Nutz about Stamping

How about a lighthearted card?

Sometimes it's fun to make a card just for the sake of making a card, and if you love to color I have the perfect card idea for you to create. This card just pops out of the photo doesn't it? The bright colors on the leaf and in the Washi Tape make this a light-hearted card for someone special:

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp Set: Lighthearted Leaves #139712

Ink: Blackberry Bliss #133642, Basic Black Archival #140931, 2014-2016 In Color Markers #133654

Paper: Whisper White #100730, Hello Honey #133678, Tangelo Twist #133677

Accessories: 2014-2016 In Color Washi Tape #138382, 2 ½” Circle Punch #120906, Leaflets Framelits #138283, SNAIL Adhesive #104332, Stampin’ Dimensionals #104430

Measurements:

* Hello Honey Card Base: 4 ¼ x 11

* Whisper White: 4 x 5 ¼

* Whisper White: scrap to framelit out leaf

* Tangelo Twist: scrap to punch 2 ½” Circle

 

Instructions:

1. Stamp leaf in Basic Black Archival ink on Whisper White paper. Use markers to fill in with color. Use Big Shot and Leaflets framelits and cut leaf out.

2. Punch out circle in Tangelo Twist.

3. Wrap In Color Washi Tape around the Whisper White cardstock. Stamp saying in Blackberry Bliss ink underneath the Washi Tape.

4. Assemble. Use Stampin’ Dimensionals on 2 ½” Circle and leaf to give dimension.

Want to order the supplies to make this card yourself? Click on any of the photos below to hope on over to my Online Store:

Lighthearted Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set

Leaflets Framelits Dies

2014-2016 In Color Designer Washi Tape

 

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It's not too late to join our Creative Express Catalog Tour

And this would be the month to do so as we have three themes with projects for each!

The Holiday Catalog is out and there are so many new products we are excited about that we decided to feature several this month on our Creative Express Inspiration Station stop for September! 

Want to learn more about our Creative Express Catalog Tour club? Click here!

Here are some sneak peeks of just a few of our September club projects to whet your creative appetite - and you can join our club for one month only or for several months back to back! 

(And yes, you get all the projects no matter what theme you choose!)

Halloween

 

Thanksgiving/Fall

 

Christmas

 

This club is an amazing value for you - you will have these project ideas and video links forever! If you have questions about our club email me at: [email protected]!

Love a great sale?

Me too and I am delighted that Stampin' Up! offers you certain products at a discount each and every week!

Here's this weeks "Weekly Deals" - and if you see something you LOVE today is the last day to get it at the posted discount - and here's the link to my Online Store:

 

Want some ideas using some of this week's sale products? Take a look below:

 

Make your holiday season peaceful

I know just how crazy busy the holiday season can be and so why not start creating your Christmas cards now so that you have one less detail to worry about later?

Today's video shows you a beautiful Christmas card idea to try - one that has a unique twist that I tried for the first time!

 

 Peaceful Pines Christmas card

Stamp set: Peaceful Pines #140850 (bundle and save 15%)

Ink: Smoky Slate

Paper and cutting dimensions:

  Whisper White: 8 ½ x 5 ½”; 4 x 5 ¼”; 3 ¼ x 2 ¾” (for tree)

  Merry Moments designer series paper: 1 ½ x 4”

  Cherry Cobbler: 3 ¼ x 2 ¾” 

Accessories: Big Shot, Magnetic platform, Stampin’ Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive

And now for the video tutorial: enjoy!

 

To place an order for the products used to make this Christmas card, click on any of the images below or click here to hop on over to my Online Store:

Peaceful Pines Photopolymer Bundle

Merry Moments Designer Series Paper

 

Tic Tac Toe makes a fun card map

This week I have a completely different card map challenge idea for you to try - it's a Tic Tac Toe challenge - created by the Paper Craft Crew. 

I think this is such a fun idea. For my Tic Tac Toe I chose the left side vertically - Any purple, Candy Dots and Flower and used the Remarkable You stamp set. 

And here's the card I created using my choices:

 

So now I challenge you - take our Tic Tac Toe challenge and if you need even more inspiration, click here to head on over to the Paper Craft Crew. 

 

Make a sweet Halloween card for a little someone

It has been difficult being so far away from my little relatives and I miss watching them grow and change as time goes by. I decided this year that now that these little people are getting older it would b fun to send a card one in a while to let them know how special they are to me. 

Are you like me and have grandchildren or nieces and nephews that live far away? 

Here's a great Halloween card idea that is perfect to send to your special little someone:

Supplies: 

Stamp Set – Howl-O-Ween Treat (139687-Wood 139690-Clear) 

Card Stock – Rich Razzleberry (115316), Whisper White (100730), Tangerine Tango (111349), Black Glimmer Paper (139605) 

Ink – Tangerine Tango (126946), Memento Black (132708) 

Accessories. – Owl Builder Punch (118074), Boo To You Framelits (139663), Confetti Stars Border Punch (135861), Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack (133787), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), Googlie Eyes, Liquid Glue (110755) 

Measurements: 

* Tangerine Tango 8-1/2 x 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 

* Whisper White 4 x 5-1/4 (inside) and Scraps 

* Black Glimmer Paper 1/4 x 5-1/2 

* Rich Razzleberry 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 

 

Instructions:  

1. Punch the right edge of the Rich Razzleberry layer with the Confetti Stars Border Punch 

2. Adhere to card front 

3. Adhere Black Glimmer Paper strip to card front 

4. Die cut BOO on Black Glimmer Paper - adhere to card front 

5. Stamp hat in Tangerine Tango ink and owl in Black Memento ink and die cut with framelits 

6. Glue hat to owl and adhere to card front with Dimensionals 

7. Punch stars - adhere to card front and witch hat 

8. Stamp TRICK OR TREAT greeting on Whisper White layer with Tangerine Tango ink and stamp black spiders at top and bottom 

9. Adhere to inside of card 

To purchase the products used to make this cute Halloween card, click here to hop on over to my Online Store. If this is your first visit there you will need to set up an account to get started on tons of crafting fun!

Black Glimmer Paper
$5.00

Boo To You Framelits Dies

Howl-O-Ween Treat Clear-Mount Stamp Set

 

Slip a sweet treat into a Halloween pocket card

I love making cards and I love making pocket for treats. So why not combine my two loves for one Halloween project idea? Good idea!

 

Halloween Pocket Card

Supplies:

Stamp Sets: Sweet Hauntings #139705 , Cheer All Year # 139839

Ink: Black Stazon #101406

Paper: Shimmery White #101910 , Basic Black #121045 , Tangelo Twist #133677 , Happy Haunting designer series paper #139584 , Black Glimmer Paper #139605 , Gold Glimmer Paper # 133719

Accessories: Spider Web Doilies #139622, Fry Box Bigz L Die #132966, Gold Cording #139618 , Into the Woods Ribbon #139612 , Zig Zag Embossing Folder # 133738

Paper Cutting Measurements:

   Shimmer White: 4 ¼ x 11; scrap for image
   Basic Black mat: 4 x 5 ¼ and for the fry box 5 ½ x 8 ½
   Happy Haunting: 3 x 4
   Black Glimmer: 1 ¼ x 4
   Gold Glimmer: ¼ x 4

 

Instructions:

1. Run the Tangelo Twist through the Big Shot using the Zig Zag Embossing Folder and attach to the Black Mat. Then attach the glimmer pieces to it and mount onto the card base.

2. Cut the fry box and cut away the top from the bottom. You will use the whole bottom except for the center piece. You will use the top center for the background.

3. Cut another top center for the background of the fry box and trim to fit.

4. Assemble by taping the tabs to the back of the background piece after you’ve attached the DSP to it. Wrap ribbon around and adhere to back of box.

5. Stamp image and cut out

6. Cut strands of gold chord and attach to the front of the box with glue dots.

7. Pop up the Poison Bottle using dimensionals.

8. Attach Spider Web Doily to the front of the card with a few glue dots.

9. Attach the candy Fry Box with Sticky Strip and add candy

Want to order the products used to make this cool card? Click here to hop on over to my Online Store!

 

Paper Pumpkin for a great cause

I have written several blog posts about our fantastic Paper Pumpkin kits that are mailed directly to your home using a subscription service but today I am particularly excited to announce that Stampin' Up! is, once again, going to support a fantastic cause - one that has affected many of us personally!

For the month of October, Stampin' Up!s Paper Pumpkin is going pink .... or at least our October boxes are! And, Stampin' Up! is making a donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

For how much? Well, that part is up to you! We'll donate $1 USD for every active subscriber, plus an additional $1 USD for every new subscriber I get until October 10. Tell everyone you know to sign up now so we can make a BIG difference together in the fight against breast cancer!

Click here to check out Paper Pumpkin and to subscribe through me. Let's make a difference together!

 

Card embellishments don't have to be complicated

Today I have another beautiful Christmas card for you to create at home - one that is quick to create using some fun embellishments:

 

Happy Scenes Christmas Card

Stamps: Happy Scenes (Photopolymer 139821)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Cherry Cobbler (119685), *Merry Moments DSP Stack (139595)

Stamp Pads: Mossy Meadow (133645)

Misc: Big Shot: (113439), *Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies (139667), Magnetic Platform (desired but not re-quired (130658), Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246), *Cording Trim (Gold: 139618), Gold Foil Sheet (132622), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)

 (Items found in the Holiday Catalog September 1 - January 4)

 

Cardstock Measurements:

* Whisper White 11 x 4 1/4”, 2 1/2 x 5”;

* Merry Moments DSP Stack (optional design), 4 1/8 x 5 3/8”

* Cherry Cobbler (2 5/8 x 5 1/8”)

* Small Scrap Gold Foil Sheet

Instructions:

1. Fold Whisper White Card base and score at 5 1/2”. Adhere the piece of Merry Moments DSP to the front. This sample shows the plaid design—the others look great, too!

2. Adhere the Whisper White piece to the Cherry Cobbler piece being careful to adhere only the edges. Run the teardrop shape Thinlit through the Big Shot with enough room to stamp a greeting at the top from the Happy Scenes stamp set. Save the cut pieces for another project.

3. Run the ornament topper through the Big Shot with the small piece of Gold Foil.

4. Adhere the cut piece to the card, add the foil topper, and tie a small bow with about 6” of the Cording Trim. Trim as needed. Glue the bow to the center of the topper. Finish with a Rhinestone Basic Jewel on to the ornament.

Make your holiday crafting easy with clean and simple cards

Many of us love to make Christmas cards to send to friends and family but don't have a lot of time or tons of supplies to make as many as we'd like. Today's video tutorial offers you a perfect solution: a beautiful Christmas card idea that is also clean and simple AND easy to create. Don't miss out a second idea at the bottom of this post, showing you how to add some 'bling'!

 

Peaceful Pines Christmas Card 

Stamp set: Peaceful Pines #140850 (save 15% on the bundle!)

Ink: Night of Navy

Paper and cutting dimensions:

   Whisper White: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2"; 3 7/8 x 5 1/8"; 2 3/4 x 3 1/4"
   Night of Navy: 4 x 5 1/4"; 3 x 3 1/2"

Accessories: Big Shot, Softly Falling embossing folder #139672, 1" circle punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, SNAIL adhesive, Rhinestone jewels (optional), Dazzling Diamond Glimmer paper (optional)

And now for the video tutorial - enjoy!

 In my video I suggested ideas for adding bling - a nice little touch, don't you think:

To place an order of the supplies I used to make this easy but beautiful card, click on any of the images below to hop on over to my Online Store:

 

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$8.50

Peaceful Pines Photopolymer Bundle
$45.00

 

Featuring the best of the best

I am so proud to be team leader to an amazingly creative bunch of Stampin' Up! demonstrators and decided at I need to show off some of their work with you!

Introducing Tracie - my first team member - 10 years ago! Tracie and I have quite the story to tell you about how she became my first team member but I will save that for another day. 

Here's a project that Tracie recently created for her September Techies club meeting. This terrific techies group meets monthly and has a blast at Tracie's Stamp Pad, learning a new technique each month:

 

Want to learn more about Tracie and see what she wrote about this project? Click here!

The perfect month for a perfect sale!

I am over the moon excited to share this week's sale from Stampin' Up! because my favorite two thinlit packs are discounted: the Butterly thinlits and the Mini Treat Bag thinlits!

One of these products is perfect for the coming holiday season and the other...well...it's just plain awesome!

And to whet your purchasing appetite and tempt you on this week's amazing sale, here are two project ideas using these thinlit sets - and watch for my upcoming FREE 12 Weeks of Christmas newsletter for a second Mini Treat Bag idea:

Now I just know you want these products so click on one of the images below to hop on over to my Online Store and get them at a great price!

Butterflies Thinlits Dies
$25.00

Mini Treat Bag Thinlits Dies
$30.00

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Create an easy set of cards using English Garden

Card making doesn't have to be difficult and a set of easy cards can create a wonderful gift idea for someone special. Here's how to make cards like in the photo below:

Here are your instructions:

Supplies: 

* Stamp Sets: Birthday Blossoms (139471) 

* Paper: English Garden Designer Series Paper (138440) Whisper White Card Stock (100730) 

* Ink: Soft Suede (126978) 

* Other: Stampin’ Trimmer (126889), Whisper White Stitched Satin Ribbon (1384290), Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (113439), Envelope Liner Framelits (132172), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430), SNAIL adhesive (104332) 

 

Measurements: 

* Whisper White 5 ½” x 8 ½”, score at 4 ¼” for card base and 2 ½” x 1 ½” for greeting 

* English Garden Designer Series Paper 4” x 5 ¼” (for card layer), 3” x 6” (for envelope liner) 

* Stitched Satin Ribbon, appx. 18” 

 

Instructions: 

1. Adhere English Garden piece to the card base with SNAIL adhesive. 

2. Wrap the white ribbon around the card, tie a knot and trim the ribbon ends. 

3. Stamp the greeting with Soft Suede Ink on the small piece of Whisper White. 

4. Attach the greeting to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals 

5. Use the Big Shot machine and the Envelope Liner Framelits to cut the envelope liner. 

6. Use the SNAIL adhesive just on the upper portion of the liner (leave the base below the flap fold loose so that it slides up and down with the flap) and attach just below the envelope flap adhesive. 

7. Repeat with your stack of paper and you will have a whole pile of cards to send to family and friends on their special day!

Want to place an order for the products used here? Click here to hop on over to my Online Store!

Vintage images plus a great layout makes for a beautiful card

Today's card features a great (and challenging!) card map idea from the Paper Craft Crew:

Now my card does not match the card map exactly but you get the idea!

 

Stamp sets: Vintage Leaves, Acorny Thank You

Ink: Mossy Meadow, Blackberry Bliss

Accessories: Square Pillow Box thinlits, Big Shot, Magnetic Platform

And that's all you need to make this beautiful card! Don't forget to add some die-cut leaves to the inside of the card too - for added interest and fun. 

Now it's your turn! Why not try this map idea and upload it to our Paper Craft Crew website for another great idea for those who drop!

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