Nutz about Stamping

What convinced your mini catalog choices? Here's what happened to me.

Here's a fun Paper Craft Crew card map to try. When I saw this challenge I knew right away what I wanted to use for the square box in the middle. 

A few days about my handsome man in brown delivered a new box of crafting goodies and inside that box was a new bundle. Now I must confess that I was determined NOT to get this bundle because I didn't know if I would use it. But I loved the matching paper in the Sale-a-Bration catalog so much that, well, you know.

I think the Golden Honey paper is da bomb! I love the patterns and colors and know that I will use up every bit of this pack before it retires on 31 March (and is gone for good).

Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper
$0.00

 

 

 

And that's what convinced me to get the Honey Bee bundle in my recent order. I have seen so many super cool samples using Honey Bee and I wanted to use the set in my Bullet Journal for one of my monthly spreads. 

Has this happened to you - when you see something in our catalog and think: nope. Until you see a sample or a coordinating product and you know you are a goner? 

Honey Bee Bundle
$41.25

 

 

When I saw the square in the middle right away I thought of the bee hive stamp and decided to stamp it in yellow and layer it onto a black square. It is fun when an idea jumps into your head isn't it? This doesn't often happen to me but this week it did. 

The rest was easy. Don't miss the Versamark background on my card - I used the same honey bee stamp to create a subtle visual detail.

If you want to see what the other design crew members created for this challenge, click here. 

How to coordinate colors on your projects

When sitting down to create a card I often have a layout idea in mind but occasionally struggle with what colors to use. Do you find this too?

Sometimes the occasion for the card dictates the color choices (think Christmas), sometimes the age of the recipient does (think babies) and sometimes the season of the year can affect my choices (think fall).

But beyond that, what else? 

With our fabulous designer series papers, the color combinations laid out for us in each sheet - and the coordinating colors are even listed under the name of each paper pack in the catalog!

You can color coordinate to the paper colors and be worry-free knowing that these colors were designed to go together! 

For each product suite in the Mini Catalog, Stampin' Up! indicates the colors you should combine, to match the paper and embellishments in the suite. Here are the colors for the Country Club suite, as as example:

Another way to color coordinate is to look at Stampin' Up!s color collections: Brights, Subtles and Regals. Once again these colors are selected not only for their tones but also should be seen as coordinating collections!

A third way to coordinate colors is to use Stampin' Up! Color Coach, created to help you coordinate the Color Collections with the In Colors. Here's an example:

If you want to download the entire In Color Coach, click here!

I have a few favorite Stampin' Up! color combinations that I often use. Do you? Share your faves in the comments section below. 

You need to try this fun Golden Honey technique!

In today's video I am going to show you how to take the Golden Honey specialty paper and use it to create a card for a variety of occasions. This technique is simple but very eye-catching and you can adapt it using your favorite colors and matching paper. 

Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper
$0.00

 

 

 

Did you know you can earn the Golden Honey paper pack for FREE with a $50 (€60) product order? To learn all about Stampin' Up! biggest promotion of the year, click here - you can also download the Sale-a-Bration catalog for free. 

I have always loved to learn stamping techniques and this one is super easy which is even better. From the moment I spotted the Golden Honey paper in the Sale-a-Bration catalog I knew I had to have it. And once it arrived and I saw this one particular design I immediately thought of this technique and wanted to share it with you. 

Watch my video under my card details so see all the patterns in this paper pack. You just might fall in love too!

There are many ways to color this designer paper so if you don't have Stampin' Blends yet, try:

• ink pads and blender pens
• ink pads and sponge daubers (this will give a completely different effect)
• Stampin' Write Markers

Here's what you need to make the Golden Honey card:

Stamp sets: Love What You Do (148042); Sending You Thoughts (152297)

Ink: Versamark; Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight Combo (144603); Highland Heather Combo (147276)

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Daffodil Delight: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
        Honey Bee: 3 1/2" x 4 1/4"
        Highland Heather: 3 1/4" x 3/4" 

Other: Golden Honey specialty designer series paper (152311); Glitter Enamel Dots (146934)

Here's my video - watch for extra tips along the way!

 

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Make it a “LOVE”-ly year with Paper Pumpkin!

Paper Pumpkin’s first kit of 2020 is all about L-O-V-E. Whether you want handmade favors for Valentine’s Day, a bridal shower, or a remarkably romantic wedding, this kit has your number: 20 treat bags, 10 mini cards and envelopes, and embellishments.

It’s everything you need to celebrate your favorite friendships and love stories. So, make it a “LOVE”-ly year with Paper Pumpkin! Watch this video to see the I’ll Bee Yours kit in action.

Want more ideas? Looking for inspiration? Head over to the Paper Pumpkin blog and check out some alternate projects that Stampin' Up!s concept artists created with this kit. 

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When was the last time you created a clean and simple card

Did you know that 'clean and simple' is actually a technique? Lots of crafters love this technique and have nicknamed it CAS. Try a google search for CAS and see how many ideas come up!

I also love this technique because I think simple can be just as pretty as detailed. Every once in a while I go through a CAS phase and love how quickly I can create cards using this technique. 

Today's card features a bundle that just arrive at my place this week: Honey Bee Bundle (#153792).

Honey Bee Bundle
$41.25

 

 

This bundle coordinates with a FREE Sale-a-Bration designer series paper pack. So you can purchase the bundle and a couple packs of card stock and get the paper for free! 

Here's just one CAS card using Honey Bee:

And here's how you make this cute card:

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets: Honey Bee Bundle (153792)
• Card Stock: Whisper White (100730); Daffodil Delight (119683); Basic Black (121045)
• Stamp Pads: Memento Pad (132708); Daffodil Delight (147094)
• Misc: Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker (100082); Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897); Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin’ Blends (144585); Dimensionals (104430); Snail Adhesive (104332);

Measurement:

• Daffodil Delight: 5 ½” x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼” – this will be your card base
• Basic Black: 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
• Whisper White: 3 ¾” x 5” and scrap for the beehive and small bee

 

Instructions:

1. Stamp the beehive onto the whisper white scrap using daffodil ink.
2. Die cut it using the coordinating die.
3. Stamp the greeting using memento ink onto the white layer.
4. Add the beehive below the greeting using dimensionals.
5. Stamp one of the small bees onto the white layer and another onto a scrap of white.
6. Colour them in using the daffodil delight stampin’ blends marker.
7. Add a bit of wink of stella to the wings for some shimmer.
8. Die cut the one bee using the coordinating die.
9. Add it to the card front using dimensionals.
10. Draw the flight path using the fine tip of the stampin’ write marker.
11. Add the white layer to the center of the black cardstock and that to the center of the card front.

How to create unusual romantic card design

Today Paper Craft Crew card map challenge is all about romance:

And so I thought I would use this as inspiration for an unusual card design. Right away I decided to use the Power of Hope stamp set, that is free with a $100 product order - it is bundled with the Stone 3D embossing folder!

Power Of Hope Bundle
$0.00

 

 

I love this bundle, especially since Japan is my most favorite country I have visited so far. I have been there twice and cannot wait to go back. I love the food, the culture, the kindest of the people, the tranquility....ah, yum. If you know me, you would be a bit surprised that I want to return a third time. I love to travel to new places so yes, this is out of the norm for me. 

When I saw the Power of Hope bundle I knew I had to have it. I find the images a bit romantic so paired up the set with the Well Written dies and the Perennial Essence paper...

Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper
$11.50

Well Written Dies
$40.00

Stitched Rectangle Dies
$35.00

 

to make my card for today's challenge:

If you want to see what the other design team members created for today's challenge, click here. 

 

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If you’ve ever thought about joining my Stampin’ Up! team, now is the perfect time because Sale-a-bration, our BIGGEST promotion of the year is now on and you can earn free products from this catalog by placing a preorder for the brand new MINI catalog, also releasing in January!

Oh but it gets much better than this! Join my team between now and March 31st and look at the BONUS you get in your "I want it all" kit:

 

Join Stampin’ Up! (and my team, yay!) between January 3–March 31, 2020, and receive the Mini Paper Cutter, 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper sampler, and your choice of stamp set. *Host stamp sets and Sale-A-Bration stamp sets not included.

• The 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper Sampler in the Join offering has samples from the Lily Impressions Designer Series Paper (Sale-A-Bration brochure), Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper (January–June 2020 Mini Catalog), Country Club Designer Series Paper (January–June 2020 Mini Catalog), Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper (January–June 2020 Mini Catalog), Tropical Oasis Designer Series Paper (January–June 2020 Mini Catalog), Best Dress 6" x 6" (15.2 x 15.2 cm) Designer Series Paper (January–June 2020 Mini Catalog).
• 12 double-sided designs (two double-sided sheets from six different Designer Series Paper packs) QTY: 48 sheets total (four each of 12 designs)
• Mini Paper Cutter Dimensions: 7-5/8" x 5-3/8" x 1-1/4" (19.3 x 13.7 x 3.2 cm

 

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Learn one project that will last the whole year

In today's video I am going to show you how to make a gift card holder. It's a nice time of year to learn how to make this project so that you can use the supplies you have at home all throughout the year to make similar ones. 

For my gift card holder I used the Painted Poppies bundle:

Painted Poppies Bundle
$52.00

 

 

 

 

I have made many projects with this bundle since it was available for order on 3 January. To see one of them, click here. The entire product suite is amazing and I love the colors in it:

• Poppy Parade
• Calypso Coral
• Flirty Flamingo
• Crushed Curry
• Old Olive
• Mossy Meadow
• Pool Party
• Rich Razzleberry
• Blackberry Bliss

I also used the Golden Honey designer series paper which you can earn for free until 31 March!

Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper
$0.00

 

 

 

In case you didn't know this, the Golden Honey paper coordinates with the Honey Bee bundle in the Mini Catalog - gotta love that!

Here's my gift card holder and video (below). Why not give it a try?

Golden Honey Gift Card Holder

Stamp set: Painted Poppies bundle (153827); Perennial Birthday (145760)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stampin' Blends: Poppy Parade Combo (147275); Basic Black (147942)

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Basic Black: 11" x 4 1/4" 
        Golden Honey paper: 4" x 3 3/4"; 3 3/4" x 1 1/2"
        Whisper White: 3" x 1 3/4"; 2" square
        Basic Black: two scrap pieces for border die

Other: SNAIL adhesive; Layering Circle dies (141705); Tear & Tape adhesive; Silicone Craft Sheet; die-cutting machine 

Here's my video showing how to make this gift card - thanks for watching!

 

How to organize your crafting supplies this year

If you are looking to get better organized with your crafting supplies this year (perhaps a New Year's resolution?) you need to consider: Storage by Stampin' Up!

The photo below shows the entire system:

 

Here are some features and benefits of Storage by Stampin’ Up!:

• Keeps products organized, tidy, visible, and trackable at all times.

• Ensures that your Stampin’ Pads, Stampin’ Write Markers, and Stampin’ Blends are all stored horizontally, as recommended.

• Designed to be stylish, durable, compact, stackable, and modular.

• Blends in naturally with most home decor with its white neutral color.

• Stacks vertically and can be arranged to fit practically any flat workspace.

• Easily assembled and disassembled for rearrangement and/or cleaning.

If you are looking for one way to start your storage system here's what I recommend:

Ink Pad & Marker Storage Trays
$14.00

 

 

 

 

INK PAD & MARKER STORAGE TRAYS, #149168, $14.00

Why start here? Because a system to keep your ink pad and markers ready to go is perfect as you use these (well, at least the ink pads) every time you craft. 

Here are the juicy details:

• Set of 5 white plastic trays in one pack
• Each tray stores one Stampin’ Pad and one Stampin’ Write Marker (or Watercolor Pencil)
• Stack several trays together or combine with other storage products
• Peel-and-stick silicone feet are included to protect your surface and prevent slipping
• Each tray: 5″ x 5″ x $-1/16″

I have my system in my dining room closet and LOVE that everything is organized by color groupings: Neutrals, Brights, Subtles and Regals. No guessing anymore and no piles of pads falling all over the place!

Come on back soon as I will share more about the entire Storage by Stampin' Up! system. 

I absolutely love these playful products!

I have already shared a few project ideas to inspire your Valentine's crafting this year and today I am back with another one!

So let's start with the From My Heart Suite:

From My Heart Suite Bundle (English)
$88.25

 

 

 

So yummy - and in a real way with those fun Heart Foil Tins! And when you put them into the oven to bake up a delicious treat, turn to the rest of the products and create this card. 

Although the layout is simple, the diagonal stamping (Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake card stock) adds visual interest, as does the black arrow. Tip: carefully place the black arrow so that the heart layer fits on top nicely. 

The stamped and punched hearts are easy-peasy and add a lovely and colorful detail to the card front. Can you figure out where the top heart came from?

Add the My Heart Faceted Gems for the final touch and your card is done - before those baked goodies are out of the oven! 

Heartfelt Valentine

Here's how to make this card:

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets – Heartfelt (151427 or bundle: 153775)
• Card Stock – Whisper White Thick (140272); Real Red (102482); Crumb Cake (120953); From My Heart Speciality Designer Series Paper (151189)
• Stamp Pads – Crumb Cake (147116); Memento Tuxedo Black (132708)
• Misc. – Heart Punch Pack (151292); Real Red 3/8” Double Stitched Ribbon (151155); From My Heart Faceted Gems (151154); Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430); Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755); Paper Snips (103579)

Measurements: 

• Whisper White Thick: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored at 4 1/4"
• Real Red: 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
• Crumb Cake 3 3/4” x 5”           

Instructions:

1. Stamp sentiment in Crumb Cake ink at a diagonal across the Crumb Cake layer as shown.
2. Stamp arrow with Memento ink only inking up the point end - stamp. Clean stamp. Ink up the fletching end and stamp making the arrow longer so you’ll see more of it behind the punched heart.
3. Add Real Red ribbon ash shown.
4. Punch detailed heart from DSP and layer on Real Red Scalloped Heart and then to card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
5. Add Faceted Gems where desired.

You need to see my unusual take on this card map

Here's today's Paper Craft Crew card map challenge and as soon as I saw it I decided to do something unusual with the large center image. 

I didn't want to use a punched image with a layer. Instead, I knew right away that I wanted to use my Painted Poppies stamp set and replace that center image with not one, but three poppies. 

Do you ever get that sometimes? When you see a card map or another card and this idea pops into your head? That's what happened to me. 

So I grabbed my Painted Poppies bundle:

Painted Poppies Bundle
$52.00

And my Stampin' Blends:

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
$9.00

Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack
$9.00

 

and set to work by stamping and coloring the poppies and leaves. Then the rest was pretty simple. I laid the poppies and leaves on the Granny Apple Green card front (did you spot the Versamark stamped background?) and then when I was happy with how they looked, I adhered them down. 

That left the phrase. Again, an idea popped to mind: to use my Well Written dies instead of a stamped and punched phrase:

Well Written Dies
$40.00

 

The final touch was to add a few of the Peaceful Poppies Sequins and taa-daa, my card was complete:

I love the simplicity of this card and the 'hooray' can be used for so many different occasions, too, can't it? If you want to see what the other design crew members created for this challenge, click here!

I'm so lucky to have a special friend like you

If I asked you how a special friend might be, who would immediately come to mind? And what makes this friend special? The fun you have? The history you have? That you think alike? 

My life has blessed me with so many wonderful friends - from school, when I first began teaching, and even moving to new countries. Every place I have lived has brought me a special friend or two or three, most of whom I am still in contact with today. These special friends have really enriched my life and I hope I have made a small difference in return. 

When was the last time you made a card for your special friends? If it has been a while then it's time to order the From My Heart Suite (pages 8-9 Mini Catalog) and get crafting!

 

From My Heart Suite Bundle (English)
$88.25

 

 

 

Now before you faint from sticker shock, the price above is for everything in the suite! You can purchase these items separately, but why? Two punches! Heart Foil tins! Faceted gems! Frankly, each product is super cool and a must-have. 

The card below uses a lot of these products so why not give it a try? Make several and mail them to your friends so they know how much they mean to you (hint: see how to make this card under the photo). And then sit back and smile because you just made someone's day a bit brighter in return. 

From My Heart friendship card

Supplies:

• Stamp Sets – From My Heart (151417); From my Heart Bundle (153775)
• Card Stock – Real Red (102482), Whisper White (100730)
• Stamp Pads – Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (132708)
• Misc. – From My Heart Specialty DSP (151189);  Heart Punch Pack (151292);  Whisper White 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon;  SNAIL Adhesive (104332);  Dimensionals (104430);  Mini glue dots (103683)

 

Measurements:

• Real Red: 4 ¼” x 11”, scored at 5 ½”;  plus scrap for heart
• Whisper White: 3 ¾” x 5”
• DSP: 3 5/8” x 4 7/8”

           

Instructions:

1. Using the scalloped heart punch, punch out one Flirty Flamingo heart and one Real Red heart from the 12x12 sheet of hearts, included in the package of specialty paper.
2. On the Red Heart, stamp your sentiment using Tuxedo Black ink.
3. On scrap of Real Red, stamp the dotted outline heart in Tuxedo Black Ink, and punch out using the “plain” heart punch.
4. Adhere this piece to the Flirty Flamingo heart.
5. Assemble your card as shown.Use Stampin’ Dimensionals to adhere the Sentiment.
6. The ribbon bow is adhered with a glue dot.

How to turn showers into beautiful flowers

In today's video I am going to create a super cute friendship card, using the brand new Under My Umbrella stamp set (page 42 Mini Catalog). If you want a copy of this catalog, click the photo of the cover of the catalog on the right side of my blog to download it to your device. 

 

Under My Umbrella Bundle (English)
$30.50

 

 

 

As you look at the images in the photo above you will note the images are 'line art', which means they are perfect for coloring with markers, Stampin' Blends, watercolor pencils, etc. But there is another way too, which I hope you will try someday.

I explain in my video below that I won the Under My Umbrella stamp set at Stampin' Up!s On Stage event (like a convention) in November. At the event we were given a copy of the Mini Catalog, got to see all the new products and see other demonstrators create amazing projects using the products. A really fun part about On Stage are the prize patrols and during one of them I won the Under My Umbrella set. The Umbrella Builder punch didn't come with my prize and after a bit of deliberation I decided this week to add it to my stamping collection. So you will see it in another video, coming soon, along with the reason I decided to purchase the punch. 

Back to today's card. I recently saw a card that I loved and decided to create my own version to share with you today. I wanted to use the Peaceful Poppies paper on my card front and so chose two pieces; one for a large background layer and a different design for the umbrella itself.

 

Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper
$11.50

 

 

 

You can see more on the video and watch me create this card from beginning to the end. 

Under My Umbrella friendship card

Stamp set: Under My Umbrella (bundle: 153786)

Ink: Old Olive, Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper and cutting dimensions:
        Whisper White: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"; 3 3/4" x 2 1/4"
        Peaceful Poppies: 5 1/4" x 4"; 3" x 2"

Other: Peaceful Poppies designer series paper (153214); Stitched Rectangles dies (148551); Stampin' Dimensionals; Mini Glue Dots; SNAIL adhesive; Peaceful Poppies Sequins (151325); Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding (151336); die-cutting machine

Here's my video - watch for extra tips along the way!

 

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Here's a peek at a card I recently shared in one of my  newsletters, using the new Honey Bee bundle: