane, UT).
Too impatient to wait 5 months and collect them all? I have two options for your immediate gratification:
You can earn the Basic Beige Bonus FREE when you order ALL of these items in May or June 2024 from my Stampin’ Up! Store!
The 2024-2026 In Color Ink Pad bundle (Item #165058)
The 2024-2026 In Color 8.5″ x 11″ Cardstock Assortment (Item #163803)
The 2024-2026 In Color 6″x6″ Designer Series Paper Stack (Item #163777)
The 2024-2026 In Color Stampin’ Write Marker Assortment (Item #163829)
*Either* all 5 of the 2024-2026 In Color 3/8″ Bordered Ribbons *OR* all 5 of the 2024-2026 In Color Stampin’ Blends Combo Packs *OR* all 5 of the 2024-2026 In Color Ink Refills
The Exclusive Project Tutorials will also be sent to you via email (over 5 months) if you choose to make a bulk purchase of all the colors, but only the complimentary project supplies will only be included in the monthly club kits.
This is the order in which the colors will be sent:
May- Petunia Pop
June- Shy Shamrock
July- Peach Pie
August- Summer Splash
September- Pretty In Pink (with Basic Beige Bonus!)
Join the club before May 15th by filling out the form- button below!
UPDATED APRIL 22: JUST IN! There will also be a STARTER KIT SPECIAL from May 1-31, 2024, which will include 4 NEW IN COLOR PRODUCTS for FREE in the Starter Kit!
What a creative challenge we have for April’s New at SU! Blog Hop! We are “CASE”ing (= Copy And Share Everything) each other on the design team, and I was inspired by Karen Henderson’s fabulous MINI ALBUM that she made for our last hop AND her OnStage 2024 experience!
Nature’s Sweetness Mini Album for New at SU! Blog Hop – March 2024
If you didn’t see Karen’s album last month, you’ll be visiting her Furry Cat Designs blog next, or you can click on the link above to see how she used the Nature’s Sweetness products to create her album in March.
I chose to use the Lighter Than Air Designer Series Paper and the Mini Alphabet Dies to capture the fun of being GRANDparents and make my album with a fold over closure to keep it all together.
Karen’s idea to score the 6″x6″ pages at 4″ was brilliant, so I did the same. On the “short” pages, I added a photo or journaling flap:
Here are some of the pages in my album (just starting to journal our recent visit to see the grandkids…):
Because my pictures are larger, I cut some of them to spread across two pages.
The album base is 6.5″ x 11″, scored at 4.25″, 4.75″, 9″ and 9.5″ and used 11 sheets of the 6″ Designer Series Paper to create the pages, gluing them back to back. On a few (like the tulip page above), I just adhered the edges and bottom of two pages together, so I could create a pocket between them with a large tag I can pull out and journal on! Other supplies listed below.
Perhaps this type of album should be a class? Would you be interested in attending?
I’m so glad you visited me and hope you’ll leave a message for me before you hop over to Furry Cat Designs to see how Karen was inspired by Angie!
April 2024 New at SU! Blog Hop: CASE a Team Member
When you have the right tools, any project becomes easier.
Adhesive sheets are a type of double-sided adhesive that make any piece of paper into a sticker, and they are indispensable for a project like PAPER PIECING. The Ice Cream Swirl dies are a perfect example of how you can create sweet cards to drool over, using adhesive sheets:
Start with a 5.5″ x 6.75″ card base (scored at 4.25″) and “build” layers with Designer Series Paper. The Lighter Than Air designs have creamy colors that I used to cut 3 swirls from, then built up my lemon-raspberry ice cream swirl. This is a card you’ll want to make triplets of at one time, just to use up all the pieces:
Today (April 9th) is the last day to register for my Crafting Happiness class on Friday, April 19th, where I’ll be featuring the Ice Cream Swirl Bundle (and you get a discount on the class if you purchase the bundle from my store)- OR you can use one of the stamp & die bundles you may already have.
I appreciate your order of genuine Stampin’ Up! products from my store! Your support give me the opportunity to continue sharing creativity with you. I’m always tickled to mail a hand-stamped card as a thank you for online orders!
As we near the end of a Stampin’ Up! catalog year, it’s time to spotlight some of my favorite retiring products. These products are available while supplies last or until April 30, 2024 (download full retiring product list at end of this post).
Since the TGIF Bonus Challenge #tgifc466 was to create a “simple gift set” of cards, it gave me the opportunity to stretch outside my comfort zone of bright colors, and use some of the black & white designs from the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper. But you can’t take ALL the color out of my life, so I added Calypso Coral, which also shows up on some of the paper designs.
These cards use the paper, PLUS the Good Feelings stamp set and Rays of Light background stamp, all of which will NOT be returning to the new catalog premiering in May. The Rays of Light background is the one I will grieve over losing the most!
This simple fun-fold card style is strategically planned to make the most of your patterned paper! If you score a full 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of card stock along the long edge at 4.25″ and 9.75″…THEN cut it in half at 4.25″, you’ll have two 11″ x 4.25″ cards ready to fold, meeting on the front of the card,
Use a 4″ x 4″ piece of DSP on one side and a 4″ x 1″ piece on the smaller fold. This pattern can be used in landscape or portrait orientation.
Now, HOW should we “gift” all these simple co-ordinating cards?
A quick folio made from a 12″ tall x 10″ wide piece of the Designer Series Paper is just the thing, and can hold all the cards plus envelopes!
Score it at 4.75″ and 5.25″ to give a center binding back, then add a ribbon to tie closed:
What else is retiring? Click banners to download the lists of items from the ’23-’24 Annual Catalog AND the January-April Mini Catalog which will be retiring.
>>> NOTE THAT THE LAST CHANCE SALE STARTS APRIL 9th <<<
These are the supplies I used for my simple set of cards and the folio to gift them in. I appreciate your orders so much and will mail you a thank you card! THANK YOU.
Masks (the fancy Stampin’ Up! term for stencils) make coloring stamped images speedy and simple!
I was truly WOWed with how quickly I was able to color the floral spray image from the Enduring Beauty bundle with the coordinating masks, blending brushes and ink pads. This is a technique you may embrace if you don’t love to color, OR if you are just getting started, you can stamp and color this image with just two ink pads! Watch & learn how:
Did you catch how to die cut just half the image so you can add a layer of Designer Series Paper as the background? For the video, I added a second fold that opens on the right:
But you can just add a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ layer of Designer Series Paper behind the flowers to make it a regular card. I really like the look of the Poetic Expressions designs with the flowers, and used the colors of that paper for coloring the flowers, as well.
Turn the design sideways and try different colors, too.
It’s a beautiful stamp set to use for so many projects, and if you haven’t seen my two previous posts using this set this week, check out the Notebook Cover project HERE and the color challenge card HERE.
THANK YOU for shopping in my Stampin’ Store for GENUINE Stampin’ Up! products!!! It enables me to continue bringing you creative ideas and you are guaranteed high quality products with service from someone who cares about you.
Creative Juice by Loni 