Tag: Invitation

Sketch for a New Year Party

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I got all my paperwork caught up, so I’m rewarding myself with some stamping time and the Freshly Made Sketch 602 tempted me to give it a try:

Before I show you my card, let me ask a question: Do you look for a sketch to match the stamps you want to use -OR- do you find stamps to put into a sketch you found?

I’ve done both, but today it was sketch first, stamps next.

Wouldn’t this be a fun invitation for a New Year’s Eve Party? You can see how Amy O’Neill used the same sketch & stamps to make a birthday version here!

Bold stamps always appeal to me (no coloring required) and I thought the way you could “build” different party blowouts with the Year to Celebrate stamp set (NEW in the Sept-Dec mini catalog) was super cool:

I also love that the back side of many of the holiday Designer Series Papers are NON-HOLIDAY patterns, so they can be used all year long. The patterned paper I used on my card is the BACK SIDE of the Merry, Bold & Bright DSP that I GUARANTEE you are going to see a LOT of in the next few months!

Hope your weekend includes STAMPING TIME too!

Product List
Year To Celebrate Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)
$19.00
Merry Bold & Bright 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
$12.50
Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$10.00
Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$10.00
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$10.00
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
$10.50
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad
$9.00
Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad
$9.00
Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad
$9.00
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad
$9.00
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad
$9.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad
$9.00
Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad
$9.00
Dots & Spots Die
$32.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
$128.00
Parakeet Party 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Metallic Woven Ribbon
$9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
$5.50
Stampin' Dimensionals
$4.25
Mini Glue Dots
$5.75
Paper Snips
$11.00

Simple Sunflower Celebration Card

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Send a little sunshine with a sunflower card!

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The new Celebrate Sunflower stamp set is sensational to stamp with!

One detail I love is the subtle embossing folder: I adhered the vanilla card stock to the cinnamon cider layer before running it through this often overlooked tool…and it gives it a texture like a painter’s canvas:

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While I only used the stamps for this project, there are coordinating dies and when you bundle the stamps & dies together, you save 10%.

I used this card as an invitation for my annual hostess appreciation brunch and it was an easy one to make in multiples. If you would like an invitation to next year’s hostess appreciation event, June is a fine time to hold a virtual (or in-person) Stampin’ Up! party because when your total reaches $250, you earn an additional $25 in Stampin’ Rewards to spend!

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Shoot me a message and let’s plan a party with your friends!

To create this sunflower celebration card, DOWNLOAD THE TUTORIAL HERE or click on the image below.

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Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English)

$24.00
Bumblebee 8-1/2X11 Cardstock

$8.75
Cinnamon Cider 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75
Old Olive 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$8.75
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$9.75
Bumblebee Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

$7.50
Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill

$9.50
White Stampin' Emboss Powder

$6.00
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

$30.00
Banner Triple Punch

$23.00
Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

$10.00
Linen Thread

$5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals

$4.00
Mini Glue Dots

$5.25

Party Hearty: Stampin’ Up! Makes it Easy to Plan Any Celebration

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Get the party started! Begin with some printed invitations, choose a color and some embellishments, and you've got yourself a party! Make a banner, place cards, gift bags...the pieces are printed, die cut, and ready for you to personalize. It's simple, fast, and still totally YOU.  Watch it all come together here:

  

 You have lots of reasons to celebrate now you have seen how easy it is to put your party décor and invitations together. 

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Bridal Shower Open House

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Last week I had the pleasure of throwing a Bridal Shower for my new daughter-in-law-to-be (that made me feel old while I typed it). Kayson chose a beautiful young woman to marry and we are happy to welcome Whitney to our family!

This was the invitation which matched her wedding colors of Pool Party, Silver & White, and we threw in a pop of Melon Mambo, for fun:

The new Cloudy Day embossing folder (127022) was the perfect addition to the background! I found the umbrella stamp in the Carry On stamp set (a hostess set you can choose when you hold a SU! party) but there is also a really cute NEW stamp set in the Spring catalog called Rain or Shine that would be fun to use, too, in case you are making invitations and want to “borrow” this idea!

I hope you can see this adorable banner that says “WHITNEY”: we made it with the new Paper Doilies (129399) from the Spring Catalog and the Typeset Alphabet Die (127553) and the Big Shot, the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack (118309) and a few Rhinestone Jewels, because you know how I feel like everything needs a little bling!

Her sister made red velvet cupcakes and we served our traditional warm “Shower Sandwiches” and fruit. That is Whitney and her mom in the background 🙂

Since it was Open House Style, we asked people to write advice or solutions to potential problems for Whitney’s book (above) and took pictures of Whitney with each of her guests to go into the book I created with SU!’s clear envelopes, card stock and DSP.  For some awesome pre-made (and free!) Problem/Solution Printables get them HERE!  The Label Framelits (125598) made it easy to cut all the advice papers, too, and this is my FAVORITE response:

We also asked guests to write their address on an envelope to make it easy for Whit to send “Thank You” cards and I created a stack of simple cards for her using the Million Dollar Moments set (another Hostess-only set from the Spring Catalog!)