Aug 20, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
August’s assignment for the 2024 Artisan Design Team was to create projects using the Filled With Cheer Stamp Set, and Filled With Fun Bundle, perfect for a jump-start on making holiday cards. You’ll find the supplies in my Product List below.
Filled With Cheer
For the first card, I stamped the snowman scene in Memento Black Ink on Thoughtful Journey Designer Paper. Then, I colored the snowman, tree, and sled in six colors of Stampin’ Blends: Granny Apple Green, Old Olive, Pool Party (not pictured),Gray Granite, Crumb Cake, and Pumpkin Pie. Then, I used the second largest Perennial Postage Die for cutting, and placed it on Dimensionals.
Next, I used the largest Perennial Postage Die to cut Winter Meadow Designer Paper, and glued it to a Gray Granite card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. The sentiment, “a warm hello,” is from the Filled With Cheer Stamp Set. I stamped it in Memento Black Ink, used the smallest Perennial Postage Die for cutting, and attached it with Dimensionals.
The second card features a wagon, created with Filled With Fun Dies. I cut the wagon body from Lost Lagoon Cardstock, and the wood paneling from Gray Granite Cardstock. The wheels are Basic Gray Cardstock with Silver Foil to match the Silver Foil handle. The lights were stamped in Memento Black Ink, and colored with three Stampin’ Blends: Granny Apple Green, Pool Party, and Balmy Blue. After completing the wagon, I attached it with Dimensionals to the card front, a layer of Winter Meadow Designer Paper, cut with the second largest Perennial Postage Die. This was attached with Dimensionals to a layer of Winter Meadow DSP, cut with the largest Perennial Postage Die, and glued to a Lost lagoon card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
The sentiment, “sending loads of Christmas cheer,” is from the Filled With Cheer Stamp Set. I stamped it in Memento Black Ink, used a perennial Postage Die for cutting, and glued it to the top of the wagon, along with Dimensionals.
My August Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you a surprise from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog, in September. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
You’ll be able to order from the catalog September 4th. If you have ordered $50 from me in the past year, I have Stampin’ Up! mailing you a catalog, which you should receive before September 4th. Demonstrators are able to pre-order August 6th. If you would like to be a Demonstrator, CLICK HERE.
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Stampin’ Up’s! Designer Series Paper Sale starts August 6, and ends August 31. The paper from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, is 15% off, and the sale price is good as long as supplies last.
I have the papers listed below, and when you click on the pictures you’ll see the sale prices and close-up photos of the paper.
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Filled With Fun Bundle is scheduled to be back in stock the week of September 2nd.
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Jul 14, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
July’s assignment for the 2024 Artisan Design Team was to create projects using the Everyday Greetings Stamp Set and Greetings Of The Season Dies with the Golden Greenery Bundle. We hope this shows you ways to make the Golden Greenery Bundle a versatile, year-round set. Members of the Artisan Design Team have an Instagram Hop for you, first shown, July 13, 11:00 AM Pacific Time.
Everyday Greetings
I began card #1 by using two Golden Greenery Dies to cut branches from Thoughtful Journey Designer Paper and Gold Mercury Vellum. The background is Soft Sea Foam Cardstock, 3 1/2″ X 4 3/4″, given texture with the Fern Embossing Folder. This was glued to Thoughtful Journey DSP, 3 3/4″ X 5″, which was glued to an Old Olive card base 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
I completed the design with a sentiment from the Everyday Greetings Stamp Set. After stamping “friend” in VersaMark on Thoughtful Journey DSP, and sprinkling it with Gold Embossing Powder, I set it with a Heat Tool. Then, I used a Greetings Of The Season Die for cutting. After looping Gold Trim through the hole in the label, I attached it with a Dimensional, and used Glue Dots to hold the trim. I also added three Blooming Pearls in the pretty green/gold color.
Card #2 began with bells from the Golden Greenery Stamp Set. I stamped two bells in VersaMark on Thick Basic White Cardstock. After sprinkling them with Gold Embossing Powder, I set them with a Heat Tool. I used their Golden Greenery Die for cutting, which has a convenient hole for hanging. Next, I cut Thoughtful Journey DSP with a Greetings Of The Season Die, and stamped “on your” in Lost Lagoon Ink. Then, I threaded the bells with Gold Trim, attached them with Dimensionals, and added clappers (gold Blooming Pearls).
The background was created with two Golden Greenery stamps and three colors of ink. I stamped the branches in Old Olive, Soft Sea Foam, and Mossy Meadow on Basic White Cardstock, 3 1/2″ X 4 3/4″. After stamping, I glued the layer to Lost Lagoon Cardstock, 3 1/2″ X 5″. This was glued to a Thick Basic White card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
To complete the sentiment, I stamped “Anniversary” in Lost Lagoon Ink on Basic White Cardstock. After stamping, I used a Greetings Of The Season Die for cutting. A second cut was made to reduce the length and eliminate the hole.
My July Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Blooming Pearls (120 pieces), from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, in August. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
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Bonus Days are here! For every $50 you order July 3-31, you will earn a $5.00 coupon. Keep track of your coupon codes that will be sent to you in an email. You can redeem your coupons August 1-31.
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Jul 13, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
If you like a card with some humor, the Bistro Burger Bundle is for you!
Fries & Pickles
The Artisan Design Team had such a fun time thinking of ideas, we decided to do an Instagram Hop for you, first shown, July 12, 1:00 PM Pacific Time. Take a look at the bundle in my Product List below.
The first card I created has french fries, stamped in Pecan Pie Ink on Basic White Cardstock. After stamping, I colored the fries with Daffodil Delight and Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends, and cut them with their Bistro Burger Die. Then, I tucked them in a bag created with a Thoughtful Pockets Die and Perennial Lavender Designer Paper. Prior to attaching the bag to the background, I stamped “Time to celebrate” in Real Red Ink.
The background is Perennial Lavender DSP, 4″ X 5 1/4″, glued to a Thick Basic White card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″. The humor comes in with the words at the top, “Time Fries.” I cut the words, using the Mini Alphabet Die with Country Woods DSP that was adhered to a Foam Adhesive Sheet. The bag is resting on a table, created with a Bistro Burger Die and Country Woods DSP.
The second card is all about dill pickles. I stamped, “You’re kind of a big deal” in Real Red Ink on Basic White Cardstock, and used a Spotlight On Nature Die for cutting. Doesn’t it look like a plate?
The background is Flowering Zinnias Designer Paper, 3 5/8″ X 4 7/8″, layered on Basic White Cardstock, 4″ X 5 1/4″, and glued to an Old Olive card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
I cut a second plate to hold three, stamped pickles, and two die-cut pickles. The pickles were colored with Old Olive and Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Blends. I love the play on words!
My July Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Blooming Pearls (120 pieces), from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, in August. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
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Bonus Days are here! For every $50 you order July 3-31, you will earn a $5.00 coupon. Keep track of your coupon codes that will be sent to you in an email. You can redeem your coupons August 1-31.
Thank you for visiting!
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Jun 26, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards, Paper Pumpkin |
Today I am sharing Paper Pumpkin Artisan alternatives for the June Kit, Life Is Sweet.
Life Is Sweet Alternative
Instructions:
To create the fun fold, cut 8 ½” X 11” Thick Basic White Cardstock 8 1/2” X 5 1/2”. Score and fold at 4 ¼” and 6 ⅜”.
Cut 2024-2026 In Color 6”X 6” DSP, 2” X 5 ⅜”, and glue to the front fold. Cut a second pattern, 4 ⅛” X 5 ⅜”, and glue to the inside.
Glue green leaves from the kit to Thick Basic White Cardstock, 4 ¼” X 4 ¼”, and use the largest Spotlight On Nature Die to cut a circle. Cut a second circle of Thick Basic White Cardstock, and a third, smaller, circle from a kit card base in pink. Glue the pink circle to the white circle, and glue to the middle of the inside. Glue half of the front circle on the front flap, making sure it covers the inside circle evenly.
Adhere fruit from the kit: cherries to the front circle, and lemons to the inside circle
Stamp two sentiments from the kit, with the Shy Shamrock Ink Spot, on kit labels. Glue “sweet friend” to the bottom of “hello” from the kit, and attach with Mini Dimensionals from the kit. Glue “sending a big squeeze” on top of the lemons, and add a bow of Linen Thread, from the kit, to the lemon stem.
Instructions:
Begin with a card base from the kit. Layer with a card front from the kit, 5 ¼” X 4”, cut with six butterflies using a Thanks & Beyond add-on die.
Using a second Thanks & Beyond add-on die, cut “thanks” from kit envelope paper, backed with a Foam Adhesive Sheet. Peel the backing, and adhere in the middle of the card front.
Glue six Glimmer Paper ovals, from the kit, to the butterflies. These are punched “throw away” pieces from the Glimmer Paper words in the kit.
For the inside, glue a frame of leaves from the kit. Stamp “Life is so much sweeter with friends like you” from the kit, with the Shy Shamrock Ink Spot from the kit.
Decorate the envelope flap with 2024-2026 In Color DSP. Glue 5 ¾” X 2 ¼” DSP on the flap, then trim with Paper Snips Scissors, using the flap as a template.
My June Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, in July. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
JUNE SALE 5-30
Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles (that’s a total of 20% discount!)
Save 10% on Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (white and Boho Blue).
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Products not in the kit. (The Thanks & Beyond Dies are a Paper Pumpkin Add-On).
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Jun 19, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
Today’s card is my Artisan Tip & Technique Project for June. I am demonstrating paper-piecing with die-cuts, using the Friends For Life Bundle, and Full Of Life Designer Paper. If you like jigsaw puzzles, you’ll love this paper-piecing technique.
Paper-Piecing
You can use any die that has openings within its frame, and roll it through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine on a favorite piece of designer paper.
Glue the frame to a solid piece of cardstock, and fill in the pieces with tiny dots of glue, using the aid of a Take Your Pick Tool. The sticky tip picks up the small pieces, making it much easier. This heart has 20 pieces.
For quick, paper-piecing, simply frame a solid die-cut. Glue the solid piece first, then mold the frame around it, for a snug fit. This die cuts the frame and the heart at the same time. So, I made two cuts; one from the designer paper, and one from Basic White Cardstock.
The sentiment, shown in the first photo, is from the Friends For Life Stamp Set, and cut with a Friends For Life Die.
My June Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, in July. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
JUNE SALE 5-30
Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles (that’s a total of 20% discount!)
Save 10% on Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (white and Boho Blue).
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Jun 15, 2024 | Artisan Projects, Gallery, Hand-Crafted Cards |
June’s assignment for the 2024 Artisan Design Team was to create projects using the Seaside Wishes Bundle. I paired the amazing sand dollars with my favorite designer paper, Thoughtful Journey.
Seaside Wishes Bundle
The sand dollars on my first card were stamped in Basic Beige Ink on Very Vanilla Cardstock, and run through the Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine, with the dies and the hybrid embossing folder, at the same time. Don’t they look realistic?
I stamped the sentiment in Wild Wheat Ink to match the starfish, and card base, and added three, Blooming Pearls.
The second card features stylized sand dollars and seaweed, cut from Thoughtful Journey Designer Paper.
I stamped the sentiment in Pretty Peacock ink, which matches the 1/16″ border against the Lost Lagoon card base. Flat Pearls completed my design.
My June Host Code Gift
Place an order of $75.00 or more, before tax and shipping, and I will send you the Eyelet 3D Embossing Folder, from the 2024-2025 Annual Catalog, in July. Please add my 8 digit Host Code to your order.
JUNE SALE 5-30
Get an additional 10% discount on stamp and die bundles (that’s a total of 20% discount!)
Save 10% on Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine and Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (white and Boho Blue).
Shop all qualifying bundles in my online store.
Thank you for visiting!
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