Category: Stampin’ Up!

Handmade Cards, Masculine, Stampin' Up!, Sympathy

Lovely as a Tree

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Dear Crafters,

Today I focus on the Lovely as a Tree stamp set, as it is always a point of discussion when a new catalogue is made available to demonstrators!

I wasn’t able to attend the recent Stampin’ Up! event on the weekend and so I have no idea if this set has made it into the new annual catalogue or not.

Anyway, I am going to give it a plug anyway as it has been around for many years and is such a versatile stamp set for so many occasions, but today a masculine theme for some sympathy cards.

Here we go!

My colour scheme for this one is very monotone in Basic Gray and Smoky Slate!

and this next one is using Chocolate Chip and Always Artichoke.

 

Don’t forget to decorate the inside of your card & envelope too!

I can’t wait to find out if this has made it into the new catalogue, but I guess I will find out tomorrow when, we as demonstrators, can view it online before everyone else!!!! I can’t wait to see what is new and what is retiring, one of the benefits of being a demonstrator, is finding out first!

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Birthday, Flowers, Stampin' Up!

Dandelion Magic & last ever Weekly Deals

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have a card that I have cased from Pinterest by a lady called Bente Stempelt. I thought it was such a clever idea to create one large dandelion from all those little dandelion stamps!

I love using balloons for birthday cards but this was just too clever an idea using Balloon Celebration stamp set from the Occasions catalogue.

My colour scheme: Hello Honey, Old Olive, Smoky Slate, Soft Sky & Whisper White.

This is a single layer card, so no dimension, but it really doesn’t need it.

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I stamped the clouds first and then the stem before the centre and then the fairy bits (I don’t know their technical term) which we all blow off to make a wish. Didn’t you do that as a kid?!!!

The grass is actually the stamp in the set that is the bunch of strings (upside down and just the ends).  I stamped the sentiment last, but you could really stamp in any order you like!

Don’t forget to decorate the inside of your card too! You can see I have stamped the grass again and some dandelion bits on the inside.

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What do you think?

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Stampin’ Up! have announced the end of the Weekly Deals promotion. They will be replaced with Special Offers, which will be offered at occasional intervals through the year. To say goodbye, they are offering 14 products at a discount for the final week! Check them out HERE!  There are even some must have punches and the Watercolour Wings stamp set was my No1 purchase from the Annual Catalogue when it was released. You can even see my blog post this week which uses it, click here if you missed it!

 

All Catalogues, Clearance Rack & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Birthday, Celebrate, Kids Cards, Stampin' Up!

Star Celebration

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have a very busy balloon card!

I love using balloons for birthday cards and I’m sure it is the first thing you also reach for when creating projects for birthdays. As I have probably mentioned many times, this was the very first stamp set and Punch Bundle that I added to my cart when we were able to purchase from the Occasions catalogue.

My colour scheme: Watermelon Wonder, Blushing Bride and Whisper White.

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I stamped the balloons first and punched them out and then placed them on the white card to see where to stamp the strings. I added the sentiment and then all the stars, and lots of them!!!! lol

I felt something was missing, so I grabbed my Watermelon Wonder Stampin’ Write Marker and drew by hand, the little dashes around the edge to create a border.

Don’t forget to decorate the inside of your card too! You can see I have stamped the stars again and drawn the border in little dashes on the inside!

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Lastly, I added some rhinestones for a little glimmer!

What do you think?

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Butterflies, feminine, Stampin' Up!

Butterfly Wings

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have a pop through style card. I love butterflies and we have so many to choose from in our current range, but this one is stunning. It is a triple stamp, but it’s photopolymer, so it’s very easy to line them up.

I started with some Lost Lagoon card stock, folding it in half and the the front in half again, but back on itself. Then I die cut the large butterfly framelit but only to the scoreline, as I only wanted the first panel to be cut.

Then I stamped the butterfly two times and cut them out with the coordinating framelits. The first one, I glued to the 2nd panel so the left wing is free through the cut panel.

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You can see I have glued the second butterfly on the inside!

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The next step was to stamp the dots and with Lost Lagoon ink and add some Bermuda Bay sequins. Lastly, I added some Bermuda Bay Sequin trim and a Pool Party Glitter ribbon bow to the butterfly on the front of the card.

 

What do you think?

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Birthday, feminine, Flowers, Stampin' Up!

Birthday Blossoms

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Dear Crafters,

Today I go back to our Annual Catalogue and chose something feminine to work with. Here I used the Birthday Blossoms stamp set and the coordinating Pansy punch!

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My colours are Blushing Bride, Whisper White & Pool Party. I stamped the images and then used my Aqua Painter to colour the flowers. Once dry, I added some Wink of Stella to the centres of the flowers. You can see the shine!

The leaves were stamped and fussy cut and the Pansy Punch makes life easier to cut the pansies!!! These were adhered with dimensionals.

Don’t forget to decorate the inside panel of your card and the envelope!

All Catalogues, Clearance Rack & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and join my Newsletter Subscription for all the latest news and specials!

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Happy Stamping!

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feminine, Flowers, Mother's Day, Stampin' Up!

Circle Fancy Fold card

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Dear Crafters,

Today I have a circle fold card. I had seen one on a Facebook page that I am a member of, but there were no instructions, so I went about creating my own.

I started by die cutting the large scallop circle framelit from Lost Lagoon card stock and folding it in half. Then I die cut a smaller circle from the 2014-2016 In Colour DSP stack.

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I then die cut smaller circles again out of Lost Lagoon and Whisper White and adhered these together and then onto the bottom fold of the card.

The next step was die cutting all the leaves and flowers using the Botanical Builder Framelits with Lost Lagoon, Mint Macaron, Blushing Bride and So Saffron card stock, glued them together. I added some with dimensionals.

Lastly, I added Wink of Stella to the centres of the flowers, I think you can see it in the photos?! I also added some basic pearls to 2 of the smaller flowers.

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Isn’t this different? I love trying new things and not just our usual A5 cards all the time, but it still fits into our C6 envelopes….bonus!

And here is another one I made in black, white and the brights!

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What do you think?

All Catalogues, Clearance Rack & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Challenges, feminine, Flowers, JAI, Stampin' Up!

Everything Eleanor

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Dear Crafters,

Sale-a-bration may be over, but the Occasions & Annual Catalogues still provide us with so much to choose from, so let’s have a look and see what else we can create!

Today I enter a sketch challenge at Just Add Ink, #305!

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I started with a Crumb Cake card base which I embossed with the Elegant Dots TIEF.

I stamped a piece of Whisper White card with Crumb Cake ink using the Everything Eleanor stamp set, before slicing it into 1 1/2″ strips. I sponged the edges with a dauber and the Crumb Cake ink, before adhering it to another piece of Crumb Cake card stock. I wrapped a piece of coordinating ribbon around it and added a bow.

 

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I stamped the flower image 3 times using the masking technique and fussy cut them out. I used my Wink of Stella (clear) brush dipped in some Blushing Bride ink to colour them. I’m not sure you can see the shine in the photos?!!!!

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I stamped the bird in Crumb Cake ink onto Whisper White card stock and fussy cut it and added it to the card with dimensionals.

Lastly, I added some Dazzling Details to the stamen.

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It is school holidays here in Australia and my 9 year old also wanted to have a go at this challenge, so here is her card. She created this all by herself without any help what-so-ever from me. I was quite impressed!

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Please leave a comment below, if you think our cards met this challenge.

Why don’t you give a challenge a go, they are so much fun. Head across to the Just Add Ink page for more inspiration and see how the designers interpreted this challenge.

 

All Catalogues, Clearance Rack & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Stampin' Up!

So long, Farewell

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Dear Crafters,

Can you believe it is already April? Where has the year gone?

Today I have a cute Farewell card to share with you.  I just love it and it reminds me of the kids movie, UP!

I was commissioned to make a masculine farewell card, and this has been one that I have wanted to make for some time now.

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The balloons were made using the Balloon Builder Punch. A piece of gold cording trim behind each and added with dimensionals. The house is a square with a triangle for the roof. The windows were cut from white card and I used my Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker to draw on the curtains!

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All Catalogues, Clearance Rack & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Stampin' Up!

Yay Presents!

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Dear Crafters,

I can’t believe it is already the end of Sale-a-bration which finishes today 😦

I have loved the free products this year, but I guess it isn’t long until we have the brand new Annual catalogue to look forward to, and the Occasions Catalogue is still available until 31st May.

But before then, let’s have a look at a few more Occasions catalogue products!

I love the It’s My Party DSP and the coordinating Party Wishes stamp set and Party Punch Pack. Having all these items coordinate, makes it so easy to create our favourite projects without having the think too much.

The Number of Years Framelits have also been a huge hit with all crafters and I sure hope we will see these again, maybe in the Annual catalogue 😉

Here is another little cake stand card that I made with the same products. Isn’t it just the cutest?!!!

Be sure to check out all of these products by clicking here and ensure your order is in by the end of today if you are adding FREE Sale-a-bration product!

Don’t forget about the awesome joining offer too. For $169 you get to choose $295 worth of product and that includes free delivery of your starter kit to your door! This is amazing value, but this offer ends TODAY, so be sure to join now. I would love to have you as part of my team!

 

All Catalogues, Clearance Rack & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

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Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and join my Newsletter Subscription for all the latest news and specials!

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Stampin' Up!

Subtle Botanicals, Just For You

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Dear Crafters,

Tomorrow marks the last day for ordering from the Sale-a-bration brochure and being able to earn FREE product, so be sure to place your final orders asap!

Here is another card using the the Botanical Builder Framelits in Pool Party and Very Vanilla.

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I just love this subtle look. The sentiment is from the Birthday Blooms stamp set.

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This Just For You stamp is one from the Sale-a-bration brochure that you can select for FREE with any $90 order. I have teamed it up with the Botanical Builder Framelits!

Now is your last chance to order Sale-a-bration items as they will not be available after tomorrow. Be sure to click here to see them all before it’s too late!

All Catalogues, Clearance Rack & Weekly Deals are available online here! They are full of amazing new products and wonderful full colour picture inspiration. It is a must have for anyone interested in Ink, Paper and Stamps!

Shop Online 24/7 for products

Don’t forget to Follow My Blog to receive blog updates and join my Newsletter Subscription for all the latest news and specials!

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Happy Stamping!

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